What shocked the two of them was that the officials from various states and frontiers came all the way here, but after attending a palace banquet, they actually resigned from their posts.

This is really...both reasonable and unexpected.

After Zhao Gao wrote the imperial edict, Zhao Changqing took out the imperial seal and covered it.

The former held the imperial edict in both hands and left the Daming Palace to read out the imperial edict.

Next, Zhuge Liang read the memorial.

After a while, Cao Shen, Xiao Yuming, and Chen Qingzhi asked for an audience together.

Zhao Changqing frowned, poked his head out of the hall, and asked Zhuge Liang: "The three of them came to see me together. What do you think they are doing?"

Zhuge Liang's heart skipped a beat and he thought: "Your Majesty, don't you trust me as a civil servant? Or do you think that I am known as a military advisor in the army, and your Majesty doesn't trust my prestige in the army?"

He wanted to think about it, but the expression on his face did not reveal much. He still said calmly and calmly: "Why don't your Majesty call a few of them in and ask him face to face?"

Zhao Changqing shook his head, feeling that Zhuge Liang was really boring. He said to a eunuch beside him: "Xuan them in."

Afterwards, the three of them walked into the Daming Palace together.

At this time, Mi Yue knew that Zhao Changqing was dealing with political affairs, so she wisely hid in a place to avoid it.

The greatest kindness of a woman is always being sensible, commonly known as being sensible.

The three of them bowed to Zhao Changqing and said, "I will pay my respects to Your Majesty!"

Zhao Changqing nodded and said: "Get up. The three of you are here together today, but what's the big deal?"

The three of them looked at me and I looked at you, but for a moment they didn't know how to speak.

Seeing this, Zhao Changqing frowned and said: "What? Is there something unspeakable? Cao Shen, let me tell you. You are the eldest, and you are a first-class general. You have a high and powerful position, and you can be considered a millionaire in the entire Wei Kingdom."

Above people."

These words made Cao Shen's heart palpitate!

He hurriedly bowed again and said: "Your Majesty is the one who is inferior to tens of thousands of people. I... I just want to be a soldier under your Majesty's command."

Zhao Changqing smiled and said: "Okay, stop flattering me, tell me, what's the matter?"

Cao Shen said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the three of us have thought over and over again and decided to return the military talisman of the Royal Forest Army, the Wuwei Army, and the Cavalry Guard to Your Majesty. From now on, the three of us will only be responsible for training soldiers and other idle matters, and we have decided not to take charge of the army.

"

The Euphorbia Soldier Talisman under Jian Yi has always been in the hands of Zhao Changqing, while Zhao Yun and Jian Er were both handling affairs outside the capital and did not know what was happening in the capital.

After Cao Shen finished speaking, Zhuge Liang glanced at the three of them behind Zhao Changqing and showed a pleased smile.

In fact, the military talisman is not a military talisman, it is just a form.

Because in the current army, Zhao Changqing is the soul and faith of the army.

Seeing Cao Shen and others holding military talismans with their hands, Zhao Changqing was shocked and said: "Are you three sick? Don't you know how many of the ministers of the Wei Kingdom want the military power in your hands?"

Take the initiative to hand over the military power in your hands, this is really the first time you have done so since the founding of this dynasty!"

The three of them only thought that this was His Majesty's polite excuse, because they felt that Zhao Changqing's tone was very gentle and not as angry as last night, which meant that His Majesty still wanted to take away his military power.

Cao Shen said again: "The army of the Wei Dynasty should only belong to Your Majesty, and these military symbols should be controlled by Your Majesty. As ministers, we can only wait for His Majesty's orders."

Zhao Changqing said: "Are you confused? The military talisman in your hands is a symbol of power. In my life, I have never seen a minister who doesn't want power."

Zhao Changqing really couldn't understand, why should he hand over the military talisman if he was so good?

However, Cao Shen and others thought that this was an irony said by His Majesty, and was intended to test them and others.

So he said again: "Your Majesty, don't try to persuade me any more. Once we have made up our mind, I will return this military talisman to Your Majesty. Your Majesty will take care of all matters, so I and the other three will leave first."

The three of them placed the military talisman on a table in this hall and then left.

Zhao Changqing nodded confusedly.

He was really confused. There were weird things every day, but there were so many today.

First, the feudal officials no longer wanted to be officials, and then they handed over their military symbols. This is really...

Unheard of.

Forget it, let’s leave it at that!

I'm too lazy to guess.

Zhuge Liang hasn't left yet, and now all the officials in the state's border areas have resigned, so arrangements must be made quickly, otherwise it will not be a long-term solution if there are no military governors in the state.

He bowed to Zhao Changqing and asked: "Your Majesty, there are currently some shortages in the positions of military governors and marching generals. We should fill the vacancies as soon as possible to avoid unnecessary trouble!"

Zhao Changqing said: "What do you think?"

He had already thought it through in his heart anyway. Zhuge Liang was a top strategist in the Three Kingdoms, and he was also a prime minister whose history books spared no effort to record. Eighty percent of his suggestions were correct.

Since it is most likely correct, then just do the opposite of what he said.

Zhuge Liang thought for a while and said: "There are two ways. First, after the encore is passed, there will be more talents in the court, which will naturally be easier to arrange. However, it is difficult to use the scholars who have just passed the imperial examination, so it is really a bad idea.

Second, select suitable candidates from among the civil and military officials. However, most of the current civil and military officials have family backgrounds, which is not conducive to His Majesty's centralization of power. In addition, we can only select suitable people from various states and roads."

Zhao Changqing replied: "Don't go to such trouble. The generals who fought with us to Chang'an are all famous generals. Letting them govern the place is not overqualified."

The ghost is overqualified and underused.

They are all soldiers, how can they become feudal officials?

When Xiao Yuming served as the governor of Jiangnan Province, he was a special gift from Emperor Renzong!

Zhuge Liang hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible! They are all generals. Once they take charge of the local area and serve as frontier officials, I am afraid that the disaster of separatist feudal towns will inevitably occur in the future!"

Zhao Changqing sneered and said: "Don't you think those literati can't do it? They are all human beings, so what are the distinctions between literati and military men? Let this matter be settled as it is, there is no need to discuss it further."

Hearing the emperor's strong and decisive voice, Zhuge Liang was helpless and could only say: "This is your Majesty, I obey your decree."

Various things that happened in the Daming Palace today quickly spread throughout the court and in the market, causing everyone to speculate.

But no matter how they say it, they can't avoid saying something like "His Majesty's methods shocked the past and the present".

Storytellers also spread this incident widely, and over time, it became known to the world as "a cup of wine releases military power."

This is also recorded in history books.

The news that the feudal officials had asked the emperor to resign was also spread throughout the states.

The people of the Wei Kingdom felt that they had seen a bright future, because they had been exploited by the feudal officials for too long.
Chapter completed!