When Yu Fu heard what happened in the Gu residence, he was so shocked that he almost spit out the tea in his mouth.
"Third brother was able to sit with those ladies for an hour? Are you sure it is an hour, not a quarter of an hour?"
Yao Lan resolutely said, "Of course I'm sure. When I asked about it, I didn't believe it until I asked it three times. I heard that the Third Young Master had a very happy conversation with Miss Li's family, Li Tu, and spent half an hour talking with all the ladies together. , I spent the next half hour alone talking with Ms. Li."
"Miss Li?"
Yu Fu felt that this surname was very familiar, and after thinking about it, apart from Wu Bangyan Li Ming, there was no one with the surname Li in the court.
She said: "What is the relationship between Miss Li and Liming? Her name is interesting, but have you checked the situation of this lady?"
Yao Lan said: "Li Tu is Li Ming's sister. It is said that her name has some origins, because when she was just born, Mrs. Li dreamed of a snow-white rabbit jumping around on the grass, and then jumped into Mrs. Li's body. At that time, the witch doctor in Lingnan said it was a good omen, so it was better to name it Li Tu, so this young lady liked rabbits very much when she grew up."
Yu Fu nodded slightly, "So that's how it is. I saw that the third brother and Li Ming had a very happy conversation, and I was thinking about how to arrange the positions of the two of them, the number one martial arts scholar and the second in the martial arts list. I didn't think Li Ming would want to kiss more. He took Li Tu to see the third brother in Gu's mansion, it seems that the third brother should be interested in Li Tu, but what about Li Tu?"
Yao Lan couldn't help laughing and said: "It's really embarrassing to say, this Miss Li called the third son a hero when she saw the third son, so that the third son's face turned red. I don't know if it is too naive or some innate intellectual problems, In short, it doesn't look like a sixteen-year-old at all, but looks like a seven- or eight-year-old child."
Yu Fu couldn't help frowning when he heard this, "How can there be a problem with intelligence? It's rare to find a woman that Third Brother is willing to spend time with, if there is really a problem with intelligence..."
Before she had time to think about it, the palace servants came in to report, "Your Majesty, Mr. Zhang Jiuque, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, is asking to see you."
Yu Fu waved his hand, signaling Yao Lan to pour tea, and the palace servants knowingly withdrew from the hall and sang loudly, "Please enter the hall to see Zhang Jiuque!"
Holding the document in his hand, Zhang Jiuque bowed before entering the hall, "Your Majesty, the top three in the civil and military examinations, Jinshi, and Tongjinshi have all been listed. This is the position arranged by the Ministry of Officials. The positions of the top three are especially important. The Ministry does not dare to speak rashly, and please His Majesty personally draw up."
Yu Fu nodded, Zhang Jiuque sent the document forward knowingly, Yu Fu said: "How are the top three positions in the imperial examinations arranged in the past, there are always old rules to follow?"
Zhang Jiuque said: "But there are old rules. They are usually placed in the Hanlin Academy, starting from the positions of editors and deacons step by step. Although these positions are low, they are also called because they are located near the emperor in the Imperial Academy. 'Prince storage'. That is to say, to be trained as future grand masters, grand masters, etc., and the general rank does not exceed the fifth rank."
The position of the Hanlin Academy has always been like this, the official rank is not high but the power is heavy, and the courtiers are polite when they see them.
Yu Fu nodded, "Then the top three in Wenju will be done according to the old practice, first practice in the Imperial Academy. What about Wuju?"
Zhang Jiuque felt a little troubled, "There are not many historical facts about martial arts in the past dynasties, and they are all attached to the last page. Please read it carefully, Your Majesty."
Yu Fu looked at it, all dynasties have attached great importance to literary examinations, but martial examinations are sometimes absent, no wonder Zhang Jiuque said that there are not many historical facts to test.
Looking at the arrangements for Wu Sanjia in the past dynasties are even more disparate. The only thing in common is that the official positions arranged by Wu Sanjia were not low from the beginning.
Yu Fu said: "Why is the position of Wu Sanjia so high from the beginning, and some even directly worship second-rank senior officials?"
