After Wei Jingze finished speaking, the study room fell into silence, so quiet that everyone could hear the slight crackling sound of candle oil in the lampshade.

For Zhang Shoufu, Zhuang Maohua and Wei Jingze, the quietness at this moment was a bit depressing.

The three of them kept their bowing posture motionless, and they were all paying attention to the change in Gu Jue's expression.

In contrast, Gu Jue, who was separated from the three of them, seemed very comfortable, as if they were just chatting.

"Do you know how many people there are in the Northern Army? How many generals are there?"

Gu Jue said, while casually playing with a small cat-shaped black jade paperweight. The black cat's two front paws were placed in front and stretched gracefully. The carvings were lifelike and the jade was shiny.

The other two didn't know, but Zhuang Maohua, as the Minister of War, knew it, and immediately replied: "In addition to the Xuanjia Army, the Northern Army has a total of 200,000, and 40 generals of the fourth rank or above."

When he answered, he had already guessed Gu Jue’s plan in his heart, and so did Shoufu Zhang and Wei Jingze.

Wei Jingze lifted his eyelids, closed his bowing fingers slightly, and returned to their original state.

Gu Jue's fingers suddenly closed, held the small paperweight in his palm, and said with a smile: "The old ones don't go, and the new ones don't come."

Shoufu Zhang: “…”

Zhuang Maohua: “…”

Wei Jingze: “…”

All three of them were speechless.

They understood what Gu Jue meant that as long as they chose good talents from the generals of the Northern Army and transferred them to local garrisons, they would be enough to fill the 30% vacancy.

The new emperor has been in the northern region for many years, and the soldiers of the northern region have different feelings with him. If they are promoted by the new emperor this time, they will inevitably be grateful for his kindness. Then once the garrisons have passed the running-in period between the old and the new, the entire army of the Great Qi will reach an unprecedented unity.

This should be what the new emperor planned.

Shoufu Zhang looked at Gu Jue with his eyes fixed on his eyes, his lips pursed into a straight line, as if he was thinking, and as if he was worried about something.

A shallow smile appeared on the corner of Gu Jue's lips, lazy and arrogant, elegant and unrestrained, and said lightly: "The court needs fresh blood, so next year's Enke, I plan to add martial arts."

This means that after the Martial Arts, a new group of young military generals will be born in the court, and Gu Jue will not worry about not having any military generals available.

The faces of the three cabinet masters changed slightly again.

It is definitely a good thing that the imperial court will add military exercises.

The late emperor Gu Lang emphasized culture and neglected military officials. During his reign, he did not hold a military official. Most of the military officials in the court were inherited by Shi Yin. However, the official positions in the court were limited, and most of the positions were a single and a pit. The number of people in a family who could gain worldly beauty was only one or two, so the others could only do nothing and live a leisurely life.

This time, the new emperor's addition of martial arts will inevitably attract a lot of attention.

Especially those nobles and military generals must be happy to see their success, and even they will support the new emperor in reorganization of the army because of the martial arts. After all, the martial Jinshi selected by the new emperor are also "students of the emperor" and have different meanings.

The new emperor used martial arts as bargaining chips to win the support of some nobles and military generals.

The three cabinet masters all thought of this and looked different.

There was no joy or anger on Wei Jingze's face, his eyes were deep, as if he was like a deep pool, and there was no trace of light.

Zhuang Maohua was amazed and looked admirable. He had thought that the new emperor's methods were too ruthless and hard, but now he has changed his mind. The new emperor's methods can be said to be both hard and soft, and both kind and powerful. It is really high!

Shoufu Zhang still frowned slightly and half lowered his eyes.

Gu Jue glanced among the three cabinet masters with a cold look, and said, "Is there any other problem?"

Shoufu Zhang finally reacted and looked up at Gu Jue again.

Obviously, Gu Jue had thought carefully before ordering the Xuanjia Army to take down these generals, and also thought about how to fill these vacant vacancies in the army in the future.

For Gu Jue, if he replaces these dereliction of duty with his trusted team, he can firmly grasp the military power in his hands.

In fact, among the emperors of all dynasties, there are also monarchs like Gu Jue who like to control the military power by himself. After all, the emperor is suspicious and authoritarian, so he naturally likes to appoint and reliably uses his confidants.

However, even if the emperors of all dynasties had to use their confidants, they would steadily replace the old ministers of the previous dynasty, which would take at least one or two years, or even longer.

How could he change the entire military system just three months after he ascended the throne?

Now Da Qi is like a wounded wound. Many wounds have become suppurated and rotten. Gu Jue has always been decisive, so his solution is to cut it directly with one knife and remove the abscess and rot from the wound at one time.

Of course his starting point was good, but the methods were too radical. Did he ever think that if the new generals could not conquer the garrisons in various places, what if some garrisons mutinied?

This will cause a big mess!

Shoufu Zhang frowned even more, and he slowly said with a careful speech: "Emperor, adding additional military rituals can select generals and talents for the court, which is beneficial to the country and the people. However, most of the Wu Jinshi are just generals and it is difficult to become the commanding talents who plan... "

Shoufu Zhang is telling the truth. The martial arts exams are answering strategies and martial arts exams. The Wu Jinshi who stood out from them is actually just good at talking about war on paper, which is different from actual combat.

Most generals grew up little by little with years of practical experience in the army. These newly selected martial arts Jinshi would not be used for less than three to five years.

Zhang Shoufu felt that Enko's martial arts was a good idea and had to do it with great fanfare. Next, the new emperor could spend three or five years to cultivate new generals, and at the same time, he would put the dereliction of duty into pieces little by little.

