"I am going to see Your Majesty." After being summoned to the palace, Li Ling bowed and bowed in a regular manner.

"Flat." Sun Yong above smiled and waved his hand, signaling Li Ling to get up and reply. After thanking him, he stood up and glanced at him, thinking that the last time he saw the emperor was the last time - uh, a few months ago - but the emperor looked much older than before, and his eyes were even more tired, obviously due to the current situation in northern Xinjiang.

In addition to Li Ling, there are several important officials of the court standing on both sides. Only Lu Zhen still gave him a seat. Everyone looked at him with a smile, with a little admiration in their eyes. The emperor was the same, and he quickly smiled and said, "Li Ling, you have done a great thing recently, and you have really saved the siege for the court."

When Li Ling came, he knew why the emperor summoned him today. He didn't dare to neglect him at the moment and bent down again: "Your Majesty has praised you. I just wrote some of my own opinions on the matter and wrote some of my opinions in the newspaper. If there is no incorrectness, please forgive me and all of you."

"Haha, you are too humble. This article has helped the court a lot. Now the situation in the capital is getting better, and you should be the first to be the best." The emperor praised again, and then changed the subject and asked, "But there is one thing I still care about. Do you have any resentment about the court's previous struggle against you?"

All the officials looked at Li Ling with a smile. When they thought, there was a standard answer to this question. The emperor asked a hundred ministers, and one hundred ministers would give the answer: Thunder, rain and dew are all the kindness of the king, and the ministers dare not have any resentment.

But just when everyone thought it was this routine to answer, Li Ling hesitated for a moment, then looked up at the emperor and said, "I dare not deceive the emperor. After knowing the court's handling that day, I have both resentment and suspicion in my heart. I really cannot accept such a handling!"

Hum? Not only those court officials, but even the emperor were stunned. They couldn't even say anything to their mouths. After a moment, they laughed: "Li Ling, you are really a simple person. If you have resentment, I can understand that you have never been a big deal in that matter, but you were taken away from your official position. To you, it is always a bit unfair."

"I understand, what I want to say is that when I first received the resignation from the Ministry of Personnel, I felt resentful, but after thinking about it, I was calm. After all, the troubles in the court that day were inappropriate. If the court did not deal with it, it would be a trampling on the laws and regulations. I am afraid that I will imitate them in the future... So I am willing to receive punishment and dare not complain."

Li Ling's addition made him look more mature and generous, and he could put the overall situation first, which made the emperor nodded with satisfaction, and then waved his hand: "Forget it, I won't mention him before. Today I summon you into the palace for the sake of the current situation. Since you have written an article, you must have a certain understanding of the situation in the northern border. How do you think the court should deal with it next?"

Li Ling couldn't help but grinned when he heard such a big question, and wanted to reply: You have so many high-ranking officials in the court, just ask them, why bother me, a young and young official who is no longer powerless and has no position? Of course, it is impossible to say this. I can only say it in a brief pondering, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for your courage. The situation in the northern border is quite urgent. The court must send troops as soon as possible, return to many border cities, and drive the invading Guirong people out of my Dayue border as soon as possible."

"So how should we send troops? The defenders in all cities in the northern border have suffered heavy casualties. As for Youzhou and other places, although there are sufficient troops, they have to be prevented from being taken advantage of by the enemy."

Li Ling blinked again, please, I am just a new official or a civil servant, and I brought back a military service when Jiangnan was in chaos, but that was just a playful nature. How could I have any experience in fighting? Isn’t this difficult for you?

He roared in his heart, but he still thought about it: "Then he can only mobilize troops from all over the Central Plains to advance north first to stabilize the current situation in the northern border. After the situation stabilizes, he will focus on the northern border army and then fight to capture the city and annihilate the enemy."

"Ahem, Li Ling, isn't your countermeasure too radical? Even the most elite border army in Dayue is not as good as Gui Rong. Can the troops mobilized from the Taiping of the Central Plains really fight?" This time, the person who spoke was not the emperor, but an old man with white hair and beard.

Li Ling didn't know this person, and only looked at Lu Zhen. Seeing that there was encouragement in his eyes, he looked at the other party and said, "The old man is wrong. The article of Xiaguan has already written very clearly. The main mistake in the northern border is that the Guirong used a fraud and caught our border army off guard, which led to the continuous fall of several cities. In fact, in terms of combat power, our border army dare not say that we will win, at least we can fight against Guirong head-on without losing the upper hand.

"In this way, even if the Central Plains garrison, which is slightly weaker than the border army, can still suppress the enemy as long as there are enough troops. When our border army is integrated and the forces of these two sides are combined, why worry about not be able to defeat the Guirong and pacify the northern border?"

