The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 852
The Hu people begged for peace, which really surprised Zhao Yanxun.

After conveying the will to Luo Lun, Zhao Yanxun immediately convened a meeting in front of the imperial court.

The two cabinet ministers in Beijing, the head of the military department of the household department, and the two privy envoys of the Privy Council are rushing to Qian'an Palace at this moment.

Although Zhao Yanxun can make arbitrary decisions on all matters, he still has to ask the courtiers for their opinions, after all, it is clear to listen to.

Everyone came to Qian'an Palace, and under Wu Hong's guidance, they entered a side hall. At this moment, Zhao Yanxun was standing in front of a huge sand table with his back to everyone.

The fighting broke out in the Northwest more than half a year ago, but because of the existence of the Jingnan Battle, it was not very popular in China.

But to be honest, the battle half a year ago was a serious national war.

Today, the imperial court is focused on internal reforms, but Zhao Yanxun himself attaches great importance to the situation in the northwest.

That's why he ordered the Ministry of Industry to make a sand table based on the existing information, which just came in handy right now.

"The minister waits to kowtow to the emperor!"

Zhao Yanxun turned around slightly and said, "Excuse me, come and have a look!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Everyone got up immediately and walked to the sand table with extreme caution.

To the south of the sand table are the north of the Tianshan Mountains and the three counties of Longyou, and to the north is the vast prairie.

There are small red and black flags on the sand table. It is obvious that the red flag represents the deployment of the Jin army, and the black flag represents the Hu people.

"Loves, according to Jin Yiwei's latest information, this sand table was created, please take a closer look!"

While talking, Zhao Yanxun walked towards the throne at the same time. He already knew the sand table well, so naturally he didn't need to read it with the ministers.

After he sat down, he continued, "Each flag above is equivalent to five thousand soldiers and horses..."

"It's just that our army has fewer cavalry, while the Huns are all cavalry!"

Although the imperial army stationed in the north has a strength of [-], among them there are only [-] cavalry, which are exactly the [-] imperial troops who went north.

Although the imperial army is all first-class soldiers, they do not have much advantage in fighting the barbarians who grew up on horseback.

When encountering ordinary Hun cavalry, they can achieve a level of one to three, but when encountering elite Hun cavalry, they may only be able to achieve a level of one to one and a half.

As for the second-tier army, facing the elite Hun cavalry, it is about one to three, and facing the ordinary Hun cavalry, it is one to five.

However, the above is just a simple calculation, and the reality will have to be seen on the battlefield.

What needs to be explained is that the Jin army is now guarding the Tianyu Pass, so there is no need to go head-to-head with the Huns. The above conversion is actually very difficult to use.

"Just now, news came from the Northwest Governor's Office that the Huns sent envoys to seek peace. What do you think of this? How should the court respond?"

Except for the two privy envoys and the head of the Ministry of War, the others present did not know much about the situation in the northwest.

Hearing Zhao Yanxun's words made them receive a lot of news at once, and now they can only digest it as quickly as possible.

"Your Majesty, the barbarian army is gathering, I'm afraid there is not much sincerity in the peace talks!" Chen Anming, the left envoy of the Privy Council, frowned.

Chen Anming has been an official in Longyou for most of his life, and has experienced many incidents of barbarians beating the pass, so he knows the "habits" of barbarian people best.

The privy envoy Guan Hetai continued: "The barbarians are afraid of power but not virtuous, your majesty... our army still has to prepare for war!"

Several other officials also nodded, obviously they did not believe in the Huns either, because the lessons learned over the centuries were too deep.

Zhao Yanxun said calmly: "I think you all know how difficult it is for the imperial court now, and you don't know how much food will be spent in a big war. It's good to delay the war as much as possible!"

It's not that he's afraid of the Huns, but that it's really difficult for the court now, and Zhao Yanxun needs time to make arrangements.

"That's why I asked you to come here today to discuss carefully with you how to formulate the conditions for the peace talks!"

The emperor said this, and the ministers were of course very savvy, so they began to analyze from their own perspectives, and now the imperial court can afford the price of peace.

