Chapter 1149: Pushing the Boat Down the River (I)
The change in demeanor was only a short moment, and Sun Ning quickly returned to his previous calm and mood, but looked at Liu Rong below with heavy eyes: "So in your opinion, if the imperial court wants to solve the problem now, it should make concessions, cede the city, and promise them a lot of money?"
"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that this is the most beneficial measure for the country and the people at the moment. Otherwise, if the war resumes, no matter whether we win or lose, it will be a misery for all lives, and it is definitely not a good strategy." Liu Rong once again expressed his attitude.
Sun Ning smiled, but this smile was full of ridicule: "What a good one for the country and the people, and a good one for the misery...... Liu Rong, you really deserve to be a descendant of Confucianism, and you have learned Zhao Song's set of things very well!"
In the end, his tone suddenly became cold, even if he was as dull as Liu Rong, he finally heard some questions, his body shook suddenly, and then he found that the atmosphere in the hall had also become a little strange, especially the colleagues on both sides were looking at him with strange eyes.
This made his heart more and more uneasy, and he couldn't help but tremble and said, "Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, the minister's proposal is also entirely out of a public heart......
"Public?" Sun Ning sneered and stared at him, "Your public heart just wants me to be like the Zhao and Song dynasties of hundreds of years, when a small court that only knows the south of the country, needs to cede land by offering New Year's coins to foreign clans in order to sleep peacefully?"
"What do you think of my Dayue court? Who do you think I am again? Huh?"
The huge pressure suddenly increased, and finally Liu Rong was terrified in his heart, his legs suddenly weakened, and he knelt down: "Your Majesty Mingjian, the old minister, the old minister is just making a suggestion, and there is no ...... Nothing else......
"I don't think so, right? I have heard many rumors these days that there are rumors that the people have a lot of ideas, that is, they do not want to have any more conquests, and they want the imperial court to make concessions, even if it is to cede some unimportant territories, and to ensure the stability of the Central Plains or Luoyang......
"Before, I always thought it was just some foolish man and foolish woman talking nonsense in private. I really didn't expect that in my Dayue Dynasty, among the officials trusted and reused by Zhen, there were people with such stupid thoughts!
"Have you ever wondered what the consequences would be if you did this?"
Sun Ning scolded coldly, which made Liu Rong even more panicked, lying there trembling, and there was only one sentence left in his mouth: "Your Majesty forgives your sins, and the minister has no intention......
"Now I tell you the consequences, and let the people of the world know what Zhao Song is!
"His Zhao family was already unjust, and it was not much better than the Western Jin Dynasty, which died quickly. Because of this, he Zhao and Song Dynasty suppressed the military generals since he came, resulting in foreign invasions and was unable to protect himself. The only thing that can be done is to take out the so-called New Year's coins to keep the peace for a while.
"When the Liao State was strong, he gave Qian the Liao State, and the Western Xia rose, and he and the Qian Xixia, and later the Jurchen Jin people in the northeast rose, and he made a similar decision.
"During this period, the land of the Song Dynasty continued to shrink, so that the so-called Central Plains land was under the iron hooves and scimitars of foreign tribes, and many people depended on others for life and death.
"And even so, the people of the Zhao and Song dynasties had an extremely difficult life, and their taxes far exceeded those of the previous Han and Tang dynasties, and also exceeded the two hundred years of this dynasty. Because of what? Just because in addition to the expenses of the imperial court, there is also a large amount of silver to be paid to the foreign tribes in the north, and the large land and cities in the north that should belong to the imperial court have nothing to do with the Zhao and Song courts.
"In this way, the burden on the shoulders of every Zhao and Song people will naturally be much heavier than that of Han Tang and me. And now you, as well as those cowardly bastards who dare not fight, are still trying to make me follow the old path of Zhao and Song again, which is really ridiculous and ridiculous, and it is really damnable!
"I might as well tell you today, and the people of the world: even though I Dayue was still under the control of the imperial court, I never rebelled and succumbed to any foreign enemy, let alone when most of the Central Plains have returned to my hands now.
"Didn't they want to invade my Central Plains and take away my Dayue land and cities? Then fight! I am not afraid of war, and I also believe that my soldiers in Dayue are also brave and able to fight and good at fighting!
"But there are enemies
If you dare to come, let them come and go, let them leave their lives on my Dayue land!
"As for you, Liu Rong, since you are timid and intend to escape, then I won't keep you, so I will go to your post and dismiss the official, and go back to your hometown to be a common man!"
As Sun Ning said this, several people from the forbidden army on the left and right immediately stepped forward, one of them pressed down Liu Rong, who was still trembling and kowtowing on the ground, and the other people had already started directly, stripped off his official uniform and hat, and let him only wear a middle coat, and then was carried and taken out of the hall.
Shen Zhou and the other courtiers looked at this scene, and their expressions were also changeable.
Many of them had already guessed that His Majesty the Emperor would have such an attitude, after all, they had all come with His Majesty all the way from the southwest or Jiangnan, and they knew his tough nature.
Not to mention that Ghost Rong and other forces took the initiative to attack, even if they stayed on their own territory in peace, His Majesty the Emperor would definitely send troops or personally lead troops to clean up these enemies on the side of the couch one by one!
They had already decided that in the final analysis, today's meeting was just for a pre-war mobilization and deployment, not at all to discuss whether to fight, but to discuss how to fight!
As for Liu Rong suddenly coming out to say such crazy words, his fate has already been decided.
Some of them even thought deeply, which should be enough to remind those who still have the idea of seeking peace inside and outside the court that it is time to change their minds. Otherwise, he Liu Rong is a role model for everyone, and the emperor will definitely eliminate all these dissidents who will disturb the morale of the army before officially sending troops.
And Shen Zhou and several other important ministers looked deeper beyond this layer.
This time, Liu Rong took the initiative to take the initiative and was directly seized of office, which was very in the emperor's arms.
After all, the emperor has always been very unkind to these former Dayue ministers, people like Liu Rong, relying on the old and selling the old, and believing that they were once the first in the court, so they intend to return to the court today to continue to hold important positions, which clearly conflicts with the emperor and the next pace of the court.
It was only because of their previous identities that the emperor was not able to clean them up. And now, with such an excuse, some things can be done naturally.
Yes, in addition to how to arrange to meet the enemy, the imperial court will next clean up those guys who do not agree with the emperor's thoughts!