Zhang Jiuque cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, martial arts is different from Wenju. The selection of martial arts includes both martial arts and military strategy. This is different from Wenju. Aspirations are not even familiar with the most basic government officials in the court."
"They need to be tempered slowly in the court. Martial arts candidates are different. They can go directly to the battlefield. For example, Gu Hanmo, the current martial arts champion, is Dong Ling's general."
Yu Fu nodded slightly, "It makes sense, the top three in martial arts examinations will be awarded higher positions. I plan to make Gu Hanmo the third-rank left general, and the second and Tanhua the fourth-rank right generals. All three will be released. Go to the Yulin Army for a period of time to experience, and then make arrangements."
"In addition, there are differences between Wenju and Wuju, but the disparity should not be too great to cause criticism. Since Wenju is awarded the third and fourth ranks, the Wenju is one rank lower, and the top three are awarded the fourth and fifth ranks. official position."
Zhang Jiuque cupped his hands, "Yes, that minister is now drawing up an order for His Majesty to take a look at. These people will be able to take up their posts soon."
Yu Fu nodded slightly, "Thank you, Zhang Qing."
The top three in the martial arts examination were all placed in the Imperial Forest Army. In the court hall, someone keenly smelled the reform of the Imperial Forest Army.
Today there are tens of thousands of Imperial Forest Army in the palace, from soldiers to generals are all left over from the period of the first emperor. The imperial forest army of all dynasties was called the emperor's personal guard, guarding the palace, and was the closest force to the king.
Once the emperor and the courtiers, Yufu did not change a large number of important officials in the court, one is because she was not in the Beili Kingdom and had no confidantes, and the other is because she has kindness and compassion for the meritorious officials.
Even so, she still promoted a group of new ministers headed by the Gu family brothers. In addition to the emerging forces of this imperial examination, they were all disciples of the emperor.
How can the Royal Forest Army, the army next to the pillow, be let go
Putting all the top three in martial arts into the Imperial Forest Army was the signal she gave.
In front of Xuanwu Gate, Gu Hanmo walked around the palace wall in armor.
When he was in Dongling, he knew something about the system of the Imperial Forest Army, but he didn't want the organizational system of the Imperial Forest Army in Beili Palace to be completely different. There are three imperial forest army teams in the entire palace, each of which has a general, independent of each other and cooperating with each other to contain them.
One is responsible for the guards of the former court, one is solely responsible for the guards of Yufu's bedroom, and the other is responsible for the harem.
Gu Hanmo was named the third-rank left general, temporarily acting as the chief general of the imperial forest army in the previous dynasty, and one of the two lieutenants was an old man in the imperial forest army.
Another lieutenant is Liming.
"General, there are three imperial guards in the palace, but the most important one is not the one that guards His Majesty's bedroom, but ours. Whether His Majesty goes on tour, worships heaven, or hunts, he will always take our army with him. Once there is a traitor The army invaded Miyagi, and ours was also at the forefront. Therefore, ours is the strongest and the largest in number, with a total of 5,000 people."
The old lieutenant, surnamed Wen, replied respectfully to Gu Hanmo at this age, and the latter quickly picked him up.
"The old general doesn't have to be so polite, just sit down and talk."
Gu Hanmo helped him to sit down in the pavilion, the old lieutenant smiled and said: "It's okay, general, don't look at the old general, he can draw a bow that weighs a stone when he is young."
Li Ming was listening, and couldn't help saying: "There is only one commander in the Imperial Forest Army in the Dongling Dynasty, why is Bei Li divided into three? Is it to check and balance power?"
Old Vice General Wen said: "Vice General Li doesn't know. Originally, the Royal Forest Army in the palace had more teams, a total of twelve. It can be considered as a check and balance of power. In fact, it is not good to have only one Imperial Forest Army commander in the palace. In case Your Majesty misjudged this person for a moment, wouldn't you entrust the safety of your own couch to the villain?"
It also makes sense.
Gu Hanmo said: "In this way, it would be better to distribute the power of the Imperial Forest Army to a few people. Even if one of them rebels, the rest will kill him. If there are twelve people in total, even if there is more than one rebel, they can deal with it. But why are there only three left now?"
