Li Xinghe pulled Li Chengde's sleeve, signaling that he didn't need to say so much, just remind him a little, but in this matter, Li Chengde was very principled and did not compromise for half a point.

The meeting came to a standstill for a while, but Ji Zhao took the lead in breaking the silence and returning to the topic, so Li Chengde took out the secret report that was urgent for 800 miles this morning.

For a while, the conference hall was like a frying pan, and several ministers even stood up regardless of their manners and scolded Yuan Qi for a bloody head, worthy of being a Yanguan, and his mouth was really sharp, Li Xinghe thought to himself.

However, after receiving this news, most of the courtiers still analyzed it very calmly and objectively.

"It's just too much of a deception, I'm afraid that the beginning of their conspiracy is from the time of the birthday feast, and the assassin has nothing to do with them. The first emperor's funeral was only a few days, and the army pressed the border, which was premeditated. ”

As soon as the cause and effect were contacted, they all knew that Yuan Qi was the ghost of this matter, so Li Xinghe had Xing Fuzhi put the envoy and his party in prison before the banquet ended, but Pei Shao was nowhere to be found.

Li Chengde patted the desk, and the noisy conference hall quieted down, Li Chengde cleared his throat and said,

"General Qiu has been trapped in Pingyang for several days, and I don't know what suggestions the ministers have."

Now it is not about pursuing the assassins, but how to solve the matter of the frontier, whether to fight or not, we must discuss a result, otherwise it will only chill the hearts of the soldiers.

The hall was silent for a while, no one took over this stubble first, the war is about the country, who dares to put his beak lightly, but Ji Zhao got up first and said in a deep voice,

"Yuan Qi has always been a wolf's ambition, if I ask for peace, Yuan Qi will definitely get the will of the villain and propose all kinds of unreasonable treaties, so the minister, the main battle."

The courtiers led by Ji Zhao echoed one after another, and even Li Chengde nodded in agreement, he had just ascended the throne, and he needed a victory to stabilize the throne.

Yuan Qi's move is clearly to take advantage of your illness and ask for your life, and take advantage of the new emperor's accession to the throne when the government is unstable.

At this time, Xiao Fu put forward a different opinion and said,

"At the moment, my Tianlan Dynasty is unstable, and even His Majesty's enthronement ceremony has not been held, if I fight at this time, I am afraid that Tianlan will be in a weak position. It's not that you don't fight, but the time hasn't come, I hope Your Majesty will think twice. ”

Each has its own considerations and opinions, but in the end, it is Li Chengde who sits on the main seat.

"Then does Lord Xiao mean that he wants to ignore the lives of tens of thousands of people in Pingyang City and let them fend for themselves?" The first minister asked with some excitement.

"If we take the lead in suing for peace, we may be able to save the lives of the people of that city." The first minister replied.

It is nothing more than a question of peace or main battle, Li Xinghe carefully integrated everyone's views, and then he considered the words and said,

"As Master Ji said, Yuan Qi has been planning for a long time, and rashly seeking peace will only sign a series of treaties that will lose power and humiliate the country, and if we want to seek peace, I am afraid that people will not agree. Although I Tianlan has only been founded for more than ten years, I can abide by the ancestral teachings, do not cede land, do not pay compensation, do not pay tribute, and do not make peace. Now that they've made a war letter, let's take it. ”

Li Xinghe looked at everyone's reactions, and saw that no one objected, so he breathed a sigh of relief and continued,

"The wind is blowing and the clouds are flying, Weijia is returning to his hometown, and the warriors are guarding the Quartet. If we decide to give up on the soldiers, wouldn't it chill the hearts of the entire Tianlan soldiers? This palace admits that those who do great things should be informal, but in any case we should not risk the lives of the entire city. ”

"Has Her Royal Highness the eldest princess ever thought about what I would do if this war was lost?"

Xiao Fu sat down and said with some disapproval,

Once the war starts, not to mention the loss of labor and money, the first to suffer is the people, whether they win or lose, I Tianlan will need several years of recuperation, it is really not worth it, Xiao Fu thought to himself.

"We have to fight this war, Tianlan is already an arrow on the Xuan and has to be fired, is it worth it for Lord Xiao to wait for the cities to be handed over to people in exchange for a moment of stability? Moreover, according to the opinion of this palace, this battle may not be lost. ”

Ji Zhao nodded approvingly, he didn't expect the eldest princess in the deep harem to have such courage and strategy, if she stayed in that place for the rest of her life, it would be really condescending.

The other courtiers were also attracted by Li Xinghe's remarks, and put on a listening look, Li Xinghe was not ambiguous, and continued,

"The population is large, the peasants and workers are prosperous, the treasury is full, the soldiers are strong, and the people are brave and fighting. And I, Tianlan, have gone through the policy of recuperation and recuperation of the first emperor over the years, the first three points have been met, Tianlan people are martial, the armament is sufficient, the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, and the last two points can also be satisfied. Therefore, I may be able to fight. ”

These remarks made Li Xinghe's mouth dry, and she quickly took a sip of warm tea, and she finally knew why the leaders in her previous life always prepared some tea for meetings.

"As far as the old ministers know, although Yuan Qi has taken the lead, the people's hearts are not aligned, and Chu Huaichen's ruthless suppression of the court may have already caused the dissatisfaction of the ministers. This time, he single-handedly provoked a war and broke the peaceful situation that had lasted for a hundred years, which was even more rare for the people, and Yuan Qi has always emphasized literature over military force, and I Tianlan is not capable of fighting with it. ”

Ji Zhao frowned and analyzed carefully.

Li Chengde nodded slightly to show his approval, and then said,

"The soul of national strength is rooted in the common people, and the soul is in the temple. This battle must not only be fought, but I must also drive the army to inspire the morale of the army. ”

Li Xinghe was the first to object, but Ji Zhao agreed, which made Li Xinghe a little annoyed, and said,

"The sword has no eyes on the battlefield, if you hurt Your Majesty's dragon body, who can be responsible."

Naturally, she couldn't tell Li Chengde's specific physical condition to the ministers, so she could only save the country and persuade from the perspective of safety.

"Everything needs to be experienced, and the first emperor has already been on the battlefield several times when His Majesty is his age. What's more, His Majesty's personal expedition can boost the morale of the army and greatly encourage the determination of the soldiers to win. ”

Ji Zhao was also a little puzzled at this time, the eldest princess didn't look like a person who was messing around, but the reason she said was untenable, His Majesty was in the king's tent, and most of the time he only needed to command in the rear, and this move was a bit of a cover-up.

The two were at a stalemate for a while, and the atmosphere in the conference hall was a little solemn, Li Chengde coughed lightly, patted Li Xinghe's hand and said,

"Ji Aiqing is reasonable, Sister doesn't need to worry too much."

Li Xinghe still disagreed, she couldn't risk Li Chengde's body no matter what, so she thought of a compromise and said in a deep voice,

"The country cannot be without a king for a day, Your Majesty is sitting in Kyoto, and the galaxy will go out for Your Majesty."

Li Xinghe's eyes looked at Li Chengde firmly, and Li Chengde also knew that this was the biggest concession she had made, so he didn't say more.