Traitors of the Manchu dynasty, why do you make me an emperor through the ages Chapter 295: Grand National Destiny, Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Cubs Gather
Chapter 295: Grand National Destiny, Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Cubs Gather
The governor of Thanh Hoa County followed the imperial envoy with the county chief and other assistants, as well as the county officials, and watched the entire process of announcing the decree with awe.
After all the procedures were completed, the imperial envoy in red robe smiled and handed the red imperial edict to Wang Anshi.
"Lord Asahata, congratulations."
Wang Anshi continued to go north to express his gratitude to the Holy Father meticulously, and then he received the imperial edict and stood up.
"Excuse me, Holy Envoy."
Wang Anshi had a look of emotion on his face as he put the imperial edict away.
The imperial envoy naturally knew that the old man's emotion was not for him, but at this time, who could blame the old man for neglecting him? I'm afraid he didn't even dare to think about it.
"Aren't you tired of traveling all the way for the Holy Envoy?"
Wang Anshi finally recovered from the unknown emotions and turned to look at the imperial envoy beside him. Although this person had a much lower official position than him, as long as he had the title of "imperial envoy" or "holy envoy",
Then it will suddenly be different. No matter who comes, they must be taken seriously.
"Why don't you go in and have dinner with me?"
Of course the imperial envoy couldn't ask for more: "Then I'll trouble you to entertain you..."
"It's okay."
Wang Anshi smiled and shook his head: "The vegetables in this wilderness are all grown by me at home, but they are just plain food. Please be patient."
The imperial envoy smiled and said it was okay. He thought the boss's words were polite, but he didn't expect him to mean it.
As expected, it was just plain food, and there was very little meat or fish on the table.
Logically speaking, Mr. Wang's annual salary from the court is not small, and no one in his family needs subsidies, but he has to live like this.
After observing the surrounding environment, the imperial envoy could only attribute it to the person's personal preferences.
"Lord Chaoduan, when you left the capital this time, your Majesty specially urged your Majesty to come early and come back early."
The imperial envoy was not as indifferent as Mr. Wang. After taking a few bites of the food, he put down his chopsticks and said with a smile, "How many days do you think you have to prepare?"
When he said this, Wang Anshi, whose thoughts had flown to nowhere, also came back to his senses.
"Dinner finished."
Um?
The imperial envoy was stunned for a moment and could not hear clearly.
Upon seeing this, Wang Anshi kindly explained to him: "We will set off after the adults have finished eating."
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Beijing, Ziwei Hall.
After sending the imperial envoy out, Li Qian no longer paid attention to Wang Anshi's affairs.
For him, the plan has been made, and no matter how much he thinks about it, it is just a waste of time and energy.
It happened that at this time, military reports from Jizhou were also sent back one after another, attracting Li Qian's attention again.
"The troops led by Prime Minister Qin have arrived in Neihuang and have begun to station themselves, preparing to hold on..."
"Zuo Weiwei also crossed the Yellow River north and arrived at Tanyuan. With a hasty march, he can reach Neihuang within two days and join forces with Qin Xiangbu..."
"The pace of Jinlu's pursuit is getting faster and faster, and they even gave up plundering along the way. The pressure on General Wu and others is increasing..."
A military newspaper contains some good news and some bad news.
But no matter which news it is, it reminds Li Qian that the situation is getting more and more tense, and I am afraid that a tough battle will inevitably be fought next.
This tough battle is of great significance, and is even related to the national destiny of Daqian.
If you win the battle, you can temporarily limit the Jinlu's activities to Jizhou, preventing them from damaging Daqian's vitality. In the next step, it will be easier to expel these Jinlu, and the price and cost will be reduced.
But if he loses, the consequences will be disastrous.
Those golden captives will disperse in all directions, and almost every county may be attacked by them.
To completely eliminate these people would be as difficult as climbing to the sky.
In addition, with these people stranded in Daqian, it was impossible for Li Qian to close the Northeast Border Pass again.
Because no matter how heavy the border troops on both sides are,
After recapturing a series of important towns such as Dingyong Pass, Jiayuan Pass, and Yanping Town, they could no longer hold on.
With the enemy inside and outside the pass, logistics was a problem. How could the frontier soldiers, who couldn't even eat, fight with others?
The longer the Northeast Border is open, the more dangerous it will be to Daqian.
There will be a steady flow of blood from the open wound, which damages Da Gan's vitality. At the same time, the smell of blood is also constantly stimulating the hunters with evil intentions...
