If Liu Mingzhi knew the true thoughts of Li Ye sitting on the dragon throne, he would definitely be amazed at the child's evil appearance.
The current shortcomings of Dalong Chaotang are just as Li Ye thought, the king is weak and the ministers are strong.
The new king was too young and lacked the qualifications to govern. Most of his ministers were veterans of three or even two dynasties, and their momentum overshadowed the king's.
If this continues, some veterans who rely on their qualifications will inevitably look down on Li Ye.
In this way, the court will eventually become dominated by powerful ministers and the king will lose his authority.
At that time, Li Ye was confronting his emperor and his ministers in the Imperial Study Room, and when he proposed a major change of leadership in the court, Liu Mingzhi had a feeling that Li Ye's growth and progress were a little too fast.
But he didn't expect that Li Ye had such a clear understanding of the situation in the court.
His real intention to change the leadership of the court was not because the civil and military officials were getting old, and he was afraid that no one would be available in the future, which would lead to a crisis among the officials in the court.
The real purpose is that he has felt the pressure from the officials under the Longtai.
Nowadays, the qualifications of the officials above the court are too heavy, so heavy that even the current emperor has to make compromises on certain things.
On the day of ancestor worship, Liu Mingzhi told Queen Mother Chen Jie and Li Ye's throne in Chen Jie's Yi'an Palace.
Liu Mingzhi had no intention of deceiving Chen Jie. At present, Li Ye's throne is indeed stable.
But it is not as stable as Mount Tai.
As long as it is linked to the interests of the courtiers, Li Ye's throne will naturally be safe, but if there is a conflict of interest, what will happen, even Liu Mingzhi does not dare to say easily.
People's hearts will change, and many things will change that no one can predict.
Only Li Ye can control this measure.
Being able to intimidate the court with just one word and support Li Ye's ascension to the throne against all opinions was also due to the situation that times make heroes.
After all, the capital city was in chaos at that time. He had 300,000 frontier troops and cavalry in his hands, and no one dared to compete with him. The six guards of Northern Xinjiang were entrenched in Northern Xinjiang and could not return to Beijing to help. In that situation, what could the officials do if they had objections? Sample?
Afraid of the soldiers and horses in his hands, they have to support him even if they don't support him.
Liu Mingzhi knew very well in his heart that if all the officials in the palace sincerely supported Li Ye's ascension to the throne, there would be no rumors about Zhao Wang and Li Tao easily seizing the throne.
Times have changed, and he has been living in northern Xinjiang for a long time and cannot return to the court. Now, no one can guarantee whether some officials in the court have evil intentions when they see that the new emperor is young.
Let's not talk about it far away, let's talk about Ren Wenyue taking the opportunity to make money and embezzle in the name of repairing the imperial mausoleum.
A large number of officials were involved.
There was no one in the court to keep him in check. In just one year, a large number of demons and monsters began to come out and wander around.
Some old ministers themselves are still aware of their nature, but as more and more underachievers enter the court, they can no longer despise the situation above the court.
If Li Ye wants to truly secure the throne of Dalong, the first thing he needs to do is to get rid of the powerful ministers left behind by the two generations of previous emperors, and gradually replace them with his own trusted followers.
However, Young Master Liu is also one of the powerful officials, and he is one of the best among them.
In this way, Li Ye is destined to embark on a road of competition between imperial power and political power with all the officials in the court.
Li Ye gently rubbed the memorial in his hand with his fingers, and took a gentle breath to calm his mind.
"King side by side!"
"I'm here!"
"I am still young and not in power enough. Although I am gradually getting better at government affairs, I really don't know anything about the art of war.
Why don't you come and take a look at the pros and cons of your war plans for me?
Looking at the court, the person who knows the most about the enemy forces of Jin and Tunisia is you. Come and help me... weigh the odds of winning the Northern Expedition for me! "
Liu Mingzhi looked at the memorial in Li Ye's hand in surprise, and then glanced at Li Ye's expression thoughtfully.
On the one hand, he excluded me from the great cause of the Northern Expedition, and on the other hand, he asked me to refer to the expedition planning. What is your Majesty's intention?
"King side by side?"
"Your Majesty, I forgive you, I was distracted."
"Come and weigh for me the chances of winning by joining forces to conquer the two countries."
"Xiao Dezi, give the fold to King Bingjian."
Liu Mingzhi looked at Li Ye who was about to hand the memorial to Xiao Dezi, and hurriedly stood up and stood in the center.
"Your Majesty, wait!"
Li Ye paused and looked at Liu Mingzhi in astonishment, wondering what he meant.
Could it be that because he excluded him from the Northern Expedition, his uncle was dissatisfied and unwilling to make suggestions for him?
This thought flashed through Li Ye's mind instantly. Li Ye retracted the action of handing over the memorial. The complicated color in his eyes flashed away, and he looked at Liu Mingzhi with doubt.
"King Bingjian doesn't want to share my worries?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I would never dare, an old minister. It is the duty of an minister to eat the emperor's salary, share the emperor's worries, and be able to solve the problems for the emperor.
It's just that the great cause of the Northern Expedition is of great importance, and it is related to whether our dragon can unify the world. How dare I casually look at the battle plan that all your ministers have worked so hard to discuss.
I boldly ask, has anyone decided who will lead the Northern Expedition? "
Li Ye was startled, with a slightly unnatural look in his eyes, and nodded slightly to Liu Mingzhi.
"It's already been drawn up."
"Song Aiqing of the Ministry of War, come and tell King Bingbian the specific regulations of who will be in command of the Northern Expedition."
"Old minister, I obey."
Song Yu walked out holding the jade wat, and glanced at Liu Mingzhi on the way. There was a bit of sadness in his eyes, mixed with a bit of unwillingness.
