Palace maid: "Niangniang, look at the slave maid, you are the most gentle and atmospheric hostess in this harem, and the emperor will definitely leave you the honorable position at the top of the harem in the future." ”

"I don't think so, in the future, you will rarely say this in front of this palace, this palace doesn't like to hear it."

Concubine Wen said rationally: "As far as the palace is concerned, these are all false, as long as the emperor doesn't treat me like he treats Concubine Shu and Concubine Rou, I will be content." ”

Palace maid: "Niangniang, you are gentle and generous, and your mother's family has the support of the minister, the emperor will not treat you like this." ”

"It's that Liu Cairen, the slave maid saw that she was in the same way with Concubine Rou, and knew that she would not end well, but she never thought that the emperor would treat her so kindly, so that she drank poisonous wine and became dumb."

Concubine Wen: "Heh, when she participated in the Xiu Girl election, the palace was never afraid of her, I said a long time ago, she was just a concubine." ”

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was originally a festive New Year, but several unpleasant things happened in the harem one after another.

After the first month, it is February.

The harem stopped at once, but several major events happened one after another in the previous dynasty.

First, there was drought in the Northwest.

Remember in a second

The Northwest region was already cold and dry last winter because of the climate.

There is little rainfall and it is in a semi-arid state.

Now that spring is in the season of sowing, it has not rained for most of the year.

The Northwest has gone from semi-arid to arid, leaving hundreds of thousands of people with drinking water difficulties.

As soon as there was a drought, there were many wars in the northwest border passes.

Because drought is not only in the northwest, but also in small countries and tribes around the northwest.

If the season is good and everyone grows crops, they will be able to get along.

However, once there is a disaster, it is easy to be in turmoil.

There is a saying, full of warm thoughts**, presumably many people know this sentence.

But the second half of the sentence "hunger and cold make a thief steal the heart" is rarely known, and it is also the most revealing of human nature.

Ordinary people have no worries about food and clothing, which will make people indulge in indulgence and desire.

And once people are hungry and cold, they will make up their minds because of the problem of survival.

They steal, they steal food and land in the surrounding area, and they use illegal means to get money.

During this dynasty, many nations considered farming and warfare to be the most important.

The country of Naqiu Yuan is adjacent to the northwest region to the north, and is a small country dominated by agriculture.

Now that the drought makes it impossible to farm, they are making trouble at the border passes, robbing the people in the north of the grain, prey, and poultry.

When the enemy country invades, Ying Zhan, as the emperor, naturally has zero tolerance.

However, no matter how intolerable it is, it must not be impulsive, but must be consulted with the Minister of Military Aircraft.

At this moment, Ying Zhan is sitting on the top.

Next are the Minister of War and Aircraft and the Minister of Parliament.

He first consulted with the people about repairing the channel in a drought.

Then it was to discuss the war and chaos in Qiu Yuanguo.

"Your Majesty, the first thing we have to consider is the strength of Qiu Yuanguo, that Qiu Yuanguo has always been a small farming country, and we are stronger than it in terms of combat strength, food, and national politics!"

"That's right, but now we are fighting a protracted war with the Dongdan Kingdom, and now there is another Qiu Yuan Kingdom, which can be said to be the enemy on the back of the belly, so don't you have to send troops on both sides?"

"Yes, and our strongest troops, the strongest military divisions and generals have been sent to Dongdan Kingdom."

"Then you can't let Qiu Yuanguo go unattended, otherwise the small countries next to him will follow suit!"

"In addition, the soldiers of the Dongdan Kingdom are killing the enemy at the border pass, but their families are being violated, which will affect their morale."

"What are you afraid of, anyway, Qiu Yuanguo can't catch up with us in anything, we have to attack it, otherwise we will be beaten if we are backward!"

Chatters like this rang out next.

What everyone said and scruples about was almost all the Dongdan Kingdom.

After all, Dongdan is the second most powerful country.

Ying Zhan listened to the ministers' proposals, and also weighed them in his heart.

