Chapter 32 Beware of onlookers
It seems that Fang Zhenghua guessed some of the ideas of Emperor Chongzhen, but this speculation tended to be negative, so Fang Zhenghua refused to say it so as not to cause unnecessary trouble. Zhou Shixiong naturally also guessed why Emperor Chongzhen agreed to this proposal. He concluded that Emperor Chongzhen was still a loyal fan of promoting literature and suppressing martial arts. Now he is forced to use military officials to reap the situation and does not want military officials to rise up. Since civil officials took the initiative to cause trouble for military officials, Emperor Chongzhen followed the flow and realized the civil and military command.
This special dynasty meeting was still held in Wuying Hall. The square in front of the hall was filled with officials wearing military officers' robes, and there was a piece of Qilin Bai Ze. Zhou Shixiong, the tiger down the mountain, had no power in front of many divine beasts, but Fang Zhenghua led him straight into the hall, but those divine beasts could only stand in the square, making the beast king on earth look down on the divine beasts.
Most of the military officers outside the hall were sons and nephews of nobles, and their official positions were hereditary and enfeoffed. Less than one-third of the people earned this divine beast suit by their own ability. It has to be noted that their divine beast suit is still fake. If worn according to the system regulations, they are all of the third-grade tigers and fourth-grade leopards, and of course they are not qualified to enter the hall.
More than a hundred people stood in the hall, with civil and military officials standing on the left and right, and there was no one on the dragon throne in the middle. It seemed that the meeting time was not yet up. Fang Zhenghua stopped outside the door and whispered to remind Zhou Shixiong to line up on the right. Since the emperor had not arrived yet, the atmosphere in the hall was very warm, and civil and military officials whispered to form a buzzing sound. Zhou Shixiong walked in and attracted many people's attention. Except for Luo Yangxing and Bi Ziyan who recognized Zhou Shixiong, no one else knew who this young man was, and how he dared to enter the hall in a tiger suit!
"Boy, who asked you to come in!" A fat man with a white face and no need to be like a big dough asked loudly. Zhou Shixiong looked around and then raised his index finger and pointed at himself two points, "Ask me?"
"Hui'an Bo, please tell me. This is Master Zhou, the Fucheng Bo, who is ordered to inspect the defense of the capital. The two uncles are close to each other." Luo Yangxing ran over immediately. Zhou Shixiong's lethality left a deep impression on him. Everyone knows Hui'an Bo's domineering character. If the two conflict, Hui'an Bo will suffer a loss. I don't know whether Zhou Shixiong will be fine.
"Oh, you are the brother of Empress Zhou. You are so rude. Hui'an Bo Li Qingzhen pays his respects to the uncle." Although Zhou Shixiong did not hold a ceremony for his title, the royal relatives in the capital knew about this, so they are familiar with the title of Fucheng Bo.
"Your Madam Hui'an is polite, Lord Luo, I don't understand the rules when attending the court meeting for the first time. Please give me some advice." Zhou Shixiong had no good feelings for this fat man, so he casually asked Luo Yangxing to find a place for him and threw Hui'an aside.
Luo Yangxing explained to Zhou Shixiong that the station teams are ranked according to two sets of rules. First, the Super Grade Master stands in one row, then the one with grades and actual positions, and the rest are the one with grades and non-positions. The so-called two sets of rules mean that no matter whether there is a real position or not, those with titles stand together and queue up according to the level of titles.
Hui'an Bo Zhang Qingzhen is the governor of the Beijing camp. He is not only a super Count but also a first-rate military official. He is the number one among the earls. Unfortunately, there are too many fierce people coming today, so he, the Count with military power, can only stand aside. Not to mention the two big bosses, Zhang Weixian, Duke Cheng Guogong Zhu Chunchen, the Marquis of Zhenyuan Gu Zhaoji and Marquis of Gongshu Wu Weiying, among the Marquis, are not the people that Zhang Qingzhen can offend.
Zhang Qingzhen, who is used to being the Monkey King, was given face by Zhou Shixiong in front of many civil and military ministers. How could he be a human being if he didn't find him back? Although he was afraid of Luo Yangxing, the emperor's confidant, Zhang Qingzhen decided to do something. "Uncle, you are the in-laws of the emperor, of course you have to stand in the first row. What kind of pride will you become a scheming together with us little earls."
Zhang Qingzhen's words are not nonsense, but they have to depend on the occasion. If it is just a noble court meeting, the national relatives are indeed standing in front of them. Today is a special court meeting, and the highest levels of civil and military officials are on the scene. Not to mention Zhou Shixiong's kids, even if the empress's father comes, he dare not stand in the first row. Zhang Qingzhen is mocking Zhou Shixiong, the count of the Count, for his inappropriate foundation. Unfortunately, the whole audience understands what he is saying, only the person involved does not understand.
Zhou Shixiong looked at him blankly, turned to continue talking to Luo Yangxing, "Since there are so many twists and turns, I'd better stand behind. After all, I'm just the first time I've attended a court meeting, so newcomers should stand behind." Zhou Shixiong didn't want to get entangled in the matter of placing the sect and reunion, and he was with Luo Yangxing.
After giving a statement, I walked directly to the gate of the hall and decided to occupy the throne of the last place.
Luo Yang was a little amused and crying. This adult's temperament is really hard to grasp, and it tastes a bit unique. Zhang Qingzhen was ignored again, and his face seemed to be covered with colorful ink, sometimes blue and sometimes red. Just as he was about to get angry, Wang Chengen's voice came from the rear of the palace, "Long live the ministers and kneel down to greet him."
