Chapter 727 I want to go north
The Minister of War Fan Yunao hesitated and finally said: "What the emperor means is whether to send more troops to Linyang Pass to give the Wei army a certain shock and prevent the Wei army from being too arrogant?"
He is the head of the Ministry of War and is related to the affairs of the military, so he naturally has to say a few words.
The emperor smiled faintly and said, "Fan Aiqing's words can be said to be right or wrong!"
"Please also tell me!"
The emperor touched his beard and said, "Shang Zhongli put the bet on Longshan. The main force of the Qing army is now also deployed in Longshan, and Sima Qingtian is probably also put the bet on Longshan. The battle between these two people in Longshan is actually equivalent to a decisive battle between Wei and Qing. If the Wei army captures Longshan, then the Qing country will be in danger... And once the Longshan is broken, the morale of the Qing army will inevitably be greatly damaged, and the morale of the Northeast Legion will also be hit. At that time, the northern barbarian cavalry was in the north and the Wei army was in the south. These two powerful cavalry regiments attacked from both sides. With the strength of the Qing people, I am afraid they can't resist it."
Fan Yunao nodded and said, "What the emperor said is very true. This is the current situation. Shang Zhongli spent a lot of manpower and financial resources to set up defenses in Longshan, and concentrated the main force on the front line of Longshan, which was obviously to block the enemy from the bottom of Longshan. As the ministers saw, Shang Zhongli also knew that Yiqing's current strength would be very bad. If he wanted to deal with the attacks between the Wei army and the Northern Barbarians at the same time, it would be a good idea. As long as the southern line blocked the Wei army and finally forced the Wei army to withdraw, the Northern Barbarians would inevitably withdraw their troops...!"
Xiao Wanchang, the Minister of Justice, shook his head and said, "Shang Shu Fan, although Shang Zhongli is a famous general in the world, it is not easy to force the tiger and wolf army of Wei to retreat by Longshan!"
Fan Yunao nodded and said, "What Xiao Shangshu said is that this matter is indeed very difficult, but it is not impossible." He smiled slightly and said, "When Emperor Wu sent troops from Wu County, attacking Qing, and retreated to the Qing Pass. The Qing army attacked the Qing Pass three times its strength, but did not return in disgrace?"
As soon as this statement was made, the ministers nodded. Although they retreated that time, they eventually blocked the Qing army with several times its strength outside the Hanshui Pass. This is also something that the whole country of Yan is proud of.
"Shang Zhongli insisted on Longshan this time, and perhaps he had the intention to live and die with Longshan." Fan Yunao said solemnly: "In Shang Zhongli's view, the success or failure of Qing Kingdom may be in Longshan."
The emperor smiled and said, "What Fan Aiqing said is deeply loved by my heart. Shang Zhongli is good at guarding and Sima Qingtian is good at attacking. These two people fought in Longshan and were devastated, but they were also what I would like to see."
As soon as these words were spoken, all the ministers laughed.
No matter who it is, it is always a good thing to see Wei Qing consuming each other.
"But now the Wei army is significantly stronger than the Qing army. Although Shang Zhongli is capable, he is facing Sima Qingtian after all. I am worried. What if the Wei army really breaks through Longshan? "The emperor touched his beard, glanced at the ministers and said calmly: "So I think that although my Dayan does not need to send troops, I want the people of Wei to feel our pressure so that they will not devote all their energy to attacking Longshan... I want them to share some of their energy to deal with our Dayan. In this way, the war of attrition between Wei Qing in Longshan will inevitably last longer..."
"Fan Aiqing said just now that he wanted to increase troops to Linyang Pass. I have also said that this is right, but not right." The emperor smiled faintly: "That is right, if the Wei army feels pressure, my Dayan really wants to send people to Linyang Pass... If someone is sent over, the Wei army will be uneasy and must spend energy to guard against my Dayan. But I will not mobilize tens of thousands of troops to Linyang Pass, which will cause trouble to the army and damage money..."
The court officials were very confused for a moment. Since they wanted to increase the pressure on the rear of the Wei army but did not increase their troops to Linyang Pass, what would they do?
The emperor seemed very satisfied with the court officials' doubts and said calmly: "I have been thinking about this for the past two days, but the prince proposed a good way to me last night, which is in line with my wishes!"
The ministers were even more surprised. The Prince Yan was like an invisible person. He had never been to the court for so many years, and had never participated in political affairs. In the hearts of many people, they even forgot the existence of Prince Yan.
At this time, the emperor mentioned Prince Yan, and everyone suddenly remembered that there was a crown prince of Yan in this deep palace.
When the court officials were surprised when they heard that the prince actually proposed a strategy to the emperor, they had all kinds of thoughts. Most people were thinking: "Is it because the prince's temperament changed after his wedding and was ready to participate in the court?"
Some people even thought: "The crown prince is the crown prince after all, and he is the future emperor. It is normal for him to participate in the court affairs. I am afraid that the emperor was interested in pulling out the crown prince when he saw the crown prince's wedding... He always wanted to train a successor king!"
After being surprised, the loyal minister wanted to know what strategy the prince, whose head and tail, would have.
