After wearing the book, I became the mother of three villains

Chapter 374 Against the Huns
On the second day after Lin Rong talked with Yao Shu about the situation in the Northwest, there was a big change in the court.

News came from the border that the second Turkic prince who succeeded to the throne bloodbathed the alien party in the clan, and then led the clan to harass the border continuously.

Seeing that the enemy was approaching menacingly, the guarding soldiers had no choice but to hurry up and send someone to report to the court.

As soon as the visitor finished his report, General Jiang Ning took a step forward and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, I invite you to fight in the northwest."

Before the emperor could speak, another three people stood up from the ranks of generals, followed Jiang Ning in unison and said: "I also want to invite you to fight in the northwest!"

The Golden Luan Hall was originally magnificent and grand, but now the voices of these few people are so loud that there is an echo in the empty space of the hall, adding a kind of impassioned emotion to people.

That's the case, except for the few people who came out, Jiang Ning brought back the generals from the northwest, the rest of the people in the court remained unmoved.

The emperor's expression was difficult to distinguish, and he asked: "The general thinks that the court should fight immediately at this time?"

Jiang Ning looked resolute, and said respectfully: "Last year the Turks made a massive invasion and captured four of our cities within half a month. I led the soldiers in the northwest and took a year to beat the Turks beyond the border. If the imperial court doesn't prepare as soon as possible, When the Xiongnu boost their morale, the people will be displaced again."

Du Zhong, Minister of the Household Department, frowned, stepped forward and objected: "My minister thinks that General Jiang Ning's words are not true. No one can deny that the Huns are brave and good at fighting, but my Yan generals are not vegetarians, and they may not guard the border for more than a month. No way? Your Majesty, war requires money, how can the imperial court scrape together so much money and food all at once?"

Everyone in the household department agreed: "Master Du's words are very true. These years have reduced taxes for farmers, and the treasury has limited money and food."

"Furthermore, if you spend too much in one fell swoop, it will be the common people who will suffer in the coming year."

"It would be best if we could avoid war..."

The ministers of the household department started discussing in a hurry, and even other civil officials nodded in agreement.

Anti-war rhetoric prevailed in the court for a while, and there was a lot of noise in the Golden Luan Hall, most of which were criticizing the disasters brought by the war to the people.

The emperor frowned and remained silent.

Xie Qian, the head of civil servants, also stood with his hands down, silent.

Until the civil officials became more and more impassioned, someone in the ranks of military generals finally couldn't listen anymore, and stood up and objected: "War is a waste of people and money, but you can figure it out, it's not our Yan who wants to fight, but the Huns! Why do you seem to be fighting bravely at the border?" The soldiers who killed the enemy became the court's sinners?"

The noisiest members of the Ministry of Rites frowned and objected: "The Huns came to declare war, so we have to fight? They can come in behind closed doors? No matter how bad it is, getting married is a good way..."

The general stared at him and said angrily, "We're giving up before we even fight?"

"Winning or losing is just something that your generals value. Compared with the people of Li, it is nothing to mention! Give the Xiongnu a nice title, and then allocate some silk money and food, and send this group of aliens away. This has been done in all dynasties and dynasties. Yes, why can't I, Dayan, do it?"

The Ministry of Rites nodded in response.

Someone else complained: "The imperial court has just had a stable life for a few months, and it is about to go to war again. In my opinion, this war is caused by you militants!"

As soon as these words came out, all the generals in the Jinluan Hall were offended, even the ranks of civil servants, some people frowned.

Seeing that the quarrel between the two sides became louder and louder, the hall was as noisy as a vegetable market in the capital.

Xie Qian stood alone, as if the noise around him had nothing to do with him.

Seeing Xie Qian's calm appearance, the emperor above him also slowly dispelled his restless mood.

He raised his hand, motioning for Grandpa to open his mouth.

Da Gonggong said loudly: "My lords! You should also pay attention to the way you discuss matters in the morning court, don't lose your manners in front of the emperor!"

The courtiers were a little bit arguing, and their voices were naturally uncontrollable, and they came and went a little bit louder.

At this time, after hearing Da Gonggong's words and seeing the cold and serious expression of the previous emperor, they all restrained themselves.

After the noise in the hall subsided, the emperor said slowly, "What? Is the quarrel over?"

The young emperor's voice was low, and his face seemed to be full of anger. Everyone bowed their heads, unwilling to be that early bird at this moment.