"Your Majesty, the people in charge of this Northern Expedition are the Commander-in-Chief of the Three Armies, Commander-in-Chief Zhongwu Yunyang Yun, the Deputy Commander-in-Chief Wang Wanmingliang of North Vietnam, and the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Lord Protector of the Country.
The general of the captain's vanguard army on the left is Yong'an Gong Nangong Ye, and the general of the captain's pioneer army on the right is Gan Liang, who is waiting for Dongfang Ming.
Yunchong, the general of cavalry on the left, and Lu Chengjie, the general of cavalry on the right.
The hussar camp is the mighty guard general Cheng Kai, the valiant cavalry camp is the mighty guard general Ning Chao, the rear army is the mighty guard Zhonglang general Ning Chao..."
Song Yu had no solder mask and recited the list of people who were going on this expedition to Young Master Liu.
The more Liu Mingzhi listened, the weirder his face became. In the end, the gloomy look in his eyes flashed away, and he immediately returned to normal. He raised his eyes and glanced at Song Yu who put down the Chao Hut. Liu Mingzhi's tone was extremely calm.
"Gone?"
"All the generals are in it."
Liu Mingzhi nodded silently and saluted Song Yu.
"Thank you Song Shangshu for informing me."
"Since the prince is aware of the duties of a lower official, I hope that the king... the lower official will return to his position."
"please!"
Song Yu looked at Liu Mingzhi's slightly changed expression and wanted to say something, but it was early morning and he could only swallow his words.
Liu Mingzhi tried his best to control his expression and reaction, and tightly held the jade tablet in his hand.
During this expedition, the general who belonged to the Sixth Guard of the New Army under his command did not even get a position of real power.
The best one Cheng Kai had was only the general of the Hussars Battalion. The remaining five companies and the generals of the Pioneer Battalion were not obtained. They all accompanied Yunyang, the commander-in-chief of the three armies, to occupy the overall strategic position of the Chinese army.
Duan couldn't bear the blood spilled on the battlefield, Zhou Baoyu was hit by an arrow and suffered a leg injury, and Ye Baotong was blind in his left eye, so it was understandable that he didn't get a good position.
The three of them, Cheng Kai, Ning Chao, and Feng Buer, have been following him since then. Each one of them is not a powerful general in the army with outstanding military exploits and great reputation.
Although his qualifications are not as high as those of Zhang Kuangye, Nangong Ye and the other generals of the Six Guards of Northern Xinjiang, their military exploits are the same.
Even Zhou Baoyu, Cheng Kaibi and Lu Chengjie have made more contributions than others.
Although he comes from the Sixth Guards of Northern Xinjiang, his troop formation is on par with these seniors.
All of them are iron-blooded generals with unparalleled courage.
Han Peng, Jiang Lei, Zhu Bolu, Chen Guangwei, Yang Chundong, Shi Bingguang... none of the twenty-six is an army general who makes the enemy fearful.
This Northern Expedition turned out to be...
It was fine that he was excluded, but his eldest brother Song Qing had been by his side for many years and had made many contributions to the court.
He was sent as an envoy to the Kingdom of Jin, provided disaster relief in Qingzhou, suppressed bandits in the south of the Yangtze River, pacified the Western Regions, conquered the Jin and Tu two countries three times, and created the Duke of Anyuan from the mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Such an elite general even appeared on the roster. No qualifications.
Liu Mingzhi took a deep breath again to control his emotions.
He didn't know whose idea it was, whose plan it was, or whose conclusion it was.
But he felt deep malice.
The most elite of the 300,000 elites under my command, Liu Mingzhi, and the unparalleled cavalry who have experienced hundreds of battles, turned out to be reduced to pawns.
"call"
Liu Mingzhi breathed a sigh of relief, raised his eyes and glanced at Li Ye, then looked around calmly at the civil and military officials behind him, took a few deep breaths, and suppressed the anger in his heart.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for not being able to share your Majesty's worries.
Now the generals of the Northern Expedition, from the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces to General Lang and the Colonel, have all reached a conclusion. Veteran officials dare not pry into the plans of the Northern Expedition!
It's not that the veteran doesn't want to share His Majesty's worries, but the truth is that the veteran must avoid suspicion.
The Queen of the Kingdom of Jin is one of the first wives of the veteran minister. Although she is unknown, she is real. The eldest princess of the Kingdom of Jin, Liu Luoyue, is the flesh and blood of the veteran minister. She is worthy of her name.
The Turkic Great Khan is the junior fellow student of the old minister, and Hu Yanyu, the prince of the town, is an old friend of the old minister.
Under such circumstances, the old minister really did not dare to know about the plans for the Northern Expedition.
If the great cause of the Northern Expedition goes smoothly, it will be good for Dalong to obey the people and rule the world. If something goes wrong, the old minister will be afraid that someone will maliciously slander the old minister and impeach the old minister. He will care about the old relationship, leak information to his former relatives and friends, and commit treason and surrender to the enemy. act. "
"I am really helpless. Please forgive me for not being able to serve Your Majesty.
If the old minister is in command, millions of troops can testify to whether he has acted for personal gain and perverted the law. Now that the old minister has withdrawn from the matter and is at the center of the storm, the only thing he can do is avoid suspicion and seek safety.
It is only a strategy that is drawn up now, and it will be finalized only when it is handed over to the hands of the generals of the Northern Expedition.
With the gathering of famous generals from Northern Xinjiang, a conclusion can definitely be drawn.
Please forgive me, Your Majesty, long live long live! "
PS: Two updates, no glitches, and plenty of time, but it’s too cold, my fingers can’t follow my fingers, and they can’t keep up with my brain.
I hope everyone can understand that the bad weather these two days is really unbearable.
