bookpub Chapter 156: Controlling the world, having the power of soldiers and horses
Chapter 156: Controlling the world, having the power of soldiers and horses
A few days later.
In the Imperial City of the Capital, inside the Jinluan Hall.
The routine court meetings of the Daxin Dynasty continued as usual every day.
Prime Minister Qin Ruhui, along with the civil and military officials of the entire court, knelt down to pay their respects and wish the emperor long live, long live.
Above the main hall, the young emperor Zhao Lingwu, who had just turned three years old, sat on a large dragon chair and fell asleep.
Not far away, behind a translucent gauze curtain, sitting behind the curtain was the Queen Mother Su Waner, who was listening to politics behind the curtain.
According to the convention of the court meeting, Prime Minister Qin Ruhui gave a brief report to the emperor and the queen mother on the memorials received from various places yesterday, and waited for instructions before the court meeting ended.
But today's court meeting seems different from the past.
After Prime Minister Qin Ruhui reported everything, Queen Mother Su Waner, who was listening behind the curtain, neither refuted nor expressed agreement. Instead, she asked Qin Ruhui in front of the civil and military officials of the court:
"Prime Minister Qin, did you forget something and didn't report it to the emperor?"
Um?
Under the main hall, Qin Ruhui's cunning face suddenly frowned slightly, feeling quite shocked.
On the one hand, he was shocked that the orphaned and widowed Su Waner spoke to him in a questioning tone for the first time in the court hall in front of the civil and military officials of the court;
On the other hand, he did conceal one thing and did not report it to the emperor and the queen mother, and that was the battle on the Mozhou front line.
Qin Ruhui was still stunned. Queen Mother Su Waner, who was behind the curtain in the Jinluan Palace, spoke again: "Prime Minister Qin, the Ai family has heard about it;"
"A few days ago, the imperial court's chief military officer and the mighty general Wu Sanjia took the initiative to attack on the front line of Mozhou, which severely damaged the morale of the Longcheng rebels outside the city;"
"With such important news, which is enough to boost the confidence of the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty and the confidence of the military and civilians across the country, Prime Minister Qin actually forgot to report it to the emperor. He is somewhat derelict in his responsibility!"
"but--"
After saying that, Su Waner changed the subject and continued: "The Aijia guessed that Qin Xiangding had been overworking on state affairs in recent days, which led to him forgetting to report this matter. The Aijia can understand it."
"Prime Minister Qin is worried about the country and the people, and it is indeed hard work to work hard!"
Su Wan'er's act of self-conciliation seemed to give Prime Minister Qin Ruhui a step down, but in fact, it put Qin Ruhui on the fire.
These words immediately aroused endless speculation among the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty.
Prime Minister Qin Ruhui's old face was so gloomy that it turned the color of pig liver.
But he still looked as steady as an old dog, sitting quietly under the main hall, wanting to see which play Queen Mother Su Waner wanted to sing today.
Su Waner, who was sitting behind the curtain in the main hall, spoke again and said: "My beloved ministers, since Prime Minister Qin has forgotten this matter, then the Ai family will speak to all your beloved ministers about this matter on behalf of Prime Minister Qin;"
"On the twelfth day of the fifth month of the second year of Daxin Lingwu, Chen Huaian, a traitor and traitor, gathered 350,000 Longcheng rebels and came to Mozhou City with the intention of capturing Mozhou and approaching Yingzhou;"
"An attempt to completely drive the troops of our Great New Dynasty out of the Sixteenth Prefecture of Youyun, thereby occupying half of the territory of the Great New Dynasty!"
"The chief military officer of the imperial court, the mighty general Wu Sanjia, led the Mozhou defenders to take the initiative to fight out of the city, severely inflicting heavy losses on the Longcheng rebels under Chen Huaian, and shattering the Longcheng rebels' plot to occupy Ying and Mozhou in one fell swoop!"
After a pause, Su Waner continued: "Wu Sanjia has sent people to report to the emperor and the Ai family. He is looking for the right time to lead his troops out of the city to annihilate the Dragon City rebels in one fell swoop;"
"Then launch the Northern Expedition, regain the lost territory, and restore the former glory of the Great New Dynasty!"
brush!
When the Queen Mother Su Waner finished her words with high spirits and excited words, the imagined scene of civil and military officials from all over the court celebrating in unison did not appear.
