Su Xuanyong's voice fell, and a commotion naturally arose in the palace. Huixie seized power, Yuezhao was defeated, and the Western Region was in turmoil. These keywords formed a sentence that shocked many ministers.
The countries in the Western Regions, in their memory, are considered very stable, especially the Western Regions Protectorate Offices were set up in Gansu and Mengzhou to monitor the changes in the countries in the Western Regions.
Including the soldiers and horses from the two northwest states, there are also 60,000 people. After so many years, they have been living in peace and stability.
You must know that a hundred years ago, in order to reduce the direct threat from Da Rong in the north, Great Liang formulated a marriage policy and formed marriage alliances with the countries in the Western Regions.
This policy has lasted for a hundred years and has achieved good results. The alliance between the two sides has deepened the exchanges between the people of both sides. Border trade is beneficial to both sides.
Especially for so many years, Yue Zhao, who has been leading the Western Region Alliance, can be said to have monopolized power and has a strong deterrent to the following Western Region countries.
In addition, the third princess married Yuezhao ten years ago. The two parties are not close as usual, but they are reliable allies.
Unexpectedly, after so many years of stability, such a major event would happen. Huixie seized power, took over the countries in the Western Region, invaded the Great Liang, and sent troops to the border.
This made many ministers unable to understand for a while, their eyes flashed, and they started asking questions.
"May I ask Your Majesty, what exactly happened? How could the countries in the Western Regions be so rebellious?"
This is what all the ministers are eager to understand. Even if they fight among themselves, they cannot be so powerful that they can join other countries to invade.
If it were so easy, why would the marriage policy continue for nearly a century? Isn’t this a joke?
The ministers were puzzled, so Su Xuanyong distributed the prepared military report without any further effort. The ministers looked at it, their eyes flashed, and soon there was a hint of anger on their faces.
The alliance of the countries in the Western Region seems to be stable, but in fact there are many internal conflicts. The reason why it did not break out in the first place was entirely due to the strong suppression of the Yuezhao Kingdom, which suppressed other countries.
But no matter whether it is a country or a tribe, no one can always be strong and prosperous, and there will always be times of decline.
And this just gave some people an opportunity. The first one to bear the brunt was Hui Xie, who had been suppressed by Yue Zhao for so many years, but a great tribal monarch, Saktu, emerged from within.
When he was young, he started his business with thirteen bows and ten henchmen. In just five or six years, Hui Xie fell into pieces.
Then he showed weakness and waited for the opportunity until two years ago, when the leader of the Yuezhao Kingdom died of illness. When discussing the next leader of the alliance, he suddenly burst into rebellion and wiped out everyone in the alliance meeting in one fell swoop.
Then they quickly sent out a surprise attack and captured the capital of Yuezhao Kingdom in one fell swoop, thus capturing a large number of Yuezhao royal family members.
However, the big branch country, which is also one of the three major forces, is just a grassroots. Seeing that the situation is not good, they immediately choose to rely on Saktu.
It’s not that Dazhi didn’t want to resist. The main reason was that Saktu’s strength was too strong. He had 30,000 men under his command, all of whom were desperate masters. He dared to take risks and raided Yuezhao’s national server and successfully captured it. This gave Dazhi the country’s leader Big shock.
In a fight with such a ruthless person, surrendering is the best option. With the support of a large branch, the leader of the Western Region Alliance fell on Saktu smoothly.
Moreover, in addition to being good at fighting, this person was also very eloquent, explaining in great detail how their interests had been harmed after being in alliance with Great Liang for so many years.
A large amount of tribute silver is paid to Great Liang every year, and the leader of the Yuezhao Kingdom suppresses the countries in the Western Regions for his own selfish interests, and even licks his face and seeks refuge in Great Liang.
There is no difference between all kinds of behavior and betrayal. It doesn't matter if you don't want an alliance leader like this. The countries in the Western Regions must renegotiate and gain greater independence.
Under Saktu's propaganda, other countries that had been uncomfortable with Great Liang for so many years were instigated and quickly united.
They have been silently waiting for the opportunity. After more than a year of accumulation, they finally waited for the opportunity and officially launched a banner to oppose the oppression of them by Da Liang. One hundred thousand soldiers arrived at the border.
After learning the truth before and after the incident, many ministers in the DPRK cursed loudly.
"Hmph, a little Hui Xie dares to be disrespectful to me. It seems that their life has been so good these years, they don't know what pain is."
"That's right, let alone Huixie, even these alliances of small countries must be taught a hard lesson. Otherwise, where is the majesty of our dynasty? Can any small country be free to despise and humiliate our dynasty?"
"It is tolerable, but what is intolerable? I would also like to ask Your Majesty to issue an order to immediately summon troops and send them to the northwest to help the king protect the capital."
"Your Majesty, please issue an order to send troops to the northwest to wipe out the evil spirits!"
After a while, the voices of the ministers were heard in the palace, begging for an order to punish him.
In their opinion, let alone one Huixie, even if there are ten Huixie, the soldiers will attack whatever they say.
If there is no response at all, then in the future, some small trash country or barbarian tribe may dare to offend Great Liang. Then where is the power of Great Liang? Where is your majesty's dignity?
