Jiaqing three years, the second day of the second lunar month, this is the day when the dragon raises its head, the big warehouse is full, the small warehouse is flowing, it is a traditional festival in China, praying for the next year of good weather and rain, the five grains are abundant, and the cangtun is full. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoHowever, on this festival that should be jubilant, every family pops corn, fried beans, and has words in their mouths: "On the second day of February, the dragon raises its head, the big warehouse is full, and the small warehouse flows." ”

However, this time is completely different from previous years, and there is a strange feeling everywhere. Not to mention other places, just the center of power, the capital, the streets and alleys are very deserted, lacking the lively atmosphere that the festival should have, and there is a tense atmosphere everywhere.

In the Forbidden City, above the early dynasty, hundreds of officials gathered, civil officials and military generals were lined up on both sides, after more than an hour of court discussions, the atmosphere in the hall was very tense, a little depressed, the officials of the second grade were silent, bowed their heads and were silent, and they easily did not dare to talk about the government.

On the top of the main hall, Emperor Jiaqing sat there, his eyes flowing, flashing with a gloomy color, his face was iron-blue, and his expression was very ugly. At this moment, a dragon suit could not hide his anger, and under the calm surface was a violent heart, about to erupt monstrous anger.

Gradually, time passed minute by minute, the silence in the hall was a little terrifying, Jiaqing's face became more and more gloomy, and the officials below behaved differently, with Wang Jie's faction, their faces were full of worry and heavy expressions. Although He Shen and the others also had the same expression, they were much more relaxed, and from time to time they showed a look of nonchalant.

Looking at the hundreds of officials and ministers below, the anger in Emperor Jiaqing's chest was steaming, climbing, and step by step on the verge of exploding. At this time, Emperor Jiaqing couldn't help but think of his father's teachings and Emperor Qianlong's many words and deeds.

"Huang'er, as a royal child, no matter what situation he faces, he has to maintain a light-hearted demeanor and not be affected by those minions. The Han people have a good saying, Mount Tai collapsed on the top and the face did not change, this is your father and I have learned for many years, no matter how urgent the matter is, even if it reaches the critical moment, we must maintain a calm heart, in order to deal with it calmly. ”

Thinking of this, Emperor Jiaqing pressed the restlessness in his chest, kept pressing down, secretly took a deep breath, raised his head slightly, the negative emotions on his face disappeared in an instant, became resolute and resolute, and shouted loudly: "Ministers, on weekdays, I will entrust some important matters to you, and I will discuss one or two major matters. However, I am relieved to leave the matter to you, but what kind of answer will you give me? ”

"Not to mention anything else, just talk about the coastal areas of Fujian and Zhejiang, last year, I just extinguished the arrogance of Cai Lian and a pirate and took back Taiwan. It's a good thing now, it hasn't stopped for a month, not only was the rest of Cai Lian's troops absorbed and annexed by a thunderous pirate, and a more powerful pirate thief appeared, but Taiwan was lost again. I want to ask, how do you do things for me? Such allegiances? ”

Although the ministers bowed their heads, the spearhead was directed at the people in the military aircraft department, especially the ministers of Heshen. After a burst of reprimand, he seemed to express the anger in his chest, and the endless dissatisfaction in his heart, and he turned his words and shouted: "That's not all, since this group of pirates of Thunder suddenly appeared and quickly occupied the island of Taiwan, not only the sailors of Fujian and Zhejiang have nothing to do with him, but they are not the opponents of those thieves at all." Moreover, there were riots of all sizes in various parts of the country, riots broke out in all directions, raided the government treasury, looted the grain and silver in them, and killed and injured countless local officials and officials. ”

"It can be said that now the whole country is in chaos, especially in the southwest, and cults such as the White Lotus Sect are still rampant, and the army has not been able to encircle and suppress them, and they have lost one after another."

