Chapter 300 I am a foolish king in the eyes of the people
In this era, the common people are still ignorant, and they still rely on word of mouth for the source of information.
Some of the things Xu Mochen has done in the past two years have also touched the interests of some classes.
These people have status among the common people.
After being deliberately guided and spread, the evaluation of Xu Mochen was naturally full of malice.
Xu Mochen was mentally prepared for this, and he was even a little happy: "The people don't think I am a wise king, so we can discuss and implement the next plan."
As he spoke, he came to the hung map, and all the people from the board of directors followed him.
"This is the capital, and the location is close to the ocean," Xu Mochen tapped the map, "If the fleets of foreign countries in the west are targeting the capital, they will definitely have to pass through the strait and land here."
The coastal landing port near Beijing forms exactly a half arc.
"Once the fleet enters and our fleet blocks the retreat, there is still a chance of annihilating them all in one battle." Xu Mochen is confident in the newly established Ningzhou Fleet.
The problem is how to let the fleet of a foreign country smoothly enter this half-arc coast.
"So I decided to travel to Qizhou in my name," Xu Mochen put his hands behind his back, his eyes shining, "I will be accompanied by all the courtiers and my harem.
In addition, the items in the treasury must also be counted and packed, and you can go with me."
Mu Nanyi was stunned, and so were everyone.
Is the emperor going to...escape?
Hunjun!
The ministers are about to fight to the death, why does Your Majesty surrender first?
This time, everyone was worried. Mun Nanyi trembled his lips: "Your Majesty, you are serious about what you said.
With your actions like this, not to mention the courtiers, the common people must think that you are trying to...
If this happens, the capital will be shaken and the world may change."
"I know," Xu Mochen's tone was still calm, "This is also my purpose.
In the eyes of the people, I am a foolish king. It is reasonable to flee first when the country is in crisis.
So the situation you mentioned will happen but it won’t cause much shock.
Although Daqian has just been founded, the human soldiers and horses from all over the country have fought bloody battles with me.
I have confidence in them."
Back then, during the unification war, Xu Mochen really took the lead.
Putting aside the Shifang World that was secretly operating behind the scenes, Xu Mochen actually formed a lot of friendships with the human race's military generals and sergeants, big and small.
This is also the reason why in the past two years, he has been hiding in the harem and ignoring government affairs, but there has been no turmoil in Daqian.
The middle and lower-level military officers and soldiers support Xu Mochen.
This is also the reason why he dares to take extreme actions now.
"As the emperor, I am preparing to evacuate at a critical moment," Xu Mochen said with a smile, "If the foreign countries in the West know about it, guess what action they are most likely to take."
The answer is unquestionable. They will definitely capture the capital of Daqian with minimal investment.
Therefore, their fleet will not stay in the coastal states and counties for a long time, but will go straight to the capital.
After all, in this era, the capital of a dynasty means the establishment of an imperial power.
Western foreign countries have powerful naval fleets and well-equipped armies, which are all superior to the current military.
But they came from afar and were not accustomed to the local environment. More importantly, the number of their troops was not enough to fully occupy the central territory of Daqian.
Moreover, even if they could do it, the Shifang world behind Middle-earth would not allow it.
So their goal was very clear from the beginning, to force the Daqian regime to surrender as quickly as possible.
The simplest and most direct method is to occupy the capital.
The emperor decided to retreat, which meant giving them the best chance.
"Of course," Xu Mochen thought as he paced slowly, "This is just a bonus for the other party. We have no way to ensure that they will not stay and harass in coastal counties."
"The minister has a suggestion," Mun Nanyi stepped forward to make suggestions. "Since His Majesty is worried about Western foreign countries harassing coastal states and counties, why not we simply issue a secret order and ask the officials of the relevant states and counties to open the ports and prepare to receive them.
As a result, at first Wei Chen expected that the foreign country would stay, but they would soon discover that there was actually no great benefit in staying.
Then their actions will be concentrated here in the capital."
"But Lord General Staff," someone in the board of directors expressed concern, "Officials can issue secret orders in your Majesty's name, but if the people don't know about it, I'm afraid..."
"Things never have the best of both worlds," Xu Mochen sighed, "In the eyes of the people, I am a foolish king, so it is not surprising that the foolish king has some outrageous behaviors."
Everyone's mood suddenly became heavy. The emperor even sacrificed his own reputation for the sake of the war. This was unimaginable in an era when imperial power was supreme.
"I understand your worries," Xu Mochen comforted them, "but compared to a protracted war or a long-term naval battle, our losses are only temporary.
Besides, I didn’t really run away. When the war is over and we lock in the results, the people of Daqian will understand.”
That being said, acceptance of the process requires a very strong psychological quality.
"Let's just do it this way," Xu Mochen ordered, "I can't worry about the others either, so I'll leave it to you to take full control of it.
However, we must warn the troops stationed in various places not to conflict with the troops of foreign countries."
When he said this, Xu Mochen's eyes were bloodshot.
No passionate young man will allow the enemy's army to enter his country's territory without allowing the army to resist.
What's more, he is still an emperor.
"Your Majesty..."
"I am bound to win this battle," Xu Mochen punched the table, "During the fleet battle, I personally visited the Ningtai flagship and vowed to coexist with the fleet!"
Everyone was in awe.
Of course, at this moment, they all forgot that Xu Mochen was a cultivator of immortality. Even if the entire fleet was sunk, he would not die.
But what is needed is this kind of morale.
The emperor guards the country and does what he says.
After handling the government affairs, Xu Mochen returned to the harem, and his concubines had received the news early.
"The war between human races needs to be resolved by the human race themselves first," Xu Mochen explained, "I just discussed it with all the ministers and came up with a policy to deal with it."
Recently, I was supposed to have a concubine, but if there was a war, I couldn't do anything about it.
However, the emperor's decree had been carried out, so Mi Luo still entered the palace according to the original plan.
Xu Mochen did not treat her badly and made her a concubine.
Mi Luo was a little unhappy: "Hunjun, are you stupid?
Such a large fleet from this foreign country traveled thousands of miles, and there were water monsters in the sea areas it passed along the way.
How could they have come so easily without their acquiescence?
So there must be immortal cultivators involved behind this."