Chapter 2655 monarch and minister

Gu Zhong lowered his voice and hinted: "Your Majesty wants to ask Lord Zhou to take a pulse and tell the princes that His Majesty is strong and not afraid of going far."

Man Bao instantly understood that he still wanted to go out in person.

Man Bao glanced at Tang He, and could only follow Gu Zhong and turned to the imperial study, and asked in a low voice, "Isn't Xiao Yuanzheng there?"

Gu Zhong said in a low voice: "With one more adult speech, the princes will naturally be more convinced."

It's strange, it's enough for one doctor to say this kind of thing, who would ask two doctors to testify?

Aren't you afraid that there is no silver 300 taels here?

It must be Xiao Yuanzheng who refused to testify.

Man Bao weighed it up in his heart, what will everyone say after seeing each other for a while?

She had a headache, why should she, a little imperial doctor, get involved in this kind of political struggle?

The moment he stepped into the imperial study, Man Bao remembered what Mr. Zhuang had told him before. As an official in the court, one should not treat the public with personal interests. No matter what selfishness he has, he will face any bad consequences. The word justice is the most important word. main.

Man Bao raised his eyes, well, that's fair.

As an imperial physician, she only needs to tell the truth, and she doesn't care about other things.

Man Bao calmed down, walked into the imperial study, glanced at him, and stood behind Xiao Yuanzheng with his hands together.

Xiao Yuanzheng slightly tilted his head and glanced at her, but did not speak.

As soon as Man Bao looked up, he saw Bai Shan who was standing beside him with his hands tied. The two looked at each other, blinked at each other, then lowered their heads, obediently listening to the bigwigs discussing politics.

The emperor was instructing his servants to hang the maps with a sullen face. There were two maps in total, one was a map from a long time ago that was collected in the Hanlin Academy, and the other was a current map.

The emperor pointed to the northeast and said angrily: "Check it out for yourself, how long has this piece been divided by Goguryeo, and it was fine in the past. Now that the country is stable and the treasury...is not so poor, why can't we fight?"

The ministers said they could fight, but they did not oppose sending troops, they were only opposed to your leading troops.

Even Zhao Guogong, who has always been on the emperor's side, couldn't hold back the euphemistic hint, don't mix it up, we didn't say no fight, we just refused to take you personally.

As soon as the emperor heard that they all agreed to go on the expedition, he skipped the second half of the words and said: "Since they all agreed, let's order troops. It is August now, and the war must end before the twelfth lunar month, otherwise it will be too cold for the soldiers to suffer. I can't stop. I personally take the 20,000 Imperial Army to adjourn."

Ministers:  …

Lord Tang had to come out and say: "Your Majesty, Goguryeo is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is not easy to fight. The minister's meaning is that it is better to rest a little and wait until next year to send troops."

The emperor shook his head, "The soldiers are very fast. I will leave it for next year. Goguryeo has also slowed down, and it is not easy to fight. I just want to take advantage of this time when he is attacked by the enemy."

Yin Li said, "Your Majesty, Silla and Baekje are opposed to each other."

The emperor twitched the corners of his mouth. Yin Li told him the news last night. He didn't know what to do when he found out.

He really doesn't understand these two vassal states, it's simply that success is not enough and failure is more than failure.

If you form an alliance to fight Goguryeo, even if you want to criticize each other, you have to wait for Goguryeo to be defeated before you fight, right?

As a result, in the middle of the war, they grabbed each other's territory, and they didn't talk about the morality of their allies.

The emperor felt that these two vassal states were not only unwise, but also had a bad character. Originally, he wanted to bring down Goguryeo and reward them with Pyongyang.

But this time the emperor changed his mind.

He said, "Then secretly send envoys to Silla and Baekje, and let them take a break from the war for a while, and then take down Goguryeo first."

"Your Majesty, the envoys of Goguryeo seeking peace are still living at the station of Honglu Temple. How are they going to get rid of them?"

"I see, if Koguryeo is willing to take a step back, it's not impossible to make peace." After all, sending troops is simple, but a trip is food, armament, and a lot of money.

Before the emperor objected, some ministers shouted: "No, Goguryeo has no credibility. Three years ago, their prince was still studying in our Guozijian, so they dared to send troops to attack Yingzhou. How long have they been thinking about capturing Yingzhou, how can they believe that they are begging for peace?"

The emperor was even more disgusted, pursed his lips and said: "When the last emperor of the previous dynasty, it was because Goguryeo captured Liaodong that the last emperor sent troops to Goguryeo, and beat back and approached Liaodong city dozens of times, but every time they wanted to attack the city, they would Pretending to surrender, it's a shame that Emperor Mo doesn't have a long memory, and he always believes it again and again, and this gives them an opportunity to take advantage, how can I commit the wrong of Emperor Mo again?"

Speaking of which, the emperor and Emperor Mo still have some relatives, they are cousins, the emperor hates Emperor Mo for being cruel, but in this world, he hates Goguryeo for going back on his word, so he said: "Let Honglu Temple send someone Go and get in touch with them, hold people down first, and don't allow them to pass any news back."

"Hmph, feign surrender, they are not the only ones who know how to do it. First let them know and say that I intend to agree, but they are not sincere enough, and then I will restrict their information and bring them all with me when I go on a personal expedition. superior."

Ministers:  …

There is nothing wrong with the former, but can you leave out the latter sentence?

The ministers were tired, and once again expressed their opposition to the last sentence.

The emperor pointed at Xiao Yuanzheng and Zhou Man and said, "Xiao Aiqing and Zhou Qing are here. If you are worried, you can ask them to call me and see if I can mount a horse and kill the enemy."

Wei Zhi said with a sullen face: "Your Majesty, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. You are a bright gentleman. Don't you even understand the most basic principles?"

The emperor said: "I am not on the front line, only in the rear."

"Then what is the significance of His Majesty's personal expedition?"

"Naturally, it has boosted morale," the emperor said with a heavy face: "The last emperor of the previous dynasty conquered Goguryeo three times, but he failed to capture Goguryeo. Although the king of Goguryeo surrendered on the surface, but the ministers look at it, from the previous dynasty to the present. , When was the King of Goguryeo willing to be summoned to the capital? Tributes were paid from time to time, and they were very arrogant.”

"I can conquer the Eastern Turks, the Western Turks, Gaochang, and Huihe, why can't I win a small Goguryeo by myself?" He said, "Since the founding of this dynasty, I have also sent troops to conquer Goguryeo twice, but in the end it was fruitless. In the end, this time, no matter what you say, you have to take it down."

The emperor said meaningfully: "I am driving the expedition in person, why should the soldiers who follow me on the east expedition be worried?"

Wei Zhi pursed his lips and asked, "How many troops does your Majesty plan to send, what do you think, if you lose more than half of the troops and there is no result, will your Majesty advance or retreat?"

It was because he was afraid that the emperor would throw troops without restraint like the last emperor of the previous dynasty.

It can be said that the people's grievances in the former dynasty and the latter were a big reason. Many people voluntarily cut off their siblings in order not to be recruited.

Wei Zhi would never allow such a thing to happen in the Great Jin.

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