Eight Hills in the Eastern Jin Dynasty - #4645 - Vol 4 Chapter 4303: Meng Chang's power needs to be dismantled

Wang Miaoyin said softly: “Don’t worry, Liu Tingyun is gone, and I won’t lose my vigilance. After all, her death is very suspicious. I must continue to monitor the situation in the city, especially the situation of the upper class of the aristocratic family, like Xie Hun, Xi Sengshi I still have to use my hands to restrain them for any changes. Of course, they are people on the bright side, and with Xie Hui around, I can arrange tasks for Xie Hui through my mother, and I only need to use a small number of hidden guards around me. To control the most important people.”

Liu Yu frowned slightly: “The most important person is Liu Yi or Tao Yuanming?”

Wang Miaoyin sighed: “These two people must be watched by me personally, especially Tao Yuanming, even if there is only one breath left now, I can’t let him go, and the emperor brothers of the Sima family, especially those who can act Sima Dewen, I have to keep track of his every move. After all, Yuxi is now on the body of Queen Wang Miaoyin. She is theoretically far away in Qingzhou, so it is Sima Dewen who can issue edicts on behalf of the emperor. .”

Liu Yu said solemnly: “I said at the last court meeting that because Yuxi was not there, all the big and small affairs in the city during the defense of the city were handed over to Meng Chang, and all the official documents and military orders were also issued by his Minister You Servant. The seal shall prevail. Later when I came back, I will take over the military order, but in terms of government affairs, it was still handled by Meng Chang, and the seal shall prevail. Now that Meng Chang is dead, you see, who is in charge of the government affairs Is it better to take over?”

Wang Miaoyin pondered for a while, and said: “The most suitable candidate is actually my mother. She has high prestige and no one would disapprove of her, but after all, she is a woman and has no official position. If she is introduced at this time to preside over government affairs, I’m afraid it will be difficult for her.” There are rumors, and it may not be appropriate for a woman to come out to preside over the military during the period of military martial law. So, you have to find someone else.”

Liu Yu frowned: “What about Xu Xianzhi, Meng Chang is not here, he should be the oldest and most suitable candidate.”

Wang Miaoyin hooked the corners of her mouth: “Xianzhi’s ability to handle government affairs is not as good as Meng Chang’s. Maybe it’s because he has done too much intelligence work. He is careful in everything and makes mistakes. He doesn’t have the decisiveness of a good official. The ability to multitask is his weakness. In fact…”

At this point, Wang Miaoyin hesitated to speak.

Liu Yu laughed: “Actually what? Do you have any better candidates here?”

Wang Miaoyin gritted her teeth: “Actually, Xie Hui and Zhang Shao have done a very good job of arranging the family members of hundreds of officials and family members into the city these few days. And Wang Zhen’e’s handling of the conscription is also very orderly. I I have been secretly observing the performance of all the officials during this war. Among the younger generation, these people are considered outstanding. Although they still lack experience, they are very organized in handling things.”

Liu Yu frowned slightly: “But this time Xie Hui was not effective in monitoring Meng Chang, and such a big incident happened. Even with you, he could only arrange to monitor him in another hall. This is a major mistake.”

Wang Miaoyin shook her head: “If I were to do this kind of thing, I would still make mistakes. Meng Chang did not allow others to monitor him or protect him like this. None of us thought that Meng Chang would collude with Liu Tingyun, so It is impossible for Xie Hui to spy on him. If he can really bypass the hidden guards of Meng Chang and Liu Tingyun, then he is even more powerful than Liu Muzhi.”

Liu Yu nodded: “This is indeed the case. But Xie Hui is young after all, so he can’t be in charge of his prime minister. Zhang Shao has not made great achievements before, and he can’t be alone. I think it’s better to let them assign responsibilities. Good job.”

Wang Miaoyin said sternly: “The guards in the palace should best be handed over to Wang Zhen’e and Wang Zhongde. Wang Zhen’e has recruited a lot of civilian husbands and young men, and he has also managed well the servants of the aristocratic family. These people In addition to arranging for you and Liu Yi in the front to be incorporated into the army to fight, some old and weak people can be used to maintain the guard duties of officials and family members outside the palace. Hu Fan is now mainly leading the archers in the palace. , Training recruits, if there are talented people, they can also be added to the front line after the training is completed. The affairs of the palace are entrusted to these three people, so there should be no worries.”

Liu Yu laughed: “So, this Miyagi has now become a training camp for our new recruits. No wonder new recruits have been joining recently.”

Wang Miaoyin smiled slightly: “The first batch of people who were trained were the servants and guards of the previous major families. Many of them had military experience. They only need to train for a few days to get familiar with the previous military ranks. Such laws and regulations can be used again.”

“Also, those who joined the army later, many of them are just street people in Jiankang City~www.readwn.com~ Traffickers and pawns, some of them are secret guards of aristocratic families, but most of them are definitely not. But no matter what Whether it is a hidden guard or not, they have never engaged in military training, and it takes at least a month to learn how to use weapons.”

Liu Yu nodded: “Yes, this kind of strong man needs to be trained well, otherwise he will not be able to draw a bow or stab when he goes to the battlefield. In addition to throwing some stones when defending the city, he will use his strength. It doesn’t work. I have set up six or seven recruit training camps in the four corners of the inner city. Kuai En, Yu Qiujin, and Sun Chu are in charge of training these recruits. As for their treatment after joining the army, I here It is also distributed according to the standards of martyrs at the time of Jingkou Jianyi, which is very generous.”

Wang Miaoyin nodded: “I think Meng Chang counted these people before his death, and there are about 15,000 people, which is not too small. Now Xie Hui will handle this matter. However, Meng Chang just recruited people. , The first military salary has not been paid yet, and now that Meng Chang is dead, people’s hearts may fluctuate, and the militiamen who recruited him may feel dissatisfied, you have to take this into consideration here.”

Liu Yu frowned, and said: “These people were recruited on the basis of the principle that there must be brave men under heavy rewards. The main reason for joining the army to serve the country is for money. The death of the person who promised them the money will indeed shake the morale of the army. In my opinion, they can be given a military salary in advance, which doesn’t need to be too much. It will be distributed to their family members in the city at the rate of one month’s salary. Also, since these people have already joined the army, it is best for their family members to be resettled together. On the one hand, it is to protect them, and on the other hand, it also eliminates the possibility of some of them defecting to the enemy.”

Wang Miaoyin laughed: “You are also doing this kind of continuous sitting control trick now. I remember you were the most disgusted by it before. So, who are you going to let do this?”