The daily life of Dali Siqing

The capital of gods, Hanyuan Hall.

The central court of the Great Zhou Dynasty is holding a great meeting.

Today's topic is naturally related to King Zhao's rebellion.

"Xu Lishen, a member of the Ministry of Military Affairs, has his own book!" A middle-aged official came out. He had a Chinese character face and a long beard. He looked extremely square, in line with the traditional appearance of an official.

A member of the Ministry of War, a foreign minister, was only from the fifth rank. If he jumped out at this time, it was obviously impossible for him to do so on his own initiative.

The eyes of all the ministers glanced at Li Chengguang, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and the two ministers on the left and right, intentionally or unintentionally.Most likely, aren't these three big bosses and officials under the Ministry of War all their followers? !
But what this person said next made everyone suspicious.

"Your Majesty, Xu, stood up to impeach Cao Xueyang, the commander-in-chief of the Longwu Army. He betrayed the divine grace and feared the enemy like a tiger. He retreated into the city and did not dare to fight. As a result, the 20-strong army at the center of our court was trapped in the city. Where is the face of the court?! Where is the majesty of the emperor!? "

Xu Lishen asked questions again and again, with an imposing manner, like a pillar of the country.

But its content made many officials present think deeply.

What's going on? The soldiers from the Ministry of War actually want to force the Governor of the Sixth Army Governor's Mansion to fight. Could it be that the Ministry of War and the Sixth Army Governor's Mansion are about to start a war in the DPRK? !
Zhao Tianlin, the commander-in-chief of the Pingjing Army, had just died for his country, and someone from the Ministry of War jumped out. It is hard to believe that this was just an accident.

Not only everyone was confused, but the left and right ministers of the Ministry of War were also confused and looked at each other.

your people? !

Not yours? !
The two people's eye contact instantly stunned each other.

Unexpectedly, this matter was not arranged by the other party. The two of them immediately cast their eyes on Li Chengguang, the Minister of War in front of them. Could it be arranged by the boss? !

Li Chengguang stood in the main hall, looking at the ministers' gazes as if they were nothing, and remained unmoved, as if the entire court meeting had nothing to do with him.

This made the officials in Hanyuan Hall even more confused as to what Li Chengguang was thinking! ?
However, Li Chengguang's words immediately attracted a rebuttal from a lieutenant general in the Sixth Army Governor's Mansion.

"Master Xu, your Ministry of War has crossed the line!"

Although the Ministry of War is one of the six departments of the imperial court, it actually does not control troops, but is a military administrative agency.It is responsible for recruiting soldiers, distributing military pay, raising military rations, arranging military horses, manufacturing ordnance, and passing examinations for promotion of generals... In a word, the Ministry of War is responsible for all military affairs that are not directly related to war.

The Sixth Army Governor's Office is responsible for the mobilization of troops and horses, the division of war zones, and the formulation of combat plans.All matters directly related to the war are the responsibility of the Sixth Army Governor's Office.

The Ministry of War is in charge of military affairs, and the Governor's Office is in charge of military power.

It not only ensures that everyone can perform their duties and the work pressure is not so great, but also ensures that there will not be a situation where one company is dominant and occupies air power.

But now it seems that the Ministry of War is not willing to just be in charge of military affairs, but also wants to have a hand in military power.

This attack was obviously premeditated. After the lieutenant general refuted, a group of civil servants suddenly took action.

Among them are the academicians of Hanlin Academy, the Yuanwai Lang of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Rites, the Xielu Lang of Taichang Temple, the Prime Minister of Honglu Temple...

At one time, 27 officials had pledged to establish themselves!

This scene looks spectacular!

Emperor Linde, who was high on the throne, seemed to be shocked by the scene where all the ministers signed their names, and he spoke after a moment.

"I think that the request of Xu Qing and all the ministers is very reasonable... According to my decree, Cao Xueyang, the commander-in-chief of the Longwu Army, will go to war immediately to defeat the rebels and regain the lost territory without delay!"

"His Majesty!"

"His Majesty!"

Just as Emperor Linde finished speaking, the head of the Sixth Army Governor's Mansion and the Chief Governor of the Royal Forest Army stood up.

"Your Majesty! It is most important for the general to judge before the battle. We are not in front of the battlefield and don't know what the situation is. If we give orders at will, it will lead to a defeat for our army! Your Majesty, please think twice!"

Wu Keming knew what impact this order would have on the master on the battlefield.

Although this sentence is rebellious and unethical, it does make sense.

Even when Blue Star came to attack Jinzhou, 101 had disagreements with the Military Commission.The main reason is that the two sides have different judgments on the battlefield situation.

"Your Majesty, it is taboo to command an army thousands of miles away. Didn't Your Majesty hear about the defeats at Tongguan and Gaolianghe?!"

The Battle of Tongguan was caused by Xuanzong urging Ge Shuhan to fight, while the Battle of Gaolianghe was caused by Song Chezong's random command.

