Zhao Guangyi nodded and said: "The death of Li Qing's family is certainly heart-wrenching, but state affairs cannot be abolished because of this, I don't know which Qing family is willing to succeed to the post of secretary of the Ministry of War?" "He has always been arbitrary, and rarely sincerely asks for the advice of his ministers, let alone such a major event as the promotion of officials. It's just because he really didn't have a suitable candidate for a while, so he had to ask here.

The ministers in the palace were all shocked when they heard this, and no one expected that Zhao Guangyi would ask for everyone's opinions on such a major matter. For a while, everyone looked at each other, their expressions were full of surprise, and no one dared to take the initiative to ask.

Lu Duoxun glanced at the martial arts class with his spare eyes, and hurriedly said: "The official family, Weichen thinks that at present, it is most suitable to summon Yuwen Yanyi back to Beijing to take this position. ”

Zhao Guangyi was stunned when he heard this, and then said in a deep voice: "Lu Qingjia, I have always thought that you are not a forgetful person, have you forgotten that Fu Zhaoxin's death has not yet been conclusive?" If Yuwen Yanyi really can't get out of this matter, then I have to make the whole world laugh at my reuse of Yuwen Yanyi? ”

Lu Duoxun said: "Official, Yuwen Yanyi became famous at a young age, and he was promoted from a small colonel to the defense envoy of Hebei Province before he reached the weak crown. He had repeatedly fought with the Liao State and never tasted defeat, which made the Liao army frightened, even the Liao generals Xiao Tzu Rin and Yelu Xiuge did not dare to compete with it. And the official family has always been generous and benevolent, knowledgeable and loving talents, how could they miss Yuwen Yanyi's future because of an unsubstantiated matter? ”

Zhao Guangyi pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "Lu Qingjia, although what you said is reasonable, but after saying this, I feel more and more that he is not suitable for this position. ”

Lu Duosun was puzzled: "Why did the official family say this? ”

Zhao Guangyi said: "Lu Qingjia, a battlefield general like Yuwen Yanyi should be loyal to the country in front of the two armies, if he serves in Beijing, he is really wrong." ”

Lu Duoxun saw that Zhao Guangyi was still surrounded by himself, and immediately remained silent, but said in his heart: "Zhao Guangyi, this is what you said." Although I failed to promote Yuwen Yanyi to become the secretary of the military department, when Song Qu fights, I will definitely use your words today to recommend Yuwen Yanyi as the commander! ”

Cao Bin also asked at this time: "Official, I don't know who you think can be the secretary of the military department?" ”

Zhao Guangyi smiled, "According to me, this military department is the book, and it is none other than Yun Zixiao." ”

Lu Duoxun's heart was full of joy for a moment, but at this moment, he was secretly surprised, and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Official, this matter must not be allowed!" Although Yun Zixiao had some credit during the Northern Expedition, he was not enough to hold such an important position with that credit alone, right? Besides, Yun Zixiao is the son of the thief Yun Yimo, and it is hard to guarantee that he will be loyal to the official family! ”

Zhao Guangyi's face was stunned, and he said dissatisfied: "Lu Duoxun, do you mean that Yun Zixiao is still young and cannot be qualified for the post of secretary of the military department, is there a more suitable candidate than him in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty?" As long as you find out to me, I will immediately crown him in an official position. ”

The ministers in the palace all knew that Zhao Guangyi was talking angrily at this moment, but Lu Duoxun didn't seem to hear it. He knelt in front of Zhao Guangyi inch by inch, and said, "Official, since you say so, then Weichen will give you another person." ”

Zhao Guangyi frowned and said, "Who?" ”

Lu Duosun pointed to himself and said, "That's Weichen Lu Duoxun." ”

Zhao Guangyi couldn't help but be a little annoyed, stood up from the dragon chair suddenly, pointed at Lu Duoxun and said, "Lu Duoxun, are you deliberately teasing me?" ”

