Chapter 186: Wishful Thinking
Li Rupei came to the capital, Tian Lingzi did not expect it, and he was not fully prepared, he had discussed with Ma Tengyun in detail to see if he could think of any way to let Li Rupei stay in the capital, but after thinking about it, there was no particularly good reason, the emperor felt guilty about Li Rupei, and even the proposal to let Cui Hanlei stay in the capital was vetoed, let alone keep Li Rupei in the capital, it was impossible.
Li Rupei led 10,000 iron-blooded soldiers to the capital, which made Tian Lingzi see hope, if he could leave most of the iron-blooded soldiers, it would undoubtedly be a huge blow to Li Rupei, and the reason was very simple, that is, the iron-blooded soldiers were extremely brave, and they could leave some of them to attack, specifically guarding the Daming Palace and the Imperial Palace.
After careful discussion with Ma Tengyun, Liu Jurong and others again, Tian Lingzi made a decision.
At this time, the emperor summoned Li Rupei, and issued a holy decree, Cui Anqian served as the secretary of the Ping Zhangshi, the secretary of the military department, and the original secretary of the military department served as the prince's young master, after learning the news, Tian Lingzi almost fainted, the military department has always been firmly controlled by him, from the rules of the imperial court, no matter what army is mobilized, it must go through the military department, although this practice has some superficial meaning, but the rules are so, and now Cui An is the secretary of the military department, That doesn't mean that many things about him Tian Lingzi in the future, Cui Anqian will know.
Of course, except for the affairs of the Shence Army, which is the emperor's forbidden army and is not subject to the control of the military department.
Tian Lingzi quickly figured it out, this must have been Li Rupei's request, and it directly bypassed him.
Tian Lingzi, who was angry, soon came to Daming Palace and asked to see the emperor, but learned that the emperor was a little unwell and did not see any civil and military ministers for the time being. Including eunuchs.
Tian Lingzi, who has accompanied the emperor for many years, knows that the emperor is sick, after all, the emperor is getting older, and he thinks of more things, maybe he thinks of power, he could have influenced the emperor, but Li Rupei's birth made him lack enough self-confidence, and Li Rupei's identity is not ordinary, and he fooled the emperor with Li Tangtian. The impact is enormous.
At this time, the pressure can be said to have surged in front of Tian Lingzi all of a sudden.
The eunuchs control the government for many years, there are privy envoys in the court, and the emperor's forbidden army is controlled by the lieutenant, and these two positions must be held by eunuchs, which also leads to the eunuchs directly controlling the court, as for who is the prime minister in the court, he cannot get the support of the eunuchs. I can't do anything at all.
Judging from the current situation, Li Rupei seems to want to break this rule and think about excluding eunuchs.
Tian Lingzi could not sit still.
Zichen Palace.
The emperor's face was not very good, but he could see that he was helpless.
Tian Lingzi entered the Zichen Palace. There was also no smile on his face, and he looked respectful.
"The slave maid heard that the emperor's dragon body was not safe, and it was difficult to sleep and eat, and the slave and maid accompanied the emperor for many years. The emperor has always been alive and well, it shouldn't be that someone doesn't serve the emperor carefully, if the slave and maid find out. It must be punished severely. ”
"I don't have anything to do, I just feel a little dizzy, maybe I'm tired these days, it's good to recuperate for a while, Father doesn't have to worry too much."
"The emperor must take care of the dragon's body."
"Father, is there something to say, if there is nothing to do, I want to rest."
"The slave and maid are worried about the emperor's body, there are a lot of things these days, and the slave and maid can't share the emperor's worries, and they feel guilty."
The emperor understood what Tian Lingzi meant, and it was nothing more than talking about Cui Anqian.
"I have decided to let Cui Anqian serve as the secretary of the Ping Zhangshi and the Ministry of War, and I have also thought about it carefully, and I hope that my father can cooperate well with Cui Anqian in the future, work together for the imperial court, and maintain the world of the Tang Dynasty."
"The slave and maid obey the order, and the slave and maid must be in the same boat with Cui Ge Lao and serve the emperor."
This is too hypocritical, it is impossible to help each other in the same boat, if there is no big contradiction between the two, it is very good, as for the bumps and bumps in the future, slowly find a way to reconcile.
Tian Lingzi finally seized the opportunity and talked about Li Rupei and the Iron Army.
"King Yi's wedding, is a major event in the court, the slave maid wanted to Liangzhou to celebrate, but did not dare to leave the emperor, King Yi came to the capital the day before yesterday, yesterday the emperor summoned the King of Yi, the slave maid heard that the King of Yi will leave the capital tomorrow, this Cui Ge Lao is the father-in-law of the King of Yi, Cui Ge Lao controls the military department, needs to worry about the world's soldiers and horses, the iron-blooded army is brave, famous, the slave and the maid think that the emperor's considerations are very appropriate."
The emperor looked at Tian Lingzi and did not speak.
Tian Lingzi changed his words and began to talk about the core content.
"The iron-blooded army is all concentrated in Liangzhou, the king of Yi will also be in Liangzhou in the future, if something happens to the capital and the eastern capital, even if the iron-blooded army is rushing, it will take a long time, the king of Yi led 10,000 iron-blooded soldiers to the capital this time, and the slave suggested leaving a part of the iron-blooded soldiers to protect the safety of the palace and maintain the order of the capital, presumably the king of Yi will not refuse......"
