Reincarnation of the powerful minister

The Hall of Mental Cultivation was brightly lit. Emperor Jing Long and Yi Ying's cabinet ministers were discussing matters. Lan Xi came in quietly and said, "His Royal Highness King Yu has been summoned and is waiting outside the hall."

Emperor Jing Long nodded: "Let him in."

King Yu was watching juggling in the East Market with his son and his godfather, but was suddenly called into the palace, suffocated, and suspected that the emperor sent someone to follow him because he was deliberately disrupting the situation out of jealousy.

Unexpectedly, when he entered the palace, he couldn't help being startled when he saw a group of courtiers sitting upright.

The emperor didn't greet him much, and said bluntly: "Come, sit down."

King Yu took his seat after saluting, and heard the emperor say, "I've sent you this time because there is an unresolved matter, and I want to hear your opinion."

Lan Xi sent over a few pages of paper, and when King Yu saw the traces of the rolled up paper, he realized that it was a secret report from the army, and his expression became serious.He unfolded the secret report and read it carefully, then frowned and asked, "Did Geng Le, the Commander of the Datong Guards, die? When did it happen?"

The cabinet minister Jiao Yang replied: "Three days ago. The news just reached the imperial court."

Three months ago, at the end of last year, the Tatars invaded Datong.

Tatar Taishi Tuohuotai personally led the troops, ambushed the elite in Dachongling, and used more than 100 old and weak soldiers as bait to lure Lin Yue, the general of Datong, out of the city.In this campaign, Lin Yue and the deputy commander-in-chief Lin Yue died in ambush, and the whole army was defeated.

This incident caused quite a stir in the court, and King Yu knew about it.On the surface, he didn't care, but at night, full of resentment, he used a long spear to cut a deep crack in the bluestone ground of the martial arts field - if he still guarded the border, he would never let Datong suffer such an underestimated defeat!

The soldiers at Tuohuotai killed people and looted livestock. Fortunately, the army marched to Yanmen Pass, was defeated by Geng Le, commander of Datong Weidu, and finally retreated to Beimo.

The imperial court dispatched new generals and deputy generals to Datong. Because the two generals still needed to be familiar with local military affairs, Geng Le was allowed to continue to hold military decision-making power for a period of time.

As a result, Geng Le got carried away with complacency, and relying on his military merits, he delayed handing over power to the new chief soldier, which led to a rift between him and the two chief soldiers.After a fierce conflict, Geng Le was accidentally killed by the new general soldier.

Such an oolong event led to the death of two senior generals in Datong, one at the hands of their own family members, and the other also suffered military law and was demoted.

This is all right, and the imperial court had to dispatch a new general soldier and a guard commander to guard Datong again.And because of the floating dust, this appointment must be cautious. The Ministry of War, the Ministry of Officials and the cabinet have different opinions, so it has not yet been able to decide on a candidate.

Emperor Jinglong faced the proposed list presented by his courtiers. Some of the names of the general candidates on it were familiar, while others were very unfamiliar.But even if they are familiar, it is difficult to judge the level of everyone's comprehensive ability, and which one is more suitable for guarding Datong.

After all, no one is perfect, and everyone has strengths and weaknesses in their abilities. If the weaknesses should be in Datong, wouldn't it be another Geng Le.

The emperor was hesitating, when he suddenly thought of King Yu.

King Yu once guarded Datong and was very familiar with the local military affairs, and most of these candidates for generals were veterans with experience in frontier defense. Maybe he, the fourth brother, could see some tricks.

——I just don’t know if the other party is willing to contribute, or it will touch my heart, and I will say something about Pi Liyang Qiu, and I will leave in anger.

With the mentality of giving it a try, the emperor summoned King Yu.

King Yu, I know that you are proficient in the art of war and military...

The emperor's heart suddenly moved, and he threw away the routine rhetoric in an instant, and said, "Fourth brother, Datong needs a general who is both offensive and defensive. You pick and choose, and help check it out."

The cabinet ministers changed their colors when they heard the words——

Originally thought that King Yu was called here just to ask for a suggestion, but he didn't want to say that, it was like handing over the decision-making power on his own initiative, according to the emperor's temperament, it was really amazing!

...Could it be that he is still afraid of King Yu's former status in the army, and purposely speak out to test him?

Sure enough, King Yu showed a languid and cold smile, and threw the list on the table: "Anyway, it's too much to count, so why waste your words, brother, you can decide for yourself."

The emperor looked at him calmly, and called out: "Jincheng."

King Yu smiled, his eyes were provocative: "If you really want to say it, then the younger brother recommends someone, dare the emperor use it?"

The emperor seemed to know what he meant, and his tone was still calm: "All the generals in the court, you can recommend the most suitable one - except for one."

yourself.

