Step on a branch

Chapter 219
In the afternoon, Grand Master Huang arrived at the imperial study.

Eunuch Xu invited him in.

What Huang Taishi presented to the emperor were two folds.

One is the draft of the follow-up dispatch by the Ministry of War, and the other is the arrangement for the great victory at Yushakou and rewards for meritorious deeds everywhere.

In all fairness, coming to the imperial court today is a bad day, Huang Taishi knew it well, and Fan Taibao stabbed him for talking in a hurry in the morning.

According to Huang Taishi's temperament, he knew that he was unlucky, so he would definitely not go up, and it would be better tomorrow instead.

Partial military sentiment is in my heart, the old grand master thinks it over and over again, and he doesn't want to delay, so let's make trouble by ourselves.

As long as you play well, at most you will be reprimanded by the emperor, and you will just take the opportunity to get a feel for the emperor's bottom line.

If you don't figure out the reason for the emperor's inexplicable emotions, it will not be such a simple matter of trouble in the future.

Sure enough, the emperor's complexion became more and more serious after two letters.

There was no mention of rewards, the emperor only talked about the draft.

"The Ministry of War wants to take advantage of the victory and pursue it. Ai Qing has the same idea with them when he sends this book?" the emperor asked.

"I don't want to," Huang Taishi swayed the sword, but the emperor was stunned, "The old minister is actually looking forward to withdrawing troops."

The emperor narrowed his eyes.

Reading this book made him gasp in his chest, and he was about to vent his anger, but unexpectedly, Taishi Huang piled up a ball of cotton in front of him.

It's not even if you fight, and it's not if you don't fight.

The emperor could only hold back his temper and signaled Taishi Huang to continue.

"Xiliang was defeated, and Nanshu will definitely retreat," Huang Taishi said slowly, "Shi Wei is dead, Su Zhi is defeated, and whoever will lead the army after Xiliang will make them quarrel for three to five months, let alone What's more, Xiliang's vitality has been hurt, and there is no way to make a comeback in a few years.

With this premise, as long as we don't send troops, we won't be able to fight anyone.

When Yongning Hou's class teacher returned to the court, the old minister's grandson could also come back to Beijing. To tell you the truth, he went to the border because he was loyal and brave.

In the war, if something happens, the veteran white-haired man sends the black-haired man, then...

The old minister can't sleep well for some days!
Now that the crisis is over, he has also been published in the military newspaper and made contributions. When he returns to Beijing, the old minister will feel relieved.

It was a good thing for Da Zhou, himself, and the veteran. "

The emperor glanced at Grand Master Huang, that's right, he is not in good spirits, he didn't sleep well and made trouble.

Reasonable, well-founded and thoughtful words made the emperor relax a bit, he said: "Since Aiqing doesn't want to fight any more, why is she helping the Ministry of War with the booklet?"

"The old minister has no face," Taishi Huang coughed softly, "Because he couldn't bear to part with his grandson, he wanted to withdraw his troops and didn't want to fight anymore. In such a case, the old minister can have the cheek to tell the emperor heart and soul. To be honest, in front of other officials, I really have no face to say .”

The emperor snorted and laughed.

This grand master Huang is quite real.

Compared with that old man Xu, who has a lot of people, a lot of great principles, and wants to turn everyone into a saint when he is a saint, he is much more interesting.

Huang Taishi saw all the reactions of the emperor.

Seeing that the emperor had relaxed a lot, the old grand master said: "I was talking about continuing to recruit troops, but was stopped by the old minister. Since the weeds in Nanshu will not join the battle, the pressure on the troops will be much less."

"That's the reason." The emperor said.

"However, supply more food, grass and military supplies to Feimenguan," Grand Master Huang said with a smile, "It's not easy for the old minister to stop him, as I just said, he has no face to stop him."

The emperor pondered for a while, and asked: "Then according to Aiqing's idea, how can we withdraw the troops?"

