The rise of the prince

Chapter 605 The Argument Before the Bed
The weather finally cleared up, but the gloom in my heart has nothing to do with the weather. After the rain cleared, large clouds surged in the sky, and the grass in the cracks of the green brick road outside the Meridian Gate City was soaked by rain for dozens of days, and finally bathed in sunshine.

There is a smell of earth in the air. At this stage, there is no need to hide anything. In front of the Meridian Gate, everyone gathered and greeted with smiles, just like friends for many years. .

Headed by the prince all the way, led by him all the way.

The prince is dressed in a very authentic style today, wearing a red and gold four-clawed python robe that only princes can wear. The five claws are dragons and the four claws are pythons. This eye-catching big red python robe seems to remind everyone that he is the prince.

Li Xingzhou is wearing a purple gold official uniform. He is now a member of the second rank of the imperial court and holds several important positions.

"That's right, the emperor's nephew looks very energetic today, but a purple robe is a purple robe, it's just a bird, it won't become a real dragon." The two walked side by side, separated by four or five steps, the prince gritted his teeth.

Li Xingzhou glanced at him, the prince has always been strange to him, because the prince's ability is not to be feared, as an opponent, he often looks down on him, but such an opponent occasionally makes brilliant moves, at the crucial moment After that, keep yourself, isn't it just like the old saying "a wise man will lose a lot of worries, and a fool will gain a lot of worries".

Or is it that he has an expert behind him, if there is an expert, he would not be in such a miserable situation, and he will soon lose his position in the Eastern Palace.

In fact, as long as the prince himself does not do anything, Li Xingzhou has nothing to do, because the six officials all support him to come to power to restore the status of the six departments, but he insists on doing it, and in the end he lost himself.

All the way to death, Li Xingzhou finally had a chance to contend with him, and couldn't help but think of another sentence, if you don't die, you won't die.

What kind of power has been encouraging the prince to continue on the road to death? He doesn't know, but he is still a poor person.

So for his provocation, Li Xingzhou just smiled caringly, showing a motherly love tolerance.

"You!" The prince glared angrily, and shook his sleeves angrily: "Zhuzi, you wait for me!" He said angrily and led the people away first.

Li Xingzhou is innocent, what happened to him?
In the Kunning Palace, the ministers entered one by one. The emperor approached everyone in the bedroom. The bedroom was very small and everyone crowded together. The people behind were pushed out of the room. Li Xingzhou and the prince walked in the front and came to the emperor's bedside.

The curtain was drawn in front of the bed, the emperor waved his hand, and the two maids opened the curtain. The room smelled bad of medicine. The queen took care of the emperor at the bow and slowly helped him up.

The emperor's voice was much weaker. He glanced at Li Xingzhou and the crown prince, then at the densely packed crowd behind them, nodded and said weakly: "I know why you came here, and I've thought about it for a long time .

To be honest, I have always been decisive in my life, and sometimes you would say that I am too ruthless and ignorant of human feelings."

"Where does the emperor say, as a king, he should cut it, otherwise it will be a catastrophe for the country." He Zhao said.

The emperor shook his head slightly, and said weakly: "I want to hear you, He Zhao, say something kind on weekdays, but it's difficult, but today it's a kind word, and it's rare for you to say something kind, so I must ask for something."

"The emperor has wronged his minister."

"Whether you are wronged or not, you know in your heart." The emperor smiled lightly.

"That's right, Mr. He is afraid that he is harboring ulterior motives, and his thinking is wrong." Meng Zhiye, the official of the Ministry of Rites and Judgment, muttered in a low voice, which made He Zhao black again, but he didn't quarrel with him.

The emperor started to do it again, and the queen supported him on the back. He scanned everyone with his cloudy eyes, and his eyes became sharp again. Everyone in the front row couldn't help taking a half step back, unlike a sixty-year-old man who was sick and lying in bed: "Everything Today I will explain clearly, explain clearly to you, and let the world understand, do you understand?"

"Understood!" Everyone replied in unison, and when the emperor said this, everyone was extremely nervous.

"I only want to talk about one thing today. You must have guessed it a long time ago when you are so smart. That is the matter of the Liao Kingdom and the Northern Expedition." Having said that, the basic tone has been set, and everyone looks at the person standing at the end. The prince and Li Xingzhou in front.

"Tell me all about it."

When the prince heard this, he stepped forward quickly. He must have understood that there is nothing to say after the fact that there is no solution.

"Father, my son thinks that the only way out for now is to wait until the rain clears and let the army withdraw. This battle was defeated, and it was not our King Jing who could not fight. In the beginning, we also took the Yanshan Mansion with a very small force, which is enough to show Our Jing army is elite and good at fighting, and the final defeat is actually the fault of Yang Hongzhao's deployment of troops and generals.

Now that we have reached this level, there is no need to fight anymore, it is better to preserve our strength and transfer the army to Ba, Bazhou." The prince seemed to have forgotten his words when he said this.

"Xiongzhou.Xiongzhou" someone whispered behind him.

"In Bazhou and Xiongzhou, guard against the Liao people. As for the city of Nanjing, we can let the Jin people fight it. When the Jin people are defeated next year, we will buy it from the Jin people.

Erchen expected that the depositors would be at our disposal, and they had just finished the war, when they were short of money and food.

Our Jing country is rich and prosperous, how can it be compared with barbarians and foreign countries, driven by money and food, it is easy to make it saddle and horseback.

In this way, it can also save the Ming people from the disaster of swords and soldiers, and avoid the loss of life. The people of the world will be grateful. "The prince talked eloquently. "At the beginning, Taizu wanted to use this method to buy back the lost land. Unfortunately, he passed away early and failed to fulfill his wish. What we are doing today is also paying back Taizu's wish. "

"Gao, the prince's strategy is indeed a good strategy." The prince's voice fell, and Gong Mengji, the judge of the official department, quickly praised: "It is the most sensible method now that it has the will of the great ancestor.

Your Majesty, if the army goes north, what if there is a long and short break in Nanjing, what should I do? At that time, the country, the country, and the country will be in danger.However, if the prince's policy is followed, the army will be safe, the strength will be preserved, and the environment and the people will continue to be protected. This is a long-term strategy, and it is a long-term consideration. "

"That's right. Preserving the country and the country is more important than anything else. Yanshan Mansion will accept it if it can. If it's not possible, it's a good strategy to preserve its strength and develop it slowly. Your Majesty. Only by preserving the foundation of the country can we have a long-term future. It is really wise for the prince to see through it at a glance!" Meng Zhiye, the official of the Ministry of Rites and Judgment, also praised him.

Immediately afterward, people came out to speak for the prince. Among the six chief officials, except for Mao Luan, who was responsible for the Ministry of Industry, and Bao Zheng, who was responsible for the Ministry of War, almost all of them spoke out.

The emperor didn't show any expression, but just listened quietly. The crown prince's strategy was very simple. Withdraw troops, withdraw Bazhou and Xiongzhou from the territory of Liao Kingdom, let Jin people fight, and then spend money to buy them, just like Tong Guan's strategy back then.

Everyone finished talking one after another, and before they knew it, half an hour had passed. Anyway, they were about to retreat, and they could no longer fight. The panic and fear in their words were clearly revealed. The whole room gradually became quiet, and everyone looked nervously at the emperor.

The emperor didn't have much expression on his face, which makes people wonder if he doesn't agree with his attitude.

Many people raised their eyelids slightly, wanting to see what happened, but the people behind squeezed forward, but they still didn't see any information from the emperor's face, so they could only wait quietly even more restlessly.

He sighed, "I, Jingguo, is that all I can do?"

(End of this chapter)