Hearing that Dai Quan was going to summon him, Sun Shaozong was immediately apprehensive.
It won't be the matter of Prince Yizhong, what else is there to do, you need to send yourself to take care of the aftermath
Although Sun Shaozong was thinking just now that he wanted to spy on the secret behind Prince Yizhong's violent death, he never meant to get involved directly.
However, the boss had orders, no matter how reluctant he was, he could only be careful and think about countermeasures, and followed the little eunuch step by step to the door on the right.
When he entered, he saw that Dai Quan was leading two little eunuchs, standing in the darkest place in the middle.
The first thing that makes people feel weird is the state of Dai Quan at this time.
I saw him take off the three mountain hats on his head, revealing a gray head, hunched back, facing his hands, his eyes are cloudy and dull, and his demeanor is lazy and bleak. The old country peasants are no different.
As the head of the inner eunuch, he has always been known for his majesty. As far as the momentum of scolding Fang Qiu is concerned, even Shangshu and generals are slightly inferior.
Today, he showed this tiredness for the first time, as if someone had pulled the thing supporting his spine.
What's even more bizarre is that in the face of Dai Quan's state, the two little eunuchs next to him neither avoided taboo, nor offered relief, but stared at Dai Quan staring blankly.
At first, Sun Shaozong thought that the two people had the same surname as 'Zuo' and the other as 'Dead', but upon closer inspection, he found that this was not the case.
The expressions of the two of them were mixed with anxiety and fear, and they obviously knew that under such a situation, they were still staring at Dai Quan, just like a mouse playing a cat.
But they still kept their eyes on it, as if... they were acting according to someone's assignment.
Thinking of this, Sun Shaozong couldn't help but feel even more astonished. In the entire palace, the only person who dared to send someone to spy on Dai Quan so blatantly was probably only Emperor Guangde!
Could it be that Dai Quan was implicated in the death of Prince Yizhong yesterday
But it shouldn't be!
Dai Quan is an old man who has been with Emperor Guangde for decades. In terms of closeness, he can be said to be the only one in the palace. Since he took charge of the Beizhen Fusi, his secret participation is even more uncountable.
After going through a lot of right and wrong, what else could make him fall into the position of being closely monitored overnight
His heart turned back and forth, but Sun Shaozong's movements were only a slight pause, and then he bowed and greeted him as if he had nothing to do: "Xiaguan Sun Shaozong, I have seen the commander!"
It took more than ten seconds before I heard Dai Quan reply faintly: "Let's go, let's go to the Qianqing Palace to meet you."
Saying that, from the desk next to Dianmao, he picked up the three-mountain hat with gold threads, and put it on carefully.
When the red velvet rope around his neck was fastened, his waist also straightened up again, and he seemed to have regained a bit of his old arrogance when he took official steps that could not shake his legs.
But Sun Shaozong was following behind, but he always felt that Dai Quan's back was rendered depressing by this late autumn.
But right now, he can't think about it too much.
Since Emperor Guangde personally summoned it, the hands and tails that need to be dealt with will be much more troublesome than previously thought!
And now it seems that even Dai Quan is planted, how can he dare to go to this muddy water without knowing the depth
But if the emperor himself arranged the dirty work, who could refuse it
"You wait outside."
While trying to figure out what kind of errand he would be doing today, he suddenly heard Dai Quan's order from the front, and Sun Shaozong realized that he had arrived at the door of the imperial study of the Qianqing Palace before he knew it.
Seeing that Dai Quan went in to report, he hurriedly gathered his mind, tidied up his appearance, and prepared to meet the emperor's summons.
After a while, I heard a rhythmic voice from inside: "Your Majesty has an order to announce that Sun Shaozong, the middle-aged ruler of Tianfu, has an audience."
Sun Shaozong hurriedly hunched forward and stepped over the threshold that was more than half a foot high.
Unexpectedly, in addition to Emperor Guangde and Dai Quan, there were five other important officials of Zhu Zi in the imperial study at this time.
The one at the top was not someone else, but the one who had been in prison and dyed his son's head green, the second minister of the cabinet, He Tiren.
The two people who accompany the last seat are Zhao Hong, Minister of Household Affairs, and Lu Yanbin, Minister of War.
The other two people couldn't see their faces for a while due to the angle, but according to their location, they should also be cabinet scholars.
In this way, except for Shoufu, who is recovering from illness, and Xu Furen, who has submitted his resignation but has not yet completed the procedure, all three scholars have already arrived.
Coupled with the two officials of the Ministry of Household and Ministry of War...
The anxiety in Sun Shaozong's heart was instantly relieved.
Because no matter how you look at this lineup, it doesn't look like they want to discuss the secrets of Gong Wei.
It can be inferred from the fact that the Ministers of the Ministry of Household and the Ministers of the Ministry of War attended the meeting together, and the other four were not involved, and it can be inferred that the content to be discussed at this meeting is 80% and the Wuxi barbarian rebellion is inseparable.
Thinking about it again, holding a military affairs meeting at this time is really a good way to calm people's hearts - at least it can show that the emperor Zhizhu is in hand, and it does not mean too much the 'national mourning' treatment of the loyal prince.
