There are many secrets hidden in the palace. It is difficult for ordinary people to know. This is because the emperor has to maintain the mystery of his body in order to control the people of the world. Of course, the palace is also a place without secrets. As long as there is a trace
As soon as the wind blew up, a tsunami spread throughout Chang'an. At that time, Liu Che didn't like Gillian, but he didn't go to Jiaofang Palace for three to five days. Soon someone was memorialized for deposing the empress, and Liu Che really deposed the empress.
Su Ren's memorial did not fall into the cliché. Only three days later, a call was spread among the nobles of Chang'an to stay away from Su Ren. Of course, the relationship between Su Ren and the nobles of Chang'an was not very good.
Except for a few people who were relatively close to each other, it could be said that no one else had ever seen him. According to Lengjun's analysis, someone was causing trouble behind the scenes, and the purpose was naturally to drive out or even kill Su Ren, whom they didn't like.
Dong Zhongshu gritted his teeth. The old man was very angry. When he proposed the Three Strategies of Heaven and Man to His Majesty, he was not so direct: "Nonsense! Nonsense!"
Wen Dang coughed violently, and Leng Yue on the side quickly helped the old man to make him angry: "Teacher, don't be angry. If your husband has done something wrong, the teacher will just punish you. Don't get angry."
Dong Qian also said to her father Dong Zhongshu: "Yes, there is no need to be angry, father. Since my husband dares to write to Your Majesty, he will naturally have his own countermeasures."
Wen Dang finally stopped coughing: "Brother Dong, the matter has already happened. No matter how angry you and I are, there is nothing we can do about it. Now let's see what His Majesty means. I think Zi Heng is definitely well prepared. He will not do such a thing."
It’s a rash thing, you and I will wait and see.”
Chang'an was shocked by a memorial from Su Ren, but Su Ren, who was still at Yanmen Pass, was living at ease. Meng Fangtian had already started to make the merchants intend to get along with the fighting men who were about to be kicked out of the army by Su Ren.
Get closer so that you can add these people to your caravan guard team in the future. You must know that these people are all battle-hardened people, and a dozen of them can equal the hundreds of guards they have now.
Meng Fangtian was very busy, his feet never touched the ground. Su Ren sent Man Niu to search almost all over Yanmen Pass before catching Meng Fangtian in front of Su Ren. Man Niu did not have the patience to talk to Meng Fangtian, so Meng Fangtian
When he arrived, he was tied up like a rice dumpling and his whole body was in tatters, but he still had the bearing of the president of the Chang'an Chamber of Commerce.
"Oh my, I asked you to invite Shopkeeper Meng, why did you come bundled up? Quickly, untie it!"
Meng Fangtian took out the cloth from his mouth and gasped: "General, just tell me, why is it like this?"
Su Ren chuckled: "Don't be surprised, Shopkeeper Meng, this guy is a bully, come on, come on, please take a seat and serve tea!"
The two of them drank a few sips of tea, and Meng Fangtian finally recovered. Su Ren put down the teacup: "Shopkeeper Meng, is everything going well?"
"Thanks to the general, everything is going well. We are just waiting for the news from Chang'an. Today I can assure the general that no matter how many soldiers the general needs to lay off, our Chang'an Chamber of Commerce can accept them all." Meng Fangtian became more and more excited as he spoke: "
What we merchants are most afraid of when we travel all over the world is to live to make money but not to spend money. Although the soldiers who have been eliminated are a little older, they are all battle-hardened figures. With them, we will not have to go any further no matter how far we go.
Worry."
"That's good!" Su Ren smiled slightly: "However, Shopkeeper Meng is also an understanding person. I can't decide whether or how many people can be laid off in the end. In addition, Shopkeeper Meng will listen to what I have to say, even if he is laid off.
Even the Chang'an Chamber of Commerce cannot accept all the soldiers."
"W-why is this?"
"Since Shopkeeper Meng knows that these eliminated soldiers are battle-hardened men, how could the imperial court not know this? So... you should understand, right?"
Meng Fangtian took a breath of cold air: "Oh! It almost led to a big mistake. Thank you, General, for reminding me."
Su Ren waved his hand: "In addition, I have proposed to Your Majesty the establishment of a Veterans Management Committee. General Xie will be the first person in charge. Lei Fei, Liu Jian and other guys who want to live a stable life will also go there. This veteran
The Military Management Committee, as its name implies, has full authority to deal with the affairs of retired soldiers. In the future, all retired soldiers will be managed here. Those who are willing to return to their hometowns will be given pensions to return to their hometowns, and those who are willing to do other things, such as nursing for a large family.
Courtyard, or caravan escorts are all voluntary, so Shopkeeper Meng should know who to look for, right?"
"Uh! Why does the general have to go through such twists and turns?"
"There are benefits and uses of twists and turns. Let me tell you this. Doing this has two benefits. First, it can reassure the court that no one has any intention of secretly accumulating force. In addition, it can also provide a guarantee for these soldiers to be eliminated.
, you must know that the reduction of soldiers this time is different from the past. In the past, the reduction of soldiers was the reduction of soldiers, and they let you go home and ignore them. The purpose of establishing this Veterans Management Committee this time is to allow the soldiers to retire and return them to the army.
Can survive.”
