Chapter 98 War and War

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Chapter 98 War and War

This meeting was originally a test by the emperor. If some people do not know whether to live or die, I am afraid that Tingwei and Xiuyi will take action...

Jin Rihui had been secretly observing the expressions of the people around him, and finally turned his attention back to Prime Minister Gongsun He.

Gongsun He was also a talented man when he was young. In the seventh year of the Yuan Dynasty, when the current emperor had just been established as crown prince, Gongsun He was selected as the crown prince.

In the third year of the Second Yuan Dynasty, when the emperor ascended the throne, he had already served as a servant of one of the Nine Ministers.

From the first year of Yuanguang to the sixth year of Yuanding, Gongsun He served as a general of light chariots, a general of cavalry, and a general of the left as a servant. He made seven expeditions against the Xiongnu. He was considered a great military exploit.

During this period, Gongsun He was granted the title of Marquis of Nanyang based on his military merits. Unfortunately, he later lost the title due to high gold.

After losing his title, Gongsun He seemed to have changed into a different person. The originally heroic general turned into a sluggish bureaucrat.

In the second year of Taichu, because of the death of former Prime Minister Shi Qing, he was named Ge Yihou and assumed the position of Prime Minister.

When he first learned that he was replacing Shi Qing as prime minister, he was so frightened that he cried bitterly and repeatedly postponed it. Later, he had no choice but to accept the seal.

After he became the prime minister, he always acted cautiously and only obeyed the emperor's orders.

However, his son Gongsun Jingsheng became arrogant, arrogant and greedy because his father became the prime minister.

Everyone in the court had been dissatisfied with Gongsun Jingsheng for a long time. If the emperor hadn't temporarily used Gongsun He, Gongsun Jingsheng would have been dealt with long ago.

"I wonder if Prime Minister Gongsun will die a happy death in the end!" Jin Rixi sighed in his heart.

After Jin Rixi sighed in his heart, he turned his attention back to the house.

Sitting under the east wall of the prime minister's hall are Yilang and doctors who belong to Taichang. Most of them come from various counties in the Kanto region.

Among them was a short Confucian scholar in his thirties who wore a Confucian crown. After sitting down, he took out the slips and pen and ink and placed them on his knees.

This man's name was Du Ling. Although he did not hold an actual official position, he was one of the representatives of the Guliang School in Chang'an today.

However, this person is different from ordinary Guliang people. He also treats "poetry"!

So although it is more biased towards the Kanto Group, it has some connections with the Kansai Group.

He was not originally the Taishi in charge of the meeting minutes, but today the historian Sima Qian who was supposed to be in charge of the minutes was ill, so he was asked to write for him.

Next to Du Ling was Su Wei, a doctor from Kuaiji County. He had the temperament of a Wu and Chu man. He once ridiculed Zhang Tang at the Dishan Conference and became famous in Guandong.

However, this man had some minor moral problems. There were rumors that he once forced his tenants to death in his hometown.

There were also reports that he had forcibly married someone else's wife, but for some unknown reason, the matter never came to light.

When he saw that the person recording the record was Du Ling, he was stunned at first, and then felt happy.

"Today, please give us a helping hand!"

Du Ling smiled: "How dare you, a lowly person like Ling, take on such an important task... Ling should see the grace of all the princes..."

Su Wei nodded: "Good, if Zhang Yue is granted the title of a marquis this time and becomes a marquis because of the Loulan incident, the country will definitely talk about the interests of foreign countries, and the generals may start rash provocations in order to be granted the title of a marquis."

After so many years of war, the collective power in Kansai has grown stronger and stronger, while the people of Kanto have been increasingly ostracized by the emperor. Moreover, the war that has lasted for decades has also made the empire's finances increasingly tight.

The powerful people of Kanto believe that war is the main culprit that causes chaos in the world. If you want to bring peace to the world, you must suppress the military. And the only way to suppress the military is to stop the war.

The military is only useful if there is war. Without war, how can these rough warriors be the opponents of virtuous gentlemen?

