Young Master Liu, who was originally very interested, couldn't help but doze off when he heard the boring voices in the court.
The six bureaus and nine temple censors' yamen, and all the great princes and generals wrote letters one after another, pouring out all the memorials that had been backlogged for a month.
The originally dark hall gradually became brighter.
Some officials were still talking non-stop. Although Li Zheng hated the docile and off-topic tone of these officials, he still forced himself to listen.
It is enough to prove that although Li Zheng was not perfect in some places, he was a diligent emperor in this aspect.
"Your Majesty, the Turks were bewitched by the Jin Kingdom and raised troops to invade our territory. Now they have not sent an envoy to sue for peace. It is obvious that their ambitions are still alive."
"Your Majesty, what the Minister of Honglu Temple said is true. The war has been over for so long, and Honglu Temple still hasn't seen the Turkic envoy. It must be because of evil intentions."
"What do you think, dear sirs?"
Wu Guogong Wan Buhai came out and said: "Your Majesty's generals are now at their peak. In my opinion, we should send our troops north to conquer the Turks. Even if we cannot destroy the Turks, we will beat them again to make them move five thousand miles north and not dare go south to herd horses."
"Your Majesty, I second my opinion. The Turks are ambitious and have repeatedly invaded our territory. We will pursue them and annihilate them in one fell swoop."
"Your Majesty, I also agree with this proposal. As long as your Majesty gives the order, I am willing to serve as the vanguard of the Northern Expedition and I will never return it until I die."
"Old man Xu, why do you want to be a vanguard officer? You want me to be a vanguard officer too. My general's saber has not drank blood for many years."
The generals started a meaningless contest again.
Song Yu stepped out gently: "Your Majesty!"
"Shut up, everyone."
The generals stopped arguing and fell silent.
Li Zheng looked at Song Yu: "What suggestions does Song Aiqing have?"
"Your Majesty, although I understand Duke Wu Guo's mood, it is definitely not wise to move the army northward at the moment. Northern Xinjiang is located in a remote location unlike the capital. Although the capital has gradually recovered, the grasslands of Northern Xinjiang are still covered with deep snow. Let's not talk about it for now. Whether our war horses can adapt to the cold weather of the grasslands like the Turkic war horses, just transporting grain and grass is a big problem, and the frozen snow is more difficult to move than the mud."
"Your Majesty, I agree. Although the national treasury is gradually filling up, it is still not the best time to go north for the expedition. If you want to go north for the expedition, you must wait until April, which is the most suitable time."
"Your Majesty, by April the grassland will be warm and the flowers will be blooming. At that time, the Turks' strong troops and horses will pose a greater threat to our soldiers. It is the best opportunity to send troops at this time."
"General Xu, what you said does make sense, but do you know how many manpower it takes to transport food and grass in freezing weather? How much consumption? This is not something you can just talk about. It takes hundreds of thousands of manpower and material resources to supply enough food and grass for the soldiers. ah."
"My general is only responsible for arranging troops, marching and fighting. Food and grass are the business of your Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War."
"Reckless man."
"Sour Confucianism."
The Right Prime Minister thought twice and stood up: "Your Majesty, this is indeed not the best opportunity to go on an expedition. Please think again, your Majesty. The country, the country, and the country are the most important thing."
Li Zheng lightly clasped the dragon case with his fingers: "Since you ladies can't reach an agreement, I have an idea. Please listen to it first."
Prince Li Baiyu's face lit up, he knew that the business war was coming.
The civil and military officials listened with bated breath. Li Zheng gently repeated the words of Young Master Liu that day, watching the reactions of the lower officials from time to time.
When Li Zheng finished speaking softly, all the officials had different expressions.
"Your Majesty, opening up business is to compete with the people for profit, that's not allowed."
"I said that I would encourage private trade. Government merchants would only trade war horses and livestock with the Turks and the Jin Kingdom. If any of you don't open trade routes and can get me Xiong Jian's war horses, I will for sure not open trade routes."
