In fact, having said that, why did Zhao Changqing insist on refusing to compromise with public opinion and pressure from the outside world?

Most of the reasons are because of mediocrity.

As long as the war on the border continues, there is no doubt that the construction of the canal will be affected, and even if the war lasts too long, it will accumulate resentment in the country.

In this way, mediocrity is a sure thing.

However, Bai Qi's incident was really beyond his expectations.

When the ministers heard the emperor's angry voice, they were all shocked.

Your Majesty is right.

Weak countries have no diplomacy.

This has been true throughout the ages.

I think that at the beginning, the Wei State went through several generations of Ming monarchs who worked hard and worked hard, but as long as they experienced a foreign war, they would instantly return everything to the original point and return to the pre-liberation period.

In the final analysis, the reason is that Wei's national strength is too weak.

The Jin state had a huge manpower reserve to support it, but the Wei state did not.

The number of soldiers in the Jin Kingdom's army of two million is only a superficial figure.

Actually?

The actual number of soldiers who unite the government soldiers of various states and highways, plus Beiliang, who is known as 300,000 iron cavalry armor in the world, will far exceed the data originally revealed to the outside world.

This is the fundamental reason why the Jin State has always been very tough on the outside world.

However, in recent years, due to the deep grievances and contradictions within the Jin State, the Jin Emperor had to find a way to alleviate this contradiction.

Therefore, the Jin State had no choice but to make a decision to expand outward to alleviate the situation at home.

But they never expected to encounter Zhao Changqing's difficult bone.

Zhuge Liang, who is standing in the Xuanzheng Hall at this moment, understands this, so he will change his steady temperament and support the campaign with the Jin State to persevere to the end.

As long as the Jin State chooses to compromise or suffers several major defeats, then the domestic situation will definitely be worse, according to the plan of the Three Emperors Alliance, the more complicated the situation in their country, the more beneficial it is to themselves.

So, after thinking about it, he said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, those envoys of the Jin Kingdom have been staying in the Chengde Palace, do you need Weichen to drive them away?"

Zhao Changqing shook his head when he heard this, and said: "No, they can rely on it if they want to, we don't take the initiative to respond to Bai Qi's killing of prisoners, and let the border war continue." At the same time, Zhao Yun, you lead 200,000 troops, and immediately start rushing to the border, remember, the Jin army does not increase its strength at the border pass, and the 200,000 army you lead must not move, is it clear enough?"

Hearing this, Zhao Yun solemnly clenched his fists and said, "Returning to Your Majesty, the end will understand! The end will reach the border as quickly as possible!"

Zhao Changqing looked at Zhao Yun with an extremely serious look and nodded with satisfaction.

After several wars last year, one of the greatest skills that Wei has cultivated is that in the event of war, it will be able to actively mobilize everything in the shortest possible time.

This was thanks to the corps system promulgated by the emperor.

An army can be mobilized for an expedition at any moment.

In the whole world, it is estimated that only His Majesty has such courage and dares to do this.

Zhao Changqing personally wrote a letter to Chen Qingzhi.

The content of the letter probably instructed him two things:

First, waiting for an opportunity to start a big war with the Jin army.

Second, arrange for a master to escort Bai Qi back to Beijing.

It was three days after Chen Qingzhi received this secret letter.

He summoned Bai Qi out of the small black room, looked at his haggard face, felt a little distressed, patted him on the shoulder, and said with relief: "The court has an edict down..."

However, before he finished speaking, he was asked by Bai Qi: "But let the last general commit suicide to apologize for the sins of heaven and earth?"

Chen Qingzhi shook his head and said with a smile: "Not only will you not die, on the contrary, Your Majesty also asked me to send a master to escort you back to the capital to accept the reward." ”

Bai Qi was taken aback when he heard this: "Not only is it not guilty, but it also wants to reward me?"

Chen Qingzhi nodded firmly and said, "That's right." Bai Qi, the person you should be most grateful for at this moment is Your Majesty, because it is he who can save you from a catastrophe.

At present, the most pressure is also Your Majesty, he not only has to bear the public opinion from various forces in the civil and external world for you, but also has to call on all the resources in the court to actively guard against the counterattack of the Jin State.

If there is no Your Majesty, I am afraid that your life will have to be explained here. ”

The killing of prisoners is, in a sense, worse than the nature of the massacre.

On the same day, Bai Qi was escorted back to the capital by a master in the army.

