The three ministers of the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Industry entered the Taiji Hall, and Yunshang hid in the inner hall.
Xiang Changlin's voice sounded: "I just got the news that Xia Houjing raised troops in Ganhe County and quickly occupied Wu'an Prefecture in Ganhe County. What do you think?"
"Xiahoujing?" As soon as Xiang Changlin's words fell, someone was puzzled: "I remember that before the palace change, the traitor Xiahoujing had already been put to death?"
"The one who died was the fake Xia Houjing." Anticipating that they would ask this question, Xiang Changlin's voice was calm: "Xia Houjing changed his face with someone and peeled off the whole face... At that time, he only cared about it. Checked to see if there was a human skin mask on that face, but didn't notice this."
There was a moment of silence in the hall before a voice rang out: "Xiahou Jingyin is vicious and vicious. Now that he has occupied Wu'an Prefecture, I'm afraid there will be a lot of actions in the future."
"It's just that we have just gone through the battle with the Yelang Kingdom, and we haven't recovered our vitality yet. Now that there's another incident like this, I'm afraid we won't be able to deal with it, whether it's soldiers or food."
"I don't think so. Although Xia Houjing escaped, he did lose a lot of troops in the previous palace change. Although he raised an army now, he is just a grasshopper after autumn. He won't be able to jump for a few days. , we should take advantage of this moment to wipe them all out. We can't delay any longer, and if we continue to delay, they will grow stronger and stronger, and it will not be easy for us to deal with them any longer."
"My minister believes that cutting the weeds does not remove the roots, and the spring breeze blows deep, so it is urgent to deal with Xia Houjing's affairs."
"You said it was urgent, so it was urgent? Don't you need soldiers and horses, don't you need food and grass?"
Yunshang stood in the inner hall, and used secret sound technique to deliver the message to Xiang Changlin.
"okay."
Xiang Changlin's voice sounded outside: "You don't have to argue, this battle is definitely going to be fought. Xia Houjing must be eliminated. No one should try to separate the territory of our Xia Kingdom. "
"But… "
"It doesn't have to be, I'll talk to you about the matter of soldiers, horses, food and grass, and I'll settle it."
Xiang Changlin's voice was a bit impatient, but it was exactly the same as Luo Qingyan's voice: "I called you into the palace not to listen to you arguing about whether or not to fight this battle. , it’s better to take off the black hat on your head and go home early to retire.”
The officials outside were silent for a long while before someone opened their mouth: "This battle should indeed be fought, but we still need to discuss carefully how to fight it."
"We don't know the details of the current situation in Wu'an Prefecture. We only know that Xia Houjing occupied Wu'an Prefecture and established himself as king, but the more detailed situation is not very clear. I feel that what happened now Suddenly, things escalated, and we should split up into several groups, and each is ready to do its own thing within the scope of its duties."
"First of all, our household department will review the information files of the household department as soon as possible, find out the details recorded in Wu'an Prefecture, see if there is any useful news, collect the records one by one, and submit them to your majesty. Except In addition, there is also the situation of grain and grass that can be mobilized near Wu'an Prefecture... "
"Secondly, after the promulgation of the decree that all the people are soldiers, many people came to join the army spontaneously, but now because of the spring plowing, many people have returned home to farm. However, some of them have tried After the training in the barracks, the civilians who were interested in joining the army stayed, and these soldiers, who had participated in the training before, could go to the battlefield."
"For those who return home to work, we will also send people to the door to ask if there is anyone who is willing to participate in the war."
Xiang Changlin moved his finger slightly, and listened to the news from the secret voice of the inner hall: "Xiahou Jing Jinchan escaped from the shell, and made an incident in Wu'an Prefecture, and made himself a king. Put up a notice and spread the word."
"Yes, it should be widely announced. Xia Houjing caused a lot of troubles in Jincheng before, and the people hated him to the bone. If they knew that Xia Houjing was not dead, and he was still in Wu'an Prefecture The king intends to rebel, and the people must be passionate, and many people will voluntarily go to the battlefield to avenge their relatives who were killed by Xiahou Jingtu before."
The Ministry of Households stood up, and the Ministry of War quickly said: "Xia Houjing started an incident in Wu'an Prefecture. It is not impossible for us to send troops from Jincheng, but it is difficult to put out the fire near the water. Wait for us to make preparations and march to Wu'an Prefecture." , I’m afraid the situation doesn’t know what it’s going to look like.”
"When the Ministry of War goes back later, it will gather colleagues from the Ministry of War to carefully count all the military defenses around Wu'an Prefecture. How many soldiers and horses are nearby, who are the generals stationed nearby, and the state of the armaments will be reported to His Majesty as quickly as possible. .”
"In recent months, the Ministry of Industry has not dared to slack off in accordance with the orders of His Majesty and Empress. It has been trying every means to build various fortifications. In addition to the previous offensive and defensive fortifications, it has also designed a batch of brand new fortifications. , has been practiced initially, Your Majesty can take the time to see the effect."
Xiang Changlin listened to them one by one, but his brows were still furrowed, and he opened his mouth after a while: "I'm afraid that if you just pull out from the court, you can say these words regardless of your rank."
Xiang Changlin pursed his lips tightly, and his face was full of displeasure: "Go back and think about it first, and discuss it. If tomorrow, these are the only ideas you can come up with, then start handing in your resignation Official memorial."
When Xiang Changlin returned to the inner hall, Yunshang was staring at the map hanging on the wall.
He lowered his head to Changlin, recently, he had read that map of Xia Kingdom countless times, and he could almost recall the place names of every place in Xia Kingdom when he closed his eyes.
Presumably, His Majesty and Empress Dowager are even more so.
In this case, what is the need to look at the map
Xiang Changlin was thinking in his heart, but his face remained calm, and he just stood quietly aside.
After a while, Yun Chang turned around: "It's been a while since I went to see the navy training last time, and I don't know how the navy training is doing now?"
"After being instructed by the empress, the navy has already started field training, but at the beginning, I was afraid that the navy would not adapt to the seaside environment, so I first found a place by the river for training."
Yun Chang nodded: "I saw this matter in the memorial. It seems that the river where they train soldiers is not too far away from us. I want to go and see it tomorrow."
Xiang Changlin was slightly taken aback: "It's not far, but it takes three or four days to go back and forth. At this juncture..."
Yun Shang didn't explain too much: "I'll go quietly, go back quietly, go and make arrangements for me."