Longtai let out an "oh" and asked, "What did Guogong say?" ”

"The emperor ordered Qi Ning to rebuild the Black Scale Camp, which is naturally a good thing to boost morale." Sima Lan frowned and said, "But as far as the old minister knows, today's Black Scale Battalion is far from being comparable to the elite cavalry that crisscrossed the battlefield back then. Many of the soldiers recruited by Qi Ning are brave and fierce men, and it would be fine if they were on the battlefield, but if these people do not have strict military discipline and cannot abide by military regulations, they will cause a big disaster. ”

"Did the Blackscale Camp do something?" Long Tai asked solemnly.

Sima Lan said: "The old minister just learned that the night before yesterday, the family of Meng Guangren, the young secretary of Taichang Temple, was going to rush back to his hometown, but he was robbed halfway up, and the three families of Meng Mansion would be killed on the spot. It has been confirmed afterwards that the gangsters who committed the murder were the three soldiers of the Black Scale Battalion, and these three people stole out of the barracks and committed murder outside, and the matter has spread in the capital. ”

Long Tai's brows tightened, and he said in a deep voice: "There is still such a thing? Why didn't Tie Zheng from Kyoto Prefecture come to report? ”

"Because this matter involves the Black Scale Battalion, before the interrogation reveals the cause and effect, it is not good for Tie Zheng to rush forward." Sima Lan said: "Last night, the people of Kyoto Prefecture reported this matter to the old minister, and the old minister saw that it was getting late, but he was afraid that the emperor had rested, so he did not enter the palace. ”

Longtai asked, "How did the three soldiers steal out of the barracks?" How to deal with this matter? ”

"No matter how you steal out of the barracks, it's always the result of the Black Scale Battalion's lax management." Sima Lan sighed: "If this had been replaced by the Black Scale Battalion back then, such a tragedy would never have happened. He shook his head before he said: "Qi Ning is young and has no military experience, so he suddenly commanded the Black Scale Battalion and was unable to restrain the soldiers under his command, which led to such a tragedy, and he couldn't take the thousands of people in the small Black Scale Battalion, let him go to rectify the 100,000 troops of the Qinhuai Legion, that would definitely not work." ”

Qi Ning sneered in his heart, secretly thinking that it seemed that Sima Lan was making trouble behind this case, and his real target was not the Black Scale Battalion, but the Qin Huai Legion.

Sima Lan claimed that Qi Ning was young and inexperienced, and there may not be no insinuation in his words about the little emperor.

"The emperor's rebuilding of the Black Scale Camp is also to give honor to the army and improve the morale of the soldiers." Seeing that the little emperor frowned slightly and didn't speak, Sima Lan continued: "But the Black Scale Battalion committed this case, and the streets and alleys began to circulate, not only could not improve morale, but hurt the hearts of the people, and there were disadvantages but no benefits. ”

Long Tai finally said: "The soldiers of the Black Scale Battalion committed the crime, but they can't put all the blame on Qi Ning. Before he was ordered to go to Xichuan, and then he sent an envoy to Eastern Qi, and he has been running around, and the soldiers of the Black Scale Battalion rarely asked, and the Duke of Guo also knew this. ”

"Your Majesty, what the old minister means is that Duan Canghai, who is currently training the Black Scale Battalion, is Qi Ning's general, and Duan Canghai restrains his subordinates to lose, although Qi Ning has no direct responsibility, but after all, he is still not virtuous." Sima Lan's expression was grim, and he said in a deep voice: "The general of the army may not need to train the talents of his subordinates, but the talents of employing people are indispensable. The first generation of saints, the people they used, all of them did their best, and they never used the wrong people, which is the root of my great Chu's growing strength. ”

He had something to say, Qi Ning sneered in his heart, and Long Tai was naturally unhappy in his heart, and said, "Then how do you think the Duke of Guo should deal with this matter?" ”

