travel through the past to be emperor

Chapter 69
Qin Hui has been relatively silent with Zhao Fei for the past few days, and Zhao Fei is not sure whether the old man is because of his nature or because the last incident left a knot in his heart.

However, the old man's ability to handle affairs is still very reliable, and he can directly speak to the point of any major government affairs.

Zhao Fei coughed a few times in his heart, thinking that now is not the time to think about these issues, so he looked around the court and said: "My dear friends, please tell me, what do you think of Amit's dispatch of troops?"

The officials immediately whispered to each other, but none of them spoke. They all seemed to be scrupulous. Zhao Fei knew that it was because they didn't understand his temper clearly and didn't know what to say.

It's like flattering the leader. If you take the right position, everyone will be happy, but if you take the wrong position, it will be a river of sadness.

Zhao Fei understood this in his heart. He was like this when he was the leader's younger brother before, but understanding does not mean liking, the more he is like this, the more irresponsible he is.

"Qin Xiang, you are the leader of the group of officials, so let you talk about it first!" Zhao Fei looked at the group of officials helplessly, and finally fell on Qin Hui.

Qin Hui stood up calmly, pondered for a while, and said, "Your Majesty Qizuo, I think this matter should be discussed in the long run."

"A long-term plan?" Zhao Fei nodded, and asked again: "Why?"

"Your Majesty, the information we have now is all from Amit, but not from ourselves. It is difficult to tell whether what he said is true or not." Qin Hui said, "We are in Chaohe Grassland. The battle at Hangu Pass started. Because of the early defeat, we can only stick to Hangu Pass for the time being. Because of the strength of Hangu Pass, the grassland cavalry cannot enter. We have no way of knowing whether Amit’s words are a tactic of suspicious soldiers, intending to send me to the soldiers. Deceived Hangu Pass, so I think this matter should be discussed in the long run, and send someone to find out what happened in the grassland."

Qin Hui's words can be summed up in one word "stable", first stabilize the person, and then speak according to the situation.

Zhao Fei nodded secretly, thought for a while, then looked at Wang Qinian, and said, "Shangshu Wang, you are the Minister of the Ministry of War. I wonder if you have any news here to verify what Amit said."

Wang Qinian stood up, and the old man seemed to have been prepared for a long time, and said directly: "Your Majesty Qizuo, there was indeed an alliance conference held in the grassland half a year ago, and the spies discovered that this conference was not held by the traditional powerful clans, and this There is indeed news that the conference broke up on bad terms."

"That means what Amit said is true?" Zhao Fei asked.

"Not really." Wang Qinian shook his head and said, "After the meeting half a year ago, the grassland was full of troops and horses, and it was very chaotic. All kinds of rumors were flying all over the sky, and the humble minister was incompetent. I really don't know which rumors are true."

"Strengthen soldiers and horses?" Zhao Fei said with a look of change: "Since they raised their troops half a year ago, why didn't the Ministry of War strengthen their guards at Hangu Pass, so that the general guarding the pass was killed."

"Your Majesty," Wang Qinian sighed, and said, "Your Majesty does not know that the people on the grassland who have always acted as the vanguard against our country are the Eagles and other tribes where Amit is today, so these tribes have always been our key defenses." Object, and the most powerful tribes that the spies learned are the Moon City and other tribes far behind. These tribes are close to the border of the Daqing Kingdom, and they have always used troops against the Daqing Kingdom. I really did not expect that this time they actually Traveled thousands of miles and launched an attack on me."

"You mean Moon City and they usually attack Daqing Kingdom?" Seeing Wang Qinian nodding his head, Zhao Fei couldn't help but said, "This is indeed a bit weird, but Wang Shangshu, do you have any news that the Eagles and other tribes have Not involved in this attack."

"Your Majesty Qizuo, I don't know about this." Wang Qinian took a few breaths and said, "However, the report from Hangu Pass has said that the grassland clan that attacked this time is very different from the past, at least Hangu The general guarding the pass does not know the general who is in command of the other side."

Because Hangu Pass is the first line of protection against the grassland, it often has wars with the grassland. It is quite familiar with the generals of the tribes in the grassland. Now it reports that it does not know the other generals. It seems to be a bit interesting.

Zhao Fei frowned, looked at Wang Qinian again and said, "Now the Ministry of War has news about the Eagles and other tribes."

"This humble minister is incompetent." Wang Qinian immediately apologized and said, "Since the war started, the Ministry of War has never received any important news about the grassland. Judging from the reports from Hangu Pass, this time the grassland actually took the people from Hangu Pass. The way out was tightly blocked, and no news came back."

so smart!

Zhao Fei was a little speechless. Judging from Wang Qinian's words, the grassland was indeed different this time.

After thinking for a while, Zhao Fei looked at Lin Wanrong and said, "Shangshu Lin, can the Ministry of Rites confirm the identity of Prince Amit?"

Lin Wanrong stood up and said unhurriedly: "Your Majesty, Amit and the other two princes have come to court many times, and many officials in the Ministry of Rites have dealt with them, which can be used as proof. As for what Amit said It is the first time this humble minister has heard of the fact that he is the eldest son and heir of the Eagle Tribe."

"Your Majesty Qizuo, I have something to say." Liu Yong said at this time.

