Oriole Line

Well, he didn't even dare to fart. "

Qi Dai was suddenly amused when he thought of the old Taichang blowing his beard and staring.

Zhou Yuxuan's heart, which had been hanging for a long time, finally let go, stroked Qi Dai's back and said: "I feel relieved when I see you smiling. Sijun, if I can't even keep your smile, it must be my incompetence. "

Qi Dai's heart moved, but the words on his mouth were still high-sounding: "Over the past year since you took the throne, the world has been peaceful, and the five states in Jiangbei are also recovering. How can you say you are incompetent? Don't all the officials praise you as "sage"?"

"Didn't those officials sing 'Your Majesty's Holy Wisdom' to which emperor every day? In my opinion, what they said 'Shengming' is all nonsense. I only believe what you say." Zhou Yu was a bit rascal.

Qi Dai could only laugh and said, "Okay, you are wise."

Zhou Yu smiled lightly, his heart was sweet for a while, and bitter for a while. After a long time, he finally said what he had been holding back for a long time: "Sijun, I am sorry for letting you be my private minister."

Qi Dai sighed softly in his heart, it was his own choice to be his private minister, and on the day he made the choice, he knew that he was destined to be alone on this road.Zhou Yu is destined to be a generation of Mingjun, with peace and stability, clear government and harmonious harem.Their personal relationship, those secrets in the bottom of their hearts that can never be told, can only be lost in the long night of Luoyang Palace, in the blank space between hesitation and hesitation.

Qi Dai said softly: "You didn't feel sorry for me, I chose this myself."

In the darkness, Zhou Yu moved closer to Qi Dai silently, put his lips next to his ear, and whispered: "When these things are over, I promised you that I will accompany you back to Guangling..."

93, 93.

On the second day, Mingzheng Hall.

Today, all the officials rested, and Zhou Yu sent Pu Chen to Mingzheng Hall to discuss matters early in the morning.In the past few days, Pu Chen entered the palace every day, and his expression was inevitably a little sleepy, but Zhou Yu was in high spirits and was in high spirits.Just as Pu Chen planned to continue the deployment of the Jiangbei Five States that was half discussed yesterday, Zhou Yu suddenly interrupted: "Brother Yi Xing, in your opinion, where did the troubles of the Seven Kings come from?"

Pu Chen was stunned, he didn't expect Zhou Yu to ask this question suddenly, he thought for a while and said: "The prince is fighting for the throne, the family is fighting for power."

"Where does the power of the family come from?"

"Control the government internally, and store armored soldiers externally."

"That's right. When it comes to raising armored soldiers abroad, the state pastors in each state were controlled by aristocratic families back then. They became more and more arrogant when they took control of a state's soldiers and horses. Instead of obeying the imperial court, they colluded with princes from all over the country to seek the throne. Now , The world is initially determined, and the state herds of each state do not actually have many soldiers and horses in their hands." Zhou Yu paused and smiled, "Of course, except for the four states controlled by the great Sima."

Pu Chen was taken aback, what Zhou Yu meant was that state shepherds in command of soldiers was one of the root causes of the Seven Kings Rebellion back then, and now that the state shepherds in most state capitals do not have soldiers and horses in their hands, then...

"That's why I don't think there is any need for state shepherds in every state. What does Da Sima think?"

"There is no state shepherd?" Pu Chen wondered, "Then how will the soldiers and horses of each state be arranged?"

"The states only need a standing army to control local security. This area is governed by the prefects of the states, and does not require too much combat power."

Pu Chen narrowed his eyes: "A country must have strong soldiers. If another country invades or there is a civil strife in a certain state, the military strength of the government army is definitely not enough. What should your Majesty do?"

"Set up a frontier army." Zhou Yudao, "Actually, Brother Yixing's previous deployment in the five states of Jiangbei can still be used for reference. A strong army, such as the Wuchang Army, should be used as a frontier army to defend the border. Send troops to rescue during civil strife. What do you think, brother Yi Xing?"

Pu Chen's heart sank, what Zhou Yu said today almost completely broke his original arrangement.In his original plan, the soldiers and horses were under the jurisdiction of the prefects of the states, and he, as the chief minister, commanded the military affairs of the country.Now, once the state herdsmen are withdrawn and the government soldiers in various places are under the jurisdiction of the prefect, the only troops under his command are the frontier soldiers who Zhou Yu said were guarding the border.Since it is a frontier army, it is necessary to guard the border of the fortress. In this way, the originally integrated Wuchang army will inevitably face the fate of being torn apart.

Pu Chen thought that part of the Wuchang Army would need to move north after Zhou Yu ascended the throne, but he never thought that he might not even be able to keep the Wuchang Army in the end.Pu Chen licked his back molars, feeling an irresistible but powerless heaviness.The Wuchang Army is an army with a deep imprint of Pu's family.It grew out of nothing and grew little by little from Puyang. Only by relying on it can Nanjing be established.After Zhou Shao ascended the throne, he might not have feared the Wuchang Army in his heart, but at that time, the Beiyan strong enemy was on his side, and the Wuchang Army guarded the four states along the river, so Zhou Shao couldn't move, and he didn't dare to move.When the Wuchang army came to Puchen, he relied on the 10,000+ Wuchang army to defeat Beiyan and support Zhou Yu.At this moment, Jiangbei no longer has any strong enemies, but the Wuchang Army has truly fulfilled its mission, and there is no need for it to exist.

