These ministers are still unwilling to be honest dogs for me!
You said how good you are as a dog. Wouldn’t it be great to join the ranks of developed countries under my leadership?
So many ideas!
Once you become an official, what kind of integrity do you need, and what kind of scholarly character do you need?
Now that you are an official, why do you want to be embarrassed? Who wants to be embarrassed when you are an official!
Isn’t this a contradiction?
Feng Bogong felt tired and looked at the other ministers and stopped talking.
Luo Yunshan, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, said: "Your Majesty, how many troops are there in total this time?"
"There are 10,000 new troops, plus the troops in the southeast, a total of 100,000 troops. With Wang Po as the commander, Zhou Heng will go down together with 5,000 feathered forest guards, and Zhou Heng will be the deputy general."
After hearing Zhu Youde's words, several ministers frowned!
Feng Bogong said: "Your Majesty's Yulin Guards are guarding the palace. I feel that there is no need to go down. The southeastern army is enough!"
Lu Jun and Cui Li looked at each other, with a hint of surprise and fear in their eyes!
The emperor asked the Yulin Guards to go to the southeast. If there is no problem, they can tear off the head!
Daliang has as many as 200,000 troops stationed in the southeast, mainly for defense along the Yangtze River. This time it is not a war to destroy the country, so there will be no need for too many troops!
Then these five thousand royal guards are interesting!
Feng Bogong just felt that something was wrong and was on guard against Zhu Youde!
"Your Majesty, there are a total of 250,000 troops in the southeastern army. Even though they have not fought for many years, their combat effectiveness has declined, and the available troops are enough to deter the Southern Tang Dynasty. The Royal Forest Army should be left to guard the palace!"
Zhu Youde didn't hide it anymore: "I know that you all can see it, so I will tell you directly. The five thousand Imperial Army will not participate in the siege of Xiangyang. These five thousand Imperial Army are for He Qingfeng. He is the governor of the southeast and has no troops.
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"Your Majesty, no, the Southeast Governor's Mansion has its own agents, and the Governor's Mansion has 500 soldiers available, so why do we need an army of 5,000!" Feng Bogong did not believe Zhu Youde's words.
The Imperial Guard trains every day. How can they not kill anyone once they go out?
What's more, those wealthy families in the southeast have been very obedient and stopped making trouble recently!
Zhu Youde looked at the other ministers, "What do you mean by other people?"
Luo Yunshan said: "I think five thousand is too much, why not one thousand?"
Zhou Kongfang thought for a moment: "It's better to leave the faction alone. If the Southeast Governor's Mansion lacks troops, just transfer them from the Southeast Garrison!"
Lu Jun saw Zhu Youde looking over. He was a little happy. This was the first time he had attended such a high-level meeting: "I think five thousand is not much. Your Majesty has his own intentions. The court does not know what the situation in the southeast is. Five thousand is not enough."
It seems like a lot, but it may be enough when used. It would be better to go to the southeast with 5,000 imperial troops, and then allocate part from the local garrison. The Southeast Governor's Mansion should have an army in charge of the three provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Fujian!"
Feng Bogong looked at Lu Jun fiercely: "The southeast already has enough troops, why bother sending more troops from the capital? Did the governor of the southeast ask the court to send troops? Why didn't I see the relevant memorial?"
Cui Li said with a smile: "You have to plan for the country in the long term and prepare for a rainy day. Although there is no memorial from the Southeast Governor's Mansion now, there may not be one in the future. By that time, when the Southeast Governor's Mansion asks the court to send troops again, the Southeast must have been corrupted. Mr. Feng, this
It’s His Majesty’s desire to pursue the country, could it be that he is wrong?”
Lu Junzheng couldn't stand Feng Bogong's questioning. Hearing Cui Li's words, he immediately gave Cui Li a look. What a good time!
Cui Li is indeed a member of the Cui family. His words are very high-level and he is just preparing for a rainy day. What can be wrong with this!
Zhu Youde said nothing, watching Cui Li, Lu Jun and the other four people arguing, feeling secretly happy!
Such a situation is what he wants to see, where ministers quarrel without delaying business!
Feng Bogong and others were unwilling to send the imperial army to the south of the Yangtze River. This was obviously a signal that Zhu Youde planned to attack the wealthy families in the southeast.
But Cui Li and Lu Jun didn't care. Those who died were from the southeast, not from their aristocratic families. Instead, a number of wealthy families from the southeast died. Their original power was vacated, and the aristocratic families could still seize it!
As long as you don't harm the people, I guess your Majesty won't care.
Wang Zhonghou added a little water to Zhu Youde's teacup, and happened to look at Zhu Youde and smile slightly.
What Zhu Youde likes most is to do small things while doing big things.
The goal of sending the Royal Guards south alone is too big, but it is different now. The Royal Guards are going south to join the war.
In fact, his target is not a wealthy family in the southeast. These imperial guards were transferred to Liu Xuan'er to check for illegal salt!
Since Liu Xuan'er is keeping an eye on the private salt in the southeast, she must have discovered something. Behind the private salt is the wealthy family in the southeast. If a dog jumps over the wall in a hurry, it would be better for Liu Xuan'er to have an army in hand.
"Lord Lu, there is no money in the treasury, and the five thousand imperial guards spend a lot of money on food and drink. Don't you know that you are the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue?"
"Just because I am the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, I know that the national treasury can bear the burden of your Majesty's five thousand imperial troops. Besides, Yangzhou and Suzhou still owe money and food to the treasury. Your Majesty, I think I will take the opportunity to let the imperial troops go to Suzhou."
The debts owed to Yangzhi have been recovered, and the money and food are enough for the imperial guards to stay in the south for a few years!"
Zhu Youde's mouth twitched, Lu Jun was still very capable of making people sick.
"Su Yang's debt is a matter of civil affairs and the army's debt collection. This case cannot be broken. It is a matter of the two places' envoys!"
Feng Bogong breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that Zhu Youde would agree!
At that time, the army's raids were too ruthless!
Feng Bogong didn't think that Zhu Youde's imperial army would do better than other armies. Since ancient times, armies have been as good as bandits!
Feng Bogong raised his hand and said, "Your Majesty, you are wise!"
Zhu Youde waved his hand: "You continue to discuss whether these five thousand imperial troops can go down to Jiangnan. Don't worry about me. I also want to hear your opinions!"
Cui Li smiled and said: "Since your Majesty has decided to send troops, it is natural to send troops. The emperor's golden words cannot be changed overnight. As the Minister of Rites, I ask your Majesty to abide by the emperor's etiquette."
Feng Bogong and others became popular, and Cui Li's words blocked Zhu Youde's possibility of changing his tune!
You are the emperor, whatever you say is what you say, and you are not allowed to change it at will!
Zhu Youde was very satisfied with Cui Li's words. He looked at Feng Bogong and the others and said with a bitter smile: "This...then I can't help it. It seems that Cui Qing disagrees life and death, so let the Imperial Guards go down. As for the number of people, I will discuss how many are appropriate."
, the number of five thousand is just what I said casually!"
Zhu Youde passed the blame to Cui Li, but he also gave Feng Bogong face.
But it was actually useless. When the Royal Forest Army went to the south of the Yangtze River, its nature was different.
The key is to decide whether to send someone down. As for how many people there are, does that need to be discussed? It’s a matter of fact that you send one person down!
Feng Bogong believed that Cui Li was the traitor. As soon as the meeting was over, Feng Bogong saw Cui Li and Lu Jun walking out of Zhu Youde's study together. He went up and punched Cui Li to blind him!