Chapter 238: The Troubled Water Will Lead Eastward
Everyone's eyes were the first to look at Ma Xiangdong, who was the first to be the first to speak, he was the left minister, the head of the hundred officials, so naturally he should speak first.
Ma Xiangdong bowed to Min Ruoying on top of his seat: "Your Majesty, yesterday, Cheng Wuben went to the minister's mansion, and the minister also asked him what he thought about this matter. ”
"Oh, what did he say?" Min Ruoying's body leaned forward, Cheng Wu was originally the commander of the eastern border army of Dachu, but because of his relationship with the former prince, after Min Ruoying's victory, he was transferred back to the court, and hung an idle post in the military department.
Cheng Wuben's attitude, Min Ruoying is still quite satisfied, he doesn't want to move Cheng Wuben, but Cheng Wuben has been in the Eastern Frontier Army for 20 years, not to mention the hard work, the prestige of the Eastern Frontier Army is too high, and it is easy to move him, the Eastern Frontier Army is inevitably unstable, 200,000 Eastern Frontier Army, but the essence of Dachu, Luo Liang has been in office for half a year, and he can only slowly try to do it and dare not make a big move.
"He said that Mo Luo is difficult to achieve, this person is a genius above the martial arts, and it is only a matter of time before he crosses the threshold of the grandmaster, but he is superficial in the general state of affairs, and in time, he will inevitably lose a lot."
"Why do you say that?" The current secretary of the military department, Jia Zhengdao, is puzzled. "Mo Luo has gathered hundreds of thousands of troops in a short period of time, even if there is water, this is very remarkable, with the current situation of Yue Guo, I am afraid that it will be really difficult to contain him."
Ma Xiangdong smiled, "The minister doesn't know much about military affairs, and he asked Cheng Wuben that way." Cheng Wuben only said two words, logistics. Mo Luo's method can indeed sweep away a large number of people in a short period of time and expand his rebel team, but correspondingly, he also bears too much logistical pressure, walking all the way, grabbing all the way, eating all the way, like locusts, where he passes, not a single grass grows. But what if one day, he can't grab it? ”
Min Ruoying nodded thoughtfully, "If there is such an understanding person in Yue Kingdom, there is no need to fight with Mo Luo, just hold on to the city and clear the wilderness, it won't be long before Mo Luo can't hold on." ”
Cheng Wuben said exactly that, he said, Mo Luo may be able to smash Yue Guo into a mess, but it is not possible to think about the rule of Yue Jing, and in Yue Jing, there are still tens of thousands of tiger army, if this tiger army goes out of Beijing, Mo Luo will definitely not be an opponent. Don't look at his aggressiveness now, but he just caught Yue Guo off guard. The Yue State was restrained by the Qin State again, and he couldn't spare his hands. ”
Min Ruoying clapped her hands and smiled: "What I want is that they can't spare their hands." The more bad the country is, the more beneficial it will be for us, Ma Xiang, I think we have to give Mo Luo some support, so that he can hold on for a longer time, and it is best to let him immediately wave his troops and pounce on Shayang County after taking Changyang County, Shayang County is rich, and Mo Luo must be salivating if he wants to come. ”
Ma Xiangdong nodded and said: "And Shayang County is now adjacent to the Qi State, and the Moluo army occupies Shayang County, the Qi State must not be indifferent, like this, hundreds of thousands of people are rushing up at every turn, rushing there, where it can't bear it!" ”
"Send somebody." Min Ruoying said with a smile: "Yang Qing, you can do this matter, send someone to bring money over, fund Mo Luo, and at the same time induce him to attack Shayang County and launch an attack in the direction of Qi State, he is a Yue person, and Qi Country occupies a large area of their land, maybe there is a bitter hatred, and attacking those former Yue Kingdom territories will make him occupy the commanding heights above morality, yes, that's it." ”
"Your Majesty, I'll do this as soon as I go down." Yang Qing nodded again and again.
"At the end of the household department, a special fund will be set up to specialize in this matter." Min Ruoying looked at Hubu Shangshu Lianbo and said: "Don't be afraid to spend this money, for us, this is a profitable and risk-free thing, if it succeeds, it will contain a large number of soldiers and horses in Qi State, and if it fails, what we lose is just money." But we are Dachu, and the most important thing we lack is money. He laughed.
"Your Majesty sees a thousand miles!" Lian Bo gave up, and the sycophants immediately rolled up.
Min Ruoying smiled, turned her head and looked at Ma Xiangdong again: "Cheng Wuben is actually a very capable person, but unfortunately he doesn't agree with my politics, so he can only let him stand aside, he is looking for you, what is the matter?" ”
"It's the same old thing." Ma Xiangdong spread his hands, "He still insists on the Eastern Front, we should focus on holding on and not attacking easily." He asked me to persuade Your Majesty, saying that Your Majesty is in full bloom in the Spring and Autumn Period, and there is no need to rush for a while, with the current wealth of Da Chu, as long as he manages it well and moves forward slowly, one day, he will be able to overwhelm the Qi State. ”
"Xu Tu is slowly advancing?" Min Ruoying sneered, "Let him ask the emperor of the Qi State, will he give us the time of Da Chu?" Instead of being beaten passively, it is better to create opportunities to play out. Forget it, don't pay attention to him, he has been guarding the Eastern Front for twenty years, and he probably has a problem with it and suffers from Qi phobia. ”
"Your Majesty, the second thing, he still wants to tell the old man to return to his hometown, the first few books were left by His Majesty, and he came to ask His Majesty to say good things for him in front of His Majesty." Ma Xiangdong said with a smile.
