The imperial meeting was over, but the matter was not finished. The envoys of the two countries had already outlined their respective situations. Next, there was a small meeting between the emperor and the cabinet, the six ministries and the fifth army governor's office.
"I don't think we should hate Persia. There is no need. Although Persia was beaten by the Ottomans and lost half of its country, at the same time the Ottomans were at their limit and could not fight anymore. The two sides must start peace talks soon. If Persia is in the peace talks, In the future, if I regret that Da Qi did not support me, what should I do if I turn the gun and threaten Anxi? It will put more pressure on Anxi’s defense for no reason!" Li Min, the first assistant, was the first to speak.
"Mr. Ge is a bit alarmist. Daqi and Persia are not allies, and we have nothing to do with each other. Why should we help him when he comes to beg us?
Furthermore, the Persian envoys also noticed the military power of Qi, and the Ottomans were stronger than the Persians, and our Qi army was stronger than the Austrian army. At least the Anxi Protectorate and the border troops could fight with one enemy against many. Win against Mustafa's elite.
I don’t think Persia would be so unwise as to allow itself to be attacked from both sides, especially if they are both powerful enemies! "Xatong Tobe retorted.
"But Anxi's military strength is only 40,000, and the Uighurs and Mongol servants are all old veterans who have been messing around. His combat power is almost negligible, and he is at most powerful.
Moreover, Anxi must always be on guard against the Junggar side, and there really is no spare force to confront the Persians! "Jia Hui felt that Xia Tong was too optimistic. Jia Hui knew better than anyone about the Anxi Protectorate.
If there were no Western Regions in Daqi, these questions would not even come out of the mouths of Daqi's monarchs and ministers. But now that the Western Regions have returned to Daqi, her safety must be guaranteed.
"Yes, if a fight breaks out, the logistics pressure will be too great!" Nangong Shang of the Ministry of War also stood on the side of the chief assistant and Taiwei.
In fact, if the chief assistant and the Taiwei jointly agreed on something, and even the emperor agreed on it, the decision could almost be made. However, the emperor wanted to hear different opinions in order to check for gaps and draw parallels.
"But isn't there hundreds of millions of silver in the Ministry of Finance?" Mao Zhanchun, Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, was a little confused. He had just been promoted on the eve of leaving Luoyang a few months ago and had never experienced a war.
"It's not that there is no money, but how to transport it! The "Laws of Da Qi" clearly stipulates that only two war bureaus are allowed in Luoyang and Linzi. In other places, unless the two capitals fall, even temporary war bureaus are not allowed to be established! "Xia Tong explained.
"The military battle station in Luoyang is nearly ten thousand miles away from the Persian border." Yun Yu added.
Mao Zhanchun suddenly understood and said nothing more.
This is the first time I attend a small meeting to discuss such an important military and national event. As a newcomer, I just need to read more, learn more and talk less. Write down the procedures and taboos first. I only need to frown and ask a few irrelevant topics from time to time, and I can get through it. .
The atmosphere suddenly became a little quiet.
"Then how does Osman reply?" The little transparent Minister of Punishment quickly jumped out to change the subject. The least useful person here is his Punishment Ministry. He can't send his six sects to participate in the national war, right?
That is to say, when there is a small meeting, the six departments always call together, otherwise he will not come over!
"Don't worry about them, just keep in friendly contact. We are thousands of miles apart, so we don't need to worry about them going to war with us." Yun Yu said with an indifferent expression.
"What if they support Junggar and become our enemy?"
"What good will this do to the Ottomans who have just finished fighting?"
"What if it's good?"
"Then let's go to fight the Ottomans with Persia! Besides, there are routes to Tianzhu. Wouldn't it be better to just spend money in Tianzhu to buy all the supplies, or even transport troops there by water?"
"Transporting troops by water? You want a group of border troops who were born and raised in the north and have never even taken a few sampan rides to take a boat for several months to fight thousands of miles away? Are you crazy or am I crazy?"
"Who said we let the border troops go? Couldn't they be preparing for the Japanese troops? They are all from the south, and they must be familiar with water!"
"Oh, look at your natural look. Didn't you roll your eyes at me when you didn't look at the captain? On weekdays, read more of the "Military General Essentials" compiled by the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Governor's Office in the early years. I don't expect you to understand it. But at least you need to know some common sense, right?"
"Why don't I have any common sense? Why don't I have any common sense? Isn't it useless to prepare for the Japanese army?"
"Ahem!" On the throne, the emperor suddenly coughed several times and glared at Wei Chi, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, with an unkind look, causing Wei Chi to break into a cold sweat.
Hiss. How could you forget that the Holy One was born to prepare for the Japanese army?
The atmosphere in the hall became solemn again.
At the critical moment, it is still up to Captain Jia to come to the rescue.
"The main enemy that the Japanese army is dealing with has never had cavalry, and both Persia and the Ottomans are countries with a large number of cavalry. It is completely inappropriate to send the Japanese army there." Jia Hui explained aloud.
