Chapter 302: Gaining momentum

At this moment, the leaders of the Yan Kingdom's court finally came to their senses. They did not spend too much time being surprised by the letter from the eldest prince of Nanwang City. They discussed it over and over again. In the end, it actually extended to:

Your Majesty, please send troops to attack Qianchu!

Because this is the imperial study,

because it is in front of the emperor,

because His Majesty is sitting there;

in the court hall. After so many years of ups and downs, there is no need to mention the political sensitivity of the big guys. The almost obvious double act of the sixth prince and the wild uncle before was probably not because their acting skills were poor, but because they just wanted to provide a reason, a reason. An opportunity, or an argument.

As for who to provide it to...who else can it be provided to?

Actually, in national wars, I always want to beat you and then find an excuse, because if my national strength is not as strong as yours and I feel that I cannot beat you, I will have countless excuses not to beat you.

Countries have always been dominated by the weak and the strong. This is something that the big bosses present cannot be unaware of.

Your Majesty,

We are ready to send troops.

The troops were sent when Dayan's finances were extremely tight and almost had to tear down the east wall to make up for the west wall.

For a moment,

the adults present’s eyes quickly met.

Even Wang Lian, who had previously stood up and actively "had bad intentions", did not speak again at this time, because the previous targeting of Zheng Fan was not that he wanted to target him, but that he knew clearly. Your Majesty does not want the ministers under his command to be monolithic and harmonious. It is true that the Sixth Prince is very powerful now, but the Crown Prince has just taken over the responsibility of supervising the country. You must let Your Majesty see that there is someone in the court who can really speak and speak. Important people are willing to stand on the side of the East Palace, otherwise they will not give face to His Majesty's "supervisor of the country".

But next,

When the spearhead is once again entrusted to His Majesty's hands,

How should everyone speak and how should he express his position? Think about it a lot.

Because they have to look at His Majesty’s attitude.

If Your Majesty scolds them both,

The big guys can then "add insult to injury" or "take advantage of it". In short, there are many means to "push" everything in front of them. .

If Your Majesty laughs and scolds them,

Then the big guy can give a little advice and dissuade Your Majesty under the guise, because everyone knows that at this time, another attack will be launched. This battle means what kind of risks Dayan will take.

If Your Majesty asks them questions seriously,

The big guy will just be a fool, because he does not dare to completely disobey His Majesty's will.

Of course,

If it were His Majesty...

"Bang!"

The Emperor Yan's right hand suddenly slapped on the imperial case , said in a deep voice:

"The two countries of Qian and Chu are still evil. The two countries have reached an agreement, but they betrayed their trust., I hope that in three years time we will all send troops to attack our country, Yan. If we really think that I, if we really think of Yan, all the princes in the dynasty will be fooled! ”

It is obviously a double act,

The most direct evidence is actually the words of Hirano Bo,

Although he did meet the regent of Da Chu He and Da Qianguan, the whole world, have seen so many emperors, but they can’t pick out a few.

But just one person’s words are enough to start a national war?

Yes,

Dayan and the Qian Kingdom and Chu Kingdom both signed peace treaties one after another, but Dayan turned around and killed tens of thousands of Qingluan troops. , at this point, the Chu State still agreed to continue signing the peace treaty, and then Prince Pingye went to the Chu State to capture the princess, and the Marquis of Jingnan took the initiative to send troops to suppress Zhennan Pass.

As for the Qian State, Dayan did the same. During the holidays, they kept adding money to Qianguo, deliberately stirring up Qianren's emotions.

So,

it was Dayan who used the peace treaty document as a wiping paper.

But how to put it,

A powerful country,

naturally has the qualifications to be unreasonable.

The attitude of Emperor Yan,

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It was very clear.

The two young men below sang in harmony.

He took it seriously.

He was also angry

The implication is,

Everyone here,

Do you understand?

The power of the emperor in the Great Yan Dynasty is far greater than in the past;

Because throughout the ages, ministers have had many ways to restrain their own monarchs.

The core of power is military power.

If the official family of Ganguo wants to mobilize the Imperial Guards in Beijing, or if they want to invade the three sides, they have to wait until the Yan people come over. They can take advantage of this east wind to really start scraping the bones and treating the poison. In the past, even if it was him, As an official, they are also afraid of causing backlash from below by acting hastily.

