Gu Zhong lowered his voice and hinted: "Your Majesty wants to ask Mr. Zhou to take a pulse and tell you that His Majesty is strong and strong, and is not afraid of going far."
Man Bao instantly understood that he still wanted to go to the imperial conquest.
Man Bao glanced at Tang He, and could only follow Gu Zhong to turn around and go to the imperial study, and asked in a low voice, "Isn't Xiao Yuan here?"
Gu Zhong said in a low voice: "If one more adult speaks, the gentlemen will naturally be more convinced."
No wonder, this kind of thing can be said by a doctor, who would ask two doctors to testify
Aren't you afraid that there is no silver three hundred taels here
It must be that Xiao Yuanzheng did not agree to testify.
Man Bao weighed in his heart, what will everyone say when we meet in a while
She has a bit of a headache, why is she, a little imperial physician, involved in this political struggle
The moment he stepped into the imperial study room, Man Bao remembered what Mr. Zhuang had told him before. As an official in the court, one should not use selfishness to save the public. main.
Man Bao raised his eyes, well, then it will be fair.
As an imperial doctor, she only needs to tell the truth, and she doesn't care about other things.
Man Bao settled down, walked into the imperial study room, swept his eyes away, and stood behind Xiao Yuanzheng with his hands together.
Xiao Yuanzheng glanced at her slightly, but did not speak.
As soon as Man Bao looked up, he saw Bai Shan standing aside with his hands tied. The two met their eyes, blinked at each other, then lowered their heads, obediently listening to the big bosses discussing politics.
The emperor was directing his servants to hang up the map with a serious face. There were two maps in total, one was a map from a long time ago collected in the Imperial Academy, and the other was a map of the present.
Pointing to the northeast, the emperor said angrily: "Check it yourself. How long has this area been divided by Goguryeo? It was fine before. Now the country is stable, and the treasury...is not so poor. Why can't it be fought?"
The ministers said that they can fight, they are not opposed to sending troops, but they are against you leading troops.
Even Zhao Guogong, who has always been on the emperor's side, couldn't hold back his euphemistic hints, don't confuse them, we didn't say no to fight, we just refused your royal conquest.
As soon as the emperor heard that they all agreed to go to the expedition, he skipped the second half of the sentence and said: "Since they all agreed, let's order troops. It is August now, and the war must end before the twelfth lunar month, otherwise it will be too cold, and the soldiers will suffer. I can't stop. I personally led the 20,000 imperial troops to adjourn."
Ministers: ...
Old Master Tang had no choice but to stand out and said: "Your Majesty, Goguryeo is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is not easy to fight. What I mean is that it is better to take a little rest and send troops next year."
The emperor shook his head, "A soldier's speed is very important. Let's wait for next year. Goguryeo has recovered, and it's even more difficult to fight. We just want to attack when he is hit by the enemy."
Yin Li said: "Your Majesty, Silla and Baekje have turned against each other."
The emperor twitched the corner of his mouth. Yin Li told him the news last night. When he found out, he didn't know how to react.
He really didn't understand these two vassal states, it was more than success than failure.
Form an alliance to fight Goguryeo, even if you want to attack each other, you have to wait until Goguryeo is defeated, right
As a result, in the middle of the war, they grabbed each other's territory, and they didn't respect the morals of allies at all.
The emperor felt that these two vassal states were not only not smart, but also had bad morals. He originally wanted to reward them with the Pyongyang area after defeating Goguryeo.
But this time the emperor changed his mind.
He said: "Then secretly send envoys to Silla and Baekje to ask them to stop fighting temporarily and take down Goguryeo first."
"Your Majesty, the envoys of Goguryeo seeking peace are still living in the post station of Honglu Temple. How do they get rid of them?"
"I see, if Goguryeo is willing to take a step back, it's not impossible to make peace." After all, it is easy to say to send troops, but once you travel, it is food, armaments, and heavy money.
Before the emperor objected, some ministers shouted: "No, Goguryeo has no reputation. Three years ago, their prince was still studying in our Imperial College. They dared to send troops to attack Yingzhou, and after being beaten back, they asked for peace. How long have you been thinking about capturing Yingzhou? How can they believe it when they ask for peace?"
The emperor hated it even more, and pursed his lips and said: "During the last emperor of the previous dynasty, it was because Goguryeo captured Liaodong that the last emperor sent troops to Goguryeo. He repelled dozens of times and approached Liaodong City, but every time they wanted to attack the city, they would attack the city. Pretending to surrender, I hate that the Last Emperor doesn't have a long memory, and always believes it again and again, which gives them an opportunity, how can I make the last Emperor's mistake again?"
Speaking of which, the emperor and the last emperor still have such a little relationship. They are cousins. The emperor hates the last emperor for being cruel, but in this world, he hates Goguryeo's rebellion even more, so he said: "Let Honglu Temple send someone Go to contact them, hold them back first, and prevent them from sending any news back."
"Hmph, feigning surrender, they are not the only ones who will, let them know that I intend to respond, but their sincerity is not enough, and then restrain their information, and bring them all with me when I personally conquer superior."
Ministers: ...
There is nothing wrong with the front, but can you not add the latter sentence
The ministers were tired and expressed their objection to the last sentence again.
The emperor pointed to Xiao Yuanzheng and Zhou Man and said: "Xiao Aiqing and Zhou Qing are here. If you are worried, you can ask them to ask for my pulse and see if I can mount a horse and kill the enemy."
Wei Zhi said with a sullen face: "Your Majesty, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. You are a wise gentleman. Don't you even understand this most basic truth?"
The emperor said: "I will not go to the front line, but only to the rear."
"Then what is the significance of His Majesty's personal conquest?"
"Naturally it boosted morale," the emperor said with a heavy face: "The last emperor of the previous dynasty conquered Goguryeo three times, but failed to win Goguryeo. So, when was the king of Goguryeo willing to be summoned to Beijing? Paying tribute is sometimes absent, and no one is very arrogant."
"I can conquer East Turks, West Turks, Gaochang, Huihe, why can't I take down a small Goguryeo alone?" He said: "Since the founding of this dynasty, I have also sent troops to conquer Goguryeo twice, but in the end it was fruitless. In the end, this time, no matter what you say, you have to take it down."
The emperor said meaningfully: "I will go on my own expedition, so why not worry about the soldiers who accompanied me on the eastward expedition?"
Wei Zhi pursed his lips, and asked, "How much troops does your Majesty plan to send, and what do you want to achieve? If the loss is more than half, there will be no results. Will Your Majesty advance or retreat?"
It was because he was afraid that the emperor would invest his troops unrestrainedly like the last emperor of the previous dynasty.
It can be said that the people's grievances in the previous dynasty and later were a big reason for the eastward expedition to Goguryeo. Many people voluntarily cut off their hands and feet in order not to be drafted.
Wei Zhi absolutely does not allow such a thing to happen in Da Jin.