[Red Mansion] Let's listen to a general's order

During this year, news of the Great Zhou's war came to the capital one after another.

First, the champion Hou Li Lian led his army to defeat the allied forces of the Huns and captured Hu Hanxie, the great Shan of the Huns. Then the Zhenguo Bull Jizong captured Longcheng of the Huns, and the Huns formally declared their total surrender.

Later, it was Princess Mingzhu who led the army into the Turkic lair, and captured the Turkic Ashina Hosana Khan and other nobles, as well as countless gold, silver, cattle and sheep.

Before the people in the capital had digested these two unprecedented good news, another good news came.

He Qi, Duke of the State of Zhao, led an army to suppress the Xianbei people's lair, scaring the king of Xianbei, Tuoba Yihuai, to the point of pissing off.

It has only been more than a year since the dispatch of troops, and the generals of the Great Zhou Dynasty have made such great achievements, which really makes the people in the capital and even the people of the whole Great Zhou Dynasty very excited.

Wars are difficult, and after the war there is a lot of work to do to clean up the hands, such as counting the number of captives, cattle, sheep and horses, gold, silver, and soap, counting the military merits of the soldiers who have made military exploits, the number of wounded or killed soldiers, and the need to distribute them to their families. The number of pensions, etc., are all a lot of cumbersome work.Moreover, the calculation of the military merits of the soldiers had to send additional people to check and verify whether there were any false military merits.Although the local counties and officials sent by the emperor worked overtime to sort it out, they worked hard for more than half a year before they roughly recorded the accounts.

When they learned that the army was returning to the court, many people from all over Dazhou deliberately put down their work and rushed all the way to the capital, just to welcome the Dazhou sons who were fighting. If you can see it with your own eyes At first glance, they only felt that they were extremely honored, and that if they were honored, they would have the capital to brag to their children and grandchildren for the rest of their lives.

The people in the capital spontaneously put up lanterns and festoons everywhere, cleaned the streets, and dressed in red and green as if they were celebrating the New Year.That's not counting, they also flocked to the shop to buy a large number of firecrackers, ready to light them all at once on the day the army returned to Beijing, so as to welcome and celebrate the army's return from victory.The merchants who sold firecrackers made a lot of money, and they laughed so hard that they couldn't see their teeth. The firecrackers in the store were sold out at one point, and they had to send people to other counties to urgently buy a large number of firecrackers at high prices. It can meet the needs of the people in the capital.

It's just that, unlike the elation of the people below, there is a powerful undercurrent flowing secretly in the court.

"I heard that those who are loyal to others dare not avoid unspeakable things; those who are good at governing their subordinates often want to hear unspeakable words. Then there will be no secrets from below, no obstruction from above, no treachery will be done, and disasters will not arise... …Nowadays, the scholar-bureaucrats are neither high nor low, and talk to relatives and friends when they talk to each other. It’s hard to point to Chen Ye.” Jia Yucun in the center of the hall looked loyal, patriotic, and upright, as if he was Wei Zheng and Ouyang Xiusheng.

Hearing these words, several officials in red robes next to him nodded with a smile, and the emperor sitting on the dragon chair above him frowned.

Looking at the current situation, even treachery is used, I am afraid it is not related to party struggle or impeachment of officials.The emperor thought with a headache.

After all, Jia Yucun was born as a Jinshi, with extraordinary literary talents, a memorial was written brilliantly, and the first half of the content made the emperor couldn't help nodding his head when he heard it.

Jia Yucun paused, and the climax came.

"Chen Fujian Hou Li Lian, the champion, came out of the army, and his bravery is extraordinary...Although I have never seen him show off, but unfortunately he has the name of military intelligence. The reason for this is because he bought it with gold, silver, treasures, and small favors. People's hearts, sergeants are villains. Seeing profit and forgetting the public, they are happy to be of their own kind. Seeing their advancement, they are proud and admire each other. The skill of adding and restraining is really superior to others. Compared with their predecessors, it is rough To be knowledgeable is to use the heart of a soldier to share his talents and abilities, and he is liked by the soldiers. The so-called barking of a dog is like the sound of a hundred dogs, so they all sound like a sound, and they are all happy to say it together." This speech was suddenly heard as admiration for Li. Lian, but in fact, many contents are very unfavorable to Li Lian, saying that Li Lian deliberately buys people's hearts, and the soldiers adore and admire him very much. As long as Li Lian gives an order, the soldiers don't know the truth, and just follow him.

