Chapter 318: The Northern Expedition to the Desert!
The ministers sighed in their hearts, and each showed a helpless look.
Yes, the proclamation has been issued, and there is no reason to take it back, as an emperor, how can you lose your trust to the people!
Ying Chang slowly got up from the pitch-black carved dragon throne, walked down the high platform with light steps, and walked to the center of the main hall step by step, looking at the cloudless sky outside the Qilin Hall with a sharp sword-like gaze, and said in a light tone: "At dawn today, I got a piece of news, I don't know if you Aiqing knows?" ”
Ying Chang's voice fell, and many ministers frowned slightly, falling into deep thought, thinking about what the news Ying Chang got was, but they were all making trouble at the palace gate all morning, and their minds were full of how to persuade Ying Chang to give up the idea of driving the royal conquest, and they didn't know anything about the outside world.
Seeing that the ministers didn't speak, Yingchang turned to look at the ministers in the civil official queue, and said in a light tone: "Looking at the appearance of your Aiqing, you shouldn't know, you don't know, then I will tell you that the Jin Empire sent an envoy a few days ago, intending to marry the six kingdoms of Yan, Zhao, Qi, Xia, Han and Chu!" ”
"And this?"
"This...."
The ministers were shocked, and their expressions couldn't help but show a solemn look.
Ying Chang walked to the front of the civil official queue, looked at Chang Zifei expressionlessly, and said, "Chang Xiang!" ”
"The minister is here!" Chang Zifei bent over with a slightly dignified expression in response.
"I ask you, if the Jin Empire marries the Six Kingdoms of Yan, Zhao, Qi, Xia, Han and Chu, where will my Great Qin be placed?" Ying Chang asked indifferently.
"If the Jin Empire marries with the six northwestern countries, if my Great Qin sends troops to destroy the Jin, the northwest countries will have a reason to send troops to aid the Jin to fight against Qin, and it will also form a chain to trap my Great Qin in the west of Kyushu, so that my Great Qin will not be able to go east, let alone south!" Chang Zifei bent down with a solemn expression and replied.
"That's a good point!" Ying Chang nodded, then walked back to the center of the hall, looked around at the ministers in the civil official queue with an expressionless face, and said, "Did you hear that?" Did you hear it all? The nations want to lock up my Great Qin, let my Great Qin be trapped in the west forever, and also make my Great Qin unable to destroy Jin and take revenge! ”
"In the face of this dilemma, how to break it? When sweeping the northwest desert, clearing the troubles in the west and north of our Great Qin, mobilizing the strength of the country, letting go of your hands and feet to attack Jin with all your might, Yan, Zhao, Qi, Han, Chu, Xia and the six countries want to aid Jin to fight against Qin, then let them come, our Daqin is also a fight if you fight one, and you can fight seven times! ”
"Ladies and gentlemen! Now do you know why I advocate the extermination of the Xiongnu? The desert in the northwest is uneven, and the northwest of my Great Qin will always be threatened by the Qiang Xiongnu. How can a country sweep away the armies of other countries, if it is not removed, what should happen when our Great Qin Iron Cavalry is halfway through the battle, and the Xiongnu and Qiang invade? Do we want to transfer troops back to defense, if we go back to defense, will the northwest countries take the opportunity to fight! ”
"I still have something to say, I have already said it to Chang Xiang, Yang Aiqing, and Jia Aiqing yesterday, and now, I repeat yesterday's words again, I insist on driving the expedition in person, it is not a belligerent move, it is to set an example for the Qin people in the world, I want the Qin people in the world to know that I am with them, the Great Qin Emperor is with the people of Great Qin, where they are, the Great Qin Emperor is there!"
"Why do I want the Qin people in the world to know this, because the Great Qin Empire wants to unify Kyushu, and there will be countless wars in the future, there will be countless hot-blooded men who will die on the battlefield, and if there are too many wars, the people will be tired, they will be war-weary, rebellious, and unwilling to continue fighting, but if I rush to the forefront and set an example, then the Great Qin men will have no regrets, and follow me one after another, expand the territory for the Great Qin, and complete the hegemony of the ages!"
"They don't have a choice, I don't have a choice, if I don't rush to the front, the Great Qin soldiers will not rush forward without regrets, and they will not conquer the armies of the nations for me, but if I rush to the front, they will have to rush together, because I will enter the army, they are their comrades-in-arms, their comrades, if they retreat, their emperor, their comrades will be killed by the enemy!"
Ying Chang made a generous statement, the more he spoke, the more excited he became, and his body involuntarily exuded the momentum of swallowing mountains and rivers, when the emperor and this momentum swept the entire Qilin Treasure Palace, the ministers present were shocked, tears filled their eyes, and the ambition in their hearts was suddenly driven by Ying Chang.
Dominate Kyushu!
These four words are heavier than ten thousand mountains!
"Minister Changqing, I wish Your Majesty a triumphant return!" Du Yushi Changqing shouted excitedly, and then knelt on the ground respectfully and solemnly!
Hot-blooded Fang Gang!
"Chenjiang Haiyou, I wish Your Majesty a triumphant return!"
"Minister Yang Ze, I wish Your Majesty a triumphant return!"
"Chen Jia Luo, I wish Your Majesty a triumphant return!"
The Ministry of Works, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Household immediately shouted and shouted, and then knelt on the ground respectfully and solemnly.
"Minister Leitong, I wish Your Majesty a triumphant return!"
"Minister Kongwen, I wish Your Majesty a triumphant return!"
"Minister..."
The five Shangshu shouted one after another, all of them knelt on the ground in unison like Changqing, the five Shangshu all stood up in support, and the rest of the officials no longer hesitated, and they also shouted one after another, supporting the Win Chang Imperial Expedition and the Northern Expedition to the desert!
Except for Prime Minister Chang Zifei, the ministers in the civil official queue have all knelt on the ground, making Chang Zifei, the only one standing still, particularly eye-catching.
The scene quieted down, Ying Chang stood motionless in the center of the hall, and his eyes did not look at Chang Zifei, and the two seemed to be in a stalemate!
"Alas~"
Chang Zifei shook his head and sighed, his face full of helplessness.
"That's it, that's it, that's it!" Chang Zifei said it three times in a row, then knelt on the ground, his forehead against the floor and shouted loudly: "Minister Chang Zifei, I wish Your Majesty a triumphant return!" ”
Ying Chang gently exhaled a breath of turbidity, and finally made Chang Zifei change his mouth.
It's not easy!
In fact, he could go directly to the camp of the Great Wall, just like a personal announcement, but if he did so, the monarch and the ministers would be separated from morality, and it would be difficult for the court to become an iron bucket, so it was necessary to let the hundred officials agree to him to drive the expedition in person.
Ying Chang turned around and walked back to the high platform, gently sat on the dark carved dragon throne, looked at the civil official queue with a still face, and then raised his hand and said: "Everyone, Aiqing is flat!" ”
When the hundred officials heard this, they got up from the ground one after another, their faces were solemn, and they looked ahead without a smile, and when they saw that the hundred officials had already gotten up, Ying Chang immediately said: "Actually, all of you Aiqing have agreed to my personal expedition, so I will talk about the next arrangements!" ”
"One, the time of the expedition is set after the fifteenth, two, within the fifteenth day, the military department will prepare one million arrows, and the household department will prepare one million stone grain, and third, Yangguan has become an internal pass, there is no need to set up troops to garrison, I will transfer 30,000 Yangguan foot soldiers to Xianyang, and after the fifteenth, I will follow the Northern Expedition!"