After Ye Yingwu coughed, the officials of the six ministries who were originally rolling up their sleeves and preparing to beat people stared at each other with big eyes, but they didn't have the courage to do it. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info In this world, there is the so-called one thing descending one thing, Ye Yingwu can't cure the few goblins in the harem, but he can make these officials bow down to him.

After a pause, Ye Yingwu glanced at the map slightly, and said slowly: "Xiao Yangzi!" ”

"The last general!" Xiao Yangzi hurriedly stood up.

"Ask someone to come in." Ye Yingwu commanded lightly.

And the officials below all looked out of the door in surprise, who needed to come in at this time, and who could be worthy of Ye Yingwu's order to "please".

When a figure appeared on the steps, even a little rickety, all the officials began to talk. And that figure just shook slowly, and it didn't have the excitement of a normal person when he walked into the hall, but he walked forward with some shaking and even numbness.

At this time, the officials were surprised to find that this person was really in rags, with a cane in his hand, his black hair was scattered over his shoulders, exuding a smell, as long as the skin was exposed to the outside, it was generally covered with mud, and even the shoes under his feet were broken with many holes on the left and right, making it difficult to imagine that such a dirty person who even surpassed the beggars on the street was qualified to come to this place.

Ye Yingwu had already stood up the moment the man appeared on the steps, leaning forward slightly. And the man walked to the threshold of the main hall, subconsciously looked up, and was meeting the surprised gaze of hundreds of officials and Ye Yingwu's gaze.

After hesitating for a moment, the man finally stepped slowly out of his leg and stepped over the threshold.

The hall was silent at this moment.

The man walked forward on crutches. And Ye Yingwu had already bypassed the table and strode down, Liang Yanwu and Xiao Yangzi, the left arm and right arm of Wenwu beside Ye Yingwu, hurriedly followed.

A monarch and a minister are less than five zhang apart, looking at each other.

The crutches fell to the ground with a dull thud, not so much as a crutch but a tree trunk with fewer branches, and the few learned chauffeurs of the academy had vaguely figured out what the crutches were made of.

Populus euphratica.

It is rumored that there is Populus euphratica in the Western Regions, which lives without dying for a thousand years, dies without falling for a thousand years, and dies without dying for a thousand years.

In an instant, the officials looked at the man, at his somewhat clumsy back, at his young face, which was full of sand carvings, and at his filthy clothes and fingers. It was as if the man had become one with the poplar perfectly, and they were no longer separated from each other.

When Ye Yingwu strode in front of him, the man stretched out his tongue and licked his chapped lips, slowly knelt on the ground, and used a hoarse voice as if squeezing out the last trace of strength in his body, and the whole person bowed straight in front of Ye Yingwu: "Daming Dunhuang City Bo Si Zuo Xiang Zhi Zhi to meet Your Majesty!" ”

In just one sentence, it seems to condense thousands of miles of wind, sand, rain and snow.

In an instant, all the officials in the entire hall seemed to feel the tide rolling out of the Western Regions, beating everyone's sleeves and everyone's back!

Cold on the back.

Ye Yingwu slowly stretched out his hand, not caring about the dirt on Su Zhi's body at all, and directly helped him up: "Su Aiqing, return from thousands of miles, difficult and dangerous, be my hero of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

Su Zhi's face was already full of tears, and there were traces of ravines on his dusty face, and his voice was already trembling and hoarse, and he could only faintly distinguish it: "Your Majesty······ Your Majesty, the minister did not expect, did not expect to be able to escape, did not expect to be able to return in his lifetime, and to be able to see my bright light, and to be able to see Your Majesty, Your Majesty! ”

The boy doesn't flick when he has tears, but it's not time to be sad.

And Su Zhi, as an officer, was already in tears at this moment.

When he went to the Western Regions and said goodbye to the old people, it was still the spring rainy season in the south of the Yangtze River, or when Ye Yingwu had just become king, and there was an endless stream of officials and businessmen going north, but when he returned thousands of miles, there was only one person left covered in dirt, and it was the autumn wind of Luoyang that greeted him when he returned.

