Yang Bofu re-emerged from the mountain, which did not cause too much turmoil within the Northwest Army, after all, the old general was in charge of the naval army, and there was no direct conflict of interest with the generals of the Northwest who were in the cavalry army of the traditional forces, and it was Xu Lin who guaranteed it, Xiao Yu agreed, no one would go against the trend to set up a beam, but to add icing on the cake.

With the entry of the northwest warlords led by Xiao Yu into the eastern capital, the status of Xu Lin, the governor of the capital, has been different, although he still has no real military power, but he already has real power. The official position of the Metropolitan Governor, named the head of many military attachés, is actually similar to that of civilian officials, and now both the Metropolitan Governor and the Commander have to go to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion to report their work, and even the transfer of troops has to go through the Metropolitan Governor's Office.

According to Xiao Yu's plan, the power of the military department is mainly responsible for daily affairs and part of strategic planning, but the real power to transfer troops is in the hands of the metropolitan governor's office, that is, the right to command troops and the right to transfer troops are separated. The Metropolitan Governor and the Military Department Shangshu controlled each other, but the Metropolitan Governor also had the right to lead troops in wartime and formulate the Dadu Governor's Office to formulate combat strategies. Even in wartime, he can overtake Shousuke and become the first person in the court in fact.

Of course, this is all in the future, maybe the Metropolitan Governor can reach such a height in the future, but at the moment, Xiao Yu, as the regent, holds the military and political power of the Prime Minister, and can remove the Shoufu and the Dadu Governor, and can even bypass the Shoufu and the Dadu Governor to issue orders directly, and the Metropolitan Governor can also directly report to Xiao Yu, which indirectly weakens the authority of the Dadu Governor, and Xu Lin is far from reaching the peak of the power of the Dadu Governor.

After the temporary military aircraft discussion after this banquet, Xiao Yu left Xu Lin and Yang Bofu alone, two veterans, plus a blue jade who rushed back from the cabinet, and the four of them sat together in the flower gathering pavilion. Xiao Yu asked Moshu to arrange a table of elegant and vegetarian banquets, which was not enough to satisfy the stomach, but it had a different flavor.

Xiao Yuping retreated from his entourage, pointed to the dishes on the table and said with a smile: "This is the Suyun banquet of Qizhou Daomen, it is extremely rare, you may wish to try it." ”

After hearing this, the three of them each stretched out their chopsticks, and then Yang Bofu put down the chopsticks first and said in a deep voice: " His Royal Highness intends to go south to the south of the Yangtze River, Jiangdu is the top priority, I have lived in Jiangdu for more than 20 years, and I know the situation there well, since His Royal Highness is willing to reuse my Yang Bo Fu today, then there are some words I will not hide, Jiangdu is rich, as we all know, but this wealth is not only in financial resources, but in all aspects, whether it is food, or manpower, or literati and martial arts, these talents can be called rich, which is also where Lu Qian's confidence lies in daring to row the river and rule. ”

Lan Yu also put down his chopsticks and added, "The old general also missed one point, that is, people's hearts. This person's heart is not the heart of the people, but the heart of a scholar and a scholar. The Northwest Army entered the Eastern Capital, no matter how we whitewashed, it was difficult to hide its unrighteous nature after all, even if it was to invite a Wenlin master like Sun Shiwu out of the mountain, it would have little effect, the essence of Shilin was in Jiangnan, and two out of three people in the world were in Jiangnan, with these literati advocating momentum, Lu Qian's side estimated that he would soon make a small temple in the south, find a descendant of the Qin family, and support him to ascend the throne and be the emperor, so that it is the real rule of the river. ”

Yang Bofu said: "But even if it is a river and rule, no matter how Shilin advocates it, in the eyes of a truly discerning person, His Royal Highness still occupies the general trend, why? Because since ancient times, it has been a pattern of going north to the south, sitting in the north and swallowing the south. This is also the greatest advantage of His Highness. ”

Lan Yu nodded calmly and acquiesced to Yang Bofu's statement.

Xiao Yu opened his mouth and said: "Since the defeat of Qin Zheng's army, Qin Quan's whereabouts have been unknown, at first I thought he had died in the chaos, but now it seems that I am afraid that he went to the south." ”

Xu Lin poured himself a cup of tea and said with a smile: "At the beginning, the prince's party and the prince's party quarreled endlessly for the emperor's throne, and most of the court was involved, but now it's good, Qin Xian is the emperor in the eastern capital, Qin Quan went to Jiangdu to be the emperor, and the uncle and nephew have become emperors." ”

Xiao Yu said softly: "In addition to the south, there is also a herdsman in the north, entrenched in the three states of the northeast, although the vitality was greatly damaged in the last Xiheyuan War, but its many years of business heritage are profound, and self-protection is more than enough." So I plan to let Xiao Jin go to the northeast to see what the shepherd means, if he is willing to submit, then the two sides can sit down and talk. ”

