Nagon? Mu Hongsheng turned around abruptly and glared angrily at the Ministry of Rites, her angry eyes becoming more and more bright. Her father and brother were still born and died at the northern border, and someone in the court wanted to bend their waists to pay tribute to the Rongdi people.

So what is the perseverance and hard work of the Mu family for so many years and generations?

"Peace?" The emperor's expression could not be seen in joy and anger: "Aiqing thinks that my Great Zhou should ask Rong Di for peace?" ”

"Your Majesty," of course, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu heard the emperor's tone not good, and he hurriedly knelt down: "Discussing peace is also a helpless move. For now, this battle can be continued, but the treasury is empty and cannot afford to fight! Your Majesty, even if you rely on the courtiers to donate silver and survive for a while, what about after that? We can't fill all the silver in the north! Should the river engineering and water conservancy in the south be repaired? Should the Southwest Shanzegou Xuntuntian Project be continued? Are the seagoing vessels at the coastal officer shipyard stopped? Is the canal project connecting the north and south no longer continuing? Is the ditch that has been opened just like that? These all need silver, Your Majesty! ”

"In the past few years, the year has been good, in addition to the drought in the north this year, the rest of our Great Zhou is also considered to be smooth, the population of the ten states in the north is not large, only this one has been affected, and the imperial court can afford to save the disaster. But as court officials, it is the duty of a courtier to be prepared for danger in times of peace, we can't watch the sky to eat, and look forward to God giving face every year. This year is good, but what about next year? If the foundation of the treasury is emptied because of the war with Rong Di, if there are floods, locust plagues, etc., in the future, what will the imperial court do to help? Disaster relief is like fighting fires, and the people are out of food, which is fatal! Your Majesty, the minister is not cowardly, but after weighing it, he believes that the current war cannot be continued, and the court cannot afford it. Therefore, I asked Your Majesty to consider sending an embassy to negotiate peace, and the Rongdi people just want gold and silver cloth, and if Nagong can stop fighting, why not? ”

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu said it for a long time, and it sounded quite reasonable, and many ministers had silently nodded in agreement. The emperor also sat on the dragon chair and listened silently, and did not open his mouth to interrupt the words of the Ministry of Rites.

The expressions on the faces of the three women of the Mu family were almost the same. Old Madam Mu stared at the Ministry of Rites with a stiff face, and it seemed that she couldn't suppress her anger.

After the Ministry of Rites finished speaking, Mrs. Mu wanted to speak, but the emperor looked around and asked first: "You have all heard what the Ministry of Rites has played, let's talk about it, what do you think?" Sun Shangshu, as the secretary of the Ministry of War, what do you think of the performance of the Ministry of Rites. ”

"Nonsense!" Sun Shangshu replied happily: "What the Ministry of Rites Shangshu said seems to be reasonable, but it is just to find some reasons for cowardice." ”

"You're slandering!" The Ministry of Rites Shangshu was scolded, of course, not to be outdone, he wanted to scold back: "Regardless of the social and people's livelihood, we must continue to fight, Sun Shangshu, you touch your conscience and say, are you thinking about the country?" You're just trying to earn credit and fame for yourself! In this way, you are dragging the people of the entire Great Zhou to pay the price for your failed decision. ”

"Heh......" Sun Shangshu was so angry that he was about to smoke above his head: "I failed to make a decision? Let me ask you, what is the reason why the soldiers do not listen to the advice of our military department when marching and fighting, but listen to the instructions of your etiquette department!? Let you make decisions, you know? Do you know all about the situation in the north? What can you come up with to make a clear idea? It's just a rush to surrender Nagon! soft bones, and I have to find some beautiful reasons for myself. ”

"If you don't negotiate peace now, is it possible that you will wait for the war to drag down the entire imperial court before you are willing to negotiate?!" The Ministry of Rites Shangshu also jumped to his feet angrily: "When the time comes, we will only be more passive!" Very foolish! Very foolish! ”

"You're stupid. Do you think the negotiation is relying on your two mouths of the Ministry of Rites? Sun Shangshu's quarrel was very imposing: "That's all about the military strength on the battlefield!" If you bow your head and take the initiative to ask for peace talks now, the Rongdi people will only despise us even more, and you think they will easily give up aggression? Do you think that if you ask for a truce in Nagon, they will easily agree? If the Rongdi people ask for land cuts, will you agree? ”

"The ten northern states are barren and sparsely populated," replied Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, "even if they were ceded, the losses of the imperial court would not be serious." ”

It's good that the Ministry of Rites Shangshu doesn't say this, but when he says this, it's like lighting a dynamite barrel. The Mu family has been guarding the northern border for generations, and the words of the Ministry of Rites have made their perseverance completely worthless, how can Old Madam Mu endure this breath? How could the Duchess of An Guo endure this breath?

What Mrs. Mu can't tolerate the most is that the remarks of the Ministry of Rites have affected a large number of court officials. The military department and the ritual department were noisy, and the other court officials quickly divided into two factions, and discussed in a low voice.

Many of them agreed with the opinion of the Ministry of Rites, and planned to wait for the emperor to ask questions, and stand up in clear support for the peace.

Old Madam Mu was furious, and she quickly made a decision, intending to speak in front of these soft-boned courtiers. She took a step forward and raised her voice, and her voice directly overwhelmed the military department and the ritual department secretary in the dispute.

"Your Majesty!" Although Mrs. Mu is old and her voice is hoarse, she is extremely imposing, and there is no trace of twilight in her tone: "The old body is in the court today, in addition to donating silver, there is another thing to play." ”

The emperor was slightly stunned. Mrs. Mu brought the silver to act, which he arranged in advance. But he really didn't know that the old lady had other things to do. Looking at Mrs. Mu's solemn appearance, the emperor's psychology was slightly drumming, but don't be anything particularly troublesome and difficult......

"Old lady, please." The emperor reacted quite quickly, he nodded at Mrs. Mu, and motioned for the old lady to have something to say, but he was very clever and did not promise anything in advance.

The emperor was afraid that Mrs. Mu would raise something that he couldn't solve. But then the emperor himself felt that he was still too optimistic. Originally, he thought that what Mrs. Mu was going to say was related to Shuozhou. After all, General Shuobei and the little grandfather of Anguo Mansion are still trapped in Shuozhou, for the old lady of the Mu family, what could be more important than this matter?

However, the emperor never expected that Mrs. Mu would shock the entire court with one mouth.

"Your Majesty," Mrs. Mu solemnly saluted in the direction of the dragon chair: "The old man heard that General Zhenguo is bringing reinforcements to the north, and he will set off in a few days. The old man wants to ask for an order for the last general of our Anguo Mansion to go to the north with General Zhenguo. ”