long live the queen

Chapter 77

After all, it is about war, and many officials of the Ministry of War have come. Seeing that everyone has discussed for a long time but have not reached any conclusions, an official stood up with a little hesitation on his face, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I have something to say. .”

Yang Yi glanced at the other party, and found that he didn't know him—there were very few officials he knew—and he didn't talk much, and asked, "What do you want to say? Just say it, and I won't scold you."

His tone was not friendly. He chose to stay in Shangjing after being scolded by Wei Yunqing before, but he didn't have much confidence. Now that the ministers in front of him couldn't think of any good way, he felt a little uneasy. The thought of fleeing far away came up again.

The official felt a little guilty when he saw this, but he still bite the bullet and said respectfully: "Yes, your majesty. My humble minister Zhao Zhen is the head of the Ministry of War. I think it is not difficult to resist the Song army with the current strength of the capital. If the troops are dispatched properly, they may be able to repel the opponent."

After listening for so long, he finally heard a word he wanted, Wei Yunqing's eyes lit up, and he looked over.

Zhao Zhen, Mr. Zhao, is about 35 or [-] years old, with a handsome face and a short beard. He has the temperament of a frail scholar, and he has obviously never been on the battlefield.At this moment, he led the crowd out and became the core in an instant. His face was slightly cramped, but his tone was very calm.

There are four functional departments under the Ministry of War, the Military Selection Department, the Staff Party Department, the Vehicle Driving Department, and the Arsenal Department.Among them, the function of the military selection department is equivalent to the entire official department, but it is in charge of the selection, appointment, examination and other matters of military officers, and it is the department with the most oil and water.As for the staff department, the war is under its control, so it looks like it has a lot of power, but in fact it is the worst blame department. If you lose the war, except for the generals who lead the troops, they will be unlucky. The staff who designated the conquest plan The department also has to push a scapegoat to be punished, so when there are frequent wars, the turnover of personnel in the department is quite fast, and it is also a department that everyone avoids.There is a Langzhong of the fifth rank, a Yuanwai Lang of the fifth rank, and two principals of the sixth rank. This Zhao Zhen is one of them.

Daliang stipulates that ordinary officials can only go to the court if they are of the fourth rank or above. As far as the officials are concerned, the six divisions of the seventh-rank officials give Shizhong and the Supervision and Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate a small rank and great power, and they can go to the court if they have something to say.Zhao Zhen, an ordinary sixth-rank official in the military department, is not even qualified to go to court on weekdays, and even the emperor has only met a few times.Now being able to stand up when everyone has no idea is commendable for his courage - this shot hits the head of the bird, if he is not careful, he will become the unlucky scapegoat.

As for Zhao Zhen's courage, the rest of the Ministry of War naturally admired it quite a lot--fighting is the business of the Ministry of War, and if someone takes the lead to shoulder the burden, others will be safe.

Of course, there is also one person who is dissatisfied.

"The commander of the Great Song Army drove straight in, and the momentum was unstoppable. You are just a small chief, how can you have the confidence to say such a thing? Even Yan Rusong couldn't resist it. You, a scholar who has never been on the battlefield, dare to jump out and say something. ? Are you not afraid of becoming the eternal sinner of Daliang?"

It was Li Shan, the minister of the cabinet and minister of the Ministry of war, who reprimanded Zhao Zhen, the boss of Zhao Zhen's boss.Yan Rusong is also a member of Li Shan's Ministry of War. Because of Yan Rusong's achievements, Li Shan admired Yan Rusong very much. Otherwise, Yan Rusong would not have risen so fast in the Ministry of War. He became the right servant of the Ministry of War at a young age.After all, Yan Rusong came from the martial arts examination. He is an outlier among the officials who are all selected from liberal arts examinations. He is often considered to have a bad background. A good official will never be promoted to such a rank in his life, and it is a miracle that Yan Rusong has already worshiped the young Sima at such a young age.Although this cannot be separated from his excellent personal ability, it also depends on Li Shan's repeated recommendations.

Now that Yan Rusong was murdered by a traitor, Li Shan was full of regret, and naturally he was very displeased with Zhao Zhen's arrogant behavior.

Li Shan was not only his own boss, but also a cabinet minister. He was very powerful in the court. When Zhao Zhen was scolded by him, he felt a little guilty.

