Chapter 40: Commander of the Forbidden Army

Li Linfu saw Meng Yi walk into the study and congratulated him with a smile on his face.

"Congratulations to the commander of the Mengda for his promotion again, the commander of the forbidden army is a second-grade military position, and he can be promoted from a martial artist to a second-grade military general in just six years, this kind of promotion speed is really rare, it can be seen that the commander of Mengda is really a rare general in a hundred years, and the old man admires it. ”

"Lord Li has been promoted, this is not the emperor's grace, Meng Yi is a martial artist, where can he withstand such praise from Lord Li, and besides, this is only the position of temporary commander, and when the emperor finds a suitable candidate, Meng Yi should be virtuous. Meng Yi looked calm and breezy, and he didn't seem to be happy at all because of his ascension, and he didn't show so much enthusiasm in the face of the closeness of this first-class member of the DPRK.

As we all know, Meng Yi, the deputy commander of the forbidden army, is a guy who does not eat soft and hard, never likes to be inflammatory, let alone flattery, his majesty is extremely strict, the soldiers under his command, have never heard of a bully happening, he entered the forbidden army as a civilian in the form of military election six years ago, because of his outstanding personal strength, his character is upright, he was appointed as a commander in the army, and after March, he was promoted to centurion, then a partial general, then a cavalry general, and finally a deputy commander, until today, the general Zuo Long died in the battle of the imperial city, he stood out from the four deputy commanders, became the new commander, although only temporary, but as long as there are no accidents, the word temporary generation can be erased soon.

At this time, when Li Linfu heard Meng Yi's words, he restrained his smile, and he asked lightly:

"Does Commander Meng really think that it is the emperor's grace to be able to sit in this position today?"

Meng Yi frowned slightly, he looked puzzled, and asked rhetorically:

"What do you mean, Lord Li?"

Li Linfu smiled lightly, did not answer Meng Yi's words directly, and instead asked:

"Does Commander Meng know who recommended you for the position of temporary Commander in front of the emperor?"

"I don't know, could it be Lord Li?" Meng Yi looked directly at Li Linfu with a calm face.

Li Linfu shook his head slightly, avoided Meng Yi's gaze, looked out the window and said:

"No, although the old man also has this intention, but someone is one step ahead of me, and that person must have known the commander of the Great Commander, it is the current prince and master, Shantai Zhongyuan. ”

"Is it him?!" Hearing the name of Tantai Zhongyuan, Meng Yi's eyes flashed with a trace of indignation, but he only looked a little surprised on the surface, but in fact, he didn't expect that the person who recommended him to become the commander of the forbidden army turned out to be a person he never expected.

"Commander Meng must be very surprised, in your mind, this Lantai Zhongyuan should be a merciless person, he drew a line with the king at this time, and debunked Xia Ziling's conspiracy, and even used Xia Ziling to lay a trap to deal with the one in the south, how could he recommend you to such an important position, right?"

"Yes, the old man of Tantai is indeed ashamed of me, so I didn't expect that he would recommend me in front of the emperor. Meng Yi nodded, and did not deny his opinion of Tantai Zhongyuan, nor did he have any scruples about the fact that the other party was a celebrity in the court today.

"Do you know what Yutai Zhongyuan said when he recommended you?" Li Linfu looked at Meng Yi and continued to ask, and after Meng Yi shook his head, he said:

"Tai Zhongyuan's evaluation of you is that you are upright, upright, do not climb power, do not form parties for personal gain, are loyal to your duties, have both talent and morality, and are the talents of the pillars, which can be of great use. ”

Hearing this, Meng Yi raised his eyebrows slightly, this time he was really a little surprised, because he really couldn't figure out why Tangtai Zhongyuan would speak for him, and every sentence was beneficial to him, I am afraid that it is precisely because of this evaluation that the current emperor will rest assured that the position of the commander of the forbidden army will be handed over to him, after all, in this extraordinary period, the commander of the forbidden army in the imperial city is too important, and the emperor will definitely not hand it over to a person who participated in the partisan dispute to lead, and since the death of Zhao Binghuan, the king of Ning, the emperor seems to have a lot of trust in the Tai Zhongyuan, and he obviously believes in the words of the Tai Zhongyuan。

After being silent for a long time, Meng Yi suddenly spoke:

"Lord Li is here today just to tell his subordinates about this? I think Lord Li is busy with official business, so he won't be so boring, right?"

Li Linfu didn't continue the topic anymore, his face suddenly became a little serious, and he said in a deep voice:

"Commander Meng, today's official is here, it is related to this Tai Zhongyuan, do you know that he is loyal to the emperor on the surface, but in fact, he is secretly a chess piece in the south that fell in the capital, the reason why he recommended you is precisely because you have no background in the court, so you can secretly win over and prepare for the southern army to attack the imperial city. ”

"How is it possible?" Hearing this, Meng Yi's face changed drastically, and he looked surprised. "Everything he did after entering Beijing was unfavorable to the south, so he didn't look like a spy sent by the south, right?"

Li Linfu shook his head, seemingly dissatisfied with Meng Yi's words, and he said lightly:

"Commander Meng refers to the fact that he exposed Xia Ziling's conspiracy and used Xia Ziling as bait to try to ambush the southern masters, right? Commander Meng might as well think about it, who benefited from these things in the end, and who was injured? In the yang conspiracy against the south outside the noon gate, the imperial court killed three top powerhouses, and what about the south, did it lose one person?"

Meng Yi opened his mouth, and finally was speechless, he didn't think about it, but he felt that what Li Linfu said was not unreasonable, and after being stunned for a moment, he opened his mouth and asked:

"What does Lord Li mean by telling the lower officials? In the absence of evidence, can the lower officials still be allowed to go and take the people? When the time comes, the emperor will blame him, and the lower officials will not be able to afford it. ”

"You just take someone to copy the door of the Tai Zhongyuan, and then capture the Tai Zhongyuan alive and torture him, with his timid and fearful nature, he will inevitably confess, and the emperor will only pay more attention to the commander of Mengda, and will never blame him. Now is a time of turmoil, but it is a great opportunity for the leadership of Mongolia to make contributions. Li Linfu looked directly at Meng Yi and said in a low voice.

Meng Yi didn't speak immediately, the look on his face was dark, his eyes were extremely complicated, he paced slowly, and walked to the window with his back to Li Linfu, he finally spoke:

"What does Master Li mean is that these are your own speculations at present, not the emperor's intention?

"Yes, now only you know about this matter, and this official is also afraid that the news will leak and let the cunning old fox escape, so he came directly to Commander Mengda. Li Linfu said with certainty, he didn't know that when he finished saying this, a trace of murderous aura suddenly flashed on Meng Yi's face, who was facing away from him.