Taishi Huang's breathing tightened slightly.

Yes, this is what the emperor really thinks.

The great victory at Yushakou made the emperor uneasy and shaken. In a situation where it is time to take advantage of the victory and pursue it, what the emperor wants is to withdraw his troops.

If it is said that Huang Ye is "because" he is worried about his grandson and it is good to see him, then what is the emperor's reason?

The emperor has read military books and grew up in troubled times. He is not an outsider who is completely ignorant of the battlefield situation.

To put it another way, it is not the emperor's forte to lead troops to fight.

But talking about war on paper, the emperor can still talk about some ugly things.

Why not choose to pursue?

Why do you want to take it back?

Why are you afraid?
Moreover, the emperor's fear is obviously "shameless", even more shameless than his reluctance to part with his grandson.

If not, even if you don't explain it to the civil and military officials in the hall, you should explain the reason to a close minister like him.

There are really some situations, can he and Fan Taibao not consider for the emperor?
To some extent, I have to save face for the emperor.

The face of the emperor is the face of the court.

Unless, this face can't be saved at all.

The emperor refused to reveal the inside story, nor would he take the initiative to withdraw the troops, but wanted to use Huang Ye's ideas to discuss the withdrawal of the troops...

The responsibility for withdrawing troops rests entirely on his head, Mr. Huang!

Taking a step back, as a Sangong, it's okay to do some dirty work for the emperor; it's okay to be scolded by officials and people who don't know what's going on.

He is not afraid of backing his name.

However, let him recite clearly.

Obviously, the emperor didn't want to give him an understanding.

Huang Taishi lowered his eyes, looked like he was thinking, and said for a while, "It's very difficult, and the withdrawal of troops is out of the selfishness of the veteran, Yu Gong, you can't withdraw the troops."

The emperor was not satisfied with this answer.

Grand Master Huang just pretended not to know, and continued: "We just won a great victory, Xiliang was defeated, continue to advance westward, nine out of ten will win the result, if you want to withdraw troops at this moment, no matter whether it is the front line or the capital, whether in the court or in the opposition, It hurts morale.

Nanshu is just continuing to wait and see, not powerless to raise troops. Once they find that the morale of our army is low, and the old Hou Ye leaves Feimenguan and returns to Beijing, there may be troubles.

The veteran hesitated again and again, but what he thought of was not to go west, to observe more, and let Yongninghou stay at the border for a while to stabilize the situation.

Even so, morale and morale, more or less, will be lost.

There really isn't a best-of-both-worlds solution. "

"No other ideas?" asked the emperor.

Huang Taishi had a thought, and tried to say: "Let Yongninghou continue to suppress the formation and send other people back? Your Majesty, I really want the cavalry to come back, but there is no reason..."

As soon as the words came out, Grand Master Huang keenly noticed that the emperor's brow twitched slightly.

Caught!
Not going west, but maintaining stability, the emperor's mood declined.

While maintaining stability, the emperor moved his mind when he dispatched the cavalry back.

This shows that what the emperor cares about is not whether to fight or not, but whether to keep the cavalry.

Among the cavalrymen, the only ones the emperor can name are Huang Yi and Lin Xiaozi.

For Huang Yi?
Master Huang's face is not so thick.

For Kid Lin...

Lin Han and Lin Xuan have made great contributions to Da Zhou, so they are reluctant to let the Lin family's only Miao Miao have an accident at the border?

No, not exactly.

If not, just stop going west and observe more.

The emperor doesn't need to be uneasy or shaken...

unless……

A thought flashed through Taishi Huang's mind.

Almost instinctively, he felt that the idea was extremely dangerous, at least, it shouldn't be something he should ponder over now.

Grand Master Huang firmly suppressed his desire to think, and said to the emperor: "Then, I would like to ask for credit, how do you think it will be arranged?"

As soon as the words fell, the old master saw that the emperor's eyes flashed with impatience.

　See you tomorrow~~~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)