Chapter 288

"Your Majesty, the matter of the royal conquest must not be!"

As the little eunuch issued the will of Emperor Zhengcang to the court, it was not surprising that the hall was in an uproar!

No, as soon as the voice of one of the clan relatives fell, another senior member of the Ministry of Rites, Lord Wang, who was over the age of sixties, knelt down, trembling and even his voice was shaking, but he still shouted loudly with full of energy:

"Your Majesty, no!"

Correspondingly, all the older officials knelt down one after another, and you and I opposed the edict that had just been issued.

The other officials of the various ministries who were younger were watching each other, and few people immediately stood up, thinking about it, they were all waiting for Emperor Zhengcang to say something next.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, they saw Emperor Zhengcang raise his hand and rub his brows, as if he was a little impatient, and coughed twice tiredly, so the whole court was quiet.

Emperor Zhengcang was obviously very satisfied with the silence of the ministers at this moment, nodded slightly, and finally said the first sentence from the previous dynasty today:

"Ladies and gentlemen, do you have any objections to my decision?"

Emperor Zhengcang's voice was clear and light, and people couldn't figure out what the intention of Emperor Zhengcang's move was today, and whether it was true or false, for a while, even those kneeling ministers did not speak.

Seeing this, Emperor Zhengcang nodded again, and then said:

"If you have no objection, let's go down and prepare, and in three days, I will go to the front line in the north!"

"Your Majesty, no, you are a dignified son, how can you stand in a dangerous place?!"

"That's right, Your Majesty, you have to think twice! It is enough to have General Zuo in charge of the front line. Why do you need to be here in person! ”

"What Lord Wang said is very true, General Zuo is guarding the northern border, and it is expected that Qiang will borrow ten guts from him. Don't dare to offend my territory easily! ”

"Yes......"

"The emperor thinks twice, can't he do it in person!"

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Emperor Zhengcang slept late last night, and Liu Heng, the squire of the military department, entered the palace late at night to ask for a meeting, and after Liu Heng left, Emperor Zhengcang pondered alone in the imperial study for a long time, and today he has to go to this early court. I really couldn't sleep enough for two hours.

At this time, listening to the hoarse and dry voices of the old ministers in the hall, they were rambling for a long time, only repeating those few words. couldn't help frowning, and snorted impatiently.

When Emperor Zhengcang was still the second prince, he was not recognized by the emperor and ministers, especially these elderly royal relatives. Not only is it excluded. I haven't even looked at it seriously.

But after the first emperor died of illness and abdicated, Emperor Zhengcang had few foundations in the court, but he had to put on a humble appearance and win over these powerful families. Emperor Zhengcang's heart was actually bored.

But. These circumstances have been somewhat subsided after the successful implementation of Emperor Zhengcang's new policy a few years ago.

At this moment, after the old ministers heard Emperor Zhengcang's heavy snort, many people stopped talking, and the hall was suddenly quiet.

"Take it down, let them take a good look with their faint old eyes, what is written on it!"

Emperor Zhengcang glanced at the kneeling people below, and threw the book that he had been holding in his hand to the little eunuch who had been holding the book presented by Liu Heng, the squire of the military department last night, to the little eunuch, his voice was neither high nor low, but he clearly expressed his dissatisfaction with these old ministers.

There are also people among the old ministers who are leading, except for those who are really worried about the emperor's safety, the rest are just for their own clan, at this time, seeing that Emperor Zhengcang's dissatisfaction with his words was obvious, he also began to look at each other, no longer in a hurry to speak.

"Humph!" Seeing this, Emperor Zhengcang snorted lightly again, seeing that these elderly ministers did not go back to take care of their old age, but had been standing on the court for the benefit of their own clan to hinder their implementation of the new policy, and secretly decided in his heart that when he returned from the north this time, he would definitely rectify the court!

Emperor Xu Zhengcang's intentions were too obvious, and those kneeling old ministers actually faintly felt a chill on their backs, and they couldn't help but glance at each other, and stood up with the support of the people around them.

At this time, the little eunuch had already stretched out the report that Liu Heng had presented to Emperor Zhengcang last night, and handed it to the old minister of the Ministry of Rites who was crying and shouting the fiercest, and said:

"Please take a look, Lord Wang."

Hearing this, the old minister of the Ministry of Rites took the report in the little eunuch's hand, nodded, and opened it to see.

The next moment, I heard the old minister say in disbelief with a panicked face:

"How is this possible?!"

What's going on?

All the ministers in the court were shocked when they heard this, and they asked one after another.

The old minister hurriedly handed the report in his hand to the other ministers around him to watch, and couldn't help but take out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat.

Immediately, like the old minister of the Ministry of Rites, the other ministers all showed expressions of disbelief when they saw the contents of the report, and exclaimed one after another.

Seeing the ministers like this, Emperor Zhengcang said:

"But see clearly? Now the northern front line is very different from the stable situation of your fantasy, even General Zuo was defeated in the first battle, I, how can I not go! ”

"Your Majesty, you must not, if Hui Qiang is not to be afraid, the Holy Majesty will come in person, and now, Hui Qiang has become a fierce rival, victory or defeat is unknown, how can the emperor stand in danger?!" At this time, another person in the hall immediately stood up and knelt down and said loudly.

"Your Majesty, Weichen believes that the north is the fortress of my Xining Dynasty, once the north is lost, all the waterway ferries related to the north of my Xining Dynasty will become a smooth boat for the advance of the Huiqiang army, as long as the north is lost, the next one is to raise troops to besiege the city! Therefore, Weichen believes that it is a wise move for the emperor to drive the expedition in person at this moment! ”

At this time, Liu Heng, the squire of the military department who entered the palace last night and asked to see, stood up and said.

When the old-fashioned ministers heard this, they immediately retorted, and Liu Heng and some other rising stars argued, and the court fell into a quarrel for a while.

Seeing this, Emperor Zhengcang did not reprimand, but silently observed the other courtiers who were separated on both sides, but were not involved in this dispute.

The court is arguing endlessly at this moment, on one side is the royal family headed by the Ministry of Rites, most of whom are already old; On the other hand, most of them are military departments, among which there are many young generals, who have a great desire to serve the country with great enthusiasm, and naturally support Emperor Zhengcang's personal conquest.

And in the rest of the ministries, few people spoke, especially the courtiers who were related to Song Guifei.

Emperor Cang thought about this, the corners of his mouth curved slightly, looked at the ministers who were still arguing in the hall, and said:

"You adults don't have to fight anymore, I think that my third emperor brother put on armor at the age of sixteen and went into battle to fight the enemy on the battlefield, I have never neglected to ride and archery boxing, how can I not go? Now that my will has been issued, there is no possibility of changing it, and the ministers, instead of making meaningless arguments in this court, why don't they perform their duties and prepare for the royal conquest! ”

"The Emperor's ......"

The opponents still wanted to persuade the immortal again, but unexpectedly, Emperor Zhengcang instantly raised his eyes and looked over, and said in a cold and deep voice:

"Retreat!" (To be continued.) )