On this day, the Emperor of Qi died in Nankang City and it was announced to the public that he died of a heart attack.
After Emperor Yangwu died, most of the Nankang imperial guards defected to King Cheng, while another part of the army claimed that King Cheng had killed his father and that the succession to the throne was completely illegal.
In the end, most of the forces in Qi chose to remain silent. Three days later, King Cheng, who had become the crown prince, ascended the throne in Shengjing, named the reign Changhe, and canonized his biological mother, Concubine Ci, as the empress dowager.
The new emperor was young, so the empress dowager took charge of the government and waited for the emperor to exercise power.
The former Empress of Emperor Yangwu became ill due to worry and had no interest in palace affairs, so she moved to Taihe Palace.
While Qi was resolving a power dispute at a lightning speed, war was still going on on the Qi-An border.
At this time, news came from Taining, the capital of Anguo, that many places in Yan had fallen.
These defeats came unexpectedly and suddenly, causing Xiao Ling, who had been confident enough to face the invasion of Qi, to suddenly feel depressed.
She just found it a little unbelievable that since the two countries first fought, the Yan army had never won a victory again.
It's outrageous. It's really outrageous.
When Xiao Ling, who was pregnant, faced Chu Yi, she finally expressed her worries:
"Chu Yi, tell me, wasn't it too rash of me to let General Shi take full charge of the war in the north? I have a feeling there might be internal disagreements. How could they have suffered so many consecutive defeats..."
"Your Majesty, why would you have such an idea?" Chu Yi was quite surprised. "General Shi's ability is obvious to all. General Liu and General Shi have always respected strength. As long as the decision is correct, General Liu will definitely not disobey the commander's order. Even if there is a disagreement, it will not affect the overall situation."
"I am just too worried about the current situation."
Xiao Ling sighed, "The Qi army is now winning victory after victory. I don't doubt General Shi's ability, which is why I appointed her as the commander-in-chief. However... General Shi's experience in military operations is definitely not as good as General Liu's. Could there be some problem with General Shi?"
Chu Yi knew that the little empress had been worried about the war in the north for some time, and she must have been frightened by the bad news that came one after another.
But so far, he has no such worries, because although a lot of territory has been lost, the army has suffered very few casualties.
What's more, Chu Yan's 100,000 troops are still waiting for an opportunity to act.
An Jun obviously did not try his best, so how could he have failed?
"Although I don't know much about warfare, I do know that there is a principle behind strategic deployment. That is, for the sake of the overall situation, sometimes concessions need to be made on certain matters. I believe that this is the intention of the Yanjing side at the moment."
Chu Yi told Xiao Ling all his analysis, held her in his arms and said comforting words.
Perhaps because she still trusted him, Xiao Ling finally calmed down.
However, the defeat in the war still left her with a vague sense of worry.
This episode was eventually resolved, but just two days later, an urgent report from the front line that had just been delivered to Beijing made Xiao Ling restless again.
Military intelligence indicated that the Yan army had suffered another defeat against the invasion of the Qi army, with this time a total of 10,000 casualties.
Xiao Ling felt completely uneasy, and she began to worry more and more whether her guess was really correct.
On Shi Qingxue's side... was there really a misstep in command, or were there conflicts among the generals?
Xiao Ling couldn't figure it out, but she didn't dare to hesitate any longer. She was afraid of something happening, so she had to do something to resist the Qi army.
She made a very inappropriate but wise decision in her heart, which was to re-employ the idle generals in the court to command the front line.
It’s okay not to give command, at least I can understand what’s going on in the north and see if there’s really a problem with command and decision-making.
To make a long story short, it means replacing generals at the last minute.
Although changing generals before a battle has always been a taboo in the military since ancient times, Xiao Ling, who was already pessimistic about the situation, didn't care about so much.
She originally wanted to ask Chu Yi to discuss which general would be suitable to supervise the army in the northern border, but after hesitating for a moment, she decided to make the decision herself.
After hastily drafting the imperial edict, he had it sent to the cabinet for dissemination.
Wenyuan Pavilion.
Faced with the decree personally drafted by Her Majesty the Empress, allowing the former Duke Rong to "honorably take office" and rush to the front line to serve as deputy marshal, several cabinet ministers looked at each other.
Finally, they handed the decree to Chu Yi tacitly.
After all, Lord Chu is not only the chief minister of the cabinet, but also the husband of Your Majesty. This kind of decree gives Lord Chu the most clear decision.
If Lord Chu thinks it is feasible, the cabinet will approve it and stamp it and send it directly to the Duke of Rong's Mansion.
If Lord Chu feels that repeated discussions are necessary, then fine, let Lord Chu discuss it with the Empress.
If Lord Chu felt that His Majesty's decision to change generals at the last minute was absurd, that was a matter between the couple, and they had no power to interfere.
Chu Yi's face darkened when he saw the draft decree.
What is this little empress doing?
Why do I feel like I always like to do these things after I know the war in the north is not going well?
Chu Yi just felt a little headache, but the decree in his hand would definitely not be passed.
After a long silence, he looked up at the crowd.
"Reject this imperial edict. If there are any similar imperial edicts in the future, don't waste time sending them to the cabinet."
The meaning of this statement is very clear. Not only can the cabinet not agree to this intention, but it must also reject it directly.
It was obvious that the Empress would not be given another chance to issue an order.
Since the founding of the An Kingdom, a cabinet has been established. After the emperor's direct decree, it needs to be reviewed and approved by the cabinet before it can leave the palace.
If there is no decree approved by the cabinet, it can only be regarded as an imperial decree and has no validity in the court.
Of course, if the emperor has enough power, he can ignore these things.
However, the cabinet can approve the emperor's edict, but it does not have the right to directly reject it.
What does "reject" mean? The emperor rejected, which means to oppose.
However, your cabinet rejected the edict drafted by the emperor. The relationship between them obviously needs further speculation.
It is obvious that what Lord Chu meant was that after this edict is returned, His Majesty does not need to make any changes.
No matter how many changes you make, the cabinet will not approve!
Everyone looked at each other again, feeling a little confused.
Lord Chu's words are always final, but the cabinet does not have the right to reject the emperor's edict. This was written into the ancestral precepts by Emperor Taizu when he established the cabinet after abolishing the prime minister.
Today, the imperial edict representing the ancestral teachings is hung in Wenyuan Pavilion, which is the cabinet hall where they are.
Well, Lord Chu was facing the four of them, so he certainly couldn't see the ancestral precepts, and he didn't need to care about Emperor Taizu's warning.
But the imperial edict is hung on the wall of Wenyuan Pavilion after all. Violating the ancestral teachings in private is one thing to do in private, but we can't do such a thing in front of the imperial edict of Emperor Taizu, right?
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