Chapter 9: Song County Strategy [two in one](1/2)
"PS: Well, I forgot to mention it yesterday. From 10.1 to 10.7, there will be an additional update activity for rewards. During this period, every 10,000 starting coins will be rewarded and an additional chapter will be added. Don't think it's too little time, I'm afraid I won't finish it. In addition,
I still owe all my book friends 3 chapters before, so it is currently [0/3].』
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"The prince just summoned you to the palace, did he intend to send troops to Suiyang?"
In the inner court of Nanliang Marquis Mansion, Zhao Yuanzuo, who had just been demoted to "Nanliang Marquis" because of his involvement in the rebellion, frowned slightly and asked Pang Huan in front of him.
Pang Huan, the current commander of the anti-rebellion army, nodded and said respectfully: "Yes, Your Majesty."
Zhao Yuanzuo, the Marquis of Nanliang, glanced at Pang Huan, frowned slightly and said, "I have been demoted to a Marquis by the Crown Prince. It would be unreasonable to change my title."
Hearing this, Pang Huan chuckled and said: "Based on the caliber of the Crown Prince, he shouldn't care about such trivial matters... I think after this, the prince will be able to resume his title."
In Pang Huan's view, if Prince Zhao Run wanted to kill them, the rebellion a while ago would be enough to kill them; however, since His Highness the Prince is willing to continue to use them, he will naturally not care about such a trivial matter.
After hearing this, Zhao Yuanzuo, Marquis of Nanliang, shook his head and warned: "The fact that the prince doesn't mind doesn't mean that others won't cause trouble for us."
He is self-aware and knows that he still has many political opponents in the country. Even if he excludes the two clan guards, Emperor Wei Zhao Yuanxi and King Yu Zhao Yuandai, even among the children of the Ji Zhao family in the country, there are still many people who hate him.
This clan member who was closely related to the Wei family in Longxi had a grudge against him.
In addition, there are many officials in the Ministry of Rites, the Hanlin Office, and the Yushijian who are quite prejudiced against him because of his style of doing things.
Although in general he was protected by Prince Zhao Run, even the Marquis of Nanliang Zhao Yuanzuo would feel very annoyed if he was impeached every few days for some trivial matter.
"In short, it is better to be cautious in your words and actions during this period...especially since you have just taken charge of suppressing the rebel army, and the court is quite prejudiced against this." Zhao Yuanzuo warned.
Hearing Zhao Yuanzuo's instructions, Pang Huan nodded and said, "I will remember it."
Zhao Yuanzuo nodded, and then asked Pang Huan specifically about the order he had received.
Pang Huansui said: "The prince did not disclose the details. He just ordered me to rectify the anti-rebellion army as soon as possible, restore the army's combat effectiveness, and attack the big bandit Huan Hu who occupied Suiyang, as atonement for my general service."
"Huan Hu?"
Zhao Yuanzuo, Marquis of Nanliang, stroked his beard, frowned and said, "This Huan Hu is a tough one."
Pang Huan also nodded.
In fact, in the past year or so, when the Nanliang Marquis Zhao Yuanzuo led the anti-rebellion army to encircle and suppress the Bei Bo Army, he had fought against Huan Hu's Suiyang Army more than once. Naturally, he knew that Huan Hu had already fought with the leader of the Bei Bo Army.
Song Yun secretly
Collusion - Huan Hu needs Song Yun's connections and prestige in Song County to gain a foothold in Song County; and Song Yun also needs to unite with Huan Hu, a foreign warlord with considerable military strength, to resist the invasion from the Wei court
force.
The combination of the Bei Bo Army in the dark and the Suiyang Army in the open made Zhao Yuanzuo, Marquis of Southern Liang, trapped in a dilemma when he encircled and suppressed the Bei Bo Army in Song County.
Because he knew this, the Marquis of Nanliang asked after learning of Prince Zhao Run's order: "Aside from my army to suppress the rebels, which other army participated in sending troops to Song County?"
