Chapter 176 Interests affect
The position of Minister of War was always held by Li Xin. Even when he went to Jimenguan to serve as the general of Zhenbei, this position had never been lost. As for commanding the Right Camp of the Imperial Guard, it was already the first year of Taikang, which was almost ten years ago.
In the second year of Taikang, Li Xin, as the general of the Right Camp of the Imperial Guard, led the Right Camp of the Imperial Guard to the west and made a contribution to the southwest. After returning to Beijing, he was named the Minister of War and the Prince Taibao, but he also lost his responsibilities as the Right Camp of the Imperial Guard. Until now, he has not touched the Imperial Guard for seven years.
The total number of the imperial guards of the Jin Dynasty exceeded 500,000, but not all were near the capital. Some Zhechong Prefectures were either on the border or in the local area. There were about 300,000 imperial guards in the capital. The two battalions on both sides led eight Zhechong Prefectures, each with 140,000 or 150,000.
Originally, after Li Xin stepped down as the Right Camp of the Imperial Army, Pei Jin took over the Right Camp. Later, General Pei became the Imperial Army again. Not only did he control the left and right camps in the capital, but he also controlled all the imperial guards of the entire Jin Dynasty, becoming the person with the most authority in the Great Jin military.
However, due to the disastrous defeat in the southwest, the emperor was furious and Pei Jin completely lost power in the court. The emperor did not even give him a decent retirement, but directly demoted him to a commoner and drove him out of the capital.
Therefore, the current imperial guards in the capital are under the command of Hou Jingde. Now, after seven years, the emperor once again handed over the right camp of the imperial guards back to Li Xin.
This is a good measure.
Judging from the current situation, the emperor is probably really seriously ill. If he wants the throne to be smoothly handed over, he must give His Royal Highness some support. At this time, Li Xin, as the Prince's Taibao, must have enough strength to be able to suppress the situation.
And this power cannot be too great, so Li Xin could only take half of the imperial guards in the capital, and the other half was held in Hou Jingde to control Li Xin.
Originally, even if Li Xin’s contributions over the years were not lingering in the general circle, his qualifications were strong enough. Now that he led the imperial guards, he would become the strongest backing behind the prince.
Li Xin held the imperial edict in his hand, and after a long time of silence, he turned to look at the prince next to him.
"Your Highness will stay in my mansion first. If there is nothing to do, don't go out recently. If there is anything, I will make someone call you."
The prince has been hanging with the Jing'an Marquis' Mansion since he was a child, and he still knows Li Xin's temper very well. When Li Xin smiles, it doesn't matter how he jokes with him, but when he becomes serious, there is no room for negotiation.
The prince immediately nodded and said, "Don't worry, teacher, I will be obediently in the mansion and will not go anywhere."
After saying that, he left the front hall and jumped towards the backyard of the Jing'an Marquis Mansion.
Li Xin continued to sit in the front hall, holding the jade scroll imperial edict in his hand, and was silently enlightened.
After a while, Chen Shiliu, who had brought a portion of food, walked up to the front hall and put the food in front of Li Xin, and woke Li Xin up from his daze.
Chen Shiliu lowered his head and said, "The Marquis hasn't eaten yet, so let's eat some cushions."
Li Xin nodded, looked at the imperial edict in his hand in silence, then placed it on the table beside him, and picked up the rice bowl on the table.
While picking up food, he asked, "Are there any customers outside?"
Chen Shiliu shook his head.
"not yet."
Li Xin's face was calm and while eating, he spoke: "Not now, there will be some later."
The news that Li Xin was re-appointed and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince moved into the Marquis of Jing'an will soon spread throughout the capital. At this time, the civil and military officials may not be able to see clearly the meaning behind the emperor's actions, but a family will definitely understand it.
And... after they heard this news, they would definitely come to Li Xin.
After dinner, Li Xin returned to his room as usual and lay down for a while. When he woke up, he was already close to Shen Shi. After pushing open the door, Chen Shiliuzheng waited respectfully at the door.
Marquis Jing'an stretched and asked lightly: "Is someone here?"
Chen Shiliu nodded and said, "Someone wants to see the Marquis. Because the Marquis was sleeping, he did not disturb the Marquis and asked the man to wait in the living room."
Li Xin washed his face in the basin, sobered himself a little, and then smiled.
"In terms of well-informed information, or these royal relatives are well-informed. I changed my clothes and went to see them."
After saying that, he went back to the room to change into a purple robe, put it on his body, and walked towards the living room in his front yard with his hands behind his back.
When he walked into the living room, the young man sitting in the living room immediately stood up and bowed his head deeply to Li Xin.
When Li Xin saw it, he was a little surprised.
"I thought it would be that uncle who came here, why did you come?"
The person who came was Xie Dai from the Xie family.
Others don’t know about the emperor’s body, but Empress Xie, the person next to her, will definitely know about it. If Empress Xie knows, then the Xie family will know more or less. In this way, the Xie family will naturally see clearly what the prince’s residence in Jing'an Marquis’ Mansion means.
It means that the Jing'an Marquis Mansion will become the arm support behind the prince.
This arm helper is not just the arm helper for the prince to ascend the throne.
As the eldest son of Your Majesty, as long as there is no major problem, there should be no major problem in succession. However, the prince is still young, so how can he sit in this position be the biggest problem.
With the support of the Jing'an Marquis Mansion, the prince can sit on the throne safely.
And the Xie family naturally needs no more. Their family is the prince's mother clan, royal relatives, and the prince ascended the throne. The power of the Xie family will definitely rise again. Their family is a natural "princeling party" and must be extremely loyal.
Therefore, the Xie family will definitely send someone to meet Li Xin, which is to express friendship and communicate with each other.
After Xie Dai saluted Li Xin, he stood up and said, "After returning from the southwest, he felt a little uncomfortable. He is still recuperating at home, so the lower official came to see the marquis instead of his brother."
Li Xin walked to the main seat and did it, looking at Xie Dai with a smile.
"Isn't it because the uncle of the country can't hide his face and refuses to give up his face to come to me?"
Xie Dai remained silent.
The Marquis of Jing'an smiled faintly: "I'm still saying the same thing. Go back and say something to you, the person in charge of the Xie family, or go directly to say something to the Empress, and it doesn't matter if I said it directly. It's better for your Xie family to preside over the situation, otherwise you, Xie Dai, may be ruined."
Speaking of this, Li Xin glanced at Xie Dai.
"It may be inconvenient for you to say this. If you can't say it, I can say it for you."
Li Xin just woke up and was still a little tired at this moment. He stretched his waist and said lazily: "People like the uncle, who are suitable for taking concubines at home and enjoying happiness. They are not suitable for doing things. Since they are so lucky and are reincarnated, they should be more careful than hiding behind people and living happily for the rest of their lives. There is no need to work hard."
"It's not good for anyone."
Xie Dai lowered his head and said, "There seems to be some misunderstandings between the Marquis and his brother..."
"You said yes."
Li Xin took a sip of strong tea, and the sleepiness finally dissipated. He looked up at Xie Dai and asked faintly.
Chapter completed!