"Then I understand why the government is so kind to him." Wang Shuzhan nodded again. "Letting Yue Pengju do it has its own merits and reasons, but he is young and needs the government's endorsement, so they arranged a marriage, granted a flag, and then went out to Xuande Tower. But this kind of behavior is a bit embarrassing for Zhang Boying, isn't it?"
Wanqi Xie pondered over what he said, but he didn't know if it was because he was so proud of himself after becoming a governor, so he said without hiding it: "Mr. Wang, you don't know the pros and cons again... Why did I just say that the emperor was just criticized, and then there was some turmoil in the court? It's because the emperor's authority is the most important in the court. In civil affairs, it was because the emperor was wise and knowledgeable, and he was willing to give up, so that the civil officials looked decent. If he really didn't want the civil officials to look decent, what about the Shaoxing incident? What about the military officials? In my opinion, even if there are some political tricks this time, they are mostly deliberately done to reassure people like you... As for marriage and granting flags, nine out of ten times, it's just the emperor's own interest."
"So, the key is to please the emperor himself?" Wang Shuzhan hesitated for a moment, and when he saw that there were no outsiders at the table, he whispered. "But the emperor doesn't allow the harem to get involved in government affairs, so how can we get directly to the emperor?"
"If Lord Wang only takes advantage of this wave of vacancies with this mentality, even if he gets one or two good jobs, how can he keep his seat?" Wan Qi Xie was completely helpless. "The emperor must be an ambitious emperor. If you want to be favored by him, you have to learn from Yue Pengju to do a good job... Lord Wang, do you think that I can get what I want and become a governor at this age because I used to be as scheming as you, or because I have experienced many things and recognized the situation, and I have given the emperor frank advice and worked hard? It would be better for you to listen to me, put aside your own thoughts, and focus on planning for your son and son-in-law."
Uncle Wang became more and more embarrassed, but he never talked about the matter.
Wanqi Xie saw that this man was obsessed with power and didn't know what to do. Besides, since he was now the governor, which was different from the past, and he had an ally like Qu Duan who was both civil and military, he didn't bother to pay any more attention to him. After persuading him a few more times, he left, got on his donkey, and returned home leisurely under the escort of several guards riding tall horses, preparing to take up his post in Jinan.
However, let's not talk about how Wanqi Xie took office and finally became a senior official at the age of more than 40. On the other hand, after Yue Fei, Han Shizhong and Li Yanxian were highlighted, the court did indeed impose many restrictions and back-up plans... This was expected by many people.
For example, after nearly two or three years of calls starting from the Nanyang period, the right to produce armor and weapons for various departments of the Imperial Camp was finally returned to the central government to a considerable extent...The most important and representative one was the unification of the shape of lamellar armor. From now on, the lamellar armor of various departments would be uniformly produced by the Central Military Equipment Supervision, the shape and size would be standardized, and the weaving paradigm of lamellar armor would also be established to ensure its universal use on the battlefield.
Not only that, the scale of martial arts has been further expanded. From now on, not only the Imperial Camp Rear Army and the Imperial Camp Right Army, but also all other places, if the soldiers of the Imperial Camp want to be promoted, from the actual captain who leads a hundred soldiers, they must undergo short-term training in martial arts. Promotion in the eyes of the emperor is not the favor of the generals.
In addition, after searching for craftsmen, collecting available wood, and then successfully trial-making a large thirty-wheel ship, the ship workshop in Heyin Biankou was officially established and incorporated into the Military Equipment Supervision. Zhang Rong's troops also officially handed over the ship machinery and logistics to the central government.
At the same time, the war horses confiscated by Yue Fei's troops were also distributed as a whole to the imperial cavalry in Jingdong at that time, and the Nanjing (Shangqiu) defender and veteran general Lu Xing also entered Xuzhou early.
In fact, to be fair, the previous move to unify the shape of armor plates and armor was necessary, martial arts had been brewing for a long time, and the ship workshop had been built early, otherwise Zhang Rong would not have been able to have a large ship with 30 wheels as his flagship, but the next two things seemed a bit urgent... In addition, Yue Fei was still in Beijing and Zhang Jun was still in Dengzhou, and Zhang Jun's closest nephew and son-in-law were also in Beijing, and there was also the matter of Yue Fei's eldest son Yue Yun being left in martial arts after his engagement. When you look at all these things one by one, it seems that the central government is overly concerned with power politics.
But there's nothing I can do.
Zhao Jiu himself certainly knew that Yue Fei would not embezzle the war horses, nor did he think that Zhang Jun would start a war to secede because of this setback... Zhang Jun did not have the courage or the ambition... But there was really no other way. Even if it was to be done for outsiders to see, to reassure the central government officials and the people, and to prevent "some bastards" from misjudging, this kind of behavior should be done appropriately.
In fact, based on Zhao Jiu's understanding of Zhang Jun, it is possible that General Zhang himself hopes that the court will do this.
"Pray for blessings?"
The autumn wind was rustling, the sun was warm, and Zhao Jiu had just returned from his martial arts and archery training. He was practicing calligraphy in the pavilion, but suddenly turned his head to face the other person. "Who are you praying for?"
"For the emperor, for the queen mother, for the heir in my womb, and even more for the Song Dynasty." Concubine Pan held her belly and looked at him carefully. "Didn't the emperor fall into a well at this time four years ago? The two queen mothers have to return and are unwilling to show up easily. Outsiders only say that I am unfilial. In addition, the heir died early due to convulsions in the past. I often regret it. Today, I feel the fetus moving again. Everyone says it's a prince, so I feel uneasy... So, I want to go to Mingdao Palace with the emperor."
Zhao Jiu glanced at Concubine Pan, his expression unchanged but speechless in his heart. He knew very well that although this concubine was beautiful, fair-skinned, fragrant, and had good cooking skills, her brain was far inferior to that of the younger Wu Yu. This time, she must have been easily instigated by someone because of the key words of the crown prince, the queen, etc.
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