Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Fourth Court Survey
Liu Yu no longer gave Concubine Li the opportunity to pretend to be crazy and delay time. With a wave of his hand, dozens of guards beside him rushed up the steps and took Concubine Li down. Concubine Li shouted loudly: "Rareless! You group of rebellious ministers, I am the Empress Dowager!"
Wenban knelt on the ground and cried, "Empress Concubine, the emperor... is still in peace."
With just one sentence, Concubine Li was like a defeated rooster, losing the temperament of the clan leader, and became even more angry and shouted: "You... you, a rebel minister, are bad things about me! I want to kill you!"
No one knows whether Concubine Li is really crazy or fake, nor whether she is scolding Liu Yu or Wen Ban. When Concubine Li was carried out of Fengcui Palace by the guards, she could still hear her cursing with laughter from afar. Liu Yu turned to look at King Yi Suzhe who looked silent and said, "Your Highness Yi, please."
At this time, Zhou Ying and others had been taken down. King Yi looked at the direction of his mother's departure, looked at Zhou Ying again, closed his eyes and couldn't believe that the failure came suddenly. Finally, he nodded slightly and agreed to his fate like the third prince. Although the two guards did not come forward to hold him, one left and one right, followed by dozens of guards escorted King Yi out of Fengcui Palace. He was temporarily imprisoned in the inner court first.
A group of traitors, together with Li Guojiu, Wenban, Zhou Ying, and Eunuch Ling, were tied up in front of the hall and accepted the emperor's final ruling. When everything was ready, there was no chief in Fengcui Palace. The ministers stood up and stood there, without any idea, and did not dare to ask questions. After all, this was when punishing evil and eliminating traitors. If they said the wrong words, they would be taken down together as a rebel.
However, they couldn't figure out the relationship between the Imperial Guards, and no one didn't recognize the President He Mao. At this time, He Mao was weakly supported and stood behind. Everything was handled by Liu Yu, a young man wearing the armor of the general. The Imperial Guards and Concubine Li were following it. It was also prepared for the rebellion of Concubine Li and his son. The ministers did not understand why the usurpation of the throne had not yet begun, so they ended in such a hasty way.
Chai Jin wanted to ask Liu Yu, but was pulled by the fourth princess and stood up obediently. At this time, a cold shout that was very disrespectful: "Rebellious son! Where is the emperor showing up?"
Liu Yu was instantly disintegrated by Liu Zhao's words. Liu Yu was speechless at this arrogant father. Even if he was to clean up the traitors today, he could still call him "rebellious son" in public, regardless of his son's face. Liu Yu tried his best to calm down his anger. He walked to the palace gate without even looking at Liu Zhao. At this time, the imperial carriage was approaching Fengcui Palace. Liu Yu brought people forward to greet him.
"Ahem cough cough..."
While coughing, the old emperor walked into Fengcui Palace with the help of Mrs. Yi and Qu Ning. Liu Yu and a group of imperial guards escorted to the jade stairs. Liu Yu turned and stood proudly. The old emperor sat down, but there was no Eunuch Ling coming out to coordinate the rituals of the ministers. After all, it was a court meeting, and the ministers wanted to kneel down and salute. Seeing someone was about to kneel down, the old emperor waved his hand, but he said with great dignity: "Today's court meeting, there is no need to be too polite between the king and the minister. Just stand and speak."
The old emperor was weak and even if he sat on the dragon throne, the merchant couldn't sit straight. Today's court meeting was not based on the wishes of the old emperor. Concubine Li summoned all ministers in the name of the emperor. Liu Yu thought that the old emperor showed up just to reassure the ministers, and he would directly disband the court meeting. However, the old emperor calmed down his breath and said, "Today's court meeting, summoned all his beloved ministers to come. There was something to discuss. The Turks repeatedly invaded the borders of the Dashun Dynasty. I wonder what good solutions are there for all their beloved ministers?"
His highness and ministers looked at each other. Could it be that the old emperor summoned the ministers to discuss how to resist the Turkic invasion of the border? This kind of thing seems serious, but how can the border problems that have not been solved for hundreds of years be discussed and concluded with a court meeting?
But since it was the emperor's inquiry, the ministers must do their duty as ministers. At present, a few young and energetic and want to make achievements have come forward to express their opinions, which are nothing more than to step up the frontier stockpiling of grain or building the Great Wall to train soldiers. None of the civil and military generals with status spoke at this time. With their 20 years of experience in serving the king, they all understood that the conceited old emperor had something to say and did not need them to speak out for their opinions.
The old emperor suddenly waved his hand, stopped the discussion of the ministers, and said, "Ning'er, I always ask you how to understand military strategy and strategy, but I don't know what opinions are on today's issues?"
In front of hundreds of ministers of the court meeting, the old emperor actually asked a little woman about his opinion. This was the only time since the court meeting was held. Even Xu Xuanzhu had never expressed his opinion at the court meeting, which shows that the old emperor relied on Qu Ning.