Of course, in this way, today, I am afraid that we have to negotiate a result. Otherwise, during the national mourning period, there will be such a big battle, but there will be no sound in the end. Isn't it making the ministers outside suspicious out of thin air
as predicted.
After the ceremony was completed, I heard Emperor Guangde's command: "Sun Zhizhong, please repeat the speech you made at Jingren Palace that day to all the adults."
Sun Shaozong hurriedly responded respectfully, and then he prepared to use a small number of elites to choose the weak tribes among the Wuxi barbarians as a breakthrough point, and launched an asymmetrical raid, and then provoked the Wuxi barbarians.
This was originally a crammed, random idea, but after thinking about it these days, it is naturally much better than the original version.
And after he said the opposite, the five important officials in the imperial study gave four kinds of reactions.
Zhao Hong, the servant of the household department, nodded his head in a hilarious manner.
The Minister of War, Lu Yanbin, said 'absurd' and 'no idea'.
The two senior scholars who finally showed their faces, looked at their noses and noses, and seemed to understand them, but they didn't seem to understand them at all.
As for the elder Zifu Hege, when I first saw him a little bit on his head, he seemed to agree with his own words. Who would have guessed that after he finished speaking, he would still hang his head down from time to time.
this old man...
Shouldn't he be dozing off
"His Majesty."
Sun Shaozong was still trying to figure out whether Elder He Ge was dreaming or awake, and Lu Yanbin, Minister of War, said decisively: "There are no less than 30,000 adults of the Wuxi barbarians, and the former has conquered the prefectures and slaughtered the officials of the imperial court. The morale is high, and it is bound to guard against the retaliation of the officers and troops.”
"At this time, how can we count on the bravery of hundreds of people in the mere hundreds of people who should be able to thrive and fight with thunder?"
"If things go wrong and the thieves take the prestige of two victories, but the official army will decline again and again, and the three will be exhausted, I am afraid that the entire province of Huguang will be eroded by this!"
As he spoke, he bowed his body and clasped his fists again and said, "Isn't Huangkou Ruzi, where do you know that the soldiers are fierce and dangerous? Please, Your Majesty, don't listen to his empty words, which will ruin the military affairs."
"Ha ha!"
Before Emperor Guangde opened his mouth, Zhao Hong, the minister of household, sneered twice, brushed his robe sleeves, and said disdainfully, "Since Mr. Sun came to take charge of the capital's security and punishment, countless cases have been solved, and he is known for his shrewdness and courage. In your mouth, how can it become the courage of a man?"
Having said that, he also went out to salutation to Emperor Guangde: "Your Majesty, this minister thinks that Master Sun's strategy of chasing thieves is not completely unreasonable, so you might as well give it a try..."
"absurd!"
Lu Wenbin also threw his sleeves and almost slapped Zhao Hong on the face: "Those who live in the deep mountains and ponds, not to mention the crowd, are also known for their martial arts - and the official army comes from afar, and the time and place are favorable to people and people. If they are not dominant, how can they be sure to win the battle?”
"It's not..."
"but."
Zhao Hong was about to retort, but Lu Wenbin hurriedly said: "If your old Zhao Ken uses his life and wealth to protect him, this official will have nothing to say."
Zhao Hong was at a loss for words. Although he tended to support Sun Shaozong, he still had no confidence in such matters as one enemy against one hundred.
If Lu Wenbin died at this time, it would be considered a victory.
However, in the past two years, the Ministry of War has fought with the Ministry of Household for many times because of the issue of rations. Lu Wenbin has repeatedly suffered from Zhao Hong's cowardice. At this time, he has finally gained the upper hand in the professional field, so he is willing to withdraw from the army
He couldn't help but sneered and said: "It's usually enough, but now it's a matter of military affairs, but Master Zhao still only cares about petty profits. It seems that it's really a family background."
Zhao Hong can be a minister of households, and his background as a businessman is beneficial, but he hates others to talk about this 'the end of the four people'.
As a result, the neck was thickened at the moment, and the red-headed and bulging face refuted: "A petty profit? You are talking lightly. Right now, the six countries in the southern border are unstable, and 80,000 troops are out of Zhenyun and Guang; In the chaos, the imperial court had to add 50,000 troops to western Liaoning; and the prince Teng, in order to suppress the bandits in the southeast, imposed a sea ban, and withheld tea and silk, which reduced the imperial court's annual income by 20%."
"Which one doesn't need rations?!"
"It's all thanks to His Majesty's kindness, generosity and thrift, who often use internal money to subsidize government affairs, and my household department has been diligent and resourceful, so I can barely maintain the situation."
"It's better now, you Lu Wenbin opened your mouth, and you want to raise some dignified soldiers! Still go to the barren mountains and swamps to pursue those mountain barbarians!"
"Let me ask you, if the rebellion cannot be quelled quickly, where should the food be raised?! How should the armament be replenished?!"
The more he spoke, the more excited he became, almost smearing spittle stars on Lu Wenbin's face.
