Civil and military officials of the Manchu dynasty, begging me to ascend the throne

There was another thrilling confrontation on the border between the two countries.

After another half month, Old General Cheng Qian, who hurriedly marshaled his horses from the southwest camp and rushed to the northwest camp, finally arrived in Chengzhou.

This journey can be said to be a tiring journey. Due to the urgency of His Majesty's urging and the imminent border war, General Cheng Lao has been traveling day and night, taking shortcuts throughout the journey, and managed to arrive within half a month. .

There were 1 people who followed him to Chengzhou.

There are still 5 people left, and they need to transport food and baggage all the way. It will take a day or two to arrive at night.

However, at present, Qingyi does not seem to have the spearhead to attack, which is within the tolerance range.

The old general traveled day and night, the carriage and horses were exhausted, and his body was a little overwhelmed.

But as soon as he arrived at the camp, he immediately summoned the military generals and asked about the previous war situation, as well as the current men, horses, food and grass in the military camp where Chengzhou was located, and the current defense situation in the city.

The old general asked very detailed questions, even asking about the stock of horse grass.

Everyone also answered in detail, not daring to hide anything.

Even if it wasn't from the old general's reputation and past achievements, it was from this detailed inquiry that everyone felt confident.

This man is also a general who understands and can fight.

General Mu retired from his temporary position as the commander-in-chief. He was originally the temporary commander-in-chief because he had the longest seniority.

But he is already old, even more than ten years older than General Cheng.

Now General Mu has vaguely thought of retiring. When Li Yancheng was still alive, he had talked about this matter with him with a smile.

It is said that when he is old enough to win battles and be rewarded for his merits, the old general can enjoy wealth and honor, retire home and entertain his grandchildren. Wouldn't he be happy?

Those words made him feel itchy, but now that the speaker was gone, he still insisted on staying on the battlefield.

Thinking of this, Old General Mu couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Cheng Qian took the tiger talisman that was handed to him. He once had a tiger talisman like this and had been storing it carefully for more than 30 years.That is the tiger talisman to mobilize the troops of the southwest camp.

Although the two tiger talismans are different in shape and style, they are actually just marks for mobilizing troops.

After completing some formalities, Cheng Qian officially became the head coach of the Northwest Camp. He inherited destiny and protected his family and country. The heaviest responsibility fell on him.

Maybe this is also a kind of luck?Great Xia's luck.

……

When Jiang Yi received the first military report from the northwest camp, General Cheng Lao, he first clenched his fists and cheered loudly, but then his joyful movements gradually stopped, and his whole person became confused.

He looked over and over again at his uncle's handwriting written by flying dragons and snakes, and doubts arose in his heart.

"When did uncle become so weak?"

Jiang Yi put down the memorial in his hand, frowned, and dropped his hands on his knees, shaking involuntarily.

Chong'an did not dare to talk rashly again. He looked at his nose and his heart with his eyes downcast and stood beside the throne with his hands down, as if it was his duty.

Even if a tiger is raised as a kitten, it still cannot change his nature as a ferocious beast.

Chong'an could feel that His Majesty was getting more and more irritable and impatient these days, as if something was about to burn out, or something was threatening him.

It was an...unnatural, upsetting irritability and rush.

Just like this time, His Majesty was quite dissatisfied with General Cheng's memorial to temporarily reorganize the armaments. Although he reluctantly agreed in the end, Chong'an, who was following Jiang Yi, could see the restlessness between His Majesty's brows, and Faint dissatisfaction.

Jiang Yi hurriedly approved the memorials all morning. He reluctantly pulled himself together and took a few sips of the Jiubao black-bone chicken soup sent from the imperial dining room before eating lunch.

In the afternoon, several adults came to see them again. His Majesty first discussed with them the relief matters in the north. The adults from the Ministry of Household Affairs argued hard and refused to give in, which made His Majesty angry. He argued with them repeatedly, but they were all defeated. .

In the end, both parties failed to reach an agreement. His Majesty frowned and impatiently told the adults in the Ministry of Household Affairs that the matter would be discussed in court tomorrow morning.

After dinner, His Majesty went to see the little princess again.

Princess Jing'an is now becoming more and more beautiful, with fair skin, and those two dark eyes are round and round, very cute.

Only in the presence of Princess Jing'an can His Majesty relax a little, play happily with the princess, and watch those people amused.

This is also a rare opportunity for His Majesty to rest.

