When the patrol arrived in Luoyang, it was early winter, the road was bleak, and the city was not very lively, the local officials adhered to the principle of frugality, and did not greet the emperor with great fanfare, and the curious people were separated from a few streets away, and only the flags could be seen. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

News came from the East China Sea that Qu Zixi was still investigating the case, and Huang Pugong had already led his army to set off, and he would rush to the south in winter, and then use the spring and summer of next year to lobby the maritime countries to expand the naval army again.

Huang Pugong is an arrow that has already been shot, and it will take a while to know the result of how far it can fly and whether it can hit the target.

In Luoyang, there are many things that the emperor needs to deal with as soon as possible.

Chai Yue had already rushed to Luoyang from outside the Saiwai, he was born as a concubine, and his relationship with the family was not particularly harmonious, and he did not have many farm house servants under his name, so he did not object to the emperor's decision at all.

After a long talk, Chai Yue was crowned as the Great Sima of the Southern Army the next day, plus the original Great Sima of the Northern Army, he commanded the two armies alone, which was unprecedented since the founding of the Great Chu.

Han Ruzi must firmly control the army, as long as there is no large-scale rebellion, he can continue to confront the minister, once the army is confused, no matter how tough the emperor has to bow his head.

Huang Pugong refused to participate in the government politics, Han Ruzi lost a great Sima of the Southern Army, and looking at it, there was no suitable candidate among the Manchu generals, either too young or not credible.

Chai Yue was in charge of two of the most elite armies of Great Chu at the same time, one stationed in Broken Iron City and the other in Mayi City, and his duty changed from guarding the capital to defending the frontier.

The appointment was met with overwhelming opposition.

When the emperor announced that the southern and northern armies would be handed over to the same person, and that the two armies would be stationed outside the fortress for at least a year, they quit and had a dispute with the emperor on the spot.

Han Ruzi still lives in the courtyard last time, the living room is not big, and most of the officials can only line up in the courtyard, and if they want to speak, they must report before entering the house, even so, they can't stop their opposition.

The first to attack was the Ministry of War, Jiang Juying, the secretary of the Ministry of War, was in Luoyang, but he was a guilty body, and he wrote three times to request Zhishi, so he did not participate in today's court meeting, a director of the Ministry of War, nearly sixty years old, as soon as the emperor announced the decision, he stood up.

"Your Majesty, this is never, never, never." The principal's surname is Liu, and he was in a hurry and stammered a little.

"Why?" Han Ruzi expected the opposition and was ready to refute it.

"The Southern Army and the Northern Army have always been under the command of the two Great Simas, since the time of Taizu, and for more than a hundred years, they have never changed, how can they be easily changed? Moreover, the capital is the most important place in the world, and the two armies guard the capital full-time, and occasionally send them out to resist the enemy, how can they be stationed outside the fortress for a long time and become a frontier army? In this way, the capital is empty and there are no soldiers to defend, even the soldiers of the two armies will be chilled. ”

Han Ruzi nodded, mumbled, and did not immediately launch a counterattack.

Another official stood up, even more excited than the head of the military department, "Your Majesty, soldiers, the sharp weapons of the country, the southern and northern armies are the sharpest weapons of Great Chu, and they must not be awarded to the same person." Chai Yue is young, has no outstanding military exploits, and is not a major relative of the clan, and he is alone in commanding the army, this ...... This one...... Never. ”

He made a start, and the next officials found a more suitable target, and they all aimed at Chai Yue, and they all felt that he did not have this qualification.

Chai Yue stood aside, bowing his head respectfully, not squeaking, let alone justifying.

An official in the courtyard was allowed to enter the hall, first saluted the emperor, and then pointed to Chai Yue and said, "General Chai has meritorious service from the dragon, but he must not be in charge of both the southern and northern armies at the same time, because he has a bad character." A few years ago, the year the emperor ascended the throne, Chai Yue was immoral after drinking, fought with others, and publicly claimed that Da Chu was about to be turned upside down, and the dignity and humility were reversed. The case was verified by the Ministry of Rites, recorded in detail, and available to His Majesty at any time. Chai Yue, do you think this is true? ”

Chai Yue had received the emperor's order, but he still didn't squeak, but his face was a little red, and what the official said was obviously not chasing after the wind.

Seventeen officials from different ministries and departments raised objections one after another, and they were quite undying.

Waiting for the momentum of the officials to slow down a little, Han Ruzi spoke: "The reason is not clear, the matter is not clear, the ministers oppose Chai Yue in charge of the two armies, I have heard it, can anyone support it?" ”

Of the nearly 100 officials inside and outside the hall, none of them came forward.

Director Liu of the Ministry of War stepped forward and was about to speak again, no matter what, he had to give the emperor a step, but before he could speak, a voice came from the corner, "Weichen thinks this appointment is the most suitable." ”

The crowd was amazed and searched everywhere, and finally saw the speaker against the wall.

It was a regular daily formal court meeting, attended by the accompanying officials, and many of the advisors chosen by the emperor usually waited for the officials to disperse before coming to see them, but today several advisers remained in the hall, did not join the queue, but stood far away against the wall, and never received attention.

"Kang Zijiao, this is not the place for you to speak." Director Liu reprimanded.

Kang Zijiao doesn't even have a formal official position, but his reputation is so great that everyone knows him.

Kang Zijiao took a few steps forward, "Whether I should speak or not should be decided by His Majesty." ”

Han Ruzi raised his hand, "Tell me your reason." ”

The emperor ordered, no one dared to object, and the head of the military department Liu retreated to the queue stupidly.

