"Although the methods of dealing with outsiders are different, all of you are loyal to Great Qin. How can I easily punish you?”
Ying Rui was waiting for this sentence. He pretended to pause for a moment before he slowly raised his voice.
The next step was to control the military power of the Lantian army. Even if any of the officials reacted, they would have nothing to say and would have no room to refute.
"Your Majesty is extremely wise. We will definitely sacrifice our lives and pledge our loyalty to Great Qin.”
Hearing that the King had no intention of punishing them, Cai Ze, Gan He, Feng Quji, and the other civil officials couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.
Once the king insisted on punishing them, he would lose some of the ministers with low official positions. Moreover, the status of the civil officials would also drop a lot.
"The balance between civil and military is the correct way to rule.”
Sensing the subtle emotional fluctuations of the civil officials, Ying Rui naturally wouldn't point it out in front of them. It wouldn't work to blindly weaken one side.
Just like the Tumubao rebellion in the Ming Dynasty, the result was that the military was at a disadvantage, and the civil officials who had the upper hand began to dominate the entire government.
"Your Majesty, the Xiongnu barbarians are plotting something big. It's very likely that they will attack the Hetao area. We should send an army north in advance to prevent it.”
After the group of civil officials took their seats, Wang Jian raised his hands and spoke.
"General Wang is right. We should indeed send an army north to prevent any changes at the border.”
After admitting his mistake, Gan He, as the representative of the civil officials, came out to express his stance. They also supported sending troops.
"Which army do you think will bear this heavy responsibility?”
Even though he wanted the military power of Lan Tian, Ying Rui wouldn't say it himself. That method was too low-level, and he wouldn't make such a mistake.
"Ba Shang? Lan Tian? Hangu Pass?"
After hearing this, the names of the places where the troops were stationed flashed through the minds of the other civil and military officials.
The Bashang Camp was a regular army, while the Lantian Camp was an elite army. The soldiers stationed at Hangu Pass were the most elite in Great Qin.
"Your Majesty, the Xiongnu have specially sent messengers to confuse Great Qin. It can be seen that the cavalry coming south is definitely elite, and we need to mobilize the army of the Lantian camp.”
From a purely military point of view, the old general Wang He stepped forward and reported clearly.
"What Old General Wang said just now is reasonable. It seems that the Xiongnu have been plotting for a long time to seize the Hetao region in one fell swoop.”
Following Old General Wang's train of thought, Meng Ao was almost certain that the Xiongnu would most likely send out their elites, and they would be the main force of the cavalry.
"Just now, Old General Wang and Meng Qing said that they would mobilize the army of the Lantian camp to the north. What do you think?”
Ying Rui swept his gaze across the rest of the civil and military officials and asked in a calm tone.
"Your Majesty, if you want to deal with the elites of the Xiongnu, you have to go to the Lantian camp.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Jian, Wei Liao, Sima Jin, and the other ministers stepped forward to agree to let Lan Tian attack.
Just like what Old General Wang and Old General Wang had said, if they wanted to fight the elite cavalry of the Xiongnu, they had to mobilize the troops of the Lantian camp.
As for the troops stationed at Hangu Pass, they could not be moved at all. Their responsibility was to respond to any unusual movements from the six dynasties or the possible attack of the alliance army.
"What the generals and lords said just now is very reasonable. The combat strength of the Ba Shang camp is not strong enough. Only the Lantian camp can do it.”
Although he felt that something was amiss, Cai Ze did not think too much about it and immediately followed behind him.
"Your Majesty, we have no objections. The army of the Lantian camp will go north to attack the Xiongnu barbarians.”
With so many ministers expressing their support, how could Feng Quji, Wang Wan, Lou Huan, and the other ministers not follow up?
"Since all of you have no objections, then the troops to the north will be transferred from the Lantian camp. Minister Cai will draft the edict!”
When he said the last two words, Ying Rui's gaze shifted to Prime Minister Cai Ze before he spoke.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
He had originally planned to persuade the King to discuss the matter before deciding on a candidate, but Cai Ze had no choice but to agree when he remembered that he had admitted his mistake in disguise.
"The candidate to lead the army up north wouldn't be someone who has already pledged allegiance to the king, right?”
Hearing that the king was going to start drafting the edict, the civil and military officials looked at Wang Jian and the others and sized them up.
One had to know that attacking the barbarians in the north had brought him a lot of military merits. It had brought him a rapid increase in his reputation and his status.
"There is no time to delay the attack on the Xiongnu. I have decided to transfer 60,000 soldiers from the Lantian camp and use infantry and cavalry as the basic combat organization.”
"The commander-in-chief of the entire army will be the Great Shu Chief, Wang Jian, and the deputy commander-in-chief will be the Fifth Great Physician, Sima Jin. From today onwards, we will lead the army north to the border.”
Ying Rui paused for a moment before speaking loudly.
"Wang Jian and Sima Jin are both from Old Qin. This combination is irrefutable.”
After carefully listening to every word in the imperial edict, the civil and military officials in the court were stunned. There were no loopholes in the king's appointment and dismissal.
Wang Jian was a general loyal to the king, and more or less had the intention of supporting his team. It was just that he had appointed Sima Jin, which represented a huge reversal of meaning.
Such a combination showed that King was more cautious and chose a more conservative method. He purely trusted the local Qin faction, and there was almost no fault to be found.
“………”
Therefore, none of the ministers were stupid enough to directly stand up and oppose it. At the same time, it indicated that the royal power was gradually strengthening.
"Your subject, Wang Jian, has received orders to lead the army north and attack the Xiongnu!”
"I, Sima Jin, have been ordered to attack the Xiongnu!”
As they spoke, the two people who stepped out raised their hands and shouted at the king in front of them.
"This time, when we head north to the border, we will definitely kill off Great Qin's soldiers and make the Xiongnu elites stay forever.”
Although he didn't specify anything, the last sentence Ying Rui said was enough to represent his bold words.
"Your Majesty, we will obey your orders!”
Wang Jian and Sima Jin, the two people's tiger bodies involuntarily trembled, and they uttered a powerful word of promise.
"Wait, His Majesty wants to use the battle to the north and then use Wang Jian to indirectly control the military power of the Lantian camp.”
Seeing this, Feng Quji felt that something was wrong. His pupils couldn't help but shrink. Clearly, he had discovered something particularly shocking.
Previously, they had made a mistake in their prediction. After collectively apologizing to the king, they no longer had much say in the discussion of attacking the Xiongnu in the north.
In order to deal with the Xiongnu elites, they could only mobilize the troops of the Lantian camp. Soon after, the commander and deputy commander of the old Qin faction appeared.
"The drunkard's intentions are not in the wine. It's only now that I can see the king's intentions.”
Cai Ze, who had long felt that something was wrong, and Xiong Gu, who was over fifty years old, couldn't hide the amazement in their eyes.
If they had known this would happen, they wouldn't have had to worry, and they wouldn't have had to ask the king for any punishment, resulting in them losing the right to speak on this matter.
Even if he woke up, so what? It was still too late, too late…
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