"Your Highness, I am willing to go out to the border camp to protect the country and the people!"
After the 20th battle of Lingyun, Gu Cheng pardoned the new nobles in the court on the grounds of Guangwu Shenbing.
Not only did these generals gain powerful weapons and their strength increased, they also subtly became loyal to the Han Dynasty.
Since then, the strength of the military commander group has greatly increased, and the poor family has become more and more likely to rise.
The civil service group and the aristocratic families behind it are naturally extremely wary of this.
Of course, when it comes to court struggles and intrigues, not even Cao Cao can withstand the aristocratic family's offensive.
Therefore, they had the same idea. Not to mention how happy they were when they heard about the alien invasion, the birth of the demon clan, and the battles to fight.
"Lu Bu, you are from Bingzhou and know Xiliang well. Are you willing to lead troops to guard Wuwei?"
Gu Cheng nodded and looked at Lu Bu.
"I wish to go! I wish to go!"
Lu Bu was in great spirits.
He was a surrendered general with an unruly temperament. After entering the court, he was incompatible with other ministers. Cao Cao tried to win over him, but finally gave up.
Lu Bu did not want to submit to others, but he was also worried that his bravery would be buried, and he could not show his ambitions. Now the prince ordered generals, and he was the first one. He felt that the pent-up energy in his heart was finally released. He squinted his eyes and glanced at the ministers.
Feeling proud.
The faces of the generals turned green, but they were so intimidated by Lu Bu's bravery that they really had nothing to say and just looked at the prince eagerly.
"Cao Cao is stationed at Yanmen."
"Sun Jian enters Shuba County."
"Liu Bei, go south to Jiaozhou."
"Zhao Yun, inspect Shanggu."
"Huang Zhong, stationed in Wuling."
"Xu Huang, enter Qin Tianshui."
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Under Gu Cheng's command, the stars are shining, and the fierce generals are like clouds. He directs all directions, and the generals take over the military symbols and are full of fighting spirit.
But at the next moment, something happened that made them gnashed their teeth. Situ Yangci held the imperial scepter in his hand, took a step forward, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I think that when I go out to conduct military operations, I will advance and retreat to defend the interior. I should resume my duties of supervising the army and assisting in the management of military affairs."
, Inspector General.”
Supervise the army.
As the name suggests, they are officials who monitor the army. They are originally responsible for supervision, communication with the general, preparation of food and fodder, and strategic layout.
Unfortunately, many positions have good intentions, but when implemented, they distort their original intentions. The military supervisors develop ambitions, hoping to increase their power, even surpassing the commander-in-chief, and becoming the true leader of the army.
Historically, it was not uncommon for the military supervisors to have the power to determine whether the army could move forward or not, and to obtain rewards from the supervisors. Which dynasty did it originate from?
Unfortunately, it was the Eastern Han Dynasty.
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, it became a system for the imperial court to send supervisors to the army. The supervisors' powers were enhanced and they were called envoys to supervise the troops. When necessary, they could even act as commander-in-chief. This set a precedent for later generations of civil servants to lead the army and control the military with civility.
This is also a manifestation of the expansion of the power of the Eastern Han Dynasty aristocratic families and their inability to lose their tail.
At this time, Yang Ci proposed, obviously to divide the military power.
If a poor family wants to climb up, they basically rely on military power. Once the general's power is limited, it is at the discretion of the noble family.
The generals were furious.
Gu Cheng waved his hand: "If you wish to envoy Chijie, you don't need to supervise the army."
The addition of Jijie allowed the execution of officials below the middle level. It also gave full power to the post of supervisor, allowing the generals to be independent and have the real power of life and death.
The generals were overjoyed.
However, Yang Ci calmly said: "Your Highness! There is a royal censor here who has investigated the illegality of the matter. In order to become a great allusion to the throne, I did not express it. Now I have to accept it."
Gu Cheng waved his hand, and a regular attendant came forward to get the memorial and began to read: "General Cao Cao of Anbei is perverse in his behavior and does not know how to govern the body..."
