Li Zhigang looked around and said loudly, "But as the emperor said, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, my martial arts and etiquette are unparalleled. The small country of Annan has repeatedly provoked the Celestial Empire, and this crime will not be forgiven!"
"But my emperor is kind and puts the lives of thousands of people first, and cannot bear to be harmed by weapons! Who would have thought that Annan would suddenly send troops to sneak attack on the army escorting the king and grandson of our dynasty? How can the soldiers endure it?"
After saying that, Li Zhigang possessed himself again and saluted, "Your Majesty, please kill this beast and declare my great Ming martial arts to the world and shock all nations!"
"Please, Your Majesty, send troops to kill this beast and shock all nations!"
After Li Zhigang finished speaking, several civil servants in the court followed Li Zhigang and spoke.
"Your Majesty! We are about to fight!"
Among the civil servants, Zhang Yan, the Minister of Household Affairs, also said, "The army has been reorganizing in Guangdong and Guangxi for several months, and the daily rations and wages are astronomical figures. We should send out troops as soon as possible for a decisive battle!"
At this moment, Zhu Yunxi found Zhu Gaochi, who was frowning and thinking.
He immediately said, "Hong Xi, do you have anything to say?"
Zhu Gaochi raised his head and said seriously, "Your Majesty, I actually think that this is not a good time to start a war?"
"Ha!" Li Zhigang laughed and said, "Why did Minister Wang say this? Are you afraid that my Ming army will be in trouble?"
Hearing this, Zhu Gaochi frowned fiercely.
Then he straightened his back and stared at Li Zhigang with squinted eyes, "Li Shaobao... Why am I afraid that Ming Dynasty will be in trouble?" He said, snorted, "Did you forget, what is my last name?"
As he said that, he glanced at Li Zhigang again, "Li Shaobao can still handle things, but how much do you know about military affairs? Have you ever been in charge of military supplies and logistics? Or have you followed the army to the front line?"
"You..." Li Zhigang was startled by Zhu Gaochi.
Military matters are his shortcomings.
"Not to mention the war between the two countries, even two people can't fight at will. Just like if I want to hit you now, I will just punch you, okay?" Zhu Gaochi glared again.
At this time, Li Jinglong was behind Zhu Gaochi and said softly, "Your Highness, in front of the emperor..."
He first reminded Zhu Gaochi that the emperor was watching from above, then turned his head and gave Li Zhigang a comforting look, to the effect that you should not argue with him.
This is what Zhu Gaochi looks down on Li Zhigang the most. You are just a Shaobao now. To put it bluntly, you are just a loser. Do you have any room to say anything about the war?
Besides, who are you? Who are you? Are you qualified to harm me?
I scolded you in front of Xie Zi? Look, whether Xie Zi is facing me or you, you can't tell who you are.
Immediately, Zhu Gaochi said to Zhu Yunxi again, "Your Majesty, I forgive you. I am not being alarmist when I say that now is not the best time to start a war!"
"Well!" Zhu Yunxi looked at Li Zhigang's face and said to Zhu Gaochi, "Come and listen!"
"In most people's opinion, it is best to send troops at this time because our army has just won a big victory!" Zhu Gaochi frowned and said seriously, "But it is precisely because of this big victory that I am afraid that Annan was awakened directly!"
The civil servants were thoughtful, while the military ministers all smiled knowingly and kept nodding their heads, full of approval.
"Three hundred cavalry are chasing 30,000 people in Annan. After this battle, Annan's side will definitely be on tight defense."
"Furthermore, they also know that I will definitely not tolerate such provocations, so at this time, I will definitely use all the strength of the country. The manpower, material resources, combat power and even will are all at their peak!"
"And..." Zhu Gaochi groaned for a moment and continued, "I have also heard that Huang Zhong disobeyed military orders and massacred a city in Annan without authorization. I am afraid that now, the people of Annan are sharing the same hatred and want to fight with the Chinese army.
A life-or-death person!"
