Chapter 59: Determined to go west
Early the next morning, above the court, Rocky stood up for the first time.
"Your Majesty, now that Hanzhong has been decided, the southwest rebellion has been quelled, and the situation in the court has stabilized, it is time to train the soldiers and horses and recover the lost territory." As soon as these words came out, the hall was shocked.
The ministers looked at this man who had been at peace with the mud for more than ten years in disbelief, and he could say this.
Taiwei Yan Qin was the first to stand up and object: "Your Majesty, Doctor Yushi's words are ridiculous. Knowing that the war has just been settled, and the empire needs to rest and recuperate, it is time to start fighting again at this moment, fearing that the empire will be in a catastrophe. Besides, our army's defense of the entire Yizhou is overstretched, and the strength is insufficient, so how can we rush to send troops. The most important thing in my empire now is nothing more than two things, the first of which is naturally to rest with the people and hoard money and food. It is necessary to know that the soldiers and horses have not moved, the grain and grass go first, and he will regain the lost land day by day, but he will not have to pay for the weight of food and grain; Well, our empire has always been friendly with the Yucang Federation, but now, the orcs are stationed in Xuchang, and there is a great tendency to go south. The hearts of the people are unpredictable, if the Yucang Federation betrays the alliance and surrenders to the orcs, then my empire will not be attacked from three sides. Therefore, the minister dared to propose a marriage with the Imperial Federation, so that the relationship between the empire and the Imperial Federation would be further advanced, and it would become my flank barrier against the orc troops. Yan Qin's words won the hearts of the people, and everyone stood up to support him.
This rebellious captives had just been distributed to them as slaves yesterday, and how could they have risen again in a few days of peace?
What's more, in their hearts, this Yizhou natural danger, the orcs and Xianbei Hu can't easily beat it, why should they not measure their own strength, and take the initiative to provoke them!
Isn't it nice to be like this now?
"Your Majesty, the orc garrison in Xuchang is a shocking move. The Yucang Federation is located in the south, the water network is dense, and there is a moat to rely on, if there is no strong naval army, how can it be attacked. As we all know, orcs are invincible on land, but they can't do it on water. They are trying to confuse people's minds, on the surface it looks like a big war is imminent, but in fact they are intimidating us and making us dare not take action, so that they can have more time to govern the land they occupy, accumulate strength, and prepare to give us a fatal blow. ”
"Lord Luo is alarmist! It's still the words of the captain, and the old man is serious! "Luo Qi and Yan Qin's words have their own reasons, but Yan Qin's words are even more Ling Tianmu's thoughts.
He has always disliked war, whether it is fighting against Murong Ke in Yangping Pass, or quelling the rebellion in the southwest, or the earlier imperial expedition, it is all a last resort.
If you can't fight this battle, you can naturally not fight it best. What's more, pacifying the southwest, the empire spent a lot.
After that, it was to appease the local government and reward the meritorious soldiers, which not only greatly reduced the financial resources of the national treasury, but also made these ministers lose face.
After all, they are courtiers who have been with them for many years, and they can't be abandoned, and they still have to be given a chance to mend their ways.
Aren't they doing well this time!
"Since Your Majesty has decided, the minister can't say more! However, there is one more thing for the minister, I hope Your Majesty will listen! ”
"What else is there to do, just come here." Not only was the minister puzzled, but he himself was also very confused. Since his accession to the throne, this Rocky has almost no opinions on the major affairs of the court, and there are almost no opinions above the court, and the most he has done is just harmony and mud.
There are so many words like today.
"Recently, the Liangzhou rebels have risen one after another, we might as well send men and horses to support, since the army is not good, then send a small army over, so as not to harm the country, but also to show that the empire has not given up the heart of losing land, isn't it a move to kill two birds with one stone!" No wonder, no wonder!
It turns out that what I said above is all foreshadowing, and this is the real reason. At this moment, Ling Tianmu and the ministers understood Luo Qi's true intentions.
However, it has been a while since the matter of the Liangzhou Righteous Army was reported, why did he bring it up at this time!
Zhao Wutang, who was in the queue of generals, opened his eyes that had been closed, and there was a strange light in his eyes, has the time finally come?
"That's possible! I don't know what kind of army you want! ”
"Naturally, it is the Guiyi Army under General Pingxi!" After Luo Qi finished speaking, the eyes of Ling Tianmu and the civil and military officials all looked at Zhao Wutang, thinking that it was Zhao Wutang who offended Luo Qi and made Luo Qi go to such great lengths to send the Guiyi Army to Liangzhou to die.
But they only saw that Zhao Wutang also looked confused, and they didn't know what was going on at all.
Among the ministers, only Prime Minister Bai Hua did not look at Zhao Wutang, he stared at Rocky, and muttered in his heart: This old turtle, Taoguang has been obscure for so many years, and finally stuck out his neck.
It seems that he already knew his intentions at that time. In this way, the old man will wait and see what your intentions are!
"Rocky, why is it the Rebel Army, and not the other armies!"
"Back to Your Majesty, what did the Guiyi Army do before, Your Majesty should be very clear, let me ask, is there a more suitable force in the entire empire than the Guiyi Army?" Rocky's words reminded him that the Guiyi Army had been crisscrossing the grassland Liaozhou for more than ten years and had rich field experience.
