The devil is coming

Chapter 494
At this moment, the leaders of the Yan Kingdom's court finally came to their senses. They didn't spend too much time being surprised by the letter from the eldest prince of Nanwang City. They discussed it over and over again. In the end, it actually happened. It’s extended to:
Your Majesty, please send troops to attack Qian Chu!
Because this is the imperial study room,
Because this is in front of the emperor,
For there His Majesty sits;
After so many years of ups and downs in the court, there is no need to mention the political sensitivity of the big guys. The almost obvious double act of the Sixth Prince and Hirano Bo before may not be because of their poor acting skills, but because they just want to provide A reason, an opportunity, or an explanation.
As for who to provide it to...who else can it be provided to?
In fact, when it comes to national wars, I always want to beat you and then find an excuse, because if my national strength is not as strong as yours and I feel that I cannot beat you, I will have countless excuses not to beat you.
Between countries, the law of the jungle has always prevailed, and the big bosses present could not be unaware of this.
His Majesty,
We are preparing to send troops.
When Dayan's finances were extremely tight, it almost had to demolish the east wall to repair the west wall and sent troops.
For a time,
The adults present quickly exchanged glances.
Even Wang Lian, who had previously stood up and actively "had bad intentions", did not speak again at this time, because the previous targeting of Zheng Fan did not mean that he wanted to target him, but that he knew that His Majesty did not want his ministers to They are monolithic and harmonious. It is true that the Sixth Prince is very powerful now, but the Crown Prince has just taken over the responsibility of supervising the country. He must let His Majesty see that there is someone who can really speak and have weight in the court who is willing to stand. Over there in the East Palace, otherwise we will not give face to His Majesty's "supervisor of the country".
But then,
When the spearhead is once again entrusted to His Majesty,
You need to think a lot about how you should speak and express your stance.
Because they have to look at His Majesty’s attitude.
If Your Majesty scolds them both,
The big guy can then "add insult to injury", or "take advantage of it". In short, he has many means to "push" everything in front of him.
If Your Majesty laughs and scolds them,
The big guy can put forward some opinions and dissuade His Majesty under the guise, because everyone knows that starting a war again at this time means what kind of risks Dayan will bear.
If Your Majesty asks them seriously,
That big guy can only act like a fool because he doesn't dare to completely disobey His Majesty's will.
of course,
If it were Your Majesty...
"boom!"
Emperor Yan's right hand suddenly slapped on the imperial case and said in a deep voice:
"The two countries of Qian and Chu are still evil. The two countries have reached an agreement, but they betray their trust and plan to send troops together to attack Yan in three years. I really think that I, and the princes of the Manchu Dynasty of Yan, are all fooled!" "
It's obviously a double act.
The most direct evidence is actually the words of Mr. Hirano.
Although he did meet the regent of Dachu and the official family of Daqian, there were so many emperors in the world that he could not pick out a few.
But just one person's words will lead to a national war?
As for treachery,
Yes,
Dayan and Qian State and Chu State both signed peace treaties one after another, but Dayan turned around and killed tens of thousands of Qingluan troops. At this point, Chu State still agreed to continue signing the peace treaty, and then Prince Hirano went to Chu State to capture the princess. , Jingnanhou took the initiative to send troops to suppress Zhennanguan.
As for Qian Guo, Dayan also keeps adding money to Qian Guo during every festival, deliberately stoking Qian people's emotions.
Therefore,
It was Dayan who treated the peace treaty document as a piece of paper.
But what to say,
strong country,
Naturally, he has the qualification to be unreasonable.
Emperor Yan’s attitude,
Very clear.
The two young people below sang and harmonized,
He took it seriously,
He was also angry.
In other words,
Everyone here,
Do you understand?
In the Great Yan Dynasty, the power of the emperor was far greater than in the past;
Because throughout the ages, ministers have had many ways to control their own monarchs.
The core of power is military power.
Thinking about the official family of Nagan, if they want to move the imperial army in Beijing, or if they want to move the three sides, they have to wait until the Yan people come over. Taking advantage of this east wind, they can really start to scrape the bones and cure the poison. In the past, even if he was a Officials are also afraid that rushing into action will cause backlash from below.
