Unparalleled Concubine

   Chapter 259 Holding the Sword for the Emperor

  The power in the capital city is Yulinwei and Neiwei, but the two guards together are about 6,500 people. The biggest responsibility of the two guards is to maintain the royal family, and they are not even responsible for the security of the capital.

  The security of the capital is in charge of the Inspection Division, Jingzhao House and Jinwuwei.

   In other words, these people are only responsible for the interior of the capital, but in such a big dynasty, only these people are far from enough. The ones who really protect the capital and protect the emperor are the forbidden troops near Gyeonggi!

   Yulinwei and Neiwei belong to the category of the Imperial Guard, but they are only a very small part of the Imperial Guard. The entire Imperial Guard adds up to more than 300,000 people!

   These forbidden troops are not all stationed near the capital, some of them will be sent by the emperor to various places in Dajin, or stationed, or perform tasks, or switch defenses with frontier troops, etc.

In the whole of the Jin Dynasty, there were only the Chong Family Army of Chong Shidao, the Zhenbei Army of Jimen Pass, and the Pingnan Army of Pingnan Houfu. They would not switch defenses with the forbidden army, and would always be firmly in the hands of the three families. inside.

   There are more than 300,000 imperial troops, half of them are stationed in the Gyeonggi area.

   These forbidden troops are the strength of the emperor of Chengde in the court, and it is also the foundation of his stability in the world.

The Forbidden Army is generally stationed in the Gyeonggi area, and it can be reached within a day or two from the capital. This army is different from the border army and the emperor Tiangao is far away. hand.

  The two guards in the capital are just the emperor's personal armor. These guards guarding the imperial guards in Gyeonggi are the swords in the hands of the emperor, and also the reason why the emperor is the emperor.

  Chong Xuantong knelt down on the ground and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, the Chong family has always only been in charge of the frontier army, and I would never dare to have any thoughts of meddling with the forbidden army..."

   "You just want to get your hands on it, and I won't agree."

  The emperor smiled faintly: "I just let you lead it temporarily. The capital changes are imminent, and the forbidden army is still under the control of Pei Saburo alone. I am not very relieved."

The emperor Pei Saburo is the current general of the Imperial Army, Pei Jin. This general Pei was born in the Ministry of Craftsmanship in his early years. Later, he was appreciated by the emperor and was promoted into the army. He was recommended by the emperor and worshipped. Chen Guogong, Ye Sheng, studied the military book and battle formation. After nearly ten years of training in the Northern Army in Beijiang Town, he was transferred back to Beijing by the emperor. In the thirteenth year of Chengde, he became a general of the forbidden army and officially held the sword for the emperor. .

   Pei Jin went from a lowly rank to today's general, and was almost promoted by the emperor of Chengde, so he should become the emperor's die-hard loyal.

   If you are not loyal to the emperor, you cannot hold the sword for the emperor.

   Now, the emperor of Chengde can't trust his own loyalties either.

  Chong Xuantong fell to the ground and said in a choked voice, "Your Majesty's dragon body, is this really the case?"

  The emperor's face was indifferent: "It's not that exaggerated. You can still live for a while, and I'm calling you to Beijing just in case."

  Chong Xuantong wept and said: "The old minister is grateful for His Majesty's trust, and is willing to take charge of the Imperial Army for His Majesty with this broken body!"

The emperor nodded sullenly: "I have already issued a note to the Shang Shutai, and the process of the Ministry of War will be completed in a few days. You and Pei Saburo each control half of the forbidden army, and then move closer to the capital. There are two generals guarding the capital. I can sit back and relax."

  Chong Xuantong said sadly: "Your Majesty, don't think too much, it is important to raise your dragon's body. Maybe in a few days, Your Majesty's body will be fine."

When he was first assassinated, the anger in the heart of the emperor of Chengde poured out the water of the three rivers, and it may not be able to wash clean, so there was the matter of Li Chun and others being killed one after another, but now more than a month has passed, time has let this man down. Emperor Shengshi calmed down.

   "Can you look good to God, I don't force it."

  The emperor narrowed his eyes and said, "But before we obey the destiny, we still have to do our best, don't we?"

  Chong Xuantong kowtowed: "I would like to die for Your Majesty!"

