The Han Empire was furious!

On the day that the news of the sacking of Bohai Mansion by the Japanese reached the imperial capital of Luoyang, 2,000 imperial university students who had just started the school spontaneously gathered in front of the imperial city of the Han Dynasty.

These enthusiastic students, all dressed in white filial piety clothes, wrapped in blood-colored red scarves on their heads, held high banners written in blood.

"A tooth for a tooth, blood for a blood!"

"Those who dare to offend the great Han Tianwei will be punished even if they are far away!"

"The people of Bohai, the soul of the dead is clear!"

"The Soul Returns ......"

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In the imperial city, in the glazed pavilion, the emperor sat behind the dragon case with a gloomy face, looked at the three cabinet ministers under him, and said in a deep voice: "Yuwen Hu, you are in charge of the Ministry of Rites, specializing in contact with foreign countries. ”

Yuwen Hu is forty-six years old, not very tall, and a little short, but his face is quite white, and the three wisps of ink hair under his chin are also a little graceful. He bowed down and said: "Your Majesty is graceful, and the Japanese state affairs are extremely cautious, and there is no such thing as exceeding the rules." This time, a riot broke out in the Bohai Sea, and the matter has not yet been ascertained, and it is determined that the Japanese people committed it. Even if it was really done by the Japanese people, in the opinion of Wei Chen, it is better to ask His Royal Highness Ying Gong to send the Jiaolong Legion to be held accountable! ”

The emperor's originally gloomy face suddenly turned gloomy.

Of course, he understood what Yuwen Hu meant. Speaking of which, Yuwen Hu, the first assistant, is a member of the imperial party, and he is very obedient to himself. But he never expected that at this time, Yuwen Hu still wanted to make the Bohai matter small, and even wanted to drag the Ying Gong who represented the Hou Party into the water--- and the so-called holding the Jiaolong Legion accountable, which was to a large extent equivalent to putting the responsibility for this incident on Ying Gong, once Ying Gong did not handle it well, the imperial court would have a reason......

The root cause of all this is that the Japanese state is too weak and the party struggle has become more and more intense.

Needless to say, the Japanese state is weak, even if Fusang Prefecture is all snatched away by the Japanese people, the empire wants to take it back is just a matter of a fleet. The key point is that party strife has reached the point where water and fire are incompatible.

After the theft of the Imperial Bank, the emperor completely dismissed Lan Dian, the head of the Imperial Bank, on the grounds that the internal management of the Imperial Bank was improper and the security of the imperial capital was in danger, and ordered Zhong Zhen, the head of the Imperial Bank, to work with Yin Shangguan Hong of the Luoyang Prefecture and Yan Zhun, the president of the Han Chamber of Commerce, to jointly formulate a new bank operation agreement. This effectively deprived the Queen Mother of the management of a faction of the Imperial Bank.

Of course, it's not that simple. Zhong Zhen and Shangguan Hong are certainly loyal to the emperor, but Yan Zhun started by relying on the Imperial Bank, which means that he should fundamentally be a member of the post-party. Choosing him to participate in this matter is just a weight for the emperor to balance the mood of the party.

But everyone knows that Yan Zhun is a standard businessman, and mercenary is the label of a businessman. No one can guarantee that Yan Zhun will not fall to the imperialist faction. Therefore, this candidate has always been strongly opposed by the Hou Party, and they even wrote to ask Feng Ji, the secretary of the Criminal Department, or Zuo Ci, the chief prosecutor of the procuratorate, to do this, and never agreed to let Yan Zhun and Jiebuyi participate in the agreement on national affairs.

In normal times, the emperor might have compromised with the Hou Party, but the death of the Marquis of Bohai and the arrival of the Marquis of Huainan Fang in Beijing made the emperor a lot tougher in momentum. This time, in order to protect the Marquis of Huainan, the emperor even used the Yulin secret guard, and finally let Fang Wei meet smoothly, and then His Majesty resigned and returned to Huainan, but a series of struggles were inexhaustible.

In short, the Imperialist Party initially took control of the business of the Imperial Bank, and the strength of the Later Party slowly retreated. At this time, Yuwen Hu even secretly suggested to the emperor that he simply take back the military power of His Royal Highness ---Duke Yinggong, the backbone of the Hou Party, in one fell swoop and completely solve the Hou Party. But this will undoubtedly cause a huge shock in the court, and the emperor does not want to do this, so he has not made a decision for a long time.

At the beginning of the news of the ravages of the Japanese in Bohai Prefecture, the emperor ordered the former division of the Flying Cavalry Corps to enter the Bohai Sea first. At this time, Yuwen Hu suggested that His Royal Highness Yinggong should take the Jiaolong Legion to attack, and then in the name of coastal instability, he sent the Yuyang Flying Cavalry Army to the south to garrison Wu County and other places, and took over Yinggong's lair. The emperor still felt that he was not stable enough, so he still refused.

Until this time Bohai Mansion was sacked by the Japanese Invaders, it has caused great public indignation, and the Han people were angered.

