The wind was blowing the wind chimes on the city gate tower, and groups of imperial soldiers were lined up along the wall of the Grand Sima Gate at the main entrance of the palace.
Regardless of the level of training of these forbidden soldiers, at least their aura was brought out at this time.
"See your majesty." Fan Yi, the general of the left guard, saw the man striding up to the city gate and hurriedly bowed his hands respectfully. On the other side, the official Shangshu Pei Ji also came up with several accompanying ministers. The entire Sima Gate
Apart from the Imperial Guards, there are only a handful of five or six officials left.
As for where the rest of the people have gone, everyone knows very well.
According to the etiquette procedure, hundreds of officials will greet them at the foot of Stone Mountain, and Chen Xu will review the troops at the Grand Sima Gate in the palace city. At that time, Li Xingchen will lead his troops to stop briefly outside the city for reorganization, and the officials will take this opportunity to return to the Grand Sima Gate to review with His Majesty.
It's not time yet, Xu Ling, Wu Mingche and others should still be on their way over.
"Ping Shen." Chen Xu waved his sleeves, feeling a little irritated. Someone had just sent over the situation on the dock.
Xu Ling and Wu Mingche rushed to invite Li Xinchen, which already made Chen Xu feel a heavy pressure. Only those who follow the trend would naively think that the East Palace has already covered the sky with one hand in the court.
After all, it is Xu Ling and Wu Mingche who really have mastered a large amount of human, material and human resources. Veterans of the three dynasties are not just talking about it. Their disciples and former officials, who have been promoted and appointed over the years, can completely reorganize a dynasty.
Team.
More importantly, Xu Ling and Wu Mingche themselves have considerable leadership capabilities, which means that this group may not be like Li Xingchen's small group that struggles to survive in desperate situations and continuously create miracles, but it will not be like the East Palace.
It looks like a huge force, but actually it is a mess inside.
In the final analysis, the reason why the East Palace is strong on the outside and weak on the inside is because Chen Shubao, the spiritual pillar, does not play much role. It is obviously difficult for Shen Jungao, Fu Wei and others who are now in charge of the East Palace, as well as Mr. Jiang, Kong Fan and others who came to the position because of luck, to stand up.
Single-handedly coordinating the entire East Palace group - others in the East Palace will not easily obey their orders, and as His Majesty, Chen Xu cannot just watch his successor be completely reduced to a puppet at this time.
These are the bottom line and cannot be touched, and anyone with a discerning eye knows that at this critical moment of court struggle, a group that does not even have a leader will not be able to exert its full power.
These kinds of imprisonments and restrictions naturally resulted in the East Palace group being destined to be huge but unable to help Chen Xuzhi.
Chen Xu knew this very well, so he never imagined that he could directly move the staff from the East Palace to replace the people currently in the court.
But now Li Xinchen panicked Chen Xu. Xu Ling and Wu Mingche, the civil and military officials in the court, all sided with Li Xinchen. As a result, Chen Xu had very few ministers that he could rely on.
I don't know if Xu Ling and Wu Mingche turned to Li Xingchen, but it is certain that although these two people are still unable to move for the time being - they have taken down the capital of civil and military affairs in the country. Chen Xu also has to consider the response between the government and the opposition, but
It is certain that these two people will no longer be of use to him, at least when it comes to dealing with Li Xingchen.
Perhaps the people standing on the city wall now are the ministers he can finally trust. Chen Xu thought silently, looking at the stone mountain in the distance.
Gold, silver, title, and even his favorite daughter, Li Xinchen was like a huge bottomless pit. No matter how much he paid, Li Xinchen still lingered in the end. Could it be that what he paid for in the end must be the throne and the country?
"Your Majesty, Duke Xiaomu and Da Sikong are here." Fan Yi said respectfully.
Chen Xu tilted his head slightly. He knew very well why Fan Yi was transferred back. Li Xingchen's impeachment and the support of Xiao Mohe and others made it impossible for the Jingzhou governor who had guarded Jingzhou for many years to even participate in the subsequent battles in Jingzhou.
No, he returned to Jiankang Mansion alone to serve as the general of the left guard and command the imperial army.
It can be said that this was the biggest victim on the Nanchen side of the Jingzhou War.
And the ones who harmed him were naturally Li Xingchen and Xiao Mohe.
At this time, Chen Xu had no time to think carefully about why Fan Yi made such a mistake. Behind Xu Ling and Wu Mingche who were about to arrive, there seemed to be the shadow of Li Xingchen, which made Chen Xu feel deeply powerless and even...
It's fear.
He is like a drowning traveler, trying to grasp at straws to save his life.
"Thank you for your hard work." Chen Xu said with a smile.
Fan Yi was obviously surprised by His Majesty's sudden condolences, but he immediately lowered his head slightly to hide the unconcealable smile on his face, and said in a deep voice: "I am responsible for my duties."
"Yes, very good!" Chen Xu reached out and patted Fan Yi on the shoulder, "You have done a good job in guarding today. I will arrange a reward from the inner government after you return."
It was like a pie falling from the sky, and Fan Yi was overjoyed for a moment.
After being mixed between the government and the public for so long, Fan Yi could also guess why Chen Xu suddenly showed his kindness to him. Li Xingchen is now a rising star, and this new star is too bright, even covering up the purple star.
Light, so Chen Xu needs someone to stand up and help him suppress it.
Obviously Fan Yi is the person Chen Xu chose.
If it were anyone else, I would probably have to weigh it in my heart at this time. His Majesty's trust is certainly important, but the opponent he is about to face is too powerful. Needless to say, Li Xingchen is a little monster. Now there is clearly someone standing behind Li Xingchen.
Xiao Mohe, even Xu Ling, Wu Mingche and other old monsters and powerful figures who want to challenge Li Xinchen are actually going against half the civil and military forces of the government and the public.
This is not an easy thing, and you won't be able to save your head even if you don't make a fuss.
Everyone knows what the fate of Chen Shuling, the governor of Yangzhou who was once the most popular at the time, is now. The prince is still in such a state of desolation. If he had been replaced by a person without royal blood, he would probably be dead.
But for Fan Yi, this was indeed a poisonous pie. He knew it was dangerous, but he was even more eager to gain the strength to defeat Li Xingchen.
Fan Yi was demoted and returned to the capital, with only these forbidden troops left in his hands. Although he and Xiao Mohe, who had the military power in the world, were both Zuowei generals, they were not the same concept at all. Xiao Mohe's Zuowei generals were originally
A springboard, and this official position is obviously for Fan Yi to provide for him in his old age.
If Fan Yi does nothing, he may end up dying of old age and taking office or simply disband and return to work due to exhaustion.
As a result, the future of the entire Fan family is gloomy. Although his younger brother Fan Meng is still in Huaixi at this time, Xiao Mohe is on the left and Wu Huijue is on the right. They are both people in Wu Mingche's system, and one is under Wu Mingche's control.
One of the cronies promoted was simply Wu Mingche's son.