While Li Tai and his brother-in-law were hanging at home and feeling what it means to be surrounded by a father's love, there were also people in the Eastern Dynasty who were feeling even more difficult because they had lost their father's protection and care.
In recent years, the season has become quite warm. For example, in March last year, the fields were already lush with grass and trees, giving it a late spring scene. There were even farmers harvesting early-planted and early-harvest hybrids in the fields.
However, March this year, whether due to the seasonal weather or the tense personnel atmosphere, was generally much more depressed than in previous years. The people of Jinyang, who had not heard of military affairs for many years, were now even more uneasy.
The situation is such that even land reclamation and farming are not as active as in previous years.
As for the city of Jinyang, the previous atmosphere of tight roads and tight security has not changed. Moreover, due to the news of Hou Jing's rebellion in Henan, some of the children of Jinyang Xungui family who usually relied on their power and liked to show off in the city, now
They also restrained their behavior a lot and kept their tails between their legs, not daring to get into trouble at such a sensitive time.
In the Prime Minister's Mansion, due to the entry of the Crown Prince Gao Cheng, many personnel arrangements are also very different from those of the past. In particular, the power of the guards has been greatly strengthened. Guards with swords and armor can be seen everywhere in the building or standing between the buildings.
Or OK.
In the main hall of the Bafu, various official documents are piled up on the desk. Although the prince, who is busy writing at his desk, handles official affairs very quickly, he still cannot catch up with the speed of the official documents being presented into the hall. The official documents on the desk are still piled high visible to the naked eye. It can be seen that recently
During this period, there were many internal and external military and political affairs.
boom!
A muffled sound sounded behind the pile of official documents, and Chen Yuankang, Zhao Yanshen and others in the hall stood up in surprise, raising their heads and looking up at the banquet.
The stack of official documents collapsed, revealing the angry and livid face of the crown prince Gao Cheng. He grabbed a document and tore it into pieces, and said bitterly: "I'm asking you to kill Cui Xian again! These thieves and soldiers,
Do you want to take advantage of the situation to humiliate me, or do you want to serve as the mouthpiece of the lame slave in the government?"
Chen Yuankang and others saw that the prince was a little angry and lost his temper, so they hurriedly paused and remonstrated.
Especially Chen Yuankang, as one of the few ministers here who knew for sure that King Gao was dead, he became more and more aware of the tremendous pressure that the Crown Prince was under now, and it was inevitable that he would occasionally lose his temper in anger.
However, seeing that the Crown Prince has been losing control more and more frequently in recent days, Chen Yuankang, as one of his close aides, also knows a lot about Gao Cheng's temperament. He knows that this is a sign that he is about to reach the limit of endurance, and he is also worried about it.
"The king helped the country, and rewarded the royal family with all the public, and this was achieved. Although the world is still not peaceful, it has complete rules and regulations and clear punishments. This is not only the basis for the king to control the heroes and establish the rule of the king, but also the son of the prince.
Inherit the legacy of our ancestors and create a glorious magic weapon again. Now if I lightly punish the ministers because of the evil words and slanders of a few thieves, I am destroying me and pleasing thieves, and a wise man will not take it!"
Hearing Chen Yuankang's words of admonishment, the anger on Gao Cheng's face gradually subsided, his breathing gradually became steady, he brushed down the scraps of paper scattered on the case, and then sneered: "Zhu
The general is already fierce and stubborn, and he took advantage of this situation to show his strength as a lame slave and thieves, intending to bully the young master. If I cause chaos because of this, I will fall into their treacherous scheme!"
Even so, Hou Jing caused chaos outside and the generals were disrespectful inside. This pressure also made Gao Cheng feel breathless.
After pondering for a while, he continued: "The lame slaves causing chaos in Henan are indeed a problem. However, because of their obvious thieves, the enemy and ourselves are clearly visible, so it is not difficult to prevent them. On the contrary, the unpredictable thieves in the country are looming out of nowhere.
This is the real worry.
Nowadays, the situation in Jinyang is relatively stable. The king's kindness and prestige over the years can ensure that the soldiers here do not dare to rebel. However, the states outside the government are still not optimistic. In particular, the money and food foundation of Hebei must not be left to its people.
I am surprised and confused. I would like to personally inspect the various prefectures in Hebei. What do you think?"
Hearing this, Zhao Yanshen and several other ministers of the Overlord Mansion couldn't help but look embarrassed. The current situation is a bit tricky even if King Gao is still well. Now that King Gao is not out and the prince has to travel again, many people in the mansion are anxious.
Naturally, it will inevitably fall on them.
Several of them did not dare to speak easily because they had only been working with the prince for a short period of time, and the current situation was often dark and unclear.
Then Chen Yuankang spoke up and echoed: "Since ancient times, all those who have set up to control chaos have never succeeded in achieving it by themselves. Nowadays, the thieves are causing chaos in Henan. Although they have no real pain for the people in Hebei, they can't help but feel a sense of surprise and suspicion.
"If the prince can personally watch and patrol, calm his people and stabilize his territory, collect his goods and raise his troops, nip troubles in the bud, and block disasters outside the river, it can be said that he can accomplish many things with one stone, which is better than sitting in the palace languidly."
Today, Gao Cheng is facing a very embarrassing situation, that is, although his father left him a rich accumulation of personnel in Jinyang Bafu, he cannot effectively inherit and use them flexibly.
When it comes to personal abilities, Gao Cheng is naturally sufficient. He entered Yedu to assist the government when he was a teenager, suppressing the four nobles of Yedu one by one, thus establishing a healthier political order. Up to now, all military and political affairs in Yedu have not been dealt with.
