Chapter 2 Border Emergency
In the twenty-fourth year of Fengyuan, the border of Zhao State was in an emergency......
The war between Zhao and its neighbors (Chen) has been stalemate for three years, and there have been more than 100 battles in the past three years, and countless soldiers have been killed and wounded every year, and both sides have suffered heavy losses, but neither of the two countries has refused to withdraw their troops, so it has been stalemate, and Zhao has to transport a large number of materials to the border every year.
A large amount of material and manpower has been sent to the border pass, and it has been three years, even if the wind and rain have been smooth in various places in the past few years, the excessive consumption of manpower, material resources, and resources every year, Zhao State, which is a big country, has also begun to be a little unable to supply!
"Your Majesty! Now this war is not only about the land issue of the two countries, the Chinese military minister of the DPRK has also fought a big fight, every time the DPRK is on the same fire, and in private they are even more disgusted with each other, and the people are also very dissatisfied with such a stalemate! Now the large number of people, materials, and silver sent to the border gates every year are so overwhelming that the country is overwhelmed, and it will be dangerous for Zhao to continue like this, Your Majesty! Make a decision as soon as possible! "In the court, the prime minister knelt in the Jinluan Hall and spoke to the emperor.
"Aiqing, if you have any good strategies, come up with them, they all say that they will raise soldiers for a thousand days, and use them for a while, now is the time for you to behave!" A middle-aged man with a serious expression in the main hall was sitting upright on the imperial chair, looking coldly at the civil and military ministers who were arguing in the hall.
The emperor's majestic voice made all the ministers who were fighting for red ears stop and knelt down neatly.
The emperor looked coldly at the first-class officials kneeling in the hall, especially Yi Anyuan, the leader of the Wenchen, the cabinet minister, and Shi Huaiyi, the military attache and the old general of Zhenguo.
"Yi Anyuan, you say it first!" The emperor set his sights on Yi Anyuan.
"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that our country should send people to make peace with its neighbors, after all, the prime minister also said that there can be no stalemate between the two countries. Otherwise, our country is in danger! Yi Anyuan straightened up and looked at the expressionless emperor. I was worried in my heart, for fear that the emperor would not be satisfied.
(The emperor is unhappy, he Yi Anyuan's head is in danger)
"Peace? Scold! General Shi, what do you think? The emperor sneered and looked at Shi Huaiyi.
The emperor's sneer made all the people in the hall break out in a cold sweat and dare not gasp. Especially Yi Anyuan, who had just finished speaking, was afraid that the emperor would take him under the knife. I'm almost scared and crying......
"Your Majesty, the minister naturally supports continuing to fight, our country is similar to Chen Guo's situation, since Chen Guo did not send a peace ambassador to our country to make peace, it means that this war was prepared by them in advance, if our country sends someone to make peace, it will make Chen Guo think that we are afraid of him, even if it is peace, they may continue to send troops to attack our country after receiving a large amount of materials from our country, then it is an enemy, and our country will inevitably be defeated! The country is also in danger! Shi Huaiyi settled down, adjusted his mentality, and said vigorously.
When the emperor heard this, his face was much better than before. It seems that what the old general said is very much in line with his heart, and he is also the main battle, and those who do not lead peace also see very clearly, and now it is not possible to solve the problem by making peace, so it is impossible for Chen Guo to give up attacking our country......
"Very good, Aiqing are all even, if you have any opinions, don't go out of the hall, toss blindly in private, and say any dissatisfaction!" The Emperor stood up suddenly, looking at the ministers who were again arguing in private.
The ministers quickly stopped, you look at me, I look at yours, and then, as if thinking of something!
"The ministers seconded it! General Shi Lao is reasonable, and now it is no longer possible to solve it by making peace! The officials in the hall suddenly said tacitly
"Excellent! Since they are all in the main battle, then Song Aiqing, Yi Aiqing, and General Shi Lao are the leaders, and Zhong Aiqing needs to hand over a performance that satisfies me within three days, otherwise, no one will want to see the end! The corners of the emperor's mouth rose slightly, revealing a faint smile.
