Chapter 9: Intermarriage between Man and Han? (Sixth)

Zhu Yinglong didn't know at this moment that the cabinet had already quarreled because of the news that Li Yao might be taking over the imperial guards. Even Prime Minister Xu Guangqi could not control the situation. Generally speaking, most people opposed it. Even Xu Guangqi himself did not agree with the emperor's approach. But now that the military and political affairs are separated, he only has the right to suggest the military affairs but does not have the right to participate in decision-making.

"The emperor's idea is too ridiculous. The imperial guards are led by the royal guards. How can a woman be in charge? Isn't this a foreign barbarian laughing at me as there is no one in China!"

"That's right, that's right, Li Yao cannot be allowed to take over the imperial guards. We must write a letter to make a comment, so that the emperor can completely dispel such a ridiculous idea!"

"Yes, I'll write a letter and make a comment, and I'll wait for the joint report!"

The echoes were getting more and more high, and some people were still very excited and kept emitting these inciting and bewitching words.

However, several leaders, including the chief, deputy prime minister and minister, maintained a silence. These people had long passed the passionate era and could not be controlled by just a few inciting words.

Seeing that the boss who had made big ideas did not move, the inciting people gradually lost their enthusiasm, and the enthusiasm slowly subsided. However, this still represents the opinions given to most officials, opposing Li Yao's entry into the cabinet.

"The emperor did not say that Li Yao would join the imperial guards, but just assigned her brigade officers and soldiers into the imperial guards. What is your letter to the emperor at this time?" Huang Zunsu is the youngest and has the least qualification, so he is the most uneasy. He was the first to stand up and scolded the officials who had just asked for a joint letter to be published.

"The emperor's meaning is clear. There are many powerful troops in the new army in the Beijing camp. Why did she choose her brigade? Besides, there are many old generals in Li Yao's brigade. If they are classified as the imperial guards and the chief general does not move, will those people be willing to be classified as the imperial guards?" Kong Yizhen, deputy secretary of the Ministry of Education, asked coldly.

"Mr. Kong, don't forget that the new army of the Beijing camp is the emperor's army. No matter which brigade, they have to obey the imperial military orders. Even if Li Yao has many trusted generals in that brigade, it is still the army of the Ming Dynasty, not Li Yao's private army. Military orders are like mountains, so it's not a joke!" Huang Zunsu said.

"Hmph!" Kong Yizhen snorted coldly for a while and stopped talking.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance wrote a letter to Sun Shenxing: "I also think this is inappropriate for the Emperor. Most of Li Yao's subordinates are Miao barbarians. Although they have joined our Ming Dynasty and are soldiers of our Ming Dynasty, they feel that their loyalty is not as good as other Ming Dynasty soldiers. The imperial guards are to protect the emperor and protect the royal guards. They must have the highest loyalty to the royal family. Therefore, I also do not agree with the emperor's actions. What about you guys?"

"What Lord Sun said is extremely right. If you are not my race, your heart will be different. Most of Li Yao's subordinates were brought from Xiangxi. She obeyed her orders more than obeyed the emperor and the court. How could such a team be included in the imperial guards?" Yang He echoed.

"Not bad, not bad..."

"My dear sir, don't forget that the emperor once had a strict order. The cabinet handles government affairs. The military cabinet is in charge of military cabinet. The two cabinets do not interfere with each other. This time it is a matter within the military cabinet. Moreover, the imperial guards are independent of the two cabinets, and our cabinet cannot interfere. If we write a letter to oppose it, it will be a taboo for the emperor. Have you ever thought about the consequences?" Liu Hongxun, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, said.

"What should you do if you say, Lord Liu? Could it be that you just watched that woman Li Yao take over the imperial guard?" Kong Yizhen said angrily.

"Actually, it is useless for us to worry and oppose here. This matter depends on the attitude of the Junji Pavilion." Liu Hongxun said with a smile.

"Mr. Liu said it well. It is useless for us to be anxious here. The opinions from the Military Machine Pavilion are the most important." Yang He echoed.

