Chapter 817: Drawing fire from the bottom of the cauldron
Cui Dunli sighed in admiration, but Fang Jun frowned.
Before Chai Shao, the Chai family was a member of the Guanlong aristocracy, but they were not actually close to the Guanlong aristocracy. Their ancestor, Chai Lie, the hussar general of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, had a long-standing grudge against Mo Chenchong, the great situhou of one of the "Eight Pillar Kingdoms" , they have not been in contact with each other since old age and death, and Hou Mo and Chen Chong are the backbone of Guanlong, so the Chai family has always been rejected by the nobles of Guanlong.
By the time Chai Shao became attached to his great ancestor Li Yuan and was quite close to His Majesty Li Er, who was the King of Qin at the time, his father's connections in the Northern Zhou Dynasty had long since disappeared, and he needed to rely on the power of the Guanlong nobles to gain a foothold in the court, and Guan The Long nobles were also very optimistic about the Prince Consort of the Tang Dynasty who married Princess Pingyang, and the relationship between the two parties gradually got closer and they formed an alliance.
Behind Li Yuanjing is the power of the royal family. They have always complained that the power in the court is seized by the Guanlong nobles. The purpose of supporting Li Yuanjing is to take back the power that should belong to the royal family from the Guanlong nobles. The two sides are not only in conflict with each other. , which can even be said to be political enemies in a strict sense, why can Chai Zhewei and Li Yuanjing get together?
The statements of interests are completely inconsistent...
Unless Li Yuanjing can give Chai Zhewei the benefits that the Guanlong nobles cannot.
What is this benefit?
It’s not hard to guess…
After taking a sip of tea, he said to Cui Dunli: "Please tell me that from today on, you will be personally responsible for all transfer orders regarding Zuo Tunwei. However, any transfer orders, recruitment, and rotation training regarding Zuo Tunwei will be prohibited. Strictly guard against Zuotun guardsmen leaving the camp without permission, no matter what the reason is!"
Cui Dunli was startled and said in horror: "The Duke of Yue is suspicious of Zuo Tunwei..."
I didn't say it clearly because I was worried about violating a taboo, but the meaning was clear.
Fang Jun put down the tea cup and said worriedly: "It's just a precaution. Chai Zhewei should belong to the Guanlong lineage, and now he meets King Jing in private. This is a taboo, how could he not know? He committed it knowingly. , it shows that there is a reason why it has to be seen. Now that the troops in Guanzhong are empty, we must be fully prepared so that if things happen in a hurry, we can be prepared."
Cui Dunli wondered: "Although Zuo Tunwei is under the control of the Military Aircraft Department and the Ministry of War, he directly obeys His Majesty's orders. The Ministry of War can certainly issue orders to Zuo Tunwei, but whether Zuo Tunwei accepts them is not within the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War."
The military system of the Tang Dynasty was divided into northern and southern yamen.
The Sixteenth Guards originally belonged to the Nanya Forbidden Army, and were in charge of the Prime Minister. The soldiers of the Nanya were sent to the government from all over the country; the North Yamen included the "Hundred Cavalry" composed of the best horsemen and archers in the army selected by His Majesty Li Er, and those who continued after Zhenguan. The left and right camps were built or restructured, and were responsible for the Xuanwu Gate, which was the key to the Suwei Palace.
Therefore, the left and right guards were different from the other military guards who took orders from the imperial court. They were directly responsible to the emperor. The imperial court could only coordinate but could not give direct orders.
Chai Zhewei is a relative of the emperor. He is young and successful, and he has a heavy army. If he refuses to obey, who can do anything?
Fang Jun touched the short mustache on his lips and felt that there was some trouble. Chai Zhewei had always been at odds with him, and he was very jealous. When he heard that it was an order from the Ministry of War, he was afraid that he would deliberately disobey it even if he should obey it. Use this to keep yourself safe.
But it's not impossible.
"You just need to issue an official document. Later, I will ask His Highness the Crown Prince to send someone to Zuenwei. Our Ministry of War will send several officials to form a joint law enforcement project to strictly inspect the accounts and warehouses of Zuotunwei in the name of inspecting money, food and weapons." , I don’t believe that he can make the accounts watertight and flawless.”
Cui Dunli nodded and said: "This is feasible."
As the emperor's Beiya Imperial Guard, the Left and Right Guards were not the strongest because of the Xuanwu Gate, but they had the highest status. Therefore, the court could not issue orders directly. However, the money, food and weapons needed by the Left and Right Guards still had to pass through
The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Civil Affairs allocate funds, and these two ministries have their own inspection and review departments, which have the power to track and audit the money and food allocated by them.
As long as there is any problem with Zuotunwei's accounts, you can reasonably and legally request it to be rectified. During the rectification period, all soldiers and generals must stay in the military camp to cooperate. Otherwise, once Dali Temple and Yushitai enter, it will definitely be a disaster.