"Return to the emperor, I think that the Turks have been invading the country for a hundred and three years since their founding, but because the country's wasteland has become poor, so they can trade with them, and the people are self-sufficient. However, the barbarians are greedy and the income from trading is light, so they have been plundering the country because they have a lot of resources. The Central Plains has a lot of resources and sufficient troops. The Turks have not yet gained a territory for a hundred years, and the Great Wall is solid. If this problem is solved, one is to negotiate and trade, and the other is to take the initiative to attack and destroy the country on the grassland, and there is no other way."
Liu Yu guessed that this problem was not something she thought of today, but she should have been prepared. What she said was reasonable and well-founded. Either she had signed a contract with the Turks to sign a border trade, such as the Northern Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom, or she could directly send troops to destroy the Turks, such as the Emperor Wu of Han sent troops to destroy the Huns and seal the wolf Juxu. These are indeed two good suggestions.
The old emperor nodded with satisfaction and said, "Quqing's family is reasonable. I think that when the Turks invade the country, they will use their troops to go out of the three passes, and the troops will point to the target, and destroy the Turks on the grassland... cough cough cough..."
Before he finished speaking, the old emperor started coughing again.
The old emperor clearly wanted to raise troops to fight the Turks when the drought in Guanzhong was not relieved of food and grass. This was a bold proposal.
Often, emperors have the policy and strategy of stabilizing the defense line and not being harassed by the Turks as a strategy to cure border troubles. After all, there are grasslands north of the Great Wall. Han people are not used to the life of grasslands migrating by people pursuing water and grass. Even if they occupy the grassland, no one is willing to move there for a long time. The result is that every generation, the Turkic population grows and the food production is insufficient, and small invasions will continue to occur for many years. In this way, it is clear that the northern border is just a word, "don't waste". No one can kill anyone, but one day when the Turkic soldiers are strong and the horses are strong but encountering the chaos of the Middle Earth, it is easy to take advantage of the situation and the country of the grassland swallows up the Middle Earth.
Liu Yuxin said, did the old emperor want to make extraordinary achievements and leave his name in history before his death?
After all, Yuan Bolang is the new right prime minister, and he needs to understand the emperor's intentions and share his worries. When the old emperor was still coughing, Yuan Bolang said: "I don't know who the emperor is going to be the general and send troops to the Turks?"
The old emperor said: "The Marquis of Dingguo dispatched troops to manage the army in a proper manner, and would not be defeated in a hundred battles. He is the only choice for the commander."
Liu Zhao was already depressed by Liu Yu's popularity. Hearing the old emperor's words, he walked out of the crowd and respectfully bowed: "The old minister will definitely live up to what His Majesty hopes!"
The old emperor nodded with a smile, then looked at He Mao and said, "He Aiqing is my son-in-law. He was in the army in his early years and was brave and resourceful. Unfortunately... Han'er was very blessed... Alas! This time, He Aiqing will give the marquis of the country to be the deputy commander, assist him from the side, and defeat the Turks in one fell swoop!"
He Mao came to the front and received the order, but Yuan Bolang hesitated and said: "Emperor, the President of the Imperial Guard is related to the safety of the palace. You will transfer Commander He to the border to cooperate with the Marquis of Dingguo to wipe out the Turks. Then the President shall be the head of the position..."
The old emperor smiled and pointed at Liu Yu, and Lao Huai comforted him, "Isn't this Wen Yan still there? Cough cough... Wen Yan is also a minister I trust and has helped me overcome dangers repeatedly. Besides, he has the experience of acting commander, so this time he will officially promote him to the President of the Imperial Guard. As for his original right commander, he will be handed over to Yang Lie."
"I accept the order!"
Liu Yu didn't say anything, and Yang Lie knelt down excitedly to take the order. Liu Yu glared at him, and Yang Lie realized that he had been the target of public criticism, and it was a bit abnormal when he knelt. Yang Lie quickly stood up, and was embarrassed to be seen. He retreated aside, wishing to find a crack in the ground to get into it.
The old emperor smiled and said, "The Yang Qing family does not need to be polite. Since it is a promotion, it is also necessary to thank me. Haha... cough cough..."
Today's court meeting was held at a bad time. The old emperor was in a state of discomfort and encountered the rebellion of Concubine Li and King Yi. The court meeting would have to end at least a few hours, but the old emperor was in poor health and had to go back and rest earlier.
"The documents for dispatching troops to the Turks will be drafted by the Marquis of Dingguo and the Ministry of War, and will be submitted to me tomorrow. In addition, Wen Yan, you have also handed over the defense of the Imperial Guards with He Aiqing earlier. You will also draw a list for me. Today's court meeting... will be dispersed, I am tired, alas! When people get old, they just want to rest more. People will always come to this day." (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!
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