Hearing Li Shan mention Yan Rusong, Wei Yunqing felt a pain in his heart, he pursed his lips and closed his eyes, then coughed, looked at Li Shan and said calmly: "Master Li, then do you have a way to defeat the enemy?"

Li Shan was questioned, although he didn't like Wei Yunqing's questioning about things she shouldn't be in charge of, but at the moment Daliang's brains are all on his mind, and the emperor is very protective of Wei's family, so he didn't care about it courage.As for the fact that Wei Yunqing helped get support from the emperor for his and Wen Huai's proposals and opinions in the past, even though she helped them back then, Da Song's sudden dispatch of troops slapped them in the face, which made him naturally sympathetic to them. Wei Yunqing vented his anger a little more - if she hadn't done something unnecessary at that time, he wouldn't be caught by Mao Yirong now to satirize his wrong decision.

And it just so happened that Wei Yunqing didn't like Li Shan either, so the conversation between the two was destined to be full of gunpowder.

Li Shandao: "My minister thinks that the morale of the Great Song Dynasty is good, but I lost a general first in Daliang. Now the morale is at its lowest point, and I have fallen behind. Defending the city is not the best policy. Taking a step back, even if we have to defend The emperor should not stay in the city. The battlefield is unpredictable, no one knows what will happen at that time, and the emperor should never take risks."

Wei Yunqing sneered: "Lord Li, what you said is not right. As you said, what I lack most in Liang is morale. According to what you said, the emperor ran away when Da Song called. Do you think this can improve my morale?" Daliang's morale? I'm afraid that upon hearing this news, there will be many more deserters in the capital camp! Even the emperor fled without confidence in defending Shangjing. Song Jun?"

Li Shan had nothing to say with a sullen face.What Wei Yunqing said is also true, but there are priorities, the emperor's life is naturally more important than other things, so what if he loses Shangjing?As long as the emperor is still there, this girder will still be there.But it's hard for him to say these words, it's unlucky after all, and he's afraid that people will say that he speaks badly about the leader.

"Second," Wei Yunqing didn't finish his sentence, and continued to add, "there are only so few people in the capital camp. If the emperor escapes, he can't be a bare-handed commander, right? A large number of people must be brought along, and the personnel were transferred away. , How many people are left to guard the city? This not only ignores the lives of the soldiers who stayed behind to guard the city, but also gave away a city in Song Dynasty for nothing! Daliang has built the capital in Shangjing for hundreds of years, and has never broken down the city. Could it be that Mr. Li intends to watch Shangjing be destroyed in your hands?"

Hearing this, Li Shan's face darkened, and he said with a serious face, "Of course I don't have such intentions!"

Yang Yi looked at Wei Yunqing, who was not hesitant, and then at Li Shan, who couldn't refute. He gritted his teeth and said, "I won't go! I want to stay and advance and retreat with the people of Shangjing!"

Thinking of the imminent arrival of the Great Song Army, he felt uneasy, but since Sister Yunqing said that she would stay and defend the city, then he...be brave too!She is a fairy in the sky, she must have a way to guard Shangjing, he doesn't have to panic, don't panic...

No matter how hesitant Yang Yi was, at least his face was firm enough. Most of the courtiers knew that they might not be able to leave, and they couldn't help worrying about the future.But some people still don't agree with Yang Yi staying behind to take risks.

I saw Mao Yirong excitedly said: "Your Majesty! The old ministers are willing to stay and live with Shangjing, but you should leave the city as soon as possible! The Song Dynasty is coming in a menacing way, and what will happen in a few days is really unpredictable. You can't put yourself in danger, Your Majesty." what!"

Yang Yi took a look at Wei Yunqing, met her gaze, then settled down, with a firm expression on his face: "I have already made a decision, you don't need to talk about it."

"Your Majesty, you have to think twice!" Mao Yirong said unwillingly, frowning.

Li Shan, Jin Yan and the others stood on the same front as Mao Yirong, and they all persuaded Yang Yi to think twice.Wen Huai looked at the excited colleagues, then at Wei Yunqing who was cold and silent as if he was a different person from before, and Yang Yi whose attitude suddenly became resolute, and kept his lips tightly shut.He himself tended to let the emperor go first, but judging from the current situation, the emperor was not willing to go at all, and it would be useless even if they tried to persuade him.

