Chapter Seventy-Four: Sending Troops

Qian Hongzuo "snapped" and slapped the letter for help on the bookcase, although he was still silent, the anger on his face had appeared.

General Xu teased his clothes and knelt down and said: "Holy Monarch, Wu Yue is strong after all, if you can send troops, at least you can protect Fujian from being wiped out by the Tang State." I beg you to save the people and soldiers of Fujian. "After all, it's already old tears.

Qian Hongzuo hurriedly stood up, stepped forward, helped his grandfather, and said: "Grandfather, tomorrow you will go to the court with me, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, I will strongly advocate Wu Yue to send troops to save Fujian." ”

At the court meeting the next day, General Xu officially submitted a letter for help from Fujian in front of the ministers of civil and military affairs. When Qian Hongzuo asked the ministers what they wanted, almost all the ministers who went out to start the class were opposed to sending troops. The reasons are so sufficient, even Qian Hongzuo is difficult to refute. The Southern Tang Dynasty had many generals, and there had been many wars with Wu Yue in the past, most of Wu Yue Guo ended in fiasco, and the few victories were also disastrous, all of which were barely achieved at the expense of a large number of soldiers. It was not until the Min and Wu Yue States formed an alliance and combined the forces of the two countries that they could compete with the Southern Tang Dynasty. Saved the peace of the past few years.

Now that Fujian is in the civil war, the great enemy is still killing each other within the royal family, and there is no cure at all. If Wu Yue sent troops into Fujian, he would not be able to save Fujian, and if it triggered a full-scale war with the Southern Tang Dynasty, even Wu Yue would perish. As long as we do not get involved in this war, given time, the long-term vision of a rich country and a strong army can be realized sooner or later. When the national strength is strong, and then against the Southern Tang Dynasty, the chances of victory will be much greater. At this stage, there should be a "truce to rest the army and the people", which is almost the consensus of the Wu Yue court.

General Xu listened to the fierce opposition of these Wu Yue ministers, and the more he listened, the more cold his heart became, even if his grandson was the lord of the country, it was impossible for him to ignore the minister's opposition and insist on going his own way, after all, it was not Wu Yue that the Tang State invaded, and now it was the Fujian State that needed to be saved. It is unreasonable to let Wu Yueguo take such a big risk to save another country.

Qian Hongzuo's eyes fell on Xie Xiangcun, Xie Xiangcun was always silent, but Xie Xiangcun, as a victim of the war, made him approve of sending troops, which was even more difficult, but Qian Hongzuo did not give up to disappoint his grandfather, and reluctantly asked: "Xie Aiqing, you are in charge of the military department, I don't know what you think?" ”

Xie Xiangcun said: "Holy Lord, the minister has something to say to you alone, and I don't want to participate in today's controversy." ”

Yu Shi Qi Chongwu said: "Lord Xie, the Holy Lord should accept the opinions of the people, instead of just listening to the instigation of his cronies. If your words are above board, why can't you just say them? ”

Xie Xiangcun replied: "Lord Qi, what the military department told the saint is a secret of the military aircraft. If it can be said in public, it will not be called a secret of military aircraft. After arguing for so many times, the Holy One has allowed all the adults to speak freely, what does it mean to only listen to the instigation of cronies? ”

Qi Chongwu was speechless for a while.

Qian Hongzuo was afraid that these two ministers, who had always been at odds, would quarrel, so he hurriedly said, "Today's court is over." If you have something to say to the lonely king like Lord Xie, stay for the time being, the lonely king will summon them one by one, and the others will go on their own business. ”

Most of the ministers withdrew from the Qinzheng Hall after giving the salute, and only a few people such as Xie Xiangcun, Ju Buji, and Li Jishen stayed.

