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In the first few years of his accession to the throne, the Empress Dowager and the eldest princess of Shaoyang joined forces to force him to be overwhelmed, and even the affairs of the court and politics were suppressed so that he had no right to speak, and at that time he was clearly a puppet emperor with no power.

The Empress Dowager and the eldest princess of Shaoyang had a falling out, and the happiest person had no one else except him, so he was naturally happy to see such a result.

However, Leng Yang soon couldn't be happy, and Tang Dui's spies came with news that Tang Dui had recently begun to order troops and horses, and it seemed that he had the intention of going north in one fell swoop.

In the past few years, Tang Duan has gradually declined, but he has some strength, and more importantly, the soldiers and horses in Yancheng are like bloodthirsty hunters, once they send troops, they will definitely kill rivers of blood.

"Tang Du really has that thought, quickly pass on Li Xiang, Dingbei Hou, the military department Shangshu, and the household department Shangshu into the palace." Leng Yang panicked, and immediately issued an order to invite the prime minister and others to enter the palace to discuss.

Dingbei Hou is his henchman, if this battle is unavoidable, then the person who goes to the battlefield must be Dingbei Hou, only Dingbei Hou goes on the expedition, he can be completely relieved.

As soon as the chamberlain left the palace, the sky suddenly darkened, and slender and bright lightning slashed through the sky like splashing ink, and the rumbling sound became more and more deafening in the ears, and the downpour fell instantly.

Watching strings of raindrops constantly hitting the ground, and thunder ringing in his ears from time to time, Leng Yang's heart seemed to be pressed against a thousand pounds of boulders, and he couldn't even breathe.

The heavy rain did not stop for a long time, and several ministers entered the palace in the rain, and when they entered the side hall of the Qiankun Palace, they were already like chickens in soup, and they were served to change their clothes and tidy up their appearance before meeting the emperor.

"You Aiqing have worked hard, it is raining so heavily, Aiqing has entered the palace in the rain, this matter is too important to delay." Looking at the henchman in front of him, Leng Yang had confidence in his heart.

Li Xiang and the others were flattered and hurriedly said: "It is the duty of the ministers to share the worries of the emperor, but a mere rain, how can it hinder the footsteps of the ministers." ”

"Aiqing, Tang Dui's spies have sent back a piece of news, a piece of news that makes me sleep. Tang Dui has been recruiting troops and horses recently, hoarding grain and grass, according to rumors in the Tang Dui Dynasty, Tang Dui has the intention of waving his army to the north. After getting the news, I didn't dare to delay and announced that a few Aiqing had entered the palace to discuss the matter. Leng Yang said the news he got word for word.

As soon as he heard that Tang Duan had the intention of the Northern Expedition, even Li Xiang was stunned, Tang Duan and Jin Guo had just formed a good relationship with Qin and Jin, and in a year's time, Tang Duan was going to tear up the peace agreement reached at the beginning.

"Prince Mu is Princess Tang Dui, does Tang Duan not care about Princess He's life and death in the Jin Kingdom?" The military department Shangshu said suspiciously.

Speaking of Xiao Yang, Leng Yang's head hurt even more, that is a scourge, he shouldn't have been in harmony with his relatives in the first place, otherwise where would there be the previous series of wind and rain.

Leng Yang stroked his forehead and said with an ugly face: "The current Emperor Tang Duan is no longer the one he was a year ago, there are some problems in the Tang Dui Dynasty, the current emperor and Xiao Yang do not deal with each other, where will Xiao Yang live or die, you Aiqing should not put your mind on Prince Mu and Princess Mu, think more about other ways." ”

"Your Majesty, the Tang Twilight of these years is no longer the Tang Twilight of the past, and Weichen believes that even if the Tang Twilight attacks, our Jin Kingdom will definitely beat the Tang Twilight." Tobe Shangshu said magnificently.

Looking at the appearance of Hubu Shangshu who was not afraid of heaven and earth, Dingbei Hou swept his gaze like a fool over Hubu Shangshu, and thought that the person in front of him was definitely a complete fool, and he dared to boast of such Haikou in front of the emperor, it is estimated that he has lived too long.

Dingbei Hou did not leave any face for the rebuttal of Hubu Shangshu: "Cao Shangshu is no longer a person who has just entered the court, not the kind of whimsical child, Tang Duan is not enough evidence, so why didn't Cao Shangshu lead the troops to fight?" Although Tang Du has gradually declined, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and the defenders of Yancheng are powerful, Cao Shangshu will not forget it. ”

Cao Li, the head of the household, was at odds with Dingbei Hou Liang Zhanbei, Cao Li suspected that Dingbei Hou Yijie Wufu was a rough man, and Dingbei Hou Liang Zhanbei didn't look down on Cao Li's weak appearance and sour taste.

"Liang Zhanbei, you still have a lot of military achievements, and you actually have the ambition of others to destroy your own prestige. I, Jin Guo, is a big country, with strong soldiers and strong horses, how could I be afraid of him, a hairy boy who only knows how to rampage. If the old man is a military general, he will definitely crush Tang Dusk. Tobe Shangshu was so angry that his gray mustache shook and shook, and he wanted to drown his old rival with a mouthful of spit.

Liang Zhanbei heard that Cao Li still didn't know what to say, and poured dirty water on his body, and scolded angrily: "Cao Li, you old horseman, when did Ben Hou grow up and destroy his prestige, okay, aren't you amazing?" So this time Tang Dusk attacked, how about Cao Shangshu leading a hundred troops? ”

Seeing Cao Li and Liang Zhanbei quarreling again, Leng Yang's head began to hurt, and his eyes were helpless: "Ladies and gentlemen, at this critical moment, don't quarrel, I know in my heart that Aiqing's loyalty to Jin Guo is strong." ”

With Leng Yang's intervention, the two reluctantly suppressed the anger in their hearts, and decided to wait until they left the palace to scare each other to the point of facelessness.

