Lu Zheng greeted and chatted with the ministers one by one, and Emperor Xinde suddenly summoned the ministers to meet him.

All the ministers went to the hall, and Emperor Xinde sat upright on the high dragon chaise, with his great companion Eunuch Feng standing beside him, with sandalwood lingering under the dragon throne. Emperor Xinde rarely wore a dragon court robes and a crown, and his whole temperament changed.

All the ministers entered the hall and bowed together, saying, "Long live your Majesty, long live your life!"

Emperor Xinde raised his hand and said, "Please work, you guys have worked hard recently. Since I came to Jiangnan, the country and the country have suffered from various troubles, including the rebels in Liaodong and Longyou. Now, my Dakang only exists in the northern part of Shandong and Beijing, and all other regions have been handed to the rebels!

Today I am sitting in court to listen to the affairs of all my dear friends. I want to hear the opinions of all my dear friends. Everyone is planning to do whatever they want and say everything they want. I listen carefully. How about it?"

Emperor Xinde said this, all the ministers looked at me, I saw you, and I don’t know how to talk about it. There are too many problems with Dakang now, and it is not easy to explain clearly at the moment. Besides, even if you see these problems, how can you solve them? With the current situation in Dakang, can it be solved?

In addition, the most important point is that the ministers were all wondering why Emperor Xinde suddenly asked about this matter. What was His Majesty thinking? What was he going to do?

Over the past few decades, Emperor Xinde's actions and behavior have been deeply rooted in people's hearts. All ministers know that the truth of Your Majesty's hard work in practicing immortality is just a coincidence, and it is often just a whim. Just like today, Emperor Xinde suddenly changed into his clothes, and everyone felt uncomfortable. In their memory, it has been a long time since he attended the court.

Except for a few other people like Duan Lintang, many of the old ministers who were sitting there had never seen Emperor Xinde take the court in person. For example, Lu Zheng was the first time he attended the court meeting today. I have to say that this is a satire, the biggest satire in the more than a hundred years since the founding of the Great Kang Dynasty.

The ministers were all dumbfounded, Emperor Xinde's face looked a little ugly, and he said, "All are my great health pillars? I let you speak freely, why are you so timid?

Duan Aiqing, you say first! You are the prime minister, start first!”

Duan Tanglin stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I think the most urgent task at the moment should be to protect Jiangnan first. Jiangnan cannot be without defense, so reconstruction of the Nanfu Army is imminent! If Jiangnan does not defend, people's hearts will be unstable. Please be sure to arrange the issue of Jiangnan's south army. This is related to the stability of the people and the prosperity of the country's destiny!"

Emperor Xinde nodded and said, "Secret Duan is right. I have received the proposal to rebuild the Nanfu Army for a long time, and I have been thinking about this issue! As the saying goes, those who want to know the soldiers must first choose the general. The position of the Grand Governor of the Nanfu Army is particularly important. Since Duan Qing mentioned this issue, I also think that this matter is imminent and urgent. Let's discuss what to do today?"

Emperor Xinde said that there was noisy below. At this time, we should choose the Grand Commander of the Southern Prefecture Army? This is the most controversial thing recently!

The Grand Governor of the Southern Prefecture Army is very important and his position is too important. Now all forces are fighting around this issue. The main reason is that the tacit understanding between His Majesty and the Jiangnan Power Families seems to have not been reached. Under such circumstances, it is really difficult to determine the question about the candidates of the Southern Prefecture Army.

Now Emperor Xinde suddenly raised the issue of selecting generals from the Southern Army. Could it be that he had a tacit understanding with the Jiangnan Powers? Subconsciously, many people turned their attention to Lu Zheng, and Lu Zheng was also confused, but a great stir in his heart.

He knew in his heart that Emperor Xinde had put forward such a big battle today to show off on certain issues. It was very sudden. Lu Zheng suddenly realized that he was the only one of the powerful clans representing Jiangnan today. With this in mind, he couldn't help but laugh, thinking that Your Majesty is still the same Majesty, he is always careful and plotting against others in silence. But even so, will the candidate for the general of the Southern Army today be satisfied with all parties?

Emperor Xinde raised the problem and immediately asked all the ministers to recommend it. Duan Tanglin was the first to speak. He said: "The military of the Southern Palace is of great importance. It should be the chief of the important minister. I think it is most appropriate for the Minister of War Jin Wannian to serve as the chief of the Grand Governor. Lord Jin is always heavy and has good training. Under his leadership, the Southern Palace army will definitely grow rapidly and thus smoothly protect the stability of our Jiangnan!"

