It was clearly stated in the Di Baoyuan newspaper that the position of the commander of the imperial guards in the capital was no longer held by the eldest prince, but was handed over to Gong Dian. After suppressing the rebellion in Kyoto, Gong Dian resumed his old position as commander of the Ouchi bodyguards, and now he is also the commander of the imperial army, which is not surprising. The Ye family's loyalty to His Majesty is well known throughout the world, the eldest prince is no longer responsible for the safety of the palace, of course it can only be handed over to Gong Dian.
But the problem now is, after the First Prince no longer serves as the commander of the imperial army, what position His Majesty will put him in, the palace newspaper did not say, and there is no clear news in the capital. Fan Xian looked at the paper in his hand and couldn't help shaking his head.
Several very important personnel appointments were issued one after another in Kyoto, and these appointments were all concentrated in the military. It was obvious that His Majesty had something in mind, and he was also starting to move positions for His Highness. What attracted Fan Xian's attention the most was that Xiao Jinhua, the garrison commander of the capital, was dismissed and transferred to the Nanzhao Frontier Army as the deputy governor, while Shi Fei, the governor of the northern battalion, was recalled by His Majesty's decree to take over the crucial capital. The post of garrison commander, while Wang Zhikun, the governor of the Yanjing camp above Shi Fei, remained in place.
The transfer of three military generals is absolutely unusual. Fan Xian was very aware of the roles played by these military generals, and also deeply understood His Majesty's different attitudes towards these people. For example, Xiao Jinhua, the commander of the defense of the capital, was only the commander of the Donghua Gate of the Thirteen City Divisions when the capital rebelled. Because of his firm position, he blocked the remnant soldiers of the Qin family belonging to the crown prince in the capital and made great contributions. , His Majesty will let him be promoted to three consecutive ranks and serve as the commander of the Kyoto defense. This can be regarded as an expression of His Majesty's loyalty to his loyal ministers.
But Fan Xian had long guessed that His Majesty would definitely not allow this little character named Xiao Jinhua to serve as the commander of the defense of the capital for too long. Firstly, this person's foundation is too shallow to convince the public, and it is difficult to undertake such an important responsibility of the defense of the capital. After all, Xiao Jinhua was born in the Thirteen City Gate Division, and His Majesty was most chilled by the performance of the Thirteen City Gate Division in the Kyoto rebellion.
The emperor trusted Zhang Deqing the most, and Zhang Deqing turned to the eldest princess. Although the emperor killed Zhang Deqing and imprisoned his three clans afterwards, he still did not vent his anger. Knowing his role as a symbol, it should be acceptable to go to Nanzhao as the deputy governor.
The situation of the Northern Army is more complicated. Yan Xiaoyi was killed by Fan Xian on the top of the mountain, and the Qingguo North Camp near Cangzhou was involved in the conspiracy, and had received countless purges in the past two years. The imperial court has never allowed General Shi Fei to formally take over the post of governor of Peking University, but only let him know that he is under the jurisdiction of Wang Zhikun of Yanjing Daying Camp.
General Shi Fei has been Wang Zhikun's lieutenant general for more than ten years, so there should be no problem with this arrangement. But now that His Majesty has asked Shi Fei to return to the capital to take over as the commander of the Kyoto garrison, the position of Chief Governor of the Beiying Camp has been vacated. Who is this reserved for
Fan Xian shook his head, thinking that probably everyone could see clearly that the position of Governor General of Zhengbei University, which was on the cusp of the transition to the Northern Qi Dynasty, was of course reserved for His Highness.
It seems that after recuperating for two years, His Majesty the Emperor finally began to lay out his chess pieces step by step. Especially in the past two months, the Overwatch Council and the Dingzhou Army forcibly stabilized the situation in Xiliang and the grasslands. Come get ready for everything Northeast.
However, if His Royal Highness wants to become the vanguard commander of the Qing Army, take charge of the 100,000 troops at the forefront, and become the powerful governor of the Peking University, then he must accept the other arrangement of His Majesty the Emperor—to accept the side concubine. It was the time when the princess came down to court.