Because except for the founding emperors and the later emperors, it is difficult for them to have real military power. Even the generals who lead the troops outside actually have their own social network. Everyone will naturally unite together to offset the influence from the emperor. "Life and death are all given."
But here in Emperor Yan,
It can be said that he has no military power;
Because Dayan's two most capable armies, the ones that devoured more than half of his food and salary every year, were actually not in his hands.
But it happened that the two people who were really in charge of Yan's military power had no intention of rebelling, and they had always stood unswervingly behind Emperor Yan.
Military power was decentralized, but the status of the monarch was infinitely elevated.
This is a very strange phenomenon, but it really happened.
You can say that this kind of power structure is extremely unstable, and even a little too taken for granted. Any normal emperor would not choose to do this, and would even instinctively kill this sign;
But no matter what,
Today's Emperor Yan,
It is indeed true to its word.
After the family members were removed, a large area of ​​power in the court was left vacant. The emperor could choose his own people to fill the court at will.
In addition, Zhao Jiulang was the head of hundreds of officials, but he was extremely obedient to Emperor Yan. In Dayan, there were basically no factors that could restrict the monarch's power. He was a single man.
next moment,
Zhao Jiulang stood up,
Kneel down to Emperor Yan,
Loudly:
"Your Majesty, Qian Chu's wolfish ambitions are clearly exposed. I ask your Majesty to plan for the future of your descendants and send righteous troops to attack Qian Chu!"
Zaifu was the first to express his position.
immediately,
Wang Lian, Cao Que, and Xu Qiutai stood up and knelt down:
"I ask your Majesty to plan for the future and attack Qian Chu!"
The remaining ministers also left their positions and knelt down to petition.
a moment ago,
The court bosses who were still worried about Dayan's extremely embarrassing financial situation were now indignantly requesting His Majesty to send troops to start a national war!
Some shed tears all the time;
Some have red faces;
Yes, if you are not convinced, please give me a long sword and be willing to lead the way;
Some are willing to spend all their wealth to raise military expenses for Dayan.
If you do something wrong, you will at most be punished;
If you have the wrong attitude, then what use do you have?
Therefore,
Everyone's attitude changed quickly and completely, without any delay.
Even the prince
At this time he also knelt down,
"My son, I request my father to send troops to attack Qian Chu!"
Uncle Zheng, who had grabbed the kneeling seat in the front row early, was a little overwhelmed at this moment;
He actually had little interest in that chair. To be precise, he had no feeling for the sacredness of imperial power;
After all, in the time and space he lived in, he could enter the Forbidden City just by buying a ticket.
But this feeling of having no power at all, but suddenly gaining power because of Emperor Yan's attitude, made Uncle Zheng very fascinated and intoxicated.
In Xueguan, he himself was actually like this.
He can ignore the value of interests and announce some actions purely based on his own preferences. The demon kings under his command will not stop him, and neither will anyone else.
But that's just a snow customs,
The man in front of him could command the entire Yan Dynasty, including the people of the Three Jin Lands, countless people, wealth, and food, to embark on the path of conquest he wanted.
He wants to buck the trend;
The entire Dayan had to obey his edict and buck the trend.
Uncle Zheng once heard a story when he was a child,
It's called "The Emperor's New Clothes."
When many people read this story, they feel that the emperor is stupid, the officials are stupid, and the people are stupid, and then they sigh that only the last child retains the innocence of a child.
But from another perspective,
An emperor who can make all people in the country, as long as they are adults with the ability to think, cooperate with him in acting and "turn a deer into a horse" together, how terrifying is his control over his country?
In the imperial study,
The big picture is set.
Uncle Zheng even felt that even if he did not participate in this scene, it would not be difficult if Emperor Yan pushed it himself.
My own participation only made this matter smoother.
The consensus reached in the imperial study room today will be spread throughout the court tomorrow during the court meeting. By then, everything in the Yan Empire will be in motion again for the upcoming national war.
But Emperor Yan was obviously a pragmatist. He was not satisfied with slogans. He urgently wanted his achievements to be implemented at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Therefore,
He immediately raised the next topic:
"Attack Qian first, or attack Chu first."
Emperor Yan wanted the next court meeting to be completely reduced to a mere formality on this matter, and he didn't want to throw the nonsense out there again.
