The establishment of the four armies in Jiangbei became a foregone conclusion, and of course the details would not be discussed at the court meeting, such as soldiers, ordnance, and salaries, which were the duties of the Privy Council.

Li Duan didn't want to give some people a chance to delay, and his calm tone echoed in the hall: "I have referred to the border topographic map sent by the Jingzhou Governor's Office, and decided to name the new four armies Yangzhai, Yingze, Jianghua, and Xunyang. Among them, the Yang Zhai Army and the Yingze Army were under the jurisdiction of the Jingzhou Governor's Office, and the Jianghua Army and the Xunyang Army were under the jurisdiction of the Huaizhou Governor's Office. ”

The naming of the Qi army followed two rules, one of which was to name the station, such as the Guangling army and the Panlong army.

The second is the army with a special status, such as the Zhenbei Army under the command of Chen Lanyu, or the twelve armies named after the word "Wei" in the Nanya of the Beijing Army.

The decision of the Son of Heaven was not surprising, and the ministers had no reason or need to object, so they echoed it one after another.

Li Duan said again: "Regarding the new commanders of the four armies, can Guo Shumi recommend a candidate?" ”

At this moment, Guo Congyi has completely calmed down, although there is still some resistance in his heart, but he also knows the irreversible truth, and accepting it calmly is the most correct choice.

At first, he and Li Daoyan were close to the same idea, the Son of Heaven transferred the military generals of the border army to Beijing in order to change the power pattern in the army, so they pinned their hopes on keeping these new military generals in Beijing, and both the Privy Council and the Ministry of War had enough vacancies to accommodate them.

However, the Son of Heaven did not let things progress to this point at all, and directly blocked the mouths of the vast majority of courtiers with a trick, making the increase of the Jiangbei Fourth Army an undoubted fact.

On the surface, it seems that he is only Qu Fenghua, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, but who can stand at today's court meeting and is qualified to speak is not a human spirit?

They can't think about it at all, and the more they think about it, the more chills they will feel in their hearts.

After Liu Shouguang proposed to strengthen the strength of the border army, the first person to stand up against it was Li Shizhi, a waiter in the Criminal Department, followed by Qu Fenghua. In other words, Qu Fenghua's statement was a completely random event, and no one could have predicted this, including the Son of Heaven and Xu Zuo in the Zuo Yushi.

Li Shizhi's rhetoric is quite upright and square, and there is nothing out of line, plus he is the eldest son of Zuo Prime Minister Li Daoyan, so he did not become the target of Xu Zuo's impeachment. But Qu Fenghua is completely different, his words are too sharp and straightforward, and he has become the leader of others to attack Liu Shouguang.

Then he was impeached by Xu Zuo forcefully, and then Qin Zheng's accusation put the last nail on the coffin board of the Qu family.

After Qu Fenghua was taken down on the spot, the ministers couldn't help but think about a question, if it wasn't Qu Fenghua who spoke after Li Shi, but any of them, would it be a similar fate?

Judging from Xu Zuo and Qin Zheng's decisive reactions, they definitely will not have only Qu Fenghua's incriminating evidence, otherwise they will not be able to ensure that they can extinguish the opposition at the court meeting when they are not sure who will jump out first, so that Liu Shouguang's proposal can be successfully passed.

The Son of Heaven accepted it when he saw it, and did not take advantage of the situation to be angry, but this kind of deterrent had an excellent effect, so that his decree could be carried out unimpeded for the first time.

Ministers like Guo Congyi and Li Daoyan naturally didn't worry about falling to Qu Fenghua's fate, but the Son of Heaven gained a comprehensive advantage in this game, forcing the civil and military officials around these two people not to dare to express their positions, and he had already achieved his goal, because Guo and Li couldn't go into battle in person without leaving any leeway.