"Boss is not such a person." Fan Xian frowned and thought, His Majesty has already commanded the Qing army for the eldest prince, and all the roads for the battlefield have been paved, just waiting for the eldest prince to understand his painstaking efforts and embark on The problem with this path is that although the eldest prince is good at the battlefield, he might not be able to do this kind of thing.
Thinking of being forced to do such things under the oppression of His Majesty the Emperor after returning to Beijing, Fan Xian felt very depressed and couldn't help but let out a muffled snort. Although the sound was extremely low, it startled Deng Ziyue and Mu Feng'er beside them, not knowing what happened.
"It's nothing, let's rest quickly, we have to hurry tomorrow." Fan Xian rubbed his eyebrows, waved to the two, and after thinking about it, he left Deng Ziyue behind.
He looked at Deng Ziyue, and after a moment of silence, he said: "You have been stationed in Shangjing, do you know how the Northern Qi people view Shi Fei?"
In the past two years, Shi Fei has been stationed in Cangzhou, leading the Zhengbei Camp to compete with the generation of famous general Uesugi Tiger. Although he suffered some small losses, the victory was that he was not in a hurry and stabilized the situation extremely well. Deng Ziyue thought for a while and then said: "General Shi Fei has been serving as the deputy of the king's governor in the Yanjing camp for many years. .Although there have been no major wars in the past two years between the north and the south of Cangzhou, under the threat of Uesugi Tiger, he was still able to not panic. This alone at least proves that Shi Fei's temperament is more feminine and more persevering."
"Femininity?" Fan Xian asked back with some disapproval: "If only yin and softness can be sustained, why did His Majesty let him bear such a heavy burden two years ago."
The more Deng Zi knew what Master Tisi was talking about. In the late autumn of the seventh year of Qingli, the Dadongshan incident occurred, and the capital rebelled. Everyone seemed to ignore the importance of Beidaying near Cangzhou, which was abandoned by Yan Xiaoyi. But Fan Xian never forgot that when His Majesty the Emperor was still trapped on Dongshan Mountain, he had secretly issued a secret decree to go to Yanjing, so that the Yanjing camp was ready to take over the Cangzhou North Camp at any time, in case the Northern Qi people took advantage of the chaos and entered.
This is an extremely important task. Once Yan Xiaoyi died, thousands of soldiers were captured. If there were no capable generals in charge, the Beidaying might really mutiny. At that time, the general responsible for His Majesty's extremely important will was General Shi Fei.
Not many people know the exact process of how to subdue the army's morale in the Peking Camp, but Fan Xian, who is the commissioner of the Overwatch Council, knows that, in his opinion, the process of Shi Fei serving the Qing army is more like a legend.
General Shi Fei entered the Cangzhou North Camp with only a dozen of his own soldiers, and with the imperial decree in his hand, he took control of the North Camp with ease. Facing an army of 100,000, where did this general have the courage and ability to make Yan Xiaoyi's Beidaying, which has been running for several years, be as docile as a war horse.
The person who can do such a great thing is definitely not just feminine. Fan Xian's eyebrows became more and more painful, and he always felt that some shadows were hanging over his mind. His Majesty the Emperor wanted His Royal Highness to lead the Northern Expedition, which was expected, but a powerful figure like Shi Fei, who was not on the front line, was transferred back to the capital to serve as the commander of the capital's defense. Who was he targeting
As early as when the former prince was sent to Nanzhao, Fan Xian had deduced that once the power of the eldest princess melted like ice and snow, he would be greeted by His Majesty the Emperor's merciless power reduction, and the palace's treatment of the elders of the court. The ruthless blow of a generation of characters. In the past two years, the Overwatch Council has suffered a lot of power cuts, but fortunately, His Majesty's trust in him is increasing day by day, and no one in the government and the opposition dares to do anything to him, and the elders who worry Fan Xian the most have also come from the capital. In the matter of the rebellion, the most valuable experience was obtained, and before His Majesty took action, it automatically disappeared from the stage.
