The next day, the morning meeting.

Gu Shixi, the head of the household, walked to the middle, bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, the resignation of the general needs to be arranged as soon as possible. Otherwise, people's hearts will fluctuate, and they are afraid of hidden dangers. ”

Gu Shixi was born in a poor family and does not belong to any family group.

It was easy to be co-opted by Li Hongsheng, and his purpose was also to take the opportunity to establish his own family.

"Your Majesty, the minister feels that the resignation of the general is unsafe." Shi Ji'an, the squire of the military department, retorted, "The general has no merit or fault, so why should he say that he resigned for no reason." ”

"Master Shi, this is a bad word. The general asked to resign on his own, and if no one forced him, can't I find someone who can replace the general? ”

"Humph! Lord Min doesn't understand military affairs, so naturally he doesn't understand the importance of the general. Shi Ji'an said.

The two of you go back and forth and fight each other. Most of the people in the hall are still watching, and there are some neutrals who hold the mentality of watching the play and wait and see what happens.

As the quarrel became more and more intense, the ministers of both sides began to argue, and all the firepower was concentrated on Meng Changqi.

"Your Majesty, the recent rumors are certainly untrue. However, General Meng Da held one-third of the troops of the national dynasty and the tiger and leopard army that shocked the three kingdoms, which made people suspicious. Wang Chuan's envoy from Li Hongsheng's camp said.

"Lord Wang's words are really heart-wrenching, how can the general do it if he is not in charge of the army? Are you going to war? ”

"Wang has no such intention, but Master Zhu insists on misinterpreting it, and Wang has nothing to do."

Just when everyone was arguing, Liu Fu stood up for the first time, "What does Your Majesty think about this?" ”

As soon as the words came out, everyone in the hall immediately quieted down and looked at Li Hongsheng, his opinion was the most important. The two core figures of today's topic are Meng Changqi and Emperor Li Hongsheng.

"Meng Qing is fiercely loyal to the country and has made remarkable achievements, and I am all grateful. But Meng Qing asked to resign and return to A, and I can't go against Meng Qing's wishes. Li Hongsheng looked sorry, looked at Meng Changqi and asked, "What does Meng Qing think?" ”

Meng Changqi walked to the middle of the hall and bowed to Li Hongsheng standardly, "The minister is old and incapable of serving as a general. Today's resignation and return to A, it is really the heart of the minister, thank you for your compassion! ”

Meng Changqi's statement made the courtiers have no need to argue.

Soon, everyone's goal shifted to the position of general vacated by Meng Changqi and the 400,000 army in his hands.

"For the position of general, has Your Majesty already chosen for the position of general?" Liu Fu asked.

Li Hongsheng lowered his eyebrows and pondered, and said: "The position of general is temporarily transferred by Zhang Jian!" ”

Everyone whispered.

"Zhang Jian?"

"Isn't this Concubine Rong's uncle?"

"Can the Zhang family support the huge military consumption of the Meng family's army?"

After a while, the Hubu squire asked, "Your Majesty, the Zhang family is only a third-rate family, can it support the military expenses of the Meng family's army?" ”

Zhang Jian immediately stood up, "Your Majesty, the Zhang family is afraid that it will not be able to support it, and I also ask Your Majesty to personally take charge of the Meng family's army." ”

Zhang Jian's words said that Li Hongsheng was in his heart, but the courtiers immediately objected.

"Lord Zhang's words are inappropriate."

"Lord Zhang only talks with one mouth, no matter what he does, right?"

Li Hongsheng saw that everyone did not hesitate, and they all objected, and immediately became angry, but his face was pleasant, "I think what Zhang Qing said is also reasonable." "First Reading Network

"Your Majesty, please think again! The separation of powers is a rule set by Taizu, where does Your Majesty put the law of the ancestors? ”

"Your Majesty, the patriarchal law cannot be abolished!"

"Your Majesty, the general can't be dismissed easily!"

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Li Hongsheng listened to the words of everyone's opposition, and the anger in his heart continued to gather.

Zhang Jian retorted, "The law of the ancestors should naturally be respected and followed, but now that the situation is changing, current affairs should also follow the changes." Your Majesty, the minister feels that now is the time for change. ”

The minister felt that what Master Zhang said was reasonable, and Taizu's method was applicable to the current situation at that time. However, more than 100 years have passed, the world has changed, and the law of our ancestors cannot be fully applied. Yu Shi Fengping, the left governor of the Inspectorate, said.

The Inspectorate was directly subordinate to the emperor's department, supervising hundreds of officials for the emperor, and was also the emperor's loyal support.

"Where doesn't apply? My Mingde is a rich country in the world, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, what's wrong? ”

"Rumors have been spreading recently, isn't it out of place?"

"Nonsense!"

There was chaos in the court, and the voices of quarrels came and went, but important figures such as Liu Fu, Meng Changqi, Rong Kaishan, and Wei Wuji were all silent.

Gradually, the form of the palace began to reverse, and the ministers who opposed Li Hongsheng's command of the army began to gain the upper hand.

Li Hongsheng was angry when he saw that the people in front of the hall were bowing their heads and looked like they had nothing to do with themselves. Are these people convinced that I will never be able to get the military power, so they don't care at all?

"Well, it's been a day of arguing. The position of general was transferred by Zhang Jian, and the military expenses of the Meng Jiajun and his subordinate tiger and leopard army were borne by the state treasury. Li Hongsheng said calmly.

But Cheng Hanwen and Chongyuqin stopped doing it, and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, no!" The Meng family's military expenditure was very expensive, and the household department was overwhelmed. ”

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of War can't afford to bear such a huge military consumption!"

Seeing these two people, Li Hongsheng couldn't suppress the anger in his heart, and said sharply: "I am a big country with great virtue and morality, and I can't afford the military expenses of an army. If you don't have enough ability, let's replace them as soon as possible! ”

After speaking, Li Hongsheng left angrily, leaving a group of ministers with big eyes and small eyes.

Cheng Hanwen and Chong Yuqin glanced at each other, looked dejected, and walked out of the hall.

Zhang Jian looked happy, he didn't expect him to be a general again. Although the army is not under his complete control, the position of general is the highest military attaché.

More people in the hall frowned.

"Prime Minister, how can you indulge Your Majesty to act so willfully?"

"Yes! Prime Minister. Once this ancestral law is changed, there will be one and two. Your Majesty's thoughts, I'm afraid there are more than that! ”

Liu Fu looked helpless and sighed: "Your Majesty, you have already made up your mind, what's the use of this official's opposition?" ”

Seeing that Liu Fu couldn't make sense, everyone started Meng Changqi's idea again.

Seeing the crowd hugging towards him, Meng Changqi hurriedly stopped: "Ladies and gentlemen, don't fight Benhou's idea. Ben Hou is no longer a general, and he no longer cares about the affairs of the court. ”

Meng Changqi lost his official position, and he only had the title of Marquis Yiyong in the court. This title was exchanged for military exploits by Meng Changqi's father, and it belongs to the hereditary category of titles. As long as Mingde is still there and the Meng family does not commit treason, this title will always be passed down and will never be demoted.

Everyone saw that the top four people of the civil and military attachés did not violently oppose Li Hongsheng's blatant violation of the ancestral system, and even remained silent in the end.

Everyone felt very incredible, and behind this silence was a huge wave that was difficult to figure out and guess.