While everyone was discussing, in the Longevity Palace on the other side, Zhang Fengxiu looked anxious.

During this period of time, in order to restore the relationship between the emperor and the queen mother, he has been worrying and running a lot.

After finally getting the consent of the two supreme beings, we went to Xiyuan to listen to the opera together this afternoon, but the emperor hadn't come yet when the time came.

Standing outside the Yanshou Gate, Zhang Fengxiu looked at the palace road, waiting for the maid who was inquiring about the news to come back.

After a while, hurried footsteps came from the corner of the palace road, and it was obvious that someone was coming.

"The emperor hasn't come back yet?" Zhang Fengxiu asked the visitor.

"Young lady, the emperor is back, but he is summoning ministers right now!"

"At this time, why did you suddenly summon the minister? It's really..." Zhang Fengxiu wanted to say something, but finally held back.

Zhang Fengxiu didn't have the guts to speak rudely to the emperor, even though she has been fighting for favor recently.

Turning around, Zhang Fengxiu walked into the Yanshou Palace, the inside was very lively at the moment, all the concubines from all the palaces came.

In the main hall of Yanshou Palace, all the concubines were talking about this, all trying to please Cao Miaoyin.

It's just that, although Cao Miaoyin is smiling now, she seems a little absent-minded.

Whether the emperor was late or missed the appointment, she didn't think it was a big deal, as long as he said hello in advance.

It's a pity that there is no news from Qian'an Palace right now.

Looking at Zhang Fengxiu who walked in from outside the hall, Cao Miaoyin's demeanor changed a little.

"Queen Mother, something important has happened in the imperial court. The emperor is convening important ministers to discuss matters. No one else is allowed to disturb you!" Zhang Fengxiu reported.

Hearing this, Cao Miaoyin sighed, and then said: "In that case, let's go!"

"The Queen Mother..."

Zhang Fengxiu wanted to say something, but Cao Miaoyin had already stood up.

"Queen, the emperor can't come, and the concubines and concubines can also accompany you to relieve boredom!"

The one who said this was Queen Xue Baoyun, a husband and wife, and she really should say something right now.

At this time, Zhang Fengxiu hurriedly chimed in and said: "What the empress said is very true. The courtiers and concubines are all looking forward to having a fun day today. If they just break up like this...wouldn't it be a pity!"

With the two of them taking the lead, the rest of the people followed suit, and the hall became even more lively for a while.

Cao Miaoyin was also afraid of desertion, and now all the concubines wanted to be filial, but she didn't want to win everyone's hearts.

Sighing, Cao Miaoyin said helplessly, "Then pack up and get ready to go!"

Before Xue Baoyun could reply on behalf of the concubines, Zhang Fengxiu said with all his blessings: "I would like to obey the Queen Mother's order!"

After a while, everyone got up and drove to Xiyuan.

After about half an hour, the discussion in Qian'an Palace was over. After all the ministers left, Zhao Yanxun remembered the matter of listening to the opera.

"Has the Empress Dowager sent someone to remind me?"

Wu Hong replied: "Reporting to the emperor, the empress dowager did not send anyone over, but someone from the concubine Hui's palace came!"

"Then why didn't you remind me?"

"Your majesty, you said that you should not disturb during the discussion, slaves..."

"You still talk back?"

When arguing with Wu Hong, Zhao Yanxun was already rushing to Xiyuan. Although he was late, he still had to show his face.

When he came to Xiyuan, singing and dancing was very lively, and all the concubines watched with great interest.

"Queen, the emperor is here!" Zhang Fengxiu reminded Cao Miaoyin.

Cao Miaoyin glanced at Zhao Yanxun who was approaching in the distance, and then her eyes fell on the stage again.

The queen mother can ignore the emperor, but the concubines and eunuchs present here have to salute the emperor honestly.

"Welcome the Emperor!"

"Free gift!"

Zhao Yanxun walked quickly to Cao Miaoyin's side, then bowed and said, "My son is late, please forgive me, mother!"

"The emperor should put state affairs first!" Cao Miaoyin said calmly.

(End of this chapter)