Chapter 745: Coincidental
Hearing that Zhao Yan was going to make a move against the forbidden army in the capital, several prime ministers present also had mixed reactions, among which Sima Guang was very much in agreement, although he disagreed with Zhao Yan in some political opinions, but he could still see clearly in some major rights and wrongs, especially for the weakness of the forbidden army in the capital, he had long been unaccustomed to it, and he could just take this opportunity to rectify it.
It's just that Zeng Gongliang and Chen Shengzhi, the two old foxes, are silent, because the interests of the Beijing Forbidden Army are too great, especially related to the various generals of the Great Song Dynasty, because the Beijing Forbidden Army is already in the hands of various generals, if they also express their support for Zhao Yan now, it is likely to offend the people of Jiangmen, although Jiangmen has been suppressed by the civilian group, but with the help of the military academy over the years, Jiangmen has recovered very quickly, and now it has a lot of influence, so it is naturally best not to offend.
As for Lu Huiqing, he blinked, and then followed behind Sima Guang to express his support, although he admired Zhao Yan's talent a little, but the two had no possibility of reconciliation, and now Zhao Yan just didn't want the situation in the court to change too much, so he didn't move himself, and he was very clear about this, so as long as it was possible, he hoped to set up more enemies for Zhao Yan, for example, this time Zhao Yan wanted to move the forbidden army in the capital, I am afraid that he would touch some interests of Jiangmen, and Jiangmen should have been Zhao Yan's supporter, It would be great if it could make them evil because of this.
Zhao Yan also saw the reactions of Sima Guang and the others, including Sima Guang and Zeng Gongliang and others, but when he looked at Lu Huiqing, a trace of light flashed in his eyes, and he didn't know what Lu Huiqing thought in his heart, but he was too lazy to worry about the other party at this time. Of course, if Lu Huiqing doesn't know how to make trouble for herself, then don't blame yourself for being ruthless.
"Sima Xianggong and Lu Xianggong both expressed their support, but I don't know what Zeng Xianggong and Chen Xianggong think?" Seeing that Zeng Gongliang and Chen Shengzhi didn't speak, Zhao Yan didn't intend to let them go, but took the initiative to ask.
Hearing that Zhao Yan actually took the initiative to ask his opinion, Zeng Gongliang and Chen Shengzhi couldn't help but smile bitterly. Originally, they wanted to pretend to be confused, but now it seems that Zhao Yan is going to force them to make a statement. In the end, I saw Zeng Gongliang stubbornly speak: "Regent, my Great Song Dynasty has just recovered from the turmoil, and now the situation in the whole country is very good, this is all the work of the regent, but the forbidden army in the capital is related to the defense and safety of the capital. Then the regent's previous efforts may also be in vain! ”
"Zeng Xianggong is exaggerating, although the forbidden army in the capital is very important, but in the final analysis, it is just a matter of the army, and it does not have a big impact on other aspects, as long as the imperial court controls it properly, where will it cause any chaos?" As soon as Zeng Gongliang's words fell, Lu Huiqing next to him opened his mouth to retort, it seems that he was afraid that Zhao Yan would give up the idea of rectifying the forbidden army in the capital.
"Soldiers, the country's most important weapon. The forbidden army in the capital is the top priority, and if it is tampered with, it may naturally cause all kinds of chaos! Chen Shengzhi said to Lu Huiqing in a very impulsive tone at this time. He and Lu Huiqing have always been at odds, when Zhao Yan didn't come back, the power in Chen Shengzhi's hands was hollowed out by Lu Huiqing, and it wasn't until Zhao Yan came back that he helped him take back the power, so generally as long as Lu Huiqing supported things, he would definitely oppose it. What's more, he was already a little suspicious about the rectification of the forbidden army in the capital.
I saw that after Chen Shengzhi refuted Lu Huiqing, he turned around and saluted Zhao Yan again: "Regent, the forbidden army in the capital has always been controlled by various generals, and the generals in the forbidden army are all served by the sons of the generals. It will definitely violate the interests of the various generals, although the regent has a lot to do with the generals, but it is definitely not easy to persuade them to give up the interests of the forbidden army in the capital! ”
Chen Shengzhi dared to say anything, and directly discussed the matter of the forbidden army in the capital related to the interests of the generals, Zhao Yan also nodded after hearing this, he naturally knew that the forbidden army in the capital was related to the interests of the generals, but he was sure to persuade those generals to agree to rectify the forbidden army, so he saw him speak again: "You don't have to worry about the affairs of the generals, this king will deal with it personally, and he will definitely not let the generals obstruct the rectification of the forbidden army in the capital!" ”
Hearing that Zhao Yan had already considered Jiangmen and wanted to solve the matter of Jiangmen in person, this also gave Chen Shengzhi and Zeng Gongliang no reason to object, so they both nodded in agreement in the end, and then they discussed the details of rectifying the forbidden army in the capital, but there must be a premise for this matter to be truly implemented, that is, Zhao Yan can solve the problem on Jiangmen's side.