My father had already resigned from his position as Minister of the Household Department, and honestly returned to Danzhou to take care of the elderly. Although Chen Pingping is still serving as the dean of the Overwatch Council, she has long since stopped taking matters into her own hands and handed over all court affairs to Fan Xian and Yan Bingyun, and has already asked His Majesty to resign from office, but His Majesty is really a little bit concerned. Pity the relationship with him, and insist on not agreeing.
Of course, among the older generation, the worst one was the father-in-law from Wuzhou. During the suppression of the rebellion in Kyoto, the former Prime Minister Lin Ruofu made a bad calculation and entrusted everyone who buried himself in the court He came out and handed it over to his good son-in-law. He thought he could make a comeback, but who would have expected that His Majesty the Emperor would return to the capital safely, and all of this would be like a dream. It's not just a bubble, His Majesty the Emperor is deeply jealous of the dishonesty of the former prime minister. In the past two years, he has dealt with the prime minister's senior disciples badly. Pull it clean.
Regarding this matter, Fan Xian didn't even have room to speak. He could only look at all this with a wry smile, and watched his father-in-law panic and fear in Wuzhou, secretly writing to His Majesty one after another, earnestly pleading guilty.
Fortunately, His Majesty the Emperor did not continue to pursue Lin Ruofu because of Fan Xian's and Lin Wan'er's double face.
Thinking about it this way, the three old fellows that His Majesty intends to wipe out have all consciously receded to the back of the stage. The court of the Qing Dynasty is like an iron bucket. Shi Fei was transferred back to the capital. Why? Such a powerful person did not stay in the war to unify the world, but was transferred back to His Majesty's side. Who is he targeting
Could it be yourself? Fan Xian felt a little sad, and stopped thinking about these issues, raised his head and said softly to Deng Ziyue, "Don't bother with the affairs of the capital."
He paused and then said: "No matter what you hear or know, don't worry about it... You have to remember that you are an official of the Overwatch Council, a subject of His Majesty, and I am letting you stay in Xiliang now for the sake of the Qing Dynasty. For the lives of hundreds of millions of people, if you get this thing done, everything will be fine."
Deng Ziyue was the second person to join the Qi Nian team. He was personally captured by Wang Qinian. Apart from the old boss Wang, he was Fan Xian's number one confidant. He had been serving as the head of four stations in Northern Qi in Shangjing for the past few years. As the target role, I also know that Master Tisi is promoting me, so I am very grateful. At this time, listening to the ominous meaning of Master Tisi's words, he couldn't help being speechless, his eyes were full of worry.
The Overwatch Council's three successive chiefs of the four Northern Qi spy networks are Yan Bingyun, Wang Qinian, and Deng Ziyue, all of whom are Fan Xian's most capable assistants, and if there is no accident like Wang Qinian, they will all be the top officials of the Overwatch Council in the future .
Fan Xian looked at Deng Ziyue quietly: "The matter in Xiliang is very important, you have to handle it well. After you return to Beijing, you will take over the position of sponsoring the four departments first, so that it will be easier to get support from the other seven major departments." , but you should leave the rest of the jurisdiction alone for the time being, or let Yan Bingyun take the lead, understand what I mean?"
"Understood." Deng Ziyue nodded, "Thank you for your kindness, sir."
"Don't let the barbarians step into my territory." Fan Xian stared into his eyes, "I gave up so many people, and put you, who I trust the most, on this deserted Xiliang Road for at least two years. For what, you You know, don't let me down."
Deng Ziyue was heartbroken, knelt down on one knee, and said solemnly: "I will definitely live up to my lord's expectations."
Fan Xian nodded and said nothing more. On the contrary, Deng Ziyue was still full of emotion in his heart. He had been with Lord Tisi for five years, but he had never seen him explain a matter so seriously. A young man in his early teens, but he was so calm and stable when he explained things and got things done, like an old guy who has been up and down in the court for decades.
After hesitating for a moment, he said, "About Songzhi Xianling..."
Songzhi Xianling is Haitang, the news will spread slowly, but at least for now, apart from Fan Xian, only Deng Ziyue knows this secret. Hearing this request, Fan Xian became silent and did not answer for a long time.
