Chapter 202 Recommending Wang Ziteng
"Your Majesty, I think it is the popular wish for Marquis Guanjun to be in charge of the Beijing camp!" Meng Zong said slowly.
Everyone in the Yuanping clan was stunned. Their boss had defected? What should they do then?
Prince Zhongshun and Prince Beijing, who were at the front, did not say anything. If it were in the past, they would have spoken out, but how long had it been since the Tiewang Mountain incident? No matter what they said about the Beijing Camp at this time, it would probably make Emperor Longxing think too much.
Meng Zong ignored the reactions of the people behind him. He said nothing after that. However, he was thinking about the scene when he entered the palace to meet the retired emperor a few days ago.
He and the retired emperor have been friends for decades, and his friendship is no worse than that of the Marquis Kaoshan, so meeting with the retired emperor is more like a casual chat between old friends.
There was nothing else, but just as he was about to leave, the emperor said, "The little monkey in the Jia Mansion is a filial child, but a little naughty. In the future, you, the Duke, will have to help me discipline him..."
How could Meng Zong be worthy of being able to discipline people for the emperor? And he was a first-class marquis? Although he did not fully understand, the emperor's closeness to Jia Cong was beyond words!
"Jia Cong, since all the ministers agree with you, I will leave the Beijing Camp to you. I hope you will not let me down!"
Jia Cong immediately prostrated himself on the ground, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!"
"Since you're awake, why don't you say a few more words! The position of Minister of War is vacant now, who do you think is suitable?"
Jia Cong thought for a moment and said, "Originally, such an important matter should be decided by Your Majesty, but since Your Majesty asked, I just said something nonsense. First of all, since I am the Minister of War, I must know military affairs. Otherwise, not to mention that soldiers like us disagree, Your Majesty cannot rest assured, right? Secondly, I should be familiar with all matters of the Ministry of War. Even though I know military affairs, if I were the Minister of War, I would probably cause trouble for Your Majesty every day."
"Finally, you shouldn't be too young, after all, being the head of a department is no small feat. But you can't be too old and neglect the work of the Ministry of War!"
All the civil and military officials in the court thought about it. This guy didn't seem to say anything, but if you think about it carefully, why don't you just read Wang Ziteng's name?
Being familiar with military affairs meant that most of the civil officials were eliminated, leaving basically only the Yuanping and founding lineages of the military generals. Being familiar with all matters of the Ministry of War eliminated many pure military generals and nobles. Add to that the age limit, and you probably can't count all the civil and military officials in the court, and Wang Ziteng is definitely the most suitable one among them.
"In addition, regarding the previous incident at Tiewang Mountain, I also have some superficial views! Wang Ziteng was careless and allowed someone to take advantage of the situation. This is naturally a serious crime. However, fortunately, he handled the situation decisively. Otherwise, even if it was only a quarter of an hour at night, I would not have the opportunity to stand here! Therefore, I think Wang Ziteng's merits and demerits are offset."
"Or rather, he was able to send troops in time to save the situation, and his faults outweighed his merits. After all, if you are a thief for a thousand days, how can you be on guard against thieves for a thousand days? As long as someone is scheming, there will be loopholes no matter how well you guard against them."
"In addition, Wang Ziteng's loyalty to Your Majesty is also worthy of admiration. If such a loyal minister and general is lost, it will be a loss for our Daqian! Therefore, I ask Your Majesty to consider the situation and appoint Wang Ziteng to another position. This will also be regarded as giving him a chance to be loyal to Your Majesty and serve Your Majesty!"
Wang Ziteng knelt on the ground at the right time and said in tears, "I have failed your majesty's trust and put your majesty in danger. Even if I led the army to rescue you, it cannot make up for my mistake . Please punish me severely!"
"You guys are acting too fake, that kid's face is either tears or snot!" Meng Zong squinted at Jia Cong, "For the position of Shangshu, do you still have any dignity? We are all people of status!"
"I'm not fighting for the position of Shangshu. I'm just asking for favor on behalf of Wang Ziteng!"
"I believed your ghost, you cunning boy!" Meng Zong said with a grin.
At the same time, other people from the founding family also spoke up to help Wang Ziteng!
"Silence!" Xia Shouzhong shouted loudly, and then Emperor Longxing said, "You are a little self-aware and know that it is superficial, but since you said so, let's just forget about it! As for Wang Ziteng's new appointment, I will discuss it with the emperor first! Also, you stay after the court session."
After that, Emperor Longxing said to the civil and military officials in the court, "The Minister of War is related to the important affairs of the court, so there is no need to rush to make a decision. You should think about it according to what Marquis Guanjun said, and then make a decision."
After that, when there was no more talk about Jia Cong, he became drowsy again. After the others talked about some trivial matters, the court meeting was declared over.
"Resign!"
As Xia Shouzhong's voice rang out, Jia Cong finally came to his senses again. Just as he was about to leave with the crowd, a eunuch came quickly.
"Marquis Champion, wait a minute. His Majesty summons you to the back hall!"
"Okay, I'll go say hello to my other colleagues and then I'll be right there!"
When Jia Cong walked out of the back hall, he saw Jia Zheng, Wang Ziteng and others gathered together and walked slowly out.
"Second uncle, you guys go back first. I'll come back after I see the emperor. Also, regarding the matter of Uncle Wang, you can write a letter to recommend him appropriately in the next two days, but don't be too hasty."
Everyone nodded, and then Jia Cong followed the eunuchs waiting outside the hall and went to the back hall.
Entering the back hall, Emperor Longxing was reading a book of memorials, and Jia Cong did not receive any greetings when he saluted. After waiting for two or three quarters of an hour, Emperor Longxing put down the memorials and looked at Jia Cong with a smile.
"You want to recommend Wang Ziteng as the Minister of War?"
Jia Cong scratched his head, "Your Majesty, I can't hide my thoughts from you! However, apart from my selfishness, I do think Wang Ziteng is the right person! Otherwise, let Wang Ziteng be the commander of the Beijing camp, and I will serve as the Minister of War for Your Majesty?"
"Asshole, do you think you can get this position in the court as you please? If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will beat you with a stick!" Emperor Longxing said with a threatening face. "However, if you help me do one thing, if you do it well, I will allow you to take Wang Ziteng's position. How about it?"
Jia Cong cupped his hands and said, "Isn't it natural for me to help His Majesty? I don't value the position of Minister of War!"
Emperor Longxing glanced at him and said, "Stop talking to me. The Emperor's Wentian Pavilion is about to be completed, but it is missing a few suitable couplets. Although you are a military commander now, you were also a scholar who won the third place in the imperial examination. Do you dare to accept this offer?"
"Then I will try to write two?"
"Come here and write now, so that I can see your literary talent!"
"This is inappropriate, Your Majesty!" Jia Cong said. Asking him to write on the emperor's dragon desk was excessive even if it was done in the back hall.
"Stop talking nonsense. I don't have time to talk to you. Just write it when I ask you to. There are only you and me here. Are you afraid that someone will say something bad about you?"
Xia Shouzhong quietly retreated to the corner and accepted the words that were not spoken by humans...
