Nowadays, in the inner palace, there are only three people who can win the title of Military Prime Minister. The first one is Tianwei Grand Marshal Yu Wenzhao. But his position is already high enough, and it is impossible for him to hold the concurrent position of military minister. Li Jiudou, the first-rank Tianqing of the Neisi Mansion, was weak and timid, and he relied on his two daughters to rise to power, so he could not achieve great things. The third place is Tianqing Xunxijiang of Tianqing Mansion, but he is a rough man and has no ability to serve as military prime minister.
Seeing a bunch of people in the inner palace, not a single capable person can be pushed out. Yin Shaozheng and his gang also began to laugh.
Yin Shaozheng came to the side of Kou Ling and others and said with a smile: "Did you see that there is not a single capable person in the inner government? I think, otherwise we will seize the position of the Minister of War."
Listening to Yin Shaozheng's nonsense, several people looked at him with contempt. Kou Ling directly scolded: "Old Yin, your brain was broken last night, right? The duty of the Prime Minister of Wu is to manage the world's military affairs for Li Benxin. The City Defense Department will not let us get involved, but the Prime Minister of Wu will let us Go and do it?”
Yin Shaozheng smiled awkwardly: "I was confused, how could I forget this?"
Seeing that the inner government could not recommend anyone, Wen Xiang Wu Sanwen said again: "I recommend someone who may be able to assume the responsibility of Wu Xiang."
When everyone heard this, they all looked forward to it.
Li Benxin had already discussed privately with Wu Sanwen and others about the candidate for Prime Minister, and knew that he recommended Xue Yang. Still pretending to be curious, he asked: "Oh, there is a candidate for Wen Xiang. Why don't you tell me?"
Wu Sanwen said calmly: "The chief arrester of Banner City is Sizheng, hiding Zhuge Xue Yang."
When everyone heard "Xue Yang", half nodded and half shook their heads! Everyone knows that Xue Yang helped Li Yilong quell the chaos three years ago. His ability is naturally not bad, and he is also someone Li Benxin can trust. However, Xue Yang has no family background, so he is inevitably less qualified.
Sima Yue also guessed that Li Benxin would find Xue Yang. Xie Xu and Zhao Xue met with Li Benxin yesterday, and she had already received the news. Although she looked down on a minor player like Xue Yang in her heart, she had to admit that Xue Yang was indeed outstanding in layout and strategy. And she is a person who does not tolerate disdain in her eyes. Anything that is not beneficial to her will be eradicated in advance without hesitation.
Sima Yue immediately objected and said: "No! Xue Yang is a commoner. Although he made some achievements in suppressing the rebellion, he has no family background. How can he be promoted to such a high position? And he has never led an army. How can he control 50,000 city guards? horse?"
Kou Ling stroked his beard and objected: "That's right! Xue Yang is just a talker and has no real ability. How can a little Sizheng take on such a heavy responsibility? He definitely can't do it!"
Seeing Sima Yue's objection, Yin Shaozheng and Qiao Bafang followed the same old pattern and led a group of ministers to shout.
Xun Xijiang shouted: "Why not! Back then, King Tiandu encountered a rebellion and was chased by hundreds of thousands of troops. Thanks to Xue Yang's plan to borrow troops from everywhere, the chaos was put down in a few months. He said that he was incapable of leading troops. That day Is there anyone in the Du Dynasty who is better than him! Besides, this is to choose the military prime minister, and it doesn’t matter what your foreign government does.”
Lu Yuan, the god of the Tianwei Mansion, is one of the three heads of the Iron Sect and the father-in-law of Li Benxin. He also stroked his beard and said, "That's right. Xue Yang's master was Zhuge Xi, the Qingmeng immortal of that time. Needless to say, he was a man of literary and military skills. Furthermore, in terms of background, Xue Yang's best friend Ji Cheng was The Lord of Sword Pass. Not only does he have 50,000 swordsmen in his hands, but he also has Thirteen Sword Mountains and the Martial Arts Neiguan Alliance as his backing. If Xue Yang becomes the Minister of Military Affairs, then our Tiandu Dynasty will definitely be safe."
It's okay if Lu Yuan didn't say this, but once he said it, he reminded Sima Yue and others, Xue Yang and Ji Cheng were backstage! Now we can't let him become the military prime minister. Immediately, Sima Yue and others, along with dozens of officials, began to quarrel with the officials of the inner government again.
Everyone was quarreling, and Yu Wenzhao, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke: "My lords, be quiet! The court is not a street for quarreling and acting out. I have a suggestion that may be useful for your reference."
Everyone should stop shouting, otherwise Yu Wenzhao will definitely deafen their ears if he shouts again.
Li Benxin was also curious. Yu Wenzhao was a martial artist. How could he still have some unique tricks? Asked: "Oh! Yu Wenzhao, do you have any good ideas?"
Yu Wenzhao said seriously: "I think Xue Yang is a man of great strategism, and he will definitely be able to fulfill the duties of the military minister for King Tiandu!"
