Chapter 74 Windy Beam 3

In the Central Hall, the emperor sitting on the throne continued to say: "I read the whole good news and found that Xu Jinghong mentioned above made his first contribution in the battle to capture the Black Mountain Cliff. I am very relieved. I think the court will reward this person as a good student and promote him to a battalion to encourage soldiers to make more military contributions. I don't know what you think?

The ministers in the palace were stunned when they heard this, and the question raised by the emperor was really beyond their expectation. This is not only because they did not expect that the emperor would go to manage the appointment and removal of middle-level generals in the army, but also because many people even heard the name Xu Jinghong for the first time. How should they answer?

Only a few people, such as the father and son of the Xu family, Ye Mingyang and Fang Yuanshan, know the origin of Xu Jinghong, and their thoughts are also different. Xu Wanyou was the most anxious and hurried out of work and said, "Your Majesty, this must be done! Xu Jinghongchen has also checked it, but it's just a squadron. Even if he made a small contribution in this battle, it's really not enough to promote him to the fifth grade. This will not only boost the morale of soldiers, but also bring counterproductive effects!"

Fang Yuanshan also stood up after Xu Wanyou's words and expressed his opinion, which is naturally the same as his brother-in-law. Because of Fang's relationship, Fang Yuanshan has also been famous for Xu Jinghong for a long time. Although he still doesn't know the ability of this teenager, there is always nothing wrong with suppressing him.

Ye Mingyang did not say anything, but looked at everything in front of him with a sneer. At the same time, there was a warning in his heart. What the emperor did today was very wrong, as if he was expanding his power in a planned way. In this way, he, who was not suspicious, suddenly became suspicious of the emperor: "Is it possible that the person behind the news behind the world this time is the emperor who has always seemed to be suppressed by us to be unable to do anything?"

"What the two Aiqing said also makes some sense. I was careless for a moment." The emperor's face did not change and said, "But this man has made such a contribution, the court should still reward him for promotion, but I don't know how to reward him?"

"Just give him some silver and encourage him again. As for the promotion, the army* has come to do it. Xu Wanyou hurriedly put forward his own views.

"What does Xu Sima think?" The emperor was not very interested in this suggestion and directly asked a person who dared not offend and refute it.

Xu Zhengnian still looked dizzy. After coughing, he said, "I don't think it's a bad thing to promote some young generals. After all, my military in the Song Dynasty will still be supported by them in the future.

"But old marquis, we still don't know what we can do about this. If it is an exceptional promotion and his ability is limited, won't it make the world laugh?" Xu Wanyou didn't dare to speak at this time. Fortunately, there was still Fang Yuanshan.

"The two Qing families have good ideas, so I'll give you a compromise." At this time, the emperor knew that it had reached a critical moment and did not put up with it any more, but directly gave his own method: "Call this Xu Jinghong to Beijing to see his ability. If he does have military talent, as Xu Sima said, he should give him an important task to cultivate a successor in our Song army. If not, it's not too late to say it then!"

When Xu Wanyou heard this, his heart thumped. The emperor actually wanted to summon Xu Jinghong to Beijing. Isn't this causing trouble for himself? But the more anxious he is, the more he can't think of a rebuttal. The emperor has given his own opinion through the opinions of Xu Zhengnian and Fang Yuanshan, which is indeed very reasonable.

"What do you think of this?" The emperor asked again, and he knew very well that the first step of his plan was about to be achieved, which made him inexplicably excited.

"I would like to obey your majesty's holy will!" After a long silence and still had no reason to refute, the ministers had to pass this method, but Xu Wanyou's face became extremely ugly. Although he was not worried that Xu Jinghong could hurt him, he was uncomfortable at the thought of this son who hated him coming to Beijing.

The court ended after discussing the reward of the Southwest Army, and the ministers also withdrew from the hall after saluted again. The faces of the heads of the seven masters are a little ugly, because they know that the rise of the military they are worried about may be much bigger. As for whether the guy named Xu Jinghong comes to the capital or not, he is not very concerned about them.

However, there are exceptions. For example, the Xu family and his son have different views on this. When everyone left the palace and wanted to go back to the government, Xu Zhengnian called his son into his car.

As soon as he saw his son come in and put down the curtain, the old man raised his face: "Why do you want to push out such a good opportunity? Jinghong is also from my Xu family. Now he has such an opportunity to get ahead. Why do you still interfere with it?

