Datang: I was overheard by the Empress

Chapter 245: North Defense Rush!

Ziwei Palace,
The tenure for the [-] Xinke Scholars has ended, but the Dachaohui has just begun!
Every big court meeting is quite important to the court, after all, such a big court meeting is only held twelve times in a year!

"Can you all have something to say?"

The empress asked softly, her phoenix eyes lingering,
Soon Lou Shide, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, came out and said:
"Reporting to Your Majesty, General Zuowei, Governor of Liangzhou and Governor of Youzhou, Xue Rengui, said that the Northern Defense has been urgently played. The Turks began to dispatch troops on a large scale this spring. It seems that they intend to violate the frontier. Khitan and other countries Immediately after that, General Xue Rengui asked His Majesty to allocate 500 million taels of military pay and 80 shi of food and grass to strengthen the defense of Liangzhou and Youzhou!"

As soon as Lou Shide's words came out, discussions in the imperial court inevitably began!
Emperor Taizong's literary and martial arts, he led the army in battle all his life, and destroyed many countries. At the beginning of Emperor Taizong's succession, the Turks invaded.

Three years later, Li Jing and others attacked the Turks. After Taizong defeated the Turks this time, there was basically no movement in the Turks in the Zhenguan Dynasty.

But in the later period of Zhenguan period, the Turks were on the verge of resurgence, but they never dared to act rashly because of the prestige of Emperor Taizong Tian Khan.

But after the Empress came to power, the Turks were ready to move!
Fortunately, in the later period of Zhenguan, when Qin Qiong, Yu Chigong, Li Jing and other generals and generals died of illness one after another,
With the help of Cheng Yaojin, Emperor Taizong discovered Xue Rengui, a great general. Xue Rengui led the troops bravely in battle. The mainstay among them, the pillar of the country!
Emperor Taizong also had great trust in this General Xue, and it can be said that the northern frontier defense was all let go to Xue Rengui.
And Xue Rengui lived up to expectations. He has been guarding Liangzhou and Youzhou in the Tang Dynasty, resisting the Turkic Khitan and other tribes. He can be said to be the God of War in the Tang Dynasty!
After the Empress came to power, Xue Rengui led troops back to Chang'an, but it was a coincidence that as soon as Xue Rengui moved, the Turkic Khitan soldiers invaded the border. Xue Rengui had no choice but to continue to guard the northern border.

So up to now, this General Xue has never returned to speak to the Empress!
And the Empress's attitude towards Xue Rengui has always been unclear. She has no plans to replace Xue Rengui, nor does she try to win over and appease the God of War who protects the country.
And since the empress came to power, this was the first time that Xue Rengui asked the court for help!

And the number of mouths can be said to be a shocking number, 500 million military pay, 80 dans of food and grass, almost half of the national treasury can be satisfied!

However, the safety of the northern defense of the Tang Dynasty has always been the top priority of the imperial court, and countless food, salaries and military equipment are spent on the northern defense every year.

In addition, Xue Rengui, the God of War of the Tang Dynasty, guards the northern border, and only in this way can the safety of Liangzhou, Youzhou and other places be maintained, and the Tang Dynasty can live and work in peace and contentment, and the country is peaceful and the people are safe.

But no matter how good Xue Rengui is, it is impossible to guard the northern border by himself. There is not enough military salary and food supply. Throughout the 5000 years of China, no one can afford the first place except for the torrential red stream. Two armies!
"500 million military pay, 80 grain and fodder, do you think I should allocate it?"

Above the throne, even the empress couldn't help frowning slightly at this moment. This number is not a joke, it really needs to empty out half of the national treasury!
Datang’s current annual income is about 3000 million taels, and this 3000 million taels is the annual income of the whole country.

And the northern defense line needs so much food, grass and military pay in a year, plus the soldiers' ordnance and other consumption, it can be said that this is a bottomless pit, and at least 800 million taels must be invested in this bottomless pit every year to barely fill it!
"My Majesty, the safety of the north is more important than Mount Tai, and the Turkic Khitan is now even more eyeing. If the northern defense line is not strengthened, if the Turks break through, I am afraid that the situation will be even worse. Please allow Xue Rengui's request. !"

Among Ziwei Palace, Cheng Yaojin was undoubtedly the first one to support Xue Rengui's paper!

Cheng Yaojin, as Xue Rengui's godfather, is Xue Rengui's guide as the God of War in the Tang Dynasty, and is Xue Rengui's great reliance in the court.

Moreover, the reason why Cheng Yaojin was able to behave like an old bastard under the situation of the Empress was that even if he faced King Liang and others, he would love to reject him or not.
The reason is not only because of Cheng Yao's status as one of the 24 heroes of Lingyan Pavilion, but also partly because of Xue Rengui!
"Your Majesty, what Old Marshal Cheng said is right. The northern defense line is the most important thing in our defense line. There must be no mistakes. Please allow Marshal Xue to play and allocate the army's food and grass!"

Yan Liben also solemnly said at this moment that although the Empress is in power, although the situation has stabilized, it will take time to maintain it. The conflict must not be intensified in a short period of time, and the Turks must not be able to see the flaws in the border defense.

Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable, so even if Xue Rengui wanted to empty out half of the national treasury, the court could only give it to him!
And to put it bluntly, except for Xue Rengui, who is strong enough to guard the northern border, none of the generals of the Tang Dynasty has this ability.

The group of veterans in the Zhenguan Dynasty, dead and old, now only Cheng Yaojin and a few veterans are left, but although these veterans have enough qualifications,

But after all, they are all old and weak, and some people are even in their seventies and eighties. The experience of a lifetime of fighting has already been exhausted. How can they still guard the northern border?

"Where is the Minister of the Household?"

On the dragon chair, the empress asked in a deep voice, her voice was flat!

"Chen is here!"

Helan Anshi stepped out of the queue immediately, and replied in response!
"Northern defense is the foundation of our Great Tang. The stability of the northern border will ensure the stability of our Great Tang. I intend to allocate 500 million military pay from the treasury and collect 80 tons of grain and grass to be transported to northern Xinjiang. This matter will be done immediately. , don't delay!"

Wu Zetian said in a deep voice, without too much hesitation, although Xue Rengui has a lot of things this time, the annual investment of the imperial court in northern Xinjiang is roughly the same.

"Yes, I obey the decree. I would like to report to Your Majesty that this time there is a lot of military pay and food, and it cannot be assembled in a short period of time. Your Majesty, please give me a month before the collection can be completed!"

He Lan Anshi said in a deep voice, the Ministry of Accounting is the country's money bag, and the Minister of the Ministry of Accounting is the steward of Datang.
The collection of so many food, grass and military salaries must not be completed in a short period of time, and Helan Anshi's request is not too much!

"allow!"

The empress nodded slightly, the civil and military officials of the imperial court had no other views on this. Although partisan disputes still existed in the imperial court, they were almost surprisingly consistent in their attitudes towards northern Xinjiang!
That is, besides Xue Rengui, there is no other person capable of guarding the northern border!
(End of this chapter)