Emperor Qian was looking at the military report in his hand with trembling hands.
Two major defeats left the powerful Da Gan exhausted.
"Who will tell me what is going on?!"
"I have 500,000 elite troops! Not 500,000 pigs! Even if there are 500,000 pigs, the Tiance Army will have to capture them for three days! Nearly 300,000 troops overnight?! Chahantie What does Mu'er want to do?!"
Although King Liang held military power, he was always the pillar of Daqian. Almost all rebellions were put down by King Liang.
Such a huge defeat was something Emperor Qian had never thought of.
In the main hall, Zhongshu Ling and Prime Minister Yelu Chucai were present.
But a veteran general stood up and retorted, "Your Majesty, what does the defeat of this battle have to do with King Liang?!"
As the veteran stood up first, the higher ranking generals among the generals came out one after another to respond.
"If Your Majesty hadn't deprived the Seventh Prince of military power, why would you have been defeated like this!?"
"Yes! Your Majesty! The seventh prince relied on your majesty's favor and acted arbitrarily. What could Prince Liang do? That he was seized of power on the spot!?"
"..."
A group of generals in the army felt aggrieved by King Liang.
Emperor Qian looked at the angry generals below and was a little at a loss. Of course he knew that the biggest problem in this battle was the Seventh Prince.
The Seventh Prince didn't know anything about military matters. Under such circumstances, taking away the military power from Prince Liang was actually giving Li Chengen a chance.
What made Emperor Qian most aggrieved was that he acquiesced in the seventh prince's seizure of military power.
And if it weren't for the Taizu's golden arrow that he gave to the Seventh Prince, the Seventh Prince wouldn't have been so capable and took away his military power.
So he still needs to take the blame?!
"The Seventh Prince is the culprit!"
"Your Majesty, please punish the Seventh Prince severely!"
"If we don't kill this thief, it will be difficult to correct the national law!"
Of course the general below knows who is behind the Seventh Prince!
After today's emperor took office, he always wanted to take back the power, but the political power was in the hands of Yelu Chucai, and the military power was in the hands of the King of Liang.
Everyone is used to having a puppet emperor. Suddenly, the Great Khan wants to regain power, which must be resisted by everyone.
So although nothing was said on the surface, in fact everyone hoped that the emperor would continue to be his mascot in the palace.
That's why all the generals started to sing together this time, hoping that the emperor would severely punish the seventh prince.
The Seventh Prince is the emperor's biological uncle. Killing the Seventh Prince means cutting off an arm of the Emperor!
Now the news of the Seventh Prince's execution has been known to Prince Liang and the Prime Minister, but the Emperor and the imperial court are not aware of it yet.
From this point we can see the current predicament of Emperor Qian.
Emperor Qian definitely didn't want the Seventh Prince to be dealt with, but now the responsibility was all on the Seventh Prince. Even Emperor Qian felt that his uncle was a fool.
Before Emperor Qian left, he did tell the Seventh Prince that he could seize an opportunity to seize part of the military power from Prince Liang, but no one allowed him to take over the position of commander-in-chief from Prince Liang!
As an uncle, he was very good at handling government affairs, but when it came to leading troops in war, Emperor Qian had no hope.
Not to mention defeating Li Chengen, it would be considered good if the Seventh Prince could defeat an army of 500,000!
Although he blamed him in his heart, Emperor Qian still didn't want to kill him.
"Bo'er Jijin and Antu Timur exercised power wantonly and acted recklessly. They relied on my trust to gain control of the military. Later, due to careless use of troops, hundreds of thousands of our soldiers died for the country. I..."
"Your Majesty! I have something to say!"
Yelu Chucai, who had been in the ranks of civil servants with his eyes closed and silent, suddenly stood up and spoke.
Emperor Qian was very dissatisfied with Yelu Chucai's behavior of interrupting his speech, which completely ignored his majesty.
But Emperor Qian had no choice. Yelu Chucai was the late emperor's personally appointed minister to assist the government, and he was also the emperor's advisor.