Su Qi'an stood at the forefront, with the indignant voices of the ministers echoing in his ears, but he did not open his mouth to echo.
It's not that they are afraid of a small evil return, but that they don't understand the essence behind this matter.
The reason why a small country in the Western Region like Huixie was allowed to succeed and dare to invade the Great Liang was that the Great Liang was declining day by day, and the small countries that did not dare to offend began to get ready to attack.
Similarly, as the countries in the Western Regions moved to the border, it also announced the failure of the century-old peace and pro-progress policy.
Although Su Xuanyong didn't want to admit it, looking at Su Qi'an who was silent below, he certainly knew what Su Qi'an was thinking.
Su Xuanyong did not call him out at this time. The main purpose of this summons was to let him listen and analyze his opinions. In the end, it was not necessarily decided that Su Qi'an would go to the Western Regions to lead troops to fight.
Looking at the excited courtiers in the palace, Su Qi'an waved his hand to signal for silence, and then spoke softly after lowering his voice.
"I think the same thing about sending troops. It's easy to talk about sending troops, but I have to ask you to choose the one to lead the troops."
After hearing this, Zheng Yuan, who was standing down, took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have a suitable person to lead the army. I think Marquis Ningyuan is good. He just came back from the northwest defense change and knows the northwest defense well. It is only appropriate for him to assist the Royal Capital in protecting the city."
Regarding the candidate recommended by Zheng Yuan, Su Xuanyong did not show too much joy on his face. He nodded slightly and said softly, "Ministers, are there any other candidates?"
"Back to your majesty, I think the Marquis of Zhenjiang is feasible. Moreover, I have just returned from Ningzhou recently and have experience fighting Darong. This trip to the northwest is not bad." It was Zhao Cheng who spoke.
"Well, are there any other candidates to recommend?" Su Xuanyong continued to ask nonchalantly.
Hearing this, the other six officials also spoke one after another and began to recommend candidates. Most of the recommendations were military princes. The strange thing was that among so many recommended people, Su Qian's name was the only one missing.
This somewhat surprised Su Qi'an. Su Qi'an was not stupid enough to think that these courtiers were very nice to him. The harmony between the two parties was just a show and show.
At this time, Su Qi'an should be recommended. After all, if he is held high, it will be quite painful to fall down.
But there were so many recommended candidates, but his name was missing, as if he had been forgotten.
Su Qian didn't care what these courtiers were thinking. Since no one recommended him, he could just sit back and relax and just stand aside without saying a word.
As time passed, the ministers of the DPRK recommended at least a dozen military princes one after another, but in the end Su Xuanyong was not satisfied.
He looked at the people below and said coldly, "I would like to ask you all to think carefully about this battle in the northwest. Are the people you recommend really suitable for this battle in the northwest? We are only dealing with the so-called Huixie small country?"
"If that's the case, why do I have to rush to summon you? Doesn't this huge country of Great Liang have suitable troops to lead the army?"
Everyone in the palace could feel that Su Xuanyong was somewhat angry.
Just as Su Xuanyong said, if it was just a small country in the Western Regions, how could Su Xuanyong formally summon the ministers of the DPRK?
It's not scary for a Huixie to rise up and take over the entire Western Region. No matter how powerful Saktu is, he only has a few people. If he really fights alone, Da Liang's strength will kill him.
But what Su Xuanyong wanted to think about was how Saktu could unify the fragmented Huixie in just four or five years, capture the overlord Yuezhao, and take advantage of the situation to connect all the countries in the Western Region.
The so-called outstanding talent and super strength are just excuses. Any country that rises again, especially a small country, has only one reason. Behind it is the support of external forces.
Otherwise, how would it be possible to defeat Yue Zhao, unify the Western Regions, and have the courage to send troops to the border and openly challenge the Great Liang in just one or two years.
If there is no one behind this, only a ghost will believe it. Without even thinking about it, there must be the shadow of Da Rong behind Saktu.
Originally, the countries in the Western Regions and the Great Liang formed an alliance to jointly resist the Great Rong. With the geographical location and the support of both parties, the northwest has been relatively stable for many years, and it has also divided the pressure on Ningzhou.
But it had only been a few years since the stable life, and Da Rong had already reached out so far, wanting to take advantage of the turmoil in the Western Region to test the northwest of Da Liang.
This is not a good sign. If it cannot be solved cleanly this time, the two northwest states may have endless troubles.
Some of the military princes recommended by the court officials were capable of commanding troops, but if they were to face Da Rong directly, they were still far behind.
This battle is not a battle for military glory, but a deterrent to Da Rong, who is backing the countries in the Western Regions. To let Da Rong watch, even if Da Liang is declining day by day, not just any cat or dog can provoke it.
In addition to being brave and resourceful, the person supervising the battle this time must also be courageous, decisive, majestic, and powerful.
Obviously, none of the dozen people recommended just now are suitable candidates.
The courtiers in the palace also remained silent and did not speak. At this time, Su Zhe and Su Tai who were standing aside spoke.
"Go back to my father, I think who will lead the army this time, so let me go ahead."
