The court was over, and the emperor and his ministers left the Taiqian Palace.
Lao Ba did not say anything about removing Tong Haoran from his official position. After all, he is an old minister. He needs to be treated with dignity and let him submit a letter to resign.
If this old guy doesn't look good, Lao Ba doesn't mind helping him look good.
After all, the current emperor is still 80% new. For an old guy like Tong Haoran who is in a high position and is a veteran, Tudouzi moves and gets out all on his own initiative. Lao Ba is not willing to take the initiative.
The court is like this, you can still see swords and guns in the battle formation, the court is full of hidden arrows, each one is meaner than the last.
Unable to be familiar with the rules, unable to make rules, not knowing how to be patient, not knowing how to advance or retreat, thinking that they are walking in a leisurely manner, but little do they know that they have already been covered by an airtight net. One second they are graceful, and the next second they are as disgraced as a wild dog. Jump on others.
It is difficult to distinguish between friends and foes. Common interests make the arms of different people overlap and become intimate. Different goals cause them to suddenly split and bite each other. The winner then uses his incomplete body to overlap with the corpse on the ground in an attempt to become complete, until One day, he suddenly discovered that he had become a monster.
Which minister in the court is not a monster, which one is not left with corpses behind him, how can there be any good people? Good people cannot be ministers, ministers are not divided into good and bad, even if it is Zhou Zhenghuai, even if it is Sun Shouting, even if it is Qian Ji, they can only say They have the people at heart, are willing to sacrifice everything for the people, and are good ministers who are loyal to the emperor and patriotic, but they cannot be said to be good people.
After the court was over, the biggest monsters in the court gathered in Jingzhi Hall and sat in rows.
The ministers are all here, but there is only one minister, Huang Youwei. There are a total of three people riding, plus the emperor's horse. Eunuch Suan went to wait for the military report outside the palace. Every day around noon, there will be military reports from the south. The time is almost up. .
"How many wine sacks and rice bags are there in my court, how many corpses are left to eat without food, and how many people are just trying to make ends meet."
The emperor, who was sitting behind the imperial court, gave a wry smile: "It's just a piece of government decree, which is supposed to be a policy that benefits the country and the people. I am very disappointed that the dignified envoy of the supervisory board actually used such an important matter to criticize Han You."
The various ministers and Huang Youwei didn't say anything. Everyone was used to it.
Most of the courtiers are ministers of the previous dynasty. If everyone can focus on one place and use their energy in one place, how can the Dakang Dynasty be destroyed by you, Zhou Laoba?
There is no way to talk about the situation in the court, just get used to it.
"Issue an industrial law decree?"
Lao Ba looked at Wu Dingbi: "I have a low eye in Beijing, and no one dares to make mistakes. What I want is that the government decrees are clear, and that all the government orders of the country and the dynasty are clear. After the decree is promulgated, if the various departments violate the yin and yang, the Ministry of Punishment cannot Appeasement.”
"My lord, please remember and obey."
Wu Dingbi stood up and saluted, expressing his stance.
It's no good if you don't express your position. The Southland is in a mess now. I won't allow the country to make any more mistakes. If Zhou Laoba gets anxious, it's not impossible to expose his true nature directly.
The southern region is in chaos and the capital must be stable. Lao Ba looked at Atai and said, "Have you checked out the errand I gave you a few days ago?"
"When I reply to Your Majesty, they are all scholars from the south."
What Lao Ba was asking about was the rumor that someone made about Han You. It was Da Lao Huang who reported this matter.
Zhao Tai stood up and continued: "General Han behaved a bit wildly when he arrived in the Southland."
When you reach the level of Zhao Tai, you can say whatever you want and you can't hide the facts just to please the emperor.
"There is a man among Commander Han's entourage, his surname is Pei and his given name is Qi. He is a scholar with no official position and has been conferred the title of magistrate of Yizhou."
They are all well-informed people with sharp eyes and ears. They know that Zhou Ke's eldest son Zhou Xiao has rebelled, and no one in Yizhou is sitting in the palace.
Lao Ba shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It seems that there is really no one available in Nandi. Otherwise, Han You wouldn't be willing to avoid relatives."
The ministers secretly sighed.
If this is not considered love, what is there to be sad about? It is obviously nepotism, but when it comes to the emperor's mouth, it has become a matter of not avoiding relatives in favor of the virtuous.
It is unheard of for a city magistrate to be appointed without even having an official title. There is also the word "canonization". Where did the imperial edict come from? The emperor must have known Zhou Xiao was going to rebel and wrote the imperial edict in advance. If this is the case, old man It's impossible for Ba to be so worried.
Atai didn't have any strange expression when he saw Lao Ba, and mentioned several other things. He went to other roads to collect food and grass, and collected food and grass more violently, which made many local officials dare not speak out, and they were transferred back and forth. The soldiers of the government kept everything simple, not even following formal procedures and so on.
For these things, any minister would have been recalled long ago.
In fact, Han You has caused so much trouble in the Southland, dismissed many officials, and appointed many officials. Even if the old man trusts him again, he will have to recall him.