Because except for the founding emperors, it is difficult for future generations of emperors to have real military power. Even the generals who lead troops outside actually have their own powers. With their respective social network, everyone will naturally unite together to counteract the "life and death" from the emperor.

But here,

He has no military power.

Because the two most powerful armies of Dayan, which consume more than half of the army's food and wages every year, are actually not in his hands.

But those two are the real ones. The people in charge of Yan's military power had no intention of rebelling, and had always stood firmly behind Emperor Yan.

The military power was decentralized, but the status of the monarch was infinitely elevated.

This is a very strange phenomenon, but it really happened.

You can say that this power structure is extremely unstable, and even a little too taken for granted. Any normal emperor would not choose to do this, and would even instinctively kill the situation;

But no matter what,

the current Emperor Yan,

indeed keeps his word.

After the family members were removed, a large area of ​​power in the court was left vacant. The emperor could choose his own people to fill the court at will.

In addition, Zhao Jiulang was the head of hundreds of officials, but he was extremely obedient to Emperor Yan. In Dayan, there were basically no factors that could restrict the monarch's power. He was a single man.

The next moment,

Zhao Jiulang stood up,

knelt down towards Emperor Yan,

said loudly:

Zaifu first expressed his stance.

Immediately,

Wang Lian, Cao Que, and Xu Qiutai stood up and knelt down:

"I ask your majesty to plan for the future and attack Qianchu!"< /p>

The remaining ministers also left their positions and knelt down to petition.

A moment ago,

the court bosses who were still worried about Dayan’s extremely embarrassing financial situation were now indignantly requesting His Majesty to send troops to start a national war!

Some are crying;

Some are blushing;

Some are dissatisfied, please give me a long sword and be willing to lead the way;

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Some are willing to spend all their wealth to raise military expenses for Dayan.

If you do something wrong, you will be punished at most;

If you have the wrong attitude, then what is the use of you?

So,

Everyone’s attitude changed quickly and thoroughly, without any delay.

Even the prince

knelt down at this time,

"I ask my father to send troops to attack Qianchu!"

He actually had no interest in that chair. To be precise, he had no interest in the sacredness of imperial power. How does it feel?

After all, in the time and space he lived in, he could enter the Forbidden City by buying a ticket.

But this feeling of having no power at all, but suddenly gaining power because of Emperor Yan's attitude, Uncle Zheng was very fascinated and intoxicated by.

In Snow Customs, he himself was actually like this.

He can announce some actions purely based on his own preferences regardless of the value of interests. The demon kings under his command will not stop him, and neither will anyone else.

But it is just a snow customs,

The person in front of me can order the entire Yan Dynasty, including the people of the Three Jin Lands, countless people, wealth, and food, to go Go on the road of conquest he wants.

If he wants to go against the trend,

the entire Dayan must obey his order and go against the trend.

Uncle Zheng once heard a story when he was a child,

called "The Emperor's New Clothes".

When many people read this story, they feel that the emperor is stupid, the officials are stupid, and the people are stupid, and then they sigh that only the last child retains the innocence of children.

But looking at it from another perspective,

an emperor who can make the people of the country, as long as they are adults with the ability to think, cooperate with him in acting and "turn a deer into a horse" together, he is very important to him. How terrifying is the control of his country?

In the Imperial Study Room,

the overall situation has been decided.

Uncle Zheng even felt that even if he did not participate in this scene, it would not be difficult if Emperor Yan himself pushed it.

My own participation only makes this matter smoother.

The consensus reached in the imperial study today will be spread throughout the court tomorrow during the court meeting. By then, everything in the Yan Empire will be in motion again for the upcoming national war.

But Emperor Yan was obviously a pragmatist. He was not satisfied with slogans. He urgently wanted his achievements to be implemented at a speed visible to the naked eye.

So,

He immediately raised the next issue:

"Which should be attacked first, Qian or Chu first."

Emperor Yan I want the next court meeting to be completely reduced to a formality on this matter, and I don't want to throw the nonsense out there again.

