Longevity begins with Jinyiwei

"I have heard of Li Qianhu's name a long time ago. When I saw the Yongwei Battalion today, it really is a majestic army..."

After being polite, Zhu Youjian finally came to his senses, looked at Li Xiu and said, "What's the matter with Aiqing?"

"Your Majesty, Wei Zhongxian is here!"

Hearing this name, not only Zhu Youjian, but also Queen Zhang Yan's expression changed.

"Why did he come here?"

Zhu Youjian couldn't wait to ask, and Queen Zhang Yan also looked over immediately.

"He came here to surrender, just outside the palace..."

Li Xiu slowly narrated the conversation with Wei Zhongxian outside the hall, and when the words fell, Zhu Youjian and Zhang Yan fell into deep thought?

"How do you feel about it, love?"

"During this period of time, the inner court was in turmoil. Wei Zhongxian must have sensed the danger and came here to surrender. Your Majesty should take this opportunity..."

Chapter 92 Future Calculation

Li Xiu slowly revealed the calculations in his mind bit by bit. According to his thinking, Wei Zhongxian needs to be a target to attract the attention of the foreign court.

In such a situation, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, the most important inner court department that holds the right to wear red, needs to be allowed to continue to be controlled by Wei Zhongxian, but other inner court departments need to be wooed or even controlled.

Departments such as Yumajian, which holds military power, and Bingzhanju, a firearms manufacturing department that is not controlled by foreign courts, and even the most important Dongchang, etc. also need to be in their hands. Even if they are not in their hands, Wei Zhongxian cannot be allowed to continue It's okay to exert influence and let him be a nominal puppet...

If we can reach this point, it will undoubtedly be the best situation. At that time, the inner court will be divided into two parts, one part will be headed by Wang Chengen to maintain Zhu Youjian's control over the inner court, and the other part will continue to maintain Wei Zhongxian's power so that he can continue to maintain the eunuch. party power.

After that, the foundation of the inner court was established, and Zhu Youjian freed his hand to look towards the outer court, and slowly figured it out, bit by bit draining all the value of Wei Zhongxian. At that level, it didn't matter whether Wei Zhongxian was dead or alive. .

Of course, according to what Li Xiu thought, the best ending for Wei Zhongxian would be to ransack his family and exterminate his family and cause the people to be angry!

Of course, the prediction is always just a prediction, and no one knows what the result will be if it is implemented in detail.

After all, the implementer is Zhu Youjian, the new emperor, while the opponent is an old fox who has been in the officialdom for many years.

Even with the blessing of the emperor's righteousness, it is difficult for Li Xiu to be optimistic.

However, for Li Xiu himself, his current goal is still very easy to achieve.

Li Xiu is confident, with his own prestige in the Yongwei Camp, coupled with the righteousness of the Son of Heaven, even if Wei Zhongxian refuses to give way, it is only a matter of time before he completely controls the Yongwei Camp.

Of course, even if this battalion of pro-army is in your hands, it is only a reliance, and everything else depends on Zhu Youjian himself...

Seeing the rare ardent expectation in Li Xiu's eyes, he always thought that he understood Li Xiu's Zhu Youjian, but his heart trembled. After a long silence, he said slowly: "Let Wei Zhongxian come in!"

"The last will obey!"

Li Xiu stepped out, and the hall was silent. After a while, Empress Zhang Yan, who had never said a word, looked at Zhu Youjian with some doubts: "This Li Xiu is really just a martial artist?"

"Haha, sister-in-law, he is not simple!"

Hearing this, Zhu Youjian smiled heartily, and talked about Li Xiu's resume with a bit of complacency, emphatically bragging that he recommended Li Xiu's past to Emperor Tianqi despite the pressure.

After listening to only a few words, Zhang Yan also had to admire Zhu Youjian's good luck. The so-called unintentional intervention, the kindness at the beginning, has now become his biggest reliance since he took the throne.

"It's a talent, with him here, I don't need to worry anymore!"

"Wei Zhongxian, it is indeed a threat!"

Zhu Youjian nodded, and the gloom in his eyes flashed away: "But Li Xiu is right, Wei Zhongxian can't move at the moment, otherwise the emperor's hard work will be in vain!"

"Your Majesty, you can figure it out. I can't help you, Your Majesty, with regards to the court, but I can still help you with matters concerning the harem."

"However, Your Majesty, you have reached the age of choosing a concubine, and you should take care of yourself. There is a master in this harem, so I can help you, Your Majesty..."

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"Your Majesty came here as soon as he took the throne, and his reaction was quite quick!"

Outside the Qianqing Palace, Erwazi looked at Wei Zhongxian who walked into the palace, and couldn't help muttering.

"This is surrender, but I don't know if the sincerity is enough..."

Li Xiu glanced at it, but suddenly looked at Erwazi: "Have you memorized all the military books that you were asked to memorize?"

"It's almost there, Brother Xiu, you can smoke..."

Li Xiu was also a little surprised, but he didn't suspect anything. Since he came to the Yongwei Camp, this kid's nature has restrained a lot, and he has been busy with him, and his performance is not bad.

