My Red Mansion Career

Chapter 126 Emperor Changping is angry

Today's Daxia Dynasty has four halls and two pavilions, namely Zhongji Hall (also known as Huagai Hall), Jianji Hall (also known as Jinshen Hall), Wenhua Hall, Wuying Hall, Wenyuan Pavilion and Dongge, which correspond to A great bachelor.

These four halls and two pavilions were given the titles of six cabinet elders respectively, but today there are only five cabinet elders.

The Grand Scholar of Zhongji Hall is Tan Qingyun, the chief minister of the cabinet, the Grand Master of Jianji Hall is the second assistant and the Minister of Rites, Wang Zhijie, the Grand Master of Wenhua Hall is Jian Desan, the Grand Master of Wuying Hall is Yang Jilin, and the Grand Bachelor of Dongge is Ge Lao Ye Zuo, the concurrent minister of the Ministry of Industry, and the bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion have been vacant for many years.

Even though Wenyuan Pavilion is ranked at the bottom, both the emperor and the civil servants tacitly agree that the successive Wenyuan Pavilion bachelors are the officials most trusted by the emperor.

Because even the place where the pavilion elders work is called Wenyuan Pavilion, this shows the importance of this name.

Therefore, Emperor Changping has not asked anyone to fill the vacancy since he took up the post of Grand Scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion more than ten years ago. This shows his status in Emperor Changping's heart.

Emperor Changping ordered: "Go to Wenyuan Pavilion and invite Mr. Ye Ge to discuss matters."

"Here!"

Dai Quan took the order and left.

After Dai Quan left, Emperor Changping picked up another memorial and read it.

After seeing the words "Shuntian Prefecture Yin Yuan Yingde would like to play" written on the cover of the book, Emperor Changping's eyes froze.

Emperor Changping thought he knew Yuan Yingde relatively well. He was a fairly honest official and was known for his tough tactics.

Emperor Changping still remembered that the last time he learned that Jia Yu had been dismissed from his academic career, he had thought of saying hello to Yuan Yingde to restore his scholarly status.

But then I thought about it, Yuan Yingde's bad temper might be pushed back, so why bother asking for trouble, so I had to give up.

Later, after seeing Jia Yu's words like a dog crawling, he gave up the idea completely.

Now picking up Yuan Yingde's memorial, curiosity flashed in his eyes. He really wanted to know what Yuan Yingde said in this memorial.

"Yin Yuan Yingde, Yin of Shuntian Prefecture, would like to report to Your Majesty:

The Five Cities Military and Horse Division played an extremely important role in maintaining public security and sanitary environment in the capital.

Since the establishment of the Military and Horse Division of the Five Cities, they have been working tirelessly and diligently to maintain the peace and order of the capital.

Recently, the five-city Bingma Si Yamen cleaned the streets, cleared away garbage, and carried out epidemic prevention, fire prevention and other matters, giving the capital a completely new look.

However, because of my worries, the Army and Horses Division is expanding its army..."

In the excerpt, Yuan Yingde first praised the expansion of the Wucheng Army and Horse Division, but then raised concerns about the expansion of the Wucheng Army and Horse Division.

He pointed out that the sudden expansion of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division by [-] troops would inevitably break the original structure of Shenjing. Finally, he also pointed out that with the expansion, the commanders of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division would have excessive power. He also pointed out implicitly in his words The military and horse divisions of the five cities should be placed under the control of Shuntian Fuyin, so that the work can be carried out better.

Seeing this, Emperor Changping's eyes flashed with an inexplicable meaning.

Emperor Changping, who had been emperor for more than ten years, was keenly aware that the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division had attracted the attention of the civil servant group, and tried to bring this yet-to-be-formed army into the hands of civilian officials.

What... wasn't the Wucheng Army and Horse Division originally under the control of the Ministry of War?

This is the case in theory, but don't forget that the food, wages, and equipment used by this newly expanded firearms force of 5000 people are all allocated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

In addition to the nominal power of advice to the Military and Horse Division, the Ministry of War has no power to intervene at all in terms of command.

Especially for Jia Yu, everyone knows that this guy was promoted by Emperor Changping. No one else can command him except Emperor Changping himself.Once the Military and Horse Division can be placed under the command of Shuntian Mansion, this means that a large part of the armed forces directly belonging to the emperor will be reduced, while the armed forces in the hands of civil servants will be increased. This effect is far from one plus one. It's as simple as two.

Emperor Changping also understood why Yuan Yingde was so eager to gain control of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division.

Because once Jia Yu completes the training of the five thousand firearms troops, it means that Shenjing will have a powerful armed force that is not under the control of civilian officials.

The Five Cities Military and Horse Division is different from the Beijing Camp.

Although the size and strength of the Beijing Camp may far exceed that of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, don't forget that due to its military attributes, anyone who wants to mobilize more than ten people without an imperial edict or an order from the Ministry of War can Soldiers entering the capital will be regarded as treason.

The Five Cities Military and Horse Division is different. They are responsible for patrolling thieves in the capital, and they naturally have the right to operate in the capital.

In the past, when the Soldiers and Horses Division had only 6000 people, it was not a large scale. Moreover, under the leadership of Qiu Liang, the virtues of the soldiers of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division were understood even by those on duty on the street.

But things are different now. Under Jia Yu's leadership and hard training, the soldiers of the Bingma Division have begun to take the shape of a strong army. This cannot be hidden from the people in the capital.

Everyone wants good things, let alone a strong army.

After thinking about this, Emperor Changping threw the envelope into a large basket next to him.

This also means that this envelope has been left undistributed, neither discussed nor criticized.

At this time, Dai Quan came in and reported that Ye Zuo was waiting outside the palace.

Emperor Changping said in a deep voice: "Xuan!"

Soon, Ye Zuo walked into the palace, gave a salute, and said: "I have seen your Majesty."

"Ai Qing is alive!"

Emperor Changping put down the book in his hand, took off his reading glasses, rubbed his eyes, and looked a little calm.

Ye Zuo raised his head and glanced at Emperor Changping. Seeing that his expression was a little unhappy, he asked: "Your Majesty, what is the important matter for calling me here?"

Emperor Changping glanced at him with sharp eyes and asked directly: "Prince Tengzheng and his troops are fighting a bloody battle with the Mongolian Tatars in Tongguan. It is exactly when the rear equipment and food are urgently needed. Why have you delayed in transporting things to the front? ?”

"Your Majesty, please give me a detailed report." Ye Zuo cupped his hands and said, "It's not that I'm not trying my best, but that the army needs too much food, pay, and equipment. The capital cannot raise them at the moment, so it can only send people to the Jiangnan area to purchase them urgently. It still needs to be Just wait a little longer.”

"absurd!"

Emperor Changping was angry, "Can't the mighty and powerful capital of the capital be able to provide even the food and pay for tens of thousands of troops?"

Ye Zuo explained: "Your Majesty...if the army of tens of thousands only needs food and grass, the capital can still supply it. However, the army needs not only food and grass, but also gunpowder, artillery, ammunition, armor and many other equipment. These must be It needs to be supplied by Jiangnan Station.”

Emperor Changping was silent. With the development of the Jiangnan area, the prototype of industry had begun to appear in Daxia.

Shenjing is located in the north, and it has lagged behind the Jiangnan area in terms of population and commercial development scale. This is an indisputable fact, so what Ye Zuo said is not shirk.

After a while, Emperor Changping suddenly asked: "Is the military situation in Gyeonggi really so unbearable?"

Ye Zuo smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, the war situation in the capital has long been reduced to a mere empty frame. Don't you already know this?"

He was answered by a long silence...

(End of this chapter)