It is controlled by others, and it rarely even needs the support of the Jinyang Bafu.
But here in Jinyang Bafu, although he is Gao Huan's son, he also has the disadvantages of being junior, senior, and unfamiliar with personnel. A group of powerful officials and generals at home and abroad have more radical attitudes and directly act like Hou Jing.
The flag rebelled, and those with a more restrained attitude also obeyed and refused to obey orders, and even joined forces to put pressure on him.
Hou Jing has already rebelled in the first month of the year. In the past nearly two months, Gao Cheng has also tried to organize counter-rebellion matters, either summoning all the generals to discuss together, or summoning the veterans one by one to ask for advice, but most of them were concerned about the left and right.
For his part, he refused to directly declare his stance on sending troops.
Gao Cheng knew that these generals were still accustomed to the previous leadership model of Jinyang Bafu. His deeds in the Yedu court were so prestigious that he was not much of a deterrent in front of these powerful generals. After all, he could not perfectly replace his father, otherwise he would not be able to replace his father.
There will be no such thing as Hou Jing's rebellion.
In the past period of time, Jinyang Bafu has not left a single soldier, and seems to have turned a blind eye to the rebellion in Henan. This is naturally not because Gao Cheng is weak and cowardly, but that he has been trying to compete with the generals of Jinyang Bafu.
And in the process of trying each other, Gao Cheng could also feel that these veterans may not be as ambitious as Hou Jing, unwilling to be controlled by him, but they just hope to win more concessions and privileges from him.
For example, Hu Lujin, Zhile's husband, who was described by his father as "upright" before his death, vaguely mentioned in several conversations that in the past, the military affairs of the Bafu were mainly cavalry and there were two foreign soldiers. This was because of the prestige of King Gao.
Wushuang, listen to me from top to bottom. But now that your son has taken charge of the government, I am afraid he will not be able to manage complex affairs with simple administration.
To put it bluntly, you have the right to score! In other words, these old arms and legs have been held happily by his father for a long time, and when he came on stage, they wanted to stretch them out.
Gao Cheng is extremely talented, smart and sophisticated, and his personality is not submissive. Naturally, he will not be willing to be restrained. After trying it out and realizing that Jinyang's personnel cooperation is not active enough, he also has other ideas in his mind.
During this period of time, Gao Cheng was in charge of the military and political affairs of Jinyang Bafu. He also realized that after last year's Yubi Battle, Jinyang Bafu was now exhausted and exhausted, and the situation was really not optimistic.
He proposed to personally patrol the various states. The first thing he wanted to do was to appease and stabilize the morale of the people in Xianbei, the six states of Hebei Province, and to ensure that the sergeants of these six states would not be instigated by Hou Jing's rebels.
The second is to investigate and collect money, grain, and taxes from various states, directly blocking the basis for the maintenance of all personnel in Jinyang, so that those powerful generals will not dare to act rashly even if they have plans.
The third is to go to Yedu. With his deep prestige and stronger control in the court, he can first use the six forbidden troops of Yedu to go south to quell the rebellion. He only needs to dampen the vigor of Hou Jing's rebels for a while, then Jinyang
The troubling situation will definitely be greatly alleviated.
He has also discussed this series of strategies with Chen Yuankang for a long time. However, it is obviously not enough to stabilize the situation of Jinyang's hegemony simply by relying on the subordinate officials in the mansion. Gao Cheng also has some reservations about those veteran generals.
, even if he wanted to use it, he could not delegate it with full power, so he sent people to Yedu a few days ago and recalled his cousin Duan Shao to take charge of Bafu.
Now that Duan Shao was about to arrive in Jinyang, Gao Cheng revealed his plan to Zhao Yanshen and other officials so that they could be mentally prepared to cooperate with Duan Shao to stabilize the situation here.
"Go and summon Cui Changru!"
After Gao Cheng revealed his plan to his assistants, he gave instructions again.
Not long after, a middle-aged man who had grown up, had magnificent appearance but was a little depressed was introduced. It was Cui Cui Changru who Gao Cheng said was from the Cui family of Qinghe.
The Cui family of Qinghe has been known as the most famous family in Hebei since Cui Hao. Cui was born in a famous family and is also very famous in Hebei. Because of his belief in the old honors of Du Jianyi, he is a representative figure among the aristocratic families in Hebei today, and his influence is relatively high.
The two Cui in the DPRK whom Gao Cheng trusted were even higher.
Therefore, Cui has always been proud of his talents and has his eyes above the top. However, when he came to pay homage to the Crown Prince, he was very respectful and showed no signs of his usual arrogance. When he heard that the Crown Prince ordered him to accompany him on a tour to the various states in Hebei, Cui also hurriedly paid his respects.
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"Have your cousins and your disciples been settled in place?"
Seeing Cui's upright and respectful posture, Gao Cheng was quite satisfied and asked with a smile.
When Cui heard this, his face suddenly became bitter, but he quickly said: "Fortunately, the prince is kind and caring, and the net is wide open, and there is no penalty for breeding big bandits due to family problems. Now the elders of the disciples are serving as officials, and the younger ones are in school.
The young disciple Li Tai, if he knew that his relatives would receive such support, would not secretly have the heart to return to righteousness, and he would have wasted his life as a human being!"
After Gao Cheng heard this, he smiled and said: "These good encounters are not for the young disciple from Guanxi, but for Cui Qing. But if this disciple really wakes up and returns to his righteousness, he can be given a hard time.