Episode 29 Wei Zijin interferes in politics

"A few adults," Wei Zijin appeared at the door of the small living room, his eyes red and swollen, and he bowed down and said, "."

Shen Rongxuan nodded, glanced at each other with the other three, and all got up and prepared to follow Wei Zijin upstairs.

At this moment, a maid of Xiangfu came in, looked at Shen Rongxuan, and said excitedly and excitedly:

"Ah, Shen ...... Shen Ge Lao. You...... Hello. ”

Shen Rongxuan looked at her, nodded with a smile, and said kindly:

"Hello."

The maid looked at Shen Rongxuan excitedly for a moment, and then brought in someone.

Shen Rongxuan saw that the person was his secretary. After the secretary nodded to Wei Zijin and the other ministers, he walked quickly to Shen Rongxuan's side, handed him a telegram, and whispered a few more words.

Shen Rongxuan frowned suddenly, quickly opened the telegram, and looked at it.

Immediately, his face changed slightly, his brow furrowed even tighter, and some beads of sweat oozed from his forehead. After a while, he folded the telegram and put it in his pocket, his face did not change, and let Wei Zijin lead him upstairs.

……

Zhu Yourong met with the four ministers in a study on the second floor.

As soon as Shen Rongxuan and the other four entered the door, they saw Zhu Yourong standing against the window, holding fragrant tea and looking out of the window.

Looking at the back of Her Majesty the Empress, the four of them looked at each other, and finally Shen Rongxuan coughed, sighed, and said softly:

"Your Majesty...... That's it, don't be too upset. Now, Daming is facing a new test, and it is time for you to come out and face it. How can you run away from it like that? At such a critical time, you didn't see the ministers, you didn't see the generals, but you deigned to come to the Xiaoqiang Mansion and wept...... Your Majesty, did you know that rumors have begun outside? …… Is this the performance of a king of a country? ”

Zhu Yourong's back trembled, and after a moment, she put the teacup down. Then he took out a handkerchief and wiped his cheek, took a deep breath, and turned around.

"Elder Ge is right......" she said in a hoarse voice with a heavy nasal voice, "yes...... It's me who is willful......"

As soon as Zhu Yourong turned around, the four ministers were secretly taken aback. Her Majesty's eyes were red and swollen, her face was full of tears, her eyes were cloudy, and her body shook slightly. If it weren't for what she said just now, several people would have suspected that she was insane.

Shen Rongxuan says:

"Your Majesty, the ministers and others are here to discuss the matter of the Soviet army in the northwest and to put forward the opinion of the cabinet on the matter of the Soviet army in the northwest."

Zhu Yourong slowly raised his arm, pointed to the sofa, and said:

"A few Aiqing, please sit down......"

"Oh, Your Majesty."

After the four of them sat down, Zhu Yourong also sat down slowly in a trance. It took a long time to raise his eyes and speak:

"Oh, what's the Cabinet's opinion?"

Shen Rongxuan says:

"Your Majesty, it is intolerable for the Soviet army to invade our northern frontier and attack our army in a sneak attack. Therefore, war with the Soviet Union was inevitable. The minister has ordered the relevant ministries to prepare for the battle. ”

Zhu Yourong's eyes were gloomy, and he nodded and said:

"Good."

After a pause, she added:

"Tonight I will speak on the radio and declare war on the Soviet Union. Elder Ge, you should also prepare a speech,"

The four ministers looked at each other, and their worst fears had happened. Shen Rongxuan sighed, shook his head and said:

"Your Majesty, this is one of the reasons why the ministers came to see you. Your Majesty, in the opinion of the ministers, it is enough for me to fight the Soviet army on the ground, and it is absolutely impossible to declare war. ”

Zhu Yourong was in a trance, stunned for a moment:

"What?"

"Your Majesty, the declaration of war must not be done."

Zhu Yourong was shocked and angry, tears burst out of his eyes:

"Why?!"

