In the political hall, hundreds of civil and military officials lined up, waiting for the arrival of the King of Jin.
As a second-rank military commander, Wei Yuan stood in the ranks of generals, second only to the Right Prime Minister, the Minister of War, and the other two veteran military governors, Xu Tongshou and Lu Wenbai.
Among the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, there were many young-looking people, but in fact only Wei Yuan was the only one under forty, and there were only two or three under fifty.
There were eight or nine people over 100 years old. Therefore, many officials lined up behind Wei Yuan were looking at Wei Yuan secretly, mostly because he was too young.
"The Holy King has arrived!" As Liu Quangong's familiar voice sounded, King Jin entered the palace and sat down on the throne.
There was nothing important in the morning court today, it was just daily court affairs. Then the King of Jin encouraged the three Jiedu envoys who came to Beijing to meet the Holy Spirit. After a few words, he said: "Wei Aiqing!"
Wei Yuan came out, and all the officials knew that the main event was coming.
"Wei Aiqing defeated the Wu Clan the day before yesterday and has recently repelled the attacks of the Wu Clan. The Wu Clan sent out many ghost witches, but they still came back. Such a record really boosts the morale of our Jin Dynasty!"
The officials in the palace suddenly changed their expressions. It was not surprising that the Wu Clan was repelled, but according to the meaning of King Jin's words, the Wu Clan sent out ghost witches, and there was more than one? Doesn't this mean that there are more than one ghost witch on Wei Yuan's side?
A true king can help?
The few people who really knew the battle situation that day were all high-ranking people, and their expressions at this time were very intriguing.
They knew very well that in that battle, there were actually seven true kings from Wei Yuanfang present, and one more was on the way. With such strength, they could almost catch up with half of the aristocratic family!
"Such military exploits cannot be denied! Now..."
Before King Jin finished speaking, a voice suddenly came from outside the hall: "Holy King! Great joy! Victory from the front!"
Several imperial guard sergeants rushed over and stopped at the entrance of the hall. Then the internal officials received the good news and presented it to the King of Jin. This was a common practice among the Nine Kingdoms of Tang Dynasty. This kind of messengers were responsible for reporting major military information. They could run around the palace, but
No one can stop him until he reaches the temple.
The King of Jin received the news of victory and was overjoyed immediately after reading it. He laughed loudly and said: "Okay, okay! The King of England's new army has won a great victory! The whole country should celebrate together!"
Next, Liu Quangong read the full text of the victory report. The main content was that the British king organized and trained the new army in the north. The first battle after the formation of the army was a great victory. He used 20,000 infantry against 20,000 Liao cavalry. As a result, the Liao cavalry were defeated and six people were beheaded.
thousand.
This battle was not a big one in terms of scale, but it was of great significance. Even with the same number of people, they could win the battle with both foot and cavalry, and it was a great victory. The reason why the King of Jin was so happy was because it was the new army that won.
Wei Yuan knew that the new army used muskets, so it was not surprising that they had such a record, and the victory report did not mention the casualties of the new army.
On that day, Wei Yuan used the Xu family boy to defeat Yue Jinshan's world-famous Northern Xinjiang cavalry. But that time it was thirty thousand against ten thousand.
After the joy, Wei Yuan's reward had to continue. King Jin pondered for a moment, and the palace fell silent for a moment.
Wei Yuan's heart was clear. It seemed that the victory of the King of England had given King Jin hope to break the situation in the north. Most of the substantial part of his reward would be reduced or even cancelled.
After pondering, the King of Jin said: "The ancient famous generals have a saying: the more ministers and soldiers, the better. The same is true today. As the saying goes, those who are capable will obey their work. Wei Aiqing is young and promising, and uses his troops like a god. Even the famous generals in ancient times are no different.
I should shoulder more important responsibilities. Therefore, I would like to merge Ningxi County into the jurisdiction of Dingxi Jiedushi. Do you have any objections to it?"
As soon as this statement came out, some officials showed slight disbelief.
They were well-informed and naturally knew about the reward for Wei Yuan. But what they didn't expect was that the King of England's victory was reported back at this time, but the King of Jin still maintained the original reward. Could it be that the King of Jin's attitude towards Wei Yuan had changed?
change?
Wei Yuan is not a real minister of the Jin Dynasty. According to his origin, he can only be regarded as a horse bandit who was recruited. Although he has a background in Taichu Palace, he also offended the Xu family in the early stage, so his background can cancel each other out. In the end, even the eunuchs were
Too lazy to win over him, the person who came forward was a relative who was originally not on the stage.
Unexpectedly, in less than two years, Wei Yuan has grown to such an extent.
Many officials in the court are still unclear about the current situation of Qingming, and they do not know that Ningxi County has actually been squeezed into an arc. However, although Qingming has expanded to more than 400 miles, Ningxi County is still much larger in terms of area.
After Ningxi County is merged, Qingming can expand to 1,200 miles, and only in the east will it enter the scope of other counties.