"What you said is the best result, but have you ever thought about what if something goes wrong? Not only will the northern border be lost, but the defense lines of the cities in the rear of the Central Plains were also empty because the troops were transferred away. At this time, Gui Rong took advantage of the situation and entered, wouldn't it be a big chaos in the world?" The man immediately asked another question.

Li Ling narrowed his eyes and became angry: "If it were true as the old man said, then Gui Rong had invaded the hinterland of my Dayue a few years ago. How could this change be until today? Gui Rong's troops may be mobile and flexible and have good combat power, but they are still very different from our Dayue official army. We cannot assert that our army is not its opponent because of a temporary mistake. It is better to surrender directly to the whole country to avoid death."

"You..." The old minister didn't expect that he would be so ruthless and did not leave any kindness. His face turned red with anger. It was just because he was in front of the emperor that he could not speak and scold him.

Li Ling didn't care about him at all, and immediately bowed to the emperor: "Your Majesty, although I am not military, I have also read history. Although Gui Rong and others are good at fighting, they really enter the Central Plains and lose what they are most familiar with. The right place for a flat grassland is actually greatly reduced. Therefore, as long as the court sends troops as soon as possible, the rebellion in the northern border can be quickly calmed down and the losses will be minimized.

"My despise is a little bit light, but today it is the court and the world. There is a saying that has to be said. There are many pessimists among the people, which are ordinary people who are ignorant and can be regarded as a joke. But if the princes in the court also develop such fear of war, it is a great disloyal to Your Majesty and the court. It is fine in normal times, but those who dare to make such remarks at this critical moment are really not worthy of standing in the court!"

These words were completely directed at the old minister, which made his old face turn white and stutter, but for a moment they didn't know what to say. The others also looked at the two of them with strange eyes, but no one stood up to speak for him. Only the prince hesitated for a while before shouting: "Li Ling must not be rude, Chen Shangshu is also thinking about the overall situation..."

The emperor's expression changed slightly, and then he laughed again: "Li Ling, you are indeed the same as what is written in the article. You are completely advocating sending troops immediately. Okay, I really did not read the wrong person. Lu Qing——"

Lu Zhen understood and immediately stood up: "Li Ling, what you don't know is that the court had already arranged a counterattack on the day the Beijiangtang newspaper was introduced to the capital. Today, the troops from Jin, Shaanxi, Beijing and other places had been ordered to gather and head towards the northern border. Now that the capital has gradually stabilized, some of the imperial guards will also go to the front line."

Li Ling was stunned for a little surprise, and then smiled clearly. Just kidding, Da Yue is not a big gift, he is bullied at the door of his house, and he will only give people money and cloth, which is called rewards of annual monies. Then he will wash it wildly in the future, saying that this is for a better life, and the annual monies he sent can be earned several times through trade...

Even if the peace has lasted for a hundred years, the blood in the Dayue bones is still there. Since the enemy is attacking and there is nothing to say, then go back. The northern border troops are now frustrated and cannot be dispatched, so they naturally have to use the Central Plains garrison.

This suddenly made him feel refreshed and he saluted again: "Your Majesty is wise, it seems that I am a little too much."

"You are not talking too much. The success or failure of this matter depends on what the ministers like you think. Today, most of you think that you should send troops to attack the enemy on your own initiative, which makes me feel deeply relieved." The emperor said with a smile, but this made the old man Chen Shangshu's face even pale. Now it seems that everyone present advocates defending as an attack.

At this time, Guo Ang also spoke: "But it is still difficult to use troops in the north. If the border troops were just mobilized, the other side would have its own system, and there were food, grass and supplies that had been prepared for many years to serve as support, the court would not have to worry too much. But now, it would have to mobilize troops from all over the Central Plains to head north, and this logistics matter would be particularly important.

"As the saying goes, before the troops move, food and grass move first, this matter can be said to be related to the success or failure of this battle. Whether it is the Ministry of Revenue or the Transport Department, officials at all levels have certain difficulties in this."

"Well..." Li Ling frowned slightly, and then he vaguely guessed the real intention of calling him today, and his heartbeat suddenly accelerated.

Sure enough, the emperor looked at him solemnly: "Li Ling, I still remember five years ago, you mentioned that our border army was frustrated in advance of the north. The key to the failure was that there was a problem with logistics supply. And you also pointed out several key points on the map, and mentioned that as long as you rely on those points, you can ensure that the frontline soldiers’ supply of food and grass is constantly available, so there will be no mistakes in fighting in this way.
Chapter completed!