marquis of jingan

Chapter 985 The Most Stable Prime Minister
The five prime ministers looked at each other in unison.

Then, the eyes of four of them fell on Chen Jing and Chen Xiang.

Chen Jing had no choice but to take a step forward, bowed his head slightly, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, since the soldiers of the Huai'an Army have captured Xuzhou, there is no reason for them to withdraw so easily..."

None of the prime ministers who can stand here are stupid. The few prime ministers naturally understood what the emperor meant. The prime minister who was pushed out, Chen Jing, gritted his teeth and said: "The old minister thought that as long as the time is right, he can send troops to the Northern Qi Dynasty to respond to the Huai'an army, completely occupy the Xuzhou government, and then use Xuzhou as a base to slowly plan for the old place."

The emperor rubbed his chin, looked at the four prime ministers behind Chen Jing, and suddenly smiled: "The four think so too?"

The four prime ministers all stepped forward silently, and after hesitating for a moment, they all cupped their hands and said, "What Prime Minister Chen said is what I think."

"Tsk."

The emperor smiled and said, "Everyone agrees."

"It's rare that the meeting hall of this dynasty is so united. During the first emperor's dynasty, the meeting hall was always noisy and there was no place to settle."

Speaking of this, the emperor narrowed his eyes and said: "Since this is the case, then the matter is settled as it is. In the future, you must not go back on your word."

Chen Jing bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, how should we fight? Should we send the Huaihe Navy to the north? Who should command the front line? Should we invite the officials from the Ministry of War to discuss a regulation together?"

The emperor nodded slightly, then smiled suddenly, and said, "It is necessary to slowly discuss and come up with a charter, and all the gentlemen should stop standing."

"clever."

The emperor waved his hand and said, "Bring five chairs over here, and give them to the gentlemen."

Eunuch Gao nodded respectfully, and quickly had five chairs moved and placed behind several prime ministers.

Different from the small pier made by Shen Yi when he came here, these five chairs all have backrests, which can be regarded as the exclusive benefit of the prime minister.

After several prime ministers sat down, the emperor calmed down and said, "Mr. Chen just said it right. There is no rush for such things as war. We need to carefully discuss and come up with a regulation before we can implement it."

"What I mean is that the meeting hall, the Ministry of War, and the generals of the Fifth Army Battalion all sit together to discuss and discuss for a period of time. After discussing a specific charter that you all think is good, report it to me, so that I can save myself some trouble."

He looked at the old men and said with a smile, "How?"

Chen Xiang looked at the emperor in surprise.

For a moment, he felt that His Majesty the Emperor was still acting strangely.

But after listening for a while, he found that the emperor seemed to be serious.

After hesitating for a while, Chen Jing asked: "Your Majesty, do you want to give a deadline for the regulations? So as not to miss the frontline battle."

"Frontline warfare is all right."

The emperor waved his hands with a gentle smile: "The ancients said that the important affairs of the country are between the priests and the soldiers. This war is not a small joke. You discuss it slowly. When you have a result, you should inform me immediately."

Having said that, the emperor stroked his beard and said, "Besides the regulations for the Northern Expedition, there is one more thing that I want to mention."

Several prime ministers bowed their heads.

The emperor coughed lightly, and said, "This time, the Huai'an army took down Xuzhou, and they did a great job."

"Let's not talk about whether they can completely occupy Xuzhou, or whether they can recover Xuzhou's homeland for me, Da Chen."

"Simply entering the city of Xuzhou, it vented the anger in my heart, and it also greatly boosted my morale and the hearts of the people."

"This matter, I will let people publish it in the mansion newspaper in a few days, and spread it to Da Chen, so that Da Chen's subjects and common people can know this good news."

Speaking of this, the emperor paused, and smiled: "Since it is such a great contribution, the court has no choice but to express it. What do you think, how should merit be rewarded?"

Chen Jing bowed his head and remained silent.

Cui Yu thought for a while, and said, "Your Majesty, since ancient times, generals and soldiers have always waited to return to the division before rewarding and punishing them. Few of them were rewarding and punishing at the front line. Besides, Shen Shilang and the others are still in Northern Qi... They are still in Xuzhou City in the north. They are unlikely to come back for a while. Even if they reward them now, they will not be implemented."