Artai didn't bring any personal information, so he said whatever he knew about it. He talked a lot and tentatively said: "Your Majesty, why don't you order General Han to return to Beijing? If it goes on for a long time, I'm afraid..."
Everyone thought that what Artai meant was that if it went on for a long time, it would make people think that the emperor allowed Han You to act recklessly. In fact, Artai couldn't stand it anymore. His daughter was in ink every day, and Brother Hai opened his mouth and closed his mouth. He asked how the war in the south was going. She was afraid that something might happen if Han You took her Brother Hai out to kill the enemy.
Sun Shouting, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, observed Lao Ba's face and said: "I think so too. Compared with fighting, General Han is better at turning stones into gold. When the Nanguan War started, the preparation of grain and grass, the expenditure of money and other matters, the Ministry of Household Affairs Now I am still supporting it with all my strength. Before General Han left Beijing, he said that during the tax season, it would be better to send out sword guards to inspect the tax bank. It would be better..."
Lao Ba did not express his position. He knew that Han You went to Nandi to capture Zhou Tianfeng.
Nanguan can definitely be defended, but we don't know how heavy the losses will be. In Lao Ba's eyes, the barbarians are nothing to fear, and Zhou Tianfeng, who is proficient in battle formations, is the biggest problem.
Thinking of Zhou Tianfeng, Lao Bacha changed the subject: "As long as Canglin is good at guarding Nanguan, there will be no losses. After the Fanman is defeated, he should chase the enemy into the mountains and beat the Fanman to a great extent."
Lao Ba also has selfish motives. After defeating the Fanman coalition, Zhou Tianfeng will definitely have to run away. If he doesn't get out of seclusion, he won't be able to catch him.
Looking at the Minister of War and Huang Youwei, Lao Ba asked: "Does the Ministry of War have the talent of a general? He needs to be familiar with the terrain of Nanguan Mountains and Forests."
The Minister of War did not say a word, as if he was dead on the spot. Huang Youwei's eyes were a little evasive.
Lao Ba asked again: "Are there any generals in the Ministry of War who served in Nanguan back then?"
"Indeed there are."
Having said this, Huang Youwei had no choice but to speak: "Master Han Bairen."
"oh?"
Lao Ba's eyes lit up. He had heard a lot of rumors about Han Bairen. They were true and false. If they were half as powerful as the rumors he heard, he would temporarily transfer over to see if Zhou Tianfeng could be caught. It's not impossible, anyway, rectifying Jingwei cannot be done overnight.
"Based on Huang Aiqing's understanding of Han Bairen, if he leads a partial army, can he enter the mountain?"
Huang Youwei looked troubled. He didn't know how to speak, so he chose his words: "Wei Chen has never served in Nanguan, but many of his colleagues in the government office have served in the army in Nanguan. There are four major forces in the mountains outside Nanguan." The tribes have the largest number of troops. In the second year of Yangshun, the four major tribes could gather an army of 70,000, all of them young and strong."
"I know these four major tribes, let's continue."
"In the second year of Kangzhi, the vanguard armies of the four major tribes wanted to attack the border. At that time, General Han was appointed as the general of the garrison. He was ordered to be in danger. Tao Xiu, the deputy commander of Nanguan, handed over the control of the three Zhechongfu soldiers and Gongma camp to General Han. Tao Xiu then led 15,000 men to form a front army, fought with two of the four major tribes, and drove back the foreign tribes."
The emperor's face showed emotion: "I have heard about this. Han Bairen had 8,000 men and Tao Xiu had 15,000 men, a total of 23,000 men. They repelled the two major tribes and aliens, a total of 30,000 men, and lost all their troops in the battle. Two percent of the soldiers died, that's great."
Huang Youwei opened his mouth, but stopped talking.
The emperor sighed: "Tao Xiu, I know that he is a handsome man. Unfortunately, it was Han Bairen and Tao Xiu who were able to defeat the 50,000 barbarian army. But now Tao Xiu..."
The Emperor felt that it was a pity that he did not go on. The combination of Han Bairen and Tao Xiu was indeed powerful, but it was a pity that there was only one Han Bairen left. The combination of the two of them was the best, and it would not be of much use if they released a single.
Huang Youwei still looked like he was hesitant to speak.
What he wanted to say was that Han Bairen and Tao Xiu could defeat two major tribes, but if Han Bairen commanded the army by himself, he could defeat four major tribes.
Huang Youwei still didn't explain. He knew Han Bairen too well. If his father Han was unwilling to fight anymore and found out that he had "recommended" him, Huang Youwei thought he would die miserably. Lao Huang died, he chose the former.
"Great victory, great victory, great victory!"
At this moment, Wenwu rushed in, with a look of ecstasy on his face: "Your Majesty, a great victory at Nanguan, the formation killed 20,000 people, captured countless gains, captured the rebel Zhou Tianfeng alive, captured Zhou Tianfeng alive!"
"What!"
The emperor suddenly stood up, and other ministers looked shocked.
"It has only been a few days, but we have achieved a great victory. We killed 20,000 people. How is this possible?"
Wen and Wu hurriedly ran in: "Great victory, this is the military report personally sent by the captain of Nanguan Zhechong Mansion. Great victory, Your Majesty!"
