That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 931

In the spring of the 24th year of Taiping, a decree inspired by Her Royal Highness Xiao Zhinan, drafted by the cabinet, and approved by the supervisor of ceremonies emerged from the imperial capital.

He was promoted to the former governor of the left of the Central Army, Zhao Wuji, to the governor of the governor's mansion.

In terms of the military officer system of the Great Qi Dynasty, Zhao Wuji is only one step away from the most important ministers at this time. Among them, the Special Jin Guanglu Doctor is a Sanjie, the Great Governor is a real professor, and the General Zhenshuo is an Admiral General. Yin, Shangzhu State is an honorary officer, Zheng Yipin is the rank, and Chen Guogong is the title.

Among them, the ranks of honor and rank are just empty positions, just like Lan Yu's title of grand master, without real power.According to the law system of Daqi, after officials are promoted, they will be awarded Sanjie at the beginning, and they will be awarded as Guanglu Doctor at the beginning of Zhengyipin, promoted to Special Jin Guanglu Doctor, and added to Shangzhu Kingdom.Zao Wou-ki was promoted from Zuodudu to Dadudu, ranked in the center, and the order of rank changed from first rank to genuine first rank. The third rank should be Doctor Guanglu, but after the three-year early examination, he can be promoted to Special Jin Guanglu with excellent evaluation. doctor.After another six years of re-examination, if the evaluation is still excellent, he will be awarded Shangzhu Kingdom.This time, he was directly promoted to Doctor Guanglu and granted Shangzhu Kingdom, which can be described as extremely honorable.

As for the seal of the general Zhenshuo, it is because of the law of Daqi. If there is an expedition, the governor will be ordered to wear the seal in the past, and the master Xuan will wear the seal in the court. There are three seals of the generals, namely: General Zhenglu, Pinglu General Lu and General Zhenshuo, when Wei Jin led the army to conquer the barbarians in southern Xinjiang, he was given the seal of General Lu.

Now Zao Wou-ki has obtained one of the three great general seals that countless warriors dream of. Regardless of actual conferment, title, casual rank, or honorary officer, they have all reached the pinnacle of a warrior. What is lacking is only a third-ranking Taibao. Another thing is to use martial arts and different surnames to become kings.

In the eyes of civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, Zao Wou-ki is undoubtedly very enviable. From one of the five left governors to become the No. 1 military officer on a par with the chief minister of the cabinet, no matter how you look at it, it is something worth celebrating. Zao Wou-ki knew that, the title of a great governor had exchanged a whole hundred thousand troops under his command, and these hundred thousand troops would be transferred to the south of the Yangtze River, and most likely they would be handed over to Xu Beiyou.

That's all, after all, he still has [-] troops left in his hands, which is enough just to defend Mutang in the northeast, but what really makes him uneasy is whether the position of the left commander of the central army will change to someone else , if it was in a time of peace, it would be desirable for a major governor to replace the left governor of the central army. Although he has the seal of General Zhenshuo now, he is still not as good as the Zuo Dudu of the Chinese Army in terms of command and dispatch. It is really possible that most of the military power will be lost. After all, this Chinese army was not built by him alone, and it is far from the level of a private army. If it is a private army, it is also the private army of the Xiao family.

Because of various reasons, after receiving the decree, Zhao Wuji did not leave the imperial capital until the second decree came out.

In the second decree, apart from transferring the [-] emperor's own troops to the south of the Yangtze River to fight the rebellion, Xu Beiyou was also appointed as the left governor of the Chinese army, granted the title of Doctor Guanglu, Zhu Guo, the seal of General Pinglu, and the Duke of Jin.

When the news spread throughout the imperial capital, the people who thought they were in the clouds suddenly realized that in the final analysis, Her Royal Highness still trusts her husband the most, and the layout of this plan is to let the emperor's son-in-law take charge of the power, and it is the most important thing. Important military power, I think this is what Elder Han Ge meant, and what the emperor's son-in-law did in the south of the Yangtze River is obvious to all. Naturally, there is no objection from the whole court. Shrimp can't turn over any big waves.

