An Guogong knew very well that it was unlikely to persuade the emperor to increase his troops. In the past few years, the situation at the border has been stable, and the 19th Rongdi Division is quite peaceful, and it seems that there is no need to increase troops at present. Mu Chengfang's worries about Rong Di's future, in fact, even some generals at the border pass felt that he was unfounded.

Are people worried? An Guogong snorted coldly. How can this be considered "overthinking"?! If something really happened to the north, it was the responsibility of his Mu family, and it was his Mu family's brothers and nephews who stopped on the front line of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Therefore, even if there is little hope, An Guogong still plans to try hard. He carefully read Mu Chengfang's recital, and called all the staff members of the Anguo Mansion, plus the chief of the Qin mission Jiang, everyone discussed for a long time, and finally wrote two notes: one for the Duke of An and one for the chief of Jiang.

These two notes, coupled with Mu Chengfang's previous notes, carefully explained the necessity of increasing troops from different angles, and there is only this that can be done at the moment, and the rest can only depend on what the emperor says after reading the notes.

After returning to Beijing, Director Jiang didn't have time to go home to repair, so he ran to the Anguo Mansion, just to rush to the court on the second day to make the music better. This busy time was the middle of the night, and when he picked up his recital, it was already the second watch.

An Guogong had to go to the court after the fifth watch, and Director Jiang, the head of the six-rank military department, if he hadn't ordered the Qin mission to hand over the decree, he would not have been qualified to go to the court, and he had to arrive at the court room near the palace gate earlier than An Guogong to listen to the decree.

Director Jiang rushed directly to the Anguo Mansion when he entered Beijing in the evening, and stayed here until the second watch before leaving, and it seemed that he couldn't sleep that night.

An Guogong looked at the green cloth robe and tired face that Director Jiang was wearing, and arched his hand to say hard work to him.

"An Guogong is polite," under the dim light, Director Jiang still looked serious: "For the border pass, these hardships should be done." Besides, the lowly people are soft-spoken, and there is only this thing that can be done at the moment, and Grandpa Guo still has to inform a few officials of our military department as soon as possible, as well as the generals in Beijing to join forces. ”

"I'll take care of it," An Guogong sighed: "Let's do our best first." It really can't be done, I plan to suggest that the city defenses of the thirteen northern states be repaired first, and in the past two years, the wind and rain have been smooth, the treasury is full, and it is easier for the military department to ask for money. ”

Director Jiang hesitated for a second before replying, "But it's hard to say." A few years ago, it was fine, but the situation in the past two years has been ...... Regardless of the tax, the Ministry of War always has to look at the face of the Ministry of Households, you know, our Ministry of War Shangshu is a student of Li Xiang, but the Ministry of Households ......"

An Guogong nodded and sighed. Hubu Shangshu is the protégé of the first assistant prime minister, and his waist is very hard, if Lin Xiang does not agree to repair the city defense of the thirteen states in the north, things are really difficult.

"The grandfather of the country here in the military department can rest assured," Director Jiang thought for a while and then spoke: "The lowly will explain the current situation at the northern border pass to Zhou Shangshu. According to his understanding of Zhou Shangshu, he should try his best to plan for the affairs of the north. As long as Zhou Shangshu is willing to do his best, Li Xiang's grandfather doesn't have to worry about it. It's just that Lin Xiang, Xie Xiang, and Scholar Gu ......"

"Always try hard," An Guogong was silent for a moment before replying: "Tomorrow, we will first hand over the Song Shu, and then I will come forward to unite the military department and the general of Jingzhong to join the army, and try to persuade the Holy Lord to increase the army first." Zhou Shangshu will hand it over to you, Lord Jiang. ”

"Grandpa Guo rest assured!" Director Jiang nodded cautiously: "You should do your best to do your best." ”

After sending off Director Jiang, An Guogong did not return to the back house to rest, but returned to the outer study to discuss the increase of troops in the north with the staff of the Guogong Mansion.

An Guogong is really worried, if Rong Di comes to commit a big crime, only the Mu family will be on the front line, and it can only be the Mu family. Even if he didn't plan for the national defense of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the people of the thirteen states in the north, he had to plan hard for the safety of his brothers and nephews at home.

His three brothers are at the border, and the eldest nephew Zhengyi is also at the border, and next year, his son Tieyi will go to the battlefield, and the third brother's son Chiyi will go to the battlefield together. Even for them, An Guogong can't give up.

The staff members who were loyal to the Mu family were also worried, although it was late at night, the people in the study were not sleepy, and they all frowned.

"If Zhou Shangshu is willing to support us, Li Xiang's side should be fine. But only the support of the left minister is definitely not enough, and the other two ministers are still on the side of the scholar Gu...... It's better to think again. Mr. Chen, who was sitting at his desk and was in small stature, was the first to speak.

"It's okay for others to say," Mr. Sun, who had three strands of long hair, frowned and said, "It's just that Xie Xiang's side is probably a little difficult." Xie Xiang is in charge of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Justice, which is a big eater of money and grain, and every year it repairs dredging, civil engineering, and tuntian, which is not a lot of money, and at the beginning of each year, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry are ranked first and second. The officials of the household department know in their hearts how much the state treasury income has spent each year, and the chief officials of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry are also clear, and the other four departments together do not have as much money as the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry. And this time, whether we ask for more troops or ask for money to repair the city defenses of the thirteen northern states, the military budget will increase a lot. ”

"Yes!" An Guogong sighed: "Whether it is to increase the number of troops or to rebuild the city defense of the thirteen states, the budget of the military department will have to increase a lot. With so much money from the state treasury, there must always be a place for such a large sum of money, and the Ministry of War asked for too much money, so the Ministry of Industry naturally worried that its budget would be compressed. The defense of the northern border is a major matter, but the dredging of the river is also a major matter, and Xie Xiang is afraid that he will not compromise easily. ”

"There is also the first assistant Lin Xiang," Mr. Chen added: "It is not a matter of a year to increase troops and military spending, and Lin Xiang may not let go easily." ”

"Why don't you contact Scholar Gu?" Mr. Sun asked, "Scholar Gu has a Sacred Heart, and it would be good if he was willing to speak for us." ”

"But Scholar Gu is cautious, and he is only afraid of ......" An Guogong shook his head: "That's it, I'll hand over the note tomorrow." See what the divine will is and then make plans. ”

Sleepless all night, early in the morning of the second day, An Guogong entered the palace with two books. The result is very predictable, the northern border pass has been quite stable over the years, even if An Guogong, Yanzhou Economic Strategy Envoy Mu Chengfang, and the three generals of the Qin Mission, Jiang Zhi, explained the situation of the border pass very clearly from all aspects, and the emperor still did not easily agree to increase the troops.