Jiang Wanli was dumbfounded for a while.

Among the ministers, there were bursts of laughter, although they tried to lower their heads, but it was difficult to hide the ridicule in their eyes, and their mouths were even more whispering, muttering from the bottom of their hearts, revealing the darkness in their hearts.

"Thousands of miles to seek officials, just to make a fortune! Could this woman be stupid? What do you say about the north but the Tatars and the revival of China?"

"Ten years of cold windows, the people who ask for nothing but wealth are pressing. She only asks for the merit of one person? Such an act is really stupid and ridiculous!"

"I thought it was a strange woman, but now it seems that she is just a foolish woman who is used to pretending to be a ghost. ”

“......”

Although her voice was as thin as a gnat, Xiao Feng's ear power was so good that she naturally listened to it all, but she didn't have any attitude other than sneering.

Jiang Wanli listened, but felt that his body was hot and embarrassing, and his face was also hot, and he almost wanted to leave from this place immediately.

He was truly ashamed of these people.

"Silence!"

One step out, Zheng Qingzhi made a long complaint, and immediately made everyone shut up and did not dare to make a mistake.

"Pavilion Elder !"

Jiang Wanli saw Zheng Qingzhi come out, and hurriedly asked, "What do you think about this matter?"

Zheng Qingzhi's brows furrowed, his expression was always solemn, and he looked up at Xiao Feng and asked, "Commander Xiao, are you here for this purpose?"

"Definitely!"

Xiao Feng shook his head, and looked at the ministers in the palace with mockery, "I came here to ask the two families to conclude an alliance in order to be able to fight against Mongolia together. As for the so-called sealing of the king, it is really a last resort. ”

Zheng Qingzhi suddenly felt amused, shook his head and said, "If you want to fight against the Mongolian army." Your Highness and I can call the shots, and you don't have to worry. As for the matter of sealing the king, it is too much!"

For Zheng Qingzhi, there was no trouble in uniting with the Red Phoenix Army, but it was quite helpful to the Song Dynasty, not only the northern border of the Song Dynasty was stable, but also the forces could be concentrated on the Jianghuai generation.

But the matter of sealing the king is really more than Zheng Qingzhi expected, so he will shirk it in every possible way and does not want to fulfill it!

"Your Excellency may think that it is too much, but for me and many of my soldiers, it is not an exaggeration at all. Xiao Feng saw Zheng Qingzhi shirking in every possible way, although he was dissatisfied in his heart, he still calmed down and continued to explain.

For her, ensuring her absolute control over the army is Xiao Feng's bottom line.

It is precisely because of this that Xiao Feng proposed to be crowned king!

But this group of ministers shirked in every possible way, which is really unpleasant.

"Hmph, don't you think it's too much? I think you're just coercing. In my opinion, this so-called king is not much to do even if it is invalidated. But at this moment, another person from the side stood up and sneered.

Look at this man is about forty years old, quite tall, with a narrow face, and a mean color.

Seeing this person, Zheng Qingzhi immediately frowned, faintly revealing a sense of repulsion, and sneered: "Ma Shangshu, since you don't agree, I don't know what strategy you have to defend against the enemy?"

Ma Tianji looked arrogant and said with a smile: "I am a person with armor, as many as one million." It's that Mongolian ferocity, how can it confront my Heavenly Empire?" Fu You stared at Zheng Qingzhi, pointed at Xiao Feng with one hand, and scolded sharply: "And you introduced this woman into the court today, and you are even more arrogant and disrespectful to today's saints, in my opinion, this woman should be driven out of Lin'an!"

When he said this, Xiao Feng's face immediately changed, and there was a faint hostility, and he sneered: "I thought that the princes of the Song Dynasty invited me here to conspire against Mongolia. However, what the rank of view said, is it just to insult me here?"

Zheng Qingzhi immediately panicked, and hurriedly persuaded him: "Commander Xiao." He also has his heart in the court, so he speaks rudely. You are the commander of the Red Phoenix Army, you should know what it means to tolerate people!"

"Dafu! Miss Xiao has come from afar without hesitation, how can you insult her at every turn? Why don't you apologize to Miss Xiao quickly? Moreover, she started from a reckless beginning, and she does not know the etiquette of our court, and she does not need to take her words and deeds to heart. ”

Sitting on the dragon chair, although Zhao Yun listened comfortably, he also understood that the Song Dynasty was now in military decadence, although Zhao Kui and Meng Heng were barely supporting, but they could only delay slightly, if they really wanted to fight against the Mongol army, they still had no strength.