The movement of Tai Shi Xiao and Han Xuandao, who were still as calm as a mountain, frowned slightly at this moment.
"The prince asked me that he would go to Linyang Pass for inspection." The emperor said calmly: "If the prince arrives in Linyang County, I think that sending tens of thousands of elite troops will make the people of Wei feel more stressed than sending tens of thousands of elite troops?"
As soon as this statement came out, the court officials were shocked.
The court was extremely quiet for a moment, but there was no sound in the huge Golden Palace.
The emperor looked at Taishi Xiao and asked, "Taishi, what do you think of the strategy proposed by the prince?"
Master Xiao's expression had calmed down, stood up tremblingly, bowed to the emperor and said, "Return to the emperor, the old minister thinks that this is absolutely forbidden!"
The emperor frowned and said, "Why?"
"Master, the prince is the crown prince of the country and the body of a thousand gold. Now that the border war is in full swing, the dark officials of Wei and Qing countries must also engage in large-scale activities in the border area. The momentum is dangerous, and the prince must not be in danger." Tai Shi Xiao said solemnly.
The emperor said slowly: "What the Grand Master means is that this move is not feasible?"
Master Xiao immediately said: "The strategy proposed by the prince is a good method. Although the old minister is just a minister and does not need the prince's body to be a thousand gold medal, if the emperor agrees, the old minister is willing to go to Linyang Pass. Then the Wei people will probably be afraid of the old minister when they arrive at the border!"
What he said is the truth.
Taishi Xiao is an important minister of Yan State. If Taishi Xiao appears in Linyang Pass, the Wei people would be shocked and would think that Yan State must have taken some action.
Su Guanya, who had always been extremely calm in the court, suddenly stepped out of the line and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the Taishi is old and now it is late autumn and winter. The road is extremely difficult, and the environment in the border is even more harsh. If the Taishi goes to the border, although it can shock the Wei people, he must not ignore the Taishi's health. The Taishi is an important minister in the court and a pillar of the country. If there is any mistake, it will be a big bad!"
Su Guanya said this, which made the courtiers feel strange.
The Su family and the Xiao family are old opponents. The hatred between the two sides is probably deeper than the hostility between the Han family and the Xiao family. Su Guanya should have hoped that Master Xiao would die early. Why did he become abnormal today? He actually cared about Master Xiao's body?
Master Xiao frowned, but he quickly laughed and bowed to Su Guanya, "Thank you for your concern. However, state affairs are the most important. If the old minister can share his worries for the emperor, even if this old bone is thrown at the border, there will be no regrets!"
The emperor pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "What Su Aiqing said is very true, Grand Master, you are old and you cannot go here. The prince begged me to go to the border. I thought about it for a while and decided to let him go. Linyang Pass is the place where my Dayan heavy army is, and Xiao Huaiyu is in charge there. When the prince goes, Xiao Huaiyu can naturally protect the prince. Along the way, the imperial guards should be escorted by the imperial guards, so it should be fine!"
Tai Shi Xiao wanted to persuade him again, and the emperor waved his hand and said, "The Grand Tutor doesn't have to say anything anymore. Although the crown prince is the crown prince, he is also a Yan person. It is natural for him to contribute to the country. And because he is the crown prince of the country, he should have more experience and go to the border. I believe he can get some experience." After coughing, he said, "The inner imperial guards cannot move, and the three outer imperial guards can adjust a battalion to escort the prince to the border!"
The emperor pondered for a moment and finally said, "I originally wanted to issue an order, and Su Yuting led Fengxiang Camp to accompany him, but a few days ago, I heard that Su Yuting fell off the horse and was injured?"
Su Guanya immediately said: "Returning to the emperor, the dog son is now recuperating in the mansion... He was unwell that day, and fell off the horse, injured his spine and could not sit up... He has improved slightly in the past two days, but he can get up with the help of someone." After a pause, he said seriously: "If the emperor issued an order to lead the dog son to escort, it is the glory of the dog son. Even if he can't get up, he will also go with the order!"
The emperor waved his hand and said, "How can I protect the prince until I can't get up? Forget it, since his injuries have not healed, he will recover." After a pause, he finally said, "Transfer my order, and Han Mo will lead the Leopard Camp to escort it... He happened to be the director of the West Flower Hall. He brought some flower hall officials on this trip to protect it secretly!"
In fact, everyone had guessed that the three outer camps, Cao Yin, the marquis of Changde, would naturally not go out to Beijing to escort them easily. The remaining Fengxiang Camp and Leopard Camp were originally the most suitable Fengxiang Camp of Su Yuting, but now Su Yuting's injuries have not healed, so it can only be Han Mo.
Han Xuanchang frowned, but since the emperor issued an order, he naturally could not leave the list to object.
But he felt that this was a bit strange.
Su Yuting was not injured early or late, so why did he fall off his horse on the eve of the prince's patrol? Moreover, Su Yuting is one of the most powerful martial arts masters in Yan State, so how could he be so easily injured?
Han Xuandao looked at his eyes, nose, and heart, but his face was expressionless.
Chapter completed!