Hearing the emperor's exclamation, Leng Yiqing and Tang Huan's eyes invariably turned to Zhang Guangshi, the secretary of the military department. Pen ~ fun ~ cabinet www.biquge.info According to the Dayu official system, the responsibility for the selection of military attaches is attributed to the Ministry of War, so he, the secretary of the Ministry of War, should have the most say on the selection of good generals. As everyone knows, this Lord Shangshu is suffering at this time and can't say it!

Since the battle of Qingfengling in the past, the main army of 200,000 of Rong State has been completely annihilated, and since then it has no strength to invade south, and finally let the people of Dayu live a peaceful life for more than 20 years. However, after a long period of peace, the king will inevitably have a heart of emphasizing literature over martial arts, whether it is the selection of officials or the allocation of silver from the treasury, military affairs are not important. The official seal in the army is concurrently served by civilian officials, and military officers can only serve as deputy positions. As a result, the military attachés in the DPRK and China have become weaker and weaker, especially after the once heavy army and hot Prince Ding left the court due to illness, and the people who talked about military affairs in the court were almost unheard. In this way, from the center to the localities, the armaments are slack, and there is a shortage of troops, and Dayu's armed forces have already reached a precarious situation. To say something that is not pleasant, within ten years, the imperial court will have no more available soldiers, let alone any generals who will lead the troops!

However, Zhang Shangshu would never dare to say these truths to the emperor, otherwise the emperor would be angry, and it was very likely that he would be angry with him, who was also responsible for this, and maybe he would immediately commit a crime of dereliction of duty, and when the time came, it would be just a sentence from the emperor.

But now the situation is uncontrollable, and the two senior officials of the DPRK and the Central Committee are eyeing him, so that he has no way to avoid it, and he has to stand up and say a few words to show that he is worried about the king.

In desperation, Zhang Guangshi stepped forward tremblingly and said: "Back to Your Majesty, after His Royal Highness the King pacified the northern border, I have enjoyed a peaceful and prosperous life for more than 20 years. It's just that in the past 20 years or so, the good generals in the former army have become old and withered, and the new generation of young generals have lacked actual combat experience because they have no battles to fight.

Peeking at the emperor's increasingly gloomy face, Zhang Guangshi was finally anxious and wise, and thought of the only person who could save his life, so he immediately turned his gaze to Prince Ding, who was standing aside, and said respectfully: "Although His Royal Highness Prince Ding no longer leads the army, he should be more familiar with the generals in the army than the ministers, I don't know if I can recommend one or two candidates?"

When the emperor heard this, he finally felt a little sad, and nodded again and again: "Yes, what kind of person can Prince Ding recommend?"

Prince Ding seemed to have known that the emperor would ask such a question, and replied without thinking: "The younger brother did think of a person, but the younger brother has not seen this person for many years, and I don't know how he is doing, and I am even more unsure whether he can still be qualified for this position——"

"Oh?" the emperor finally showed a smile on his face, "Who is this person?" ”

"This person is the deputy general under the command of his younger brother back then, and Song Xingye, the left deputy commander of the Northern Army. ”

"Song Xingye?" The emperor looked at the privy envoy Tang Huan with a puzzled expression, after all, the appointment and dismissal of high-ranking generals in the army are all under the control of the Privy Council, and Tang Huan has been in the position of privy envoy for some years, so he must know who this person is.

Who knew that Tang Huan, the privy envoy, was already a master of mixed life, relying on his ancestor Yu Yin to enter the official career, and he himself was very good at drilling, and even rose step by step, sitting on the high position of the privy envoy from the first grade. However, Tang Huan, the privy envoy, was originally a civilian official, and he had always been unfamiliar with the military, and he had never paid attention to this aspect, so how could he know who was a small deputy commander of the Northern Army more than 20 years ago?

Seeing that the emperor was staring at him, Tang Huan suddenly panicked, and he couldn't say why he was standing for a long time.

He had no choice but to turn his gaze for help to Zhang Guangshi, the secretary of the military department who usually had a good relationship with him, hoping that he could relieve himself of the siege. At this moment, he had forgotten how the emperor had stood aside and watched his jokes when he asked about the candidates for leading the troops.

