Under the gaze of the civil and military officials of the court, Emperor Zhaowu Liu Yu slowly shook his head and said: "I appreciate your envoy's kindness."
"It's just that I still say the same thing."
"As the monarch of Daqian, I have not reached the point where I need to rely on selling my ministers to protect the country!"
"Here, please go back to the inn and rest!"
As soon as this statement came out, almost half of the civil and military personnel in the court frowned.
They couldn't figure out why Emperor Zhaowu refused. Could it be because he had a close personal relationship with Li Changkong?
However, what is being discussed now is the survival of the country! What is the use of a few personal relationships?
Some people even glared at Li Changkong, thinking that he had slandered the emperor, which led to today's outcome.
Of course, some people were relieved.
It's just that these people are all acquaintances of Li Changkong.
Such as Zhang Xun, Zhang Han, Zhu Ben, Jia Taisui, and several six ministers.
Princess Changping couldn't help but frown when she heard this and said, "Your Majesty the Emperor of Daqian, you should know who Tuobatian Khan is."
"He is going all out to attack Shanhaiguan this time!"
"With the help of my 100,000 tiger and wolf troops from the Western Jin Dynasty, Daqian may not be able to win, let alone fight alone!"
"I hope His Majesty the Emperor of Daqian will consider it carefully for the millions of people of Daqian."
As soon as these words came out, the officials immediately felt that Princess Changping was very pleasing to their eyes.
On the contrary, his own emperor was a little impulsive.
"Your Majesty, there is no need to say more, I have already made up my mind."
"Zheng Ying, please send your envoy back to the inn to rest."
Hearing this, Zheng Ying immediately stood up, walked to Princess Changping, and said, "Your Majesty, please come."
When Princess Changping heard this, she turned around and left with no expression on her face.
She didn't believe that Liu Yu could really ignore millions of people and rely only on them to fight Bei Yuan, which was tantamount to hitting an egg against a stone.
It's nothing more than trying to raise prices and reduce remuneration.
If that's the case, let's spend it.
After all, the anxious party now is not the Western Jin Dynasty!
After Princess Changping left, the civil and military officials and Emperor Zhaowu argued for a long time in the Zhengde Hall, but eventually broke up unhappy.
Although Emperor Zhaowu Liu Yu had the support of most of his courtiers, many officials still united to resist him in the face of such a life-and-death matter.
After the morning court, Li Changkong walked out of the Zhengde Hall, but instead of rushing back home, he went straight to Nuan Pavilion.
When he arrived, several familiar faces were already there.
They are Emperor Zhaowu, Zhang Han, Zhu Ben and Jia Taisui.
Even the three elders of the cabinet and Zhang Xun, the leader of the martial arts, are not here!
Obviously, even if Liu Yu ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor, he still trusts this group of people the most.
On the other hand, although the three elders in the cabinet and Zhang Xun still held high and powerful positions, they did not gain Liu Yu's trust.
"Lao Li is here, take a seat." Emperor Zhaowu said using the same title as before.
Hearing this, Li Changkong nodded. After taking his seat, he frowned slightly and said, "This time the Bei Yuan attacks, if we don't have the help of the Western Jin Dynasty, we will indeed be in danger."
"There's nothing we can do about it. It's not like you didn't hear the conditions Princess Changping made in the morning."
"Which one can let out, the land of Hexi or Lao Li?" Emperor Zhaowu said angrily.
boom!
Zhu Ben slapped the table and said angrily: "Isn't it just the Beiyuan Dog? I really don't believe it. Without them, Jin people, we can't do it!"
"Just do it with real swords and guns! We brothers are shoulder to shoulder, and we haven't been afraid of anyone in these years."
"I agree!" Jia Taisui said in an angry voice, expressing his views concisely and concisely.
"Old Zhang, you still haven't expressed your stance." Emperor Zhaowu looked at Zhang Han and said.
"Your Majesty is right when he says something. I am doing great work, but I have not reached the point where I have to sell my subjects to survive."
"If it really comes to that point, Dagan is probably not far away from being destroyed!"
"Just fight Bei Yuan! How did the Western Qin Dynasty rise from a small country on the border of the bitter cold land in the northwest? Without him, I can only fight you!"
"Dignity is not something to beg, it is to be earned!"
Zhang Han has always regarded himself as a scholar, but today's remarks are more extreme than any other martial arts, and even a little unlike him.
Li Changkong sighed slightly when he heard the words, and couldn't help but feel a warm current in his heart.
The brothers said these words more or less to reassure him.
"In that case, let's fight." Li Changkong's brows relaxed and his eyes gradually became firm.
"As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses are moved, food and grass go first! When the two countries are fighting, the most important thing is food and grass!"
"Tuobatian Khan's hundreds of thousands of troops are stationed outside Shanhaiguan. Every day people eat horse chews, which is all food!"
"We don't have to fight back Bei Yuan head-on and exhaust their food. It's still a victory!"
"And at this point, we have a natural advantage!"
"Don't forget the hybrid rice cultivated by my apprentice!"
As soon as these words came out, the eyes of everyone present suddenly brightened.
Yes, compared with Bei Yuan, they don't have enough soldiers, horses, generals, and their siege equipment may not be as sophisticated as their opponent's.
But there's only one thing they have an advantage over - food!
After the hybrid rice matures, looking at all the countries in the world, including Beiyuan, no one can compare with Da Gan in terms of grain and grass!
"Good strategy! Then we just need to hold on and hold on. After this winter, Tuobatian Khan will probably retreat!" Liu Yu said excitedly.
"We don't even have to wait until winter, Tuoba Tianhan will retreat under the pressure of the various ministries of the Northern Yuan Dynasty!" Zhang Han's eyes became brighter and brighter, and he expressed his opinion: "The people of the Northern Yuan Dynasty are different from my people of the Han family. They live as nomads and never prepare food in winter.”
"So every autumn and winter, we always go south to plunder in order to prepare for the winter."
"But this time, they didn't grab much food in the Daqian border. The Western Jin and Dachu were both powerful countries, so they must have gained very little. The only one they could grab food from was the Western Jin. "
"But the monarchs of the Western Jin Dynasty have always been timid and hoarded a large number of soldiers in the northern frontier."
"Every year, we only symbolically steal some food from Beiyuan, quite a bit, but definitely not much!"
"So Beiyuan's food is actually very limited. As long as we hold on for a while, this vast Beiyuan army will be destroyed without attack!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone present immediately became relaxed.
It turns out that the situation in Daqian is not as severe as they imagined.
The King of Zhongshan couldn't beat Tuobatian Khan, but he wasn't invincible at all.
If Tuoba Tian Khan could really capture Shanhaiguan with overwhelming force, why would he wait until today?
So as long as they hold on, they are as stable as an old dog.
So getting through this crisis is not difficult!
"But even so, preparations are absolutely necessary."
"Over the years, the Wuling Marquis Mansion has made a lot of money from business, so I spent all of it as military expenses."
"In addition, on the food and grass side, I will also work with Huang Li, the Minister of Revenue, to urge the bad guys to prepare as soon as possible."
"The most important thing is conscription. No matter how much military pay and food and grass are, it will be in vain without soldiers. This matter requires our concerted efforts!" Li Changkong said.
