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Because of Jiang Bi's death, the Jiang family's power has been greatly weakened.
Jiang Biguan worshiped the general, with the highest military rank in the Qi State, and the Jiang family at that time still held 60,000 elites in Yanzhou, and held half of the military talisman of the Yanzhou reserve!
However, later, because Qi Xiaobai was appointed as the commander-in-chief of Yanzhou, the other half of the military talisman (the commander-in-chief's official seal is half of the military talisman) came into Qi Xiaobai's hands, and Qi Xiaobai relied on half of the military talisman to add the position of the supreme commander, and gradually controlled the 300,000 troops of Yanzhou.
In fact, Yanzhou's reserve army needs two armies to meet the requirements of two for one before it can be mobilized, but Qi Zhu also gave Qi Xiaobai the official title of supreme commander, plus half a military talisman in his hand, and Qi Xiaobai is also the national prince of Qi, so Qi Xiaobai can successfully mobilize the Yanzhou army with only half a military talisman.
If Jiang Bi wanted to rely on half of the military talisman to mobilize, at least he had to have Qi Zhu's edict and his half of the military talisman to mobilize it with his prestige in the Yanzhou army.
Of course, if the general who is temporarily sealed wants to mobilize military power, the two armies must meet the two into one, after all, the general who is temporarily sealed is not the national prince and has no prestige.
Although the Sun family in Qingzhou controls 300,000 troops on the surface, he only has half of the military talismans, and if he wants to fully control it, he has to combine the two, which is also the reason why the Duke of Qi prevented accidents from happening back then.
If Qi Xiaobai eliminated the Jiang family, there would be no one in the army who could threaten the power of the Sun family, and at that time, the prestige of the Sun family would definitely rise very high in the army, even as high as the monarch, and at that time another possibility would occur, that is, the monarch of the Qi State would completely rely on the Sun family as a courtier.
This is also the reason why Guan Zhong left the Jiang family, to prevent this accident from happening, he can't get rid of the Jiang family, and he must also support the Jiang family, so that the Jiang family can have a political struggle with the Sun family, and the courtiers will fight, and the monarch will be comfortable.
Guan Zhong wants the two families to fight each other, and gradually weaken the power of the two families, so that they can sit on the throne of the monarch!
Qi Xiaobai listened to Guan Zhong and Tian Dan's advice and came to the Jiang Mansion, originally Qi Xiaobai wanted to arrest all the people in the Jiang Mansion in prison, but Guan Zhong stopped him halfway and did not move the Jiang family, but surrounded the Jiang family with heavy troops.
In one of the courtyards of Jiang's house, a woman wearing a white gauze with her head crossed looked at the books in her hands, and she was very fascinated by the books and did not notice that someone was coming.
"Mrs. Jiang!" Guan Zhong shouted.
This woman is Jiang Ai, Jiang Bi's daughter, the current trustee of the Jiang family, Jiang Ai raised his head and looked at Guan Zhong: "Your Excellency is the famous Zhongjun!" ”
"I don't dare to be famous, I'm just a little literati in Zou Cheng who loves to read!" Guan Zhong said with a smile, although Guan Zhong was self-yielding in his words, his tone did not have a trace of self-condescension, but a trace of madness, which did not live up to his reputation as a Zou Cheng fanatic.
Qi Xiaobai sat down, and Jiang Ai noticed Qi Xiaobai: "Little white boy, you really should be impressed for three days!" ”
"Don't dare, don't dare, sister-in-law, I came to apologize to you this time, if I march faster, my brother will not be killed by the traitor Cui Hu!" Qi Xiaobai said according to the script that Guan Zhong gave him before.
Qi Xiaobai wanted to push away the killing of Qi Zhu, saying that he originally wanted to save Qi Zhu, but because of various accidents on the way, he did not arrive at Yingqiu quickly, resulting in Qi Zhu's death.
After listening to Qi Xiaobai's explanation, Jiang Ai just smiled faintly, she knew that Qi Xiaobai was a lie, and killing Qi Zhu was done indirectly by Qi Xiaobai, but she also knew that this was a top tip.