"After learning about this, Lao Chen also discussed with many people, and they all felt that the Black Scale Camp had just been rebuilt, and such a big case had happened, and they didn't know how much trouble they would cause in the future, and many people even felt that the Black Scale Camp should be disbanded." Sima Lan sighed and said, "But the old minister thinks it's ......!" Before he finished speaking, a voice came from outside: "Qiqi Sheng, King Huainan asks to see!" ”

Sima Lan and Long Tai were both stunned, Qi Ning narrowed his eyes, Long Tai hesitated for a moment before saying, "Xuan!" ”

After King Huainan entered the house, Sima Lan had already taken the lead and said, "The old minister has seen the prince!" ”

King Huainan smiled: "It turns out that the old prince is also here, I wonder if this king suddenly came, did he disturb?" After saluting Longtai, Longtai had already asked, "What happened to Uncle Wang entering the palace?" I am discussing the matter of the Black Scale Camp with the Prince. ”

"It turns out that the emperor already knows." King Huainan sighed: "The minister has just learned that the Black Scale Camp has just been rebuilt after all, and this incident suddenly happened, and rumors spread everywhere on the streets. ”

"This has just happened, and everyone in the streets knows about it?" Longtai asked.

King Huainan said: "Good things don't go out, bad things spread thousands of miles, and the mouth of the people is more important than the Sichuan, this case should have been investigated secretly, and I don't know who leaked the news." ”

"How does the prince think this matter should be handled?" Sima Lan suddenly asked.

King Huainan said: "This king is not involved in military affairs, so it is not good to say much, and it is better to have a holy ruling." However, if the Black Scale Battalion can't be strictly controlled, I'm afraid that there will be even greater disasters in the future. After a pause, he continued: "The Black Scale Battalion led by Qi Jing back then made great achievements on the battlefield, and it was a brave and warlike division, and now in this Black Scale Battalion, there are still a small number of remnants of the cavalry back then. ”

Qi Ning knew that whether it was Sima Lan or King Huainan, they all regarded the Black Scale Camp as a thorn in the flesh, this time there was a tragedy, of course, these two people would not miss the opportunity to hit the Black Scale Camp, the two entered the palace at the same time, and even the rhetoric was the same, on weekdays, these two people were incompatible, fighting openly and secretly, but now facing the Black Scale Camp, they are standing in the same trench.

"What the prince said is extremely true." Sima Lan lost no time in saying: "If the Black Scale Battalion is allowed to be so indulgent, it will inevitably lose the support of the people, and even affect the hearts of my Great Chu Army." ”

Long Tai didn't know the intentions of these two people at this time, and asked, "How do you think we should restrain the Black Scale Camp?" ”

King Huainan and Sima Lan glanced at each other before saying: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the imperial court can send someone to supervise the Black Scale Camp again, and with people from the Imperial Court supervising it, the Black Scale Camp should be somewhat restrained." ”

"That's what Guogong means?"

"What the prince has seen is the most suitable." Sima Lan said: "Send someone to supervise the Black Scale Battalion, strictly enforce military discipline, and if there is a similar incident at that time, they can be the only ones who ask." ”

Long Tai said: "Who should the imperial court send?" Do you have a candidate? ”

Sima Lan glanced at King Huainan, and his tone was respectful: "The old minister hasn't thought of a suitable candidate for a while, I don't know if the prince has a favorite person?" ”

King Huainan said: "If you really want to send someone to the Black Scale Camp, you must be loyal to the imperial court, and the emperor and the minister feel that you can choose a general from the Royal Yulin Camp to go." ”

"Feather Grove Camp?"

"Exactly." King Huainan said: "Chi Fengdian, the commander of the Yulin Battalion, is in charge of protecting the imperial city, so it is not easy to transfer. He looked at Sima Lan and said, "Guogong, there is a deputy commander named Wu Dalin in the Yulin Battalion, what do you think of this person?" ”

"Wu Dalin?" Sima Lan was stunned, obviously not expecting that King Huainan would propose this candidate.