The general direction has been reversed. Now, no matter whether you like it or not, everyone can only make choices in this direction.
Wang Lian immediately said:
"Your Majesty, I think we should attack Qian first because the country of Qian is rich."
The prosperity of Qian Country is well known to everyone, because most of Qian Country's territory was inherited from Daxia back then. Its geographical location is unique, and it has been developed for a long time.
To conquer the country, you can easily support war with war.
Cao Que also said: "Your Majesty, I thought that we should attack Qian first. The Qian Kingdom has a vast territory and a large population, and its officials have shown their ambitions to fight fiercely. In time, the Qian Kingdom will definitely become a trouble for our great Yan, and the Qian people will face it directly on three sides." We, Yinlang County, attack Qian first to solve the situation south of Dayan."
Although Dayan has annexed the land of the Three Jins, the Yan people will still regard their own inherent land as a place they truly cherish. No matter what, they should save their hometown first.
In addition, fighting in the country can facilitate the transportation of manpower and material resources and reduce logistical pressure.
And if they attack Chu and hold Nanguan to death, it will be equivalent to the military mobilization and logistical support of Dayan, which will also leave Dayan itself and span the entire Jin region.
is an individual,
Everyone knows that this is the most appropriate time to attack Qian Country.
To be honest,
If Uncle Zheng was not the commander-in-chief of Xue Customs, and if the Marquis of Jingnan was not in the Jin region, Uncle Zheng would have thought that it would be most appropriate to attack the Qian Kingdom first. Even if the Qian people had organized and expanded new armies in recent years, Zheng Fan did not believe it. Ganren's combat power can achieve a qualitative leap in a short period of time.
Moreover, if you attack Qianguo and gain all the way, even if you lose money, you will never lose too much, and you can make up for it in a clear and visible way.
But no matter what,
If you attack first, you won't have anything to do.
Marquis Jingnan may dispatch troops to attack Qian State, but he can only defend his home.
After winning the fight, he could only watch from a distance and drool;
If the battle is lost, Dayan's situation will collapse directly. Not to mention the instability of the three Jin areas, when the Chu people launch their northern expedition, his Xueguan will immediately become an enclave surrounded by the Chu army.
Moreover, the Chu people are not savages. The strongest of the Chu people is the infantry. If the Chu people are really surrounded, their siege methods will definitely not be comparable to the original savages.
Worst case scenario,
Uncle Zheng was probably forced to leave seclusion and go to the snowy plains, leading the Demon King and the remaining subordinates to become a veritable "savage uncle" in the snowy plains.
Fighting is just like a gamble. No matter whether you win or lose, you have to lose your fucking chips and get used to it. Even if you lose, you won't feel aggrieved, right?
Anyway, I have played and experienced it myself, and I can recognize the final result.
But what does it mean to watch others roll the dice from a distance and passively bear the consequences?
just,
Before Uncle Zheng could speak,
Even Ji Chengjue didn't speak.
Prince,
He spoke first:
"Father, I think that if we want to have a national war, we, the Yan Dynasty, must be divided into separate groups."
This is crap.
Dayan's finances are now in dire straits. Even if it overdrafts and squeezes the country's power, it can barely cope with one battlefield.
But what the prince said next shocked most of the people in the imperial study room.
"Therefore, I think that we should attack Chu first and defend Qian mainly for three reasons:
First, Qian’s human nature is cowardly. We, the Yan people, attacked Chu first, and the Gan people might wait and watch the fire from across the bank. A hundred years ago, during the bloody battle between the Yan people and the barbarians, the Gan people even chose the Northern Expedition. This shows that the Gan people are very short-sighted;
Second, from the capital to Yinlang County and then to the three sides of Ganren to Chujun, there is a flat river. Ganren soldiers and horses dare to go north. We, the Yan Dynasty, can take advantage of the cavalry; and even if the situation is really critical, we can suppress the enemy. The King of the North was able to send troops back from Beifeng County for reinforcements in time.
Third, Marquis Jingnan was in Jin and was familiar with Chu. "
At last,
The prince hesitated for a moment.
And said:
"And the fourth one."
Emperor Yan's fingertips tapped the imperial case gently and said, "Say."