Everyone hurried up and paid the price of killing a few horses in the middle of the race, and arrived in the capital in two days.

However, because it was late, Zhao Changqing did not meet Bai Qi, but first let him go to the post station in the capital to rest.

Early the next morning.

Morning meeting.

Zhao Changqing announced the white audience.

After Bai Qi gave a big gift, knelt three times and bowed nine times, another group of people entered the Chengde Palace.

This group of people is all on their toes.

When Zhao Changqing first saw it, he felt that he should respond.

Are all the envoys of the Jin Kingdom so awesome?

What the hell is that innate sense of pride?

In front of the envoys of the Jin State, Zhao Changqing gave Bai Qi a series of rewards,

"Bai Qi, I remember that you have made a meritorious contribution to killing the enemy, and today I specially named you General Yunlu, gave you the title of Marquis of Kaiguo County, and rewarded you with 10,000 taels of silver to encourage you. ”

This is one of the few times Zhao Changqing rewarded others with money, and I have to say that there is still a momentary pain in the heart that spreads throughout the body.

But even so, he still had to do it.

If nothing else, its purpose is to give a message to the outside world, what to kill is the pawn of the Jin Kingdom, what can you do?

The thing of Lile ceased to exist long after the collapse of the Qin Dynasty, which was once unified.

Instead, whoever has the big fist can dominate the rules.

After Bai Qi heard this reward, his brain suddenly seemed to be hit by something.

He was a little flattered now, and he couldn't believe that he had not been condemned by His Majesty for killing prisoners arbitrarily, but had been rewarded so richly for this.

It was really unexpected.

General Yunlu!

This is one step to the sky!

You must know that the original Generalissimo Chen Qingzhi, who was known as a white-robed ghost general by his country, once served as General Yunlu!

However, if you think about it carefully, now that you are in a dilemma, can you deserve such a rich reward?

Because of the presence of envoys from other countries, Bai Qi could not refuse, so he had to kneel down to receive the order, and said: "The last general Bai Qi, thank Your Majesty for your holy grace, and the last general will be Your Majesty and Great Wei in the future, and he will die with all his might!"

Zhao Changqing nodded with a smile and said, "The Wei State will never disappoint any meritorious minister, even if it is against the whole world because of this, I will not hesitate to do so. ”

This sentence was addressed to the envoys of the Jin State.

At this moment, not only the envoys of the Jin State were in a state of confusion, but even the civil and military officials of the Wei State were a little incredulous.

Now that the Wei State has suffered such a big public opinion from the outside world, His Majesty still wants to reward it in vain?

I have to say, this is really awesome.

After a while, the envoys of the Jin State were dissatisfied with the will of the Great Wei Emperor, and after glaring at Bai Qi viciously, they said to Zhao Changqing: "Emperor Wei, I hope you can think twice before acting! Your actions are tantamount to forcibly pushing my Jin State to your opposite! If you withdraw your order now, the relationship between the Jin State and the Wei State can still be repaired!"

When Zhao Changqing heard such a tone, he immediately became angry.

He slapped the dragon chair suddenly, suddenly got up, and said angrily at those Jin envoys: "Nonsense, do you think it is still necessary for the Wei State to grovel to your Jin State today? I tell you today that the history of the Wei State of Wei has passed! Now this country has ushered in a new life!"

Thirteen years ago, your Jin State openly tore up the peace treaty and forcibly occupied our country, Youyun, where you slaughtered the common people of our Wei State for seven days and seven nights!

As a result, countless people have been killed and wounded, have you forgotten this debt? I only slaughtered your 100,000 troops today, is it too much? I also want to tell you that I will kill more soldiers of your Jin Kingdom!

Go back to your land and tell Emperor Jin that if you want to fight, you will fight, where is all this nonsense?!"

On the second day of February, the dragon raised its head.

The Jin State sent Wei envoys back to the Jin State.

The next day, the Jin state announced that it had officially declared war on the Wei state.

The date of the alliance of the three emperors will be far away.

The Wei court had no way to retreat, and was determined to fight to the death with the Jin army.

Yes, after Zhao Yun, Cao Shen sent troops again, cooperating with the border troops, a total of 600,000 troops, and vowed to fight the Jin army to the end.

A trivial incident that was initially frictional because of a few soldiers eventually rose to the level of a national war.

It shocked all the people of the world.

This was the first time in the history of the Wei State that it decided to declare war or expand its own initiative.

Up and down the country, the military and the people are united.

(End of chapter)