Chapter 2014： Monarch and Minister Discuss

"Training is naturally possible." Li Yuangu said: "However, as far as riding is concerned, even if our soldiers have trained for many years, it is difficult for our soldiers to catch up with them, and the physical conditions are not able to catch up in a short time. "

"What do you mean, our people from the Dalu dynasty must not be able to beat their people who are extremely powerful?" The emperor of the Dalu dynasty said: "But, you can count on for decades. At that time, our Dalu dynasty What Bingfeng pointed to is invincible. Didn’t Feng Jueguo also beg for mercy and knelt for mercy? Why, in only a few decades, we can’t beat them? They still want to marry our princess. Dare to mention it!"

You should know that the current emperor of the Dalu Dynasty is not very old. Therefore, although he has children, they are not very old, and they are not yet marriageable. Among the children left by the first emperor, although there are women, but , The age is generally relatively old, and they are all married. Therefore, it is also inappropriate. For the entire royal family, if you say that the age is right, there is only one who is not married. That is the youngest daughter of the first emperor, and the youngest of the current emperor. His younger sister, named Lu Yunqi, is 18 years old this year.

In this era, those who have not been married at the age of eighteen, especially women, are definitely considered older. The average woman is married at around fourteen, and even at the early age of twelve, she can get married. I haven't gotten married yet. If it is in ordinary people, there will definitely be rumors. Even as a princess of the royal family, no one dares to say anything in person, but some people probably talk about it behind the scenes.

However, the emperor of the Dalu dynasty now loves his youngest sister very much. The degree of love is no less than that of his children. Therefore, there has been no persecution in marriage. She, let her make the decision.

Therefore, this also resulted in that Lu Yunqi was already eighteen years old and had not married yet.

And now, Feng Jueguo actually came to propose marriage to marry the princess of the Dalu dynasty. Doesn't that mean that they want to marry their most beloved sister, because she is the only one qualified for the entire royal family, and this is also Dalu. The reason why the emperor of the dynasty was so angry was that his sister, who was in his heart, was how she would be willing to let her marry in that barbaric land? Moreover, he also promised his sister before that, her marriage was decided by herself. Such a decision, in the eyes of outsiders, was really too silly. After all, in this era, it is rare for a woman to make her own marriage. The thing, even if it is a woman in the royal family, is no exception.

Therefore, the emperor of the Great Lu Dynasty, after hearing the request of Feng Jueguo's special envoy, refused without thinking about it. That was something he could not accept.

What made this not-so-old emperor even more angry was that their Great Lu Dynasty still existed as a hegemon a few decades ago, and the surrounding small countries depended on their breath to survive, and now, one by one Actually, they all gave birth to a rebellious heart, especially this Feng Jueguo, who had fought against the Dalu Dynasty for ten years, which is simply too unacceptable.

"His Majesty, in the past few years, the surrounding countries respected our Dalu dynasty very much, and every year there is no shortage of courtesy. Therefore, our Dalu dynasty helped them develop in other ways. Therefore, the surrounding countries In recent decades, the country has developed rapidly, especially with Feng Jue Country as the most important thing. In our Great Lu Dynasty, there have been some problems in the army. Some generals ate empty salaries and did not think about training, resulting in a decline in the army’s combat effectiveness , Which led to the current situation." Li Yuangu said.

Li Yuangu's meaning is obvious. Other countries are developing and training soldiers, but our Dalu dynasty is stagnant or even regressive. In this case, it is normal to not be able to beat others.

Li Yuangu didn't mind to point out the problems in the army directly, because he had only been in office for a few years as the Minister of War. The problems in the army were all his predecessor's pots and had little to do with him.

Even Li Yuangu wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to gain real power. Although he has been in the position of Shangshu of the Ministry of War for several years, he found that it is not easy to control the army completely. Many generals and generals He worked against it. In the first few years, he didn't have much strength, so he could only dormant, and at the same time, he investigated the details clearly.

Behind those people, Li Yuangu saw the shadow of Wu Yan, the official secretary. Wu Yan is much older than him. Li Yuangu's seniority is much older. He has been the official secretary for many years. Whether it is network or strength, it is better than Li Yuangu is much more powerful, but Li Yuangu didn't expect that the opponent's hand stretched so long, and it was stretched into the army. What made him helpless was that he found that he didn't have much choice.