Because the military machine cabinet was not calm, Lu Haotian naturally had no objection. As long as the imperial edict was issued, he would immediately arrange for someone to take over the military camp and defense of Li Yao's 9th Brigade. Therefore, he was the most relaxed person at the urgent meeting held by the military machine cabinet. He drank tea and looked at the other people's frown.

"Why, everyone doesn't speak, don't have any objections?" Unlike the noisy cabinet, the conference room of the Military Machine Pavilion was quiet. Sun Chengzong informed the purpose of the emergency meeting, and then there was no sound.

What opinions can you have? What is the effect of what the emperor has decided on? Even if you oppose it?

"Actually, there is no way to stop this incident from happening, but Lord Lu needs to cooperate." Liang Tingdong felt that this was an opportunity, so he stood up and said.

Lu Haotian became alert in an instant. Liang Tingdong didn't deal with him much, but he didn't know what tricks he gave him in this matter. He said, "I don't know how Lord Liang wants me to cooperate?"

"Actually, it's very simple. Lord Lu only needs to give the emperor a memorial, saying that the new army in Beijing has many military affairs and needs a capable deputy to share it. In the memorial, Lord Lu recommends Li Yao's brigade as your deputy." Liang Tingdong said with a chuckle.

When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up. Even Sun Chengzong was a little moved. As long as they kept Li Yao in the new army in the Beijing camp, it didn't matter even if they were promoted to her official position.

However, Lu Haotian's face looked very ugly. He was asking him to be a villain, which was obviously to let him be the first bird who stopped Li Yao from entering the imperial guards. If he had not had a deep background and followed Liang Tingdong's plan, he would have been hated by the emperor and would have been dismissed from office in an instant.

According to Lu Haotian's own intention, Sun Chengzong also knew that this was definitely a thankless thing. This might cause the emperor to be unhappy and affect his future and destiny, and he asked Lu Haotian: "Mr. Lu, what do you mean?"

Seeing that he was already in a difficult situation, Lu Haotian felt a great hatred for Liang Tingdong. He knew that most people here did not want Li Yao and a woman to join the Imperial Guard, and he was willing to refuse to agree. However, these people were needed in the future to command the troops and would isolate him. If you agree, the emperor must be angry with him and may offend the person in the palace. He heard that Li Yao had joined the Imperial Guard, and the one in the palace had done a lot of effort. Although he had the relationship with the imperial concubine Xu Ruying, everyone in the world knew that the emperor was neither cold nor hot to the imperial concubine, and could hardly help!

"Mr. Lu is there any difficulties, or is he afraid of transferring Li Yao into his side and making your wife unhappy, or is he telling the meritorious children in the capital that you are pretending to be public and private?" Liang Tingdong said deliberately.

This excitement made Lu Haotian’s mind flash, and he simply said: “Mr. Liang really understands this Admiral. General Li Yao’s beauty is even this Admiral. If you get along day and night, it is difficult to protect the Admiral’s thoughts. Therefore, this Admiral would rather work harder than want to get into a deep mud and cause a fire in the backyard.”

"Wouldn't that be even better? If Lord Lu holds the beauty home, this is also a good story!" an official teased.

"You must be careful with your words, don't talk casually, don't destroy your future!" Lu Haotian warned that with Xu Ruying's relationship, he knew a lot of news in the palace, especially the rumors that Concubine Yi kept lobbying the emperor to let Li Yao enter the palace. Before the matter was finalized, anyone who had a unclear relationship with Li Yao might not have a good ending.

After hearing Lu Haotian's warning, the official was immediately scared and sweated coldly, and he kept silent.

"Lord Lu doesn't have to make things difficult for me. I will give this memorial." Sun Chengzong weighed it for a moment. It would be better for him to give this memorial to not affect others. Anyway, he has already become a great minister and will not have any regrets in his life. However, if this memorial is made by him, it will be much less effective and will not have much impact. Lu Haotian's memorial can also say that he didn't know the emperor's thoughts in advance, but he knew it in advance. This is clearly to prevent Li Yao from entering the imperial guards, which is likely to anger Long Yan, but he can't take care of these.

"Mr. Sun, let me join forces with you." Xiong Tingbi also wanted to help, but Sun Chengzong refused because Xiong Tingbi's identity was too sensitive. If he joined forces, he would be afraid that the emperor would have any bad associations and would be involved in the future.