The emperor frowned and thought about it, a little moved.
But it was a big deal, and he couldn't make a decision right away.
After the decree was announced, Zheng Zheng returned to Daming Palace to pay the decree.
Zheng Jin also heard that the emperor was not feeling well, and he had nothing to report to the emperor, so he was ready to leave, who knew that it was at this time that the eunuch in the palace informed him that the emperor was in the Zichen Palace.
Zheng Jin hurriedly came to the Zichen Palace.
Entering the main hall, he saw Tian Lingzi at a glance.
An uncomfortable feeling quickly spread in Zheng Jin's mind, the relationship between him and Tian Lingzi was average, and it could even be said that it was not good, the relationship between Tian Lingzi and Lu Xian was good before, and many big things were decided after the two of them discussed, but when something really happened, Tian Lingzi pushed the responsibility cleanly, and let Lu Xian bear it all, forcing Lu Xian to have a stroke and finally commit suicide.
A person like Tian Lingzi can be said to have a big problem with his character, and of course Zheng Ji will not associate with him.
Now the relationship between Tian Lingzi and Liu Jurong is good, for a period of time, Zheng Jin, the first prime minister of the DPRK, has almost been set aside, and he can't make any decisions, but now this situation is about to be broken, Cui An has become the prime minister, and he is the prime minister who directly controls the military department, so the meaning is different.
The emperor summoned him, there must be something, but when he saw Tian Lingzi here, Zheng Jian instinctively felt that it was not a good thing, Cui An was appointed as the prime minister, which was equivalent to making Tian Lingzi suffer a heavy blow.
After Zheng Zheng saluted, the emperor spoke.
"Elder Zheng Ge, you went to Cui's Mansion to announce the decree, have you ever seen King Yi."
"Your Majesty, the minister has met the King of Yi."
"Well, I just thought about it, King Yi came to the capital, with a lot of iron-blooded soldiers, this iron-blooded army's bravery, the elder is also clear, the king of Yi has been in Liangzhou for a long time, can you leave some iron-blooded soldiers to protect the safety of the capital, I have just said father, my forbidden army, the combat effectiveness is deteriorating, it is difficult to bear the responsibility of guarding the capital and the eastern capital, in the long run, I don't want to sleep peacefully."
Zheng Jin's face didn't have any expression, and he didn't look at Tian Lingzi, but Tian Lingzi looked at Zheng Zheng with a nervous expression.
Zheng Zhen thought for a moment and quickly spoke.
"Your Majesty, the minister has just returned from Cui's mansion, Cui Ge Lao has received the holy decree, the affairs of this military department, Cui Ge Lao should be in charge, if the emperor wants to dispatch the army, it stands to reason that he should discuss with Cui Ge Lao, if the minister agrees with the emperor's proposal, where will Cui Ge Lao be placed, and then above the court in the future, the minister will not be able to face Cui Ge Lao."
"As for the matter of leaving some of the iron-blooded army soldiers, the minister did not think about it carefully, and it was difficult to put forward good suggestions, but the minister felt that the transfer of the army was a big thing, and it was by no means something that could be done in one or two sentences, and the imperial court had clear regulations on the deployment of the army, and these regulations could not be violated.
"King Yi is the commander of the iron-blooded army, this matter should also consult the opinion of King Yi, if it is forcibly dispatched, King Yi does not know, there must be a misunderstanding with the court, at that time, the emperor is in the middle of the coordination, it is not easy to say......"
Zheng Jin's words were like an initiation, which made the emperor understand the meaning in an instant.
Tian Lingzi's face became ugly, faintly pale, his purpose has always been to provoke the contradiction between the emperor and the king of Yi, and he has not been able to achieve his wish before, this time it looks like he is about to succeed, if it is not for Zheng Zheng to speak, wait until the emperor decrees, that is, it is done, this holy decree is a heavy blow to Li Rupei, and it also makes Cui An, who has already taken office, slippery, but also between the emperor and the king of Yi, set up a thorny fence, such a thing with one stone, was easily broken by Zheng Jin's few words.
The emperor stood up and waved his hand.
"What Elder Ge said is that in the future, Elder Cui Ge will be responsible for the affairs of the Ministry of War, and I should also inform Elder Cui Ge about what I think of, and discuss it with Elder Cui, but today I am fortunate to be reminded by Elder Pavilion, I have not thought it through."
After saying these words, the emperor turned around and walked towards the harem, he couldn't lose his temper in front of Tian Lingzi, but he was extremely uncomfortable in his heart, what happened just now was tantamount to Tian Lingzi playing him, setting up a big pit in front of him, waiting for him to jump in, which was tantamount to an insult to him, and he didn't say that this was Tian Lingzi's suggestion just now, otherwise what would Zheng Ji think.
The emperor's expression, Tian Lingzi also saw it in his eyes, he knew that he was in trouble, this was the trouble he was looking for, such a thing must have hurt the emperor's self-esteem, I don't know if the emperor will be jealous for a long time.
Tian Lingzi's resentment towards Zheng Ji is even deeper, and today's events are all resentful of Zheng Jin's mouth. (To be continued......)