Seeing that the saint was angry, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty hurriedly lowered their heads, and no one dared to speak easily. Lu Duoxun said unhurriedly: "How dare Weichen tease the official family!" The reason why Wechen recommended himself was because Wechen felt that he was qualified for the post of secretary of the Ministry of War. In the past, when the emperor was in Japan, he sent Weichen to the Southern Tang Dynasty to obtain information, but after the identity of Weichen was revealed, he had to withdraw from the Southern Tang Dynasty. Along the way, Wei Chen led more than a dozen retinues around him to deal with nearly a thousand Tang troops, and successfully brought back information for the first emperor. Later, the Great Song Dynasty went to war with the Yan State, and the first emperor also intended to send Weichen to resist Murong Yanyun. Moreover, three years ago, Lord Fu Yanqing also intended to let Weichen temporarily leave Tokyo and replace Fu Zhaoxin to guard Hebei Province. This incident shows that Weichen is by no means a scholar who only knows how to dance and write. In addition, the current privy envoy Cao Dawen Taowu strategy, with him in charge, the military department is not an embarrassing position, so Weichen dares to recommend himself! ”

Zhao Guangyi listened to Lu Duoxun's generous speech and was speechless for a while. After a while, he suppressed his anger and said, "That's it! Since the Lu Qing family is so confident, I will let you concurrently serve as the secretary of the military department, but you must discuss everything with the Cao Qing family, and don't be arbitrary. Once I know that you are not doing well, Hugh blames me for turning my face and being ruthless! ”

Lu Duosun hurriedly said respectfully: "Weichen obeys the holy order!" ”

Zhao Guangyi was depressed in his heart, and just wanted to let the ministers retire from the court so that he could go back to the harem to rest, when a small eunuch suddenly ran outside the palace. The little eunuch looked anxious, his steps staggered, and he held a six-hundred-mile urgent note from Yongzhou in both hands. The little eunuch panted and ran to Zhao Guangyi, gave a deep salute, and raised the report in his hand above his head, "Official, Hou Renbao, the governor of Yongzhou, sent an urgent recital, please take a look at it." ”

"An urgent report from Yongzhou?" Zhao Guangyi was slightly stunned, and then hurriedly said to Wang Jien, who was standing on the side, "Hurry up and present this report to me." ”

"Yes!" Wang Jien responded, walked down the steps quickly, took the report presented by the little eunuch's hands, and respectfully presented it to Zhao Guangyi.

Zhao Guangyi took the report, and saw that it was written with the words Hou Renbao of Yongzhou Zhizhou, so he couldn't help but open the envelope in confusion and took out the middle chapter. Zhao Guangyi usually has a lot of hands in his hands, and his reading speed is far beyond ordinary people, and almost at the moment when he unfolds the chapter, he has already read the content roughly. Then he read it carefully from beginning to end, several times, and then put down the newspaper in his hand, and an extremely complicated expression appeared on his face.

Seeing this, Cao Bin asked tentatively: "Official, but does Qu Yue want to invade my Great Song Dynasty?" ”

Lu Duoxun also said: "Since the outbreak of the Twelve Envoys' Rebellion in Quyue, after several years of civil strife, he has long been too busy to take care of himself, and he has no ability to invade the Celestial Empire. After the unification of Qu Yue from the Ding Division, the domestic situation was stable, and the soldiers, horses, grain and grass were abundant, so it was difficult to ensure that they did not have the heart to attack. ”

Zhao Guangyi looked at the two of them and shook his head, "No, it's not that Qu Yue intends to invade my Great Song Dynasty, but Hou Renbao intends to take advantage of Qu Yue's civil strife to send troops to Qu Yue." ”

Xue Juzheng pondered: "Official, why did Qu Yue have civil strife? Could it be that Ding Buling has passed away? If this is the case, it would be a good opportunity to send troops at this time. ”

Shen Lun also rarely spoke: "Weichen thinks what Lord Xue said is very true. Qu Yue has always been a heart disease of my Great Song Dynasty in the south, if we can take advantage of their civil strife to annex Qu Yue in one fell swoop, my Great Song Dynasty will only have one strong enemy left in the south. ”

Zhao Guangyi bowed slightly, "What the two Qing families said is reasonable. However, Hou Renbao was worried that this report would fall into the hands of the enemy, so he did not elaborate on Qu Yue's recent situation and strategies to break the enemy. only said that he wanted to return to Beijing to face the saint, and only in front of me and the other ministers did he dare to speak boldly. I don't know if you think I should call him back to Beijing? ”

(End of chapter)