King Yu gave a very disrespectful "chi" sound, picked a candied fruit from the fruit plate at hand, and threw it on the table.

Candied fruit rolled around and finally stopped on the list, just covering one of the names.King Yu stroked his palm and said, "God's will, it's this dear brother! Call..." He blew on the icing sticky on the paper, "Li Ziyang! This is the candidate recommended by my younger brother. The emperor's brother just spoke eloquently, and also made a speech." Not counting?"

The emperor didn't change his face, but the courtiers on both sides couldn't sit still. Even Xie Shiyan, the "Old Man of the Mud Pavilion" who was recognized as good-tempered, couldn't help shaking his head and sighing.

Jiao Yang was stubborn and had a loud voice, so he got up abruptly, and retorted, "How can His Royal Highness King Yu be so trifling with important military and state affairs!" Then he bowed his hands to the emperor, "It seems outrageous that King Yu is openly teasing His Majesty and ministers, but it is actually In order to vent the resentment in my heart, Your Majesty can't forgive me again and again, and should punish him for the crime of contemptuous of the monarch!"

The cabinet minister Wang Qianhe made friends with him, and the two had always united a front, knowing that Jiao Yang might not be filled with righteous indignation like he showed.

Gai Yin wanted to get closer to the queen mother a while ago, but unfortunately the queen mother didn't like him, and he always had a lukewarm attitude.He was trying to take advantage of King Yu's attack, so that the queen mother would know his ability in the court and influence on the emperor, so as to change her mind and win him over.

So Wang Qianhe also joined the team, and echoed: "On weekdays, His Royal Highness Prince Yu's romance is absurd, and military affairs are related to the safety of the country. How could he deliberately stir things up like this? I hope your Majesty will learn from you."

King Yu glanced at the two of them, then squinted at the other two cabinet ministers: "The two adults also plan to scold together?"

Xie Shiyan smiled awkwardly, raised her hand to drink tea, the teacup couldn't be put down, her sleeves covered half of her face.

Yang Ting frowned, showing disapproval, but only shook his head without opening his mouth.

Chief Assistant Li Chengfeng was seriously ill and had already taken a long vacation, so he was not present.

Seeing the cursing and objecting of the four courtiers, King Yu turned to the emperor and asked the emperor: "Brother Huang also thinks that my brother's behavior is absurd? That's just right, my brother still has a juggling show that I haven't finished watching, so I'll go back and watch it again. "

He got up and cupped his hands perfunctorily, about to leave.

Li Ziyang, Li Ziyang...Emperor Jinglong repeated the name silently, and the Lingtai faintly flashed a faint light, but he couldn't catch it for a while.Seeing that King Yu was about to walk out of the palace gate, the emperor suddenly said for some unknown reason, "Come back!"

King Yu paused for a moment, then continued walking.

The emperor said in a deep voice, "I call you back!"

King Yu turned around reluctantly and walked back into the hall.

"Tell me the reason why you recommended this person." The emperor said.

King Yu sneered: "This person has an old relationship with my younger brother, and my younger brother recommended him out of selfishness."

The courtiers were even more contemptuous and angry when they heard the words, but Yang Ting seemed to notice something strange, and quietly examined King Yu's expression.

The emperor stared at King Yu for a long time, and suddenly smiled faintly: "That's all right, he's the one."

All the cabinet ministers were greatly shocked, and they all left their seats and knelt down, admonishing the emperor to take back his order and not let King Yu mess around.

A look of astonishment flashed across King Yu's eyes, and he looked directly at the emperor with a complicated expression.

One of the two brothers was sitting on the dragon chair, and the other was standing in the hall, looking at each other for a long time through the courtiers who were persuading them.After a while, King Yu turned his head and said to Jiao Yang, who was the loudest protester, "Li Ziyang is a man who was born in the general family. Needless to say, he is brave and good at fighting. What's more rare is that he has a calm and resolute temperament, neither arrogant nor rash. His father is The former commander-in-chief of Liaodong was assassinated to death by blood pupil assassins. He neither fell into hatred nor inherited his father's shadow. He accumulated military exploits step by step from the low-level generals. He also fought several times with the Tartars in Yuquan Camp in Ningxia. He won every battle. , but never rashly went deep into the enemy's territory. Such a general who has the ability to advance and retreat and understands the military situation in Beimo is more than enough to serve as the commander-in-chief of Datong.

"'A few generations of friends become new ghosts, and I still talk and laugh at Dao Cong' - Gu has never met this person, but it is not necessary to meet him. From his experience, achievements, and even his poems and essays, he can be glimpsed Mind. Are you satisfied with this explanation?"

Are these words an explanation for the cabinet ministers, or are they meant for him, the emperor's brother?Emperor Jinglong was silent.

