first minister

Chapter 332 Reaction
Above the court, the first person to react from the shock was still Xiao Fengshan, the mainstay of the new dynasty.

He turned to look at the messenger, his eyes wide, "Who do you think is the leader?"

The messenger was distracted by this look and stammered: "Su Su Zongzhe."

Only then did the courtiers react, and someone immediately scolded them: "How dare you talk nonsense in the court hall! Elder Su. Su Zongzhe has been dead for several years. This is known to the whole world. How can he start a rebellion now?" !”

"Yes, Prime Minister Su was forced to death by Qin Ni. This is known to everyone. The late emperor sent envoys to express condolences. Is it possible that an adult can come back from the dead?"

"Where did you get the news? Why is it so ridiculous!"

The crowd was furious, and under the power of power, the messenger only dared to lie on the ground, not daring to move.

At this time, Xiao Fengshan, who had been serious before, softened his tone and said warmly: "Don't be alarmed. You are just a messenger, and it is not your responsibility if the message is wrong. Please give the mailbox to the truth."

The messenger calmed down, looked at Xiao Fengshan with gratitude and admiration, and handed over the mailbox with both hands.

Xiao Fengshan opened it subconsciously. Only when he was halfway through did he react to the surprised looks around him. He calmly opened the mailbox and took a look at it, and then said: "Your Majesty, there is nothing wrong in the mailbox. You can check it now."

Dong Liang quickly ran down and handed the letterbox to Dongfang Ming with both hands.

Dongfang Ming suppressed the slight displeasure in his heart, took out the letter, glanced at it, was silent for a moment, and signaled Dong Liang to pass the letter to Xiao Fengshan.

Then he glanced around the hall and said: "The news came from the Yunmeng Prefecture Mufu. It should be true. Tsk tsk, he is worthy of being a famous prime minister. This is really well hidden! He has deceived everyone in the world. !”

When he talked about the latter part, his tone was filled with gritted teeth, "There is such a huge Yunmeng State, and if he raises his flag and spreads the word, is this still my world in Daxia? Ah!"

Under such anger, all the ministers lowered their heads silently and studied the pattern of the floor tiles they stepped on.

It was Xiao Fengshan who took the initiative and said: "Your Majesty, the court has its own policies for local rebellions. Whether it is Su Zongzhe, the king of Jiaodong County, or an ordinary person who ceded territory and became king, anyone who opposes the court is a rebel and should be treated as such. He has been abandoned by the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and all the people of the world. The first priority now is to arrange for counter-rebellion."

He signaled to the young emperor with his eyes, "You are going crazy and angry in front of the ministers. It will not only lose your status, but also won't help. Hurry up and fool around. Let's have a small meeting later!"
Dongfang Ming also received such information, reacted, and nodded slowly, pretending to be calm, "This makes sense, dear friends, do you have any good ideas?"

A group of people started talking to each other one by one.

But at this time, most of what was said in court was nonsense that was useless but not wrong.

For example, cutting off the imperial court's rewards to the Prince of Jiaodong and the Su family, and sending an order to the world to make it clear that they were rebels;
Another example is to seize all his properties in Zhongjing and arrest all his relatives and friends;

Another example is to send envoys with royal dignity, rebuke them face to face, and influence them with royal teachings. This will surely make them hide their faces in shame and make them feel that they have betrayed the emperor's favor, so that they can surrender without fighting.
Dongfang Ming pretended to listen patiently, but then he couldn't listen anymore. He waited for the opportunity and announced the disbandment of the dynasty. Then the central members stayed on their own initiative, and the Minister of War, the newly appointed Minister of Household Affairs, and the two military generals also I was called to the scene of the Umrah meeting.

In the Qianyuan Hall, Dongfang Ming asked for a seat, and then looked at everyone, "You are all the mainstays in the court. The situation is critical now. Please tell us what good strategies you have."

This statement that the situation is critical is not an empty statement.

Nowadays, wars are everywhere in the world. The rebels have taken over the mountains as kings and attacked the cities and plundered the territory, which has made the imperial court very anxious.

Nowadays, in the two states of Surabaya and Yunmeng, everyone is rebelling, and they are all under one person, making the Jiaodong County Prince the number one rebel force in the world.

There are thirteen states in the world. Generally speaking, there are ten states in the north, and there are only three states in the south, Sishui, Yunmeng, and Guangling. Now the King of Jiaodong County has captured two of them.

If Guangling Prefecture is added to the equation, it can be said to a certain extent that half of the country is controlled by dividing the river.

For the imperial court, it was simply a case of leakage and continuous rain.

It is almost conceivable that when this news comes out, countless speculators will immediately set off for Yunmeng Prefecture or Surabaya Prefecture.

The Secretary of the Ministry of War said: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, it is better to follow the strategy of the late emperor, immediately assemble the army, and pacify the two states of Sishui and Yunmeng with the force of thunder. With this power, the confidence and morale of the soldiers will be at their peak. The remaining rebels, large and small, are out of the question."

A central minister also nodded in agreement, "Su Ni's disciples' old friends are spread all over the world. The Jiaodong County King also has the status of a prince. If he cannot be eliminated immediately, he will become a serious problem."

"No!" A military general said: "The king of Jiaodong County now owns the land of two states, has well-equipped soldiers, and huge power. If he rushes into a fight, if he loses, the consequences will be disastrous. Moreover, if there is a stalemate, the military strength will be empty. The rebels are in dire straits, and the situation is even worse. The foundation of the former emperor's strategy is to fight an absolutely sure battle, and then gradually erode the rebels' power. In my opinion, it is better to select elite soldiers and take advantage of the strength of the rebels in other places. Still weak, pacify the states one by one, and then bring the unified and stable north to go to war with the Jiaodong County Prince."

