Chapter 374

The next day after Lin radial talked with Yao Shu about the situation in the northwest, there was a big change in the court.

News came from the border that the second prince, who was newly succeeded by the Turks, washed out the different parties in the clan, and then led the clansmen to invade the border.

When the soldiers saw that the enemy was coming, they had to send people to report to the court.

As soon as the report was finished, general Jiang Ning stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "I beg your majesty to fight in the northwest."

Before the emperor spoke, the three generals came out again and said with one voice, "I'd like to fight in the northwest, too!"

Jinluan hall was built to be magnificent and tall. Now these people's voices are so loud that the empty place in the hall has an echo, which adds a kind of impassioned enthusiasm to people.

In this way, except for the general Jiang Ning brought back from the northwest, the rest of the court remained unmoved.

The emperor's face was hard to distinguish between joy and anger. He asked, "the general thinks that the court should fight at this time?"

Jiang Ning looked resolute and respectfully said: "the Turks attacked me in a large scale last year, and attacked four cities in half a month. He led the soldiers in Northwest China to beat the Turks out of the border for a year. If the imperial court does not prepare as soon as possible and wait for the Huns to boost their morale, the people will be displaced again. "

Du Zhong, the Minister of Hubu, frowned and said, "I think general Jiang Ning's words are not true. No one denies that the Huns are brave and good at fighting. But our officers and men of Dayan are not vegetarian. They may not be able to guard the border pass for more than a month? Emperor, war requires money. How can the court come up with so much money? "

All the members of the Ministry of household agreed: "what Mr. Du said is very true. In recent years, taxes have been reduced for farmers, and the State Treasury has limited money and grain. "

"Moreover, it costs too much at one stroke, and the people will suffer in the coming year."

"If we can not fight, of course it is the best..."

The Minister of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the people's Republic of China had a lot of discussions and nodded in agreement with other civil servants.

For a time, anti war rhetoric prevailed in the court, and the din in the Jinluan hall was mostly critical of the disaster brought to the people by the war. All the generals were silent, especially Jiang Ning and others.

The emperor frowned and did not make a statement.

Xie Qian, the head of Wen Chen, also stood with his hands down, silent.

Until the civil servants said more and more impassioned, some military generals finally couldn't listen to it. They stood up and said, "war is a waste of people and money, but you should make sure that it's not our big Yan who wants to fight, it's Xiongnu who is coming! How come it seems that the soldiers who bravely killed the enemy at the border have become the culprits of the imperial court? "

The most noisy people in the ceremony Department frowned and objected: "if the Huns come to declare war, do we have to fight? Can they get in behind closed doors? No matter how bad it is, it's a good way to get married... "

The general's eyes glared and said angrily, "if we didn't fight, we'd give in first?"

"Winning or losing is just something your generals value. Compared with the common people, it's not worth mentioning! Give Xiongnu a good title, and then allocate some silk and satin to send off the group of foreigners. This is what all dynasties have done. Why can't I do it? "

The Ministry of rites nodded one after another.

Another person complained: "the court has just had a few months of stability, and it is going to fight again. Let me see, this war is all caused by you militant elements

As soon as he said this, he offended all the generals in the palace of Jinluan, and even some of the officials frowned.

As the quarrels between the two sides become louder and louder, the hall is as noisy as the Beijing food market.

Xie Qian stood alone, as if the noise around him had nothing to do with him.

Looking at Xie Qian's calm appearance, the emperor at the head also slowly dispelled the restless mood.

He raised his hand and motioned father-in-law to open his mouth.

Duke Da said in a loud voice, "gentlemen! Adults should also pay attention to the way they discuss business in the early morning. Don't lose their manners in front of the imperial court! "

The courtiers quarreled with each other. Naturally, their voices could not be controlled. You came and I went a little higher.

At this time, listening to his father-in-law's words, and looking at the emperor's cold look, they all converged.

When the noise in the hall went down, the emperor began to speak slowly: "what? Is it over? "

The young emperor's voice was low, and his face seemed to be angry. People all bowed their heads and refused to be the outstanding bird at this time.

