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Chapter 196: One thing is not settled, another is welcomed, the Lingyun River is unbearable
Prince Qin calmed down his anger a little, sat on the chair, and took a sip of the cold tea.

Yuwen Chang also sat down.

The atmosphere between the two gradually eased, and Yu Wenchang said slowly: "Your Majesty has been in the court for many years. Although he is far away in the West, he knows our emperor's temper. Think about what happened to my father back then. Now Ling Yunfeng is dead. There are so many people, one hundred thousand soldiers, Prince Qin, think about it carefully, how do you think the emperor will explain this matter to the people of the world? How should the emperor explain this matter to the people of the world?

If you are the emperor, how can you explain to the world? "

Yu Wenchang lowered his voice at the last sentence, but Prince Qin still glared at Yu Wenchang fiercely.

Yu Wenchang added: "The spring plowing in the southwest has been neglected, and the season of pawn planting is in a state of depression. It should be the scorching sun to unload clothes, and the plum rain to swell the willow ponds. Nanling is surrounded by strong days, and the wheat harvest is busy on both sides of the river. But what about now? People are harvesting in summer. I'm afraid there will be no harvest for the summer seeds. If you want to cultivate diligently, God will not be kind to you.

Hail, strong winds, heavy rains, and droughts came one after another. After the awns, the river surged from west to south, and the summer crops in the eighteen cities in the southwest were probably deserted. In this case, the imperial court would have to allocate more grain to North or North Korea. The people who migrated eastward also had to reduce the tax burden and increase the supply of food and medicine to the places that received them.

However, many people in the Dongting area had died due to flukes before.Almost no one in several small towns survived.

Coupled with the continuous rain, Mei Lin poured down the Jiuhe River, and the sea surface of Baidu Exchange was wide.The farmland in Liangkuwu is wet, and the rice seedlings are sown cold every year.This year may be particularly difficult.

By the end of the year, it’s unclear how big the harvest will be across the country.

Prince Qin, what do you think is the most important thing about marching and fighting? "

Of course Prince Qin understood what Yu Wenchang was referring to. When marching and fighting, food and grass are always the most important thing.Without food and grass, even the troops from heaven may not be able to reverse the decline.Without food and grass, marching and fighting is a waste of life.

There is a saying in the art of war since ancient times: before the troops and horses move, food and grass go first.

In such a calamity year, if we prepare for war, we should defend Shu in the west and resist the flood in the south.Not to mention the fact that the whole country is mobilizing grain and grass, traveling between the north and the south is inconvenient and wastes lives and money. Even if the national treasury grain can barely satisfy the war in the west and south this year, I am afraid it will not be able to sustain it in the coming year.

Frequent wars inevitably lead to rising commodity prices and depleting people's financial resources, resulting in extreme poverty and repeated robberies and plundering.

The war with Hou Shu and Southern Wu did not happen overnight. The war lasted for a long time, but it was just a period of peace and military force.

Even if we can get food from the enemy and detour to the enemy's countryside to replenish food and grass, it is still robbery and plunder.It is an unreasonable disaster for the people of any country.

It is indeed difficult for the court to explain to the people.

"Lingyun Peak is an indestructible city wall in the west, and the Lingyun River blocks the army of Hou Shu. If Hou Shu does not take a detour and attack from the front, it will be difficult to break through.

If you want to take a detour to Lingyun Mountain and feed food for thousands of miles, people will look hungry.There is no rich wilderness along the way, and I want to get food on the road, but I can't feed the army.Combat by detour, the war period is long, the battle is complicated, and it is indispensable to carry ordnance, food, and clothing.Both the Emperor Shu and our emperor understood this. "

Prince Qin said coldly.

"Yes, so everyone has been in peace and harmony over the years. Besides, with Prince Yan's Mansion guarding the southwest, the emperor has always been able to sit back and relax. But what about now? The entire army was wiped out, but there were no casualties in Hou Shu. Prince Qin planned to tell the emperor about the hundred thousand troops Were all killed by the soldiers of Hou Shu, or did you tell the emperor that one hundred thousand soldiers were drowned by the flood?" Yu Wenchang said this, and Prince Qin's hand holding the spear trembled slightly.His vision suddenly became cloudy.The atmosphere between the two became tense and unpredictable again.

This guy did hit the mark and told the emperor that all [-] troops died under the sword of Hou Shu. Doesn't this admit that Qin Yan was incompetent in leading his troops?

"What do you mean?" Prince Qin asked tentatively.

"It's really hard to say about this, isn't it? First of all, we have to see what Prince Qin thinks, and then we have to see what our emperor thinks. People's hearts are different from each other, not to mention that no one can guess the emperor's thoughts. "Yu Wenchang took another sip of water from his teacup. He drank very slowly, his brows were knit together, and he looked worried.

"What do you mean, General Yuwen? But it doesn't matter, there's no need to hesitate." Prince Qin's tone was a command.

Yu Wenchang quickly put down the cup, cleared his throat, glanced at the back of Prince Qin's hand with burst veins, and said seriously: "Actually, I don't know either. I know as many things as Prince Qin, how could Pan Lang tell me? How did he tell you. I thought about his words carefully several times, and felt that there were many doubts. So I could only stop Prince Qin and advise you not to be anxious.

We still need to get more clarity on this matter. We are afraid that the battle at Ling Yunfeng will be deeply involved. How can we explain this matter in the court? Should we inform the emperor of all our questions? The emperor will be convinced after hearing this. Or maybe you don’t believe it, there are so many connections and it’s so important. "

He spoke slowly, but each word was thick and powerful.

Prince Qin suddenly lost his patience.

"One hundred thousand people died in the army. Is General Yuwen still planning to hide this matter from the Emperor? This is really audacious. Can you still conceal this matter and not report it, or make up a random story to deceive the Emperor?

Don’t think that the Emperor will fully believe what you say just because he has restored your General Yuwen Mansion.Your father didn't tell a single lie back then, and you didn't know what the outcome would be. "

Speaking of his father, Yu Wenchang felt a surge of anger in his heart. Over the years, this anger never stopped burning his heart.

But at this moment, he could only hold on to the fire in his heart and be patient.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, calm down. How dare Yu Wenzhang deceive the emperor? Of course, the matter of a hundred thousand troops cannot be hidden from the emperor. But what exactly do I say about this matter? Didn't I tell you before? What would the emperor prefer to hear? The army is Who died in the battle with Hou Shu, or was he drowned by the Lingyun River or burned to death by the Lingyun Mountain Fire? The prince must make up his mind on this matter."

Prince Qin did not speak. After hesitating for a moment, he ordered: "Go and invite the princess and Pan Daxia."

Yu Wenchang didn't stop him, even if he invited him, Prince Qin was not easy to deal with, and he was already prepared for this.

After receiving the order, the servant immediately invited Pan Lang and the princess to the hall.

When Pan Lang saw Yu Wenchang sitting on a chair and drinking tea leisurely, he felt very calm. After lying in the coffin for half a day, he had thought about everything he should think about, and he could not think about other things.While he was still sleeping deeply in the coffin, he was awakened by a burst of beatings from the soldiers of the General's Mansion.

There was resentment in my heart, but thinking that Prince Qin must be in a mixture of sadness and anger at the moment, I didn't feel like there was anything to complain about being woken up.

(End of this chapter)