Wind rises time and space gate

Chapter 513 Defense
News from Hangu Pass was frequently transmitted back to the capital, and the situation was improving. The court swept away the gloomy atmosphere of the past few days and became somewhat relaxed.

"I didn't expect the King of Yue to be such a capable commander. Great." At the court meeting, upon learning that another victory had been won at Hangu Pass, all the civil and military officials praised the King of Yue generously.

He is indeed worthy of being the grandson of the Lu family.

"Your Majesty is still good at employing people." "Yes, that's right. Your Majesty is still good at identifying talent."

"Your Majesty is wise!" The ministers who had reacted kept praising the wise monarch, drowning out the voices that had just praised the King of Yue.

Jiang Xiang curled his lips and cursed them for being a bunch of fence-sitters. "Your Majesty is Wise" also echoed loudly.

When Emperor Zhizheng saw him like this, he felt his teeth ache. Jiang and Xiang Yu did a good job of pretending to be good. They were afraid that the King of Yue would become the target of public criticism.

He looked at the Crown Prince again, and sure enough, he looked suspicious. He glanced at the King of Qin again, and he also looked gloomy.

Emperor Zhizheng just found it interesting.

He smiled and said to his ministers: "The King of Yue has commanded the battles well and has won several victories. It is a blessing for our Great Qi. He deserves a reward."

"He deserves a reward." "He deserves a reward." The ministers echoed.

"Reporting to the Emperor, all the soldiers at Hangu Pass should also be credited with a contribution."

"Your Highness is right. We are all united in Hangu Pass. We must guard the northwest gate and protect the mountains and rivers of Daqi. When the war is over, we will distribute the merits and rewards."

"Your Majesty!"

The prince continued, "Father, there are now 500,000 soldiers stationed at Hangu Pass, far more than any other pass. In order to prevent a repeat of the mistakes of more than a decade ago, should we send a military supervisor there?"

Repeating the mistakes of more than a decade ago?

What was the situation a dozen years ago?
The slow ones looked at each other in bewilderment, while the quick one, Jiang Xiang, had already jumped up, "Prince, be careful with your words! The war is not over yet. If something happens at Hangu Pass because of your words, I wonder if you can take the responsibility?"

"Mr. Jiang is wrong."

The prince's minister jumped out to refute, "More than ten years ago, the Lu family had a large army and was very powerful. When we went to the northwest, we only knew about the Lu family, not the Zhao family. Now there are 500,000 soldiers at Hangu Pass. According to the rules, we should send one or two military supervisors. This is the rule."

"Talk to me about rules!" Jiang Xiang almost ran to the minister.

"When the Western Rong coalition army besieged Hangu Pass, there was no one in the court who could lead the troops to support it. The King of Yue had just returned to the capital and wanted to live a peaceful life for a few years. As a result, you sent him to Hangu Pass and let him fight you with his flesh and blood! Now that the situation has eased, you are making trouble again! You just want to bully the King of Yue, right?"

He kept scolding, "Military Supervisor? Who should be the Military Supervisor? The Crown Prince or the King of Qin? Or the King of Jin, the King of Wu, or the King of Wei!" He swept his eyes over all the princes, and no one dared to respond.

"Why, you can't bear to see that the people of Hangu Pass are united in fighting the enemy? The battle of Hangu Pass has not yet ended. If the Western Rong can unite with the Fan Jue, who knows if they can't unite with other tribes? If you are tired of the good life, you can go to the front line to fight the enemy instead of plotting and scheming here!"

The minister was scolded by Jiang Xiang in front of all the ministers, and his face turned red with anger. "Master Jiang, be careful with your words. Who is plotting something?"

"You, it's you who are plotting and scheming! I think you are the spy sent by Xirong!"

"You bullshit!"

No one dares to take responsibility for such a crime.

"Whether I am talking nonsense or not, Lord Sun can prove it himself." He turned to Emperor Zhizheng, "Your Majesty, Lord Sun said that in order to prove that he is not a spy, he is willing to go to Hangu Pass and fight the enemy."

"You!" Lord Sun almost vomited three liters of blood. He quickly apologized to Emperor Zhizheng, saying that he was not a spy and that was not what he meant.

If Emperor Zhizheng took it seriously and really sent him to the northwest to fight the enemy, how could he return alive?
Emperor Zhizheng watched the fun but did not stop it. It was not until Lord Sun begged him for mercy that he laughed and shouted, "Lord Jiang was joking with you, but you took it seriously."

