A man with a mustache standing in the first place on the left side of the hall turned around and nodded to him, and learned through Lian Yun that he was the eldest prince Zhao Wen. And standing in second place is the third prince Zhao Wu, the second prince Zhao Cheng rarely goes to the court because of his inconvenient legs and feet, and the fifth prince Zhao De did not appear in this court today.

The two most powerful princes of Zhao Guo are now not far from Zhao Kuo, and the first feeling that the eldest prince Zhao Wen gave to Zhao Kuo was that he was loyal and kind, like a good man, but Zhao Kuo also knew that this was just the surface, and none of the people who had been in the court all the year round were fuel-efficient lamps, let alone the eldest prince of a country.

And the third prince Zhao Wu, standing there with a straight body, with a serious expression, looking upright, Zhao Kuo suddenly thought of a serious question at this time, Zhao Huang's eldest son is called Zhao Wen, the second son is called Zhao Cheng, the third son is called Zhao Wu, and the fifth son is called Zhao De. But there is still a self in the middle, is this the fourth son who forgot when he was named? Could it be that you can't send it with a phone bill?

Standing in the first place on the right is the mighty general Li Mu, and the second is the dragon and tiger general Lian Po, the two generals really deserve to be battle-hardened people, they are half a hundred years old, and they still give people the feeling of being majestic. The two of them nodded slightly after seeing Zhao Kuo, which was regarded as a greeting.

After Zhao Kuo stood in his position, he waited for about half an hour, and just when he was about to fall asleep, he finally heard a eunuch shouting that the emperor had arrived. Then Zhao Huang walked out and sat on the dragon chair above.

Zhao Kuo knelt down and bowed with the ministers: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live."

"Zhong Aiqing is flat"

After everyone stood up, Zhao Kuo looked up at the emperor slightly, and found that he was not tall, even a little thin, but his whole body exuded majesty, Zhao Kuo couldn't help but think in his heart, could it be that this is the legendary king's domineering spirit?

"Where's Kuo'er? Where is Kuo'er? Zhao Kuo? Just when Zhao Kuo was thinking in his heart, Zhao Huang had already shouted Zhao Kuo several times in a row, Zhao Kuo thought that someone else was shouting, so he didn't respond until someone reminded him, Zhao Kuo reacted, and hurriedly said: "Erchen is here"

Emperor Zhao looked at Zhao Kuo for a moment before he said, "Didn't you hear me call you just now?" ”

"Erchen is guilty," Zhao Kuo bent down and saluted back.

"Forget it, you step back first, after the next court, you will first go to the palace to meet your mother, greet her, and then go to the study to see me, your mother also misses you very much during this time, and your sister Qing'er's little girl also talks about you every day."

"Erchen obeys the order" After Zhao Kuo retreated to the queue and stood up, he couldn't help muttering in his heart, he still has a little sister? I haven't heard Li Xuan say it before, the half-sister or the half-sister?

After that, officials at all levels reported to Emperor Zhao all kinds of things that were not big or small all over the country, when it came to the official position of Zhao State, Zhao Kuo also understood a little bit, and felt somewhat similar to the Ming Dynasty in the previous life, and it was also divided into six departments, including the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Officials, the Criminal Department, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of War, the difference is that Zhao State also has the Prime Minister, and now the Prime Minister of Zhao State is held by Lin Xiangru, who has both ability and political integrity.

Halfway through the early dynasty, the officials of the Ministry of Rites reported that the princess of Yanguo asked for an audience, and at this time, Emperor Zhao was already leaning back in the chair, Zhao Kuo found that his father was really lazy.

As soon as Zhao Kuo heard Yan Ning begging to see Emperor Zhao, he thought that Yan Ning was really anxious, she only arrived in Zhao Capital yesterday, and she rested all night, so she was anxious to meet Emperor Zhao and ask him to send troops. She really deserves to be a good princess of Yan Kingdom.

"I have a very good relationship with Emperor Yan, his children are like my children, now his daughter has come to Zhao Capital, you can see me at any time, you go and tell Yan Ning that girl, if you want to see me, you can go directly to the study to see me, no need to pass it on layer by layer."

"The Minister's Decree" replied to the Ministry of Rites.

"Do you have anything to do in the Qing family? If there is nothing to do, let's retreat, I am also a little tired."

When Zhao Kuo was hesitating whether to send troops to Emperor Zhao to aid Yan Guo or to go to the study to see Emperor Zhao later, when Zhao Wu, the third prince, came out and shouted: "Father, the son has a plan to play."

"Say something"

"Father, my sons heard that in recent days, the Western Xia has frequently sent troops across the border into the territory of my Zhao State to burn and loot, many people on the border have been killed, countless families have been scattered, they are all the people of my Zhao State, the sons can't bear to see them continue to be persecuted by the Western Xia thieves, so the sons want to ask their father for an order, and the sons will lead the troops to fight back against the Western Xia, so that the small country of the Western Xia will know that my Zhao Kingdom is mighty and inviolable, and I also ask my father for permission."

After hearing this, Emperor Zhao sighed helplessly and said: "Since I ascended the throne, I have never taken the initiative to send troops to attack any country, and I have always advocated peaceful development with all countries, hoping that my Zhao State can be free of war and let the people live and work in peace and contentment, why do people always not want my Zhao Kingdom to be stable?" Then he looked at Li Mu and asked, "Li Aiqing, you have been stationed on the border between Zhao and Western Xia for many years, what do you think about this?" ”

Li Mu, the general of the dragon and tiger, heard Emperor Zhao ask him, and hurriedly bowed his head and replied: "The old minister respectfully obeys the emperor's will, if the emperor wants to send troops, the old minister will lead the troops to kill the territory of Western Xia, if the emperor is unwilling to send troops, the old minister will defend the invasion of Western Xia on the border of my Zhao State."