This time, however, the emperor was furious.

"How can the matter of the national war be compared with the discord of the court? The sages have said that the brothers are insulted outside the wall, and now the whole empire is humiliated, when the dignity of the empire is the greatest, and the victory of the war is the final goal, you and so on are those conspiracies and tricks, which really makes me feel cold! ”

The emperor's sudden anger made Yuwen Hu suddenly a little overwhelmed, and stood on the spot, speechless. On the contrary, Junfu Wang Xian stood up with a mocking smile and said: "Your Majesty is angry, Lord Shoufu is also worried about state affairs, besides, the Japanese people are always a minor illness, and there is no obstacle in the empire, the top priority is how to deal with the emotions of the people, Xi Lu, the former commander of the second division of the Fusang Prefecture Second Legion, was martyred, and Your Majesty should draw up a successor as soon as possible!" ”

These words should not have been made by Sikong Wang Xian, who was in charge of the procuratorate, but should have been proposed to the emperor by the second assistant of the Privy Council. Seeing that he is nearly sixty-five years old, he is about to return to his hometown with honor, so he has always listened to more words and less when he stands in the court, but Wang Xianyue has replaced him.

The Emperor took a few deep breaths and finally said, "What do you suggest?" ”

Wang Xian seemed to have been prepared, stepped forward and saluted: "Your Majesty, Weichen thought that it could be carried out in two steps now. First of all, it was the Japanese who were ravaging the Bohai Sea, and the Japanese king Meiji must have shirked this reason, but no matter what, he had an unshirkable responsibility for this matter, so it was inevitable to declare war on the Japanese, so His Majesty should first issue an edict to declare war and make the people angry! ”

Yuwen Hu just wanted to speak, but Wang Xian said: "The minister knows that as soon as the war starts, a lot of money will be needed, and the recent riots in the Imperial Bank may not be able to give much help to this war for a while. ”

Seeing that he had expressed his concerns, Yuwen Hu stopped talking and listened quietly.

The Emperor asked, "Then what can you do to solve my problem?" ”

Wang Xian said confidently: "This is the second step of Weichen, gathering the people's strength and reorganizing the army." ”

Wang Xian's second step plan is actually subdivided into many aspects, such as gathering people's strength and more gold mines in Fusang Prefecture, Wang Xian wants to take out the gold mining rights in Fusang Prefecture for auction, so that the major merchants of the empire can bid and compete, so as to raise money for the war. As for the specific rules, it is up to the Ministry of Households to agree.

In terms of the whole army, Wang Xian believed that only two legions were needed to conquer the Japanese state, and the simultaneous advance of land and water could defeat the Japanese people in one fell swoop and capture the Japanese king. The Flying Cavalry and Jiaolong Army in the Bohai Sea are the best choice, they have already arrived at the forefront of the Bohai Sea, and they can go out with a little rectification, and they do not need to assemble from the interior.

During this period, Wang Xian also mentioned that once the war started and the funds were put into operation, countless logistical baggage would be transported to the Bohai Sea, and the people displaced by the ravages of the Japanese would be able to find jobs in exchange for food, so as not to become displaced people and a disaster. This winter won't be hard for them anymore--- it's a great way to get the best of both worlds!

The only obstacle is how the gold mint is taxed and managed by merchants once the gold mines are bought.

Of course, these things are not for Wang Xian to consider.

After hearing this, the emperor couldn't help but look at Wang Xian with admiration, and couldn't help but say: "This is the view of Lao Cheng to seek the country." ”

When Yuwen Hu heard the emperor's comment, he immediately frowned slightly, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the minister also thinks that Lord Wang's suggestion is advisable, but this expedition to the Japanese country always needs a commander, and Weichen proposes that His Royal Highness Duke Hu serve as the one, does Your Majesty think so?" ”

As he spoke, he glanced at Wang Xian.

This Wang Xian, strictly speaking, although he is not enough to be the Hou Party, but he is also very close to the Hou Party, he will definitely not agree to his proposal, if His Royal Highness Hu Gong is the commander, then the North Sea Fleet of the Jiaolong Legion will be stripped out and returned to Hu Gong's control, from this point of view, the Hou Party and Ying Gong will never agree.

Yuwen Hu wanted to lead Wang Xian to refute, so as to remind the emperor that this Wang Xian was not as reliable as himself.