If it really drags on for three to five years, I'm afraid even the northernmost Yuan Empire will turn its attention to this flaw... and the subsequent weakening of Daqian.
The more he realized the key to this war, the more nervous Li Qian became.
If it was a matter involving the imperial court, no matter how big the stakes were, he would not be like this. After all, after this year of training, he was no longer the novice emperor he used to be.
But for Li Qian, the march and battle outside were like a big girl getting into a sedan chair - it was her first time and she had never had any experience before.
Fortunately, he only had to wait in the capital for the results to come out. If Li Qian had been allowed to go into battle and command the troops, he might have brought the situation to a collapse long ago.
But just waiting for the results in the capital also has the disadvantage of making people anxious.
In such a major matter of life and death, the feeling of being unable to do anything is really uncomfortable, and it is easy to think wildly. Li Qian has started to get angry these days.
In the Ziwei Palace, Li Qian was rubbing a military report in his hand and staring at the map of Jizhou in front of him, falling into a state of confusion.
According to the progress of the last military report, it was estimated that the two sides would come into contact with each other within a day or two. Even when he looked at the map at this time, there might have been swords and swords on the Wei River in the north of Neihuang County.
Li Qian could almost conceive of those big scenes in his mind... but he was also based on the costume war dramas he had watched in his previous life.
While he was thinking, a sound of footsteps came from outside the hall.
"Your Majesty, Minister Zhuge is here." The old eunuch reminded from outside.
"Just come in."
Nowadays, Zhuge Liang is no longer a sixth-rank Hanlin compiler, but has become a full-sixth rank Hanlin minister. He was promoted to the first rank in two months.
As for the reason, of course it was to give His Majesty the Emperor a powerful lecture, which suited his taste.
None of the officials have any objections to this. It's rare for His Majesty the Emperor to meet someone who sees him well. If he wants to be promoted, he can be promoted.
Although it is a bit incredible to be promoted to the first rank just two months after becoming an official, but looking at the promotion path of the number one scholar in the past, you will find that compared with these perverts, Zhuge Liang is nothing at all...
"I see your Majesty." After Zhuge Liang came in, he bowed first, and then was called to the map by His Majesty the Emperor.
"Kong Ming, tell me, if the garrison in Neihuang County is lost and the Jin soldiers break through the blockade and scatter around, how will the court respond?"
Don't worry about winning, think about defeat first.
This cannot be blamed on Li Qian for being pessimistic, because if he wins, the imperial court will really not have much pressure. If he is more aggressive, he will continue to press forward and continuously reduce the scope of activities of the Jin cavalry.
If it is more stable, then stay in place and wait for reinforcements, waiting for Longxi Prefecture soldiers, east and west frontier troops, and even more forbidden troops from the south to come to support.
As long as you win, you can get the opportunity, so there is no need to worry.
On the contrary, the war was lost. Na Da Gan had to respond as quickly as possible to contain the Jin soldiers' offensive. The faster the reaction time, the smaller the losses the court would suffer.
And the possibility of losing a battle is greater than the possibility of winning a battle.
Don't look at the fact that Zhuge Liang and I have made a relatively complete plan before, and fully analyzed the various situations of Jin Bing.
But no matter how perfect the plan is, it still needs someone to execute it. Just take a look at the executors of this plan and you will know who they are.
Wu Sangui, who was chased for thousands of miles by the Jin soldiers, and Qin Hui, who had just returned from Yue, led his troops across the place called Tanyuan and rushed north to help. Zhao Kuangyi...
These people don't look reliable, not to mention that if three people get together, they may have the effect of one plus one plus one greater than thirty, which makes Li Qian feel inexplicably pessimistic about this battle.
Zhuge Liang also seemed to be aware of His Majesty the Emperor's mentality. After asking him to analyze what the imperial court would need to do in case of defeat, he tried to persuade him: "Your Majesty, in fact, in my opinion, the imperial court has an 80% chance of winning this war in Neihuang. Your Majesty, There’s no need to worry too much about it.”
"Alas~"
Li Qian sighed softly and watched Zhuge Liang hesitate to speak.
He didn't know what level of players those three people were. If he really knew, he would probably have high blood pressure.
Letting these three people go up to deal with such a crucial battle will really increase the strength of the court!
But the current trend of the times has brought them together, and there is nothing they can do about it.
Li Qian even had the idea of sending Zhuge Liang to lead the army before, but he gave it up after just thinking about it.
He himself knew that Zhuge Liang was very capable, good at running the army, and superb in using troops. But in the eyes of the ministers, Zhuge Liang was just a young Hanlin who had just entered the officialdom for two months, a pure civil servant and scholar.
