Looking at the veteran minister standing with His Highness, Zhou Qi looked impatient: "Why not?"
Yu Qian cupped his hands and said: "The border war is tense, and it has little to do with morale! It is mainly related to the impact of changes in the military strength of our Yong Dynasty and foreign enemies! At the beginning of the founding of our Yong Dynasty, the military structure was far beyond what it is today. At that time, There are more than 2.5 million troops in the local garrison and other military establishments! Now..."
"The military strength of our Dayong Dynasty is only half of what it was when the country was founded! This difference of more than one million soldiers naturally cannot make up for the gap in military strength! Moreover, the Wala people are brave and good at fighting. We are weak and the other is stronger. I, Dayong It is difficult for the army to have the strength to counterattack! There is really no need for Your Majesty to conduct the expedition yourself!"
"Then according to your opinion, I don't have to do anything? Just wait here for the Nawalas to break into the capital?"
Zhou Qi sneered.
Yu Qian remained silent.
Next to him, Wang Zhi, the Minister of Civil Affairs, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the autumn heat has not subsided, the weather is hot, the drought has not returned, and the grass is not abundant; the water springs are blocked, and there are not enough people and horses. It is really not a good time to go on a personal expedition. !”
All the ministers in the circle were trying to persuade him, and Zhou Qi became more and more impatient.
He always felt that no one in the civil and military dynasties could understand him!
Only Wang Zhen truly considers him.
At this moment, Xu Yuanyu, the right minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I have been observing the stars at night recently and found that 'Yinghuo enters the South Dou'. This is a sign of military disaster! If Your Majesty really leads the army to personally conquer, I am afraid there will be The risk of failure!”
"Be bold!"
Zhou Qi glared angrily and cursed, "Xu Yuanyu, are you cursing me?"
"I dare not..."
Xu Yuanyu was so frightened that he quickly knelt on the ground.
After hearing Xu Yuanyu's words, the surrounding ministers also felt a little strange.
It's not that I'm surprised by Xu Yuanyu's divine remarks, because everyone knows this guy's origins.
This man is a man of great knowledge and knowledge, and is proficient in all books on heaven, geography, art of war, water conservancy, yin and yang, and alchemy.
When I first became an official, I liked to say some godly words. Later, by virtue of his merits in flood control, he gradually got the position of right minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
In fact, with his personality and behavioral habits, it is most suitable to get Qin Tianjian. But fortune telling is not their main business!
What is strange to everyone is that what this guy just said was on the same side as Yu Qian.
You must know that on weekdays, this person is the best at opposing Yu Qian! Whatever Yu Qian advocated, whether it was reasonable or not, Xu Yuanyu had to find some fault with it!
What's wrong with this guy today?
Doubts are doubts. In short, there are many people in the court who act according to the wind. Seeing that two people who usually have very different positions were wearing the same pair of trousers, I knew what I should do without even thinking about it.
So all the officials began to persuade Zhou Qi to come.
Zhou Qi could no longer sit still.
After arguing for a while, he realized that his mouth couldn't really argue with the hundreds of mouths below.
In desperation, Zhou Qi could only announce that the matter would be discussed later!
…
Regardless of whether they discussed it or not, the news that the emperor was preparing to lead a personal expedition had finally spread.
After hearing the news, some people were happy and some were sad.
For the next period of time, the emperor's daily job was to quarrel with the ministers in the court.
Of course, Wang Zhen, who advocated the emperor's personal expedition, also did a lot of work.
In the seventh year of Yongzhao, after the death of the Empress Dowager who was behind the curtain to listen to politics, there were only a few people in the entire Great Yong Dynasty who could control Wang Zhen!
The prince and his father-in-law, who won the trust of Zhou Qi, went further and further on the road of autocratic power.
He took control of Jinyiwei and gathered many party members! Anyone who goes against him will basically not end well.
Back then, there was an iron monument at the entrance of the palace! It was established by Emperor Taizu, with eight characters written on it: Ministers are not allowed to interfere in political affairs! The purpose is to warn future generations not to repeat the tragedies in history where eunuchs interfered with politics!
But Wang Zhen was so bold that he found someone to steal the iron monument secretly! A discerning person will naturally know who did this. But... during the government, no one dared to criticize Wang Zhen!
This person's power is evident!
Now seeing that his proposal for the emperor to lead a personal expedition was rejected, Wang Zhen also harbored a grudge.
During this time, he began to send messages to the people he trained, asking them to build momentum!
When Wang Zhen started to move, the situation took a turn for the worse!
However, within a few days, the voices in the court that were originally unanimously opposed to Zhou Qi Yujia's personal expedition gradually divided into two factions!
Finally, coupled with Zhou Qi's push, everyone could see that the imperial commander's personal expedition... was bound to happen!
…
The last time an emperor personally led a military expedition in the Yong Dynasty was in the third year of Yong'an, the late emperor's reign.
At that time, the crown prince Zhou Qi had just been established. Five months later, Emperor Yong'an inspected the north. When he arrived at Youmenyi, Wuliang Han invaded the border! Emperor Yong'an personally led three thousand elite cavalry out of Xifengkou to kill the enemy! Finally, he defeated the Wulianghan tribe in Kuanhe, beheaded their leader, and defeated the entire army!
Maybe Zhou Qi thinks that he can do what his father can do.
Therefore, the stubborn Zhou Qi, no matter who persuades him, always says: Do you think I am not as brave as the late emperor?
His words blocked the mouths of countless ministers. The next thing is easy!
A few days later, Zhou Qi announced the imperial commander's decision to personally conquer.
The emperor is going to fight, and the ministers will naturally follow him.
However, some time ago, the ministers who "scolded" Zhou Qi most harshly were really an eyesore!
Finally, looking at the list of accompanying officials, Zhou Qi directly crossed out the names of those people.
Among them is Yu Qian, the right minister of the Ministry of War!
The dignified officials of the Ministry of War could not follow the emperor when he was about to go to war. For Qian, this was simply a disguised humiliation!
What Yu Qian should do most is to push against the pillars to achieve his goals!
But... when he saw that the emperor appointed Na Wangzhen as the supreme commander of the trip, Yu Qian remained silent.
If you don’t want to go, don’t go!
Whoever wants to go will go! I can't handle this stupid emperor anymore!
He had already begun to think about how it would end after the emperor was defeated.
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The news that the emperor wanted to conduct a personal expedition reached Yingzhou.
As soon as Xie Yu heard the news, he asked Chen Zhong and his six sons to go down the mountain and purchase a large amount of supplies.
During this period, the price of food and other supplies in Yingzhou increased slightly.
But Xie Yu told Chen Zhong and Liu Zi that no matter how high the price goes, they must buy it! At least make sure you have enough food stored on the mountain for three years!
Xie Yu has a stronger sense of urgency in this troubled world than anyone else!
After Wang Yi once again transported fire, salt and other materials to the mountain, Xie Yu no longer allowed Wang Yi to go out.
He asked the people in the village to use up the materials during this period and make more shells and smoothbore cannons.
Be prepared!
In addition to these things, Xie Yu is still thinking about what impact this emperor's personal expedition will have on the current situation of the Yong Dynasty!
Including... after the emperor's defeat this time, will the Great Yong Dynasty fall?
That's right, the emperor Zhou Qi in the capital had not even set off with his men, but Xie Yu had already foreseen the final result of this troop dispatch!