However, those who know him know that this is a prelude to his attack.
The ministers looked at such an emperor, and they were all panicked, but no one dared to show it on their faces, and it was good to understand some things in their hearts, otherwise......
"Aiqing, you still have something to do, you won't be here today, Prime Minister, An Yuan, General Shi, I hope you can come up with a good plan in the past three days......" The emperor looked at the officials in the main hall.
"Returning to Your Majesty, the ministers should do their best to come up with a good plan! Nothing is going on today! The prime minister looked at the other officials, and when he saw that they all shook their heads in tacit understanding, he stood up and replied.
"Well, that's all for today, you can all stand down," the emperor listened and waved his hand.
The great eunuch Li Gonggong, who was waiting by the side, saw it and hurriedly shouted in a sharp voice
"Retreat from the ......"
"Long live my emperor, long live...... the ministers knelt down with their sleeves and said loudly.
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"Huang Eniang...... "The emperor looked at the queen mother who was worshipping the Buddha in the Buddhist hall.
"Why is the emperor free to come over today, isn't he busy with the border affairs these days?" The Queen Mother still closed her eyes and continued to salute the Buddha beads in her hands, not stopping because of the arrival of the emperor.
"The matter of the border pass, today has been sorted out, Erchen thinks that he is still fighting well, but this is a joke, my Zhao country, a big country, there are many people, how can I be afraid of a Chen country, this is not a joke for others! What does the emperor think? The emperor said to the queen mother
"You can just make up your mind about this court matter, why do you have to tell my old woman, the mourning family wants to worship the Buddha and recite the scriptures now, so that the mourning family, whose hands are stained with blood, can be forgiven by the Buddha. And your brother who doesn't know where he lives and dies, pray for his forgiveness, if he is still alive, I hope I can meet your brother before I die, if he dies, then may he not be in the emperor's house again in the next life......" The Queen Mother said with tears in her eyes, and she couldn't stop wiping her tears
"Huang Eniang, I can't blame you for this, even if the seventh brother knows it, he won't blame you, no one thought that the eldest brother would take the seventh brother away, if it's really anyone's fault, blame the son, if it weren't for the sudden death of the father and the throne passed to the son, the eldest brother would not have taken the seventh brother away because of this, and wanted to threaten the son, asking the son-in-law to pass the throne to him. At that time, the eldest brother was defeated and committed suicide, and Erchen also searched for the seventh brother in all the places under his name, but there was no trace or news of the younger brother. Erchen has not given up looking for the seventh brother for so many years, and he will definitely be able to find it. Huang Eniang, you also have to take good care of the phoenix body, otherwise, if your brother finds it back, it will be unbearable to see you like this. The emperor helped the Queen Mother to sit on the couch and comforted.
"Emperor, can your brother really find it, isn't he lying to the mourning family, that's your brother-in-law's own brother, E-Niang, just your two sons, your brother has not seen anyone in his life, he has not seen a corpse in this life, it has been so long, E-Niang is really afraid that he will not be able to wait......" The Queen Mother whimpered, wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and looked at the emperor expectantly.
"Yes, I must be able to, my son will send more people to find him, and he will definitely find his younger brother, and he will see people in life and corpses in death. The son will let Eniang get her wish," the emperor said affirmatively
The emperor looked at the tired Queen Mother! Then he motioned to the queen mother and the palace maid.
"Huang Eniang, you go to rest first, take care of the phoenix body, and then you can see your brother! Now, nothing is as important as your body" The emperor asked the palace maid to wait for the Queen Mother to lie down, and looked at the Queen Mother who was about to fall asleep with a worried face.
After a while, he left, and there were still many things for him to deal with. Especially in this time of war, there is not much free time left for him.
"A group of waste, the dark one, and send some more people to find the Seventh Prince, I can't even find anyone, and I don't know what I want you to do!" The emperor sat in the imperial study, frowning.
"Yes." The darkness hidden in the shadows responded