diskusbooks Chapter 497: I Obey Your Order
Chapter 497: I Obey Your Order
The guards of the capital were the best among all the armies under Daxie in terms of military equipment, food, clothing and other necessities.
The guards of the capital were composed of several parts. The first was the Jinwu Guard within the imperial city, which was the emperor's personal army and was led by the Jinwu Guard Commander. The second was the Imperial Guard of the capital, which was commanded by the General in Front of the Palace. The Imperial Guard numbered approximately 10,000 and was stationed in the Imperial Guard Camp outside the capital. In addition, there were 30,000 Imperial Mausoleum Guards, who were actually the imperial army. All of these were under the jurisdiction of the Duke of Wu.
At the beginning, when Wei Ling said he was going to the imperial mausoleum to hunt, he temporarily handed over the Black Tiger Guard to Zhu Jingyu, the general in front of the palace.
Zhu Jingyu is also the cousin of Duke Wu.
The total number of garrison troops controlled by Duke Wu near the capital is about 50,000.
These 50,000 soldiers received the highest salaries, wore the best clothes, and their weapons and horses were directly dispatched by the Ministry of War.
Everyone knows that the profits here are the most lucrative.
Especially the Jinwu Guards and the Imperial Guards, although they only have about 20,000 people in total, their military uniforms in summer are all made of high-quality silk, and one military uniform is equivalent to an ordinary family's food and drink for a year.
Their war horses were carefully selected, and the Jinwu Guards' war horses did not even have a single color on them.
It can be said that the cost of supporting these 20,000 people is almost the same as the military pay of the Northern Black Tiger Army. The Northern Black Tiger Army has 200,000 people, and the Jinwu Guards and the Imperial Guards combined have only 20,000 people.
Therefore, although Duke Wu Zhu Fan had 50,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, the military pay and expenses he spent were more than the total of supporting the Black Tiger Army in the North and the Flying Tiger Army in the South!
Emperor Longchang has always known that the cost of the troops in Duke Wu's hands is very high, but the Jinwu Guard represents the face of the royal family, and the Imperial Guard is to guard the safety of the capital. The Imperial Mausoleum Guard is a secret army arranged by Emperor Longchang near the capital.
If there is any change in the capital, he can transfer troops from the nearby imperial mausoleum to protect his own safety and the safety of the royal family.
So even if the expenses were always high, as long as the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War approved it, he would agree.
This is his life-saving army!
The Black Tiger Army in the north is controlled by Wei Ling, and the Flying Tiger Army in the south is controlled by Xue Ziyi. Although his own guards are not many in number, they are loyal and obey his orders.
Emperor Longchang hardly thought that Duke Wu Zhu Fan would tamper with military pay and expenditure, and even do so in collusion with the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue!
They are jointly fabricating and deceiving themselves!
The petition stated that Zhu Fan and the Minister of Revenue had colluded with each other and embezzled a large amount of military funds through the Ministry of War for their own benefit!
This made Emperor Longchang tremble with fear.
He could hardly believe his eyes.
He originally wanted to ask the Jinwu Guards to seal off the house mentioned in the petition.
But as soon as he said it, he immediately regretted it.
Originally, he said, "Come here! Take people to raid that courtyard. I want to see if what Luan said is true." As soon as he said that, he immediately raised his hand and said, "Wait!"
As soon as he said wait, all the civil and military officials in the court held their breath and waited.
The Jinwu Guard is under the jurisdiction of Zhu Fan. Emperor Longchang is not sure whether the commander of the Jinwu Guard is involved with Zhu Fan. The general Zhu Jingyu is Zhu Fan's cousin, and he cannot be used until the matter is investigated clearly.
As for the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue, he didn't know how many people were involved, so he couldn't use them.
The Ministry of Justice...
If this is true, it involves too many people, and the Ministry of Justice cannot suppress it alone. Moreover, the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple are currently investigating the Huainan enclosure case...
Emperor Longchang looked around and felt that he had no one to use!
Duke Wu has been in the capital for many years and has complex relationships with the nobles in the capital. No matter who this matter is handed over to, Emperor Longchang will feel embarrassed!
He looked around and saw the fat white man, Prince Chenliu, looking at him with a smile. Emperor Longchang suddenly felt the pain in his head become even worse.
He and Prince Chenliu were now fighting each other in secret, and he actually let Prince Chenliu watch such a good show in the hall.
Even if he wanted to suppress this matter, there was no place to suppress it! This petition was sent to him. If he did not investigate, the Prince of Chenliu would laugh at him and accuse him of shielding a perverted ruler. If he investigated, he would be the one to be embarrassed!
When Prince Chenliu saw His Majesty looking at him, the smile on his face became even gentler and brighter.
This made Emperor Longchang quickly look away. It was too annoying! He didn't want to see Prince Chenliu!
He finally set his gaze on Xue Ziyi and Wei Ling who were standing among the generals.
Both of them are tall and graceful, and both are marquises. They were born in wealthy families when they were young, and were exiled from the capital. Over the years, they have not had many connections with the capital!
"Marquis Zhenbei, Marquis Ziyi!" Emperor Longchang said slowly in his most reluctant voice, "The two marquises have nothing to do recently, so leave the confiscation and investigation to the two marquises!" These two people were usually very unstable in his mind, but now standing in this court, they seemed to be the most reliable ones!
After all, the families of these two men had been killed by the deposed emperor. They had no ties in the capital, and it was hard to say who should be given face. These two guys were very arrogant and only gave a little face to the emperor. So neither the Ministry of War nor the Ministry of Revenue could stop them!
Besides, the Marquis of Zhenbei is well-known as a madman who is not afraid of his own life. Xue Ziyi is not much better than Wei Ling. He is a well-known devil.
Both of them had written letters demanding payment of military pay, so it seemed the best option to let them investigate this matter.
Wei Ling and Xue Ziyi, who were suddenly called out, both stood up straight and saluted.
"The minister accepts the order!"
The two people said at the same time.
"Your Majesty, I have something to ask for your approval." After receiving the order, Wei Ling interjected.
"What's the matter, Marquis Zhenbei?" asked Emperor Longchang.
"The Black Tiger Guards I brought with me are temporarily under the charge of the Palace General," Wei Ling said, bowing. "Now I want to investigate Duke Wu. This Palace General is his nephew. I don't need to explain the twists and turns involved. I beg Your Majesty to return the Black Tiger Guards to me, so that I can work with greater peace of mind!"
"You!" Emperor Longchang's head suddenly felt a pain!
The Black Tiger Guards were the elite guards brought by Wei Ling. Emperor Longchang knew that Wei Ling would not be so easy to teach the Black Tiger Guards, but he did not expect that this guy was actually waiting for him here!
"Okay!" He stared at Wei Ling for a long time before slowly uttering a word.
"I thank Your Majesty for your grace!" Wei Ling thanked him quickly!