Unparalleled Concubine

"The slave will do it now."

Chapter 889 The Little Emperor's Decisiveness

Metropolitan Governor Ji Lin, in terms of seniority, is the same generation as Chengde Emperor Ji Man, who is also the grandfather of Yuan Zhao Emperor, but the blood is far away. Ji Lin is very sensible and never argues with seniority, only considers himself a courtier of the Great Jin Dynasty .

Not long after he returned to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, he was summoned by the palace. The Metropolitan Governor did not hesitate, after changing into a court uniform, he rushed to the study of Weiyang Palace, kneeling respectfully in front of Emperor Yuanzhao .

It stands to reason that he is an assistant minister, the elder of the emperor, and the governor of the governor's mansion. His power in the court can be said to be unmatched. The emperor's attitude is more respectful than other ministers, because in front of him is not only the emperor of Jin, but also the head of the Ji family.

As for the blood relationship between the two, it has been four or five generations, and it is much sparser.

"Chen Jilin, I greet Your Majesty."

Emperor Yuanzhao was originally sitting on a chair, but when he heard this, he got up and looked at Ji Lin, and sighed slightly: "The governor should get up, the whole family, don't be so polite."

Ji Lin stood up, lowered his hands and said, "Your Majesty summoned the ministers into the palace, I don't know if it is..."

The emperor said slowly: "The governor should know about Zuo Pushe and Yan Sikong entering the palace together today?"

"Return to Your Majesty, I know."

Ji Lin bowed his head and said, "President Shen still wanted to drag the minister into the palace to play a role together, but the minister is in charge of the Governor's Mansion and it is inconvenient to interfere in political affairs, so he didn't get involved."

The young emperor frowned.

"President Shen and Yan Sikong want to send troops to the southwest."

He looked at Ji Lin and said in a deep voice, "I don't agree with this matter, at least I can't be so impatient and launch troops against the southwest without any preparation."

Ji Lin bowed his head respectfully: "Your Majesty is wise."

"My sage is useless."

The Son of Heaven said slowly: "Now that I am not yet in charge of the government, and the power of the government is not in my hands, if Prime Minister Shen and Yan Sikong insist on sending troops to the southwest, I am afraid I will not be able to say much."

The governor raised his head and glanced at the emperor, and said, "If your majesty refuses to agree, the other two ministers will probably not insist on doing it, just to save your majesty's face."

"Who knows if those big-headed scholars will be stubborn?"

He had learned the title of "big-headed scholar" from Li Xin, and the more he grew up, the more appropriate the word was.

Emperor Yuanzhao sneered: "Those scholars think that they have the ability to calm the world, and they have always judged people with their nostrils and regarded themselves as noble. Now that the political power is in their hands, the calmer old sheep in Shangshutai has also returned to his hometown. Now, if Shen Kuan commits a crime, who can stop him?"

Ji Lin lowered her head and didn't speak.

It's fine for the emperor to scold the prime minister a few words, but it's not convenient for him as a courtier to scold him.

Emperor Yuanzhao looked at Ji Lin, frowned and said, "General Governor, if the imperial court wants to conquer the West again, what do you think?"

The Metropolitan Governor is in charge of the power to deploy troops in the Jin Dynasty, and the position of the Metropolitan Superintendent is even called Da Sima by the public. Naturally, he has the most say in the war.

After Ji Lin frowned and thought for a while, he said, "In terms of military strength, our Great Jin court is naturally far superior to the Southwest. Back then, Li Houye only brought a right battalion of forbidden troops, and he was able to wipe out hundreds of thousands of Pingnan troops in the Southwest. The Gyeonggi Forbidden Army is brave, but the Southwest today is not much easier to fight than the Southwest ten years ago."

"It's impossible for the two battalions of the imperial army near the capital to send out all the battalions as they did ten years ago. In addition, there is a mysterious sky thunder in the southwest, and the court is still helpless against it. All in all, I feel that the southwest is a A tough bone to crack."

"If you insist on it, the court may have to do its best."

The so-called all-out effort means that [-]% of the Gyeonggi Forbidden Army will go out, leaving only [-]% to guard the capital, and the rest will go to the battlefield. When Emperor Wu ruled the world, almost all the Gyeonggi Forbidden Army was sent out. Under the leadership of Ye Cheng Break through the Northern Zhou capital in one fell swoop.

But right now, the imperial court cannot and will not do so.

Although Emperor Yuanzhao was young, he had been the prince of the Jin Dynasty since he could remember, and the education he had received for more than ten years had trained him as the future emperor, so he could see the situation of the Jin Dynasty very clearly.

The little emperor glanced at Ji Lin and sighed slightly.

"I'm Dajin, and I don't have the sharp sword like Grandpa Ye anymore."

"This matter can be taken lightly and slowly, but not serious and urgent."

The emperor sat back in his seat and looked at Ji Lin.

"What does the governor mean?"

Without hesitation, Ji Lin knelt down on the ground.

"Your Majesty, please obey His Majesty's orders."

The emperor waved his hand.

"The governor doesn't need to be like this. I called you into the palace to discuss matters with you, not to watch you kowtow."

As a minister, Ji Lin didn't need to have such a low profile, but now it's the autumn of the first year of Yuanzhao, seeing that the emperor will be in charge in more than a year, so this minister has the most position That is more than a year.

It has only been two or three years since Ji Lin took the position of the Great Governor. He is showing his loyalty to the emperor at this time. He thinks that after the emperor is in charge, the assistant ministers will naturally be unable to do so, but the Great Governor of the Great Governor's Mansion can still continue sit down.

You know, Ji Ping, the former governor of the governor's mansion, has been in this position for more than 20 years!

Ji Lin immediately got up and stood respectfully.

The young emperor sat on the chair, frowned and thought for a while, then pondered: "The governor, Prime Minister Shen and Yan Sikong will probably hold a court meeting, and I will be there, and you must stand by my side when the time comes."

"It's natural."

Ji Lin lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty and I are a family, so naturally we won't stand with outsiders."

The young emperor looked serious.

"My bottom line is that you can increase troops in Hanzhong, but you must not easily send troops to the southwest. The situation in the southwest cannot be resolved in a day or two. It will take more than ten or twenty years to do it slowly. Shake the country."

Having said that, he paused for a moment, and then continued: "There is also Li Taifu's side. It is impossible for the imperial court to send someone to capture him back to the capital. Everything should be as gentle as possible..."

He has a deep relationship with Li Xin, and Emperor Taikang has told him more than once that the scary thing about him as a teacher is that he does not want to and cannot be an enemy of Li Xin before he is absolutely sure.

Ji Lin was silent for a while, then bowed his head and said, "I understand what Your Majesty means."

"I must do my best to stand by His Majesty's side."

"But you are just a minister."

The emperor frowned and said, "The four ministers could have restrained each other. The old sheep is a seasoned man who seeks the country, but now that the old sheep is gone, there are only three ministers left in the court. Those two big-headed scholars can enforce the government."

Having said that, the emperor looked at Ji Lin.

"Governor, listen carefully."

Ji Lin looked down, bowed his head and said, "I listen respectfully to the oracle."

"If Shen Kuan and Yan Shouzhuo insist on marching west during the court meeting, and I can't stop them, I will be ready to abolish the Prime Minister..."