Compared to Li Yao's brothers and sisters who left the banquet and played around, where are the emperors Li Xiao and Empress Dowager Yan, who left the banquet early?

Leaving the banquet, Li Xiao took his civil ministers and military generals, and the imperial relatives and important ministers to the Taiping Palace.

Li Xiao sat on the glorious Yellow Dragon throne and did not look very steady, when the Li people invaded, they had sent two generals to defend against foreign enemies, but they were unsuccessful. It was really helpless that Chen Chong, the only remaining famous general of the two dynasties, who had entered the ancient age, was sent to Xuancheng to fight.

Although the martyrdom of General Chen is the best destination for military generals, the already ancient General Chen can fully enjoy the knees of his children and grandchildren, and Li Xiao still feels ashamed of General Chen.

The battle report in front of him was held in his hand, and literally, there was nothing wrong with it, according to General Chen's ability, it was not easy to be defeated so quickly. Moreover, since the Li tribe's invasion, they have been defeated easily many times, how did the Li tribe do it?

In the Taiping Palace, the ministers and generals stood on both sides, and there was no communication with each other, just whispering to the colleagues on the left and right who were standing on the same side as themselves.

"Is there really no available talent in this dynasty?" The cabinet scholar, who has always been very self-assured, raised his head and complained.

"You can't say that, no one wants to see the tragic outcome of the war, and there are still generals in the court." Chen Qiansong, the head of the Zongren Mansion, is accustomed to the roundabouts of officialdom, and his yin and yang weird tone makes people unable to hear good words.

Liu Qitai did not have a court wat in his hands, and he clinged to his hands: "What Chen Zongren said is extremely true, the general is not on the battlefield in the court, which is the characteristic of our dynasty. ”

After speaking, the two looked at each other and nodded, turning to the generals on the other side.

At this time, the generals on the other side were already gearing up, and when they heard the cool words of the ministers on the other side, they were even more angry and ready to move.

It's just that General Yang Meng, the commander of the capital, didn't say anything, he could only blow his beard and stare at his eyes, he couldn't bear this breath, and could only silently resist in his own unique way.

Since the previous dynasty established the world, above the court, the civil ministers who did not go to the battlefield decided the fate of the battle-hardened military ministers, it sounds like the head decides the limbs, there is nothing wrong. But in fact, the recent defeat in the war, no Wenchen thought that it was a problem with the head, and it was summed up as the lack of strength in the limbs. As a military minister, he was criticized by the court's Wenchen in various ways, and he couldn't do anything about Wenchen, because Wenchen was indeed very good at fighting with his mouth.

Yang Meng is mostly dominant, with his head down, as if he is thinking about something, and as if he is controlling some emotions.

At the beginning, when the ministers unanimously recommended sending General Chen Chong to send troops, Yang Meng strongly opposed it, and the opposition was invalid, and in the end, Li Xiao, to be precise, Empress Dowager Yan, still adopted the suggestion.

Wenchen has always acted, Yang Meng mostly sees it, for the generals, so many crooked intestines can not solve the border problem, it is their own duty to kill the enemy to drive the Li people out of the border, and the complex of dedication to the country is forever engraved in the bones.

Yang Meng recalled the conversation of General Chen the night before he set out for the battle, and it seemed that some things seemed to have passed, but in the hearts of some people, this matter had not completely passed. There is no doubt about General Chen's combat ability, and he was martyred in the end, perhaps General Chen's speculation is not groundless.

General Chen has dedicated himself to the imperial court for so many years, and it is time to retire in his old age, and what does it mean to lead his troops to the expedition again?

Yang Meng, who has also been in the court for a long time, knows in his heart that protecting the few remaining military ministers in the court is his biggest mission at present.

At this time, on the Taiping Palace, the civil ministers and military generals on both sides no longer forbear, and they quarreled with each other. Even Li Xiao, who is high in the sky, can't calm the mutual hatred between the civil servants and the military generals.

Boring Lang Lang .....

With a crisp and piercing sound, a bright and dangling broadsword fell to the ground.

The civil and military ministers who were arguing were stunned for a moment, looked up at the top of the hall, and two knife-like eyes swept at the civil ministers and military generals under the palace. Empress Dowager Yan's thin lips were pursed, her brows were furrowed, her eyes were like frost, her hands were put in front of her, and a majestic momentum spread throughout the hall.

