Chapter 121: Sacrifice Army
For the Shen dynasty, the biggest event this year is the Battle of Longxi. www.biquge.info As soon as the battle began, Shen Shuo and General Hu Lu took the lead and defeated Dong Zeming's army in the bloodiest and most direct way. Hu Luxun and Peng Cheng also clashed several times, but both sides seemed to be tentative, and there was no complete battle, while Shen Zhong's side was extremely tragic, and both sides were like chicken blood, with great casualties.
Shen Shuo, the general of the Xuanhe battlefield, has been fighting for many years, although this is a relatively simple war, not accompanied by too much war and bloodshed, but the court's evaluation of the two of them is surprisingly high. Almost all the officials began to say good things about Shen Shuo at the same time, and the casualties on Shen Zhong's side also came out, and the excessive casualties caused dissatisfaction among the people in the DPRK and China, and the remarks of leading troops and improper command began to spread in the DPRK and China.
This time, Shen Chuan did not help Shen Zhong speak, but there was a peculiar phenomenon in the DPRK and China, and officials consciously or unconsciously began to "stand in line". In the past, when Shen Zhong and Shen Kang had disputes, some of those courtiers were neutral, but now they have inexplicably begun to stand in line spontaneously, but now they are Shen Shuo and Shen Kang on both sides.
Shen Shuo's side was unanimous, exaggerating Shen Shuo's achievements, belittling Shen Zhong, and suggesting that Shen Daoquan postpone the election of the crown prince. On the contrary, the courtiers who insisted on implementing the Juntian system and resolutely attacked the rebels in Longxi were led by Shen Kang and fully supported Shen Zhong.
For those who follow Shen Shuo, Shen Shuo is a ticket, like Hu Zhongjie, they are all from the grassroots, and it is difficult for them to have room for promotion, otherwise they are people like Lei Xianhua, people who are famous for being cool officials in the court, in short, such people are not generally good with Shen Shuo now, and those who were not welcomed before now dare to say anything. Shen Daoquan was also quite helpless when he saw this situation, he suddenly felt a little troublesome, so he had to reactivate Prime Minister Feng Liangbi, because Feng Liangbi had clearly expressed his intention not to form friends with Shen Daoquan, although Shen Daoquan was afraid of the power of the Feng family, but in the face of the budding friends of the DPRK and China, he had to let the old prime minister preside over the overall situation.
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that no matter how good or bad the Juntian system is, it has been implemented, and the decree should not be changed anymore, as for the Longxi chaotic party is not removed, the world will be uneasy, not to mention that now General Shen Shuo is triumphant all the way, if we are defeated, to appease the Longxi chaotic party, but it is also helpless, now all the way to triumph, why should we be appeased?" Feng Liangbi smiled.
"Yes, then Dong Zeming's rout army has long been lost, why should we appease him?"
"His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince is like a bamboo, and now the momentum is booming, Weichen thinks that His Majesty should give grace at this time to show my great country model, one to deter the enemy, the second to show the prestige, and the third to boost morale." Hu Zhongjie said with a smile, and Feng Liangbi's eyes rolled, and he nodded slightly, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Lord Hu's words are reasonable, Your Majesty might as well send him to the front line to comfort the army." β
"Huh?" As soon as Feng Liangbi said this, Hu Zhongjie was indeed stunned on the spot, while Shen Chuan was silent on the side.
Hu Zhenyuan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, whispered next to Shen Chuan and said, "Second Highness, the prime minister's trick is wonderful, take away Hu Zhongjie's dog skin plaster, and the court will not be so smoky." β
"I'm afraid that the prime minister has to do more than that, His Majesty will get him back, that is, the formation of partisan confrontation within the court, after he moves Hu Zhongjie's side, it is estimated that he should also make a move with us, let's continue to look down!" Although Shen Kang's tone was flat, his eyes had not changed.
