Be good, call me uncle

Chapter 810: Finally reluctant to embarrass him

Lu Mingyong was focused on guiding Princess Zhenli in the correct posture and did not realize anything was wrong. It was not until he saw Princess Zhenli's red ears that he quickly moved his hand away: "I'm sorry, did I scare you? "

Princess Zhenli's heart was beating like a drum, and she was so embarrassed that she couldn't speak incoherently: "No, no."

The two of them fell into sudden embarrassment. Princess Zhenli felt that the place touched by Lu Mingyong burned like fire, and everywhere was hot.

And Lu Mingyong was as if he had touched a charcoal fire, with nowhere to put his hands and feet.

Finally, Princess Zhenli broke the silence: "Do you think my posture is right?"

She wanted to be shameless and rely on Lu Mingyong, but in the end she was unwilling to embarrass Lu Mingyong.

Lu Mingyong touched the back of his head: "Yes, yes."

The two looked at each other and suddenly laughed in unison.

This time, Princess Zhenli learned the Pingsha Luoyan sword technique very seriously and did not cause Lu Mingyong any further embarrassment.

No one mentioned that little spark that accidentally made her angry again, as if it had never happened.

During this period, Wei Yanfeng sent several snacks over. When he saw Princess Zhenli, he also felt that he liked her very much. He made up his mind to persuade the young master in private, and quickly separated the two of them before Princess Zhenli said they would marry. Things are settled.

But before Wei Yanfeng had time to talk, someone from the palace called Lu Mingyong into the palace.

When he arrived at Chengming Hall, Changsun Tao was already waiting there.

"I have met your Majesty." Lu Mingyong saluted quickly.

When Emperor Yuanwu saw him coming, he finally put down his imperial pen and handed a memorial to Lu Mingyong: "Get a life! There are no outsiders here, so there is no need to be polite to me."

Lu Mingyong glanced at it for a while, and then handed it to Changsun Tao. It was not until Changsun Tao closed the memorial that Emperor Yuanwu said: "I called you two here today to talk about the affairs of this memorial. In recent days, My imperial case is full of such information, what do you two think?"

It turns out that this excerpt contains a lot of eloquent writing about the military power in northern Xinjiang and southern Xinjiang, as well as the ownership of the coastal navy.

When Emperor Yuanwu ascended the throne, the military power in northern Xinjiang and the military power in southern Xinjiang were still in the hands of Changsun Tao, while the military power of the coastal navy was handed over to Lu Mingyong during the reign of the late emperor.

As for the capital garrison, it is now in the hands of His Majesty.

Now that the situation in the court is becoming more stable, naturally some courtiers are worried that the two of them will overwhelm the emperor with their great achievements, so they use this military power as an argument.

Changsun Tao was the first to express his attitude: "Your Majesty, our Daqin garrison and border defense forces combined have about 60 troops. The local garrison has its own captains in charge. The military power of this garrison is not in the hands of anyone. Your Majesty has issued a decree." You can be dispatched as you please."

"The tens of thousands of troops returned to Yancheng and the nearly [-] troops in southern Xinjiang are now managed by me personally, but Your Majesty is the most respected person in the world. You can do whatever His Majesty says, and I have no objections."

Lu Mingyong also continued: "Your Majesty, I will obey your arrangements and have no objections."

Emperor Yuanwu stared at the two of them and suddenly laughed: "I know how I got the throne. If you support me and submit, I am the emperor." After a pause, Emperor Yuanwu said seriously: "No matter what outsiders say, I believe in both of you, and I have no other intention of calling you here today. I just want to ask you whether I can leave the security of the country in your hands, and do you have the confidence to shoulder the heavy responsibility I have entrusted to you?"

"If you have the awareness to shoulder your responsibilities, I will overcome all difficulties and firmly hand over the military power to your hands."

Changsun Tao was the quickest to speak. Hearing the words, he immediately said: "I will obey your Majesty's orders in everything, even to the death."

The implication is that if you give it to me, I will pick it up, and if you don’t give it to me, I will let it go. It doesn’t matter anyway.

Lu Mingyong said: "I have no experience in managing the navy. If your majesty can trust me, I will not hesitate to do anything wrong."

Emperor Yuanwu looked at the two of them and finally said: "I will discuss the charter with Feng Xiang and find a way to hand over the military power to you two in an honest and fair manner."

"What I want to tell you is that no matter what others think, I can trust you two. Maybe I am not wise enough to distinguish between loyalty and traitor, but I will never let loyal ministers and good generals feel cold!"

Changsun Tao and Lu Mingyong both raised their hands and said, "Your Majesty is the only one who will obey me."

Emperor Yuanwu smiled and said: "Well, don't show your loyalty by shouting "long live" three times. One of you is my uncle, and the other is my right-hand man. You are so reserved all day long, making it seem like I am treating you harshly. .”

With that said, Emperor Jiayou handed another envelope to the two of them: "There is another happy event today. Mr. Feng has verified the identity of the sixteenth prince of Prince Qi and confirmed that it is Sima Xuanmo, the crown prince of Prince Xingyang. This time He made great contributions in the battle of Guiyan City, and he is indeed a descendant of King Xingyang!"

"I have drafted an imperial edict to rebuild the Prince of Xingyang's palace, and the title of Prince of Xingyang will be inherited by Sima Xuanmo, who is hereditary. He is a relative of the two of you. I am telling you about this to make you happy."

The two said in unison: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Emperor Yuanwu continued: "The affairs of Northern Qi cannot be put on hold forever. It is already winter. This is the time when the people of Northern Qi are most short of food. If we do not solve the problem of prisoners, it will be my job as Da Qin to help Northern Qi survive this winter."

Changsun Tao said: "What your Majesty said is absolutely true. The unresolved issue of Northern Qi is a big problem after all. We must solve it as soon as possible."

Emperor Yuanwu said: "I have also heard about Wu Ti. I intend to put this man on the throne and support a puppet regime that surrenders to the Qin Dynasty. This will save the Qin Dynasty from wasting manpower and material resources to manage them, but I still I have some concerns that Wu Ti could actually set up such a big scheme to harm his compatriots."

"One means that this person is not an idle person, and the other means that this person is definitely not a kind person. I am worried that after he takes office, he will make Northern Qi even more powerful, allowing them to still have the ability to invade our country, Qin, within ten years, so I have delayed Can’t make a decision.”

"But there are also people in the court who hope to bring Northern Qi into the territory of Da Qin. There are quite a few ministers who think so. I can't offend them all at once. So, uncle Huang, Ming Yong, you go down and think about it. What should I do? How can I accomplish this peacefully?"

Chang Sun Tao and Lu Mingyong looked at each other and saw a smile in each other's eyes.

It turns out that the little emperor is waiting for them here...

First hand over the military power to the two of them, and then use their power to suppress the opposing voices in the court.

It has to be said that Emperor Yuanwu was much better than Emperor Jiayou in terms of power checks and balances.

Being able to win people's hearts so openly and sincerely is also an ability.

(End of this chapter)