pdf-ebookys Chapter 157 The Ignored Key
Chapter 157 The Ignored Key
Although my grandfather and uncle had already lost their military power, the prestige they had accumulated in the army would not disappear just by handing over their power.
When he was so young, he joined General Zhenyuan's army. It seemed that he was ostracized by Concubine Shen and her son and neglected by his father. However, only he knew that this was to prevent the prestige of the Qin family from being weakened.
It turned out that although this step was fraught with danger, he was indeed right.
Years of fighting not only achieved many military achievements, but more importantly, General Zhenyuan established a firm foothold in the Fang family army and became an irreplaceable presence in the army.
At the beginning, my father was worried that he would be supported by the generals in the capital, so he watched him leave the capital and go to the border with the Zhenyuan Army.
When he had made numerous achievements and his reputation in the army was growing, he was afraid that the Zhenyuan Army would become his reliance, so he was urgently summoned back to the capital.
But my father didn't know that it was too late at that time, and the Zhenyuan Army had already become his reliance long before.
And it was precisely because of his outstanding performance in the Zhenyuan Army that the prestige of the Qin family became more solid in the hearts of the Qin family army. They firmly believed that one day their general would come back!
The emperor would not know that his attitude of treason and vigilance towards military generals had already caused extreme dissatisfaction among the soldiers.
"The Emperor will only deliver food and supplies on time when he needs us to charge into battle and kill the enemy. Once the border is pacified, we soldiers will only be able to eat vegetables and eat thin clothes!"
It was the cold winter season, and General Zhenyuan had submitted many memorials to the court asking for food and supplies, but each memorial fell on deaf ears and no response was received.
The winter on the border of Northern Chu was bone-chillingly cold, but the soldiers could only wear thin clothes and did not even have a full meal. They did not even care about his status as a prince and complained unscrupulously in front of him.
So when the soldiers learned that the general who was worthy of their trust was urgently recalled to the capital because the emperor wanted to remove him as an obstacle for his favorite prince, the anger that had been pent up in their hearts was instantly ignited.
That time, even General Zhenyuan condoned the actions of his soldiers.
If he had not spoken out to stop it and promised to return, a mutiny that would shake the court would be inevitable.
He has been under the command of General Zhenyuan for nearly ten years, and his solid foundation cannot be shaken.
The Qin family army was secretly managed by him and his cousin Xu Bai, and all the generals were on the Qin family's side. Although the military power had been handed over, it was still firmly in their hands.
The only ones left are the Pingnan Army and the Ducheng Camp. Although the military power of these two sides seems to be in their favor, unexpected events will occur if they are not yet firmly in their hands, so both sides can only be left to Ye Xuanke to control.
Song Yunxi's idea was exactly the same as Ye Xuanqi's: "We must firmly grasp the military power of the Jin'an Dynasty in our hands no matter what!"
In fact, if you think about it carefully, the Sixth Prince's faction in the previous life did not have much military power, which is almost the same as the situation in this life. Even Song Zhening, who already controlled the Pingnan Army, and Ye Xuanke, the god of war, only became famous after Ye Xuanrong succeeded to the throne.
Even the old general Pingnan was assassinated by Song Zhening after Ye Xuanrong succeeded to the throne.
As for Ye Xuanqi, it was he who persuaded the eldest princess and members of the royal family to gain their support so that he could succeed to the throne smoothly.
After Ye Xuanrong succeeded to the throne, he helped him rectify the administration of officials and improve the malpractices of the imperial examination system, promoted some practical local officials, and rebuilt dams in areas with severe floods...
None of these have anything to do with military power.
So how did Ye Xuanrong succeed to the throne so smoothly without any support from the military?
Song Yunxi was certain that no matter whether it was the generals in the court or the soldiers on the border, regardless of the greater good, they would never allow Ye Xuanrong to succeed to the throne even for their own lives.
But the fact is that he not only succeeded to the throne, but did so extremely smoothly and without any trouble.
This can only mean that Ye Xuanrong has an extraordinary force behind him that can fight against or even suppress all the military power of the Jin'an Dynasty!
The sudden realization of this key loophole made Song Yunxi break out in a cold sweat.
"Besides Qin, Qi, and Fang, who else holds military power in the Jin'an Dynasty?"
Seeing her expression full of crisis and even the slight tremor in her voice, Ye Xuanqi knew that she must have thought of the key point, and seriously analyzed the three-way confrontation in the army for her.
"So it is impossible for anyone to command a large number of troops. Even an important camp like the Capital Camp cannot be compared with these three in terms of military strength."
Now Song Yunxi felt that her body was even colder, from the inside out.
[Did I get the wrong direction from the beginning? With the support of the old emperor, the Shen family, and a few civil officials, how could Ye Xuanrong succeed to the throne so smoothly and sit firmly on the throne? ]
Song Yunxi's face was completely pale, and his temples were soaked with cold sweat.
[Although General Dingguo was eliminated by the old emperor early on, this also caused the Qin family army, whose leader was killed, to have an irreconcilable feud with the old emperor Ye Xuanrong and his son, and they would naturally oppose his succession to the throne.]
[Although General Pingnan's position is relatively neutral, his heart has never belonged to Ye Xuanrong, so even if he does not openly oppose it, it is impossible for him to help him succeed to the throne. ]
[General Zhenyuan and his Qi family army, who had completely caused the old emperor Ye Xuanrong to lose the support of his army, had been killed in battle and almost completely annihilated in the previous life due to the schemes of Zhou Shidong and Zhao Chengan, the lackeys of the Shen family.]
[But I'm afraid no one except Ye Xuanqi knows that the new Zhenyuan General who was stationed at the border of Northern Chu was also from the Qin Army, and this new Zhenyuan General wanted Ye Xuanqi to take over the throne from the beginning to the end, and was the one who was most opposed to Ye Xuanrong.]
[In his previous life, Ye Xuanqi's Qilin Army and the military forces behind him were not handed over to Ye Xuanrong... So he must have unknown military forces to suppress all those who opposed him and make it impossible for them to oppose.]
Not only did she feel cold all over, but the two brothers Ye Xuanqi also felt cold all over when they heard her thoughts.
Although there is no evidence, what Song Yunxi thinks is very likely to be true.
[Concubine Shen and her son have been in the palace all year round, and Ye Xuanrong is a good-for-nothing mama's boy, so they can be ruled out.]
[As for the Shen family, Shen Qiaoping has some scheming methods, but he has always been in a high position and has a favorite sister like Concubine Shen. Not to mention that he does not have the ability and foresight, he cannot do it even with the attention of all the court officials waiting to catch him doing something wrong. ]
[The only one left is Shen Zhikang. He has both the ability and the means, but he is a scholar who looks down on military commanders. He has already reached the limit of his knowledge by letting Song Zhening fight for the Zhennan Army, and he has never thought about raising troops.]
[If it’s not Concubine Shen and her son, or the Shen family, then who else could it be? Who else could be behind Concubine Shen and her son? ]
Song Yunxi racked her brains and even went over every detail related to them in her previous life, but she still couldn't figure out what kind of forces were behind them.