"Have you heard that? Another tribe was destroyed by Qiu Yan's army!"

The morning court had not yet begun and the emperor had not sat down, but the ministers had gathered in the Golden Palace.

They talked to each other, seemingly leisurely, but in fact they wanted to collect some information from other people and speculate on the direction of the court.

The most touching thing recently was undoubtedly that more than a month ago, a large army emerged in the northern border of Darui, with a total of 200,000 marched towards the grassland, and wanted to compete with the Rouluo people to eliminate the northern troubles.

So many people have very strict logistics requirements, and they are strict tests for the transportation and mobilization of the entire dynasty. If not, not only will the military encounter setbacks, but the cornerstone of the entire dynasty may shake, causing social unrest.

This is also something that many ministers are worried about, and they use this as an excuse to stop it from many parties. They also see that the emperor intends to use his martial arts to send troops and follow the trend to reform the military system.

However, with the smooth progress of Tongmai Sanshui, there were many unexpected gains. Even the military could not sit still. With the support of the military, the emperor's back was undoubtedly more straight.

One of these two parties wanted to seek opportunities for reputation and military reform after their death, and the other party saw signs, wanted to expand territory, grant his wife and children, and make great military achievements. They hit it off immediately. In addition, many court officials were shaken by the idea, and the west wind immediately overwhelmed the east wind in the court, which changed the direction of the wind, and the incident of sending troops was caused.

However, after the heavy troops were raised into the grassland, it did not go as smoothly as Li Kun thought. Instead, it encountered many problems that he had not expected. Due to logistics, the front line did not have time to open up and fell into a stalemate.

This was undoubtedly a severe blow to Li Kun's idea, so that many court officials who opposed sending troops had already written memorials and were ready to attack this matter as a breakthrough to make the army return.

For this, Li Kun, the Supreme Lord of Da Rui, was also prepared to withstand the pressure of the ministers and persevere until the army achieved some results, and then counterattacked with the trend.

The two parties who were prepared did not expect the development of the matter, which was completely beyond expectations. Before the minister could even attack, an unexpected news came from the grassland.

It was Qiu Yan who led a slave army to conquer three grassland tribes one after another, freeing all the enslaved people in the tribe, causing a stir in the grassland.

But the story reached Darui Court. However, many people saw it as disrupting the overall deployment and wanted to attack, but Li Kun used it, saying it was a strategic link in the North attack Rouluo.

In this way, not only did Qiu Yan be protected, but he also blocked the ministers who were planning to attack the army and made no achievements.

However, this matter was regarded as a small twists and turns by the peace-sponsored court officials, and they believed that it was just a slight shift in time. They did not think that Qiu Yan could do anything to reverse the situation with Qiu Yan's limited manpower. After all, Qiu Yan was originally a civil servant, even though he wrote military classics, theory and leadership are two different things.

However, they never expected that they would never take the lead after retreating for a while. In the following days, news came almost every day that Qiu Yan had broken through a certain tribe.

You should know that the grassland tribes are different from the Central Plains. They do not cast cities, but live in water and plants, and are captured by people. Even if there are not many casualties, if the momentum declines, they will be targeted by other tribes and fall into a series of chain reactions.

The people on the frontier have the most direct feeling of this influence. Tribes who have lost their ranch often want to go south to rob, but they are greeted by Darui officers and soldiers who have long been waiting for the enemy!

These officers and soldiers had to cooperate with the entire northern attack strategy, but due to logistics and intelligence restrictions, they could only deploy troops to the frontier, while being responsible for guarding the border, while serving as reserve teams to deal with changes in the grassland.

However, these are the opinions of decision makers. Specifically for generals and soldiers in the army, they could only watch the front-line army achieve meritorious service and have no achievements. How could they not be anxious? At this time, when encountering tribes going south, they were in the middle of their minds, so why didn’t they try their best to resist?

In this way, not only the people in the northern border were not harmed, but the situation in the court was also opened up. The military no longer made any achievements. It was just that the front-line troops only fought a few small battles, but the rear garrisons killed many of them.

Of course, no court officials mentioned it at this time, because they all saw the emperor's thoughts, and the border troops did have military achievements, and even if others advised him to retreat, they would be difficult to say anything.

It is worth mentioning that some of the officials of the peace talks tend to retreat for comprehensive considerations, while others have taken advantage of the situation, so how can they not do their best?

Seeing that the situation was difficult to reverse, someone soon noticed one of the keys-

Qiu Yan.

The front line did not show its achievements, but the garrison's achievements were shabby. The real military achievements were actually written by Qiu Yan.

He led a group of slave troops to move wildly, fighting in the north and south of the grassland, and fighting the tribes were frightened. More than a month ago, the court finally contacted them, and a specialist sent by the Governor's Office joined, so he was able to keep in touch. In this way, the good news immediately came like snowflakes, which shocked the whole court.

