To be honest, this Taikang Emperor was anxious.

He didn't have to be so anxious at first, because he was still young and as long as he didn't make any mistakes, he could successfully take over the authority of the court in two or three years and become the true supreme.

But he...has a wrong position!

There is no problem in terms of procedurally when Emperor Taikang ascended the throne. After all, all the civil and military officials saw the will of the late emperor, and Prime Minister Zhang Qu also confirmed it.

But programs are programs, and people's hearts are people's hearts.

The deposed prince was still the crown prince until the eve of his death. There is no reason why the crown prince was deposed as soon as the late emperor died.

It's a coincidence.

Until now, half a year later, many people from the government and the country, from the capital to the local area, still felt that the Emperor Taikang was "usurping the throne", but no one dared to say it out.

In fact, the new emperor can indeed be regarded as usurping the throne, after all, he used a knife at the beginning.

On this point, Emperor Taikang was also a little guilty. Although he sat on the dragon throne, he always felt uncomfortable.

He urgently needed to take the imperial guards completely.

However, at that time, most of the people under the Wei Prince's Mansion were civil officials of low rank, with only three military generals, Ye Lin, Hou Jingde and Li Xin. Emperor Taikang had no suitable reason or the right person to replace Pei Jin.

Of course, if he was willing to hand over the imperial guards to his husband Ye Sheng, Pei Jin would definitely hand over the imperial guards obediently.

The problem is that the new emperor would rather let Pei Jin continue to lead the imperial guards than let the Ye family get the imperial guards.

After frowning and thinking about the causes and consequences, Li Xin said, "Your Majesty, this matter... cannot be too anxious. Pei Jin has no foundation for rebellion. As long as his Majesty is in one or two years, he can easily remove him."

Speaking of this, Li Xin paused and continued: "One thing Your Majesty should note is that before Your Majesty completely controls the court, neither Eunuch Chen nor Zhang Xiang could move."

These two people were the last witnesses of the late emperor's will, and only the two of them saw it with their own eyes. The late emperor put the will into that box. It can be said that only the two of them can prove the legitimacy of Emperor Taikang's status.

Therefore, before this new emperor could not make arbitrary decision, Zhang Qu and Chen Ju could not move or die.

This is the "legacy" left by the late emperor to Emperor Taikang, and it is also the shackle left by the late emperor to the new emperor.

This shackle is that Zhang Qu's status will remain unmoved in the new dynasty. If he cannot accept the Prime Minister wantonly, the power of the new emperor will be greatly restricted.

Emperor Taikang poured tea for Li Xin again, and his face was calm.

"The problem is, brother, he is gone."

The new emperor's face was as deep as water: "If the eldest brother is still there, I will of course be patient to wait for the court to be overdoing it, but the eldest brother is still there. If I cannot get the imperial guards as quickly as possible, the eldest brother will become my biggest hidden danger."

While pouring tea for himself, he said with a gloomy face: "Don't forget Chang'an, when we were in trouble last year, Pei Jin brought the imperial guards to the palace with the imperial guards."

"If there was no imperial edict of the late emperor, he might have to attack me!"

The process of power alternating between old and new does not necessarily have to be replaced. Take Pei Jin for example. General Pei is only in his early forties this year and still has a long way to go in the court. As long as he surrenders to the new emperor, he can become a veteran of the two dynasties, and even continue to command the imperial guards in the new dynasty.

However, Pei Jin was the loyalist of the late emperor.

When the palace changed last year, Pei Jin was very dissatisfied with this result. He also asked the late emperor why he deposed the prince.

More importantly, the deposed prince is gone.

Now, even if Pei Sanlang kneels in front of Emperor Taikang, the emperor will not believe him. He will be worried that he will be slandered and that he will surrender behind his back and deposed the prince.

So no matter what, Pei Jin must take it down.

"Hou Jingde, he has insufficient qualifications."

Emperor Taikang said in a deep voice: "Even if I am willing to praise him, he will not be able to reach Pei Jin's position. For the past six months, I have been looking for a suitable candidate, but I have never found a smooth one."

Emperor Taikang was already the emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty. At this stage, as long as he found a suitable person who was loyal enough and qualified to take over the imperial guards, the imperial guards would be handed over to the new emperor in a natural way.

But unfortunately, he didn't find it.

Of course, there are people, but they don’t trust them very much.

Li Xin whispered: "Have your Majesty ever contacted Pei Jin's men?"

It is a very good choice to use a deputy to dismiss the chief officer. After the deputy is promoted, he is likely to be loyal to the new emperor.

Emperor Taikang shook his head: "Pei Jin has been operating the imperial guards for many years, and I can't believe his subordinates, especially at this time..."

If there was no deposed prince, the court would be stable. Emperor Taikang could replace Pei Jin with Pei Jin's deputy at will and take the imperial guards for himself.

However, if the deposed prince is not sure where he is, the emperor will have to worry about the loyalty of the imperial guards.

"Why would you like to transfer Ye Shaobao back to the capital and let him take over the imperial guards?"

Ye Shaobao is Ye Ming, the eldest son of Ye Sheng.

"The Ye family is even more incapable."

The emperor narrowed his eyes and said bluntly: "Where is a family that can control two armies?"

Speaking of this, the new emperor slowly shook his head and sighed: "Actually, Ye Lin can barely do Pei Jin's position. It would be great if his surname was not Ye..."

The conversation froze.

Li Xin asked, "What does Your Majesty mean?"

Emperor Taikang looked at Li Xin.

"Does Chang'an know why Pei Jin was so loyal to the late emperor?"

Li Xin thought something.

"Because he is of a low origin?"

"good."

Pei Sanlang was born in a military family. Later, he was attracted by his father and brought it with him. He began to take charge of the imperial guards in his early thirties. Because of this, he became his father's loyalty.

Speaking of this, Emperor Taikang said angrily: "This guy is still wondering if I have harmed my father!"

Well……

Objectively speaking, the process of Emperor Taikang ascending the throne is indeed very similar to killing his father and seizing the throne.

So there is no problem with Pei Jin thinking this way.

After Li Xin was silent for a while, he smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty is not going to let me take charge of the imperial guards, right?"

The emperor shook his head.

"You are not alone in Chang'an, and only Hou Jingde can do it."

"With Hou Jingde, it's not possible."

Li Xin also shook his head and said, "Not whether we have the ability to master the imperial guards, even if we have it, Zhang Xiang will not be able to get through."

"The court and the country will say that His Majesty is nepotism."

The emperor smiled: "It is probably not possible to ask you to replace Pei Jin directly, but if Pei Jin is gone, it will be no big problem."

Li Xin blinked.

"When Your Majesty ascended the throne, he killed the general without permission. Isn't it appropriate?"

"Who said I'm going to kill him?"

Emperor Taikang said helplessly: "I just want to replace him and give him a title and support him. But Pei Jin was cautious all his life and never had any mistakes for decades. I have no good reason to attack him, so I let you come to Chang'an for advice."

This imperial guard general still lives in Ningxifang next to Datongfang. It is this Ningxifang house, which was rewarded by the late emperor.

General Pei’s two sons, one farmed at home and the other served in the north.

This guy is a man of iron face.
Chapter completed!