Chapter 264: Military Commanders Hand over Power, Each with Their Own Thoughts

With the lead of Chang Yuchun, the deputy marshal of the right wing of the Longcheng Army, the atmosphere of the first court meeting of the new dynasty suddenly became lively, and civil officials and military generals competed to speak.

Chen Qingzhi, the deputy marshal of the left wing of the Longcheng Army, also took the initiative to resign to the emperor Chen Huaian, saying that he would take this opportunity to return the tiger talisman of the 300,000 Xuanjia Army in his hand to the Ministry of War.

Chen Qingzhi said: "Your Majesty, I am a scholar. It is a helpless move to give up writing and join the army. Now that the general situation has been determined and the country is peaceful and the people are safe, I also want to take this opportunity to retire to the countryside and become a teacher. By the way, I hope that the emperor will help me!"

Swish!

As soon as Chen Qingzhi said this, there was a shock in the Golden Palace.

The surprise of the civil officials and military generals in the court was no less than the reaction when they heard Chang Yuchun, the deputy marshal of the right wing, take the initiative to hand over the military power.

In fact, it was even more than that.

Everyone knows that the 300,000 Xuanjia troops under the command of Chen Qingzhi, the deputy marshal of the left army, are the most elite of the entire Longcheng army.

Whether it is destroying the Turkic state, quelling the Tubo rebellion, or using force to subdue the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions to the new emperor, the figure of the Longcheng Xuanjia Army is indispensable behind this.

These two deputy marshals of the army hold half of the dynasty's army, and they are also the most elite and most capable troops.

This military power, just handed it over?

In the end, were the two deputy marshals, Chang Yuchun and Chen Qingzhi, upright and not greedy for fame, wealth and power, so they took the initiative to hand over the military power before the new dynasty's reward ceremony?

Or, the emperor...

The actions of Chang Yuchun and Chen Qingzhi to take the initiative to hand over the military power immediately made the generals who still held the military power in the Jinluan Palace start to feel nervous.

He began to speculate on the deep meaning behind this matter. Did the two deputy commanders voluntarily hand over their military power, or did they hear some rumors, or did the emperor privately force them to hand over their military power?

For a time, the generals who held military power, especially those who surrendered to the new emperor Chen Huaian in the previous dynasty, became even more uneasy.

Among them, Liu Ziyu, the representative of the generals of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun and the adopted son of King Wuning, was the most obvious.

The corners of his triangular eyes had wandered several times at this moment on the new emperor Chen Huaian on the dragon throne and the two deputy commanders who voluntarily handed over their military power.

Liu Ziyu was not only one of the deputy commanders of the Longcheng Southern Expedition Army, but also the leader of the generals of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun.

After the Longcheng Southern Expedition Army was divided into Yingzhou, Liu Ziyu led 150,000 troops to the south alone, and after conquering Kaifeng Prefecture, he joined the army on the south bank of the Yangtze River.

Since then, Liu Ziyu has been in control of the 150,000-man army.

In addition to the garrison forces in the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, Liu Ziyu can mobilize more than 250,000 soldiers in total, making him the second most powerful general in the entire new dynasty after the two deputy marshals Chang Yuchun and Chen Qingzhi.

Even more than the general Lan Yu stationed in the four towns of Anxi, who had 50,000 more soldiers.

Therefore, when Liu Ziyu saw that the two deputy marshals took the initiative to hand over their military power to the emperor at the first court meeting of the new dynasty, he immediately began to feel entangled.

On the one hand, his years of military career and experience as an official told him that now was not the best time to hand over military power;

Not only because the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun were responsible for protecting the border security of the dynasty, but also because the new dynasty had not yet held a ceremony for conferring rewards. For a military general, especially one who represented the interest groups of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, it was not a bad thing to hold military power in his hands;

On the other hand, Liu Ziyu's intuition told him that today's court meeting should be the best time for him to hand over military power, and he could also take this opportunity to gain favor and loyalty in front of the new emperor Chen Huaian, and perhaps add points for himself in the future ceremony of conferring rewards.

These two ideas collided fiercely in his mind, making Liu Ziyu hesitant to make up his mind.

In addition to Liu Ziyu, there were several people in the Golden Palace who felt similar to him.

One was Tang Ziyi, the deputy general of the Tiger Guard New Army, who was also a surrendered general, and the other two were Su Chen, the governor of Liangjiang, and Jiang Ning, the governor of Lianghu.

These three people were surrendered generals. When the new emperor Chen Huaian captured Jinling City, they turned against the emperor and joined the Longcheng army.

After surrendering, the new emperor Chen Huaian did not show any signs of killing the donkey after it had done its work. He still maintained the complete structure of the Hu Ben New Army, the Liangjiang New Army and the Lianghu New Army, and did not interfere in the appointment of military generals.

In other words, the surrendered Hu Ben New Army, the Liangjiang New Army and the Lianghu New Army only changed the "Jin" flag, and everything else continued the structure of the previous dynasty's army.

These surrendered armies also participated in the battle to pacify the remnants of the previous dynasty in the later period, which means that the military power was all in their own hands.

Therefore, when Tang Ziyi, Su Chen, and Jiang Ning saw that the two deputy marshals of the army had taken the initiative to hand over their military power, they subconsciously cast their eyes on Liu Ziyu.