"That makes sense!" Another military general also said seriously: "The imperial court only needs to send troops to the border of the two states to prevent them from going north to Beijing and defend the city. Then it can contain most of them with a small number of troops, and then calmly sweep the north. If we bring the strength of the eleven states to attack two of them, then even if they lose one or two battles, they won't be injured. What's more, by then the people of the world will be determined, and it is not certain that they will collapse without fighting."

"What the two generals said is reasonable. Since the world is full of wars, Sishui and Yunmeng prefectures cannot be completely peaceful. It will take time for them to clear the prefectures, and there will be many problems in the process. Let them deal with their own internal conflicts. , the court can make the decision calmly!"

Everyone was talking and had different opinions. At this time, someone needed to have the final word.Usually, such a person is the prime minister, but this time, everyone turned their attention to Deputy Prime Minister Xiao Fengshan.

Xiao Fengshan said: "Both generals are knowledgeable soldiers, and I agree with their judgment. The rebellion of the King of Jiaodong County is an absolute serious concern, but if we rashly gather heavy troops to fight with them now, even if they are defeated in one blow, the world will be defeated." There are advantages to being timid, but once the war goes unfavorably, or even if there is a stalemate, the consequences will be disastrous."

He paused and said, "Now that the situation in the court is basically stable, we should immediately send out capable soldiers to sweep away the surrounding rebels and build up the strength of the court. After the situation in Zhongzhou and surrounding states is stabilized, we can then fight the decisive battle with the King of Jiaodong. At the same time, we should immediately send out capable soldiers." Deploy troops and horses at the border of Sishui Prefecture and Yunmeng Prefecture to prepare heavy troops to prevent them from going north and east. Then send envoys to reward and win over. Your Majesty and the Central Committee can also cooperate with each other to show off, so as to slow down their pace and make them paralyzed. ."

He let out a breath and said, "So, the plan for now is to decide who will send troops to suppress the bandits."

Dongfang Ming was stunned, I haven't agreed to this policy yet, why did you decide on it?

But at the moment, he couldn't care less about arguing with his uncle. He nodded and said, "My uncle is right. Dear friends, do you have any recommendations?"

Everyone wants to share the credit with each other.

Since ancient times, military merit has been the most rare thing. They have absolutely no desire to fight against the Northern Liang cavalry, but they have the desire to fight a bunch of disheveled and poorly-dressed rebels in order to earn military merit and receive military pay.
Not only are they there, they're huge.

Seeing that the ministers who had just been able to work together to plan the overall situation were now arguing again, Dongfang Ming felt depressed, "Okay! Let me think about this carefully. If you have recommendations, please send me a quick report when you return home. Come up here, we’ll be here today!”

Everyone stood up to leave, but Xiao Fengshan stayed as a matter of course.

"Your Majesty, let the British Lord go!"

When only their uncle and nephew were left in the palace, Xiao Fengshan spoke directly.

"British Duke?" Dongfang Ming was a little surprised.

Xiao Fengshan nodded and said calmly: "The British military power is always a hidden danger. In the current situation, we cannot take it away hastily. We just take advantage of this opportunity to let him lead the army and take advantage of the situation to reduce some of it first."

Dongfang Ming hesitated, "Would this be inappropriate?"

"He has just led the army to suppress the rebellion and has rich experience. Your Majesty has just fulfilled his promise and conferred the title of Prince of Linjiang County. Will he disobey Your Majesty's will at this time? If he agrees, his faction in the capital will lose its backbone. At least there is no way to expand the power, so I can deal with it calmly. If he doesn't agree, then I can take advantage of the situation and hand over the limited troops and horses under his command to His Majesty's confidants and seize his military power."

Dongfang Ming said: "I just think it's a bit impatient?"

He looked at Dongfang Ming, "Your Majesty, don't you think that after experiencing the entanglement between you and the late emperor, the British Duke will be so simple that he believes that you want to pass the throne to his grandson? He has his own Think about it, there will definitely be a fight between you and him, and you don’t want to be the one who loses in the end, right?”

Dongfang Ming immediately stopped hesitating and said, "Okay, just follow what uncle said."

But at this time, the monarch and his ministers did not know what was happening outside.

Little did they know that the plan they thought was perfect was destined to fail.

The British Duke's Mansion, the British Duke is furious again.

In the market, there are countless news every day.

Among them, the fastest-spreading ones, in addition to storytelling, are often filled with some necessary elements: power, beauty, ethics, life and death.
If a story covers almost all the elements, it can spread by word of mouth immediately and become well-known quickly without any additional help.

Although in this process, there are inevitably some distortions. For example, in the end, the two people were fighting fiercely in front of Emperor Chongning's coffin, or the new emperor directly took the former emperor's concubines to hold an unobstructed meeting in the mourning hall. But in the end, it remains true to its roots.

And these words inevitably reached the ears of the British public.

When the British minister heard this, he threw his glass on the spot, because this scandal was indeed possible in his mind;
What's more, under such circumstances, Xiao Fengshan and the emperor actually chose to pour dirty water on their daughter!

What?Not necessarily who released the news?
Besides Xiao Fengshan and the emperor’s choice when they saw that the paper could not contain the fire, who else could be there?Do you think that the harem is just a hut on the street, where anyone can go?

Thinking of this, he picked up the machete and struck the scarecrow angrily. Amidst the debris flying in the sky, the British male gasped like an enraged tiger.

"Shu Zi! You insult me ​​too much!"

　Chapter 2 is in the afternoon.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)