"What do you think?" Min Ruoying looked at Ma Xiangdong and asked.
Ma Xiangdong saw the vigilance flashing in the emperor's eyes, and his heart suddenly fluttered, Cheng Wuben has looked for himself so many times, maybe His Majesty will misunderstand that he has any private dealings with him. He immediately said: "Your Majesty, Cheng Wuben is this person, it is better to stay in the court." ”
Min Ruoying nodded: "You are right, although Cheng Wuben does not agree with my philosophy, but he is still loyal to Da Chu, I transferred him out of the Eastern Front, and he didn't say a word, he came back immediately, and didn't make any trouble for Luo Liang, if it weren't for that, how would I allow him to this day." You go back and tell him that he can train me with peace of mind, he is an old minister of the Chu State, and the Chu State is going to have a big war with Qi that is related to the fortunes of the country, and he may be at ease when he sits as an emperor? Ma Xiang, you personally drafted a letter of will, and sealed Cheng Wuben as Shangzhu State, a first-class public, and a staff officer. ”
Ma Xiangdong glanced at Jia Zhengdao, the secretary of the military department, and nodded, "The minister understands." ”
Hearing Min Ruoying's will, Jia Zhengdao immediately lowered his head, and sweat appeared on his forehead, which was His Majesty's dissatisfaction with him.
Min Ruoying is indeed dissatisfied, Mo Luo, Cheng Wuben just listened to Ma Xiangdong, and immediately said the essence of Mo Luo, but Jia Zhengdao is so slow, if it is not that there is no more suitable candidate in his pocket, how can he be allowed to be the secretary of the military department, fortunately, he is loyal, although there is no surprising strategy, but he is steady, steady, Xiao Gui Cao Sui, the military department is under his governance, it is stable, and it is not bad in peacetime, but if Qi Chu really breaks out into a big war, his ability will be stretched, Throwing Cheng Wuben there, although it is just the title of a staff officer, but it is also an insurance for himself, with Cheng Wuben's temperament, if he finds that something is wrong, he will definitely speak up to Jia Zhengdao, and Jia Zhengdao is a person who has no idea, if Cheng Wuben insists, he will inevitably do what he says. Of course, in order not to let Jia Zhengdao despise the current Cheng Wuben, he added two false titles to Cheng Wuben, one is to show his respect for the old minister, and the other is to let Jia Zhengdao understand his intentions.
When the ministers dispersed, it was already past midnight, no more than Min Ruoying was young and strong, these ministers were all old people, naturally exhausted, but on such a diligent emperor, His Majesty could only be accompanied by a strong spirit, the emperor was a fiery eye, if something made him dissatisfied, I was afraid that punishment would follow, like today's Jia Zhengdao, is a living example, if he didn't answer correctly, there was immediately a stinky and hard stone around him, Cheng Wuben, Not that easy to deal with.
"Yang Qing, hasn't Yang Yi been found yet?" Only Yang Qing was left in the main hall, and Min Ruoying stretched her waist and asked.
"Your Majesty, there is nothing to do about this matter." Yang Qing replied with some weakness, if you don't find Yang Yi and kill him, there will still be a huge flaw in this matter, and it will be a great disaster if it falls into the hands of someone with a heart.
"Hurry up!" Min Ruoying said lightly.
"Yes, Your Majesty, Your Majesty is worried now, if he flees abroad, it will be troublesome." Yang Qing said in a low voice.
"Even if he escapes to the ends of the earth, you have to catch him and kill him, otherwise what use do I want your internal guards?" Min Ruoying's eyes flashed, and her voice was already cold.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Yang Qing said loudly.
"Let's go and do something." Min Ruoying waved her hand, "For the Chinese New Year, other departments can take a holiday, but you can't, the more this time, the more careful you must be." ”
"I understand."
Min Ruoying still wanted to say a few words, but suddenly saw Qin Zhong, the little eunuch beside the queen, dodging at the door, frowning, and waved his hand, "You go down." ”
When Yang Qing left, Qin Zhong, who was outside the palace gate, immediately trotted all the way over.
"What's the matter? Don't you see I'm busy here? ”
"Your Majesty, let me take a look, when will Your Majesty be able to go back? Today is Chinese New Year's Eve, the Queen Mother and her old man, still waiting for His Majesty to pass, the little prince and the little princess can't stay up, where are they already asleep, the mother said, the Queen Mother and her old man are not happy today, has shed tears for no reason, I want to ask the emperor to come over a little earlier, to relieve the Queen Mother. ”
Hearing Qin Zhong's words, Min Ruoying couldn't help rubbing her temples with both hands, she was able to handle state affairs by herself, but family affairs were difficult. At this time in previous years, it was a lively time in the palace, and the father would summon all his two sons and one daughter to the palace, and the whole family would keep the New Year together, smiling and laughing, what a joy it was? But now, he has become a lonely person, the eldest brother is imprisoned, the younger sister regards herself as an enemy, and the huge palace is only left with her own family, no wonder the queen mother sees the scene and secretly cries, but what can she do? (To be continued.) )