After a while, he bowed his head to the bottom of the hall and said in a voice like a bell, "The enemy country is coming, no matter what, our northern neighbor country must face it!" This is the blood nature of our northern neighboring country! ”

"But what individual Aiqing said is right, we have been attacked on both sides, even if Qiu Yuanguo is worse than Beilin's strength, we can't underestimate the enemy, just in case, we have to be conservative and fight a defensive war."

After hearing this, the ministers nodded their heads again and again, and they all flattered them.

What he said was nothing more than words like "the emperor is wise" and "the emperor is sage".

Wen Xiang: "The emperor is wise, at present, we have been attacked on both sides, and fighting a defensive war is indeed the best way. ”

"Fighting a defensive war, even if a third country attacks, we can deal with it easily."

Otherwise, the country that is fighting on all sides will not have tens of thousands of cities to garrison.

Without tens of thousands of troops, the country is very dangerous.

Therefore, countries that are attacked from many sides must be cautious and fight a defensive war to leave a way out for the future.

It's not like the southern country, the geographical location is good, it is a country backed by the sea, and it likes to fight offensive wars the most.

Liu Shihang: "That's true, but now the best troops and leaders have been sent to the border to fight against the Dongdan Kingdom." ”

"And this time to fight with Qiu Yuanguo, although Qiu Yuanguo is a small country, this battle must be won, otherwise it will affect the morale of the Dongdan Kingdom."

"Now it's not a problem to integrate another army, the key is to send a general with high combat experience."

To win or lose a war, the level of the generals is very important.

Sometimes, even if the strength of the army is not as good as that of the other party, if the generals make super decisions and plan properly, they will have the possibility of winning.

And planning and decision-making on the battlefield require long-term mastery of winning tactics and accumulation from actual combat.

It's useless to just read a book, that's just on paper.

As soon as these words came out, the ministers fell into deep thought.

The best generals and military advisors today are fighting against the Dongdan Kingdom.

If he hadn't fought against the Dongdan Kingdom, he would have easily taken a small country like Qiu Yuan Kingdom this time.

Although Qiu Yuanguo is a small country, it is impossible to ask an inexperienced person to lead the army.

At that time, the small battle that lost Qiu Yuanguo was small, and the war that affected the Dongdan Kingdom was big.

But the remaining generals in the country are not very experienced in combat.

Although Prince Namu is powerful, he is a civil official and strategist, and it is almost the same to let him be a military advisor, but it is still not possible to lead troops to fight.

Prince Rui can fight, but as we all know, the relationship between him and the emperor is not very harmonious.

On the contrary, there was no clarity between him and the king of Huainan, saying that he was forming a party for personal gain, and people said that it was just an uncle-nephew relationship.

Let's say no, before the emperor ascended the throne, they didn't stumble on the emperor.

As for the king of Huainan, it is even more so, people are very ambitious, and they have their own fiefdoms, so they don't care about the north.

Just when everyone was silent, the emperor at the top suddenly said in a deep voice: "I haven't personally conquered the throne since I ascended the throne, and it just so happened that I led the troops to conquer Qiu Yuanguo in person. ”

Wen Xiang: "Your Majesty, by all means, you have just ascended the throne, and Beijing needs you to control the government." ”

Liu Shihang: "What Wen Xiang said is extremely true, you have to sit firmly in Beijing and supervise the country. ”

These two have never been wrong, but this time it is rare to have one heart.

But the emperor said: "It doesn't matter, with Wen Xiang, Prince Mu, and Liu Aiqing staying in the capital, I will hand over the heavy responsibility of this prison country to you." ”

"If the emperor wants to go on an expedition, I'm afraid the minister can't be in the capital." It was Prince Mu who said this.

When the eyes of the emperor and the ministers fell on Prince Mu, they only heard Prince Mu say sonorously: "The ministers have to go to the border of Qiu Yuan Kingdom with the emperor!" ”

Hearing this, the emperor smiled heartily, "It's good that you have this intention, but if you are a pro-soldier expedition, you still have to stay in Beijing to supervise the country." ”

At this moment, some ministers felt that Prince Mu was a fool.

