Chapter 149: A Futile Effort

Xie Yunjian, Qin Yang, and Xiao Qingwu all turned to look at Xiao Nanfeng.

"It seems that you really want to enter the harem." Xiao Qingwu raised his eyebrows slightly and said with a teasing tone, "In that case, why not hand over the military talisman in your hand to His Majesty today, and serve His Majesty from now on -"

Xiao Nanfeng frowned: "Why do you need a war talisman?"

Xiao Qingwu said calmly: "Because the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics."

Xiao Nanfeng choked and glanced at Yan Donghuang silently. He suddenly wanted to ask if Ruofeng Yaoguang would also hand over his military power after becoming the emperor's wife.

However, Feng Yaoguang has not become the emperor's husband yet. Even if he does become the emperor's husband in the future, it will be a matter between His Majesty and Feng Yaoguang, and no one else has the right to interfere.

"The situation in the palace has been stabilized for the time being. We must not slack off in the military training." Yan Donghuang returned to the topic, "When Feng Yaoguang ends the war with Nanling, I plan to let the Qingluan Army's Seventh Battalion compete. Later, according to the advantages of each battalion, Develop recruitment standards and training plans.”

As soon as these words came out, the five generals' expressions became serious.

Xiao Qingwu was thoughtful and instantly heard what Yan Donghuang meant: "Does your Majesty intend to make the Qingluan Army's seven battalions independent?"

Yan Donghuang said calmly: "That's pretty much what it means."

"Your Majesty is wise." Xiao Qingwu nodded slowly, "A country cannot be without a king, and an army cannot be without a commander. After Your Majesty ascended the throne, the Qingluan Army was leaderless, and the Seventh Battalion of Qingluan were all outstanding. Even if Your Majesty chooses a new commander, The other six generals are convinced, but it is inevitable that the soldiers of the seventh battalion will not be convinced——"

"That's not entirely the reason." Yan Donghuang stood up and walked to the window to stand with a tall and slender figure. "The enemies of Yong are not only Beiliang, but also Nanling and Western Zhou. Regardless of whether they have ambitions or not, we We must make arrangements in advance so that we will not be constrained by any country in the future.”

The four of them nodded thoughtfully.

After Yan Donghuang ascended the throne, he would naturally use his trustworthy soldiers in the future.

In the past, the Qingluan Army worked together as a troop.

From now on, we must guard the four sides.

Therefore, the split of Qingluan Army is inevitable.

After splitting, they will train according to their respective advantages, recruit more soldiers, and re-strengthen the army.

This is a somewhat lengthy process and cannot be rushed.

…

At the end of February, the exams and marking for selecting companion readers were completed.

Qi Fangfei entered the palace with the Minister of Rites, handed the reviewed papers to Yan Donghuang, and reported her and the Minister of Rites' opinions in detail.

The two people's standards for grading papers are slightly different, but it can be seen whether they have real talent or learning.

Yan Donghuang looked through the paper and found that the articles with more circles were indeed well written, the poems in the front were well done, and the later articles were also quite insightful.

And some people who are not good at learning and can't even write well are obviously here to make up for their mistakes.

After some selection, Yan Donghuang selected four papers, reviewed them with a red pen, and stamped them with a jade seal.

After opening the papers, you will know who these four papers belong to.

Qi Fangfei originally selected eight people, which was a relatively low standard. However, when the Minister of Rites became an official, he was the number one scholar in the country. Even though he had been an official for so many years, his work may not be as high-spirited as before, but the criteria for selecting students are still a little stricter. , so he only circled two people.

After Yan Donghuang read through the papers, he selected four people. He not only agreed with Qi Fangfei's idea of ​​slightly relaxing the standards, but also respected the requirements of the Minister of Rites for knowledge.

Both of them had no objections and left with the sealed papers.

The four companions were quickly settled on.

Yan Donghuang appointed them as the imperial study attendants, who could accompany the emperor, attend court, listen to government affairs, and pass on His Majesty's oral instructions.

At this point, Yan Donghuang has six official female officials around him.

Qi Fangfei is the head of the female officials.

Yuan Ziying was like a fish in water in front of the emperor.

In early March, Mu Yunfan and Qi Jinhao, who were out for disaster relief, ordered their people to send back a memorial as soon as possible. Local officials in Jizhou colluded with profiteers to take advantage of the disaster to drive up food prices, regardless of the lives of the people.

The names of the officials and wealthy businessmen involved are all listed in the memorial, and there are people in the court who are protecting them.

Yan Donghuang directly ordered an investigation and sent Qin Yang to lead 3,000 elite soldiers to Jizhou to arrest and prosecute all businessmen and officials who took the opportunity to drive up food prices. If necessary, corrupt officials would be killed to cheer up people's hearts.

If a businessman is willing to open a warehouse to provide relief to the victims, he can be given a lighter sentence. People's livelihood must be put first.

On the sixth day of March, after going to court, Yan Donghuang drove to Prince An's Mansion.

King An has been demoted to a commoner and is still living here to recover from his injuries. He will be exiled when his injuries improve.

But Yan Donghuang suddenly changed his mind.

At this moment, she finally understood the weight of the four words "Jun Wu Xi Yan".

"No wonder they say that the emperor should keep his word, because changing orders in the morning and evening will damage the emperor's prestige." Yan Donghuang stepped into the threshold and looked at Yan Ling who was kneeling on the ground, "I previously ordered you to be exiled after you recover from your injuries, but now I Changed my mind again."

With the four words "You have no joke", emperors in the past dynasties would think carefully when making decisions, be cautious in their words and deeds, instead of just doing whatever they wanted and then changing it at any time when they regretted it.

Yan Ling knelt on the ground, looking as if she had lost all hope: "Your Majesty keeps his promise, how can he change his mind?"

"I shouldn't exile you, but should kill you directly." Yan Donghuang's eyes fell on the top of his head, his voice was as cold as snow, "On the long exile road, will someone risk his life to rescue you, and then find you?" Hiding somewhere, hiding one's strength and biding time, waiting for an opportunity? "

Yan Ling looked slightly tense, then sneered: "Is Your Majesty afraid?"

Yan Donghuang sneered, not bothering to pay attention to this childish provocation.

She was not afraid of a hundred rounds of swordplay, so why would she be afraid of a small commoner like him?

She just didn't want to waste manpower anymore, and didn't want Yan Ling to have the opportunity to continue to stir up trouble.

Yan Donghuang walked to the chair and sat down: "I have ordered the death of the Wei Guiren party in the palace."

Yan Ling's face turned pale, and he suddenly looked up at her with a shocked and unbelievable expression: "You...what did you say?"

"You are surprised and find it hard to accept this." Yan Donghuang raised his eyebrows slightly, and a mocking arc passed through the corners of his mouth, "Yan Ling, if I don't tell you today, you will probably never know that you were only half a step away from the throne."

Yan Ling froze, and then a blank look flashed across his eyes.

Half a step away?

Yan Donghuang's eyes were indifferent, cold without a trace of warmth.

It was indeed half a step away.

If he had not been too cautious and timid in her previous life, she could have passed the throne to him before she died.

That was the result of his calculations for so many years.

Unfortunately, it seemed that even the heavens were helping her. For the sake of the Qingluan Army, she gave the throne to Feng Yaoguang.

Yan Ling had made all the calculations and planned for many years, but in the end, it was still a waste of time.

This is what he deserves.

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