After His Majesty the Emperor on the dragon chair finished asking, almost all the officials turned their heads to look at the crown prince Gu Cang, who was standing at the forefront.

On the Jinluan Palace, the atmosphere was silent for a while.

Now the princelings are powerful, it is a matter known to everyone inside and outside the government, most of the civil officials in the court and the central government are looking forward to Gu Cangma, and they have no second thoughts, but in this matter, Gu Cang did not pass their anger with them well in advance, and their own words, they have no feeling for Gu Xuan, the fifth prince who is far away in the sky, if you want me to speak for you, it depends on what benefits you can bring me, politicians and businessmen are all profit-seeking people, if Gu Cang does not speak, they will never help Gu Xuan, an outsider who has nothing to do with it.

"I have received definite news, recently the defense of the country secretly moved a lot, and even wanted to unite all parties to jointly resist my great cold, once the matter is done, I guess I don't need to say more about this consequence for your lords. ”

Gu Cang did not directly answer his father's question, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he threw this earth-shattering news to everyone.

At this moment, on the Jinluan Palace, standing at the front, the ministers with the highest official ranks, all did not move, and even their expressions did not change one by one, after all, they already knew about these things, and there was nothing surprising, and these officials standing in the back, after hearing this, couldn't help but turn their heads to each other.

"Hmph, wolf ambition!"

"I'm going to teach them a good lesson this time!"

"yes, yes. ”

"But where did the prince get the exact news?"

"Be careful!"

"Shut up and listen to the prince!"

Hearing that the commotion around him had gradually subsided, Gu Cang then said: "Because of this, the sons are willing to support the idea of the fifth brother, if they can recruit the Rakshasa clan, then the northern sand sea will be counted as all in the hands of my Da Liang, which is equivalent to cutting off this combination of forces, at that time, the Western Shu Kingdom is isolated and helpless, whether it is to directly drive the troops to swallow it, or to let it go, it doesn't matter, we can use the sand sea as the base, surround Wei Jin by the trend, and then slowly figure it out, there is a lot to do!"

As soon as he said this, he almost made his attitude clear, Liang Guo was going to move troops against the surrounding countries, which was undoubtedly another major news, which directly shocked the people below.

In fact, if the army is rashly moved like this, the vast majority of civilian officials are not optimistic and unhappy, because once it is wartime, the status of military generals will be sharply improved, and when the time comes, it is naturally not a good thing for them to let these rough men who have been suppressed for decades ride on their heads.

Moreover, now that the turbulent time of the founding of the country has passed, the world has been stable for decades, the people's hearts are stable, and there is enough food and clothing; to put it bluntly, everyone has been living comfortably for a long time, and they are suddenly asked to give up everything and go to the battlefield to fight hard? Who would be willing to pay their lives to fight an unreasonable battle?

If it was still at the time of the founding of the country, the situation in the south was turbulent at that time, and they had been fighting each other for decades, full of devastation and corpses, and it didn't hurt to fight for the sake of the marquis and the prime minister, but it was really unacceptable to suddenly start a war after being stable for decades.

Especially for civil officials, only the peaceful and prosperous times are the time for them to display their talents, assist the Son of Heaven to govern the world, and be able to leave their names in history, and the troubled times only belong to the inappropriate, brave and unparalleled generals and strategists, and strategists.

In troubled times, it has nothing to do with them, even if they do more in the rear, it is just a matter of one sentence in the history books, and all the glory will be taken away by the generals and strategists, who would want to?

After all, once the troops are mobilized, it will be a national mobilization, and when the time comes, everyone will be in danger of collecting and pumping grain and grass materials, which will naturally lead to a sharp rise in prices, and when the time comes, it will naturally cause a lot of complaints, and once there is a war, it will inevitably cause deaths, and as the party that takes the initiative to attack, if it is not a big victory, it is easy to be criticized by others.

You want to use your military exploits to change your official position and title, but you want us to work hard, why?

This is different from the passive defensive side, the enemy fights, kill their own people, then the top and bottom will be the same hatred, no matter how many people are sacrificed, they must take revenge, there will be no complaints, but if they take the initiative to attack, the name is not right, the words are not good, and the people's hearts will naturally be uneven, after all, everyone is now living a good life, once the war is fought, the country is shaken, not only the people, but also the rich people everywhere, the family will naturally not be happy, after all, winning for them, the difference is not big, but once lost, it is a bloody business.

Although most people are not optimistic about this move in their hearts, but since the people above have not spoken, everyone is an old fritter who has been in the officialdom for so many years, and these people are not stupid, they have not chosen to be the stupid bird, but choose to wait silently and wait for the changes.

As for those who know part of the inside story, they don't talk much.

The Gu clan of the Liang Kingdom, is not a person from the south, the north is the legacy of Emperor Taizu, the descendants of later generations, since they should follow, especially now it has only been passed down for two generations, and they are all eloquent kings, the first emperor after taking over the throne, is also the southern expedition to the north, the territory of the Liang country will be further expanded, the other, that is, the current saint, choose to recuperate for 20 years, reduce taxes, encourage agriculture and commerce, and strengthen the army and horses, and accumulate huge energy for the Liang country, then no matter who is on the throne in the future, it is inevitable to move troops.

The emperors of the past dynasties, who did not want to expand their territory and leave a name in history? Especially after they had enough strength, this is especially true.

And at this moment, Xu Shijie, the leader of the Youzhou Party in the court and half of the Xu family, suddenly stepped forward and said loudly with his fists clenched.

