"Abandoning Daliang? Oh my god, Yang Shangshu, what are you talking about?"
In the Xuanzheng Hall of the Luoyang Palace, Tao Ji, the Minister of War, looked at Yang Yi, the Minister of Hubu, with wide eyes, and said with disbelief: "Daliang, that is my old capital of the Wei Dynasty!"
"I know everything Tao Shangshu said..." Yang Yi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Finance, said patiently. Immediately, seeing Tao Ji still staring at him with wide eyes, he was also a little annoyed and said angrily: "Do I really want to give up?"
Daliang? But Tao Shangshu, the army of the state of Wei this time is even worse than when the five forces invaded the state of Wei!...According to preliminary estimates, the Chu State dispatched millions of soldiers this time, and the Qi State army
Nearly 200,000, the army of Lu State is 150,000, and the army of Yue State is 50,000. The regular armies of each country alone are as high as 800,000. Plus more than 600,000 grain and soldiers recruited, the total force is nearly 1.5 million!
...And how many troops are currently available in our country in the Wei Dynasty? There are 20,000 Imperial Guards stationed in Daliang, and 50,000 Imperial Guards are stationed in Luoyang. Even if the imperial court issues a conscription order immediately, it will be difficult to gather 200,000 in full.
The number of troops on the other side is nearly 1.5 million! ... How can we win a war with such a huge disparity in military strength?"
"..." Tao Ji, Minister of War, was speechless.
Although he was very dissatisfied with the negative attitude of Yang Yina, the Minister of Revenue, who asserted that the battle could not be won before the war started, he was unable to refute the truth stated by Yang Yi. The two figures of 200,000 and 1.5 million
The gap between them is really too big.
Seeing that Tao Ji, the Minister of War, seemed to be speechless by what he said, Yang Yi, the Minister of Hubu, slowed down his voice, looked around at the ministers in the hall, and said in a deep voice: "My colleagues, it is not that Yang is greedy for life and afraid of death, Yang just feels that,
Now that our country, the Wei Dynasty, is in danger, we should be more cautious and not rush into the army... I still firmly believe that our country, the Wei Dynasty, will surely win the final victory! But before the final victory comes, we must be patient, restrained, and wait.
After the more than 300,000 elites of Wei Dynasty who conquered South Korea achieved their goal of overthrowing South Korea, they sent their troops south to come back for reinforcements..."
After hearing this, Zheng Tu, the Minister of Civil Affairs, also nodded and said: "What Yang Shangshu said is absolutely true. Our country's elite are not currently in the country... Oh, Zheng is not saying that your majesty's judgment is wrong. I still firmly believe that your majesty
The strategy is correct. Only by defeating South Korea with lightning speed can we release more than half of the elites of the Wei Dynasty. However, the world is unpredictable, and no one would have thought that the coalition forces of various countries would converge so quickly...
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He secretly glanced at Zhao Run, the king of Wei, who was sitting on the throne, and saw that the latter was still frowning at the battle report in his hand, and then continued: "In view of the current weakness of Wei Dynasty and the serious lack of domestic troops, I think
, We, the Wei Dynasty, should listen to Yang Shangshu's suggestion, temporarily abandon Daliang, and stick to Chenggao Pass and Yique Pass. As long as these two passes are ensured, even if the coalition forces of various countries amount to 1.5 million, it will be difficult to attack Sanchuan.
county……"
After a brief silence, Meng Wei, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, frowned and said: "Master Zheng, retreating to Chenggao and Yique is tantamount to taking Liang County, Yingshui County, and even Shangshui County, which has not yet fallen.
, gave up half of the territory of the Wei Dynasty to the coalition forces of other countries... Meng will not talk about anything else for the moment, I will ask, what should I do with Daliang Academy? What should I do with Yecheng? What should I do with the royal tombs?"
He asked three questions in succession, which also made Yang Yi, Zheng Tu and others speechless.
Yes, Daliang is not just the old capital of the Wei State. Near that city, there is also the most prosperous military and civilian river port "Bolangsha" in the Wei State, and "Daliang" which has gradually become the cultural gathering center of the Central Plains.
"Xuegong", and even "Yecheng", which belongs to the Metallurgical Department, is also located in the southwest of Daliang.