In the Min'an Palace, Qian Hongzuo and Xie Xiangcun drank tea and rested, and the argument just now made Qian Hongzuo feel deeply tired. After resting for a while, Qian Hongzuo didn't want to go around in circles anymore, and asked directly: "Aiqing, are you in favor of sending troops?" ”

Xie Xiangcun said: "Saint, what Weichen is most afraid of is fighting, which is why I risked my life to assassinate Dai Feng and kill Dai Yunmanmen." If there was a slight hesitation at that time, the current Wu Yue Kingdom may have fallen into a civil war like the Fujian State. ”

When Qian Hongzuo heard this, he was completely desperate, and sighed and said: "So, does Aiqing approve of sending troops to save Fujian?" ”

Xie Xiangcun shook his head and said, "On the contrary, Weichen asked the Holy Lord to immediately send troops to save Fujian." ”

Qian Hongzuo looked at Xie Xiangcun in surprise and said: "So many ministers in the DPRK and China are against it, Aiqing, you are most afraid of war, why do you advocate 'sending troops to save Fujian'?" ”

Xie Xiangcun said: "The saint was in the court just now, and there was a sentence that was very right. If the Fujian State is destroyed, my Wu Yue Kingdom will fall into the encirclement of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and there are many businessmen in the Fujian State, the country is rich, once the Southern Tang Dynasty occupies the Fujian State, the national strength will inevitably be great, and my Wu Yue Kingdom will soon be annexed by the Tang State in the case of losing strong reinforcements. So no matter how scared you are, you can only fight the battle that should be fought. ”

Qian Hongzuo said: "The lonely king has the same worries as Aiqing, as the so-called lips and teeth are cold, at the moment we don't save Fujian, but we are afraid that the next one to suffer is my Wuyue people." The troops of the Tang State were simply inhumane, and after capturing Baishi City, they actually set fire to the city. ”

Xie Xiangcun said: "Holy Lord, in addition to being cruel, they have another deep meaning in doing this. ”

Qian Hongzuo said: "I know. They want to advance quickly, and now the cities and counties of Fujian have no leader due to the civil war of the royal family, and the original desire to resist the enemy has weakened, and they are intimidated by the tragedy of the slaughter of the city, I think the garrison that chooses to surrender in the future will be the majority. ”

Xie Xiangcun said: "In addition, the Tang State wants to quickly destroy the Fujian State before our country sends troops, so that we have no possibility of recovery." ”

Qian Hongzuo stood up, paced back and forth, and thought: "Tang Kingdom is located in the northwest of Fujian Kingdom, and there are many mountains and mountains on that side. And if we send troops into Fujian, we will march from the northeast, with many coastal towns along the way. We are at the invitation of the Fujian royal family to help them resist foreign enemies, and the cities and counties of Fujian will definitely treat our army with courtesy, and the speed of the march will be extremely fast. At present, the purpose of Tang's rapid march is to seize the opportunity. ”

Xie Xiangcun said: "What the Holy Lord said is very true, so we can't delay any longer, and we should immediately send troops into Fujian." ”

Qian Hongzuo said: "But the Fujian royal family is still at war, and relying only on our army to resist the troops of the Tang State will inevitably suffer heavy casualties." ”

Xie Xiangcun shook his head and said, "Now, the Min royal family can no longer be counted on, they have long lost the hearts of the people. Those who can mobilize the troops of Fujian to resist the enemy are others. ”

Qian Hongzuo thought for a while, and his eyes lit up and said, "It's my grandfather, General Xu." ”

Xie Xiangcun nodded and said, "Exactly." The Southern Tang Dynasty wantonly slaughtered the garrisons of Fujian, these garrisons need a place to defect, as long as our country lends troops to General Xu, he gets strong reinforcements, and the troops from all over Fujian will inevitably surrender to his account. In this way, it is equivalent to combining the forces of the two countries to resist the Tang State, and the coalition army is deeply supported by the people of Fujian, and the strength of the enemy and us may be reversed. If the Tang State is frustrated in the Fujian State, it will be difficult to attack our country in the division of troops, and the peace of the Wu Yue State will be more solid. ”

Qian Hongzuo said: "Aiqing is far-sighted, and he is not comparable to the ministers of the DPRK and China. It's just that all the ministers are against it, in Aiqing's opinion, who should be sent to lead the troops to save the Fujian country? ”

Xie Xiangcun said: "The outcome of this battle is unpredictable, and it is opposed by so many ministers, I don't think any general wants to take this errand." Moreover, after our army entered the Fujian State, it had to take General Xu of the Fujian State as the commander and bring its own soldiers, but it had to listen to the command of others, and I was afraid that most of the generals would be unconvinced. So this errand is none other than Weichen. ”

Qian Hongzuo was surprised: "You? "Although Xie Xiangcun is in charge of the military department, he has never led troops to fight.