Lonely non-good minister

Among the people present, except for the Weiwei, these few princes are the only ones who have contact with the army generals. Song Chun has no shortage of generals to mobilize, but the situation of the northern army is special. At this time, if he arranges his own If people take care of it directly, the cronies left behind by the old general may not be given face. It is very likely that a situation like Song Run will occur, so a third party is needed to intervene.

Take this opportunity to see where these people's hearts lie.

After being questioned, everyone here focused on the princes. They had been listening for a long time. From the attitudes and reactions of several civil servants, Song Chun's current status could be seen, so they all knew this. It’s an opportunity to show your loyalty.

"Prince, I have someone to recommend." A prince said: "It's just that his official position is too small, so he might not be able to convince the public, but his ability is extremely outstanding."

Song Chun became interested: "Who is it?"

"The Commander-in-Chief of Guangling Garrison, Ning Yu."

The name Song Chun sounded very familiar, but I couldn't remember who it was for a while.

"But that young man who defeated His Highness Ninth Prince in the horse race during the late emperor's reign?" Huo Ying's memory is not bad.

When he said this, Song Chun remembered that no wonder it sounded familiar. In his impression, he was a young man with excellent courage and skill.

"Sima Ning, the left guard of the palace gate, is his grandfather. After the Jockey Club that year, he defected to Guangling and fought against pirates several times. In just a few years, he reached the position of governor of the garrison. He is a thoughtful and steady character. Last year, the commander of the Guangling garrison suffered an emergency and encountered pirates making trouble. When the leaderless group was leaderless, it was he who stepped forward to make overall arrangements to repel the pirates." The Duke said in great detail.

Song Chun nodded and did not respond immediately. According to this statement, Ning Yu is indeed a talented person, but no matter how talented the governor of a local garrison is, he rashly rises to a high position to deal with the conflicts of the northern army. The gap between military positions is too big, and those of the northern army I don’t know whether the person will be convinced or not, I’m afraid other people will have opinions.

"Prince, last month, the commander-in-chief of the Guangling garrison took a back seat due to physical discomfort. The appointment letter for Ren Ningyu as the commander-in-chief of the Guangling garrison was just sent six days ago." Sikong quickly reminded Song Chun.

Song Chun's eyes lit up, and he became more optimistic about Ning Yu. He had been promoted to commander, so things would be much easier to handle.

The other princes did not recommend suitable candidates, not because they did not want to, but because they did not have suitable candidates.

Emperor Hongming himself came to power by relying on military power, and the Song Chun brothers even recruited a large number of generals. If these people could not be used, they could only choose the southern army and other generals. In the power field of the court, managing personal connections is It's something that many people can do, but it's really hard to find someone who is capable and doesn't take sides.

Seeing that they had no reliable candidates to recommend, Song Chun no longer hesitated: "After learning about the rebellion of the northern army, the northwest commander Song Fu led forward Zhou Ye and led [-] cavalrymen carrying firearms to the upper valley, intending to frighten the Xiongnu and worry about foreign enemies. It can be solved for the time being. Now we should prioritize internal troubles and let Ning Yu go. He will temporarily serve as the deputy envoy general of the right guard under the commander-in-chief of the northern army to quell the riots in the army."

Sikong and the elected princes immediately responded, and no one else objected.

In the palace, Emperor Hongming was the last to know about Song Chun's series of arrangements. He had just come out of the soup pool to play with the beauty. When he looked at the fold, his expression showed displeasure. Even the beauty nestled in his arms was touched by him. Push away.

The great witch Zhiyan sat aside upright, his eyes following Emperor Hong Ming. Even Emperor Hong Ming didn't say anything. He also knew what this faint king was thinking now.

"The prince is really what people want." Emperor Hong Ming snorted, feeling envious and angry at the same time.His thoughts were extremely complicated. He hoped that Song Chun could take sole responsibility as the master of the East Palace and become his successor, but he was also jealous that he had surpassed him so early.

The great witch Zhiyan spoke slowly: "Disasters happen frequently in the country, and both the government and the public are pointing their fingers at the humble ministers. The humble ministers are ashamed."

"They are just a bunch of idiots with no self-awareness. On the one hand, they claim that witchcraft and divination are a trick to deceive people. On the other hand, they say that it is a disaster sent by heaven. Whether there are gods or ghosts depends on their words. They slap themselves in the face without knowing it." Emperor Hongming was full of disdain. : "God brings disasters just because he is dissatisfied with the offerings of humans, so he imposes small punishments and forces people to sacrifice. After eating enough incense and praying, the disasters will be eliminated."

He had no intention of taking his anger out on himself, which made the great witch Zhiyan very satisfied. He continued: "The ministers have made several predictions, and the theory of national destiny still shows that there are people in the northwest who are causing trouble for the Wei Dynasty. This is not a good thing. I hope Your Majesty should have made preparations early."

"Are they still Song Fu and Song Yuan?" Emperor Hong Ming sat down with a very indifferent expression.

"You are in the northwest, you belong to the royal family, and you have no siblings. All clues point to your two highnesses." The great witch Zhiyan said with absolute certainty.

Emperor Hongming said in a deep voice: "Song Fu's biological mother, the Wang family, died in a dispute over the back house. My sister suffered a lot of injustice from her husband's family because of my proposed marriage. He is also a person who attaches great importance to family affection and filial piety. I am afraid that he will treat me badly." The queen is all resentful, but now he is commanding the northwest army and has won many hearts with his firearms. As time goes by, he will surely become arrogant."

The first thing he suspected was Song Fu, so the great witch Zhiyan deliberately asked: "Does the Emperor think that His Highness the Ninth Prince is unlikely?"

"He is still young, and he is engaged in civil affairs. He has no prestige in the military, and his mother Shen is in Jingzhao. How dare he have any objections?" Emperor Hongming did not take Song Yuan seriously. In his opinion, Only those with military power are qualified to cause trouble.

Song Yuan?Not qualified yet.

The great witch Zhiyan smiled and said nothing. As long as Song Yuan was not suspected, he had no control over what other people could imagine.

Emperor Hongming pondered for a long time and then looked at the great witch Zhiyan: "Does the Imperial Master have a way to suppress Song Fu's evil thoughts?"

"I am so stupid that I don't know what the emperor means by pressure?" the great witch Zhiyan asked knowingly. He had already heard what Emperor Hong Ming was saying.

This old guy had thoughts of killing his own son.

He asked carefully, but it was difficult for Emperor Hong Ming to explain clearly. In the past, he didn't understand why the late emperor would not hesitate to kill his own son. Now that he is sitting on the throne and has many descendants, he can finally understand the late emperor's thoughts.

In an imperial family, although the bloodline is important, the stability of the throne is the most important thing. Now that the East Palace is in power, Song Chun has another child. Even if the heirs are withered, he is still in his prime. He can wait until the overall situation is stable before he can spread his branches. It's not bad, so other children and grandchildren who are ambitious and capable of threatening Song Chun and his son appear to be in the way.

"I am a father. Why don't I hope that my children and grandchildren will be healthy and harmonious? However, in an emperor's family, we can't help ourselves." Emperor Hongming also wanted to make up for it.

The great witch Zhiyan knew that he couldn't say anything, so he followed his words and said: "If the previous emperors were more decisive, why would successive emperors have to bear the reputation of fratricide?"