Regarding Li Jin Nian's words.
The officials felt that there was only one word to describe it.
That was-
Crazy!
"Give me 3,000 elite soldiers. I won't return until I defeat the Xiongnu!”
These words were indeed very imposing, especially when it came from Li Jin Nian's mouth. It had a kind of arrogance that looked down on the world.
But was this realistic?
Three thousand elite soldiers?
3,000 celestial soldiers were more like it.
Although the officials all knew Li Jin Nian's methods, they also knew that this young assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue was unfathomable.
However, they would not believe that 3,000 elite soldiers could defeat the Xiongnu even if they were killed.
"Ahem."
At first, the empress was also shocked by Li Jin Nian's domineering aura.
In a trance, she felt as if Li Jin Nian was the emperor and she was just a subject.
However, after thinking about it carefully, he realized that something was not right. How could 3,000 elite soldiers fight against the Xiongnu?
Not to mention 3,000, even 30,000 was impossible.
The Northguard Fortress had 100,000 soldiers, and they were the elite of the elite of the Dafeng Army.
Even so, he still could not defeat the Xiongnu.
The soldier who had just returned from the front line had also said that only 6,000 of the 100,000 defenders were left. This meant that more than 94,000 people had been killed.
The empress felt extremely pained at the thought of this.
"Pass down my order. Give the families of the soldiers who died in the Northguard Fortress a pension.”
the empress said.
"Your Majesty, the national treasury is already running out of money. If this pension is given, it will be a problem whether the court can operate normally in the future.”
"Moreover, the war is imminent. There are still many things that need to be spent on food and weapons.”
The Minister of Revenue, Zhang Qian, stood up and said.
The Ministry of Revenue was in charge of household registration and finance. No one knew better than Zhang Qian how much money was in the national treasury.
"Sigh…"
Hearing Zhang Qian's words, the empress couldn't help but sigh.
As the saying goes, a clever housewife can't cook without rice.
There was no money in the national treasury, and even she, as the emperor, could not be tough.
"How can you call this a problem if you don't have money?"
At this moment, Li Jin Nian stood up and looked at Zhang Qian."
"Wouldn't there be a pension for the fallen soldiers if we raid Minister Zhang's house?”
Hearing these words, Zhang Qian could not help shivering all over, a chill rising from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.
……
"Hahaha, God Li is too ruthless! This Zhang Qian was his previous superior. He ransacked his house just like that.”
"This Zhang Qian isn't a good person either. Didn't Professor Li say just now that Zhang Qian was helped up by the Minister of Official Personnel Affairs, Yan Zhen? He's just a puppet. Moreover, he was sitting on the position of Minister of Revenue. It was too easy to be greedy.”
"This Zhang Qian doesn't think that he can escape this calamity, right? The Yan father and son will definitely be settled later, and Zhang Qian, this lackey, won't be able to escape.”
The netizens in Xia country discussed.
The empress was also inspired by Li Jin Nian's words.
"That's right. The national treasury is short of money. Can't we just raid these people's homes?”
"If one isn't enough, copy two. If two isn't enough, copy ten.”
the empress thought.
He suddenly found a new way to get rich.
She knew that these officials were all filthy rich.
Perhaps even he, the emperor, was not as rich as them.
At the thought of this, the empress felt a sense of imbalance in her heart.
Truly a bastard. I am the son of heaven after all, yet you officials are richer than me through corruption.
He had to copy!
Make a clean copy!
The empress had already made up her mind.
"Men, raid Zhang Qian's house.”
"Dig three feet into the ground and make a clean sweep!”
With the empress's order, the newly appointed Imperial Censorate immediately led a large group of people to raid Zhang Qian's house.
The rest of the ministers were trembling, afraid that they would be the next to be copied.
It was mainly because he felt guilty.
Qin Wang, the Minister of Military Affairs, and the Minister of War weren't panicking at all.
Because he was upright and upright, he was not afraid of being investigated.
"Lord Li, if we raid Zhang Qian's house, will it be enough to pay the compensation for the fallen soldiers?”
the empress asked.
"Naturally, it's not enough."
Li Jin Nian answered honestly.
Although Zhang Qian was the Minister of Revenue, he was actually not the most greedy.
Because he was a puppet supported by Yan Zhen, he had to give half of every cent he took.
"But if we raid Minister Yan's house, it should be enough.”
Li Jin Nian said.
Who was the most greedy among the officials?
If Yan Zhen admitted to being second, no one would dare to admit to being first.
"Alright, then we'll take down the Yan family as well.”
the empress said as she waved her hand.
To be honest, she had never felt so good about being an emperor. She could raid whoever she wanted.
Before Li Jin Nian's sudden appearance, she had been suffering from these treacherous officials who held real power for a long time.
The empress knew very well that she was able to achieve what she had today because of Li Jin Nian.
Therefore, he had to hold on tightly to this thigh.
In the future, if Li Jin Nian told her to go east, she would never go west.
In any case, listening to Li Jin Nian would definitely not be wrong.
Only--
The matter of leading 3,000 elite soldiers to fight head-on with the Xiongnu army.
The empress thought about it and still felt that it was a little unreliable.