Old Lieutenant General Wen paused, knowing that both of them used to be from Dongling, so they felt like they were showing their family ugliness.
After thinking about it, he comforted himself. The two of them are now Beili's courtiers, and said: "Both the first emperor and the first empress were forced to death by the rebels. Think about it, can the Imperial Forest Army survive?"
Gu Hanmo and the two couldn't help being startled, and subconsciously looked at each other.
The imperial forest army guarding the palace must be almost all of them, so that the rebels have a chance to enter the palace.
The two couldn't help being silent, this was a painful memory for Bei Li, and it was a pain that they newcomers could not understand.
They could only remain silent, so as not to make Old Vice General Wen even more sad.
Old Vice General Wen quickly calmed down, and smiled apologetically at the two of them, "Look at me, what are you talking about. At that time, the generals of the Imperial Forest Army suffered heavy losses, but Miyagi couldn't be left without guards. Therefore, Taifu Bao decided to simply integrate the twelve teams. Into three branches. In fact, the imperial forest army in the previous dynasty has never had a main general, only me, the lieutenant general, is struggling to support it. Now I finally look forward to the arrival of the two, I... can't help being excited."
Gu Hanmo was familiar with martial arts, so he could tell at a glance that Old Lieutenant General Wen had numerous old wounds on his body. Presumably he was not killed when the rebels invaded Miyagi, but he also suffered serious injuries, right
The three of them were talking when they suddenly saw Tian Yunpo coming in from outside the palace.
The three stood up and saluted, Tian Yunpo only glanced at it, and continued to walk forward.
Just when the three thought he was leaving, he stepped back and walked towards them.
"I really regret that I recommended you as the number one scholar to His Majesty at the beginning, but His Majesty even felt relieved to hand over the most important Imperial Forest Army of the previous dynasty to you as the main general? If you can't do well, please resign from Your Majesty as soon as possible, so don't hurt me."
Dawn was dumbfounded.
He originally thought that Tian Yunpo and Gu Hanmo had a good relationship, and he had just recommended him as the number one scholar before, but he didn't expect Tian Yunpo to speak more harshly to him.
Compared with this, his original sentence of "talking about war on paper" can be regarded as nothing.
Gu Hanmo pursed his lips, "Thank you for your advice, Grand Master, the general will naturally not disappoint His Majesty's trust."
"snort."
Tian Yunpo snorted coldly, and strode towards the imperial study.
Seeing that Gu Hanmo didn't speak and just stared at his back, Li Ming thought he was angry, and said, "Don't be angry, this grand master is too arrogant and domineering, to speak so rudely. Since he said so, we will be more demanding Only by managing this Royal Forest Army well can we kill his prestige."
Gu Hanmo shook his head slightly, "I'm not angry. Didn't you notice? He said that on purpose, trying to provoke us to manage the Imperial Forest Army in one go."
Old Vice General Wen stroked his beard and nodded, seeming to agree with Gu Hanmo's words.
Li Ming was startled, and then realized that he might have misunderstood Tian Yunpo, "Then why are you staring at him with such a strange expression?"
Gu Hanmo's staring at him naturally has his own reasons, but it's not easy to tell Liming about it, he can only think about it in his heart.
"I don't know what the Grand Master is doing when he enters the palace. His Majesty called him to the imperial study for a talk. Now he is entering the palace again."
Old Vice-General Wen replied: "The grand master is in charge of the government and has always entered the palace from time to time. General and Vice-General Li, I will take the two of you to the city wall to have a look!"
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When Tian Yunpo arrived at the imperial study room, Yu Fu was indeed reading the scriptures.
"His Majesty."
"You're here? Sit down."
The two kept their heads down all day and looked up, Yufu was not a formal person, and neither was Tian Yunpo, the way the two got along became more and more casual.
It's as natural as meeting ordinary friends.
Yao Lan served the tea herself, Tian Yunpo picked up the tea cover, and wiped it on the rim of the cup, "I saw Gu Hanmo and Li Ming when I entered the palace just now, and His Majesty actually arranged them together, and they both Arranged in the imperial forest army of the previous dynasty. What is your majesty's arrangement?"
