Since Chen Qingzhi retreated from the enemy army with 800 white robes, this matter has been rumored throughout the imperial city, and in his intentional or unintentional disclosure, everyone knows that behind the victory of this battle, there is a notorious prince who has the merit.

No one among the people wanted to believe it, but the civil and military officials and even all the concubines in the harem more or less changed their feelings about him after seeing that the prince of the early dynasty was not afraid of danger.

Following.

Morning meeting.

Inside the Chongde Temple.

Hundreds of civil and military officials stand in accordance with the requirements of rank, division of labor, etc., and at present, when the national crisis is at hand, daily court meetings are necessary, and the emphasis is on discussing the matter of retreating from the enemy.

The Great Wei Emperor sat on the dragon chair, like an immortal in the sky looking down at the princes and ministers in the audience, and asked the eunuchs around him to read out the first holy decree of the day.

"Fengtian carried the emperor, Zhao said:

Yesterday, the vanguard of the enemy country came to the city, the capital was in danger, fortunately Chen Qingzhi was in danger to give the order, to repel the enemy soldiers, so that the capital was temporarily relieved, the merit was indispensable, and the reward was a thousand taels of gold, and the deputy commander of the right guard of the Yulin Army and the general of Huaihua was promoted. Zhao Yun, the former prince's close guard, was meritorious in personally beheading the enemy, and he was promoted to the right guard of Yulin Zhonglang General, and the soldiers who followed the two to fight were all rewarded. ”

After the holy decree was read, Chen Qingzhi and Zhao Yun came out to bow down and receive the decree, and the reward for this decree was not ungenerous, but the two of them were not happy, because this decree did not mention their lord and prince in the slightest.

Zhao Changqing, who was hiding in the corner and standing quietly, glanced at Chen Qingzhi with resentment, he was angry, and seeing the mediocrity in his hand, he was ruined because of his 'random command'.

After the two of them received the holy decree, they just wanted to say something for the eldest prince, and a minister couldn't wait to come out and say: "Your Majesty, the minister has questions." ”

"Speak. Emperor Great Wei remained silent.

The person who came out of the ranks was an official of the Ministry of War, subordinate to the position of Shilang, and he said: "I don't know Your Majesty, what is the right guard of the Yulin Army?

Emperor Great Wei smiled: "Aiqing, don't worry. As soon as the words landed, he made a gesture and motioned to the eunuch beside him to read the second holy decree,

"Fengtian carried the emperor, Zhao said:

Since the invasion of Chu Xingbing, I deeply felt the illness of the soldiers in various places, and I couldn't help but feel worried, and built a new army Yulin Right Guard, in charge of the safety of the capital, the original garrison of the city, each performing its own duties, and its upper Yulin Right Guard commanded the whole city and led 10,000 people. The original Yulin Army, renamed Yulin Left Guard, was responsible for consolidating the safety of the palace. ”

After reading through this holy decree, the entire palace exploded and discussed it hotly, and the princes, their eyes became hotter and hotter, and they all wanted to take the position of the general of Yulin Right Guard.

10,000 people!

There are only nearly 5,000 people in Yulin Zuowei!

Li Ziyuan, the prime minister of the Great Wei Dynasty, thought about it again and again, and finally expressed his views on the matter of building a new army on behalf of the interest group behind him, "My emperor is Shengming!"

Obviously, he knew the saints of the day very well, and to be able to announce this holy decree in front of everyone, in a sense, had greatly destroyed the balance of the capital, after all, the rule of the whole city is no matter how small, how can it be considered domination? This is a play on words, which means that the incoming general must be the emperor's confidant.

At such a juncture, he must not lead the destruction of the emperor's Yaxing, and when the national crisis is at hand, all political factors must be compromised and conceded so that everyone's opinions can be unified.

As Prime Minister Li shouted, all the civil and military officials began to speak in unison, shouting Emperor Shengming.

The Great Wei Emperor was very satisfied with the situation in front of him.