Without thinking about it, Wang Xian also nodded and said, "The minister seconded the proposal." Weichen also thought that His Royal Highness Duke Hu should be the commander of this matter, and He Qi, the commander of the Second Class Army of Fusang Prefecture, had already taken up his post, so he could be included in the sequence of this expedition. ”

This was much more than the emperor expected. Wang Xian strongly supported it, which couldn't help but make the emperor, who originally belonged to Duke Hu, hesitate. After a while, he turned to the ram who had been making clay sculptures and said, "Ram Aiqing, you have served as a lieutenant of the Privy Council for many years, do you have any preferred candidates to recommend to me?" ”

Ram Zhi opened his old eyes as if he was waking up from a dream, bowed down tremblingly and said: "Oh, Your Majesty, this Eastern Expedition is just a small test, who is the commander has nothing to do with the overall situation, what the minister is worried about is where this logistical burden should be uniformly deployed!" ”

Ram Zhi's words suddenly woke up the emperor, yes, the conquest of the Wa Kingdom is just a matter of raising hands, but this logistics is the most important thing. It is not only related to the overall situation of the Eastern Crusade, but also related to the power competition and resource reallocation behind the Imperial Bank, which is the key to this Eastern Crusade...... So what Sikong Wang Xian meant just now......

Sure enough, Wang Xian immediately said: "The Eastern Expedition needs a fleet escort, and the minister proposes that His Royal Highness Ying Gong serve as the logistics dispatcher of this Eastern Expedition to uniformly deploy the materials of the Eastern Expedition!" ”

It turns out that Wang Xian is waiting here!

The emperor couldn't help but be a little angry, but he didn't show it, but said lightly: "Is there any other candidate?" ”

Yuwen Hu thought for a long time and slowly shook his head.

Wang Xian's move to retreat is not poisonous, let Hu Gong serve as the commander, then no one will compete with Ying Gong for the position of logistics scheduling, once the Ying Gong, who symbolizes the pillar of the Hou Party, masters the logistics dispatch of the Eastern Expedition, it will inevitably be involved with the Imperial Bank, after all, even if the auction of the Fusang Prefecture Gold Mine requires the Imperial Bank to guarantee and come forward, because the money of the whole empire is stored in the Imperial Bank.

In this way, there will inevitably be loopholes in the emperor's plan to completely control the Imperial Bank, and when this battle is over, it is really difficult to predict who the Imperial Bank will belong to.

But except for Ying Gong, there is really no one who is perfectly qualified for this position. For a moment, the emperor had a feeling of grievance that had been led into the urn, and the angry expression on his face became even more obvious.

At this time, the second assistant Ram Zhi said slowly: "Your Majesty, Weichen has another candidate. ”

The emperor's eyes lit up, but Wang Xian was a little stunned, what happened to this second assistant who has always pretended to be a mud bodhisattva today?

"Who is Aiqing recommending?" The Emperor asked busily.

Ram Zhi coughed and said, "The old minister recommended Bohai Hou to serve as the logistics officer this time.

In this Eastern Crusade, all materials must be deployed to Bohai County, in this case, why not give up military transportation, which should be transported by local merchants, the imperial court can not only save freight, but also get benefits. Merchants from all over the world are vying for profits, as long as they are guided internally, they are willing to come. In this way, merchants from all over the country poured into the Bohai Sea, and the Bohai Hou family was the only candidate for the logistics officer of the Eastern Expedition. Does Your Majesty think so? ”

If it weren't for this, the emperor would have applauded and celebrated. Although this ram is old, he is not confused in his heart.

Yuwen Hu couldn't help nodding his head, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the minister seconded the proposal!" ”

Wang Xian hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the new Shen family of the Marquis of Bohai has been looted, and it is a great disaster, how can you take on this great responsibility?" What's more, the position of the marquis is undecided......"

Ram Zhi interjected: "Well, the old minister also thinks that Lord Wang is reasonable, since the title is undecided, the minister asks His Majesty to immediately canonize the new Marquis of Bohai." At this moment, the crowd outside the imperial city is surging, Your Majesty is anxious about the people's urgency, and it is expedient, presumably no one dares to risk the world's condemnation and the risk of going against the whole world to obstruct this matter, right? ”

As he spoke, Ram Zhi's eyes glanced to the west.

To the west, is where the Queen Mother of the Shoucheng Palace is located.

The emperor was overjoyed, but his face still suppressed his emotions, and he nodded: "Well, what Aiqing said is very true." Zhongchuan, you should draft a decree, and tell the world the edict of expediency, and I canonize Shen Yun, the son of the Marquis of Bohai, as the thirty-first Marquis of Bohai, effective immediately! In addition, Ram Aiqing also went down to draw up an edict to declare war on the Japanese, it was late autumn at the moment, and he planned early, and he must launch an Eastern Expedition in the summer of next year at the latest, and level the Japanese country in one fell swoop! ”

"Whoa!"

The three cabinet ministers collectively bowed and sang. As a result, there is only one major event for the empire next year, and that is the Eastern Crusade!

The vast and ancient Han Empire, this war machine is slowly moving again.

Yuwen Hu glanced at Wang Xian gloatingly, but found that he was not too dissatisfied, and the sneer on his face became even more obvious.

What's going on here?

Yuwen Hu was secretly alert.

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PS: Whew, two more! I still owe everyone a chapter, see if we can make it up tomorrow! The state is gradually coming back.,The unpleasant low tide period is about to pass.,The story has been fully unfolded.,What about the grand otherworldly war.,Don't you vote for it?

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