The memorial from the front line was quickly passed to the hands of Emperor Xixuan.
At this time, the early dynasty was over, and Emperor Xixuan recruited several important officials of the dynasty into the imperial study.
He handed the memorial in his hand to the right and left ministers, and said solemnly, "This is the memorial sent by the King of England, let's take a look!"
The right phase took it, glanced back and said, a strange look flashed on his face, and then turned to the other ministers, he was silent for a few moments, in the meantime, he secretly looked at Emperor Xixuan's expression, wanting to talk to him found some signs in the look.
After reading it, the ministers involuntarily glanced at each other, 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 swept his eyes to the crowd with a cold gaze, "I didn't ask you to come here to keep you silent. Do you have any suggestions?"
The Minister of Right did not dare to delay this time, and immediately said, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Ying requested an order to attack Nancang and not let the tiger return to the mountain. This starting point is a good one, but the old minister believes that after this year's battle, the people are already struggling. If If we start a war again, I am afraid that the treasury will be empty and the people will complain."
As soon as the Prime Minister's remarks came out, several ministers from his faction also agreed.
At this time, the left minister also stood up, not to be outdone, he refuted, "Although what the right minister said is good, but everyone should also take into account the current situation, so that our army has the main advantage, and the Nancang army is now fighting If we can strike while the iron is hot, we can go to Nancang Lao Nest and show the world that we, Xixuan, are not easy to bully.”
After Zuo Xiang finished speaking, ministers belonging to his party also stood up to support the road.
At this time, the Right Prime Minister looked at Emperor Xixuan on the seat, and saw that his face became gloomy because of the Left Prime Minister's words.
"Lord Zuo Xiang's words are bad. Now King Nancang has submitted a peace proposal. If we refuse, what will the world think of us? We are a country of etiquette. killed."
Some of these remarks implied that Zuo Cong was a military general at the beginning. The ministers present cast a somewhat ambiguous look at Zuo Xiang, and even Emperor Xixuan, who was sitting in the seat, cast a dissatisfied gaze at Zuo Xiang because of this.
"You—" Zuo Xiang was a little annoyed.
At this time, the right minister caught the slightest satisfaction in Emperor Xixuan's eyes, and he was even more confident. He turned to Emperor Xixuan and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that we can accept King Nancang's peace, so that we can make peace. One less enemy and one more friend, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"
What else did the Prime Minister want to say, at this time, Emperor Xixuan had already concluded, "Master Right Prime Minister is right, well, just do this, and now you can draw up a decree to let the three armies return to Beijing to receive rewards."
Emperor Xixuan's words are certain, and the left ministers are not good to say anything, they all bowed their heads and praised, "Your Majesty is wise."
Zuo Xiang turned his head and saw that Right Xiang was smiling like a fox, but his heart was full of anger, and he took a few ministers out of the imperial study.
After leaving the palace, the ministers who followed Zuo Xiang showed surprised expressions.
Minister A said, "Lord Zuo Xiang, Wei Chen thought about it, Your Majesty should not really want to pursue the victory, so why are you still looking for me to discuss ideas?"
Another minister B said, "Don't you understand? Your Majesty just wants to make this decision through the mouth of the right minister!"
Minister A continued, "It makes sense, but Wei Chen still doesn't understand, why did His Majesty not let His Royal Highness King Ying pursue him? Solved the troubles of Nan Cang? If they recharged their energy, they would probably mobilize their troops again. coming."
At this time, Zuo Xiang snorted heavily, "The King of England has already made too much credit. Your Majesty does not want the King of England's credit to overwhelm the Fourth Prince, so he will stop him in every possible way."
"This-"
The several ministers looked at each other with embarrassed expressions on their faces. His Majesty is so biased, there is no one left!
At this time, in the imperial study, only Emperor Xixuan and Prime Minister You were left.
Emperor Xixuan stroked his beard and looked at the right minister calmly, "This time, the British King Li has made a lot of credit, and I'm afraid it will win the hearts of the people more than ever."
In times of crisis, to take action and save the people from water and fire, what can be more memorable to the people than this
At this moment, the Minister of Right could not fully understand His Majesty's thoughts, but after all, he was a cunning and cunning man who had been immersed in the government and the opposition for many years. The title, the old minister also admires him, but—"
"If you have anything to say, just say it. We are the two of you here. Even if you say something wrong, I won't blame it." Emperor Xixuan waved his hand and told him to continue.
The Right Prime Minister nodded, and then continued, "However, His Highness is only in his early twenties, so his temperament is inevitably high. If he enjoys too much glory too early, I'm afraid he won't be able to control it."
Emperor Xixuan's eyes narrowed, and there was a little deepness in his eyes, "Continue talking."
The right minister said again, "At the beginning, His Majesty took back His Royal Highness's military talisman because of this consideration, and was worried that he would have his own troops. Now this situation has reappeared. His Highness is belligerent. If he is allowed to lead his troops to Nancang, it will be inevitable. The worries of the past reappear.”
Emperor Xixuan's expression flashed coldly and sternly, "Aiqing is right, so this time I accept Nan Cang's negotiation, so as not to cause troubles."
The Right Prime Minister was secretly delighted. It seems that His Majesty's grudge against the King of England is still as deep as ever. In this way, His Majesty has not changed his opinion of the King of England because he won the battle, but is more afraid of him. This discovery finally Let his heart suspended at this stage let go.
"I understand, there is nothing to do here, you can go down." Emperor Xixuan's expression was light, and he waved his hand to let him back down.
At this time, Prime Minister Right had already obtained what he wanted, and immediately bent over to leave.
After the Prime Minister left, Emperor Xixuan sat alone in the imperial study for a while, not knowing what he was thinking. Everyone who stayed beside him held their breath and did not dare to disturb him.
Suddenly, Emperor Xixuan spoke up.
"Cao Zhi, this time the King of England has made such a great contribution, what kind of reward do you think I should give?"
Cao Zhi was called by his name and felt a little uneasy in his heart. He glanced at Emperor Xixuan and said after hesitating, "This old servant thinks that His Royal Highness King Ying lacks everything, and this old servant doesn't know what to reward."
Cao Zhi's words made Emperor Xixuan glance at him angrily, "Recently, his speech has become more and more watertight and smooth."
Cao Zhi immediately bent over, "Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty."
Emperor Xixuan snorted coldly, and then said, "He's been in Liancheng for so many years, and it's time to come back."
Hearing this, Cao Zhi lowered his head even lower.
Does His Majesty think it is better to keep the King of England under your nose