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More than ten days later, the convoy of imperial envoy Fan Xian arrived outside the capital, but as early as three days ago, Fan Xian gave an order, and all the ceremonial guards and dazzling things were removed. This visit to Xiliang was just a formality, and the plan behind the scenes was the most important thing. In addition, there were some minor troubles in the capital. Fan Xian didn't want to be too ostentatious, so the imperial guard of honor changed suddenly and became The convoy around the Overwatch Council.
Naturally, there was nothing wrong with the official documents of the Overwatch Council, and the officers and soldiers of the City Gate Division didn't dare to provoke these uncles. The convoy didn't wait long outside the West City Gate, and then went inside the city gate. Fan Xian raised a corner of the car window curtain, looked out subconsciously, and couldn't help but think of Ye Ling'er galloping in when he first entered Beijing.
Ye Ling'er should have arrived in Dingzhou by now, Wang Shisanlang will definitely come to Fan Manor to report before the New Year's Day, but I don't know if she will follow. A smile of relief floated on Fan Xian's face, recalling that in the spring season, the woman was wearing a light-colored skirt and a white buckskin hat, her eyebrows were like distant mountains, and her eyes were clear...
Suddenly a gray shadow rushed past the convoy, narrowly brushing against the carriage that Fan Xian was riding in. The speed of this shadow was so fast that it almost startled the horses of the Overwatch Council's convoy. The situation was very dangerous.
The swordsmen of the Sixth Division of the Overwatch Council subconsciously held the handle of the iron rod, ready to strike at any time.
However, Fan Xian had already seen the gray shadow clearly and shook his head. It was just a little girl riding a horse, so why be so nervous. It's just that the little girl on the horse rushed so fast and didn't care about the safety of the vegetable farmers waiting at the city gate, Fan Xian couldn't help frowning.
Then it should be a young lady from a wealthy family, otherwise she would not be so arrogant. Fan Xian stuck his head out of the window, squinting at the woman rushing into the city gate, at the team disturbed by her horse, and a The old farmer, who fell to the ground in fright, became in a bad mood.
There were many reasons that made him feel bad, but one of the most important ones was that the noble lady was riding a horse wearing a skirt, and like Ye Linger, she was also wearing a white buckskin hat on her head, or... and Ye Linger is the same.
"Whose lady is this, who behaves so unbearably." Fan Xian asked Mu Feng'er beside the car. Mu Feng'er's family all worked in one place in the capital, and they knew very well about the members of the noble family in Kyoto, but today Mu Feng'er saw Looking at the horse that disappeared far away, he just shook his head, expressing his ignorance.
Instead, a member of the Qi Nian team who came out of the city to greet her whispered, "It should be the young lady of the Wang family."
"The Wang family?" Fan Xian frowned slightly, thinking that apart from the daughter of Wang Zhikun's family, the governor of Yanjing, which other Wang family in the entire capital would dare to be so arrogant. It has been two years since the rebellion in Kyoto, and the Yanjing camp has performed exceptionally well in suppressing the rebellion, not only clearing the entire Dongshan Road for His Majesty, but also controlling Yan Xiaoyi's Beizheng camp, and now Wang Zhikun is far away Yanjing, but Shi Fei has already been transferred back to the capital. This is the so-called Yanjing faction in the army, and it is the time for the holy family to be grand.
"It's the young lady of Wang Dadu's family. It is said that the Dadu was grateful for the grace and cherished the old house in Kyoto, so he let this lady go back to the capital... Shi Fei, the current garrison commander of the capital, was a subordinate of Wang Dadu in the past. Uncle Xiangxiang. This Ms. Wang is said to love the demeanor of Miss Ye in Kyoto the most, so..." The members of the Qi Nian team explained something in a low voice. An excellent subordinate will always analyze the situation for the boss to avoid unnecessary The problem.
"Want to learn from Ye Linger?" Fan Xian had a strange smile on his lips, "The first time I saw Ye Linger outside the city gate, the people in the capital would automatically make way for her, and I have never seen my apprentice act carelessly. To drive people away with a whip..."
Seeing this scene, he gradually understood in his heart who the eldest prince and side concubine was planned to be in the palace, his face gradually became gloomy, and he said, "Don't go into the palace yet, go around to Prince He's mansion."