All others had no dissenting opinions. Even the ministers who originally opposed restoring the crown prince to power at a rate of six parts in ten, did not have any objections to Zhao Xi's memorial.

  It was only for the matter of selecting soldiers attached to the back that a dispute arose in the imperial court, and even the intensity of the dispute exceeded the competition among civil officials.

  It's also true that fighting for a position is for personal gain, while selecting soldiers is for the public good. Both in private and in the imperial court, these two are clearly distinguished.

  It's not that Zhao Xie is not allowed to select soldiers, but rather that he didn't mention how he would do so. The real controversy lies in the fact that Zhao Xie plans to only select soldiers from the Imperial Guard.

  Speaking of which, I have to say a few more words. Most of the time, official business is just an excuse, and everyone's different interests are the root of it all.

  Who doesn't have a close relative, but it's impossible for everyone's close relatives to be piled up in the capital, there aren't that many positions for everyone to fight for. So, on the roads west and east of the capital, even in the Western Army, Hebei, and all the military camps of the imperial court, there are some related close relatives waiting around, especially those of low rank.

  It's okay for the prince to choose his guards, but this is completely different. The prince will inherit the throne, which is a must, and the officials of the palace... everyone knows that the future path to success has been paved.

  So they had a big argument.

  This was probably Zhao Zhen's first time watching his officials argue with a detached attitude. Yes, for the first time, he felt that their quarrel had nothing to do with him.

  But it's quite annoying, even more so than arguing about something related to myself.

  Most people enjoy watching arguments, especially one-on-one arguments, where all sorts of beautiful words can come out during the argument.

  Zhao Zhen also likes to watch, but this is the imperial court... The key is that you all don't make a racket, it's so noisy that I can't even hear what anyone is saying. The whole imperial court is buzzing. Finally getting to see some excitement, but in the end, I'm not allowed to understand what's going on.

  Look at those husbands... they're all quite helpless too.

  When did the scholars of our country attach such importance to military ranks? They are all making a fuss about hidden interests, and in short, they are all making a fuss about benefits.

  How to say, the country's literary and military are not in harmony, it seems so on the surface, but what is the real situation?

  The Qingli New Deal was cut short after one year and almost completely denied. Why did the entire civil official group also deny the preparation of military preparations?

  Nowadays, there are 800,000 idle soldiers who eat empty salaries and make military servants do miscellaneous chores, almost to the point of being blatant. Can't the remonstrance officials see it? Or don't they know?

  Never had a heavy hand in impeaching martial generals.

  In times of war, civil officials take command, while military generals often see their peers in civilian posts bowing to them... This is indeed the case, it is the ancestral law of our dynasty.

  During wartime as a commander... just this one point, it was decided that at a certain level of civil officials, if they want to know about military affairs and take charge of military affairs, they must have a trusted and capable general.

  That is to say, behind every civil official in the capital, there must be a general involved.

  So there is the situation where the imperial guards are in chaos, and the officials are indifferent... Everyone is like this, bringing it up is just overturning the table. Old Fan's implementation of new policies is a precursor... They have all been transferred out, but Old Fan has been continuously transferring on the road for several years, from Binzhou, Dengzhou to Hangzhou, and now he is transferred to Qingzhou again.

  At an age that knows heaven's will, who can endure this? Not a single person in the government hall shows any sympathy, and yet they toss around old Fan like this.

  He is not Richu, who has a father-in-law of the former prime minister. He is not Han Qi, who has a connection with the Ling Shou Han family. Nor is he Wang Su, whose ancestors were already prime ministers at the beginning of the country.

  Nowadays, the masters of the imperial court are all following in the footsteps of Fan Zhongyan, who dares to expose that sore?

  Even if it's clear that they're all shouting for personal gain, as long as they shout out a grand and impressive slogan, that's enough to get by... Isn't that what being in power is all about, especially nowadays?

  "Xi'er, there may be changes in the matter of selecting soldiers."

  It's rare for Lao Da to be happy, and when he is, he's usually at Ci Ming Palace, but his words are about selecting soldiers.

  Zhao Xi was somewhat puzzled. It is said that the so-called court struggle is just a process of compromise. Since Father did not insist on restoring the six rates and compressed the guard formation of the East Palace, it should not be too intense in the imperial court...

  Won't you even give me a bit of autonomy? Forget it!

  "Father, if the East Palace guards cannot be controlled by me, I would rather not have any attendants."

  Forget it! No big deal if I don't get the guard. Zhao Xi also knew that with his father's temper, he would definitely not be able to withstand the imperial court, and in the end, it was likely to end in nothing. It's better to just say it himself, so as not to lose face in front of his old man.

  "No! The court had no objection to Zhen'er's selection of soldiers, the dispute was focused on the source of the troops participating in the selection."

  "Xi'er, your words are clear and straightforward. The Imperial Guards in the capital have been selected through a rigorous process, but this has led to controversy in the imperial court. The Imperial Guards' incompetence has been exposed, and officials from all over the country have spread the news, with some even implicating the palace guards and archers."

  "This morning, after discussing your proposal, only this one item was left undecided. I fear that in the next few days there will be repeated memorials presenting arguments on the matter of selecting troops."

  Zhao Xi finally understood. He still didn't take the official's words seriously... This was neglectful on his part, because he had never thought of favoring relatives from the bottom of his heart.

  "Father, how does the imperial court make decisions?"

  "It has not been decided yet. The gentlemen have not spoken up, it will take a few more days."

  It's probably that each has their own calculations. Never mind, anyway the campsite hasn't been confirmed yet, nor have the facilities been built, and even the East Palace has just started renovation.

  It's rare for the imperial court to be so generous, as it has allocated funds specifically for the renovation of the eastern palace from the ruins of the western part of the inner garden... probably to repay a favor.

  The scale of the East Palace, how to build it, Zhao Xi really didn't care. As long as he wasn't cold in winter and hot in summer, that was enough. Moreover, with his current status... when the room was cold, there were people who would change the heater in the middle of the night, and when the room was hot, the fans they used were no worse than the air conditioners of later generations.

  There's still... Tuo Nai is more worried than him. This little girl, isn't polite at all, and doesn't know who told her, now she has the demeanor of a crown princess.

  Zhao Xiu was concerned with the selection and construction of the camp, which would be a crucial seed he planted in the country.

  It's settled then, and in the end, they actually turned the selection of imperial guards into a martial arts competition... Zhao Xi was left speechless.

  That is to say, the entire selection of Donggong guards was relaxed, from the Forbidden Army Jingying, directly extended to the country's eligible young people... This really became a conscription.

  As for the standards... Zhao Xi didn't completely abandon the original martial arts examination format, after all he wasn't familiar with warfare in this era. He just added his own unique projects to it.

  It's a bit of trouble, Zhao Xi had to do some detailed explanations for the actions of later generations... No way, none of them knew what push-ups were, nor did they understand what shuttle runs meant, let alone weight-bearing and bare-handed wilderness crossings... And they still had to convert them into zhang and li.

  All the time he spent on these actions, he had to convert them into a timing standard that can be understood in this year and month.

  It didn't set a high standard, it just brought over the physical fitness standards of later generations of soldiers.