At one quarter of the hour, the chamberlain came to invite him and said that he had prepared a meal on the porch in Zhongshu Province, so he wanted to go to dinner with all the officials.
So together with Feng Dao, Wang Jun and others, he led a large group of officials out of the palace gate and came to the residence of Zhongshu Provincial Department.
The meal on the verandah was prepared by Guang? Si. It was very simple. Each person had three cold, hard and filling-free cage cakes, a bowl of fishy mutton soup with a few pieces of minced mutton floating in it, and a plate of pickle strips thicker than your finger. It couldn’t be said to be unpalatable.
, simply cannot swallow it.
There was no one around Guo Zongyi, but Li Chongjin squeezed through the crowd of officials with soup in his hand. While nibbling on the cage cake, he asked: "My nephew, why don't you eat it?"
Guo Zongyi smiled bitterly and shook his head: "No appetite."
"It's okay not to eat this meal. It's a gift from the emperor. You must eat it and don't leave any leftovers." Li Chongjin said with a smile. As he spoke, he drank half a bowl of mutton soup.
Guo Zongyi hesitated and asked: "May I ask my cousin, Guang? Who is your honor?"
Li Chongjin pointed at a purple-robed official in the distance with a fat head, big ears, and a fat belly. He knew how to eat, soaking pickles in the soup and eating steamed cakes dipped in the soup.
Guo Zongyi squinted his eyes for a while, followed his example, bit into the steamed bun hard, and said through his teeth: "I will kill this person."
Li Chongjin got closer and heard clearly. He laughed loudly when he heard the words, finished eating three times, five times five times two, patted his butt and left.
After Wu Wu finished eating the imperial meal, most of the officials left, leaving only a few important ministers and an idle grandson who were going to Zide Hall to hold a Yanying meeting.
All the ministers were in high spirits and marched forward in high spirits. Emperor Xian's grandson was listless and dilly-dallying all the way. Even Feng Dao could walk faster than him.
The Yanying Yiben also has a ritual system, and what are the first and second pairs? But after the fall of the Tang Dynasty, it was used to reproduce the bamboo slips. If there was no edict, it was usually the real prime minister and the privy envoy who had scholars from the three palaces of Hongwen, National History, and Jixian.
, the two provincial ministers under Zhongshu's sect, the bachelor of Duanming Palace, the third minister, Jing Zhaoyin, Yushi Zhongcheng and others participated.
The three-dian bachelor system is based on the story of the Tang Dynasty. At that time, there were four prime ministers. The prime minister did not have a ministerial position. He usually held the post of Taiqing Palace Envoy, and then the three-dian bachelor system. However, since the Later Jin Dynasty, the palace envoy position has been eliminated, and there are only three prime ministers left.
Positioned.
Now the prime minister is Feng Dao, and the secondary prime minister is Wang Jun, who is once again Fan Zhi. Later, in the early Northern Song Dynasty, Hongwen Hall was changed to Zhaowen Hall, and the three-phase system was also based on the old practice of the Five Dynasties.
Most of the ministers in the two provinces were also bachelors of the Duanming Palace, ranking above the Hanlin bachelors, and they were the prime minister's assets.
Yuan Long, who knew the affairs of Kaifeng Mansion.
After entering Zide Hall, they were divided into two groups: east and west, and then Guo Wei came out.
"Hail, holy bow!"
Guo Wei, dressed in an ocher yellow dragon robe, sat facing north. He waved his big hand and sounded like a bell: "I'm so kind, I'd like to give you a seat."
The ministers then sat down, with their backs straight and their backs straight, and they only dared to touch half of their buttocks in their seats.
Different from the lacquered wood squats used for kneeling and sitting at court, Yanyingyi used a high-backed chair because there were only a few people and they were all old and important ministers.
Guo Wei glanced around and found the listless Guo Zongyi hiding in the last seat. He was wearing court clothes and holding an elephant wat. He looked quite presentable. He couldn't help but smile and shouted loudly: "Brother Yi."
Guo Zongyi couldn't help but feel nervous when he heard someone calling him by his nickname. After all, there were only two people in the world who dared to call him that.
So he cheered up, got up and left work, saluting solemnly: "I'm here."
All the ministers present were his elders. Seeing that he was so serious at such a young age, they couldn't help but look at each other and smile.
"Come, sit closer." Guo Wei said warmly.
The chamberlain brought another chair and placed it under the steps, and Guo Zongyi had no choice but to obey.
Then the cabinet envoy sang and shouted, and the Yanying meeting began.
Wang Jun took the lead and jumped out of the class.
According to Feng Dao, it was Feng Daoxian who acted first, but as a privy councilor, he was also the prime minister. In troubled times, the privy councilors wielded great power and often usurped the power of the prime minister, not to mention that he was also the junior prime minister.
Just listen to what he said: "I am reporting that Murong Yanchao of Yanzhou has raised troops to rebel. Please send an edict to put an end to it."
Guo Weiyunzhi, the main purpose of this Yanying meeting is to pacify Yan.
Wang Jun said again: "I would like to ask you to lead your troops to the expedition."
Guo Wei was displeased when he saw that he wanted to lead troops to go on an expedition again. It was clear that they had decided on the candidates to lead the troops before the Shangyuan Festival, so he frowned and said: "General Xiufeng is in charge of the machine and cannot escape. We can send Cao Yin to Xiang Xun."