"Very simply, Your Majesty, the westernmost part of our country's railway is only to Xining, and then there is no railway for more than 1,000 kilometers to the west, and soldiers, ammunition, fuel, food, and other materials have to be transported by car. To sustain the war, we need a huge number of cars. To be sure, the demand for cars was definitely much greater than in the Northern Expedition. And at the moment there are not so many cars in our country. And the production capacity of our country is also difficult to provide such a huge number of cars in a short period of time. The only way to get a huge number of cars in a short period of time is to buy them from the United States. The United States, on the other hand, is a neutral country, and the Neutrality Act expressly stipulates that no weapons or war materials shall be transported to any belligerent country.

"Your Majesty remembers that during the Northern Expedition we tried to buy supplies from the United States, but lost the case in federal court. It is because of this "Neutrality Law". Of course, whether it was the Northern Expedition or the war against the Soviet Union, there is no doubt that the US government and the people were on our side. But even then, they cannot come to our aid, bypassing the Neutrality Act. Unless there is a vote in Parliament to amend the Neutrality Act. But this is bound to undermine America's status as a neutral country. At present, when isolationism is prevalent in the United States, even if the American people sympathize with us, they will not undermine their status as a neutral country because of this. ”

Zhu Yourong nodded:

"I see. What Elder Ge meant was that as long as we did not declare war on the Soviet Union, we would not legally belong to the belligerents, and the war in the northwest would not become a war, but only a 'conflict', or 'incident'. Then the United States can also justifiably sell us cars without undermining the Neutrality Act. Isn't that so? ”

Shen Rongxuan smiled:

"Your Majesty is smart, that's what the minister means."

Foreign Minister He Ziguang also smiled:

"In addition...... Your Majesty should also be careful not to use the word 'war' but 'event' when referring to this war in future speeches and public speeches. Also, instead of saying 'fighting the Soviet army' or 'annihilating how many Soviet troops will be annihilated', it should be said 'fighting with the International Volunteer Brigade' and 'how many people will be annihilated by the International Volunteer Brigade'. Since the Soviet army took the initiative to hint that it had no intention of expanding the scale of the war, then we had to cooperate, and both sides tacitly agreed, then ......"

Zhu Yourong frowned, suppressed his grief and indignation, and said in a trembling voice:

"They hinted that we were going to cooperate, right?"

He Ziguang was stunned for a moment, knowing that he had said the wrong thing, and was about to explain, Shen Rongxuan took it and said:

"Your Majesty, only in this way can we control the scale of the war, control the war within the northern frontier, and prevent the war from spreading in all directions......

Zhu Yourong raised his eyes and stared at him, and asked with tears in his eyes:

"In other words, the war is only controlled within the northern borders? What if the Soviets retreated to the Soviet Union, or to southern Xinjiang? Can't we all chase after us? ”

Shen Rongxuan sighed:

"Your Majesty, we have just experienced a full-scale civil war, and we need to restore our national strength, and the most we can support at the moment is a local war. We can no longer afford another full-scale war! ”

"Shen Ge Lao!"

Zhu Yourong shouted behind him. The four ministers all looked up in surprise, and Zhu Yourong also turned his head to look. It turned out to be Wei Zijin.

For many years, Wei Zijin, a "transparent person" who has been standing behind Zhu Yourong, is no longer "transparent" today, and finally spoke.

"Elder Shen Ge, there are still a few adults, the judgments of the adults, I don't dare to agree with the slaves and maids!"

Several people looked at her in surprise, and they were very uncomfortable for a while. It is said that the minister and the Son of Heaven discuss national affairs, and there is no small chamberlain to intervene. Besides, this Miss Wei has always done a good job in this area before, and she has never done this.

But Zhu Yourong sniffled, as if he saw a helper, and said with a crying voice:

"Zijin, say it."

