AWB Chapter 372 The future number one powerful official?
Chapter 372 The future number one powerful official?
The news that Lin Chong was transferred to Beijing to report on his work... was known only to a few people.
** is one of them.
When Gu Jing's family had just set off from Ningzhou, Emperor Xia learned the news through the Internal Guard Bureau, so he sent a letter to the border, asking Lin Chong to go to the capital to report on his work.
**Knowing that this was Emperor Xia's way of compensating Gu Jingzhi.
Of course, there is another reason.
Emperor Xia was particularly satisfied with Gu Jingzhi's ability and attitude when he came back this time. However, none of Gu Jingzhi's family members had been in Beijing for a long time, which was a small concern in Emperor Xia's heart.
This time, all of Gu Jingzhi's family members came back, and they brought all the cash they could move to the capital. Emperor Xia naturally knew that this was Gu Jingzhi's preparation to support the court's currency reform.
Emperor Xia naturally liked a minister who could use all his family property to support the court.
However, Gu Jingzhi's current status has reached its limit, and it is impossible for him to be promoted in the short term. Therefore, Emperor Xia wants to give some honors and favors to the people around him.
Lin Feng often serves in front of the emperor and has caught the eye of Emperor Xia. However, he is still too young. Although he has military achievements, compared with his military achievements at the border, they have reached their limit!
So I thought of Lin Chong.
Lin Chong came to prominence when Gu Jingzhi was on a diplomatic mission to Beili. A few thousand of him destroyed the food supplies of Beili's army of more than 100,000, forcing Nangong Shouyi to give up his harassment of the Daxia delegation and also gained a new prefecture.
Afterwards, Lin Chong stayed at the border, and even Li Sheng praised him as a rare military talent.
After that came the battle in the northwest. As a newly recruited cavalryman of Daxia, Lin Chong followed the army to gain experience in the northwest, and his military exploits were among the best.
Therefore, Emperor Xia came up with the idea of transferring him to the capital.
** whispered, "According to the time, we should be able to reach the capital in the next few days!"
"Well!"
Emperor Xia nodded slightly, then said, "Recently, the commander of the City Defense Battalion, Xiao Sheng, has been impeached by the censors. The military discipline of the City Defense Battalion has been corrupted. It's time to rectify it!"
"Li Sheng once said that Lin Chong was a strict commander of the army. His military achievements alone are enough to earn him this position. Let him worry about it!"
"..."
** raised his eyelids and glanced at Emperor Xia.
Although he looked calm on the surface, his heart was in turmoil.
The City Defense Battalion seems to be only responsible for maintaining public order in the capital and conducting daily patrols, but it actually has another important responsibility, which is to guard the capital. It is the army closest to the imperial palace except for the imperial guards.
Although the city defense battalion is only equipped with 30,000 people, divided into nine gates of the capital, there are only 3,000 people in each battalion, but what is the actual situation?
Outside the capital, there is the Jingji Camp, which houses a permanent army of 300,000.
The capital camp is almost entirely controlled by the founding nobles, in fact, the hands of Emperor Xia. However, in recent years, with the efforts of the second prince and the Yin family, some aristocratic factions have also gained control of important positions!
Emperor Xia kept saying that the city defense camp had poor military discipline, which was detrimental to the security of the capital, but in reality, under the emperor's feet, even if the military discipline was poor, no one dared to do anything evil.
I think it was the officers and soldiers in the camp who were causing trouble. After all, the city defense camp has always been a place for the children of the powerful to gild themselves!
The functions of the city defense camp gradually weakened, and there was no need for border generals to rectify it, let alone a ruthless general like Lin Chong.
Imagine.
If Lin Chong were in charge of the city defense camp, with his military command skills at the border, how would those gilded young masters cope?
The emperor's move is tantamount to a major reshuffle of the city defense camp!
As the emperor's confidant, when Emperor Xia ordered Lin Chong to come to Beijing, he knew that this was to compensate Gu Jingzhi.
After all, when Gu Jingzhi returned to the capital this time, he was not only efficient in his work, but also had a very positive position. The return of his family to the capital not only completely dispelled Emperor Xia's worries, but also brought back 20 million taels of silver in cash contracts and the support of wealthy merchants in Jiangnan.
This kind of achievement may seem insignificant at the moment, but in the long run, it is definitely a long-term move to consolidate the foundation of Daxia.
I originally thought that Emperor Xia would give him a higher rank and let him go to the capital camp for training, but I didn't expect it to be the city defense camp.
This arrangement can explain a lot of problems!
If Lin Chong was in charge of the city defense camp in the capital, and Lin Feng was leading a battalion of imperial guards in the palace... it's terrifying just to think about it, because they are brothers!
But knowing this, why did Emperor Xia send Lin Chong to the city defense camp?
Both of them are relatives of Gu Jingzhi. Now that Gu Jingzhi has brought his family back to the capital, Emperor Xia no longer has any worries, so he can safely hand over the city defense camp to Lin Chong.
These are just the surface.
The real reason is probably to pave the way for the prince.
After the Crown Prince experienced the case of the empty seal, his power was unparalleled. No one could shake his position as the crown prince, unless... they started a rebellion!
If anyone really dared to do this, Lin Feng would follow Emperor Xia. Although he only had a few thousand people under his command, these people were the guards who followed Gu Jingzhi to Ningzhou.
These people wiped out tens of thousands of bandits in Ningzhou and worked tirelessly in Ningzhou for two years. In terms of combat effectiveness, they are the mouths of the imperial guards.
Even if someone dares to cause chaos in the imperial city, Lin Feng can definitely stop them. By then, the city defense camp will provide support... the rebellious army will be a joke.
Well, the problem is coming.
Is this a tacit agreement between Emperor Xia and Gu Jingzhi, or is Emperor Xia simply going with the flow?
**It is not very clear, but based on his understanding of Gu Jingzhi, it should be the latter. Emperor Xia should have seen Gu Jingzhi bring his family back to Beijing, so Lin Chong's military position is a compensation for him.
After all, how could this young couple live apart for a long time?
Moreover, with Gu Jingzhi's stubborn character, he would never do such a thing as using his family as hostage in exchange for power! Although the families of important officials in the court must stay in the capital, this is the court's custom.
But convention and intentionality are two different things!
After thinking this through, ** couldn't help but sigh that during this transfer of power, there really was no room for error!
He couldn't even imagine that if Gu Jingzhi had not been cultivated early by Emperor Xia and kept as a minister of the new monarch, it would not have been so easy for the prince to consolidate his power.
Emperor Xia didn't know that in such a short moment, ** had thought so much in his mind.
He stood up and straightened his sleeves. "After Lin Chong returned to the capital to report to the Ministry of War, you had him brought here directly. Speaking of which... I'm also a little curious about this natural military talent that General Li mentioned!"
"This Lin family is really not bad. Three generations and three sons. One is a natural-born general, and one will soon pass the imperial examination and enter the court. Although Lin Feng is not as good at using troops as Lin Chong, he is an extremely intelligent person... Haha!"
Emperor Xia laughed loudly, then left the imperial study and prepared to rest, leaving ** alone behind to guess secretly!
A third-rank minister who holds the Great Xia Dragon Bird and is also a marquis.
There were a pair of cousins in the army, one in charge of the city defense camp, and the other serving in the imperial guards. Such power...
I'm afraid that in the future, Song Pu will be inferior to him!