At this time, Emperor Jiaqing's gaze no longer wandered, scanning one by one, but stopped, locked on He Shen's body, and said in a deep voice: "He Aiqing, what kind of strong suppression have you been advocating, where the Qing soldiers are pointing, they must be invincible, no one can do it, and they will definitely be able to wipe out the chaos and bandits." Now, the southwest has not yet been quelled, the smoke is everywhere, and there are rebellious people everywhere, as the Minister of Military Aircraft, the person in charge of formulating various judgment policies, should you say something? ”

However, in the face of Emperor Jiaqing's questioning and faint blame, He Shen didn't care, just stepped forward slowly, and said slowly: "Emperor Qi, sending troops to suppress and completely exterminate the chaotic bandits and bandits in the southwest is a national policy formulated by Emperor Qianlong, and the ancestral training cannot be done or changed~!" ”

At this moment, Wang Jie on the side stepped forward suddenly, bowed from afar, and said quickly: "Your Majesty, the minister has something to say, I want to ask Lord He." ”

"Wang Aiqing, let's talk about it~!" Emperor Jiaqing's face was much better, and he said softly.

"Emperor Xie!"

Then, Wang Jie turned his head to look at He Shen, who was still in an old state, maintaining a calm look, but his words were very sharp, and asked: "Lord He, to this day, you are still insisting on the side of strong military suppression." I would like to ask, now that there are troubles everywhere, and most provinces are in chaos, does the imperial court still have enough troops to draw out? Can the treasury still use the money and grain for military salaries? ”

"In addition, the riot places in various places, the prefectures and counties that have been attacked by the rioters, these places not only need to send officials to replenish them, but also need a large number of officers and soldiers to maintain stability and ensure the safety of the city and prevent it from being attacked again. On this occasion, what did the imperial court do to suppress the rebellion in the southwest? Why did the imperial court exterminate the Southwest pirates and recover Taiwan? And what is used to maintain the stability of the whole country? ”

However, without waiting for He Shen to answer and ignoring his gloomy complexion, Wang Jie immediately turned around, bowed to Emperor Jiaqing and said: "Emperor Qi, on the occasion of this disaster, Weichen suggests that we should change the judgment of the past and adopt the strategy of divisiveness and surrender, so as to quell the rebellion in the southwest and free up more troops to maintain the stability of the whole country." ”

"Once all the troops are concentrated in the southwest and all used to suppress the White Lotus Sect, there will be a hidden worry of empty troops in the plains of the north, if there is any big commotion, those scattered chaotic people will gather together, and it will form a larger rebel force, which will affect the scope of the wider range, seriously affect the grain collection of the imperial court, as well as various taxes, the imperial court will be overwhelmed and fall into an extremely passive situation."

Suddenly, the court shook, shocked by Wang Jie's words, and there was a faint sense of panic, and most of the ministers became uneasy. At this moment, even the most stupid person heard the seriousness of the problem, and Emperor Jiaqing's forehead was even tighter, and he was silent for a long time, and there was no way to deal with it. However, Wang Jie's words are not over, and the following content is even more shocking.

"Not only that, once there is a big riot in the plain area, it will seriously threaten the safety of the Jingshi. Moreover, if the situation develops as expected, the rebels in the southwest and the plains will form a flanking attack, leaving the counterinsurgency army with no food and grass supply. In addition, the pirates of the southwest coast have never been honest, they have always been in a state of flux, peeking into the situation inland, and once they see this situation, they are likely to launch a riot and attack the inland from the southwest coast and attack the coastal state capitals. ”

In an instant, the air was frozen, and with the end of Wang Jie's last sentence, it became extremely solemn, and the sound of everyone's breathing could be heard, the heavy snort and the stronger uneasiness.

Although Emperor Jiaqing was calm on the surface, he was already flustered in his heart, unable to make up his mind, and didn't know what to do? At this moment, Emperor Jiaqing's cowardice and mediocrity were once again reflected, and he became hesitant.

Seeing that the emperor did not respond to his words for a long time, Wang Jie's brows furrowed, and he glanced at Emperor Jiaqing with the corner of his eye, to see what his reaction was?

However, Wang Jie was stunned, his body stiffened, revealing an unbelievable look, feeling that what he saw was not real, and stood there in a daze, looking at the direction of the dragon chair in a daze. (To be continued.) )