Wei Zijin closed his eyes slightly, but tears still flowed down his cheeks. She gritted her teeth and said word by word:

"The Soviet army fought without declaring war, attacked our Ming army, and invaded our Ming land. Stalin wanted to be a prostitute and a prostitute, and he concocted the name of the 'International Volunteer Brigade' and wanted to be a fig leaf, but it was unfair and unfair, and he was at ease in the hearts of the people. Now, as long as the Ming Dynasty declares war with confidence, the face of the Soviet Union's clown will be fully revealed, and Si will become the laughing stock of the world. If the Ming Dynasty and the Soviet Union were as obscene, and the national shame was at the forefront of the fashion and the sworn enemy, and the mutual understanding was tacit, then the world would see that the Ming Dynasty was no different from the Soviet Union. This is one of them.

"We are not a small country, nor a weak country, and after reunification, we will be an opponent on the same level as the Soviet Union. Before Stalin invaded our country, he must have sweated, which is why the 'International Volunteer Brigade' was a cover-up. If we go next, we'll be right in the middle of it. This is the second one.

"The Soviet army occupied my territory and killed my soldiers, and even the princess could not escape. In addition, nineteen years ago, Soviet Russia shot and killed the Tsar's entire family, including my Princess Daming, and her own aunt. 20,000 soldiers, two princesses, such a national enemy and family hatred, how can they not be avenged? But can it only be limited to 'local events'? Only in our own territory? If this is the case, no matter whether we win or lose, it is always our own homes that will be destroyed, and only our own people will be destroyed. If we recognize the 'International Volunteer Brigade,' then it is not fighting against the Soviet Union, and naturally it cannot fight against the Soviet Union, or even to southern Xinjiang. It is even more impossible to attack the Soviet Union in the Far East, and it is impossible to give full play to its superiority at sea and blockade it. It's called controlling the scale, but it's actually a cocoon! This is the third one.

"Even if I don't take the initiative to declare war with the Soviet Union, who can guarantee that the Soviet Union will not declare war on the Ming Dynasty? Who can guarantee that the Soviet Union will not declare war on the Ming when our army has won a major victory, entered southern Xinjiang, or entered the territory of the Soviet Union, or when Stalin saw our steady stream of vehicles imported from the United States? The excuse is simple, we 'invaded' the USSR. My lords, you wishfully believe that whether the two countries are at war or not is in your own hands, but don't forget, it is also in the hands of Stalin. As soon as Stalin saw the benefits of not declaring war on us, with his usual scoundrel behavior, he would have declared war on us. Even if it is only to stop our imports of weapons vehicles, he will declare war on us. This is the fourth.

"The above four points are just a little bit of the slave's thoughts, please advise the adults. If the slave or maid is offended, please do not be like the slave or maid. ”

……

Wei Zijin is really a blockbuster. I haven't discussed the government for many years, and now when I talk on the phone, the four ministers are stunned and speechless for a long time.

In fact, every minister knows that each of Wei Zijin's four reasons has a lot of strong words. But such a girl stood here, crying, full of grief and indignation, and said it sonorously, it was so imposing that none of the four ministers could refute it for a while.

At this moment, a palace maid hurriedly ran in, first saluted the empress and several ministers, and then presented a telegram to Wei Zijin.

Wei Zijin wiped his tears, stepped aside, and silently unfolded the telegram.

Suddenly, her eyes were black, her feet were shaking, and she was almost about to fall.

Shen Rongxuan closed his eyes, pressed the telegram in his pocket, and sighed in his heart: In the end, he couldn't hide it, His Majesty himself received it......

Zhu Yourong looked at her and shouted in horror:

"Zijin! What's up?! ”

Wei Zijin burst into tears like rain, and read while crying:

"Your Majesty, it's a telegram...... It is a telegram to adults...... Only received the second half of the ...... 'The ammunition is exhausted, the aid is gone, there are no people, and the city is broken. The last general led the deputy commander of the security team, the deputy division commander, and the chief of staff to defend the mosque, and the commanders of each regiment divided the area and held one room for the final resistance, swore to the death, and wished victory. Long live the 1st Division of the People's Guard! Long live Her Majesty! ’…… Your Majesty......"

With a "bang", Zhu Yourong fell to the ground, unconscious.