The emperor nodded thoughtfully and said: "What Cui Xiang means is that after Shen Yi and the others come back, we will give you a reward?"

"Yes."

Cui Xiang bowed his head and said, "At least, the reward will only be meaningful after they are all safe."

The emperor stroked his not very long beard, nodded and said, "It's reasonable."

"Well, let me put it another way."

The emperor said softly: "If Shen Yi returns to Beijing safely, how should he be rewarded?"

Among the prime ministers, Xie Min, the oldest one, stood up at the right time, bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, Xuzhou has made great contributions. The old minister thought that Minister Shen could be the uncle."

The old prime minister cupped his hands, looked up at the emperor, then lowered his head again, and said in a deep voice, "It's Jiang Dubo."

The emperor nodded, and said with a smile: "This title must be given, but Shen Yi's contribution is more than that. Should he share the military power of the Northern Expedition?"

Chen Jing bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, who will lead the Northern Expedition Army, Rong Chen and others will discuss and discuss it. As for the title that Prime Minister Xie mentioned, the old minister also thinks..."

"Shen Shilang can be Jiang Dubo."

Both prime ministers spoke, and the other three prime ministers clasped their hands together and said, "Shen Shilang, you can be Jiang Dubo."

The emperor narrowed his eyes, and nodded with a smile: "Okay, then tentatively decide on the title of Uncle Jiang Du, and the rest will be considered slowly by you gentlemen."

Cui Xiang took a deep breath, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I believe that the Huaihe Navy needs to be ready to respond to the Huai'an army at any time. After all, the north bank is full of Qi people. If the Qi people break through Xuzhou City, then my Da Chen's Huai'an army will be in danger immediately."

"The Huai River Navy..."

The emperor glanced at Cui Yu with some displeasure, then waved his hand impatiently, and said, "The meeting hall will write the essay for the Huaihe Navy, so don't ask me."

Speaking of this, the emperor waved his hand and said, "Okay, I'm tired, so I'll stop here today."

As he said that, he looked at the five old men and said lazily: "Everyone, go back to the meeting hall first, and then, if there is anything else, just send someone to see me."

The emperor yawned and said, "Otherwise there are too many of you, and I can't beat you."

Several prime ministers stood up one after another, bowed their heads and did not dare to speak.

"clever."

The emperor said lazily: "Send off the gentlemen for me."

Eunuch Gao ran out in a hurry and sent a few old men out all the way. After seeing off these old men, he returned to the emperor, carefully filled the emperor with tea, and said, "Your Majesty is getting more and more comfortable dealing with the prime ministers."

The emperor sat up, glanced at Gao Ming, and said angrily: "Your flattering skills are getting better and better."

Gao Ming smiled, but did not speak.

The emperor took a sip of tea, and said lightly: "Are you curious? Those old men have obviously let go of their mouths just now. I just need to work harder to push back the matter of the Northern Expedition."

"Why did I hand over the decision-making power to them at a critical moment."

Gao Ming lowered his head and said, "I am a little curious, but I feel that your majesty is a wise and wise lord, and everything you do is justified."

"Flirtatious."

The emperor cursed with a smile, then changed the subject and said quietly: "This is Shen Yi's idea to me in the secret letter sent to the palace."

Shen Yi sent two copies of the report to Jiankang today, one was sent directly to the palace and handed over to the emperor to unseal it himself. When it arrived in the hands of Emperor Hongde, the lacquer seal was not even opened.

In other words, only the emperor saw it.

Only then was Eunuch Gao curious, and asked, "Your Majesty, what does Minister Shen mean?"

"Shen Qi said that he can stay in Xuzhou for at least half a year, and there is no need for the imperial court to send reinforcements to go north."

"And if he stays in Xuzhou, to Bei Qi, Xuzhou is lost."

The emperor said softly: "This is a heavy slap in the mouth of Bei Qi, and their faces are swollen."

"In the next period of time, they will take back Xuzhou at all costs."

The emperor took a sip of his tea, squinted his eyes and said, "According to Shen Yi's letter, a lonely city of Xuzhou can exhaust at least [-] Qi troops to death."

"So, he asked me to wait."

Having said this, the emperor smiled.

