Although Qing Yugong's hunch was very accurate, Emperor Jing did not directly mention Qing Yuhuaijin's question, and said lightly: "The view of King Changshan is very insightful, and the expansion of the battlefield by the Qi army is not necessarily a bad thing. However, I would like to talk about the problems in our own army. ”

As soon as these words came out, the ministers were all solemn.

"Fifteen years ago, our army broke through Heluo in half a month, officially establishing the status of the Dajing army as the first in the world. The Great Confucianism of the Southern Qi Dynasty often said that it is the best thing in the world to flourish and decline, and I deeply believe that I have long expected the decline of the army's combat strength. However, I cannot sit idly by and watch them continue to weaken, even if they are sailing against the current, I must stop this momentum. ”

Emperor Jing raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at Qing Yugong and said: "In the battle of Baotai Mountain last year, the servant was arrogant and arrogant, and he repeatedly underestimated the enemy on the premise of not being familiar with the terrain in the mountains, and finally was blocked by a group of mountain bandits in the canyon and killed, like killing pigs and sheep!" In the battle of Yongquan Pass, the 4,000 defenders did not arrange night sentries and allowed the enemy to climb the mountain and assault on a snowy night, resulting in the fall of the south gate of Dongyang Road overnight! ”

Qing Yugong lowered his head and lowered his eyebrows, and said ashamedly: "Your Majesty is angry, this is a dereliction of duty on the part of the minister." ”

Emperor Jing said in a deep voice: "There are a lot of things you have to manage, and it is difficult to cover everything, and I will not criticize you." However, you must also understand that I can allow your subordinates to have similar problems once or twice, but it does not mean that I will tolerate it forever. ”

"Remember Your Majesty's teachings."

Qing Yugong became more and more humble, and at the same time realized the deep meaning of the other party.

The Son of Heaven knew very well that he intended to indulge the situation on the southern front, whether he wanted to lure the Qi army out as Fang Cai said, or he was hiding his mind to raise his own respect, the Son of Heaven did not care about it at the moment, but he could not do it again and again.

Everyone else stood like quails.

Sagai was secretly happy in his heart, and then he heard Emperor Jing say: "Sagai, in the battle of Yanping in the territory of Zhao State last year, you led an army of 30,000 to besiege the city, and you were actually attacked by 800 horsemen at night, which almost caused a catastrophe. I hope you will think about how many lives and blood you Hui Luo can give today, and don't let your father's spirit in heaven be disgraced. ”

Compared with Fang Cai's reprimand for Qing Yugong, Emperor Jing's tone was relatively calm at this moment, but Sa Gai listened to it in a cold sweat, and said with great guilt: "Your Majesty Xie is forgiving, and the minister must be a good student to reflect on it and never do it again." ”

Emperor Jing replied expressionlessly, and said slowly: "The biggest defeat in the past two years is the Battle of Lei Ze, but I will not blame the King of Changshan County for this battle, on the contrary, I think that this battle is commendable. Before the war, the plan of Mou Lianghu and others was not flawed, and during the battle, the female Lu Huan led 8,000 foot soldiers to resist the main force of the Qi army of more than 40,000 people, which lasted for three hours. Even when the defeat was decided, Qing Yu Huaijin and Balihai did not lose their minds and withdrew with most of the cavalry. ”

"I can vaguely see a little bit of the demeanor of the army in these details, but this is not enough! My army must not only be sharp in the battle of Pingzhao, but also dare and have the ability to defeat any opponent in this world. ”

Speaking of this, Emperor Jing's cold gaze swept over the ministers, and said in a cold voice: "I will wait for a year to reorganize the armament, and those who are arrogant, cowardly, greedy for military salaries, and privately authorized will be punished according to the severity of the crime. If you can't do it, or don't have the courage to do it, I'll let someone else replace you. Remember, there is no shortage of people who want to be officials, and I will only give you one chance. ”

The ministers were awe-inspiring, and responded in unison: "The minister's order!" ”

Emperor Jing said again: "Tian Jue." ”

"The minister is here!"

An official in his forties in the corner bowed in agreement.

