111. The bloody feud is hard to wash away. The troops seeking death went south to seek death.
After Gong Yangyi, the chief minister of the cabinet, and some civil servants left, Xu Shenghua, the commander of the Night Watch Division, began to report to Xu Xing some important events that had happened recently.
Xu Shenghua is from the Xu family and is Xu Xing's cousin.
Remembering the fall of Cao Wei in his previous life, Xu Xing was afraid of his relatives interfering in politics, but he could not discard all the talented members of his relatives. Otherwise, without the support of the royal family, and a young emperor with weak means, the beautiful kingdom would be surrendered to him.
A powerful minister has usurped the throne.
Therefore, Xu Xing distributed part of his power to his relatives in order to consolidate the power of these vassal kings.
Of course, Xu Xing was also wary of his relatives to a certain extent.
For example, although Xu Shenghua took charge of the Night Watch Division, he also ordered the eunuchs in the palace to set up the East and West Second Factory to counter the Night Watch Division, so as to achieve a balance...
"There have been auspicious signs appearing in various places recently..."
"Could it be that these local officials deliberately created false auspiciousness in order to flatter me? There are white pheasants on Guanxi Road, white deer appear, and white dragons in Lingnan..."
After Xu Xing saw Xu Shenghua's report, he frowned.
These memorials look fake at first glance.
How is it possible..., there are so many auspicious things suddenly appearing in various places.
It is estimated that after the local officials heard about Shenjing, they knew that he "loved" auspiciousness, so they deliberately arranged these auspicious events.
After all, the stories about immortals and auspicious congratulations previously reported were too illusory.
In the eyes of the local officials, it was okay to deceive the ignorant common people with these auspicious signs, but it was impossible to deceive people like them, who were very wealthy in the city.
Be smart but be mistaken for being smart!
"It's a mixed bag, though."
Xu Xing smiled after reading these memorials carefully.
"Why is Your Majesty laughing?"
Xu Shenghua became a follower at the right time.
As a member of the Xu family of the royal family, Xu Shenghua knows some real secrets. His brother will soon go to the Immortal Sect to seek immortality and become a high-ranking immortal.
Worldly glory and wealth are nothing to mention among immortals.
The gap between the emperor and his ministers is like a chasm in the sky. What's more, the gap between the emperor and his ministers who cultivate immortality cannot be matched by calculation and hard work.
With the immortal Taizu Xu Xing here, the Xu family and the country are truly as stable as Mount Tai.
"I laugh that all the people's hearts in this world have been mine!"
Xu Xing is contented with the way.
"Why are there so many auspicious things happening all over the world?"
"This is all due to the strong army and strong horses of our court, and the respect of the people. When pointed by the sharp sword, those with disloyal hearts will bow their heads and wait for death. Under the public words, those with hidden evil intentions will only dare to bark like loyal dogs..."
He looked at the flattery of various ministers towards him from another angle.
It was different from the time when Emperor Chongming was in power, where officials deceived the superiors. The Han Dynasty in Siming Mountain was re-established as a new dynasty, and it re-attacked and recovered the local areas. And local officials mostly used the old officials of the previous dynasty.
At this moment, the old official of the previous dynasty sent an omen of auspiciousness, not to bully Xu Xing because he was ignorant, but to deliberately try to please Xu Xing.
This means that the official mind has been determined!
There is a difference between flattery and flattery.
Some of the flattery was false, meant to bully the emperor and keep him in a deep palace without knowing anything. And some of the flattery was genuine, just like the memorials Xu Xing received from officials from various places at this moment.
"Your Majesty is truly knowledgeable and insightful, I admire you."
Xu Shenghua raised his hand and praised Xu Xing.
After chatting, Xu Shenghua couldn't help but remind Xu Xing, "Brother, the emperor calls himself me. You are the emperor now. It is beneath your status to call yourself me..."
Most ministers would not dare to slander the emperor like this and use "I" instead of "I". However, Xu Shenghua, as a member of the Xu family, gave a little reminder in private and did not violate the taboo.
It is also a disgrace for the emperor to use his own name indiscriminately.
"Fengxi Country is just a small country on the Fengxi River..."
"Let's entertain ourselves in the country, and it's okay to be a frog in the well. Your eldest brother, I don't want to be embarrassed and ridiculed by others after leaving Fengxi Kingdom."
