At the end of April, under the urging of Guanyi, the Ministry of War worked overtime and finally calculated the military merits of some key figures.
For example, Ren Ning, Xiao Gang and Li Hebai.
Although military positions below the fourth rank do not need to be reported to Emperor Changxing, the Ministry of War can promote them themselves. But Guanyi did not dare to make the decision on his own this time, and hurried into the palace city with the list.
Royal study room.
Emperor Changxing has been in a good temper recently, and he hummed an unknown ditty while approving memorials.
Nanfeng was destroyed in one fell swoop, and there would probably be no more wars in southern Xinjiang for decades. Yunzhui had one less major worry.
When the powerful Beixiong received the news, the pace of the southern invasion immediately slowed down.
If the wolves in the grasslands in the west can stay quiet for a few years, then Yun Chui's life will be much easier in the future.
Otherwise, the empty treasury cannot afford it.
Now I just hope that the doctor and the medicinal materials can be sent to Yanqi Fortress as soon as possible.
Emperor Changxing was happy, and the old eunuch was also smiling.
Changlu reminded softly: "Your Majesty, I would like to see Shangshu Guan."
oh?
Emperor Changxing looked up from the memorial with a chuckle.
"It seems that the Ministry of War has finally figured out the merits of the soldiers! Otherwise, Guanyi would not have the guts to enter the palace to see me."
"Your Majesty is joking again." Changlu smiled: "Who in the world doesn't know that Your Majesty has always been generous."
"It's just that Lord Guan, as the Minister of the Ministry of War, is in charge of the promotion of millions of soldiers in Yunchui. He is usually busy with official duties and cannot be careless at all. Naturally, he must give priority to doing his job well before entering the palace to reply to His Majesty."
Emperor Changxing nodded with satisfaction, "Let him come in."
Guanyi came in, bowed respectfully, explained his intention, and presented the written post.
Emperor Changxing glanced at it casually.
Ren Ning, Xiao Gang, Li Hebai...
It starts with a few familiar names.
He asked a few questions and nodded with satisfaction.
It seems that he is not planning to interfere with the normal promotion of military attachés by the Ministry of War like last time.
Guan Yi breathed a long sigh of relief.
Last year, Emperor Changxing not only went beyond the Ministry of War to confer a humble seventh-grade military attache, he even broke the rules of previous years and transferred the Xingluo Army from the north to the south without authorization, which greatly damaged his reputation as the Minister of the Ministry of War.
During that time, when Guanyi met his colleagues on the road, he couldn't hold his head up.
It was only what happened later that proved that Emperor Changxing's promotion and adjustment faction was very correct, so he had nothing to say.
"Your Majesty, if nothing happens, I will leave first."
He also had to ask his men to send promotion orders to the soldiers on the list, and at the same time, tailor or change the costumes and swords suitable for their new status, etc. There was a lot to do.
"Go." Emperor Changxing waved his hand, picked up another memorial and read it.
Suddenly, his expression changed and he shouted sternly: "Guanyi, stop for me!"
Guan Yi's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly bowed and returned, "Your Majesty, do you have any other instructions?"
Phew~
A fierce wind blew, and a dark object flew towards me.
Guan Yi didn't even think about it and subconsciously hid aside.
boom!
A dull voice sounded.
An inkstone hit the place where he was standing just now, smashing the gold floor tiles into pieces.
There was a loud shout from above: "You are so bold, how dare you hide? Look at the good things your military department has done!"
Guan Yi was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat and looked up.
Emperor Changxing, who had been smiling just now, had turned red in the face and hair and beard, and was staring at him with anger like a lion.
thump!
"I know my guilt!"
Although it was inexplicable, Guanyi's knees were still loose and he knelt on the ground dripping with sweat.
His mind was spinning rapidly.
Has the Ministry of War or himself done something wrong recently?
It seems not.
"Your Majesty, calm down!" Chang Lu, who was waiting next to him, also jumped a lot and trotted over quickly to help Chang Emperor calm down.