But Jiang Ning did not fear the emperor's cold look. He said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I insist on my opinion that the northwest should fight and fight quickly to fight back the Hun's resurgence."

Du Zhongyang said: "general! On that day, the northwest army went out and spent three years of harvest from the national treasury. What you can say is to ensure the stability of our frontier for three years! Now it's less than a year, and there's going to be another war? "

The emperor frowned. Although Duzhong was a member of the aristocratic family, this sentence came to the point.

Now the Treasury, not to mention full, will almost be enough to spend.

If not, he would not have hesitated. He would have supported the fight as early as Jiang Ning's first appearance.Faced with the query from the Ministry of housing, Jiang Ningsheng's line did not change, and he still said calmly: "Xiongnu is a grass people who drink blood and have gone through blood washing again. They can't compare with our big swallow in terms of money and grain. Now that the Huns dare to invade when they are weak, it is also certain that our Dayan will not fight again. If we send off the Xiongnu with a reward and raise them well, we will have endless troubles in the future. "

Although the Secretary of the Ministry of war was also a descendant of a noble family, he turned to Jiang Ning and seconded: "to your majesty, what the general said is very true. I should not do such a loss making business. Now the Ministry of accounts insists on fighting against the war, and the Ministry of rites wants to use diplomatic means to solve the border problem. In my opinion, it is a manifestation of bad intentions. "

Du Zhong frowned: "Lord Lu, you should have a basis for what you say..."

Before he finished, he was interrupted by the Emperor: "enough! Is the hall where you quarrel? "

Seeing that the emperor was angry, all the people held their breath and stopped talking.

The emperor frowned and asked, "how long can the State Treasury support the northwest army?"

Seeing that the emperor was inclined to fight, Eucommia had to reply: "Your Majesty, it's enough for soldiers to chew for half a year."

After that, Du Zhong added: "if you don't fight a war, but appease them by means of money, grain and other means, the cost is only one or two tenths of the cost of the war, and the people can support them again..."

The emperor at the head had no words, and the palace fell into silence for a moment.

The emperor looked at Xie Qian, who had been silent since the beginning, and said, "what did Xie Aiqing think?"

Most of the literati fought against the war, and their ideas were similar to those of Du Zhong, the Minister of the Ministry of household affairs, but they thought that the cost of going to war was too high to be worth it.

Instead of standing with the civil servants, Xie Qian said to the first emperor: "Lord Du calculated that it was only for soldiers in the northwest to chew for half a year, which saved enough money for the imperial court and the palace, and deducted part of the money and food reserved by the imperial court for disaster relief. I think it is up to the emperor to save food and food from the top to the bottom, and to increase taxes, open up sources and cut down expenditure, and support the frontier with the strength of the whole country. "

At the end of his words, someone immediately scolded him: "ridiculous! How can the emperor's food be shortened

However, Xie Qian's remarks made the emperor's heart suddenly brighten -

he recalled that when he was a child, he and the first Prince were listening to Taifu's lectures in the study. Taifu asked questions that were very similar to today's scenes, and Xie Qian answered them in this way.

At that time, the first Prince still shook his head with a smile, saying that the first one was made by the emperor, which was a great disrespect.

Xie Qian shook his head obstinately, and said such a sentence -

"if I can't make clear the monarch, I'd rather resign and stay at home, rather than go in and out of the court."

Recalling the past, the emperor couldn't help laughing in the court: "Xie Aiqing is indeed Xie Aiqing! I don't think it's inappropriate for me to save food and set an example for the people. "

The monarch and the minister look at each other, then they all understand the meaning of each other's eyes.

When the emperor finished, he took another look at Eucommia ulmoides and said, "you are the Secretary of the Ministry of accounts. You can't think of any ideas. You can only say that you have no money. What's the use of this secretary?"

Seeing the emperor, the other courtiers took Xie Qian's side wholeheartedly, and they could not raise any other words to oppose him except to refute them by saying "unreasonable".

Jiang Ning's expedition was settled.

But he was hesitating. Lin radial, who was a bodyguard in front of the Imperial Palace, was going to go

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