"Next, it's impossible for us to be as comfortable as before..."

"You have to watch and learn more, kid. It's impossible for me to protect you all the time. Sooner or later, you will be alone..."

"I understand, Brother Xiu, don't worry."

"As long as you know."

Li Xiu nodded and didn't say any more. He stared at the Qianqing Palace in front of him with an inexplicable expression and didn't know what he was thinking.

Time passed bit by bit, and it took about half an hour before Wei Zhongxian walked out of Qianqing Palace. Compared with the appearance when he came, Wei Zhongxian at this time had a slightly more gloomy expression.

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The next day.

The first grand court meeting since the new emperor ascended the throne began.

The officials of the eunuchs who covered the sky with one hand in the past are undoubtedly panicked.

As the saying goes, the emperor has one courtier in one dynasty, and the power of the eunuch party comes from Wei Zhongxian, and everything Wei Zhongxian has comes from the emperor, and now, the emperor has changed, so they can't help but panic.

After the court meeting discussed many things about the new emperor's ascension to the throne, some courtiers publicly impeached Cui Chengxiu, one of Wei Zhongxian's followers, as a test.

However, Zhu Youjian's reaction exceeded the expectations of many civil servants. Not only did he comfort Wei Zhongxian, but he even rewarded him.

And Wei Zhongxian's reaction completely disrupted many people's arrangements.

Not only did he take the initiative to decline the reward, but he also resigned from the great authority of the eunuch, the supervisor of ceremonies, and the governor of the East Factory and the superintendent of the Yongwei Battalion.

At this moment, the hearts of the eunuchs were immediately disturbed, while the non-eunuchs were rejoicing, as if they were only waiting for the order, and then rushed forward to bite the eunuchs clean.

But this time, Zhu Youjian disappointed them.

Just removed Wei Zhongxian's position as the governor of the East Factory as a warning, but the important powers such as the palm seal of the ceremonial supervisor and the Yongwei battalion supervisor were not moved at all, and Wei Zhongxian's nephew Wei Liangqing, who he regarded as his own, was given the official position to show the emperor patronize.

As for Cui Chengxiu, the backbone of the eunuch party who was impeached, naturally nothing happened.

In the next few court meetings over the next month, without exception, officials kept testing the attitude of the new emperor every time.

But every time the result seems to clearly reveal a fact.

This son of heaven still maintains the honor and favor of the late emperor for nine thousand years old, or in other words, the son of heaven who inherits the throne of the late emperor seems to be preparing to inherit, and even adhere to the concept of the late emperor's governance methods, and even people are not prepared to change.

Undoubtedly, there were several court meetings in succession, I don't know how many times I tried, I don't even know how many times I took the initiative to hand the knife to the emperor, but every time I got the same result.

Nine thousand years old is still nine thousand years old, and Rong Chong seems to have not changed at all.

Although it is not clear whether the emperor is planning or probing, but in a short period of time, no one dares to touch the edge of nine thousand years.

All of a sudden, the capital, which was turbulent because of the new emperor's accession to the throne, suddenly calmed down.

All the surging undercurrents are also hidden deeper...

Chapter 93 The Commander of the Bravery Battalion

"kill!"

The drums of war are rumbling, and the sound of shouting and killing goes straight to the sky.

On the huge school field, battle formations from ten directions converged, armors collided, and the battle formations changed. Sen Han's soldiers' fronts shone dazzlingly cold under the scorching sun.

Standing on the general's platform, the commander-in-chief flag fluttered, and Li Xiu was dressed in a general's armor, standing with a knife in his hand, looking around.

On the wooden pillars on one side of the Dianjiang platform, blood remained, and dozens of already ferocious heads hung high, and under the Dianjiang platform, the dazzling blood stained a large area of ​​land...

These undoubtedly witnessed the ups and downs within the Yongweiying, a pro-military force after the new emperor ascended the throne, and also marked the end of an era and the beginning of a new era.

Not long after the new emperor ascended the throne, a decree came down to the Imperial Horse Supervisor, and Li Xiu, from a mere thousand households, jumped directly to the head of the Yongwei Battalion. It fell into Li Xiu's hands.

It has been more than a month since the new emperor ascended the throne, and it has been more than a month.

Li Xiu didn't take part in any court affairs, and the security of the inner palace was also handed over to Erwazi. For more than a month, he only did one thing, that is, the military rules are like iron, and the discipline is like steel!

The discipline and military regulations have been completely implemented from the first battalion of soldiers to the whole army of the Yongwei Battalion!

At this moment, standing on Dianjiangtai, Li Xiu stared at the magnificent scene of the tens of thousands of troops practicing in front of him.

The sound of shouting and killing soaring into the sky, the collision of weapons, the changing battle formation, the waves are magnificent, vast and majestic!

Rao has seen it countless times in the past month, but Li Xiu is still so excited.

An army of ten thousand people is under the control of one hand, where the orders are directed, and where the soldiers are directed. With such power in hand, which man would not yearn for it!

He, Li Xiu, is just an ordinary person, so it is inevitable for him to be ordinary!

