"News from the Senate states that the Zi family is powerful enough to be among the top ten elders. There are new changes in the Commander-in-Chief's Office. Shaodian, the son of the Prince Regent, has been appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of the Military Command Department..." Zipi reported to Zisi the latest developments in the court.
"What?" Zisi opened his half-closed eyes, "Shaodian has succeeded as the commander-in-chief of the military command department!" He was very surprised by this.
According to military practice, Shaodian people are not allowed to serve as commanders of the five departments of the General Administration. Basically, the top ten aristocratic families in the country send people to take over. Shaodian's approach can be said to have broken the tradition.
"Yes, this is the order of the Prince Regent."
"How could this be so!" Zisi sat up straight, "Didn't you and the ministers of the DPRK file a petition to object?"
"Uh." Zipi lowered his head. He had no objection.
"Alas!" Zisi sighed, "With the absence of the Yang family and the Xuanyuan family, isn't there anyone with a clear head in the court?"
"But there is no one in the commander-in-chief's office who objects." Zipi tried to defend himself.
"Confused! The four families of Jiang, Long, Xun and Gongsun have already occupied their positions, so how can they object? This kind of thing must be stopped by the Government Affairs Council and the Senate!" Zisi took a deep breath and tried to calm down his mood.
"Fifth of the ten elders of the Senate have gone. Jiang Li is recruiting troops in Zhongwangzhou. Bao Lan is sick at home because he is worried about the safety of his hometown. Kong Ci is concerned about the war in Nanmaozhou. Xun Ruo and Gongsun Dayan are avoiding people in the commander-in-chief's office, but no one cares about this matter.
I have an opinion." Zipi explained patiently.
"The key is you!" Zi Si pointed at Zi Pi's nose and said, "How could you let this happen without stopping it?"
"My son, my son, I have spent a lot of effort to keep Yangfeng, so I can't openly oppose the prince regent." Zipi thought of a perfect excuse.
"Trouble!" Zisi lay down slumped, "The balance of government affairs has been broken. The behavior of the royal family will definitely arouse the hearts of the ministers below. At least it will disturb the order, and at worst, it will seek to usurp the throne. In the future, the country will not be a country."
"Is it that serious?" Zipi seemed frightened.
Zisi closed his eyes and could see his eyelids trembling, "The conventions since the founding of the country can be broken, what else can't be changed? Once people change their minds, they need to be suppressed with iron and blood. I don't see the royal family having this ability.
, things will only get worse, it’s hard to control it, it’s hard!”
"The boy is going to prepare a memorial immediately!" Zibi realized the seriousness of the problem.
"Has Shaodian succeeded you?"
"Just took office this morning."
"It's too late. We should have stopped Shaodian when he had the idea, unless the Senate strongly countered, but that would damage the authority of the Prince Regent and weaken the majesty of the court. Alas, it is also not a good thing." Zi Si's expression was painful.
"What should I do?" Zipi panicked, his beard trembling on his chin.
"Well, let me think about it as a father."
"Give our full support to Yang Feng, help him gain more military power, and expand his influence in the military!"
"Try your best to make friends with nobles from all walks of life, and be sure to fight for an elder position at the next Senate meeting. You can use half of the family's resources."
"Pay close attention to the situation of the Ding family, and try to undermine them as much as possible to increase their strength. In particular, we must prevent Ding Kui from further development. The premise is that we cannot antagonize the Jiang family and the Long family!"
"..."
Without thinking, Zisi said something and told his son to deal with possible situations that may arise in the future.
There was another father and son having a secret conversation in the capital.
Wei Guogong Mansion.
"Why did Young Master Dianji arrive so suddenly? Wasn't there any news from the Government Affairs Council and the Senate?" Long Kun was asking his father.
"No! Didn't Shao Dianzhang ask you?" Long Dang was very annoyed.
"There was no sign at all. This morning there was suddenly a new commander-in-chief of the military headquarters. We were all very surprised." Long Kun's face was solemn.
"Crazy, crazy! How can a knight president be in charge of the government? Are the people around him all sycophants? Shaodian Kingdom! Things are going to change!" Long Dang's face suddenly turned red.
"Dad!" Long Kun grabbed Long Dang's hand, "Please rest assured! Take care of yourself! How bad can the kingdom be now?"
"Hmph!" Long Dang closed his eyes to channel the fighting spirit in his body.
After a while, he said: "That's right. The rebels are almost at the door of our house. We can't control what others want to do!"
"Why don't the military take action?" Long Kun asked tentatively.
"Move! We must move! If we don't move, others will move. Our strength must be in our own hands. Doesn't the Twelve Legion still lack a commander? When you go to negotiate with Jiang Xi, you must use someone from the Long family!"
"I'm afraid the Xun family and the Gongsun family will oppose it."
Long Dang glanced at his son, "Do you think I'm an old fool? The Gongsun family wants the 11th Army Corps and they still dare to control us? I can knock out Gongsun Da's teeth! Jiang Xi will give the Long family face, and the Xun family can't stop him.
"
This old prince is still very domineering.
"Long Shuang..."
Long Dang glared and said, "He can't do it! Being a captain is okay, so just use your old subordinates. The Twelve Legions are being rebuilt in Nanma Prefecture, and it's time to let your godson-in-law contribute some. Well, I'll send someone to you."
Please give me more gifts from your granddaughter, and I authorize you to go to the clan treasure house and choose as you please, so as to ensure Long Yan’s position in the Ding family is consolidated."
