New Shun 1730

After the emperor finished speaking, no one supported or opposed, and no one said anything.

This is indeed an opportunity to show off, but it also has risks.

Several veterans thought that Old Yuan had just lost his grandson, and although Old Liu's son was not the eldest son, it was a good thing that there was someone who could accomplish things besides the eldest son.

If something really happened, it would not be good to meet in the future.

Besides, it would be too troublesome to do things under the emperor's nose.

Duke E Li Jiusi understood that his family had a good relationship with Duke Yi's family, and the matter of occupying other people's land a few days ago was also thanks to his family's help.

It's okay to help praise a few words just now.

But it's better not to say more about what the emperor is talking about now.

It's true that victory and defeat are common in the military. But under the emperor's nose, victory and defeat are not common in the military.

This time the emperor personally led the expedition, and the veterans knew that this was to establish his prestige in the army.

To establish prestige in the army, you have to win the battle. Liu Yu did a good job there, but who can guarantee that he will be able to do well here?

What if he fails?

Now he has made achievements, gained status, and become famous there... It is good to take this opportunity to show his face in front of the emperor again, but what if...

This matter should be decided by the emperor himself.

Seeing the silence, Li Gan probably guessed what everyone was thinking, so he had to look at Yuan Lan, the Duke of Jingguo.

Yuan Lan remained silent, but he had a lot of words in his heart.

He is a veteran, and his family's status is stable. The hereditary dukedom has come to an end. He sees some things clearly, but he doesn't know how to say it.

The emperor personally led the battle, and he could understand the emperor's intention.

Just as Liu Yu said, the battle between Dashun and Luosha was clearly two strong men tickling each other with goose feathers, and Luosha could not send many soldiers.

The emperor used this opportunity to brush up his prestige in the army and solve the issue of Khalkha Mongolia at the same time, which was indeed good.

But the attack on Mulijiwei City was not going well these days. The emperor was like a cat whose tail was bitten off. He paced back and forth in the big tent without caring about the emperor's style. This was not a good sign.

Yuan Lan felt that although the emperor had experienced things, he was still too impatient.

Too impatient, and now that the rest and recuperation have passed, the national strength has recovered, and the emergence of gunpowder weapons has led to the weakness of Mongolia, the emperor is full of ambitions.

While it is gratifying, it is inevitable to think of another possibility.

Ambitious, if done well, that is Han Wu and Tang Zong.

If not done well, that is Sui Yang Ming Huai.

Nothing can be seen in the palace, but when it comes to the battlefield, the emperor's impatient temper is revealed.

An impatient emperor mostly wants to achieve success in one battle, to leave a name in history, and to be on par with Han and Tang.

But even Li Er, who was ambitious, did not fight to the death when he was not successful in fighting Goguryeo, but left it to his son to solve.

Now that he has encountered a little setback, the emperor is thinking of directly replacing a guard with a general as the vanguard of the siege. This is really not the calmness that the emperor should have.

Now it is just a small battle against Luocha. In the future, the emperor will have to conquer Junggar, change the natives to the Han people, exempt the gentry from preferential treatment, and a series of other things.

If there is a slight setback, he will replace the person. He is so impatient. Let’s not talk about Sui Yang. There was such an impatient person in the previous dynasty.

That crooked tree is still growing in Coal Hill.

Seeing the emperor staring at him, Yuan Lan had no choice but to say, "Your Majesty, although Liu Shouchang has some skills, you should not be so impatient about this matter."

"He led the troops to Yongning Temple first, and it took nearly a year along the way. The soldiers were familiar with each other and the soldiers were loyal. Therefore, he could capture cities and plunder land, and achieve the success of a young man."

"If he came here, first, the soldiers were unfamiliar with the generals, and second, he was just a guard. The soldiers dispatched this time were all arrogant and brave. Even if they were just the vanguard of the siege, they might not be able to control them."

"Third, he had only three to five hundred soldiers over there, and the generals were only cavalry lieutenants. Asking him to be the vanguard of the siege and mobilizing thousands of people is not something he can handle."