As soon as he thought of this, Guo Congyi sighed softly in his heart, bowed his head slightly and said respectfully: "Regarding this matter, the minister respectfully obeys the holy ruling. ”

Li Duan looked at the others again, and saw that the ministers had no desire to express their position, so he smiled indifferently and said: "The seven cities in Jiangbei are the territories recovered by the joint efforts of the governors of Jingzhou and Huaizhou, and the soldiers need to be rewarded. Since the four armies are now going to be added, I think it is more appropriate to select a few people from among the meritorious generals of the border army to serve as the commanders of each army. ”

Guo Congyi bowed and said, "Your Majesty Shengming." ”

Li Duan turned his head to the eunuch next to him and bowed slightly, and the latter began to read out a series of decrees of appointment.

The ministers all listened intently, putting aside those flattering words and focusing on their actual military positions.

Huaizhou Governor's Mansion came to the army to command He Gui, transferred to the Jianghua military commander, added the founding man of Luoyuan County, rewarded 300 households, and gave purple gold fish bags.

Su Zhang, the commander of the Northern Army of Huaizhou Governor's Mansion, was promoted to the commander of the Xunyang Army and gave him a purple gold fish bag.

Huo Zhen, the commander of the Guangji Army of the Jingzhou Governor's Office, was transferred to the command of the Yangzhai Army, and he was crowned the founder of Lianjiang County, rewarded 300 households with food, and gave purple gold fish bags.

The commander of the Anping Army of the Jingzhou Governor's Mansion was promoted to the commander of the Yingze Army and given a purple gold fish bag.

The four border generals immediately went out to thank them, and this great court meeting was carried out at this moment, and finally gave them the opportunity to appear, and the ministers all looked at these people with curiosity and some envy.

The reward of the Son of Heaven has not ended, and five more people have received the holy decree of appointment and reward, and all of them have become senior generals of the Jiangbei Fourth Army, and there is no doubt that these nine people will form the skeleton of the new Fourth Army.

This time, the twelve border army generals entered Beijing, and only Lu Shen, Li Bingxue and Chen Lanyu were still standing in place.

Li Duan quietly looked at the young generals who came out of the class one after another, and couldn't help but feel excited and excited in his heart, he had been preparing for today's court meeting for too long, and now he had finally taken a solid first step, how could he not be happy. However, when his gaze swept to Li Daoyan, Guo Congyi and others, his mood gradually calmed down.

The one who travels a hundred miles is half ninety, and he knows very well the meaning of this sentence.

"In the war in northern Xinjiang, the Zhenbei Army of the Huaizhou Governor's Mansion has made many achievements, whether it is the initial battle of defense, or the courage in the battle of Qingxia, and even the siege of the city on the pseudo-Yan Moyang Road in the follow-up war, the performance of this army is beyond reproach. I know that the Qing family is a little unfamiliar with this brave border army, but I want you to understand that in the three-and-a-half-month battle, the Zhenbei army has annihilated and captured more than 20,000 enemy troops, which is nearly twice their own strength! ”

Li Duan raised his tone slightly, looked at Chen Lanyu, who had always been calm and solemn, and then smiled: "Commander Chen, are you willing to stay in Beijing to share my worries?" ”

This sentence immediately made the high-ranking officials of the court look solemn.

Chen Lanyu stepped forward slowly, and saluted without humility or arrogance: "It is the duty of the courtiers to share the worries of His Majesty, and the ministers should do their best!" ”

"Good."

Li Duan showed approval on his face, then looked at Li Jingda, who had been silent, and said: "Li Qingjia, I am ready to let Chen Lanyu take over as the commander of the military capital of Nanyading, do you agree?" ”

Among the six armies of the Southern Ya under Li Jingda, Yuan Xingqin can be called the first general, and the others also have sufficient military merits and qualifications, which are as unbreakable as an iron bucket. However, some time ago, Xu Wen's identity was revealed, and the commander of the dignified Dingwei army actually colluded with the enemy spies to betray the intelligence of Daqi, which had a great impact on him.

Otherwise, he would not be as quiet as a chicken at today's court.

