The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 128 Promotion is also a means of killing

Morning is approaching, the morning light that breaks through the eastern clouds casts long shadows on the Bell and Drum Tower, the bell rings, the Suzaku door opens, and the waiting civil and military walk side by side.

Geng Qing was also among them, the servant of the Ministry of Punishment, located under the three provinces, behind the four chief divisions, and he had good friends with many officials. There were officials whispering and laughing with him, and there were also officials with serious faces who talked about the war.

"The people from Shatuo in the north went south following the imperial edict of the Tang Emperor. Heyang Jiedu envoy Zhuge Shuang surrendered. It is estimated that His Majesty will mention the expedition this morning."

"Hey, Chang'an has only been stable for a few days, and the war has started again. A few days ago, General Shang and General Wang lost the battle, and now I don't know what to do. His Majesty is suppressing the news, so that no one will know what can be negotiated?"

"Speak carefully, several colleagues said these words yesterday and were beheaded."

Hearing the small words in his ears, Geng Qing just smiled and didn't express his opinion. He just followed the civil and military queue, as if he felt someone watching him, and raised his face slightly. .

"Wait and see."

A few ministers away, he looked at Geng Qing and said something coldly.

'Ha ha. '

Geng Qing chuckled and nodded his head slightly. Without knowing it, others thought they were just greeting each other.Soon after Wenwu entered Chengtian Gate, eunuchs began to search his body when he passed Taiji Gate. In front of him was Taiji Hall, and on both sides were Zhongshu, Menxia, ​​Sheren, Post Office, History Museum and other buildings.

When they arrived outside the Taiji Hall, everyone adjusted their appearance and waited in the square outside the hall. When an eunuch came out of the hall slowly, he whispered a few words in the ear of an eunuch. The eunuch in front of the hall bowed his head and walked quickly. Go to the side above the stone steps, facing the sun rising in the east.

"The gate of heaven is open, go up to court!"

The civil and military ranks filed in and went to the middle to divide to stand on the left and right, and bowed their hands to salute the emperor sitting on the dragon chair on the imperial steps. Huang Chao raised his hand, nodded to let all the officials finish the salute, and sat there with his eyes closed. Listen to the political affairs, hear the difference, interrupt, and correct the officials' political mistakes.

Perhaps the old man's spirit of listening to the political affairs is not high today, after the political discussion, he opened his eyes to calm down.

"Chang'an political affairs are handled by the ministers themselves. I have other matters to talk about today. I must have heard about the battle outside the city. Shang Rang and Wang Bo were defeated, but both of them are veterans in the army. After underestimating carelessness, they will surely be able to The whole army will fight again, Fengxiang Army Zheng Tian will go all the way, I am not worried."

Fighting all the way smoothly, the lieutenant generals are more conceited, and now they are suffering a loss, but it also reminds other generals that it is not bad. Even if the subsequent battles are not cheap, they will stick to the western defense line.

Huang Chao was probably familiar with the abilities of the soldiers and generals he brought out without leaving the palace, so he didn't have too many worries along the way.

As he spoke, the emperor stood up from the dragon chair with a stern and forceful voice.

"Zhu Wen, Marquis of Yu, the camp capital in the southeast, has received good news. He has captured Dengzhou and guarded the main road against the Tang army in the east and south. The soldiers and horses went south under the order of the little son of heaven. This is something I never expected. You don’t need to be anxious. Shatuo’s soldiers are small, but it’s just me. After attacking Heyang, they hesitated. Why? They didn’t dare to confront me directly. Qi soldiers and horses clash! But I, Da Qi, cannot still be underestimated by these barbarians."

Hearing that a war was coming, many generals were gearing up. In their eyes, the [-] Shatuo soldiers were not as powerful as the Tang army in the hands of the Jiedu envoys.

The old man was very satisfied with the performance of the generals below, and nodded approvingly: "The former soldiers of the volunteer army have not been fascinated by this prosperous Chang'an, and their bodies can still ride horses?"

"Riding well!" A general shouted.

Some people also stood up and arched their hands: "Your Majesty, let's issue an order. Brothers haven't won a battle for a long time."

'Ha ha! '

The emperor laughed loudly, and walked to stand in front of the fence of the imperial steps with his hands behind his back, "My generals are still so brave and courageous, so I don't have to worry about anything. That's it, Meng Juehai!"

