The emperor has a headache these days. The reason for this headache for him is not anything else, precisely because of the recent Turkic repeated border violations.

The Turks are always the most troublesome existence, although the scale of each Turkic attack is not large. But this time back and forth, it is not worth sending a large army to exterminate it, and it is not a way to let it develop.

The emperor only felt that this Turk was like an annoying fly, unable to drive away or disperse. Because of this incident, the emperor's hair has fallen out a lot recently, and the whole person is depressed.

Above the court. At this time, the atmosphere has been extraordinarily solemn. The ministers looked at each other, but they didn't dare to say anything, so they could only look in the direction of the emperor with fear, and then quickly lowered their heads.

And the emperor sat on the dragon chair, with an angry face, and slapped the table in front of him fiercely: "A hundred-legged insect, dead but not stiff, this Turk is really too deceitful!"

The wrath of the Son of Heaven is something that no one dares to offend. The ministers didn't dare to say anything when they heard the emperor being angry, but just stood trembling in place, bowing their heads and being silent.

And after the emperor vented his anger for a while, he barely calmed down, and his expression eased slightly. He took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart, and then slowly raised his head and looked at the ministers around him.

Under the gaze of the emperor, the ministers who were already a little lowered their heads, and they lowered their heads deeply. The emperor didn't care about these, but just asked himself: "Let the border be invaded by the Turks, I can't stand it." Do you Aiqing have any of you who are willing to take the initiative to lead the troops to fight off the Turks? ”

Hearing this, all the ministers showed embarrassed looks on their faces. The border was invaded by the Turks, which is naturally a matter that cannot be taken seriously. But the border is in a cold and the environment is very harsh, and the ministers have long been accustomed to the favorable environment of the capital, and who wants to go to the border to suffer?

Thinking like this in their hearts, the ministers were even more silent, and only lowered their heads deeply, obviously in a gesture of avoidance.

The emperor was originally very angry because of this Turkic attack. At this time, seeing this scene where no one wanted to go, the emperor's heart couldn't help but burn even more.

"What are you doing here?" The emperor frowned, his face was very unpleasant, "Any credit in the past, you have to rush forward to grab it." When this needs you, will you become a shrunken turtle? I'm really disappointed in you! ”

was yelled at by the emperor like this, and the ministers did not dare to be silent anymore. After hesitating for a while, a minister took the initiative to stand up, and some trembling hands bowed to the emperor, bowed slightly, and said, "Your Majesty, it's not that we don't want to go. But...... There are other difficulties. ”

"What's the difficulty? I see that you just don't want to go! The emperor glared at the minister coldly, "If you don't tell the reason today, don't think about going to court." ”

Seeing the emperor so angry, the minister flinched a little, and his body shook unconsciously. He swallowed his saliva, and after barely calming down, he reported to the emperor in a calm tone.

"Your Majesty, you also know that the border is bitterly cold, and the conditions are naturally extremely harsh. In the face of such a harsh environment, it is inevitable that the ministers will retreat. The minister said.

Before the emperor could show an angry look, the minister hurriedly added: "Not only the ministers, but also the soldiers are used to the climate of the capital. If you rush to send troops, you are afraid that you will not adapt to the border environment, but let those rough-skinned Turks seize the opportunity, which is another troublesome matter. ”

The minister paused slightly, and then said, "Therefore, the ministers did not dare to stand up rashly and take unnecessary risks. I also hope that the emperor will forgive me, and don't blame the ministers for this. ”

Although these words were for his own safety, the emperor listened to what the minister said, and he also felt a little reasonable, so he nodded thoughtfully.

After nodding, the emperor immediately showed a somewhat hesitant look: "The border is bitterly cold, this is indeed a difficult thing." But the Turks are coming, and they have to deal with it, so how should this be? ”

The emperor's question, naturally, no one responded. None of the ministers were willing to take the initiative to go and wade into the troubled waters. Therefore, the court is naturally in a helpless situation.

Such a helpless atmosphere lasted until the next dynasty. Although the emperor was just angry, he once said that if no one took the initiative to stand up today, he would never go down to the court.

But whether it is the emperor or the ministers, it is very clear in their hearts, this is just an angry word. Therefore, when it was time to go down, the emperor was still down.

After staying in the next dynasty, after Gu Zhiheng returned to King Wu's mansion, he naturally thought a little about himself, so he discussed with Yu Jiangyang and He Nuanliang.

"Now that the Turks are attacking, what should this king do?" Gu Zhiheng's gaze swept over Jiang Yang and He Nuanliang little by little, and asked, "Does this king want to take this opportunity to behave well?" ”

Listening to what Gu Zhiheng said, Yu Jiangyang was silent for a moment, but he just shook his head: "Your Highness, it's still not necessary."