But at that time, they were scarce, and in their heyday there were only two or three thousand men, and they were all cavalry. Now, from Yuguan all the way to Luoyang, and then from Luoyang all the way to Hanzhong, more and more people are fighting, and almost all the horses are gone.
Without a horse, with the current 4,000 foot soldiers, galloping to Liangzhou is not equivalent to death! Not long ago, Wu Cheng, who assassinated Zhao Wutang, was secretly executed, and Rocky was even present when he was given poisoned wine, why did he act like this now, isn't this lifting a stone to hit himself in the foot, is there something hidden in it.
"Well, Luo Qing, to be discussed, discussed!"
"Your Majesty, if you are constantly in trouble, why don't you ask the opinions of the ministers, brainstorm ideas, and see what they think."
"Okay, Zhuqing, what is your opinion?"
"The minister seconded the proposal!"
"The minister seconded the proposal!"
"The minister seconded the proposal!" …… Although Zhao Wutang stood on top of this court with them, he was both a military general and a person of the first emperor, and it was something they dreamed of to get rid of such a person.
Now that Rocky has given them such an opportunity, how could they let it go. Seeing that the ministers had such a consistent attitude, Ling Tianmu had nothing to say, even if the generals led by the great general Wei Kai wanted to intercede, they couldn't do anything at the moment.
The crown prince Ling Luotian, who was standing below, wanted to stand up, but was stopped by Bai Hua behind him. As soon as Bai Hua pulled, this Ling Luotian would naturally not stand up stupidly anymore.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to go!" Zhao Wutang stood up and knelt down and said.
"Wutang, you have to think about this clearly, don't be rash!" When Ling Tianmu heard Zhao Wutang's words, he thought that it was because the ministers were forcing each other, and Zhao Wutang couldn't get angry, so he would say such a thing.
The ministers were both happy and surprised, this Zhao Wutang was not in his brain, and he actually killed himself.
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks very clearly, my Guiyi Army can't stay in Chengdu all the time, which is unreasonable. Originally, we were seconded from Hanzhong, and it stands to reason that we should return to Hanzhong as soon as the war is over. However, the defense of Dingjun Mountain and Tiandang Mountain has long been handed over to the Shengjie Army, and it is unreasonable to go back at this time. Now, since the Empire needs this, it is of course incumbent upon me to return to the Righteous Army! I am willing to go to Liangzhou to help the righteous army! Besides, Your Majesty promoted me to General Pingxi, and this Liangzhou should have been within the jurisdiction of Wutang, which was originally a matter of Wutang and the Guiyi Army. Zhao Wutang's words not only explained the embarrassing situation they were in now, but also expressed their generosity to die, which was really powerless to refute.
"Okay, what about the opinions of the prince and the prime minister?"
"There is no objection to the son!"
"There is no objection to the minister!"
"In that case, quasi-play!" Seeing that Zhao Wutang was so determined, Ling Tianmu had nothing to say, this one was willing to fight and the other was willing to suffer, since he was willing to go, then he couldn't say anything more,
"Next, let's discuss the specific matters!"
"No!" The civil and military officials, you and I said a word, and soon decided on the specific matters of the Guiyi army going to Liangzhou.
After going down to the court, Zhao Wutang hurried to the barracks, and he wanted to arrange the relevant matters immediately.
Rocky, on the other hand, looked at his distant back, and felt a sense of relief: Finally, this thing has finally been done.
Suddenly, a big hand put on his shoulder, and when he looked back, he saw Prime Minister Bai Hua and Prince Ling Luotian looking at him with a smile.
"I don't know what advice the Prime Minister and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have?"
"Lord Luo, this prince is here to ask you, do you want to trap the Guiyi army to death like Wu Cheng, otherwise why would you have such a vicious idea."
"Otherwise, Weichen is thinking about the righteous army. In this empire, there is no place for the Guiyi Army now, and if you stay in Yizhou any longer, the Guiyi Army will disappear sooner or later. Since this is the case, it is better to let them go to Liangzhou and support the rebels. As soon as Luo Qi finished speaking, Bai Hua laughed: "Lord Luo, we have known each other for decades, and we both know each other. If it weren't for the rebels who provoked you, how could you have come up with such a bad idea? You, Lord Luo, have always been the foundation of your life to protect yourself, which is not quite in line with your style of acting! In front of me, you don't have to pretend! ”
"yes, we've known each other for decades, and we both know each other's personalities. Isn't what I did today exactly what the Prime Minister wants, you should thank me, why do you have to ask me like this! Also, by the way, it seems that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Ling Lang are both interested in the little girl! At this point, the rest of Luo Mou is inconvenient to say more, and asks His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Prime Minister for forgiveness. With that, Rocky saluted them and walked out of the palace.
It's just that he didn't take many steps before Bai Hua's laughter was heard behind him.
"Teacher, why are you laughing?"
"I laugh at this daughter slave, hahahaha!"
"Teacher, what do you mean by that?"
"This is not very clear, some people in the Guiyi Army have taken a fancy to his daughter, which is why he is so dissatisfied."
"What, who is so bold?"
"Who else?" Bai Hua asked rhetorically, patted Ling Luotian on the shoulder, and left.
"Mo Feng!" Ling Luotian slowly spit out two words. Chapter 59 of the latest chapter of the Canglan Qin Dream is determined to go west: