Jingren Palace, outside study.
Different from the enthusiastic crowd during the morning court meeting, the study was quite deserted at this time. Except for Emperor Guangde, who was customary to review memorials here, only He Tiren, the chief minister of the cabinet, and Lu Yanbin, minister of the Ministry of War, were present.
The Minister of War, Lu Yanbin, was standing in the middle of the office, and he spoke eloquently, talking about the general policy, as well as many details such as logistical supplies.
After all, He Tiren was very old and he was the chief minister, so he was given a square stool and placed it on the lower left of the imperial case.
At this moment, He Tiren was hunched over on the square stool, his sagging eyelids almost covering his eyes, the little eunuch stared at him for a long time, but could not tell whether he was awake or dreaming.
After more than two quarters of an hour, Lu Yanbin's tirade came to an end.
He bowed slightly and asked the emperor for instructions: "Your Majesty, this is the response strategy adjusted by the Ministry of War according to the emergency report from the Southern Border. Whether it should be submitted to the cabinet immediately, it is up to the elders of the cabinet for further details, and also ask your majesty to judge."
Emperor Guangde pondered for a while, but turned his attention to He Tiren: "What do you think of Mr. He Ge?"
He Tiren, who originally looked like a clay body and wood plastic, immediately stood up from the square stool, as if he had been triggered, and bowed: "The strategy of the Ministry of War can be called a detailed and appropriate strategy, and generally there is nothing wrong with it. All right, just…”
"Just how?"
"The old minister thought that it was a wise move to choose the allied forces of Qianxiang, Wuke, and Mango as a breakthrough point, but the matter of taking advantage of the victory after the fact is debatable."
"Elder Ge!"
When Lu Yanbin heard this, he couldn't help but question: "The country of Qianxiang is no better than the other four countries. It has been managed by my Dazhou for more than 30 years. The roads are smooth, the language is not hindered, and there are people who are quite close to my Dazhou. ."
"Although the strategy of chasing after victory is not foolproof, but as long as you play steadily and steadily, you will definitely be able to compete!"
"And once the country of Qianxiang is captured, it will not only deter the remaining four countries, but will also attack from both sides, making the country of Zhenla lose ground!"
"It seems so, but I don't know what's wrong?"
Although the chief assistant of the cabinet is a high-ranking person, the Minister of War is not the answer to the cabinet.
What's more, this strategy was presided over by Lu Yanbin himself. Based on the consultations gathered by all parties, he worked hard to formulate it. How could He Tiren deny it in a few words
He Tiren listened to his repeated defenses, and finally asked himself, that old face like a terraced field, but became more genial, smiled and cupped his hands: "Lu Shangshu, don't worry, there is nothing wrong with this strategy in military affairs, it's just that …”
Speaking of this, He Tiren suddenly stopped.
But it turned out to be the great eunuch Qiu Shian, who walked in with a memorial.
I saw him bowing his body and putting the memorial on the imperial case. He pretended to step aside, but suddenly stopped, hesitated again and again, and reported in a low voice: "Your Majesty, this is Jia Yucun, the Yin of Shuntian Prefecture. , as well as the joint memorial of Sun Shaozong, Shaoqing of Dali Temple - the play is about the war in southern Xinjiang."
Emperor Guangde did not go to see that memorial. After all, there are at least fifty or sixty copies of the memorials accumulated on his imperial case.
But when I heard that it was Jia Yucun and Sun Shaozong playing together, and the performance was about the war in southern Xinjiang, I immediately got 'interested', took the memorial in my hand, and scanned it at a glance.
After reading it, the emperor had a playful smile on his face, put the memorial back on the table gently, raised his head and asked, "Two Aiqings, do you know what is written in this memorial?"
Hearing this, Lu Yanbin waited for He Tiren to speak, but after waiting for a while, he didn't see the other party coming forward, but the emperor called his name instead.
Lu Yanbin was helpless, so he could only frown and speculate: "Although Sun Shaoqing is a civil official now, he was born in Wuju, and he has just settled the Huguang rebellion - is it not Jia Shilang, who wants to recommend him to serve in the army?"
Although Jia Yucun held the title of Minister of War, Lu Yanbin really didn't work with him much.
As for Sun Shaozong...
Although he has returned home after a great victory, his impression of Sun Shaozong is still the word 'reckless'.
Hence the following speculation.
Hearing Lu Yanbin's words, Emperor Guangde smiled noncommittally, and then turned to look at He Tiren: "What does the old man think?"
He Tiren finally reacted again this time. He lowered his head and beard slightly, then shook his head and said, "Your Majesty forgives the sin, the old minister thought about it, but I really can't guess what these two played."
Old slippery!