In fact, to put it bluntly, in this decree, only the official position of the left commander of the Central Army is true. As for other casual ranks, honorary officers, and titles, they are nothing. If the most critical step is taken, then the husband and wife will be the heavenly family, which is beyond words.

With these two decrees in front, the next third decree is not so eye-catching. This decree adds Zhang Wubing as Duke of Chu, grants Dr. Guanglu, Zhu Guo, and the seal of General Zhenglu.

In this way, the three seals of the great generals have all been dispatched, just in line with what the pillars of the three kingdoms said.

After the third decree was issued, Zhao Wuji finally decided to leave Beijing tomorrow and return to Shanhai City.

It was a night without a moon, and at Yin time, a line of white had just appeared in the eastern sky. It was not yet time to open the city gate, but there were already many soldiers standing in two rows holding torches in front of the city gate.

There was a sound of hurried footsteps, and two sedan chairs came towards this side one after the other.

The sedan chair stopped, before the attendants outside lifted the curtain, Zhao Wuji had already stretched out his hand to lift the curtain and walked out of the sedan chair.

All the soldiers immediately half-kneeled on the ground, respectfully said: "See the Great Commander."

Immediately afterwards, a person came out of the sedan chair at the back and came to Zhao Wuji's side.

Zao Wou-ki raised his head and looked towards the sky, the white line in the eastern sky began to gradually widen, like a fish maw.

Then his eyes slowly fell, looking at the tall city gate in front of him, and sighed.

"What the hell is Your Highness doing?" Wei Wuji, who was standing beside Zhao Wuji, asked softly, "It is true that Xu Beiyou is a sword fairy in the eighteenth floor realm, but he doesn't know anything about military affairs. Smart move."

"What Your Royal Highness wants is peace of mind. The Chinese Army is also called the Son of Heaven's Pro-Army. Its original intention is to defend the Son of Heaven. Now it is all in my hands. I have been running the Tiance Mansion all year round. Whoever sits in that position will have to share power One or two, human nature." Zao Wou-ki interjected, "Furthermore, the situation in the south of the Yangtze River is not optimistic, and it is reasonable for Her Royal Highness to keep Jiangnan safe."

Wei Wuji said slowly: "The reasoning is great, but it's also empty."

Zhao Wuji turned around and glanced at him, and said with a smile: "For Her Royal Highness, it is enough to have a reason. Whether or not this reason stands up to scrutiny, it is just a trivial matter. As for you saying that Xu Beiyou is incomprehensible in military matters, that is not true either." The question is, in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, there are Dudu Tongzhi and Dudu Qianshi who are proficient in military affairs, and if it is not good, Yu Kuang from Jiangnan will help. Don't forget that Xu Beiyou has already given the seal of the Great General, and has the right to control Yu Kuang .”

Wei Wuji said in a deep voice: "If Xu Beiyou succeeds in quelling the chaos in the south of the Yangtze River and returns to the court with great achievements, then Her Royal Highness will be able to take a step forward."

"Blocking someone's way of making money is like killing one's parents." Zhao Wuji lowered his voice suddenly, "If you don't give these 10 people, it will be difficult for Xu Beiyou to make meritorious deeds. If Xu Beiyou can't make meritorious deeds, His Highness will not be able to take that step. This is blocking His Highness. Lu is the enemy of His Highness."

Wei Wuji was startled suddenly, and then he felt deep fear in his heart.

It is said that those who are good at fighting have no great achievements, and those who are good at chess are all invincible. Although his name originally had the word "Xian Ji", but in terms of deep thinking and strategy, he is far inferior to his elder brother Zhao Wuji in the past.

Zhao Wuji raised his eyes and looked up, passed the city gate, passed the city tower, looked at the increasingly bright dawn outside the city wall, and said softly: "It's almost time, I should leave the city."

(End of this chapter)