This is a civil servant who dares to give direct advice. When he was still a small county magistrate, he was not afraid of power. Now he has a long history of serving as prime minister.
Seeing his silence, Xiao Yuan understood, and then said slightly angrily: "You are so brave! How dare you accuse me!?"
"I don't dare."
Liu Changqing knelt down directly and said sternly: "If the national policy is unfavorable and I do not give advice, I will be punished by death."
"Liu Changqing!" Xiao Yuan was already a little angry, and he suddenly started shouting.
Liu Changqing was so frightened that he tensed up, his forehead touched the ground, he put his hands on the side of his head and raised his butt high, but he quickly said in a trembling voice: "My lord, if you contradict your Majesty today, you deserve death, but I would rather die than remonstrate. Please, Your Majesty, stop the war against Jin and allow the people to rest and recuperate. This will be the best policy for Qin."
"You!" Xiao Yuan first pointed at Liu Changqing, seemingly too angry to speak, but soon, he took a deep breath again.
He is not a narrow-minded king, otherwise, he would not be where he is today.
After calming down for a while, he nodded and said: "Okay! Very good! It is a great blessing for the country to have civil servants remonstrate to the death and military generals to fight to the death!"
"Above the court is the place where political affairs are discussed. If the ministers have any opinions, they are all welcome to speak up and speak out!"
"But I will tell you today! Your determination to attack Jin will never change!"
Hearing this, all the ministers understood what Xiao Yuan meant. At that moment, many people came out in unison, knelt in the center of the hall, and began to say sadly:
"Your Majesty, Master Liu's advice is indeed a good and honest one. I hope your Majesty will accept it..."
"Yes, Your Majesty, our country is not strong enough to fight this war..."
"Your Majesty, our Qin country is different from other countries. Although our soldiers dare to fight, our land is barren and we really cannot compete with the big countries..."
"Your Majesty, what General Su Yi has done has affected the three armies. We can no longer fight..."
"Your Majesty, think twice"
The minister fell to his knees, while Shangguan Wenruo and Liu Yuzhi looked at each other without speaking.
Before attacking Jin, Xiao Yuan's decision was originally opposed by many ministers. Now that he has seized this opportunity, how can he not act according to the situation?
You cannot say that these people are ignorant officials, they just have different political views.
Just like Liu Changqing, he is definitely a loyal minister, but similarly, what he sees now is that Qin cannot afford this war, and he is also worried about the country.
Looking at the ministers who were kneeling down, Xiao Yuangang was about to say something, but at this moment, another minister said sadly:
"Your Majesty, even if we really still want to fight, Su Yi should be held accountable for his refusal to advance or retreat!"
"What does this mean?"
"Maybe... maybe the coach can be changed..."
"This is unreasonable!" Xiao Yuan was furious and said immediately: "If the war continues, I will never change the commander! Don't mention this matter again!"
As he spoke, he spoke loudly:
"Everyone, take a look! Countries are vying for hegemony! The world is in chaos! It's not just a few people who are militaristic, but the Qin State. It has to be like this! If I don't attack Jin, I will be destroyed by Jin!"
"War! It's not about fighting when you say it's going to start, or stopping when you say it's going to stop! It's been more than eight months since the Qin State attacked Jin, so the initial investment is so huge! If you withdraw your troops at this time, the general will be disappointed, the soldiers will be discouraged, and all the previous achievements will be wasted! This is what harms the country. !”
"I am telling you now! I am telling you that no one can shake Qin's determination to attack Jin!"
This is a wise and decisive monarch with great talents and broad strategies. Once he has made up his mind, he will never change it easily. He cannot be shaken by others, and he is not a wavering or indecisive person.
Qin has already allied with Liang to attack Jin. The war has been going on for so long. If they withdraw at this time, there will really be nothing. Not only that, but it will also make Qin even poorer!
If you want to fight, you have to fight to the end!
We must keep fighting!
If you give up halfway, Qin will be doomed!
But after listening to Xiao Yuan's words, all the ministers in the court became more sad, and more and more people came out to kneel.
"Please, Your Majesty, think twice"
People chanted and kowtowed together.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Yuan's eyes widened, and then he became furious. In front of Wang's case, he pointed his fingers and shouted:
"You bunch of ministers! What do you want to do? Are you trying to force me into the palace!?"
He roared angrily, the jade beads on his forehead trembling, and following his words, the imperial guards outside the palace also ran in together.
"I don't dare," the ministers said together again, but they still knelt there.
At this time, after hearing the word "forced into the palace", the guards began to form teams of two, preparing to pick up the ministers on the ground and leave.
Seeing this, Xiao Yuan immediately stared and shouted:
"What are you doing!? They are all my ministers! How can you be rude! Everyone, stand down! They want to kneel! Let them kneel here!"
"No!" The Imperial Guards responded in unison, then saluted and retreated.
After shouting in shock, Xiao Yuan stepped down from the throne aggressively and walked away directly.
He was a king, and he insisted on doing this. The ministers had no choice but to look at his back, but they still shouted:
"Your Majesty..."
But Xiao Yuan ignored him and left directly.
It wasn't until a while later that people stood up from the ground one after another, and then they shook their heads and sighed.
The king has left, and it is meaningless for them to stay here. In desperation, they can only leave the palace and disperse.
People walked out of the hall together in twos and threes.
Liu Changqing shook his head slightly, then when he saw Liu Yuzhi, he hurriedly walked over and couldn't help but said: "Master Xiangguo, you are the prime minister of our country. Why don't you make a speech today? If the prime minister had given advice, the situation would not be like this. "
Liu Yuzhi glanced at him, shook his head with a wry smile, and said: "This is what the king wants, and there are indeed some problems with withdrawing troops at this time."
"This..." Liu Changqing didn't know what to say. Just as Shangguan Wenruo also walked out, he immediately said: "Sir Shangguan, the king on weekdays, Lord Dona's words, why are you so silent today."
"What can I say?" Shangguan Wenruo asked.
"Then...it's better to go to the study to see the king now." Liu Changqing said again.
"Goodbye." Shangguan Wenruo said directly: "Master Liu, there is no point in going to the study. You will have to be reprimanded."
"Then, maybe you can ask for a meeting with the princess and deal with it, maybe you can make the king change his mind." Liu Changqing said tentatively.
Now in the Qin Kingdom, there is no queen, and there are only two Qin princesses, Gu Xue and Zhong Duoduo.
Upon hearing this, Shangguan Wenruo shook his head and said: "Although the princess and the king are in love, if you go away, if you are not good, you will harm the princess."
"But, can we just watch the Qin Kingdom perish like this?" Liu Changqing said worriedly.
"Why did Mr. Liu say this?" Shangguan Wenruo said: "The war has not reached any conclusion yet, and the current battle situation is only a superficial phenomenon. If we stand to the end, the outcome is still unknown. "
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