After all, Liu Ziyu was not only a surrendered general of the previous dynasty like them, but also a military general with the most military power.

His attitude towards handing over military power can largely influence the group of former generals in the court.

Seeing Liu Ziyu lowered his head and did not express his opinion, Tang Ziyi, Su Chen, and Jiang Ning simply pretended not to hear that the two deputy marshals took the initiative to hand over military power.

Looking at the reaction of the new emperor Chen Huaian, he also seemed quite surprised.

Chen Huaian was 100% confident in the generals summoned by the [Born to be an Emperor] system.

Therefore, Chang Yuchun and Chen Qingzhi's initiative to hand over the military power in the court also surprised Chen Huaian and moved him.

These two people are all loyal people!

This also proves how correct Chen Huaian's decision was to confer Chang and Chen as Dukes and rank them as the heads of the six dukes when he was rewarding them for their merits and conferring titles of nobility and appointment as prime ministers.

However, Chen Huaian could not accept Chen Qingzhi's resignation.

Just like Chang Yuchun took the initiative to resign and wanted to retire, a temporary rest is fine. If this white-robed scholar Chen Qingzhi really wants to be a teacher, isn't it a waste of talent?

Besides, if he really agreed to the resignation of Chang Yuchun and Chen Qingzhi, no matter what the starting point is, it will inevitably leave the civil and military officials in the court with the bad reputation of "cleansing" the founding heroes.

He just became emperor, and he couldn't wait to ask his generals to hand over the military power?

With an emperor like this, which general will be willing to fight for you in the future!

Cough cough!

On the dragon throne, Chen Huaian coughed twice without making any sound.

Then, the civil officials and generals in the Golden Palace all turned their eyes back to the emperor.

Chen Huaian then said slowly: "Deputy Commander Chen, have you discussed with Deputy Commander Chang? At the first court meeting of this new dynasty, you two resigned from me at the same time;"

"If you don't know, you might think I am destroying the bridge after crossing the river. I have just been emperor for a few days, and I can't wait to confiscate your military power, haha!"

After a pause, Chen Huaian said: "I know very well that you two are deputy commanders in the army. After fighting continuously, you will be a little exhausted. It is normal for you to temporarily put down military affairs and rest for a while;"

"But-"

After saying that, Chen Huaian changed the subject and said: "I can't approve your resignation, Deputy Commander Chen. The tiger talisman for mobilizing troops can be temporarily kept by the Ministry of War. But I have to put the heavy responsibility of the deputy marshal of the left army on your shoulders!"

"This matter has been decided!"

Speaking of this, Chen Huaian waved his hand and said: "My dear ministers, do you have anything else to report to me?"

"I would like to make it clear that if the military generals want to follow the example of the two deputy marshals and resign, this matter will be stopped first. Although the world is settled today, there is no guarantee that there will be no scoundrels from neighboring countries who will rebel;"

"I not only need you to fight for the country, but also need you to protect the country for me!"

After the new emperor Chen Huaian set the tone for the first court meeting of the new dynasty, the matters reported by the civil and military officials in the court no longer involved the issue of handing over military power.

In fact, Chen Huaian never thought of taking this opportunity to concentrate all the military power of the dynasty together.

At least, it shouldn't be that the military power in the hands of the generals in the court was taken back to the Ministry of War just after the new dynasty ended the wars in various places, or even before the emperor's coronation ceremony was held.

After all, Chen Huaian is now the emperor of a country, the highest authority in the country, and he has to consider the impact of anything he does.

In today's words, he has to pay attention to "eating appearance"!

In the following court meeting, the matters reported by the civil officials and generals mainly revolved around the establishment of the new dynasty's name, the emperor's coronation ceremony, and the selection of the new dynasty's empress.

First of all, the question of the country's name. The Ministry of Rites' opinion is to follow the tradition of establishing a country with a fiefdom and establish the new dynasty's name as "Jin".

However, as a time traveler, Chen Huaian doesn't seem to like the Jin Dynasty very much.

The group of generals under his command also felt that the tradition of establishing a country with a fiefdom was not worthy of the temperament of the new emperor Chen Huaian who "took the world on horseback".

The deputy marshal of the right army proposed that the new dynasty be named "Ming", which means tomorrow and hope.

Chen Qingzhi, the deputy marshal of the left army, proposed that the new dynasty be named "Tang", because the fief of King Jin, Longcheng, was the ancient Tang Kingdom, and the ancient Tang Kingdom, which King Zhou Cheng granted to his brother Shu Yu, was in Longcheng, the fief of King Jin.

The proposals for the new dynasty's name were roughly "Jin", "Tang" and "Ming", and these three names also had their supporters in the court;

Everyone had their own reasons, and it seemed that they could not be established in a short time.

In the end, it was probably up to the new emperor Chen Huaian to make the final decision before the final name of the new dynasty could be determined.

In addition, the issue that caused widespread discussion among a group of civil officials and military generals in the court was about the enthronement of the queen of the new dynasty.

Although Chen Huaian has not yet married the two princesses.

However, some civil officials in the court had already criticized this matter, and they took advantage of the opportunity of the first court meeting of the new dynasty to bring the emperor's wedding and the queen's enthronement to the table.