If anything happened to Li Jin Nian, it would be a huge loss for Da Feng.
The empress couldn't afford it, and neither could Da Feng.
"Lord Li, when you said that you would lead three thousand elite soldiers to attack the Xiongnu, were you serious?”
the empress asked cautiously.
"Otherwise, does Your Majesty think that I'm joking?”
Li Jin Nian asked.
"No, that's not what I meant.”
The empress hurriedly explained,
"I'm just worried that Lord Li is in danger.”
"Of course there is danger, but if we don't do this, are we waiting for death?”
Li Jin Nian said calmly.
According to the historical development, the Xiongnu army was about to arrive at the city. If they did not want to move the capital, they had to defeat the Xiongnu on the battlefield.
Therefore, there was not much time left for Li Jin Nian.
"If it really doesn't work, we can actually move the capital and preserve it…"
The empress couldn't bear to see Li Jin Nian die on the battlefield.
Now that she had fully witnessed Li Jin Nian's methods and abilities, she felt that the only thing Da Feng lacked now was time.
As long as there was enough time, under Li Jin Nian's leadership, Da Feng would definitely be reborn and usher in an unprecedented golden age.
However, before the empress could finish speaking, she was stopped by Li Jin Nian's gaze.
"Aren't you afraid that your ancestors will break your legs after you die?”
Li Jin Nian asked coldly.
The empress didn't dare to say anything.
All the officials were shocked and envious.
They couldn't understand how Li Jin Nian could be so unscrupulous and still be fine.
If anyone were to talk to the empress like that, even if they had ten heads, they wouldn't be able to chop them off.
Ridiculous!
The officials no longer dared to look at Li Jin Nian with normal eyes.
"Minister Li is right. I shouldn't have said that.”
The empress felt her hair stand on end under Li Jin Nian's gaze and said regretfully.
"Prince Gaozu once said,'The Son of Heaven guards the gates of the country, and the ruler dies for the country!”
"Emperor Gaozu set up the capital here, a place separated from the border of the northern desert. Could it be that he wanted you to move the capital at will?”
"If you can't even guard the country gate, what right do you have to be the emperor?”
"Do you know that if Emperor Gaozu saw you like this, he would directly cripple you?”
Li Jin Nian looked at the empress and said.
Initially, he felt that she was a little on the right track, but he did not expect her to still be useless.
"Lord Li taught me a lesson in time. I won't move the capital. I swear to live and die with the capital!”
the empress said through gritted teeth.
"Lord Li, why don't you take thirty thousand elite soldiers with you?”
At this moment, Wang Pingchang, who had been silent all this while, stood up and said.
He was just wondering what kind of plan Li Jin Nian had prepared to use three thousand elite soldiers to defeat the hundred-thousand-strong Xiongnu army.
No matter how he thought about it, it was impossible.
Although Wang Pingchang felt that Li Jinnian was indeed extraordinary, he had also read Sun Tzu's Art of War.
After reading it, he was shocked.
He had never expected that Li Jin Nian's military attainments had already reached the acme of perfection.
Therefore, Wang Pingchang believed that Li Jin Nian had a way to deal with the Xiongnu army.
However, 3,000 elite soldiers were indeed a little too few.
Thirty thousand was more like it.
"30,000 is good."
"It's the Royal Guards who have to take on the heavy responsibility of guarding the Imperial City. If I take 30,000 elites with me, the Imperial City will only have 10,000 soldiers left. If anything unexpected happens, 10,000 soldiers will be far from enough.”
"So let's make it 3,000. A mere Xiongnu Khaganate is nothing to be afraid of.”
Li Jin Nian had considered this point.
The royal court had just been purged, and a large number of corrupt officials needed to be investigated for evidence of corruption and bribery before being tried.
During this period, no one could guarantee that they would not take the opportunity to rebel.
At this time, the importance of the royal guards was reflected.
"After I left the capital, the chief assistant asked His Majesty to announce that the entire process would enter a state of war. The royal guards would enter the city directly and guard every five steps to firmly control the situation in the city.”
"Especially those who want to take the opportunity to rebel. We need to send the royal guards to monitor them. If they dare to act rashly, we will kill them without mercy.”
Li Jin Nian didn't tell Wang Pingchang what he said quietly. Instead, he said it loudly in the imperial court.
His goal was simple.
He wanted all the ministers to hear it.
This was to warn them not to act rashly.
"So ruthless."
The empress muttered in her heart,
Not to mention these ministers, even she felt a chill in her heart when she heard this.
But what she did not know was that there was more to come.
"Some people might think that I'll definitely die if I go back.”
"Don't worry, I will definitely come back alive, and I will return victorious.”
"When I come back, if I find out who is causing trouble behind my back when I'm not around, I'll definitely let him die without a burial place!”
At this moment, Li Jin Nian was like a demon king. His terrifying aura made the corrupt officials in the court feel a little suffocated.
He had no choice.
His personality was not like this.
However, he had come to this era on behalf of China and faced such a group of dog officials.
Li Jin Nian had no other choice.
In order to make China prosperous and reach the top of the world!
If I don't go to hell, who will?
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