Zuo Zhonglang's office!
When Tian Kui, who was on duty, heard the news that the hundred-thousand-strong cavalry had invaded Yunzhong and Yanmen, his expression was extremely complicated.
After coming to this era and hearing the tragic situation of the border, Tian Kong's mood was fluctuating.
Hundreds of thousands of people were kidnapped, what kind of concept was this!
At this time, the border counties did not have many people. Hundreds of thousands of people had been captured. It could be said that more than half of Yanmen and Yunzhong counties had been affected by the flames of war. The number of casualties was probably even more shocking.
This was a massive plunder launched by the Xiongnu!
Xiongnu!
The enemy of this burly man!
At this time, its territory was three times the size of the Han Dynasty, and there were hundreds of thousands of people controlling the bow on horseback. Moreover, almost all of its people were soldiers. Once all of them were mobilized, their strength would be terrifying.
Ta…
While Tian Kui was thinking, a eunuch came to the Left Middle Officer's office and bowed to Tian Kui.
"Lord Tian, this lowly one has come to convey His Majesty's decree. His Majesty wants you to head to the Xuanshi Hall before noon!”
"Alright, I understand. Thank you!”
Tian Meng nodded at the eunuch.
Obviously!
Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty had summoned him to discuss the war at the border.
Now that such a big thing had happened at the border, there had to be a response.
Without any hesitation, he headed towards the Xuanshi Hall.
By the time he arrived at the Xuanshi Hall, there were already many officials outside.
Zhou Yafu, Dou Ying, Prime Minister Tao Qing, Lieutenant Wei Wan, Imperial Emissary Physician, Minister of Agriculture, and many other ministers had arrived.
The officials were obviously aware of the war at the border, and they stood together to discuss it.
"Damn it, the Xiongnu evil bandits invaded my borders and killed my people!”
"Sigh, the losses at the border this time are huge!”
"His Majesty is probably angry this time. I wonder if there's going to be a war?”
"Fight, fight with that son of a b * tch Xiongnu!”
"Fight? What could they use to fight now? The country had just experienced a turmoil. Could it withstand another major war?”
"Not fighting? Are we just going to let it go?"
"Sigh…"
While everyone was discussing.
Tian Meng saw Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, who was followed by Chun Tuo, rushing over.
Soon, Emperor Jing of Han came to the front of everyone and swept his gaze over them.
"Don't stand outside. Come in!”
As he spoke, he took the lead and walked in. He went straight to the seat of honor. However, Emperor Jing of Han did not sit down. Instead, he stood there.
The officials also followed him in.
After the ministers stood still, Emperor Jing of Han swept his deep gaze over them one by one. Then, he said in a deep voice,
"I'm sure everyone has heard about the war at the border!”
"What do you think?"
Emperor Jing of Han looked at the ministers without batting an eyelid.
Hearing Emperor Han Jing's words, the ministers all glanced at him quietly. They did not know what Emperor Han Jing was thinking, so no one spoke first.
"Why, after such a big thing happened, is there no one to express their views?”
Emperor Jing of Han frowned as he looked at the ministers. Then, he stared directly at the Prime Minister Tao Qing in front of him and said,
"Prime Minister, tell me first!"
Prime Minister Tao Qing, who was standing in the lead, had no choice but to step forward and look at Emperor Jing of Han Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, the Xiongnu have invaded our Great Han. Although the people at the border have suffered and our Great Han has suffered heavy losses, we have just experienced a great war. The Xiongnu are extremely powerful, so it is not appropriate to start a war with the Xiongnu! This old minister believes that we should send more troops to the border to prevent the Xiongnu from invading our Great Han again…"
Emperor Jing listened silently and looked at the other ministers.
"Your Majesty, we have to fight. The Xiongnu invaded our borders, killed our soldiers, and kidnapped our people. They made our borders restless and the people suffer. We have to take revenge. Moreover, the Han Dynasty has suppressed the rebellion in the country and has no more internal worries.”
Very soon, a minister stood out and said sternly.
Emperor Jing nodded slightly but did not say anything. Instead, he continued to look at the ministers.
"Fight? The Xiongnu were not the rebels of the Seven Kingdoms. The Xiongnu were so powerful that even Gaozu did not dare to provoke them. How could they fight? Could they win?”
"Gaozu's era is Gaozu's era, and now is now. Are we going to let the Xiongnu bully our Han Dynasty?”
"Although we have lost hundreds of thousands of people and countless wealth, it is heartbreaking. If we start a war again, I'm afraid that the losses will not be so small.”
"Bullsh * t, is it impossible for our Han army to win? This time, the main force of our Han army has not been damaged, and we have experienced the baptism of war. We might not be able to fight the Xiongnu!”
"If we start a war, we will definitely consume a large amount of money and manpower. Can our Han Dynasty withstand it?”
"Although the Xiongnu are hated, as long as we strictly guard against them, it will not be easy for the Xiongnu to succeed!”
……
With someone taking the lead, the officials in the hall could not help but start discussing intensely again.
Tian Qiong listened quietly from behind.
In the hall, there were not many people who agreed to start a war. Most of the ministers did not agree to start a war!
They discussed for a while!
"Alright!"
"Zhen asked you to express your opinions and give suggestions, not to quarrel!”
Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty glanced at the officials who were talking so much that their saliva flew everywhere and said with an ugly expression.
As Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty spoke, the ministers all stopped their heated discussion with ugly expressions.
"Zhou Yafu, tell me!"
Emperor Jing looked at Zhou Yafu and said.
"Your Majesty, this subject also believes that it's best not to fight if possible. However, if Your Majesty wants to fight, this subject is also willing to lead the army to fight!”
Zhou Yafu hesitated for a moment before cupping his fists at Emperor Jing of Han.
The Emperor of Han Jing listened to Zhou Yafu's simple answer and was obviously not very satisfied. However, he did not ask any more questions and stood at the head of the table in deep thought.
"Alright, let's call it a day!”
"Everyone, please return first!"
After a while, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty waved his hand at the crowd in silence.
Everyone looked at Emperor Jing's expression. It was obvious that Emperor Jing was also very troubled and hesitant. He did not stay any longer and stood up to leave the Xuanshi Hall.
Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty was indeed very troubled and hesitant at this time. If it was according to his temper, he really wanted to have a good fight with the Xiongnu. However, the opinions of the ministers were different now. The vast majority of the ministers opposed the war.
Moreover, what the officials said made sense. Even as the emperor, he could not make a hasty decision based on his own temper.
Sigh…
Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty sighed helplessly in his heart. The Xiongnu were a great threat!
He shook his head and was about to leave when he raised his head and found that there was still a general in the hall who had not left.
Hmm?
"Tian Meng, do you have something to report?"
Emperor Jing of Han looked at Tian Meng in confusion.
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