Xu Xing waved his hand, signaling to Xu Shenghua that there was no need to persuade him any further.
"The king of a small country should be the minister of a big country." - "The Sui Dynasty".
If Fengxi Kingdom were the whole world, it would be okay for him to call himself me. But Fengxi Kingdom is just a small country, and it is not even ranked among Feiyu Immortal Palace. Baoxiang Kingdom, Liuguang Kingdom and other countries under Feiyu Immortal Palace,
The area of each country is several times larger than Fengxi Country...
Calling me at this time will inevitably lead to the suspicion of arrogance.
In addition, he is the founder of the country, no matter what he calls himself, no matter how dissatisfied the officials are, they have to endure it.
The beginning of etiquette is to differentiate between high and low.
His throne was obtained by himself, not by inheritance from later emperors. His own prestige no longer needs to be enhanced by the rituals of a king...
"Your Majesty is Holy Ming."
Hearing this, Xu Shenghua did not dare to persuade Xu Xing anymore. This was Xu Xing's personal hobby and he had no right to interfere. He could only end the topic with a wise saying.
…
Outside the Pass, Luzhou.
Zhenbei Palace.
"Father..."
"The baby in the princess's belly is already six months old, and she will give birth soon. Father, how can you send the princess to the Tatar Shenglong Mansion as a hostage, and beg them to send troops..."
"Even, even... I thought about going south with them to attack the imperial court."
Li Xiaozu, the crown prince of Zhenbei, rushed into the study with an angry look on his face, without even knocking on the door. He slapped the desk and shouted loudly to Li Liang, the king of Zhenbei, who was busy writing.
Last time, Li Liang sent Princess Anren Song Yuluo to Shenjing without his consent. This time, in order to resist the threat from the court, his father wanted to send away his married wife again.
Even though this is a political marriage.
But again and again...where should he put the face of his heir apparent?
What's more, Song Yu'ao is now pregnant with his flesh and blood and will give birth soon.
"Follow the ancestors..."
"Look, what is the word written for father?"
Li Liang, the king of Zhenbei, who had slightly white temples and meticulously tied up his hair in a bun, did not get angry at all. He held the pen in his right hand and silently finished writing a piece of running script he had written. After the last stroke of the pen, he looked at his own with calm eyes.
Son, then pointed to the ink words on the white paper.
"Character?"
Li Xiaozu was influenced by the calmness of his father, Li Liang. Li Liang, the king of Zhenbei, was not only the backbone of the palace, but also the white jade pillar supporting hundreds of thousands of soldiers in Luzhou outside the pass. Without Li Liang, the Zhenbei palace was nothing. Without it
Li Liang's cavalry outside the Pass were just a pile of loose sand. Facing the persecution of the imperial court and the Tatars outside the Pass, it was certain that they would end miserably.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Before he even read the words, Li Xiaozu felt a flash of shame in his heart.
woman…….
Can't he even bear this humiliation?
"A poem by Emperor Tiande?"
Li Xiaozu was astonished when he saw the first sentence of Li Liang's calligraphy.
However, he soon felt relieved.
Also, in just four short years, Emperor Tiande raised his troops to overthrow the imperial court and conquer the world. All men in the world regarded Emperor Tiande as a hero. Similarly, as Emperor Tiande proclaimed himself emperor, the actions of Emperor Tiande in the past
His anti-poems also spread, and almost every scholar in the world could sing them.
It is not surprising that his father wrote this poem today.
The current situation in the world is clear.
Emperor Tiande's Simingshan court dominated the world.
And Li Liang established his own rule in Yanbei.
The Tatars in the north are also interested in the colorful world of Guan Nei which is a mess.
Although the imperial army has almost conquered the world, it has not yet established effective rule. Although the imperial army is numerous, it is scattered all over the world. On the contrary, the core elite force of Siming Mountain is missing...
"I won't send Princess Anren away..."
"How can the Tatars believe in your sincerity and my sincerity?"
Li Liang put down the brush dipped in thick ink, and patted Li Xiaozu on the shoulder, "Xiaozu, if the imperial army comes to attack, I can just sit back and go to the capital to become a rich man, but what about you? You married
Princess Anren is bound to be bullied by the powerful people in the capital..."
"The princess's beauty is known all over the world. She was also the most beloved daughter of the former Emperor Song Ming."
"Who doesn't want to have a kiss with her..."
Li Liang stopped speaking the second half of the sentence halfway through.
