Unparalleled Concubine

   Chapter 950 Destined Southwest

It was only after three edicts from the emperor that the old sheep was recalled from Dunqiu to the capital. At first, the old sheep was not surprised, because when the Shangshutai was almost wiped out, he was almost the most suitable candidate. After all, the emperor cannot travel a thousand miles. Guanzhong, invite Haoran Gong, who is not in good health, to come back.

   Hearing what the emperor said, he realized that the emperor was not as wise as he imagined, and it was Li Xin who taught him hand-in-hand that he could complete the replacement of the Shangshutai in such an orderly manner.

   From beginning to end, Li Xin never mentioned this to him. If it hadn't been mentioned by the Son of Heaven, he wouldn't have imagined that it was Li Houye, who had not asked about political affairs for more than ten years, and invited him back to the capital.

  The ram let out a slow sigh of relief, and bowed his hands to Li Xin.

   "Taifu is generous."

At the beginning of the first year of Yuanzhao, Shang Shutai wanted to replace the commander Zhechong of the right battalion of the forbidden army. Because of this incident, Li Xin and Shang Shutai had a huge conflict. Gongyangshu also took the initiative to report to the old man and return to his hometown because of this incident. It turned out that there was a conflict between him and Li Xin. Li Xin was able to let go of the past and recommend him to sit in the position of the first assistant. It was indeed very generous.

  Jing'an Houye's face was calm.

   "It's just business, my husband doesn't have to take it to heart."

After saying that, he bowed his hands to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the letter of resignation of the minister has been handed in, and the wife and daughter of the minister are still in their hometown in Yongzhou. ."

   "The minister has retired first."

  He bowed his head to the emperor, and then slowly exited the Weiyang Palace.

   After Li Xin walked out of the Weiyang Palace, the emperor was silent for a long time, and finally said: "All the ministries and the households, continue to calculate the cost, Gongyang Pushe and Fang Xiang, come with me to the study."

   Gong Yangshu and the house exchanged glances and bowed their heads respectfully to the emperor.

   "Follow the purpose."

   At this time, the officials in the main hall of Weiyang Palace were still busy. After all, it was very cumbersome to set the charter for this year in the past few days.

The emperor led Gong Yangshu and Fang Fangwei to his study. The emperor asked Xiao Huai, who was his attendant, to give the two chiefs seats. He also sat down in his own seat. , The little emperor sighed slowly, and said, "The two husbands, how should you choose if you feel that the grandfather's request?"

The house did not speak, the old sheep was silent for a while, and then said: "Mrs. Li is a man of great merit in the country, he wants to go back to his hometown, the court has no reason not to let him go back, it is not difficult to let him go out of Beijing, how to deal with the difficult problem in the southwest. "

The old sheep sighed and continued: "During the Taikang Dynasty, the southwest was the trouble of the late emperor's confidant. For this reason, the late emperor once dispatched Li Taifu to Jimen Pass, and then ordered Pei Jin to raid Hanzhou City, but unfortunately Pei Jin lost in Hanzhou and broke. The great event of the late emperor caused the situation in the southwest to deteriorate further, and the Hanzhou army took this to divide the entire southwest, and in just three years, the southwest became a country of its own."

The old sheep said silently: "His Majesty showed the old minister the Southwest War Report. The old minister and several prime ministers have read it. Now the Southwest Hanzhou army is getting more and more powerful. During the Taikang period, it can only be compared with the local garrison, and now it can even be borrowed from the sky. Fight against the Gyeonggi Imperial Army."

The Gyeonggi Forbidden Army is the most elite army in the entire Great Jin. The Gyeonggi Forbidden Army is the best in the entire Great Jin in terms of equipment, daily training, and salaries. Under Pei Jin's more than ten years of training, it represents the strongest in Great Jin combat power.

   Every year, the Gyeonggi Imperial Army would compete with the border army, and most of the Gyeonggi Imperial Army narrowly won.

The three imperial guards of almost 10,000 people in the capital are the emperor's body armor, and the 300,000 imperial guards in Gyeonggi are the swords in the hands of the emperor. Now this sword is handed out, but it has left a gap for others, and the imperial court cannot help it. .

   The old sheep's voice was a little hoarse.

"Master Li has been advocating the disaster of Xianbei in the northern Xinjiang. In fact, if the 300,000 Gyeonggi banned troops in the Great Jin Dynasty were all out, they could wipe out the Yuwen tribes in the north at any time. The sword gate is closed."

   "The strength of the southwest has even surpassed that of Nanshu back then, and it is far more threatening than the Yuwen tribes in the north. Now, it is almost impossible for the imperial court to regain the southwest. What Your Majesty has to do is to take precautions against the southwest."

"Ye Shangshu in Hanzhong has about 80,000 to 90,000 people under his command. This is not enough. If the southwest is going to leave the Jianmen Pass in a few years, these 80,000 to 90,000 people will not be able to stop them. Planting the southwest gateway to increase defenses, no matter whether you increase troops or recruit troops, at least 150,000 people must be stationed near the southwest gateway."

   Emperor Yuan Zhao frowned.

   "It costs too much."

Gong Yangshu let out a sigh of relief and said, "Emperor Zhao and Emperor Jing have both left a lot of things to this dynasty. The minister has checked the account books of the Ministry of Accounts in the past few days. , not much pressure."

   The little emperor was still frowning.

He has officially taken charge of the government, and he has naturally read the account books of the Ministry of Households, but the current full treasury is the legacy left by two generations of emperors. The money that came down was used to deal with the Xianbei Yuwen tribes!

  The old sheep continued: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the increase in troops is only temporary. As long as the court finds out what the Tianlei in the southwest is, the southwest corner will not pose any threat to our Great Jin court."

"If you can use Tianlei for your own use, the Yuwen ministries in the north will not be a problem. It is an expedient measure before adding troops to the southwest. There is no airtight wall in the world. , I must find a way to get the recipe for Tianlei for Your Majesty."

  As of now, there is no other way. Emperor Yuan Zhao nodded silently and sighed at Gong Yangshu: "According to Pushe, who should be sent to the southwest to recruit troops?"

   "Pei Jin."

Gong Yangshu bowed his head deeply: "General Pei was defeated in the southwest in the eighth year of Taikang, and was beaten by His Majesty with 80 military sticks, and he was dismissed as a citizen. General Pei is from Gyeonggi, and he is still in Gyeonggi. He is good at marching and fighting, but he is a first-class expert in training and leading troops. At present, the 300,000 soldiers in Gyeonggi were mostly brought out by him."

   "The Gyeonggi Forbidden Army is in his hands, and his combat power is as close to the time of Emperor Wu. This man is only in his fifties this year. Although he was defeated in the southwest, he is still worthy of use."

   Emperor Yuanzhao nodded silently: "Then I will call him into the palace in the past two days. If there is no problem, let him go to the southwest to recruit troops."

   After saying that, the little emperor looked at Gong Yangshu and continued to ask, "Pu She hasn't answered me yet, how should I deal with Mrs. Li?"

   Gong Yangshu first frowned, glanced at the house with his eyes closed, and sighed helplessly.

   "Your Majesty, if Mrs. Li wants to go back to his hometown, he can only let him go. Back then, the late emperor couldn't keep him, so if your majesty forced him to stay in the capital, some unpleasant things might happen."

   "Besides, with Mrs. Li's methods, the court may not really be able to keep him."

   "It's better to let him go out of Beijing in a peaceful manner."

   (end of this chapter)