Jiuxi

Chapter 131 Chapter 130 [Glorious Trend]

The addition of the Jiangbei Fourth Army has become a foregone conclusion. Of course, details will not be discussed at the court meeting, such as soldiers, ordnance, and pay. This is the responsibility of the Privy Council.

Li Duan didn't want to give some people a chance to delay, and his calm tone echoed in the hall: "I have referred to the border terrain map sent by the Jingzhou Governor's Mansion, and decided to name the new four armies Yangzhai, Yingze, Jianghua, and Xun respectively. Yang. Among them, Yangzhai Army and Yingze Army are under the jurisdiction of Jingzhou Dudufu, while Jianghua Army and Xunyang Army are under the jurisdiction of Huaizhou Dudufu."

The naming of Qi's armies follows two rules. One is named after the place where it is stationed, such as Guangling Army and Panlong Army.

The second is the army with special status, such as the Zhenbei Army led by Chen Lanyu, or the twelve armies named after the word "wei" in the Nanya of the Beijing Army.

The emperor's decision was not surprising, and the ministers had no reason or need to object, so they all agreed.

Li Duan added: "As for the new commander-in-chief of the Fourth Army, does Privy Secretary Guo have any candidates to recommend?"

At this moment, Guo Congyi has completely calmed down. Although there is still some resistance in his heart, he also knows that the trend is irreversible, and accepting it calmly is the most correct choice.

At first, he and Li Daoyan had close to the same idea. The emperor transferred the border army generals to the capital in order to change the power structure in the army. Therefore, they hoped to keep these new generals in the capital. Both the Privy Council and the Ministry of War had enough vacant posts to accommodate them.

However, the emperor did not let the matter progress to this point at all. He directly blocked the mouths of most of the courtiers with one move, making the addition of the Jiangbei Fourth Army an undoubted fact.

On the surface, it seems that only Qu Fenghua, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, was defeated, but which of the important ministers who can stand at today's court meeting and is qualified to speak is not a human being?
They couldn't dwell on this matter at all. The more they thought about it, the more they would feel chilly in their hearts.

After Liu Shouguang proposed strengthening the frontier army, the first person to stand up and object was Li Shizhi, the Minister of Punishment, followed by Qu Fenghua.In other words, Qu Fenghua's statement was a completely random event. No one could have predicted this, including the emperor and Zuo Yushi Zhongcheng Xu Zuo.

Li Shizhi's words were quite upright and nothing out of the ordinary. In addition, he was the eldest son of Left Prime Minister Li Daoyan, so he was not the target of Xu Zuo's impeachment.But Qu Fenghua was completely different. His words were too harsh and straightforward, and he became the leader of others' attack on Liu Shouguang.

Then he was impeached by Xu Zuo forcefully, and Qin Zheng's accusation was the final nail in the Qu family's coffin.

After Qu Fenghua was captured on the spot, the officials couldn't help but think about a question. If it was not Qu Fenghua who spoke after Li Shi, but any one of them, would there be a similar fate?
Judging from the decisive reactions of Xu Zuo and Qin Zheng, they will definitely not have only Qu Fenghua's evidence. Otherwise, without knowing who will be the first to jump out, they will not be able to ensure that they can suppress the opposition voices at the meeting, thus leaving Liu Shouguang's proposal passed smoothly.

The emperor stopped when he saw the situation and did not get angry. However, this kind of intimidation had an excellent effect, so that his decree could be implemented unimpeded for the first time.

Important ministers like Guo Congyi and Li Daoyan naturally did not worry about falling into the fate of Qu Fenghua. However, the emperor achieved his goal by gaining a comprehensive advantage in this game and forcing the civil and military officials around them to dare not express their opinions. , because Guo and Li can't go into battle in person without leaving any room.

When he thought of this, Guo Congyi sighed softly in his heart, bowed his head slightly and said respectfully: "Regarding this matter, I will obey the holy decree."

