Chapter 426 What are you mobilizing the heavy troops from the North?
In the court hall, all the ministers stood at attention. After Li Qinggao sat at the imperial desk, Su Lu closed his eyes and meditated on a soft chair beside him.
"Xiao Cong's army was defeated"
"Xie Wan's army was defeated"
"Cao Hua's army was defeated"
Li Qingsu pressed her hands on several memorials on the imperial case with a cold face.
"Everyone, please tell me, what should we do?"
After Su Lu finished speaking, the court fell silent. The court where dozens of civil and military officials were standing was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Seeing this situation, Li Qing raised his eyebrows and his tone was very harsh.
"If you don't say anything, then I'll kill you."
"Pound, tell me, as a veteran of two dynasties, who has served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Forbidden Army and the Minister of War, what do you think of the war at Xiting?"
"Zhou Ping, as the Minister of War, tell me, refugees have entered my capital, what should I do?"
In a short time, Li Qing ordered more than a dozen generals and pulled out everyone who was involved in military affairs.
Pound was helpless. Among the people present, he had the highest military rank. Even including the prince, he was the nominally highest military commander in the empire.
"Your Majesty, the barbarians are as old as time and are ferocious and barbaric. All the generals are invincible. I think I should ask the prince to come out and take charge of the overall situation."
Zhou Ping also came out and said: "I agree with you. Your Majesty's army has always been invincible. Although the barbarians are not a small problem, with your strength, I can recover the lost territory."
Yang Biao, the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, also came out and said: "I second the proposal. In the southwest war, no one but the prince can quell the rebellion. I am willing to mobilize grain and grass to supply the army and solve the worries of the prince's army."
Zhou Yuan, the Minister of Rites, also stood up: "I second the suggestion that the new batch of students from the Jiangwu Hall will graduate soon, and all of them can be sent to the army to be used by the army."
Old General Li also jumped out: "I am a dull man, but I can still ride a horse and wield a sword. I am willing to be a pioneer for the prince, drive out the barbarians, and restore Xiting."
In an instant, the court hall was filled with voices of support and calls for the prince to send troops.
Li Qing's face looked a little ugly. He persisted until now. All the generals sent by the imperial court were defeated, and all the military strategies formulated were turned into ashes. In the end, Su Lu still wanted to lead the army.
Every time when the last moment comes, Su Lu has to step in to stabilize the war situation. Then what use are the generals and counselors he raised? Are they all useless?
Thinking of this, Li Qing waved his hand and all the memorials on the imperial case were swept down.
"Prince"
"Prince"
"The prince is seriously injured, do you know?"
"The prince was injured in dozens of places, do you know?"
"Everything has a prince, so what do I want you officials to do? In such a huge empire, apart from the prince, is there no one who can share my worries?"
"I am also a human being, and I am also young. I don't want to watch my husband die young and die early on the battlefield."
"You, are you just hoping that I will have a bad life?"
Li Qing's face was livid, and he kicked the imperial case away. The large and heavy imperial case flew up in the air, whirled, and hit the dragon column in the hall. It made a dull impact and broke into several pieces.
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After losing his temper, Li Qing walked away with a wave of his sleeves and entered the back hall.
Gao Zhan hurriedly announced the slogan of retreating from the court, followed Li Qing with Fo Chen in his arms, and left the hall.
There was silence in the court hall. The officials who originally asked Su Lu to lead the army were all confused. His Majesty had also watched the prince lead the army into battle before and never said anything. Why was the reaction so big this time?
The rest of the ministers of the Ministry of Industry looked at Su Lu, who was concentrating with his eyes closed, and then retracted the foot he originally stepped out, leaving everyone to make a fuss. After all, he was the Ministry of Industry, and the ones who were in trouble were the Ministry of War, the Military Government, and the Imperial Army.
Qian Qianyi's eyes rolled around, thinking about how much of the anger in His Majesty's words just now was directed at him, and how much of it was bluff.
Nian Hua bowed his hands as a gift and said politely: "Everyone, Your Majesty is angry, but the barbarians are too powerful. Let alone our Han country, not even the Qin Dynasty, with its famous generals, and the Tang Dynasty, with its war generals like rain, can't stop them.
With these barbarians living here, the defeat of our Han country is not a big deal."
"Your Majesty is the only general among all the countries who can defeat the barbarians. This is our country's great fortune."
"However, the prince has injuries on his body. He suffered numerous injuries. His body is indeed damaged. It is not surprising that His Majesty is angry."
Old General Li said stabbingly: "Everyone has injuries, but the wounds on the prince's body are more serious. I thought that this time the prince will command the army and send more brave generals. The prince only needs to sit in the middle of the army and make arrangements when the battle is underway.
Just command the formation."
Zhou Ping also clapped his hands and said: "What General Li said is true. Your Majesty, if you don't walk in dangerous places, you will be safe."
Everyone made a decision, came up with reliable military strategies, and thought about who would be suitable to persuade His Majesty. After all, His Majesty had just become angry, and not everyone could persuade His Majesty now.
Zhou Yuan suddenly pointed at Su Lu, who was still sitting on the side with his eyes closed and concentrating.
From the sound of his even breathing, he must have fallen asleep. Looking at Chang Ning next to him who looked like he was facing an enemy, it was probably impossible to wake the prince up.
"Why don't we divide our troops into two groups? Yang Shangshu, you and Pang Shangshu, and then invite Da Zongzheng to persuade His Majesty."
"I will stay here with Minister Zhou Ping, waiting for the prince to wake up, and persuade him to lead the army and attack the West Pavilion."
Old General Li shouted to several old generals: "You are all in trouble. Where is my old man? Why am I fine?"
Pang De began to persuade: "The old general is old and is a treasure of our Han Dynasty. It should not be touched lightly. The old general should stay and guard the capital."
"Pooh"
Old General Li scolded angrily: "What nonsense, I'm already old, how much taller can I be than you, Pang De."
"Today I have said that I will lead the army to fight and serve as the king's vanguard. Anyone who dares not to let me go is a barbarian spy and the scum of our Han country."
For a while, the hall became quiet again.
"What's the noise? It makes people unable to sleep peacefully.
Su Lu said angrily. He had quickly fallen asleep while listening to what everyone said to each other. Unexpectedly, Li Qing walked away without even touching the edge of the war.
Zhou Yuan took advantage of the situation and stepped forward, knelt down and reported: "Your Majesty, at this time when the Han Kingdom is in danger, only you can save the Han Kingdom."
"Ask your Majesty to lead the army"
"Please, Your Majesty, command the army."
Several ministers all knelt down and spoke in unison.
Su Lu nodded and gave instructions: "Okay, your Majesty, I will go and persuade him. Yang Shangshu, you must mobilize the food and grass to ensure the supply of food and grass for the Xiting army. There must be no mistakes."
"Yu Shangshu, please urge the Ordnance Department to make more crossbow arrows for crossbows. They are very lethal and are suitable for use against barbarians."
Yang Biao asked: "Your Majesty, how many troops and horses do you plan to lead this time to conquer the West Pavilion, mobilize strong troops from the north, or mobilize all the troops from the southeast? One hundred thousand or one hundred and fifty thousand? Hello, sir.
According to the size of this army, prepare food and fodder."
Su Lu was slightly startled: "Why mobilize the powerful troops from the north?"
Pang De's face straightened: "My lord, you don't need to mobilize the army..."
Su Lu said lightly: "It doesn't matter. There is no need to mobilize troops and horses from all over the country. Just the original troops and horses in Xiting will be enough."