As soon as Wu Keming said these words, Emperor Linde's face darkened.

"Wu Qing means that I am a foolish master like Xuanzong of the former Tang Dynasty?! The imperial orders I issued are also random orders?!"

Wu Keming immediately leaned over to apologize, "I don't dare! I just want to..."

Before Wu Keming finished speaking, he was interrupted by Emperor Linde, "What are you thinking?! You have no joke, how can you change your order tomorrow?!"

"I dare not!"

In this gunpowder-filled duel between the monarch and his ministers, the ministers seemed to see something else.Many ministers were thoughtful.

……

After the dynasty ended, there was a gathering of more than ten ministers in a quiet elegant garden.

"I didn't expect what happened today to go so smoothly. It's really a great achievement. When His Highness King Zhao comes to Dabao, we will all be ministers of merit!"

Before the Battle of Baigouhe, although there were some members of King Zhao's party in the court, most of them still disliked King Zhao.

Since ancient times, few people have succeeded in rebelling as feudal lords.

The reason why most people took refuge in King Zhao was just because King Zhao promised huge profits.

Although the wages of officials in the Zhou Dynasty were raised several levels, their salary levels were still incomparable with those in the pre-Song Dynasty.

Under the temptation of King Zhao's huge sum of money, naturally some people were willing to work for King Zhao.

But after the Battle of Baigouhe, the wind direction above the imperial court had quietly changed. Even civil servants who didn't know how to fight could understand that the current situation in the imperial court was very bad.

Now there are not many capable soldiers to be mobilized to continue to suppress King Zhao's rebellion. The only army with a complete structure is Cao Xueyang's Longwu Army.

However, this Longwu Army was newly organized and trained by Cao Xueyang, and its combat power had not been tested in actual combat. The ministers of the Great Zhou Dynasty still did not trust it.

The current situation is very similar to that of Hou Jin's invasion, but where can we find Yu Yanyi now? !

Yang Qingyuan, the only one who had any hope of winning this battle, was ostracized by his ministers because of the coup and regicide, and he expelled himself from the capital.Where can anyone stop King Zhao's offensive? !
Many ministers felt that it was only a matter of time before King Zhao invaded the divine capital and visited Dabao.

If I can serve the new king in advance now, I can't even imagine this achievement!At least he needs to be promoted to a higher level!Taking sides is always the greatest art in political struggle. As long as you can take sides and make choices, you can rise to the top even if you do nothing.

The most famous among them is a big man named Ye.

Zhuge was cautious in his life, but Lu Duan was not confused in important matters.At every critical node, you can make the right choice.

And these people chose to seek refuge with King Zhao at this time.

Although the spies formed by Prince Zhao's Mansion were not as good as the Jin Yiwei, a small number of them still penetrated into the divine capital at the feet of the Emperor.

Although the Sixth Department of Darkness monitors Shendu, there are 800 million permanent residents inside and outside Shendu. Even the Sixth Department of Darkness cannot fully understand the spies of Prince Zhao's Mansion.

This gave them an opportunity.

With the help of officials who had originally taken refuge with King Zhao, they secretly met with many middle- and lower-level and frustrated officials.

These people are the easiest to sway!
Not much time has passed, and now it has grown to dozens of people.

Especially in the Hanlin Academy, not everyone is trained as a prime minister like Yang Qingyuan and Wang Hua.

Those who were ranked lower among the second-class Jinshi were selected into the Hanlin Academy. They had not been promoted for many years and had no way to seek external employment, so they could only waste their time in the Hanlin Academy.

But now King Zhao's olive branch gives them hope.

"Today, under the general trend of the imperial court, even the emperor agreed to our request!" One of the middle-aged Hanlin raised his teacup, took a sip, and then vomited all over the floor because of the hot tea.

"Hu! Hu! Hu!"

"Hahaha! Brother Wang, drink slowly. This tea is scalding hot. If you are impatient, not only will you not be able to drink it, but you will burn yourself!" Honglu Si Cheng blew the tea in the cup slowly, and then slowly Take a slow sip.

……

"By the way! Is that Yuanwailang from the Ministry of War also a member of the prince's family?!"

Suddenly, an official mentioned Xu Lishen, a member of the Ministry of War who was the first to speak.

When they were discussing the matter the day before yesterday, they were confused about who should bring up this matter.Because everyone here is a group of officials without real power.They have no position at all if they want to raise matters regarding Cao Xueyang's war.

Originally, it was a chief secretary at the Ministry of War who brought up the matter. Although he was a lowly official, he was a professional counterpart.

As a result, at the court meeting today, before the chief secretary could speak, a more important person stood up.

"It's really hard to say this!" said Honglu Si Cheng, the oldest person here.

"Didn't you realize that today is a show between the Emperor and the Minister of War?!"

