Things in this world, sometimes if you think of them as a farce, they are really just a farce.

But sometimes, if you think about it carefully, you can find that all the farce actually has a root cause.

On this day, the impeachment in the court was hastily ended by Emperor Wei, and in the end neither Murong Hong nor Feng Da could get anything done.

At the end, Emperor Wei also asked Murong Hong to order enough money and medicinal materials to compensate the Feng family.

Regardless of whether there was any reason why Murong Shujian stabbed Feng Da, in short, it is a fact that he hurt someone.

This matter was settled in a noble family, and the emperor was the judge, so everyone "likemindedly" ignored the law. Otherwise, if it really went to court, Murong Shujian would be convicted for keeping it.

How else to say...this court seems to be the most well-behaved place in the world, but in fact it is the least well-behaved place?

Another consequence of not following the rules is that there is an obvious gap between Feng Kan and Murong Hong, former allies.

When they went to court, Murong Hong looked at Feng Kan with cold eyes, and Feng Kan snorted angrily at Murong Hong, then turned around and left.

But do you think this is the end?

No, this is actually just the beginning.

Cheng Ling was in the Secretariat and had access to first-hand information about the imperial dynasty. She discovered that from that day on, the conflicts and struggles between Murong Hong and Feng Kan began to increase.

Of course, this kind of struggle is mainly reflected between the subordinates of the two parties.

Murong Hong was in charge of the Feiyu Army in the Beijing Camp, while Feng Kan served in the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, one of the four major battalions in the capital.

It seems that each of the two counter-revolutionaries has its own army, but in fact, Feng Kan is controlled by Murong Hong to a certain extent. Because Murong Hong, as a general, is only one level lower than the Grand Sima in military positions.

Da Sima is nominally in charge of the world's military. In recent years, in order to dilute Da Sima's power, Emperor Wei promoted Murong Hong to the rank of general. The general gradually took over many practical matters under Da Sima's authority, forming a confrontation with Da Sima.

From this point of view, Murong Hong was actually Emperor Wei's confidant. If he was not a confidant, Emperor Wei would not be able to give him such an important position.

As for Feng Kan, he was the leader of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, was awarded General Wuwei, and his position was lower than that of Murong Hong.

The camp defense affairs of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were controlled by Murong Hong in many aspects, but on the other hand, there were many middle and low-level generals in the Feiyu Army, but they were in charge of Feng Kan's subordinates.

This is called cross-appointment, and it is a major method used by the Wei State to prevent generals from relying on their own troops.

Now, the struggle between Feng Kan and Murong Hong is unfolding between the middle and lower classes.

Today I defeated a few generals under your name, and tomorrow you suppressed a few generals under my name. In short, you come and go with me, not hurting your muscles and bones, but getting angry gradually.

Naturally, these developments could not be concealed from the Emperor Wei. During a small court meeting, the Emperor Wei and the Three Dukes and other important ministers discussed the Southern Expedition again. Cheng Ling took turns and stood aside to take minutes of the meeting.

Emperor Wei suddenly mentioned the feud between Feng Kan and Murong Hong, and then scolded them both.

After scolding, Emperor Wei sighed and ignored all the important ministers, but suddenly asked Cheng Ling: "Cheng Aiqing, the situation in the south is getting more and more complicated. I intend to send troops, but instead there is discord among my generals. What do you think?

What should we do?”

Cheng Ling originally thought that when fighting a war, of course, one must work together as one, and the left and right sides must work together, so that a war can be run smoothly and smoothly, and the goal of ending war with war can be achieved.

So when she was questioned by Emperor Wei, she really used her brain to think about how to deal with this problem.

As a result, with a thought, Cheng Ling suddenly realized that something was wrong.

No, if Emperor Wei really thought that the conflict between Murong Hong and Feng Kan was a big problem, when they impeached each other in the court, Emperor Wei would not have dealt with it perfunctorily in a conciliatory way.

So, in fact... In fact, I am afraid that Emperor Wei wanted to have conflicts between them more than anyone else!

The civil and military officials had argued countless times over the Southern Expedition, but Emperor Wei never made his position clear. Is this really just because of insufficient national power, so Emperor Wei was in a dilemma and couldn't make up his mind?

No, at this moment, Cheng Lingfu reached his heart and finally understood!

In the 20th year of the Yuan Dynasty, Emperor Wei was already over 50 years old. He no longer had the ability to lead a military expedition in person, nor could he mount his horse in person to intimidate all parties like he did when he drove out the Wuhu.

Emperor Wei wanted to cherish his life, so he no longer needed a unified military system!

If all outstanding generals were in harmony with each other, what would be the emperor's business?

Although the farce between Murong Shujian and Feng Da started by chance, it probably played into the hands of Emperor Wei. The time he had been waiting for was about to come!

Cheng Ling was moved by his thoughts, so he replied to Emperor Wei: "If your Majesty wants to send troops, you must not just send out one army. Since there is a discord between Marquis Yongyi and Uncle Zhongyi, why don't Your Majesty order the two generals to lead one army each, from

Send out troops from the east and west sides to see which general will attack Qidu first?"

This suggestion immediately made Emperor Wei laugh. He asked Chang Hong, who was beside him: "My eldest companion, this guy is asking two rivals, Yongyihou and Zhongyibo, to compete for credit! What do you think?"

Cheng Ling complained in her heart: What do you mean I let them compete for credit? Isn't that what you meant? You didn't want to do it yourself, but you wanted to use my mouth to say it?

But what is the purpose of the emperor’s secretary? Doesn’t it serve as the emperor’s mouthpiece at some point?

If you know your interests, you will be the emperor's favorite. If you don't know your interests, someone will take your place in a minute.

Chang Hong bowed and smiled and said: "Whether you are Yongyi Marquis or Zhongyi Bo, both of you are the pillars of the country and the generals of the country. If they can send troops from left to right and fight bravely, Qi will not be able to pacify the country, and the great cause of the north and south will be great.

Unification is imminent!"

Emperor Wei burst out laughing and said, "Chang Daban, if you want to be convincing and obedient, you have to be the one!"

At this point, the tone of the Southern Expedition has basically been set.

After the civil and military officials had reached this point of quarrel, they understood that His Majesty was thinking about the Southern Expedition and had no intention of giving up this opportunity.

Of course, everyone's quarrel was not in vain.

We have been arguing for so long about how all parties should contribute during the Southern Expedition, how to distribute the benefits if there is a victory, and how to operate the rear... Various issues have gradually been concluded in the previous day-to-day quarrels.

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Now that His Majesty has finally made his tendency clear, we can truly prepare for the Southern Expedition!

But after the court meeting that day, Emperor Wei kept Cheng Ling behind again.

In addition to Cheng Ling, those left at the same time include the attendant Cui Kai, the regular attendant Wang Wen, the minister Ling Ning Jianxiong, the prime minister He Han, and the prince Xiao Man!

Yes, since returning to the palace, Xiao Man has actually started to participate in both major and minor court gatherings.

Although he participated, Xiao Man often did not express his opinions, so his sense of presence seemed slightly weak.
Chapter completed!