PFC Chapter 379 What are you two talking about? I don’t understand anything.
Chapter 379 What are you two talking about? I don’t understand anything.
Gu Jingzhi was shocked and asked, "When did this happen? Why is there no news at all?"
"I think it will only take about a month!"
Chen Yu shook his head slightly. "Even the secret guards don't know the exact date. I think it was His Majesty's personal decision. I just don't know what His Majesty's secret decree for Cousin Lin Chong to come to the capital means!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Jingzhi frowned slightly. He said solemnly, "We really can't be careless. My cousin went to the capital and there's not even any news back. I guess His Majesty has given some instructions!"
"But he belongs to the military and his rank is not high. Why did Your Majesty transfer him to the capital? I have calculated carefully and there is no vacancy in the capital!"
"I've been thinking about this for a long time and I still can't figure it out. Anyway, Cousin Lin Chong will be back soon. His Majesty will naturally make arrangements by then. We just have to wait and see!"
Chen Yu said, "In recent years, Cousin Lin Chong has made numerous military achievements at the border. His Majesty's decision to transfer him back to the capital to report on his work at this time is probably not a bad thing. Perhaps he has other plans, so he hasn't revealed any information!"
Gu Jingzhi heard it and said with a smile: "That's right!"
It wasn't that he was careless. Lin Chong's return to the capital was definitely not a bad thing for him. As Chen Yu said, Lin Chong had military merits, so the emperor wouldn't treat a meritorious official badly, right?
Gu Jingzhi and Lin Chong are cousins, so it is impossible for it to be a bad thing for him!
However, the fact that Emperor Xia secretly asked Lin Chong to return to the capital still remained on his mind, and he carefully reviewed the recent situation in the court...
In the capital, since the New Year, most attention has been focused on the new monetary policy, followed by the various plans of the capital's aristocratic families. The rest are all trivial matters.
This military...
Lin Chong was just a pure military commander, his rank was not suitable for serving in the Ministry of War. After thinking about it... he was suddenly startled and said unconsciously: "Could it be..."
"???"
Chen Yu and Gu Yunzhi heard his voice and were curious: "Husband, what are you talking about?"
"what?"
Gu Jingzhi immediately came to his senses. Seeing the gazes of his wife and elder sister, he quickly said, "Nothing, I just remembered something..."
Chen Yu: “???”
She looked at Gu Jingzhi curiously, her face full of confusion.
Gu Jingzhi said, "I've carefully thought about what's happened in the court in recent days. Regarding the military and the Ministry of War, apart from some normal military affairs, the only personnel involved is the City Defense Battalion!"
"Recently, some censors have impeached the city defense battalion for poor discipline, but the frequency of these reports is about the same as before. I used to think it was just a routine impeachment by the Censorate, but now it seems... that doesn't seem to be the case!"
In addition to their daily affairs, the censors of the Censorate have to impeach others every day. One reason is that they follow the crowd and impeach whoever their colleagues impeach!
The other is their 'personal performance'!
Basically, they impeach an official for anything from something inappropriate he said to something bigger than some specific issue.
This was the censors' routine. Even if the military leader Li Ye ate a piece of beef at home, they would say something about it. Over time, all the officials could tell the difference between the censors' impeachments.
Gu Jingzhi originally thought that the impeachment of the City Defense Battalion was just a routine impeachment. After all, the City Defense Battalion had 30,000 people in the capital, so it was inevitable that there would be some omissions, and it was normal to be impeached.
But, thinking of Lin Chong returning to Beijing...
There was no impeachment from the censors earlier, but when Lin Chong was already on the way, the censors jumped out to impeach him. There are many problems here!
Chen Yu's mind was very sharp. She immediately realized what was happening and asked, "My husband means that His Majesty wants to mobilize the city defense camp, and Cousin Lin Chong..."
She looked at Gu Jingzhi in shock.
Gu Yunzhi, standing by, was also shocked and said, "This is impossible, right? The Lin family's mistress is serving in the Imperial Guards. If Lin Chong is transferred to the City Defense Battalion...how is this possible?"
Both of them found it unbelievable!
Gu Jingzhi thought for a while and said in a deep voice: "It's not impossible!"
"The City Defense Battalion's responsibility is to maintain public order in the capital and guard the nine gates! However, with the existence of the Capital Camp, this responsibility for guarding the nine gates has become unnecessary! Therefore, although it is a garrison for the capital, its commander is only a fourth-rank officer!"
"The officers and soldiers of the City Defense Battalion are merely a place for the children of the rich and powerful to gild their careers. After a short period of service, they are often transferred to other positions."
"Cousin Lin Chong was a fifth-rank general last year at the northwest border. With his military exploits after the northwest war, a promotion to fourth rank is a natural progression!"
"According to the grade, there is no problem!"
"The issues with the city defense battalion weren't impeached earlier or later, but now, just when Lin Chong's cousin is about to arrive in the capital, the censors are impeaching him. I think this position is very likely to be shaken up!"
Although there was some uncertainty in Gu Jingzhi's words, his tone was very certain!
Chen Yu frowned. "But Lin Feng is in the Imperial Guards, and cousin Lin Chong has been transferred to the City Defense Battalion. This is obviously inappropriate!"
The two are cousins from the same lineage. The city defense camp has 30,000 troops, one imperial guard and one city defense camp...they are the troops closest to the palace.
Although the imperial court has not explicitly prohibited it, the implicit rule is this!
"Under normal circumstances, this would definitely be inappropriate, but the situation is different now, so it's not impossible!"
Gu Jingzhi said silently: "The Crown Prince's power is now stable, but ever since Huo Wenwu's rebellion, he has never dared to get involved in military power. Even the troops controlled by the Qiao family are only part of the capital camp!"
"There's a high possibility that the emperor will let Lin Chong take charge of the city defense battalion in order to ensure a smooth transfer of power! After all..."
He glanced at his wife and said, "If there's anything that could stop the Crown Prince from ascending to the supreme throne, it would probably be a military rebellion!"
"This……"
Chen Yu was startled. Thinking of the topics the couple had talked about in the carriage yesterday, she said in a daze, "Could it be that His Majesty has noticed it too?"
"not necessarily!"
Gu Jingzhi shook his head: "Maybe he noticed it, maybe he didn't! But no matter what, if cousin Lin Chong is really transferred to the city defense battalion..."
"Yes!"
Chen Yu said, "Lin Chong and Lin Feng are both cousins of the Marquis' Mansion, and their husbands support the Crown Prince. With Lin Chong's ability, once he takes over the leadership of the City Defense Battalion, the Battalion will be able to undergo a complete transformation in the shortest possible time. With Lin Feng within and Lin Chong outside... the only loophole that could prevent the Crown Prince from ascending the throne will be plugged!"
"If we consider the issue from this perspective, it would be natural for Cousin Lin Chong to take over the position of commander of the city defense battalion!"
Chen Yu muttered to himself.
The conversation between the couple left Gu Yunzhi confused.
She looked at the two of them in confusion...
What are you talking about?
Why are we suddenly talking about the crown prince ascending the throne? The emperor is still on the throne!
It's impossible that the emperor would deliberately dispatch border generals to help the prince rebel and drive himself off the throne, right?
Isn’t that the opposite of Tiangang?