As soon as Honglu Si Cheng said these words, a Jin Yiwei hidden in the dark secretly said something bad. Could it be that this person saw through the plan? !
"This is clearly a joint effort between the Emperor and the Minister of War to regain military power! This person is most likely to be sent out on His Majesty's orders." Honglu Si Cheng had an expression that said I had seen through everything, and just planted two big flags behind him.On the one hand, Zhuge was reborn, and on the other hand, Taigong was reborn, and he wrote: "God's plan is wonderful."

"But the emperor should not be suspicious of the relationship between Cao Xueyang and Yang Hou!?"

Honglu Si Cheng then said disdainfully, "There is no family affection in the Tian family. Even between father and son, there is flesh and blood, let alone Yang Qingyuan?! Since ancient times, have you seen any emperor who is kind?!"

A Hanlin bachelor sitting in the corner whispered, "Emperor Xuan of the former Han Dynasty... Emperor Guangwu of the later Han Dynasty... Emperor Zhaolie of the Han Dynasty were all kind and righteous people!"

Honglu Temple Cheng: "..."

I didn’t know what to say for a while. These people in the Hanlin Academy were really nerds. They deserved to spend their whole lives studying in the Hanlin Academy. How could they be qualified to be officials with their emotional intelligence? !
Is this a question of whether there is any emperor who has feelings? !
But what Hanlin said was very reasonable, and he couldn't refute it.

"In short, that's it, all of you adults understand! Hey, that's why today's situation is happening, so, hey, that's why I analyzed it like this!" Honglu Si Cheng deceived the situation for a while.

"Now Cao Xueyang is forced to fight. General Zhang Shimei under His Royal Highness King Zhao is waiting for him. As long as he dares to fight, he will definitely be defeated!"

"But how do we inform His Highness King Zhao?!"

A man dressed as a servant who had been silent until now spoke at this moment, "My lords, don't worry, we will inform His Highness King Zhao of this news."

The officials were stunned for a moment, and then they realized that the servants here were actually King Zhao's spies.

"My lords, there is no need to panic. Since we will arrange for you to gather here, this place must be absolutely safe. The servants, maids, and cooks here are all from His Royal Highness King Zhao. There is no need to worry about the surveillance of the Jinyi Guards!"

Honglu Si Cheng took the lead in raising his glass in silence and said, "Then let's drink tea instead of wine and pay homage to His Royal Highness King Zhao from afar!"

For a time, the scene was very lively and harmonious.

……

Jinyiwei Town Fusi Yamen.

Qinglong, the commander of Jinyiwei, was looking at the information in his hand.Qinglong was originally the leader of the four commanders of Jinyiwei's Zhenfu Division, but now Emperor Linde gave him the official title of Commander of Jinyiwei, making him the legitimate No. 1 of Jinyiwei.

In his hand was the list of officials attending today's gathering.

"Hey, Honglu Si Cheng, this can be considered a big fish."

The heads of the six ministries of official affairs, household affairs, rituals, military affairs, punishment, and work, as well as the nine departments of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, General Affairs Department, and Dali Temple are Dajiuqing.

The chiefs of the nine departments of Taichang, Jingyin, Guanglu, Taipu, Zhanshi, Guozi, Honglu, Qintian and Shangbao are called Xiaojiuqing.

Honglu Temple does not have a Shaoqing for the time being, and Honglu Temple Cheng is the second-in-command of Honglu Temple.

Even Qinglong had to lament that this was not a small fish. The Jinyiwei had captured many people, but for officials who were truly high-ranking, the Jinyiwei were not qualified to directly interrogate them, but had to hand them over to the big guys from the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

And the level of Honglu Temple Cheng is the highest-level official that Jinyiwei can interrogate.

"Sir, shall we arrest him or not!?" Qianhu, the Jin Yiwei standing in the hall, was gearing up. This is a credit to the doorstep!Who doesn’t want to earn!

Qinglong didn't ask directly, just asked. "How many of our people are there in that other courtyard?!"

"We have spies among the cooks, maids, and servants. We can detect any news they want to make!"

Qinglong nodded in approval, "Yes, that's the case, so don't rush to catch it! Since we have good bait and a fishing net to protect you from the fish escaping, we will naturally catch a few more fish. I believe, The chancellor of Honglu Temple will not be the upper limit!"

Hearing Qinglong speak like this, Qianhu's eyes lit up, and he immediately boasted, "As expected of Master Tongzhi, he is indeed far-sighted and far-sighted. I can't compare to being humble and short-sighted!"

Qinglong ignored his flattery and just said to himself, "I am now promoted to the commander of Jinyiwei. Although the position of commander of Dongzhen Fusi is vacant, there will be no one to take it for a while, but I plan to Set up a deputy commander in Dongzhen Fusi to manage daily affairs..."

Qianhu's eyes lit up when he heard this, "Please rest assured, my lord, I will definitely keep an eye on these rebellious officials and traitors, and none of them can escape!"

... (end of this chapter)