[071] Abandoning Beidi? Shoufu's words of humiliating the country
Yongqing Palace.
There are many ministers in the palace, except for Yushi and Liu Ke, they are all officials of fourth rank or above.
When Emperor Yongtai walked out and sat on the dragon chair, all the ministers bowed their heads.
"Your Majesty will live forever, and your Majesty will live forever!"
"Plain body."
Emperor Yongtai spoke calmly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Big things are revealed in person, small things are dealt with in a practical way, and nothing matters is rolled up behind the curtain."
When the officials straightened up, Jia Hongyi, who was next to the throne, shouted loudly with a smile.
As soon as he finished speaking, Kou Xiangdong, the Minister of War, stepped forward without any respect.
"His Majesty!"
The minister of the Ministry of War held up the wat board flatly and said in a deep voice: "Once the barbarians learn of the death of Duke Dingguo, they will march south in large numbers! I believe that the most urgent task is to select a good general to go north and take charge of the non-returning pass to prepare for the troubles of the barbarians.
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As soon as these words came out, the hall became a little quiet.
Emperor Yongtai didn't speak, as if he was waiting for something quietly.
Sure enough, not long after, Liu Shouyi, the chief assistant of the cabinet, stood up.
"His Majesty."
Liu Shouyi was so old that he looked trembling even with two steps across, but his voice was extremely energetic: "Master Kou is right, once the barbarians learn that Duke Dingguo has died, they will no longer cower in this place.
Grassland, but there is one question that Master Kou has thought about: no matter who takes charge of the Chisong Army, can he be sure that he will be able to keep the barbarians out of the no-return barrier like Duke Dingguo did?"
As soon as the voice fell, a slight noise sounded in the hall.
Most people had the same idea as the chief minister and nodded.
In fact, Yangjing seems to be a lot quieter these days due to the Duke Ding affair, but secretly it has been turbulent for a long time.
Because these officials suddenly discovered that in a hurry, they could not find a handsome man who could replace Ding Guogong.
In other words, no matter who is sent to guard the no-return pass, it seems that the fate of the pass being broken and people dying, and the barbarians poisoning the Northland cannot be avoided.
"joke!"
Han Du, the censor of Zuodu, laughed and said, "Then if Liu Ge Lao wants to give up the Pass without Return, we can just let the barbarians wreak havoc in the North."
Some bloody officials agreed.
Liu Shouyi was not angry and nodded: "It's not impossible."
moment!
The whole hall fell silent.
Most people looked at Liu Shouyi in disbelief.
"Say." Emperor Yongtai's voice was still calm, with no hint of joy or anger.
"His Majesty."
Liu Shouyi bowed, then faced the ministers and said loudly: "Ding Guo Gong is a rare military genius throughout the ages. With him here, there is no need to pay much attention to the troubles of the barbarians. But now, Ding Guo Gong has passed away and has no return."
Failure is bound to happen sooner or later."
After saying that, Liu Shouyi turned back and bowed: "I think that since it will be broken sooner or later, instead of holding on to the No Return Pass and wasting 600,000 Chisong troops in vain, it is better to give up the No Return Pass before the barbarians attack.
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Boom~!
A huge roar of noise exploded like a tsunami.
Just now, they thought they had misunderstood Liu Shouyi's meaning and were a little disbelieving, so no one spoke. But at this moment, everyone clearly heard what the chief assistant said.
Give up without any return?!
How dare he say such a thing?!
"Does this old man want to commit treason?!"
The seventh-grade young man was in trouble and immediately cursed.
At one time, many people followed him.
"Old thief! How dare you say such a thing that is humiliating and humiliating the country?!"
"Abandoning the No Return Pass, do you want to give up the entire Daqing people in the North?"
"Liu Shouyi, are you betraying the country?!"
"Your Majesty, I suspect that Liu Shouyi is a barbarian spy. Your Majesty, please order him to be imprisoned for interrogation immediately!"
"..."
The censor, in response to the two officials who were involved in the matter, jumped out like crazy, their eyes were about to burst, and they were gnashing their teeth, wishing they could chew Liu Shouyi up and swallow him.
They don't care whether Liu Shouyi is the chief minister of the cabinet or a close minister of the emperor. If he dares to violate this most fundamental perseverance, he must bear the price he deserves!
Liu Shouyi, on the other hand, turned his back on himself and remained calm.
A cold voice pierced out from the noise, making everyone pause.
"Abandoning the Pass without Return and giving up the Northland does not mean giving up on our Daqing people!"
Zheng Huai, the Minister of Rites, came out and said, "Your Majesty! Once the No Return Pass is broken, the barbarian cavalry will march straight in. By then, we in the north of Daqing will be in the same miserable situation as before!"
"I think."
Zheng Huai paused and looked at Liu Shouyi, "Your Majesty the First Assistant just wants to give up the No Return Pass, not the people of the North."
"That's right."
Liu Shouyi glanced at Zheng Huai approvingly and said, "Your Majesty, it is imperative to send someone to take over the Chisong Army, and the sooner the better."
This made everyone confused.
He said that there is no return if you give up, and you said that you won't give up on the people of the North. Isn't this inconsistent?