At the beginning, some people impeached Qiu Yan on the grounds of turbulent grassland situation and were preparing to bring him back forcibly, but after hearing that Qiu Yan defeated the coalition forces of the seven tribes in one fell swoop and forced Tu Lang's troops to wander around, the sound became much smaller.

Instead, there are a series of proposals to welcome him and military classics back.

Yes, there was a saying in the court that Qiu Yan could defeat the tribes so smoothly because of the original classics written by him. Now the imperial army is exhausted and is restrained by the Rouluo people and is in a dilemma. He needs this classic to be guided by this classic, so many ministers wrote letters, hoping that Li Kun could issue an order to let Qiu Yan and the classics return to Beijing as soon as possible.

As time goes by, more and more people have jointly requested the imperial edict, and many people do not have ulterior motives, but they really think that Qiu Yan's classics can help the court break through the current dilemma, and have a well-informed and active-minded war faction. I hope Qiu Yan can lead the imperial edict to the front line and use military order to help.

"This time, Qiu Yan and his army were even more amazing. They defeated two tribes that covered Tulang's army, causing the two tribes to decline from prosperity. I heard that one of them was shared by the subordinate tribes that day! The rise and fall were changing positions in a blink of an eye!"

"Speaking of this, the news over the past few days has said that Qiu Yan's storm on the grassland this time was aiming at this Tu Langbu. I don't know why it is inside."

"I don't know much about this. However, there are many rumors among the people. Some people say that he is trying to avenge his father, but it is too ridiculous. Qiu Yan is a Jiannan person. His father heard that he died at the hands of the swamp soldiers. How could he find the grassland people to take revenge?"

"But I heard that this move was anger for the beauty. You may not know that there were daughters from the Marquis's Mansion in that mission. One of the young masters of Tulang tribe teased the princess in Dingchang City, which caused a murder. Qiu Yanyou was not satisfied and wanted to uproot the entire Tulang tribe!"

"Your news is probably a little wrong. Why did I hear that it was because of an old soldier? I heard that Tulangmen took advantage of the opportunity to enter the situation when Maishan Hou attacked..."

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A famous courtier whispered, said the news he heard, exchanged information, and then tried to restore the matter by analyzing and observing other people's expressions.

In the corner of the hall, Di Ai, who was standing in the crowd, lowered his head and said nothing, but was quite resentful.

A month and a half ago, when the envoy returned, Meng Qingbin received a lot of rewards. The position of the Ministry of Rites was firmly in place. I heard that there would be promotions. The ministers of the group also rose. With Qiu Yan's two letters, they were praised by the emperor and everyone was promoted.

With Di Ai, he was no exception. Not only did he get a grade in the Hanlin Academy, but he was also given an official title and transferred to the real power department. He had the opportunity to attend the court meeting. Although it was listed at the end and was not qualified to speak casually, it was a little progress and a good start.

But because of this, he became more and more unhappy and felt that it was Qiu Yan's way of winning people's hearts.

In fact, no matter what Qiu Yan's purpose was, after doing this, the entire mission completely changed his view of him. Not only did he lose all hostility, but he also regarded the mission with him as an honor that he often took out.

This is just a microcosm. In fact, Qiu Yan is in the limelight now. Although he is not here, his reputation is rising every day!

Now that he is rushing on the grassland, not only has the popularity of the people increased greatly, but the court has become more cautious in its views on him. The court officials no longer speak casually, and even if they say something, they will show a little respect, which is obviously a recognition of his identity as a military master. This is particularly obvious in the military generals.

"It's really easy to plot. He made so many troubles in one mission, and even provoked the war between the two countries, but he took advantage of the situation..."

As he thought about it, Di Ai deliberately ignored the emperor's intentions and the general trend that had long been accumulated in the Central Plains and the grasslands, and blamed Qiu Yan for the reason for the military dispute.

While thinking about it, his eyes slowly turned, patrolling the chaotic crowd, and finally landed in the middle of the civil servants. Yu Pan swept over Hetian Youqing. He remembered that for a few days, the two of them sent people to convey their meaning to him.

"However, his sharpness is a double-edged sword, and he is not without political enemies. Just waiting for him to return to the court, there will be a storm."

Thinking about it, deep in the palace, the eunuch sang, the emperor walked out, sat on the dragon throne, the morning court officially began, and the needles fell in the hall were immediately quiet and could be heard.

After some etiquette, the process of answering the matters related to the government and policies was lengthy and boring, but the ministers present cheered up and listened carefully, and found clues from it to adjust their future behavior.

Speaking of the middle of the journey, the new party and the old party are inevitably quarrels, but it is already the norm.

After the report was over, Li Kun glanced at the hall and said, "A few days ago, I thought about it carefully and decided to call Qiu Yan back and give him a reward."

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It was too late to go home today, so it was updated late.
Chapter completed!