What's even more terrible is that in the mountains in the northeast outside Daliang City, there is also the royal mausoleum of the Ji Zhao family of the Wei Dynasty, where the kings of the Wei Dynasty and those who contributed to the country and the country are buried.
Do you want to give up all this?
"No!" Du You, the Minister of Rites, shouted with a pale face, causing all the ministers in the palace to turn their heads.
Just now, when Meng Wei mentioned Bolangsha River Port, Du You's expression did not change.
When Meng Wei mentioned "Yecheng", the veteran's face inevitably twitched a little. After all, everyone present knew that although their monarch Zhao Run was the reason why the Wei Kingdom gradually became as strong as it is today.
, but it is undeniable that the Metallurgical Bureau has contributed a lot to it. There are six ministries and 24 departments in the imperial court. No other ministry or department can match the contribution of the Metallurgical Bureau to the country. But in the end, Du You bit
Gritting his teeth, there was still no sound.
Immediately, when Meng Wei mentioned Daliang Academy, Du You's face turned pale, he gritted his teeth again and remained silent.
Until Meng Kai mentioned "the royal tombs outside Daliang City", Du You, a veteran minister who was loyal to the country and the royal family, could no longer bear it.
That is the royal tomb!
It is the resting place of the ancestors of the Wei Kingdom!
How can we tolerate the wanton destruction of soldiers from other countries?
What if the royal tomb is destroyed...
Du You couldn't imagine it. He only knew that if such a tragedy really happened, the Wei Chens of their generation would be nailed to the pillar of shame. Even if they step into Jiuquan one day, their ancestors would be ashamed of it.
Recognize them as his heirs, and their names will remain in the history books in shame.
Although Du You is now very old, not to mention his grandfathers, even his fathers have passed away for more than ten or twenty years, but at this moment, he seems to feel an illusion that the heroic spirits of his grandfathers and fathers are angrily whispering in his ears.
Roaring: Shuzi, how dare you sit back and watch and let something like that happen?!
"Master Du?"
"Master Du?"
Du You, the Minister of Rites, looked pale and shaky, and the officials on the left and right quickly supported the old man.
At this time, Zheng Tu, the Minister of Civil Affairs, was still arguing: "Daliang Academy can be moved to Luoyang... The same goes for Yecheng. As for the royal tombs outside Daliang City, only the Zongfu knows the specific location, and the allied forces of various countries have
How could you know? Are you going to disturb the eternal sleep of our ancestors of the Wei Dynasty?"
"What if?" Tao Ji, Minister of the Ministry of War, held back his anger and said: "Let's talk about Daliang Academy and Yecheng. Let's not talk about Daliang Academy for now, let's talk about Yecheng... The General Administration of Metallurgy and Manufacturing has been operating in Yecheng for more than ten years. How can it be?
Can it be said that it can be relocated? Those technical documents in the Yecheng warehouse are the hard work of countless craftsmen in our great Wei Dynasty. Do we want to burn them down for this? That is..."
At this point, his voice suddenly stopped, and immediately, the entire palace fell silent, so silent that you could hear a pin drop.
The reason is very simple, because Zhao Run, the monarch of Wei State, had already finished reading the battle reports sent back from the front line and slowly stood up.
It has to be said that Zhao Run's power in the Wei Kingdom is indeed unmatched. He just stood up from the throne without saying anything, which shocked the ministers in the palace and immediately stopped arguing and lowered their heads, not daring to say anything.
Reply.
However, Wei King Zhao Run did not say anything from the beginning to the end. He just threw the few battle reports in his hand on the dragon case and then slowly walked towards the palace gate.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
When Zhao Run was about to walk to the entrance of the hall, Zhu Jin, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, finally couldn't help it anymore and asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, where are you going?"
Zhao Run stopped, turned around and said calmly: "My dear friends continue to argue, I'm going out for a walk... There's no need to send her off."
After that, he took the eunuch Gao He with him and walked out of the hall without looking back.
Seeing this, the six ministers and the ministers on the left and right in the palace looked at each other.
Although Zhao Run still had a faint smile on his face when he said these words, but for some reason, looking at this smile, the ministers in the palace felt their hearts beating wildly.
With his hands behind his back and being taciturn, Zhao Run slowly walked all the way to Ganlu Hall and came to the study room where he spent most of his time.