At this moment, the originally noisy hall instantly quieted down, and the ministers did not dare to make any more breath, silently lowering their heads high, like defeated roosters.

"Emperor, you should have an idea, can this battle continue?" Empress Dowager Yan seemed to be asking, but in fact, she had already made her own decision.

"Queen Mother, if this battle is not fought, can the Li clan give up?" Li Xiao said lonely.

Empress Dowager Yan glanced at Li Xiao fiercely, the emperor is still too young, can this kind of thing be asked in front of all the ministers? The emperor is the commander who gives orders, whether it is useful or not, he must show his authority decisively and strongly, otherwise how can he make His Highness's courtiers obey him. It seems that the affairs of the government still have to be grasped by oneself.

"The Zhongqing family has also seen that the battles some time ago have been defeated and ended, and the manpower and financial resources of the court and the central government have also been greatly reduced, is there a better way for the Zhongqing family to deal with the Li clan?" Empress Dowager Yan's words have come to this point, and the words have been sent to the lips of His Royal Highness's courtiers.

What Wenchen is best at is to observe words and colors, listen to the wind and rain, and the meaning of the Queen Mother's words is already clear, but she just wants to say it through other people's mouths.

Uncle Yan Yuanqing turned around and glanced at Chen Zongren, Chen Zongren understood the meaning of the right prime minister, and suggested that this kind of trivial matter should not be taken by the prime minister himself, but someone still had to come out and find out.

"Empress Dowager, the war consumes manpower and financial resources and is not beneficial to the two countries, why not marry the two sides and benefit each other, this is a long-term solution." Chen Zongren bowed down and proposed.

"You are also a person surnamed Chen, are you worthy of the ancestor surnamed Chen? You can tell all the nonsense of marriage, you are only worthy of being a coward with a shrunken turtle, a wife and a daughter, can you still have a little man's blood? Chen Yaojie was angry, and finally couldn't help but lash out at Chen Zongren, his father had not avenged his martyrdom in the city, and these rats wanted to marry their daughters, wouldn't it be laughed at by the Li people.

Chen Zongren didn't expect that there would be someone who dared to reprimand him like this, and his words were accurate, and he was speechless at the moment.

At this time, Prime Minister Yan turned around and glanced at Chen Yaojie and said, "It turned out to be the son of General Chen, General Chen, admiration and admiration." ”

"The Queen Mother, I think that General Chen Shen is reasonable, such as marriage, it is indeed insulting to the prestige of the country, and in order not to work the people and hurt money, I don't know if General Chen can make a military order to clarify his intentions." Prime Minister Yan said tepidly.

Sure enough, Jiang was still old and spicy, Yang Meng's heart was slightly shocked, and he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "The minister thinks that Chen Zongren's marriage is the best of both worlds. General Chen's words were quite extreme, and he had just lost his father, so he could understand his emotional excitement. ”

Chen Yaojie looked at Yang Meng with incredulous eyes, and was glared back fiercely by Yang Meng's sharp eyes.

Admiral Yang Meng sighed silently in his heart: "Old General Chen, your revenge will be avenged sooner or later, but this is the only way to protect your only remaining bloodline." ”

Seeing this, Empress Dowager Yan had a clear idea in her heart, looked at the civil and military officials in the hall, and asked in a high-sounding manner: "Do the Qing family have any other objections to Chen Zongren's proposal to marry to solve the border issue?" ”

There are hundreds of officials in the palace, and there are those who agree with the marriage from the bottom of their hearts, although there are no objections, even if there are objections, what can they do, the pit dug by Prime Minister Yan just now, everyone knows it. The decision-making power is in the hands of the Empress Dowager Yan, and the approval and dissent of the ministers are at most only fueling the flames and have no practical significance.

"Since everyone has unanimously agreed to marry, today is the best time, the ladies of the ministers, and the princesses of the emperor's relatives are all in Fengyi Palace, and they can use this as an opportunity to screen who can take on this great responsibility." Empress Dowager Yan seems to be pushing the boat along the water, but in fact, she is pressing step by step.

There was silence in the hall, and the ministers who had school-age women in their families were beating drums in their hearts, and their brows were unconsciously tightened.