He reprimanded Jiang Xiang again and asked him to apologize to Lord Sun.

Jiang Xiang bowed to Lord Sun from a distance, without even glancing at him. The man had no choice but to hold back his anger. How could he fight with this reckless Jiang Xiang?

After Jiang and Xiang Yu's incident, even those ministers who wanted to agree with the prince's suggestion did not dare to speak, for fear that Jiang and Xiang Yu would confront them and send them to the battlefield.

But thinking back, the prince was too impatient. There were many ways to guard against the King of Yue, so why was he so impatient to reap the fruits of a few small victories before the war was over?
My view of the prince has changed a little. The filter I had before seems to be a little broken.

The court meeting that day ended quickly, and Emperor Zhizheng suppressed the prince's proposal.

Returning to the imperial study, Emperor Zhizheng couldn't help but think of the prince's words again.

Back then, he was worried that Duke Lu would become powerful and find some excuse to put him in jail. Now that the prince has brought up the old matter again, he cannot be said to be narrow-minded.

As the crown prince, he always thinks ahead of others in everything. As the successor to the throne of Da Qi, it is understandable that he would be wary of such a big threat around him and think about dividing the power of the seventh brother.

But...if I send a military supervisor now, Old Seven will probably really quit.

If the soldiers at Hangu Pass cannot be united, the Western Rong will take advantage of the situation and attack, and Hangu Pass will be in danger. Where will the reinforcements come from? The Western Rong have already divided their troops to attack Dasan Pass and Long Pass, so how can we know that they will not attack other passes?

The Great Qi Dynasty has been peaceful for decades. If war breaks out again, he will be the sinner of the Great Qi Dynasty.

Emperor Zhizheng calmed down.

"Guangyuan? When did you learn to lead an army?" Emperor Zhizheng muttered to himself. Is it really because of the Lu family's blood?

The prince did not get what he wanted from the emperor, so he went to Fengzao Palace.

No one knew what she had said to the Queen, but that evening, Lin Zhaoxia saw someone coming from Fengzao Palace, saying that the Queen had summoned her to the palace to talk the next day.

Jiang Wentao had already told Lin Zhaoxia about what happened at the court meeting that day. She thought that the prince must have said something to the queen, which led to the queen summoning her.

I guess he wanted to teach her a lesson. I guessed it was correct.

He also remembered that Fang Sheng's entire family was in the capital. Since the war broke out, the Fang family had received a lot of care from all sides, and the prince had frequently sent people to visit and inquire about their well-being.

On the surface, it is to care for and take care of the families of the defending generals who are fighting in the front line, but secretly, it is also a form of surveillance.

A general may not obey orders from the outside army. Now there are 500,000 soldiers and horses in Hangu Pass. If the garrison commander rebels, the Great Qi will be in chaos. The palace will not be unprepared.

And she was probably being watched by the palace just like the Fang family.

Fortunately, she was the only master of the Yue Palace. The East Palace and the other palaces had been sending invitations to invite Changzhi to attend banquets, but Lin Zhaoxia refused because of his heavy studies.

The word was spread that Changzhi had not yet come out of the psychological shadow of being kidnapped, and many families did not force him to do so. As for the East Palace, they could not come to the mansion and kidnap Changzhi.

"Princess, the Queen will probably make things difficult for you tomorrow. Do you want my mother to accompany you to the palace?" Jiang Wentao looked worried. He thought that his wife was a princess, so it would be fine to let her accompany him.

Lin Zhaoxia smiled and declined. "The Queen didn't invite your mother, so I'm afraid it's not good to go with your mother. You can't always invite me and have someone accompany me. It's okay, I can handle it."

The next morning, Lin Zhaoxia was woken up by the servants.

Because she was going to enter the palace, the servants put on her a princess's makeup. Although Lin Zhaoxia comforted Jiang Wentao and said that she could handle it alone, she was still worried.

This is not the modern era. This is an era where imperial power is supreme. It can decide whether you live or die.

Before leaving, I suddenly felt something strange in my heart, and looked back towards the inner room...

I'm out of town for a meeting these days, so the updates may not be normal. I plan to finish writing this month, but I don't know if I can finish the story.

Thank you for your company along the way, love you