Zhao Yun also had a complicated mood at the moment, and felt a little pity for Ge Hong. This man was still ethical and capable.
However, Zhao Yun still insisted on his own approach after all, and still showed no mercy on Ge Hong, showing a tough side, which is surprising.
"Anyone who goes against his will can withdraw from the court." Zhao Yun thought in his heart.
"Your Majesty, Prince Wei is waiting outside the palace."
Gao Shi walked to Zhao Yun in small steps and informed Han Hong that he had arrived. Zhao Yun nodded and ordered him to come in.
"I have met your Majesty."
Han Hong raised his hand respectfully in greeting. He was always polite and courteous, and his style was self-contained.
"The Qing family is exempt from gifts."
Zhao Yun raised his hand in the air to support him, with a smile on his face, and said: "The reason for inviting the Qing family here is to form a new army."
After saying that, Zhao Yun stood up and took a booklet from Gao Shi's hand. Zhao Yun handed the booklet to Han Hong's hand.
Zhao Yun said: "Qing family, there are several generals and some soldiers and horses in the book. I ask you to ask for a favor and remove all these generals and soldiers from the Privy Council. In the future, they will help me organize
The New Army, the New Army is no longer under the jurisdiction of the Privy Council and is under my personal control."
Han Hong was surprised. He opened the book and saw that the list of generals listed above were Xia Gui, Meng Gong, Cao Youwen, Peng Yibin, and Jiang Wanzai.
The troops that Zhao Yun needed to remove from the Privy Council also involved 50,000 people, and all of them were young and strong elite troops.
These troops all participated in the annihilation of Li Quan and the battle of crossing the river. They are all elite soldiers.
Han Hong's heart was beating fast. He knew that Zhao Yun must have a profound intention to mobilize these 50,000 people to form a new army.
Thinking of Zhao Yun's philosophy of governing the country, which included internal reforms, reforms to calm the people, external initiative, and using offense instead of defense, Han Hong already understood what Zhao Yun wanted to do.
"It turns out that the government has never forgotten its original intention. It was forced to interrupt before. Now that Li Quan's rebellion has subsided and the battle across the river is over, the government is about to take action."
Han Hong was pleased that only officials like this could give people hope.
Han Hong admired Zhao Yun even more. He said: "Your Majesty, you are the emperor, and the military power is your private property. The Privy Council is in charge of the world's soldiers and horses. This is just taking charge on behalf of your majesty. If your majesty wants to take charge personally, it is natural."
should."
Zhao Yun was very satisfied and admired Han Hong's high moral integrity and non-competition. He couldn't even imagine what the world would be like if everyone was like Han Hong.
Zhao Yun nodded with satisfaction and said: "Very good, the Qing family is selfless and I am very satisfied."
Han Hong was silent for a while, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Your Majesty, I have something I don't know whether to say or not."
"Say, you and I are both monarchs and ministers, as well as close friends. What can't we say? It doesn't matter if you just say it." Zhao Yun had a kind face, which made people feel like spring breeze.
Han Hong said calmly: "Your Majesty, soldiers are an important weapon of the country. They should not be shown to others lightly, let alone be taught to others lightly. It would be best if your Majesty personally took charge of the army. However, your Majesty lives in the palace every day.
, how to control the army?
I venture to guess that the military power will inevitably be handed over to others in the end. In this case, the person who accepts it will not have the jurisdiction of the Privy Council, and there will be no checks and balances among the three departments and six ministries. Once the commander has the intention to rebel, the consequences will be unpredictable."
Zhao Yun nodded and said: "I understand, so I will be involved in this army, whether it is personnel selection, training planning, future military merit formulation, or the promotion of middle and high-level generals at all levels. I will
Carve your mark deeply into the marrow of this army.'
Han Hong raised his hand and said, "I hope everything goes as your Majesty wishes."
Zhao Yun was inexplicably stunned, and for a moment he couldn't tell whether Han Hong's words were blessings or words of helplessness.
However, Zhao Yun did not dwell too much on all this. No matter what the road ahead was, Zhao Yun had no retreat, he could only move forward.
After Han Hong left, Zhao Yun couldn't help but start to carefully think about the 50,000-strong army.
This is the biggest reliance on his own reform. As long as these 50,000 troops fully implement his will, Zhao Yun believes that no one can stop the process of his reform.
At noon, Zhao Yun had lunch and continued to review the memorials in the study room of Funing Palace. After a short time, Cheng Ju, the envoy of the Third Division, came and asked to be summoned.
He is a rare visitor.
This Cheng Jue usually avoids Zhao Yun, because every time Zhao Yun summons him, he always asks him to prepare money and supplies, so he is very afraid of meeting Zhao Yun, but he did not expect that Cheng Jue would take the initiative to see him today.
There is something weird.
"pass."
Soon, Cheng Jue appeared in front of Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun looked at him and saw that when he looked at him, his eyes were extremely anxious and he didn't even dodge his own eyes. Zhao Yun was even more surprised.
This Cheng Jue is very unusual today.
"My lord, I have met Your Majesty."
Cheng Jue raised his hand to salute Zhao Yun, his attitude was still respectful, but his tone seemed a little impatient.
"Without courtesy, please sit down at Qing's house."
Zhao Yun raised his hand and motioned for Cheng Jue to sit down and talk.
Cheng Ju thanked him, then sat down, and then said: "Your Majesty, I have just met the Privy Council's military pay, money and food documents, and found out that Your Majesty wants to allocate 50,000 troops and horses from the Privy Council, and your Majesty will take charge of it personally. I don't know whether this is true or not.
, I came here to seek confirmation from His Majesty."
Zhao Yun raised the corners of his mouth and smiled, "Since it is a document sent to you by the Privy Council, it is genuine. Does the Privy Council dare to forge such a big thing?"
Cheng Ju nodded and said: "I think so too, but after all, this is a major matter involving the pay and supplies of 50,000 soldiers and horses. I dare not not take it seriously. I also ask your majesty to give me a clear indication that this army will be removed from the Privy Council.
If His Majesty personally takes charge of it, can the imperial court still command this army in the future?"
Zhao Yun was silent for a while, already guessing the purpose of Cheng Jue's visit this time.
Zhao Yun picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and said: "Since it is under my personal jurisdiction, the three provinces, six ministries, seven temples, Yushitai, admonition courtyard, Privy Council, and three divisions and yamen of the imperial court, naturally have no way to coordinate the various departments."
Cheng Jue glanced at Zhao Yun and saw that Zhao Yun's face was neither happy nor angry, and he could not tell that his mood was gloomy. Cheng Jue had to be bold and said: "Your Majesty, warriors tend to take credit for themselves and become arrogant. If there is a lack of supervision, the tail will not fall off, and even more
This is a catastrophic disaster for the dynasty. I ask Your Majesty to plan for the future of the Song Dynasty and take back the throne."
Zhao Yun glanced at Cheng Ju, feeling unhappy, and said coldly: "This matter has been implemented and cannot be changed. There is no need for the Qing family to persuade you any more."
Seeing that Zhao Yun had made up his mind, Cheng Jue was silent for a while and then said: "May I ask Your Majesty, since the court has no right to dispatch these 50,000 troops, is it still the court's responsibility to distribute the military pay and supplies?"
He came and talked for a while, and it turned out that he was talking about money. This was his purpose and he didn't want to pay.