"Your Majesty, what Lord Cao said is nonsense at all, but what Dingbei Hou said is deeply reasonable, Weichen is also a person who has been on the battlefield, and he is more touched than those who only know how to talk on paper, the Yancheng defenders are powerful, and my Jin soldiers have a deep understanding that if it is the Yancheng army, this battle will be even more difficult." The military department Shangshu agreed with the opinion of Dingbei Hou very much.

Jiang Xunwu, the secretary of the military department, also fought from the battlefield, and he had also seen the invincibility of the Yancheng army back then, so he naturally disagreed with the remarks of the household department Shangshu.

Leng Yang also knew in his heart the strength of the Yancheng Army, and he would never forget the losses he had suffered under the hands of the Yancheng Army in those years, which was also the reason why Jin Guo had been marrying Tang Duan for many years.

Seeing that there was no displeasure on the emperor's face on the dragon chair, even Li Xiang's old fox was speechless on the side, Cao Li closed his mouth very interestingly, and did not go to the military department to quarrel.

"I also know that if there is a real fight, it will be a hard battle, not to mention the soldiers transferred by Tang Du from elsewhere, even the 100,000 garrisons of Yancheng are also a piece of meat that is difficult to gnaw. Over the years, Tang Duan's national strength has declined, but there is still strength left, and it is really difficult to resist Tang Duan's national power, and what Dingbei Hou said is true. Although he didn't want to admit Jin Guo's difficulties, Leng Yang had no way not to admit it.

The Marquis of Dingbei said with deep feelings: "Yancheng is very close to Yecheng, once Yancheng Iron Horse goes north, Yecheng will be in Tang Dui's bag." What we have to do is to strengthen the defense of the cities after Yecheng, and large cities such as Liucheng and Los Angeles must be stationed with additional troops to prevent Tang Dusk from continuing to go north. ”

Ye Cheng is too close to Tang Dui, and the situation in Ye Cheng is too complicated, there was originally war and strife, and it was under Tang Dui's rule for many years, and it was mixed, and no one knew how many Tang Dui's eyeliner there were.

"Why doesn't Dingbei Hou want to think about Ye Cheng, but he wants to give up Ye Cheng, Dingbei Hou, as a military general, still has to be a little bloody." Cao Li grasped the loophole in Dingbei Hou's words and said sharply.

Dingbei Hou didn't look at Cao Li and continued: "The emperor also knows in his heart that the true situation of Ye Cheng, Lord Cao, as the head of the household department, naturally knows the tax situation of Ye Cheng over the years, if Lord Cao is not a fool, he should be able to figure out the joints." ”

Cao Li's face was red, and he couldn't refute it, what Dingbei Hou said was indeed reasonable, Yecheng's taxes were his biggest headache over the years, and at this time, Dingbei Hou said it in front of the emperor, like tearing off a fig leaf.

"What Aiqing said is very true, Ye Cheng's affairs are indeed too complicated, Ye Cheng was once under the rule of Tang Duan, and the people inside are intertwined, and they can't tell who is Tang Dui and who is Jin Guo. It is indeed even more difficult to resist Tang Dui's entry into the palace in Ye City. Leng Yang also admitted Ye Cheng's situation and did not refute Dingbei Hou's proposal.

For so many years, Yecheng belonged to Tang Dui more than to Jin State, and there were many more exchanges between Yecheng and Yancheng than the rest of the Jin Kingdom.

Dingbei Hou said with a firm gaze: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that this battle is unavoidable, we had better be prepared for the battle, the soldiers and horses have not moved, the grain and grass go first, at this time, Lord Cao is the top priority, as long as the rear grain and grass can be guaranteed, this battle is not so difficult!" ”

"What do you mean by that?" Leng Yang's eyes lit up, and when he heard Dingbei Hou's bloody words, he was in a little better.

"Your Majesty, I heard that Tang Duan has just experienced civil strife, experienced the change of the throne, and the new emperor ascended the throne, it is a very unstable time, the war at this time, in order to divert the attention of the people, if we have enough food and grass, Tang Duan will not be able to attack for a long time, and the people of Tang Duan will complain about the heavens and people, where can the new emperor of Tang Du put his mind in Jin State!" Dingbei Hou said confidently.

For Tang Duan, Dingbei Hou has more or less understanding, after all, he has been a sworn enemy for many years, especially when the throne is replaced, what is most likely to appear is the opposition of the common people.

Li Xiang, who had not spoken, finally spoke: "Your Majesty, what the Marquis of Dingbei said is not unreasonable, this battle is unavoidable, since this is the case, then we must use two hundred percent of our energy to face this battle, from this time on, we must begin to prepare the grain and grass of the three armies, and the old minister agrees with the statement of the Marquis of Dingbei." ”

"Your Majesty, the old minister agrees! As long as the emperor gives an order, the old minister will make all preparations for the soldiers in the military department. Jiang Xunwu swore and said, patting his chest even more, for fear that Dingbei Hou would not believe it.

Looking at the three people who reached an agreement, Cao Li secretly scolded the three old foxes in his heart, and he got into a pile at some point, looking at the emperor's expression, he also agreed with the meaning of Dingbei Hou, if he jumped out to oppose it at this time, wouldn't he become a thorn in the emperor's side.

"Your Majesty, the old minister is willing to go all out to prepare food and grass for the soldiers who are about to go out." Cao Li could only clamp his tail and said.