"I accept his suggestion."

"Let those old men take it easy, I..."

"Don't worry."

………………

Chamber.

There were several knocks on the door of Prime Minister Xie Min's study.

Old man Xie looked up and saw Prime Minister Yue Qian standing at the door with a smile.

Xie Xiang supported the table with both hands, stood up, and greeted: "Why is Yue Xiang here, fast forward, fast forward."

Yue Qian stepped in, turned around and closed the door, and said with a smile: "I have some things, I want to ask Xiangguo for advice."

Xie Xiang was very enthusiastic, pulled the chair for him personally, and said: "Yue Xiang is polite, sit down and talk, sit down and talk."

After Yue Qian took his seat, Xie Min poured him another cup of tea, and the two prime ministers drank across the table.

After taking a sip of tea, Xie Min said with a smile: "What's the matter with Yue Xiang, just say it."

"Yue is dull, and there are some things that he really can't understand."

Xie Min smiled and said, "I can't figure out why that fellow Cui Yu has such an attitude?"

"Yes."

Yue Xiang took a sip of tea and said softly: "Your Majesty's mind is already clear at a glance. Judging from the current situation, Shen Yi will be more and more important, and even at this time, he is already in full swing."

"It stands to reason that Cui Xiang should ease the relationship with Shen Yi at this time, but at this time, Cui's hostility towards Shen Yi seems to be more intense."

"Not even a cover up."

Yue Xiang shook his head slightly and said, "Cui Xiang was known as a child prodigy since he was a child, and is known for his intelligence, but now he's doing tricks so often that people can't see clearly."

Xie Min looked at Yue Qian with a smile, and said, "Master Yue is not so much here to ask Cui Yu, but rather to ask himself."

Yue Qian remained silent.

Indeed, he didn't come here to ask Cui Yu, but wanted to ask Xie Min, an old fritter, about his attitude as a prime minister now.

Shouldn't it be completely like Shen Yi's side?
Still should, continue to be a prime minister sitting on the fence.

But now, the factions in the meeting hall are very obvious, Cui Yu is anti-Shen, while Xie Min supports Shen Yi.

The old man Xie also took a sip of tea, and said quietly: "There is a saying, Yue Xiang said it well, Cui Yu is very smart."

"He might be a bit bad, but he's never stupid."

"And now, the reason why he has this attitude..."

Xie Min said calmly, "It's because he has seen that Shen Yi's rise is already unstoppable."

"Moreover, the discord between him and Shen Yi is difficult to reconcile."

"If it was in the first emperor's dynasty, it would be natural to get as close to Shen Yi as possible at this time. After all, the General Yuan 20 years ago could challenge the meeting hall by himself."

"But this dynasty is different."

Xie Xiang said with a smile: "The emperor of this dynasty is a Ming emperor who comes out once in a hundred years."

"Since it is the Mingjun Holy Lord..."

Xie Min said calmly: "As Shen Yi's sky rises, there should be a Cui Yu in the meeting hall."

Hearing these words, Yue Qian almost froze in place.

It took him a while before he realized it, came back to his senses, bowed his head and took a sip of tea.

"balance…"

"good."

Xie Xiang said with a smile: "My old man, I don't have a few years to stay in this meeting hall. Now in the meeting hall, among the few prime ministers except me, Cui Yu may be the most secure seat."

"If Shen Qi doesn't fall, he will fall very hard."

"However, his safety is not without price."

The old man Xie said quietly: "The price is that he will never be the leader of the meeting hall."

Yue Xiang was silent for a long time, and asked: "Xie Xiang, is there a second Cui Yu in the meeting hall?"

Xie Min smiled.

"What does Yue Xiang think?"

Yue Qian shook his head, stood up, and saluted Xie Min.

"Thank you for your advice, and Yue is willing to thank you for the second time."

"Yue Xiang is really smart, he can see through everything."

Xie Min smiled and stood up, cupped his hands in return, and then said: "However, if you become the second Xie Min, it may be difficult for you to be the leader in the future."

It is best for the head of the council to be impartial.

At the very least, don't be too biased.

Yue Xiang heard the words and said with emotion.

"I just saw old Xiangguo's wisdom today, and Yue has really benefited a lot..."

　Four thousand words!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)