Qi Ning heard it behind the screen and felt a little surprised.

Many people in the court know that Wu Dalin was first born in the Qinhuai Legion and was a subordinate of Qi Jing, and later violated military regulations and was transferred to the Xichuan Legion, stationed in the bitter cold land, but then it was Sima Lan who operated behind the scenes, transferred Wu Dalin back to the capital and served in the Xuanwu Battalion, and it was Sima Lan who helped transfer him to the Yulin Battalion.

It stands to reason that Wu Dalin can of course be regarded as Sima Lan's person.

King Huainan proposed to let Wu Dalin go to the Black Scale Camp at this time, but it seemed to help Sima Lan infiltrate his forces into the Black Scale Camp, which naturally surprised Qi Ning.

Wu Dalin followed Qi Ning to envoy to Eastern Qi, and the two established a fairly good relationship in private, Wu Dalin also showed an unforgettable old love for Qi Jing, but people's hearts are unpredictable, what Wu Dalin is thinking, Qi Ning can't be sure, although he has the intention to bring this person over, but he knows that he can't be in a hurry, and he needs to observe more before he can decide.

"Wu Dalin sent an envoy to Dongqi this time, he was shrewd and capable, and he led the troops well." Huainan Wang Zhengse said: "He has been in the army for many years, and he has a lot of experience, if he can be sent to the Black Scale Battalion to assist in training, he can not only restrain the Black Scale Battalion and strictly enforce military discipline, but also make the Black Scale Battalion like a tiger, which will be of great benefit to the Black Scale Battalion." ”

Longtai was thoughtful, and at this time, he heard a coughing sound from behind the screen, this coughing sound suddenly came out, the little emperor's brows tightened, King Huainan and Sima Lan almost looked at the screen at the same time, and King Huainan said even more sharply: "Who is there?" ”

only to see that Qi Ning had already covered his mouth and came out from behind the screen.

King Huainan and Sima Lan were stunned when they saw Qi Ning coming out from behind the screen, and then the atmosphere was a little awkward, Longtai glanced at Qi Ning, thinking what are you coughing at this time, but since everyone has come out, it is too late to avoid it, but fortunately, the little emperor reacted smartly and said: "Jinyi is waiting to enter the palace to resume his post, and his body is suddenly uncomfortable, so I let him rest in the back for a while." He asked, "Jin Yihou, are you better?" ”

Qi Ning had already bowed his hand and said, "Thank you for the emperor's favor, the minister is already much better." Pretending to cough twice, he stepped forward and saluted: "I've seen the prince, I've seen the prince!" ”

These two people knew that Qi Ning would definitely hear what Fang Cai said, but they were all old foxes, their faces did not change, and the King of Huainan had already said with a smile: "This time, Jinyi is waiting for all the way to work, it is inevitable that he will be tired, and he should rest more." When I turned around, the king asked people to send some supplements to the past, and the brocade clothes also had to nourish their bodies. ”

"Thank you, Lord Wang!" Qi Ning said with a smile: "I just woke up, and I happened to hear that the prince wanted Wu Dalin, the deputy commander of the Yulin Battalion, to go to the Black Scale Camp ......!" Without waiting for the king of Huainan to say more, he turned to Longtai and said: "Your Majesty, there are soldiers in the Black Scale Battalion who have violated the military regulations, and it is true that the military regulations of the Black Scale Battalion are not strict, and the ministers also ask the emperor to demote him, please transfer Wu Dalin to the Black Scale Battalion, assist the Black Scale Battalion in training, and supervise the military discipline of the Black Scale Battalion." ”

Longtai originally thought that Qi Ning would definitely oppose the infiltration of other forces into the Black Scale Camp, but at this time, he heard that Qi Ning actually took the initiative to ask to send someone to supervise the camp, and he didn't know what medicine was sold in Qi Ning's gourd for a while.