The huge Jinluan Palace suddenly became silent.
All the civil servants and generals subconsciously turned their attention to Prime Minister Qin Ruhui.
"The martial generals are very powerful, and the new army is very powerful. This is the blessing of the imperial court and the blessing of the emperor——"
At this moment, an inappropriate voice sounded from a corner in the Jinluan Hall.
Shocking and eye-catching.
After Xun Xun passed by, Gao Wu, a third-rank official of the imperial court and Minister of War, suddenly stood up, held his head high and walked to the middle of the hall with dignity, and knelt down to the emperor and the queen mother in the Jinluan Hall;
Then, he shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother;"
"The lower official believes that General Wu led his troops to severely inflict heavy losses on the Longcheng rebels twice, and helped the dynasty collapse in times of crisis. He should be awarded an additional reward to boost the morale of the army and boost morale!"
"Reporting to your Majesty and the Queen Mother, the general also thinks that what Mr. Gao said is absolutely true!"
Immediately afterwards, He Changdong, the commander of the imperial army stationed in the capital and the third-rank military general of the imperial court, also stood up, knelt down and bowed to the emperor and the queen mother, and continued:
"The war is about to begin. General Wu has made great achievements in battle and repeatedly severely damaged the Longcheng rebels. According to the military reward system of the Great New Dynasty, General Wu should indeed be awarded the title;"
Now, as the prime minister of the current dynasty, Qin Ruhui, no matter how stupid he is, can naturally see the mystery and connection.
No wonder, the normally obedient Queen Mother Su Waner actually dared to strike hard at herself, the prime minister who holds the real power of the new dynasty, at the court meeting;
It turned out that this crazy woman had already been prepared to "force the palace to seize power"!
Unexpectedly, the counterattack of this woman and the mad dog Wu Sanjia came so quickly and violently. Qin Ruhui, who had been in charge of the court for nearly thirty years, seemed a little unprepared at this moment.
A few days ago, when Qin Ruhui's spy was placed in Huben's new army, Huang Silang, the Minister of War, sent back news from Mozhou;
It was said that the eunuch Cai He, the eunuch Bingbi, the chief ceremonial officer, went in and out of Huben's new army camp and worked closely with deputy general Zhao Kui. He was afraid of a conspiracy, which had already aroused Qin Ruhui's vigilance.
Therefore, he deliberately omitted the military report from the Mozhou front line during today's court meeting and did not report it to the Emperor and Queen Mother.
Qin Ruhui originally thought that he would handle the matter in a low-key manner after the news of this matter passed.
Who would have thought that Queen Mother Su Waner and Wu Sanjia would directly use this matter to challenge themselves. Seeing what they meant, they wanted to continue to give Wu Sanjia promotions and titles in order to check and balance themselves as the powerful prime minister in the court. the goal of.
What surprised Qin Ruhui even more was that Gao Wu, the Minister of War, and He Changdong, the commander of the Royal Forest Army in the Imperial City of the capital, were actually Wu Sanjia's internal agents in the imperial court of the capital.
In this case, things will be difficult to handle!
Just when Qin Ruhui's mind was full of random thoughts, Su Waner in the Jinluan Palace immediately followed the words of Gao Wu and He Changdong and said:
"Master Gao, General He, a female member of the Ai family, doesn't quite understand the military reward system of this new dynasty;"
"You two, one is the minister in charge of the imperial military department, and the other is the general who leads the imperial army to protect the safety of the imperial city. Please tell the Ai family and all the beloved ministers;"
"This Wu Sanjia twice severely damaged the Longcheng rebels and held on to the two imperial cities in Youyun Sixteen Prefectures. He also shouldered the important task of the Northern Expedition to quell the rebellion and regain the lost territory;"
"What kind of reward should I get for this?"
Hearing this, Gao Wu, the Minister of War, who had already prepared the plan in his mind, replied without thinking: "Reporting to the Queen Mother, I believe that General Wu is brave and powerful, and has won many battles."
"If the power of controlling the military forces of the Great New Dynasty can be given to General Wu, it will be more conducive for General Wu to lead his troops to defeat the Longcheng rebels, coordinate the national troops to march north and south, and put down the Longcheng rebellion. , and the rebellions in Nanzhao and South Vietnam!"
"No!"
"Your Majesty, Queen Mother, this must never be done, and Wu Sanjia must not be given the power to control the world's troops!"