Hearing the inquiry of the Son of Heaven at this moment, and glancing at Chen Lanyu, who was full of elegant temperament in the hall, Li Jingda only felt bitter in his mouth.

How did he not know that Chen Lanyu was Xiao Wangzhi's most trusted general, and his own ability was extremely strong, such a person would definitely not be limited to the military position of the commander of the capital in the future when he entered the Nanyajing Army. With his big toes, he could think of the intention of the Son of Heaven's arrangement, maybe it was to replace himself in the future.

But how could he stop it?

Although he has nothing to do with Xu Wen's treason, who knows if Qin Zheng's old fox has mixed some material in it?

Not to mention that Chen Lanyu's military merits and qualifications are completely sufficient, and the commander of the flat adjustment is even a little disadvantaged.

Seeing this, Li Duan asked, "Does the Li Qing family have a different opinion?" ”

Li Jingda's heart froze, and he hurriedly said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the minister has no other opinions, and Commander Chen is competent enough. ”

Li Duan smiled faintly, then looked at Chen Lanyu and said: "Proposed purpose, add Chen Lanyu as the founder of Yongfu County, reward 500 households, and give purple gold fish bags." ”

Chen Lanyu bowed down and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

His title is one level higher than Huo Zhen and He Gui, which is enough to prove the importance and expectations of the Son of Heaven for him.

Chen Lanyu returned to his position, and Li Duan announced the reward for Li Bingxue.

Compared with the various promotions of the titles, military positions and honors of other border generals, Li Bingxue's reward seems a little simpler.

She didn't have those various names, she was only promoted from lieutenant to lieutenant, and she still commanded the Jingzhou Feiyu Battalion, but the ministers, including Lu Shen, saw very clearly, her face bloomed with a bright look, like a proud plum blossom blooming in the hall.

The reason lies in the words of the Holy Decree.

“…… The cavalry of the Feiyu battalion was expanded by 2,000 people, the soldiers were selected by the Jingzhou Governor's Office, and the military horses were supplied by the Taifu Temple within half a year. ”

The reason why the important ministers of the court were not optimistic about the success of the Northern Expedition was that there was a very important reason for the lack of war horses in Daqi, especially after the Yuanjia Change, the horse breeding land in the north fell into the hands of the Jing Dynasty, and the Qi State only had a few horse breeding lands left in Chengzhou, and often clashed with the seven departments of Shazhou.

There is only one formed cavalry in the entire Jingzhou Governor's Mansion, the Feiyu Battalion, and four thousand cavalry is already the limit that Li Tianrun can make up, because the elite cavalry must have one person and two horses, otherwise it will not be able to maintain high mobility in long-distance raids.

In contrast, some of the elite cavalry of the Jing Dynasty could even reach one person and three horses.

After hearing those words, Shaoqing of Taifu Temple, who was over fifty years old, looked like a bitter gourd, but he didn't dare to object, because Qu Fenghua's experience was in front of him, and his ass was not so clean.

Li Bingxue's clear voice sounded in the hall, and the surprise was overflowing: "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

She didn't care about titles and rewards, and the increased strength of the Feather Battalion meant that her father could have a more powerful cavalry so that he could calmly deal with the formidable enemies of the north.

Li Duan looked at the young woman's heroic appearance, and couldn't help but feel something, and then turned his head to look at Lu Shen who was standing in the corner.

What a couple.

At this moment, this strange thought suddenly appeared in the emperor's heart, and then he smiled secretly, these young people have good ideas, and there is no need to annoy people in vain.

At this point in the Great Dynasty Meeting, after Li Duan used Qu Fenghua's case to force Zuo Prime Minister Li Daoyan to make concessions, all the decisions were implemented extremely smoothly and without encountering any obstacles.

The Son of Heaven could finally breathe a sigh of relief, and then raised his tone slightly: "Lu Shen." ”

"The minister is here."

A tall figure stepped out and entered the sight of all the courtiers.

(End of chapter)