Wu Zhou Wangcheng.

Today's royal city is very different, the streets are empty of pedestrians early, except for the drizzle of bluestone slabs falling in the city, making a slight sound, there is no other sound.

Rustle rustle......

Rustle rustle......

Rustle rustle......

At this time, on the main street of Wangcheng, the sound of neat and orderly footsteps continued to sound, and the two escorts crossed in the distance, and today was different.

Both the people and the officials trembled when they heard these footsteps.

Through the cracks in the windows, one could see six royal city guards marching in an orderly manner, scanning around, as if looking for something.

It's just that the way they patrol is too special......

All of them carried bows, arrows, spears, and swords and signal cigarettes around their waists.

Like a scout army engaged in some kind of encirclement and suppression, each team is no more than 100 meters apart, and no matter what happens on either side, it will always be in the line of sight of the other team.

But these people are all guards, and today's outfit can only say one thing.

Something unusual was about to happen in the royal city, and everyone unanimously set their eyes in the direction of the palace......

"Zhang Long, set up a banquet, I want to drink with the generals. Commanded to go down, curfew today. ”

Zhou Chuan put down the brush in his hand, and on the holy decree that had been written, all the military systems were neatly divided, and finally took out the hidden dragon seal and pressed it gently, which meant that the holy decree took effect.

"Yes!"

Zhang Long took the decree and withdrew.

On the other side, there was Xiaolingwei paging loudly.

"Veteran Yang, Veteran Yun, Veteran Li, and Veteran Wen all entered the palace. ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, give me a seat. ”

Zhou Chuan held the wine glass, sat on the top, and gently put the glass down.

"Your Majesty, I don't know what important things to discuss with the old ministers. ”

Veteran Li has an old age spot and a rickety figure, but his steps are still steady, and it will not be a problem to live for another one or two decades.

Zhou Chuan smiled slightly and said, "I won't talk about state affairs today, only about heart affairs, you Aiqing, seat!"

The four veterans, you look at me, I look at you, Gu didn't understand what Zhou Chuan was thinking about and what he was going to do, and sat in his position worriedly one by one.

Among their heirs, some participated in the rebellion, but it did not affect them, but now Zhou Chuan suddenly called them, which made their hearts that had been tense all the time.

Is it finally time to settle accounts after the fall?

They were well informed, and they received the news after Yu Linwei was destroyed.

At home, he was on pins and needles, and wanted to run away, but he saw the royal city guards constantly patrolling, wanting to cut himself, and he was unwilling to give up his glory and wealth.

It wasn't until Zhou Chuan ordered Wu Shangshu to pass on the king's order, and their ninety-nine hanging hearts finally fell.

"Come, ladies and gentlemen, let's drink this cup together. ”

Zhou Chuan picked up the wine jug and filled the four veterans with wine cup by cup.

When the four veterans saw Zhou Chuan's move, they were stunned on the spot one by one, not knowing whether it was better to refuse or compliment.

They found that they couldn't see through the young king in front of them at all. Zhou Chuan gave them the feeling that he was like a qualified emperor with no flaws.

"Your Majesty Xie pours wine, old minister...... How can the old minister be able to do so. Veteran Yun stood up and saluted, taking the lead in breaking the quiet situation.

He picked up the wine glass, drank it all in one gulp, gently placed it in front of the table, and said, "Your Majesty, this wine is a tribute to Your Majesty's great achievements." ”

But Zhou Chuan shook his head and said with a smile: "I don't have any merits, in fact, my favorite life is to be a festival envoy, at that time, my father was in charge of the royal city, and I led the troops to wander around, how comfortable my life was at that time......

As soon as these words came out, the four veterans brushed their faces together.

If they hadn't heard it, they would have lived for so many years in vain.

The face of the veteran general changed several times, and finally sighed slightly, and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has heard that the military generals are too powerful now, and even practice civil affairs and directly interfere in the local officials' management of taxes. ”

Senior Li's heart sank, and when he saw Zhou Chuan looking at him, he understood that today's banquet was by no means simple.

After a long time, he drank the glass of wine in front of him and echoed: "The minister also thinks that since the establishment of the Jiedu Envoy, the power of the military generals has been concentrated to the peak, and the minister also thinks that this is inappropriate. ”

Zhou Chuan nodded with satisfaction and said, "Veteran General Li and Senior General Wen are reasonable, and they have spoken to my heart. ”

Veteran Yang and Veteran Yun immediately couldn't sit still, they didn't know where Zhou Chuan was a drunkard.

Senior General Yang preemptively said: "The minister thinks that the festival envoy should be canceled, a general should not wear multiple positions, most of the generals are from wealthy families, and the minister thinks that he should be cautious." ”

Zhou Chuan poured a glass of wine with a smile and said, "I also thought about it, but I don't want the heroes to be jealous of me. ”

Senior General Yun smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, the four old ministers can represent the Jiangmen, and the rest will not oppose us." ”

Zhou Chuan knocked on the table and said lightly: "I'm not worried that Jiangmen will defect. But if the people below make trouble, I'm afraid they won't be able to help themselves. ”

The four veterans suddenly seemed to be more than ten years old, and when they heard this, they didn't know that this was a sign of a catastrophe.

So the four of them said in unison: "Your Majesty, the ministers think that the generals who are not as healthy as before need to take the initiative to retire and reward some gold and silver fields for future generations to spend their old age in peace and stability." ”

Zhou Chuan nodded and said with a smile: "Aiqing is very thoughtful, this is indeed a good thing." ”

After three rounds of drinking, Zhou Chuan talked about his new military system, and the four veterans also changed from the frightened side to the strategists, each discussing the advantages and disadvantages of the new military system.

But there is no doubt that the four veterans all agreed with Zhou Chuan's new army system, which would give new vitality to the army of the Wu Zhou Dynasty.

After this banquet, both the guests and the host were happy.

It wasn't until the time of the child that the banquet was over, and the four elders returned to their mansions under the escort of Xiaolingwei.

Early the next morning, in the early morning of the dynasty, a piece of news spread throughout the royal city.

The release of the new army system, at the same time there was another news that spread on a small scale.

The people in the gate have asked to be relieved of their military rights on the grounds that they are ill.

Zhou Chuan, who was in the palace, naturally agreed, and it was naturally best not to bleed. At the same time, it was announced that the palace needed a group of eunuchs and palace maids, and Zhang Long was in charge of the matter.

In addition, the establishment of the East Factory, Zhou Chuan needed more intelligence sources, and this matter was also handed over to Zhang Long.

Zhang Long was ordered to be the supervisor of Dongchang Factory, inspect the illegal affairs in the world, have independent law enforcement powers, and did not need to report to any officials, and was directly under the command of Zhang Long.

Of course, if there is a problem, it will be enough to remove Zhang Long, and Zhou Chuan will naturally consider the backhand.

Wu Shangshu didn't say a word in the court, his mind was full of five words, a glass of wine to release military power!

Only then did he realize that the seemingly young king in the court was actually proficient in the art of the emperor, and the step by step chess seemed to be unrelated, but in fact they were interlocking, strengthening the ruling power of the imperial power step by step.