In this regard, the virtuous writers argued many times with the utilitarian doctors headed by Zhang Tang and Sang Hongyang.

In order to stop the war and suppress the military's momentum, they now advocate a complete withdrawal of troops from the Western Region.

The virtuous and righteous people are now quite powerful, and His Royal Highness is their biggest supporter.

In fact, they originally had more supporters. Two years ago, even the people in Guanzhong were inspired by their doctrine.

However, in the past two years, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has handed over all the fiefdoms of his seven counties to this group of people.

As a result, ordinary people have gradually realized their true nature, so their supporters are almost extinct among the people in Guanzhong.

Although Zhang Tang is dead now, Sang Hongyang and others still believe that the war between the empire and the Huns is absolutely correct and must be persisted in.

Because once the troops stop and abandon the Western Regions, all the countries in the Western Regions will definitely submit to the Xiongnu. If the Xiongnu regains strength, the war will not only be limited to the Western Regions, but will spread throughout Shuofang Yunzhong, and the entire northern part of the empire will be caught in the flames of war.

Not only that, the results of the Battle of Henan, the Battle of Hexi, and the Battle of Longcheng will all be lost.

But the virtuous and upright people believe that this is a fallacy and that it is just about seeking temporary power without considering the long term.

Especially the expedition to Dayuan was even more heartbreaking. It was because the Han envoys talked so much about Dayuan's bloody Pegasus in front of the emperor that the emperor was moved, so he launched the expedition.

All scholars know that it is really worth it to attack a country thousands of miles away, but lose half of the troops without fighting, and finally obtain dozens of Pegasus horses, and the illusory surrender of the Hu people. On the other hand, the Li people in the country are suffering, traitors and traitors are emerging, and thieves are emerging.

, this is pretending to be China in order to worship foreign countries.

It is a pity that even though they questioned Sang Hongyang and others during the court defense, they remained silent.

But what chilled the virtuous and upright people was that the emperor actually personally helped the utilitarian doctors headed by Sang Hongyang.

And this year, the emperor, who was so happy about his success, sent three armies to the outside of the Great Wall.

Fortunately, Li Ling's army was completely wiped out, and they finally found another reason to criticize the empire's national policy.

As a result, they had just gotten up when news came that Zhang Yue had divided Sima from the first area and defeated Loulan and Shancheng.

He beheaded two kings and defeated the Xiongnu with fewer hits and more hits. He actually beheaded more than two thousand people.

Then it was reported that Li Guangli defeated King Youxian of the Xiongnu in the Battle of Tianshan and beheaded ten thousand people.

When these two pieces of news came back to Guanzhong, the emperor, the people and the military were all overjoyed.

However, virtuous and upright people are like mourning. If Zhang Yue is made a prince because of this, he will definitely be regarded as a benchmark by the meritorious faction who longs for military glory.

In particular, Zhang Yue climbed up step by step from the lowest level of the garrison, so his story is now even more legendary in the eyes of good and evil young men all over the world.

If Zhang Yue was granted the title of Marquis, I don't know how many people would rush to the Western Regions to look for the title of Marquis.

Therefore, in the opinion of virtuous writers, Zhang Yue must be prevented from becoming a marquis today!

This is not aimed at anyone, but a struggle for advancement and retreat on the issue of the Western Regions, a struggle for survival whether the Han will act kingly or act tyrannically!

It is also a battle of interests between the Kanto Group and the Kansai Group.

So as soon as Prime Minister Gongsun He announced the start of the meeting, Xianliang Literature was the first to speak.

This person is Liu Chong, the concubine of King Linjiang.

Liu Chong stood up, bowed his hands to the ministers and said, "Zhang Yue is a son-in-law, and as a rule, he cannot be granted a title of marquis!"

Next, Liu Chong, who believed that he was born into a noble family, began to emphasize his identity as Zhang Yue's son-in-law.

This Zhang Yue was actually born as a son-in-law. He was naturally evil and despicable. He was a man who had forgotten his ancestors. How could such a person be made a marquis?

When Liu Chong was eloquently expressing his remarks, a voice suddenly sounded and interrupted him...

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