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As soon as the emperor finished speaking, the ministers began to discuss, some agreed and some opposed.

Apart from those on King Liang's side, most of those who agreed were military generals, because they believed that meritorious service should be rewarded. If meritorious service is not rewarded with promotion, who would fight for it in the future? Today they earned rewards for Zhao Liangchen, which also paved the way for their own meritorious service in the future.

Most of those who opposed it were civil servants, and they were civil servants of lower positions. These officials generally did not have strong family backgrounds, and they had worked their way up to become officials in the court through their own efforts.

It is extremely difficult for them to move up one or two levels, and some people have not been promoted for more than ten years.

But Zhao Liangchen only captured a few criminals and found hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, and was promoted several levels. How could they balance this?

They didn't know whether Zhao Liangchen had the ability or not. They only knew that the ancestors of the Zhao family were from the Imperial Guards, and Zhao Jian had also served in the Imperial Guards. The Imperial Guards were like their home.

Of course they would know if there was any movement in their family. In their opinion, Zhao Liangchen must have known for a long time that the disaster relief money was hidden in the imperial guards camp, but he had been hiding it.

He waited until things became extremely serious and beyond redemption, then he suddenly jumped out to act as a hero, as if he had done something great. This was completely self-directed and self-acted.

Some people even believed that Zhao Liangchen and the deputy commander had been colluding with each other for a long time. Such a big thing could not be done by dozens of imperial guards. Maybe Zhao Liangchen was involved in it. It was he who hid the silver and rescued Zhao Kuo and others.

Finally, seeing that the matter was getting bigger and bigger and fearing that they would be wiped out, they pushed Zhao Liangchen out to be the hero, and selected a small number of people to take the blame, leaving the rest safe.

Otherwise, why would Zhao Liangchen chase Zhao Kuo and Zhao Kuo die?

Those people believed that not only should Zhao Liangchen not be rewarded, but he should also be strictly investigated.

Neither those who agreed nor those who opposed could convince each other, and the argument in the court suddenly became very fierce.

There were quarrels in the court at ordinary times, but at that time the emperor was happy to see them quarreling, thinking that the more fiercely they quarreled, the more benefit he could gain.

But now, as he looked at the noisy court, he couldn't suppress his irritation.

Because he knew that this was a quarrel between two factions and had nothing to do with him, and he could not control anyone.

He could only remember one by one those officials who strongly recommended Zhao Liangchen.

When everyone was tired of arguing, the emperor looked at the four regents standing in the front and said, "Uncle, Grand Tutor Yan, what do you think?"

King Liang was also in a very bad mood. His originally planned things were going very smoothly, but now they became a mess. His chess pieces were eliminated, and he had to replace them as soon as possible. However, he agreed to go to Chanzhou. After he left, many things became difficult to arrange.

He was so upset by the quarrels that he wanted to kill someone, but he remained calm and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know much about the military affairs, and I dare not jump to conclusions. But I am certain of one thing: for safety, the deputy commander position must be appointed as soon as possible."

Seeing that he did not directly reject Zhao Liangchen, the emperor breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the other three.

Grand Tutor Yan frowned. Things had developed to this point. How could he not know that the case of embezzling disaster relief funds was not just about someone wanting hundreds of thousands of silver coins, but a bigger conspiracy.

He also wanted to know who was behind this incident, but he also knew that the case could not be investigated any further. Without knowing who the other party was or how many cards the other party had, continuing to investigate the case would put too much pressure on the person behind the scenes, and who knew what would happen.

Such a big thing happened to the Imperial Guards. As the army guarding the capital, they were bribed. This is a very serious matter. Once someone rebels and the Imperial Guards mutiny, it will be equivalent to the destruction of the country.

In theory, the position of deputy commander is of utmost importance and should not be decided hastily. It should be carefully screened. However, there is no time to screen them now because he is afraid that if it is delayed for too long, other uncertain things will happen. Now the Imperial Guards must make adjustments and cleansing as soon as possible to screen out unreliable people. This requires a very capable and loyal person to do this.