Although they haven't figured out what is going on yet, the officials of the Sixth Ministry looked at Su Zhi, and unconsciously there were already tears rolling in their eyes.

Su Zhi's hand was trembling, but he didn't follow Ye Yingwu's arm, but said loudly with all his might: "Your Majesty, that day, the minister was ordered to go north with Qin Xianggong, the secretary of Dunhuang Tiju City, accompanied by 100 Ming soldiers and 100 family members of officials, stationed in Dunhuang together. Mongolia brazenly used troops against the Ming Dynasty, and also killed in Dunhuang City, including 200 people from the city, more than 300 people from 20 teams of merchants outside the city at that time, and I don't know how many merchants on the road, none of them were spared! In the city of Dunhuang and the murderous city, if it weren't for Prime Minister Qin's subordinates dressed up as Huihui people to come back first to report the news, I'm afraid it would already be dry bones on the streets! ”

He returned from a long journey, experiencing hardships and dangers, wind and sand, and even if he raised his strength, his voice was not loud. However, even these words that are a little unclear echoed in the hearts of everyone in the main hall, but they are extremely clear and unforgettable.

Because this is not one or two lives in the Ming Dynasty, but hundreds of lives, and even with the merchants who come and go on the road, I am afraid that more than a thousand people will be killed. And because Mongolia is fully blockading Yumen Pass and Yangguan, so far Daming has not received relevant news.

This Su Zhi is the first person to return from thousands of miles, and I am afraid that he is also the only one and the last person!

Now it is not the cowardly and incompetent Song Dynasty that was back then, but a Ming Dynasty that can kill all the way from Jiangnan to Hebei, a Ming Dynasty that will never allow dignity to be trampled on, and a Ming Dynasty that will never allow its people to be slaughtered. Just like Ye Yingwu said in the "Edict of Pingwu".

Righteousness and martial arts are fighting, although the beam jumper is strong, he will be killed!

At this moment, Liang Yanwu and the others finally understood why Ye Yingwu hastily summoned hundreds of officials and abruptly shifted his focus to Hexi. Even the officials of the household department and the ministry who insisted just now that they should not send troops bowed their heads slightly in shame, not daring to look at Su Zhi.

Maybe what they said is reasonable, maybe there is no way to refute what they said, but in front of Su Zhi, in front of hundreds of innocent people and businessmen who were killed, all the reasons and all the delays are excuses, and they are all slaps in the face of Chiguoguo!

At this moment, the officials standing in the hall thought of Dengzhou and Luoyang. If it weren't for the fact that Chenzhou and Luoyang and other cities had built secret passages, the personnel would have been able to retreat in time; Thinking of Dengzhou again, even if the Jiaozhou sailors reacted quickly, they only saved the lives of most of the merchants, and the personnel of the city division and countless properties were burned.

Dunhuang is isolated in the Western Regions, there is no secret passage to escape, and no sailor can rescue.

The merchants saw the westward journey as a way to enrich themselves, not to mention the officials. Basically, being sent to Dunhuang means embarking on a desperate road that does not know when it will end.

But Su Zhi and the others still left without the slightest hesitation.

Maybe it's because they've doubled their fortune, or maybe it's just because they know that there are countless tasks in the world, and there are always people who need to do it.

When these officials of the six ministries were cheering because of the victories of the Northern Expedition of the Ming Dynasty, and when these officials were full of scenery because they went north with His Majesty, Su Zhi and them were undergoing inhumane slaughter and facing the test of nine deaths and lives.

Because of the death, they did it. Therefore, these officials can accept the admiring gaze of the people and officials even if they are tired.

Looking at Ye Yingwu, Su Zhi's trembling, chapped lips squeezed out the last few words:

"Your Majesty, take revenge!"

Ye Yingwu nodded solemnly.

All the officials in the hall held their breath, and at this moment they already knew how they should choose. They are all young men with strong blood, and they have already bullied their compatriots like this, and there is no reason to endure it anymore.