At this time, although Zhang Guangshi was still a little worried about the matter of Fang Cai, after all, he had always had a good relationship with Tang Huan, and Tang Huan's grade was still above him, so this kind of thing that offended Shangguan could not be done easily. However, even if he really had the heart to help Tang Huan, he was powerless at the moment. He has only served as the secretary of the military department for two or three years, and he has never heard of Song Xingye in the Dayu army. Therefore, although he felt that Tang Huan's situation at this time was as pitiful as Fang Cai's self, Zhang Guangshi could only turn his evasive gaze to other places, and at the same time he was still chanting Buddha in his heart, asking the Bodhisattva to bless him, don't let the emperor target him again.

Seeing that the emperor's face was already displeased, Lord Zuo Xiangqing, who had not spoken for a long time, stepped forward in a timely manner: "Back to Your Majesty, Weichen has heard a little about this Song general. In the Battle of Qingfengling that year, General Song, as the vanguard officer of the front, was responsible for raiding the flank of the invading Rong army. After slaying Guan Tianhu, the leading general of the Beirong Left Route Army, this Song general-"

Speaking of this, Leng Yiqing paused slightly, and arched his hand to Prince Ding on the side, "General Song, according to the plan set by His Royal Highness King Ding, the commander, pretended to be invincible and retreated, luring the main force of the Rong army into the ambush circle of our army, and finally annihilated his entire army. After this battle, General Song was promoted to the left deputy commander of the Northern Army for his merits, and was awarded General Jingyuan. ”

"Hmm-" The emperor glanced at Leng Yiqing with great satisfaction, and then said with a look of remembrance, "Hearing Leng Qing say this, I also remembered some deeds about this Jingyuan general. At that time, although the Rong army was ambushed, but after all, it was an elite division of 200,000, desperately resisting and not surrendering, and the soldiers under King Ding were less than 100,000. Song Xingye was seriously wounded in the fierce battle and was misreported to have been killed. Soon after his wife gave birth, she suddenly heard the bad news and died of grief. When I heard about this, I was also embarrassed, so I posthumously named Mrs. Song and gave the son of Song Xingye the name Qingfeng to commemorate the fierce general who died on Qingfeng Ridge. Fortunately, later King Ding sent people to find this surviving Song general among the corpses!"

Leng Yiqing suddenly sighed with emotion: "From this point of view, this General Song can really be described as a lucky general! The reason why he was able to survive the death must be because he was blessed by His Majesty's Son of Heaven!"

The emperor nodded very favorably, "That's true! Well, after talking for a long time, I don't know where this Song general is now?"

Leng Yiqing continued to reply: "I heard that more than ten years ago, General Song had a conflict with the Ministry of War due to a shortage of military funds, and was reprimanded by Yu Wenchang, the secretary of the former Ministry of War, and was fined and demoted. As a result, General Song was furious, so he resigned from the official position, disarmed and returned to his hometown. ”

The emperor's face couldn't help but sink, "Yu Wenchang was corrupt and perverted the law, embezzled military funds to enrich his own pockets, and he was investigated by me three years ago. Thinking about it, General Song was also wrongly framed by this corrupt official back then, which is really hateful!"

Leng Yiqing immediately lowered his eyes and closed his mouth, and Zhang Guangshi, the current secretary of the Ministry of War, was even more frightened, thinking of the predecessor who had been beheaded and robbed, he couldn't help but warn himself again and again in his heart, now that the situation is tense, he must not use his hands and feet on military funds again, otherwise he will be a lesson from the past if he is not careful.

"Immediately pass on my will, restore the former Jingyuan general Song Xingye to his military position, and enter the palace five days later. ”

The three courtiers immediately bowed down to receive the order, and then withdrew from the Hall of Elector.

Outside the hall, Tang Huan glanced at Zhang Guangshi, and after the two of them said goodbye to Lord Zuo Xiang's cold clothes, they hurried all the way out of the palace.

There was always a gentle smile on Leng Yiqing's face, and after seeing the two slightly embarrassed figures disappear, he couldn't help but look back at the gate of the Xuande Hall again, and muttered in his mouth: "Prince Ding, where did this so-called Prince Ding come from?"