Duan Tanglin's statement was immediately agreed, but Duan Zhengxian waited for several doctors, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became strange! At this moment, it was obvious that Jin Wannian, the Minister of War, was pushed to the forefront, and the current situation was indeed only Jin Wannian's most appropriate. It seemed that this candidate had no objections.

But is this really true? Lu Zheng's eyes slowly narrowed. He had already seen the Duan family's current strategy from this incident. The Duan family is now close to Emperor Xinde, and the two sides have already had a considerable tacit understanding. Moreover, Jin Wannian must have had a tacit understanding with Duan Tanglin, and the court officials have become different.

In fact, this is normal, because Emperor Xinde's style of acting is like this. He will never tolerate the dominance of one side. His favorite drama is to divide the forces in the court and China to fight, and then have a certain balance. On this basis, he adjusts in the center and gains the initiative.

Obviously, the Duan family is now preparing to gain a foothold in Jiangnan, but is not ready to rely on the Jiangnan powers, but is going to embrace Emperor Xinde's thigh. What should we do today's discussion? Could it be that Jin Wannian really became the commander-in-chief of the Southern Prefecture Army so easily?

Many people subconsciously turned their attention to Lu Zheng, because Lu Zheng is now the leading figure of the Jiangnan Quanjiao. On this occasion, the Jiangnan Quanjiao wants to fight back, so he should raise his arms and shout.

But the subtlety is that Lu Zheng’s official rank is not high on this occasion, at least there are a few prime ministers in front of him! Duan Tanglin’s words are not his turn, and the Zuojia Zuojie hasn’t spoken yet!

Did the Zuo family have a tacit understanding with Emperor Xinde? This question is also a question in everyone's mind. Lu Zheng lowered his head and said nothing, as if he was quietly waiting for something.

Zuo Jie didn't say anything, and the atmosphere in the courtyard was a little cold. Emperor Xinde sat on the dragon throne, looked around, and said, "What's wrong? Do you have no objection?"

His eyes turned to Zuo Jie and said, "Zuo Zuo, why don't you speak today?"

Zuo Jie said: "Report to Your Majesty, I really don't understand the matters about military affairs, so I dare not speak nonsense. If Your Majesty needs advice from me, I will definitely speak up for justice and devote myself to the country and the country until I die!"

Emperor Xinde laughed and said, "What a left prime minister, you are humble enough. OK, since you don't say it, just pretend you have no objections! Then no one present has no objections? Can I issue an order to confirm this?"

When Emperor Xinde said this, his eyes turned to Lu Zheng intentionally or unintentionally. Lu Zheng still lowered his head and said nothing. The civil and military ministers in the court also secretly glanced at Lu Zheng, wanting to see what Lu Zheng's attitude was, but Lu Zheng had no intention of speaking after all. It seemed that he was also satisfied with the candidate of Emperor Xinde and had no objection.

Just when everyone was confused by Lu Zheng's attitude, someone in the hall suddenly shouted: "Your Majesty, I think Duan Xiang's proposal is inappropriate! Secretary Jin is the Minister of War, and he serves as the Grand Commander of the Southern Prefecture Army as the Minister of War. Is there only the Southern Prefecture Army in the world?

At present, Dakang is not only Jiangnan, nor is it only Jiangnan army. There are twelve guards in the capital still there, and His Royal Highness is still working hard to supervise the country and sacrifice for the country!

In addition, His Highness of the King of Qi in Shandong has just driven away the Liaodong rebels for the country, and he also has a army that is good at fighting! If Shangshu Jin was the leader of the Southern Prefecture Army and the army in the northern part of Dakang, how would they see our court?

Did the court really give up on them? They also became traitors?"

As soon as he said this, the audience was in an uproar. Everyone looked at the person who was talking. It was Cao Weiming. After Cao Weiming's speech, Zhao Chongqian immediately rushed out and said, "I think what Secretary Cao said and even the famous sayings! My Minister of War of Dakang must not only lead the general of the army. In this way, I will have no peace in Dakang!"

The two ministers opposed it, and the situation became subtle in an instant. Jin Wannian, the Minister of War, also took a step forward and said: "Your Majesty, I also think that this is inappropriate! I am the Minister of War, and the military affairs of the world are all handled by the ministers. Although the Southern Palace Army is important, letting Weichen serve as the Grand Governor of the Southern Palace Army will inevitably cause many unnecessary suspicions and troubles, so I also think it is inappropriate!"