Even though Jia Yucun and Li Lian were both of the same family, he was recommended by Li Lian's brother-in-law Lin Ruhai. He also once thought about joining Li Lian, but Li Lian ignored him, and now he has become the target of public criticism, so naturally he would not be stupid to side with Li Lian!

Jia Yucun's voice was resounding, and he said loudly: "I see that his heart is not evil. Since he was appointed as the leader of Tiance Mansion, he has never seen any mistakes. Unfortunately, he has the name of military affairs. How can a military minister hold great power and hold a large army? It is not only in the interests of the country! The country is convenient, but it may not be harmless to itself. If you want to beg for the post of strategist commander and appoint a state, it is not only to preserve it, but also to eliminate the unsettled troubles of the country.”

The emperor's face immediately changed drastically.

"Champion Hou has always been loyal to the country. Everyone in the world knows it. Jia Qing impeached him today, and I'm afraid he has other intentions. How can a minister cherish talents for the country!" He squinted slightly and reprimanded coldly.

This is an extremely rare severe rebuke.

The emperor has been on the throne for more than ten years, and the most important sentence he said to the ministers was nothing more than: "Qing, you made a slip of the tongue", "Qing lost your dignity" and the like, and never directly reprimanded or accused the ministers.

But there is no other way, Jia Yucun's sentence "It is in the interest of the country that military ministers hold great power and hold heavy troops" is not only expressing dissatisfaction with Li Lian's holding heavy troops, but also pointing the finger at the generals who hold military power in the world.

Jia Yucun was also stunned, feeling guilty, but he glanced at the "companion" next to him, thinking about the repeated discussions between himself and others, which had been planned for a long time, he couldn't help but straighten his back, and said forcefully: "Mr. Isn’t the ancestor a loyal minister of Zhou Shizong, but he got the military sentiment, so there was the Chen Qiao Incident.” Song Tai Zu Zhao Kuangyin had the military spirit, so there was the Chen Qiao Mutiny, and he became emperor. Now Li Lian also has the military spirit, so I don’t know that he will not be the next Song Tai. Zu!

The emperor's face darkened, without saying a word, as if even the air froze for a while.

He was secretly angry.

What does it mean to "remove the unimaginable troubles for the country"! ?This clearly means that Li Lian has the intention to usurp the throne!

As an emperor, even though he knew that the probability of Li Lian's rebellion was zero, he still had to consider the possibility of Li Lian's rebellion.However, Li Tianjie knew that Li Lian would never rebel against him, leaving his status as emperor.

The emperor narrowed his eyes, what exactly do these people want to do?

He said coldly: "I am not Zhou Shizong Chai Rong, and Li Lian will not be Zhao Kuangyin. In this dynasty, civil and military officials have their own duties. Civil officials are in charge of government affairs, and military officials are in charge of military power. The champions are not the only ones who can speak of military sentiments." Hou Yiren, Zhao Guogong, Zhen Guogong and others can be found everywhere."

Seeing that Jia Yucun couldn't stand it anymore, Jiang Yan, Minister of the Ministry of War, came out.

"My Majesty, according to the ancestral system, a military officer who is not General Lantian is not allowed to hold heavy troops. He is not allowed to command troops except his personal guards on weekdays. He can only lead troops in battle. In the past, even the generals were no exception. However, today there is a champion. Li Lian is the commander of Tiance Mansion, and he has [-] soldiers in key areas in the capital, if there is a change, the consequences will be disastrous."

Jiang Yanzheng leaned down and raised his voice: "Please make an order from the emperor to resign the champion Hou Li Lian from the post of Tiance Commander, so as to eliminate the unborn troubles for the country!"

Indeed, before Li Lian established the Tiance Mansion, even the general Niu Jizong, who was deeply trusted by the Supreme Emperor, could not command the army on weekdays, and could only lead his own bodyguards to cover the ministers' sacks.Since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, only General Lantian can command and mobilize the hundreds of thousands of soldiers stationed in the Lantian camp on a daily basis.

Sun You, the supervisory censor, stepped out and continued: "I heard that the champion Hou Li Lian led the army outside. His military discipline was lax. He indulged the soldiers in burning, killing and looting, and raped and raped women from good families. He did a lot of evil deeds. Even if the people risked their lives to sue, they were judged by him. Worked carefully for foreigners, disturbed the morale of the army, and ordered them to be thrown into prison. The minister even heard that after the soldiers looted, they would send the best things to the Chinese army tent. In the Chinese army tent, more than ten beauties and countless gold and silver treasures had gathered! "The meaning is obvious, we have evidence and evidence, and we are not afraid of the unknown, so please feel free to do it, Your Majesty!