"Besides, Mr. Wei Ge, there is no harm in reading more books."
I can’t talk any more today!
Today's small meeting can't be held anymore, but the chief assistant and the lieutenant agreed that it is the best choice for both sides to take a step back. The Ottomans ended the war and spit out part of the land that was difficult to chew, and Persia also ended the war and wanted to return part of their own land. Try your best to save face for everyone.
Of course, this is the most ideal plan. All Daqi's actions are efforts in this direction. As for what can be achieved, it depends on the specific operations.
As long as we can promote peace talks between the two parties, it will be a great achievement!
"Master, please stay!"
The call from a distance stopped Jia Hui, who was chatting with Li Yan while walking towards the palace gate.
"This is Marquis Lanling and..." Li Yan also stopped, wanting to see if the melon was edible.
It should be edible, and they should have come to apologize for the incident in which Taiwei Dachaohui helped Gao Kecheng to rescue him just now.
"It seems that Uncle Chang Shan has been waiting for me." Jia Hui recognized the person.
"Greetings to Mr. Ge, greetings to the father-in-law! Come on, brother, call someone!" Chang Shanbo was old after all, and pulling Gao Kecheng along for a trot made him a little out of breath, but Chang Shanbo didn't pause at all and hurriedly pressed the button Gao Kecheng, who had not yet reacted, bowed to Li Yan and Jia Hui.
Logically speaking, according to the custom of military commanders and nobles, they should be called Taiwei first and then the chief assistant. However, the current chief assistant's family has a family martial arts school, and he can be regarded as a member of the martial arts family. Moreover, he was born second in the ranking. He has status in both civil and military circles, which is one of the main reasons why he became the chief assistant.
The chief minister is not only the head of the civil service, but also needs to reconcile yin and yang, maintain stable relations between civil and military officials, and serve as a bridge of communication between courtiers and the emperor.
"Xiaohou pays homage to the chief minister, and pays homage to the prince!" Gao Kecheng obediently bowed to Li Yan and Jia Hui, as if he had not been in contact with outsiders for a long time, and started to be shy while standing there. He lowered his head and played with his fingers.
"Hey, you kid, talk quickly!" Chang Shanbo frowned slightly and patted Gao Kecheng's thigh with the back of his hand, then turned his head and smiled apologetically at Li Yan and Jia Hui.
This is a good boy with a solid heart and extremely filial piety. When he paid filial piety to his father in his hometown, he really kept his filial piety and did not fool around at all. He built a thatched shed in front of his father's tomb and spent three years in the spring, summer, autumn and winter!
With such filial piety and respect for etiquette, even the most staid and pedantic old poor man in the Hanlin Academy would nod his head and praise this honorable man as a good boy. In the previous meetings of the imperial court, except for Liu Yushi who got the upper hand, no civil servant came out to add insult to injury, and even came out to speak for him. This was also the reason.
"Oh, it's okay. How can etiquette be such an inconvenience?" Jia Hui waved his hand.
"Yes, the court meeting is over and it's private now. Since it's private, don't embarrass the children!" Li Yan also smiled and looked at the somewhat embarrassed Gao Kecheng and said, very kindly.
This is such a good boy.
"Uncle Shi asked me and Mr. Ge to stop, why?" Since Li Yan said it was private, Jia Hui would not refute Li Yan's face on these small details.
"Haha, it's nothing. It's just that my father-in-law helped Brother Cheng to rescue him before, so I brought Brother Cheng over to apologize to you!" Chang Shanbo said apologetically.
He and the old Lanling County Duke, Gao Kecheng's father, were not only from the same hometown, but also recognized him as the leading brother (not a sworn brother), so naturally they had an extraordinary friendship. Big Brother's parents have long since passed away, and he has no relatives. After his death, only an orphan and a widowed mother were left in the entire Gao family.
He cared about the friendship between Big Brother and tried his best to help mother and son in the three years after Big Brother's death. Although they were uncle and nephew, the relationship between the two was not inferior to that of father and son, so he pulled Gao Ke Cheng waited in the palace for nearly an hour just to bring him to express his gratitude to his father-in-law.
"Haha, it doesn't need to be like this, it doesn't need to be like this! We are all nobles, and Brother Cheng is a good boy. Good children are liked everywhere, and there are people who will help you. If you don't have me, there will be others who will come out to help you, yes Right, Mr. Ge?" Jia Hui laughed, turned his head and looked at Li Yan with a kind face and said.
"Having said that, it was my father-in-law who took the lead to help Brother Cheng out of the siege. Brother Cheng and I have kept this kindness in mind, and I have set up a table in Pingkangfang." Chang Shanbo said, and then He had to pull Gao Kecheng to bow and thank him.