"Therefore, I think it would be better to transfer him here to serve as a military advisor. Ma Youchang has made many contributions as a military advisor; but if he is sent to Jieting, Wu Hou will shed tears."

The old general's honest advice finally calmed down Li Gan, who had been a little impatient these days.

After pondering for a moment, he also felt that he was indeed a little impatient. I didn't think too much before, but now I think I shouldn't have.

It is said that planning comes before decision, but what I thought before was really simple.

I thought that the Luosha people only had a few thousand soldiers and horses here, and they were thousands of miles away. If you were to defend, the imperial court would mobilize elite troops and they would be able to crush them.

However, when I went to the front line, I realized that things did not always develop as I imagined. Thinking about Liu Yu's advice in the memorial before, although I couldn't listen to it all for strategic reasons, the facts were in front of me, and I still thought the opponent was simple.

He was eager to achieve success and to solve the problems in the northern border, and the contrast between the east and the west made him make an overly hasty decision.

Duke E saw that Old Yuan had said everything he needed to say, and it was time for him to step forward, so he said, "Your Majesty, Duke Jing is right. Besides, Liu Shouchang has gone to attack Huliping Village. We don't know what's going on at the front line, which is thousands of miles away. Why don't we send someone to ask about it?"

"If we can take it down in one go, why should we rush to call him back now? If we can't take it down in one go, it will take time for the Songhua River navy to go upstream, so we can call him over and ask about the siege."

"Besides, Mulijiwei will be captured soon. From Mulijiwei to Huliping Village, it's only a hundred miles through the mountains. Why not wait until Mulijiwei is captured before discussing it?"

Li Gan said no more, knowing that these veterans had given him a way out. He should accept the advice and calm down.

"In that case, that's fine. Come on, call Du Feng who reported the victory. I want to ask about some details."

Thinking that it was useless to be anxious, it would be better to listen to the war in the east and calm down. It was also a good opportunity to ask about the adopted son of the Rakshasa King to see if he could be used for negotiation.

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Du Feng received the reward, which was considered as the remaining dry food in the doghouse. He hurriedly changed into the rewarded military uniform.

He ran to the waterside and washed his face, hoping to wash it off. Looking at the water surface like a mirror, the military uniform was crooked and put on again, put on again, and crooked again. No matter how he did it, it felt a little bit off.

Hearing the emperor summoned him to see him, he finally washed his face, thinking that it was just as Lord Liu expected, and this favor could not be forgotten.

When Liu Yu wrote the memorial, some things were written in a relatively brief manner. Call Du Feng over privately and tell him to write something concise. His Majesty might even let you ask him questions in front of him.

This is an opportunity. As long as you can answer fluently and clearly, you can leave a good impression in His Majesty's mind. It might be useful in the future.

This kind of thing is naturally hidden in the bottom of my heart. Now that the emperor is really going to summon him, Du Feng feels that his heart is about to jump out of his throat.

Although he has practiced many times before coming here, and he can half recite and half read how to answer, he is still a little worried.

First, he is worried that his accent is a mixture of the Shandong dialect. The emperor is half a Shaanxi native, and he is afraid that he will not be used to it; second, he is used to being wild. When he speaks, he opens his mouth to ask his mother and closes his mouth to ask his father. His mother and father's words are like zhihuzheya. If he blurts them out in front of the emperor...

Following the attendant to the camp tent, Du Feng's hands stopped shaking after he kowtowed at the command of the ceremonial officer. I thought to myself, Du Feng, Du Feng, Lord Liu has prepared an opportunity for you. If you don't grasp this opportunity well, you may not have it in the future.

After the emperor asked the first question and answered it smoothly, Du Feng's mouth gradually became smooth.

Unlike those Beijing officials, the emperor is an invisible puppet in the hearts of border soldiers like Du Feng. Although I have seen many Beijing officials who were demoted to the border, it is someone else's story after all, just watching the excitement.

Speaking of the emperor, I am in awe, but I may not be as good as the Jilin Defense Envoy.

