back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 444 Preemptive Strike
Gao Gao, who was following Lu Chengqi, quickly said: "Return to Your Majesty, yesterday, thousands of imperial guards entered Chang'an City. Now, according to His Majesty's will, half of them will be included in the City Defense Department, and half will gather in front of Xuande Building."

Lu Chengqi nodded, dispatching the imperial army into the city was for safety's sake.Who knows if there are any ambitious people who wantonly cause trouble!The imperial army entered the city to help defend, strengthened its strength, and also deterred Xiaoxiao, killing two birds with one stone.The Forbidden Army plus the City Defense Department and the Supervision Department, the number of troops stationed in Chang'an City already exceeds [-].Coupled with the thousands of imperial guards, although they can't guard every corner of Chang'an City, once someone makes trouble, it will not be so easy to escape from Chang'an City.This is an invisible deterrent, which is to tell ambitious people, stay here and don't move around, you will look good if you move around!

Gao Hao went to deliver the decree in person, so naturally he had to ask him.In fact, the role of the forbidden army is more of a deterrent.Moreover, the imperial troops who came here were all the best of the best.There are not only musketeers, but also equipped with magic arm bows, and more are forbidden troops wearing simple swords and long spears.As for the Xiang Army, they had already been dismantled and incorporated into the Forbidden Army.Now the Forbidden Army camp on the outskirts of Chang'an has gathered more than 40 troops.Dashun's Xiang Army and the Forbidden Army had already merged into one, and they were no longer separated from each other.

"Very good, those ministers must have seen my handwriting, right?" Lu Chengqi laughed.

Gao Hao didn't know what Lu Chengqi meant by this, could it be that the little emperor wanted to kill him?Gao Hao quickly put this appalling thought behind him, not daring to think about it again.Lu Chengqi mobilized the forbidden army, firstly to deter Xiaoxiao, and secondly to warn those ministers not to go too far.The literati who had never been on the battlefield suddenly lost their aura by three points when they saw the imperial guards in bright armor and majestic.In the art of war, this tactic is "strike first, and then restrain others". First, give these civil servants a disarm and kill them, so as not to make yourself weak if you don't see them for a few days.

Sure enough, outside the gate of Xuande Building, when the officials from Shangli Dynasty were about to enter the Dailou Courtyard next to Xuande Gate, they saw a neat and tidy imperial army guarding Xuande Gate under the light of torches.

Those who can go to the court are all Beijing officials of the seventh rank or above, high officials and powerful, where have you seen such a battle?All of them were stunned on the spot, discussing a lot.Going to court is a tiring task. If you live far away, you have to get up and go out at Yinshi, wearing stars and moon, and walking for two hours to get there.Fortunately, Taizu felt sorry for his ministers, so he specially built a "waiting courtyard" outside Xuande Gate, so that the ministers could go in and rest first.

In the previous court, the emperor could be late for a while, but the minister dared not!In case someone gets caught in the pigtails and impeaches a book, there is really nowhere to complain.So most of them went out early and rushed to the palace.And the palace gates will not be opened until halfway through Mao hour.So the minister waited in the waiting courtyard, he should be full to come so early, right?The number of vendors in Dashun far exceeds that of previous dynasties. After the leaky courtyard was built, there was no express regulation that no stalls should be set up at the gate of the palace, so all kinds of vendors selling snacks and breakfast came here.The lights in front of the hospital are brightly lit, and there are many people walking around, selling liver sandwiches, rice porridge, and bustling traffic, which seems to have become a lively snack market.

No, some civil servants, with anxiety, bought some breakfast, took it into the waiting courtyard to eat, and got up, and said in a low voice while eating: "I heard from the housekeeper that His Majesty dispatched the imperial army into the city, and I don't know why. What is it for? From the looks of it, it’s just for us to show off our prestige.”

"Isn't that right, Doctor Yun, I have been waiting for three days outside the Chui Gong Hall to ask for an audience, but I still haven't seen His Majesty's holy face. Your Majesty has been smart since he was a child, so why can't he guess what we are going to do? He also understands that today I When you are determined to remonstrate directly, you deploy the forbidden army to scare us?"

"How can a few hundred forbidden troops make us retreat? We speak out for Dashun, and we are justified, so why should we be afraid?"

"Hey, isn't this Qin Shangshu of the Ministry of War? Have you used it earlier?"

After getting off the carriage, Qin Yikang, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, hurriedly saluted and said, "Doctor Yun, Doctor Qian, and Liu Zhongshu, why are they all in the gate of the courtyard?"

Liu Geng, a member of Zhongshushe, said with a smile: "It's late, and there are all early ones in there. I can't wait, so I can only be a gatekeeper in the courtyard."

Qin Yikang sighed: "Yes, there are more and more Beijing officials..."

Zuo Admonisher Yun Feng swallowed the porridge in his mouth, and said angrily: "No, compared with Taizu, the number of officials in Beijing has more than tripled. The salary of the treasury also increases sharply every year. Your Majesty again Implement the New Deal and promote tenth-rank officials, can this treasury support it?"

After Qin Yikang brought up the topic, he stopped making a sound, but watched from the sidelines.But Liu Geng saw that he hadn't eaten breakfast yet, so he said: "Let's wait for the Daqing Palace to talk about it before it's too late, Qin Shangshu, I invite you to have breakfast."

Qin Yikang laughed and said, "How dare you bother Liu Zhongshu? The servant has already bought it. He knows my taste."

Liu Geng didn't force himself, and took the silk handkerchief to wipe his hands after eating the last bite of the pancake in his hand.Suddenly I heard a voice from outside: "Old Xu Ge!"

All eyes were attracted by the slowly approaching carriage.In fact, there is nothing unusual about this carriage, but it is a bit dilapidated.However, this is a carriage bestowed by the late emperor, although the Xiezhi pattern on it has lost some paint, it is still lifelike, making people admire it when they see it.

This is the carriage of Xu Chongguang, the chief assistant of the cabinet. It has been used for nearly 20 years since it was bestowed by the late emperor.Although it is dilapidated, it does not hinder the sentiment of all officials looking forward to him.

After the carriage stopped, Xu Chongguang slowly got out of the carriage.The officials in front of the courtyard surrounded him and saluted one after another: "Old Xu Ge!"

Xu Chongguang hastily returned the gift, and before he could speak, someone asked: "Mr. Xu Ge, today we are going to speak directly to His Majesty and withdraw the New Deal. I wonder if Mr. Xu Ge agrees?"

Hearing this, Xu Chongguang smiled bitterly in his heart: "The one who should come is still coming!" He said: "Everyone, I haven't eaten breakfast yet, and it's almost three o'clock, can you let me fill my stomach first? "

Although they knew that Xu Chongguang was evasive, but everyone really didn't dare to do anything.After all, he is an old official, if he is not allowed to eat, if he suddenly faints during the last court, it is not a small crime to be charged.Everyone moved out of the way, Xu Chongguang casually walked to a food stall, bought a bowl of porridge, and started to eat.Seeing how he was eating with gusto, he must not stop chopsticks until halfway through the hour.Everyone was slightly disappointed, but they also understood Xu Chongguang's difficulties.After all, he is the chief assistant of the cabinet. If he doesn't support the little emperor, he might be relegated from Beijing the next day...

(End of this chapter)