Looking at the messy scene in front of him, which looked like a vegetable market, Wei Yunqing frowned slightly, and turned his head to say something to Cao Jun.Cao Jun nodded, bypassing the noisy crowd in front of him, came to Zhao Zhen who was thrown aside and asked him to come to Wei Yunqing.

It was clear that Zhao Zhen had something to say before, but Li Shan interrupted halfway, and then the topic changed. In front of the cabinet ministers who were arguing, he was just a minion, so he could only stay aside awkwardly. I don't know what to do.

"Master Zhao, just now you said that it is not difficult to resist the Great Song Army, can you tell me the reason for this?" Wei Yunqing had a modest attitude, as if he was listening attentively.

Li Shan, as Minister of the Ministry of War, does not gossip too much when he is working in the Ministry of War, while Zhao Zhen has only been in the position of the head of the Ministry of War for half a year, and he has not mixed with his boss until the other party is willing to reveal the inside information of the palace to him. Therefore, Zhao really didn't know about Wei Yunqing's short-term entry into the cabinet.However, when Cao Jun told him to go over, he said that the imperial concubine invited him over, so he knew who she was. Can hear a lot.Seeing that Wei Yunqing appeared in today's discussion as a woman, Zhao Zhen didn't dare to neglect—as for the saying that the harem should not interfere in politics...the emperor and the cabinet members didn't mention it, why did he mention it?For no reason, he was hated by the imperial concubine and the emperor who loved the imperial concubine very much.

Zhao Zhen said neither humble nor overbearing: "Go back to your mother, I have checked the military newspaper before, and although the Great Song Army claims to have an army of 50, in fact, only 10 people attacked Jinyang, and the Beijing camp now has [-] people. Adding the Jingwei, the number is not too much behind the Great Song Army. Sun Tzu said: go up to attack the army, then attack the diplomatic relations, secondly attack the soldiers, and then attack the city. The Song Army has come from a long way, and there is not enough food and grass, and we must always worry about it. Our army attacking from other directions is already at a disadvantage. In this way, as long as we firmly occupy Shangjing, the Song army will double again, and there is nothing we can do to take Shangjing."

Wei Yunqing thought for a moment, then asked: "Master Zhao, I have had close contact with the Great Song Army, it's not that I want others to destroy my prestige, it's just that the soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty are brave and mighty, compared with them, my Daliang soldiers are indeed inferior." , I am afraid that the 20 troops of the Great Song Military Region can be compared to the 40 troops of our Daliang, such a gap, do you count?"

She forced Yang Yi to stay in Shangjing, and she did not act on impulse.Now that someone who can speak with data can communicate with her, she naturally wants to ask clearly.After all, the defense of Shangjing is related to the national destiny of Daliang. She hopes that the overall fault tolerance rate can be greater, so that the dam will not collapse due to a small mistake.

Zhao Zhen was taken aback. As an intellectual who talked about war on paper, he had no in-depth research on the combat power of the Great Song Dynasty. When he estimated it, he was naturally based on the standards of Daliang soldiers. Hearing what Wei Yunqing said now, he felt a little uneasy and fell silent.

"The emperor guards the gate of the country, and the king dies!"

On the other side, Yang Yi suddenly raised his voice.

Mao Yirong and the others were startled by his voice, and fell silent after hearing what he said.The pride and solemnity in these words is an emperor's greatest responsibility to the country. They never thought that the stubborn little emperor would be so enlightened, and those words of persuasion could no longer be uttered.

"Go back to your mother, I have made up my mind!" Zhao Zhen suddenly raised his head and looked directly at Wei Yunqing, his face full of determination.

At this time, all the ministers were moved by Yang Yi's words, and the group did not make a sound, so Zhao Zhen's voice seemed quite abrupt, and the rest of the people looked over one after another, and then they were all puzzled - when will this kid run to the empress? of?What did these two people say when they didn't hear it?
"Master Zhao, please tell me." Wei Yunqing paused, looked around, and said with a smile, "If you are not busy, you can listen to me too." She raised her eyes to look at Yang Yi, and smiled again, "Your Majesty, What do you think?"

Yang Yi was being pestered by the officials just now, how could he know what Wei Yunqing had said to Zhao Zhen?Hearing her question at this moment, he nodded immediately without thinking: "Okay, of course! You all listen!"

(End of this chapter)