Kang Zijiao walked up to the emperor, bowed deeply, and then turned sideways to face Chief Liu and other officials, and said loudly: "You only talked about the disadvantages, let me talk about the advantages." First, the Great Chu is in ruins, and it is not suitable to work the world, and the southern and northern armies are ready-made armies, which are used to guard the frontier and have the least impact on the world......"

Director Liu rushed to say: "Doesn't the capital need guards?" ”

Kang Zijiao smiled slightly, "The robbers are coming home, is the master guarding the courtyard door or the bedroom door?" Where did the enemies of the capital come from? Of course, it is outside the fortress, and if it is not guarded, what is the point of guarding the capital? If the frontier is stable, what is the capital afraid of? ”

"Don't forget the rebellion of the Qi Kingdom." Director Liu coldly reminded that not all the enemies in the capital came from outside the city.

"Don't forget Your Majesty." Kang Zijiao turned around and saluted the emperor, "Your Majesty patrolling everywhere is the most powerful deterrent, where do you dare to follow the example of Qi State?" ”

Director Liu sneered, "You said no, no, no?" ”

Kang Zijiao looked deeply at Director Liu, "Lord Liu is in the Ministry of War, and he seems to know something, so it is better to say it directly, so that His Majesty can take precautions." ”

Director Liu was taken aback, and hurriedly said to the emperor: "Weichen didn't hide it, and I don't know where it will be a hidden danger, it's just ...... It's just that you have to be prepared, and some things have to be guarded against. ”

The vigilance of the military department is actually justified, and several civil strife in Dachu have just been put down, and they have not yet reached the point of peace of mind, and there may be an accident somewhere.

But Han Ruzi is willing to take this risk, and if he wants to restore his national strength, he will have to reduce taxes and conscript less soldiers, and if he has fewer soldiers, he will face a dilemma.

Han Ruzi nodded and said that he would not blame anyone.

Kang Zijiao said again: "What's more, there are tens of thousands of guards, which is enough to protect Your Majesty, right?" ”

The Su Guards had also been ordered to Luoyang and were stationed outside the city.

Another official spoke: "Even so, there is no need to hand over both the southern and northern armies to the same person, let alone Chai Yue. ”

Kang Zijiao shook his head, "No, when the southern and northern armies are in the capital, the commander is His Majesty himself, so they belong to the two big Simas, the outside of the plug is different, the Huns have been combined into one, and one person is ordered. ”

"Hundreds of thousands of elites belong to one person, Chai Yue can't afford this heavy responsibility, at least he has to be a prince of the clan."

"The rebellion of the Qi State that Lord Liu mentioned just now was originally provoked by the princes of the clan." Kang Zijiao blocked the other party's mouth with this sentence, and then raised his hand to Chai Yue, "The Ministry of Rites just claimed that General Chai was misbehaving, but I want to ask, how old was General Chai when it happened?" ”

Chai Yue is not yet thirty years old now, and when the emperor first ascended the throne, he was only in his early twenties, which was the time when he was young and vigorous.

Kang Zijiao said again: "Since the Ministry of Rites investigated the case back then, it didn't punish General Chai in any way, presumably because it didn't feel like a big deal, right?" ”

The officials of the Ministry of Rites were still in the hall, and their faces were slightly red when they heard this, and they were speechless.

"In my opinion, you think that General Chai cannot command the two armies, there are only two reasons: one is that sharp weapons cannot be awarded to outsiders, I have nothing to say about this, I only met General Chai today, I don't know about him, but Your Majesty understands, Your Majesty believes in General Chai, I have no reason to doubt. The second reason is your selfishness, the world knows, among the three armies in the capital, there are many noble sons and daughters in the Su Guard Army, and there are many officials and relatives in the southern and northern armies, and it is bitter cold outside, and it is more dangerous.......

The officials scolded him with all his tongue, Kang Zijiao faced it calmly, and when his voice stopped for a while, he said: "I only ask, who of you dares to stand up and say that there are no relatives in the southern and northern armies?" ”

The hall fell silent.

The status of the southern and northern armies was slightly lower than that of the Su Guards, but they were stationed in the prosperous places of the capital, and their salaries were much higher than those of ordinary armies, and they could make meritorious contributions every time they went out, so many people were willing to join, and the officials naturally got the first month near the water.

However, the main force of the soldiers of the two armies is still the children of good families in several counties around the capital, well-equipped, well-supplied, and the combat power has not been weak, so no one cares.

Han Ruzi will not either, compared to turning soldiers into slaves, this is really not a big deal.

Speechless as if by acquiescence, several officials reacted and hurriedly knelt down to the emperor, swearing a curse, claiming that they were selfless in raising objections.

Han Ruzi still didn't blame anyone, and announced the end of the court meeting, and there will be an official decree tomorrow.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, Han Ruzi left Chai Yue and said to him: "I have wronged General Chai." ”

Chai Yue hurriedly arched his hand and said: "It is a great grace for the minister to be trusted by His Majesty, what grievances are there?" ”

"Yesterday I asked you, will the Xiongnu invade the border again, you said that you have to think about it, but there is a result?"

"The minister has thought about it carefully, and he is seventy percent sure that he thinks that the Huns will invade Dachu next spring."

Although he couldn't say it, Han Ruzi was "looking forward to" this war in his heart. (To be continued.) )