Royal study room.
The atmosphere was solemn.
All the first- and second-grade officials in the court were there, and they were crowded with people.
The emperor sat on a high throne: "What do you think, dear friends?"
Taifu Lin stepped forward, cupped his hands and said: "The Xirong Kingdom kidnapped the current prince of the Dayu Kingdom and forced Mrs. Sui to work for them. It is a shameful act. I believe that we must send troops to rescue people, and we must give them to Xirong." They must give the country a hard blow, otherwise, they really think that our country, Dayu, is a weak persimmon who doesn’t know how to resist!”
"Twenty years ago, the Dayu Kingdom was defeated. It was because the situation in the previous dynasty was unstable." Lord Jin said, "But today, twenty years later, our Dayu Country is prosperous and powerful, and it is no problem to deal with a barbarian country to the west. I beg your Majesty to immediately send troops to the west to rescue people!"
Bachelor Pang Pang nodded: "Twenty years ago, our country Dayu suffered so much humiliation, and had to send Princess Taiping to come and make a marriage. How many people swallowed this blood, waiting to one day give Xirong a fatal blow. Now Xirong is stirring up trouble. , our country, Dayu, must never retreat!"
"I agree with the words of the adults, but -" the Minister of War came out, "Our country of Dayu has more than 400,000 troops. His Royal Highness the Prince is leading 100,000 to fight fiercely with the Laji Kingdom. 70,000 are stationed in the northern Xinjiang and 100,000 are stationed in the western Xinjiang. Ten thousand, there are 70,000 in southern Xinjiang, and another 30,000 to 40,000 are distributed in major provinces and states. Where are the troops to be sent to fight against Xirong?"
The Minister of Military Aircraft Department followed: "If troops from other places are dispatched to Xirong, then the northern and southern Xinjiang will inevitably be empty. The Yue clan in the north, the Nanyue Kingdom in the south, and other small countries will very likely take advantage of the void and invade. At that time, our country, Dayu, will face a situation of siege from all sides, and the consequences will be unimaginable."
The people present were divided into two camps.
Taifu Lin, headed by civil servants, begged the imperial court to send troops to rescue him.
The generals headed by the Minister of War raised many concerns...
This discussion was exactly the same as the previous ones, but there was still no result.
Three days have passed, but no specific policy has been discussed.
At this time, Eunuch Ming hurriedly walked in: "Your Majesty, Mrs. Sui's son, Mr. Zhao, has arrived in Beijing. Before he returned home, he went to the gate of the imperial city to ask for an interview."
The emperor raised his hand: "Quick announcement."
General Yunhui rushed to deliver the booklet which only contained the basic situation. What was the situation of Mrs. Sui and her party in Xirong Kingdom, what was Xirong Kingdom's intention, and other details, General Yunhui did not explain clearly.
After a while, Zhao Sanniu was invited into the imperial study room.
He walked this way for six or seven days, lying on the carriage every day, and his injuries were almost healed.
He lifted up his robe, knelt on the ground and said, "I'm going to bow to you, Your Majesty."
"Mr. Zhao stood up and spoke." The emperor looked at him and said, "You have been in the Xirong Palace for some time. You should also know the purpose of Xirong's kidnapping of so many people from Dayu. Please explain it carefully."
"Yes!" Zhao Sanniu stood up and replied with his head lowered, "After the incident in Assab Kingdom was over, a group of us headed back home. As soon as we left Assab, we met the Xirong cavalry on the territory of the Yue clan. The three of us More than a hundred people were besieged by more than a thousand people from Xirong, and they were outnumbered. In the end, all of them were kidnapped..."
He clearly described the entire incident.
"My mother was locked up alone in the palace of the Xirong Kingdom. The King of Xirong forced my mother to research rice seeds suitable for their land for Xirong. In order to delay, my mother had no choice but to agree to this request. The Xirong Kingdom attaches great importance to the research developed by my mother. Rice seeds, my mother's life will not be in danger for the time being... But if we keep waiting like this, after my mother's rice seeds sprout, everything will be irreversible."
Once my mother develops rice seeds suitable for Xirong, she will become a traitor to Dayu.