Shen Daoquan's face was ruddy, and he seemed to be quite happy, "What the prime minister said is right, Shuo'er is desperately killing the enemy on the front line, and I should be encouraged by my military achievements, Master Hu, since you proposed this, you can go to the front line tomorrow to sacrifice the army on my behalf." Shen Daoquan laughed, while Hu Zhongjie looked uncomfortable, and held back for a long time before replying, "The minister obeys!" β
"Well, I think that this army can't only inspire the long-term victory division, should it be wet with rain and dew, I think Hu Luxun is young, and he can fight with the veteran Peng Cheng of Longxi, I think that the little general Hu Lu really has a bit of the momentum of his father Mingyue, Feng Aiqing, who do you think is appropriate to reward the South Road army?" Shen Daoquan opened his mouth, and Feng Liangbi immediately continued, "The minister thinks that Lord Hu is a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, and he is a good friend, so he might as well send Lord Hu Zhenyuan out." β
"Yes, yes, Zhen Yuan was the best at this back then, so let Zhen Yuan go."
Hu Zhenyuan glanced at Shen Kang beside him, nodded slightly, and responded with a smile, "Thank you, Your Majesty, the minister will definitely live up to his mission, and let the soldiers who bravely kill the enemy on the front line feel the weight of the emperor's grace!" β
"Okay, this time the matter of the army will be handed over to the two Lord Hu." Shen Daoquan smiled contentedly, and he also glanced at Feng Liangbi with great satisfaction, this tacit understanding between the monarch and the minister, as soon as he sang and harmonized, he drove the leaders of these two factions out of the capital and went to the front line to sacrifice the army.
"Feng Qing, there is only one way left, and the sergeant on Zhong'er's side has suffered the most casualties, who do you say is appropriate?" As soon as Shen Daoquan finished speaking, the people below stared at each other and no one spoke, but Feng Liangbi glanced at Shen Kang, as if he had made up his mind, "Your Majesty's ministers think that His Royal Highness King Ande is facing the Li family among the three surnames, the Li family has always been difficult to deal with, and Li Ge is the proud protΓ©gΓ© of the old marquis, the Li family and Peng Dong are different, the Li family has always followed the way of loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, and the minister thought that he could surrender." β
"Surrender? Feng Aiqing, if it is a surrender, who do you think is the most appropriate to send? Shen Daoquan raised his eyebrows, although he had already discussed today's matter with Feng Liangbi, but the matter of recruiting the Li family, the two of them had never passed the qi.
"The old minister thought that His Royal Highness King Kang could recruit the Wuyue Sword Sect with his three-inch tongue, so he is the only one to recruit the Li clan today." After Feng Liangbi finished speaking, Shen Daoquan moved his gaze to Shen Chuan, and Shen Chuan nodded slightly, looking like he was in his chest.
"Chuan'er, how is your health?" Shen Daoquan's tone was gentle, kind and calm, but Chaozhong still heard it from his tone, and everyone moved their eyes to Shen Chuan again.
Shen Chuan smiled slightly and shook his head, "My body will only get worse and worse, where can I get better?" β
"Alas, Chuan'er, I know your thoughts, but you better take care of your body!"
"Father, although the sons can't go, the sons know that one person can be very suitable for this army."
"Who?" Shen Daoquan asked with a glare.
"Princess Ande! After the gate, it is the emperor's relatives and relatives, King Ande's family, the whole family goes to the country, and the death is like home, which can not only boost morale, but also inspire many soldiers? After Shen Chuan finished speaking, Hu Zhongjie was puzzled, he didn't understand why Shen Chuan wanted Li Xiaoyu to go to the army, to be honest, so many people present understood.
In fact, Shen Chuan knew that Li Xiaoyu was going to slip away while Shen Zhong was away, so he took this opportunity to intercept Li Xiaoyu.
"Master Hu, what's going on, let a woman go to the battlefield to sacrifice the army, what the hell is Shen Chuan doing?" Lei Xianhua whispered.
Hu Zhongjie put on a bitter gourd face, "No matter how much, if Shen Chuan proposes it, we have to oppose it, otherwise His Highness the Seventh will not be able to explain when he comes back!" β
Hu Zhongjie's face was pale, and Yin Rongchang, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, immediately understood, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks it's impossible!" The princess has no power to restrain the chicken, and the trip to the frontier is more than 100 miles, how can we rest assured? Please take back your majesty's fate! β
"Then you might as well send the guerrilla general Yin Ji out to protect the princess?" Hu Zhongjie added, Yin Ji is the son of Yin Changrong.
Shen Chuan thought to himself, "I'm still worried that she ran away halfway, just looking for someone to watch her!" β