During this period, the eunuch Gao He frequently looked sideways at the monarch in front of him. He felt that although the monarch did not show it for the time being, in fact, the monarch's heart was probably already filled with anger.
Facts have proved that the judgment of the great eunuch Gao He was spot on. After returning to the study, Zhao Run stood in front of the desk with his hands behind his back and stood there for about ten breaths. Immediately, he suddenly reached out and fucked.
He picked up a paperweight jade toad on the desk and slammed it against the wall. With a snap, the valuable black jade toad immediately broke into several pieces.
"Plop"
The great eunuch Gao He and several young eunuchs in the palace immediately knelt down on the ground and persuaded them with slightly trembling voices: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, please calm down."
At this time, Zhao Run was panting fiercely, and then he took a deep breath and gradually calmed down.
"Tidy up."
Zhao Run ordered lightly, then walked to a reclining chair in the study and sat down, closing his eyes to rest.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The senior eunuch Gao He secretly breathed a sigh of relief and immediately signaled the young eunuchs in the palace with his eyes.
The little eunuchs moved very quickly and swept away the smashed jade toad fragments in a moment. They also brought an almost identical jade toad paperweight and placed it in its original position on the desk.
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The study room soon returned to calm, as if Zhao Run's gaffe just now had never happened at all.
But only Zhao Run himself knew it best. Just now he almost exploded with anger.
It was not because the coalition forces of various countries captured half of Yingshui County and advanced towards Daliang, nor was it because the ministers were quarreling in the palace, it was just that he could not let go of his error in judgment.
"Destroy South Korea first and release more than half of the elites of the Wei Dynasty." This strategy is generally correct. After all, this is the only opportunity for the Wei State to turn passivity into initiative. On the contrary, if the stalemate with South Korea continues, that is
Eternal disaster.
Zhao Run's only mistake was that he misjudged the reaction speed of the coalition forces headed by Chu.
In fact, even he couldn't figure out why Chu Shuijun, who had been attacking Wei State step by step before, suddenly accelerated the intensity of the attack? It was as if... the other party had learned that most of Wei State's elites were already gone.
Enter the war against South Korea.
Logically speaking, Chu Shuijun would not have learned about the war situation in South Korea so quickly.
According to Zhao Run's previous estimate, it would take at least three months for Chu Shuijun to learn that Wei State was devoting all its troops to attack South Korea. By that time, even if Chu Shuijun immediately gathered the coalition forces of various countries and attacked Wei State fiercely,
, it will take about half a year to attack the Daliang area.
If that is the case, then the coalition forces of various countries can basically be judged defeated.
At the time of the introduction, the 300,000 elite troops of Wei State who attacked Korea could turn around and attack Qi State after the fall of Korea. Using the momentum of victory, they directly attacked Qi State and destroyed it.
Immediately, he took advantage of the situation to attack and destroy the state of Lu.
Once Qi and Lu fall, the allied forces of the various countries will inevitably fall apart. Moreover, without the support of Qi, Chu's still weak agricultural foundation alone cannot maintain a million-strong army for a long time. In addition, more than 300,000 elite Wei troops are gradually overthrown by Qi and Lu.
After the two countries, they took advantage of the trend and went south to attack Shouying, the capital of Chu State. By then, even if Chu Shuijun had led a million troops to attack Daliang, he would still be in an embarrassing situation where he could neither advance nor retreat. He could only watch helplessly.
I want to follow in the footsteps of Chu Shouling Jun Jingshe.
However, reality played a huge joke on Zhao Run: the coalition forces of various countries, led by the Chu State, actually reached Liang County of Wei State nearly half a year in advance. This almost completely destroyed Zhao Run's previous plan.
follow-up strategy.
But as the saying goes, the big mistake has been made, no matter how regretful or upset it is, it will not help. Therefore, after venting his depression by smashing a valuable black jade toad, Zhao Run immediately calmed down and lay down on his usual bed.
I was sitting on my favorite recliner, thinking about countermeasures.
It was necessary to rescue Daliang. That old capital carried many good and bad memories of Zhao Run. How could we tolerate the wanton behavior of the armies of other countries?
In fact, Zhao Run had already thought that since it was his negligence that he wanted to lead the expedition in person, he should make up for it!
Slowly opening his eyes, Zhao Run glanced at the calligraphy and paintings on the wall.