After hearing this, the emperor laughed back angrily.

As for Li Lian, who is afraid of his daughter-in-law's strict control over his wife, he dares to accept the beauty in front of Feng Yannian! ?Having seen Li Lian and Feng Zizhi's sticky emperor, he even doubted whether Li Lian could be tough when he saw those beauties.

The ministers who stood still at the bottom misunderstood the emperor's smile, thinking that the emperor was saying that they had done a good job and were very satisfied.

More ministers were encouraged to stand up and impeach Li Lian for all kinds of lax military management, acting arrogantly, and even supporting the bandits to respect themselves and cooperating with internal and external enemies.

Among them are not only civil servants, but also a large number of military officials.

Most of these military officers and emperors recognized them. They didn't have much talent themselves, and they were all descendants of noble military officers who relied on their father and grandfather Yu Yin.Although he has been on the battlefield and obtained some small official positions, but none of them come from any real power positions. He can only be regarded as a fringe person in the military.

Just as Feng Zizhi thought, Li Lian's rise has harmed too many people's interests.

Li Lian promoted a large number of military officers with real talents to the top positions, and transferred other military officers with average ability and mediocrity to other positions.At this moment, the military strength of the Great Zhou began to grow comprehensively and quickly, creating a great reputation for the soldiers of the Great Zhou who have not failed in the past ten years.At the same time, Li Lian's power in the military immediately took the lead.However, there are only those important positions with real power or lucrative positions. Li Lian's people occupy all those positions. If they eat meat themselves and don't give soup to others, what should other people do!

Over time, those military officers who harbored grievances naturally united together.When Li Lian was in the capital, they naturally didn't dare to make any troubles. Li Lian even dared to fight against the relatives of the former prince and the tenth prince, and his "record" without any damage is not just good-looking of.However, Li Lian is now far away at the border, and no matter what happens in the capital, they are out of reach, and their small thoughts immediately became active.In addition, there are big bosses reaching out to them on the side of the civil servants, so why don't they get involved with the civil servants now!

The emperor didn't say anything, but carefully watched their passionate words, pointing the country, as if he would not give up if he didn't get rid of Li Lian.

After much difficulty, after dozens of civil and military personnel in the hall had finished berating Fang Qiu, the one with the most weight finally came on stage.

The man concluded: "The military minister has a heavy army in the hands of the capital, and he is pleased by the sergeant. Regardless of the champion's intentions, I respectfully ask the emperor to think carefully, to control the problem before it is born, to make a decision early, to stop the maintenance, and to fight with the whole army. When you take a job in a foreign place, you can use this to see how you feel when you leave. If Lian’s loyalty and filial piety are consistent in his words and deeds, when the rumors fade away, his sincerity will be clear and can last forever. Officials pay homage to the great scholar of Baohe Palace. Discussions are raucous and the matter concerns the safety of the emperor, so I have to report to the emperor, please make an order to dismiss the champion Marquis Li Lian from the post of Tiance Commander, so as to eliminate the early troubles for the country!"

"Please decree the resignation of the champion Marquis Li Lian from the post of Tiance Commander, so as to eliminate the troubles of the country!" The others shouted excitedly as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

Seeing this person, the emperor couldn't help but sighed.

After coming down to court, An Dehai came to report that Kang Hetai, a scholar of Baohe Palace, together with dozens of ministers, had something important to report to the emperor, so the emperor postponed the processing of the papers and received them.

The emperor knows all the twists and turns in the hearts of civil servants. He thought that they wanted to impeach Gao Gong, a scholar of the Wuying Hall, because they were so grand and inconvenient to report in the morning. It was impeachment, but the object of impeachment was actually Li Lian.

Looking at the gray-haired but tough Kang Hetai in the hall, the emperor felt angry and aggrieved.

My good teacher!What are you making trouble at this time! ?

Although the emperor would think wildly when he was alone, he doubted Li Lian's loyalty, and he was jealous of his great achievements.But he would not believe a single word that the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs said just now.It’s hard to say that Li Lian himself is not such a person. The generals of the Great Zhou Dynasty are not such undisciplined soldiers. He Qizai, who has a straightforward temperament, abides by military regulations, and is very strict under his control, will never allow burning and killing Looting and harassment of the people happened.