Seeing that Zhao Yun had already spoken, Ma Tianji was reluctant and bowed to Xiao Feng to apologize: "Before I went down, I was a little anxious because I saw that your words collided with the saint." I hope you will forgive me for my mistakes. ”

"Ma Shangshu's heart to protect is admirable, how dare Xiao Mou put his beak? And the matter between the DPRK and China has not yet been concluded, why don't you see what other people think?" Xiao Feng saw that the two of them had already spoken, and he didn't want to argue anymore, so he immediately lowered his posture and let the ministers relax.

Zhao Yun breathed a sigh of relief, glanced sideways at the other person, and said: "Tingzhi, you once served as the imperial seven strategies! Why don't you just talk about it, how should we behave!"

"Your Majesty! Although our dynasty has a million armor, these soldiers are undisciplined and untrained, and they are able to drink and do evil every day, and they have repeatedly harassed the people, and the people have suffered from them, and only two or three out of ten can be used. When the minister was strictly inspecting the army, he saw that there was a serious shortage of personnel in the army, which was very different from the record in the military register. In the army register, it should be an army of 1,000 people, but when the minister went to observe, there were only three or four hundred people. Your Majesty, the importance of border defense is like the Great Wall, and if the Great Wall is damaged, when Mongolia goes south, we will definitely not be able to deal with it. Therefore, the old minister implored His Majesty to make a decision and clarify the United States. ”

Among the ministers, one of them walked out, ignoring the others, and went directly to Zhao Yun and told all the worries in his heart.

Zhao Yun looked stunned, and said with a wry smile: "What Aiqing said, I already understand." But this matter is not a day's work, please be considerate of Aiqing!"

Dong Huai looked stunned for a moment, and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty! This matter is imminent, and if we do not use thunderous means, how can this matter be resolved? The minister has the courage to implore Your Majesty to quickly solve the malpractice in the army. Otherwise, if it continues like this, it will definitely cause trouble elsewhere, and if this matter is to be resolved at that time, I am afraid that it will be too late!"

"Dong Huai!"

Without waiting for Zhao Yun to answer, Zheng Qingzhi was already angry: "What Your Majesty asked is to ask you about the Red Phoenix Army, how can you mention it elsewhere?"

When Dong Huai saw that Zheng Qingzhi actually said these words, he turned his heart out in anger and said in a loud voice: "What do you mean by mentioning other places? If my soldiers are neat and united, why should I be afraid of the might of Mongolia! Elder Zheng Ge, you should also know that the people are the foundation of the country, and the foundation is the state of Bangning. We are the officials of the country, and we should take the people as our roots, and if we want the people to live and work in peace and contentment, we must seek to revitalize the military prestige. If it were not for military decadence, how could this be incurred? It is precisely for this reason that I believe that the most important thing should be to revive the military prestige at this moment, and that it is not enough to reinvigorate the military at this time!"

Zheng Qingzhi's eyes flashed, anger froze, and when he was about to scold, Xiao Feng in the distance suddenly praised: "That's right!"

Dong Huai was surprised, stared at Xiao Feng and asked, "I have heard that the Chifeng Army has a solemn appearance and has the demeanor of the Yue family army in the past, but I don't know what Commander Xiao suggests?"

"I'm just a weak woman, what advice can I have? Those who do it are just ruthless in military law, and they are united in their hearts!" Xiao Feng smiled lightly, but he didn't want to reveal anything more.

After all, building a strong army is not only about discipline, but also about systems, logistics, weapons, etc., all of which will affect the key to winning the war!

If the strength of the Red Phoenix Army is fundamentally revealed, wouldn't it be one more enemy out of thin air?

Although, Xiao Feng didn't think that the people of the Song Dynasty would be able to solve these problems.

If this matter can be resolved, why will we be reduced to such a state?" Dong Huai was slightly disappointed and slowly retreated into the ranks of ministers.

"So, is it imperative?"

Hearing what Dong Huai said, Jiang Wanli smiled self-deprecatingly, his face was even more bitter, and he looked at Zheng Qingzhi and asked, "Elder Ge." You are the sister of the prime minister, is there no way?"

"Alas, you should also know that in the past, in order to be able to overthrow the Jin Dynasty, our dynasty raised millions of sharp soldiers. The amount of money it has spent is so great that it has emptied the treasury. Now that the Jin Dynasty has fallen and the Mongols have risen again, in order to be able to resist the Mongol army, we have to maintain the old army? But the treasury has been emptied, how can we continue to support it?"

Zheng Qingzhi shook his head, and directly explained the various predicaments that the Song Dynasty was facing now, and said helplessly: "If it weren't for that, why would we invite this woman here to discuss the matter of resisting the Mongol army?"

