Profound Pure Guard

August 17th, overcast.

The sultry weather enveloped the entire imperial city, even if the Old Dog on the street was weakly pulling his head under the tree and did not want to move. Only the people on the road are not afraid of everything, and they are still busy with sweat.

The restaurants outside the restaurant on both sides of Junhou Street always come out and look around. Almost every one of them is like this. I wonder why it’s almost late today. Why haven’t the adults after the Imperial Court Great Assembly come out? Usually, after the Imperial Court Great Assembly, those adults will find restaurants in small groups on the street for a few drinks. At this time, each restaurant will prepare some exquisite side dishes in advance for those adults.

Why haven’t you seen the palace gate open today?

The restaurant’s Xiaoer just muttered in his heart, worried that the delicate dishes prepared in advance in the kitchen could not be sold. And the ones who are really upset are actually the group of adults they are thinking of.

Everyone has serious faces at the station class of neat and tidy in the Manmin Palace, whether they are military or civil servants.

When Zuo Yuliang’s emergency report requesting the emperor’s military talisman to sing into the palace in the form of a red ling emergency report on the Imperial Court Great Assembly, he was shocked that most of the hall was unprepared. The minister.

Is it really fighting? !

Many people in the military service also only heard about this news, so they were extremely excited, blushing and knelt down to fight. Some people would rather give up their current fat and job titles and only seek to serve in the southern frontier army. On the front line, he said that even if he is only a long-term manager, as long as he can use his knife on the battlefield.

And I also understand that now the Imperial Court Great Assembly, this kind of most urgent Hong Ling urgent report, it needs the emperor to make a conclusion on the spot. If the emperor agrees to open the troop talisman, then it is to give Zuo Yuliang full power, when the time comes, the southern frontier army will burst out to fight with all strength, regardless of the victory or defeat.

On the contrary, if the emperor rejects Zuo Yuliang’s request, it means that the strategy behind the Kingdom is to shrink and defend, and will not attack Barbarian Race, at least currently deployed in the Barbarian Race area. The force will be quickly recovered. It is even possible that the so-called “peace talks” will follow.

That’s why the military officers react so fiercely. They can endure the previous suppression by the civilian officials, and they can also endure the Ministry of War being indirectly controlled by the emperor, but they absolutely cannot agree to choose externally weak ones when they are fully superior. Strategy, this is the shame of every military post.

The military personnel were very excited, and the civilian officials also jumped high like a painful foot.

The civil servants headed by Zuo Xiang Ye Lansheng talked and talked about Zuo Yuliang’s request as a scourge. It’s not wrong, as if as long as the emperor agrees to Zuo Yuliang’s please open troops. , Then the old Jing Dynasty will surely die out within three years, and the listeners are terrified.

The emperor sitting on the top of the great hall remained silent like a statue. After a long arguing between the people on both sides, he suddenly raised his hand and said, “Bai Changqing, I remember the balance of the last quarter of the household Yes, the official warehouses in various places are also 90% full, and the granary of the army has only replaced a batch of old grains. Isn’t it a full warehouse?”

To fight, the household department is part of the confidence. , How much money, food, and material reserves in hand can determine the direction of a large-scale war. Therefore, the emperor did not directly express his position, but directly asked the core.

Bai Changqing has long known that as a householder, she is inevitable in such matters. Now she goes to work and bows to answer: “Replying to his Majesty, a summary of the case of the household department last season. Since then, warehouses in various places have indeed been abundant, and the materials have reached about 90% of the normal reserves of the country. However, although the national treasury is abundant, once the war will inevitably damage the various projects that the country is repairing, such as canals, official roads, reservoirs, etc. Will be forced to stop, and the early expenses will be in vain…”

Bai Changqing’s words are very simple, in summary: Although the national treasury is abundant, it is not enough for the rare beast of war. Swallowing, even more how, once it is fought, it will have an incalculable impact or even damage to all aspects of the country.

These are not Bai Changqing’s random openings but facts. Fighting not only killed people, but accidentally wounded the foundation of the country.

Generally speaking, “Harmony is the most valuable” is the universal value.

However, the emperor obviously has his own plans. After waving his hand to make Bai Changqing stand up and return to the queue, he asked the spokesperson of the Ministry of War, Zuo Shi Lang Wen Mingju: “How feasible is the comprehensive military strategy for southern China that the Ministry of War has been doing a few years ago? How long will it take to get up?”

Wen Mingju is the first person to get the news. One night to prepare is naturally as comprehensive as possible. Hearing this quickly responded: “Replying to his Majesty, The strategy for the use of troops in the south has been planned successively since ten years ago. After dozens of different adjustments, the last is today’s standing strategy. According to recent estimates, if a full fight is made, the country will win. The probability is over 80%, and the worst is to spend more time, but the main war will never last more than two years.”

“Basis.”

“Your Majesty, this It is the conclusion of the Ministry of War based on the comparison of the battle losses of the Barbarian Race wars in the previous dynasties. It is also the main reason for the forty-year population plundering strategy. If the current Barbarian Race is still the same as before, they will definitely support it. But two years. This is still predicted with the worst plan. In reality, it shouldn’t take that long.”

Although it has been suppressed by civil officials all the year round, although there are bad bugs in the Ministry of War, what should be done is still There is no waste, at least in terms of the strategy obtained by the inscriptions, it is indeed the Barbarian Race that has been regarded as deadly in these several decades. Using the simplest algorithm, even the speed and number of dead people on both sides can basically count the Barbarian Race as a dead end.

Of course, the previous case of the Ministry of War is not appropriate. On this occasion, it can be considered to give Barbarian Race a bite of life. But no matter what, the fact that the population has been plundered for 40 years cannot be changed. The strength of Barbarian Race today is definitely not as good as the level of the previous World War. The Jingji Dynasty has been developing steadily for 40 years, not to mention the rapid progress. , At least it’s getting stronger and stronger. The gap between one entry and one exit is not a little bit.

“I’m not the emperor of the horse, but I also led the country to win a lot of powerful enemies, including Southern Wilderness. If you can win once, you can win the second time. Don’t get old. It is based on “goodness” to calculate everything, Southern Wilderness and us are not a simple feud that can be clarified. The matter of reconciliation in the last ages is not tried by no one. In the end, it depends on the swords in their hands.

In war, there will be sacrifices. Whether the dead or domestic projects are stagnant, they are all controllable and bearable. If Barbarian Race is allowed to grow arbitrarily, when the time comes, the situation will become unacceptable. Control, that is the biggest hidden danger!”

The emperor’s voice was not loud, but in the Manmin Palace, it sounded like a breathtaking roar in everyone’s ears.

At this time, everyone knew in their hearts that this was the emperor’s statement, and it sounded like the main battle.

“I don’t care about any estrangement or disagreement between you, but I will keep it away from today. The war is just around the corner. Must be strictly enforced. Can you understand?”