Since Qian learned the Han system, the concept of heaven and earth, king, relatives and masters has also begun to be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Although Emperor Qian was the king, Yelu Chucai was the teacher.
Emperor Qian finally suppressed the resentment in his heart, nodded unhappily, and motioned for Yelu Chucai to speak.
"Your Majesty, I believe that although the Seventh Prince is unfavorable in his military use, victory or defeat is a matter of military strategism. In addition, his opponent, Li Chengen, the Commander-in-Chief of Tiance Army, is a famous general in the world. Even if the late emperor is resurrected, he may not be his opponent..."
Yelu Chucai was opposed by many generals as soon as he opened his mouth.
"Lord Yelu, since the Seventh Prince can't deal with Li Chengen, why do you want to deprive Prince Liang of his military power?!"
Faced with the generals' doubts, Yelu Chucai remained calm, "It seems that the generals knew the situation at that time!" Why don't some generals tell us what happened before the Seventh Prince deprived King Liang of his power? military power!"
"..."
The leader of the veterans had been talking endlessly just now, but now his expression was stagnant and he didn't know what to say at all: "This..."
"The Seventh Prince is your Majesty's supervisor. He goes to the army to inspect the army on behalf of your Majesty. What if he does find a problem?! What if there is an emergency?! The matter has not yet been investigated clearly, but several people have spoken with certainty. It seems a little inappropriate to attribute everything to the Seventh Prince!"
In terms of words, these are certainly no match for Yelu Chucai, a civil servant. He was unable to answer a few questions from him.
Although Emperor Qian was slightly dissatisfied with Yelu Chucai's behavior of interrupting him just now, these words from Yelu Chucai made Emperor Qian very happy.
Yes! No one knows why the Seventh Prince deprived Prince Liang of his military power. What if there was a reason?!
After all, he is his uncle, so if he can be saved, he should be saved!
"Then what should you do with it according to your wishes?"
Emperor Qian asked.
"I believe that the Seventh Prince can be temporarily relieved of all his duties and only retain the title of Prince Chen. During the investigation, the royal family's support will be halved! We will deal with it after the whole matter is found out."
"I second the proposal!"
"I also second the proposal!"
As soon as Yelu Chucai finished speaking, a large number of civil servants jumped out to second his opinions.
When the generals on the side saw this situation, they could not continue to attack. After all, what Yelu Chucai said was reasonable.
As the head of civil servants, Yelu Chucai's political ability is indeed extraordinary.
This move seems simple, but in fact it is very clever. Both the timing and the means are very comparable!
First of all, as the head of civil servants, Yelu Chucai certainly could not show a harmonious relationship with the King of Liang.
For an ordinary lord, confrontation between civil and military forces is the best state, and only in this way can he trust his subordinates.
The harmony between civil and military affairs and the harmony between generals and prime ministers can only be controlled by a wise king with extraordinary ability and courage, such as the former Emperor Taizong Wen of the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, Yelu Chucai's targeting of King Liang this time would not only prevent Emperor Qian from resenting him for engaging in party strife, but would also make him more convinced that Yelu Chucai had no other ambitions.
This is one of them.
Secondly, it was Emperor Qian's wish to protect the Seventh Prince. As the head of civil servants, he must be able to guess the Emperor's intentions.
Yelu Chucai's proposal to protect the Seventh Prince at this moment is to give the emperor a step up, which will make the emperor feel very comfortable. A prime minister who makes the emperor comfortable will feel more comfortable himself.
Thirdly, while suppressing the military generals, Yelu Chucai also united the civil servant group. Even if the Seventh Prince made a big mistake, he was still a member of the civil official group. It was not the military commander's turn to punish him. One sentence would make him the most popular among the civilian officials. The prestige is higher.
He is worthy of being a prime minister, and his political methods are indeed brilliant.
Emperor Qian also followed Yelu Chucai's wishes and said, "This is a mature and prudent statement. Let's do what we do first!"