In his opinion, if Prince Zhao Run really wants to achieve something, then in addition to suppressing the rebel army and attacking Suiyang, he must also send one or two elite divisions to contain the Beibo Army, otherwise he will only suppress the rebel army.
The army will only fall into a situation of being attacked from both sides.
After hearing this, Pang Huansui explained: "In addition to the last general, the prince also summoned Bailiba's deputy general Li Wei, Xu Yin's general Cai Qinhu, and Zhu Hai's general Zhou Kui, and ordered the three of them to make their own generals.
original cast members
Ma, pull them out from the Imperial Guard, and restore the three armies of the Dredging Army, the Chenggao Army, and the Fenxing Army... I heard from the prince that he intends to have these three armies stationed in Suiyang, Changyi, and Rencheng.
, to contain the Beibo Army."
"Huh?" Zhao Yuanzuo, Marquis of Nanliang, frowned when he heard this.
It’s not that he underestimates the strength of the three armies: the Chunhui Army, the Chenggao Army, and the Fenxing Army. The problem is that the combined number of these three armies does not necessarily exceed 50,000. How can they suppress Bei Bo with such a small force?
military?
Even Zhao Yuanzuo, the Marquis of Nanliang, couldn't help but feel a little confused at this time.
At the same time, Zhao Hongrun had already had lunch with his mother-in-law at Concubine Shen Shu's Ningxiang Palace, and rested for a while in Wende Palace before returning to Chui Gong Palace.
At this time, the ministers in the Chui Gong Hall had already eaten the meals prepared by the Shangshan Bureau in the side hall, and then continued their task of reviewing the memorials.
When Zhao Hongrun arrived at Chui Gong Hall, the ministers in the hall were chatting about a few memorials.
"What are we talking about?"
Seeing several ministers chatting enthusiastically, Zhao Hongrun walked into the hall with a smile.
Since Zhao Hongrun had already ordered the young eunuch Gao Li to convey the message to Chui Gong Hall an hour ago, and ordered Chui Gong Hall to draft several edicts in succession, the ministers in the palace did not doubt that His Highness the Crown Prince was being lazy.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince."
Li Liang, the former Minister of Household Affairs, held three memorials in his hand and said with a smile: "We are discussing the dictionaries of these three adults."
Zhao Hongrun took the three memorials and looked at them twice, and then he realized that the "three adults" mentioned by Li Liang were referring to Zheng Tu, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Tao Ji, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and Yang Yi, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
people.
"When was it presented?" Zhao Hongrun asked casually.
"I guess it's been a few days." Lin Yuyang replied.
Zhao Hongrun opened the memorial and glanced at the date marked at the end of the content. After doing some calculations, he discovered that it was the day when his father, Emperor Ganlu, issued an edict to confer him as the crown prince.
"Oh, that's quite interesting."
Zhao Hongrun chuckled, but when he looked at the content of the memorial, the expression on his face became a little subtle.
It's no wonder, after all, the information revealed between the lines in the dictionaries of Zheng Tu, Tao Ji, and Yang Yi proves that these three people did not really resign at all, but were retreating in order to express their loyalty and want to retain their current status.
It's just an official position.
But this is not surprising. Only a few days after becoming minister, who would really want to step down?
"Well..."
After pondering for a while, Zhao Hongrun walked to his seat and then threw the three glossaries on the table.
Due to the many things going on in the past few days, he really didn't have the time to deal with this matter, but since it happened today, Zhao Hongrun didn't mind listening to the opinions of these internal officials.
"What do you think?" Zhao Hongrun asked.
Perhaps because they have not yet adapted to the role of "Minister of the Inner Dynasty", the ministers in the palace looked at each other in confusion, as if they still could not accept that His Highness the Crown Prince would ask them for their opinions on the appointment and dismissal of the Minister.
And at this moment, someone said calmly: "I think we should choose another person!"
"..."
Everyone in the hall subconsciously turned their heads to look in the direction of the sound, only to realize that it was Zhang Qigong who had just spoken.
