"In this battle, we must fight in person."
As soon as these words came out, the ministers who were silent and didn't know what to say all knelt down and asked the queen to take back her order.
"Your Majesty, you absolutely must not do this. These Chi Nu tribesmen have a tough temper and very hot methods. It is really not good to start a war with them, otherwise it will be the border people who will suffer."
The person who spoke was the Minister of the Ministry of War. The other party was not young, but he was still in good spirits. He was the first to stand up to dissuade Feng Zhao's proposal of wanting to go on a personal expedition.
"Hey, the border people."
Feng Zhao let out a soft snort, suddenly violently picked up the memorial at the side, and threw it at her.
The front and last pages of these memorials were all made of wood chips. When they were smashed so hard, the Minister of the Ministry of War couldn't dodge. He was directly smashed and his head was bleeding. There was a commotion in Mingfeng Palace.
Concubine Liu was extremely happy watching this scene. After the death of the first emperor, although he moved to the Huangzhuang outside the palace, he still knew some news in the palace.
The empress has always advocated attacking the tribes of the red women, but these moths and mediocre officials have been obstructing them. If it weren't for them, maybe his son would not have died.
Now, his emperor's son is dying so badly, these people are still trying to whitewash the peace, he really wants to peel off their skin, goug out their flesh, and practice the pain his son has suffered on their children , Look at their expressions at that time.
"Your Majesty calm down."
A small half of the courtiers kowtowed to intercede for the servant, trying to explain clearly to the queen the stakes involved, and not to lose their minds because of Prince Ling's matter.
"The Chinv Tribe has already sent a message. As long as our Tianhuang Kingdom is willing to marry another prince, they are willing to restore the old relationship with me, Tianhuang. It is absolutely not advisable to waste people's money and waste money on the war."
These officials have been at ease all their lives, and what they fear most is fighting. It’s okay to win, but if they lose, wouldn’t the good life be gone now? Besides, as long as they marry a prince, they can get peace for more than ten years. It is also a very cost-effective thing.
Of course, no one dared to say the second half of the sentence.
"Huang Shangshu, I remember that your son just turned fifteen this year, and he is known as the number one talented man in the capital, right?"
Feng Zhao's voice was a little cold. She looked at the ministers who advocated for peace, and the coldness on her body scared Jiang Liu back two steps.
After hearing her words, the back of the Minister of Rites was covered in cold sweat. Her son was her old man, and she hurt him to the bone. Not to mention the marriage, she didn't even think about clinging to the empress. She just wanted him to be happy in this life Yes, find him a girl with excellent character and appearance to betroth him.
"Zhang Shilang, Lin Shaofu... You all have young masters of the right age in your family, but unfortunately, there is no princess of the right age under Gu's knees. In order to express Gu's sincerity to the Chinv clan, it is not as good as all the suitable young men in your mansion. Give them all the title of county king, and then reward them for my Tianhuang people and the relatives of the Red Girls."
Feng Zhao's voice became more and more urgent, and her voice became louder and louder: "Not only that, but I also want to tell them that these married men are dedicated by their mothers, let them beat, let them scold, and feel free to say anything if they are unhappy. You can cut off their hands and feet, scratch their faces, and finally cut off their heads."
"Finally, Gu laments for these young masters who died in vain. To die for the peace of Tianhuang, the glory of death! Lord Shangshu, you! With! For! Why! Ah!"
Feng Zhao's eyes were red, looking at the silent officials, she didn't feel pain until the knife cut her body. I didn't see them in pain when the news of Brother Ling Huang's death came, and I didn't see them when the border city lost three passes in a row. The pain was just his expectation, nothing had happened yet, and everyone was crying.
"Snapped-"
The table in front of Feng Zhao was made of golden nanmu, partly covered with gold, and weighed more than a hundred catties. However, Feng Zhao directly lifted such a table, turned over and rolled down the steps, and the stone slabs were smashed Broken, the officials present have never seen the queen so angry, how dare they touch her at this time.
"The minister seconded the proposal, it's just a matter of the imperial conquest, please think twice, Your Majesty."
Zhang Ying was the first one to stand up and agree with Feng Zhao's request to start a war with the Chinv tribes. Those frontier barbarians have coveted their Tianhuang Kingdom for a long time, and finally occupied three cities. They will definitely not let go easily. Even if a son from the clan was found to marry, it would probably only be the second Prince Ling.
"The minister also seconded."
Zhang Ying started, and the other ministers also spoke one by one. The empress has made up her mind. Moreover, some of them also think that Prince Ling's death is too miserable. It's fine if they didn't know before. An example may make people think that the queen is too weak and lose popular support.
"Your Majesty, the national treasury is empty, and the food, grass and medicinal materials may not be enough for war preparations."
The Minister of Household Department trembled, glanced at Shangshu, and bravely came out to speak.
"In recent years, the country has been prosperous and the people are safe, and the treasury is empty. Is it because there are too many moths that are orphaned? Come on."
