Chapter 279 Before Being Conferred the Title, a Joint Petition Was Submitted

In another carriage, the brave general Pang Xianchu and the deputy general Zuo Liangcai, who was acting as the general of the Northwest Army, were also talking about what had just happened.

Zuo Liangcai sighed: "General Pang, today's incident really opened my eyes. A mere thousand households in the army did not care about the lives of the people at all. That was five hundred taels of silver. If they said they would not give it, they would not give it. They are worse than bandits!"

Haha!

Pang Xianchu sneered and said: "General Zuo, this Jinling City is not like our hometown Longcheng. The surrendered generals and old ministers of Daxin are not like us, the generals of the Po Lu Army who followed the late emperor to conquer the world;"

"The water in Jinling City is muddy--"

After a pause, Pang Xianchu said sincerely: "General Zuo, you have just arrived in Jinling City, and you don't understand many things yet, but there is one thing you must do no matter what, that is, remember to be low-key and never show off!"

Well!

Zuo Liangcai nodded and said, "General Pang, don't you know what kind of person I am?"

"I am just sighing. The emperor has conquered the world and established the new dynasty, but I feel that the real challenge the emperor has to face is still ahead. Governing the country is much more difficult than fighting on horseback;"

"In the imperial city of Jinling, at the feet of the emperor, these arrogant soldiers are so arrogant and domineering. You can imagine how chaotic it will be in a place far away from the emperor!"

Ah——

After saying that, Zuo Liangcai couldn't help but sigh. He didn't know whether he was worried about the emperor's future governance of the country or the people of the Tang Dynasty.

Pang Xianchu said: "General Zuo, this new dynasty has just been established. We can't control others, but we can control ourselves, especially before the enthronement ceremony is about to be held;"

"Think about the thirty-six generals of Longcheng Po Lu Army who followed the emperor to start the army. Today, some are dead and some are injured. Only we two brothers can still live to participate in the enthronement ceremony;"

"Now, we two brothers not only live for ourselves, but also for the families of those Po Lu soldiers who died on the battlefield;"

"So-"

Pang Xianchu was about to say something but stopped.

Zuo Liangcai heard the hidden meaning of his words, and immediately patted his chest and said: "General Pang, don't worry, I know what's going on!"

Then he said: "General Pang, should we report to the emperor about what happened tonight?"

"The military generals of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun colluded with the civil officials in the Liangjiang and Lianghu regions, and did such a heinous thing. This is not a good sign."

Well!

Pang Xianchu nodded and said, "How about this, we will each draft a memorial after we go back, and submit it to the emperor privately after the court meeting tomorrow;"

"Now that the new dynasty has just been established, the overall situation in the world has been determined, and we, the rough men who followed the emperor to start a rebellion, have no place to use our skills;"

"But, since we have been asked to do something like this, we must not turn a blind eye."

"Okay!"

Zuo Liangcai immediately agreed, "Just as General Pang thinks!"

......

The next day.

Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian went directly from the Queen Liu Shujun's bedroom to the Golden Palace for court after bathing and changing clothes.

It is said that the "wedding night" is one of the "three great joys" in a man's life, even Chen Huaian, who is the emperor of the nine-five, is no exception.

After a night of lovemaking, he did not feel physically and mentally exhausted or powerless, but was refreshed and full of energy.

When it came to the morning court, it was the civil and military officials who attended the coronation ceremony and the banquet for the empress's enthronement ceremony yesterday, all of them were sleepy and listless.

Especially Liu Ziyu, the head of the military generals of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, had sunken eyes and yawned continuously, which was a sign of excessive indulgence in wine and sex.

Fortunately, Chen Huaian was in a good mood today, and he did not pursue the matter because he thought that the civil and military officials must have drunk too much at the founding banquet yesterday.

Today's court meeting was still in accordance with the convention, to see if the civil and military officials had anything to report.

However, the six ministries seemed to have discussed it, and no one took the initiative to report to the emperor for discussion.

Helplessly, Chen Huaian had to call the generals in the court: "Mr. Li, the Minister of War, and Mr. Zhang, the Minister of Rites, will go to the imperial study to discuss matters after the court is dismissed;"

"The rest of the beloved ministers, if there is something to report, report it, if there is nothing to report, leave the court!"

Naturally, the civil and military officials in the court had nothing to report, and left the court at that time.

After the court was dismissed, Li Jingyu, the Minister of War, and Zhang Fu, the Minister of Rites, hurried to the Imperial Study to wait for the emperor to come and discuss matters.

The two knew that the emperor was going to finalize the final list of generals who would be conferred titles on the founding of the country with them, so that the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites could complete all the details of the ceremony before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

On the other hand, after the court was dismissed, Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian was supposed to go to the Imperial Study to discuss matters, but he was stopped by his two deputy marshals of the army, as well as the brave generals Pang Xianchu and Zuo Liangcai.

Looking at the people who were hesitant to speak, Chen Huaian couldn't help but laugh and said, "Deputy Marshal Chang, Deputy Marshal Chen, and you two generals are really interesting;"

"I just asked you again at the court meeting if you have anything to report, but none of you said anything. Now after the court is dismissed, you come here to block me. It's a bit interesting!"

As he said, Chen Huaian looked at the people and asked, "Tell me, is there anything that cannot be reported to me in person and must be reported in private?"

After hearing this, the people exchanged glances, and finally Chen Qingzhi, the deputy marshal of the left army, stood up, took out the joint letter in his hand, and handed it to Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian respectfully.

Chen Qingzhi said: "Your Majesty, this is what I, Deputy Marshal Chang, and two generals saw and heard in Jinling City last night. We think it is necessary to report this matter to Your Majesty;"

"This is a memorial, please take a look, Your Majesty!"

Chen Huaian took the joint memorial from Chen Qingzhi with a normal expression, and then read the contents of the memorial at a glance.

After a while, Chen Huaian closed the memorial in his hand, still with a calm expression, and said calmly: "Well, I know!"

"Two deputy marshals, is there anything else?"

Hmm?

When Chen Qingzhi and Chang Yuchun saw that Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian was so calm about what happened last night, they began to feel nervous.

This new dynasty was just established, and the military group in the north of the court had colluded with the civil group in the south. As the emperor, after learning about this, shouldn't he be furious?

Why, when he came to Emperor Zhaowu, he seemed to be fine?

For a moment, these people were a little undecided.

After Chen Qingzhi came to his senses, he hurriedly said: "Reporting to the emperor, we are fine now!"

Chen Huaian nodded and said: "The two deputy commanders and two generals should leave first. I still have to go to the imperial study to handle government affairs, so I won't let you have dinner in the palace!"

"Yes, your majesty!"

Several people nodded hurriedly, and then watched Emperor Zhaowu sit in the 32-lift sedan chair and leave.

Looking at the emperor's back, Chen Qingzhi and Chang Yuchun, who were still stunned, exchanged glances again. Although no one spoke, everyone knew it well -

The emperor is no longer the Prince of Jin who "went to the battlefield to kill the enemy and dismounted to drink" with his generals!