Chapter 1146: Thunder, Lightning, Rain and Dew Are All Blessings From Heaven
Looking at the domineering two people leaving, although the little emperor Liu Xie's palms were about to bleed, there was no strange expression on his face. However, he secretly vowed in his heart that when he truly mastered After gaining the power of Yuxi, these two people were the first to be eliminated.
After Guo and Li left, only a small half of the people were left in the entire hall. These were officials loyal to the Han Dynasty. However, many officials loyal to the Han Dynasty basically died in repeated resistance, leaving only these people. Dozens of people, headed by Zhijinwu Fuwan, Changshui Colonel Zhongji, and Tunqi Colonel Dong Cheng, as well as Zhaoxin Colonel Wang Zifu, Infantry Colonel Wei Jie, Shesheng Colonel Jujun, and Yilang Wu Shuo, Guang Luxun and Deng Quan, Wei Wei Shi Sun Rui, Ting Wei Xuan Bo, Dachang Qiu Miao Si, Shaofu Tian Fen, Da Sinong Zhang Yi, Shizhong Zhu Zhan and others. There are also Yulin Zhonglang general Zhao Rui, Yulin left captain Ma Jin, and Yulin right captain Sun Ping who were sent to Chang'an by Huangfu Chaobo to protect the emperor.
At the beginning, except for a group of civil and military officials, the emperor had no soldiers in his hands. Although he appointed so many officials and generals, they did not have any real power. Like Fu Wan, not to mention the soldiers and horses, not even the guards around him They are all his own dozens of servants, let alone leading troops in battle.
So when Huangfu Chaobo sent Zhao Rui and others to lead 500 elites to protect the emperor, Zhao Rui and the others were immediately reused. However, with the continuous increase of the Yulin army, it has now reached 5,000. Although Zhao Rui is still Lieutenant General Yu Lin, the only ones he can really control are the 2,000 soldiers and horses expanded from the 500 men he brought from Luoyang. The rest of the soldiers and horses were ambushed, Zhong Ji and Dong Chengsan People control.
Neither Huangfu Chaobo nor Zhao Rui paid much attention to this. In the eyes of the emperor, Fu Wan and others were his true confidants, so it was appropriate to let Fu Wan and others control the troops.
Of course, among the five thousand Yulin Army, the most elite are the two thousand men that Zhao Rui and the others can command. After all, they were formed with the elite of the Eastern Expeditionary Army at that time as their backbone, and the other three thousand soldiers and horses are basically Therefore, the combat effectiveness of ministers, servants and ordinary people who are loyal to the emperor is basically zero at present, and they can barely be regarded as ordinary people. This is why Li Jue and Guo Si can tolerate five thousand soldiers and horses in the world. In their opinion, These soldiers and horses are basically just fake.
Seeing the arrogant expressions of Guo and Li as they walked away, Dong Cheng knew that the emperor was about to get angry, and quickly winked at Fu Wan beside him. Fu Wan was now the head of the country, and the emperor was already seventeen years old. , had adopted Fu Wan's daughter as his queen the year before last, so if anyone could be said to be the most trusted person by the emperor, it was Fu Wan.
Seeing this, Fu Wan quickly came out of the queue, saluted Liu Xie, and then turned to Xun You and said: "Master Xun, Duke Yong and Duke Qin still have military affairs to deal with. This court meeting is just to welcome the special envoy of Duke Tang. Now the etiquette has been changed I’m here, so I’m leaving first, please forgive me, Mr. Xun.”
Xun You smiled slightly and said, "I'm sorry for bothering you, father-in-law!"
Liu Xie had also calmed down, looked at Xun You and said: "This time Duke Tang has found the long-lost jade seal for the Han Dynasty, which is a great achievement. I don't know what kind of reward Duke Tang wants. The special envoy can just bring it up. I will definitely give it to him." Satisfy Tang Guogong's request."
