My old husband who can read minds

Chapter 225 Wei Chen’s Tips

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month of the new year, Qin He and Shen Yuan went to the Changning County Prince's Mansion to visit Wei Chen and his wife, bringing heavy gifts.

This trip was to thank Cui Jianjia for his help, and to visit this new friend.

In the elegant and quiet plum garden, Qin He and Wei Chen were playing chess and drinking tea in the pavilion, while Shen Yuan and Cui Jianjia were tasting the newly brewed plum wine by the palace ladies. The two pairs looked very well matched and pleasing to the eye.

But the conversation between the two men was obviously much more serious.

I saw Wei Chen teasing Qin He while playing chess: "This time we killed the rebels, you and your wife worked together inside and outside, and you made a huge contribution. I think it won't be long before the prince of this county congratulates the prince on his promotion."

The former commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army has relapsed from an old injury and is dying. He is no longer able to command the troops. The commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army has been vacant for three months.

Wei Chen believed that the emperor had been suppressing this position and refusing to promote him to a new official, because he was waiting for a justifiable opportunity to promote Qin He, whom he trusted.

Qin He has enough talent, what he lacks is just qualifications.

The military merits of the previous Battle of Jianmen Pass, coupled with the contribution of annihilating the rebels this time, were rewarded together, which could just make up for his lack of qualifications, and could completely stop the long-winded mouths of those civil servants.

Qin He was unmoved by what Wei Chen was thinking.

He calmly put a black mark on his face and said with a smile: "Thanks to the county prince for looking down upon me, but thunder, rain and dew are all gifts from the king. It is the duty of a minister to share your majesty's worries. I don't dare to be greedy for credit."

Dayong's Forbidden Army is composed of two departments: the Palace Front Division and the Guard Division. They are commanded by the Palace Division, the Guards Horse Army Commander, and the Guard Infantry Commander. They lead the Forbidden Army respectively. They are collectively called the "Three Yamen" and are not subordinate to each other.

But on top of the "three yamen", there is another position of commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army, which directly takes orders from the emperor himself. As Qin He is now the commander of the guards and infantry, if he wants to go one step further, he will be the "general commander-in-chief of the forbidden army". position.

There seems to be only one official rank difference between the commander-in-chief of the infantry guards and the commander-in-chief of the imperial army, but in fact there is a difference of four levels between the two.

The former is only at the fifth level, while the latter is at the third level. If Qin He can become the new commander of the Forbidden Army, it will be called a real rise to the sky.

Wei Chen shook his head and laughed, "The tree wants to be quiet but the wind is not stopping. The prince wants to stay out of the matter, but your majesty will not agree. With the appointment of the crown prince, the court is still too quiet. How can we do it if we don't become more active."

"Thank you, Lord, for the heads up. I have an idea."

Qin He cupped his fists and thanked her sincerely. He appreciated the favor.Even though he had not participated in the Battle of Jianmen Pass and the campaign to exterminate the rebels in his previous life, the position of "Commander of the Forbidden Army" eventually fell into his hands.

Only not now, but in three years.

At that time, His Majesty was at the end of his power and was suspicious of everyone and everything around him, so he had no choice but to make an exception and make himself the "Commander of the Forbidden Army".

This time, His Majesty wanted to use himself as a whetstone.

A whetstone for princes and princes to practice on their way to the throne.

Obviously, His Majesty wants to use his sword to draw blood.

After all, there is only one throne, but there are eight princes. If a few of them die, can the dragon chair still take turns?
Qin He didn't feel angry or aggrieved about this. This was the Majesty he was familiar with.

There is no family affection between the Tian family, even if it is a biological father and son, it cannot withstand the weight of the imperial power.

Qin He sneered secretly: "Although it is just a knife, he can decide which one to kill and which one not to kill. Your Majesty may think that everything is under his control, but he does not know that he is the biggest variable in this world."

Shen Yuan pricked up his ears and eavesdropped, inevitably feeling a little worried.

In fact, she did not hope that Qin He would rise further, at least not at this time, where she always felt like being put on the shelf and roasted by Emperor Qianyuan.

As the saying goes, "shooting the first bird", the position of the commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army is the immediate guard of the emperor. His duty is to protect the emperor, which is equivalent to the head of the security group around the modern president of the country.

Several princes and princes were eyeing such a sensitive and important position. If the emperor gave it to Qin He, the Qin family would undoubtedly become the target of public criticism again.

Shen Yuan couldn't help but complain in her heart that Emperor Qianyuan was really such a bitch.

Even if you want to harvest the wool of the ministers, you can't always catch the Qin family. There are so many civil and military officials in the dynasty, so you should be a different kind of disaster.

Therefore, it is not easy for powerful ministers and loyal ministers to do so. Fate has already marked the price secretly.

(End of this chapter)