The next day, it was morning again.

Just in the morning, the adults from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households almost got into a fight.

Because there was another year of severe drought in Quanzhou and Suizhou, and the severe drought in Qiongzhou was coupled with the locust plague, flooding occurred in twelve counties near the Yellow River. The court needed to provide disaster relief to the people, build dams, and dredge water conservancy.

Everything needs to be done by the court, but the amount of money in the national treasury is limited.

Besides, there is still a war going on at the border.

His Majesty said: "Although we have a great victory at the border, we still need to hold on to prevent Qingyi from invading again."

But Hu Bu was very disrespectful.

The Ministry of Revenue is in charge of the imperial court's money bag and manages the country's tax bank, but this money bag is becoming increasingly deflated.

The adults in the household department were very insistent, and what they said made sense.

"Now that there is a severe drought in the world, the national treasury still has to provide disaster relief even if there is no money. What's more, there is a severe drought in the three continents, and the water conservancy of the Yellow River needs to be reinforced. There is no need for more silver and grain, as long as your majesty slightly adjusts the amount of armaments and grain. …”

Speaking of this, the adults in the Ministry of War began to become restless.

They stated to His Majesty that the border was now unstable. Although they had a small victory, there were foreign enemies on the side, so they could not be underestimated.

They listed in detail the strength of Qingyi and the possibility of counterattack.

In order to protect the newly occupied Langhou and Chengzhou City and prevent Qingyi's counterattack, the food and grass needed at the border will not only not be less, but will also increase.

This made the adults in the Household Department glare and become so angry that they almost lost their manners in front of the palace.

In the end, the words of an old man in the court were pertinent and awakened everyone.

"For the current plan, there is no other way than to persevere. What everyone wanted at the beginning was just for a quick victory. A quick win can alleviate some of the financial pressure."

"Now that we have won a quick victory, we have captured the Wolf's Throat, and the Qingyi have been defeated, wouldn't it be better if we take advantage of the victory and pursue it? Even if we don't win, are we really waiting for the Qingyi to attack and destroy the country and the family?"

This old man said what most people think.

After all, our army has the upper hand now, and we have just won a great victory. Our morale is high. It is a good time to take advantage of the victory and pursue the victory. It can be said to be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Who can bear to miss it?

That is a great opportunity to achieve success and be famous forever.

This is a good time that all military generals will not want to miss.

For Jiang Yi, that was the decisive moment when he was expected to be on par with Emperor Wu and completely superior to the late Emperor.

For this reason, he absolutely... absolutely cannot retreat.Even after the argumentative morning session ended, Jiang Yi did not stop thinking.

He expressed his opinion to Chong'an: "How do you think General Cheng compares to Li Yancheng?"

Chong'an lowered his eyebrows and said in a low voice: "Of course it is more powerful, right? I heard that after General Cheng took control of the southwest, even the warlike and martial Southern barbarians did not dare to go to war against Daxia for 30 years."

Hearing Chong'an's words, Jiang Yi continued excitedly: "That's not just right. With uncle here, even if the border cannot be guaranteed for 30 years, it can be at least three years."

As he spoke, Jiang Yi's eyes lit up, his breathing became more rapid, and he said with shining eyes:
"Yancheng can defeat Qingyi, so my uncle must be able to do it too, right?"

Jiang Yi turned his eyes to Chong'an's face, his eyes full of hope, hoping that he would confirm his idea.

But Chong'an didn't dare to say anything. He knelt down on the ground with a snap and said in a panic: "How dare you discuss state affairs arbitrarily?"

Jiang Yi suppressed the disappointment in his eyes. After a while, Chong'an heard His Majesty's voice coming from above.

"Go and send a message to the Minister of War..."

……

Half an hour later, the Minister of War was sitting in the back hall of Chongguang Hall.

Jiang Yi asked the same two questions as before.

First of all, he asked the Minister of War with great expectation: "You know military, then I would like to ask, how talented and capable is the old general Cheng Qian compared to Li Yancheng?"

The Minister of War did not seem to expect that His Majesty would ask such a question. He was stunned for a while, then his lips trembled slightly, and after a moment he said:

"He has outstanding talents. The old general was also a talented person when he was young. Even Emperor Wu praised him several times when he was still alive. As for General Li, he is also extremely talented. It is difficult to distinguish between the two..."

The Secretary of the Ministry of War turned around several times, and both of them praised it, and finally carefully settled on "equal".