At the critical moment, Jin Wannian gave up himself. The reason was naturally very simple. If he served as the Grand Governor of the Southern Prefecture Army and asked him to give up the position of Minister of War, it would be obvious that he would never be willing.

Some people say that the Grand Governor of the Southern Prefecture Army holds real military power, and the Minister of War is just a vacant position. Which of these two positions is more important, doesn’t Jin Wannian know?

Of course, Jin Wannian knew that the Grand Governor of the Southern Prefecture Army had real power, but he also knew that the real power of the Southern Prefecture Army was in the hands of the Jiangnan Quanjia, and the Jiangnan Quanjia would never hand over the military power to Jin Wannian. On the territory of Jiangnan, he was not afraid that Jin Wannian had high abilities, and the Jiangnan Quanjia had countless ways to let him submit!

Therefore, when Jin Wannian served as the chief commander-in-chief of the Jiangnan Prefecture Army, he must be just an empty affair. Since they are all empty affair, why didn’t he serve as the Minister of War? In the position of the Minister of the Court, perhaps one day His Majesty will send him to reorganize an army! By that time, Jin Wannian will return to Shandong, wouldn’t it be that the dragon returns to the sea?

The scene was in a panic, and the three ministers opposed it. Emperor Xinde's proposal lost the basis for implementation. The scene was very awkward. Emperor Xinde's face was very gloomy, while the other ministers were secretly amused.

Only then did they realize that there was no tacit understanding between Emperor Xinde and the Jiangnan Powers. The act that Emperor Xinde did today was wishful thinking, but his wishful thinking, Lu Zheng did not move at all, and he himself collapsed. This shows how interesting the situation in Jiangnan is, and what kind of situation is that Emperor Xinde's control over Dakang is already unbearable.

Emperor Xinde was a smart man. In the early days of his reign, he could quickly gain power. At that time, Dakang thought that he would be a wise master.

However, Emperor Xinde used decades of abandoning the government to tell the Dakang subjects how unreliable he was. No matter how talented the emperor was, he was not focused on government affairs. Over time, it would naturally cause disintegration and naturally cause distrust from others.

No matter how superb the power strategy is, the emperor's mental skills are the most powerful. In the face of facts and people's hearts, these methods and mental skills are just minor ways. Emperor Xinde's methods are powerful, but his sons' fighting for the throne has really become a chaos in the world. Even his sons have no hope for him, can they still expect the subjects of the world to continue to guarantee their trust in him?

Duan Tanglin's face was also very ugly. He had made up his mind to fight Lu Zheng today! With this, he could establish his prestige in Jiangnan and let all forces in Jiangnan know that the Duan family from the capital had the courage to challenge the Lu family, and with this point, he could slowly avoid the situation where the Lu family was dominant.

However, the reality is cruel. Today, Lu Zheng did not speak from beginning to end, but Duan Tanglin encountered a major setback. In other words, Duan Tanglin did not even have the chance to challenge Lu Zheng. His ambitions are now all turned into humiliation.

Emperor Xinde snorted coldly and said, "The Dakang Nanfu Army cannot always be without generals. If the Nanfu Army cannot be built because it cannot be selected, it will be a huge joke and will really make people laugh at the world!"

"Cao Weiming, do you think Jin Shangshu is not the right candidate. Do you have a suitable candidate?" asked Emperor Xinde.

Cao Weiming said in a humble and arrogant manner: "There is no suitable candidate for me for the time being!"

"Zhao Chongqian!"

Zhao Chongqian took a step forward and bowed, "There is no suitable candidate for me!"

Emperor Xinde asked Zuo Jie and several others again, and the answers he received were all the same. He couldn't help it. He stood up in anger and pointed his finger at the ministers below, trembling all over:

"You are worthy of being a pillar of the country. You are so disappointed to me. Could it be that my great prosperity, my country, such a vast territory, and so many outstanding people, are there no one who can be qualified to be the leader of the Southern Prefecture Army?

There are so many of you, all of you are all wine bags, all corpse-positioned meals, all... all... all..." Emperor Xinde said three times in the last time, but he didn't know how to curse again.

He cursed and panted. The ministers below all lowered their eyebrows, and they didn't say anything, and they didn't say anything. He scolded for a while, and was really tired. He raised his hand gently and sat down dejectedly. I don't know how long it took, but he suddenly raised his eyebrows and said:
Chapter completed!