Chapter three hundred and seventy-eight: coincidence
When I went to court today, all the civil and military officials arrived surprisingly earlier than ever before, because today was the last time for Xie An to attend court!
Out of respect for the old minister Xie An, Sima Yao also arrived in the hall half an hour ahead of time!
Although he had clearly withdrawn from the court and returned to the Xie Mansion in Wuyi Lane to retire and retire, Xie An's position was still the first, leading a group of civil and military officials, behind him were Wang Gong, Wang Guobao and others, while Sima Daozi still led another team of people, Wei Jie was standing in the forefront, only behind Sima Daozi!
"Your Majesty, the old minister has the right to report!" As soon as the court meeting began, Sima Daozi rushed out and bowed to Sima Yao in the hall and said.
"Please speak with me, uncle!"
"Sima Xiuzhi, the general of the Le family army, had previously led the Le family army to support Huainan. After successfully repelling the Di Qin army, Fu Rong's army, chose to stay in Huainan to strengthen Huainan's defense. Now I have written a letter to ask the emperor for approval!" Sima Daozi said loudly.
A general stayed in the outer city without authorization, which was a taboo for the general. Now Sima Daozi was so arrogant and asked for instructions without any hindrance. He immediately made the ministers in the hall discuss it. At the same time, many eyes also gathered towards the guard steps, because he should have asked Sima Yao for this matter. After all, he was the commander of the Le family army. He was even more involved in the battle in Huainan!
"General Wei, is there any such thing?" Sima Yao understood the truth deeply, so he naturally would not agree just because it was Sima Daozi's request, and soon turned to Wei Jie and asked.
Wei Jie took a step to the right and lowered his head and said, "Back to the emperor, there is indeed this. After Di Qin retreated, General Xiuzhi refused to return to Jiankang to report his duties with Weichen on the grounds that the King of Kuaiji had his life, and chose to stay in Huainan!"
At this time, Wei Jie will naturally take the opportunity to push the blame on Sima Daozi. I believe that whether it is Xie An, Sima Yao, or even Wang Gong and Wang Guobao, they will be happy to hear Wei Jie say this!
Sure enough, Sima Yao's face turned dark and he said in a deep voice: "Uncle Emperor, did you ask Sima Xiuzhi to stay in Huainan?"
Sima Daozi obviously did not expect Wei Jie to be so clean. In desperation, he could only say with a stingy head: "Back to the emperor, the old minister's original words were to let General Xiuzhi act at a temporary basis. Now that he chose to stay in Huainan, he obviously felt that the danger in Huainan had not been completely lifted. I believe General Wei knew this more clearly!"
The old fox is the old fox. Soon Sima Daozi kicked the ball back to Wei Jie. In Sima Yao's inquiring eyes, Wei Jie continued: "Although Fu Rong retreated, he still has nearly 100,000 living forces, and there is indeed a possibility of counterattacking Huainan!"
"Yes, I believe General Xiuzhi was worried that the Di Qin army would counterattack, so he chose to personally take charge of Huainan. General Xiuzhi had good intentions and made contributions to supporting Huainan this time, and the emperor should reward him!" As soon as Wei Jie finished speaking, Sima Daozi said.
Sima Daozi wanted to ask Sima Xiuzhi for merit. Wei Jie was so happy that he immediately stopped and shut up and retreated to his position. At the same time, Xie An walked out slowly!
"Emperor, the Le family army is the Jiankang City Defense Force. He just took action first and then reported. It's probably inappropriate to stay in Huainan!"
No matter how much Sima Yao hated Xie An, Xie An's words came to his heart. Sima Daozi dared to let the Le family army stay in Huainan without asking him a single question. Why don't he take him as the emperor seriously?
"Uncle Emperor, do you still have me as the emperor in your eyes? Such a big deal, there was no inquiry in advance?" From when, Sima Yao had gradually revealed such a hint of the domineering aura in the court!
However, this trace of the domineering aura of the emperor obviously did not put any pressure on Sima Daozi. He said leisurely: "The general is outside, and the military orders are not accepted. Sima Xiuzhi is also a temporary act. Huainan is important to our great Jin Dynasty. The emperor should also be clear about the importance of Huainan to our great Jin!"
"Another, did the Northern Expedition soldiers before the Northern Expedition went north to Nanyang, and did not ask the emperor for advice in advance? In the Northern Expedition, they finally returned in vain, and the emperor did not sue the Northern Expedition..."
"King of Kuaiji!" Sima Daozi was interrupted by Xie An's deep voice before he finished speaking!
"The soldiers of the Northern Palace guarded Jingkou and presided over the military affairs of our Great Jin peripheral area. The Northern Expedition regained lost territories was one of its important responsibilities. The Le family army was the only urban defense force in Jiankang City. Can the two be confused?"
"Mr. An, don't be excited. You are old and are about to go home to retire. If you are angry about this, then I, Sima Daozi, have a great sin!" Sima Daozi glanced at Xie An and said calmly.
"Your Majesty, the old minister is not accusing the soldiers of the Northern Palace. All the old minister wants to say is this truth. Military situations and fighter jets are changing rapidly. It is reasonable for Sima Xiuzhi to make this decision!"
"Although Fu Rong is defeated at the moment, the situation in Huainan will only be more critical. It can be foreseen that Fu Jian of Di Qin will inevitably take further revenge actions in the short term. The old minister pleads with the emperor to let Sima Xiuzhi command the Le family army to guard Huainan to ensure that the Huainan defense line is safe!"
The dangers of the Huai River must be defended. Now that Di Qin has accelerated its pace of going south, strengthening the defense of the Huai River front line has become an urgent task. Sima Daozi's words made neither Xie An and Sima Yao refute!
Wei Jie had long expected this to be the ending, otherwise Sima Xiuzhi would have stayed in Huainan at that time, so he would not have been strongly opposed and allowed him to stay in Huainan!
"With that being said, Jiankang City is the capital of my Great Jin Dynasty. How could it not have its own defensive power?" Xie An seemed helpless and turned to Sima Yao.
"Your Majesty, the old minister is about to retreat, but the current situation and the current situation of Jiankang make the old minister feel at ease. The old minister has a suggestion!"
"Please tell me if you are old minister!" At this moment, Sima Yao felt that Xie An seemed not that disgusting!
"The old minister proposed to restore the imperial guards' organization, enhance the general of the guards to be the general of the chariots and cavalry, and be responsible for recruiting and training imperial guards as the last protective force in Jiankang City!" Xie An nodded and said.
Jiankang originally had an imperial guards, but later Emperor Jianwen could not resist Huan Wen's pressure and abolished the imperial guards. After Huan Wen fell, Sima Daozi found an opportunity to reorganize the Le family army. In fact, the Le family army was the former imperial guards, but they just had different names!
Sima Yao's eyes lit up. Xie An's proposal coincided with his initial idea. The Le family army stayed in Huainan. If the Weijie re-established the imperial guards, it would be possible to put Jiankang under his control without any effort!
Chapter completed!