Even if he had read a few military books before, they were just talks on paper. If Li Qian really let him go, it would be a foolish emperor trying to promote his favorite ministers without any lower limit, and the reputations of both of them would be ruined.
If the adults in the court knew about the Tumubao Incident, then Li Qian would be Zhu Qizhen, and Zhuge Liang would probably be the eunuch Wang Zhen...
It will only be more serious than this, not less.
In this case, even if Zhuge Liang arrives in Jizhou, he probably won't have any say. Not to mention that almost every official there has a higher status and seniority than him. Qin Hui, the right prime minister who is good at fighting in the nest, can die with his official position. Suppress him to death.
This won't work, that won't work either. Li Qian can only wait and see for the time being. He just asks them to give him some help. Even if he loses, he won't lose too miserably...
"Your Majesty, in fact, in my opinion, Commander-in-Chief Wu is a talented commander in the imperial court, and he has many years of experience in targeting Jin soldiers. He lost more than a dozen defenses in the Northeast before, but he only suffered the consequences later."
In order to enhance His Majesty the Emperor's confidence, Zhuge Liang continued to analyze for him: "Now if we let him command the troops and horses, and the two armies confront each other, they will definitely not lose."
Although Li Qian was still a little pessimistic, he nodded lightly at this time: "I'm actually not too worried about him. They knew in advance that they were going to set up defenses in the Yellow River to stop the Jinlu. I think it was probably Commander Wu's plan."
Before the imperial edict was issued, the troops led by Qin Hui showed signs of fleeing to Neihuang County, and the military report he submitted also explained this.
But Li Qian still found something fishy in the military report written by Qin Hui. What he said was "I am waiting to investigate the Jinlu conspiracy..."
If Qin Hui was really aware of this conspiracy, he would never add the word "wait".
In terms of taking credit, Mr. Right Prime Minister is very principled. What is his is his, and it is impossible to share it with others. What is not his should also be said to be his as much as possible, so as to reduce the sense of other people's presence in it.
Based on the previous meeting between Qin Hui and Wu Sangui, Li Qian realized that this was probably Wu Sangui's idea. He told Qin Hui when they met. When it came to the military report written by Qin Hui, Wu Sangui, the initiator, was "waited"... …
And being able to see through Jin Bing's conspiracy also shows that Wu Sangui is not a idiot, but is somewhat real.
"But right now General Wu is being chased by Jin Lu, and those responsible for responding to him are Prime Minister Qin and Zuo Weiwei..."
Li Qian sighed softly midway through his words, but Zhuge Liang had already understood what he meant.
His Majesty the Emperor clearly has no confidence in Prime Minister Qin and Zuo Weiwei!
The tall Wu Sangui pulled out of the short one is still unable to use his strength. If he cannot be successfully connected this time, then the subsequent defense will be empty talk.
Zhuge Liang didn't know why the Emperor had so little confidence in Prime Minister Qin and Zuo Weiwei, and he didn't know what to say at this time.
"Oh~ just think of it as a rainy day."
Li Qian raised his head, cheered up, and said with a forced smile: "Kong Ming, tell me the countermeasures you just made again. I'll listen carefully."
He was almost distracted when he was talking just now, so naturally he didn't hear anything.
Zhuge Liang did his best to tell His Majesty the Emperor some of his thoughts...
At the same time, His Majesty the Emperor is worried about Jizhou and Neihuang County.
The sun was scorching hot, and the water of the Wei River surged eastward, rushing and turbulent.
Even in such a hot June day, piles of Zuowei guards wearing helmets and armor still stood at the top of the city in Neihuang County. Below the city, there was a tense atmosphere in the military formation.
On the city wall, the parents-in-law who had always been indisputable in Neihuang County had turned into nodding and hunched pugs, with a full expression of ingratiation on their faces, constantly wandering around Qin Hui, who was wearing a red official robe.
"Has Prime Minister Qin ever seen the enemy situation in the north?"
The one who dared to say this was naturally not Magistrate Neihuang, but Zhao Kuangyi, the little provocateur who stood aside with a bit of sarcasm in his eyes.
After hearing his words, Qin Hui also looked away from the far road across the Wei River and frowned at him.
The war had not yet begun, so it was naturally not the time for internal strife. Qin Hui just paused for a moment and said: "Just now, the spies came to report that Wu's military headquarters is only seven miles away from Weihe. Calculating their distance, they are almost there now."
As soon as he finished speaking, a line of smoke appeared in the distance to the north of Wei River...