This series of orders from Wu Zhao was really unexpected.
Even Wu Yu didn't expect that Wu Zhao would actually give the order to mobilize all forces to help him recapture Yu City.
Such a result makes the Great Wisdom Bodhisattva, who has always been known for his great wisdom, somewhat confused.
Yucheng was lost, and Wu Yu was the most injured.
What Yucheng lost was that the longer the time, the more brutal the fighting between the two sides became.
The benefits that Wu Zhao can obtain are naturally greater.
But Wu Zhao actually had such courage.
Not to mention other things, but this courage has surpassed many male emperors in the Wu Dynasty.
The reason why the Buddhist army in the Buddhist country in the Western Regions was able to succeed was because it attacked suddenly.
However, it was also due to a sudden attack, so what they carried was not sufficient.
In addition, although this place does not belong to the hinterland of the Wu Dynasty, it can be regarded as the hinterland of Xuanzhou.
As a result, this Buddhist army was isolated and helpless.
If according to Dazhi Bodhisattva's previous assumptions, his magical stroke could cause internal strife in the Wu Dynasty.
It doesn't matter if you are alone.
But now the courage Wu Zhao has shown has already sealed the fate of this lone army.
This is also true, under the encirclement and suppression of the entire Wu Dynasty, plus the 50,000 Red Flame Army of Marquis Dingguo, and the joint encirclement and suppression of Wu Yu who brought the troops back.
In just three days, this Buddhist army consisting of more than 30,000 monks was strangled to death.
Yucheng only changed hands within ten days before it returned to the hands of the Wu Dynasty.
Yucheng was lost and recovered in such a short period of time.
This is definitely a happy event worth writing about.
At the same time, Wu Zhao's reputation was further greatly improved.
Knowing that the longer Yucheng delays, the better it will be for him.
Wu Zhao was also able to forcefully take back Yucheng.
This broad-mindedness and courage impressed many people in the court.
Even those ministers who firmly sided with Wu Yu and Wu Yan were sincerely convinced of Wu Zhao's broadmindedness.
They felt that if they were replaced by Wu Yu or Wu Yan in the same position.
The two of them are definitely not as big-hearted and magnanimous as Wu Zhaoda.
"Your Majesty, this is an autographed letter submitted by Prince Yu. I specially order an old minister to submit it to express his gratitude for your majesty's aid to Yucheng." An old official from the Ministry of Personnel stood up during the morning court and presented an autographed letter from Prince Yu.
Prince Yu's autograph letter is not surprising, mainly because the person who sent the letter surprised the people in the court.
The minister of the Ministry of Personnel who sent the letter is an old minister of the Ministry of Personnel. He is a doctor of the fifth rank, and his position is Chief Si Xun.
The impression this veteran minister has given everyone all along is that he is rigid and upright, and does not choose sides or sides.
He is a stubborn old man among the officials.
Positions have always been neither high nor low.
I have been working in the Ministry of Civil Affairs for decades.
In a power whirlpool like the Ministry of Personnel, the minister may change departments every year and stay there for decades.
This is definitely a mainstay.
It is no exaggeration to say that many of the ministers who were replaced by the Ministry of Civil Affairs would consult this veteran minister when they first took office.
Many officials would ask his opinions for their opinions.
At the same time, you can also imagine this veteran minister who has been in the Ministry of Personnel for decades.
How many ministers in the court have been promoted.
Since he is from Wu Yu, it means that among those he promoted, there must be many who support Wu Yu.
This is a subtle and inevitable result.
Now that Wu Yu is sending this old minister out, he is obviously returning Wu Zhao's favor this time.
Wu Zhao was a little surprised that this old minister turned out to be from Wu Yu.
After all, such an old minister who never chose sides had turned to Wu Yu a long time ago, and Wu Zhao didn't even know it.
After sending Wu Yu's autographed letter, the veteran official also expressed his position again: "Your Majesty, I am old and know that my time is short. I miss my hometown very much. I hope your majesty can allow me to beg for my bones."
This is also a tactical giving up.
If Wu Zhao was not going to let this veteran go, and planned to list some crimes against him, then Wu Yu and this veteran would have no choice but to admit it.
But Wu Zhao's next words not only shocked the veteran minister, but no one in the court thought that Wu Zhao would say such words.
"Zhao Aiqing, if I remember correctly, you should not be in your sixties yet."
Zhao Li bowed and said: "Old minister, I will be in my sixties next year."
Wu Zhao nodded: "Zhao Aiqing was so good that she retreated bravely just now.
The four states in the north have been at war for years, and the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Monsters was finally pacified.
The four northern states are at a time when everything is in ruins and waiting to be revitalized.
The four northern states need a large number of officials to go to the four northern states.
Zhao Aiqing is a minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
Next, the officials still have to rely on Zhao Aiqing in many areas.