The Great Wei Dynasty established the country with the Shi clan and ruled the world with the scholars, so in a sense, this also made the emperor unable to act arbitrarily, and the matter of establishing a new army had a lot of oil and water and more Taoism, in short, the Shi clan did not want the military power of the imperial family to be too large.

The Great Wei Zuo Xianggong took advantage of the emperor's joy and said: "Qi Qi Sheng, the army of King Qin from all walks of life in the south is almost here, do you want to hurry up to raise grain, grass, and military salaries to prepare for the needs of King Qin's army from time to time?"

The Great Wei Emperor frowned slightly and agreed to the matter.

Not surprisingly, those scholars standing behind the army of King Qin began to prepare to open their mouths to the lions of the world.

No way, politics is like this, if you want to touch this thing, you are destined to lose another thing, weighing the pros and cons and balancing is the best political direction, even those in power cannot get involved in sabotage, interference, and so on.

Otherwise, the country will not be a country, unless you personally have a huge amount of faith, such as the founding monarch, the power to control the universe.

Emperor Wei exhaled a deep breath of turbidity, ready to deal with the next big war, he asked the eunuch to read the third holy decree,

"Fengtian carried the emperor, Zhao said:

The eldest prince Zhao Changqing is young and intelligent, well versed in the way of managing the army, and yesterday offered advice to help Chen Aiqing repel the enemy soldiers for one of them, and created a new training art to make the soldiers self-reliant, this merit is the second, and the prince is rewarded for temporarily taking the post of the general of the right guard of the Yulin Army, and passing on the method of training to the new army, in order to see the after-effects, and admire this. ”

This holy decree made the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty and all the princes, including Zhao Changqing, stunned.

Although it is said to be a 'temporary collection', there is no follow-up to the after-effects!

The new army is led by the Great Prince?

Isn't that nonsense!

At least more than half of the ministers of civil and military affairs have publicly expressed their opposition out of reasons such as taking sides or feeling that Zhao Changqing is overwhelmed.

This situation is getting worse.

Emperor Wei frowned deeply.

I thought to myself, "It seems that this battle is harder to fight than I imagined." ”

"Silence!"

"Silence!"

The eunuch next to Emperor Great Wei was hinted at by him, and he opened his throat and began to scream, and the order in the palace was temporarily peaceful.

His Royal Highness, the eldest prince who is the person concerned, has not yet recovered from his confusion.

I didn't do anything, but I can be promoted?

Are you dreaming? Twist yourself and try it.

Hiss, it hurts.

It's a real dream.

In the queue of princes, it was the five princes in the prince's camp who openly stood up against it, "Enlighten the father, the sons think it is inappropriate, although the eldest brother has signs of goodness, but over the years, after all, it is notorious, if you take office like a horse, I am afraid that people will not be convinced!"

Emperor Wei began to feel a headache, he couldn't express his position immediately, he had to be supported by someone to express his opinion, otherwise he would end up with an arbitrary and professional stinky problem under the pen of the historian,

"The eldest prince, what do you think of this matter?"

When Zhao Changqing heard the question, he thought about it very seriously, and then said: "Erchen is only a shallow learner, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to ascend to the throne as the fifth brother said, so Erchen suggested that General Chen Qingzhi should manage the new army in a unified manner to see the after-effects." ”

The voice landed, and I began to complain in my heart,

"What kind of broken general, what can the new army do? Does my brother need military power now? Brother needs to gain a foothold in the court, so that he can participate in political affairs, and then defeat the country and obtain mediocre value!"

When the Great Wei Emperor heard this, he was happy in his heart, this trick was good.

And the six Shangshu ministers who participated in the deliberations in the Chongde Hall yesterday began to feel that the eldest prince had become unfathomable, for example, this move was to retreat into advance, which was a brilliant game.

As for the other ministers of civil and military affairs, I only feel that His Royal Highness the Great Prince is different from the past, as if he has opened his mind in an instant, and has become able to speak well, and he does not have that strong aura of a gentleman.

