Although he had secretly told Ma Rui to deploy intelligence collection against the Guilin County Prince's Mansion, this would take time. A reliable intelligence system requires a lot of time and money from establishment to functioning. Although Ma Rui now has a large amount of property left by King Jing in his hands, money cannot solve the problem from personnel selection to training to how effective they are.
What's more, Huang Qiong is not very relieved about Ma Rui. No matter how loyal Ma Rui is to King Jing, his loyalty to himself may not be that high. Huang Qiong was really worried about leaving one of his intelligence systems in the hands of others, especially when it involved such an important target as the Guilin County Prince's Mansion. It's not that Huang Qiong is naturally suspicious, but that Ma Rui really makes him uneasy.
But for Huang Qiong, he knows very well that silence often means explosion. Nowadays, the Guilin County Prince's resignation makes Huang Qiong feel vaguely uneasy. He always felt that the Guilin County Prince's current honesty was only superficial. There must be something secretly prepared. And once this outbreak occurs, it will definitely be earth-shattering and even endanger the safety of the world.
Even though he had a relationship with the Guilin County Prince, whether as a son-in-law or as a rival, Huang Qiong knew that this was just a delaying tactic by his nominal father-in-law. I'm afraid that no one, including the old man, takes this son-in-law relationship seriously. Not to mention that the Prince of Guilin was not Situ Huanshuang's biological father, and he and Situ Huanshuang had a grudge against him for killing his father and humiliating his mother.
Even if it was really his biological daughter, there would be no kinship between her and her in this kind of life-and-death fight. In this power struggle in the past dynasties, who would be dragged down by any kind of flesh and blood affection. For the sake of profit, his biological daughter could be forced to marry her brother-in-law as a child, let alone an adopted daughter? Once the situation comes to a head, things will definitely fall apart.
The lack of information only exacerbated Huang Qiong's strange uneasiness. Now Huang Qiong can only think of as many ways as possible and make more strategic preparations. Including the adjustment of civil and military officials in Jiangnan, and the manufacturing and storage of ordnance. To do these things well, Huang Qiong knew that he needed a capable assistant who was good at military affairs. As for this person, Huang Qiong hoped to be from a civil service background.
But now Huang Qiong had to choose among the generals in the court, and finally chose Yu Mingyuan between He Jiachang and Yu Mingyuan. The He family property was still retained by Huang Qiong as Shanxi Road Jiedushi. Huang Qiong did this not to facilitate things with Shen Bijun and Nangong Rou. He left the He family property in Shanxi to facilitate the maintenance of his shady relationship with his two daughters in private.
But in Huang Qiong's view, in addition to the mountains and rivers inside and outside Shanxi Road, they are extremely important strategically. Now that the imperial court wants to face the south with all its strength, it needs a capable veteran to guard the north to prevent Northern Liao from taking advantage of the situation. Nowadays, there are not many generals in the court who can benefit, and there are even fewer generals like He Jiachan in the army who can suppress trouble. Moreover, because of the power of the He family in the military, he still had some concerns.
And the He family, who is already slightly older than him, is now in the prime of life. Yu Mingyuan, who was born as a civil servant, had a sharper mind and was one of Huang Qiong's own, became Huang Qiong's first choice. Therefore, between He Jiachang and Yu Mingyuan, Huang Qiong finally chose Yu Mingyuan. While summoning Yu Mingyuan to Beijing, Huang Qiong also asked Guo Chen, who had been acting as the capital commander of the Xiaoqi Battalion, to officially take over as the capital commander.
Huang Qiong originally planned to discuss this series of transfers of military attachés, especially Guo Chen's taking over as the commander of the Xiaoqi Battalion, with the old man. But after hearing his selection and thoughts, the old man did not express any opinions. I also know that this son is very dissatisfied with the team he chose for him, especially some officials from the Zhongshu Province, the Privy Council, and even the Palace Department.
So I just told Huang Qiong calmly that since the seal treasures were all handed over to him. If he has any ideas, just let him go. All official transfers, even those of senior military attachés, do not need to be negotiated with themselves. However, the old man also reminded Huang Qiong that if he was really dissatisfied with the officials in the DPRK, he could start training them himself, or select them from among young officials.
The old man still had this attitude, which made Huang Qiong helpless. However, the old man's clear attitude gave Huang Qiong no worries. Yu Mingyuan, who received Huang Qiongjun's order, handed over the matters at hand to his deputy and brought his family to Beijing. Shouxian on Henan Road is not far from the capital. Therefore, Yu Mingyuan arrived very quickly. After receiving Huang Qiong's transfer order, he entered Beijing more than 20 days ago.
As for the mansion, Huang Qiong had prepared it early. After entering the capital, Yu Mingyuan didn't care about settling down his family members, leaving all the household affairs to Li Xiu, and immediately went into the palace to take a peek. When seeing Huang Qiong in Wende Hall, Yu Mingyuan couldn't help but lament the changes in the world. The two parted ways in Zhengzhou, but they didn't see each other again for two years. But in the past two years, the changes have been as rapid as a dream.
The prince in front of him appeared more mature and calm than when he first took up the post of Zhengzhou envoy. Now he is the crown prince of the dynasty and has taken over almost the entire government affairs. When Yu Mingyuan came to see Huang Qiong, it was sunset. Huang Qiong, who was specially waiting for Yu Mingyuan outside Wende Hall, was illuminated by the setting sun. Although he was just wearing a scholar's uniform.
But under the shining sun, people dare not look directly. If Yu Mingyuan was still ambiguous when he was in Zhengzhou, now that he is completely attached to Huang Qiong, he will immediately bow down and kowtow. But just when he was about to bow three times and kowtow nine times, Huang Qiong directly helped him up: "Master Yu, we haven't seen each other for two years since we parted ways in Zhengzhou, but I miss you so much."