   "You don't need to die."

  The Emperor asked indifferently: "If you leave the northern border, there won't be any serious problems in Yunzhou City?"

  Chong Xuantong shook his head and said, "Go back to Your Majesty, Yunzhou City has not had military affairs for 30 years. There are still more than 1,000 people in my Chong's family watching in Yunzhou City. Nothing will happen."

   "That's good."

The Emperor stood up, walked to Chong Xuantong, helped the old general up, took his hand, and said slowly, "The general is getting old, so I shouldn't have traveled thousands of miles to take you away. call back."

   Having said this, the emperor shook his head and sighed: "It's just that there is really no one around me. The Zhong family and my Ji family have been together for more than a hundred years, so I have to work the farming family again."

   This sentence is a word to win people's hearts.

   But Chong Xuantong was obviously very useful, and his gray head drooped deeply.

   "The Zhong family will never fail the Great Jin, and the old ministers will never fail His Majesty!"

  The emperor patted Chong Xuantong on the shoulder and coughed: "The old general was tired all the way, and he was called into the palace before he could rest. I must be tired, so I will go back to the house to rest."

   The Emperor, who has been in charge of the government for 20 years, has a smile on his face: "After a few days, the old general will recover enough energy, and I will go to the palace again. I will have a good chat with the old general."

  Chong Xuantong took a few steps back and knelt on the ground again.

   "Your Majesty take care of your dragon body, I will not disturb His Majesty's rest."

  The Emperor nodded and waved his hand: "Chen Ju, send a gift to the old general on my behalf."

The eldest **** bent down and sent Chong Xuantong all the way to the gate of Yongan. The eldest **** was also a little emotional, walking behind Chong Xuantong and said in a low voice: "Chong Shuai, Your Majesty, he was murdered like this. As for the inability to take care of the court, Chong Shuai is the pillar of the country, and at this time Wanwang Chong Shuai pays attention to His Majesty's painstaking efforts."

   The old general bowed his head slightly: "Eunuch Chen, rest assured, the old man will take care of it."

   "If there is a prince who does something outrageous, this old man will not be the first one here!"

  Chen Ju bowed his head respectfully: "There is such a handsome sentence, Your Majesty can feel at ease."

  The two said goodbye, and Chen Ju turned back to Yongle Palace. When he walked into the Nuan Palace, he saw His Majesty holding a hand warmer, sitting on the edge of a low table, staring at the low table in a daze.

   "Your Majesty, do you want to rest for a while..."

  The emperor woke up from the trance in shock by this sentence, but he was not angry, he just pointed to the opposite side of the low table and coughed: "You sit here."

  Chen Ju hesitated for a moment, and sat down to the opposite side of the emperor.

  The emperor of Chengde still stared at the low table, and suddenly a smile appeared on his face: "Chen Ju, you said that among the four princes in the capital, who should I stand for?"

  Chen Ju was sweating profusely on his forehead, and immediately knelt down.

   "Your Majesty, how can such a state-based matter be discussed by handicapped servants?"

  The emperor smiled and said softly: "You don't need to be afraid, I have already established the prince."

   "You sit up and talk."

  Chen Ju sat back across from the low table tremblingly.

   "Guess who I stand?"

  Chen Ju said in a trembling voice, "My servants don't dare to guess."

  The emperor's rare mood brightened a little, and he said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if you guessed, although I have established the prince, I also left a chance for the other three."

   The emperor was on the low table, gesturing and muttering to himself.

   "Pei Jin one."

   "One kind of Xuantong."

  The emperor used tea to write the names of two people on the low table, hesitated, and then wrote the name of Li Xin.

   "Li Xin and Hou Jingde are tied together, they can barely be regarded as half."

   Having said that, the emperor raised his head and glanced at Chen Ju, hehe smiled: "You can also be regarded as one."

   "In the capital, large and small intricate forces can also be regarded as one."

   "These people are all people with soldiers in their hands."

   "If the three of you have the ability to move these people, so what if you abolish the prince?"

   Having said that, the emperor's face was a little grim.

   "In order to choose a new ruler who has the ability to bring peace to the world, what does it mean that some people die in the capital?"

   (end of this chapter)