Unparalleled Concubine

   Chapter 890 If Master Li is here

   Emperor Yuanzhao looked resolute, and his face was serious.

   "The three imperial guards are all in my hands, and the capital cannot be turbulent. No matter what, this battle cannot be fought."

  The inner guard has always been taken care of by Xiao. Xiao is the **** of the inner court and the right hand of the emperor, so the inner guard is considered to be in the hands of the emperor Yuanzhao.

The remaining Qianniu Guards and Yulin Guards are all taken care of by the Xie family. These two imperial guards are one of the most important armed forces in the capital. Si, as well as the soldiers and horses of the city gates, the government officials of Jingzhao Mansion, etc., together are not the opponents of the three imperial guards, not to mention that there are also people in these yamen who respect the emperor. If the emperor loses the prime minister, they will Unlikely to move.

But even so, this move still entails a certain degree of risk. After all, Emperor Taikang has more than one heir, as well as the prince from the Ye family's concubine Virtue, and the prince from the Zhong family, all because of their young age. If there are people with intentions to use this opportunity to make trouble, then the imperial power may really be unstable.

   Originally, in the early stage of the new emperor's ascension, everything required stability to ensure the smooth transfer of imperial power. This process generally takes two to three years before the emperor can completely take over the government.

   Even when Emperor Taikang first ascended the throne, when facing Pei Jin and Prime Minister Zhang Qu, it was only with the help of Li Xin that he took control of the forbidden army in the shortest possible time, thus securing the throne.

   Emperor Yuanzhao made up his mind to do this, on the one hand because he was young after all and didn't know the dangers, on the other hand, because he was unwilling to conquer the southwest at this time.

   Ji Lin lowered his head and sighed, then said solemnly: "Your Majesty's meaning, this minister has already understood. If you really want to discuss it in court, you must fight for it."

   "The Grand Governor's Palace, always stand on His Majesty's side."

After all, Emperor Yuan Zhao was only fourteen years old, and what he said was reasonable and well-founded, but he was somewhat afraid. After taking a few deep breaths according to the method taught by Li Xin, he opened his mouth and said: "It's good that the governor has this heart, and that's it. , the Governor will go back to prepare first, and I have to see someone else."

   Ji Lin got up and said goodbye.

   "I retire."

Not long after this great governor left Weiyang Palace, a tall and stout man, led by **** Xiao Huai, entered Weiyang Palace. Kneeling down, the sound was like thunder.

   "Chen Hou Jingde, meet your Majesty!"

As one of the three heroes of the Taikang Dynasty, Hou Jingde appeared to be unremarkable on the surface, but in fact he has quietly been in charge of the left camp of the forbidden army for many years. In fact, he and Li Xin are not far behind. Compared with Ye Lin, Ye Si Shao, who had just been promoted to the Minister of War in the Ministry of War, he was even better.

Although Hou Jingde is a bit smart, he is not suitable to be in the court, otherwise he will be easily eaten up and left with no bones. As early as in the early years of Taikang, when Hou Jingde was just transferred to the Imperial Army, Li Xin told him, Let him concentrate on cultivating the forbidden army, and don't think about interfering in the affairs of the court. For the past ten years, he has been working diligently in the forbidden army according to Li Xin's instructions. As long as the court does not call him to Beijing, he has been living in the camp of the forbidden army. , keep your duty.

   The Forbidden Army Zuoying was only thirty or forty miles away from the capital, but he sometimes would not return to Beijing for several months.

Therefore, although this Marquis of Zhongyong was not visible in the Dajin court, his real power was already one of the top men in the Dajin military after Pei Jin stepped down, except for the governors Ji Lin and Li Xinzhi. Besides, he was Hou Jingde.

   Emperor Zhao of Yuan was extremely enthusiastic about Hou Jingde.

  He personally helped Hou Jingde up with a smile on his face.

   "General Hou came all the way from outside the city. It's hard work."

The    Imperial Army is one of the most powerful forces defending the capital, and it is also a sharp sword in the hands of the emperor. Otherwise, Emperor Taikang would not have handed over half of the Imperial Army to Li Xin so that he could help support his prince to secure his position.

   Now that Li Xin is not in the capital, He Song is in charge of the right battalion of the forbidden army, so the emperor Yuan Zhao can only rely on the left battalion of the forbidden army.

Because in the early years of Taikang, the right battalion of the forbidden army was victorious in its expedition to the southwest, and many officers in the right camp were promoted and made a fortune because of this. What a voice, but in fact the Dajin court respected the left, and the elites of the Zhechong houses in the Zuoying were even better than those of the right.

  Hou Jingde is tall and tall. Compared to the slender emperor Yuan Zhao, he is like a giant. With the support of the emperor, he stood up and respectfully said: "Your Majesty has called me, it's not hard work."

   Emperor Taikang said with a smile: "General Hou should know about Mrs. Li's return to his hometown to sacrifice his mother?"

  Hou Jingde hesitated for a moment, then lowered his head and said in a gruff voice, "Go back to Your Majesty, I heard about it."

   It has been more than two months since Li Xin returned to his hometown. At this time, it would be unrealistic for Hou Jingde to say that he did not know.

  The Emperor nodded and said, "When I first ascended the throne, there may be villains in the capital. What I mean is that the Imperial Army will send a few Zhechong Houses to rely on the capital."

   "The Taifu is not in the capital, and the right battalion of the forbidden army is not moving for the time being, so I can only use General Hou's left battalion of the forbidden army."

The distance of thirty or forty miles is not far, but it is not close. When the Renchen Palace was changed, the Wei Wangfu moved its hands almost at midnight. Then the Imperial Army received news that they would enter the Jingqin Wang and wait for them to reach the imperial city. By the time it was the next morning, the dust had settled in the capital.

   It is for this reason that Emperor Yuan Zhao thought about mobilizing the Imperial Army and moving closer to the capital.

   Hou Jingde's expression changed slightly. He raised his head and glanced at the little emperor in front of him, and asked hesitantly, "Your Majesty... is there something wrong in the capital?"

   "Do you need to ban troops from entering the city and take over the city's defense?"

  The emperor shook his head and said with a smile: "It's not a big deal, it's just a precaution, General Hou, according to what I said, just move twenty miles to the capital."

   Hou Jingde bowed his head deeply.

   "Your Majesty, without court documents, it is a capital offense for this minister to mobilize the Imperial Army without authorization, and this minister needs documents from the Grand Governor's Office..."

   In fact, in addition to the documents of the Grand Governor's Office, the imperial decree of the imperial court, and even the emperor's central decree, can mobilize the forbidden army, but the emperor is still young and has never been in power, so he cannot issue a central decree that does not need to go through the Shangshutai.

"rest assured."

   Emperor Yuanzhao said with a smile: "I said hello to the Governor's Mansion. General Hou will go out from the Yanggong Palace and go to the Governor's Mansion to find the Governor and ask for it."

  Although the procedure is not right, but the emperor has already said such words, Hou Jingde naturally did not dare to say more, he bowed his head respectfully: "Chen, take orders!"

  The emperor said a few words of encouragement to Hou Jingde before letting the big man leave the Weiyang Palace. The emperor even sent him to the door of the study.

   Standing at the door of the study, Emperor Yuan Zhao looked at the back of Hou Jingde leaving, and felt a sense of remorse in his heart for no reason.

   "If Master Li is in the capital, he should be able to arrange all this properly, there is no need for a young man like me to intrigue with them..."

  Thinking of this, the emperor looked at the south and sighed faintly.

   "But, Sensei, you are more frightening than them..."

   (end of this chapter)