Seeing Gu Zhiheng's somewhat puzzled look, Yu Jiangyang explained to Gu Zhiheng: "The Turks are coming, the momentum is violent, and the border is bitterly cold, this will definitely be a difficult battle." Therefore, it is better not to take this risk, Your Highness. ”

"Is the king going to do nothing? Do you want to watch this rare opportunity in front of you, and watch it slip away without taking advantage of it? Gu Zhiheng said to Jiang Yang a little anxiously.

Yu Jiangyang listened to Gu Zhiheng's tone, and naturally understood Gu Zhiheng's anxiety, so he hurriedly explained to him: "Your Highness, this is not what the little one means, but there are other opinions. This opportunity for the Turks to invade is naturally to be taken advantage of, but it does not need to be risked by His Highness. ”

After a slight pause, Yu Jiangyang said his thoughts to Gu Zhiheng: "Your Highness, it's better to take the opportunity to recommend His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and let the Crown Prince take this risk." At that time, we will do this ......"

Yu Jiangyang whispered his plan to Gu Zhiheng and He Nuanliang. Hearing this, the two looked at each other, and immediately showed a little joy on their faces.

"Mr. Yu is really smart." Gu Zhiheng carefully recalled the plan that Yu Jiangyang had just said, and felt more and more that this plan was extremely reasonable, so he couldn't help but praise, "With this plan, isn't it still easy to bring down the crown prince?" ”

Different from Gu Zhiheng's excitement, Yu Jiangyang was obviously a lot calmer, and listening to Gu Zhiheng's praise, he only showed a reserved smile: "Your Highness has praised falsely." The most important thing at the moment is to recommend His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in front of the emperor and let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince go on the expedition smoothly. With this premise in place, the future plan can naturally be slowly unfolded. ”

Gu Zhiheng and He Nuanliang also understood what Yu Jiangyang meant, so they no longer hesitated, just nodded deeply, signaled that they understood, and began to move around.

Gu Zhiheng first united several ministers and summoned them to come to discuss things, and the content of this discussion was naturally to recommend Shen Huo as the commander.

Who to let go on the expedition was originally a particularly headache. The ministers are worried that no one will go, and tomorrow above the court, the emperor is afraid that he will not be able to deal with it. At this time, after listening to Gu Zhiheng's proposal, I only felt as if I had fallen asleep with a pillow, and I was overjoyed.

What's more, these individuals are courtiers loyal to Gu Zhiheng, and they can be regarded as Gu Zhiheng's confidants. Therefore, Gu Zhiheng's proposal, the ministers naturally will not disobey.

After some discussion, Gu Zhiheng discussed with the ministers he called, and after going to court tomorrow, he proposed to the emperor to let Shen Huo be the commander of the fight against the Turkic invaders.

Time passed quickly, and soon another day passed, and the ministers stood on top of the court again. Thinking of yesterday's everything, the ministers were naturally silent, and they were all at a loss in each other's eyes.

Among them, there are some individuals whose expressions are obviously extremely calm and composed, and can even be called completely confident. These people are not outsiders, they are Gu Zhiheng and several courtiers who discussed things with him yesterday.

With a plan in their hearts, when the emperor mentioned the Turkic invasion again, these people were no longer silent, but took the initiative to stand up and speak.

I saw that a minister first bowed slightly to the emperor, and then said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the lower officials have some thoughts in their hearts about the Turkic attack, but they don't know whether to say it or not."

At the moment, it is a situation where there is no way out, and if there is any breakthrough, it will naturally be a good thing. The emperor was thinking about these things, and when he looked at the minister, he was naturally happy: "What plan does Aiqing have?" And despite the words. ”

Since this is the case, Xia Guan dared to say it. I also hope that the emperor will not blame the lower officials. The minister smiled slightly, and then said, "This idea is naturally related to the Turkic invasion of China, the boss. ”

"Isn't there a lack of a manager right now? Why not let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince personally lead the troops. The minister said, "After all, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince represents the prestige of the great Zhou Dynasty. And the battles that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince personally went on before were also triumphant. It is no longer suitable for the prince to be the coach. ”

With such a person as the beginning, the rest of the people also emerged, all saying that Shen Huo was talented and strategic, and he was enough to be the candidate for the coach this time. Presumably, the crown prince himself led the troops to the battle, and he would definitely be able to repel the Turks.

The emperor didn't expect the possibility of letting Shen Huo be the boss, but when the ministers mentioned it like this, he couldn't help but think a little and looked in the direction of Shen Huo.

And Shen Huo was watched by the ministers and the emperor, but he just stood in place with a flat expression. He hung his head so that no one could see through the look on his face.