The words of Zhu Qionghua, the eldest princess of Jinling, were obviously beyond the expectations of everyone present.
The Secretary of the Ministry of Finance was the first to stand up, "Your Majesty, what you said is wrong! This world is your Majesty's world, and the emperor should stabilize the world with money, isn't that what it should be?!"
What Qi Yuan said sounded very reasonable.
This world belongs to the Emperor Linde, Zhu Zhanhe. Now that the court is short of money, it is appropriate for the Emperor to spend some of his private money.
This is the basic logic of Plateau.
But Zhu Qionghua didn't take it seriously, "If according to what Gao Shangshu said, the emperor is rich all over the world and the world belongs to the emperor, then tomorrow the emperor wants to use the money from the treasury, can he also use it at will?!"
Qi Yuan smiled awkwardly, "The coins in the treasury are used for the Zhou Dynasty. Even the emperor cannot misappropriate them. This is the rule set by Emperor Taizu Gao."
Zhu Qionghua smiled brightly, but there was an unspeakable question in her smile.
"The emperor's internal funds are the treasury's money. The treasury's money is not the emperor's money. Qi Shangshu, are you really good at calculating?"
Qi Yuan was shocked when he heard this. Emperor Linde had little control over political affairs, but it did not mean that he had no power. Qian Muqian and Wang Hua in the cabinet were all supporters of the emperor, and the Tiance Army, Longwu Army, and Yulin Army were also loyal to the emperor.
Not to mention that behind him stood the most powerful person in the Zhou army.
Thirteen is just unwilling to get involved in political affairs. He takes the initiative to put down the political power in his hands instead of being ignored by others.
The difference between the two is vast.
Regardless of others, Qi Yuan's attitude and remarks just now are already disrespectful to the emperor. If he were to change the emperor, instead of beheading him, he would be given a thirty-court staff, and there would be absolutely no problem.
"I have overstepped my bounds. I ask the emperor and the eldest princess to punish you!"
It is natural to argue for the sake of the country and the country, and it is natural to make calculations, but you cannot help but take the emperor into your eyes.
Even in the later Kingdom of Great Britain, which had no real power at all, its king was still divine.
"The Gaoqing family is also dedicated to serving the country. If I have to punish you for such a trivial matter, wouldn't it mean that you have become a coward like Xizong? Please be free!"
There was no surprise in Shisan's eyes. He perfectly caught Xiaojiu's play and continued singing.
They are siblings from the same mother and came from the same school, so there is still a tacit understanding.
Emperor Linde rarely interfered with specific political affairs in these years. He only controlled the general direction and always implemented the concept of governance taught by Yang Qingyuan.
But governing from the top does not mean being treated as a puppet.
Yang Qingyuan would also come to Beijing to give lectures to Emperor Linde in recent years, including discussions on the civil servant group.
China has been inseparable from the civil servants for thousands of years.
Judging from their behavior, this is a contradictory group, including such outstanding people as Wen Tianxiang, Zhang Shijie, and Lu Xiufu.
There are also servile people like Hong Chengchou and Qian Qianyi.
On Blue Star in later generations, when it comes to the civil servant group, it seems that they are the most evil people and the source of all troubles.
Someone even said on a certain channel that the Blue Star Mingbao Sect’s Tumu Fort Incident was a conspiracy by the civil servant group.
This kind of person can't even understand the basic logic of the incident, so he just talks nonsense online.
Among the list of civil servants killed in the Tumu Fort Incident, senior civil servants include Wang Zuo, the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Kuang Ye, the Minister of the Ministry of War, Cao Nai, the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel and a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, Ding Xuan, the right minister of the Ministry of Justice, and Zhu Yonghe, the right minister of the Ministry of Works. Deng Li, the right deputy censor of the Procuratorate.
Among them, Cao Nai, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, was the chief minister of the cabinet.
If this is a conspiracy of the civil service group, then it means that the civil service group themselves killed their own leader?!
In addition, among the dead were three people from Zhongshu Sheren, nine people from Supervisory Yushi, and three people from the government... These are all candidates for high-ranking civil servants in the future.
Could it be that these high-ranking civil servants with great future are willing to sacrifice their lives for the eternal plan of "civilian clique to dominate the court"? When did civil servants have such a unified spirit of collectivism?!
This type of "Ming fans" are actually the existence of "Ming Dynasty emperor fans". These people see history purely in black and white. While they criticize the Zhu family emperor's mistakes, they also adhere to the extreme thinking of "civilians who harm the country should be killed." .
These people were reorganized into the 12th Regiment Battalion after the Blue Star Ming Dynasty Tumu Fort Incident. The three major battalions of the capital were reorganized into the 12th Regiment Battalion. The death of Zhang Fu, the king of Dingxing County, and countless nobles directly led to the great loss of the military attache's group's strength, and they have since faded away. entered the political arena, leading to the dominance of one civil servant group later.
