When this voice rang out, the countless ministers in the court who were discussing happily all stopped.
Countless officials turned to look at the official who spoke.
Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty also raised his head and looked at him, but he did not say anything.
However, he did not say anything. However, a general in the court who was indignant snorted and said,
"Hmph, the Xiongnu are the enemies of our Great Han. They have invaded our Great Han without any restraint. Since when has war ceased?”
Many of the ministers beside him nodded and agreed,
"So what if we anger them? At most, we'll fight!”
"That's right, the Xiongnu have invaded our borders for decades and killed countless of our people. We must take revenge!”
"That's right. We should counterattack and take revenge. We should kill all the Xiongnu and avenge the shame of the Han Dynasty!”
"Let's fight then. Marquis Wu An's 1,000 men killed over 10,000 people in the plains. It seems like the Xiongnu are not that strong!”
"We should start a war with the Xiongnu to avenge the people on the border and avenge the humiliation of the Han Dynasty!”
……
These ministers were excited. They had originally supported the Imperial Court to start a war with the Xiongnu, but the Emperor had not given a clear opinion and had not made up his mind.
Now that there was such exciting news, a minister immediately stood up and bowed to Emperor Jing of Han.
"Your Majesty, the Xiongnu took advantage of our Han army's lack of vigilance and broke into our Yunzhong and Yanmen counties. They massacred and plundered countless people and brought countless suffering to the border counties. We must take revenge!”
"This subject believes that we should inform the court of Marquis Wu 'an's actions to boost the hearts of the people and then gather our strength to attack the Xiongnu!”
Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty stood at the head of the table and looked at the minister without saying a word.
"Your Majesty, you mustn't do this. Our Great Han isn't strong enough and we've been through many wars. It's not good for us to go to war with the Xiongnu!”
Seeing that some ministers wanted to encourage Emperor Jing of Han to send troops to attack the Xiongnu, some ministers quickly stood up to oppose.
"That's right, Your Majesty. The Xiongnu are powerful now. Although Marquis Wu 'an has killed more than ten thousand Xiongnu people, it doesn't mean that the Great Han can fight against the Xiongnu with our current strength!”
"Your Majesty, I don't think so. In the early Warring States Period, although Dai was small and had the invasion of the powerful Hu in the north and the threat of the big country in the south, the monarch and his subjects could still unite against a common enemy and resist the invasion together.
"Now, the strength of our Han Dynasty has become stronger and stronger over the years. Your Majesty has also quelled the rebellion and your reputation has spread far and wide. However, the invasion of the Xiongnu has never stopped. Every time you marry our Han Dynasty, you will violate it in just a few years. It is precisely because you have not resolutely resisted the Xiongnu!”
"Your Majesty, it is not a small matter to make up your mind to attack the Xiongnu. Our Han Dynasty is not fully prepared in all aspects.”
"That's right, Your Majesty. Attacking the Xiongnu is completely different from defending the Xiongnu. If we take the initiative to attack, the money, food, and supplies we will consume will be immeasurable. With the current strength of our Great Han, how many battles can we withstand? What if we lose?"
"We haven't even fought yet, and you're already saying you're going to lose? According to what you said, who knows how long I will have to wait before I can attack?”
……
The court immediately broke out into an argument. Many ministers who advocated war and many ministers who advocated peace argued fiercely.
Perhaps it was because the killing of more than 10,000 Xiongnu soldiers had greatly boosted the morale of many people, but many of the ministers who were originally uncertain and hesitant were also inclined to start a war.
Thus, the voices of those who wanted to fight in the royal court this time were not weak.
Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty frowned deeply as he looked at the ministers who had descended to the mortal world and were discussing intensely. Seeing that they were about to continue arguing, he shouted with a bad expression,
"Alright!"
"How can the court be so noisy!”
Seeing Emperor Jing's gloomy face, the ministers all stood up and stopped talking.
"Alright, let's end today's court meeting here!”
After Emperor Jing of Han finished speaking, he left.
The expressions of the officials who had been sent down did not look good either. After looking at each other for a while, they all left.
An hour later!
In the side hall of the Xuanshi Hall, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty was reclining beside a table. He was still reading the memorial sent by the Imperial Censor.
While reading the memorial, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty thought of the situation in the court today. He sighed and said,
"It really makes Zhen happy and worried!"
When he transferred Tian Qiong to the border prefecture, he had thought that he would have no problem defending Yanmen Prefecture with his talent. He could even kill many Xiongnu at the border and become famous.
However, Tian Meng's actions still shocked him. He didn't expect that the other party would cause such a big thing in the border in such a short time and kill so many Xiongnu at once!
After killing so many Xiongnu, he was indeed very excited. However, as the emperor, he knew that such an act was very detrimental to the peace between the two countries.
Moreover, as the war continued, it was not far from a full-scale war!
Emperor Jing of Han felt a headache coming on.
…
Yinshan Mountain Range, Dragon City!
One by one, the Xiongnu leaders, dressed in fur coats and with extraordinary auras, walked into a huge and majestic dome.
This dome was the Golden Eagle King's tent, the military minister Chanyu's tent!
After the Xiongnu leaders walked into the king's tent, they all bowed to the military minister Chanyu, who was sitting on the throne and holding a scepter.
"Great Chanyu!"
"Great Chanyu!"
"Great Chanyu!"
……
The military minister nodded at the leaders who had arrived. After they all entered the king's tent, he said to everyone in a deep voice,
"Everyone, please take a seat!"
Many Xiongnu leaders looked at the calm Great Chief and sat down on the seats on both sides.
After everyone took their seats, the Chief of the Army swept his sharp and dignified eyes across the crowd below and looked at them one by one.
The leaders of the various tribes also had grim expressions on their faces.
Not long ago, a troop of less than 2,000 enemies had wantonly slaughtered more than 15,000 of their people on the Xiongnu steppe. Three tribes had been completely massacred, leaving only a few people who had escaped. Four or five tribes had been directly breached, and they had suffered heavy casualties.
The entire grassland was shaken, and countless Xiongnu people were shocked and angry!
What made them feel the most uncomfortable was that the Han army that had committed the crime had actually managed to escape!
This made everyone unable to get over it!
"Everyone, today, I have gathered the leaders of the various tribes here. I believe everyone knows why!”
General Chanyu said to everyone in a deep voice.
When the leaders heard the words of the military minister, how could they not understand?
The Xiongnu had never experienced such a blow and invasion before. How could they just let this matter go?
"Great Chanyu, immediately send troops to the Han Dynasty!”
A Xiongnu leader immediately stood up and shouted.
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