Yang Bofu subconsciously touched the gray beard under his chin, and said: "The three states in the northeast, lonely and hanging outside the pass, are the most prone to the situation of separating one side, when Qin Gong was still in power, the northeast already had a tendency to become its own feudal town, to be honest, at that time, which metropolitan governor did not envy the shepherd? Although there is no name of the vassal king, there is the reality of the vassal king." ”

Xu Lin nodded in agreement: "That's true, but now the shepherd's life is not easy, I heard that the governor of the capital is not doing it, and he has completely delegated power to Zha Mang." ”

Yang Bofu said hesitantly: "In my opinion, the shepherd will agree to talk to His Highness, after all, the shepherd has no children under his knees, only one daughter, and no matter how much he earns his family business, he will eventually be cheaper than outsiders, so what kind of strength do you have to earn, it is better to hurry up and return to His Highness and enjoy the blessings." ”

Xiao Jin came belatedly and walked straight into the Flower Gathering Pavilion.

At this time, Xiao Jin did not wear official clothes, but was dressed as a real prince, wearing a purple and gold crown on his head, wearing a hundred butterflies wearing heavy purple sword sleeves, covered with a stone blue eight-treasure spike coat, stepping on cloud shoes, and holding a folding fan. No matter who sees it, you have to praise the young man.

Xiao Jin arched his hand and said, "There is something on my mother's side, I am late for one or two, forgive my sins, forgive my sins." ”

Xiao Yu was in a good mood and quipped: "Huaiyu, if you go to the princess's mansion once, you will change your clothes, and the appearance of Her Royal Highness the princess is not ordinary." ”

The maid outside the pavilion has already moved the embroidery pier for Xiao Jin, after Xiao Jin took a seat, he smiled helplessly: "Brother Wang, don't taunt me, my father is now living in seclusion, and my mother lives alone, so she will use me to relieve her boredom, I have to live in the princess's mansion, not to mention, I have to put out my mother-in-law every day, and let Yingzhu go to set up rules every morning, which is really annoying." ”

Lan Yu said with a smile: "The ancients had colorful clothes to entertain relatives, and Huaiyu should also follow the example of the ancients." ”

Xiao Jin laughed.

Xiao Yu introduced Yang Bofu: "I have seen it before, and my brother Xiao Jin and Xiao Huaiyu are also. ”

Xiao Jin arched his hand and said, "I've seen the old general sheep." ”

Yang Bofu returned the salute, "I've heard the name of the little prince for a long time." ”

Xiao Yu said: "Huaiyu, just now I happened to talk about the Northeast herdsman, tell me your opinion." ”

Xiao Jin smiled, "The shepherd started this person, although he is a military general, but because he was born in the northeast of the wealthy family, he was sensitive and studious since he was a child, and he rejected the Taoist Huang Lao doctrine in his early years, but he respected Confucianism, until he was defeated in my northwest Xiheyuan in his later years, and he was disheartened, and he gradually turned to Buddhism under the influence of his family. ”

Xiao Jin paused for a moment, and then continued: "If the shepherd really believes in Western religion, it means that he really has a misanthropic heart, and there is nothing to worry about. But if this matter is false, it is just a means for the shepherd to cover people's ears, it means that the king of the Northeast wants to follow the allusion of planting vegetables back then and still try to make a comeback. ”

Xiao Yu took a sip of the teacup and said calmly: "If you go outside, you must first settle inside." ”

Xiao Jin tapped the table with the folding fan in his hand, "If you want to go down to the south of the Yangtze River, you must first stabilize the north of the river, so as not to catch fire in the backyard at a critical time." ”

Xiao Yu said in a deep voice: "Huaiyu, I will give you an identity as a messenger, Mr. Xu Da will accompany you, and you will personally go to the Northeast to meet the shepherd." ”

Xiao Jin nodded and said: "Whether the Northeast is falling or reverse, there should always be a result." ”

There were four or five people at the table, and after only two or three words, the general trend was set.

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The Ministry of War is actually the Ministry of National Defense, the Cabinet is the State Affairs Yuan, the Metropolitan Governor's Office (Privy Council) is the Military Council, and the Ministry of Defense is subordinate to the State Affairs Yuan and has no real power, in fact, it is an empty shell institution, and the real military power is still in the hands of the Military Commission. In this way, will we be able to understand the relationship between the Ministry of War and the Metropolitan Governor's Office? In fact, it is the relationship between the Ministry of Defense and the Military Commission. In addition, as an aside, apart from the addition of this set of party groups, the government system of this dynasty has not changed too much fundamentally compared with the systems of various dynasties in our country, and most of them have only changed their names, and that's it. In fact, the political system of the Ming Dynasty was already very perfect, extremely close to the prime minister system of the constitutional monarchies today, while our dynasty was similar to the Song Dynasty, but not all.

Another: In the previous chapter, Yang Bofu should have performed an official salute to Xu Lin, which was mistakenly written as Shangguan Rite, which has been corrected.