After asking several questions that have been rehearsed, the emperor answered them fluently, and he hummed several times in approval. Even if I dare not look up at the emperor's face, listening to these two gentle "um", it is like drinking snow water in June, and the feeling of happiness goes straight through my head.

"This adopted son of the King of Rakshasa... I have also read Liu Yu's Brief Study of Western Countries. According to him, the Rakshasa country calls itself the Third Rome? Liu Yu also mentioned the name Hannibal, who is considered a figure in the Western Temple of Martial Arts, but he is also the one who almost destroyed Rome."

"Since he calls himself the Third Rome, why does he name his adopted son Hannibal? According to this Western saying, Emperor Zhaolie is also the Third Great Han, and he also has an adopted son, but it is also a title of Fengshan. Thinking about it carefully, it seems that Emperor Zhaolie of the Han Dynasty named his adopted sons Wang Mang, Lulin, Chimei, and Huangjin Jiaobao?"

This is really a bit beyond the emperor's understanding.

"Reporting to Your Majesty. If it was the Yongle reign of the previous dynasty, Fang La of the Song Dynasty had already used this reign title; Goguryeo also used the Yongle reign title. Fang La was a thief, and Goguryeo once occupied Liaodong. Since they used the Yongle reign title, it was just the indignant words of the Chu people who called themselves barbarians: I said that I was a rebel who started an army in Yan and Liao, what can you do to me?"

"The old king of Luosha probably meant something similar? Westerners think that Luosha is a barbarian, and his adopted son is named Hannibal, which actually means that Luosha has the intention of conquering the west. As Chu said, the barbarians brought 100,000 soldiers to observe politics."

"This is also for our Celestial Empire The Rakshasa will go south and west, and will not fight in the east for a long time. Lord Liu said that he could discuss with the Rakshasa and borrow the power of the Western countries to intimidate and deceive the Rakshasa, so that they would think that our Celestial Empire has the power to make friends with distant countries and attack nearby countries, and attack from both the east and the west. "

"Han had Zhang Bowang to communicate with the Western Regions and the Yuezhi. Now the Westerners are thousands of miles away, but they can be used as aid. "

The Celestial Empire has had a tribute system for a long time, and it has long lost the way of thinking of forming alliances before the Han Dynasty, and there are not enough opportunities to use this method of forming alliances.

Now that this method that has been forgotten for nearly two thousand years is mentioned again, everyone present is a little at a loss.

Li Gan had probably read the brief history of Western countries by then, and asked in confusion: "Who can be used for assistance? The Roman Sultan?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, after Lord Liu captured the adopted son of the Rakshasa, he asked about some Western affairs. He thought that the one who could be used for assistance must be France. The Rakshasa went to war with Sweden, Sweden was defeated, the old king of Poland abdicated, and his daughter became the Queen of France. The Rakshasa people supported the Polish king, and when he died, France would fight with the Rakshasa for the throne of Poland, following the example of Qin and Jin, and Chong'er's return to his country."

"Furthermore, there are many missionaries in France who communicate with our country, and there are also many French people in the court. As for how many more, I don't know, Your Majesty can ask it yourself."

Li Gan's heart moved, thinking that this matter needs to be considered in the long run. It has been a thousand years since the two countries admitted that the Rakshasa was not within the scope of tribute and were equal.

Could it be that the Celestial Empire really wants to interact with Western countries in the future? Even to the extent of recreating the story of Emperor Wu of Han sending envoys to Dayuezhi?

Then he thought again, Liu Yu had made another contribution. I thought he had only captured an adopted son who was exiled, which was also a contribution, but it was like chicken ribs.

I didn't expect him to be so attentive that he actually asked about the chaos in the west of Luosha. Perhaps, during the negotiation, we can really trick Luosha into thinking that our Celestial Empire and France are in an alliance, so that they can make more concessions? The adopted son of the Luosha King must know a lot, so this must be credible.

"Well... no matter what, we have to let Liu Yu come over and stop messing around over there." Li Gan thought to himself.