"Oh, don't go, don't go. We are all nobles. How can I still watch you being punished by the civil servants? Stop saying any words of kindness. If you do this again, I will fall out!" Jia Hui was a little unhappy. Waving his hands patiently, ignoring Chang Shanbo who was dragging Gao Kecheng behind him and shouting constantly, Jia Hui grabbed Li Yan's sleeve and turned around to leave.
"Hey, hey, slow down, slow down! Lieutenant, I am fifty-six this year, and I am fifty-seven years old. I will be sixty in two years, and I will be seventy if I endure it. The loess is buried up to my eyebrows, and my body and bones cannot bear it. ah!"
"Ah, sorry, sorry!" Jia Hui then recalled that the old man he was holding was not very strong, so he quickly let go.
"He is worthy of being the unparalleled general of our Daqi, the legendary Mang Gesi. His hands are so strong, tsk tsk." Li Kai breathed in the cold air and kept rubbing the wrist that was pinched by Jia Hui, and started to get angry.
"Heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh hehe" didn't know what to say.
"Hmph, forget it, I probably didn't mean to see the captain, so then"
"Then forget it, haha, thank you for your strength, boss!"
"Then please invite me to have a meal." Li Yan shook his head helplessly. Is it really safe to be a lieutenant for such a naughty guy?
"Hehe, no problem, of course no problem! Tell me what you want to eat, and I'll ask my soldiers to order the food in advance!" Jia Hui promised, patting his chest.
"Hmm clear water mutton!"
. . . . . .
In a small corner of the lobby of one of the busiest mutton restaurants in Chang'an City, Jia Hui and Li Yan were salivating as they smelled the fresh aroma of mutton.
As well as Uncle Chang Shan and Uncle Gao Kecheng, who followed with licking their faces.
Although northerners generally don’t choose to drink mutton soup on hot days, people in the south of the Yangtze River still have the habit of eating mutton in summer.
"Mr. Ge really knows how to choose a place. I have been to this restaurant several times. The taste is incredible! It's delicious!" Jia Hui gave Li Huan a thumbs up, "This is the restaurant. There are private rooms, why do you have to eat in the hall? It’s not that I don’t like this place, it’s mainly because it’s too noisy and makes my ears uncomfortable!”
"Haha, Lieutenant, the fireworks in the world are the most soothing to mortal hearts!" Li Yan seemed to be enjoying the noisy atmosphere in the palace.
"Sometimes, I like to change into regular clothes and go to various small shops to sit, drink tea and eat. Listen to the conversations of the people around me and listen to them tell every detail of their lives.
Haha, I forgot, the lieutenant is still young. When you reach my age, you will like to listen to these filthy things." Li Shi smiled and ignored Jia Hui, who raised his eyebrows and looked confused. He turned around and watched the meal he ordered being brought to the table by the waiter in the store.
"Mr. Prime Minister, Taiwei, the shopkeeper heard that you two came to the store. I am really lucky. Two bowls of soup were too monotonous, so I cut two more kilograms of mutton and a few side dishes for you. "
"Haha, the shopkeeper is very thoughtful, but he can't be like last time, charging a bowl of soup for a soup and two dishes!" Li Kai smiled gently at the waiter with a whisker, and then suddenly changed his face. He ordered with a serious face.
"Ah? Mr. Xiang, this is what our shopkeeper wants." The waiter looked embarrassed. The store can continue to operate for a long time, and no one has come to snatch the recipe. It all depends on the thoughtful delivery of food and a few A high-ranking official who likes to eat mutton has a relationship.
"It doesn't matter, you have to give the money you deserve. Brother, tell your shopkeeper that as long as you do business with conscience and pay taxes in full and on time, no one will be in trouble!" Stayed at Weiyang Palace After more than two hours, Jia Hui was already hungry. After giving the waiter a few orders, he coaxed him away after the waiter, who looked delighted, finished serving the food.
Although the table was full of delicacies, Jia Hui still resisted the urge to inhale the storm, picked up the spoon from the table, gently stirred the radish and mutton in the bowl, and gently scooped up a spoonful of the fragrant aroma. A clear soup with green onions and a piece of minced mutton. Close your eyes and slowly inhale it into your mouth.
Suck!
I met a robber today.
But the amazing thing is that the robber didn't steal my phone or my bag, but just took my milk tea away!
I went out to buy groceries today. I got thirsty on the way back and bought a cup of milk tea. The robber rushed over to me and said, "Hello, I'm a little thirsty. Can you give me a sip?" The milk tea that had just been inserted into the straw was snatched away and he ran away.
Then he stepped on the icy snow, fell on his butt, and slid far away on the ground.
I don't know if the ice shattered or if his tail bone was broken, but judging from the way he fell to the ground and howled, it must have been that his tail bone was broken.
Then my face changed drastically, and I was worried that this idiot would beat me up and say that it was because I was chasing him that he fell down and blackmailed me. He slipped into the crowd without even asking for the money for the milk tea.
(End of chapter)