Therefore, I still cannot allow Zhao Aiqing to retire.
Not only do I not allow Zhao Aiqing to retire in old age, I also want to put some burdens on you, Zhao Aiqing.
Zhao Li listens to the order."
Zhao Li quickly bowed and said: "Zhao Li accepts the order."
Wu Zhaolang said loudly: "Zhao Li has been in the Ministry of Personnel for twenty-one years. He has worked hard and achieved great results through hard work. Now he is the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel in the Jin Dynasty, in charge of examinations and honors."
Zhao Li did not expect that instead of being persecuted by Wu Zhao, he would be promoted to a more important position by Wu Zhao.
Zhao Li is really not a die-hard supporter of Wu Yu. Zhao Li stands behind Wu Yu just because Wu Yu is kind to him.
After he entered the Ministry of Personnel, Wu Yu did not give him any clear instructions.
And he actually didn't help Wu Yu with anything.
He did everything according to the rules.
When he received Wu Yu's order today, he knew it was time for him to repay his kindness.
He was even prepared to die.
But Wu Zhao actually promoted him instead of demoting him.
And it's not just promotion and demotion, but actually handing over two important departments to himself.
"Master Zhao, you still don't thank me." Sun Banban reminded the stunned Zhao Li.
When Zhao Li heard Sun Banban's words, he burst into tears with excitement. He knelt down and kowtowed, saying: "Zhao Li accepted the order to thank you for your kindness, and for your majesty, you have done a great job for the Wu Dynasty!"
Zhao Li is a scholar.
Being able to make Zhao Li kneel down and worship him means that Zhao Li is truly convinced of Wu Zhao.
"Zhao Aiqing is exempt from courtesy. From now on, the officials will rely on Zhao Aiqing."
"After the disbandment of the dynasty, Zhao Aiqing immediately drew up a list of officials who could be sent to the north."
"Yes, I accept the order."
The handling of Zhao Li once again allowed the ministers to see Wu Zhao's courage and skill.
After dealing with Zhao Li's problem, Wu Zhao said: "The Buddhist country in the Western Region invaded our Wu Dynasty's border without any reason.
This is actually the most serious provocation to our Wu Dynasty. Every inch of our Wu Dynasty’s territory was exchanged for the flesh and blood of successive generations of the Wu Dynasty.
No inch of territory in our Wu Dynasty can be lost.
Since the Western Region has taken the initiative to start a war, how can we, the Wu Dynasty, be afraid of a war?"
After finishing speaking, Wu Zhao looked at Lu Gao: "Master Lu, has Wu Dynasty's autumn grain been returned to the warehouse?"
Lu Gao cupped his hands and said, "They are all returned to the warehouse as pellets."
"The grain statistics in all warehouses can be completed."
Lu Gao said: "It's all done with statistics."
"Okay, Mr. Lu, please tell all the adults present about the current situation in the Ministry of Revenue."
Lu Gao responded, and then started talking about this year's autumn harvest.
As the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Lu Gao is still very competent.
There are 116 large warehouses across the country, and Lu Gao can accurately know the specific amount of grain stored in them.
After introducing the basic situation of the entire granary, Lu Gao continued to introduce: "This year's autumn harvest has approximately doubled compared to last year.
If we look at Liangzhou alone, the amount of grain entering the warehouse has almost tripled."
Many officials present did not have a specific idea of the previous figures.
Because they are not from the Ministry of Revenue, and with the ministers present, there are not many who can really distinguish the grains.
But when it comes to multiples, their feelings are very intuitive.
"Lu Shangshu, didn't the farmer promoted by Min Xuezheng say that the harvest could only be increased by about 20% in the first year? Now, why has it doubled all of a sudden?" Someone below raised his own doubts.
In response to such doubts, Lu Gao replied: "Compared with the highest harvest in the history of the Wu Dynasty, the harvest implemented by Min Xuezheng was about 30% higher."
After hearing Lu Gao's answer, the person who just asked the question understood instantly.
It's not that Min Si performed exceptionally well, but that before Wu Zhao succeeded to the throne, the Ministry of Revenue was in a mess.
Coupled with Emperor Shun's squandering, a lot of food may have disappeared without even being put into storage.
So now it has doubled, mainly because the account has been smoothed out.
Looking at the eyes of the people around him, the minister also understood what a stupid question he had asked.
Obviously, everyone is well aware of this matter, but no one mentioned it, and I was stupid enough to even mention it.
Arching his hands toward Lu, the minister retreated into the ranks of courtiers.
After listening to Lu Gao's report, Wu Zhao couldn't help but said: "Okay, God will bless my Wu Dynasty this time.
The warehouses of my Wu Dynasty are abundant, and I no longer have any worries about famine.
If the Buddhist Kingdom in the Western Regions wants to come over, just let them come over."