After Xirong can grow food, it will be even more powerful. In the future, there will be a bumper food harvest. Their cavalry will definitely break through the western defense line and recreate the war of twenty years ago...
The ministers in the imperial study couldn't help scolding him.
"The wolfish ambition of the King of Xirong is really disgusting."
"Forcing a woman to serve them is a disgrace to men."
"The rice will ear and harvest in more than three months. Once the rice seeds are obtained, the Xirong Kingdom will definitely turn its back on the people. Mrs. Sui is in danger."
"..."
The emperor gently pressed the tabletop, and the imperial study became quiet.
"This matter will be discussed in court tomorrow morning. Please step aside."
"……yes."
The courtiers bowed their hands and retreated.
The emperor pinched his eyebrows and sighed.
Xirong stepped on Dayu's face, and naturally he couldn't swallow this breath. His first reaction after learning about this incident was to send troops.
However, the words of the military department are correct. If they forcefully confront the Xirong Kingdom with insufficient troops, the consequences will be disastrous.
He is the leader of a country. Before making any decision, he must take the overall situation into consideration and not make any omissions.
Eunuch Ming stood on the side and reminded: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother and the Queen are here."
After saying this, the Queen Mother opened the door and walked in. The Queen followed beside the Queen Mother carrying a bowl of soup.
"Your Majesty has not eaten for several days. Let's drink some soup first." The Queen said softly, "No matter how important the matter is, you have to fill your stomach before dealing with it."
The emperor raised his eyes and saw that the queen's eyes were also bloodshot.
He did not refuse the queen's kindness, raised his hand and drank a bowl of soup slowly.
After drinking the soup, the Queen Mother spoke: "Lao Liu, Mrs. Sui and seven or eight ministers were kidnapped by the Xirong Kingdom. This matter has been widely circulated in the court. It has been three or four days, and there is still no conclusion reached through negotiation? ?”
The emperor was about to speak.
The Queen Mother continued, "If only Lao Liu was kidnapped, he would be kidnapped. I would never ask the court to send troops to rescue Lao Liu. Because Lao Liu was uneducated and unskilled when he grew up. To serve the country and the people, sending troops to rescue him is a waste of force and affects the people's hearts. But this time, it was Mrs. Sui who was kidnapped. How did Mrs. Sui get to her current position from a peasant woman? Emperor, you are more powerful than me. It’s clear! She has made great contributions to my Xiao family and brought a lot of benefits to the people, so everyone says that Mrs. Sui is the people’s Mrs. Sui!”
"What happened to Mrs. Sui this time was precisely because of her talent and ability that the Xirong Kingdom desperately captured her. If the imperial court does not send troops to go, it is tantamount to telling the people that Mrs. Sui is not important at all. It doesn’t matter who has made so many contributions, how many people in the world should be chilled!”
"And I heard that the King of Xirong treated Mrs. Sui politely. If Mrs. Sui learns that Dayu has given up on saving her, if she switches sides and becomes a member of Xirong, it will be a disaster for our country..."
"No." The queen spoke firmly, "It is impossible for Wanwan to betray Dayu."
The emperor said slowly: "Of course we have to save him, but how to save him is a difficult problem."
"Isn't it just because of the lack of troops? Is it because there is no chance of winning? Are you giving up?" The Queen Mother took a deep breath, "Since ancient times, no war has been started without a certainty of victory... If you blindly avoid it, you are telling the truth. Xirong Kingdom, Dayu Kingdom cannot do it! He can kidnap Mrs. Sui and Lao Liu this time, and next time, he can kidnap the merchants on the border, and the next time, he can kidnap the Dayu Nation people on the Western Xinjiang line... A war will not only Not only to save Mrs. Sui and Lao Liu, but also to tell the Xirong Kingdom that we, the Daewoo Congress, will protect our subjects at all costs!"
"If it doesn't bleed this time, it will bleed one day in the future!"
"I don't want Dayu to be forced to send another princess to marry in order to end the war!"
"I hope that Xirong will never dare to invade again!"
The Queen Mother's voice was so powerful that it shocked the Emperor's heart.
