Shi Wangzi since the attack of the son, he will inform the king of the plot with the former king of Lian, the eldest prince Bai Yuxuan, I believe that from then on, the financial support of the country of Lian to the enemy will be affected, so that the situation of the attack on the son can also be slightly better.

But the king wanted more than that.

This war has been going on for half a year, and it is not known how long it will continue in the future, and the advantage at this time may not be able to continue to the future, what he wants is a complete upward momentum, a strategic advantage that can be beyond the reach of Klee and other allies.

He couldn't stop coughing in the temple, but he still insisted on plotting with the ministers.

"No matter what kind of friendly countries they are, they may not be able to help each other in the end. What can be relied on is its own strength. Zeqing, you go and arrange the conscription, and recruit enough soldiers as soon as possible, so that you can have an advantage in this battle. ”

Ning Zeqing hesitated a little: "Your Majesty, there were heavy taxes on the people before, and now they are conscripted again, I am afraid there will be public resentment." In addition, it is already difficult to maintain the military expenditure of the existing soldiers, and if the expenditure of new soldiers is added, I am afraid that it will be difficult to continue. ”

Holding on to the high chair in one hand, the king commanded sharply: "Then the taxes will also be increased to transfer the army." This war is also for the safety of the people, and they will not even give a little money! ”

Ning Zeqing took over the matter and went to do it, and arranged a few priests to help him check when selecting people.

He has bad eyes and can't see clearly. But this is a forced order of the king, and I have to obey it.

Not only Ning Zeqing, but after Shi Wang returned from Lianguo, he also found that Brother Wang's temper was more and more easily ignited.

As the king of a country, there must be a lot of pressure.

Hearing that during his trip to Lianguo, Wu Lao had returned to Xingdu, so Shi Wang took advantage of Ning Zeqing's time to go out to ask questions, in case the two of them were embarrassed to meet.

Wu Qingsheng sighed and said to her: "The general's eye disease has been a long time, and it is already an old disease. It is difficult to get better with the medicine again, and my grandfather pondered for a long time before he prescribed a prescription. It's just that it can't cure the root cause, and it is effective to make the eyes see more clearly. ”

Shi Wang was silent, not knowing what was on his mind.

Wu Qingsheng saw that her calm face was hiding many unknown emotions, so he said to her: "The princess should not hide this matter in her heart anymore. Now that it's a foregone conclusion, there's no need to be too upset. There is only one thing, and I hope the princess agrees. ”

Shi Wang hurriedly helped Wu Qingsheng, who was kneeling, up and said, "Sister Wu has something to say directly, why do you need to do this." ”

Wu Qingsheng thought for a long time, and slowly spit out his sincerity: "I know that the princess is worried about the general's resignation, and I also have some complaints about him. But the princess knew that the general's heart had never let go of herself, and it was all everyone. He did this with his intentions, and I can't say much about it. I only hope that the princess will forgive him, and if she can be more considerate of the ruthless words he said, it can be regarded as a fate to be together in this life, and there will be no regrets. ”

What she said was a little strange, but Shi Wang couldn't find anything wrong, so he agreed to her, completely unaware of the pain behind it.

Although Ning Zeqing had been ordered to recruit troops, King Zheng was still not satisfied with this situation.

"There are also some clan countries that stay out of the matter, Sister Wang, you have a lot of dealings with them, can you be sure to win them over?"

Shi Wang felt a little nervous in his heart: "Brother Wang, those clan countries that are unwilling to get involved in the war either have limited forces of their own, or they don't want to disturb these chaos, so how can they win them over." Besides, even if they are drawn to our side, their combat power is insufficient, and they will not play much role on the battlefield. If you don't have enough training, how can you kill the enemy and win? ”

"So what." "Even if we only send a thousand people, it will be an increase in our troops, and we will have a better chance of winning." No matter how few people there are, even if they can't wield weapons, they can always support in the rear. ”

"But ......"

"Needless to say, try your best to win it over. Whether they live or die will depend on their own creation. ”

This discourse is clearly a tool for other nations.

Shi Wang's heart was cold, and he responded softly, but he didn't want to do it.

Some nations don't do the world's business in the first place, so why should they be so aggressive.

When the kings heard about this, they were naturally reluctant to send troops to help, and the kings forced them to threaten trade exchanges, and in the end they only received about 10,000 soldiers and horses, with no systematic training and no long-term running-in.

What is the use of such a patchwork army?

But what the king wants is the number of troops.

Not only that, but the king also asked the kings of the clans who had already come to their aid to transfer some more soldiers and horses from their respective countries to make up for the number of sacrificed soldiers.

The kings pondered again and again, some refused, some agreed.

There are already soldiers and horses sent out to help, and they are asking for more troops, what if there is something in their own country.

Seeing that some clan kings were unwilling, the king slapped the stool and said angrily: "I don't have the heart to advance and retreat together. ”

But at the moment, the most urgent thing is the sub-attack, and it is not other ethnic countries.

Shi Wang looked at the irascible political king day by day, and always felt that he had changed a lot.

He was in too much of a hurry, the war had come in a hurry, and there were many disadvantages, and the king wanted to calm the war so much that he did everything he could.

This kind of appearance only makes people feel cold-blooded and abusive, and it is not good for the battle situation.

Someone will have enough of it.

When the Minister of Finance came to report, he said that the people in a place were unwilling to pay high tax rates, smashed the local yamen, and were still gathering people to make trouble.

"It's the other way around!" The king slammed the table and stood up, "Destroy all the troublemakers, and leave no one behind!" ”

"The king is angry!"

The courtiers who knelt on the ground advised the king not to be so impulsive, for fear of hurting the hearts of the people.

The king was already angry, and the opposition of so many courtiers made him even more angry, and he was about to be sentenced to death.

"Your Majesty, even if you put your ministers to death, your ministers cannot watch Your Majesty commit wrongdoing. The external troubles are small, but the internal strife is great. If the affairs of the country are disrupted, how can the chaos on the periphery be eliminated? ”

This is a dead courtier, and the king is so angry with him that he can't stop coughing.

But he still didn't stop: "Your Majesty knows how the former Wanli was destroyed, and Your Majesty must not follow the old path of the predecessors!" ”

His words were serious, but in the ears of the king, they were very sarcastic: "Do you mean that the inheritance of the son will be destroyed in the hands of this king?" ”

The minister was so frightened that he kowtowed and admitted his mistake, but the face of the king was already pale, as if he wanted to devour everything.

"Come on, drag him down and hit the twenty boards. In addition, the tax of the place of rebellion will be increased by one percent, and if it is still not paid, it will be arrested and returned to the yamen, and it will be punished according to the crime of plotting rebellion! ”

Now no one dares to object.

With such an iron fist, the king suppressed the common people and dissenting courtiers, and even the allies were more or less threatened.

Dissatisfaction with the political king is fermenting, and there are frequent wars in front of us, how to deal with it?

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