Vol V Chapter 36
The Imperial City.
In the throne room of Zhengyang Palace.
All the officials were present!
At this moment,
The Chu Emperor on the dragon throne held the battle report in his hands.
His face was filled with joy.
"Hahaha…Good, good, good! As expected of my disciple. This ability is better than the master's! Hahaha…a great victory, killing 80,000 elite cavalry!”
"The 100,000 soldiers shot down their flags, forcing the new Tartar Khan to not even dare to fight with his 100,000 soldiers.”
"They fled at the sight of the wind. The army camp has retreated a full forty miles! It was simply a heaven-defying battle record! This battle merit, this ability, this military prestige, I ask you, who else?”
Hearing the Chu Emperor's words.
All the officials exchanged glances with one another, and then their faces were filled with shock.
This battle record…
If they hadn't heard it from the Chu Emperor, they wouldn't have believed a single word of it.
Was the Tartars that easy to defeat?
If it was so easy to fight, why would the West Chu be dragged down by the Tartars for generations?
Everyone knew very well,
It wasn't that the Tartars weren't awesome.
Instead, it was their Marquis Wu An, who seemed to have a cheat!
"Cough cough cough…"
Just as everyone was sighing and the Chu Emperor was feeling happy, the old man coughed a few times, attracting everyone's attention.
When everyone's eyes gathered on him,
The old man raised his hand and stroked his long white beard.
He said proudly,"
"As expected of the disciple that I personally taught. Hahaha…you are indeed extraordinary!”
Hearing the old man's words.
The corners of the officials 'mouths twitched. They thought that the old man, who was like a mascot, wanted to say something.
This was the result?
The corners of the Chu Emperor's mouth twitched."
"Old Li, you stole my disciple?!”
Hearing the Chu Emperor's words.
The old man cupped his hands and said,
"Your Majesty! I brought Mo 'er back from the battlefield of the Later Tang Dynasty. Moreover, I have already taught him all my skills and military skills!”
What did that mean?
It was very simple.
I taught you first, and I've taught you everything I know.
And Your Majesty, you've only just started, and you've even forcefully accepted a disciple in order to earn money!
As expected,
After hearing the old man's words,
The corners of the Chu Emperor's mouth twitched."
"When Mo 'er returns, I'll let him live in the palace and teach him every day!”
Wow--
Hearing the Chu Emperor's words, everyone in the throne room was shocked.
Although he knew that this was a way of arguing with the old man, it was enough to see how much the Chu Emperor loved and doted on Ning Mo from this few words.
Hearing this.
The old man smiled nonchalantly, not caring about the Chu Emperor's words that seemed to be filled with anger!
After fooling around for a while to ease the heavy atmosphere in the court recently, he was finally done.
The Chu Emperor's expression was solemn."
"Alright! Other than the good news, Marquis Wu 'an had also sent a secret letter. He requested a month's time. During this month, his frontline troops would constantly fight against the Tartar army.”
"If we can't completely annihilate the Tartar army in a month, then let the diplomatic mission negotiate officially. Before that, Marquis Wu An hopes that the diplomatic mission will delay and give him a month!”
There was a pause.
The Chu Emperor looked at everyone and said,"
"Dear ministers, let's discuss whether to agree to Marquis Wu 'an's request or not.”
Hearing the Chu Emperor's words.
In the Imperial Court, the civil and military officials were all discussing. At this time, no one dared to trip them up or play dirty tricks. After all, it was a Kingdom War. Whoever dared to act rashly would be beheaded.
Although the Chu Emperor was old and was still an emperor on horseback, these ministers who had accompanied him for many years knew very well that the Chu Emperor was not easy to get along with.
There were still many loyal officials in this dynasty.
He would do something practical!
Very quickly.
One by one, they began to express their opinions.
"This subject believes that we should fight. Since Marquis Wu An has such ability, then we should fight!”
"Tartar, a trapped beast, since you dare to extend your claws, chop it off!”
"This subject wants to fight!"
"I'm the same!"
“……”
The Master's voice was very loud. Not only the military officials, but even many civil officials were the same.
To be honest,
The style of the Emperor would affect the style of the officials. Although civil and military officials were opposing each other, because of the Chu Emperor, even the civil officials in the West Chu Dynasty had a strong martial spirit.
These scholars,
They were not all pedantic scholars who only knew how to talk!
The mood to fight was unusually high because everyone saw hope in defeating the Tartars in Ning Mo.
However…
There would always be different opinions between the monarch and his subjects.
The Minister of Revenue stood out.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to believe in Marquis Wu 'an's abilities.”
"I'm also willing to support Marquis Wu 'an's war. Let alone a month, even if it's two months, three months, or even a year, as long as there's a chance to completely resolve the problem of the Tartars, I'm willing to support it!”
"But Your Majesty, this year is a year of great disaster. It has been snowing and winter for days. All parts of our dynasty have suffered from different degrees of disasters. Disaster relief is a large expenditure of food. If the war in the Northern Region continues, I'm afraid the national treasury won't be able to take out so much food!”
War.
They were fighting for population, food, resources, and property!
This year, they had fought three wars in a row, especially the second one. That was a large-scale war involving 500,000 troops. In addition to the problem of domestic disaster relief, the West Chu Dynasty's national treasury had already been emptied.
The Minister of Revenue held the money bag of the court. During this period of time, he had been spending his days carefully.
Naturally, they did not support fighting!
After hearing the Minister of Revenue's words, the throne room fell silent.
All the officials quieted down. The Chu Emperor also quieted down.
It was one thing to have a battle attitude.
But…
Whether he could fight or not was another matter!
No money,
Was he going to beat her with mud?
The court quieted down.
This scene perfectly explained one sentence-
A single penny stumped a hero.
Of course.
As the emperor,
The Chu Emperor could also use some unconventional methods, but if he did so, it would be equivalent to destroying his own foundation. Naturally, he would not use them.
At this moment,
The old man stepped forward with a serious expression.
He bowed towards the Chu Emperor.
"Your Majesty, when the country is in trouble, everyone has a responsibility! As an important minister of the country, I have received the emperor's grace for a long time. At this time of national crisis, I am willing to donate 200,000 taels of gold and 1,000,000 taels of silver to the national treasury!”
There was a pause.
The old man continued,"
"This old minister will also make a decision for Mo 'er. I will donate 100,000 taels of gold and 500,000 taels of silver to the national treasury for free to tide over this crisis with our dynasty!”
Hiss!
After hearing the old man's words,
All the officials in the imperial court sucked in a breath of cold air.
Their expressions changed.
This old man was indeed worthy of the Chu Emperor's favor. He was too willing!
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