"The humble minister Gao Shaoyi pays his respects to the emperor."
When he came to the South Study Room again, Gao Shaoyi's way of addressing him had changed. Last time, he was still called uncle and nephew. Since the emperor didn't like that kind of address, Gao Shaoyi had to change his address. So now Gao Shaoyi adopts the method of addressing him. It's official business.
"Plain body."
There was no expression on the emperor's face, and he didn't even bother to give him a seat this time. Since the two sides had already broken up, there were only some paperwork that needed to be done. As for other friendships and so on, both of them were mature political veterans. No need to do those useless things.
"Is something wrong?"
It's obvious that the emperor doesn't want to talk to Gao Shaoyi anymore. He has become even more indifferent after coming back this time. Gao Shaoyi naturally knows very well. Since you don't even mean to say hello, then we won't say anything else. The world is so big. Those who are capable will take over. Your Daqian dynasty has reached its end. If it were not for the suppression of the captive army to turn the tide, I don’t know how much land would have been lost in more than a year. For the sake of the common people in the world, Gao Shaoyi must first Put your personal feelings aside.
"Back to the emperor, because the Suppression Army was uncontrolled around the capital before, and the ministers were frightened, so after returning to the capital this time, reorganization will be carried out. All the troops and horses of the Suppression Army will be assigned to the capital garrison, and the remaining surplus troops will be transferred to the capital garrison in two months. Evacuate the capital within a short period of time..."
Gao Shaoyi's words made the emperor's face lighten a lot. Although the emperor also knew that he had already made concessions to achieve such a goal, it was still much better than before. Although the army left behind was also very powerful, But it has definitely improved compared to before.
"Send it up."
Gao Shaoyi spoke eloquently for a long time, but most of them were empty words and did not directly get to the point. Therefore, the emperor did not give Gao Shaoyi instructions immediately, but asked Eunuch Wei to bring up the memorial in Gao Shaoyi's hand to see what happened. Is there any substantial benefit? Ordinarily the king of a country should not care about it like this, but now that the power in the emperor's hands is getting smaller and smaller, he must make a calculation, especially when working with a big warlord like Gao Shaoyi.
It took about ten minutes for the emperor to finally understand this memorial. His face that had just calmed down immediately wrinkled up again. Gao Shaoyi was clearly trying to sell someone else's meat.
I thought that Gao Shaoyi really wanted to reduce the number of garrison troops around the capital. The emperor was a little happy just now, but after seeing the contents of the memorial, he was no longer happy, although the number of garrison troops in the future was indeed a little smaller. , but the difference from the number in the emperor's mind is really big. According to the emperor's original idea, including the security team around the capital, Gao Shaoyi can only be given a quota of 50,000 to 60,000 people at most, and the rest must be transferred. Well, now the security group alone has exceeded 80,000 people, not to mention that there is still a division of regular troops left.
The total number of regular troops in this division is as high as 100,000. Although the memorial says that only 50,000 people are usually stationed, but they are stationed in the capital. If it comes during the New Year, can you not let the other 50,000 people come back? New Year's Eve?
What's more, an army of 100,000 people represents 100,000 households around the capital. One person represents a family, and their relatives extend out. Gao Shaoyi's surrounding mass power is really too strong.
"I know you have just taken back the land in the north of Daliao. Should you strengthen the defense there? Although the Rakshasa Empire is now defeated miserably, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. If they make a comeback, there must be something in the northeast.
Only a large army will do."
On the surface, the emperor was discussing the defense policy in the border area with Gao Shaoyi. In fact, he hoped that Gao Shaoyi would get off the road and transport a large number of troops from the capital area there. Anyway, it is not directly under the royal family. You can send as many troops as you want.
How many troops should be deployed around the capital? The fewer the better.
"When I return to the emperor, I thank you for your concern. However, three new infantry divisions have been formed in the Daliao region and are currently in training. There are more than 200,000 troops stationed in the three provinces. Even the people of the Rakshasa Empire have returned to work.
Otherwise, there is no way they can reoccupy this area."
Gao Shaoyi threw a soft nail directly. You want us to transfer the army to the Daliao area. This is impossible. In addition to the original garrison, we have also organized and trained three infantry divisions locally, so it is basically
There is no need for the army here in the capital.
Of course, Gao Shaoyi also made the distinction very clearly. No matter how important the Daliao region is, it cannot be more important than the capital.
"What if I say that I think there are too many suppressing troops around the capital?"
The emperor's voice was much lower, but the pressure was much greater. Gao Shaoyi had thought of countless ways for the emperor to express his dissatisfaction, but he never thought of the one in front of him. The emperor actually said it directly, which surprised Gao Shaoyi!
"Returning to the emperor, the world is in chaos, and the great powers are swarming in. In the past fifty years, the capital has fallen once, and has been threatened several times by the enemy. This is really a humiliation for our great empire. I will never let such a thing happen again, so I beg you
Your Majesty’s permission.”
Gao Shaoyi is no longer the novice he was before, so in less than twenty seconds, Gao Shaoyi already knows how to deal with it. Although he didn't directly say the emperor's fault, you should think about it after saying this.
What's going on? Are there not many threats to the capital in recent years?
Whenever the great powers of various countries cannot meet some of their demands, they will send troops around the capital. At that time, the army is pressing down on the border, and both the emperor and the court ministers will choose to compromise and have no courage to fight with other countries. Later, they became arrogant.
Hui fought with the Dongdi Kingdom, but what was the final result? It was not just the ceding of territory and compensation.
The emperor was a little breathless by Gao Shaoyi's words, but it is undeniable that everything Gao Shaoyi said is the truth, and he also understands what he means. If you can support it, how can there be an army to suppress the captives?
What about opportunities?
Your imperial court has actually contributed a lot to the success of the Suppression Army. If you had a lot of popular support across the country, even if Gao Shaoyi had a system, it might not be able to develop so fast.
Those who win the hearts of the people win the world, those who lose the hearts of the people...
The emperor knew that Gao Shaoyi was determined on this matter. Even if he continued to talk, there would be no good results. What's more, Gao Shaoyi had already made concessions in Zhongjing. He just thought that there would be so many suppressing troops around the capital in the future. The emperor slept.