Song Pan, the Household Inspector who had been at odds with the Ministry of War before, strode out and said loudly: "On behalf of all my colleagues in the Ministry of Households, I respectfully ask Your Majesty to order the dispatch of troops!" ”

"The Ministry of War respectfully asks Your Majesty to give the order to send troops!" Zhang Hao did not hesitate.

"I respectfully ask Your Majesty to give the order to send troops!" Ministry of Rites, Ministry of Officials, Ministry of Works, Ministry of Punishment······

In the entire court, there was a rare unanimous voice.

Su Zhi heard the sound of rolling like a wave, and the corners of his mouth barely showed a smile of relief, slowly closed his eyes, and fainted in Ye Yingwu's arms, so frightened that Xiao Yangzi and they hurriedly stepped forward to help.

Ye Yingwu let Xiao Yangzi and them put people down, just ordered two sentences to serve Su Zhi well, and then didn't care about the stains on the dragon robe, strode straight up the steps, stretched out his hand and patted it on the map, and said in a cold voice: "Didn't the household department just say that if you send troops, there will not be enough money and food?!" ”

Song Qi didn't drag the mud at all at this time: "Your Majesty, Huaibei and Sichuan Shu still have a lot of grain stocks, especially after Liu Cheng led the Tongchuan Mansion to surrender, a lot of Mongolian Tatar grain was captured, which can be transported north, if it is just the Shence Army, it can support three to four months, plus the original grain and grass of the Shence Army, there is no problem in supporting the battle for more than half a year!" ”

Ye Yingwu chuckled: "Didn't the officials say that the number of officials is not enough?!" ”

A few officials who were still holding their sleeves and trying to fight with the military department just now were all standing solemnly at this time, and one of them said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the officials can completely follow the method of the previous Northern Expedition, temporarily transfer some people from the Hanlin Academy and the Academy, and wait until this year's autumn and next year's spring are over, and a large number of officials will be added, in addition, in the process of the Northern Expedition before, there are also many northern officials who surrendered and transferred them to the south of the Yangtze River, which can completely replace some officials loyal to the Ming Dynasty. And it's located in the hinterland of Daming, so they won't make any waves! ”

"Now we've figured it out!" Ye Yingwu grabbed the inkstone on the table and slapped it hard, "Then what did you do when you quarreled just now?!" What did you do when you were looking for all sorts of excuses?! Before this, I had already sent the information of the world's granaries, officials, and soldiers to the Six Gates and the Jinyi Guard, and I watched you talk nonsense right here! ”

Song Qi and the others suddenly didn't know what to say, and one by one they bowed their waists and pleaded guilty.

"Your Majesty is angry!" After Zhang Hao and the others saw it, they stood up one after another, but Song Qi and the others were taken aback, they didn't expect that these guys were still preparing to fight with themselves just now, but now they are standing up and interceding for themselves.

Ye Yingwu raised his eyebrows, and Zhang Hao had already said loudly: "Your Majesty, several colleagues in the household department also want to save money and food for the Ming Dynasty, and several colleagues in the ministry also cherish talents, so it should be reasonable for them to do so." What's more, this expedition to the west is indispensable for the support of the household department and the ministry of officials, and it is difficult to support it alone with the military department and the ministry of industry, so please forgive your majesty for their sins! ”

"You've got all the pleading on your opponent." Ye Yingwu said coldly, waving his sleeves, "It's okay, the household department loves money, the officials love people, and the military department loves soldiers, not in their position, not in their politics." Since I am not in the position of the household department and the official department, and there is no way to figure out what you were thinking at the time, I have the right to think that your hearts are all for this sun, moon and brightness, and this time I will not pursue it, but you also saw Su Aiqing's appearance just now, and you all asked me in my heart, does it hurt in my heart? ! ”

Song Qi, Zhang Hao and others were silent.

At this time, silence is the best answer.