, what do you think?"
"Murong Yanchao has been in the army since the former Tang Dynasty and has been leading troops for many years. He has also joined forces with Liu Chong in the north and the puppet Tang Dynasty in Nantong. Cao Yin and Xiang Xun have never led troops in a big battle. I'm afraid they are no match for him."
Wang Jun retorted, but his words were sincere, which made Guo Wei feel a little embarrassed.
He looked at the ministers, but the only ones who knew about military matters were Zheng Renjie and Yuan Long. Both of them were frowning at this moment, as if they were thinking about suitable candidates to lead the army.
Suddenly Fan Zhi came out of the squad and said: "Why don't you replace Cao Yin with Guo Chong?"
Before Wang Jun could speak, he heard Yuan Ao object: "There should be veteran generals left in the capital to oversee the imperial army."
Fan Zhi was stunned, but felt that what he said was reasonable, so he complained and returned to work.
"How about we order local governors to be in charge, and the imperial court supervises the army, and sends out troops to quell the chaos?" Yuan Long asked again.
Wang Jun closed his eyes, shook his head and said, "This matter should not be left to the local government."
Guo Wei also did not want to let the local Jiedushi take command and use the Jiedushi to defeat the Jiedushi. No one could guarantee that those who suppressed the rebellion would not defect before the battle.
There are many similar incidents in modern times, such as the Yecheng Rebellion in the Later Tang Dynasty. Li Cunxu sent Li Siyuan to quell the rebellion, but he was coerced by his tribe to rebel. He killed the eunuchs and supervisors who were disliked by the army, integrated the rebels and fought back to Luoyang.
Li Cunxu was killed in Xingjiaomen when he was about to go on a personal expedition, and Li Siyuan succeeded in ascending to power.
Yuan Ai immediately realized that what he said was inappropriate, so he stopped saying anything and left the class to sit down.
The atmosphere in the hall fell silent.
Guo Zongyi recalled the general course of this battle in the history books. It seemed that Cao Yin and others surrounded Yanzhou and could not capture it for a long time. In the end, Guo Wei personally conquered it and defeated it in nine days.
Knowing what he knew, he stood up and said carefully: "Your Majesty..."
The eyes of the monarchs and ministers in the palace turned to him at the same time, some were surprised, some were confused, some were searching, and some were indifferent.
"Brother Yi, is there a suitable candidate?" Guo Wei asked happily.
"Yes." Guo Zongyi paused for a moment before speaking loudly: "The concern of all ministers is that he is a loyal general, but he is incapable of leading an army. If he cannot have both, he might as well settle for the second best, and still use Cao Yin as the commander-in-chief.
Take command and send a veteran general who is good at fighting to accompany the army and participate in the painting, then this battle will be worry-free."
Guo Wei's eyes lit up and he slapped the table and said: "Okay! This method is very appropriate. Who do you think is suitable to join the army and participate in painting without infringing on the power of the general?"
Everyone was at a loss and couldn't think of a suitable candidate.
"Chenzhou Defense Envoy Yao Yuanfu."
Seeing everyone's silence, Guo Zongyi spoke decisively. The monarchs and ministers in the palace looked sideways. After Wang Jun thought about it carefully, he actually felt that he was a good choice.
"General Yao Lao is nearly seventy years old. He has little experience in the army and is good at military strategy. He has survived five dynasties without declining. He has fought through hundreds of battles without stopping. His official position is not high. He can be indifferent when he desires power. He travels to various states and issues orders.
Formerly known as courageous and hard-working, he is a suitable candidate." Seeing no one responded, Guo Zongyi added.
"What do you think?" Guo Wei asked proudly, stroking his beard.
The ministers who were present were able to become the most popular ministers in troubled times, not only by luck. Seeing the emperor's behavior, even if they felt it was inappropriate, they would pinch their noses and say "yes", not to mention Guo Zongyi's idea and the candidate are indeed feasible.
"Your Majesty!" Prime Minister Feng Dao stood up first, and the rest of the civil service officials also stood up quickly and agreed.
When Wang Jun saw this, he couldn't object anymore. He thought: It doesn't matter if you show your face once. If we can't attack by then, we won't get any good results from you.
Then he remained silent and cupped his hands upwards as a sign of agreement.
"Okay, then write an imperial edict in Zhongshu. Cao Yin, the commander of the guards and infantry commander, will be deployed as the camp commander in Yanzhou. Shi Yantao, the defense commander of Qizhou, will be the deputy commander. Xiang Xun, the imperial city commander, will be the military commander. Chenzhou
The defense envoy Yao Yuanfu made a camp at Yuhou, and sent out troops on a certain day to conquer the rebels!"
Guo Wei's eloquent words finalized the selection of several generals in one breath, leaving no room for doubt.
"Wei!" Zhongshu ordered Feng Dao, and Privy Councilor Wang Jun stood up to accept the order.
The person to lead the troops was decided on, and the details of the expedition were decided. The soldiers and horses went ahead without moving the food and grass. The Third Division envoy Li Gu and Wang Jun discussed the general food, army and pay matters, and when they were agreed upon, they were directly decided by Guo Wei.