The cabinet ministers also fell into a brief silence.Yang Ting cupped his hands and said, "This matter is important, please Your Majesty to decide."

The emperor only asked one sentence: "Where is the commander of the Datong Guard?"

"The rest of the list, whoever is compatible with Li Ziyang, that one!" King Yu laughed loudly, and walked away with his sleeves.

King Yu's recommendation was approved by two cabinet ministers and opposed by two cabinet ministers, but the cabinet's opinion was just for reference, and the decision was in the hands of the emperor.

After all the officials left, Lan Xi stepped forward, rubbed the emperor's temples, and said softly: "It's late at night, should the emperor change clothes and go to bed?"

The emperor was resting his eyes with his eyes closed, fighting against the dull pain caused by a whole day of thinking, when he heard that aura flashed across the altar again.He opened his eyes suddenly, and lost his voice: "Change clothes."

Lan Xi hurriedly called the servant to come over and change clothes.

The emperor waved his servant back and said, "'Changing clothes', I remembered."

In June last year, on Su Yan's birthday, it was in this Hall of Mental Cultivation that he personally held the crowning ceremony for the three changes of clothes.The two of them almost crossed the line because of Tianshuixiang. Su Yan was half-drunk and half-awake, and pressed against his chest, saying something vaguely:

"Is this on the battlefield, the drums are beating so hard, the battle must be in critical condition... Don't worry, I will help you find talents, Qi Jingtang, Li Ziyang, Wang Anming... and Yu Chezhi... Oh, he is already in the Ministry of War , These are all famous generals in Wentao and Wulue, they will definitely help you, lead the troops to drive out the Tartars, and defend the Great Ming Dynasty..."

Now that I think about it, Su Yan probably sensed his love and desire at that time, so he deliberately said these words to remind him that the community is the most important thing.

So, besides Yu Chezhi who has been the left servant of the Ministry of War, are the other names mentioned in the words really fabricated by Su Yan after drinking?

At least "Li Ziyang" is not!

Then here comes the problem. It is not uncommon for a little-known general, the king of Yu who was born in the army, to know it, but a young scholar who has buried himself in the sage books also knows it. "Famous General", what's going on?

Emperor Jing Long thought for a moment, and then told Lan Xi: "Write down these two names——Qi Jingtang and Wang Anming, and let Jin Yiwei find out who they are. First, check in the army."

Lan Xi felt a little strange, but didn't ask any more questions, and carefully recorded it, and asked Jin Yiwei to investigate.

But the emperor, enduring his headache, was still thinking silently until he changed into pajamas and got on the dragon bed.

Lan Xi was about to take off the curtain from the jade hook when she suddenly froze, and said in a trembling voice with a forced expression of panic and nervousness: "My lord..."

"What's the matter?" The emperor just said two words, hot stream gushed out from under his nose, he touched it subconsciously, his fingers were bright red.

Lan Xi hurriedly used a brocade handkerchief to block it: "The emperor has a nosebleed, and this servant is going to teach the imperial physician—"

The emperor grabbed his wrist and said in a deep voice, "No need."

"But--"

"It's windy and dusty in spring, and it's normal to have nosebleeds occasionally, so there's no need to make a fuss. Go get a basin of warm water to clean."

Lan Xi was worried, but the holy will could not be violated, so she had to fetch water to wash the emperor.Fortunately, the nosebleed gradually stopped after a while, but the veil stained the whole basin of clear water red, which looked a little scary.

The emperor lowered his eyes to look at a pot of pink, and ordered very calmly: "Follow the 'Recipe for Tongluo Sanjie' presented by Mr. Xu, and bring the decoction."

Lan Xinuo made a sound, hesitated and said again: "Why don't you call Mr. Yingxu into the palace and have a diagnosis and treatment in person?"

The emperor didn't speak, just glanced at him.

Lan Xi felt a frightening chill from this look, and hurriedly confessed: "This servant has violated the rules! This servant sent someone to decoct the medicine."

The emperor lay back down again, raised the pillow, and closed his eyes to fall asleep.

He slowly recalled every word Su Yan had said to him since the first meeting in the palace examination, like looking for scattered pearls in a large grass.

That night.

King Yu failed to find someone in Dongshi, and when he returned to the palace, he was furious when he saw the eldest son who had already slept like a piglet.

Shen Qi and Su Yan lay on the roof of the building looking at the stars, cherishing every second of parting time.

After drinking the medicinal soup, the emperor tossed and turned for a long time, and the pain in his head was relieved. Before going to sleep, he told Lan Xi that if he overslept, he must be woken up before Mao.

The court meeting the next day was postponed until three quarters past.

Two hours of seeing off time is enough for a monarch and minister, but far from enough for a lover.