Zhao Fei looked at Liu Yong and said, "Zun Zuo, Liu Aiqing, please tell me."

Liu Yong said: "Your Majesty, I can prove that Prince Amit is the eldest son of the Eagle Tribe."

"How do you prove it?" Zhao Fei asked.

"15 years ago, Wei Chen was sent to the grassland as an envoy. At that time, he had the honor to participate in the alliance meeting in the grassland. The host of the meeting at that time was the Eagle Tribe. Their leader was Amiya. The tribal leaders introduced the children who were with him at that time, saying that this was his eldest son, Amit.” Liu Yong thought for a while, and then added: “However, 15 years have passed, and I don’t know whether the current Amit is Amit back then."

Saying is tantamount to not saying, bad review!
Zhao Fei snorted coldly in his heart, and said: "Now Liu Yong proves that Amiya's eldest son is indeed Amit, and the people from the Ministry of Rites prove that Amit is indeed Amit, but we can't prove the heir for the time being."

"Your Majesty, according to the general principle of grasslands, the eldest son inheritance system, if Amit is the eldest son of Amiya, he is naturally the heir of the Eagle Tribe." Lin Wanrong said.

Zhao Fei glanced at Lin Wanrong and said, "So, even if we have confirmed the identity of Amit, then everyone, what should we do now?"

Things went on for a long time, and they went back to the far side. Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, but they didn't know how to speak.

In the end, Zhao Fei said: "Shangshu Wang, let's put aside other things for now, let's talk about if we send troops to the grassland, will our soldiers be able to fight on the grassland?"

Wang Qinian was silent for a long time, then raised his head and said, "Your Majesty knows that our dynasty has always been on the defensive against the grassland all these years, but we did take the offensive many years ago, so our soldiers are not weaker than those on the grassland."

"What about the soldiers outside Hangu Pass?" Zhao Fei asked.

Wang Qinian thought for a while, and said loudly: "If what Amit said is true, then the current grassland must be a civil war, and the battle at Hangu Pass must be a trick of the grassland's suspicious soldiers. The soldiers outside Hangu Pass are just a group of soldiers. The scary paper tigers and the real elite must have returned to the grasslands, there is no need to deploy troops, only the soldiers from Hangu Pass can drive back the besieging prairie wolves!"

"Then what if it's a war on the grassland?" Zhao Fei asked.

"If there is a war, the soldiers at Hangu Pass will definitely not be enough. Now the north is also fighting. In order to guard against Daqing, the soldiers in the north cannot move, and they need to be transferred from the interior." Wang Qinian pondered for a moment, and continued: "Jiangnan in the south, Military discipline is lax, and soldiers from the south cannot be used, so apart from soldiers from the western counties, other needs can only be transferred from Chang'an."

"Deploy troops from Chang'an?" Qin Hui suddenly asked, "What about Chang'an?"

Wang Qinian stopped talking immediately, and Zhao Fei frowned. Indeed, if the war requires troops to be transferred from Chang'an, what will Chang'an do?
"Your Majesty, what is my biggest problem now?" Liu Yong said again at this time.

Zhao Fei was stunned for a moment, and said: "Of course it's the war with Daqing, the food shortage in the north, and the invasion of the western barbarians!"

"If you can mobilize Chang'an soldiers to solve a big problem, does your Majesty think it's worth it?" Liu Yong continued.

"This..." Zhao Fei couldn't help thinking.

Liu Yong was right, if he could dispatch soldiers from Chang'an to settle the matter of Xiyi offenders, why not do it?

Liu Yong continued: "If it's true what Amit said, Moon City is the leader this time, and Moon City is near the Daqing Dynasty, then our incident at Hangu Pass this time must have something to do with Daqing."

When Liu Yong said this, everyone suddenly looked dumbfounded. Liu Yong was right. If what Amit said was true, then the frontier of the grassland to Daqing must be empty of troops at the moment, and Daqing is not using troops against Moon City at the moment. They are also strengthening their troops in the north, and at the same time, the tribes near Daqing, such as Moon City, have traveled thousands of miles to launch an attack on Hangu Pass. If there is no certain connection between the two, how is it possible?

Zhao Fei could think of this, and the ministers in the palace could also think of this, so all the ministers looked at Zhao Fei.

Facing the eyes of the officials, Zhao Fei said: "If it can be proved that what Amit said is true, then I agree to send troops from Chang'an to the grassland. What is there to worry about!"

Just when Zhao Fei finished speaking, there was an urgent report outside the door.

A young eunuch trotted into the main hall, holding a bright red bamboo tube in his hand, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, this is just sent to the gate of the palace in a hurry, and the messenger has already passed out."

"Hurry up and bring it up." Zhao Fei immediately asked Anping to bring it over.

Opening the bamboo tube, Zhao Fei took out a handkerchief and was taken aback for a while, but was soon attracted by the words on the handkerchief.

After staring at the text for a long time, Zhao Fei suddenly burst out laughing.

All the ministers looked at Zhao Fei suspiciously, Zhao Fei handed the handkerchief to Anping, and said, "Let it be passed on to all the adults!"

After a while, all the officials fell to their knees and shouted: "Long live my emperor!"

(End of this chapter)