As his father-in-law, it was really not appropriate for him to say such things. But what he said was indeed true and he spoke from the bottom of his heart.
Today, the Li family's military strength is strong and they can protect Princess Anren on behalf of Li Xiaozu, the eldest son.
But if the Li family didn't have these 100,000 cavalry...
The consequences are disastrous.
Even if he surrenders his military power and enters Shenjing, he will not lose the reward of becoming a king. But there is a difference between becoming a king and becoming a king. If it is not a king within the Siming Mountain system, it is not much different from An Le Gong in the past dynasties.
The difference is nominal and not real.
"On the contrary, your father and I now hold the military power."
"Even though he sent the princess to Shenglong Mansion, with He Shuoduo's cleverness, he would only treat Princess Anren with courtesy and not treat her harshly."
Li Liang's eyes were profound and he explained to Li Xiaozu.
"What my father said is certainly reasonable..."
After Li Xiaozu heard Li Liang's high-sounding truth, he tore all the weakness in his heart to pieces. He sneered, "Send the princess to the divine capital. The people of the world will not blame you, father, but will only think that you are wise."
Generally speaking, if you send the princess to Shenglong Mansion, the princess of the previous dynasty will be humiliated, and your daughter-in-law will be humiliated. Even if you enter the customs in the future, how can you and I serve the people of the world with this stain?"
His words made Li Liang look ugly.
"Father, in the final analysis..."
"You are still old."
"I don't have the confidence to fight."
"Outsiders say you have a belly like a fox, which is true. But when you get older, you become timid. You don't dare to let go of the power in your hands, and you don't dare to fight to the death. You invite the Tatars for help, but you just want to keep it.
This is just a cowardly idea of three acres of land. Three pillars? I think you are wishful thinking!"
Li Xiaozu made many military exploits in the army outside the Guan Dynasty. Although he was a son of an aristocratic family, he was also heroic, with a tiger's back and a monkey's waist. He was not an ordinary person with a wine bag and rice bag.
Otherwise, given Emperor Chongming's love for Princess Anren, he would never marry Princess Anren to Li Xiaozu.
After saying this, Li Xiaozu immediately pulled out his sword and placed it across his neck, "Father, I would rather die than suffer another humiliation."
"Sending the princess as a hostage seems to be taking the Tatars as aid, but it also loses military morale."
"It's better to go south and seize the kingdom of Emperor Tiande. I don't want to be a prisoner waiting for death, but I am not willing to be a Tatar hawk or dog!"
After the words fell, the study fell into a deathly silence.
"Prince?"
"Are you going to force me to have a baby?"
Li Liang looked gloomy, "Fighting on the battlefield is just an act of reckless men. Everything can be decided by calculations in the temple. With these soldiers and horses outside the pass, how can you fight against Emperor Tiande? There are more than a million soldiers in the whole country!"
"Emperor Tiande is not Emperor Chongming!"
"If you don't attract the Tatars, the Li family..."
He lamented again and again.
"Before he, King Xingtian, invaded the Guanxi Road, he had no more than a dozen generals and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. Now that our Li family has a hundred thousand elites, it is ridiculous to be frightened."
Li Xiaozu retorted.
"You little kid, just make arrogant remarks!"
"Come here, come here, push this unfilial son down and put him in solitary confinement."
Li Liang was shaking with anger.
Although he and Xu Xing were enemies rather than friends, he had to admit that Emperor Tiande was definitely the most talented person in the world. Although his son was not a mediocre person, he could not compare with Emperor Tiande. There was no difference between the two.
Far.
"Father..."
"My son, I beg you once again to take back your life."
Li Xiaozu's sword was placed across his neck, and he stabbed deeper into it. In an instant, blood stained the edge of the sword red. As he spoke, blood flowed continuously.
He is a man of heaven and will never send his wife to Shenglong Mansion as a hostage.
"Stop it!"
Li Liang cursed angrily and stepped forward to stop him.
Without Li Xiaozu as the eldest son, what would he do if he continued to live on? No one could inherit the family fortune of Zhenbei Palace. Although he had several sons, the others were useless, and only this one had been with him since childhood.
, only the eldest son of Rongma who has lived half his life can inherit his throne.
However--
The next moment, an accident occurred.