Li Duan looked at the others again and saw that none of the ministers had any desire to express their opinions, so he smiled calmly and said: "The seven cities in Jiangbei are the territories recovered by the joint efforts of the governors of Jingzhou and Huaizhou. The soldiers need to be rewarded. Since now To increase the number of four armies, I think it would be more appropriate to select a few people from among the meritorious generals of the border armies to serve as commanders of each army. What do you think of Privy Council Guo?"

Guo Congyi bowed and said: "Your Majesty is wise."

Li Duan turned his head and nodded slightly to the eunuch beside him, who then began to read out a series of appointment edicts.

The ministers all listened attentively, putting aside those laudatory words and focusing on their actual military duties.

The governor-general of Huaizhou came to He Gui, the commander of the military capital of An, and was transferred to the commander of the military capital of Jianghua. He was granted the title of Founding Man of Luoyuan County, rewarded [-] households in the city, and was given a purple gold fish bag.

Su Zhang, the captain of the northern army in Huaizhou Dudufu, was promoted to the commander of Xunyang Army and was given a purple gold fish bag.

Huo Zhen, the commander of the Guangji military capital of the Jingzhou Dudu Mansion, was transferred to the military capital of Yangzhai. He was granted the title of Founding Man of Lianjiang County, rewarded [-] households in the city, and was given a purple gold fish bag.

Huangfu, the captain of the Anping Army in the Jingzhou Governor's Office, met him and was promoted to the commander of the Yingze Army, and was given a purple gold fish bag.

The four border army generals immediately came out to thank them. At this moment in the court meeting, they were finally given the opportunity to appear. The officials all looked at these people with curiosity and some envy.

The emperor's reward was not over yet. Five more people received the imperial edict of appointment and reward. All of them became senior generals of the Jiangbei Fourth Army. There is no doubt that these nine people will form the skeleton of the new Fourth Army.

This time twelve border army generals entered the capital, and only three people, Lu Chen, Li Bingxue and Chen Lanyu, were still standing.

Li Duan quietly looked at the young military generals who came out to thank them one after another, and couldn't help but feel excited and uplifted in his heart. He had been preparing for today's great meeting for too long, and now he finally took the first solid step. How could I not be happy.However, when his eyes glanced at Li Daoyan, Guo Congyi and others, his mood gradually calmed down.

He who travels a hundred miles is half a mile, and he knows the meaning of this sentence very well.

"During the war in Northern Xinjiang, the Zhenbei Army of the Huaizhou Governor's Office repeatedly made military exploits, whether it was the initial defensive battle, the courageous advance in the Battle of Qingxia, or even the siege of the Pseudo-Yan Moyang Road in subsequent battles. The performance of this army in the village is beyond reproach. I know that all the ministers are a little unfamiliar with this brave frontier army, but I hope you understand that in the three and a half month battle, the Zhenbei Army successively annihilated and captured The enemy’s army exceeds 2, which is nearly twice their own strength!”

Li Duan raised his tone slightly, looked at Chen Lanyu, who was always standing calmly and solemnly, and then smiled and said: "Commander Chen, are you willing to stay in the capital to share my worries?"

This sentence immediately made the senior officials in the court look solemn.

Chen Lanyu stepped forward slowly and saluted in a neither humble nor overbearing manner: "It is a minister's bounden duty to share your Majesty's worries, and I should do my best!" "Very good."

Li Duan showed approval, then looked at Li Jingda who had been silent and said: "Li Qing's family, I am going to let Chen Lanyu take over as the commander of Nanya Dingwei Army. Do you agree?"

Among the six armies of Nanya under Li Jingda, Yuan Xingqin was the number one general. The others also had sufficient military merit and qualifications, and were as unbreakable as iron barrels.However, Xu Wen's identity was exposed some time ago, and the dignified commander of the Dingwei Army actually colluded with enemy spies to betray Daqi's intelligence. This incident had a great impact on him.

Otherwise, he would not be as quiet as a chicken during today's court meeting.

