After the emperor pondered, he said,
"The method of loving your minister is quite reckless. The important matters of the country are military service and sacrifice. Soldiers have always been important matters of the country. How can it be determined by one word?
It’s better to think about it in the long term…”
"Your Majesty! This matter cannot be delayed. While the four kings are here, let's discuss it at once!"
Hearing this, the King of Zhennan slammed the case and stood up, pointed at the right prime minister Tong Yuan and cursed,
"Tong Yuan, His Majesty has already said that we need to take a long-term approach, but you don't follow the Holy Will. Do you want to rebel?
Now is the occasion of His Majesty's fiftieth birthday. What is the purpose of you insisting on saying these things on this happy day?
We, the kings, have done our best to fulfill our duties, guarding the borders for the country, but you want to take away our military power and make us idle. But are you saying that we have made mistakes and failed to achieve merit? "
For the kings, being idle at home is tantamount to seeking death.
Once the military power is handed over, the court may not touch them at first, but it will definitely settle the score later.
"King Zhennan, I haven't finished what I said. What's more, I have never said that I want you to wait at home while the kings are free.
You can still take charge of the military. "
After finishing speaking, Tong Yuan looked at the emperor again, clasped his hands and said,
"Your Majesty, our country's military strength is now concentrated in the hands of four kings and one prince, and chaos is inevitable.
The King of Zhennan has 600,000 elite soldiers, the King of Andong has 600,000 elite soldiers, the King of Jingshan has 500,000 elite soldiers, the King of Pingxi has 700,000 elite soldiers, and the Marquis of Zhengbei has three elite soldiers. One hundred thousand.
The total number of soldiers and horses in our country is 2.7 million!
It is really difficult for our Feng Kingdom to support such a large army alone.
The minister proposed that all the soldiers and horses in the hands of the kings should be returned to the imperial court for the time being, and then unified and sorted out.
Zhennan Pass only needs 200,000 troops to resist the Qi army, and it can be managed by the King of Zhennan.
The Qinshan Mountains only need 200,000 troops to resist the Sichuan troops, which can be left to the command of King Jingshan.
The northern barbarians now live in peace with our country and can communicate with each other. They only need to send a hundred thousand troops to garrison.
It can be jointly managed by King Pingxi and Marquis Zhengbei. The northeastern border is also often harassed by uncivilized Dongyi, so a hundred thousand troops can be allocated and managed by King Andong.
This 600,000-strong army can keep our Gale border safe.
Another 2.1 million troops, including 1.1 million, were all sent home, disarmed and returned to the fields to engage in agricultural production, ensure food supply, and pay taxes.
The remaining one million was handed over to General Sima Luan.
The general is the head of a hundred armies and is in charge of the country's military power. It is reasonable and appropriate to hand over these millions of troops to the general.
All government affairs are managed by the imperial court, and all armies are provided with food, fodder, and military pay by the imperial court.
In this way, the kings no longer need to worry about government affairs and can concentrate on training their troops to defend against foreign enemies.
If a foreigner dares to invade the border, the imperial central army's millions of troops can rush over to counterattack the enemy and protect the country! "
After Tong Yuan finished speaking, General Sima Luan immediately stood up, clasped his hands and said,
"Your Majesty, I am willing to take on this important task, prepare my troops hard, lead the troops to fight, stop the enemy, and protect our country!"
The case was solved. Now, we finally know what the right minister and the general were always coming in and out of the imperial study some time ago, and what they were conspiring with the emperor.
The emperor did not nod or agree directly, but asked the kings and said,
"My dear friends, what do you think? If you have any ideas, you can bring them up. National affairs are not decided by my words. They are always discussed."
The four kings were silent and no one answered.
They knew that they could not hand over the power of every soldier.
He also knew that the emperor knew that they could not honestly hand over military power with just a few words.
Therefore, the four kings all want to see what other performances will be performed next.
They looked at Tong Yuan as if they were looking at a clown, watching an extremely funny circus show.
Tong Yuan smiled and said,
"Your Majesty, the four kings have been fighting together for many years and have a deep relationship with the soldiers under their command. Now that they are suddenly separated, the princes will definitely be reluctant to part with them.
How about we ask the Northern Marquis to express his position first? "
Then, he turned to look at Nie Chen and said,
"Master Nie, you have only a short period of time to raise the army, and your relationship with the soldiers under your command is not too deep. Why don't you express your stance first.
Are you willing to hand over military power, revitalize the government, and unify the country, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment, and the country and the people are safe? "
Hearing this, Ouyang Ming was not worried at all and did not even whisper to Nie Chen.
Again, my lord is very resourceful. If anyone wants to think that he is young and easy to bully, that is a big mistake.
However, Nie Chen felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.
After all, he is still weak.
Being weak is the original sin. You will be beaten, bullied, and treated as a weakling over and over again.
Nie Chen had a sneer on his lips and said,
"I am still young, and all the kings are my seniors. The seniors have not spoken yet. As a junior, how can I, as a junior, dare to take the lead and surpass others?"
His meaning was very clear. If the kings give it to me, I will hand it to them.
He knew that it was impossible for the kings to make friends.
After hearing this, Tong Yuan said leisurely,
"Mr. Nie, His Majesty just made you a Marquis yesterday. It has only been a day. Have you already forgotten His Majesty's great kindness?"
"Of course I have not forgotten it, and I also support this measure."
As soon as Nie Chen said this, the four kings' sharp eyes immediately turned to him.
King Zhennan even hit the table three times, reminding Nie Chen that to unite the front, he should not be the leader.
Nie Chen stood up, walked to the middle of the hall, and said,
"Your Majesty, it is not my intention to be granted the title of Marquis. I hope the sea will be calm, and as long as it can make my strong wind strong, I am willing.
I have another idea that I would like to share. I think that General Sima Luan grew up in the capital and has never participated in a war. If we let such an armchair warrior come to command the country's troops, I am afraid that the entire army will be annihilated by the enemy, which will make us vulnerable. The prestige of the country has been lost.
On the contrary, although I am young, I have been victorious and invincible since I started my army. I have many famous generals in the world such as Liang Peng and Ning Wushuang, and the wise men Ouyang Ming and Zhou An.
If my gale soldiers and horses are given to me to command, they will surely sweep through all the countries and unify the world.
Moreover, I don’t want much, nor do I want all the military power of the four kings.
All I need is that each of you lend me 200,000 troops.
I will bring this million-strong army and carry the heads of the emperors of Qi, Chu and Sichuan to offer to Your Majesty. "
Hearing this, not only the four kings present, but also all the ministers could not help but twitch at the corners of their mouths.
Borrowing troops? You, Nie Chen, want to borrow troops again?
Everyone in the world doesn't know that you, Nie Chen, borrowed troops - you never pay them back. Even the people have this kind of comment.
If these soldiers and horses are given to you, it will be like a meat bun beating a dog, and there will be no return.
