Xu Que's words immediately caused a sensation in the court.
Almost all the courtiers were unanimously opposed to Xu Que's personal expedition.
After these two years, Xu Que's prestige among the people has reached its peak.
Whether it is paper making and printing, or the discovery of crops, they are all great things that benefit the country and the people.
If any other emperor had reached this point, he would have already begun to feature himself in the history books, and he would be regarded as a wise emperor through the ages.
With such an emperor who has ideas and can implement them, the ministers certainly don't want him to die.
"Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance. I hope your Majesty will consider it in the long term!" An old minister burst into tears. He even held onto Xu Que's thigh and refused to let go, regardless of his status.
"Damn it... you old fool, let go now! Or I'll beat you to death with my fist!" Xu Que said angrily.
"Your Majesty, do it! Even if I die today, I will not let you, the Emperor, make this decision!"
"Fuck... you don't believe that I have this strength! Old Ding, please tell them how strong I am!"
Xu Que raised his hand and pointed, and everyone's eyes followed the direction of his finger and landed on Ding Yong, the Minister of War.
Ding Yong trembled and his face turned dark.
Damn... I'm hiding in such a corner, but you can still see me
What a sin!
After pondering for a moment, Ding Yong stepped forward, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, fighting on this battlefield is not the same thing as fighting among civilians. For the sake of the emperor's dragon body, please take back your orders."
The implication is that the war cannot be won by being a reckless person. You should honestly develop the economy at home and don't engage in personal conquests.
Xu Que's eyes widened.
Well, Ding Yong, I have taken good care of you these past two years, and all the money I have is going to the Ministry of War. Why don't you support me now
I didn’t expect that a guy like you, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, would actually betray me!
Ding Yong, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, had no expression on his face and stood with his hands tied, refusing to react no matter how Xu Que glared at him.
Just kidding, the looks from his colleagues around him almost turned him into a sieve!
If he dares to stand up and support Xu Que at this time, he will be beaten by this shameless gang when he leaves the palace...
Seeing that there was no one to support him, Xu Que waved his hand: "Okay, then tell me, what good ideas do you have?"
When the wailing ministers heard this, they immediately put away their Sima expressions and began to play seriously.
"Your Majesty, we can surrender first and entrust it to the virtual snake. When the time comes, we can fight back hard!"
"What the hell! Your Majesty, give me half a million troops and horses, and I will definitely keep Qin's troops out of the border!"
"Your Majesty, let me tell you, let's bribe that envoy and let him be our traitor..."
Xu Que's eyes almost rolled to the sky. These half-assed ideas were useless!
Do you really think King Qin is a fool
He felt a little emotional, had he done too many things in the past two years, and had all these ministers become retarded
Alas, as expected, being too strong is not good.
"Xu Que, I don't know what you are thinking, but I will never agree to your going on a personal expedition." Xuanyuan Wanrong tilted her head and lowered her voice.
Xu Que glanced at her and said with a smile, "Are you so reluctant to part with me? Are you really falling in love with me?"
Xuanyuan Wanrong habitually ignored his breath adjustment and said calmly: "You said that we only need to wait here until the end of our lives. This is a test for both of us. If you go to the imperial conquest and die on the battlefield, unfortunately , how can you guarantee that nothing will happen to me?"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, don't make it sound like I'm going to abandon my wife and children... Oh, I forgot that you don't have any children." Xu Que shrugged, "But you should know very well that if I don't go to the battlefield, the army of the Eastern Tang Kingdom will not be able to fight for half a year. I can’t even survive it.”
"Why do you think you have this ability?"
"It just depends on my intelligence." Xu Que raised his eyebrows. "It's been two years, haven't you seen my king's great wisdom?"
Xuanyuan Wanrong subconsciously wanted to refute, but thinking of the other party's achievements in the past two years, she fell silent again.
Xu Que's contribution in the past two years is indeed extremely outstanding, but making inventions, carrying out reforms and fighting are completely different things!
Xuanyuan Wanrong knew the military strength of the Eastern Tang Dynasty very well.
Although the policies proposed by Xu Que have greatly improved the overall strength of the country, the military strength is still weak.
What they lack most now is time.
If they could be given a few more years to recharge their batteries and strengthen their troops, they would not be as passive as they are now in the face of Qin.
There was a lot of opposition in the court, but in the end, no result was reached after the discussion, so they had to withdraw from the court hastily.
But it was obviously impossible to let this matter go. Even though the envoy was arrested in the main hall, it was impossible for the courtiers to spread the matter around.
But after all, the fire could not be contained. The Qin State also had many spies in the Eastern Tang State, and the news was quickly passed back.
Qin State, the Imperial City Hall.
"You bastard! Don't you dare to humiliate me like this!"
King Qin roared fiercely, with uncontrollable anger in his sinister eyes.
An old minister whispered: "Your Majesty, calm down and take care of your body..."
When King Qin heard this, his eyes flickered a little.
Xu Que guessed right. The fundamental reason why the King of Qin sent people over to try to persuade others to surrender was that his body could no longer withstand the conquests.
In every battle in the past, King Qin would personally go into battle and find himself in danger many times.
Although he has gained the reputation of being the most brave among the three armies, he has accumulated injuries of all sizes in his body. If the Qin State had not had strong financial resources and collected panaceas to treat his injuries, he might have been lying in bed by now.
The best way to deal with it is for the Qin State to endure this situation, ally with the Eastern Tang State, and wait until the body recovers before embarking on an expedition.
This is the advice of the ministers.
But King Qin didn't think so.
He was the King of Qin. He conquered all the kingdoms in two years. He was an unrivaled brave general and a king of the ages.
Now he has been recuperating for two years, and seeing the eternal glory of conquering the Nine Provinces and dominating the world right in front of him, how could he give up
"Pass on my will and order the three armies to conquer the Eastern Tang Dynasty!"
On this day, the flames of war once again burned on this continent.
After receiving the news, the Eastern Tang Dynasty immediately began to prepare for war intensively.
Even though their national power is not as good as that of Qin, they cannot sit still and wait for death.
When Xu Que learned about King Qin's words, he also expressed his response from a distance.
"King Qin, you are a fool. Just wait for death. I will go to the border to kill you with my own hands!"
When the King of Qin heard the news, he was furious and immediately expressed his intention to lead the expedition himself.
Therefore, amid the shock of the courtiers of the two countries, King Qin and Xu Que began their own journey of personal conquest.
Xuanyuan Wanrong and the ministers tried hard to persuade him to no avail. After two years of hard work, Xu Que had already firmly controlled all the ministries of the Eastern Tang Dynasty.
On this day, Xu Que directly summoned the three armies, took the troops and horses, and headed straight for the border pass.
"I want to become the Pirate King... no, the man who is the co-lord of Kyushu!"
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