Moreover, there was no one for them to choose from. The generals were all assigned to their own positions, and most of them were guarding the border or managing the garrison troops outside.

Those who stayed in Shangjing City were all children of officials. Their families did not want them to go out and suffer, so they sent them to the imperial guards. These people had never led troops in battle and lacked the ability. They could slowly work their way up, but if they were suddenly given the position of deputy commander, I'm afraid few of them would be able to do it.

Master Yan didn't know Zhao Liangchen before. He thought that a small official like Du Yuhou in the imperial guards didn't need his attention. However, he got to know Zhao Liangchen a little through his series of performances and felt that he was a capable and decisive person.

But at the same time, he was also worried, like those opposing officials, that Zhao Liangchen had staged the incident himself. In fact, he had known about it for a long time, or he had been bribed a long time ago.

After some thought, he finally spoke, "Your Majesty, the position of Deputy Commander of the Imperial Guards is a very important one and should not be made lightly. Although Zhao Du Yu Hou is very capable, he is still young and his suitability for the position remains to be determined. In my opinion, we need to examine him further and select several other candidates for testing."

The emperor felt much better when he saw that he did not recommend it.

The remaining two people are a Taifu and a Privy Councilor.

The Grand Tutor was only responsible for teaching the emperor how to study and govern. He might give the emperor some guidance on government affairs, but he never cared about the appointment of officials, so he just let it go vaguely.

Although the Privy Councilor was the highest official in charge of military affairs, he did not have direct military power. He was not a military general, but a civil servant.

In the previous dynasty, it was because the Privy Councilor was a military general with too much power that he controlled the military power of the entire country, which led to wars. So in this dynasty, the Privy Councilor became a civil official and did not have the right to directly lead troops. The military power was in the hands of the emperor. For him, it was the same who was the deputy commander. Now there were no internal or external troubles, and he was just a decoration. The deputy commander of the imperial guards did not have much use. Therefore, his opinion was similar to that of Grand Tutor Yan, that he should be chosen earlier, but anyone could be chosen.

After much discussion, no conclusion was reached. The Emperor summoned Zhao Liangchen and asked for his opinion: "The gentlemen have nominated you to be the deputy commander of the Imperial Guards. What are your thoughts?"

Zhao Liangchen looked at the emperor with a firm gaze: "Your Majesty, I am qualified for the job."

When these words were spoken, many officials gasped in shock, thinking that he was simply overestimating his own abilities and speaking so arrogantly.

Those officials who opposed it were even more convinced that Zhao Liangchen's achievement was absolutely self-directed and he was going for the position of deputy commander just for this.

Jin Tong rolled his eyes in disdain. He knew that Zhao Liangchen was not a good person. It turned out that he was targeting the deputy commander.

The emperor did not expect Zhao Liangchen to answer so firmly and straightforwardly. Although he had previously wanted Zhao Liangchen to take this position, that was under the premise that Zhao Liangchen was his man. But now he was not sure who Zhao Liangchen was, so he was a little hesitant. He was afraid that putting Zhao Liangchen in this position would be a landmine for himself.

Zhao Liangchen's reaction made King Liang feel a little relieved. It is good to be ambitious. Ambitious people are the easiest to control and are the most similar to him. It is worth it for him to be recommended by others.

He recently checked on Zhao Liangchen and found nothing wrong. Except that the frequency of his visits to Zeng Xian had obviously increased, there were no other changes. King Liang did not regard Zeng Xian as a threat.

If Zeng Xianyao was a power-loving and calculating person, he would not have resigned from his official position so early and taught for so many years.

As for the fact that he adopted a disaster victim as his granddaughter, King Liang didn't take it seriously. When people get old, they always want to have a companion. It is most appropriate to find an orphan girl who has no one to rely on as a relative. He checked and found that this orphan girl was indeed from Chanzhou and had no relationship with anyone in the capital. It was just a girl, so even if she had problems, what big waves could it cause?