The whole room booed, isn’t this nonsense? Good guy! Let everyone calm down and just say this. Isn't it a waste of time?
Seeing everyone rolling their eyes, Yu Wenzhao continued: "However, Xue Yang's family background is not enough and he is not qualified to take up the position of Marshal of the City Protection Division. Therefore, I propose to split the positions of Military Prime Minister and Marshal of the City Protection Division. Let Xue Yang will be the military prime minister, but the city guard will choose someone else!"
Everyone said "Oh!" Yu Wenzhao, who was usually carefree and spoke only with his fists, said something surprising today. I even felt that his proposal was absolutely brilliant.
Sima Yue and Li Benxin were also surprised. Doesn't Yu Wenzhao usually have such wisdom?
Li Benxin also nodded thoughtfully and said with a smile: "This method is a wonderful idea. However, if the Prime Minister does not control the City Protection Division, then who will own the City Protection Division?"
Yu Wenzhao looked at the civil and military officials in the hall and said: "I think it is better for the city protection department to be jointly managed by the inner and outer government. The inner government will take charge of the general marshal, and then set up a deputy marshal, who will be served by people from the outer government. In this way, both sides will get something. There’s no need to fight anymore.”
Upon hearing this, everyone felt that this was a compromise, which not only satisfied Li Benxin's requirements, but also satisfied Sima Yue's requirements. Li Benxin also felt that this was a good way to compromise.
Sima Yue frowned. What she wanted was to completely control the city protection department, not to be a deputy marshal! This pair is just a decoration, so what’s the use? But this idea was so perfect that I really couldn't find any faults with it.
Li Benxin agreed: "This method is not bad. However, who will be the generalissimo is still a difficult problem to solve?"
Yu Wenzhao suddenly turned around, pointed at the old man standing next to him, and said loudly: "I recommend Li Jiudou, Tianqing of the Inner Palace, to serve as the Grand Marshal of the City Protection Department!"
As soon as Yu Wenzhao suggested it, all the civil and military officials tilted their bodies in surprise!
Li Benxin, Sima Yue, Li Jiudou, Wu Sanwen, and Yin Shaozheng were all stunned in surprise!
Who doesn't know that Yu Wenzhao is very powerful, and he dislikes people who have no ability and only rely on connections to get to the top. Whoever he recommends should not recommend Li Jiudou.
Li Jiudou was also blindfolded. He just felt like a big pie suddenly fell from the sky, smashing him into pieces, and the corners of his mouth burst into laughter. When he became Tianqing of the Internal Affairs Bureau, he already felt that he was protected by his ancestors. Yu Wenzhao actually recommended him to be the generalissimo!
Li Jiudou immediately raised his hands to Yu Wenzhao and smiled from ear to ear: "Thank you, thank you so much! I'm ashamed! I'm ashamed!"
Li Benxin became happy when he saw that Yu Wenzhao actually recommended Li Jiudou. He said in his heart that if Li Jiudou was in charge of the city protection department, he would be a hundred times more reassured than Xue Yang. After all, this is my father-in-law, and I know his character best.
Li Benxin smiled and said: "Unexpectedly, Yu Wenzhao, who is usually taciturn, also came up with brilliant ideas today. Now that there is such a proposal, what do you think, ministers?"
Everyone saw Li Benxin's happy look and understood that he was looking towards his father-in-law. Anyway, no matter whether Li Jiudou has real ability or not, as long as he is Li Benxin's confidant, it will be the same for anyone who becomes the generalissimo. Immediately, everyone in the inner government praised him.
Sima Yue took a look and saw that this quarrel lasted for a long time, and a good-for-nothing Li Jiudou took advantage of it. I can't say anything more now. It is better to let a loser become the generalissimo than to replace him with a powerful person.
Seeing that no one objected, Li Benxin immediately made the decision: "In that case, let Xue Yang be made the Military Prime Minister of the Tiandu Dynasty, and Li Jiudou be appointed as the Marshal of the City Guards. As for the candidate for the deputy marshal, the foreign government will draft and submit it."
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The golden wheel is half hanging, and the wind rustles the robe. The court meeting ended early, Sima Yue looked angry and walked out angrily.
Originally, she was full of confidence and wanted to kill Xu Ran and Luo Fan in the morning, and then seize the power of the city guard's troops. Unexpectedly, he came a long way from Li Daoyuan, and then came Yu Wenzhao. There will be no benefit at all from this commotion. This was a great shame for her.
When the officials of the inner government walked out of the court, they all surrounded Li Jiudou and congratulated him one after another. In the past, although Li Jiudou was Tianqing of the Internal Affairs Bureau, he was also a first-rank official. But the House of Internal Affairs only cares about King Tiandu's internal affairs and does some comprador and ceremonial work, and no one needs to support him. But now that he has mastered the city protection department, the situation is very different.
The City Guard manages the security of the capital and has the real power of 50,000 troops. And without the king's orders, he can mobilize and quell chaos at will. Any gang or force on the ground in Longcheng must be taken care of whenever you encounter them. Otherwise, it would only be a matter of one sentence to find an excuse to kill you.