"Choose another person?" Yu Ziqi showed a slightly strange look and said with a hint of sarcasm: "If I remember correctly, these three people were recommended by Mr. Zhang, right? Today Mr. Zhang... Haha, Mr. Zhang is still here
What a weak character."
Zhang Qigong certainly knew that Yu Ziqi was deliberately making things difficult for him. After all, he had urged the old prince Zhao Yu to remove Lin Yuyang, Yu Ziqi, and Feng Yu from their official positions.
"This moment is the same as that moment." Zhang Qigong stood up and said seriously: "The so-called "eating the emperor's salary and being loyal to the emperor" was originally entrusted by His Highness King Yong. Naturally, I have to consider the interests of King Yong...including deposing Lord Lin, Yu
Sir and Sir Feng; and now, I have decided to serve His Highness the Crown Prince, so naturally everything must be based on the interests of His Highness the Crown Prince..."
"..."
Listening to Zhang Qigong's straightforward words, the ministers in the inner palace couldn't help but twitch the corners of their eyes.
In fact, they all understood the truth, and Yu Ziqi just laughed at Zhang Qigong because he was unhappy. But what they didn't expect was that Zhang Qigong explained it so straightforwardly, which made Yu Ziqi feel a little embarrassed.
Seeing that the atmosphere in the palace was a bit awkward, Zhao Hongrun smiled and changed the subject: "Since there are differences within the court, let's vote. Well, Qi Gong's opinion is to "remove", what about you?... Mr. Li Liang, how about you?
You come first?"
Li Liang knew that Zhao Hongrun wanted to ease the atmosphere, so he sighed deliberately in a very cooperative manner, and then said quietly with a strange expression: "Since His Highness the Crown Prince is asking about the former Minister of Household Affairs who was replaced by Yang Yi, then I have to stand up to Lord Zhang.
This way…”
Even though Zhao Hongrun and others knew that Li Liang was deliberately causing trouble, they couldn't help laughing.
At this time, Li Liang waved his hand and said with a smile: "Just kidding, Li will not dare to pretend to be a public servant and wait for an opportunity to retaliate." After saying that, he put away his smile and said seriously: "Li thought that Zheng Tu, Tao
Ji, Yang Yi, His Highness the Prince might as well use them for a while, which will help His Highness unite the forces of the government and the opposition..."
"I second the proposal." Du You, the Minister of Rites, agreed with Dao.
After going around, except for Zhang Qigong who expressed his opposition to the appointment, the other officials in the inner court were inclined to Li Liang's opinion.
The reason is very simple. Zheng Tu, Tao Ji, and Yang Yi were promoted by the old prince Zhao Yu. If the prince Zhao Run deposes them, it will inevitably disappoint the Yong Wang Party. Although
At present, Zhao Hong
In terms of Run's power, even if the Yongwang Party forces did not support him, it would not affect Zhao Hongrun's status as prince at all, but in the final analysis, this would also be very detrimental to Zhao Hongrun, who would take charge of the entire Wei Kingdom in the future.
The prince can have cliques, but for the king, it has little meaning.
Therefore, it is the best policy to still reuse Zheng Tu, Tao Ji, and Yang Yi to win over the Yongwang Party members to the side of Prince Zhao Run.
As for Zheng Tu, Tao Ji, and Yang Yi, if they committed any mistakes and were deposed in the future, it would have nothing to do with Zhao Hongrun.
"Okay, then let the three of them stay in office."
Zhao Hongrun easily decided on the appointment and dismissal of the three ministers of the court, Zheng Tu, Tao Ji, and Yang Yi.
After taking a look at the smiles on the faces of everyone in the hall, Zhang Qigong showed no expression and said nothing.
Regardless of the seven votes to one vote, it seems that Zhang Qigong lost, but in fact, considering Zhang Qigong's intelligence, does he really not understand this truth?
Of course not, but based on his current position, he must say this to show Prince Zhao Run that he has gone with the past and drawn a clear line with the Yongwang Party.
To be continued...