August 17th, yin.

The sultry weather enveloped the entire imperial city. Even the old dogs on the street were weak and pulled their heads under the tree and were reluctant to move. Only those who were pursuing their livelihoods on the road were not afraid of everything, and were still busy sweating profusely.

The waiters outside the restaurants on both sides of Junhou Street always come out to look around. Almost every family is like this. They wonder why it is almost the hour today. Why have the adults not come out after the Grand Court meeting? Usually, after each Grand Court meeting, the adults will find restaurants on the street to have a few drinks in groups. At this time, each restaurant will prepare some exquisite side dishes for those adults in advance.

Why haven’t the palace gate opened today?

The waiter in the restaurant just muttered to himself, worried that the exquisite side dishes prepared in advance in the kitchen would not be sold. The real trouble was actually the group of adults they were thinking about.

The neatly arranged squads in Wanmin Palace, and everyone looked serious, both for military positions and civil servants.

When Zuo Yuliang's urgent report to the emperor's military talisman was sang a report at the court meeting in the form of Hong Ling's urgent report, most of the unprepared ministers in the hall were shocked.

Really fighting?!

Many people in the military ranks also heard the news, so they were particularly excited. They knelt down with a blushing face and thick neck. Some of them were willing to give up their existing fat man and position and just wanted to go to the front line of the border army to serve in the south, saying that even if they were just a leader, they could just swing a knife to go to the battlefield.

And I also understand that at the moment of the dynasty meeting, the urgent red spirits that were urgently reported to me by 100,000 Hong Ling would need to make a conclusion on the spot. If the emperor agreed to the military talisman, then Zuo Yuliang would give him full authority. At that time, the border troops in the south would have all their strength to fight and would never give up until the outcome was decided.

On the contrary, if the emperor rejects Zuo Yuliang's request, it means that the strategy behind the dynasty is to shrink and defend, and will not attack the barbarians. At least the troops currently deployed in the barbarian areas will be quickly recovered. The latter may even be the so-called "peace talks".

Therefore, the reaction of military officials was so intense. They could tolerate being suppressed by civil servants everywhere before, and they could also tolerate the indirect control of the Ministry of War by the emperor, but they absolutely could not agree to choose a strategy of weak externally under the circumstances of comprehensive advantages. This is a shame for every military official.

People in military positions were very excited, and civil servants were also jumping high as if they were stepping on pain.

The civil servants led by the left prime minister Ye Lansheng were talking and said that Zuo Yuliang's request was like a disaster. It was inappropriate to say that as long as the emperor agreed to Zuo Yuliang's request for military talisman, the old Jing Dynasty would surely die within three years. The listener was shocked.

The emperor sitting upright in the head of the hall did not speak like a statue. After the two sides quarreled for a long time, he suddenly raised his hand and said, "Bai Changqing, I remember the surplus of the Ministry of Revenue last season. The official warehouses in various places were also full of 90%. The grain warehouses of the garrisons have only replaced a batch of old grains. It is also considered a full warehouse?"

To fight, the Ministry of Revenue is part of its confidence. How much money, how much grain, and how much material reserves in your hands can determine the direction of a large-scale war. So the emperor did not make a direct statement, but directly asked the core.

Bai Changqing had long known that as the Minister of Revenue, he was unavoidable in such matters. Now he went out to work and replied: "Reply to Your Majesty, after the Ministry of Revenue's document summary last season, the warehouses in various places were indeed abundant, and the materials had reached about 90% of the normal reserves of the State Council. However, although the national treasury is abundant, once the war is in full swing, the various projects, canals, official roads, reservoirs, etc. that the State Council will be forced to stop, and the early expenses will be wasted..."

Bai Changqing's words are very simple. To sum up, it is: although the national treasury is abundant, it is not enough for the monster to swallow it. What's more, once it fights, it will have an incalculable impact on all aspects of the country, and it can even be said to be damage.

These are not all things Bai Changqing said randomly but facts. In war, not only will people die, but they will also hurt the foundation of the country if they are not careful.

Generally speaking, "harmony is the most important thing" is universal values.

However, the emperor obviously had his own plans. After waving his hand to let Bai Changqing get up and return, he asked Wen Mingju, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of War, and asked: "How feasible is the strategy of comprehensive military affairs in the South that the Ministry of War has been doing in the early years? How long does it take to fight at the worst?"

Wen Mingju was the first person to get the news. One night he was preparing for it, so he naturally did everything as much as possible. He quickly responded: "Your Majesty, the strategy of using troops in the south has been planned one after another ten years ago. After dozens of different adjustments, the last one is the current permanent strategy. According to recent estimates, if the battle is launched in full, the possibility of the state victory will be more than 80%, and the least it will take more time, but the main war will never last for more than two years."

"in accordance with."

"Your Majesty, this is summarized by the Ministry of War based on the war losses of previous national dynasties in the barbarian wars, and it is also the main reason why the population plundering strategy that lasted for forty years. If the barbarians still had war losses like before, they would definitely not last two years. This is still predicted with the worst plan, and in fact, it should not take that long."

Although it has been suppressed by civil servant groups for many years and there are bad insects in the Ministry of War, what should be done is not abandoned. At least, just by the strategy obtained by Wen Mingju, it is indeed the barbarians who have been counted dead in the past few decades. Using the simplest algorithm, even if the speed and number of dead people on both sides can be counted as a dead end.

Of course, the previous case of the Ministry of War was not suitable for this occasion. This was also considered a life-long resumption of the barbarians. But no matter what, it still cannot change the fact that the population plunder for a total of 40 years was. The barbarians' current strength is definitely not as good as the level of the last war. The Jingji Dynasty has developed for forty years in a stable development. Not to mention the rapid progress, it is at least becoming increasingly stronger. The gap between in and out is not a small margin.

"I am not the emperor at the moment, but I have also led the country to win many powerful enemies, including the Southern Barbarians. If you can win once, you can win the second time. Don't always use "goodness" to guess everything. The Southern Barbarians and us are not simple enemies. We can clearly explain that there have been no one who has tried peace talks for thousands of years. In the end, we have to look at the weapons and swords in our hands.

There will be sacrifices in wars. Whether it is dead or domestic projects stagnant, they are all controllable and affordable. If the barbarians are allowed to grow freely, the situation will become uncontrollable at that time, which is the biggest hidden danger!”

The emperor's voice was not loud, but it sounded like a sensational roar in everyone's ears in Wanmin Palace.

At this time, everyone knew in their hearts that this was the emperor expressing his opinion, and it sounded like the main war.
Chapter completed!