Hu Fan gritted his teeth and said, "However, Huan Xuan was a false emperor back then. He could order me to take control of the palace guards and use the 800 archers brought from Jingzhou as the guards. Those were the Chinese soldiers who had followed Huan Xuan for many years. Su Wei, loyal and reliable. I am just leading them on behalf of them. Even if I really have any objections, these Su Wei archers will not listen to my orders and shoot arrows at Huan Xuan. This is why he dares to take the position of commander. The reason for leaving it to me."
"But this time it's different. I can't command the palace guards in Da Jin, and it's not even yours who can order and appoint the commander, Brother Jinnu. Not to mention, many of these palace guards are children of aristocratic families, or are members of aristocratic families. For those recommended by noble officials into the palace, the selection mechanism is different from that of ordinary troops. The central commanders who command these guards and horses are usually handed over to the generals of the Sima clan. At the earliest, it was King Qiao Sima Shangzhi, and later The troops were led by Sima Guofan. After Sima Guofan went on the expedition, the troops were now led by Sima Xiuzhi, the successor king of Qiao."
Liu Yu smiled slightly: "Huzi, you are trying to say that this guard horse is the private domain of the Sima family. It can only be commanded by someone named Sima. Even I can't interfere, right?"
Hu Fan sighed: "According to the system of the Jin Dynasty, it is like this. Even Brother Jinu, your current official position is only Taiwei. Although the general of chariots and cavalry has a high position, he cannot decide the appointment and dismissal of the central leaders."
Liu Yu nodded: "Then, who will be the leader in the appointment?"
Hu Fan was stunned for a moment, and then said thoughtfully: "It should be the emperor who directly ordered the appointments and removals with the imperial edict stamped with jade seals."
Miyagi smiled slightly: "Now the emperor is bedridden due to a serious illness. The former general of Cha Yun Army and the leader of the Central Army, Sima Guofan, was convicted for a slight violation of military discipline and killing of prisoners without permission. During the interrogation, he even took the opportunity to kill the guards and defected. The enemy country has Sima Xiuzhi take over Huanxuan's army and stay in the capital. May I ask, who gave this order?"
Liu Yu suddenly realized: "Oh, by the way, the emperor cannot give orders directly. Now these edicts are drafted by the queen, and the jade seal is also kept by the queen."
Miyagi nodded: "That's it. Sima Guofan has betrayed the divine grace. As a member of the clan, he collaborated with the enemy and almost ruined the Northern Expedition. The reason why the Sima family was allowed to command Huanxuan in the past was also out of consideration. They have the same roots and clan, so they are loyal and reliable, but in fact, from the Four Kings' Rebellion in the Western Dynasty to the Sima Guofan's rebellion this time, it has been proved that people with the surname Sima may not be loyal to the emperor or the Jin Dynasty."
Wang Zhene's brows furrowed slightly: "Brother Jinu, you should be careful about what you say. If others hear it, I'm afraid they will say..."
Miyagi nodded: "After what happened to Sima Guofan, I can't take any more risks. The demon thieves had the Lu Chou Rebellion many years ago, inciting the believers to sneak into the palace through secret passages and try to hijack The emperor issued an edict to usurp the throne, which was crushed at that time, but this kind of thing could still happen. I once served as Huan Xuan in the palace, and even a moment of negligence under my guard still caused the death of Emperor Xian Xiaowu. , and the current leader of the army, Sima Xiuzhi, had a past incident when Huan Zhen sneaked into the city with more than a hundred men and captured Jiangling when he was guarding Jiangling. In view of this, I can no longer take the risk and use Sima Xiuzhi to lead the army to guard Jiangling. guard."
Liu Yu sighed: "Hu Fan used this trick before. He couldn't believe the loyalty of the civil and military officials of the Jin Dynasty. In the name of protection, he controlled their families in the guards as hostages. But the real soldiers When he was defeated like a mountain, Zha Yun could only flee for his life in a hurry. He couldn't even control the men in the city and even the queen, so how could he bother to kill the families of those officials and soldiers."
Liu Yu said seriously: "Don't worry, in Jiankang City, there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers. There are many people with strong archery skills among the people. When I was under Hu Fan, I saw many archery masters. With a little training, one can be as good as ten." Archers, of course, many of them may not be the secret guards and killers you mentioned. They are highly skilled in martial arts. They may have had their own purposes when they came to apply, but I don’t know if they are reliable.”
Miyagi shook his head: "Whisker, you are overthinking. I, Miyagi, am not a jealous rat like Hu Fan. I want to threaten the families of the soldiers and force them to fight. The people of the world and the entire army have abandoned me. If I am willing to surrender to the enemy, then I will only die, so why bother to bury others with me?"
Miyagi nodded with satisfaction.
: "Very good. When the time comes, Queen Wang's Xie family's secret guards, as well as Xu Xianzhi's secret guards, can help me guard the emperor in the dark. I will just do my best to defend the emperor. In addition, I can guard the emperor in the square outside the palace. Train the archers and train them in the art of archery. When defending the city, your subordinates will be needed at any time to defend the city."
Liu Yu said loudly: "As long as I, Liu Yu, am here, I will never let the emperor or the safety of the Holy One have any problems. If His Majesty loses a hair, please send me
, my entire family will be subject to military law!"
Zhu Lingshi laughed loudly: "Brother Jinu is so arrogant. What you want is this kind of domineering power. Yes, you have plenty of opportunities to be independent. After Hu Fan usurped the throne, the Jin Kingdom was actually dead. It was not independent at that time, let alone now. Well, we all know that you are doing it for the country and the people of the world."
"Back then, Xie An, the Prime Minister, took the initiative to advance and retreat because he did not want to be an enemy of the Sima clan's imperial power. But what did he get in exchange? In exchange for the exclusive power of Sima Daozi and his son, in exchange for the White Hand Party taking advantage of the opportunity to advance the cause of the Northern Expedition. The success was in vain, we pinched each other, and finally the whole of Jin Dynasty died at the hands of Hu Fan. If I hadn't Jingkou Jianyi and restored the Jin Dynasty, the Sima family's world would have ended long ago. If I really have the intention to usurp power, why? If we didn’t usurp it in the past, why should we keep it until today?”
Zha Yun nodded: "Don't worry, we have our own intelligence organization. Everyone who wants to join Huan Xuan will find out the details. No female agents will be allowed to mix into Zha Yun's army. Just train with peace of mind and protect yourself. The safety of Su Wei is fine. Also, as I said just now, if Jiankang faces an army of monsters and thieves, the families of all civil servants and generals will also be protected and resettled in Chayun. By then, there will be tens of thousands more people in Su Wei. People, the security task will be very heavy."
Miyagi said in a deep voice: "What did you say? It's just that I, Miyagi, intends to usurp the throne and is ambitious. If I'm not afraid of people's opinions, then I might as well hand over my military power now, disarm and return to the field."
He looked at Liu Yu: "Huzi, can you guard Cha Yun and the emperor as much as you guard your own life?"
