It was still dark every day on the fifth watch, and people had begun to move around in front of the Forbidden Gate, and the lanterns were already standing in front of the Forbidden Gate.

Today is a 10-day court meeting, and officials of all ministries in Beijing who are six grades and above, or officials who are allowed to participate in the court, can enter the palace to participate in this court.

Xiao Cong got down from the sedan chair, wrapped in a brocade robe and went to the palace gate, and instructed the captain of the forbidden army who guarded the palace gate.

"Go, bring me a chair."

The lieutenant looked left and right, and there were dozens of officials who came, among which there were more than a dozen of them from the third rank, and if they all wanted chairs, they didn't plan to do this ministry themselves.

Kneeling on the ground in a hurry, the captain smiled and said:

"General, you see that my shoulders are still comfortable on my back, just sit up, and the last general is in the ministry, and I dare not leave without permission."

Xiao Cong glanced at the captain and reprimanded angrily:

"Your grandmother's, Lao Tzu still can't move you."

Dong Cheng got off the horse, looked left and right in the crowd, saw Xiao Cong at the door, and came over in three steps and two steps.

"General, why bother to be a boss, this is only a blink of an eye away from entering the court."

Xiao Cong snorted in his nostrils:

"Okay, I know that this is the rising star of your military department, which is quite valued by you, and the young general who will join the guards in the coming day. Say, something happened over there, and they came over in a hurry. ”

Dong Cheng waved his hand to the captain, the captain stood up, waved his hand, and the forbidden army near the left shrank back, leaving the two of them three feet away.

"The Battle of Wangjiang is over, and General Su Ping used one block and two to destroy the two fleets of Interns."

"That's a good thing, Su Ping, this kid has a hand in naval warfare, he can win more with less, how many people have died?"

Xiao Cong said with a red light flashing on his face.

Dong Cheng shook his head: "The casualties are quite serious, the battle damage of the battleship is as high as ninety percent, the naval army is even more seventy percent killed, and the warship is heavily damaged and needs to be overhauled." ”

"Not even a pyrrhic victory."

Dong Cheng looked at Xiao Cong without saying anything, the expression on his face was very clear, the Wangjiang Navy was greatly damaged, and now he has no ability to deal with naval battles.

Xiao Cong's face was also a little ugly.

"This victory was won by the soldiers in exchange for their lives, the dead sergeants must be given preferential pensions, and the disabled sergeants must be transferred to logistics services or local patrol battalions, and the aftermath must be dealt with."

The palace gate opened suddenly, and several lanterns lined up at the palace gate, and the little eunuch headed by him had a sharp voice.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Your Majesty has an order, early dynasty."

Xiao Cong patted his clothes and glanced at the left, the morning started a little early today, most of the adults didn't arrive, Zhou Ping, Qian Qianyi, a few old people are late.

Soon, the civil and military officials stood in line in order, and under the guidance of the eunuch with lanterns, they marched towards the Qinzheng Palace.

Inside the palace, sleeping in the palace.

Li Qing was wearing court clothes and sat on the side of Su Lu, his face was a little ugly.

"In the battle of Wangjiang, we lost nearly sixty percent of the naval army, and the only warlord was greatly damaged, so what will we do to deal with the blockade of the Interns at sea in the future."

Su Lu teased Xiao Su Yi, who got up early, with some helplessness in his tone.

"Soldiers will block, water will cover the earth, recruit soldiers if there are no soldiers, and build ships if there are no ships."

"Yesterday, with Su Ping's report, didn't there be more than a dozen sailors who came to the military department to report on their work, and called them to the big court meeting, praised their merits in the palace, and counted their scars."

Li Qing was a little stunned, and after a while, he said:

"This, it doesn't fit in with the system, right?"

Su Lu glanced at Li Qing:

"Then there is no way, I can only wait for the Inter people to fight, after all, our country is too big, there are wars everywhere, and the household department is also poor to deal with it, and if they want them to allocate the silver to the shipbuilding department, there is no reason to do it."

Li Qing hesitated for a while, unable to make up his mind.

Changning came in, asked for instructions, and said:

"Your Majesty, the ministers have begun to enter the palace, it's time to get up."

Li Qing put down the bag to warm his hands, folded the sleeves of his robe, got up and walked out, and before leaving the gate of the dormitory, he suddenly said to Su Ge next to him.

"Su Ge, you go, go to the military department and invite the generals of the navy who have returned to Beijing to report on their work, all the disabled are invited, and the few with the most scars on their bodies are ready to go to the palace to praise their merits, let them think about how those scars came about."

Suge took the order and went.

Li Qing entered the Qinzheng Hall and sat down on the throne.

Starting from Qian Qianyi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, the court affairs of these days were played in advance, and Li Qing was judged in advance.

When it was the turn of Zhou Ping, the secretary of the Ministry of War, the first thing was the battle of Wangjiang, the naval army was seriously damaged, and it was necessary to replenish the soldiers and warships, so please ask Your Majesty for approval.

"The battle damage is as high as eighty percent of the warships, it can be said that after this battle, there is no sailor outside my Wangjiang port, and the protection of the coast can no longer be guaranteed.

"Your Majesty, this is the autumn of Cheng's survival, I hope Your Majesty's approval will build more warships, absorb soldiers, restore the combat effectiveness of the naval division as soon as possible, and win a decisive victory on the sea with the British army."

Zhou Yuan made a generous statement and asked for money loudly.

Li Qing glanced at Zhou Yuan, the head of the household, and she naturally agreed to pay the money, but the household department did not agree, and it was useless to open her mouth again.

Zhou Yuan came out of the class: "Your Majesty, my lordship, what Zhou Shangshu said, my household department has no objection, and I have already allocated funds for the construction of one warp fighting ship and twelve small grasshopper ships, so it is enough." ”

"A few days ago, His Majesty approved the silver of the soldiers fighting in the south, a total of 120,000 taels for the guards, how much silver was allocated by the Ministry of Household to the Ordnance House for shipbuilding, it was already 690,000 taels, and the amount of silver used for the military expedition in our Han Kingdom throughout the year was only 1.5 million taels, and a third of it was given at once."

As he spoke, Zhou Yuan took off his hat and held it in his arms, looking tired.

"Your Majesty, the minister said something about Zan Yue, there is no money, and my household department really has no money."

When Suge entered the temple, all the soldiers summoned arrived, and three of them were seriously wounded and could not move, and five had broken legs and arms.

Li Qing waved his hand and pointed directly at the dispute between the military department and the household department, and if the quarrel continues, this place will become a vegetable market.

"Come, please come to the temple."

Li Qing's words fell, and the dispute in the hall quieted down.

The military department, the staff office, the ordnance office, the household department, and the senior officials of various places all looked at the entrance of the main hall in amazement.

Please come up to the temple, Your Majesty is angry, and you want to throw all the arguing adults out of the hall?

Li Qing was on the throne, looking at the ministers in the palace, helpless in his heart, it must be right to allocate money to the shipbuilding department, but what Zhou Yuan said is also right, the household department really has no money.

I can only hope for the praise of these sergeants......