Chapter 531

Yanzhou is the northern gateway of the imperial capital, where half of the Chinese troops are stationed.

The Central Army, also known as the Son of Heaven's Pro-Army, is the head of the five imperial guards. The Central Army Zuo Dudu has always been regarded as the second person in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion after the Metropolitan Governor, and he is also the best candidate to succeed the Metropolitan Governor. Back then Wei Jin was From the position of the left governor of the Central Army, he was promoted to be the chief governor.

The reason why the Zuo Dudu of the Central Army has such a prominent position is because he is in charge of the defense of Yanzhou and Zhili Prefecture, and has the responsibility of defending the imperial capital. Therefore, unlike other governors of the four armies, his candidate must be the emperor's confidant. For ten years, this position has been held by several important clan officials in turn. Until the 20th year of Taiping, His Majesty now began to adjust the five major forbidden armies. It is the completion of the replacement of old and new.

Compared with Zhang Wuyi recovering from illness and Yu Kuang being promoted to three ranks in a row, the appointment of the new left commander of the Chinese army, Qu Chang'an, seems a bit unexpected.

Qu Changan, after Xungui, his father Qu Cang ranked the No.13 hero in Lingyan Pavilion, Feng Zhuguo, Special Jin Ronglu Doctor, Xun Guogong, successively served as the right governor of the dark guard mansion, and the left governor of the dark guard mansion He can be said to be the confidant of the late emperor, and Qu Cang played a crucial role in the Queen Mother Lin Yinping's quelling of the struggle between the Blue and Han parties.

In all fairness, Qu Cang's military achievements in the ten years of competition are indeed mediocre. The reason why he can be in a high position lies in the word "loyalty". Ordinary, and he never missed his position in the previous court changes, and followed His Majesty's lead in everything, so that after nearly 40 years in charge of such a gloomy power in the Dark Guard Mansion, he still died peacefully.

Logically speaking, Qu Changan has such a prominent father, he should have entered the Dark Guard Mansion and slowly climbed up. After all, Qu Cang has been operating there for 40 years, with a deep foundation and countless old departments. If he enters the Dark Guard Mansion, It is almost a certainty to become one of the three major governors in the future, but Qu Chang'an has never set foot in the Dark Guard Mansion since he was a child, and he doesn't even have the position of a captain of the Dark Guard Mansion.

This is not because he has any ill feeling towards the Dark Guard Mansion, but Qu Cang does not want him to be contaminated with the Dark Guard Mansion.After all, the Dark Guard Mansion is the emperor's eyes and ears and the knife for killing people. It has great authority. If two generations of father and son are in charge of the Dark Guard Mansion, it is inevitable that some people will think that the Dark Guard Mansion is the Qu Family's Dark Guard Mansion, not the Emperor's Dark Guard Mansion. Mansion, in this way, no matter how much His Majesty relies on trust, suspicion will inevitably arise, and if the incense and love are broken, that is the way to kill for misfortune.

So Qu Cang took the initiative to take a step back, first put Qu Chang'an in the inner guard, and then transferred from the inner guard to the military commander of Wucheng. In the end, he entered the Chinese army as the governor, and served as the right governor of the Chinese army.

It is also strange to say that Qu Changan, who has no military achievements, is obviously much worse than Zhang Wubing, Yu Kuang and others. The one with the lowest authority among the governors, but who would have thought that perhaps because of Qu Cang's voluntary concession, Qu Chang'an became the left governor of the Chinese army in this personnel change, which made everyone in the temple flock miscalculation.

But when I think about it carefully, the reason why Qu Changan was able to be promoted to the left commander of the Central Army is actually very simple, because he followed his father's old path, being a lone minister, not forming a party, not being attached to, he was neither a member of the Blue Party nor a member of the Blue Party. He is not a member of the Han Party, and has nothing to do with the clan and vassals such as King Qi and Yan Wang. He is a person who can make the emperor feel at ease.

In some positions, ability is secondary, the key is whether you can rest assured.

The lords generally knew in their hearts that His Majesty is now approaching sixtieth age, and King Qi is in his prime. His Majesty has not appointed a crown prince for a long time, and appointed Qu Chang'an as the Left Commander of the Central Army.

According to the law system of Daqi, the governor and the five left governors have the right to open the mansion. Except for the governor's mansion in Beijing, the other five military governors' mansions are located in Zhili Prefecture, Zhongdu, Beidu, Shuzhou and Huzhou respectively. The Governor's Mansion is located in Bohai Mansion, Zhili Prefecture, which is the closest to the imperial capital, and it is also the gateway to the imperial capital. After Qu Chang'an had an audience with His Majesty to thank His Majesty, he immediately rushed to Bohai Mansion, opened the mansion, raised his account, and inspected the troops.

Outside the city of Bohai, there are soldiers like forests.

On the top of the city, apart from a group of generals, there are three people who are particularly conspicuous.

Among them, the one wearing the armor of a general of the first rank is naturally the new left governor of the central capital, Qu Chang'an.

However, as the highest official in Bohai Mansion, Qu Chang'an was respectful to an old man beside him, and when the old man occasionally asked questions, he tried his best to answer them without any impatience.

The old man had white beard and hair, he was not wearing official robes, but he was wearing a crane cloak casually. After looking at the army formation below the city, the group of three turned and entered the gate tower, while the generals stopped outside the gate.

Qu Chang'an hesitated to speak, "Mr. Han..."

The old man sat on the main seat, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, someone from Tiance Mansion will come to assist you when the introduction is made."

What did Qu Changan want to say, Han Xuan waved his hand to stop him, pointed at the middle-aged man sitting beside him, and said: "This is Shi Zhaoqing, the head of Tiance Palace, the newly released list of secrets The tenth person, the number one expert in the Ouchi, are you at ease?"

Zhao Qing was expressionless.

Only then did Qu Chang'an heave a sigh of relief, first he bowed his hands to Zhao Qing, and then mocked himself bitterly: "Mr. Han, Qu's self-knowledge that neither his ability nor his virtue can hold such an important position. It's really because of His Majesty's wrong love, so since he took office, he has been lamenting day and night, fearing that he will fail the grace of God."

Han Xuan said indifferently: "Captain Qu, Your Majesty uses your own Majesty's principles, so you don't have to worry too much, just do your own duty and do your best."

Qu Chang'an became more and more frightened, not knowing what the intention of this court assistant was.

In fact, according to common sense, a left governor of the Chinese army does not have to be so servile to the cabinet minister. Qu Changan, the left commander of the Chinese army, has a shallow foundation, not to mention compared with Lin Han and Wei Jin back then, even compared to his predecessors, so it is reasonable for Qu Changan to take the initiative to lower his stance.

Han Xuan didn't mean to explain too much, but said softly: "Mr. Qu, you go to deal with military affairs, and the old man can do it himself."

Qu Chang'an hurriedly got up and left.

After he left, Zhao Qing, who hadn't opened his mouth all this time, suddenly said, "Is there really going to be a fight this time? If it's time to mobilize the army to enter the capital, even if there is no danger, it will be a big loss of face."

Han Xuan said slowly: "Nowadays, His Majesty no longer cares about saving face. They all talk about peace and peace, and inherit the peace of the world. Your Majesty really wants to make the world peaceful."

Zhao Qing shook his head and said: "If it was Xiao Yu who said this, I might believe it, but Xiao Xuan said this, I don't think he can do it. He was raised in the deep palace since he was a child, and he has never suffered. Frustration, the emperor who has not experienced ten years of competition, why should he? Just because he is Xiao Yu's son?"

After a long silence, Han Xuan sighed softly, "It's up to people."

(End of this chapter)

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