Seeing Puchen's serious face, Zhou Yu slowed down his tone and said, "Brother Yixing, there is no need to rush to make a decision. I have already made up my mind not to set up a state shepherd, but how to arrange the frontier troops and where they will be arranged still needs the chief minister." Make more plans. What I mean is that the commander-in-chief of the major frontier armies is also drawn up by brother Yi Xing. I know that there are a lot of talents in the Da Sima's mansion, and a group of generals will be selected in the martial arts next month, and I will have to trouble Da Sima at that time worry."

Pu Chen let out a sigh of relief secretly, feeling a little relieved.Although the prefectures no longer set up state pastors, the commander of the frontier army is still an important position. Zhou Yu is willing to hand over this decision to Pu Chen, which is probably a little compensation for the Wuchang Army and Pu Chen.Pu Chen understood, nodded, and was about to leave, but saw Qi Dai turn out from the side hall.

When Qi Dai woke up in the morning, it was past Chen's hour, and Zhou Yu was no longer in the side hall.Qi Dai opened his eyes, secretly regretting why he woke up so late, he took a deep breath in the bed, and smelled the scent of golden nanmu in Luoyang Palace, mixed with the faint fragrance of Guangling tea.Guangling's Mingxiang calms the nerves, he remembered that he didn't order it last night, and the Mingxiang at this moment must be specially used by Zhou Yu to let him sleep peacefully after he woke up.A certain soft place in his heart unconsciously moved again, but the next moment, he was fully dressed and appeared in the main hall of Mingzheng Hall in black.

Unexpectedly, there is not only Zhou Yu in the Mingzheng Palace, but also Puchen.Seeing Qi Dai entering from the side hall, Pu Chen had a playful look in his eyes, but his face was stern, and he soon returned to normal.Instead, Qi Dai saw that there were only Zhou Yu and Pu Chen in the palace, and the servants retreated. Naturally, he was discussing important military matters, so he consciously said: "I will leave first."

"Wait a minute." Zhou Yu stopped him, "It just so happens that Da Sima is here today. Why not ask Da Sima about the imperial examination list, Da Sima is not an outsider."

As soon as he heard that it was a matter of the imperial examination list, Pu Chen raised his eyebrows obviously, and looked at Qi Dai with a little more guard.As always, Qi Dai showed people with a smile, nodded slightly to Pu Chen, and said, "Da Sima is from Jinyang, is there any connection with other big families in Bingzhou?"

Pu Chen squinted his eyes and thought for a moment, "I have never lived in Bingzhou for a long time, and I have no connection with the aristocratic family in Bingzhou. What's wrong with the list?" Although Zhou Yu and Qi Dai didn't say it clearly, when they mentioned the imperial examination list, Undoubtedly, he was talking about Wen Tao, and Pu Chen's eyes became sharper.

Qi Dai's smile remained the same: "Then, did Wen Tao have any relationship with the children of the Bingzhou family before the imperial examination?"

"Why do you ask this?"

Qi Dai's smile seemed to deepen: "There may be some inappropriateness in the list released this time. Wen Tao is at the top of the list. I will ask you as a routine."

"Routine?" Pu Chen's tone became sharper.

"Don't blame the great Sima." Zhou Yudao, as if he had sensed the adversity between Pu Chen and Qi Dai, "There is an abnormal number of children from aristocratic families in Bingzhou on the list, and the Pu family of the great Sima happened to be from Bingzhou, so... ..."

"Your Majesty means that candidates from Bingzhou have problems in this exam? Don't you doubt Wen Tao?" Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu secretly sighed, the military affairs discussed today are already extremely sensitive, that's why he wanted to show his friendly attitude on the matter of the imperial examination, and chose to ask him in private on such an occasion, if he really waited until the court to check the text in the future Tao, according to Pu Chen's temper, I don't know what kind of commotion is going to happen.Zhou Yu smiled and said: "Of course not. I have read every selected article one by one. Wen Tao's talent should be at the top of the list. However, he comes from the Da Sima Mansion, and his household registration and identity belong to Bingzhou, so That's why I asked this question. It was because I didn't believe that Da Sima was involved in this matter, so I asked in private."

Pu Chen sneered: "No matter what shady things happen in the imperial examination, Wen Tao will never be involved in it." He paused, and added, "If there is really no place for him here, I will just take him away. "

"Hey, Brother Yi Xing." Zhou Yu knew that Pu Chen usually seldom lost his temper, but Wen Tao was his weakness, so it was not surprising to have such a reaction, so he comforted him immediately, "With the testimony of Brother Yi Xing, Qi Sijian and I I feel more confident."

Pu Chen was unhappy, but since Zhou Yu said so, he couldn't be too forceful, so he politely resigned.When he left the palace, he glanced at the Shenwu Hall not far away, and let out a breath from his nasal cavity.

Back in the mansion, Pu Chen was considering whether to tell Wen Tao about this matter, but he saw that his complexion was pale and his mind was heavy.Pu Chen raised his eyebrows and said, "What's wrong?"

"Brother Chunyu was detained by Dali Temple." Wen Tao raised his face and said, "Our eyeliner in Luoyang just reported that more than a dozen candidates from Bingzhou beat drums in Dali Temple to complain about the imperial examination fraud. Now All were imprisoned, including brother Chun Yu."

"Oh? He is and