Big storm...
This trick of building a plank road to covertly attack Chencang is a little underhanded, but it does work.
Unless Chai Zhewei can ignore Yushitai's impeachment, he will have no choice but to submit...
It can be regarded as a ruthless move to "drain the fire under the cauldron".
Fang Jun said: "Go ahead and do it. You must keep an eye on Zuotunwei, otherwise once there is a change, the entire Guanzhong will be turned upside down."
Nowadays, the only organized army in Guanzhong is the left and right garrison. The other guards have more or less dispatched their elites to Liaodong to participate in the war. If the left garrison has premeditated evil, it will be a disaster...
Cui Dunli said solemnly: "If you know this, I will order you to go down!"
He knew that after His Majesty's personal expedition, Chang'an would be turbulent, and various forces would be fighting for the throne and interests, but he never thought that the opportunity would come to use the army... Even a fool knows what this means.
It might just be a mutiny!
Thinking about the great purge of both the court and the army after the "Xuanwumen Incident", countless people were killed and the whole court was slaughtered, Cui Dunli felt chills running down his spine...
When Cui Dunli walked out, Fang Jun sat and thought for a while, then picked up his pen and continued to review the official documents.
The behavior of King Jing Li Yuanjing could not escape the eyes of those who were interested. Fang Jun did not believe that His Majesty Li Er had no knowledge of it. Since he still chose to stand still even though he knew about it, no matter what His Majesty Li Er's intentions were, it was impossible not to prepare countermeasures in advance.
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As long as His Majesty Li Er has countermeasures, Li Yuanjing will be nothing more than a grasshopper in his hands, unable to change the world. As long as Li Yuanjing cannot jump up, what can Chai Zhewei do?
Just now, in front of Cui Dunli, he showed that he was deeply afraid of Zuo Tunwei, but in fact, Zuo Tunwei seemed to have a large number of people, but Fang Jun never took it seriously.
Even if the worst happens, his right guard can destroy the left guard in a few charges, and the entire Xuanwu Gate is under control.
It's just that in this way, the one who is under suspicion becomes his right guard again...
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Chai Zhewei sat in the central army tent and summoned the generals one after another to make sure to improve their daily drill level and maintain the combat effectiveness of Zuotunwei.
He is well aware that Chang'an City is turbulent now, and changes will occur if he is not careful. If he wants to abandon losses and seize profits in the changes, he must have enough strength. Zuo Tunwei is the one who can
The support that stands on the tide.
Even if you can't practice to death like the Youtun Guards, you can't just muddle along, otherwise when the opportunity comes, you won't be able to seize it...
Just as he was arranging tasks for his subordinates, he saw a deputy general coming in from outside and reported: "Commander, there are officials from the Ministry of War coming and saying that they have documents to issue."
Chai Zhewei asked curiously: "What document did the Ministry of War issue to us?"
Although Zuo Tunwei is nominally controlled by the Ministry of War, it is only controlled. Whether to listen or not depends entirely on Zuo Tunwei himself. The Ministry of War has no direct jurisdiction, and there is no affiliation between the two parties. Many times it is just because of the generals'
Promotions and meritorious deeds are audited by the Ministry of War, so on the surface, the Ministry of War is given some face, and everyone is good to me, and we are all in harmony.
However, he and Fang Jun have never dealt with each other, and everyone in the Ministry of War knows it well. In normal times, they will never use the term "issuance of documents", and they will just "provide assistance"...
Naturally, the deputy general didn't know anything. Chai Zhewei waved his hand and said, "Let him in."
"Here!" The deputy general quickly exited the tent. After a while, an official from the Ministry of War in a green official robe walked in. He first saluted Duke Qiao, then took out a document, handed it to the secretary beside him with both hands, and said respectfully:
"I have been ordered to come here, issue a document, and ask Duke Qiao to respond so that I can go back and get my order back."
Chai Zhewei ignored him, took the document from the clerk's hand, opened it and read the Ministry of War seal where it was signed to make sure it was correct, and then read the content carefully.
Just don’t look at it. When you look at it like this, your eyebrows immediately stand up!
"Bang!"
Slamming the document on the desk in front of him, Chai Zhe angrily shouted with his halberd: "It's simply ridiculous! My Zuo Tun Guards is the head of the Beiya Imperial Guards and takes orders directly from His Majesty. When will it be the turn of the Ministry of War to boss around and issue orders? His room
Does Jun think he is the chief minister and can control the government? Even if he is the chief minister, he has no right to give orders to Zuotunwei! Go back and tell Fang Jun to stop pretending to be big in front of me, otherwise there will be no end
I blame you for knocking on your door!"
The officials of the Ministry of War were so frightened that they did not even dare to take the document. They quickly bowed out of the tent and returned to the Ministry of War to resume their orders...