He called out the name of the person, and a burly figure walked out of the ranks of generals: "Your Majesty, the last general is here!"

"This time to meet the Shatuo people in the north, you are the defense envoy of Jinzhou and the capital of Yuhou!" Huang Chao looked at the generals who folded their fists and bowed, and then turned their eyes to the crowd, "Deng Tianwang, Meng Kai, Gai Hong, Lin Yan, you The four are deputy, raise [-] troops, and kill all these Shatuo people for me, so as not to rush away like flies in the future and come back!"

The five generals all bowed their hands to accept the order, and were about to leave the palace when a voice suddenly came from Wenshou's side: "Wait a minute, generals." .

"Your Majesty, according to the usual practice, there must be a supervising army when the army goes out."

How could the Rebel Army have these regulations at the beginning, but now everyone is dignified and upright as a general of a country, and no one said anything to follow these rules. Seeing that the generals did not object, Huang Chao nodded: "Then Cui Xiang feels that whoever is present here will be the supervisor of the army. Du Yuhou is going to fight?"

"Your Majesty, there is one of my ministers who recommends it." Cui Yan said the words, and Geng Qing, who was standing in the middle of the queue of civil servants, twitched his eyelids. He probably understood it in his heart. Qing, who fled from the north to Chang'an, had a fight with the Shatuo people on the way, and defeated the opponent with the guards at home. It can be seen that he was brave and resourceful, and he knew quite a lot about the Shatuo people's fighting methods. If you choose to be a supervisor, you will definitely win this battle!"

"No!" Some ministers also came out to object, "Although Geng Shilang has experienced the war in Shatuo, he is still young and has not been in a real battle. I am afraid that it will affect the command of the general."

"That's not bad."

Huang Chao looked at Cui Jiao who was bowing, how could he not know what the other party meant, and then, among the civil servants, the dark complexion was particularly conspicuous, "Geng Qing, I intend to let you be the supervisor, are you willing? If you are afraid, don't you?" It doesn't matter if you go, I will send ministers to do so."

The conversation has come to this point, a group of civil and military people don't know that this is rushing people, Geng Qing came out of the queue, arching his hands expressionlessly.

"I am willing."

The hesitant tone and the expressionless face were exactly what Huang Chao wanted to see. If he had a smile on his face, he would feel uneasy. After thinking about this young man, he knew more or less the expression of the other party, which was an act to cover up his panic.

'Hehe. What I want is your words. '

The old man grinned, pressed down the words in his head, looked at Geng Qing below and nodded approvingly: "You have the heart, I agree, but you are the servant of the Ministry of Punishment, and you are not suitable for supervising the army."

After saying that, the emperor straightened his expression, and said: "Geng Qing listens to the title, dismissed as Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, transferred to Minister of the Ministry of War, promoted to the military envoy of Jindi, and also supervises the army, and chooses a day to go to war!"

"My lord, thank you for your grace."

Geng Qing bowed down, received the reward and went down to the hall with Meng Juehai and the others. Soon, the early court dispersed, Huang Chao came out of the side hall, and his nephew Lin Yan was already waiting.

"After the expedition, find an opportunity to kill him."

The old man passed by his nephew, shook his chest, and went straight to Liangyi Hall in a soft voice.

at the same time.

Walking out of the palace, Geng Qing squinted his eyes as he looked at the sunshine shining through the gaps in the clouds. His good colleagues came to congratulate him, or invited him to go with him. Geng Qing smiled and made a gesture of invitation. The corners of the eaves are flying, and the colored glaze reflects the morning sun, reflecting pieces of colorful light.

The corners of the mouth were hooked up slightly, and the slightly parted lips revealed white teeth.

Take the opportunity to kill me. Hehe
The servant of the Ministry of War, the military envoy, and the supervisor of the army, all of these were realized one by one as he expected, and he wanted to hold them in his hands.

'Teacher Yu Ma, and Gu Changshi, I hope I can avenge you. '

On the long palace road, in front of his eyes, Yu Cong, the son-in-law, and Fu Ruan, the chief executive advisor, seemed to be by his side, walking with him.

　It's late, I will update it tomorrow, try to adjust the update time
　　
　
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