"So I think we can't fight now!" Zhu Gaochi said again, "The art of war says that one can make great efforts and then weaken and then be exhausted. Today's Annan, after a disastrous defeat, is the time to make all the efforts to resist the Chinese Empire, even if the Chinese Empire is invincible.
, but it’s not worth the gain to confront them head-on at this time!”
"Keep stalling..." Zhu Gaochi said again, "Paralyze them! Send your credentials first and ask them to send their ministers to explain the whole story and apologize!"
"Even ask for compensation from them!" Zhu Gaochi grinned, "In this case, when they saw that Ming Dynasty did not directly send troops, they must have thought that the matter could still be delayed, so their efforts to make trouble naturally dissipated!
"
"When their energy dissipates, it will be the best time for Ming Dynasty to march into the army!"
"What His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said is absolutely true!"
After Zhu Gaochi finished speaking, Wei Guogong Xu Huizu said, "I second the proposal! And...?"
"And what?" Zhu Yunxi asked with a smile.
"The morale of our army!" Xu Huizu said, "Because of this battle, our army's desire for revenge is too strong. The so-called soldiers must not be indignant, let alone impatient."
"When using troops at this time, it is very likely that our soldiers will advance too lightly! Therefore, I thought that we should suppress it first and wait until the soldiers are not so anxious but can't wait any longer before raising a large army to advance."
"My views are consistent with those of Duke Wei!" Cao Guogong Li Jinglong followed closely, "What His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said is also reasonable! Annan is surrounded by soldiers at this time, and it would be unwise to confront them head-on!"
"As the Art of War says, when surrounded by three and one missing, always make them think they still have a way to survive! As long as they think there is still a way to survive, they won't fight tooth and nail!"
"When they relax, I, Ming, will kill them again!"
"What Ai Qing said is in my heart!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "The Ministry of Rites and the Lifan Academy!"
"I'm here!"
"Give Annan the order and ask them to send people to Beijing quickly to explain the reason..."
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"Why are you competing with him?"
Outside the Meridian Gate, Li Jinglong got on Li Zhigang's carriage in a place with few people.
Li Zhigang had a dark face, "I'm not trying to compete with him, I'm just telling the truth!" As he said that, he snorted coldly, "The arrogance of this minister is so big and arrogant! If I say anything, he will reply.
How many come?"
As he spoke, he gritted his teeth and said, "Insult me openly in the court!"
"What's the big deal?"
Li Jinglong shook his head and smiled bitterly in his heart, "You were the first to taunt someone? Do you really think that damn fat man is an easy talker? Everyone in the Zhu family will retaliate. If he ridiculed him first, he will definitely retaliate! Besides, no matter how qualified you are, you can
Ridiculing others? What’s wrong with him and you ridiculing others?”
Thinking about it, Li Jinglong suddenly became alert again.
Li Zhigang is greedy for power and position, and he especially loves the feeling of being supported by everyone. As soon as he was ranked first in the court, he started to talk to others about his horse and horse. This is not a good thing!
"Renren, who gave him the surname Zhu?" Li Jinglong said with a smile, "Yixing, you don't have to have a verbal conflict with him. What you are good at is government affairs..."
"I don't want to talk to him, but do you know what he did?" Li Zhigang suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "The emperor asked him to put the official position of the Directorate General of Taxation and Customs on my head, and let him hang it, but now he has started
Are you telling me what to do?"
"Huh?" Li Jinglong was suddenly stunned, "Where do you start talking about this?"
"Now the people selected from the customs from various places, as well as the officials assigned by the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Work are in place! My new yamen is just about to be listed!" Li Zhigang gritted his teeth, "But... these people were carefully selected by me.
Yes, he...he relied on the fact that he was the leader of Nanshufang, Minister Wang, and because the emperor allowed him to be above me, he..."
"What happened to him?" Li Jinglong asked anxiously.
Li Zhigang's face was full of anger, "He actually called all these people together for a meeting first!"
As he spoke, his anger continued, "The yamen hasn't even listed its name yet, so we invited these officials to a banquet and then made a long speech. The most irritating thing is that he...he didn't notify me in advance.
Just let me know when the banquet is about to start."