Imperial Palace, Qiantian Hall.
Emperor Yongping once again summoned his ministers, this time to discuss the specific strategy for attacking Japan.
The Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, Wang Qi, opened a gap here, and other civil and military officials and nobles naturally could not stand up to Emperor Yongping. After all, the deputy general of the Tornado Cavalry and the four commanders of the Northwest Army had clearly expressed their willingness to go to war.
There are soldiers! Money and food!
It was a foregone conclusion that Emperor Yongping wanted to launch an army against Japan.
"Think about it, gentlemen, is there anything else that needs special preparation for this battle?"
"I know that none of you want to raise troops, but the Queen Mother was killed, and as a human son, I have to avenge this revenge. If I don't avenge this revenge, how can I have the face to see the Queen Mother a hundred years later?"
"Eat the king's salary and share the king's worries!"
"I don't want to raise a bunch of people who are just eating corpses!"
After saying the last sentence, Emperor Yongping inevitably became a little angry.
As an emperor, Emperor Yongping felt that he was too aggrieved sometimes.
"Your Majesty, I think that when the Tornado Cavalry and the Northwest Army go to Japan, they still lack a general to lead the army!"
After Emperor Yongping made some harsh words, someone stood up among the people standing in Qiantian Hall.
Xu Yan, Duke of Changle!
The Xu Mansion, a family of three men, has been very quiet after the death of Mrs. Xu.
In such a long time, this was the first time that a member of the Xu family publicly expressed their position when something major happened in the court.
"Mr. Changle, continue!"
Emperor Yongping looked at Duke Changle and motioned for him to continue.
Duke Changle immediately continued to speak and said: "Your Majesty, before King Yan conspired against him, the Whirlwind Cavalry was headed by him, and the Northwest Army was also headed by him."
"Now, King Yan has rebelled and is imprisoned in the clan mansion. The Whirlwind Cavalry is controlled by the deputy general Leng Ci, and the northwest army is led by the four commanders."
"This attack on the Japanese country is a battle to destroy the country."
"Without unified command and dispatch, even with the strength of the Tornado Cavalry and the Northwest Army, we may not be able to achieve a complete victory."
As a descendant of the Taiping King, the founder of the Tang Dynasty, the Xu family was the first noble family and also the first noble family in the military. Xu Mansion's military accomplishment is undoubtedly recognized by many people.
At this moment, Duke Chang Le came forward and said this, and everyone else thought it made sense.
Emperor Yongping also felt that what Changle Gong said was very reasonable. This time he attacked the Japanese country, he really lacked a general to lead the army.
So, the question becomes, who will be the general to lead the army
"Mr. Changle, in your opinion, who can take on this important task?"
Emperor Yongping thought for a long time, but he didn't expect that one person could have such a responsibility.
"Your Majesty, as the saying goes, don't avoid relatives when you promote virtuous people!"
"I think that Wuchenghou Xu Huaiyi can take on this important task!"
Duke Changle was unambiguous and directly gave Emperor Yongping a choice.
"Wu Chenghou?"
Emperor Yongping took a deep breath and murmured to himself, "What do you think of this matter?"
"Your Majesty, I think it's inappropriate!"
This time it was the eldest princess who spoke.
"Who does aunt think can take on this important task?"
Emperor Yongping looked at the eldest princess, hoping that the eldest princess could give a better candidate.
"Your Majesty, the army is alone overseas, and the situation is changing rapidly."
"I think it is best to have the prince lead the army."
The eldest princess does not need to explain in too much detail, her meaning is enough for Emperor Yongping and everyone in the court to figure out.
"Leng Ci, what do you think?"
Emperor Yongping looked at the Whirlwind Cavalry Lieutenant Leng Ci again.
"But according to the will of the Holy Spirit, everything will be done!"
Leng Ci takes orders from the eldest princess.
Now that the eldest princess proposes, he will naturally not object.
In fact, Leng Ci and the four commanders of the Northwest Army still don't understand what the eldest princess wants to do. It was the princess who agreed to attack Japan, but why she agreed, they didn't know.
Now, the eldest princess proposed that the prince lead the army, and she had not said hello to them before. However, since it was the eldest princess's suggestion, they had no choice but to obey.
Of course, on the surface, they were obeying Emperor Yongping's will.
"What do you think, sir?"
"I second the proposal!"
"I second the proposal!"
Everyone in the court expressed their opinions one after another when Emperor Yongping asked.
"Mr. Changle, what do you think?"
Looking at a group of yes-men-like courtiers, Emperor Yongping did not feel happy that he had great power, but felt unspeakable irritation in his heart.
These are the courtiers he relies on as his arms. They have no words of their own and are simply a bunch of trash.
"Back to the Holy Spirit, I thought I could give it a try!"
Duke Changle pondered for a long time before responding, "The prince's command of the army will help stabilize the morale of the army. However, I am worried that the prince does not know the troops, and if he does not command properly, it may lead to bad results."
As the first person to raise the issue, Duke Changle naturally could not be a yes-man like others, but he would not directly oppose Emperor Yongping, but said a lot of nonsense. However, this pile of nonsense is quite reasonable, and no one can try to find fault with him.
"What Changle said makes sense, and this is what I'm worried about too!"
Although Emperor Yongping felt that his sons were all outstanding, the matter of leading troops to fight was no small matter. If he were not careful, he might lose everything.
Especially when a large army goes to sea to fight in the Japanese mainland, with enemies on all sides, one must be extremely careful.
"Your Majesty, the prince lacks experience, so you might as well send an experienced veteran to help!"
The eldest princess did not directly confront Duke Changle, although the two had different suggestions.
"I thought I could give King Yan a chance to change his ways!"
Since King Yan was captured and imprisoned in the Zongren Mansion Prison, this was the first time anyone in the civil and military dynasties mentioned King Yan.
If anyone else mentioned this, Emperor Yongping might have a fit on the spot. But now the person talking about this matter is the eldest princess. Emperor Yongping already regards the eldest princess as his most loyal person, so naturally he will not have a fight with the eldest princess.
"Your Majesty, this is inappropriate!"
King Zong Lingyu of the Zongren Mansion jumped out, "The King of Yan is so ambitious that His Majesty let him out. If he has a grudge, a plan could put the prince and the Japanese army in danger!"
"Your Majesty, if you are unfaithful once, you will be disloyal a hundred times!"
What King Yu said was really for the sake of Emperor Yongping.
"King Yu's words are too harsh."
The eldest princess smiled lightly, "The Tornado Cavalry and the Northwest Town Army have already abandoned the secrets and turned to the bright side. Without their support, what kind of trouble can King Yan alone make?"
This is not just nonsense.
After all, King Yan has no one available around him, so he is a loner.
“The eldest princess’s words are inappropriate!”
Prince Yu responded, as if he wanted to fight with the eldest princess.
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"Report—"
Just when the eldest princess and Prince Yu were about to start a tit-for-tat debate, shouts came from outside the Qiantian Palace.
Not long after, a servant hurriedly appeared in Qiantian Hall.
"Your Majesty, the clan's mansion was attacked, and King Yan was, was, rescued!" (End of this chapter)