After returning victorious again, Emperor Jingxing held another banquet.
And this time the banquet was obviously going to be grander.
Hundreds of civil and military officials spoke and laughed.
Everyone thought they had a winning ticket!
In fact, you are right to think so.
After this battle, Liu Jing not only lost his battering ram and a large number of siege warriors.
Even the ten thousand troops attacking the city today suffered heavy casualties.
When Zhang Xun was defending the city, he even specifically ordered his soldiers not to shoot the opponent to death, but only to hurt the opponent.
Why?
Because a wounded person often needs a soldier to take care of him!
So shooting an enemy to death is only equivalent to killing an enemy.
But if you shoot and injure one enemy, it is equivalent to killing two enemies in a short time!
The results are directly doubled!
According to his estimate, the number of people Liu Jingxian can use now is only a little over 30,000!
The garrison in Qiandu City is almost the same!
Under such circumstances, and with famous generals like Zhang Xun guarding them, the officials really couldn't figure out how to lose.
During the banquet, many people stood up and came to Zhang Xun with wine glasses to toast.
At first, Zhang Xun shook his head and politely refused, but as more and more officials toasted him, he really couldn't shirk it, and for a while, he actually drank a lot of wine.
In the end, Li Zhufeng stood up and blocked the drink for him, and then the officials gave up.
It can be said that the entire banquet was filled with singing and laughter almost everywhere.
Everyone's face was filled with joy and smiles, and they no longer had the slightest worry about the war.
After all, Daqian is already in an invincible position!
After the banquet, Emperor Jing Xing said again: "Now that traitor has lost his troops and generals, the available troops under his command are not much more than those in Qiandu City."
"What do the Zhang Qing family think of my last proposal?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Xun, who was already slightly tipsy, stood up unsteadily and said: "Your Majesty, after today's battle, Liu Jing's soldiers have been reduced a lot, but he has made obvious progress in commanding the troops."
Yes, there is no water in what Zhang Xun said.
In his opinion, Liu Jing was just a stupid young man who only knew how to command soldiers to charge wildly.
There is no order in the formation of troops.
But how long has passed now! This guy built a siege ram and selected siege warriors!
Even special shields were made overnight.
You know, these things are not written in the military books, you have to understand them by yourself!
It can be seen that Liu Jing still has some understanding.
Under such a premise, Zhang Xun pursed his lips and said: "I still suggest to act slowly and wait for reinforcements to arrive. This is the safest way."
Yesterday, Zhang Xun's words were approved by many people. However, when he brought it up again today, more civil and military officials disagreed.
"Dong Guo Ding is joking, the 50,000 remnant troops outside the city are nothing compared to the 30,000 tigers and wolves under your command?" Dongfang Ming, the Minister of Industry, said, with undisguised praise in his words. .
During the previous battle between the crown prince and King Jing, he had not expressed his position because he was from a noble family and represented the wealthy and prominent families in Qiandu City, so he could not easily take sides.
But it's different now. The situation of the battle for the right to inherit the throne has become extremely clear.
If Liu Jing could keep his body intact, it would be considered kind to Emperor Jing Xing and Liu Yu.
Under such circumstances, he naturally had to make amends.
In addition to being the leader of the martial arts in the Great Qian Dynasty, the Zhang family was also the first group of people to side with the prince. They embraced the Zhang family. Although the Dongfang family may not be able to make any profit, they should not be able to do so when the prince ascends the throne in the future. Dissenters will be eliminated.
"In my opinion, with Duke Ding's ability, I am afraid that the 50,000 remnant army can be destroyed within the palm of my hand! There is no need to be so cautious." Huang Li, the Minister of Household Affairs, also spoke at the side.
Among the six departments today, Zhou Bingzheng, the Minister of Civil Affairs, is the father-in-law of His Royal Highness, and has the strongest relationship!
Zhong Yu, the remaining minister of the Ministry of Justice, was the first to join him. Ma Rulong, the minister of the Ministry of War, has always been close to the nobles, and he will not mistreat the prince.
The remaining Minister of Rites, Lu Zheng, has been labeled as a member of King Jing's party. He was so swayed by Zhong Yu that he almost lost his position as Minister of Rites, and he hasn't gotten it back yet.
Now that Dongfang Ming has expressed his stance again, Huang Li is the only one left!
Isn't this putting him on the fire?
You know, although he himself has always maintained a neutral attitude.
But the Ministry of Finance has always caused trouble to the prince!
If nothing else, let's just say that Lu Heng, the former left servant of the Ministry of Revenue, was a member of King Jing's party and made His Royal Highness angry several times.
Therefore, in the prince's mind, his sense of perception towards their households was probably extremely poor!
Under such circumstances, if he didn't express his position, wouldn't he be seeking death?
Seeing the two ministers saying this, Emperor Jing Xing felt a little more hopeful in his eyes and asked again: "Zhang Aiqing, what do you think?"
Hearing this, Zhang Xun thought about it again and again, and finally nodded.
Seeing this scene, Emperor Jing Xing was overjoyed.
Li Zhufeng, who was standing behind Zhang Xun, frowned. He had a good drinking capacity. Although he drank a lot, he was not drunk yet.
When I heard this, I felt quite worried.
It is a taboo for military strategists to have to go out of the city to fight if the situation can be stable and stable!
What's more, the current defenders of Qiandu City, to be honest, are already a little arrogant after several consecutive victories.
Li Zhufeng could think of this, and Zhang Xun could naturally think of it, so he shook his head to get rid of the drunkenness in his mind, raised his head, looked at Emperor Jing Xing, and said: "Your Majesty, I can go out of the city to fight. , but I hope you can also agree to one condition."
As soon as he said this, the noise around him suddenly became quiet.
The officials looked at Zhang Xun with a bit of surprise and confusion in their eyes.
Once upon a time, it was the minister's turn to make demands on the emperor? You Zhang Xun, could it be that you won a few battles and then drifted away?
How dare you say such words.
However, Emperor Jing Xing did not get angry. Instead, he said in a friendly manner: "What are the conditions?"
He knew very well that as an emperor, he was inferior to the likes of Liu Gong and Zhang Xun in commanding troops to fight to protect his family and country.
In governing the world and handling government affairs, I am not as good as Zhang Zifang and Jia Pingsheng.
However, the emperor does not need to be better than his ministers in everything. It is enough as long as he can know people and make good use of them.
Therefore, he was still willing to listen to Zhang Xun's opinions on the matter of marching and forming troops to defend Qiandu.
"I hope that I can decide by myself when to go out to fight in the city and pursue the rebels."
When Emperor Jing Xing heard this, he was immediately overjoyed and said, "I thought it was a condition. You are the current commander-in-chief of the armed forces, so naturally it is up to you to decide."
Zhang Xun breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.
He was afraid that the Holy Emperor and the officials were eager to win, and now they would rush out of the city for a decisive battle.
If it were up to him to decide the time, he would be able to control all the doors here.