At this moment, when he heard the emperor's inquiry and glanced at Chen Lanyu, who was full of elegant temperament in the palace, Li Jingda felt a bitter taste in his mouth.

How could he not know that Chen Lanyu was Xiao Wangzhi's most trusted general and that he was extremely capable. Such a person who entered the Nanya Jing Army would not be limited to the military position of the capital commander in the future.He could use his big toe to think of the emperor's intention for this arrangement, maybe it was to replace him in the future.

But how could he stop it?

Although he has nothing to do with Xu Wen's collusion with the enemy and treason, who knows if Qin Zheng, that old fox, had some input into it?

Not to mention that Chen Lanyu's military exploits and qualifications were completely sufficient, and he was even treated somewhat poorly by the commander of Pingtiao.

When Li Duan saw this, he asked, "Does Li Qing's family have different views?"

Li Jingda's heart trembled, and he quickly said respectfully: "Your Majesty is wise, I have no other opinions. Commander Chen is more than qualified."

Li Duan smiled faintly, then looked at Chen Lanyu and said: "Draw up a decree to confer Chen Lanyu as the founding son of Yongfu County, reward [-] households in the city, and give him a purple gold fish bag."

Chen Lanyu bowed and said, "I thank your Majesty for your kindness!"

His title is one level higher than that of Huo Zhen and He Gui, which is enough to prove the emperor's regard and expectations for him.

Chen Lanyu returned to his position, and Li Duan announced the reward for Li Bingxue.

Compared with the various promotions of titles, military positions and honorary officers of other frontier generals, Li Bingxue's rewards seemed a little simple.

She did not have any of those various titles, she was only promoted from school captain to captain, and she still commanded Jingzhou Feiyu Camp. However, the officials, including Lu Chen, could clearly see the bright look on her face, as if A proud plum blossom bloomed in the palace.

The reason lies in a sentence in the imperial edict.

"... Feiyuying's cavalry will be expanded by 2000 people. The soldiers will be selected by the Jingzhou Governor's Mansion, and the army and horses will be supplied by Taipu Temple within half a year."

One of the important reasons why the important officials in the court were not optimistic about the success of the Northern Expedition was that Da Qi was short of war horses. Especially after the Yuanjia Revolution, all the horse breeding lands in the north fell into the hands of the Jing Dynasty, leaving Qi with only There are several horse breeding lands in Chengzhou, and they often conflict with the seven tribes in Shazhou.

The entire Jingzhou Governor's Mansion only has one organized cavalry unit, Feiyuying. Four thousand cavalry is the limit that Li Tianrun can muster, because the elite cavalry must have one man and two horses, otherwise it cannot maintain high mobility for long-distance raids. .

As a comparison, some of the elite cavalry of the Jing Dynasty could even reach one person and three horses.

Taipusi Shaoqing, who was over fifty years old, looked like a bitter melon when he heard those words, but he did not dare to object out loud because Qu Fenghua's lessons were right in front of him, and his buttocks were not that clean.

Li Bingxue's clear voice sounded in the hall, and her surprise was beyond words: "I thank your Majesty for your kindness!"

She didn't care about titles or rewards at all. The increased strength of Feiyu Camp meant that her father could have a more powerful cavalry, so that he could calmly deal with the powerful enemies in the north.

Li Duan looked at the heroic appearance of the young female general and couldn't help but feel something. Then he turned to look at Lu Chen who was standing in the corner.

What a couple.

At this moment, this strange idea suddenly came to the emperor's mind, and then he smiled secretly. These young people had good ideas, and there was no need for him to be annoying.

At this point in the meeting, after Li Duan used Qu Fenghua's case to force left Prime Minister Li Daoyan to make concessions, all decisions were implemented smoothly without any obstacles.

The emperor could finally breathe a sigh of relief, and then raised his tone slightly: "Lu Chen."

"The minister is here."

A tall figure stepped out and entered the sight of all the courtiers.

(End of this chapter)