"I have always heard that the troops and horses in Jin are unstable, but Jin is vast and needs Jin camps to be replenished. If we attack Chu, we will consume the young people of Jin."
A major instability factor in Jin is the troops and horses of Jin. Basically, wherever they are stationed, there will be a Yan army nearby to keep a lookout.
These people can be used as cannon fodder to attack Chu.
To attack Chu, we must send troops from Jin. These troops and horses from Jin can also be mobilized easily. And if we attack Qian, we must send Yan troops from Jin to the battlefield of Qian. At that time, the Yan troops in the three Jin lands will Without it, who will come to guard the Jin soldiers and horses?
They are all unstable factors anyway, so it is better to be cannon fodder.
This is true, but the strange thing is that it was the prince who said it.
Emperor Yan's eyes narrowed and he said:
"As a prince, you should cultivate your virtue."
Wang Lian immediately knelt down and said, "I am also in charge of the affairs of the East Palace. I failed to teach the prince well. I am guilty. Please punish me."
The prince's suggestion is actually correct.
The mistake is that he is the prince, and it would be inappropriate and unseemly to say such words personally.
Just like the killing of prisoners under Yupan City,
Emperor Yan didn't even look at the Chu people's peace treaty, because he knew what Tian Wujing was doing over there;
In the end, Tian Wujing's prince was just killed off.
He himself is still clean, but his bad reputation is all carried by Marquis Jingnan.
This is not a double standard or hypocrisy, but as an emperor, he has the role of uniting the people of the country, so he must be pure.
Let the people think that he is dependable, kind, and their parent.
The prince also lowered his head,
Road:
"Father, I forgive you, my son, Meng Lang."
This was just a small episode, because the prince's advice was very good. The only flaw was just the way he said it, but the flaws were not concealed.
Uncle Zheng subconsciously went to see Ji Laoliu.
obviously,
Ji Laoliu was robbed by the prince.
Now that Ji Laoliu has decided to follow Zheng Fan's advice to serve his father and make him happy, he must support the attack on Chu first. Otherwise, he and himself will be considered to be wearing the same pants and being the subordinate of Liu Ye's party in name. Isn’t it true that Hirano Bo, a capable general, is completely useless?
But the prince first said what he wanted to say,
The most annoying thing is,
The prince actually abandoned his original "kindheartedness" and robbed his own personality!
For a time,
Even Ji Laoliu is a little confused about the tricks of his second brother.
Sometimes it's decadent, sometimes it's radical,
Is it possible that the position of supervising the country has rekindled his fighting spirit?
"Chengjue, tell me."
When his name was called, Ji Chengjue could only speak, and he could not repeat the prince's previous words. Repeating other people's opinions was a taboo in politics;
"Father, I think we should attack Chu. If we want to have a big war, the battlefield should be as far away from our homeland as Yan, the better."
The land of Jin, especially the eastern half of the original Kingdom, has long been empty due to barbarians and Chu people. It is a ruined place, so let's continue to fight.
There is another argument for defending the enemy outside the country's borders, that is, the battlefield should be as far away from one's traditional territory as possible. The land of Sanjin is a newly attached land, while the original land of Dayan is the result of 800 years of hard work by our ancestors. The place of business is the Ji family, which is the foundation of Yan people.
Ji Chengjue said again:
"And the last time our army attacked Qian, although we reached the Shangjing City, we actually failed to capture the territory in the rear. Gan people are strong on three sides. As long as we hold on, our Yan soldiers and horses can only advance and retreat without falling into the quagmire.
And if Zhennang Pass is captured, the initiative in Chu's situation will change. The initiative whether to continue to expand the scale of the war lies in my hands, Dayan.
I think that if we attack Chu, we must first conquer Zhennan Pass. Even if we want to attack Qian, we must first conquer Zhennan Pass to block the Chu people's way north! "
Emperor Yan set his sights on Zheng Fan;
"Whichever one attacks first will have advantages and disadvantages. No matter how many times you analyze it, there won't be a perfect solution. Uncle Hirano, please tell me. Tell me something they haven't said before. Let me hear it."
"I ask your Majesty to attack Chu first!"
Emperor Yan smiled and said,
Said very calmly:
"continue."
Zheng Fan took a deep breath,
Impressive:
"Because I'm there!"
(End of this chapter)