Emperor Jing said coldly: "You will supervise them this time, if anyone cheats and pretends to be, you must report to me immediately." ”

"Obey."

Tian Jue straightened up, wearing a third-grade official uniform.

Qing Yugong's face was calm, and a greasy smell surged in Sagai's heart, but he didn't dare to show it.

Tian Jue is obviously not from Jinglian, but he is in charge of the main recital, this seemingly ordinary official name, but it is a change of color in the capital.

Yan has a prosecutor's office, Southern Qi has a warp weaving department, and Jing Dynasty has a presiding division.

However, unlike the two yamen in the south, the main concert department is not external but internal, and the chief official Tian Jue is only responsible for Emperor Jing, and because of his identity as a Qi person, he naturally cannot integrate into the circle of Jinglian nobles, and can be called the first loyal dog around the Son of Heaven.

He is taciturn and unsmiling, rarely smiling all year round, and is secretly scolded as a "living dead" by some Jinglian nobles.

Emperor Jing glanced at Tian Jue, and then said in a slightly slowed tone: "Now that the Zhao State has been decided, the Yan Kingdom will not be aside, the enemies of our dynasty are still Dai Guo and Nanqi, and it is not yet time to enjoy yourself." I have drawn up a new system of rewarding military merits, and later a fireman will send the transcript to the Er's house, read it slowly, look carefully, and explain it clearly to the sons and daughters of the army. ”

The ministers respectfully complied.

"As for the conditions for the peace talks opened by Nanqi this time......

Emperor Jing's gaze fell on the three pieces of letter paper again, as if he was hesitant.

Qing Yugong knew that everyone else was secretly paying attention to his reaction, so he only hesitated for a moment, and then took the initiative to speak: "Your Majesty, Dajing must not accept the enemy's coercion because of someone's life or death. If this case is opened, there will be troubles in the future! ”

Emperor Jing said slowly: "But that kid in Yongping is in danger now. ”

"Every man has his own destiny, and this is destined by God."

Qing Yugong took a deep breath and said with both guilt and difficulty: "Although she is the daughter of the minister, the minister never wants her to be the one who makes His Majesty make an exception. Nanqi shouldn't dare to do anything to her, and in the end, seeing that I refuse to negotiate peace, I will probably let her back. If...... If she is unfortunate enough to be poisoned, the future minister will definitely avenge her personally. ”

The Wenchen on the left glanced at him with complicated expressions.

This king of Changshan County is really as decisive as he was back then.

Emperor Jing shook his head and said, "The king of the county is wrong. I have said many times that the importance of the court lies in the clear distinction between rewards and punishments, and if you don't do well, you should naturally be punished, and if you do well, you should be rewarded, otherwise who wants to serve the court? After all, there are all living beings in this world, and no one can do it without eating fireworks. ”

Qing Yugong didn't speak, just buried his head lower.

Emperor Jing continued: "The king of the county has worked hard all these years, and he is the pillar of the country that I rely on, if I let Yongping fall into the hands of the enemy, and I don't care about your contributions to Dajing, how can I rule the Manchu Dynasty?" Moreover, even if you don't have to work hard for so many years, just because of your efforts to pacify Zhao Guo last year, I can't give up rescuing your daughter. ”

"Your Majesty Longen, the minister Minggan is five!"

Qing Yu bowed respectfully, and his tone trembled slightly.

"Hurry up."

Emperor Jing sighed with emotion on his face, and sighed: "Dajing is inseparable from your strategy, and I can't do without your loyal assistance, if this matter makes you depressed, who can I rely on to calm Nanqi?" Of course, I'm not ignoring the efforts of others, but the county king should understand that I don't mind taking a step back for you. ”

"Your Majesty...... There is nothing to repay, only the liver and brain! ”

Qing Yugong was extremely grateful, but he felt a faint chill in his heart, because he could sense that the other important ministers in the upper study had gradually felt a wave in their hearts after hearing the words of the Son of Heaven.

