Chapter 157: The King of the North is brave and good at fighting

Chapter 157 The decree is drawn up, the Northern King is brave and good at fighting...

Daxia, Beijing.

Inside the Xuanzheng Hall.

The officials were talking a lot, and the entire hall was like a vegetable market.

At this time, a eunuch's voice came.

"Your Majesty has arrived!"

The chaotic sounds in the hall disappeared instantly, and suddenly became extremely quiet again.

Emperor Xia, who was wearing a yellow dragon robe, slowly came to the dragon platform. He waved his sleeves and sat on the dragon chair. He glanced at the officials in the audience with sharp eyes, especially those from aristocratic families.

After a long while, Emperor Xia finally spoke: "What do you, dear friends, think of the war between Dawu and Daxia?"

Wang Chengshuo, the Minister of War, stood up without hesitation and said directly: "Your Majesty, the Dawu army is coming with ferocious force. The battle on the front line is now intense, and the imperial army has suffered numerous casualties. If we continue to fight like this, I am afraid that the number of the imperial army will be greatly reduced. I think , the feudal king’s army should be summoned to the front line to resist Dawu’s invasion.”

Hearing Wang Chengshuo's words, Emperor Xia narrowed his eyes slightly. He was not a fool. Although Wang Chengshuo only mentioned the vassal king and did not name him by name, Emperor Xia immediately guessed Wang Chengshuo's intention.

At this time, Right Minister Zhao Wenhan also stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I think what Wang Shilang said is reasonable."

"According to the battle reports from the front, in just half a month, the imperial court lost nearly 100,000 troops. It is obvious that Dawu came prepared this time, and they are still increasing their troops. This is obviously not just a small fight. Noisy.

"Although the war seems to have been started by us, Dawu mobilized so many troops in such a short period of time and quickly captured our two counties. It is obvious that they have long been aware that there will be such a war. Therefore, I believe that someone is deliberately provoking this war between the two countries, and the person who instigated this war is in Daxia."

Hearing Zhao Wenhan's words, Emperor Xia sneered. Of course he knew that the people who instigated this war were within Daxia, and they were obviously those aristocratic families.

His shadow guards had long since found out that the Chu family and the Dawu royal family had close contacts. This war was most likely instigated by the Jiangnan family headed by the Chu family.

As for their purpose, there was no need for him to guess, they would tell it themselves soon.

At this time, Emperor Xia said coldly: "Continue talking."

Zhao Wenhan continued: "I believe that the person who instigated this war is most likely a certain vassal king in Daxia. This person must want to let Daxia's army and the Dawu Dynasty fight to the death. Waiting for the court's decision When the elites are almost exhausted, that person will directly raise an army to rebel, and by then the court will no longer be able to stop that person."

"So I believe that in order to prevent the feudal kings from rebelling after the war, all the troops in their fiefdoms should be sent to the front line."

Hearing Zhao Wenhan's words, Emperor Xia showed a smile, and then said: "What Zhao Aiqing said makes sense, and I happen to think so too, but mobilizing the soldiers in the vassal territory at will may cause the vassal kings to dissatisfaction.

Zhao Wenhan said: "As the vassal kings of Daxia, it is their duty to defend Daxia. Your Majesty is merciful. It was already very good for them to let them retain the army in the fiefdom. If they still don't send troops at this time, That would be tantamount to rebellion."

At this time, Wang Chengshuo said: "Your Majesty, I believe that the Northern King is brave and good at fighting, and has 50,000 heavy cavalry. He is the strongest military power among the major vassal kings. As long as he goes to the front line, he will definitely be able to drive the Dawu army out of Dawu." Xia, show off the prestige of our country, Great Xia!"

"Besides, King Bei's sending troops can be regarded as setting an example for other vassal kings. When the time comes, other vassal kings will have to follow suit."

Hearing Wang Chengshuo's words, Emperor Xia chuckled. No, the purpose of the family was exposed, and there was no need for him to speculate.

Emperor Xia had already guessed that such a day would come.

After all, in the eyes of the aristocratic families, he had 50,000 heavy cavalry, which kept those families awake at night. If these 50,000 heavy cavalry were not destroyed, they would definitely not give up.

In fact, not to mention those aristocratic families staying up all night, even he himself was afraid of these 50,000 heavy cavalry, and he was also thinking about how to deal with these 50,000 heavy cavalry.

But for now, he does not want the 50,000 heavy cavalry to be disintegrated. After all, he still needs the 50,000 heavy cavalry in Beijun to deter those families who want to rebel.

But judging from the looks of these aristocratic families, they probably can't wait any longer.

At this time, Emperor Xia's eyes fell on Lin Gaoyuan.

Lin Gaoyuan naturally felt Emperor Xia's gaze, but he did not stand up and say anything immediately.

After his son Lin Xiuming came back from Beijun, he told him everything about Beijun. For now, the person who knows Beijun best in the entire court is Lin Gaoyuan.

Lin Gaoyuan didn't want to offend King Bei, nor did he want to get involved in this incident. After all, the right prime minister and the family group had raised the possibility that the vassal king might rebel. If he prevented King Bei from going to the front line at this time, wouldn't that mean that he was on the front line? Colluding with the Northern King.

Seeing that Lin Gaoyuan didn't speak, Emperor Xia frowned slightly, obviously unhappy with Lin Gaoyuan's silence.

At this time, Wang Hai, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I know that Beijun is poor and may not have enough food and grass for the expedition, so I have prepared more food and grass for an army of 100,000 for half a year in advance, which is enough for the King of Bei's 50,000 heavy cavalry. Staying on the front line for half a year, this way, King Bei doesn't have to worry about insufficient food."

Emperor Xia looked at the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance indifferently, with no expression on his face.

These people were really well prepared. A few months ago, the barbarian army of 300,000 soldiers went south, and the Hubu Department was asked to prepare the food and grass for the 70,000-strong army. The Hubu Department delayed the preparation for more than a month.

As a result, the court has not yet decided to let the Northern King mobilize troops to the front line, and the Ministry of Revenue has prepared half the year's food and grass for the Northern King's army.

At this time, Emperor Xia looked at the Minister of the Ministry of War who had not spoken.

"Chu Aiqing, why is it that a minister in your military department has the final say? Don't you have any other opinions?"

Wang Chengshuo, the Minister of War, is from the Wang family, and Chu Qinwu, the newly appointed Minister of War, is from the Chu family. It is obvious that the two families have completely colluded together, and their forces are intertwined, regardless of one or the other.

At this time, Chu Qinwu stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I think what Wang Shilang and Right Minister said is reasonable. The King of the North has heavy cavalry that far exceeds that of the imperial court. When Daxia faces an invasion from foreign enemies, he should stand up."

"This is not only the idea of ​​the minister, not just the idea of ​​the court ministers, but also the expectation of the common people. Now many common people believe that the imperial court should send the Northern King to the front line to teach the invading enemies a lesson."

"And the soldiers on the front line also need a big victory to boost their morale."

After hearing Chu Qinwu's words, Emperor Xia glanced at the other ministers in the hall, and then asked: "Do you have any other ideas?"

The hall was extremely quiet at this time, and no one spoke.

Neither the Eighth Prince's faction nor the forces of other princes wanted the 50,000 heavy cavalry of Beijun to exist, so they were happy to see the 50,000 heavy cavalry of Beijun transferred to the front line.

Seeing that no ministers spoke again, Emperor Xia chuckled, and then said: "Drawing the decree, the Northern King is brave and good at fighting..."

Just when everyone thought that King Bei was going to be transferred to the front line and were happy, suddenly a soldier's voice came from outside the hall.

"Urgent report from Northland!!!"