Chapter 87: Troops change of guard!
The next day, the court.
"Why didn't the Prime Minister attend the court today?"
Xiao Yan looked at the front position and saw that there was no sign of Hu Zhenghe, so he asked immediately.
"Your Highness, Lord Hu is in poor health and is now bedridden, so he will not be attending court."
Xiao Yan had no idea that nothing happened to him after he targeted Hu Zhenghe before, but he was so angry that he vomited blood twice.
"Oh, in that case, then I won't wait for Lord Hu. You all have not been to court these past few days, so I guess you must have been detained for a lot of things, right?"
"Who has a copy of this memorial?"
"Your Highness, there is news about the army led by General Li Guang!"
Yang Zhi quickly told Xiao Yan the news. After all, Duan Tianya had personally gone to the Ministry of War to ask him yesterday.
"Where is the army now?"
Yang Zhi bowed and said, "Your Highness, the army is now at the northern end of the desert. They have completely pushed the Xiongnu into a desperate situation. I believe a decisive battle will take place in the next few days."
Xiao Yan frowned and asked, "So your Ministry of War has never lost contact with the army?"
"How are the supplies delivered?"
After thinking for a moment, Yang Zhi said, "Your Highness, the supplies have always been provided by the baggage train."
"Although it was difficult to supply in Mobei, our soldiers still overcame many difficulties and delivered the supplies to the army."
"We have received news from the baggage train that the Huns have been depleted to the point where there are only a few left. We will annihilate them all in this battle!"
This news is something worth celebrating for the current Da Zhou.
After this battle is completed, the northern grassland will become a horse farm of Da Zhou, and then we will be able to raise more excellent war horses!
"Good, good, very good. Yang Zhi, you have to keep a close eye on this matter. The baggage for my army's return journey must also be replenished in time."
Upon hearing this, Yang Zhi quickly said, "Yes, I will personally supervise and complete this matter."
Xiao Yan was still confident in Yang Zhi's work.
"Okay, when the army returns, I will definitely give you a credit for your contribution."
"We thank your Highness!"
After learning the news about the army, Xiao Yan felt much more relaxed. After all, with so many soldiers going deep into the desert, it was impossible for him not to be worried.
"Your Highness, although the armies of the Xiongnu tribes have arrived in Mobei, there are still many tribes on the grassland."
"It is impossible for us to wipe out all these tribes, so I think it is better to pacify them!"
Xiao Yan nodded when he heard this. He said that it was impossible to kill all the Huns quickly, not to mention that those who advocated the war were all adult men.
The remaining people in the tribe are the elderly, the weak, women and children, and together they make up a considerable population.
"Before, Hutul unified all the tribes, but he only made the armies of each tribe under his command."
"Our soldiers really can't bring themselves to kill the old, weak, women and children left in the tribe!"
After listening to Yang Zhi's words, Xiao Yan began to think about it. After all, the control of the northern grassland was now in his hands.
The Jurchen tribes and the Great Zhou did not interfere with each other, but they might not necessarily fight over the grasslands.
The Jurchens were also a nation on horseback, so their fighting capability was equally strong.
"Then we will establish a Protectorate specifically for managing the grassland tribes, and the officials of the Protectorate will be selected from the Xiongnu themselves."
"Let them manage their own people, and we will collect the benefits on time."
"It's mainly war horses. We're going to use the Huns to train war horses for us, which will save us a lot of time."
"What do you think?"
To Xiao Yan's surprise, all the generals expressed their opinions this time.
"I second this motion!"
The civil officials were also stunned. Everyone knew that these military generals would never express their opinions under normal circumstances, and would not say it even if they disagreed.
But today, these generals actually supported Xiao Yan's proposal.
Xiao Yan immediately understood what this meant. He thought that these people must have received Jia Fu's notice, which was why they supported him so much.
With these military generals, Xiao Yan actually had more confidence in the court than with the support of civil officials.
After all, these are all generals, and they all have a lot of troops under their command.
"Okay, since no one has any objections to this matter, let's do it this way!"
The proposal passed before anyone else could agree to it.
"There is one more thing. It will be the end of the year in a few months, so I am preparing to start the rotation. This year, the Royal Guards will also be included in the rotation ."
"Everyone, please share your opinions!"
In fact, Xiao Yan had been thinking about the rotation of defense for a long time. It would be better to move these unstable troops to a relatively peaceful place.
Just like the Royal Guards, they knew very well what they had done, so they understood that the change of defense was also to guard against them.
As soon as Xiao Yan said this, Guo Youzhi stood up.
"Your Highness, I think the matter of changing guards is of great importance. Why don't you listen to the opinions of the Royal Guards?"
"After all, since the founding of our Great Zhou Dynasty, the Imperial Guards have been the army that protects the Imperial City."
Xiao Yan smiled and said, "The Imperial Guards' duty is to protect the safety of the Imperial City, but their recent actions have really chilled me."
"As for what it is, I think he knows it better than me."
Everyone was puzzled, but they still looked at the commander of the Imperial Guard standing at the entrance of the court.
"Zhang Miao, are you convinced by what I said?"
I have already lost the trust of the future emperor, which is not a good thing. If I don’t show any performance, I’m afraid I won’t be able to make any further progress in this life.
"I am convinced, Your Highness. In this matter, each person has his own responsibility. There is no need to talk about rotation."
Xiao Yan shook his head and said, "If you say that, I might feel relieved. At least you will still care about the soldiers under your command."
"We must rotate this time. From now on, the Royal Guards and the city defenses of the states will rotate every three months."
Xiao Yan did this not only to target those who wanted to control the Imperial Guards.
Even those who wanted to control the military power in various states were warned off. After all, it was only three months, and the relationships had just been established, and they would be rotated out next.
Therefore, this method also cuts off the idea of controlling military power from the root.
These people immediately understood that Xiao Yan was warning them. In fact, even if he wanted to control the military power, there were ways to do it even if it was just rotation.
Therefore, many people are very clear about Xiao Yan's actions.
"I second the motion!"
Unexpectedly, the first person to stand up this time was Guo Youzhi, which made Xiao Yan's marriage strange, after all, it was he who had been in contact with Zhang Miao before.
But he was the one who questioned him today, and he was also the one who supported him. To be honest, Xiao Yan was a little bit unconvinced.
Of course, even if Hu Zhenghe was not there, people from Hu Zhenghe's camp would still come out to oppose such things.
"I object!"
