Chapter 18: Sweating
After sending Yang Guifei away, Zhao Su, under the leadership of the first assistant Li Chengyun, visited the office area of Zhongshu Province as a whole. And during this period, he kept holding the hand of the eighth prince Zhao Cheng and did not let go for a moment.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, can you work here in the future?" Li Chengyun pointed to a house in his mouth and asked with a smile.
The room is large in size, and the entrance door is a screen embroidered with plum orchid bamboo chrysanthemum. Only through the screen can you see a huge table with pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
Next to it is a large bookshelf with a variety of books. There is a bed on the back wall, on which you can rest if you are tired of correcting the concerto.
"Shousuke-sama bothered, and Lone is very satisfied." Zhao Su nodded.
"That's good, His Royal Highness the Prince, please wait a moment. Later, the old minister asked the officials to send the recent recitals of the state capitals for His Highness to present. After Li Chengyun finished speaking, he left.
Zhao Su looked around the study, so he sat on the chair and said to Zhao Cheng: "Eighth brother, have you been here before?"
Zhao Chengdao: "This is where the fourth brother and the sixth brother stay, and I don't come often." ”
A child is a child, and there is no scheming. Whatever Zhao Su asked, he answered. After some inquiry, Zhao Su roughly understood what the Four Princes and the Six Princes had done here.
In addition to looking at the memoraries reported by the state capitals and the military, they will also learn how to correct the recitals. After the transcription is completed, Li Chengyun and several other cabinet scholars will explain the recitals of their approvals.
It can be said that the cabinet is very attentive to these two people, that is, they are being cultivated as future emperors.
"Hehe, since the Lone King is in charge of the country, you can only play wherever you go." Zhao Su sneered in his heart.
Xiao Dengzi walked in from outside, bowed down and said, "Prince, the officials have sent the music folds." ”
After a while, four officials walked in carrying two large frames. Zhao Su looked at so many twists and turns, and wanted to hit people angrily.
The officials of Zhongshu Province saw Zhao Suqi's direct shooting, and they smiled one by one. They just want to give the prince a dismissal.
wants to use a mountain of twists and turns to let the prince know that the cabinet is their territory, and even if the prince comes, he must follow the rules here.
Zhao Su walked out of Zhongshu Province, and after his face changed a few times, he suppressed the anger in his heart and said secretly: "If you want to play, Lao Tzu will play with you." ”
"Little Dengzi, you go to convey the will of the lonely king. These pieces are divided into six parts and asked for them to review as soon as possible. Tomorrow morning, I will be presented with a note that if the department is not completed, it will be fined for one year. ”
Xiao Dengzi went in to deliver the decree, and Zhao Su pulled the Eighth Prince, sat on the chauffeur and walked towards the Privy Council.
The Zhongshu Province is in charge of the administrative power, and the Privy Council is in charge of the military power of the world.
The instructor once said that power comes out of the barrel of a gun. In ancient societies, too, control of the army is the only way to control the real right to speak.
When Wei Chiwei learned that Zhao Su was coming, he brought someone outside to greet him early. Behind closed doors, he was the prince's grandfather. But outside, the prince is the king, and he is the minister.
After a brief inspection, Zhao Sucai pulled Wei Chiwei and asked carefully. How is the imperial army now, and how many cronies can be mobilized by Wei Chiwei.
I don't know if I don't ask, and I'm shocked when I ask. The whole body is cold, like a man's back.
The 200,000 troops of the forbidden army are half in the hands of Meng Yi, the commander of the forbidden army, and the other half is in the hands of Yang Guifei's younger brother Yang Wuving.
Moreover, Yang Wushu did not dare to control the forbidden army, as well as the nearly 200,000 troops of the Jingxi Sixth Road. It can be said unceremoniously that the Great Qin country is not in chaos, and what the Yang family says is upright.
"My God, why did my father let Yang Wushu be in charge of half of the forbidden army?" Zhao Su was puzzled. The original owner had never cared much about military affairs before, so Zhao Su didn't know much about it.
Wei Chiwei smiled helplessly: "Why do you think the emperor wants to marry the Yang family, it is because Yang is invincible." ”
"If the Yang family really wants to rebel, even if they get married, it won't help." Zhao Su had a premonition of a strong crisis.
Marriage is the most unreliable, father and son can kill each other for the sake of the throne, not to mention the so-called marriage. If Yang Guifei has a child, it is okay to say, the Yang family will support the prince to ascend the throne, and be a relative with peace of mind to exercise dictatorship.
The problem is that now Yang Guifei has no children at all, only an adopted eighth prince Zhao Cheng.
No, you must find a way to cut off Yang Wuving's wings. Zhao Su thought secretly in his heart.
After listening to Wei Chiwei's analysis, Zhao Su wanted to strangle the old emperor with his own hands. A good system of separating the military from the government and the soldiers and generals was actually made into a combination of the military and the government by him. The military and political power was grasped in various places, which led to the continuous expansion of power, and now seriously threatens the imperial power.
On the surface, the Great Qin River is still calm, but in fact, there is already an undercurrent below. The slightest carelessness may lead to a crowd of male deer.
It seems that there are some things that need to be put aside, and the problem of the army must be solved first. If you don't have an army that can fight well, once you touch the interests of all places, you will dare to have breakfast immediately.
"By the way, grandfather, as the crown prince, shouldn't I have the prince's six rates? Why haven't you seen them all this time? Zhao Su's eyes lit up and he suddenly asked.
Wei Chiwei smiled bitterly: "Your guard has always been there, but now there are only names and no people." Because of the peace of mind a few years ago, the emperor transferred all the soldiers to the forbidden army. ”
After listening to this, Zhao Su thought for a while before saying, "Grandpa, I want to rebuild the sixth rate of the prince." ”
Only by controlling a large army can we completely control military power and political power. Without an army, the envoys and vassal kings of various regions could rebel at any time.
"It's okay to rebuild, but I'm afraid the three provinces won't agree." Wei Chiwei said worriedly.
"What does it have to do with the cabinet when I created the sixth rate of the crown prince?" Zhao Su was puzzled.
Wei Chiwei said: "My Royal Highness the Crown Prince, you need money to build an army." The Ministry of Household has always been picky, how could it approve this large sum of money. ”
You can't do anything without money, and only money can build up an army.
Zhao Su was thinking about how to get some money out, when he felt that someone was pulling him. Looking back, it was Zhao Cheng, the eighth prince.
"Big brother, it's getting dark, you can send me back." Zhao Cheng pointed out the window.
Zhao Su looked outside, and the sky had really darkened. He was so engrossed in talking to his grandfather that he lost track of time.
Just wanted Xiao Dengzi to send Zhao Cheng back to the palace, but suddenly his eyes lit up, and he thought that it was necessary for him to meet Yang Guifei.
The Yang family Yang is invincible and has an army of more than 300,000 people, and if he can cooperate with the Yang family, he can also feel a little at ease. Even if the other party does not cooperate with you, you must reassure them.
Thinking of this, he said goodbye to the foreign minister, personally took Zhao Cheng, and prepared to send him back to the palace.