"Li Aiqing, my General Li, at this time, you don't want to take my horse as the head, I want to hear your opinion, this time you rushed back to Zhaodu, is it to come back to see me? Don't hide it with me, now you can talk about it directly, whether to fight or not to fight for Western Xia? ”

"Lao Chen thinks that for what Western Xia has done this time, my Zhao State must not only fight, but also fight hard"

"Oh?" When Emperor Zhao heard Li Mu say this, he came to his senses, and his body, which was originally sitting half-crooked, also sat up straight and asked, "Beat hard?" What does this mean? ”

"It is somewhat difficult for the army of my Zhao State to directly attack the territory of Western Xia, and completely swallow the entire territory of Western Xia, but at least capture half of the territory of Western Xia, it can still be done, so that if the Western Xia is afraid, they will take the initiative to compensate our country for peace, so as to ensure that they will not dare to plunder the border of our Zhao State in the next few decades."

After Li Mu finished speaking, the face of the mighty general Lian Po changed slightly, but he did not speak.

"As you said, how many troops does my Zhao State need to send to achieve such a record?" Emperor Zhao asked Li Mu again.

"At least 150,000 troops need to be dispatched," Li Mu replied lightly.

When the other ministers heard this, they were all taken aback and whispered to each other.

"One hundred and fifty thousand?" Even Emperor Zhao was extremely surprised when he heard it.

"Your Majesty, the old minister opposes sending troops to attack Western Xia, thinking that although I have more than 500,000 troops in Zhao State, we can remove the defensive forces in various places, and the troops that can be dispatched are less than 200,000, if as General Li said, send 150,000 troops to attack Western Xia, in case the results of the battle are not as expected by General Li, but the gains outweigh the losses, after all, the three armies have not moved, the grain and grass go first, and the consumption of grain and grass materials required by the 150,000 army is also astronomical.

After hearing Lian Po's analysis, Emperor Zhao nodded and said: "Lian Aiqing is reasonable, the situation of the battlefield is changing rapidly, no one can guarantee that it will win, in case of an emergency, it will undoubtedly be a great loss of national strength for my Zhao country" After speaking, he looked at Li Mu and said: "Li Aiqing, I also think that this matter needs to be considered in the long run, and you can't make a rash decision, what do you think?" ”

After Li Mu heard this, he knelt directly on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, the small country of Western Xia, there is nothing to be afraid of, its soldiers are like wine bags and rice bags, sending 150,000 troops, the three princes leading the army, and the old ministers assisting, will be able to achieve the results that the old minister said before, the old minister is willing to make a military order on this hall, and ask the emperor to allow him to send troops."

Immediately afterwards, the third prince Zhao Wu also immediately came out and said: "Father, the son is willing to make a military order with General Li, the small country of Western Xia has repeatedly violated our border, this time to send troops, the Western Xia who does not fight surrenders and sues for peace, cedes the land and pays compensation, and vows not to give up, if not, the son is willing to apologize with death, and ask his father for permission."

"Father, the son thinks that the number of troops sent this time is huge, it is related to the country, once there is a loss, my Zhao State will greatly reduce the national strength, do not decide rashly, and the territory of Western Xia is mostly mountains and plateaus, and finally even if our army occupies the territory of Western Xia, its land is not conducive to reclamation operations, and please think twice" The eldest prince is also busy dissuading him, he doesn't care whether the troops in Western Xia win or lose, the three princes are quite familiar with the tactics, and they have led the troops to fight many victories, and their reputation in the army is much higher than him. And this time, the third prince wanted to use this time to send troops to Western Xia to gain fame, of course he couldn't do what he wanted, so he naturally tried his best to stop it.

Subsequently, some of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty agreed to the proposal of the three princes and Li Mu, and agreed to send troops to attack Western Xia, and some agreed with the proposal of the eldest prince and Lian Po, and persuaded Emperor Zhao to think twice before acting. After all, it is an army of 150,000, which is almost one-third of the strength of the entire Zhao State, and if the game is smashed and the 150,000 army is wiped out, then the future days of the Zhao State are estimated to be very miserable.

"Father..."

"Okay, stop arguing"

As soon as Zhao Kuo came out of the queue and was about to speak, Emperor Zhao directly told everyone to shut up, just like that, Zhao Kuo stood there and didn't know whether to open or retreat.

Then Emperor Zhao saw him out of the queue and took the lead in asking, "What?" Zhao Kuo: Do you also have an opinion on whether to send troops to Western Xia? Didn't you always say a word in the past, and never participated in this kind of court argument? Do you have an idea this time? What are your thoughts? Tell me about it."

Then everyone's eyes looked at Zhao Kuo, including the eldest prince, the third prince and Lian Po Li Mu.

"Erchen... Erchen has no opinion on whether to send troops to Western Xia" Zhao Kuo paused here, looked up at Emperor Zhao slightly, and found that he seemed to want to get angry, so he hurriedly continued: "Erchen just wants to remind my father and the ministers, don't forget that my Zhao State will also send troops to aid Yan State to resist the Xiongnu together."

After Zhao Kuo finished speaking, there was silence in the hall for a moment, and then the ministers all whispered again.