Uncle Liu caught him back, put him through a rigorous interrogation, and finally admitted that he was from the Northern Desert. He was lurking in the capital and watching every move of the Northern Tang royal family, and would disrupt it when necessary. He had indeed helped Hong Lie to purchase medicinal materials before, and the Northern Desert
What they are most concerned about are the gunpowder weapons in their war department. As long as they use them, the Northern Desert will use all the strength of the country to attack the Northern Tang Dynasty, because once these weapons come out again, the Northern Desert will definitely be invaded by the Northern Tang Dynasty.
The Qin family in the Northern Desert had suffered losses at the hands of these gunpowder weapons, so they were most afraid of these weapons.
Yu Wenhao went to the palace to report to Emperor Ming Yuan, proposing a battle with Bei Mo. It was inevitable.
Instead of waiting for Bei Mo to prepare, it is better to strike preemptively, this is what Yu Wenhao meant.
Intelligence has always shown that there are signs of large-scale invasion in the Northern Desert. They are constantly transporting grain and grass to the border. If the Northern Tang Dynasty is still waiting to pacify the southern border before concentrating its forces to deal with the Northern Desert, the chance of winning will be even lower.
Emperor Ming Yuan discussed this matter at court in the morning, but the courtiers believed that there should be no war if a war could be avoided, especially now that the chaos in southern Xinjiang was uncertain, and the treasury might not be able to bear the treasury if a rash war was launched at this time.
Yu Wenhao believes that even if the war is not going out now, Beitang should enter a formal state of preparation for war, instead of waiting to see whether Beimo will invade.
Civil servants were unwilling to start a war, because once a war started, the status of generals would be elevated, and the confrontation between civil and military officials had always existed in the Northern Tang Dynasty. It was most serious during the Xiandi Dynasty, but when the Supreme Emperor ascended the throne, these problems were suppressed.
It looks okay on the surface, but there is an undercurrent underneath.
By now, many people believe that it is already a peaceful and prosperous age. After all, they only joined forces with the Zhou Dynasty to defeat the Su Kingdom and the Northern Desert two years ago. This huge country does not need to worry so much.
In the early morning court, civil and military officials argued endlessly about this. Emperor Ming Yuan took control of the situation and said that the matter would be discussed later.
After retiring from the imperial court, a group of ministers went to the imperial study and told Emperor Ming Yuan about the situation in the country. They said that the most urgent task now was to improve water conservancy, vigorously promote farming, revitalize the economy, and stop spending money on wars.
Some ministers suggested that we send envoys to the Northern Desert to discuss peace talks.
Yu Wenhao returned to the palace, summoned several close ministers, and lost his temper, "What time is it now? Are you still thinking about peace talks? If someone comes with a knife, and you go to peace talks, that is not peace talks, that is begging for mercy."
"As for water conservancy and farming, will everything in the country come to a standstill if there is a war? It's not that we want to fight, but that they are already ready to make a move. We are still imagining that the other side is just setting up a battle array to scare us. Are we just kidding?"
"The King of Wei sent a message half a month ago, saying that Bei Mo continued to send food and grass to the border, and they advanced another twenty miles. Could it be that they really waited until they set foot on our Northern Tang territory?
Only when the DPRK and China are preparing for war?"
"Now it's not that we're going to start a war right away, but we have to be prepared. We have to prepare food, grass, weapons, and send troops to the border. Stop having unrealistic illusions. We in the Northern Tang Dynasty have not seen the ferocity of the people in the Northern Desert.
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The prince rarely loses his temper. For a moment, the ministers did not dare to say anything because some of the people present were unwilling to fight.
And more than half of these ministers are newly promoted people. They can govern internally but have no experience in fighting against foreigners. This is also the shortcoming of newcomers, but newcomers must have a fire. Now Yu Wenhao failed to see this in them.
Turn on the fire. This morning, most people don't recommend fighting, and they think it shouldn't be fought.