He was the prime minister of the government hall, so he naturally knew that the Song Dynasty seemed to be prosperous at the moment, but because of the sharp rise in military spending due to the defense against the Mongols, coupled with the shortcomings accumulated over the years, the finances of the DPRK and China were on the verge of collapse, and it was difficult to continue to support them.

In the army, there are still Meng Hui and Zhao Kui in charge, but the two of them are not able to catch them, and they cannot ensure that the Song Dynasty army is foolproof.

At that time, if there is anything for these two people, then I am afraid that the Song Dynasty will be in danger at that time!

Standing next to him, Xiao Feng saw everyone's performance, his heart became anxious, and he secretly thought: "This group of old foxes, one by one, is shirking their responsibilities, discussing and discussing, but they have not come up with a suitable charter, if it continues, I don't know how long it will be delayed?"

Thinking of the sergeant thousands of miles away, Xiao Feng felt that he had to break the status quo, and interjected and asked, "Everyone, and it seems that you have reached a consensus, so I don't know what your opinion is?"

"Miss Xiao, please don't be impatient!"

Jiang Wanli saw the corners of Xiao Feng's eyebrows jumping, and felt reassured: "Regarding this matter, we are also in a dilemma, but if we don't discuss a charter, I'm afraid it will be difficult to reassure everyone present." ”

"That's good. I'll wait here to see what you have to discuss. Xiao Feng couldn't bear it after all, so he ran directly to the side and quietly watched how this group of people planned to perform.

Sure enough, Zheng Qingzhi immediately complained: "Dong Huai! I know that you are thinking about state affairs, but this is a critical time for the Mongol invasion. At that time, the loss of troops will still be a minority, if I let the people become a place trampled by horses' hooves, whose responsibility will be at that time?"

"Then let those moths go, bend the law for bribes, and ruin the lives of people?" Dong Huai put his hands together, his eyes full of disbelief.

Ma Tianji pretended to be annoyed, and scolded the two: "Old Minister Zheng, Dong Huai." The two of you are both important ministers in the court, but you are arguing in this court, and you are not afraid of losing your dignity! For no reason, you are laughed at by others!" Looking at Xiao Feng sideways, the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, revealing a look of mockery.

"Exactly! The two of you are also important ministers of the court, but you are arguing here, don't forget that there are other people here!" Zhao Yun was already very annoyed by the dispute between the two, but now when he saw Ma Tianji interjecting, he immediately followed this reason and reprimanded the two.

Zheng Qingzhi and Dong Huai looked stunned, and then leaned over at Zhao Yun and said: "We didn't pay attention to others, and we quarreled in this court, so that we disturbed others, and I hope Your Majesty can forgive us." ”

"Alas!"

Zhao Yun sighed lightly, and then said: "The two Aiqing are both for the sake of the country, how can I question it? It's just that the two of you must not continue to argue in the future, otherwise if it spreads, I am afraid that it will make others laugh at it!"

Zheng Qingzhi and Dong Huai thanked each other and immediately retreated.

It's just that Xiao Feng, who was standing in the distance, was annoyed when he saw this scene, and thought to himself: "These guys, they are still talking about other things! Just kicking around like this, when can we discuss something?"

Not far away, Jiang Wanli noticed Xiao Feng's displeasure, so he walked out again and pleaded with Zhao Yun: "Your Majesty!"

"Jiang Aiqing, I don't know if you have any questions?" Zhao Yun asked.

Jiang Wanli said loudly: "What Dong Huai mentioned is naturally important. But don't forget that what we're talking about is whether or not to be crowned king. I wonder if His Majesty has made a decision on this matter?"

"Well, I was naturally overjoyed at the conclusion of the covenant. But the matter of being crowned king is very important, and without your cooperation, it will be difficult for me to make a decision. Zheng Qingzhi, I don't know what your opinion is?" Zhao Yun was stunned for a moment, and then looked sideways at Zheng Qingzhi.

He was the emperor of the Zhao Song Dynasty, and naturally he didn't want a force under his command that was as difficult to control as the Red Phoenix Army, so he kicked Zheng Qingzhi with a fluttering sentence.

Zheng Qingzhi took a deep breath and complained: "I also understand Your Majesty's difficulties. It is precisely because of this that I ordered my subordinates to go to Chang'an and invite Commander Xiao to come here. As for the matter of sealing the king, I only heard about it today. Rolling his eyebrows, he looked at Xiao Feng in the distance, and asked again: "But I still have a question in my heart, I don't know why Commander Xiao cares so much about the matter of sealing the king!"

"That's right. Miss Xiao!"

Jiang Wanli was also puzzled, and said loudly: "Judging by what you said, it seems that you have concerns about us. In that case, why don't you be honest and tell me why you are so concerned about the king!"