"What the prince said, he analyzed the situation very thoroughly, but the minister thought that instead of leaving a Rakshasa clan who could be in turmoil at any time and quietly inserted a knife in our back, it was better to find another way to solve it. ”

"The thieves of the patriotic cubs are not dead, it is indeed hateful, this destruction of the alliance, it is indeed imperative, but if it is because of this reason, it was hurriedly decided to recruit the Rakshasa clan, the minister thinks, it is too inappropriate, these alien races, born with backbones, are capricious, if we turn against us at the critical moment, I am afraid that the gains will outweigh the losses, and the border army and the people of Youzhou have fought with them for many years, both sides have a deep hatred of the sea of blood, this hatred, is not so easy to let go, if it is rashly surrendered, it is really too unfair to those soldiers who died in battle。 ”

He was originally from the Youzhou Army, and he stayed in the army for many years, and then he was valued by the Xu family and sent him to the court, so he naturally has a say in these matters, and the facts are indeed as he said, rather than using his own flesh and blood to raise a white-eyed wolf that will bite back at any time, it is really better to find another way.

Gu Cang turned his head, squinted his eyes at Xu Shijie on the other side, and said in a very straightforward tone: "Then General Xu has a way?"

Xu Shijie also turned his head, stared at Gu Cang with a pair of wolf eyes, and said very frankly: "If you go back to King Qin, the minister doesn't, but the minister will never agree to use the flesh and blood of the court to support a white-eyed wolf, if Your Majesty is determined to take down the sea of sand, the minister will ask for help, and he is willing to be the vanguard of the court, and he will never refuse!"

After speaking, he shook the skirt of his armor violently, and then saluted Gu Yi on the dragon chair with a fist, and then bowed deeply.

When the words came to this, Gu Yi on the dragon chair immediately said with relief: " Okay, okay, Xu Aiqing, there is no need to make this big gift, this matter, I have a plan, if you can only use some ordinary jewelry, tea and porcelain and other things to send it, then let the fifth go, the fifth is I watched grow up, his character, I am clear, not arrogant or impatient, plan and then move, if it is not absolutely sure of the thing, he will not take the initiative to read, I think, you can let the fifth try it first, if you can, even if it is a great achievement, if not, then discuss. ”

Xu Shijie's face changed, and when he thought of the secret letter sent by the General's Mansion, he had something to say, Gu Yi on the dragon chair suddenly waved his hand and said: "Okay, this matter is over, the edict of the Zhao'an Rakshasa clan is drafted by your Zhongshu Province, and then another king of Hedong County will be appointed as a special envoy, and the king of Zhao'an Rakshasa will send everything to him as long as the king of Hedong County asks for it from the imperial court!"

What is Zhongshu Province?

That was Gu Cang's grandfather, the reserve of Su Ruwen, Queen Su's father, and almost all of them were old men's protégés and former officials in the entire Zhongshu Province, since Gu Cang had already spoken, it was obvious that he wanted to support the five princes, where would they hesitate at this time, and no longer give Xu Shijie a chance to plead, so they quickly stood up, and agreed loudly while saluting.

Seeing this, Xu Shijie was also very helpless, his mouth opened and opened, and after looking at the emperor meaningfully, he finally lowered his head and didn't dare to say anything.

Now that the emperor has taken a step back, he is a courtier, can he be more aggressive? What's more, the meaning of this look is already obvious, and he, the old generals who are as kind to him as a mountain have been dead for several years, and he has been in the capital for more than ten years.

He is already in the second rank of official residence, and he is unwilling to argue again at the risk of offending the emperor.

"Alright. Gu Yi on the dragon chair slapped the armrest and said loudly, " In order to reduce the burden on the court and the people, I decided to first transfer the people to dig this route from Jiangzhou to the capital, based on the original waterway of the previous dynasty, and then expand, it should not be difficult to think about it, but after thinking about it, there is no one who can be a supervisor, I don't know which Aiqing is willing to come out and share my worries. ”

As soon as this matter was said, the people below were very tacitly silent and silent, after all, everyone understood that this matter had been discussed in the cabinet as early as a year ago, and now if you ask this question again, it is just a formality, which stunned young man will emerge at this time.

What's more, being an overseer is a thankless task, and you have to be asked to explain it up and down, which is the most difficult kind of drudgery to do, if it is not for His Majesty's hand-picking, they have to fall on their heads.

Sure enough, only Gu Hai stood up, his face was full of bitterness, and he bowed his hand weakly: "My son, Gu Hai, is willing to share my father's worries." ”

As soon as he stood up, all the people in the Jiangzhou Party below looked helpless.

Although the Ministry of Rites seems to have the highest status, and the official career of the Ministry of Rites will generally be very open, and it is easy to take over the class of the governors of the three provinces, but in terms of actual power and responsibility, it is not even comparable to the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Punishment, let alone the Ministry of Officials of the head of the six departments, to put it bluntly, it is an idle yamen with a very high status and a good momentum of development, but the power is very light, and they can't speak out against it at this time, after all, this matter has been tacitly acquiesced by all forces as early as years ago。

They understand that the emperor is going to use the Jiangzhou people to deal with the Jiangzhou people, so as to sweep away all the bad things that may happen during the construction of the canal, after all, the person in charge is the fourth prince, if the matter is not good, it is the responsibility of the fourth child, and the Jiangzhou people have no way not to help him, but if it is really done, the benefits will fall on the prince who raised the matter, and with a little operation, the four princes can only share a little bit of fame and hard work, so Gu Hai will cry with a sad face, because this is indeed a thankless thing.

Besides, if you want to be this supervisor, it is estimated that you will not be able to return to the capital in the next two years, and when the time comes, what will you do to compete with the second and third children?