Liu Chan grabbed Xing Bingyi's fallen arm, closed his eyes, and shed two lines of tears. The courtiers all knelt down in the hall, not daring to say a word, and even their breathing slowed down a lot.
Liu Chan opened his eyes, glanced tiredly at the ministers, and finally set his sights on Zhao Yuan.
"Prince."
"My son is here."
"I'll leave the meeting to you. I'm tired."
"Your Majesty, this is not possible."
Zhao Ding hurriedly came out. The Great Court Meeting was the most important time for a country. How could it be possible without the emperor at the top?
Liu Chan ignored Zhao Ding at all, picked up Xing Bingyi and left the hall.
Even though he knew that Zhao Yuan was not capable enough to shoulder the responsibility of the great court, he no longer had the energy and was in no mood to deal with the worries among the ministers.
In this way, he carried Xing Bingyi back to the harem and gently placed her on the bed. Looking at Xing Bingyi's pale face, Liu Chan finally couldn't bear it anymore and burst into tears.
half a month later
"Yuan'er, you have been too aggressive in handling political affairs recently. Everyone already knows that you don't like Prime Minister Qin. But you are the prince now. The most important thing for you is to make friends with the courtiers, not to make enemies with them."
"My son, I know."
Liu Chan finally recovered from the shock of Xing Bingyi's death, but he still looked a little tired. In fact, he hadn't fully recovered, but he couldn't wait any longer.
Counting the months spent traveling with Xing Bingyi, the ministers had not seen him for a long time.
Without him, the court suddenly became a mass of demons. Prince Zhao Yuan could not suppress Qin Hui at all, nor could he establish good communication with the generals, so the situation gradually collapsed.
Even if Zhao Ding was running around for Zhao Yuan, it could not change the ministers' gradual disappointment in Zhao Yuan.
"The court needs both good ministers and villains. Good ministers can help you check for leaks and fill in the gaps, and villains can help you deal with things that are inconvenient for you. Today, you have neither good ministers nor villains.
Make good use of villains."
"My son has failed my father's love, please give me advice."
"A wise minister is called a wise minister if he is placed in the right place. If he is placed in the wrong place, he is called a traitor. The same is true for villains. The most important thing for you now is to learn to use people and learn to put people in the right place. Next
Just watch carefully and watch how I deal with the affairs of the court."
The first minister Liu Chan met was Han Shizhong.
Han Shizhong was the most irreplaceable military general in the Song Dynasty. He not only successfully resisted the southern invasion of the Jin soldiers when there were no generals in the Song Dynasty, but also acted as a protector for the rise of the next generation of generals, such as Yue Fei and Liu Qi.
However, Han Shizhong and Zhao Yuan have been having some unpleasant quarrels recently. This is unbelievable. As a minister who has gone through many storms but never failed, Han Shizhong can actually make the country's crown prince unhappy.
The reason was that Zhao Yuan wanted him to station troops in the north and assist Liu Qi in governing the north. However, Han Shizhong deliberately refused and ignored his intentions as a prince.
"I pay my respects to Your Majesty."
"This is not a court, there is no need to be polite,"
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Good timing, I plan to open a military academy to train military generals. Unfortunately, you also know that I am not good at military matters, and it is difficult for war to break out between Song and Jin Dynasty recently, so I plan to let you go."
Han Shizhong was stunned by the sudden surprise and looked at Liu Chan in disbelief.
"What, you don't want to?"
"No, no, I'm just worried that I'm not capable enough. What if..."
"Nothing goes wrong. In the future, the military generals in the DPRK will not only be selected from soldiers, but also from military academies. You have fought for the country for so many years, and I can't bear to let you go to the battlefield again. But I also know that you
I still long for the battlefield. Soldiers should die on the battlefield and return with their bodies wrapped in horse leather. So letting you serve in the military academy is a plan I have thought about for a long time."
"Then I will thank Your Majesty."
To be honest, Han Shizhong is quite helpless now. He made a big mistake during the last Northern Expedition and was deprived of all his official positions. Fortunately, he succeeded in defeating the puppet Qi Dynasty, and he was able to achieve the position of Minister of War again. As for the right minister, that is no longer possible.
Already.
What's more, Yue Fei and Liu Qi have grown up now and no longer need his protection. So leaving early to make room for the newcomers is something he has been thinking about recently.
Now Liu Chan has opened a military academy specifically for him. Oh, I can't say it is specialized, but even this sincerity is enough to move him.
"I will be the principal of this military school, and you will be the instructor."
Han Shizhong was shocked by Liu Chan's approach, but after thinking about it, it seemed that he could only do this. Liu Chan had already said that in the future military officers would be selected from military academies, so whoever serves as the principal will be the mentor of most of the military officers.
No one except the emperor can bear such an honor.
As for why the emperor did not serve as the dean of the academy, it was because the scholars rebelled and could not succeed in three years.
"I thank your Majesty."
The second person Liu Chan met was Yue Fei. Yue Fei and Zhao Yuan have also had some estrangements recently. There is no way, because Yue Fei is too upright and doesn't bother to play some small tricks. This leads to Zhao Yuan always trying to suppress Qin Hui.
He was powerless and couldn't place his subordinates at Qin Hui's place.
"I join your majesty. Long live your Majesty. Long live your Majesty."
"Okay, get up. This is not a court, so there is no need to be so polite."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Seeing Yue Fei's meticulous look, Liu Chan sighed helplessly in his heart. It was Yue Fei like this that made him feel stressed. No matter what the situation was, you would find that Yue Fei only acted according to the rules.
If Liu Chan accuses Yue Fei, then he has broken the rules; if Liu Chan does not accuse Yue Fei, then everyone will be nervous and uncomfortable.
"Pengju, I plan to let Yue Yun lead an army alone. He is your son, what do you think?"
"Your Majesty, Yue Yun is still young and may not be able to take on the role."
"Hey, since when did the military start to look at age? It's about who can fight and who gets the upper hand. Last time in the battle at Yancheng, I saw that Yue Yun was quite capable, so I planned to let his back Weijun form a separate army.
.Although the north has been recovered this time, thieves are still rampant in various places. I plan to send him to suppress them and tell those rebels who is in charge of the north now."
Yue Fei lowered his head and said nothing. Since the last battle at Yancheng, he found that he could no longer suppress Yue Yun and his Beiwei army.
Each one of them was arrogant and domineering, and did not take other Song troops into consideration at all. It was as if other Song troops were like quails in their eyes, and they were allowed to be bullied.
Carrying the Wei Army was part of the Yue Family Army, so everything that happened had to be borne by Yue Fei. Yue Fei issued several strict military orders, but to no avail. Even some soldiers of the Yue Family Army felt that carrying the Wei Army was a matter of course.
Even when the soldiers of the Wei Army beat the soldiers of the Yuejia Army, the Yuejia Army did not object and actually cheered from the side. The Yuejia Army has always been known for its strict discipline, but somehow it suddenly became like this.
"Why, you don't agree?"
"I don't dare. I will obey His Majesty's orders in everything."