As soon as Feng Zhao finished speaking, a group of soldiers in black armor appeared in Minghuang Palace. Judging by their attire, they were all new to them when they entered the palace.
"Throughly check all the accounts of the household department and the military department, and those who commit corruption and fraud will confiscate all property and confiscate it."
A small number of officials at the scene looked at the group of soldiers who left swiftly, and then looked at the tall and straight woman standing in front of the phoenix chair, and felt a cold sweat in their hearts.
Since when did the empress grow into this unfathomable appearance. Perhaps this group of generals they have never seen before may be the forces secretly supported by the empress.
Thinking of the so-called empty state treasury, many people sweated on their foreheads and their bodies began to shake.
"Don't worry, Concubine, I will definitely bring back the bones of the emperor's brother and move him into the imperial mausoleum for a safe burial."
Feng Zhao walked down the steps, stood in front of Concubine Liu, and said solemnly.
"His Majesty."
Concubine Liu was able to vent her inner grief. Since the empress had promised, she would definitely bring her son back.
Concubine Liu burst into tears. His Ling'er was finally able to go home.
*****
The empress wanted to conquest in person, the news spread in the harem like a snowball, thinking about the news from Prince Fengling back to the capital, the empress had not set foot in the harem for three consecutive days.
In the past three days, there was a lot of turmoil in the capital. Many important officials in the late emperor's time were ransacked. They were all guilty of embezzling ink and military pay. They were all locked up in cells, waiting to deal with the scourge of the Chinv tribe before they were dealt with.
Most of the emperors and concubines in the palace are the sons of officials, and there is a lot of trouble outside the palace, so the palace has heard of it, and they are worried that the queen's next fire will burn them.
At the same time, they are also worried that the queen has not yet given birth to a princess. If the imperial conquest is true, if something goes wrong, a new emperor will inevitably be established. As for the old people of the queen, I am afraid that they will have to enter the imperial temple and stay with the lamp. This life is over.
So these days, although the empress didn't step into the harem, Yan Chu still didn't stop here. Everyone knew that the empress loved him the most, and they all wanted him to speak up and persuade the empress to take back her promise.
Besides, isn't Yan Chu's biological mother Yan Beitian who guards Lingtian Pass? His older sisters are also generals in the army. Since they are all in the north, why should His Majesty risk his life? People are also affected.
Openly persuading, secretly threatening, if the person who is here now is the original body, I am afraid that they will really be frightened by them, so he ran to persuade the queen foolishly.
"You have nothing to say to Gu?"
This was the first time Feng Zhao entered the harem after three days. She went straight to Fengyi Palace. She was really tired in the past three days.
Yan Chu massaged the acupuncture points on her brain to let her relax.
"Advise, what to advise His Majesty?"
"It's spread all over the harem, right? These days, those concubines haven't bothered you?" Feng Zhao chuckled, and she stared intently at Yan Chu, wondering what he would say.
In three days, she managed to suppress all the voices of resistance by means of resolute measures. In fact, the voices of the previous dynasty have been unified now, but the news has not yet spread to the harem.
But she just wanted to hear it, and wanted to know whether Yan Chu would persuade her to withdraw her life like everyone else.
"Won't."
Yan Chu shook his head, his eyes were firm: "Your Majesty has forgotten whose son I am."
Feng Zhao lost his mind, that's right, he is Yan Beitian's son, he has lived in the border town since he was a child, he has lived a comfortable life in the capital not long ago, he is indeed used to the desolation of the border town and the constant occurrence of life and death.
In this way, he understands the pain of the people in the border towns better than those brothers who grew up in the greenhouse, and he understands more clearly what will happen to the Heavenly Phoenix Kingdom if they fuel the ambitions of the Red Girl tribes and wait for the other party to regain their energy.
This is the mistake left by her mother, and she must clear it up for her.
"but."
Yan Chu's turning point made Feng Zhao's heart skip a beat, and she felt a little disappointed. Having said so much, would he still not want her to go on a personal conquest
"Your Majesty, please take me with you when you go to war. I want to see my mother and sisters after being away from home for so long."
In the original body's memory, the queen finally got what she wanted, but the battlefield was changing rapidly, and there were several times of dangerous situations. Because the original body was not with him, what he got was only sporadic news from the border. If you are not favored, you will naturally know even less.
Yan Chu couldn't guarantee that everything would change with his arrival, so this time Feng Zhao planned to go on a personal expedition, so he had to keep up with him to rest assured.
Feng Zhao glanced at Yan Chu, she didn't expect the other party's request to be this.
Although the other party said that he wanted to see his mother and sister in the border town, Feng Zhao knew that the reason the other party did this was because he was worried about her.
Everyone avoids the coming war, but this person is willing to accompany her to the most dangerous place.
Feng Zhao's psychological defense collapsed, and in an instant, she knew that a certain place in her heart had fallen.
She took a deep look at Yan Chu, and said in a calm voice, "Okay."