In the study room of Ganlu Hall, many of Zhao Run's entertainment works are often hung, such as the "Golden Words" that made the ministers of the DPRK laugh and laugh: Live fish are in trouble, dead fish are in peace (Live in trouble, die in peace)
).
For another example, the Chinese character "Xian" was hung on the wall instead of the original domineering character "Wei". There was also a small note under the calligraphy and painting: I can be saltier.
There are many works like these that Wei King Zhao Run used to entertain himself when he was idle.
Not many people in the world dare to imagine that the study of King Zhao Run of Wei was filled with such unorthodox paintings and calligraphy.
Of course, in addition to these informal calligraphy and paintings, there are also serious and thought-provoking calligraphy and paintings in Ganlu Hall, for example, a calligraphy written by the late king Zhao Si: The emperor guards the gate of the country, and the monarch dies in the country.
At this moment, what Zhao Run opened his eyes and glanced at was the calligraphy left by his father, King Zhao Si. On it was written his heroic words back then, but one word was slightly changed by the late King Zhao Si.
"The emperor guards the gate of the country, and the monarch dies in the country."
Closing his eyes, Zhao Run recited these words silently in his heart.
Suddenly, he stood up and walked out of the hall.
Seeing this, the eunuch Gao He was startled and hurried up, but he did not dare to ask where the monarch was. After all, he was not sure how the monarch was feeling at the moment.
After about a stick of incense, Zhao Run arrived at the Ningxiang Palace in the palace.
Although the Ningxiang Palace in the Luoyang Palace was built in imitation of the Ningxiang Palace in the Daliang Palace, in the final analysis it just borrowed a name and would not bring many memories to Zhao Run. This made the people living in this palace Concubine Su felt quite regretful. She actually preferred to use the old furniture in Ningxiang Palace of Daliang Palace. After all, those old furniture and furnishings carried the memories of Empress Dowager Shen, Zhao Run, and Zhao Xuan's mother and son for more than ten years. Unfortunately, due to various reasons, the furniture in Ningxiang Palace of Daliang Palace was not moved to Luoyang Palace due to the relocation of the capital.
When Zhao Run arrived at Ningxiang Palace, Su Ran was combing her daughter Zhao Chu's hair with her own hands, her face filled with doting on her daughter.
Although she felt very regretful that she could not give birth to a son for Zhao Run, since her husband seemed to dote on his daughter more, this regret could be slightly alleviated.
"Your Majesty has arrived."
As the great eunuch Gao He sang, Su Ran, her daughter and the other ladies in the palace were all very surprised.
When Zhao Run walked into the inner hall, Su Ran held the hand of her daughter Zhao Chu and led a group of palace ladies to kneel down to welcome the Holy Emperor: "I respectfully welcome Your Majesty."
"Forget these vulgar etiquette." Zhao Run waved his hand and immediately squatted down.
"Daddy."
At this time, Zhao Chu had broken free from his mother's hand, jumped into Zhao Run's arms, and was picked up by his father.
Immediately, her father deliberately pricked her face with the beard on her chin, causing her to giggle.
Looking at the father and daughter in front of her with deep love, Su Ran asked softly: "Your Majesty, why are you here?"
"Can't I come?"
While teasing his daughter, Zhao Run said to Su Ran with a smile: "Well, I have decided to get together as a family today, at your Ningxiang Palace. I will invite my mother later."
Su Ran blinked in surprise and asked doubtfully: "Is today some kind of special holiday?"
She felt very puzzled. She had stayed in the palace for so many years, but she had never heard that today was a special holiday.
Seeing this, Zhao Run said with a smile: "Don't make wild guesses, it's just my whim... You can ask people to organize the affairs. In addition, send people to several palaces to invite them."
The women he refers to undoubtedly refer to Queen Mi Jiang and Ying Ying, Oona, Yang Yan Xing, Zhao Ying, Zhao Que and other daughters.
"Yes, I obey your orders."
Su Ran Yingying bowed and immediately sent someone to the palace to inform all the ladies.
About half an hour later, Queen Mi Jiang, Ying Ying, Oona, Yang Yanxing, Zhao Ying, Zhao Que and other daughters arrived one after another. Those who had children came with their children, and Zhao who had not yet given birth to a child came with them. The Ying and Zhaoque sisters came alone and together.
