Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Desire to Celebrate
The next day, the Longwu Army and the Tianqi Battalion were listed almost at the same time, which was another major event that caused a sensation in the Chang'an government and the opposition, in the eyes of the people in the market, Zhu Jun, the general of the Longwu Army, was the son of Zhu Xicai, the general of the Jinwuwei, and the proud son of the general; And Zhang Huan, the general of the Tianqi Battalion, is a legendary figure, burning the military rations of the Hui people, and rushing back to the capital city for thousands of miles, these stories full of romance have long been widely spread in Chang'an.
But in the eyes of the ministers of the court, the establishment of the Long Wu Army and the Tianqi Battalion is not romantic, on the contrary, it is full of weirdness, the Long Wu Army is the elite composition of Jin Wuwei, as for Zhu Zhu, he inherited his father, including his father's connections and status in the Cui family, there is no doubt that the Long Wu Army is Cui Yuan's control of the palace.
The protrusion of the Tianqi camp is more intriguing, the Tianqi camp is the elite of the Hedong Army, and the Zhonglang general Zhang Huan is the son of the Zhang family, but it was established by the emperor Li himself, and it is directly obeyed by the emperor's order, and the discerning people can see that there is a tacit understanding between the Zhang family in Hedong and the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and with the establishment of the Tianqi camp, the pattern of the imperial court began to change dramatically......
At night, Cui Yuan returned from Daming Palace, and before he arrived at the gate of the mansion, he saw some military horses at the door from a distance, and he was relieved that it was his second brother Cui Qinggong.
After Zhu Xicai sent an envoy to return to Hui, the 100,000 Jin Wuwei army in Guanzhong has been managed by Cui Yuan himself, but after all, he is the right minister of the court, and his official duties are heavy, and it is not a long-term solution to personally take charge of the army.
Zhu Xicai's death was like breaking Cui Yuan's right arm, and after thinking about it again, he still decided to let Cui Qinggong come back to take charge of the army, although his ability is much weaker than Zhu Xicai, but he is absolutely reliable.
"Master, the second master is back!" When the chief housekeeper saw Cui Yuan coming back, he hurriedly stepped forward to report.
Cui Yuan slowly got out of the carriage, nodded and said, "I know, take him to my study first, and I'll be there after I change my clothes." ”
Cui Qinggong arrived in Chang'an at noon, at the beginning of the year after Cui Xiong's meritorious case, in order to reduce the impact, Cui Yuan immediately dismissed him from all positions, ordered him to return to Shandong to lead the army, and changed Zhu Xicai to Chang'an, but Zhu Xicai died in the city of Xishou, Cui Yuan transferred him back to Chang'an, and reappointed Jin Wuwei as the general.
Cui Qinggong is also an extremely powerful person, he just entered Chang'an and heard that the newly established Longwu Army and Tianqi Battalion are not under his jurisdiction, the Tianqi Battalion comes from the Hedong Army, but it is also the Fengxiang Army that he once controlled, and the Longwu Army is simply separated from the Jinwuwei.
Both of these armies have a deep connection with him, as if they have found something they have lost in someone else, how can he be willing?
Cui Qinggong was thinking about this matter one afternoon, he regained control of the military power in Beijing, and he urgently needed to do a few big things to re-establish his position in the heart of his eldest brother, if he could control these two armies into his own hands, wouldn't it ......
At this time, there was a sound of gentle footsteps outside the door, and Cui Yuan's tall and fat figure came in from the door, he coughed lightly, and then smiled: "Second brother has worked hard all the way." ”
Cui Qinggong hurriedly stood up, bowed down and saluted: "Big brother is busy with government affairs and has to take charge of the army, which is hard." ”
Cui Yuan slowly walked into the house, looked Cui Qinggong up and down, and said with a slight smile: "I thought you would grow fatter when you went back to Shandong, but now it looks even darker and thinner, which means that you are working hard in Shandong, which is very good!" ”
"Big brother has won the prize!"
Cui Qinggong hurriedly bowed and said: "Not only me, Cui Xiong has also changed a lot, and he is no longer as stubborn as before, I hope that my eldest brother can give him another chance." ”
Cui Yuan glanced at him deeply, shook his head and said, "Second brother, you have to make it clear, Cui Xiong didn't violate the family rules, I don't want to punish him?" ”
"But ....."
Cui Yuan interrupted him with a wave of his hand, "I just used this matter to knock him, hoping that he can change his personality from now on, and in a few years, I will naturally arrange a position for him in the local area." ”
"Thank you, big brother."
A stone fell to the ground in Cui Qinggong's heart, he pondered for a moment, and then slowly led his words to the topic, "I heard today that the imperial court has set up the Dragon Martial Army and the Heavenly Cavalry Battalion again, what's going on?" ”
"These are two belts on the same robe, one is tied by me, and the other is led by the emperor."
Cui Yuan glanced at him, "What! You haven't heard about the surrender of the city to the west in Shandong? ”
"I've heard a little bit about it, too."
"One-two?"
Cui Yuan glared at him, and his tone suddenly became stern, "Haven't you only heard about the major events related to the future and fate of my Cui family?" ”
Cui Qinggong heard that there was blame in the eldest brother's tone, and he hurriedly explained tremblingly: "I only heard that Zhang Huan attacked the old nest of Hui and relieved the siege of the city in the west, and the specific details are really unknown, please don't blame the eldest brother!"
Cui Yuan stared at him for a long time before he slowly sighed and said: "Second brother, it's not that I want to blame you, you are my own brother, my expectations for you have always been very high, I don't want you to always be just a soldier."
He sat down slowly, and said earnestly: "Although I was finally re-elected as the right minister, but the thrilling in the middle is not understood by ordinary people, others seem to have won a game, but in fact, I know very well in my heart that I lost this game." ”
Cui Qinggong didn't dare to say a word more, the room was very quiet, it seemed a little dull, Cui Yuan supported his forehead with his hand, his thoughts were immersed in the thrilling of this half a year, it can be described as frightening step by step, he would be doomed if he took a wrong step, and after a while, he slowly raised his head, and asked in a slightly tired voice: "You want to catch the Longwu Army and the Tianqi Battalion in your own hands, right?"
Cui Qinggong nodded, "Big brother, Chang'an has always only had our Cui family's Jin Wuwei and Pei family's Qianniuwei, but now there are actually more Long Wujun and Tianqi Battalion, that day the cavalry camp is the belt of the Li family, don't mention it, but Zhu Jun is ruthless and cunning, let him lead an army alone, it will become a big trouble for my Cui family in the long run, and the eldest brother must not take it lightly." ”
"It's only now that you've made me slightly satisfied."
Cui Yuan smiled, he waved his hand and ordered Cui Qinggong to sit down, "I know very well what kind of person Zhu Jun is, the reason why I made him a Zhonglang general is nothing more than to appease Zhu Xicai's old department, and I will naturally clean him up when the time comes, but what you said makes sense, you really can't let him have a chance to sit big." ”
Cui Qinggong couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw that his eldest brother agreed with his opinion, and he immediately stood up and said, "I'll go to him tomorrow and tell him that Long Wujun is still subordinate to Jin Wuwei." ”
"Long Wujun is originally his own person, and it is easy to solve!"
Cui Yuan's eyelids were raised, and his sharp eyes stared at him and said: "The key is the Tianqi Battalion, it is a shield of the Li Department and a nail inserted by the Zhang family in Chang'an, it must be pulled out, its predecessor is the Fengxiang Army, and the Fengxiang Army that you have brought for ten years, is there no way at all?" ”
Cui Qinggong lowered his head and thought about it, then slowly nodded and agreed, "I can give it a try!"
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