Chapter 255: Imperial Power

In the early dynasty, Emperor Yuan Wu was furious, and the courtiers did not dare to speak out. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The crown prince is confined, I wish the king to recuperate, and King Cen is weak, at a glance, although there are many sons, there are few who can be reused.

King Qi and King Li? Heh, Emperor Yuanwu didn't dare to bring them up, for fear that these two would take this opportunity to sit big.

Emperor Yuanwu's face was gloomy, and he asked his subordinates: "What do you think about Xianbei's invasion?" ”

The courtiers actually muttered in their hearts, if it weren't for His Majesty's decree to let King Rui withdraw his troops before, how could the Xianbei people regroup in such a short period of time and threaten the border of Great Wei?

Now ask them what they think, what can they think?

Hades fights, little ghosts suffer, and the trade-off game between royal fathers, sons, and brothers, in the end, it is not the foreign barbarians who are cheap, and the bitter ones are not the border people.

The courtiers did not dare to speak out, the prince's faction was conflicted, both hoped that the battle would start, King Rui was killed because of the battle, and was afraid that it would backfire......

Everyone was a little cautious in their hearts, but they ignored the increasingly gloomy and gloomy faces of the people on the throne.

In fact, Emperor Yuanwu also knew in his heart that the war in Yanbei was no longer under his control. Since the Xianbei people are pressuring, once they invade Yanbei Pass, the Yanbei army will inevitably attack. The war is about to break out, how can he be swayed in the capital thousands of miles away?

All of this has to rely on the decision of King Rui?

Even if he is going to Yanbei Pass now, he will definitely not be able to compare to King Rui's understanding of the war.

The initiative is not on his side at all.

And these people at the bottom of the stairs ...... Maybe you're already thinking about whether to side with the prince or on the side of King Rui, right?

The more Emperor Yuanwu thought about it, the more condensed his face became.

Finally, some courtiers stood up and expressed their views.

In the 100 years since the founding of the Great Wei Dynasty, it has always ruled the world with "leniency and benevolence", and has always adopted the strategy of "no one offends me, I will not offend others" for neighboring countries outside the border.

In addition, Emperor Wu of Yuan issued a holy decree before, asking the Yanbei army to defend as an attack, so the courtiers had something to say, one asked for more troops in Yanbei and actively responded to the battle; Second, it is hoped that the supply of military food and armaments will be sufficient, so as not to make the logistics of the Yanbei Army weak.

These are the most basic and proactive responses.

There are positives, and naturally there are negatives.

The prince's party felt that King Rui's luck was really good, he didn't die when he went to Yanzhou, and he didn't die when he went to Yanbei, but his power grew stronger and stronger, directly threatening the prince's power. It is really inappropriate to hope that King Rui can die in the war with Xianbei.

It is better to stop the loss in time, so as not to fight because of this, and the military power of King Rui will be heavier.

Therefore, their proposal is to trade and negotiate peace in order to show the demeanor of a great power.

The words are high-sounding, in fact, they want to make some money and avoid this war.

Such a proposal undoubtedly made the generals who were gearing up dumbfounded, calling them cowards, clowns, and embarrassing things.

Once the war has begun, there will always be two factions, the main war and the main peace.

No, the two sides are arguing again, your side says some big truths, and we come up with a rebuttal, you come and go, it's not lively.

Emperor Yuanwu's back bent slightly, and suddenly heard a courtier shout: "The Xianbei people have 100,000 troops to suppress the border, if this battle is really fought, the number of Yanbei troops is not enough, and it will definitely increase reinforcements." Hundreds of thousands of people are fighting on the border, not to mention the misery of life on the border, just talk about the outcome of the war, who can afford it? ”

"Then let the Xianbei people threaten my Great Wei border? Have you lived in peace for a long time, and you are not thinking about danger in peace? My Great Wei soldiers are strong and strong, and I have sufficient reserves, so I am worried about the outcome of the war...... You guys are really ridiculous, can't my Great Wei beat that Xianbei barbarian?! ”

"If we talk about the outcome of the war, let's talk about it. If Xianbei wins, cut the land and pay compensation, my Great Wei Guowei will plummet, how can His Majesty bear such a regret? If my Great Wei wins, the first of these merits will naturally be the King of Rui, and when the King of Rui's class returns to Beijing, the iron-blooded division, if he approaches the capital and threatens the throne of the Holy Lord, who will be responsible for the consequences! ”

The ministers were silent all of a sudden.

The dispute between the crown prince and King Rui was carried out in secret before, and since King Rui went to Yanbei, it gradually moved to the table. Everyone knows that the crown prince has an orthodox identity, but his talent is mediocre, and King Rui has outstanding ability, but he is not the eldest son, and he is suppressed by the prince, so it is not easy to get ahead.

It had always been their two factions that had supported them, but today, a courtier had put forward a new idea.

King Rui sits big, not just to threaten the crown prince.

He is directly threatening, but the imperial power!

His Majesty's body is declining year by year, and one day His Majesty will die.

Since King Rui can take the position of the crown prince and threaten the throne of the crown prince, why can't he directly threaten the imperial power?

It is not unheard of in history that there have been such examples, and there have been successes and failures.

For the sake of this position, it is not impossible to make a heroic gamble!

Emperor Yuanwu's blessing was to his heart, and the spiritual platform instantly cleared up, and he stood up suddenly.

The Fourteenth Prince, who was scolding loudly, closed his mouth in an instant and turned his head to look at Emperor Yuanwu.

"Spread my will and let the prince enter the palace."

"By the will of His Majesty, it will be passed that the prince will enter the palace and meet you!"

The temple people lengthened their tones, and the summons faded away.

The Fourteenth Prince was stunned, and his gaze swept over the Twelve Princes who were standing opposite him.

The Twelve Princes frowned slightly, and shook their heads almost invisibly.

Emperor Yuanwu's decree is equivalent to lifting the prince's confinement.

The people of the prince's faction were suddenly overjoyed.

There was a moment of silence in the main hall.

Suddenly, the sound of King Cen laughing came.

Since King Cen disclosed at the concubine's birthday banquet that the prince and the Fuguo Mansion were married to each other, he has gradually become an invisible person in the court, not talking much, and once he speaks, he will be towards Liu Tong, the ninth prince.

Now listening to him laughing rampantly, everyone was a little worried for a while.

"King Cen, this is the main hall of the court, what kind of system is it!"

King Cen smiled and wiped the corners of his eyes: "If the father thinks that the son has lost the royal courtesy, the son will be punished." But...... Erchen really laughed because he thought it was ridiculous. ”

"What are you laughing at?!" Emperor Yuanwu pressed his anger and stared at him gloomily.

King Cen shrugged his shoulders idly: "Erchen is just laughing, the lords of the palace are really narcissistic, as if you want to make peace, King Xianbei will make peace with you." ”

Everyone froze.

King Cen nodded his forehead: "Haven't you all understood?" This battle, whether it is fought or not, is not in you, but in the people. If people are willing to withdraw their troops, this battle will not be fought, and if they insist on fighting, you will not be able to stop it. If you want to use silver and grain, cloth or even beauties to negotiate peace with Xianbei, it is not easy to do it. When people see that we are weak, they have no choice but to ask us for something? That's a lot of money, and other countries will follow suit, and follow Xianbei to blackmail us. When the time comes, the trouble will continue. ”

King Cen stretched his waist and said with a smile: "Father, the son is finished, and the son will go to receive the punishment." (To be continued.) )