The moment Li Liang approached, Li Xiaozu's eyes showed a ruthless look, and the long sword hanging on his neck struck directly at Li Liang's head. With one blow of the sword, Li Liang, who was unprepared, immediately cut off his head.
The head rolled to the ground and spun around for more than ten times.
Looking carefully, the dead Li Liang still showed concern for Li Xiaozu on his face.
"Father..."
"You are old, so don't blame your sons and ministers for being unfilial."
Li Xiaozu took a deep breath, took a piece of white cloth from the desk, wiped the blood on the sword, then cut off a piece of fabric from his lower garment, tied it around his neck, and blocked the wound.
"As the saying goes, a sad army will be defeated!"
"That's what you had in mind when you let the old man enter Shenjing. Like father, like son. If you dare to be in the first grade of junior high school, your child will be in the fifteenth grade. You gave me my wife as a pledge..."
"Haha, even if our Li family really dominates the world one day, how can I be the crown prince if I have such a stain? It's just a matter of your words to abolish or establish the throne. But once the world is established, my heir apparent, who is good at conquering and fighting, is not important.
Now, any younger brother can inherit the country..."
He looked at Li Liang's head, his expression mixed with sadness and deep indifference.
"Someone's coming!"
"Pass this order to the Crown Prince."
"Emperor Tiande was unkind and sent assassins into the palace to assassinate my father and son. In order to save my son's life, my father was accidentally killed by the thieves... This is a blood feud. If I, Li Xiaozu, do not avenge this,
As a son of a man, if the soldiers and horses of Luzhou remember the kindness of my Li family, they will all wear silk clothes, call themselves the 'life-seeking army', and go south to seek for my father's life!"
Li Xiaozu looked outside the door and saw half of the royal family members kneeling on the ground with solemn expressions.
Today, he came to force me to marry him.
If his father Li Liang was willing to directly go south to attack the imperial court, the patricide would be over. But if his father Li Liang was unwilling to do so, then he would not dare to accept the humiliation Li Liang arranged for him again...
"I'll obey!"
The generals were ordered one by one, filed out of the palace, and ran to the military camp to deliver the king's order.
The death of the old man, and the assassination of Prince Zhenbei Li Liang by Emperor Tiande, made the Iron Cavalry more angry. Over the years, the Iron Cavalry outside the Pass has been like a private army of the Li family. They are extremely loyal to the Li family, and they regard Prince Li Liang as their leader.
Their reborn parents are the pillars of heaven.
At this time, King Zhenbei died tragically and was beheaded with a sword.
How can they... endure it?
…
Zhenbei Palace, late at night.
Time passes slowly.
"Your Majesty..."
"Left Guard General Li Yong is willing to die for the crown prince and go south to avenge the prince."
"Your Majesty..."
"Zhang De, the guard general of Lizhou, has already picked up three thousand tiger troops and rushed to Luzhou. He is ready to go south to fight with the prince. His troops and horses have also been replaced by Zhensu, and they have been branded as the 'Destroying Army'."
"The entire Wuwei camp is dressed in white and swears to the death to seek justice for the prince."
"..."
The generals who set off in the afternoon returned to the palace one by one and reported to Li Xiaozu, who was kneeling in front of a brazier in the living room, wearing mourning clothes and burning paper money.
The result was within Li Xiaozu's expectation.
The Li family has been benevolent to the Iron Cavalry outside the Pass for many years. With an order, and in the name of revenge, the generals of the Iron Cavalry outside the Pass did not dare to go against the wishes of the lower-level officers even if they had half-hearted intentions...
"It's a big deal!"
Li Xiaozu, who had been watching the news all night, showed deep fatigue in his eyes. After the generals left, he stood up, rubbed his sore eyebrows, walked a few steps, and then slumped down on a straight-backed chair.
He took a heavy breath.
at this time.
There was a sound of light footsteps outside the hall.
"Thank you husband for speaking out for me..."
Song Yu'ao, who had put on her mourning clothes again, walked carefully into the living room with a bowl of bird's nest soup. She placed the white porcelain bowl with the bird's nest on the coffee table where Li Xiaozu was sitting, then gave a slight blessing and thanked Li Xiaozu.
Li Xiaozu's patricide was able to be hidden from outsiders.
But she couldn't hide it from her wife.
No matter how well you do it, some clues cannot be hidden.
For example, there has been a lot less property in the house recently, and most of it was stolen by Li Xiaozu. Another example is that most of the family members in the house have become Li Xiaozu's confidants, and Prince Li Liang's cronies have been demoted one after another during this period...