Seemingly aware of the emperor's gaze, Kang Hetai bowed his head again and repeated: "Please issue an order from the emperor to resign the title of champion Hou Li Lian Tiance, and eliminate the unsettled troubles for the country!"

"Please make an order from the emperor to dismiss the champion Hou Li Lian from the post of Tiance Commander, so as to eliminate the troubles of the country!" The others followed closely.

The emperor barely suppressed the rising anger in his heart, and turned his brain quickly, thinking about what kind of trick these courtiers were trying to play.

Although the emperor is soft-hearted, suspicious, and famous, he is definitely a smart man, a rare smart man in the royal family.

The more he thought about it, the colder his heart became, and the clearer his brain became, an unprecedented level of clarity.

The military attache's intention was obvious, it was nothing more than to kill Li Lian, so that he could take the opportunity to be promoted in the first branch of the military when the army was leaderless.

And the civil servants...

On the surface, Li Lian's downfall would not have any impact on or benefit the civil servants, but from what they said just now, the emperor probably knew what they were thinking.

It has to be said that although impeaching Li Lian when he was about to return to the capital with an army of inexhaustible power seemed like a completely stupid move, in fact, in the eyes of the emperor, it was extremely clever.

First, Li Lian made an incomparable contribution to regaining most of the grasslands and wiped out his arch-enemy the Huns, which was very satisfying.But this happened more than two years ago. No matter how happy or gratified the emperor was, he should calm down. He would start to worry and suspect Li Lian's great achievements.At this time, the emperor's desire to kill Li Lian should have reached its peak;

Second, Li Lian's contribution is too great. When he returns to the court, it is difficult for the emperor to put him in the cabinet or put him in the position of minister of the Ministry of War in addition to conferring the title of title!With contributions, titles, and the respect of the two emperors, all noble civil servants in the court will have to act according to the face of this "rough man"!Isn't this just disgusting people for nothing!Therefore, taking action at this time is more likely to arouse the thoughts of the civil officials of the Manchu Dynasty to share the same hatred with the enemy;

Thirdly, with the momentum of the great victory, the generals and soldiers of Man Dazhou were all rejoicing and their morale was overwhelmed. I am afraid they would never have thought that someone would dare to touch the tiger's butt at this time.This will definitely catch them by surprise, and then they will make one wrong step, one step at a time, and fall into the control of the civil servants;

Fourth, both the Huns and the Turks have been severely defeated. Rouran and Xianbei are not to be feared at all. Apart from the necessary Chen Bing, the status of generals is actually not as good as before.If the leader of the military, Li Lian, can be killed when the military power seems to be in full swing, but in fact it is strong outside the middle, then the morale of the military will definitely drop, and the civilian officials will swarm up and punch them together. The military was dizzy.In the future, as long as he counts the bad things about the military in front of the emperor, wait until He Qi gets old, and then take action or separate or suppress the remaining "thorns" in the military, he may be able to take away the general's military power and change his position. Civilian command of the military.

Kang Hetai has always been brooding about the fact that Gong Bian wanted to take away Li Lianbing's amulet but was sent back instead.From this incident, he deeply understood the truth that political power grows out of the barrel of a gun. Only with big fists can you have the right to speak. Without military power, who will talk to you at a critical moment?Therefore, he has been secretly plotting for many years.

Of course, this also has a certain relationship with the civil and military dispute.Most of the dignified civil servants who have studied hard for decades before reaching high positions just look down on those rude "mud legs".Without him, who told those military officers to be "arrogant" and domineering by virtue of their military merits? As long as they cut off enough heads, even lowly military households and slaves can climb the Dragon Gate and become worth a hundred times as much as civilian officials.Civil officials dreamed that this dynasty could be like the Song Dynasty and improve the status of literati, and civil officials were often more authoritative than military officials of the same level.

As long as a hole is torn from the iron barrel-like military body, Kang Hetai has the ability to reach into the military body.

At that time, the power of Kang Hetai's family will increase greatly, and it will be an easy task to overwhelm Gao Gong's family of Wuyingdian University Scholars who have been at odds with him. head.In addition, Kang Hetai was the emperor's teacher when he was in hiding. Although he did not have the name of the emperor's teacher, he had the reality of the emperor's teacher. Although the emperor did not obey his words, he respected him very much.In this way, who else in the court can compete with him! ?

There was a deep and strange feeling in the emperor's heart, as if he had just met his teacher for the first time, and the chill spread all over his body.