After speaking, Wu Zhao looked at Wang Lin and said, "Prince Wang, I order you to recruit another hundred thousand tiger troops before the end of the year. Is there any problem?"
If you have food in your hands, you won’t panic.
Why did the Huwei Army dare not expand before?
It's not because of poverty.
When food is a problem, don't talk about military pay.
But eating is definitely not a problem now.
With the extra grain, there is no problem in feeding an additional 200,000 people, not just 100,000 people.
"Your Majesty, don't worry, I will definitely be able to complete the recruitment."
Wu Zhao nodded, and then continued: "In view of the fact that the Western Region invaded our Wu Dynasty.
I have now decided to formally declare war on the Western Regions.
I order the two princes, Prince Yu and Prince Yan, to gather their troops and return to their respective fiefdoms.
The entire defense of Hezhou was handed over to Marquis Dingguo's Red Flame Army and Hezhou Huwei Army.
The champion was ordered to command the city guards of hundreds of cities to support Hezhou, and together with the Red Flame Army, he would defend Hezhou and resist the Western Regions.
King Jing is ordered to send capable generals to assist the champion in commanding the city guards of hundreds of cities."
After listening to Wu Zhao's orders, all the courtiers understood.
Isn't it true that Wu Zhao is generous? Let's just forget about it with Wu Yu.
Zhao Li stayed because Wu Zhao thought he was useful.
But Wu Yu would never let it go like this.
Since you have gone home, just stay at home and stay well.
By the way, Wu Yan, who was alone and unable to sing, was also sent back to the north.
Now the four northern states are at peace, and the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons has completely ceased.
It can be said that there is no longer any war in the north.
The absence of war means that it cannot make meritorious deeds and cannot expand its influence.
As for whether the two of them can cause any trouble in the north.
This is obviously impossible.
Now the northern border belongs to Ning Chen.
No matter in terms of reputation or strength, Ning Chen is the king of the north.
So even if the two of them go back, they can only stay in their lair.
If you want to expand your influence, don’t even think about it.
The war between Hezhou and the Western Regions was handed over to Ning Chen again by Wu Zhao.
The relationship between Marquis Dingguo and Ning Chen was well known to all the ministers in the court.
Maybe the condition for Marquis Ding to send 50,000 Red Flame troops to Hezhou is to let Ning Chen take command.
There is the Red Flame Army, plus Ning Chen's own hundreds of strong soldiers and horses, as well as Prince Jing's troops and commanders.
Finally, coupled with the strong national power of the Wu Dynasty, it is almost impossible to win in the Western Regions.
Since Emperor Shun of the Wu Dynasty, this was the first time that the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty felt so confident about defeating another force.
After arranging all these things, Wu Zhao looked at Cao Xing again.
"Cao Xing, the minister of Dali Temple, knew the law and violated the law, and interfered in the private affairs of the clan without authorization.
It was his first offense and it did not cause any adverse consequences.
He was removed from the post of Minister of Dali Temple, transferred to Hezhou, and appointed as the prefectural pastor of Hezhou, and he performed meritorious service."
This sudden public treatment of Cao Xing made everyone's desire for gossip rise again.
What did Cao Xing do to interfere in the clan's private affairs?
This is everyone's most gossiped question.
Of course, the most concerning point is what exactly did Cao Xing do that could have caused him to be demoted and promoted secretly by Wu Zhaoming.
Let Cao Xing go to Hezhou to serve as the state pastor of Hezhou at this time.
Then isn't it just to brush up on Cao Xing's achievements and resume?
Although the minister of Dali Temple is considered to have a high and powerful position, he is not a 'prime minister' after all.
If Hezhou wins a complete victory, when Cao Xing comes back, he will definitely go one step further and directly become the 'Xiang'.
So what exactly did Cao Xing do? Everyone is curious about this.
After Cao Xing heard the "punishment" imposed on himself, he calmly came out and said: "The guilty minister has decreed."
After dealing with Cao Xing, all matters for today's morning meeting have been dealt with.
"My dear friends, the battle in the Western Regions is related to the fate of our country, the Wu Dynasty. I hope that all of you, my dear friends, can work together with me to fight against the Western Regions!"
"I swear allegiance to Your Majesty to the death!"
After expressing their stance and allegiance, today's morning court also dispersed.
However, although the dynasty was dismissed, matters concerning the court were not over yet.
Especially what exactly did Cao Xing do to deserve such a huge credit.
You can go directly to Hezhou to gain experience and merit.
You must know that Hezhou Zhoumu is definitely a fat man right now.
Originally, everyone didn't expect that there would be a fight between dragons and tigers in the imperial court.
As a result, Cao Xing secretly plotted against Chen Cang and directly took the position of governor of Hezhou.
"Master Cao, you didn't reveal anything to me about what you did. Master Cao doesn't regard Lu as a friend." Lu Gao caught up with Cao Xing and complained to Cao Xing.