When Long Kun heard this, he was convinced and responded: "Definitely, definitely! Ding Kui did a good job in Nanqiu County, and his contribution to the recovery of the country will certainly be great. Is it possible for him to mention it again?"
"Gong An Guo has not yet chosen a successor. The Ding family should have been transferred back to the General Staff and the Jiang family should have taken over the Military Command. Now that the situation has been messed up by Shaodian, it is probably impossible to bring Ding Kui to the General Staff.
Share the credit! You go hint Ding Kui and allow him to promote more capable and reliable cronies. At most, he can regain control of the Eighth Army. The way up is blocked by Shaodianji, so he can think of a way below." Long Dang.
The mind is extremely clear.
"You are really the treasure of the clan, comparable to the entire treasure house!" Long Kun showed a flattering look.
"Get out!" Long Dang grabbed a mahjong on the table and threw it over, "Stop trying to please me here. Go and persuade your elder brother when you have time."
"..."
At this time, Jiang Xi, who was far away in Nanzhao Prefecture, also learned of the changes in the capital. Standing in front of him was the leader of "Flying Assassin", who was in charge of the collection of special intelligence. "One more thing, the old housekeeper suddenly came from Anguo County."
He returned to the capital, then disappeared, and his whereabouts are still unknown."
"Flying Assassin" is an intelligence organization secretly established by the Jiang family. The person in charge is the clan leader, and Jiang Xi can share some of the intelligence.
"Don't worry about the housekeeper's affairs. The clan leader must have important matters entrusted to him." Jiang Xi said seriously, "Leave the military command department to Shaonian Tsugumi? Humph! Then don't blame me for abusing my authority as the commander of the war zone."
"I'm sorry, my lord, there's another news. I'll go take a look."
Jiang Xi waved his hand, while his mind was still digesting the matter of Shao Noritsugu.
After a while, the leader of Feiying returned to the study and gave Jiang Xi a small note.
After reading it, Jiang Xi dusted the note and said, "The response of the Long family is so quick, they thought of privileges earlier than I did.
Not being in the capital at this time is a mixed blessing, and my father and eldest brother are not here either, so I can only make the decision on my own.
Inform Jiang Zhi and ask Ding Kui to wait for me; also ask Sun Jianing to assist my substitute in watching the base camp, I will be away for a few days."
Ding Kui was circling Feize, wondering how to write a detailed battle report.
"How about writing it according to the truth?" Fei Ze felt dizzy.
"No! Today is an era of great achievements. To be honest, other people will not get any credit at all. My image as a wise and powerful warrior will also be greatly affected. We must highlight the strong combat effectiveness of each unit!" Ding Kui did not want to publicly persuade him to withdraw from the title.
Run.
"But there aren't many corpses of our own troops in this battle. How can we highlight our strong combat effectiveness if we don't kill many enemies?" Fei Ze was already racking his brains.
"Made, there are still some prisoners in Hengfu City. Kill them all." Ding Kui couldn't think of a way to create corpses.
"Report!"
"Come in!"
Gong Le walked into the tent and said, "Chief of Staff, please go to the headquarters tomorrow."
"Okay." Ding Kui motioned Gong Le to step back.
Why is Jiang Zhi looking for me now? Why don't you ask him to borrow some prisoners?
No matter what he did, he always thought of the prisoner.
"That's all. It's useless for Hengfu City to take prisoners." Fei Ze didn't take the lives of his own countrymen seriously.
"Hey, if I had known, I would have asked Feng Run to keep all the wounded soldiers. We have to send the 73rd and 76th divisions to Huatong City as soon as possible. The red army protecting the country will stay here. We can't let the invaders escape anymore."
Ding Kui's command mission has actually been completed. After taking Xixuan City, he can communicate with Jiang Zhi. However, the frontline commander has the right to issue new combat orders based on changes in the military situation.
"My subordinates can write this military order right away. Do I need to bring the battle report to the headquarters for you tomorrow?"
"No, you contact your family and prepare a report before reporting." Ding Kui was not in a hurry to report.
One night later, Ding Kui inspected the city defenses and left Ao Yu to guard against enemy sneak attacks. He slowly headed to Qinglan City with a few soldiers.
"What? Who is Young Noritsugu?" He heard unexpected news after arriving at the headquarters.
"The son of the Prince Regent." Jiang Zhi replied expressionlessly.
"Holy crap! Who is Shao Dianxiao?" Ding Kui's mind jumped very quickly.
"That doesn't matter."
"Are they targeting me? He went to the Military Headquarters just because he didn't want me to join the Staff Department! Damn it, who did I provoke?" Ding Kui smelled a strong smell of conspiracy.
"I can't explain this clearly." Jiang Zhi does not have such a keen sense of politics. "You can ask the coach later. He is the one who asked you to come this time."
Only then did Ding Kui realize that there was no one else around. Jiang Zhi took him into the small room and asked, "Uncle, is he here?" He turned around and looked around.
"Not yet. By the way, what happened to Xixuan City? Your first military report was full of mistakes. Was the enemy commander stupid or were you stupid? Did you hand over Xixuan City peacefully like this?" Jiang Zhi had long ago
I saw the problem.
"Don't talk like that, we are still relatives! We do have some inside information." Ding Kui didn't hide anything and told Jiang Zhi everything.
"It's really a peaceful handover, so why don't you just write it down? Make up a lot of things. The coach doesn't like us pretending to take military merit. Maybe he came here just for this. No wonder he informed
I want to keep it a secret."
(Yesterday, there was an error in the rush to update. Chapter 1o52, Zhong Wei was not in Xixuan City. The person in the meeting should be Lei Feixiang. This has been corrected.)