Emperor Chongzhen finally arrived, and the ministers knelt down and began to chant the curse, "Long live our emperor."
Of course, Zhou Shixiong would not kneel down. It was already very interesting to bow and salute ninety degrees. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen saw Zhou Shixiong standing near the gate at first sight, "Great companion, ask Zhou Aiqing to come to my side later." Emperor Chongzhen wanted to recommend Zhou Shixiong to his ministers. It seemed that he did not plan to let Zhou Shixiong leave the capital.
"Long live, please forgive me for being too much. This move may be inappropriate." Emperor Chongzhen knew what Wang Chengen knew best. Wang Chengen could be grateful to Zhou Shixiong for helping Zhou Shixiong, but would never allow Zhou Shixiong to stay with the emperor. Zhou Shixiong had only been in the capital for more than a month, and Wang Chengen clearly felt that the position of the first favorite minister was saying goodbye to him.
"Oh, you say." Emperor Chongzhen did not expect that the first objection was Wang Chengen, and he was opposed without expressing other intentions. Emperor Chongzhen was a little unhappy.
"The emperor will not give others justice." There are only a few dozen steps from the back hall to the front hall. After saying a few words, he has arrived at the exit. Wang Chengen no longer spoke, and it is difficult for Emperor Chongzhen to ask questions, so he can only put aside this discussion for the time being.
Emperor Chongzhen sat down on the dragon throne, and then Wang Chengen presided over the leadership of asking everyone to return to the team, and then the formal meeting began. The proposal to form the emperor's personal army has been discussed and approved by the senior officials. In addition to declaring the legitimacy of the proposal, this meeting today also has the intention of bargaining for everyone. According to the idea of civil officials, the front-line tour group of nobles and military generals must of course go to the most dangerous places to supervise the formation.
How could the military officials accept such a journey of death? Although they agreed to the task of forming the emperor's personal army and going to the front line to supervise the formation, the military officials also came up with a way to deal with it. The British Duke Zhang Weixian suggested that the main cities around the capital should be sent to supervise the formation, and the most intimate Tongzhou, Huairou, Shunyi, Huairou, Xianghe, Miyun, Changping, Liangxiang and other places should also go. Today's meeting is to confirm how to divide the group, who will go to Tongshunhuai and other dangerous places, and who will go to Xiangmi Changliang and other safe places.
Wang Chengen first announced the edict, declaring the necessity and urgency of the establishment of the Emperor's personal army, and at the same time announced the scope of the shortlisted military auditions. Military officers in Beijing, who are under the age of 40 or above, must join the Emperor's personal army. Military officers who do not meet the age can designate a relative to join the Emperor's personal army on their behalf to serve the Emperor. The disabled and sick military officers are the same as above. In short, you must join me and don't think about running away.
The more Zhou Shixiong heard, the more strange it became. I didn’t seem to be a military general in the capital, so why did I come here? Strictly speaking, Zhou Shixiong is certainly not a military position in the capital, but Zhou Shixiong had no place to make sense. What does it mean to be in Beijing? The title of an official in Beijing is called a civilian. If you are in Beijing, you are also called a civilian in Beijing. How to explain it depends on the emperor’s thoughts. This is the domineering clause of the domineering side!
Then there was a group discussion. Zhou Yanru first spoke, "Long live, I think we should refer to the customs of the imperial envoy, and set up posts such as chief and deputy envoy and military supervisor to facilitate the management and allocation." Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren discussed for a long time before coming up with this move. Don't you martial officials want to join the group? Throw a piece of dog meat out and let you fight, and see how you join the group.
From the perspective of clarifying the power and responsibilities, this proposal is very correct. Neither the noble leaders Zhang Weixian nor Zhu Chunchen could resist this proposal, and the others were even less qualified to interrupt. The first proposal was passed so strangely. Then the British Duke Zhang Weixian stood up and said, "Long live, there are many military officials in Beijing, and there are nearly a thousand people in addition to some who are sent to move. I suggest that ten people will be assigned to the local generals, and the rotation will be completed for a month."
The issue of the division has been discussed a long time ago. Zhang Weixian no longer wastes his saliva and only makes a fuss about the number of people. Too many people is a fact, and too many supervisors is useless. Ten people are just one team. This is an obvious reason. Another reason that cannot be said is the grade. If there are too many people in a supervisory army, how can people with a small rank be arranged? Can low-level officials with titles manage senior officials without titles?
These cannot be simply determined by a certain standard. At least Zhang Zhiji, the son of British Duke Zhang Weixian, would not accept Zhang Qingzhen's control. Zhang Zhiji is now just a hereditary commander and has no title. It is different from Hui'an Bo Zhang Qingzhen's governor of the Beijing camp, but Zhang Qingzhen, cannot make any plans, but Zhang Qingzhen would never dare to take advantage of Zhang Zhiji, the young master. This is the unspoken rule. Therefore, Zhang Weixian's proposal was passed strangely again.
Next is to divide pork. Whoever is qualified to be the commander of the army is the deputy commander and the supervisor will fight. Zhou Shixiong watched the fun all the way, and he didn't recognize the people in the hall, and his name was even more unfamiliar. What else can he do besides watching the fun?
Zhou Shixiong was patiently waiting for the court meeting to end so that he could go back and continue to live his stable life. But someone didn't let him go. Emperor Chongzhen sat on the high dragon throne to observe the ministers. Seeing Zhou Shixiong leaning out at the end, he looked like an onlooker, Emperor Chongzhen was happy. "The candidates recommended by all the ministers are very good. I recommend one. Zhou Shixiong, the Boss of Fucheng, is very capable, so he should also arrange a regular envoy."
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Chapter completed!