"Three months!"

Amidst the turmoil of his heart, Li Xiu also set a deadline.

In three months, the constraints of military regulations and discipline were completely fixed, and the soldiers of the Yongwei Battalion formed subconscious habits, so that this already elite army could be improved to a higher level.

Of course, confident that he can do all this, Li Xiu also has to thank Wei Zhongxian from the bottom of his heart.

In any case, because of his existence, most of the 1 soldiers in this brave guard battalion belong to ordinary military households with clean fortunes, and even the generals at all levels are mostly unconnected with the dignitaries of all parties.

Coupled with Emperor Tianqi's strictness, the Imperial Horse Supervisor went up and down, under the leadership of Wei Zhongxian, staring at the Yongwei Battalion, not daring to neglect in the slightest. This also allowed this army to maintain a good foundation. .

Only such a nearly empty army can allow itself to be transformed so wantonly without worrying about any external resistance and constraints.

Otherwise, even if Li Xiu thinks he is extraordinary, if he is asked to command and transform the Beijing Army, which is covered by countless interests and has been corrupted from the root, at least for now, he has no confidence at all!

"The future is promising!"

With a word of emotion, Li Xiu couldn't help but think about it, as the chief general of an army, with such an elite team, wouldn't he look forward to a stage where he can show off!

Conquer on the battlefield, fight with gold and iron horses, and calm down the enemies in the world!

As his thoughts flowed, Li Xiu couldn't help looking in the direction of the palace. Since he had chosen the imperial court and controlled this elite army, his movements depended largely on Zhu Youjian, the new emperor.

After all, he and this pro-army can be said to be Zhu Youjian's only reliance and confidence at present. At least, before Zhu Youjian is firmly on the throne of the emperor, the gold and iron horse he wants, the battle on the battlefield, is unlikely .

At present, it has been more than a month since Zhu Youjian's enthronement, and the original prediction has also begun to be implemented. Although Li Xiu didn't deliberately inquire about the specific situation, he also got a general idea.

As the saying goes, those who know current affairs are heroes, and Wei Zhongxian, an old fox, still knows current affairs quite well.

With Wei Zhongxian's active cooperation, Wang Chengen, Zhu Youjian's personal eunuch, obviously has completely grasped part of the power of the inner court. For example, the military situation that Li Xiu cares most about has been taken into Wang Chengen's arms.

As for Dongchang, which was thrown out by Wei Zhongxian from the beginning, Cao Huachun, another personal eunuch of Zhu Youjian, served as the admiral of Dongchang.

As for the special connection between Yidongchang and Jinyiwei, it is only a matter of time before Jinyiwei is brought under control.

Undoubtedly, under Wei Zhongxian's active understanding of current affairs, half of the previous plan has been completed.

But next, I am afraid it will not be that simple.

If the inner court goes further, it will touch Wei Zhongxian's basic situation. Even if Wei Zhongxian is not a threat, we still need to consider Wei Zhongxian's role, otherwise, if one is not good, all previous efforts will be wasted. means level.

As for the Outer Dynasty, although the Eunuch Party is still powerful, it is not the Apocalypse Dynasty after all. Although the Outer Dynasty is relatively peaceful now, all kinds of ghosts and snakes are beginning to show their traces. , It is by no means an easy task to come up with a basic disk.

The so-called road is long and the road is long, or the responsibilities are heavy and the road is long. These two sentences are the truest portrayal of Zhu Youjian at present.

"General Qi, someone is coming from the palace!"

Just as Li Xiu was thinking about it, a soldier rushed over and half-kneeled on the ground to report.

Looking outside the gate of the camp, Li Xiu's eyes lit up when he saw the large group of people. He walked off the platform in a few steps and walked towards the gate of the camp.

At this time, at the gate of Jintaifang Daying, people and horses gathered, and the leader seemed to be the eunuch Wang Chengen, who is now the emperor's personal eunuch, but the people behind him were quite strange. However, these generals were all eunuchs in the palace.

Apparently, these generals are the soldiers of the internal military army who are known as the Inner Palace Forbidden Army.

"The military regulations of the Yongwei Battalion are strict. General Li is also a stern and selfless person, and he is deeply trusted by His Majesty. When you enter the Yongwei Battalion for training, remember to strictly abide by the military regulations and don't put on airs of the imperial army. Otherwise, our family will I can't save you..."

Between the words, Wang Chengen gave orders to the hundreds of soldiers behind him.

"The direction of the father-in-law, the little one understands..."

Sentences echoed one after another, and at this moment, Li Xiu's figure in military uniform was also revealed in the eyes of everyone.

After seeing the horse-drawn carts and oxcarts behind the group of people, Li Xiu's eyes also showed a rare joy.

He naturally knew why Wang Chengen led the internal cavalry army.

The Nei Cao Army was originally under the control of Wei Zhongxian. With Wei Zhongxian's voluntary surrender, part of the Nei Cao Army began to be led by Wang Chengen.

Although there is only a part of it, the internal cao army is huge. The entire inner court and the internal cao army reached as many as [-] to [-] in its heyday.