King Zhongshun was shocked when he heard Chang Shi's words. Chang Shi had never dared to speak to him like this before, but now he dared to contradict him. His tone was completely less fearful than before, and it was a business-like tone.
King Zhongshun suddenly realized that after the imperial edict was issued, he was no longer the same King Zhongshun as before. He was just an ordinary prince who could only eat, drink and have fun every day.
And this long history may have other thoughts, and no longer wants to follow this down-and-out prince. Now he should draw a clear line with himself, and in the future, he can find a way to be transferred to other places. At least he has a better future than following him.
When King Zhongshun thought of this, he couldn't help but feel desolate. Now he finally knew that human nature was cold and warm, and the world was cold and cold. From now on, the ministers in the court would probably treat him like the god of plague.
After King Zhongshun thought about this, he looked in the direction of the palace with hatred. He thought to himself, Father, don't be too proud. Without my son to restrain the prince, I will see how you end up.
King Zhongshun has now figured out the cause and effect. The reason is just that the emperor feels that he is old and has only a few years to take power. There is no need to restrict the prince anymore. Now let the prince have more power. Wait for the emperor to take over.
On that day, the prince will no longer be held hostage by powerful ministers.
When King Zhongshun came here, he had a sneer on his face, thinking that the emperor might not understand the prince's thoughts. The current prince couldn't wait, and he might not be able to wait until the emperor died.
Besides, Dai Quan and the six ministers hurried to the inner palace after leaving Prince Zhongshun's palace.
Along the way, the six ministers did not dare to sit in sedan chairs and all rushed to the palace on horseback. Under the leadership of Dai Quan, they soon entered the palace and came to the East Nuan Pavilion of the Yangxin Hall.
Outside the Dongnuan Pavilion, Dai Quan stopped and said to the six ministers: "My lords, wait here for a moment. I will go in and report back to the emperor. What do you mean by long live the Lord?"
When the six adults arrived here, everything was naturally arranged by him. How could they dare to say they disagreed? Besides, there was no way they dared to break into the palace.
After Dai Quan entered the Dongnuang Pavilion, he saw the emperor frowning and studying the map carefully, pointing with his fingers on the map. There was no sound in the hall, and the eunuchs and maids stood like wood, not daring to make a sound.
Dai Quan stepped harder to let the emperor hear his footsteps, then walked behind the emperor, and then said softly: "Long live my lord, three cabinet academicians and several adults from the Ministry of War are already waiting outside the palace.
Should we ask them to come in?"
The emperor also calmed down at this time and understood that it was impossible for the three academicians and the three leaders of the Ministry of War to collude with King Zhongshun. They were just showing mercy and went to have a drink. But today
The time was so special that I didn't expect that there would be urgent military intelligence documents from 800 miles away.
Now when Dai Quan asked this question, he said "hmm" and continued to focus on the map.
When Dai Quan heard the emperor's answer, he immediately exited the Dongnuan Pavilion and came to the outside of the palace. He said to several adults, "Your Majesty, please let the adults in."
Pan Yong gently asked Dai Quan: "What does the emperor mean?"
Dai Quan often dealt with them and knew that their power was not weak, so he betrayed their favor and said: "The emperor's anger has subsided. Be careful when you go in. I don't think it will be a big deal."
The six adults were relieved and followed Dai Quan into Dongnuan Pavilion.
The six people had entered the Dongnuan Pavilion and immediately knelt down on the ground to apologize to the emperor. They all said that they had missed important court affairs because of their favors. They deserved death.
When the emperor heard them kneel down to apologize, he decided to give them a few words. He turned around and looked at them. He was silent for a long time and then said: "The military situation has been going on recently, and you dared to all leave your job. If it weren't for the imperial court, there were people who jumped over the hierarchy to report to me.
Rules, can you afford to miss something big?"
After hearing the emperor's words of rebuke, the six ministers knelt on the ground again and kowtowed. Seeing that they were already very old, the emperor knelt there trembling and felt pity in his heart.
I didn't plan to pursue it any further, so I just took advantage of the situation and said, "Okay, that's the end of this matter. I hope you will take it as a warning. Each of you will be fined three months as punishment."
After the emperor finished speaking, he saw that they were still kneeling there, and added: "Get up, what are you kneeling for?"
The six ministers were relieved and stood up tremblingly one by one. It seemed that this matter was over. As for the three-month fine, at their level, who would live on those salaries?
When the emperor saw them getting up, he said to Dai Quan who was standing aside: "Show them the report."
Dai Quan carefully took out the memorial from the imperial desk and first handed it to Li Lu, one of the three bachelors.
Li Lu took the memorial and watched it carefully, frowning as he read it. He was extremely embarrassed by this situation. Now there are Tatars harassing all over the border. If troops are mobilized from elsewhere, firstly, the distant water will not quench the near thirst;
If it is adjusted too much, the local area may become unstable.
After Li Lu read it, he handed it to Yan Mu next to him. Yan Mu also read it once, and then passed it on.
When the emperor saw that they had finished reading each one, he said, "Now that we have finished reading, let's talk about what we should do."