How many people want to supervise the country, but the emperor does not trust it and does not give it to the country.

It's good for him to leave such a good errand and go to the battlefield to kill the enemy.

How dangerous it is to fight, it is common to be accidentally injured, and even missing arms and legs are common, isn't this stupid?

It's the emperor, not like some emperors, greedy for life and afraid of death.

Such the courage to personally conquer the battlefield is full of the domineering spirit of an emperor who has power in the world.

After all, the kind of emperor who is greedy for life and afraid of death does not have the courage to take Beilin to a better place, which will only make Beilin more backward.

Liu Shihang: "The emperor thinks twice, the ministers have never supervised the country, and I am afraid that they will not be able to bear such a heavy responsibility." ”

The emperor has only been on the throne for a few years, and all the forces in Beijing are unstable, but they are stable.

But if you talk about stability, in fact, there is an undercurrent.

He was really afraid that as soon as the emperor left, all forces in the capital would be in turmoil.

Not to mention the other shrimp soldiers and crabs, just the two hard bones of King Huainan and Prince Rui, they are afraid that they will not be able to hold it down, and they will not be able to gnaw it.

It was not only these ministers who persuaded them, but the rest of the ministers also persuaded the emperor one after another.

Ying Zhan originally wanted Prince Mu, Wen Xiang, and Liu Shihang to supervise the country together.

But one of the three wanted nothing more than to go into battle with him.

The other two were not confident that they would be able to monitor the country.

He sat on the top and pondered for a long time, and finally gave up the idea of pro-conquest.

Ying Zhan: "What generals can you recommend?" ”

One of the officials put on a black gauze hat on his head and stepped forward, "Your Majesty, there are currently three candidates for the ministers. ”

"Which three?" Ying Zhan asked.

Official: "One is General Zhou, who has won many battles, but he was once a subordinate of King Huainan, and before King Huainan returned to Beijing, he kept complaining of relapses of old diseases." ”

Ying Zhan's eyes were faint, "Did you send the imperial doctor to see it?" ”

Official: "The imperial doctor went to see it, and it was true that he had an old disease, but not to the extent that he couldn't get out of bed." ”

With that, he hung his head.

After everyone present heard this, they all understood that General Zhou probably gave the king of Huainan the intention and did not want to serve the emperor.

Or maybe they were plotting something, so they pretended to be sick and avoided the expedition.

However, even if they understood, they pretended not to know, pretended not to hear.

Ying Zhan didn't care, "Who are the other two?" ”

Official: "The other is Shen Qing, the general of Zhenguo who has a record of winning many battles and is known as the victorious general, but it is unfortunate that he also has an old disease, and he really has an old disease." ”

As soon as he heard this Shen Qing, Ying Zhan's eyes darkened slightly, and he asked directly, "How is he doing?" ”

The first emperor was defeated before ascending the throne, and he and Shen Qing led the troops to go on the expedition and won back the face of Beilin.

Otherwise, such humiliation is only afraid that the enemy country will come to invade, and it will make more countries want to invade.

The battle he fought with Shen Qing could be said to be a life-and-death battle in the northern country.

And that battle was risky.

They are 100,000 against 150,000.

During this period, Shen Qing blocked an arrow for him.

Fortunately, in the end, they won, and narrowly!

And Shen Qing's eyes were also blind at that time.

Official: "If you go back to the emperor, this old disease is fine, but his eyes have been destroyed by the cunning enemy with poison, and he is still blind." ”

Hearing this, Ying Zhan's face tensed.

Immediately afterwards, the official continued to propose, "This third person is General Zhang Wuzhang, and he is also the brother of Zhang Guiren, in the past few years, he is a rookie among military attachés, and he has had several actual combat experiences, and he has won battles. ”

For this Zhang Wu, there are still many officials who seconded the proposal.

After everyone seconded the proposal, Ying Zhan said in a threatening manner: "Okay, I know all of you Aiqing's recommendation, in the next few days, I will choose a suitable person and send him to Qiu Yuanguo to fight!" ”

After retreating from the court, Ying Zhan took the chariot to the pear palace.