"Eighth prince, that Wang Mang is a member of my Wang family, my Wang family has already sent 100,000 troops, why does Wang Mang still send 50,000 troops? You and Your Majesty, how many troops will you send? If you don't send troops, then my royal family will not be afraid of infamy, and they will also not send troops. Wang Xiannian asked in a deep voice.

"Yes, Mrs. Wang is right!"

Many other powerful princes nodded their heads and echoed: "As Wang Taiwei said, we all have to send troops to the Xiongnu, and no one can be an exception. If there is anyone who is an exception, then we should cut it down together. ”

"I'm in favor of that, too." Huo Jianghai said coldly: "Eighth Prince, Your Majesty." In the past few years, you have plotted in Liangzhou to establish a foundation, and this matter is indeed wonderful, and I have to admire it. Now that you are going to send troops to the Huns, then you should also take out some troops, right? ”

The eighth prince and Liu Xin glanced at each other, a little embarrassed.

They don't want to send troops, they only want to pick up cheap in the end.

After pondering for a long time, Liu Xin said: "Huo Xiangye, although I have accumulated some strength in Liangzhou over the years, I will definitely not be able to hide the specific situation. At present, there are only more than 100,000 soldiers and horses in my hands, how can I get them? And Liangzhou borders the Southern Barbarians, and the soldiers in my hands have to suppress them, so I can't be distracted by other things. ”

"Hmph, Your Majesty, according to what you say, you don't send troops?" Wang Xiannian's eyes turned cold, and he didn't bother to care about any etiquette or not, so he said coldly: "Your Majesty, you have to borrow a knife to kill our strength, and then you will continue to accumulate strength in secret." After our strength is lost, you will wave the butcher knife again, and you will take revenge and kill us, who else does not know about this?

If you want to kill us to stabilize the imperial power, we also want to ascend the throne, so it doesn't hurt for everyone to make this matter clear. However, these struggles between us should not be so treacherous. If you want to fight, everyone will fight in a dignified manner.

Although the three princes, the seventh princes, and the thirteenth princes were defeated, they finally fought and lost with us by legitimate means, and there was nothing wrong. If Your Majesty were to violate this potential rule, we would not tolerate it. I just said a word, Your Majesty will also send troops, Wang Mang cannot send troops, because my Wang family has already sent 100,000. ”

"No, Wang Mang's dispatch of troops is no longer negotiable."

Liu Xin said: "Taiwei Wang, since you have spoken out, then I will no longer hide it. Wang Mang plotted in Liaoning and already had two or three hundred thousand troops. He has such great strength, how can he not send troops? You just said that I will also send troops, so well, I will promise you to send 30,000 troops and 50,000 silver. That's all right, right? ”

"Well, Your Majesty's words are reasonable, Wang Mang has to send troops."

The Huo family, the Wei family and other princes stood on Liu Xin's side at this moment, and said in unison: "Wang Taiwei, although Wang Mang is your Wang family, we all know in our hearts that he basically has nothing to do with your Wang family. Two or three years ago, when we sent troops to recover the six counties of Yuzhou, why didn't your Wang family send troops to protect Wang Xian? Causing him to lose five counties?

Although I don't know how Wang Mang also had a bad relationship with Wang Xianzhi, he didn't even send troops to rescue him back then. But looking at the current situation, you and Wang Mang have nothing to do with each other, so he is equivalent to another force.

Just now, the eighth prince said that to exterminate Dongyi, Nanban, Xirong, Beidi and other robbers, everyone must put aside the previous grievances. First we will work together to destroy these foreign enemies, and then we will slowly fight each other. In this way, in our Kyushu, all those who dominate one side must send troops according to their general strength, and no one can be an exception.

Wang Mang occupies most of Liaoning and has 200,000 or 300,000 troops, and now he is allowed to send 50,000 troops, which is reasonable and not inappropriate. ”

"Bastard!" Wang Xiannian said viciously: "In this way, my Wang family is going to suffer this big loss for nothing?" ”

"Hehe, you can't say that, Wang Mang's matter, you have no reason to say more." Huo Jianghai said lightly.

"Okay, Wang Mang's matter is so decided, and no one can say more." Wei Gonghan had some grudges with Wang Mang back then, so he naturally wanted Wang Mang to send troops as well.

"Your Majesty, you just said that you would send 30,000 troops and 50,000 silver, and this matter will have to be discussed again. We all sent 100,000 troops and gathered 400,000 troops. Then don't think about it, we also need to give a part of the heavy grain and grass needed by the soldiers to fight, after all, there is not so much silver taels in the treasury to support.

In this way, I will have to pay at least four or five hundred thousand silver in the end, which is not even enough, which is a huge consumption. Although we rule a state, we don't have that much spare money to spend. Therefore, Your Majesty, you need to have at least 50,000 soldiers and 200,000 silver to do so, so that it is fair. ”

"No, where do I have so many soldiers and money? This is a no-brainer. Liu Xin decisively refused.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little tense, the eighth prince hurriedly spoke: "Prime Minister Huo Cheng, Wang Taiwei, Wei Yushi, Your Majesty has always been the lord of Kyushu. Although you are now divided into one side, you are still courtiers in the end. Since he is a courtier, he should share his worries for His Majesty. ”

"Hmph, ridiculous."

Xiangyang Assassin Shi Qian Zhongyang sneered: "Since Your Majesty is the lord of Kyushu, it should be more worrying about the country." Otherwise, how could he assume the title of Lord of Kyushu? If His Majesty really feels that he is not talented, then he can withdraw from the position and let the sage deserve it. ”

This Qian Zhongyang governs the three counties, and there are also some soldiers and horses under his hands, which belong to relatively neutral forces, and neither party can be offended.

Now that he saw that the three families of Huo Wei and Wang were in trouble, he expected that Liu Xin would definitely not be able to cope with it.

He calculated that if these three families really persecuted Liu Xin, then if he didn't get closer to the three families in time, he would definitely be rich and difficult to protect in the future.

He had already seen that Huo Jianghai and the others did not allow Liu Xin to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight at all, and they must pull Liu Xin into the water.

"Qian Thorn History's words are very good!" Huo Jianghai and the others praised in unison.

Liu Xin saw that it was not a way to continue such a stalemate, and he needed to discuss with the Feng family who supported him, so he said: "This matter still needs three discussions, but it can be discussed later." Besides, that Wang Mang has not yet entered the court, and I don't know what he thinks. I think we can wait for Wang Mang to enter the court, and then discuss. ”

Seeing this, the eunuch immediately shouted: "Retreat from the dynasty..."

"Humph!"

The powerful ministers snorted coldly, and they didn't even bother to say goodbye to His Majesty, and they didn't care about the etiquette, they threw off their sleeves and walked out of the hall.

Originally, according to etiquette, after these ministers heard the eunuchs shouting to retreat from the court, they would bow down and shout long live.

Now they believe that they are completely equal to Liu Xin, and even suppress Liu Xin steadily, so they don't kneel and salute.

At this moment, everyone broke up unhappily, and each went home to think about sending troops.

(End of chapter)