Empress Dowager Gao closed her eyes slightly, "Swing!" She didn't want to care, but after all, she couldn't see the Great Song Dynasty being corrupted step by step!

This night, it was very late, everyone almost fell asleep, Chen Wei returned home tired, Chen Qiaoqiao was very worried, "Husband, are you okay?" ”

Chen Wei suddenly became energetic, "What did you just call me?" Chen Qiaoqiao then remembered that she had just called her husband! Suddenly blushed, when did she become such a mother-in-law?

Chen Wei sighed and hugged her into his arms, "I like it, call again!" Chen Qiaoqiao nestled in his arms and whispered softly. Husband, husband! ”

Chen Wei looked at her delicate appearance, and couldn't help it, he didn't want this Chen Qiaoqiao to break free from his embrace, "Husband hasn't said why he came back so late!" ”

Thinking of this, Chen Wei frowned, "The emperor summoned military generals from all sides overnight to use troops against Western Xia again, and Empress Dowager Gao tried her best to stop it, but the emperor couldn't hear it at all!" ”

Chen Qiaoqiao was silently surprised, "So fast! She remembered that Song Shenzong was in a hurry to use troops, but she didn't expect it to be so fast! Isn't it that he can't fight the Empress Dowager Gao, and Song Shenzong is a little crazy?

"The emperor is anxious to make a great achievement...... In addition, the body is not as good as ...... day by day" Chen Wei was also silent, no matter what the reason, if he is the emperor who puts the people's livelihood in his heart, the most important thing now is not to open the station again, but to learn a lesson from the last defeat, recuperate, and make the country rich and the people strong, so that he can have the capital to open the station!

"Don't you persuade you?" Chen Qiaoqiao is really worried about this group of people, why are they all desperately trying to send them to death? "Why didn't you persuade? Scholar Su almost strongly objected, arguing with reason, all the old ministers tried their best to dissuade them, and Zhang Fangping, the young master of the prince who no longer asked about the world, was even more useless! Although the emperor was moved by his words, he still failed to listen to him after all! ”

Chen Wei couldn't help but be a little discouraged, almost every word of Zhang Fangping's words hit the point!

Zhang Fangping, the young master of the crown prince, said: "I heard that the minister likes to fight like he likes beauty, and although there is more than one thing that damages the body and shortens his life, he will definitely die early if he indulges in beauty; There is more than one thing that kills the people, but those who are keen on war are bound to perish.

The saints used their troops out of necessity, so they could enjoy safe and happy after victory, and there were no unexpected disasters after defeat. The men of later generations use their troops without stopping their actions when they can end, so even if they win, they will only delay the change, and the disaster will be greater; There is no victory, the change comes faster, but the disaster is still smaller. Therefore, the saint did not care about the merits and demerits of victory or defeat, but was deeply vigilant against the dangers caused by the use of soldiers.

Why do it? Because to mobilize an army of 100,000, it will consume 1,000 taels of gold every day. The whole country was in an uproar, and it took 700,000 households to run on the road tiredly. Internally, the treasury of the imperial court was empty, and externally, the people were impoverished and destitute.

Because of the persecution of hunger and cold, there will be troubles of thieves in the future; Because the deaths, injuries and grievances of the people and soldiers will eventually lead to retribution for floods and droughts. On it, the generals support their own troops and have the heart of flying and domineering; Below, the non-commissioned officers have the intention of breaking up and defecting because they have served for too long. There are many accidents, all due to the use of soldiers. As for those who advocate for life, the retribution is even heavier. This is because the common people died for no reason because of the use of soldiers, and resentment has accumulated together, and someone must bear the responsibility for their innocent death. Therefore, the saints are afraid and cautious about the use of soldiers, and they do not dare to use them out of necessity.

"Emperor Renzong raised the world before, and was not interested in fighting, but Zhao Yuanhao took the opportunity to secretly wage war, and our army fought three or four defeats in Yan'an, Linfu, and Jingyuan, with losses of tens of thousands, but the country was safe, the war stopped, and the people had no complaints. Why?

Because the officials and people of the whole country knew that Emperor Renzong did not have the heart to go to war, and the heavens and the earth, ghosts and gods also understood that he had a last resort. Since His Majesty's accession to the throne, he has repaired armor, manufactured weapons, and reconnoitred neighboring countries, and the ministers have spied on His Majesty's intentions in this practice, so they talk a lot about the use of troops.

In the beginning, those who assisted His Majesty in presiding over the affairs of the state had no worries or deep thoughts; The cardinals, who were in charge of the military and participated in the formulation of major policies, did not have the insight to consider the dangers and grasp the difficulties; The people who served as Taiwan counselors did not speak out and give advice and gave advice, and they knew the slightest thing, thus forming the beginning of the trouble. Soon Xue Xiang had a plan to seize the Hengshan region, and Han Jiang proposed a plan to go deep into the Western Xia, and Chen Shengzhi, Lu Gongbi and others secretly cooperated with him.

Although the losses suffered by the army and the loss of the country's financial resources were less than one-tenth of the failures in the Baoyuan and Qingli years, the heavens were angry and resentful, the border soldiers betrayed, and the Beijing division was in turmoil, and His Majesty could not eat on time for several months because of this matter. Why? Because the war was initiated by His Majesty, the officials and soldiers did not have the heart to hate the enemy and disapprove of His Majesty.