The general direction has been reversed. Now, no matter whether you like it or not, everyone can only make choices in this direction.

Wang Lian immediately said:

"Your Majesty, I think we should attack Qian first because the country of Qian is rich."

The richness of the country of Qian is a well-known thing. Because most of the territory of Qian Kingdom was inherited from Daxia back then, its geographical location was unique, and it had been developed for a long time.

Fighting the country can make it easier to support war with war.

Cao Que also said: "Your Majesty, I thought that we should attack Qian first. The Qian Kingdom has a vast territory and a large population, and its officials have shown their ambitions to build a strong army. In time, the Qian Kingdom will definitely become a trouble for our great Yan." , and the Gan people are facing our Yinlang County on three sides. Attacking Qian first can solve the situation in the south of Dayan."

Although Dayan has annexed the three Jin lands, the Yan people will still attack themselves. Treat the country’s inherent land as a place that we truly value. No matter what, we must first protect our hometown.

In addition, fighting in the country can facilitate the transportation of manpower and material resources and reduce logistical pressure.

And if they attack Chu and hold Nanguan to death, it will be equivalent to the military mobilization and logistical support of Dayan, which will also leave Dayan itself and span the entire Jin region.

As an individual,

everyone knows that it is the most appropriate time to fight against Qian Country.

To be honest,

If Uncle Zheng were not the commander-in-chief of Xue Customs, and if the Marquis of Jingnan was not in Jin, Uncle Zheng would have thought that it would be most appropriate to attack the Qian Kingdom first, even if he did The Qianren have organized and expanded the new army in the past few years, but Zheng Fan does not believe that the Qianren's combat power can achieve a qualitative leap in a short period of time.

Moreover, if you attack the country of Qian, you will eat it all the way.It is a loss, but it will never be too much and can be made up in a clear and visible way.

But no matter what,

If you attack first, you will have nothing to do.

The Marquis of Jingnan may dispatch troops to attack Qian State, but he can only defend his home.

If he wins, he can only watch from a distance and drool;

If he loses, Dayan's situation will collapse directly, and the three Jin areas will not be stable until now. Mention that when the Chu people launch their Northern Expedition, their Xueguan will immediately become an enclave surrounded by the Chu army.

Moreover, the Chu people are not savages. The strongest of the Chu people is the infantry. If the Chu people are really to surround them, their siege methods will definitely not be comparable to the original savages.

In the worst case scenario,

Uncle Zheng may be forced to leave seclusion and go to the snowy plains, leading the Demon King and the remaining subordinates to become a veritable "Barbarian Uncle" in the snowy plains.

Fighting is just like a gamble. No matter whether you win or lose, you have to throw the chips away and get used to it. Even if you lose, you won’t feel aggrieved!

Anyway, I have played and experienced it, and I can recognize the final result.

But what’s the point of watching others roll the dice from a distance and passively bearing the consequences?

But,

before Uncle Zheng could speak,

even Ji Chengjue didn’t speak,

Prince,

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He spoke first:

"Father, I think that if we want to have a national war, we, the Yan Dynasty, must prioritize each other."

This is nonsense. .

Dayan is currently facing financial difficulties. Even if it overdrafts and squeezes national power, it can barely cope with one battlefield.

But what the prince said next shocked most of the people in the imperial study room.

"Therefore, I thought that we should attack Chu first and defend it in Qian. There are three reasons:

First, Qian is cowardly in nature. I, the Yan State, will attack Chu first, and Qian people may wait and see. Watching the fire from across the bank; a hundred years ago, during the bloody battle between Dayan and the barbarians, the Gan people still chose the Northern Expedition, which shows that the Gan people are very short-sighted;

Second, from the capital to Yinlang County and then to the three sides of the Gan people to Chu County, Even if the troops and horses dare to go north, we, Dayan, can take advantage of the cavalry; and even if the situation is really critical, the King of Zhenbei can send troops back from Beifeng County in time.

Third, Jingnan Marquis is in Jin and is familiar with Chu."

Finally,

the prince hesitated,

and said:

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"There is also the fourth item."

The Emperor Yan tapped the imperial case gently with his fingertips and said: "Say."