Lu Yanbin scolded secretly, but this trick also depends on seniority. If he was so perfunctory just now, I am afraid that he will lose his impression in the emperor's heart immediately.
"Ha ha… "
At this time, Emperor Guangde suddenly laughed, took the memorial in his hand again, and shook it at He Tiren: "He Ge can't guess what is written on it, but what these two are thinking, they are afraid. It is the same as the old man in the same way."
He Tiren looked up at the memorial in amazement, and finally showed a look of surprise in his eyes.
Emperor Guangde didn't want to reveal the mystery directly, instead he smiled and said, "Elder Ge, might as well say everything that was just about to be said, and then match it with this memorial, how about it?"
At this time, He Tiren narrowed his eyes again, returned to the state of the ancient well without waves, and after listening to the emperor's instructions, he bowed and said: "Old minister obeys the order."
As he said that, he looked at Lu Yanbin warmly: "Master Lu, according to the strategy of the Ministry of War, after capturing the Qianxiang and Zhenla countries, will you continue to go deeper into the southern border?"
"This… "
Lu Yanbin hesitated for a while, but still shook his head decisively and said, "I'm afraid it's not right, the other three countries are all in the mountains and mountains, and there are many inconveniences - and it will take a lot of time to capture Qianxiang and Zhenla. Sheng, it's really not appropriate to continue advancing."
Speaking of this, he actually understood He Tiren's meaning in general, so he continued to explain: "The following officials' views, you can learn from the old things of my dynasty, and leave some of the elite to be stationed in the fortresses of Qianxiang and Chenla, and the capital of the country. Among them, the rest of the troops and horses are returned to Yungui for rest, so that the loss of military supplies will not shake the country's capital."
The smile on He Tiren's face was bitter, and he shook his head and said, "If Lu Shangshu's words were heard by the Ministry of Households, I'm afraid there would be an immediate uproar—the southeast is not at peace now, and the northern borders are suffering, even if it's only a few. Elites, I am afraid it will be difficult to support for a long time.”
Lu Yanbin also knows that the imperial court has suffered frequent deficits in recent years, but after all, he is the Minister of War. The first thing to consider is not the finances, but the looming war.
Therefore, knowing that He Tiren's words are true, he still retorted: "Then according to the old man's intention, do we still want to send them out of the country safely, and then do nothing wrong with Qiu? Even if we do this, it is not still Do you want to station heavy troops on the border?"
"Lu Shangshu, don't be impatient."
He Tiren raised his shriveled right hand and shook it a few times beside his ear. After Lu Yanbin lowered his head again, he said, "This old man means to destroy his army and govern his country - first, follow the strategy of the Ministry of War with thunder. Destroy the main force of Akane, and make sure to kill a lot."
"But my soldiers and horses in Dazhou should not go deep into the barren areas of the southern border, but should take advantage of the panic of Qianxiang country, and the court should condemn and hold them accountable, and help Queen Qianxiang to set things right, and re-enable closeness to me. Da Zhou's servant."
Hearing this, Lu Yanbin couldn't help but interjected: "Elder Ge! Don't forget that I have been courting Mi Lexian Xiangguo for more than seventy years, but he still harbors hatred and waits for an opportunity to cause chaos - what about Elder Ge? Guarantee, then Queen Qianxiang will not be the first to rattle both ends?"
"Ha ha… "
He Tiren shook his head and laughed and said, "The reason why Qian Xiangguo has betrayed our dynasty is because he thinks he is full of wings, not out of any hatred - now he just needs to cut off its arm, and then drive it to turn against the country of Zhenla, then he will be a weak thief. Strong, naturally you can only rely on me to breathe!"
"In this way, I can calmly free up my hands to eradicate the Japanese problem in the southeast and solve the border problem in the north."
After these words were finished, Lu Yanbin was finally speechless.
Because he had to admit that He Tiren's words were practical.
"Ha ha… "
At this time, the emperor laughed again, and motioned to Qiu Shian, who was beside him, to send the memorial to He Tiren, and while he looked at it, he smiled and said, "As expected, Mr. He Ge is related to this memorial. coincidentally.”
And He Tiren pulled out a pair of glasses from his jacket, and after reading it word by word, he sighed leisurely: "It's really terrifying."
Then he cupped his hands and said, "Supporting the heir to the throne of Qianxiang Kingdom and making his master and younger ministers suspicious is more practical and feasible than the old minister's so-called redressing the chaos - but among the old ministers, we might as well go further!"
"Since the prince is not yet married, he might as well choose a daughter of an official family and make her the queen. If he can have a son and a half daughter, then the throne can be replaced."
Speaking of this, the old man grinned unkindly and said, "There is already a Queen Qianxiang on the left and right, so what's the harm in setting up another one? Then choose me, Chao Erlang, to match her, and the cycle will turn it into a summer."