Emperor Jing nodded and said, "Don't get excited, the king of the county should cherish himself." I have already thought about it, since the border army of Southern Qi is destined to withdraw from Heluo, it is okay to be false and wronged for the time being, but these conditions have to be one or two. ”

He looked at the first Wenchen on his right, who was over forty years old and had a thin face, and said in a deep voice: "Zhao Qingjia, you choose a few well-spoken and eloquent ministers to negotiate with Nanqi. Regarding the three conditions put forward by Lu Shen, first of all, there is no need to mention the matter of the covenant, and he is not qualified to discuss this matter with me. ”

Wenchen's name is Zhao Siwen, and he is the number one prime minister in Shangshu Province of the Jing Dynasty.

He replied unhurriedly: "The minister's order." ”

Emperor Jing said again: "As for the territory occupied by the Qi army, it is natural that I can't admit it on the surface, but I can acquiesce, and I won't be in a hurry." Generally speaking, after the Qi army withdrew from Heluo, Dongyang Road was put aside for the time being, and Xiao Wangzhi and Lu Shen most likely wanted to occupy the pass east of Heluo. Divide it into two, I can accept them to occupy Qingliu Pass, but our army must take Yaoshan Pass back, this is the Heluo Barrier, and it cannot be handed over to the Qi army. ”

Zhao Siwen said again: "Yes, Your Majesty." ”

Emperor Jing's gaze swept over Qing Yugong and Sagai, and said leisurely: "As for the third condition, promise him that you let people compete in terms of quantity, and try to give them as few war horses as possible." All in all, whether it is Yongping or ordinary soldiers, I hope that they can all return safely. As for the provenance of the war horse, the Ninth Army apportioned it, including the Xiaojie Army and the Loyal Army. ”

As soon as these words came out, not only Sagai was troubled in his heart, but also several other Jinglian nobles who held military power.

In their minds, exchanging war horses for prisoners must be a loss-making business, not to mention that the prisoners exchanged this time are basically the forces of the Qingyu clan, and they have nothing to do with them.

However, the Son of Heaven said that the two armies directly under the royal family were also among them, so others naturally had no confidence to oppose it.

Zhao Siwen responded one by one, without any suggestions, like a clay sculpture.

Emperor Jing thought for a while and said: "The negotiation cannot be without the support of strength, and now the soldiers and horses of the Southern Courtyard are still in Zhao State, Shanyang." ”

A Jinglian nobleman replied with a little surprise: "The minister is here." ”

Emperor Jing said: "You take half of the troops of the Dingbai Army to the south, go to the territory of Yanguo Henan Road, and join the cavalry of Qingyu Zhongwang, on the one hand, to help our courtiers in the negotiations, and on the other hand, to seize Yaoshan Pass after the Qi army withdraws from Heluo." Remember, Xiao Wangzhi is cunning in his troops, and he will definitely set up an ambush on the way for Lu Shen to lead his troops to retreat, and he cannot pursue them. ”

The Dingbai Army does not belong to the sequence of soldiers and horses of the two courts, and is now stationed in the southeast of the Jing Dynasty, not too far from the Yan Kingdom.

It's just that Yan has always been under the jurisdiction of the Southern Court in the past, so the Dingbai Army has never set foot in the territory of Yan State.

Shanyang hurriedly said: "The minister has written it down." ”

Emperor Jing turned to look at Qing Yugong and said indifferently: "Does the county king have any objections?" ”

Qing Yugong said respectfully: "Your Majesty's arrangement is extremely thoughtful and proper, and the minister has no objections. His Majesty has so much love for his ministers and their daughters, and the ministers are very grateful, and they can only thank the Holy Grace. ”

Emperor Jing smiled, got up and said, "Excuse me, when Yongping's child returns to Dadu safely, you can just let her enter the palace to talk to me." ”

"Obey."

Qing Yugong bowed his head.

The court meeting was over, and the ministers walked out of the study with their own thoughts.

Sagai and the two Jinglian nobles looked at Qing Yugong who was not far away, snorted indifferently, and then turned around and strode away.

Qing Yugong was unconscious, he just looked up at the dazzling sunlight.

Walk out of the palace in silence.

(End of chapter)