But seeing Jiang Ning clasping his fists, not afraid of the emperor's stern look, he said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I insist on my own opinion. The Northwest should fight, and I must fight quickly to fight back the arrogance of the Xiongnu."

Du Zhong raised his voice and said: "General! The Northwest Army went out that day and spent three years of harvest from the treasury. You can say that you will keep my frontier safe for three years! Now it's only less than a year, and you want to fight again?"

The emperor frowned. Although Eucommia belonged to a family faction, this sentence hit the point.

Now the national treasury is not to mention full, it is almost enough to spend.

If not, he would not hesitate, and would support Jiang Ning as soon as he came out.

Facing the doubts from the Ministry of Household Affairs, Jiang Ning's voice remained unchanged, and he continued calmly: "The Xiongnu are grassland people who drink blood like hair, and they have experienced another bloodbath. They can't compare with my Yan in terms of money and food. Now the Huns dare to be weak. When we invaded at this time, it is also expected that my Dayan will not want to fight again - if we send the Xiongnu away with rewards and raise them well, there will be endless troubles."

Although the Minister of the Ministry of War is also a child of the family, he turned to Jiang Ning and said: "Your Majesty, what the general said is very true. Raising tigers is a danger. I, Dayan, should not make such a loss-making business. Now the Ministry of Households insists on opposing the war. The Ministry of Rites wants to use diplomatic means to resolve the border issue, which in my view is a sign of bad intentions."

Du Zhong frowned: "Master Lu, you must have a basis for what you say..."

Before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by the emperor above: "Enough! Is the main hall a place for you to quarrel?"

Seeing that the emperor was angry, everyone held their breath and concentrated, and no longer spoke.

The emperor frowned and asked, "How long can the treasury support the Northwest Army with money and food?"

Seeing that the emperor's heart was inclined to fight, Du Zhong couldn't help responding, but still had no choice but to reply: "Your Majesty, it's enough for the soldiers to chew for half a year."

After finishing speaking, Du Zhong added: "If you don't fight, but use money, food, names and other means to appease, the cost is only one or two tenths of the expedition, and the people will be able to support them again..."

The emperor above said nothing, and the hall fell into silence for a while.

The emperor looked at Xie Qian who had been silent from the beginning, and asked, "What is Xie Aiqing thinking?"

Most of the literati opposed the war, and their thinking was similar to that of the Minister of the Ministry of Households, Eucommia, but they felt that the cost of going to war was too high to be worthwhile.

Xie Qian did not stand with the civil servants, but said to the emperor above: "Lord Du calculates that it will only be used by the soldiers in the Northwest for half a year. It is enough for the imperial court and palace flowers, and a part of the imperial court will be deducted for disaster relief. The minister believes that the emperor should start by saving food and expenses from top to bottom, and increase taxes this and next year when the weather is good, increase income and reduce expenditure, and support the border with the strength of the whole country."

After he finished speaking, someone immediately reprimanded him: "Absurd! How can the dignified Ninth Five-Year Supreme be short of the emperor's food?"

But Xie Qian's remarks made the emperor's heart suddenly clear——

Only then did he recall that when he was a child, he and the former prince were in the study room to listen to the Taifu's lecture. The Taifu asked a question that was very similar to today's scene, and Xie Qian answered it in this way.

At that time, the prince was still shaking his head with a smile, saying that the first thing to start from the emperor was a great disrespect.

Xie Qian shook his head stubbornly, and said something like this——

"If I can't be a gentleman, I'd rather resign and stay at home than go in and out of court."

Recalling this past event, the emperor couldn't help laughing in the hall: "Xie Aiqing is indeed Xie Aiqing! I think it is not inappropriate to start saving money from here and set an example for all people."

The monarchs and ministers looked at each other, and they all understood the meaning of each other's eyes.

After the emperor finished speaking, it was not enough, he glanced at Du Zhong again, and said with distaste: "You can't come up with an idea when you are the minister of the household department. You can only say that you have no money and no money. What is the use of this minister?"

The other courtiers saw that the emperor was single-mindedly on Xie Qian's side, and they couldn't come up with any other words to object except for some "unreasonable" reasons to refute.

Jiang Ning's expedition was settled in this way.

It's just that he is hesitating, what to do for Lin Rong, who is the imperial guard...

(End of this chapter)