After Huang Qiong finished speaking, Yu Mingyuan didn't feel any complacency because Huang Qiong's tone of voice was unusually serious. Instead, he said quite calmly: "Your Highness, ever since I had a heart-to-heart relationship with Your Highness in Zhengzhou, I have never forgotten Your Highness. In the past two years, I have always thought about seeing you again. Your Highness now has a heavy responsibility in the world, no matter what Your Highness summons me to this time." If anything happens in Beijing, I will do my best and die."
After Yu Mingyuan finished speaking, Huang Qiong didn't say anything more and just took his arm and walked into Wende Hall. It's just that Yu Mingyuan can distinguish the priorities and knows that this is just Corporal Ye Lixian. He was the current prince, and he was only a second-grade official. This man sent me to Beijing this time, and he didn’t know exactly what he was asked to do. How could I go side by side with him?
Therefore, Yu Mingyuan still took a half-step back from Huang Qiong's extended hand. He stepped aside slightly, meaning to let Huang Qiong come to the front. It's just that Yu Mingyuan is not arrogant, although he is still quite satisfied in his heart. But Huang Qiong's expression showed that he laughed indifferently. He directly dragged Yu Mingyuan, who was still somewhat unnatural, into the Wende Hall.
After entering the hall, he looked at Yu Mingyuan who looked much older than when he was at the Xiaoqi Camp. Huang Qiong, who knew that he had been worrying a lot about Henan Road in the past few years, sighed softly and said: "I must have put a lot of effort into Master Yu's appointment as the envoy of Henan Road in the past two years. I I was eager to rectify the corrupt Henan Guards, but I really suffered from you."
When Huang Qiong mentioned his two-year term in office, he remembered that when he was in charge of reorganizing the guards at Henan Road in the past two years, Jiedu's deputy envoy and Jiedu Tongzhi were constrained at every turn. In fact, they are resisting in disguise. Even a few soldiers are on the road, but they are both obedient and counter-intuitive. The support from the Henan Road pacifier was mostly superficial, and he could be described as painstakingly bitter and sweet.
Yu Mingyuan smiled bitterly and said: "Your Highness is thinking about it. In the past two years, although my experience in office is hard to describe, I am fortunate to have the full support of the Emperor and finally live up to His Highness's trust. Although I spent a lot of thought, I can barely do it. The guards on Henan Road have sorted out a rough idea. Although there is no guarantee that the guards in each prefecture will be able to fight, at least half of the guards have finally achieved certain results."
When he said these words, Yu Mingyuan's face had an expression that was hard to describe. Looking at it, Huang Qiong knew exactly what it felt like. I remembered the performance of the Shaanxi and Longyou Second Guards when I was fighting the rebellion in Longyou. In particular, the Longyou Guards were utterly ruined by Li Jiedushi, who only knew how to use people to make money. The top and bottom colluded together to make money, turning a guard into a beggar.
Although the Longyou Guard Army is a fat cadre, it is located in a remote area after all. Most of the surrounding people are either Tubo, Uighur and Dangxiang people. There are probably even fewer children from aristocratic families there. But here in Mingyuan, there are many children of aristocratic families among the guards of various prefectures. When these people get to the Guards, they probably won't be able to do anything good besides making money. You can imagine how difficult these two years have been for Mingyuan.
Seeing Yu Mingyuan return to Beijing this time, the vicissitudes of life on his face became even more profound. In just two years, at least half of my hair has turned gray. Huang Qiong hesitated for a moment and then changed the subject. It's not that he wants to cover his ears, but now that Yu Mingyuan has been transferred back to the capital, there are plenty of opportunities to talk about this matter. Rectifying the road guards is also a matter that will take a long time, so we are not in a hurry.
Huang Qiong knocked on the desk in front of him, raised his head and said to Mingyuan: "I am transferred to the capital this time. To be honest, I have three things to entrust to you. One is that I am now in charge of the government, but I am still a bit crude about military affairs. , I need someone who can benefit from my side to help me take charge of military affairs. Mr. Yu is a second-ranked scholar, has led the army and fought many victorious battles, and is also good at running the army."
"Besides Mr. Yu, I can't think of anyone else who is more suitable for this assistant. Secondly, the former Privy Councilor was nepotistic and corrupt when he was in office. Now the law has been enforced. Today's Privy Councilor There is always a vacancy, and the Minister of War is always acting. He is a nerd and has no knowledge of military affairs. Letting him manage the Privy Council will only make a mess."
"The Privy Council is in charge of military affairs all over the world. This Privy Council has a heavy responsibility. Now it can't be done without a beneficial person. If this Privy Council chooses a civil servant who is not familiar with military affairs, it will only delay the important affairs of the court. Mr. Yu is capable of civility and military affairs. , Ziwuren’s intention is that my lord, I should first sign off on the affairs of the Privy Council as the Deputy Privy Envoy, and quickly become familiar with the government affairs of the Privy Council.”
"However, considering the third errand, I decided to give Sir Yu the title of Minister of the Ministry of War in addition to the title of Deputy Privy Envoy. This will be more conducive to Sir, and then coordinate and mobilize the departments of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry to act. Mr. Yu, you must have a mentality and be prepared to shoulder heavy responsibilities. I am not sending you to Beijing to enjoy a rest at this time."
Huang Qiong did not say clearly what the third errand was. Instead, he handed some of the things he had written in the past few days to Yu Mingyuan. After Yu Mingyuan took it respectfully, he opened it and looked at it carefully. Huang Qiong didn't say a word while he was looking at things. Just wait quietly. It wasn't until Yu Mingyuan closed the book that Huang Qiong said, "Master Yu, how do you feel?"