It also relies on the wealth accumulated by the ancestors and the deep blessing of the emperor, so the teacher is useless, so as to move the enlightened sacred heart. However, those who are shallow in their knowledge are 'ashamed of failure' and are desperate to win. So Wang Shao caused disasters in Xihe, Zhang Dian provoked trouble in Meishan, and Kumamoto made trouble in Yuzhou and Luzhou. But these are the slaughter of those who have surrendered, the captivity of the old and the weak, the impoverishment of the country, and the capture of some empty and useless land as a meritorious service, so that His Majesty has gained false fame, but ignores the actual calamity, and they have been reckless in their tempering, and they have only fought hard to gain personal fame.

Therefore, Shen Qi and Liu Yi launched a war in Annam, causing more than 100,000 people to suffer from miasma, and more than five-tenths of the dead, and the husband of the Sixth Route also died on the way to transport supplies, grain, grass and equipment, and all of them died without seeing the enemy. I thought that His Majesty's interest in the use of troops would weaken slightly, but Li Xian led his troops out of Taozhou again.

"For many years, the government and the people have been embarrassed and poor, and the savings of several generations in the inner government have been used cleanly; The reserves of the state and county to levy taxes have been exhausted, and the income of hundreds of officials can only be barely continued, and the rewards for the southern suburbs have not been handled for a long time. Acting accordingly, even a man of wisdom will not be able to properly handle the situation that follows. Moreover, after the hunger epidemic, thieves swarmed, and Jingdong Road and Hebei Road were especially difficult to describe.

If a military campaign is launched, and the expropriation and extortion follow, the people are impoverished and have nowhere to appeal, and they will inevitably not be able to protect themselves without being a big thief. The border war is in deep difficulty and internal troubles are rising again, so the situation of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang will occur at this time. This is the reason why Lao Chen can't sleep all night, sighs before eating, and even can't stop crying.

"I heard that all great things must be in accordance with the will of heaven. In recent years, solar eclipses, star changes, earthquakes, landslides, floods and droughts, and plagues have continued year after year, and the backward direction of providence can be seen from these phenomena. But His Majesty completely ignored these things, and was troubled. For example, if a child makes a mistake in front of his parents, he may be relieved only by respectfully, obediently, and silently obeying the teachings and blaming himself. If you indiscriminately accuse slaves and maids, and beat them arbitrarily, and serve your parents like this, you have never seen anyone who will be forgiven by your parents.

"But it is easy for a courtier to advise the king and to persuade him when he is already weary; It is difficult to refute the king's interest when it is intense. Now His Majesty is bent on using troops, and it is bound to be unchangeable, and the minister is not unaware; However, the reason for the incessant words was that he saw that His Majesty was holy and lenient, listened to and accepted advice, and never doubted it, so he did not dare to compare His Majesty with the competitive heart of ordinary people, and also thought that when His Majesty saw the dangers of using troops with his own eyes in the future, he would be sad and remorseful, and therefore the ministers on the left and right did not offer a word of advice in the first place.

His subordinates are old and about to die, and when they meet the former emperor underground, they also have an excuse. But please have mercy on Your Majesty! This text was written by Su Shi. Shenzong was quite moved, but he couldn't listen to it. Until the fiasco of the Battle of Yongle, Zhang Fangping's words were fulfilled.

Chen Qiaoqiao was also speechless, she also knew that what happened in history would definitely repeat itself, and all she hoped for was not a fantasy! Chen Wei said: "That Xu Xi recommended himself to lead the army, and the emperor also praised him for being sparse and courageous, saying that the northwest can be taken at his fingertips, and he hates the generals for being timid......"

Chen Qiaoqiao was speechless, if such a thing is said, if anyone who opposes it will be said to be greedy for life and afraid of death, right? "In the end, it was agreed that Xu Xi and Shen Kuo would lead the troops, and they would start on a certain day!"

Chen Qiaoqiao said worriedly: "Don't you have to go?" Chen Wei smiled bitterly, "The emperor ordered me to be a pioneer, how can I not go?" ”

Chen Qiaoqiao burst into tears, "Pioneer? Isn't this sending to death? Chen Wei, do you want a way, can we not go? Chen Qiaoqiao's body trembled slightly, and she grabbed the placket of his clothes tightly, as if at this moment, he would disappear!

She clearly remembered that this was the Yongle defeat, the most famous defeat, hundreds of thousands of soldiers had gone and never returned, and since then the national fortunes of the Great Song Dynasty have really weakened, so that Jingkang will be difficult decades later!

Chen Wei said helplessly: "The emperor has a life, how can I not go?" Don't worry, I will protect my own, and I will come back alive, the avalanche in Helan Mountain didn't kill me last time, and it won't be this time! ”

Chen Qiaoqiao is just tears rippling, how is this situation the same? What a lifeless defeat! Also, the emperor and the queen mother both had taboos against him, and arranged him to be in a position like a pioneer, which was to send him to death first, and maybe he would kill him on the way! The last time he went on the expedition, Chen Qiaoqiao only felt worried, but now he was completely desperate!