"As far as Erchen knows, the Tokugawa army led by Qin Du will not suffer great losses due to the ambush and surprise strategy adopted in this campaign, and should be able to draw some strength to deal with it, and I suspect that the turmoil in Meishan and Longdong counties has the shadow of the Sislos behind it, and I estimate that the Sislos want to take the opportunity to occupy Meishan and Longdong counties." Zhao Yan's unhurried analysis immediately aroused the discussion of all the ministers.

Originally, Zhao Yan's performance today was enough to shock everyone present, and his speech was actually reasonable, which made many people present nod and say yes.

You must know that once the Sislo people control Meishan and Longdong County, the consequences will be unimaginable, which is equivalent to the Sislo people's claws reaching into the hinterland of the Great Qin Empire, cutting off the empire and the northwest counties, especially with Tokugawa County and the northwest county, and can also threaten the center of the Great Qin Empire at any time, which is something that the imperial court must not accept.

"What do you think?" Zhao Youxiao couldn't help but be interested in the words of his son, who usually didn't feel very good.

"Give Qin Du a name, let him quell the riots in Meishan and Longdong, and restore normal order in the local area." Zhao Yan's voice was very flat.

"Oh? What name will it give him? Zhao Youxiao asked with his eyes fixed on Zhao Yan.

"You can let him serve as the military and political envoy of the Northwest County, or as a reward for his defeat of the invasion of the Huns."

In the face of his father's aggressive gaze, Zhao Yan did not have the slightest intention of retreating, he just wanted to win his father's attention with his deafening remarks, otherwise he would lose the original intention of exposing his true face this time, now that his father is old, he needs to have a strong figure to support him to ascend to the Ninth Five-Year Honor, and this person, after many discussions by his staff. It has to be this Qin Dusk.

These two short sentences were like earth-shattering thunder that immediately set off a huge wave among the ministers, "military and political envoys",? This is an extraordinary position, and its real power far exceeds that of the county head at the same level, in fact, it is equivalent to a small emperor in a place.

The head of a county can only manage the day-to-day administration of a county and cannot form a regular army. There is no decisive power over the personnel power and military power of the lower level, and it must be reported to the imperial court for approval before it can be implemented, that is to say, there is no right to appoint officials above the seventh rank, and there is no right to form an army (Qin Du is only a special case under special circumstances).

The military and political envoys are very different, not only can they form an army on their own, but also have absolute power to dispose of all aspects of the personnel, administration, and army in the county, and they do not need to report to the imperial court for approval, but only need to report to the imperial court afterwards.

The entire Imperial Qin State has only had two military and political envoys so far, one is Sanjiang County. The other is Tiannan County.

Sanjiang County was more than 40 years ago during the Sanjiang Incident, when the head of the Lin family Lin Yizhi was the head of Sanjiang County, he was re-elected as the head of Sanjiang County for 20 years, the Lin family's power in Sanjiang County has been deep-rooted, and the imperial court was also aware of this situation at that time, and wanted to use the method of official rotation to transfer Lin Yizhi to the capital, but Lin Yizhi refused, and the court dismissed Lin Yizhi's position as the county head, and Lin Yizhi instigated a rebellion in his subordinate prefectures. The independence of Samgang County was declared.

At that time, the empire was busy fighting against the Sithro Empire, the Kaman Empire, and the Poole Kingdom in the north of the empire, and was unable to suppress the rebellion of the Lin family. The Macedan Khanate in the south also took advantage of the fire and sent troops to invade the five lakes county in the south of the empire, and the entire empire was in a precarious situation.

In the end, in order to avoid the split of the Great Qin Empire, the imperial court and Lin Yizhi secretly reached an agreement, and Sanjiang County canceled its independence and remained part of the imperial territory. Obeying the rule and management of the empire, the central government of the empire appointed Lin Yizhi as the military and political envoy of Sanjiang County, and commanded the important military and political affairs of the county.

Five years later, in order to resist the increasingly powerful military pressure of the Lin family, the empire appointed Lang Dunming, the then head of Tiannan County, as the military and political envoy of Tiannan County. It was hoped that Tongguò Tiannan County would contain the Sanjiang Lin family, which did play a role in containing the Lin family at that time, but later, with the gradual increase in the strength of the Lang family, the empire's control of Tiannan was gradually weakened, and now there is not much actual control power.

Today, Zhao Yan proposed the establishment of the Northwest County Military and Political Festival Envoy, and it is no wonder that the reaction of the ministers was so fierce, this is a problem for raising tigers.

The first to express opposition was already Zhao Nanxing, the secretary of the ministry, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks it is absolutely impossible." The local military and political discipline makes the power too great, and it is difficult for the imperial court to control it. ”

"The minister also agrees with Lord Zhao's opinion, the geographical location of the northwest is very important, and the appearance of another Lin family must not be allowed, otherwise it will become another big trouble for the imperial court, Your Majesty, please think twice."