"Father, isn't the child also worried that he still has a preconcern on us?" In front of his angry father, Xu Wanyou did not dare to have any dissatisfaction and said bitterly, "You also know what happened back then. He never regarded me as his father. If he really becomes a climate, I'm afraid it will be bad for our Xu family.

"He doesn't regard you as your own father, which is also because you don't regard him as your son first. You and I are blind, but you are so despised and even ignored by you! Look at those guys again, which one is not fooling around in the court by the merits of the old man. But he has made great contributions without relying on his help. Isn't such a talent the help of the rejuvenation of our Xu family?

"Does his father mean to accept him again?" Xu Wanyou said in his heart that it was not good.

"Yes, Jinghong is a person who sheds the blood of my Xu family. As long as we treat him sincerely, he still has the possibility of turning back. What's more, those who can stand in the court now are all family. If he wants to make a difference, he must rely on us. Isn't this a two-profit thing? This time, I entrusted the future of our Xu family to you. You must bring him back to our family. Only in this way is the most beneficial.

"The child obeys!" Although he was still very reluctant, Xu Wanyou only scored this head under his father's forced life. Of course, he still can't know what he will do.

At the same time, in Ye Mingyang's sedan chair, he was also talking to his brother Ye Mingyuan: "It seems that the emperor is also unwilling to be lonely and wants to do something before he dies." He didn't pay attention to this emperor who had lost his imperial power.

Ye Mingyuan was slightly stunned and immediately nodded and said, "It seems that the owner has seen something wrong. In fact, it is understandable that as the king of a country, he has been suppressed by us, and there is almost no power to speak of. No one can stand it until death. But isn't it too late for him to take action at this time?

"You can't be careless." Ye Mingyang twisted his thumb and said, "The king of Chuzhuang did not sing for three years, and it was amazing. Zhao Zhe has been dormant for decades and suddenly rose up in his old age. I'm afraid his power is more than that of King Zhuang of Chu.

"Then how should we deal with it?"

"Let's take a look and see what he is playing. Wang Chong must agree with others in this matter as soon as possible, so that his threat can be minimized. If he really refuses to be his puppet emperor, he has to remove it first. Anyway, several princes are staring at this position.

"So, what about the boy named Xu Jinghong? Do you want to get rid of him halfway?"

"We don't have to do this. Some people in a hurry will do it. If we are put in a disadvantage because of such an inconspicuous guy, it is not worth it. Now all we have to do is to keep an eye on the emperor and see how many tricks he can do. Ye Mingyang's eyes flashed with sharp light, and he has always been elegant.

In the palace, Zhao Zhe did not have the joy of planned success at this time. Instead, he was a little worried: "Huang Yue, what do you think I'm doing today?"

"Your Majesty's strategy is naturally very successful." Huang Yue immediately praised, and then whispered, "It's just that some things are still a little anxious, so I'm afraid it will arouse other people's suspicion."

"I also felt this layer after the event. None of them is simple. Is it so easy to get it? But I don't have time to wait. I'm already sixty-four. If I don't take action and hand over the current country to those unworthy people, I'm afraid that the world of my Zhao family will not belong to us!" With that, the emperor's face was already full of worries.

"Your Majesty... they are all old slaves who are incompetent. If the old slaves could have had some ability, how can they get to today..." Huang Yue said with self-reproach.

"No wonder, didn't I do the same at the beginning? I was still too young. That's why I can't worry about handing over the country to them. None of my five sons can fight against these powerful ministers!" After sighing, the emperor thought of another thing: "Why didn't you see King Jing in today's dynasty?" Zhao Chuang, the king of Jing, is the fourth son of the emperor.

"Your Highness left Daliang more than half a month ago and traveled around..." Huang Yue said carefully, "At that time, because your majesty was worried about the southwest, the old slave did not play."

"Well, he is open-minded. Obviously, he believes that the throne does not belong to him, so he doesn't even want to ask about the affairs of the dynasty. He just wants to be an idle prince. These five sons are either very close to those people or ignore political affairs. How can I feel at ease after a hundred years? The emperor sighed helplessly again.

Two days later, the imperial court prepared all the money and food to reward the Western Expeditionary Army and went on the road. However, the officials who sent these rewards to the southwest on behalf of the court were still grim, and he rushed on his way after joining these supplies halfway, which was also a great irony.