It was quiet inside the palace, except for the chirping of cicadas in the imperial garden not far away, which came high and low.
Su Lu released the defense map, shook his head, and said with a smile:
"It's still a matter of fairness. If he had been more forceful, the situation in the North would have deteriorated to this point."
Li Qing smiled and narrowed his eyes when he heard this, thinking that he had intervened in the Dingxiang Guard before, selected the captain who directly challenged him, and had to do everything personally. In the end, the Dingxiang Guard lost its flexibility, causing this chaos.
"I know you are trying to comfort me. Logically speaking, the performance of the Dingxiang Guards this time was pretty good. At least they were much stronger than Ye Qingmei's rebels and Niba's secret guards. They sent out a lot of useful information and saved many lives.
Few people."
"I really don't know which one to choose among these three options."
Li Qing's eyes were like water, and he looked at Su Lu tenderly.
Su Lu glanced at Li Qing:
"Children only make choices, adults want them all."
"Since they are performing well, we will keep them all, but we will just make some adjustments and re-divide the jurisdiction."
Su Lu clicked on the defense map and said:
"The rebels started in the Chu region, so we will dispatch the rebels to the Chu region. Ye Qingmei will be responsible for collecting and summarizing intelligence from parts of the Chu region and the Tang region. The Qi region will be handed over to the secret guards, and the Dingxiang guards will still be responsible for the Tang region.
Intelligence work with Qin."
"In order to ensure supervision, we can also add two more troops to some key areas. For example, in Wuyuan, we can order Ping Qi and Ye Qingmei to station troops at the same time."
Li Qing nodded and stretched his cheeks.
In the past few days, she had been worried about which spy to keep.
The Dingxiang Guards made the greatest contribution and must be retained. Although Ye Qingmei's rebel army was the worst, Ye Qingmei had a good relationship with her. She withdrew her rebel army immediately. She must be allowed to stand in front of the heroes in the rebel army.
Can't save face.
Niba's secret guards have done a great job this time, and more importantly, Niba is an old subordinate of the prince. Although people are unhappy because of his rebellion, Niba did a good job and gradually gained the prince's understanding. If it was because of his
Disbanding the secret guards for selfish reasons.
But I felt bad at home.
Fortunately, the prince gave the best way.
A female official came in from outside the palace, bowed slightly, and reported:
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, the Commander-in-Chief of the Dongting Navy, Gao Dashan, is asking for an audience."
Li Qing asked strangely:
"Why is Gao Dashan here? If he doesn't work well in the Dongting Navy, why is he here to ask for a title from an important official of mine?"
Su Lu shook his head:
"Gao Dashan is not such a person. Although this boy is not as brave as his younger brother, he is still a good player. Now that the Northland is peaceful, he came here rashly, I am afraid something will happen."
Li Qing asked in surprise:
"The Northland has been leveled, what else can happen? The battle reports from Xuanfu and Bingzhou have arrived, and there is nothing wrong with them. Although the navy has been damaged, I have already issued an edict to Wangjiang Navy.
Luo Jiang Navy removed some of its elite navy troops to support Dongting."
Su Lu asked the female officer to lead Gao Dashan in, frowned and said:
"Something may have happened to Gao Dashan. As a captain of the navy, he is not training in Dongting. He came to the capital to see you and me. I am afraid he has thoughts of resigning."
While the two were talking, Gao Dashan, led by the female officer, entered the hall and knelt down in front of the two.
Li Qing saw Gao Dashan's sleeves tucked into his belt, his cheeks turned pale slightly, and he glanced at Su Lu next to him, as if he had guessed it right.
Su Lu called Gao Dashan up and asked:
"Gao Dashan, if you don't train your troops in Dongting, why did you come here to me?"
Gao Dashan kowtowed to Su Lu again, and then said angrily:
"Your Majesty, you must be aware that in the battle of Dongting, I lost an arm and the navy suffered serious losses. It was my fault in using my troops. I beg your Majesty to punish me."
