bastard seizes tang

Chapter 762 Ranking
After Wu Meiniang left, Xi Junmaicai led Qin Shubao, Su Dingfang, Cheng Zhijie, Li Junxian, and Gao Kan into the hall.

These people are all the key figures in charge of the imperial city's soldiers and horses. Qin Shubao is in charge of the main camp of the Beiya Forbidden Army and sits at the Xuanwu Gate; Xi Jun buys the guards and Baiqi and guards the inner palace; The gate, the left and right Wuhou Wei, and the rest Cheng Zhijie, Li Junxian and Gao Kan also led their troops to guard the key points in the palace.

"The last general pays homage to His Majesty." Several people entered the hall together, and bowed down to Li Ke who was sitting at the head of the hall.

Li Ke raised his hand and said: "Generals are here, there is no need to be polite, please sit down quickly."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Several people responded, and sat down separately in His Highness.

Several of them are senior generals in the army and key figures in charge of the Beiya, but they all have their own distinctions. Before Li Ke ascended the throne, Cheng Zhijie was the most respected and powerful among them. After Li Ke ascended the throne, he became Li Ke's art master and Qin Shubao of the newly promoted Taibao. As for Su Dingfang and Xi Junmai, although they were Li Ke's confidantes, their qualifications were a generation lower.

Qin Shubao sat down by Li Ke's right hand. There is absolutely no objection to this. After all, Qin Shubao is a high-ranking official in the court. After sitting down, Cheng Zhijie's actions made others embarrassed.

Cheng Zhijie was the founding father of the country. He was a leader in the army in terms of merit and prestige, and he was ranked above Su Dingfang. He was the second seat according to the rules and sat in the first place on Li Ke's left. But Cheng Zhijie was not like that. Cheng Zhijie Unexpectedly, he walked to Qin Shubao's subordinate and sat down by himself.

This suddenly stumped Su Dingfang. In terms of the ability to command troops or the weight in Li Ke's heart, Su Dingfang is definitely higher than Cheng Zhijie, but the ranking of the court is not according to this. As far as the ranking is concerned, Su Dingfang should be in third place, which is where Cheng Zhijie is sitting now. Cheng Zhijie is still above Su Dingfang, and should sit opposite Qin Shubao.

Su Dingfang is Li Ke's confidant and favorite general, and he has an unrivaled talent. Su Dingfang has risen very fast in recent years. With Li Jing withdrawing from the court, he has great intentions to be tied with Li Ji in the military, but this is only I'm afraid it will be a matter of the next few years. As far as the moment is concerned, Su Dingfang's ranking is slightly lower than Cheng Zhijie's. Su Dingfang has always acted in a low-key manner, and will not rely on Li Ke's favor to pass by without authorization.

Cheng Zhijie's sudden sitting down also disrupted Su Dingfang's original plan, but fortunately Su Dingfang was quite quick-witted. Seeing this, Su Dingfang himself did not sit at the top on the left, but sat opposite Cheng Zhijie himself, leaving Li Take the position on the left hand side.

Seeing this, Li Ke said with a smile: "General Cheng, why is this? Isn't this embarrassing for the younger generations like Dingfang?"

Cheng Zhijie replied: "The last general only relied on his achievements in the early years. Emperor Mengxian and His Majesty did not give up and were introduced as Shangqing, but this self-knowledge of the Ming Dynasty is still there. No matter the merits or talents of Dingfang, it is the last general. If you are above, you should also be above the last general."

Li Ke watched Cheng Zhijie's actions, listened to Cheng Zhijie's words, and understood what Cheng Zhijie meant.

Although Cheng Zhijie is a military official, he looks carefree, but he is proficient in the world and is even better than many civil servants. He does not do this because of honesty, but because of his own thinking.