"I dare not, my Lord has said that thunder, rain, and dew are all gifts from heaven!" Xun You replied respectfully;
"Thunder, rain and dew are all God's grace!" Dong Cheng said with a smile while stroking his hands;
"Yes, the Duke of Tang is indeed a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty. I admire him very much!" Sun Duan, a scholar on the side, also praised;
When Xun You heard this, he quickly turned around and bowed his fist to Shi Sun Duan to express his gratitude.
Liu Xie saw that Xun You's words and deeds were all measured, and suddenly remembered that Xun You once served as a waiter for Huangmen, but later resigned and returned to his hometown. He couldn't help but love talents, and said quickly: "I remember that Xun Aiqing once served for Huangmen. , Now I want to recruit Aiqing to return to serve in the court, I wonder if Aiqing is willing? "
Xun You bowed and replied: "The Duke of Tang is also a minister of His Majesty, and the ministers who serve under the Duke of Tang are also serving His Majesty!"
After hearing Xun You's answer,
Liu Xie couldn't help being disappointed, so he said with some boredom: "In this case, I will not force you to love me. Please step aside and rest for a few days. I will consider how to reward the Duke of Tang, and then I will return with your servants." Luoyang announces the decree!”
"I obey the order, I will retire!"
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After Xun You retired, the court meeting also ended. Amidst the sound of the eunuchs' retreat, all the officials left the Taiji Palace. Except for the life of these courtiers, who were in danger of death, the rest were fine. They took orders. Nian Feng, who is envied by everyone, does not do anything every day. He only goes to the court every now and then, that is, he stands in the palace and listens to others talking about a few words, and then they go home after the court.
After retiring from the court, before Fu Wan, Dong Cheng, and Zhong Ji left the palace, the young emperor quietly sent someone to lead them to a side hall behind the Tai Chi Hall.
In the side hall, the little emperor's face was so gloomy that he seemed to be dripping with water. He looked at the three people and said solemnly: "My dear sirs, I want to get rid of these two thieves. My dear sires, do you have any good ideas?"
"Your Majesty, you must not be impulsive. Each of the two princes has an army of hundreds of thousands, and they control the three counties of Yongzhou. Your Majesty must not act rashly, otherwise you will be injured by the tiger instead of succeeding!" After hearing this, Fu Wan quickly stopped him and said ;
"Then according to the wishes of the state leader, we can only allow the two thieves to be so rampant?"
"Your Majesty, if we want to get rid of these two thieves, we must weaken the forces in their hands. At least we should have the opportunity to control the entire Chang'an City before we can consider removing these two thieves. But the forces in our hands are really too weak. You can't compare with the two thieves at all." Dong Cheng shook his head and sighed;
"If we try to turn the two thieves against each other, what do you think of this plan?" Zhong Ji suddenly asked;
"It's not enough to make the two thieves turn against each other. We only have 5,000 troops in our hands, which is not enough to protect the palace and His Majesty, let alone control the entire Chang'an City. If there are not enough troops, even if the two thieves turn against each other, It’s not of much use.” Dong Cheng shook his head and sighed;
Several people were sighing, but they didn't notice the cold light flashing through Liu Xie's eyes.
"In the opinion of the three beloved ministers, if we need to control Chang'an City, how many troops will be needed?" Liu Xie suddenly asked;
"Wei Chen once discussed this matter with General Zhao Rui, the general of Yulin Zhongling. General Zhao once said that if you only need to control the imperial city, five thousand elites are enough. If you want to control the entire Chang'an City, at least 20,000 troops are needed. If we still want to drive the rebels out of the city and be able to defend Chang'an City from the attack of 200,000 troops, in addition to sufficient food, grass and weapons, we will also need no less than 50,000 troops." Although Dong Cheng did not know the emperor's strength. meaning, but still told the emperor the answer to the question carefully.
After listening to Dong Cheng's words, the emperor picked up the jade seal and held it gently in his hands. He stared at the jade seal carefully, as if he was observing the jade seal without hearing Dong Cheng's words. Just when he was about to introduce it in detail, Liu Xie suddenly He waved his hand to stop him from speaking: "The three beloved ministers only need to consider how to provoke a war between the two thieves. I will solve the problem of troop strength."