Today, Li Xiaozu hurriedly broke into Li Liang's study, claiming that it was to prevent her wife from being sent to Shenglong Mansion as a hostage.
Of course Li Xiaozu's purpose may be mixed with other things.
But..., in the past few years of their marriage, she had noticed Li Xiaozu's kindness to her one by one.
"Bitch!"
"You killed my biological father!"
The sound of a slap and Li Xiaozu's scolding completely awoke Song Yuyao from her fantasy. She covered half of her flushed face and looked at her husband, feeling so strange for the first time.
"If you weren't the royal princess..."
"I will never leave you!"
Li Xiaozu slapped Song Ya'ao again, making her dizzy. He knelt down on the ground, kowtowed several times in front of the brazier in the hall, and cried loudly: "Father, your spirit is in heaven..."
, my son, my son will definitely avenge you..."
Everyone knows that he came to Li Liang to reason because of Princess Anren.
So at this moment, his disrespect for Princess Anren will directly destroy the "rumors" of his patricide. Otherwise, how could he, the prince of Zhenbei, go back to murder his biological father.
"you……"
Song Yasuo's right palm, which was half hidden in her narrow sleeves, tightly grasped the white brocade handkerchief she was holding. Her pursed red lips were bitten with blood marks. This was the first time she had suffered such great humiliation.
She, the majestic Tianhuang Guwei, even if she is the princess of a subjugated country, will never be treated like this.
"Father..."
"Why did you marry me into the den of jackals like the Li family?"
She looked up at Ziwei, with tears streaming down her face.
…
News of the rebellion by the cavalry outside the Pass quickly reached Shenjing.
Along with it, there were also rumors that Li Xiaozu took the lead and conquered five cities in one day.
For a time, people in Shenjing City were panicked.
Although the people and gentry of the sacred city believed that Emperor Tiande had destiny, and saw the unicorns, phoenixes, and pythons one by one that day, the army was pressing down on the territory, and if anything went wrong, it would be easy to suffer a military disaster.
The last time Emperor Tiande was still King Xingtian, he was benevolent and righteous when he attacked Shenjing and did not let his soldiers burn, kill and loot too much. However, Siming Mountain did not loot, but still took advantage of the chaos and many thieves broke out and looted homes. That chaos.
In a few days, the people of Shenjing and the soldiers who defended the city suffered tens of thousands of casualties, and almost every family wore mourning.
Now, Li Xiaozu's army marched south, breaking through the five cities where the imperial court strictly defended and deepening the fortifications. It can be said that the soldiers and horses were at a disadvantage. Such soldiers and horses were much stronger than the previous Siming Mountain rebels.
Although the Siming Mountain Rebels fought many tough battles along the way.
But later on, with great righteousness, the generals who defended the city almost automatically opened the level to welcome the rebel army of King Xingtian...
And Li Xiaozu's life-demanding army has been fighting tough battles in the past few days!
Of the five cities, not one of them surrendered without fighting.
After all, the previous dynasty was different from the present dynasty.
At present, there is a situation of great governance.
"Death-seeking army..."
"This Li Xiaozu is really interesting. He wants to ask me for his life?"
In the side hall of Ziwei Hall, Xu Xing took a look at the battle report and pretended to be disdainful, "Every time you go strong, you will be weak, and then you will be exhausted. Although the mourning soldiers can show their power for a while, they will be defeated in the long run!"
"According to my decree, the remaining cities are only equipped with five days of food and grass. Let him attack the city without facing a direct battle with his army. Remember, the defender must defend to the death and cannot slack off! If you defend the city, I will reward you heavily, and I will not hesitate to do so.
Granting titles to marquises and kings... all we have to do is wait for him to have enough food and grass, and no matter how lonely and courageous he is, we can only wait to die."
Xu Xing knew it very well.
Jiayou, what kind of monster are the cavalry outside the Pass that were raised during the Chongming and Ming dynasties? When it comes to elite soldiers and horses, no army in the Fengxi Kingdom can defeat them. Even if there are, they are only a few elites, and it is difficult to control the foreign affairs.
A large-scale regiment like the Iron Cavalry.
but--
No matter how powerful the elites are, they are not impossible to deal with.
Just wait for the hard work.