It's ridiculous for them to deduce the reason why things happened from the final conclusion.
It's so ridiculous!
There are scoundrels and traitors among civil servants, but there are still people among civil servants who deserve to be praised throughout the ages.
Most of the backbone of China was forged by these civil servants.
From Bigan to Yan Zhenqing, from Wen Tianxiang to Yu Qian, and from Zhang Huangyan to Tan Sitong.
They may have their own class limitations, but they definitely do not lack character and ambition.
However, Thirteen kept in mind what Yang Qingyuan taught: there are individuals who betray the class, but there is no class that betrays the class.
We must be extremely vigilant against the landlord class represented by the civil servant group.
This time, it is a manifestation of the Thirteen's checks and balances on the increasingly powerful civilian clique.
Of course, the power of the prime minister must limit the power of the monarch, but the power of the monarch must also limit the power of the prime minister.
No matter what kind of power it is, it must be locked in a cage.
At the end of the discussion, the royal family, headed by the eldest princess of Jinling, Zhu Qionghua, reached an agreement with the Ministry of Household Affairs to borrow five million taels of silver for the imperial court's foreign war.
Among them, 2.5 million taels were borrowed from the Tiandi Bank by the Ministry of Household Affairs, using next year's Shendu tax revenue as collateral and repaid in three years, with an annual interest of five cents.
In this way, the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War had money to fight the war, and the royal family also got the say it wanted.
Qi Yuan's face looked a little ugly, after all, the power and majesty of the Ministry of Revenue were restricted.
But on the side, Wu Keming, the Governor of the Sixth Army, could no longer hold back his lips!
Now that you have money, you can take action boldly!
Order the Protectorate of the Western Regions and the Shence Army to fight back on their own and level the Western Regions!
Order the Southeast Navy, the Zhen Navy, and the local garrison to destroy the Japanese pirates and clear the East China Sea!
The imperial court of the Great Zhou Dynasty received news of the unrest in the four barbarians. Although it was later than the Zhao Palace, they still knew about it.
A rare smile appeared on King Zhao's face.
Zhu Kai was not happy about the invasion of the barbarians. As the prince of Emperor Taizu Gao, he also despised these enemies who caused trouble around the Great Zhou Dynasty.
If he can ascend to Dabao, he will surely conquer the barbarians and establish an unprecedented empire.
However, for Zhu Kai now, this is not bad news.
Prince Zhao's Mansion is powerful, but no matter how much strength a local vassal king accumulates, he cannot compete with the central court.
That's why King Zhao used Beigan as an external force before.
He did not rely on Beiqian to deal with Zhou Ting. In Zhu Kai's eyes, Beiqian did not have such strength.
All King Zhao wanted was for Beiqian to contain the energy of Zhou Tingtian's army.
He was in Yancheng, with an army of 500,000 troops. He seemed extremely powerful, but in front of the Zhou court, although this strength was strong, it was not strong enough to shake the foundation of the Zhou Dynasty.
The six armies of the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty totaled about 1.8 million soldiers and horses, plus local garrison troops, second-line preparation troops, and various other forces, and the standing army strength exceeded 3 million.
This strength is something that King Zhao cannot face.
The reason why the Zhou Dynasty and the Zhao Palace seem to be evenly matched now, and they are fighting back and forth, is because the Zhou Dynasty wants to defeat the Zhao Palace with minimal losses.
If it was just to quell the rebellion, Zhou only had to abandon the Western Region or the Southern Territory and mobilize one of the Shence Army or the Shenwu Army to quell the rebellion. King Zhao would probably be out of breath now.
Now it was better. The Parthian Empire, various tribes in southern Xinjiang, and the Japanese Japanese pirates launched attacks at the same time, which made the imperial court even less able to mobilize troops from all four regions. Then King Zhao felt that he was more certain of having the last laugh.
"By the way, Wen Bi, is there any change in the Ping...Ping Jing army on the other side?!"
When talking about Ping Jingjun, King Zhao paused obviously.
Who on earth got this name? Is it so boring?! You are trying to make peace with Heaven, so you create a Pingjing Army. Is that interesting?!
Li Wenbi on the side was about to answer the question when he heard King Zhao continue to say, "Wenbi, you said that this king should also give the army a name. Look at the Sixth Army of the Emperor of the Southern Army, including Shenwu, Longwu, and Shence. Tiance, Yulin, Changlin, look at us... we haven't fought yet, but our momentum has been reduced by half."
"..." Li Wenbi suddenly realized that his prince was also a childish person! There was nothing to compare with.
"Your Majesty, I think it's okay to use Wei as the title and divide the soldiers and horses under his command into two parts, Tianwei and Shenwei. In this way, the momentum will not be inferior to the Sixth Army of the Emperor!"
Li Wenbi gave a good answer right away.
