Feeling Hu Weiyong's sinister eyes, Liu Bowen could only smile bitterly.
How could he not know what Hu Weiyong was thinking?
But at this moment, he was really worried about the situation of the imperial court's Northern Expedition, and had no intention of caring about the party disputes in the imperial court that were not on the table.
If the entire Northern Expedition army were wiped out, the Ming Dynasty would be in danger in an instant.
For people like them, even if they fight to the death in the court, what's the point?
This Hu Weiyong... his vision is really short-sighted. Mr. Han used to be such a far-sighted person, but now he is old.
He actually acquiesced in Hu Weiyong's party fighting against dissidents...
Liu Bowen lowered his head and did not speak to refute Hu Weiyong's few words. However, Zhu Yuanzhang still frowned deeply, and the doubts in his heart remained unabated.
Seeing that Liu Bowen stopped speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Hu Weiyong, are you so sure that our Ming Dynasty Northern Expedition will not fall into a crisis?"
"Yes, Your Majesty." Hu Weiyong consciously refuted Liu Bowen, with a proud look on his face. He got carried away and said, "I am willing to use my head as a guarantee!"
"Haha, it's not necessary to have a head on the neck." Hu Weiyong was so sure, which made Zhu Yuanzhang feel relieved a little. On one side was his underage son Xiong, and on the other was his capable minister. Naturally, he still believed more in the number of ministers.
Some.
Lao Zhu let go of his worries, and the heavy atmosphere in Jinshen Palace suddenly became lighter. Only then did Lao Zhu notice the faint morning light outside. It was still early, and the sky was only white.
And he also believed in Xu Da. In his opinion, Xu Da was indeed not someone who would abandon strategic arrangements and underestimate the enemy.
When Lao Zhu opened the battle report, a chamberlain immediately brought a palace lantern. Under the light of the palace lantern, Zhu Yuanzhang carefully read the frontline battle report, and his expression gradually turned ferocious.
Lao Zhu did not continue to scold the two of them. He only felt that his temples were pounding and his head hurt badly. He waved his hand feebly: "You go back first. Let us think carefully."
"...This!" Hu Weiyong was even more startled. He felt a chill on his neck and glanced at the furious Zhu Yuanzhang with a guilty conscience.
"Your Majesty." Liu Bowen bowed. "May I ask how the battle situation is on the front line?"
"Tiande, Tiande!" Zhu Yuanzhang no longer cared about prophecies at this time. He patted his knees angrily, as if he was sad for his misfortune and angry at him. "It's a good thing that Tiande is defeated.
His entire army has been wiped out, and our Ming Dynasty’s northern frontier will definitely receive a full blow from Meng Yuan!”
"When the Ming Dynasty was first established, it was the time to recuperate and recuperate. If we recruit troops at this time, I am afraid that there will be widespread resentment among the people in the north and south. Within a few years of the Ming Dynasty, there will no longer be peace!"
The ministers bowed and exited Jinshen Hall again. They were communicating outside the hall, their eyes full of fear and worry.
Queen Ma's face suddenly turned pale. She waved her hand, causing the maids around her who were frightened to kneel to hide away. Then she helped Zhu Yuanzhang sit down and helped him rub his back. "You mean, Su'er's
The prophecy is true..."
"In order to raise the funds needed for this northern expedition, the imperial court has already tightened its belt. If so many elites are lost, if they want to defend the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, they will definitely have to recruit soldiers."
"Your Majesty." Liu Bowen stepped forward and said eagerly: "Your Majesty, please be prepared for the worst!"
Liu Bowen was shocked and hurriedly picked up the battle report from the ground. Hu Weiyong, Li Shanchang and others, regardless of party differences, came over to take a look.
All the ministers did not dare to say anything. They saluted and left the Jinshen Hall. Hu Weiyong was praised by Zhu Yuanzhang. He felt proud and proud, and the resentment he felt when he hurriedly crawled out of his concubine's bed disappeared.
"Chongba, what's going on?" Queen Ma stood up, suddenly thought of something, and her face froze. "Could it be..."
"God's virtue has misled me, Heaven's virtue has misled me!"
The key is that the current situation is unknown. And the situation on the front line is changing rapidly. If the imperial court hesitates to send more troops to defend the border and misses the opportunity, Meng Yuan will take the opportunity to attack in one fell swoop, and then everything will be over.
"Your Majesty! Now that the matter has come to this, we should immediately recruit soldiers and reinforce the Great Wall to prevent Yuanting from counterattack!" Jin was in the palace, and all the ministers left and returned. Liu Bowen came out in front and said loudly.
