After the rebirth, the queen took the Meiqiang tragedy script

Chapter 212 Ridiculous

Ye Qinghuai's heart skipped a beat.

She looked at He Qingchang suddenly, as if waiting for his next words.

But He Qingchang just lowered his head quietly and said no more.

After a moment of strange silence between the monarch and his ministers, He Qingchang slowly raised his eyes to observe Ye Qinghuai's expression, but met Ye Qinghuai's gaze.

This look surprised He Qingchang.

Before he stepped into the Qinxian Hall, he was mentally prepared to bear the emperor's thunderous wrath.

After all, since the news of Beidi's withdrawal came back to the court, everyone in Dajing felt that Beidi was a barbarian after all. Although they were menacing, they were not afraid of Dajing's iron hoof.

Speeches touting the strength of the military are rampant in Beijing.

Among the storytellers in the teahouse, He Qing grew up to be a magical commander who planned a decisive victory thousands of miles away, and Xu Ye also became a majestic general who blocked the gods and killed the gods and Buddhas.

Under the rapidly expanding national self-esteem, Beidi has become the backward tribe huddled in the bitter cold land and drank blood in people's mouth.

At this time when the whole country was celebrating, He Qingchang suddenly told the emperor that the barbarians, who had been weak for many years, not only were not repelled by Da Jing's army, but even threatened to attack the capital and seize the throne.

This is undoubtedly a slap in the face, causing trouble for the emperor, and the scolding is considered a light one.

Therefore, He Qingchang even thought about it in advance. If the emperor felt that his report was absurd and did not believe that Beidi dared to plot to prosper Beijing, what kind of rhetoric and evidence would he use to convince the emperor.

But the moment he met the emperor's eyes, he understood that his worries were completely unnecessary.

The emperor looked at him as if he had said something that he was afraid of. It seems that Beidi's dispatch of troops this time was originally intended for the whole scene, and the emperor was well aware of this.

He Qingchang couldn't help but feel confused.

Regarding Beidi's unreasonable arrogance of intending to attack Shengjing, the emperor, who should have been immersed in the festive atmosphere in the capital and inflated by the flattery of the people, did not angrily say "there is nothing to fear from the arrogance of the emperor" as he expected. On the contrary, the emperor It seemed that he accepted it faster than the commander on the front line.

The emperor did not even suspect that this was a joke from Beidi.

What He Qingchang didn't know was that Ye Qinghuai felt a chill in her heart the moment she saw him raising his head.

She was expecting He Qingchang to say something to refute Beidi's arrogant remarks, but his silence gave Ye Qing a bad feeling.

She knew He Qingchang's temperament, and if it was groundless, he would not tell it in front of the emperor. Since he could rush to the palace to report the matter to her as soon as he returned to Beijing, it must be because something made him feel that Beidi was indeed plotting the whole situation.

Ye Qinghuai sighed softly and asked: "He Qing, you have been on the front line for four months and have fought against Beidi. What do you think of this?"

He Qingchang straightened his expression and said: "Beidi sent 30,000 troops this time, and lost about 5,000 in the battle with our army. The reinforcements are unknown. Judging from the final situation of pulling out the camp, about 28,000 troops retreated north. , about 3,000 of them stayed at Wushiguan. Our army now has 100,000 troops on the front line, including 50,000 infantry, 30,000 cavalry, and 20,000 sailors and rear troops stationed along the south bank of Baishui River. "Ye Qinghuai. While listening to what he said, he stood up, paced slowly back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back and his head hanging down, as if he was thinking about something.

"One hundred and twenty new arrow towers were built on the south bank of Baishui River this year. Now there are 760 arrow towers in total, as well as two fortresses, Cangbei Fort and Long Castle, and twelve large and small weirs. In terms of military strength, we The army has an overwhelming advantage and is not afraid of Beidi."

Ye Qinghuai was still pacing and didn't look at He Qingchang.

She was waiting for He Qingchang's "but".

Finally, He Qingchang took a deep breath and got to the point like he was burning the boat: "But it is precisely because of this that our army has overwhelmingly surpassed the enemy's army in terms of numbers and weapons. If it turns into a protracted war, our army's consumption will be far greater." Much larger than the enemy."

Ye Qinghuai finally stopped. She looked at He Qingchang and asked, "You mean, Beidi wants to fight a protracted war with us? If I remember correctly, shouldn't a protracted war be their disadvantage?"

He Qingchang said: "We had this inference before because of two points. First, the Beidi Kingdom is dominated by snowfields and deserts, and there is very little arable land. Therefore, their main way of obtaining food supplies is by marching and plundering the scenery along the way. Secondly, the post stations and roads in Beidi are far inferior to those in Dajing, so the efficiency of the rear army in transporting grain, grass and ordnance to the front is much lower than ours. "

After saying that, He Qingchang suddenly changed the topic and said: "But for the current Beidi army, these two problems can be compensated with money. They have absorbed the remnants of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, and are no longer the wild little people in our impression. According to Wei Chen, today's Beidi army is not much behind our army in terms of building bridges and paving roads or in armament. Therefore, as long as they have money, whether it is food, grass, equipment or fortification supplies. , are all capable of fighting our army.”

Ye Qinghuai looked a little unhappy and said: "It's bitterly cold in the north, and they don't open a market. Where will they get the money?"

He Qing remained silent for a moment, as if he wanted to give Ye Qinghuai a buffer against his anger.

Ye Qinghuai sighed and said, "You are not someone who speaks nonsense. Just tell me, there is no need to beat around the bush with me."

"Wei Chen found out in the army a few days ago that when our army was defeated in August, the Chinese shogunate was captured and two million taels of silver notes were seized by Beidi."

"Two million taels?" Ye Qinghuai blurted out and asked. She felt that He Qingchang had made a slip of the tongue.

He Qingchang lowered his head: "Yes."

Soon, a wave of anger mixed with a few wisps of confusion quickly crept onto Ye Qinghuai's brows.

There was an uncomfortable silence in the room.

Then He Qingchang heard Ye Qinghuai laugh briefly, and there was a sense of absurdity and cruelty in that voice that made him laugh with anger.

"Two million taels of silver... do you know how much it is? Or do you think I don't know how much two million taels of silver are? The taxes Yunzhou paid to the court last year were only 3.7 million taels! No! Speaking of which, you are an important minister in the DPRK. You should know that the cabinet often fights for a month or two for a sum of one million taels, and now you tell me that there are actually two taels in the barracks on the front line. One million taels of silver notes? And these banknotes were taken away by Beidi because the shogunate was captured? Why did a shogunate full of scribes go to the front line with two million taels of silver notes? He Qingchang, listen to yourself? Listen, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Ye Qinghuai stood in front of He Qingchang, looking down at him, his eyes almost splitting, and his eyes were a little red.

He Qing's long shoulders and neck were no longer as straight as usual. He buried his head deeply like a child who had done something wrong, but did not say a word from beginning to end.