Since the King of Jin maintained the original reward, officials from all walks of life could not figure out what he was thinking, so they remained silent and the matter was settled.
The King of Jin also promised Wei Yuan to build eight towns of soldiers and horses, and to appoint four generals, and to set up a general of chariots and cavalry to command the four generals. However, the general of chariots and cavalry had to go to Beijing to meet the emperor, and he could only do so after the king of Jin nodded.
A reward. If a general of this level is not a Dharma Prime Minister, he must at least be in the late stage of Daoji and be expected to be promoted to a Dharma Prime Minister.
At the end of the court meeting, on the way out of the palace, a civil servant suddenly came to Wei Yuan and said softly: "Master Wei, stay here. The Prime Minister Zuo wants to tell you something."
This middle-aged civil servant couldn't hide the displeasure and arrogance on his face when he looked at Wei Yuan. Wei Yuan also knew that he was always unpopular with Qingliu civil servants, so he stood in the corridor waiting indifferently.
Prime Minister Zuo came unhurriedly and walked side by side to the palace gate with Wei Yuan. This was Wei Yuan's first close encounter with this powerful figure.
Xu Dao, the Prime Minister of the Left, said: "Master Wei is young and promising. He has a large number of soldiers and his cultivation level has made me astonished. A man under twenty is rare in any country."
"My lord, you are exaggerating. It's just a fluke."
The left prime minister stroked his beard, looked at the gloomy sky, and said: "It took me seventy years to enter the court, and another thirty years to sit where I am today. However, after working for several years, I have become physically and mentally exhausted."
Tired, my cultivation has not improved at all over the years."
According to common sense, Wei Yuan should flatter him a bit at this time, but for some reason, after what happened last night, and after listening to the Zuo Xiang's words,
Wei Yuan suddenly felt a little boring.
Spend a whole hundred years just to stand a little higher in this court?
Zuo Xianxiang was not aware of Wei Yuan's thoughts and continued: "Master Wei's future destination should be outside the court. But before that, you just need to do nothing, and you will naturally be the winner."
At this time, the palace gate was in sight, and Wei Yuan said: "Thank you for your advice, sir."
The Zuo Prime Minister nodded, left the palace gate first, and drove away. Wei Yuan's carriage also drove over, loaded up Wei Yuan, and then drove away to the post house.
Along the way, Wei Yuan recalled everything Zuo Xiang said, and then went through Zuo Xiang's life and conduct in his mind.
Zuo Xiang's surname is Lu and his given name is Zhongpei. He comes from a branch of the Lu family. His family was poor in his early years, but he showed his talent early and later entered the Four Saints Academy. At the age of 40, he became a Dharma minister and came down to serve as an official. He started as a county captain and later became an official.
When he reached the rank of Commander-in-Chief, he gave up martial arts and became a civil servant, and was transferred to the position of Tongzhi. After decades of hard work, he was gradually promoted to the fourth rank step by step, and had the qualifications to enter the palace to discuss matters.
After that, his official career accelerated slightly, but overall it was still tepid. In this way, after the old leader of Qingliu retired and retired to hermitage, he took over the banner of Qingliu, walked slowly all the way, and finally became the head of the civil servants.
Judging from this resume alone, it is simply impeccable. He can be called an evergreen tree in the political arena and a model of the old fox. The last thing Wei Yuan wants to encounter is this kind of opponent, whether in the political arena or on the battlefield.
The Prime Minister Zuo didn't say a few words, but every sentence was thought-provoking. First of all, he pointed out that Wei Yuan was expected to become an immortal in the future, and the matters of the human court were naturally not as important as ascending to immortality. Not to mention the return to unity, even if he became the King of England, he would
The king almost never showed up in court. Their main concern was the war, and they basically ignored the left minister's officialdom for a hundred years in daily government affairs, which must have delayed a lot of cultivation.
Wei Yuan also heard the meaning of his other sentence. He is already at the second rank at a young age, and there is basically no chance of promotion. With Wei Yuan's background, he will not abandon his Qingming roots, so even if he is given the first rank by Wei Yuan
It’s not necessarily necessary. So Wei Yuan can just wait and see now.
You can sit back and watch the factions fight each other.
After decades of this, when Wei Yuan's troops were well-fed and his cultivation further improved, he would naturally become the leader of the court. Everyone would look at him, so the Prime Minister Zuo said that Wei Yuan didn't need to do anything.
, you can win naturally.
What Zuo Xiang said was true, but Wei Yuan thought a little deeper. If Zuo Xiang said this at this time, there must be something that he didn't want to interfere with.
Wei Yuan originally didn't care much about government affairs, but regardless of whether he interfered or not, things always needed to be known.
As soon as the carriage arrived at the post house, someone suddenly came to report that the troops brought by Wei Yuan were fighting with people. Wei Yuan was also shocked when he heard this. He had brought 15,000 cavalry, and he actually started fighting with people? Fighting.
That's all, why haven't you beaten the other party to death?
Chapter completed!