Emperor Chengming asked a question, and someone had to answer it.
The newly appointed Prime Minister Chen Jinan said loudly: "Returning to the Emperor, I think that in addition to having troops from various places serve the King, General Jin also needs to return to the defense."
As soon as he spoke, he immediately received responses from other ministers.
"Xiang Chen is right. Ning Guzhou has already reached Huaizhou. We must quickly let the guards from all over the country come to the capital to help King Qin."
"General Jin has the richest experience in leading troops in war. With him here, he will definitely defeat the King of Qin!"
"Qinzhou only has a total of 200,000 soldiers and horses. We have millions of soldiers and horses, so there is nothing to be afraid of!"
When Emperor Cheng Ming heard what they said, he felt pain all over his head.
Don’t these guys have any brains?
Ning Guzhou went all the way south, and no one could stop him. They actually said that Qinzhou's soldiers and horses were not to be feared.
His lips curled up slightly, he named a few people, and said softly: "Since you think he is nothing to be afraid of, you are very confident."
"In this case, you can go out with the army!"
Those officials suddenly turned pale with fear. They were civil servants, not generals. If they went to the battlefield to fight, they would die!
They knelt there begging for mercy, but Emperor Chengming didn't even look at them.
Chen Jinan glanced at those officials from the corner of his eyes, his eyes full of contempt, these self-righteous fools!
This time the court discussion did not achieve much, but Emperor Cheng Ming still adopted Chen Jinan's opinion because it was already the best way at present.
Although Emperor Cheng Ming hoped that Ning Guzhou would fight over as soon as possible, when Ning Guzhou did fight over easily, he would still be the one who felt the most uncomfortable.
Because doing so would only make him look very incompetent.
General Jin was originally sent to attack the State of Zhao some time ago, but now he has fought several battles and captured some cities from the State of Zhao.
When he received the imperial edict from Emperor Cheng Ming, his whole body was about to burst.
Because he knew very well that he was capable of fighting in Dayan, but that was without meeting Ning Guzhou.
If he were to face Ning Guzhou, he would have no chance of winning.
But Emperor Cheng Ming's imperial edict has been issued. He must fight this battle whether he wants to fight or not.
He let out a long sigh, accepted the imperial edict, and prepared to return home.
In accordance with Emperor Chengming's orders, he and the soldiers and horses of King Qin from all over the country attacked Ning Guzhou from front to back.
General Jin calculated their numbers, and then the number of soldiers and horses in Qinzhou, and felt that the battle was not completely impossible to fight.
General Jin knew how many shortcomings the imperial army had, but at least they had the advantage of having more people.
They can't beat one on one, but one on ten?
General Jin felt that no matter how weak the imperial army was, if every ten soldiers attacked Qinzhou, there would always be a chance of victory.
He had just finished thinking when the captain of the soldiers came in: "General, the young general is here."
General Jin only had a son like Jin Shiquan, so he naturally had to earn a future for him.
He was a military commander. Jin Shiquan was not good at school, but his martial arts skills were passable. The only way to do this was to join the army.
General Jin took Jin Shiquan with him when he went on an expedition this time, hoping that he would gain some military merit.
Jin Shiquan has experienced a lot in the past few years, and now he has become somewhat of what a major general should look like.
General Jin nodded, and the captain of the soldiers led Jin Shiquan in.
Jin Shiquan came in and said directly: "Father, I have something to say to you."
As soon as General Jin saw his posture, he knew that what he wanted to say could not be heard by others, so he waved his hand lightly, and all the attendants in the tent retreated.
General Jin said quietly: "There is no one here anymore. If you have anything to say, just say it!"
Jin Shiquan glanced at him and then knelt directly in front of General Jin and said: "Dad, we can't fight King Qin."
General Jin's expression changed when he saw him like this, and asked him: "Why can't we fight?"
Jin Shiquan replied: "Because I can't beat him, fighting him will only be an egg against a rock, and I will make myself unhappy."
General Jin raised his hand and slapped him: "What nonsense are you talking about!"
Jin Shiquan was hit on the head, but he still said: "I know that we generals must be loyal to the emperor, patriotic, and protect the people."
"But Dad, you and I know very well what kind of situation Dayan is in today."
"To put it bluntly, Dayan is rotten from the root!"
"Right now, civil strife has broken out in the surrounding countries, and no one can care about Dayan."
"As soon as their civil strife ends, they will definitely attack Dayan, and then the people of Dayan will definitely live in dire straits."
"Now that Dayan has the opportunity to replace Mingjun, why don't we cherish it?"
General Jin kicked him: "Why didn't I notice that you have such long-term thinking before?"
Jin Shiquan replied: "It's not that I'm thinking long-term, I'm just stating a fact to my father."
"Dad is Dayan's general, so naturally he knows everything about Dayan better than I do."
"The Emperor is unwell. We actually have some guesses as to how long he can remain on the throne."
"Of the princes of Dayan, the most generous one is the third prince. If he were still here and he succeeded him, the people's life might be easier."
"It's just that his temper was too soft and he didn't have the courage to reform the bad government, and he also died in the first city."
"Of the remaining princes, the second prince is disabled, the fourth prince died due to uterine changes, the fifth prince is vicious, and the whereabouts of the sixth prince are unknown."
"The other princes are either young or have problems of one kind or another."
"Only the King of Qin is capable, cares about the people, courageous, and tolerant. He is the most suitable candidate for the crown prince."
What he said was very clear to General Jin, but he had his own struggles.
He said softly: "Your Majesty treats me well. If I lead troops to surrender to the King of Qin, I will be betraying him and Dayan."
Jin Shiquan had a different view on this matter: "King Qin is also the emperor's son, and he is his best son."
"Since he is of the emperor's blood, how could he have betrayed Dayan?"
General Jin looked at him and said: "I remember that you used to hate the people in Prince Qin's palace the most. When you were studying in the Imperial College, you had many fights with Princess Qin."
"How can you still speak for them so far?"
Jin Shiquan smiled and said: "I was young and ignorant at that time. I was fooled into thinking and did a lot of stupid things."
"I did have several fights with Princess Qin, but I lost them all and was even beaten very badly by her."
"But dad, she saved my life more than once."
"This incident can also illustrate one thing. Princess Qin is also a tolerant person."
"So I'm not speaking for them, I'm just weighing the pros and cons."
"I am here to advise my father at this time. At the most small level, it is for the benefit of my own family, and at the most important level, it is for the sake of the country and the people."
