Lord, your mask fell off

Chapter 984

The memorial from the front line was quickly passed to Emperor Xixuan.

At this time, the early court was over, and Emperor Xixuan recruited several important court officials into the imperial study.

He passed the memorial in his hand to the right minister and the left minister, and said solemnly, "This is a memorial sent by the King of England, please take a look!"

The Prime Minister on the right took it, glanced at the back, a strange look flashed across his face, and then passed it on to the other ministers, he was silent for a moment, during this time, he secretly looked at the expression of Emperor Xixuan, trying to learn from him Find a little sign in the look.

After the ministers finished reading, they couldn't help but glanced at each other, and then looked at the right and left ministers, wanting to see what they had to say.

Emperor Xixuan sat on the dragon chair, and then glanced coldly at the crowd, "I didn't ask you to come here to keep you silent. If you have any suggestions, please tell me."

The Prime Minister on the right didn't dare to delay, and immediately said, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness asked for an order to attack Nancang and not let the tiger go back to the mountain. This is a good starting point, but the old minister believes that after this year's battle, the people are already in dire straits. If there is another war, the treasury will be empty, and the people will complain."

As soon as Prime Minister Right said this, several ministers from his faction also echoed.

At this time, Prime Minister Zuo stood up not to be outdone, and he retorted, "Although what Mr. Prime Minister Right said is good, everyone must also consider the current situation, which makes our army occupy the main advantage. If we can strike while the iron is hot, we can go to Nancang's lair and let the world see that we, Xixuan, are not easy to bully."

After Prime Minister Zuo finished speaking, ministers belonging to his party also stood up to support him.

At this time, Prime Minister Right looked at Emperor Xixuan sitting on the eye seat, and saw that his face became gloomy because of Prime Minister Left's words, Prime Minister Right had an idea in his heart, so he let go of his hands and feet, turned his head and said to Prime Minister Left.

"Lord Zuoxiang's words are wrong. Now that the king of Nancang has submitted the peace agreement, if we refuse, what will the people of the world think of us? We are a country of etiquette. Don't be like Nancang Kingdom, shouting and shouting all day long. killed."

These words somewhat implied that Zuo Xiang was originally a military commander, and the ministers present cast somewhat ambiguous glances at Zuo Xiang, and even Emperor Xixuan who was seated also cast dissatisfied glances at Zuo Xiang because of his words.

"You—" Zuo Xiang was a little annoyed.

But at this time, the right minister caught the trace of satisfaction in Emperor Xixuan's eyes, and he became more confident. He turned around and said respectfully to Emperor Xixuan, "Your Majesty, the old minister feels that we can accept King Nancang's peace agreement. Wouldn’t it be the best of both worlds to have one less enemy and one more friend?”

Prime Minister Zuo wanted to say something, but at this time Emperor Xixuan had made a final decision, "My lord right minister is right, well, let's do this, and now we can draw up an order for the three armies to return to Beijing to receive rewards."

Emperor Xixuan's words were certain, and the faction of Zuo Xiang couldn't say anything more, they all bowed their heads and praised, "Your Majesty is wise."

The left prime minister turned his head and saw the right prime minister smiling proudly like a fox, feeling depressed, and led a few ministers out of the imperial study.

After leaving the palace, several ministers who followed Prime Minister Zuo looked surprised.

Minister A said, "My lord, Prime Minister Zuo, I'm thinking, Your Majesty probably doesn't really want to take advantage of the victory to pursue the attack, so why do you still ask me to discuss ideas?"

Another Minister B interjected, "Don't you understand yet? Your Majesty just wants to make this decision through the mouth of the Right Prime Minister!"

Minister A continued, "It's reasonable, but I still don't understand why His Majesty didn't let His Highness the King of England pursue it? Solved the problem of Nancang? If they recharge their batteries in the future, they might just send their troops away again. coming."

At this time, Prime Minister Zuo snorted heavily, "The King of England has already made too many contributions. Your Majesty does not want the King of England's contributions to surpass the Fourth Prince's, so he will stop him in every possible way."

"This--"

Several ministers looked at each other, with embarrassment on their faces, His Majesty is so partial, there is no one else!

At this time, only Emperor Xixuan and Prime Minister Right remained in the imperial study.

Emperor Xixuan stroked his beard, and looked at Prime Minister Right with calm eyes, "This time the King of England has made a lot of contributions, and I am afraid that he has won the hearts of the people more than before."

Taking action at a time of crisis, saving the people from water and fire, what can be remembered more by the people than this?
At this time, the right minister was somewhat unable to understand His Majesty's thoughts, but after all, he was also a treacherous and cunning old man who had been immersed in the government and the public for many years. He thought for a while, and then said, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness is extremely intelligent and has led countless battles. He is indeed worthy of the role of the God of War." The title, the veteran also admires him, but—"

"Just say what you have to say. There are only us monarch and minister here. Even if I say something wrong, I will not blame you." Emperor Xixuan waved his hand to let him continue.

Prime Minister on the right nodded, and then continued, "However, His Highness is only in his early 20s, so it's inevitable that he has a high temper. If he enjoys too much glory too early, I'm afraid he won't be able to control it."

Emperor Xixuan narrowed his eyes, and there was a little depth in his eyes, "Continue talking."

The Prime Minister on the right said again, "At the beginning, His Majesty took back His Royal Highness's military talisman because of this consideration. He was worried that he would support his own troops. Now this situation has reappeared. His Highness is warlike. If he is allowed to lead troops to fight against Nan Cang, it will be inevitable. The worries of the past have reappeared.”

Emperor Xixuan flashed coldly, "Aiqing is right, so this time I still accept Nan Cang's peace negotiation, so as not to cause complications."

The Prime Minister on the right was delighted in his heart. It seems that His Majesty's grudge against the King of England is still as deep as ever. If you look at it this way, Your Majesty did not change his opinion of the King of England because he won the battle, but became more afraid of him. This discovery finally Let him relax at this stage.

"I understand, there is nothing wrong here, you can go down." Emperor Xixuan looked indifferent, and waved him to retreat.

Right Prime Minister had already got what he wanted at this time, so he bowed to leave immediately.

After the Prime Minister left, Emperor Xixuan sat alone in the imperial study for a while, not knowing what he was thinking, and everyone around him held their breath and did not dare to disturb him.

Suddenly, Emperor Xixuan spoke.

"Cao Zhi, the King of England has made such a great contribution this time, what reward do you think I should give?"

Cao Zhi was called out, and he felt a little uneasy. He glanced at Emperor Xixuan, hesitated, and then said, "This old slave feels that His Highness the King of England has everything, and this old slave doesn't know what to reward."

Cao Zhi's words made Emperor Xixuan look at him angrily, "Recently, his speech has become more and more watertight and smooth."

Cao Zhi immediately bent over, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compliment."

Emperor Xixuan snorted coldly, and then said, "He has stayed in Liancheng for so many years, and it's time to come back."

Cao Zhi bowed his head even lower when he heard the words.

Does Your Majesty think it's better to keep the king under his nose for monitoring?
　(Wood Spirit Counting: An An has a problem with the computer today, and it will be like this for the time being, good night, see you tomorrow!)

　　
　
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