"...We understand. Mr. Bowen, please go back first."
"this……"
I'm afraid the sky will change tomorrow!
…
"Tian De, Tian De, I hope you can stabilize the defeat and never suffer a total defeat..."
"Tian De, Tian De mistook me!"
"The desert is vast and it is difficult to get news. Once the Central Route Army is defeated, the East Route Army is no longer useful. It is only a matter of time before we are surrounded by the Yuan Army." Liu Bowen shook his head in frustration. "If we were surrounded in the desert, how difficult would it be to break out of the encirclement?
Yeah! I'm afraid there's no chance of it happening. The same applies if the army in the middle route is ambushed. As for the west route, it's meant to be a diversion, and it penetrates deep into the enemy's rear. It's a great luck not to be defeated. How can we get reinforcements in time?"
"Wei Guogong and Cao Guogong are both famous generals in the world, how could their entire army be wiped out so easily?" Li Shanchang said.
"Bastard!" Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly yelled and threw the battle report to the ground.
"If the entire army on the central and eastern roads is annihilated, our Ming Dynasty will be in danger!"
"Front battle report, on the sixth day of May, Tiande was ambushed for advancing rashly..." Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily. With a sweep of his sleeve, he swept all the breakfast on the table to the ground. "I'm afraid that our Ming army will be completely wiped out.
Got it!"
"That's enough!" Zhu Yuanzhang slapped the table, and Liu and Li, who were at war with each other below, were shocked. They immediately bowed their heads and bowed their hands to await the punishment.
"Urgent report from the front! Please open the palace door!" I could faintly hear that internal officials were reporting the news one after another.
"The north has been plagued by the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty for a long time. There are not even one out of ten people alive, and there is no rooster crow for thousands of miles. Even if it is really overthrown, it can still be planned in the future!" Li Shanchang retorted. "Besides, the battle report does not include the entire Yanming Middle Route Army.
They were destroyed. There are still 100,000 elite troops in the east and west armies. How could you know sincerely that these two armies would not get the news and return to defend the Great Wall?"
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyes angrily, and what he saw was Liu Bowen's anxious and worried look.
Several people left the hall and said goodbye to each other, all of them yawning. Only Liu Bowen lagged behind, still frowning and looking worried. Everyone ignored him and were about to step down the steps of Jinshen Hall.
In the distance, I saw the light of a torch, which was particularly dazzling in the still-unlit imperial city, speeding towards the Jinshen Palace.
"But if the Meng Yuan army crosses the Great Wall with the momentum of great victory, half of the country in the north will be overturned immediately!" Liu Bowen said anxiously.
"Xuan!" Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know when he heard it, and strode out of the Jinshen Hall. His voice was like a loud bell, and his whole body was like a lion.
Your Majesty, he will not take what he just said seriously and really take my head off my neck, will he?
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"Your Majesty, I think this is not allowed!" Li Shanchang also stood up. "At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the war was peaceful and the various places were not yet stable. At this time, recruiting soldiers again to increase the number of troops on the Great Wall will definitely cause turmoil in the world!"
The battle report read: "On the sixth day of the fifth lunar month, Wei Guogong led his army into Lingbei and was ambushed by Yuan general Wang Baobao and He Zongzhe's tribe."
"You all think that Wei Guogong will definitely defeat Wang Baobao in this battle, so what happens now?" Liu Bowen scolded. "How can we place our hope on such a big event in the world?"
The red feather messenger on horseback quickly arrived in front of Jinshen Hall. Erhu greeted him, took the battle report from his hand, and presented it to Lao Zhu.
"We have been worried all night, and after being comforted by Hu Qing, we feel very sleepy." Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile. "I'm sorry to bother you. It's still early, so go back and catch up on your sleep."
"This..." Liu Bowen, Li Shanchang and others turned pale!
In Kunning Palace, Queen Ma, who had just gotten up, was eating pickles and porridge when Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly barged in, looking angry.
If the entire Northern Expedition army is really wiped out, then...
When Empress Ma heard Zhu Yuanzhang praying to heaven, she could only be speechless for a moment. She was not an ordinary woman, so she naturally knew the difficulties of Lao Zhu. If the Ming Dynasty had defeated those hundreds of thousands of elites, it would have to pay a lot of effort to stabilize the situation again.
Big price.
But if the imperial court now spends a lot of effort to increase troops, but Xu Da's side has stabilized the defeat and preserved the Ming Dynasty's elite. Then wouldn't the imperial court cause public resentment and panic, but it has no effect at all?
"Chongba." Empress Ma suddenly felt blessed.
"Why don't you ask Su'er about the future development of the war?"
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