Obviously, these vassal kings saw the opportunity of Yang Xun's absence and planned to do something.
Dozens of officials at the scene quarreled over this matter. Officials headed by Fang Xuanling and Cui Bowen believed that these vassal princes were provoking the court and the prince, and they should be taught a lesson.
Officials headed by Du Ruhui and Changsun Wuji believed that in the absence of the prince, there were insufficient troops in the west, so they should focus on appeasement.
Moreover, Daqian is now surrounded by enemies on all sides, and it is not a good choice to start a war with the western vassal king now.
Let me mention here that before Yang Xun went on the expedition, he asked the Ministry of Civil Affairs to send someone to replace Changsun Wuji as the governor of Huaizhou. Changsun Wuji was transferred to the capital to serve as the Minister of Punishment.
"Lao Du, stop talking about whether these things are available or not, you just don't want to pay!" Fang Xuanling said angrily.
"That's right, I've never seen the Minister of the Ministry of Finance be so picky like you!" Cui Bowen also agreed.
"You guys don't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are. When a war starts, you're burning money. Now the prince wants money to conquer the Ni Kingdom, to recover the lost territory in the south, and to establish the Coast Guard. I have managed to save this little money and can still afford it. How long do you have to stay?" Du Ruhui said with a grimace.
"Everyone, the prince is not here and we don't have enough troops. In my opinion, it's better to stabilize the vassal kings first!" Changsun Wuji also said.
"I agree with Master Changsun and Master Du. Now is really not the time to start a war." Huang Ming, Minister of Industry, said.
This Huang Ming was also the original team member of Li Miaoyin. Because he was an honest official, he was retained by Yang Xun, but now he has become Yang Xun's person.
"What do you scholars know? In this matter, whoever has the bigger fist speaks for itself. In my opinion, defeating them is more important than anything else!" A military commander wearing a battle armor said.
"Shut up!" the officials from the six departments shouted in unison.
Looking at the noisy crowd, who were blushing and thick-necked, Xiao He shook his head helplessly, looked at Qinglong who was silent and asked: "Where is Yu Qian, why hasn't he come yet?"
Not only Yu Qian, but no one from the entire military department came. What is going on?
Just as Qinglong was about to speak, a soldier with a red feather on his head hurried in: "Report! Sirs, report on the Qinzhou battle!"
Everyone stopped arguing immediately and were shocked. Could it be that Zhao Yun was also attacked?
Xiao He strode over, looked at the soldier and said, "Speak quickly!"
"General Zhao Yun led the Bai'er Army to sneak attack the Qizhou camp yesterday, beheading 47 people and wiping out 80,000 enemies!"
"Nonsense, who asked him to mobilize troops privately?" An official who wanted to flatter Changsun Wuji and Du Ruhui stood up and scolded them.
However, what he received was not the support of Changsun Wuji and Du Ruhui. Instead, he received murderous looks from dozens of officials in the audience.
Damn it, are you deaf with such a huge achievement? Are you scolding people for deploying troops privately at this time?
"Zhao Yun didn't mobilize his troops without permission, I asked him to do so!" At this moment, Yu Qian strode into the hall.
Seeing Yu Qian, many people seemed to have seen the backbone.
"My dear mother, you are finally here. You, the Minister of War, are not present for such a big event? You haven't shown up for several days. What do you mean?" Fang Xuanling stepped forward and grabbed Yu Qian's hand and said angrily.
Yu Qian smiled slightly and said, "Sorry, I have been busy mobilizing troops and generals these two days, so I have been delayed."
Xiao He on the side signaled the Jin Yiwei to throw out the man who had just scolded him, then looked at Yu Qian and asked: "But what are the arrangements for the prince?"
It stands to reason that the Ministry of War has the power to mobilize troops, but it also needs six ministries to discuss at the same time before making a decision. However, Yu Qian handled the matter alone, which is obviously against the rules. This can only mean that Yu Qian has a secret edict from the prince.
Yu Qian nodded, cupped his hands and said, "Excuse me, the prince asked me not to leak the news in advance, so I didn't notify you in advance."
Xiao He waved his hand and said quickly: "It doesn't matter, what did the prince say?"
Yu Qian smiled confidently and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty has long expected that those clowns will cause trouble after Your Majesty goes on the expedition. Your Majesty and I have made arrangements in advance. The matter has been resolved?"
"Ah? How to solve it?" Du Ruhui asked confused.
Even if Zhao Yun severely damaged the Qizhou Army, there would still be Songzhou and Jinzhou!
Moreover, although there is no movement in Luzhou, it is also eyeing Chunzhou covetously.
Yu Qian smiled and didn't say a word, which made everyone anxious.
"Damn it, Yu Tietou, you're still showing off your skills!" Fang Xuanling said angrily.
However, Yu Qian still said nothing and just asked everyone to wait. This afternoon, everyone stared in the hall and waited for several hours.
Until nightfall, a soldier hurried over, followed closely by several travel-worn messengers.
"Report! General Xue Rengui led the Xuanjia Army to defeat the Luzhou Army and killed 90,000 enemies!"
"Report! General Li Ping'an led the reinforcements from Huai and Qi states to meet the Jinzhou army at the border of Jinzhou. The two sides fought fiercely for a day and night. General Li won a great victory and killed 60,000 enemies!"
Li Pingan was originally going to establish the Liaodong Protectorate, but before he could leave, he was recruited by the Ministry of War.
"Report! Generals Wen Chou and Pan Feng defeated the Songzhou Army and successfully occupied Chuanzhou City! General Wen Chou led the 50,000 Qingzhou Army to march towards Songzhou!"
"Report! General Zhao Yun won consecutive battles and defeated thirteen battalions. The enemy troops wherever he passed were frightened and did not dare to fight with them. They and General Wen Chou surrounded the remnants of Song and Qi Prefectures to Baiyu City on the border of Song Qi!"
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Listening to these battle reports, everyone present was numb. What the hell is going on?
They were still quarreling in the palace. They had already finished fighting before, and they were still in full bloom?
"What a move to catch someone unawares." Xiao He thought of something at this time, clapped his hands and smiled at Yu Qian.
"Old Yu, what is going on? Stop hiding it and tell us quickly!" Fang Xuanling asked quickly.
Yu Qian smiled slightly and told Yang Xun and his plan.
When Yang Xun goes to conquer the Ni Kingdom, the feudal kings will definitely cause chaos. This is what everyone can imagine.
But the vassal king is always the vassal king. Although they are led by King Yanxi, they are also people with their own evil intentions. They will definitely not be able to use all their strength to launch a full-scale attack on the imperial court as soon as they come up.
It's like the Songzhou Army wanted to take the opportunity to occupy Chuanzhou, but after meeting Wen Chou, they didn't want to fight. Instead, they left after the fight, for fear that they would suffer a loss and lose their troops.
Other feudal lords also had this mentality, fearing that their losses would be greater than others and they would suffer.
So when they make trouble, it's just a small fight.
Moreover, even if the imperial court wanted to quell the chaos, it would still have to be negotiated by the six ministries before mobilizing the army.
It will take at least half a month to go back and forth like this.
Who would have thought that as soon as they started to attack, Yang Xun's fists would come over, and they would attack in an all-out and relentless manner.
After all, who the hell is going to lose the king as soon as they start playing cards?
Caught off guard, they could only respond hastily, which doomed them to failure.
Fang Xuanling and others were stunned for a while after hearing this. They were not people who only knew how to use pens, but before they even took action, the battle was won.
All the good things have gone to this boy Yu Qian. Damn it, are those feudal kings so good? There is absolutely no chance to take action!
