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Chapter 71 Duke An, Imperial Master Yuan Xuangang

In the Imperial Capital at this moment.

A fierce squabble was taking place in the cabinet.

Most of the ministers were wearing crimson official robes, and many had cranes, golden pheasants, and peacocks tattooed on their chests. They were clearly in charge of the dynasty, but their necks turned red when they argued.

"In the face of such a traitor, how can we compromise and accept the reward today, ask for something else tomorrow, and then have to sleep overnight. We are looking at the surrounding areas, and the rebels have arrived! We must not start this!"

"Yes, there is no reason for these warriors to be satisfied. Their desires are endless, and they are afraid that the reward is just a pretext and the rebellion is real. What's more, this amount is not a small amount, and it will make my Dayan finances very tight. , right now the northern and western border affairs are the top priority."

"However, if this military grievance is not resolved and the further it is delayed, the harder it will be to deal with it. The Holy One is currently ill and unable to take care of political affairs. This is not the time for a head-on conflict. If the third prince is completely forced to rebel, it will not be good. ”

The cabinet is generally divided into war faction and peace-seeking faction.

The main war faction believes that it is necessary to send heavy troops to suppress it, and cannot feed the tiger into trouble. Even if it satisfies the opponent, it may be in vain. The main force of the peace faction was to appease the enemy, sending letters of condolences to resolve the grievances of the army, so that the other party would lose the position to rebel, and naturally defeat the enemy.

"Master Wang, what do you think?"

A cabinet minister turned to Wang Hefu and asked.

Wang Hefu, who was already a bachelor of Wenyuan and the Minister of the Ministry of War, pondered slightly, and did not express his opinion. Instead, he looked at the elegant old man in the first seat with white eyebrows and every strand of hair was sparse, and smiled. road:

"Wang is stupid and feels that this matter needs to be thought over and over again. It is up to the Chief Assistant to make the decision."

The ball was kicked to the first assistant Yuan Xuangang.

Compared with the quarreling ministers, Yuan Xuangang was much quieter. He sat upright, with his sleeves raised, watching them quarrel with a calm expression, as if he had seen many big scenes and was accustomed to such things.

The reason why Wang Hefu kicked the ball to him was because the final decision-making power still rested with the first assistant, who had the final say.

In addition, there is another purpose. Yuan Xuangang is the Duke of An Guo of the current dynasty, and he was also the teacher of Emperor Yong'an when he was a boy. Therefore, he also has the status of an emperor's teacher and is truly the most important minister of the dynasty.

During his thirty-year career as chief minister, Yuan Xuangang was neither arrogant nor impetuous. He never took sides or participated in the struggles of the princes. He always patiently watched the affairs of the temple with a cold eye. He only watched and listened, but did not speak. He only obeyed the Holy One.

It is precisely because of such a stable temperament that he has been able to remain in the position of first assistant for a long time.

Only then did everyone remember that the chief assistant had not expressed his opinion yet, and everyone fell silent.

Yuan Xuangang saw that they had almost finished talking and were all waiting for him to make a decision. He finally spoke and said in a calm tone: "The Lord has only one intention."

"remove."

"remove?"

Many ministers murmured softly when they heard this word.

"Does the Holy One also want to get rid of the third prince? Or is he also the main battler?"

Yuan Xuangang shook his head, rejected this statement, and explained: "It is not a violent elimination, but a gentle elimination."

As soon as this statement came out, many ministers realized it.

The Holy Spirit plans to seize it with both hands.

Wang Hefu was the first to chuckle and said: "As expected of the Holy One, he has really thought deeply about it."

Hearing this, Yuan Xuangang glanced at Wang Hefu and showed a hint of interest: "Oh? Could it be that Mr. Wang has already thought of a solution."

Wang Hefu nodded: "It's definitely not okay to let it go, but it's not okay to control it too harshly. After all, these are the elites of the Great Yan, and they must mainly recruit people. The best way is to resolve the grievances of the army and resolve the reasons for their mutiny. Then defeat them one by one and win over them one by one. In this way, even though these Wuhou have great abilities, they have no place to stand."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone's thinking suddenly became clear.

First, use rewards to resolve the grievances within the army, so that it is no longer a piece of iron. Then send troops to suppress it. This will have the effect of getting twice the result with half the effort. You can recall many soldiers who are unwilling to participate in the palace rebellion, resolve conflicts from within, and force the three parties to do so. One hundred thousand troops made a decision, whether to rebel or surrender.

In this way, the initiative came to the side of the court.

This can be regarded as a combination of Zhuzhan and Zhuhe, taking the best of both worlds.

Many ministers looked at Wang Hefu with complicated expressions, cursing in their hearts that he was really an old fox.

All the benefits were taken by him.

Wang Hefu had definitely thought of a way just now, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he waited for the opinions of the chief minister and the emperor in order to stabilize his position in the cabinet.