"What happened today?"
After arriving at Zhao Run, Zhao Ying, who was elegantly dressed, asked lazily: "This is not appropriate for the year."
Zhao Ying used to be like a rose with thorns, her beauty was wrapped in a dangerous aura, but since Xiao Luan was executed, this woman seemed to have been relieved of a heavy burden, and gradually fell into depravity. Nightingale is no longer as concerned as before. Even if it is a waterside pavilion, she gradually ignores it. She is even more lazy than Zhao Run.
In fact, not only Zhao Ying, but also all the girls gathered here were puzzled by this, because usually, except for special holidays, they would only get together on the first or fifteenth day of every month. This meant that Zhao Run brought them together. , rather than these sisters getting together by themselves.
"Nothing, I just wanted to get together on a whim."
Zhao Run said with a smile.
After hearing this, Zhao Ying took a deep look at her man, and then said with unclear meaning: "You are your Majesty, you can decide with one word."
"Are you mocking me?" Zhao Run asked with a smile.
"How dare you, my concubine?" Zhao Yingyan hummed insincerely.
At this time, sister Zhao Que came to Zhao Run and quietly told the latter the reason: It turned out that when the maid of Ningxiang Palace was ordered to inform Zhao Ying, Zhao Ying, a lazy woman, was still lying on the bed
She was woken up for no reason before she got up. No wonder she was in a bad mood.
After learning about this, Zhao Run suddenly realized and said deliberately: "It's good to know! I am the king of Wei. I can decide all state affairs and family affairs with one word... I will punish you by cooking a dish for today's family banquet."
, if it is not palatable, humph!... Both crimes will be punished at the same time!"
"You..." Zhao Ying trembled angrily, but after taking a deep look at Zhao Run, she said angrily: "I will bake a fish with my own hands later, I hope the fish bones can kill it... Hmm
,snort!"
For some reason, she suddenly stopped talking at the end.
All the girls in the palace looked at each other, covering their mouths and snickering, but there was a bit of worry in their eyes.
They were so familiar with their men that even though Zhao Run didn't mention a word, they could still vaguely sense the sorrow and troubles in their husbands' hearts, although they didn't know the specific circumstances.
Afterwards, the girls began to discuss who would demonstrate this skill at today's family dinner. After all, no one wanted to embarrass themselves in front of their family members.
Only Queen Mi Jiang was ignored intentionally or unintentionally.
It's not that the other women joined forces to exclude Mi Jiang, the reason is that no one dares to let Mi Jiang step onto the stove. God knows what will happen? What if the queen cooks some scorpions, poisonous snakes, centipedes, etc., who dares to touch it?
chopsticks?
Seeing that she was excluded by her sisters, Mi Jiang was not angry. She could understand. After all, not everyone could accept some of her views. These people did not understand that scorpions, poisonous snakes, and centipedes, which seemed scary, were actually very harmful to people.
The delicious food that benefits them is their loss.
"Hey, come here, I have something to ask you."
When the girls weren't paying attention, Mi Jiang quietly pulled Zhao Run's sleeve.
Zhao Run understood and took Mi Jiang to the corner of the corridor outside the palace.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
Mi Jiang looked at Zhao Run for a long time and asked in a low voice: "Is it because of the Chu army?"
"What?" Zhao Run pretended to be confused.
But then he suddenly thought that there was no point in hiding it in front of Mi Jiang. After all, as the queen of his Wei Kingdom, Mi Jiang was also in charge of half of the internal chamberlains, so how could he not receive any information.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun nodded: "The Chu army... no, it should be said to be the coalition of Chu, Qi, Lu, and Yue, approaching Daliang earlier than I predicted..."
"Is the situation very bad?" Mi Jiang asked.
"It's not good." Zhao Run nodded.
Seeing this, Mi Jiang raised his head and looked at Zhao Run, and asked again: "Is that why you are planning to fight in person?"
"..."
Zhao Run looked at Mi Jiang in surprise, at this woman who could see through his thoughts at a glance.
Just when he hesitated and was about to ask Mi Jiang if he would stop him, he saw Mi Jiang showing a rare smile.
"If you want to ask me if I will stop you, don't worry, I won't ask."
She gently buried her head in Zhao Run's chest and said softly.