nashuaworldcup Chapter 352 A mess, the more chaotic the better
Chapter 352 A mess, the more chaotic the better
Seeing that he couldn't keep Shopkeeper Xue, Ji Chuhe could only ask them to take some more warm things with them on their return journey, and repeatedly reminded them to be careful about safety.
After seeing off Shopkeeper Xue, Ji Chuhe also had to get busy.
This is their first New Year in the imperial capital, so it must be lively and festive.
On the first day of the first lunar month, we have to go to the Duke's Mansion to pay New Year's greetings, and the gifts should be more abundant.
Ji Chuhe arranged all of these personally.
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As the year draws to a close, the atmosphere in the court becomes unusually depressing.
"Last night, urgent news came from the border that the Hu bandits were disturbing our border at this time and killed dozens of innocent people! If it weren't for the fourth son of the Duke's Mansion, Rong Yulan, who led people to stop them and passed the message to the generals guarding the border city to prepare for it early, the Hu bandits would have already attacked the city by now!"
After the emperor finished speaking, most of the people in the court were shocked.
The Fourth Young Master Rong has not appeared in the court for some time. Everyone thought that he was transferred to the army by the emperor, but he actually went to the border?
Has the Emperor not given up on his intention to go to war with the Hu bandits?
Once the Luo family fell, the voices advocating war almost disappeared!
After all, the treasury of the Great Xia Dynasty had been empty due to the wars in recent years.
"Your Majesty, the Hu bandits dare to invade our dynasty at this time. It seems that they are going to provoke a war again. Our dynasty must not make any concessions!" Someone in the court said righteously.
"Your Majesty, what you said is absolutely right! I second the motion!"
"Your Majesty, if there must be a war, our border army does not have a general to command it. I suggest that since Rong Yulan is at the border, why not let him take command and command the three armies!"
"Although Rong Yulan has military achievements, he is a little young. Moreover, he has no experience fighting against the Hu bandits." Someone stood up to object.
"Who else in the court is suitable for this important task?"
The few people who spoke were all low-ranking officials, and were all newly promoted by the emperor.
Those old ministers who held high positions of power said nothing, and did not even show any intention of responding.
The emperor's eyes swept over the old ministers one by one, and finally fell on Rong Yuchuan, the eldest son of the Rong family.
Rong Yuchuan did not seem to express his opinion. He had now been transferred to the position of Langzhongling, and he had absolute right to discuss this matter.
"Lingzhong, what do you think about this matter?" The emperor asked directly by name.
"Your Majesty, I'd better stay away from this matter. After all, Rong Yulan is my brother, so as to avoid the suspicion of nepotism."
As soon as Rong Yuchuan finished speaking, the court fell silent.
This is implying the Luo family and the Qin family!
"Prime Minister Qin, do you have any suitable person to recommend to the emperor?" Rong Yuchuan asked directly to Prime Minister Qin who remained silent.
The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became more solemn.
Prime Minister Qin glanced at Rong Yuchuan. Back then, even when the Rongguo Mansion was still in power in the court, no one dared to associate with him like this.
This is really an act of taking advantage of others' situation!
The old lady of the Luo family is Qin Xiang’s biological sister.
At that time, the Rong family and the Luo family were in an uproar because of Luo Heng's betrayal and breaking off the engagement, and the relationship between the Qin family and the Luo family also became a little distant.
Luo Jixun's marriage is still in a state of neither high nor low.
I have already set my sights on the Qin family.
I hope the Qin family can marry another daughter into the Luo Mansion, even if she is a concubine. As long as she gets married, her status will be raised and she will be registered under the name of the mistress.
But even so, the Qin family did not agree.
Not even one concubine's daughter.
Some time ago, when the Luo family was in trouble, Prime Minister Qin still pleaded with the emperor. He looked down on the Luo family, but he had to take care of his own sister.
After all, we are all buried in the earth up to our necks.
The Luo family's children are not prosperous, and their Qin family is not much better.
Seeing that Prime Minister Qin didn't say anything, the emperor's face looked a little unhappy.
"If there is someone in the position of Grand Marshal, this matter will be easier to handle!" the emperor said.
You should know that Marquis Zhenyuan once served as the Grand Marshal, ranked among the Three Dukes, the highest military position in Daxia, and commanded all the armies. But in just a moment, the Emperor attacked the Luo family, removed Marquis Zhenyuan from his post, and allowed him to retire at home.
The position of Grand Marshal is still vacant.
"Your Majesty, I think Rong Yulan can take on this important task. However, he does not have much combat experience after all, so we need to send a military supervisor." Prime Minister Qin spoke again.
Seeing that he finally gave in, the emperor's expression eased a little, "Who do you think should be sent as the military supervisor, Prime Minister Qin?"
"Of course it's safest to know how to fight and understand the barbarians." Prime Minister Qin only gave the conditions without mentioning any names.
"Now that Prime Minister Qin mentioned that, I thought of someone." Rong Yuchuan continued.
"Who is the Doctor-in-Chief thinking of?" the Emperor asked knowingly.
"Luo Heng, General Luo." Rong Yuchuan directly called out the name.
The atmosphere in the court became a little weird again.
Why did Prime Minister Qin recommend people from the Rongguo Mansion, and then people from the Rongguo Mansion recommended people from the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion?
"In the last incident, Luo Heng was innocently implicated, so he will be the military supervisor, and Rong Yulan will be the commander-in-chief of the three armies to resist the invasion of the Hu bandits." The emperor gave the order immediately.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
"Dismiss the court." The emperor strode out with a sullen face.
Only the people in the court were left looking at each other.
Nowadays, the situation is so chaotic that everyone wants to keep their tails between their legs and protect themselves. While protecting themselves, they are also afraid that they will not gain any benefits, and are even more afraid that their enemies will benefit.
The emperor returned to his study and was so angry that he threw all the memorials to the ground one by one!
Chao Sihai hurriedly picked up the books one by one.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Don't let your anger damage your body!"
"These bastards, I've been too indulgent to them! They all think they're very smart, but they just sit there doing nothing to govern! I'm the emperor of Daxia, and I have to deal with them if I want to do anything!"
"Your Majesty, with Lord Rong in command and Lord Luo supervising the army, they can check and balance each other. This is the best combination." Chao Sihai responded cautiously.
The emperor was so angry that he didn't want to talk anymore.
The so-called imperial power is by no means static.
When there are foreign enemies, what he needs is for the whole court to be united in resisting the foreign enemies, instead of scheming against each other for their own selfish interests!
It seems that Prime Minister Qin still has some resentment about the Luo family matter.
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Ji Chuhe breathed a sigh of relief when he received the news from the court.
"This can be considered as the dust settling now."
"Although Luo Heng is the military supervisor, he has no real power. The real power is still in the hands of my fourth uncle. The matter is indeed settled." Xiao Yan'an echoed.
"I have the late emperor's jade pendant in my hand, and I have the support of the Huaiyang Palace and the Duke's Palace. The emperor is now making use of the Duke's Palace. Moreover, he also believes that the Huaiyang Palace is loyal to him, so he will naturally not let the eldest duke act recklessly."
"I'm just afraid she'll do something dirty."
"Then we should take advantage of her still being under house arrest and not let her have another chance to resort to any tricks."
How could Ji Chuhe be the kind of person who would allow himself to be bullied!
Besides, she is no longer completely passive now!