Is the opponent trying to compete for the position of secondary assistant?

In the cabinet, in addition to the first assistant, there is actually a hidden second assistant.

When the first assistant is busy with important tasks and falls ill, the second assistant will take his place, which is regarded as a backup position and is equivalent to the second in command.

As expected, Yuan Xuangang nodded slightly, confirming Wang Hefu's solution.

"What Mr. Wang said is very good, and it is roughly the same as what the Holy One means."

"The summary is, safety is the main thing and elimination is the supplement."

But soon someone raised new questions.

"The solution is found, with security as the main priority and elimination as the auxiliary. Although it is an auxiliary, someone still needs to lead the troops. This candidate is not easy to find."

This sentence suddenly caused the cabinet to fall into silence again. They all fell into thinking.

It is indeed difficult to find candidates to lead troops.

Most of the people who are most capable of fighting have been sent out.

Most of the seven princes' mansions are among the 300,000 troops.

"Isn't there still a Wuhou who is in the imperial capital and has not left?"

At this time, Wang Hefu smiled slightly.

Another Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs tried his hand and said: "The person Sir Wang is talking about is General Hussar, General Hou Huo, the champion."

"good."

Wang Hefu nodded.

"Ever since the battle at Mingshan Mountain, the Champion has not led an army. Counting now, he has been idle at home for more than ten years, marrying a wife and having children."

Some ministers began to recall the war a few years ago.

A battle at Mingshan.

It was the Great Yan Dynasty's battle for sovereignty over the Northern Demonic Kingdom that established Dayan's dominant position over the Demonic Kingdom and began to take the initiative.

The Demon Kingdom is just a name within Dayan, just like the name for the Western Barbarians and the Eastern Barbarians, they all belong to the barbarian category.

The original name of the Demon Kingdom was the Holy Kingdom of the Great Underworld. People from other countries called it the Great Underworld, Holy Underworld, and the Kingdom of the Underworld.

Ming Mountain is a place of pilgrimage for the Great Ming Holy Kingdom. The champion prince led the black-armored wolf cavalry, used unparalleled force, borrowed other countries, stole the hometown of Great Ming, and wiped out all the enemy troops. Since then, he has conquered the entire army, and the Great Flame has expanded. Thousands of miles away.

The Holy Emperor was overjoyed at that time, so he verbally conferred the title of Marquis on the spot and gave him the title of Champion Marquis.

"Ever since the battle at Mingshan, the Champion has not been involved in military affairs and has left everything to his only daughter. It may be a bit difficult for him to take action." A cabinet minister commented this way.

Of course, some ministers objected: "The seven princes' mansions are already the worst hit by the rebellion. How can we hand over the elite to the people of the princes' mansions?"

"Is it possible that your Excellency has a more suitable candidate?" Wang Hefu asked.

Yuan Xuangang said lightly: "Let's give it a try. Except for the Champion House, all the other Houses are connected to each other and have countless children and relatives. Only the daughter of the Huo family has not yet been married. If the Champion House is willing to lead the army this time, then the army he will lead will It will also be the Qilin Cavalry, not anything else."

After hearing the news, the other ministers breathed a sigh of relief.

The Qilin Guards are the emperor's personal army.

Every officer and soldier who enters is loyal to Dayan, and has to test three generations of ancestors in the school and parents at home, so it is impossible to rebel.

the other side.

Lu Mingyuan was basking in the sun on the pavilion, watching helplessly groups of ministers walking together. After basking in the sun, he was about to return to Qingzhu Palace via the same route.

I happened to meet an acquaintance, and the imperial commander Zhou Pingfu was leading people on inspection.

This time, it was Zhou Pingfu who said hello first.

"The general has met His Highness."

"Your Highness, the two eunuchs you mentioned last time were indeed not cleaned up. Fortunately, they were informed in time and they made up for it. They were cleaned up very well. Thank you for your guidance."

Zhou Pingfu worshiped from the bottom of his heart.

If it were not His Highness, I am afraid that these two people would have to get away with it. If such a fake eunuch is allowed to sneak into the palace, his position will not be guaranteed.

"No, no, just a casual mention."

When Lu Mingyuan heard this, he responded with a smile, but became wary in his heart.

He felt that the two eunuchs he saw last time were not ordinary people.

Normally the procedures are going well, how could there be two eunuchs who were not castrated?
  Someone must have bribed the relationship and then tried to send him to the palace.

As for the purpose of entering the palace, it is temporarily unknown.

at this time.

Zhou Pingfu glanced around and whispered to Lu Mingyuan: "After His Highness's suggestion, I paid special attention to these two and found that they seem to often hang out outside your palace."

"Oh?"

Lu Mingyuan frowned, then quickly relaxed.

He now knew what these two guys were here for.

Came to monitor him.

(End of this chapter)