Finally, Sun Chengzong rejected the request from any other person to jointly sign and submitted this memorial alone, demanding that Li Yao be promoted to the deputy admiral of the Jingying New Army and assisting Lu Haotian in charge of and deal with all military and political affairs of the Jingying New Army.

Zhu Yinglong was immediately furious when he received this memorial. It was obviously against him. However, Zhu Yinglong was not a reckless person. He had already expected that there would be resistance to transfer Li Yao into the Imperial Guard. Just as Li Yao encountered considerable resistance when he became the new military general of the Beijing Camp, the resistance would be even stronger this time.

"Old Old Sun, what do you mean? Don't you understand what I mean? Why do you still have to submit such a memorial? Is this the collective opinion of your Military Machine Pavilion? Or is it because Lu Haotian is embarrassed to tell me that he has found you?" Zhu Yinglong sent Sun Chengzong over and asked.

Sun Chengzong had long expected this result and said calmly: "Your Majesty, this is the meaning of the old minister alone. General Li Yao's talent is outstanding and useful. A few days ago, the old minister inspected the new army in the Jingying camp. Seeing that there were many trivial matters in the new army in the Jingying camp, Lord Lu was too busy to do it. At that time, the old minister wondered if he would arrange a deputy for Lord Lu. At that time, the minister did not think of General Li Yao. This morning, the emperor knew the talents with a keen eye, which made the old minister suddenly understand. Such talents are useless in the imperial guards, and it would be better to stay in the new army in the Jingying camp. Therefore, the old minister dared to submit this memorial and ask the emperor to be kind!"

"Okay, okay, good, I have learned about my old friend's eloquence." Although the reason is far-fetched, it also reveals a certain fact. Lu Haotian needs to add a deputy to share it, which Zhu Yinglong ignored.

"But this talent is the first to be my favorite. Since I am in front and Old Sun's beloved, this person will naturally go to the imperial guards." Zhu Yinglong bit him and said.

"This, the emperor, General Li Yao is a member of the new army. We should naturally give priority to our new army!" Sun Chengzong said unwilling to be outdone.

"The new army was established by me, and the new army is also my new army. Can't I transfer someone from the new army?" Zhu Yinglong said loudly.

"This, the emperor, the imperial guards are the emperor guards who defend the royal family. Li Yao is a woman and belongs to Miao. It is really not suitable to join the imperial guards. Please think twice." Sun Chengzong bowed and persuaded.

"I have my own considerations." Zhu Yinglong waved his hand and said, "The reason why I chose Li Yao to join the Imperial Army was actually the recommendation of Zhou Huaian, the commander of the Imperial Army. I agreed to him after careful consideration."

Zhou Huaian was not in the capital and went to Tianjin. Zhu Yinglong could do whatever he said. Just send someone to notify him and collude him, which would lead to the fact of this recommendation.

Sun Chengzong could not find Zhou Huaian and asked him why he did not recommend anyone from the Imperial Army, but instead recommended the only female general in the new army. What is the connection between this? Or it was just a collusion with the emperor.

"I have decided, so Old Master Sun doesn't need to persuade him anymore." Zhu Yinglong said.

At this time, Sun Chengzong had already realized that Li Yao had become the final decision and there was no room for change.

"Your Majesty, is it inappropriate to directly transfer the 9th Brigade of Xishan Camp? Should I leave some? Some of them be drawn from other brigades, so that I can also ensure the elite of the Imperial Guards!" Seeing that Li Yao's entry into the Imperial Guards had become a fact, Sun Chengzong tried to weaken her strength after entering the Imperial Guards, and it would be best to undermine Li Yao's power in the Imperial Guards.

Zhu Yinglong thought about it and it was okay to make some concessions. It had nothing to do with the overall situation, so he nodded and agreed to Sun Chengzong's suggestion.

The reality is that when Li Yao officially entered the army, she only took away less than 300 confidants, and the rest were drawn from various brigades in the Beijing camp. When the cabinet learned about the military machine cabinet's approach, it slowly stopped opposing and cursing, and gradually accepted this fact.
Chapter completed!