"Er Chen Su I heard that the troops and horses in Jin are unstable, but the territory of Jin is vast and needs Jin camps to be strengthened. If we attack Chu, the young people of Jin will be depleted. "

A major instability factor in Jin is the troops and horses in Jin. , Basically, wherever they are stationed, there will be a Yan army nearby for guarding.

These people canUse it as cannon fodder to attack Chu.

To attack Chu, we must send troops from Jin. These troops and horses from Jin can also be mobilized easily. If we attack Qian, we must send Yan troops from Jin to the battlefield of Qian. When the time comes, There are fewer Yan troops in the Three Jin Lands. Who will guard the Jin soldiers and horses?

They are all unstable factors anyway, so it is better to be cannon fodder.

This is true, but the strange thing is that it was the prince who said it.

Emperor Yan's eyes condensed and he said:

"As a prince, you should cultivate virtue."

Wang Lian immediately knelt down and said: "I am also a leader. I failed to teach the prince well about the affairs of the East Palace. I am guilty and please punish me.”

The prince’s suggestion is actually correct.

The mistake is that he is the prince, and it would be inappropriate and unseemly to say such things personally.

Just like the killing of prisoners under Yupan City,

The Chu people and Emperor Yan did not even look at it, because he knew what Tian Wujing was doing over there;

He himself is still clean, but his bad reputation is all carried by Marquis Jingnan.

This is not a double standard, nor is it hypocrisy, but as an emperor, he has the role of uniting the hearts of the country and the people, so he must be pure.

Let the people think that he is dependable, kind, and everyone’s parent.

The prince also bowed his head and said:

"Father, I forgive you, my son, Meng Lang."

This is just a A small episode, because the prince's advice was very good. The only flaw was just the way he said it, but the flaws did not cover up the good points.

Unconsciously Uncle Zheng went to see Ji Laoliu.

Obviously,

Ji Laoliu was robbed by the prince.

Since Ji Laoliu has decided to follow Zheng Fan’s suggestion to serve his father and make him happy, next, he must support attacking Chu first, otherwise he and himself will be wearing the same pants and doing nothing. Isn’t it true that Uncle Hirano, who is nominally the number one general of Liu Ye’s party, is completely useless?

But the prince said what he wanted to say first.

The most annoying thing is that,

the prince actually abandoned his original "kindheartedness". ", snatching away his own personality!

For a while,

even Ji Laoliu was a little confused about the tricks of his second brother.

He would be decadent at one moment and radical at the next. ,

Is it possible that the position of supervising the country has rekindled his fighting spirit?

"Chengjue, say it."

After being named, Ji Chengjue could only speak, and he could not repeat the prince's previous words or other people's opinions. In politics, , is a big taboo;

"My father and I think we should attack Chu. If we want to have a big war, the farther the battlefield is from our homeland of Yan, the better."

The land of Jin, especially the eastern half of the original state, has beenJust because the savages and Chu people have left nine of the ten houses empty, and the place has been beaten to pieces, let’s continue to beat it.

There is another argument for defending the enemy outside the country's borders, that is, the battlefield should be as far away from one's traditional territory as possible. The land of Sanjin is a newly attached land, while Dayan's original land , is where our ancestors have worked hard for eight hundred years, is the Ji family, and is the foundation of the Yan people.

Ji Chengjue said again:

"And the last time our army attacked Qian, although it reached the foot of Shangjing City, the territory behind it was actually not captured. Strong, as long as we hold on, our Yan soldiers and horses can only advance and retreat without falling into the quagmire.

And if Zhennang Pass is captured, the initiative in Chu's situation will change, and the initiative in whether to continue to expand the scale of the war will change. , in my hands, Dayan.

I think that if we attack Chu, we must first conquer Zhennan Pass, and even if we want to attack Qian, we must first conquer Zhennan Pass to block the Chu people from going north. The road!"

Emperor Yan set his sights on Zheng Fan;

"Whichever one attacks first will have its pros and cons, and there will be no perfect solution if you analyze it over and over again. . Uncle Ping Ye, tell me something that they haven’t said before.”

“Your Majesty, please attack Chu first!”

The Emperor Yan smiled. Laughing,

very calmly:

"Continue."

Zheng Fan took a deep breath,

soundingly: