Great Wei scholar

Once the Northern Expedition occurs, the seventy million taels will not be enough, unless you can guarantee to capture the North within half a year and kill all the barbarians, otherwise, the Northern Expedition will drag down the Great Wei.

Furthermore, it was not easy for Great Wei to have silver taels, and he had to do a lot of things, and it was his turn to go to the Northern Expedition?

"Humph!"

"When you have no silver taels, you say you have no money. When you have silver taels, you say you can't go to the Northern Expedition? You civil servants and Confucian officials are all cowards. The barbarians in the north are now regrouping and clamoring at the border."

"If I don't attack anymore, and when they recover, it will be a disgrace to Jingcheng again. Who will go up at that time? Let you civil servants go up? Or let the Confucianism go and scold them at the gate of the city? Curse them to death?"

Qu Zhouhou scolded extremely impolitely.

Resolute attitude.

"Qu Zhouhou, let's talk about it, why do you involve me and other Confucian scholars?"

Sun Jingan frowned and said so.

"Then do you support our Northern Expedition?"

Qu Zhouhou asked.

"not support."

Sun Jingan answered.

"Isn't that enough, it's wrong to scold you?"

"A group of cowards, the Marquis recently got information that the Tuxie Dynasty and the Chuyuan Dynasty secretly sent a large amount of resources to the barbarians in the north. It won't take long for these barbarians to come back."

"Instead of waiting for the northern barbarians to kill us, we should take the initiative to attack. Although we will pay a heavy price, at least we can crush the barbarians so that they will not dare to offend our Great Wei for 30 years."

"If the barbarians are not eliminated, the Great Wei will never have a day of stability and development."

Qu Zhouhou's voice was loud, and there was nothing wrong with what he said.

The barbarians in the north are staring at each other now. Although the seven Northern Expeditions have beaten them to the bone, they can't stand the Tuxie Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty secretly giving resources.

These two dynasties can't wait to send half of the treasury to the northern barbarians, just hope that the northern barbarians can recover quickly, and then return to the Great Wei.

At that time, Great Wei will either ask them for help, or be beaten to the capital by the northern barbarians. In that case, they can send their troops down and take advantage of the opportunity to grab various benefits in the name of helping Great Wei.

If you're lucky, it's not impossible to eat Da Wei.

Therefore, the military officers agreed that the Great Wei really needs to develop, but the problem is that people won't let it go. If you don't solve the disaster of the northern barbarians now, wait three to five years, when they come to fight, and Jingcheng's shame will be revealed again.

"Qu Zhouhou's words are correct, but if we fight again, whether we can win or not is a question! After winning, Great Wei will be completely empty, barbarians will be eliminated, but what about other alien races? Don't they want to stare at me, Great Wei? "

"The Tuxie Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty, wouldn't they make a move?"

"Let's say something more serious, once the Northern Expedition occurs, what if there is civil strife?"

Hubu Shangshu Gu Yan's voice was not loud, but his words were plausible.

If you want to fight, you can.

But the question is, have you considered Da Wei's current situation, so what if you win?What resources do the northern barbarians have?

The most frightening thing is that the Northern Expedition has just started and is halfway through.

There is civil strife, and other small countries of different races unite to mess with you.

Great Wei Jiangshan is gone.

And once the war breaks out, the hearts of the people will definitely be out of balance. No matter how you explain it, no matter how you say it, for the common people, war means death and accidents, and they will not be able to eat enough or sleep well.

At that time, the vassal king will raise his arms and everyone will come to overthrow the empress immediately, and Wei will fall into extremely terrible civil strife.

Maybe the country has really changed hands.

"Hmph, so according to your intentions, don't fight? Keep hiding until the next time the shame of Jingcheng comes? You civil servants and Confucian scholars are all afraid. If you have no backbone, if the first emperor was born a few years earlier, you would have died a long time ago." The Northern Expedition is needed."

Qu Zhouhou couldn't help cursing.

As soon as he said those words, Duke An's voice sounded instantly.

"Don't be presumptuous."

He roared, and Qu Zhouhou also instantly realized that he had said something wrong, and immediately lowered his head and half-kneeled in the tunnel.

"Your Majesty, I was impatient and talked nonsense for a while, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

Qu Zhouhou's face was a little ugly, he was indeed in a hurry.

"okay."

On the dragon chair, the empress spoke, and then her beautiful eyes fell on the officials, and she spoke slowly after a while.

"The matter of the Northern Expedition can indeed be discussed. What Qu Zhouhou said is true. It is difficult for the Great Wei to develop without peace."

"According to my will, the Ministry of War will immediately formulate a new plan for the Northern Expedition. Within three months, the plan for the Northern Expedition must be delivered."

The Queen's voice was very calm.

But these words, like a thunderbolt, caused the court to boil.

"Your Majesty! Absolutely not!"

"Your Majesty, the Northern Expedition is absolutely not allowed. I hope Your Majesty will think twice."

"Your Majesty, please think twice. If there is another Northern Expedition, there will be no peaceful days for Wei."

The civil servants and Confucian officials were the first to react. They knelt down almost immediately. Even the prime minister, Chen Zhengru, also knelt on the ground, shouting for His Majesty to think twice.

No one expected that the Empress actually agreed, and even asked the Ministry of War to study the plan and write a new strategy for the Northern Expedition within three months. It seemed like it was going to be for real.

But the military officer lineage was a little dazed, they didn't expect the Empress to be so forthright, and really agreed?

You must know that they didn't intend for the Empress to agree to come down today at all, they just mentioned it to let the Empress think about it, but they didn't expect to agree.

The next moment, the military officer's lineage completely smiled.

"Your Majesty is mighty!"

"Your Majesty is wise!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Headed by Duke An, all the military officers knelt down and bowed to the Empress. They were excited, really excited.

After all, the words of the emperor cannot be changed, and the Ministry of War was asked to make a new strategy for the Northern Expedition, which is obviously to be played for real.

"His Majesty!"

Chen Zhengru shouted loudly, but what he got in exchange was two words.

"Retreat."

After the words fell, the empress got up and left, and retreated directly, giving a confident look.

Not long after, the military officers left excitedly.

But the civil servants and Confucian officials couldn't recover for a long time. If the Northern Expedition really happened, it would deal a great blow to them.

About half an hour later.

The incident in the court spread instantly in Dawei.

All of a sudden, the people panicked, and they naturally didn't want to fight any more. When they heard that the Northern Expedition might be revived, they became inexplicably depressed.

However, the people in Kyoto are fine. Many people support the Northern Expedition, and they are very excited. After all, the shame of Jingcheng is vivid, and they almost hit the capital. As the people of Kyoto, how can they not know?

So when I heard that the empress wanted to make a northern expedition, support gradually increased.

But other places in the Great Wei are different. Fortunately, this matter has not been completely determined, it is just for the Ministry of War to formulate it. Whether it will be implemented or not depends on what the empress does.

It's just that, on this day, Da Wei didn't know how many letters flew out, and countless pairs of eyes watched Da Wei's every move. Such a big matter, within half a day, the world will know.

Inside an ancient pagoda in Kyoto.

It's still a secret room.

The three King Huaining gathered here, but today there is one more person, King Zhenxi.

"It's really a god-sent opportunity. This stupid king really dares to start the Northern Expedition again. As long as the army goes to the Northern Expedition, at the critical moment, we will be able to rebel."

King Zhenxi's voice sounded, his tone was full of excitement and anticipation.

"I thought that the fan merchants were killed this time, and we suffered heavy losses, but what I didn't expect was that this stupid king saw so much tax and silver, and he actually had the heart of the Northern Expedition. Stupid, stupid, really stupid."

Another voice sounded, full of emotion.

"Well, these fan merchants make a lot of money for us every year, accounting for at least [-]% of our total, and now they are uprooted by Xu Qingxiao. I don't know how many vassal kings have been furious, and even plan to go directly to Beijing to kill people. I'm afraid it won't be long before I can enter Beijing openly."

"At that time, this Xu Qingxiao will definitely die."

The third voice sounded, and he revealed a secret.

Some feudal lords are already preparing to leave for the capital, intending to kill Xu Qingxiao directly. After all, Xu Qingxiao uprooted the fan merchants, and the loss was too great for them. They even said that this kind of loss was worse than the revenge of killing their father.

But fortunately, the Empress took the initiative to mention the Northern Expedition today, and even asked the Ministry of War to draw up a plan for the Northern Expedition. This is a godsend opportunity.

The three of them were all a little excited and happy, and expressed satisfaction with the empress' decision.

But King Huaining's voice sounded.

"No."

He shook his head, and under the gaze of the three, he continued to speak.

"This king feels that this matter is by no means so simple. It is impossible for this stupid king to be so stupid. If the Northern Expedition is launched at this juncture, then the great Wei will really be over."

King Huaining held a different opinion.

"My lord, then why does this stupid king want to plan the Northern Expedition? The Ministry of War has been asked to draw up a plan for the Northern Expedition. What's the point of doing this? To appease the military officers? These military officers are not good people. If you really want to deceive them, I guess they will never I'll let it go."

"Yeah, these military officers have been looking forward to this day for too long. If they just talk casually, how can these military officers give up?"

"King Huaining, what do you mean?"

The three of them were all curious. No matter how you looked at this matter, it was because the Empress wanted the Northern Expedition.

Otherwise, why did the Ministry of War specifically ask the Ministry of War to draw up a strategy for the Northern Expedition?Isn't this full and nothing to do?

As soon as the Northern Expedition strategy is drawn up, as long as there are no major problems in the specifics, the next step is to start. If there is no fight, the Ministry of War will not agree.

"This king suspects that she wants to protect Xu Qingxiao."

"Xu Qingxiao uprooted the fan merchants and killed more than 400 people. The memorials of the feudal lords from all over the country piled up like a mountain. Last time my son was killed, although they also made memorials, it has nothing to do with their interests after all. At most, they just verbally insulted a few words. .”

"But this time, Xu Qingxiao moved their interests. These feudal lords will never spare Xu Qingxiao lightly, so in order to protect Xu Qingxiao, this stupid king took out the Northern Expedition to contain the feudal lords, and it is also to contain us."

"It's not just me waiting, but also those foreign countries, lest they take the opportunity to make trouble and stop their mouths with the Northern Expedition. Otherwise, these foreign countries will really cause trouble, and it will be a headache for Wei."

"This trick is really clever. One thing, it can contain three parties, and even the Tuxie Dynasty and the Chuyuan Dynasty may be contained. It not only protects Xu Qingxiao, but also restrains many parties."

"In any case, she is the biggest winner. As for the anger of the military officers, so what? She is Your Majesty after all, and the military officers of Wei will not treason because of this incident. Even this king thinks that the empress has already had a relationship with a certain Duke. Now that we have negotiated, everything is just a show for the world to see."

King Huaining was extremely intelligent, he instantly saw through this strategy, and thought that the Empress did not want the Northern Expedition, but wanted to use the strategy of the Northern Expedition to contain many parties and make everyone wait patiently, waiting like fools.

The time given to Dawei to develop is of course to protect Xu Qingxiao, otherwise, after killing so many merchants, do you really think it will be fine?

"This... is unlikely, right? For Xu Qingxiao in the protected area?"

"Impossible, even if Xu Qingxiao has a plan, how can he protect him?"

"I don't believe it either. Besides, the new strategy for the Northern Expedition will be sent up in three months. Even if the Empress wants to delay, why not say half a year?"

The three of them were all a little unbelievable, the main reason was to ask the Ministry of War to prepare a plan for the Northern Expedition, but it was just to protect Xu Qingxiao?This is a little out of line.

You know, you have no jokes, if you say it, the people of Wei will know it, and it will make people panic, which is also a loss.

And paying so much price is to protect Xu Qingxiao, they don't believe it!

Besides, why not delay it to half a year?Three months will pass soon.

"Three months to formulate a new strategy for the Northern Expedition, this is her cleverness. If it is true that it is half a year and a year, it will not be restrained, because it is said that three months, you all think it may be true, but three months Finally, just find some reason and ask the Ministry of War to revise it, and then revise it in another three months, and repeat it several times."

"It doesn't work if you say a word about these things, so don't mention it. Can you talk about this strategy?"

King Huaining had insight into everything and made this strategy clear.

As soon as these words were said, the three of them suddenly realized that, yes, it took three months to attract everyone's attention, but after three months, they could veto it with just any reason.

After all, the Northern Expedition involved the country, so the first article would definitely be rejected. By the time the second and third articles were almost over, we would not mention this matter and just muddle through.

Good plan.

It's really a good plan.