"Well, your suggestion is a good one. After this battle is over, I will also give this impressive title to my troops."
King Zhao nodded in agreement, and then turned the topic back to the Pingjing Army on the other side.
"Have they ever found that shoal these days?!"
Li Wenbi nodded, "As the prince expected, the men of Pingjing Army have already found the shoal."
The land of Jizhou was originally the base camp of King Zhao, and his familiarity with the terrain must be better than that of Zhao Tianlin and others.
How could King Zhao not know the place where Zhao Tianlin and others could find it?!
"But, Your Majesty, will Zhao Tianlin really lead his troops to cross the river from here?!"
King Zhao smiled and said, "Wen Bi, if you were Zhao Tianlin now, what do you think is the best way to cross the river?!"
Li Wenbi didn't hesitate at all and said, "Wait!"
"How to wait?!"
"When the weather turns cold, in the middle of winter in Jizhou, the river will freeze, and the solid parts will be even three feet thick. Not to mention crossing the river, even running horses on the ice will be more than enough. When the time comes, I will
The army loses the advantage of the terrain, which is most beneficial to the Pingjing army!"
A satisfied smile appeared on King Zhao's face. This boy lived up to his personal training and was indeed a good young general.
He also thought so, not only him, but Zhao Tianlin across from him probably thought so too before.
But starting from the beginning, there will be at least one and a half months until the winter is cold enough to freeze the river surface, and Zhao Tianlin may not be able to wait any longer!
Originally, Zhao Tianlin would never be in such a hurry to cross the river, but now that King Zhao was in the camp, he deliberately passed the news to Zhao Tianlin.
Now on the north bank of Baigou River, there are only Li Yuan and Wang Cong's remaining defeated soldiers. Although there are hundreds of thousands of them, they are definitely no match for Zhao Tianlin's elite Pingjing army.
Zhao Wang Zhu Kai used himself as bait and set up a trap.
As long as Zhao Tianlin moves quickly and neatly enough, he has the possibility of killing King Zhao alive.
Such temptation is difficult to resist.
This is also the reason why Zhao Tianlin is in a hurry to cross the river.
"If you can't wait, will you choose to build a bridge or ferry?!"
Li Wenbi shook his head when facing Zhu Kai's question, "I can't even choose, it's too slow! Once the route is cut off, the soldiers and horses crossing the river will become a lone army, facing the iron hooves of our army's elite cavalry.
, they will be powerless to fight back.”
"Like Zhao Tianlin, I will find an opportunity to wade across the river after confirming the safety of the upper reaches."
By wading across a river, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses can be crossed within half an hour. This efficiency is unmatched by other methods.
Even if he knew that this might be King Zhao's trap, Zhao Tianlin would still try it.
"My lord, I want to attack him halfway across the river, but will Zhao Tianlin be fooled?!"
King Zhao did not answer directly, but asked, "If you check upstream and confirm that there is no dam to store water, will you be fooled?!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In the Pingjing Army camp, Zhao Tianlin was still a little worried.
So far, I still haven't thought of a good way to resist the cold river water. The right time and place are always obstacles that soldiers can't overcome.
Now Zhao Wang's army has both the right time and the right location to help them. With the combination of the two, even Zhao Tianlin once thought about giving up this method.
Just when he was worried about it, Zhong Yaqi came outside the commander's tent excitedly.
With the lessons learned last time, he became much calmer this time.
"Grand Governor, General Zhong is asking for an audience outside the tent!"
Zhao Tianlin had a look of surprise on his face when he heard this, "This young boy is quite calm today! Let him in!"
"Captain! Governor! Found it! Found a way!" As soon as he entered the commander's tent, Zhong Yaqi couldn't help but feel excited and trotted all the way to Zhao Tianlin.
"..."
Zhao Tianlin just praised him for his calmness, but he acted like this.
However, as far as the method he mentioned is concerned, everything else is just a minor problem.
"Why, have you figured out how to cross the river?!"
A proud smile appeared on Zhong Yaqi's face, "Back to the Governor, the general has not only thought of it, but has also taken his brothers to try other places!"
"Oh?!" After hearing that it had been tested, Zhao Tianlin's face became even more hopeful.
As long as the cold water of the river can be solved, the army can successfully cross the river and defeat King Zhao's remnant army in just a matter of seconds.
"Grand Governor, my solution is not to wear pants!"
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Ps: I saw a statement on the Internet that Yu Qian planned Tumu Fort. I really can’t complain. Do I really have no brains?!
Even the Yingzong praised him for his intelligence... No matter how much Baozong tried to clean up his reputation, he and Wanyan Jiumei could not be shaken from their status as the last two. To be precise, the Baozong should be ranked first from the bottom.
After all, Wan Yangou rode alone and reorganized the Southern Song Dynasty.
Baozong directly gave away the three generations of accumulation.
PS of PS: This paragraph does not count as a word count, it is just a rant.