Yu Fu smiled, didn't raise his head, and didn't stop the pen in his hand, he didn't know what he was writing.
Tian Yunpo was not in a hurry, he took a sip of tea slowly, and then Yu Fu lifted up the paper and blew lightly to prevent the ink from smearing.
Her handwriting is very beautiful, it is both elegant and elegant, but also has a boudoir beauty, and she can write words that pass through the back of the paper without knowing martial arts. This kind of handwriting will not be ugly in any memorial or edict.
Tian Yunpo admired her handwriting through the back of the paper, and unexpectedly saw Yu Fu blowing air on the paper, her small mouth poised like a budding rose.
Yu Fu didn't notice it at all, and just handed him the paper, "Look, this is a plan for the reform of the Imperial Forest Army, and it's just a draft at the moment."
Tian Yunpo got up to take it, then sat down to look carefully, and said while watching: "The whole court is guessing that His Majesty has this intention, but His Majesty has never discussed it with any of the courtiers. The minister can be the first to see His Majesty It is a great honor to draft the plan.”
"Who said I haven't discussed with any courtiers?"
Yu Fu didn't take it seriously, Tian Yunpo raised his head and said, "Could it be Gu Jiuge and Gu Hanmo?"
Yu Fu shook his head, the corners of his mouth slightly turned up, "The red clouds are very beautiful in the evening these two days, I walked around the palace, chatted with the generals and soldiers of the Imperial Forest Army, and gained a lot."
Tian Yunpo really didn't expect this.
He thought that Yu Fu would summon the courtiers to the Imperial Study Room to talk, but who would have thought that she would personally ask the general of the Imperial Forest Army while walking in the palace.
That's all for the general, even the soldiers asked, she really didn't mind condescending.
But think about it, the people who are most familiar with the system of the Imperial Forest Army in Beili Palace are not Gu Jiuge and the others, let alone the courtiers, but the commanders and soldiers of the Imperial Forest Army who are in it.
Tian Yunpo's eyes lit up, and he immediately looked at him with admiration, "Your Majesty has such a heart, I admire you. It's just that in this plan to unify the three armies, does Your Majesty already have a general in mind?"
Yu Fu did not shy away, "Of course it is my third brother. If the third brother is not willing, the second or fourth brother can do it, and they will protect me for the palace ban, so I can feel at ease."
She really trusted the brothers of the Gu family.
Tian Yunpo slowly put down the paper, only to hear Yu Fu say again: "Nowadays there are too many old, weak and disabled people in the Imperial Forest Army. I plan to dismiss all these people and replace them with their nephews. The state treasury will give money to support them, and it will be the same when these new soldiers get old and injured in the future. Only by passing on from generation to generation can the loyalty of all the soldiers of the Imperial Forest Army be maintained."
Tian Yun paused, "How did Your Majesty come up with this idea?"
"Don't think about it, this is the rule of the Gu family army. The reason why the Gu family army is so united and loyal is not only because of the general's strength and character, but also because of this system passed down from generation to generation. Although it costs more money, it may guarantee The forces in the forbidden palace are completely obeying my orders so as not to rebel, this is the most important thing."
Yu Fu had obviously made up his mind long ago, Tian Yunpo thought to himself, maybe it was the forced death of the former emperor and empress that left a shadow in her heart.
He vaguely heard from the maid serving in the Palace of Eternal Life that since Gu Shubai left, Yufu often had nightmares at night. I don't know if he misses her father, the queen and Gu Shubai, or he is worried about the Imperial Forest Army.
Thinking about it this way, he completely let go of his original intention of preventing Gu Hanmo from becoming the commander of the Yulin Army.
Forget it, since she is afraid, what's the point of letting her brother who grew up with her guard the palace
The reason why Yu Fu called him to discuss this matter in advance was to prevent him from getting in the way, so that he could persuade him first.
Tian Yunpo didn't want to say anything, but said: "Your Majesty's idea is very good. Once Gu Hanmo becomes more familiar with the Yulin Army, this reform will be on the right track."
Yu Fu was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect him to readily agree without persuasion.
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Finally one million words, haha, congratulations~Scattering flowers~