But then again, how could the fifth prince easily let Zhao Changqing pass, he said: "Although General Chen Qingzhi has meritorious service to the country, he has no experience in managing the army, not to mention that the establishment of the new army is a matter of great importance, so I must make a careful decision, and I hope my father and emperor will think twice!"

After Chen Qingzhi heard the voice of the eldest prince, he was grateful in his heart, but after hearing the aggressiveness of the fifth prince, he suddenly became angry, but at this moment, he was the most difficult to speak, and for a while, he was in a dilemma.

Zhao Changqing was so annoyed that he was not just the commander of a new army? What is the dog barking?

At this moment, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he suddenly thought of a candidate.

On weekdays, he often drinks and has fun with himself, and often laments that he was born at an untimely time, and the second-generation official protector (hereditary replacement) Cao Shen.

In his impression, the second generation of officials who look like Maitreya Buddha is a straw bag, and it is also a straw bag with lust, if he is allowed to sit in the command of the new army, within three months, the new army will be rotten, so that this can also get a lot of mediocrity!

Thinking of it, he said, "Father Qiqi, since the fifth brother is worried that General Chen Qingzhi has no experience in managing the army, then the son has a candidate to recommend, and he is Cao Shen, the protector of the country." ”

Cao Shen?

There are many people in the palace who have forgotten this name, but they remember the title of the founding duke quite clearly.

Someone remembered the name Cao Shen and was scared out of a cold sweat.

His father, the former protector of the country, was on the wrong side of the throne for participating in the crown prince's succession sixteen years ago, and was dismissed from his post by the current saint at random to retire.

His descendants and grandchildren no longer entered the court as officials.

This Cao Shen, not young, thirty nine, sixteen years ago, followed his father to command the Shenwu Army, and later because of the position, was dismissed, the Shenwu Army also carried out a major change, becoming today's city defense force 'Longwu Army'.

Listening to the tone of the eldest prince, you are very familiar with the Cao family?

It's over!

It's time for the eldest prince to be out of luck.

The people who thought of it cast pity on Zhao Changqing one after another.

Emperor Dawei was also a little angry in his heart after hearing the name Cao Shen, but he felt that this opinion was feasible, and he even felt that this was something that his eldest son had been planning for a long time.

After colluding with the founding dignitaries in private, do you want to have more bargaining chips to fight for the throne?

Not bad.

Son, my father is really curious, who have you met over the years?

What can I do if this Cao Shen is activated again?

I believe that my eldest son can control it.

"Okay, this Cao Shenzhen remembered it, he became famous at a young age, he once commanded the Shenwu Army, and he is quite experienced, so let Cao Shen assist Chen Qingzhi, and the two of them will temporarily lead the new army, just like that, go to the Protector's Mansion to pass the decree!"

The Great Wei Emperor decided.

Zhao Changqing smiled happily.

As for the history of Cao Shen, to be honest, he never paid attention to it.

Because the two are just friends of wine and meat.

However, judging from the fact that he was once dismissed, he is definitely a walking mediocre value!

Zhao Changqing didn't know why Cao Shen was dismissed, and he secretly thought that he was dismissed for serious crimes such as not doing his job properly and delaying military aircraft.

The Manchu ministers of civil and military affairs were stunned.

Re-enable the Cao family?

Is this some kind of message?

Is the emperor going to start reusing the founding honors?

Recommended by the Great Prince...

Don't...

Is this what the father and son have discussed?

Hiss!

Think about it!

Thinking of this, their eyes when they looked at Zhao Changqing changed, no longer with pity, but with a little surprise.

As for the eight princes, they have different thoughts in their hearts.

That Cao Shen, they once understood.

Hanging on to the vacant position of the protector of the country, eating the emperor's food, not doing his job, not thinking of making progress, such a person can teach the new army well?

Hum!

When something goes wrong with the new army, let the 'big brother' you can't eat and walk around, and the salted fish is still delusional?

However, if you ignore state affairs and don't know about political leaders, even if you used to deliberately hide it, what can you do?