Liu E didn't want to talk nonsense anymore.
"I love your life."
She glanced at Wei Zhaomin, who had white hair and beard, and said in a deep voice: "Recently, it has been reported that bandits are rampant in Kyoto! Qing Nai is checking in front of the palace. Is there anyone suitable to lead the troops to suppress the bandits?"
"I will not dare to refuse matters related to my family and country!"
Wei Zhaomin's answer was also very straightforward: "All the generals in front of the palace can go into battle to kill the enemy at any time! Once the Queen Mother has an edict, all ministers will obey it!"
Today, more than half of the generals in the Sanya Forbidden Army were promoted by Liu E, or she had trained her confidants for many years when she participated in politics on behalf of her husband.
These people were loyal to the late emperor, the Song Dynasty, and the royal family, and they were even more loyal to Liu E!
Why was Liu E able to remain firmly in power in the Song Dynasty despite all these noisy objections?
This is confidence!
If you don't have any real talent in your hands, who will convince you?
"deliver an imperial order!"
Liu E didn't talk nonsense and ordered: "Order the Privy Council to draw up a military order and send out troops to suppress the bandits today!"
The pen-holder quickly formulated the decree, and the little chamberlain rushed out again.
The prime ministers and assistants looked at each other without speaking...
Although everyone was displeased with Liu E's dominance, there was nothing they could do to stop her. After all, it was the Queen Mother who was in power now! Besides, this was the right thing to do.
The reason why everyone held back their words was because they were waiting for someone to start the conversation.
I just didn't expect Liu E to be so decisive...
It can also be seen from this that the Song Dynasty is now firmly in the hands of the Queen Mother, and it cannot be shaken by a few people with a few words that are neither salty nor bland.
After issuing the order, Liu E glanced at Fan Zhongyan with a nonchalant look, then suddenly turned his gaze to Cao An next to him, and then quickly ignored him.
"You go too."
"What?"
Cao An was stunned for a moment, and then said hurriedly: "The Queen Mother is saying that I will surrender..."
Fan Zhongyan also reacted and wanted to speak immediately, but Liu E did not give him this chance.
"Wasn't your guard kidnapped by bandits?"
Liu E ignored Lao Fan at all. She just glanced at Cao An and said, "In that case, you will be the supervisor of the troops sent out to suppress the bandits this time. I predict that we will definitely win!"
For a guard, the whole city was in trouble.
From the beginning of selling grain to now, this kid has never been quiet for a day. Every day he is either making trouble or on the way to making trouble...
Wouldn't it be too cheap to just let him go?
He should also suffer a little, so that he can remember it for a long time!
"Yes, I obey your order!"
Seeing that Lao Fan was about to lose his temper, Cao An was afraid that if he couldn't control his temper and angered this old woman again, it would be really difficult to deal with...
Just left the palace gate.
Snapped!
Fan Zhongyan came up with a slap in the face, which made Cao An grin.
Then he cursed angrily: "Idiot! Can you agree to this kind of thing casually?"
"That's an edict. You can't disobey it, right?"
"...How dare you talk back?"
Snapped!
Lao Fan slapped him again.
Cao An wanted to hide but didn't dare to. He was afraid that the old man wouldn't catch him and the old man would get out of the way, so he could only grit his teeth and take the blow with a look of grievance on his face.
"If you weren't so quick-tongued, I would have to argue with the Queen Mother about anything I said!"
Lao Fan did not feel that he was unreasonable, but instead said angrily: "Are all the people in the imperial court dead? Do you need a young boy like you to supervise the army?"
The supervisors do not need to go into battle to kill the enemy, they only need to keep an eye on those warriors and don't let them cause trouble. By the way, I will summarize the situation at that time and report back to the officials.
But after all, this is a murder business, so how can it be dangerous?
Especially for a young man like Cao An, who was silent on the battlefield, if something happened, it would be too late to regret.
…
After leaving the palace gate, Cao An turned around and went to the Privy Council.
As the highest command office of the Song Dynasty army, all armies in the world were under the command, especially the local armies. Without an order from the Privy Council, you would have no right to mobilize any soldiers privately even if you wanted to break the law.
After receiving the imperial edict, Xia Song, the deputy privy envoy, immediately transferred two generals from the front department of the palace.
In the duty room, Xia Song and Wei Zhaomin were sitting together.
When Cao An entered the door, he bowed politely and said, "I'm your official, Cao An. I'd like to pay my respects to you two adults!"
Although Wei Zhaomin was a military attache, judging from Xia Song's attitude towards him, this boss was not easy to mess with.
"Are you Xianggong Cao's grandson?"
Xia Song was in his early forties, very capable, and his demeanor and manner were very elegant, not at all like the broad-minded military attachés like Wei Zhaomin.
But that's the case with the Privy Council. It seems to be in charge of the world's military, but from top to bottom, there are probably not many people in the Privy Council who have actually been on the battlefield.
The use of civilian officials to control military attachés was a characteristic of the Song Dynasty.
"yes!"
Cao An smacked his lips, feeling speechless.
It seems that the identity of 'grandson' is really deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and people will talk about it wherever he goes. It seems that apart from this title, he doesn't deserve a name at all.
Wei Zhaomin also glanced at Cao An, and there was no hint of happiness or disgust in her tone: "Since the Queen Mother has appointed you to serve as the supervisor of the army, you should fulfill your duties conscientiously."
Cao An cupped his hands and said, "Yes, please keep this in mind!"
"These two are both powerful generals of the Palace Front Division, Wang Jian, the commander-in-chief of the Guangsheng Army, and Niu Feng, the deputy commander-in-chief."
Xia Song pointed at the two generals next to him, and they immediately stood up and held their hands.
"I've met the two generals."
Cao An nodded politely to the two of them.
Wang Jian was also very polite and said with a smile: "Cao Sijian is very polite. I will definitely cooperate with you sincerely to suppress the bandits this time and take down those green forest thieves!"
The civil servants of the Song Dynasty were born one head taller than the military officers.
Even though Cao An was only a seventh-rank man, Wang Jian, the fifth-rank Yuhou, still did not dare to offend him.
Especially if he is a close official of the official family...
This group of military generals who are usually stepped on by civilian officials, let alone the queen mother and officials, they have not even seen the prime minister a few times...
But Cao An also knew that this was not the occasion to be domineering.
After all, he was a newcomer, so he would never go wrong if he was polite and said: "General Wang, you're too polite. A certain civil servant doesn't know how to go into battle to kill the enemy. This time, I have to rely on you two more!"
"Okay, you can decide the rest among yourselves."
Xia Song glanced at this side and said calmly: "I'll just say one thing! This suppression of bandits is related to the court's reputation. If you win, I will take credit for you in front of the officials!"
The implication is that if you mess up, you have to figure it out yourself.
Xia Song stood up and walked out, and Wei Zhaomin also stood up.
When he came to Cao An's side, he paused for a moment: "Both of them are powerful generals of the Palace Front Division and have participated in many wars. Just be your own supervisor and don't cause trouble, do you understand?" "
Cao An felt that these two big guys were here to put a tight curse on him today.
Xia Song is the Privy Councilor and some things are hard to say directly.
But when he called everyone together today, the meaning was self-evident - don't cause trouble! To cooperate, everything is aimed at victory!
Wei Zhaomin's words were much more straightforward.
He was just worried that Cao An would make some blind decisions after getting into the battle formation, in case his generals would be implicated again...
Cao An is an admonisher, and even if he makes mistakes, his ministers will take them lightly. But these two generals may be in bad luck. After all, warriors these days are not popular.