The struggle for the crown prince has always been cruel, and there is no right or wrong, and in order to ascend to the position of the lord of the country, the strugglers use all means.
"I don't blame you, after all, many things will have accidents, sister-in-law understands!" Jiang Ai said flatly.
Although Jiang Ai didn't show any blame on the surface, how could she not blame Qi Xiaobai for indirectly killing her husband and her father?
It's just that she can't show it, this is the tip of the stage that Qi Xiaobai gave her, and it is also the tip of the stage for himself, as long as the two of them finish this scene happily, they can be safe.
If she showed anger, he was afraid that Qi Xiaobai would be angry and burn her Jiang family.
"I heard that my brother has a son, and the general son succeeds his father, and my brother Qi Zhu has ascended the throne and became the Duke of Qi Xiang, and the position of the monarch of Qi is better for his child to sit!" Qi Xiaobai said lightly, this is also what Guan Zhong said about Qi Xiaobai arranged in advance.
Jiang Ai was stunned when he heard this, and then calmed down and said: "Zhu's son is still young and can't control a country, so it's better for you as a younger brother to take over!" ”
Now Qi Xiaobai is occupying Yingqiu with 100,000 elites, and the Yanzhou army is still gathering, this wolf's ambition has been shown very clearly, give way? I'm afraid that even fools know that this is fake.
"Since my sister-in-law insists on letting my younger brother and me succeed to the throne, then my younger brother is not postponing it, after all, this is related to the society of Qi and the people of Qi State!" Qi Xiaobai was not postponing it either.
This Qi Xiaobai asked this, just to get on the throne more justly, to tell the world that it was not that I did not give up the throne to my brother's son, but that my brother's son was too young to control the country, and I also asked my brother's wife, and my wife also postponed, so I Qi Xiaobai had no choice but to take over the country and ascend to the throne of the monarch.
"Brother Chen still has something to ask my sister-in-law!" Qi Xiaobai asked.
"But it doesn't hurt to say it!" Jiang Ai stretched out a gesture of please.
"General Jiang died in Mount Tai, this General Jiang's position has to be replaced, there are many people in the Jiang family in the army, who do you think will take over the position of General Jiang?" Qi Xiaobai asked.
"How about I?" Jiang Ai asked.
Qi Xiaobai was stunned, he didn't expect Jiang Ai to say this, he originally wanted Jiang Ai to recommend someone to take over Jiang Bi's position.
"Although I have already been a wife and a mother, I followed my father into the military camp when I was young, and I am also familiar with military books, and I also know about military affairs!" In fact, Jiang Ai also wanted to recommend a child of the Jiang family to be a general, but no one of the children of the Jiang family could take over this position.
There are two generals in the State of Qi, and there are the Sun family and the Jiang family all the year round, both of which are military nobles and generals of the State of Qi.
Generally, whoever holds this position in the two families is the patriarch of the two families, but after Jiang Bi's death, the people of the Jiang family have no ability, and Jiang Ai can only recommend himself to take over this official position.
If Jiang Ai casually recommended someone, if this person only seeks personal gain, it will harm the Jiang family, and he doesn't dare to recommend it at will.
After all, the current Jiang family is not very united, and she Jiang Ai does not have enough prestige to deter the children of the entire Jiang family, but with this position of general, it is different, and there may be an opportunity to reintegrate the Jiang family and restore the Jiang family to the era of Jiang Bi.
Qi Xiaobai glanced at Guan Zhong, Guan Zhong nodded, and Qi Xiaobai looked at Jiang Ai: "I believe that my sister-in-law will not let her shave her eyebrows, and this position will be held by my sister-in-law!" ”
"Then I will definitely do a good job in this position!" Jiang Ai said to Qi Xiaobai.
"Then the younger brother still has something to do, so let's go first!" After Qi Xiaobai finished speaking, he turned around and left, and Tian Dan and Guan Zhong followed closely behind.