Unfortunately, he had no chance to say anything afterwards. Gu Jue interrupted him and asked quietly: "Who is the handsome guy in the prime minister?"

"..." Shoufu Zhang was speechless.

Of course, there were many handsome talents in the Great Qi Dynasty.

A general can not only be able to command the entire army, but also must have brilliant achievements and achievements. Only in this way can he have extraordinary prestige in the army and become an almost faith-like existence. Only such a person can be called a general.

In the more than 100 years of history of the Great Qi Dynasty, there are no more than five people who can be called the commander. Gu Jue is one of them, and Emperor Taizu is also one of them. But how many "Gu Jue" in Da Qi and how many "Emperor Taizu" are there?

This time, there are also many of the generals who were defeated by Gu Jue, but their little military achievements are nothing compared to Gu Jue.

In other words, these people are at most talented people and can be replaced by others, while handsome people are irreplaceable and symbolize an era.

For example, if Gu Jue had not ascended the throne and became emperor, he would not have been drowned in the torrent of history. He would have been named "King Chen". In the dynasties after the Da Qi, the people would have known that Gu Jue, a famous general who was invincible and invincible in the battle, but they might not have known the late emperor Gu Lang.

Gu Jue probably saw the moving look on Shoufu Zhang's face, and then said, "Whether it is a general or a handsome man, I don't need 'borers'."

All the three cabinet masters looked terrified.

Gu Jue casually put the cat paperweight on the desk, making a "pop" sound, and said in a faint voice: "If you are afraid of panic, you can go and soothe people's hearts."

"Otherwise, what will the court raise so many people to do?"

"You can't worry about everything."

Gu Jue's tone was neither high nor low, neither fast nor slow, nor slow. From the beginning to the end, his expression and tone were very calm, with a kind of ease and confidence.

Shoufu Zhang: “…”

Zhuang Maohua: “…”

Wei Jingze: “…”

The three cabinet masters were silent again. Facing this new emperor, they were always at a disadvantage and were completely suppressed by each other.

At this time, following the curtain was beaten from outside, a tall and thin figure walked in.

The elegant Su Mubai walked over and walked to the side of Shoufu Zhang, and reported to Gu Jue: "Emperor, Xu Chi, Xue Ziyi, Cheng Huiyan, Wu Yanqi..." He replied with a series of names in one breath, without even a pause, "It has been taken down."

Each name shocked the three cabinet masters, but Gu Jue didn't even move his eyebrows and ordered decisively: "Please go to the Three Divisions to review, and the result will be announced to the world!"

Gu Jue said that it was to ask the Three Secretary to conduct a trial, which actually meant that they were sentenced to beheaded. After all, the Three Secretary to conduct a trial means to sentence according to the law, and the result was only one word "death".

"Yes, the emperor." Su Mubai bowed calmly and accepted the order.

All the three cabinet masters knew that Su Mubai deliberately chose to report at this time and deliberately made it for them to see.

They did not persuade Gu Jue anymore. They had already realized something clearly that they could not persuade Gu Jue. As early as the first day when Gu Jue ascended the throne, he was a monarch with his own opinions, skills and courage.

He is like Mount Tai, as invincible as the legendary magic weapon, and as vast as the vast night sky, it can accommodate thousands of stars... It is not dare to underestimate it.

It may be a blessing for such a monarch, but for his ministers, he is like a mountain pressing on their backs.

In this complicated mood, the three pavilions retreated from Chengguang Hall, while Su Mubai was left by Gu Jue to speak.

Outside Chengguang Hall, night has already fallen.

Five or six officials were waiting outside anxiously. When they saw three cabinet masters finally coming out, they hurriedly went up to meet them and tried to inquire about the news:

"Shoufu Zhang, what does the emperor say?"

"What did they do? Why were they suddenly taken down..."

Since Gu Jue has ordered the three officials to go to trial, this case is no secret, and Zhuang Maohua roughly talks about the causes and consequences.

The officials listened and their expressions became more and more serious.

In fact, some of them have heard some rumors from the Ministry of War and knew that the New Emperor ordered the Ministry of War to investigate the case of "eating empty salary". However, they did not expect that the New Emperor said that he would take people and even won so many high-grade generals at once.

As the saying goes, if these generals are punished, they will inevitably involve their subordinates. I am afraid that the entire court will be shocked.

Wei Jingze had a deep eyebrows and shook his head with a sigh: "I have also advised the emperor that there will be no fish when the water is clear, but...ahhh!"

"I have long heard that the emperor has led troops to fight in the past, and has always been a harsh man. He has indeed made a name for himself."

Wei Jing was clearly praising Gu Jue, but the officials present heard other feelings.

Gu Jue's methods are too strong and his temperament is even more powerful. His "killing and harsh military governance" is an advantage in wars, but when he is the emperor, it makes people have to worry and everyone's mood is even heavier.

A slightly short and fat middle-aged official glanced at Wei Jingze and said worriedly: "The lips are dead and the teeth are cold. Lord Wei, after the emperor has dealt with these people, is it time for us civil officials to turn?"

His words expressed the worries in the hearts of many people present.

Since Gu Ming's case last month, there has been a vague news in the court, and the court officials began to worry whether the new emperor would attack the civil officials after rectifying the army and the royal family.

They are all old ministers left by the late emperor Gu Lang. If Gu Jue wants to target civil officials, he will probably attack them. Once they are punished and the family will not accept it, they will probably fall from now on.
To be continued...