But Liu Shouyi continued: "The next step is to delay the barbarian attack, and at the same time... move the people from the north southward!"
"impossible!"
Ji Xuanren, who is also the Pavilion Elder, frowned and spoke, not because he wanted to oppose his big brother, but because there were too many loopholes in it.
"Just by delaying the barbarian attack, the results and effectiveness are difficult to determine."
"in addition."
"The three provinces and fourteen prefectures of the Northland have a population of tens of millions. Now neither time nor financial resources can support the completion of the migration. What's more, such a large-scale migration will definitely shake the people's hearts. If you are not careful, it will be a greater disaster.
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"unless……"
At this point, Ji Xuanren suddenly looked horrified and looked directly at Liu Shouyi: "Use the Chisong Army as bait and abandon the three northernmost prefectures!"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone looked at Liu Shouyi with fear in their eyes.
The Chisong Army is the most elite army in Daqing. It took millions of lives to finally condense such a strong and iron-blooded army.
It is no exaggeration to say that such an army is a trump card.
Just throw it away like this?
And those three prefectures... The meaning of giving up does not mean giving up these three prefectures.
Instead, they gave up everything in these three prefectures to buy time for the people in the remaining eleven prefectures in the North to evacuate.
Including land, including towns, including people.
Millions of Daqing people!
Even just thinking about it makes everyone shudder.
"Master Liu, is this really your plan?"
Someone asked, his voice extremely dry.
"For the sake of the overall situation, some sacrifices are acceptable."
Liu Shouyi said in a deep voice.
This answer is actually an admission.
"Kaiyang Mansion, Zhengping Mansion, and Ningjun Mansion, these three mansions are vast and sparsely populated. It will indeed take a long time for the barbarians to plunder this area. There is enough time to evacuate the people."
Han Du, the censor of Zuodu, stepped out and asked, "But where should the people who evacuated the Northland be placed?"
This is a new problem, and one that cannot be avoided at all.
Those who were unwilling to let millions of people die seemed to see hope now.
But Liu Shouyi had already made a complete plan, how could he overlook such a big loophole.
"In the first half of the year, floods in Nanyu Prefecture spread across thousands of miles of ocean. Millions of people died and three million people fled."
"Although His Highness the Ninth Prince personally went to provide disaster relief, Nanyu Mansion is still empty of ten rooms and has become a veritable ghost mansion."
"As long as one hundred and eighty-two new and old boats from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War are mobilized, from the Yang River to the Weishui River, and only need to go back and forth more than ten times between Yuehai Prefecture and Nanyu Prefecture, all the people of the Eleventh Prefecture can be relocated."
It wasn't until here that Liu Shouyi's entire plan was fully revealed.
The building boat built by the Ministry of Industry with the help of Qin Tianjian is twelve stories high, 166 feet long and 37 feet wide, and can carry nearly 20,000 people at a time.
One hundred and eighty-two ships, more than three million people on one trip!
As one of the Zhili Prefectures, Nanyu Prefecture covers an extremely large area and can fully accommodate all the people of the Eleventh Prefecture.
Although the depth of the Wei River means that the furthest boat can only reach Yuehai Prefecture, it will take a lot of time to gather people from the other ten prefectures.
But this is already the most economical and efficient way.
Thinking of this, everyone was horrified and had a new impression of Liu Shouyi, an old chief minister who was over 80 years old.
Cruel enough and stable enough!
"Can……"
Someone took a deep breath and asked: "Is the Northland just given to the barbarians?"
Although the Northland of Zhongzhou has suffered from wars in all dynasties, there were even several dynasties that did not regard the Northland as a land at all.
But it's undeniable.
Beidi is the northern part of Zhongzhou.
This is the thought engraved in the bones of the Zhongzhou people.
"As long as there is a choice..."
Liu Shouyi shook his head and did not finish what he said.
"Mr. Pavilion, I have one last question."
Han Du looked serious and said, "Assuming everything goes well, what will happen to Beidi in the future?"
"Have you ever thought about it, Mr. Ge? The barbarians are just here to plunder. They don't know how to operate or build. When the value of the Northland is wiped out, they will return to the outside of the customs and continue their grazing."
"And the Northland is already barren. The past ten years of peace have finally made some improvements in the Northland. Once we give up, it won't take long, just one year, and the Northland will be completely desolate."
"By then, with Daqing's current national strength, it will be difficult to rebuild the Northland!"
"Unless, Mr. Ge has never thought about taking back the northern land, but intends to follow the example of the previous dynasty, split the land in Zhongzhou, and divide the border with the barbarians to rule!"
Han Du's voice was high and bright, echoing in the hall for a long time.
Liu Shouyi slowly raised his head and looked at Han Du: "As long as Daqing is still here, there is always a chance."
"If one generation of us can't do it, then let's do two or three generations..."
silence.
A pin drop audible silence.
Everyone was horrified, how could such a thing be admitted?
Even if this is indeed the plan, you still have to make up some different reasons.
Once you admit it...it's easy to be infamy for eternity!
"You don't care about your reputation at all?"
Emperor Yongtai suddenly spoke, with a touch of majesty echoing in the hall.
Liu Shouyi held his head high, and then bowed his head to the ground: "I wish you a great celebration for thousands of years!"