Su Lu waved his hand:
"Victory and defeat are common matters in military affairs. No one can guarantee his ever-victorious general. Dongting's defeat was a non-war crime. It was my fault for not thinking well, not yours."
Gao Dashan shook his head:
"The prince is concerned about the general, but the general does not dare to push the blame to others. In the battle of Dongting, seventy-eight percent of Paoze was killed or injured. The general also broke his arm, and his combat power was greatly reduced. If he continues to stay in the war, it will affect
The Development of the Dongting Navy.”
"The last general is a dull man. Please ask His Majesty for your permission. The last general will be discharged from the army and return home."
Li Qing comforted him and said:
"General Gao, you injured your arm. Even if you no longer want to command the Dongting Navy, the world is so big that there is no room for you to be a general with outstanding merits. You can choose anywhere in the capital."
The tall mountains fell to the ground:
"Your Majesty, it is clear that the general will not want to be an official. He just wants to resign and return home."
Su Lu frowned:
"Why, I have a grudge in my heart. Tell me, the court has treated you badly."
Gao Dashan knelt straight and said seriously:
"Your Majesty, I just want to go home. I don't want to drag down the court, my body is broken, and I can no longer serve the court. I just want to go home, be filial to my parents, and take care of my old house."
Su Lu glanced at Li Qing:
"If I remember correctly, your parents are both deceased. Your son has served the imperial court for many years. To suddenly resign and return home, it seems that the imperial court is unsatisfactory and treats its meritorious ministers poorly."
Gao Dashan hurriedly waved his hand and said:
"No treatment will be taken lightly, no treatment will be taken lightly, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I have been in the army for many years and have seen many people from the north and the south. From not having three meals a day to today, I have no worries about food and clothing. I can still wear a few new clothes every year. As time goes by,
A tremendous change.”
"These are all the work of the prince and your majesty."
"I think back then, when the general first followed the prince, the prince was still in his prime, working hard for state affairs, and both the prince and his majesty are now full of hair."
"Resigning is a trivial matter. I didn't want to trouble the prince and your majesty anymore, but Cao Shangshu refused, so I had to come to see your majesty and the prince and ask for your permission to return home."
Li Qing sighed:
"You have served half your life as a soldier for the Han Kingdom, and when you are old, you have to return home with a broken body. This will make the people in the village and the people in your county think of the Han Dynasty's court, and how the prince and I will think of you."
Gao Dashan was a little stunned. After a long time, he finally said:
"The general will explain to the villagers that his majesty and the prince are trying to persuade him to stay today because he does not want to stay and is forcing himself to leave."
Su Lu slapped the table:
"Okay, get out of here, I'm sure."
"We're kind enough to think about you, but we're begging you, let's go, let's go, I'll be upset when I see you."
After Gao Dashan kowtowed to the two of them again, he stood up, took a few steps back, then turned around and walked out of the hall.
Under the guidance of the young eunuch, Gao Dashan left the main hall, walked down the dozens of steps in front of the main hall, turned around, and knelt down facing the direction of the palace.
"I will say goodbye. For the sake of the Han Dynasty, I wish you good health and a long life."
After kowtowing a few times, Gao Dabao wiped the tears from his face, turned around and continued walking out with the little eunuch.
The little eunuch stole a glance at Gao Dashan, and finally couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked:
"General, since you don't want to leave, why do you have to resign and go into seclusion? Your Majesty and Your Majesty both admire the general and will not let soldiers like the general who have sacrificed a lot for the Han Dynasty suffer."
Gao Dashan shook his head:
"My father-in-law is in the palace, but he doesn't know that our Han country still has a lot of dissatisfaction. How many soldiers guarding the border have to wait for several days just for a full meal. Some soldiers even cannot eat a hot meal once a month.
.”
"For them, the prince worked so hard that his hair became even grayer."
"For the sake of the country of Han, I, Gao Dashan, can no longer cause trouble to the prince. The prince has said that agriculture is the foundation of the country. I, Gao Dashan, resign and return home, and I can still contribute my last effort to the country of Han and to the prince."