"Earlier, the imperial physician specifically told His Majesty that the dragon body should be taken care of. Don't get angry over trivial matters."
Little things?
Emperor Changxing glared at him murderously, and was so angry that he almost grabbed another inkstone and slapped the old eunuch on the head.
Civil unrest broke out in the three counties of Laigu, Yingling and Tianshui in the west. As a result, the local officials kept it a secret, and no news was revealed.
If some caravans taking the east-west route hadn't been looted as they passed by, and the owners were so angry that they complained to God, otherwise the news wouldn't have reached Star City for a while.
Emperor Changxing stared at Guanyi, who was sweating profusely, and was so angry that the veins on his forehead jumped. He endured it for a long time, and then he couldn't bear to smash the other inkstone on the dragon table.
"Take it down and show him clearly. See if I have wronged their military department."
Changlu responded and spread out the crumpled memorial. He didn't dare to look at it more and hurriedly sent it to the shivering Guanyi.
Guan Yi glanced hastily and his face turned pale.
Over the years, the Ministry of War has lost control over the military situation in various places in Yunchui time and time again.
This was the case when the Xingluo Legion, Zhennanguan and the four southern counties all sent troops to attack Nanfeng. All six parties defeated the enemy's most important pass, and only then did the Ministry of War slowly receive the news.
And now the situation in the three western counties is even worse.
The mob not only besieged the local rich farmers and robbed and killed passing caravans, they had even gathered to attack the county town, but he, the Minister of War, didn't know anything about it.
"I neglected my duty and deserved death." Guan Yi had nothing to say and could only kowtow.
Emperor Changxing was too lazy to pay attention to him anymore, and quickly asked Changlu to find someone to discuss countermeasures.
A few quarters of an hour later, when the other six senior officials hurried to the imperial study, they saw this scene.
Above, Emperor Changxing's face was filled with frost. Guanyi was kneeling below and shivering. There was even a floor tile beside him that was smashed to pieces. For a while, no eunuch dared to come over to repair it.
The officials of the six ministries could not help but feel anxious.
"Everyone is here?" Emperor Changxing glanced coldly at the ministers below.
Changlu came over and said, "Back to Your Majesty, all the adults are here."
Emperor Changxing waved his hand.
The old eunuch sent the report to the ministers with a clear conscience.
The report went around quickly.
Many people already knew this, but more people looked at each other in confusion. When they looked at Guanyi kneeling on the ground, they couldn't help but be surprised.
Cheng Enbo was the first to stand up.
"Your Majesty, the three counties in the west are thousands of miles away from the Central Plains. The people do not adhere to Confucianism and do not know etiquette. Because the folk customs are fierce and unruly, they have always ignored the king's laws. On weekdays, they are used to shouting and killing if they are not satisfied at all."
He glanced at Guan Yi, who was still kneeling on the ground.
"From what I've seen, I can't blame you for this matter. In the past years, small-scale riots would occur in these places from time to time, but they were just a bunch of people making trouble. Often, before the news spread, they were beaten to a pulp by the local garrison.
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"I am not surprised that civil unrest has occurred again in the three counties. It's just that the number of people this time may be a bit larger than before."
"But your Majesty need not worry."
Uncle Cheng En chuckled, stroking his beard, "No matter how many people there are in the mob, they are still just a bunch of idiots."
"From what I see, as long as elite troops are dispatched from other counties to suppress them, the dilemma of the three counties can be solved within a few days, and a bright future can be restored to the west..."
Some ministers who knew about it secretly twitched their lips.
I don’t know how much land your Sun family has enclosed in these three counties, causing the people to become homeless and displaced. In the end, they had to sell their sons and daughters to survive.
But they turned around and started the human trafficking business again, and they made an unknown amount of money by doing both.
Now that something is happening, I want to accuse the common people of being too ignorant, and then send troops to suppress it...
Emperor Changxing didn't think much, nodded and uttered one word coldly: "Accurate!"
The ministers were not surprised and looked around secretly one by one.
The town must be suppressed.
The question is who to send to lead the troops or where to draw them.