Lu Wenbin took a half step back in disgust, but he didn't want to lose the slightest in his mouth, and sneered: "Food and salaries are your household affairs, and our military department only cares about wars."
"you… "
"All right!"
Zhao Hong was still waiting to catch up and continue to post his face, but Emperor Guangde finally couldn't help but scolded: "You two are also dignified second-rank officers, how can you be so rude in front of the juniors?"
Since the emperor opened his mouth, the two of them could only accuse them in unison, and returned to their original positions, eye for eye through the air.
Emperor Guangde's gaze fell on He Tiren, who was at the top, and regardless of him dozing off like a chicken pecking at rice, he directly called by name: "Elder He Ge, what do you think?"
The elder He Ge was agitated, and at first he uttered an 'ah' in a daze, and then saw that everyone was looking at him, he asked slowly, "This old man's ears have been a little out of control recently, dare to ask Mr. Lu, you just said that. It's going to be a good soldier, right?"
"Exactly."
After Lu Wenbin's affirmative answer, he slowly turned his attention to Zhao Hong: "Master Zhao, you mean that the imperial court is currently struggling with financial planning and cannot afford the army to enter the mountains to suppress bandits, right?"
"exactly."
Zhao Hong also hurriedly responded.
Elder He Ge nodded, turned his eyes to Sun Shaozong again, and asked with a grin, "As for Lord Sun, the loyal and brave man who puts his life and death aside, and who is dedicated to the care of the country, I should have heard it right."
Without waiting for Sun Shaozong's answer this time, Emperor Guangde became a little impatient, and half-truthfully reprimanded: "What kind of trick are you playing with? I want to ask you which opinion you agree with!"
"His Majesty."
Seeing the elder He Ge bowing down, he said calmly, "From the perspective of the minister, what the three adults said makes sense, and the minister all agrees."
As he said that, he twisted his fingers again and calculated one by one: "This dignified army must be raised..."
"Elder Ge! This food is paid for..."
When Zhao Hong heard this, he couldn't help but want to refute, but he listened to He Ge's old sayings: "But you don't have to go to so many people, let Master Sun choose three or five hundred elites first..."
"Elder Ge! I'm afraid this is..."
This time, it was Lu Wenbin's turn to change color, but he heard He Ge said again: "And then act as the vanguard of the army, that is, to find out the nearby terrain, so as to open the way for the 100,000 army behind."
"If Lord Sun lives up to his mission, and he has achieved extraordinary feats, naturally there is no need to labor the imperial army."
"Even if things go wrong, with the wisdom and bravery of Lord Sun, plus all the elites under his command, it will not be a problem to kill several times the barbarians."
"At that time, we will find a way to recruit the army, not only will it not weaken the momentum, but it will make the thieves wrongly judge the strength of the official army - it is impossible to say that before the army arrives, it will look at the wind and surrender."
Having said this, he bowed his hands to Sun Shaozong again and said, "Just like this, I am afraid that I will be wronged by Lord Sun. Not only can I not bring the king's life flag to control the place, but I can't say that the official rank will be lowered, and he will act as an ordinary person. The five grades of thousands of households.”
Not to mention that ginger is still old and spicy.
In just a few words, He Tiren solved the crux of the matter.
Lu Wenbin's strong opposition is mainly because he is worried that the troops and horses in the court's investigation of chaos will completely shake the morale of the people in Huguang and the Wuxi barbarians if they lose their troops again.
But if the soldiers and horses that were used to calm the imperial court were changed to be the outposts of the army, the form would be very different.
Even if Sun Shaozong was defeated and died, from the perspective of Huguang, he would only have lost a little-known general and a few hundred stragglers.
What's more, with Sun Shaozong's martial prowess, and the fact that his subordinates are all selected elites, even if the plan fails, it should not be a problem to kill two thousand enemies and lose five hundred.
In this way, not only will it not hurt morale, but it will make Huguang officials and people more confident in the follow-up army.
Maybe because of this, the Wuxi barbarians wrongly judge the strength of the official army.
At that time, whether it is really sending a large army to expedition, or waiting for an opportunity to send people to recruit and divide, it will only add help and will not do any harm.
The only person who will be damaged by this plan is Sun Shaozong. Everyone else who goes out to Beijing is promoted by one level.
As for the inability to control the place, there are advantages and disadvantages for Sun Shaozong - at least there is no need to share the responsibility of guarding the soil.
But even if he suffered a loss, how could he retreat half a step at this time
Immediately turned over and knelt down, graciously complied with his promise: "Your Majesty, the old man! Although the minister is rude, I still understand the principle of 'the life and death of the country, the wife avoids her due to misfortune and good fortune'! It is the military post of the seventh and eighth rank, and the minister is also happy to go to it!"
"it is good!"
Emperor Guangde immediately slapped the table and praised: "What a 'Woley country lives and dies, and his wife avoids him due to misfortune and good fortune', just this sentence, Aiqing is enough to be remembered in history!"
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It seems that I accidentally made a copy of the text.
Recently, because of the activities, there are a lot of brothers who rewarded 100 starting coins. I will make statistics tomorrow, and then I will express my gratitude.