Yan Mu stood up first and said: "Your Majesty, the border areas are all tight now. We can no longer mobilize troops. If we need reinforcements, we can only mobilize troops from the interior. But the quality of the troops from the interior will probably add to the Tatars' success."
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Li Lu disagreed with what he said and immediately retorted: "What Prime Minister Yan said is a bit wrong. Although the soldiers in the interior cannot be compared with the elites from the nine sides, it is better to go than not to go. If we can mobilize troops to support
, even if the Tatars cannot be defeated, they can still be restrained and reduce the pressure on Xuanfu Town."
When the emperor heard what Li Lu said, he couldn't help but nodded frequently. He thought that it was more feasible for Li Lu to find these methods, but after all, water far away could not quench the thirst of the near. If troops were mobilized from various places to reinforce, I am afraid that by the time Xuanfu Town was reached, it would have become flat ground.
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Pan Yong saw that the first two bachelors had spoken, and he should say a few words himself, so he stepped forward and reported back to the emperor: "Your Majesty, if it is impossible to win for the time being, you can still send people to negotiate with him. As long as the conditions are right, there is no need to do so.
Fight and subjugate the enemy's troops."
When the emperor heard what he said, he clenched his fists unconsciously. He was about to get angry when he suddenly looked up and saw the plaque written by the late emperor for him: "Beware of haste and use patience." Only then could he endure this. Do you understand what he said?
Just as Pan Yong finished speaking, he heard someone shouting below: "This is a statement that harms the country. Your Majesty must not listen to it."
When everyone took a look, it turned out to be Lei Ying, the minister of the Ministry of War. Although this person was a civil servant, he had a fiery temperament and offended many people in the officialdom. However, the current emperor, despite his talents, was just outspoken and sheltered him.
, which allowed him to safely serve as the Minister of War for so many years.
Pan Yong's face darkened when he heard Lei Ying's rebuttal. He was displeased and said to him: "Since you don't agree with my opinion, there is nothing you can do about the Tatars now. Can you solve this problem?"
Lei Ying did not show weakness and said: "Who said there is no elite support." After saying this, he said to the emperor: "The emperor now has an elite soldier who can fight against the Tatars."
The emperor asked in surprise: "Who has such great ability?"
Lei Ying replied: "Your Majesty, it's Jia Ke, the garrison of Kaiping Town. This man is brave and good at fighting. At this time last year, the Tatar Alslen Khan also led his troops to besiege Kaiping Town. In the end, not only did he fail to follow up, but he lost his troops and generals.
.Now we can only lead 10,000 troops to garrison in Kaiping Town, but we can order him to lead troops to go immediately for reinforcements. Even if they cannot win by then, they can still distract the Tatars' energy and prevent them from attacking Xuanfu Town with all their strength."
After hearing what he said, the emperor felt that it made sense, but he asked with some worry: "I heard that Jia Ke is just a boy of fifteen or sixteen years old. Can he really take on such an important task?"
When Lei Ying received Jia Ke's report of merit last year, he knew Jia Ke's affairs clearly. He knew that although he was not old, he was unstoppable and was proficient in military strategies. So today
I recommended him. Now that I heard the emperor ask this question, I immediately defended him: "The emperor doesn't know something. Although this Jia Ke has little contact, he is extremely brave. Last year, he broke into the Tatar camp several times to hunt down Al.
Sileng Khan, if it were not for being alone, Alsileng Khan might have died last year."
The emperor became interested when he heard what he said, and turned to ask the Minister of War: "Is it really so?"
Huo Tu, Minister of War, replied: "Your Majesty, it is indeed true. This Jia Ke is indeed brave. Last year, many Tatar generals fell under his halberd."
The emperor nodded and said with emotion: "Jia Daishan was very brave when he was there, but one of his sons failed to live up to expectations and did something wrong. I thought that the Jia family had declined like this, but I didn't expect that there would be such descendants.
If he knew, he would be able to rest in peace even under the Nine Springs."
After the emperor sighed, he asked: "Do you have anything else to add? Tell me."
Li Lu immediately stood up and added: "Although Jia Ke is brave, he is still weak with a small number of people, and we don't know when the soldiers from the mainland will arrive. It's better to give him an order so that he can gather the defeated soldiers everywhere, so that when he arrives
The military strength in Xuanfu Town has also increased somewhat."
After hearing this, the emperor couldn't help but smile on his face. This method is indeed feasible. Jia Ke did not have to defeat the Tatars when he went. As long as it was delayed until winter like last year, the Tatars would naturally retreat.
Huo Tu, the Minister of War, stood up and reported to the emperor: "Your Majesty, you must not place all your hopes on Jia Ke. You must also be on guard against the fact that once the Tatars break through Xuanfu Town, they will pose a great threat to the capital and Shanxi.
So the defense must be strengthened in these two places, especially the capital. If the Tatars drive their troops under the capital, it will be bad if there is no defense." He did not say any more.
But all the ministers present knew this clearly. These old soldiers in the capital may not be able to guard against the ferocious Tatars.
After hearing what he said, the emperor was also a little moved. After all, they were just thinking about the most ideal situation. What would happen if things turned out to be bad?