Zuodu Yushi Gao Panlong was also forced to come out to express his opposition, originally he was unwilling to offend Qin Dusk, who was now in the middle of the day, but this matter involving the safety of the empire had to come forward to admonish.

"Yes, now there is a lesson from the Lin family, we can't relax our carelessness, although Qin Duan has made great contributions, we can give praise from other aspects, this section makes a job of important matters, and it should be done carefully."

Shoufu Ye Xianggao also said disapprovingly, the power of the military and political envoys is too great, which is very unfavorable to the imperial court, so Ye Xianggao also disagrees with the construction of His Royal Highness the Prince, Ye Xianggao's words are quite weighty, and many people immediately followed to oppose it.

"Since the war ten years ago, the northwest region has not been so eye-catching, the orders of the imperial court are all yang and yin everywhere, in vain, the local county guards basically do not listen to the orders of the imperial court, when there is something, come to the imperial court for support, and ask them to enter Beijing to face the saint, one by one aimed at the imperial court and now they are helpless against them, and they do not come to face the saint, such a northwest, there is no difference between there and not."

"There are also the Huns who come and go freely in and out of the northwest region, we seem to turn a blind eye and avoid talking about it, now that Qin Du has defeated foreign enemies for the empire and recovered the lost territory, some people are so suspicious of his loyalty, this is really a bit funny, does it have to be allowed to let the Huns or the Sislos occupy the northwest counties, the empire is willing?"

Zhao Yan didn't care about the feelings of the ministers present, and unscrupulously mocked the opponents in a mocking tone.

If it weren't for the Emperor of the Apocalypse, who had just become the emperor at that time, he was young and vigorous to launch a war against the Humble Hungarians, resulting in a million troops in the northwest being defeated by the Humble Hungarians, and the million army was left with less than 200,000 people, and the situation in the northwest would not be as uncontrolled by the empire as it is now.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Yan uncovered this scar without any scruples, and many ministers present glanced at the emperor Xià in unison, but His Majesty seemed to be a little unconcerned. In fact, Zhao Youxiao was not annoyed in his heart, but in the face of such a grim shape, these people in the court could not come up with a good way, although what Zhao Yan said was a little harsh, but it was very reasonable, and if you think about it carefully, it is not unacceptable.

Seeing that the ministers were a little unable to accept their opinions, and even his father was silent, Zhao Yan accentuated his tone again, "Isn't what I said true?" A few years ago, except for Tokugawa County and Lishan County in the northwest, which of the other five counties was really in our hands? The trade routes in the north of the empire were blocked, and domestic goods could not be exported, so many merchants went bankrupt, and the price of goods imported from the outside world increased several times. ”

"Finally, Qin Dui defeated the Huns, and a little new atmosphere appeared in the northwest, you can take a look, what is the situation of Tokugawa and Northwest County under Qin Dui's jurisdiction? And what is the situation of Meishan County and Longdong County? Now the entire northwest shape is in danger, but we are still here to hesitate about whether Qin Du is suitable for the post of military and political envoy of the northwest. Father, you must see the shape clearly. ”

Zhao Yan's words not only stirred up waves in the hearts of the ministers, but also resonated in Zhao Youxiao's heart, yes, a few years ago the Northwest fell, almost all the ministers were taboo to mention the word Northwest, and no one cared about it in the court, and they were afraid that they would be assigned to the Northwest Region to serve in the Northwest Region.

It seems that His Royal Highness and these people are all planning for themselves, and they have not thought about my country at all, thinking of this, Zhao Youxiao felt a sense of annoyance in his heart, looking at His Highness, a group of ministers who were originally quite pleasing to the eye, and suddenly felt indescribably disgusting.

"Your Majesty, the slave maid thinks that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is right, if you continue to interrupt, you will suffer from it, what do you have to worry about the loyalty of Lord Qin Dusk." Wei Zhongxian said.

"Your Majesty, the minister agrees with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's opinion."

Li Shaoqin, the president of the Imperial Military Academy, also came out in favor of it, you must know that this Qin Duan is now his own fast son-in-law, of course, he supports him infinitely, not to mention that now His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the first to stand up and support Qin Duan, and he can just second, what a good thing.

"The minister also supports the opinion of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and Lord Qin's talent and merits are enough to serve as the military and political envoy of the Northwest."

"The minister also supports the opinion of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Soon a group of ministers stood up to support the opinion of the crown prince Zhao Yan, mainly the eunuch faction and the princelings, don't look at the usual Li, the prince Zhao Yan is not very silent in the court, he also has a lot of his own faction personnel in the court, and people who support His Royal Highness the prince, after all, the prince is the future emperor, and there are not a few people who pat him on the back, and there are not a few people who serve him. (To be continued......)