There are three reasons for Cheng Zhijie to do this: First, Li Ke ascended the throne, Su Dingfang is Li Ke's confidant, Su Dingfang has the ability and military exploits, and now Su Dingfang is gaining momentum, and it is only a matter of time, and it is very short. It's a matter of time, Cheng Zhijie did this to make way for the backward and make friends with Su Dingfang;

Second, not long after Li Ke ascended the throne, it was time to support his own people wantonly. Although Cheng Zhijie had no second thoughts about Li Ke, he was an old minister of the former emperor. Cheng Zhijie was willing to live under Li Ke in front of Li Ke. Li Ke shows favor and shows weakness;
The third is also the main reason why Cheng Zhijie did this, that is to test Li Ke, and to test Li Ke's attitude towards him, the late emperor's confidant. If Li Ke treats him well, Cheng Zhijie will naturally continue to stay in Beiya. Ke seems to be alienated from him, so he will find an opportunity to transfer to Nanya or other towns.

In fact, for Cheng Zhijie, Li Ke can still use it and use it. First of all, Cheng Zhijie is a smart person, loyal to Li Ke, and knows how to advance and retreat. It is best to keep such a person by his side; Keeping and reusing Cheng Zhijie can also reassure the veterans.

Li Ke said to Cheng Zhijie: "The general is an important minister of the country. The emperor entrusted his life to love the general. The emperor mentioned the general with me more than once before his death. There are many words of praise. I also admire the general. , today's seat is specially set up for the general, so there is no need for the general to refuse."

As Li Ke said, he gave Qin Shubao a wink.

Qin Shubao knew what Li Ke meant, and Qin Shubao also said: "Your Majesty has great trust in you, so you don't want to be that stubborn again, just go and sit."

While talking, Qin Shubao set up Cheng Zhijie and pushed him to the second seat.

Although Qin Shubao was over fifty years old, he was still the leading general at that time, and his strength was not something that Cheng Zhijie could hold back. Cheng Zhijie was set up by Qin Shubao and dragged to the second seat to sit down.

Cheng Zhijie was pressed on the second seat by Qin Shubao, although his face was a little panicked, but he was secretly happy in his heart. Li Ke's doing this at least showed that Li Ke still had the meaning of relying on him.

Then Cheng Zhijie cupped his hands and said, "It's disrespectful for such a late general."

After Cheng Zhijie was seated, the rest of them took their seats one after another, and Li Ke also stated the purpose of ordering them to come here.

"Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, especially since I ascended the throne, the imperial army system in the Beiya has been in chaos, and everyone must have seen it." Li Ke went straight to the point, and stated his purpose when he opened his mouth.

Cheng Zhijie was previously the General of Zuo Tunwei, and he was in charge of the army of the Zuoxiang garrison in the Beiya. He and Zhang Shigui, the General of the Zuo Jianmen Guard who had asked himself to be released to the border states a few days ago, had many conflicts and overlaps in terms of power. is deeply troubled.

Cheng Zhijie said: "What your majesty said is that this problem has indeed been around for a long time. The emperor mentioned it with the general at the time, but he has not started to rectify it."

Li Ke said: "That's right. That's why I ordered you to come here for this purpose. I want to reorganize the Imperial Army in the Beiya, and establish a detailed system, so that the inner palace can be stable and there will be no mistakes."

Cheng Zhijie reciprocated, and said to Li Ke: "Your Majesty, please order, the general will wait and act according to his orders."

Li Ke nodded and said: "I want to imitate the system of the Southern Yamen, organize the Beiya into four guards, reorganize the Beiya Imperial Army, and then divide it into the left and right Yulin Guards, and the left and right Longwu Guards, each with a general. As the commander of the four guards of the Beiya, one of the four guards of the Beiya should compare the rank and rank of the school officials to the Nanya, and rank above them, what do you think?"

Qin Shubao heard the words and asked: "It is really necessary to rectify the Beiya, and the last general also thinks it is imperative, but I don't know whether to discuss this matter with the prime minister again?"

Li Ke thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "No need, the prime minister can control the southern office, and I can decide with a few generals about the northern office."

(End of this chapter)