It was quiet in the main hall, and only the voice of the official reciting the words echoed in the distance. Although the accusations were not serious crimes, Cao Cao's face turned pale and he hurriedly bowed: "I am guilty."
Gu Cheng was silent.
Zhong Changshi held his breath and waited for a while before starting to read the next book.
The next one is by Sun Jian, and the one after that is by Liu Bei, not to mention Lu Bu, which is longer than anyone else.
Except for Zhao Yun and Huang Zhongshi, Xu Zhu and Xu Huang were not spared. They were labeled as young and ignorant. The materials were given one after another, and according to the laws of the Han Dynasty, they were left speechless.
Cao Cao and Liu Bei could not help but lose their temper, and Lu Bu and Sun Jian, who had a bad temper, wanted to kill all these old thieves.
Gu Chengze sighed, which made all the generals lower their heads. They were all ashamed and felt that they had failed the holy grace.
His Highness the Crown Prince trusted them so much that he wanted to support them, but in the end, the family found a way to curb their power.
Hate! Hate! Hate!
"Set up an army of supervisors."
As expected, after a long silence in the hall, Gu Cheng said: "Who can be the supervisor?"
"I have recommended that Xinfeng Zhanggu, who is full of knowledge, diligent, courteous and virtuous, loyal and obedient, can be a good assistant."
"I have objections. Scholars only talk about literature and science. They don't take into account the current situation, and there is no one who does not mislead other people's country. The post of supervising the army is of great importance, how can it be entrusted to this person's hands?"
All the civil servants were in high spirits and each made recommendations, but at this moment Cao Cao made a look, and Cao's party also launched a counterattack.
After Cao Song became Sikong, although he did not have much power, he was still a banner and had many officials attached to him in the court.
With the strength and accumulation of the Cao family, they could actually become a second-class family. Unfortunately, the son of a eunuch became a stain that could never be washed away. The first-class family would not accept him at all. After Cao Song encountered obstacles several times, he became angry and turned hostile.
Who in this world can be more innocent than anyone else? With the way a family member behaves, are you afraid that you won’t be able to catch someone?
"Xiangyang Cai Mao..."
"No!"
"Tianshui Yang Fu..."
"No!"
Gu Cheng didn't say a word, but the old god Yang Ci was there. When the civil and military struggle became fierce, he suddenly said: "Your Highness, I have someone to choose for me. The Xun family of Yingchuan has a son, Xun Yu. He is rare and talented, but he can take on a big responsibility."
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"oh?"
Gu Cheng knew that the highlight was coming, so he nodded and said, "You will not be disappointed by Mr. Yang's recommendation."
The aristocratic family wants to take advantage of the invasion of foreign tribes and use the position of military supervisor to contain the twenty iconic figures of Lingyun.
Only if this person can subdue the new rich from a humble family can the aristocratic family continue to hold power.
Otherwise, any position in any system may be called a decoration.
Just like the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System, during the Wei and Jin Dynasties, it became a way for aristocratic families to control power, but now it is a ladder for the Han Dynasty to select talents.
Ultimately, the quality of the system is not the key, but the strength of the class is.
The aristocratic family has been strong to this day, and ten of the top officials of the imperial court are from within it, almost overriding the imperial power. If the aristocratic family is not weakened, no matter how good the system is, the country will decline, class conflicts will continue to arise, and eventually the world will be in chaos and the people will have no life.
The aristocratic family was so shrewd that they realized early on that a wise and wise man like the prince could no longer be as easy to fool as Emperor Huan Ling, and a fight was inevitable.
Today's twenty-eight generals of Lingyun are actually the ten permanent attendants in the hands of Emperor Ling in the past.
Compared with the wanton Emperor Ling, the prince obviously has the overall situation in mind, which reassures the family that once these generals are subdued and become toothless tigers, the imperial power will eventually succumb to them.
"Xuan Xunyu comes to see you!"
Under the loud voice, a tall, handsome man with elegant clothes walked into the palace with steady steps. Under the chilling gaze of all the generals, he saluted happily: "Xun Yu pays homage to His Highness!"