It seems that for him, neither person is easy to offend.

One is His Majesty's uncle, and the other is His Majesty's former confidant. Although he is now dead in battle, who knows how much weight he still holds in His Majesty's heart?

Faced with such a problem, the best approach is to avoid offending both sides.

In Chong'an's view, the Minister of War was very smooth.

His Majesty on the Dragon Throne neither agreed nor disagreed with this answer. He paused for a moment, seeming to be thinking about the words of the Minister of War.

Then, he asked a second question.

"Now that General Li has won a great victory, if he faces Qingyi, will General Cheng win? Can he win the battle for me?"

The Minister of War in the hall suddenly became short of breath, his mighty beard trembled, and he didn't speak for a long time.

When His Majesty asked for the second time, the gentleman said with difficulty and tremblingly: "The battlefield is changing rapidly, and I can't guess...but..."

This "but" was drawn out for a long time, and His Majesty's shining eyes were full of expectation, waiting for the words of the Minister of War.

But after that, the adult just kept wiping his sweat and couldn't spit out even a single word.

In the end, His Majesty waved his hand and stopped embarrassing him.

The Minister of War looked at His Majesty's gesture, almost panicked, and hurriedly saluted and left the Chongguang Hall.

His Majesty was not satisfied with this conversation.

His Majesty asked him to find several noble princes and the Minister of War who had come to report the news, and asked everyone these two questions one by one.

Finally, after everyone left the palace, His Majesty followed Chong'an with a relaxed look and said, "I already have a plan in mind."

With that said, he walked happily along the path of the imperial garden to see Princess Jing'an.

……

成州
For five days in a row, General Cheng Lao was rectifying military affairs, training soldiers, and deploying city defenses.

It was exactly the same as when Li Yancheng was still here.

With the training in the past few days, it can be seen that the morale of the army is gradually rising.

Once things in Chengzhou City were over, General Cheng took 3 men to garrison at Langhou regardless of the danger.

He had the same idea as Li Yancheng. Compared with Chengzhou, Wolf Throat was more suitable for defense.

This is also the reason why Li Yancheng finally regarded capturing the Wolf's Throat as a necessity.It's a pity that until his death, he never went to Wolf Throat again.I didn't get to see the land he conquered from the watchtower at Wolf's Maw.

But now there is another problem that has always been a hidden danger in the minds of the generals.

Although Langhou was defeated, the distance between Chengzhou and Langhou was almost half a day's journey.

Once Qingyi attacks and the two armies go to war, Langhou is likely to be surrounded and fall into the dilemma of fighting on two fronts.

General Cheng Lao also had doubts about this, but now that the Wolf's Throat was defeated, no one wanted to leave such a good place that was easy to defend but difficult to attack.

With the wolf's throat, it will be easier to use the wolf's throat as a springboard to attack the grassland.

Even with Daxia's current military and national strength, it is difficult to dispatch more soldiers and horses to fight on the grasslands.

But now that Wolf Throat is here, if future generations work hard to cure it, there is some hope.

It is precisely because of this small hope that people rush to the battlefield one after another.

……

Chongguang Hall

Jiang Yi sat on the chair decorated with a coiled dragon with a cold expression. What he held in his hand was the latest memorial from the Northwest Camp.

In front of him, the eunuchs and palace people who were standing there pressed their heads to the ground and trembled because of their anger.

The power of the emperor makes the world fear him when he is angry.

This military report was written by the old general Cheng Qian, but the content in the military report did not seem to be what Jiang Yi wanted to see.

"Now the border still needs to be stabilized, and the ministers are stationed here to rectify military affairs and stabilize the people's hearts. Your Majesty's majesty is so majestic that all ministers on the border are inspired to respect your Majesty's love for the people and his caring heart..."

This memorial was carefully worded and particularly praised Jiang Yi, which actually made him feel a lot better.

but……

The first part of this memorial did not mention the attack on Qingyi again, as if the old general had forgotten it long ago.

But just a few days ago, Jiang Yi issued two secret orders in succession, both of which asked General Cheng to formulate a strategy to defeat Qingyi again.

But now, this is obviously to resist the decree, right?
Jiang Yi snorted coldly, his expression instantly solidified, and finally became stiff. His hands were clenched into fists, and the veins on his arms were beating, clearly showing his anger.

"Heh... uncle, are you... threatening me?"