Meng Fangtian bowed deeply to Su Ren: "The general's arrangement is really a blessing to the soldiers."
"It's not a blessing. I don't want to see these good men who followed me on the battlefield and shed blood and shed tears when they come home." Su Ren waved his hand: "Go and tell your merchants to stop running around in the military camp.
Well, good things can turn into bad things through your interference. As far as I know, someone has sent a message to Chang'an. Fortunately, I stopped it. The general has only one request, which is to restore the original appearance of the military camp! We here
There’s still a war going on!”
Meng Fangtian nodded repeatedly. He was so shocked that he even stopped to salute, turned around and ran out. Han Qing shook his head and smiled bitterly: "General, why would you scare Shopkeeper Meng like this? He is just running for our big plan."
Su Ren snorted twice: "This Meng Fangtian is far worse than Lao Cui, let alone Cui Chengru. No wonder he was almost beaten to death by Lao Cui in Shu. However, this man is also cute, active in doing things, and only
Look at the goal. Being single-minded is a good quality. In time, you will achieve immeasurable achievements. You can't pour cold water on him. You can only scare him. Let the abnormal heat cool down first. If you rush forward blindly, problems will arise.
"
"There has been no news from Chang'an for so long. His Majesty may not agree."
"My memorial must have been a storm. According to my guess, there is a 90% chance that it will not be passed. Even if it is passed, it will take a year and a half. In fact, I hope that His Majesty will agree to the establishment of a Veterans Management Committee.
thing."
Han Qing thought for a while: "This shouldn't be a big problem, right? First of all, General Xie is too old and is really not suitable for fighting the enemy. The old general has been stationed in border counties for decades and has a high prestige among the soldiers.
Your Majesty also has great trust in General Xie, and besides, this organization can properly place soldiers without a single copper coin from Your Majesty, saving the tragedy of the Poyang bandits back then, so I don’t think it’s a big problem.”
Su Ren put away his smile and thought for a moment: "I'm worried that Your Majesty won't be able to withstand the pressure. If this committee is included in the Central Military Administration, it will be troublesome."
"Zhongjunfu? Zhongjunfu, Prime Minister Li Zongrang?"
Su Ren nodded: "Li Zongrang is the son of Li Yuan and the nephew of the late emperor and former queen Li Ji. When Your Majesty was the king of Jiaodong, Li Zongrang's cousin Liu Rong, the king of Linjiang, was the crown prince. Later Liu Rong was deposed because of Li Ji.
It is only now that His Majesty becomes the crown prince, so no matter how favorable His Majesty is to the Li family, the Li family must still hate His Majesty, and if the Veterans Management Committee is brought under the Central Military Administration, there will be great trouble."
"How dare Li Zongrang do this?"
"Haha!" Su Ren laughed dryly: "Li Zongrang is the Prime Minister of the Central Military Commission. If you want to find trouble, you can always find something. This means that the county magistrate is not as good as the current one."
"Then you can't think of a way..."
"Eh? What happened to Mr. Han today? He actually made this request? How about leaving this matter to Mr. Han?"
"Uh!" Han Qing was stunned and smiled awkwardly: "Just talk, just talk! The Prime Minister of the Central Military Commission has six hundred stones, and he has won the trust of your majesty. No one can do anything without serious faults. I am the one who is the best.
How can a retainer of a cavalry general be so capable?"
"Hahaha... you are just a slippery guy."
Since Su Ren's memorial has spread in Chang'an, Liu Che simply brought it up for court discussion. For the first half of the memorial, almost all the courtiers had the same word, no. The prime minister's palace no, the chief minister no, the censor doctor no, just no.
Even Zhang Tang agreed. Because everyone knew that it was the emperor's right to abolish the army, and Su Ren had already exceeded his authority. If they agreed with Liu Che again, they would definitely be furious, and the consequences would be disastrous.
The second half of the memorial touched on the hearts of some people. Especially the affirmation of the Shaofu, Wei Wei and Da Sinong, and even the Sili Xiaowei also expressed their approval. Da Sinong and the Shaofu agreed, and everyone felt that it should be,
Because Su Ren said that the committee can provide all the burdens for the reduction of soldiers, including resettlement, money and food, and even provide them with pensions in recognition of their contributions to the Han Dynasty. Wei Wei and Sili Xiaowei agreed, so there was no agreement.
Few people don't understand.
Guan Fu snorted coldly: "What's not to understand about this? Do you still remember the rebellion in Poyang? They said it was a rebellion, but later it was found out that it was because the soldiers who had been eliminated could not survive, so they gathered people to commit robberies. It was also said that they were being robbed.
I have no choice but, if there is such a committee, the eliminated soldiers can be well arranged, who would live a good life but be willing to commit crimes?"
After listening to Guan Fu's analysis, Liu Che nodded frequently. Dou Ying immediately interjected: "Your Majesty, since we are going to establish the Veterans Management Committee, should we follow General Hussar's request and have Xie Baichuan and Liu Jian organize it?"
, I think the old minister can be on par with the Chinese military government, and he also offers six hundred stones, but he doesn't comment?"
"No!" Before Liu Che could speak, Li Zongrang, the Prime Minister of the Zhongjun Mansion, shouted and objected. (To be continued)