In the afternoon, Zhao Yan handed over some government affairs in his hands to Zeng Gongliang and others to deal with on his behalf, and then he took a carriage out of the palace and rushed straight to the Yang family Tianbo Mansion on the west side of the imperial city, then the future crown princess is likely to come from the Yang family.
Zhao Yan came to visit this time without prior notice, and waited until his carriage stopped in front of the Tianbo Mansion, and then sent his name post, but the housekeeper did not dare to slack off, and immediately invited Zhao Yan into the living room to wait, Zhao Yan just sat down and drank a sip of tea, and saw Yang Wenguang walking in from the outside trembling with a cane, and when he saw Zhao Yan, he also laughed and said: "Your Highness, you are a busy person now, why do you have time to come here today?" ”
Although Yang Wenguang is not as strong as he was at the beginning, and even his legs and feet are a little unfavorable, his spirit is excellent, and he is full of energy when he speaks.
"General Yang is polite, I heard that the old general had a serious illness before, but unfortunately I was in Guangzhou at the time, I couldn't come to visit, and this time I came back to be entangled in mundane affairs, and today I just got free, so I immediately came to visit the old general!" Zhao Yan also laughed and said at the moment, he has always respected Yang Wenguang very much, and when he learned that the other party was seriously ill in Guangzhou, he was also worried about it for a long time, until he heard that his illness was cured by Cao Tong and Zhilugu, and then he put his mind at ease.
"Haha, His Royal Highness Lao is worried, the old man's life is hard, God can't accept it for the time being, and now I see that Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures have also taken it back, which can be regarded as fulfilling my grandfather and father's wishes!" Yang Wenguang laughed again, but when it came to the end, he couldn't help but sigh, when his grandfather Yang Ye died because of the war on Liao, and his father was stationed in Hebei for most of his life, before he died, he also wrote to the court to ask for the recovery of Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, but unfortunately he died without getting a reply from the imperial court, which is also a big regret for the Yang family, this time Yang Huaiyu was able to recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, for which Yang Wenguang was also happily drunk, and always said that after death, he finally had the face to see the ancestors of the Yang family.
Seeing that Yang Wenguang's interest was so high, Zhao Yan also chatted with him a few more words, and even explained in detail his own attack on Liao from the sea, Yang Wenguang listened and expressed his opinions, pointing out the mistakes made by Hu Yanping and Xu Yuan and others when leading the troops, of course, when he heard the subtleties, he also praised him without hesitation, and bluntly said that the future was terrifying, until he heard that Yelu Ren was jealous of Ye Lu Jun, and when he committed suicide in defeat, he sighed, although his position was different, but for Ye Lu Renxian, the famous general of Liao State, He also admired it, but he didn't expect to die in the end from the king's suspicion.
After chatting about the above things, Zhao Yan was thinking about how to lead the topic to the rectification of the forbidden army in the capital, but he didn't expect Yang Wenguang on the opposite side to suddenly smile and say: "It's rare that His Royal Highness is in the mood to chat with the old man for so long, but His Royal Highness is busy with government affairs now, I'm afraid it is impossible to spare an afternoon to chat with me, an old man, if there is anything, just say it, the old man will not shirk if he can do it!" ”
Zhao Yan didn't expect Yang Wenguang to see it a long time ago, and he couldn't help but be stunned at the moment, and then said with a wry smile: "Let the old general smile, this king came to visit the old general this time, and there is indeed one thing I want to discuss with you, that is, about the rectification of the forbidden army in the capital......"
Zhao Yan's words hadn't yet spoken, but Yang Wenguang opened his eyes all of a sudden, and his originally somewhat cloudy eyes suddenly burst out with a fine light, and he said in an excited tone: "Has the imperial court finally decided to rectify the forbidden army in the capital?" ”
"Huh? Old general, what are you ......" Zhao Yan didn't expect Yang Wenguang's reaction to be so big, and he seemed to be very happy to see him, as if he wanted the imperial court to rectify the forbidden army in the capital?
"Haha~, although the old man is old, but there is no problem with his eyes and ears, I used to lead troops outside all the year round, although I heard that the forbidden army in the capital was rotten, but I didn't have too deep experience, until I came back from the destruction of Western Xia, I saw with my own eyes all kinds of unbearable in the forbidden army in the capital, when Huaiyu they were besieged Gubeikou, His Majesty came to ask me how to transfer troops, I didn't even mention the forbidden army in Beijing, because I knew that even if I sent them up, it would only send them to death, maybe it would be bad."
I saw Yang Wenguang say this in one breath, and then took a breath and continued: "In recent years, our Great Song Dynasty has become stronger and stronger, but there are also more and more places to spend money, although our Great Song Dynasty is rich, but we can't spend a lot of money every year to raise hundreds of thousands of waste, so Lao Yu has long wanted to propose to the imperial court to rectify the forbidden army in the capital, but he didn't expect that His Royal Highness had just served as regent for a long time, and he thought of going with Lao Yu." (To be continued......)