Unparalleled Concubine

It is a very good choice to use the deputy to dismiss the chief official. After the deputy is promoted, he is likely to be loyal to the new emperor.

Emperor Taikang shook his head: "Pei Jin has been running the Forbidden Army for many years, and none of his subordinates can be trusted, especially at this time..."

If there is no abolished prince, the court will be stable up and down, and Emperor Taikang can replace Pei Jin with Pei Jin's deputy at will, and take the imperial army for his own use.

However, since the deposed prince does not know where he is, the emperor will worry about the loyalty of the imperial army.

"Then why not transfer Ye Shaobao back to the capital and let him take over the imperial army?"

Ye Shaobao is Ye Cheng's eldest son, Ye Ming.

"The Ye family is even worse."

The emperor squinted his eyes, and said bluntly: "How can there be a family with one surname that can control the two armies?"

Speaking of this, the new emperor shook his head slowly, feeling: "Actually, Ye Lin can barely take the position of Pei Jin. It would be great if his surname is not Ye..."

The conversation froze.

Li Xin asked: "Then what does His Majesty mean?"

Emperor Taikang looked at Li Xin.

"Does Chang'an know why Pei Jin was so loyal to the late emperor?"

Li Xin was thoughtful.

"Because of his low birth?"

"good."

Pei Sanlang was born in a military family, and later he was favored by his father and took him with him. He started to take charge of the Imperial Army in his early 30s. Because of this, he became his father's diehard loyalist.

Speaking of this, Emperor Taikang said a little angrily: "This guy is still wondering if I killed the emperor!"

Uh……

Objectively speaking, the process of Emperor Taikang's accession to the throne is indeed very similar to killing his father and seizing the throne.

So there is nothing wrong with Pei Jin thinking so.

After being silent for a while, Li Xin said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty is not going to let the minister be in charge of the imperial army?"

The emperor shook his head.

"Changan, you are not enough alone, and Hou Jingde is just barely enough."

"It won't work even if you add Hou Jingde."

Li Xin also shook his head and said: "Let's not talk about whether we two have the ability to control the imperial army, even if there is, Zhang Xiang will not be able to get through it."

"Both the government and the opposition will say that His Majesty is nepotism."

The emperor chuckled: "It's probably impossible for you to replace Pei Jin directly, but if Pei Jin is gone, then it's not a big problem."

Li Xin blinked.

"It's inappropriate for His Majesty to kill the general at the beginning of his ascension?"

"Who said I was going to kill him?"

Emperor Taikang said with some helplessness: "I just want to replace him, and give him a title so that he can retire in the old age. It's just that Pei Jin has been cautious all his life. He has never made a mistake for decades, and I have no good reason to deal with it." He made the move, that's why I asked you, Chang'an, to come over to serve as a staff officer."

This General of the Forbidden Army still lives in Ningxifang next to Datongfang. This is the house in Ningxifang, which was awarded to him by the late emperor.

General Pei's two sons, one is farming at home and the other is serving as a soldier in the northern border.

This guy is a man in the iron mask.

In the officialdom, it is very easy to move a corrupt official, you can find 1 reasons casually, but it is extremely difficult to move a clean official without any mistakes.

Chapter 376

"Your Majesty, I don't think you need to be too anxious about this matter."

Li Xin rubbed his head, and said in a deep voice: "What we know so far is that the deposed prince is likely to have gone to Shu County. We just need to keep an eye on General Pei and prevent him from contacting Pingnanhoufu. .”

"If he contacts the Pingnanhou Mansion, His Majesty can use the name of the general's private connection to bring back the forbidden army under General Pei."

The Son of Heaven said silently: "They don't need to contact each other. If there is an army in southern Xinjiang, Pei Jin will probably go out to work and not work hard."

Li Xin smiled and said: "When it comes to wartime, what Zhang Xiang said will not be as effective as His Majesty's. At that time, members of the Zhong family and the Ye family can replace General Pei."

The emperor nodded.

"Hearing what Chang An said, I feel relieved a lot."

After he paused, he continued: "However, this matter still needs to be done, and Pei Jin must be driven out as soon as possible. The Imperial Army is in his hands. I always feel uneasy in my heart."

Li Xin smiled and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will start to do it immediately."

The emperor was silent for a while, and said: "Try to do it before the year, the sooner we can hold the power in our hands, the sooner we can attack Nanjiang."

"Otherwise, with Pei Jin holding back, not only will we never be able to pacify Southern Border, but we will also plant a big hidden danger behind us."

Li Xin pondered for a while, and said: "The parents of the minister are not far from Shu County. During the past six months in my hometown, I sent people to Shu County to inquire about some news. According to the news, the power of the Pingnan Army should exceed your Majesty's previous expectations. of."

After speaking, Li Xin repeated Li Shuo's words.

Then he continued: "If this news is true, the Pingnan Army has 30 to [-] soldiers in southern Xinjiang. This is an extremely large number, so large that it is not worthy of His Majesty to collide with them head-on."

The emperor looked solemn.

"Is this news reliable?"

"It should be reliable."

Li Xin let out a breath slowly, and said, "If it wasn't like this, the Marquis of Pingnan wouldn't dare to take in the deposed prince at this time."

"It's going to be difficult."

Emperor Taikang frowned, and sighed: "Looking at it this way, even if we pacify southern Xinjiang, our vitality will be greatly damaged, and even Northern Zhou in the north will be able to take advantage of it."

Li Xin smiled and said: "Your Majesty, it is not appropriate to come to southern Xinjiang by force, but it can be outsmarted. In the past six months, your majesty has contacted the Mu family among the remnants of the old Shu. The head of the Mu family has agreed to surrender to the Jin Dynasty. When we do it , the Mu family can be used as internal support, so the chances of success will be much higher."

The emperor became interested and asked, "How many people are there in this Mu family?"

"About twenty thousand."