As the official secretary of Wu Yan, his contacts are naturally very wide. Over the years, many people have been planted in the army through various relationships. Although Li Yuangu knows the situation, there is no evidence. It's not easy to report to the emperor. Even if he does, he might be the one who is unlucky in the end.

However, without the support of the emperor, it is very difficult for him to completely eliminate Wu Yan from the army. He has been working hard for the past few years, but the effect is not obvious.

And now, he found an opportunity to take advantage of His Majesty’s dissatisfaction with the army and let him, an official secretary, to rectify. In that case, he could use some Wu Yan people and some disobedient people to get rid of them. Go and train your own direct line. In that case, you will be able to truly control the army in the future, and you will be more handy when commanding battles.

"Bastard! These **** guys, eating the royal food, dare to do these things." Sure enough, after listening to Li Yuangu's words, His Majesty the Emperor became even more angry: "How did you become the Shangshu of the Ministry of War?!"

"Returning to your Majesty, the ministers have long wanted to rectify, but many generals have been operating in the army for a long time, and sometimes the ministers are powerless." Li Yuangu cried.

"Who would dare not obey the order? I want to rebel and fail?! Go and rectify for me. If there are people who don't obey the order, they will ransack their families directly!" His Majesty said angrily.

"The minister accepts the order!" Li Yuangu knelt down and screamed long live. However, when he lowered his head, he suffocated Wu Yan who was not far away, but the other party's face was calm, as if this matter had nothing to do with him. same.

However, Wu Yan is definitely smart. He knows that the emperor at this time is angry. If he speaks for those people, he will definitely spread his anger on his head. Moreover, all the emperors of the Great Lu Dynasty are very angry. I hate the involvement of civil servants in the army. If the Emperor were to know about his involvement in the army, I am afraid it would not be as simple as a curse.

Therefore, Wu Yan did not stand up to speak, but in his heart he was sneering at Li Yuangu's ignorance. Li Yuangu thought that with the emperor's order, he could really control the army completely in his arms? He obviously thought things too simple.

At this time, Wu Yan still stood up. Li Yuangu thought that the other party would speak and intercede for those people in the army. Li Yuangu was even thinking about how to connect Wu Yan with those people, but Wu Yan was Unhurriedly bent over and arched his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the army must be cleaned up. However, the strength of the army cannot be improved in a day or two. Our top priority is to solve the current peaceful affairs first. The minister thought In this matter, peace talks are the best policy."

"I also know that peace talks are the best policy, but you have heard the conditions they just put forward, Aiqing, can you accept those conditions? If you accept them, how can I become the emperor? Didn't I become the faint emperor?" His Majesty the Emperor Said.

"Those conditions are naturally unacceptable." Wu Yan said, "It's just that the officials thought that since they took the initiative to send special envoys, and they were still headed by the prince, it shows that they do have this sincerity and have this idea. So, we can still discuss those conditions with them."

"Similar to what I thought." His Majesty said: "In this way, Wu Aiqing, you will be responsible for the peace talks with Feng Jueguo. Before, you were the first to contact them. They also expressed their desire for peace through you. It means, if you go to talk, maybe it will be better."

"The minister leads the decree!" Wu Yan bowed.

"Okay, all are gone." His Majesty stood up and said, and then left the hall amidst the three long live calls of many ministers.

"Li Shangshu, it seems that you will be busy next time." After the emperor left, Wu Yan said to Li Yuangu next to him.

"I can share the worries for your majesty, no matter how tired I am," Li Yuangu said.

"That is natural. This is our duty as ministers." Wu Yan said: "However, I kindly remind Li Shangshu, don't make impulsive decisions just because you are in a hurry. It's best to think more about it. , Think about it more."

"Wu Shangshu is going to teach me how to be a minister of war? Or, should I resign to your majesty and let Wu Shangshulian serve as the minister of war?" Li Yuangu sarcastically said that he didn't have much favor with Wu Yan, especially When he knew that the other party had extended his hand into his army, he felt even more unfavorable. If it weren't for the other party, he wouldn't have been in full control of the army until now.

"Li Shangshu's words are serious, and I just kindly reminded that it is Li Shangshu's business to listen or not, and there is no other meaning." Wu Yan said.

"I hope so!" Li Yuangu said. After that, he patted the dust that didn't exist on his body, turned and walked outside the hall.

Wu Yan stood there, staring at Li Yuangu's back, his eyes flashing, and he didn't know what he was thinking.