The northern border is already tired and does not have much food and grass. As long as Siming Mountain is strong and clear, the city can be defended. Over time, the army will be unable to survive. At that time, it will be time to harvest Siming Mountain.
"Your Majesty's good plan..."
Chief Assistant Gong Yangyi praised him, and then added to Xu Xingzhi: "This time Li Xiaozu went south to avenge his father. He said that we sent assassins to assassinate his father. Your Majesty can send an imperial envoy to scold Li Xiaozu in public for such lies.
.Of course, we have to wait until we gain the upper hand before we can do this..."
"The cavalry outside the Pass seems to be monolithic, but in fact, there are many military leaders. Li Xiaozu is just the crown prince. Although he has been fighting abroad for many years, he does not have the prestige of Zhenbei King. At first, it was okay to say that if things go on for a long time, the internal forces of the army will inevitably
There is a lot of discord.”
"Your Majesty can also issue a decree to make the adopted sons of King Zhenbei king."
"Let them bite each other..."
Wang Jue is certainly different from Wang Jue.
But the emperor's order was no joke. Once the adopted sons of King Zhenbei were granted royal titles, the imperial court would recognize these royal titles.
And with the queen's several adopted sons of Zhenbei Wang, they had great righteousness and could compete with Li Xiaozu.
As for...rebellion against the imperial court.
The worst-case scenario is that he will submit a memorial to admit his mistake, saying that he was provoked by Li Xiaozu, so he believed the lie and went to the court to avenge his adoptive father.
Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety cannot have both ends, they are also doing it for filial piety!
"Mr. Gongyang's strategy is as good as ever."
Xu Xing nodded slightly, nodded and issued an order: "The King of Zhenbei was assassinated, and I couldn't help crying..." I lamented that since then, there has been one less hero in the world. Although the prince Li Xiaozu sent troops to attack the imperial court, he was bewitched by a woman, also known as
In order to survive and not lose my love for my father, I allow him to inherit the title of Prince of Zhenbei..."
"Order the prince to follow the example of his ancestors and hand over the bewitching woman, and I can pardon his sin of immortality!"
"The adopted son Li Yong has served under the King of Zhenbei for many years and has made many achievements... and can be named the King of Luzhou."
"The adopted son Li Dan, in..., can be named the king of the school state."
"Yoshiko……"
He rewarded all the adopted sons of King Zhenbei one by one.
With the imperial decree, the territory left by King Zhenbei became the common property of these generals. At the same time, he issued an order to target Princess Anren, saying that Princess Anren was the
The seductive woman who instigated the Prince of Zhenbei to go south to seek his life...
If you do this, once the front of the army is blocked, these military leaders will definitely want to retreat. And there is only one price they have to pay for retreating, which is to hand over Princess Anren or kill Princess Anren.
Princess Anren is Li Xiaozu's wife, not theirs, so they have no psychological burden.
War is not only a decisive battle on the battlefield, but also a decisive battle in politics.
Sometimes one political step is enough to defeat a million troops.
As for him calling himself me at this moment, it is because he is announcing an edict at this moment and what he is saying is written text. Normally, he would not deliberately call himself me.
"Your Majesty the Holy Might..."
After hearing this imperial edict, the generals felt a lot more relieved.
Emperor Tiande’s imperial edict was based on a conspiracy.
As long as they can stop the rebel army for a while, the army behind them will be slaughtered by them.
"In addition, we must beware of Tatars knocking on the pass..."
"Mr. Gongyang, order all the southern factions to select good soldiers to prepare for the Tartars."
Xu Xing ordered again.
This time the rebel army moves south, the Siming Mountain court must not only be on guard against the elite of the previous dynasty, but also on guard against the Tatars outside the Pass who have been resisting it for many years. This group of Tatars is not a good person. Seeing that the defense forces outside the Pass are empty, they must
I will take the opportunity to go south to reap the benefits.
"I obey the decree."
Gong Yangyi nodded and accepted the decree.
He is the chief minister of the cabinet. When the emperor gives an order, the cabinet must discuss a suitable charter, send it to the emperor for approval, and then issue orders to various ministries for implementation according to this charter.
In short, Xu Xingxia's decree is not perfect and needs to be discussed by the cabinet.
For example, when selecting good soldiers from various provinces in the south this time, how many should be selected so as not to damage the vitality of the local area and cause public resentment? Every step must be carefully calculated and no carelessness can be tolerated.