"Since you all acquiesced, it means that you all know what you should do." Ye Yingwu just looked at the map, "I just want to look at this huge Western Regions, one day I can fly the banner of the Ming Dynasty, and one day I can continue to sing the songs of the Han family!" I don't need you to travel thousands of miles and die to survive like Su Aiqing, I just need you to do your best behind your back, and you will provide whatever the Shence army needs in front of them, so that they can fight well. ”

After a pause, Ye Yingwu's voice suddenly raised:

"Come out with majesty, tell the Mongolian Tartars, tell the world, how can I be slaughtered by others, and how can my people be humble and untouchable!"

At this moment, all the officials subconsciously raised their chests and raised their heads.

It is only because they are the officials of this kingdom that they have honor.

After all the officials left quickly, Ye Yingwu looked at Liang Yanwu: "Yixuan, did I have some nameless fire just now?" ”

Liang Yanwu was slightly stunned, and then said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty is angry, it's normal. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Ye Yingwu was a little stunned.

And His Royal Highness Xiao Yangzi, His Royal Highness Jiang Tie and Wu Chucai all subconsciously pricked up their ears.

"Your Majesty is young, and he is in his prime," Liang Yanwu said unhurriedly, "Although he has passed the age of young and crazy, after all, there is no way to really beat a person who has been an official for many years in scheming, and there is no way to beat the emperor who has been on the throne for a long time, but in fact, youth is His Majesty's greatest capital, once a person is older, it is inevitable that there will be inexplicable speculation; Once you stay on the throne for a long time, you will inevitably lose a lot of enterprising spirit, and most of the time you want to preserve your fame and achievements. Therefore, His Majesty's anger now is actually expected. It is this anger, this kind of murderous aura that must be bullied to the head and must be tooth for tooth and blood for blood, that can support Daming to go on. ”

Looking at Ye Yingwu's thoughtful appearance, Liang Yanwu smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, don't forget, the opponent of the Ming Dynasty is Mongolia, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and even the hungry wolf on the grassland still has sharp fangs." So Your Majesty can't show three points of fire and three points of murderous energy, how can you win! ”

Ye Yingwu was silent, and Liang Yanwu took a step forward, stretched out his hand and gently pressed his chest: "Your Majesty, not to mention you, even if the minister thinks that he has experienced the tragic experience of the world again and again, and seeing my Ming soldiers returning from thousands of miles of trekking, covered with wind and dust, there is also a heartache from heartache." Therefore, the minister is here, and I also ask Your Majesty to be kind to Su Xianggong. ”

"When I saw Su Qing's family, what I thought of in my heart was Zhang Qian, who fell into Hu Chen and finally passed through the Western Regions, Su Wu, who shepherded sheep in Beihai and swore to die without regrets, and the heroes who have not stopped since the Han and Tang Dynasties." Ye Yingwu said slowly, "Future generations should not forget Ban Dingyuan who pacified the Western Regions with the 36th Cavalry, Wei Changping and Huo Guanguan who swept across the Hexi Desert, Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing who went on an expedition to the Green Mountains, and they should not forget these people who fought outposts for the army, let alone those unknown soldiers." Because this road of China's westward expansion was paved with their accumulated bones. ”

Liang Yanwu and Xiao Yangzi and the others did not say a word.

And Ye Yingwu stretched out his hand and knocked on the table: "Yixuan, I will give full authority to Wang Jin and Tang Zhen about the Western Expedition, let the two of them be sure to open up the Hexi Corridor, the Western Regions can be slowed down, but Dunhuang must be taken, and then let them remember that they will bring a handful of soil back from the Bosi Division of Dunhuang City, and dig three feet into the ground to find the bones of the dead non-commissioned officers······"

Ye Yingwu turned around and walked to the backyard and muttered:

"Even though I knew they had to make sacrifices, I still felt that I owed them too much. Seeing Su Qing's family, why don't I feel heartache, why don't I feel heartache! ”

Thousands of miles of wind and sand, a few people out of the plug! (To be continued.) )