All the officials looked at it with wide eyes. They knew the emperor's desire for war horses better than anyone else, and they made it very clear that I only trade war horses and livestock when opening trade routes, and do not compete with the people for profit.
"Your Majesty, the opening of trade routes is of great importance and cannot be decided by just one of us. Without the Jin Kingdom and the Turks jointly signing a contract, it would be impossible to establish the border trade."
"I second the proposal. Now that the Turks have been defeated and have not yet sent envoys to submit letters of surrender, if the Dalong merchants go out to trade on a large scale, once the Turks rebel, it will be a disaster for them. They will just rob some property and return it. If they Who will be responsible if your life is lost?"
"Yes, Mr. Jiang is right. The opening of trade routes can indeed increase people's income. However, this matter has many implications. Although the Jin Kingdom did not participate in this battle in northern Xinjiang, there are still 100,000 soldiers waiting outside Jeju. However, it remains to be seen whether the Kingdom of Jin agrees to jointly build mutual markets."
"Then send envoys north to persuade the Turks and the Jin Kingdom to agree to trade with each other."
"Who should your Majesty send as envoy to the two countries?"
"Where is the chief minister of Honglu Temple?"
"Honglu Temple Minister Wang He is attending your Majesty's visit."
"Wang Aiqing, Honglu Temple is in charge of foreign affairs. It is up to you to prepare the envoys."
Wang Hezheng, the minister of Honglu Temple, looked embarrassed. Honglu Temple was indeed in charge of diplomatic matters, but this diplomacy was definitely not a good one.
Apart from other things, the two countries have not yet stopped fighting and made peace. Who knows what will happen to this mission. The Jin Kingdom can say better. It has learned a lot of the rules of the Central Plains people. In short, it is still reasonable. The Turks It’s hard to say where.
The reason why the Turks are called barbarians is because the Turks are barbaric and rude. They do not respect the rules and act only for their own selfishness. In addition, the war between the two countries has just ended. Now that the Turks are sent as envoys to the Turks, let’s not talk about whether they have merit or not. Whether they can come back alive will still have to wait two days. Say what.
Although the two countries did not kill the envoys during the war, Wang Hezheng maintained deep doubts about the credibility of the Turks.
"Your Majesty, the Annan envoy, the Goguryeo envoy, and the Western Region envoy will have to pay homage in the near future. Honglu Temple will be responsible for the reception. We really don't have the manpower to send envoys to the Jin Kingdom and the Turks."
Wang Hezheng could only find an excuse that was not an excuse to shirk the matter.
Li Zheng frowned, knowing that what Wang Hezheng said was indeed true. Goguryeo and Annan had to worship the dragon, and Honglu Temple did have a lot of burdens.
Li Zheng couldn't help but look at Mr. Liu, who was sitting quietly at the end of the civil and military officials, nodding his head.
"Dear sirs, do you have any recommendations for the personnel who will be sent to the Kingdom of Jin?"
All the civil and military officials looked at each other. There is no official who can sit here who is not a human spirit or a cunning person. They naturally understand what the Honglu Temple Minister can understand.
There was no problem in going on a mission to the Jin Kingdom, it was indeed a good job, but this mission to the Turks was indeed a narrow escape.
If the Turks become angry because of the war in northern Xinjiang, and with a swipe of the scimitar in their hand, heads fall to the ground with a click, it will be too late to cry.
"Why, none of you are willing to shoulder this heavy burden?"
"Your Majesty, Zhao Fengshou, a doctor in the Ministry of Officials, recommends a person."
Because of the affairs of the Jin Kingdom's scholars, Zhao Fengshou, a member of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, was also promoted to the official position of a doctor in the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
Qi Run raised his brows and secretly thought it was bad. He glanced at Zhao Fengshou who was in the same row and secretly thought he wanted his son-in-law to go on a mission, right?
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