The most unlucky crossing in history

Conquest is a major event. In the past, it took several discussions to decide on guard wars, let alone this active attack.

It can't be decided by a court meeting, but at least everyone knows that Xie Wenyuan will lead the battle, and Xie's family will lead the battle. In this way, even if Emperor Shengning doesn't want to fight, it is almost impossible.

For a while, many civil servants standing on the emperor's side were panicked and at a loss. Even after Emperor Shengning retreated, they were still there in a daze, watching Xie Wenyuan and others walk out of the hall.

"Lord Linghu, tell me, what does the Prime Minister mean by this? Why did he become so...extreme all of a sudden?" An aide from Menxia Province said on the way out of the palace.

Linghu frowned, and shook his head. If we say that in the past, Xie Wenyuan had indeed chosen to be conservative in war, and that was what made Xie Cheng very angry, but now...

"If you think about it, since he became the prime minister, he is not as 'conservative and following the trend' as before. Whether it is promoting Qiu Yuanfeng and other prefectural governors to officials in Shangshu Province, or building two lakes and rivers, or surrendering He has changed his previous style in matters such as agricultural taxation and maritime taxation."

"But after a careful calculation, Qiu Yuanfeng and others are indeed capable people, and building dikes and reducing taxes are really things that benefit the people."

"Whether it was hidden deeply in the past, or if it is deliberately done now, it is unknown."

"Even so, the old man does not agree to take the initiative to attack the Uighurs! Can the servant Linghu bear it just now?" Chu Huaize approached Linghu Ze with anger in his eyes, and said, "Since we are going to fight, why don't we fight in the northwest?" Be vigilant and check the actions of the Uyghurs, and prepare for the battle. Wouldn’t it be better to fight back if the Uyghurs attack? Who can be sure that the Uyghurs will not anger the Uyghurs if they take the initiative to lure them? Let's do it!"

Linghu Qing, who was walking by his father's side, heard it, and said with a smile: "Hey, what Master Chu said, why didn't he confront the Prime Minister in the hall just now?"

"This......"

Linghu Qing smiled again, and said no more, just now Chu Huaize was speechless by Xie Wenyuan's words in the hall, only to blow his beard and stare, mentioning this now is just an afterthought.

"Speaking of which, do you think that Prime Minister Xie has any deep meaning in advocating the war?" Chu Huaize, who was walking with him, was so angry that he couldn't speak.

Changing the subject, he calmed down and said: "This is the time when Xie Wenzhuo will inherit the position of General. Although Xie Wenzhuo looks like an old general leading the army, he is still young. How can Xie Wenzhuo have the experience and battlefield experience of an old general at this age? The skills accumulated through experience? At this time, he advocated that the young general should go against the Uyghurs..."

The words were not finished, but the people beside them all understood the unfinished meaning.

There is only one meaning in Cheng Pei's words, Xie Wenzhuo is not capable enough, so the past is almost a death, Xie Wenyuan knew this and still agreed to fight, that is, he wanted Xie Wenzhuo to die.

The few people were silent for a while. Although such speculations were not groundless, they really thought too hard about Xie Wenyuan. After all, although Xie Wenzhuo and him were not born of the same mother, they were still brothers.

Among the few people, Linghuqing had the most contact with Xie Wenyuan. Thinking of Xie Wenyuan when he was young, Linghuqing still said: "It's better not to think too badly about people. Although I have not been friendly with him these years Back then, Dan Yingshu was not that kind of person, after all, he was the first person who mentioned that he wanted to shake the heavy agricultural tax that had not been changed for a hundred years when everyone in the court was thinking about the benefits of business prosperity."

After listening for a long time, Chu Huaize still sighed and did not deny it.After all, he himself understands that the reduction of agricultural taxes is indeed a major event that will benefit the people for thousands of years.

However, before a few people said more, before reaching the gate of the palace, Eunuch Zhang who was beside Tan Yuanyong hurried over, saying that the Holy Majesty invited the two Lord Linghu to the imperial study.

Linghu Ze and Linghu Qing looked at each other, then bid farewell to several adults, and immediately followed Eunuch Zhang to the imperial study.

When the two of them came to the imperial study room, apart from Emperor Sheng Ning, there were also He Qinyan, the Minister's Minister, and several aides around Emperor Sheng Ning in the study room.

Seeing Linghu and his son arriving, Tan Yuanyong asked Eunuch Zhang to close the door and retreat, and said directly: "I think, you all know why I left you behind. You must have heard what Prime Minister Xie said in the hall. There are some things that are hard to say in the court, and now you can talk about your opinions."

He Qinyan opened his mouth first when he heard the words: "At present, the general and the prime minister are both in charge of the battle. According to the distribution of military power, if Prime Minister Xie insists on seeing it, he will be able to fight against you, the holy majesty, but the situation is far from that. Simple, most of the Shangshu Province is now under the control of Prime Minister Xie, the most important thing is that the military department that has divided part of the military power of the Holy Lord is already in the

In his hands..."

"The order of servants means only fighting?"

He Qinyan nodded.

Tan Yuanyong was noncommittal, and asked another person: "What do the rest of the adults think?"

Several aides also expressed their thoughts after hearing this, but in the final analysis, the result was the same as that of He Qinyan. Now that more than half of the people who control the military power want to fight, the emperor said that it seems that the effect is not so obvious.

Tan Yuanyong shook his head and sneered, "This is what the late emperor was afraid of, but there is nothing he can do about it."

When Linghu heard this, he hesitated for a moment, but he still said: "Your Majesty, in fact, regardless of other things, in my opinion, Prime Minister Xie and the General's proposal to go to war is indeed the best decision at the moment. It is not easy for the minister to say more. , but it is indeed as Prime Minister Xie said, the many small countries on the border really have no fear..."

In the main hall, Tan Yuanyong, who had not shown any attitude during the conversation just now, closed his eyes, and finally nodded and said: "Why don't I know that I should take the opportunity to show my prestige to frighten them, Xie Wenyuan What I have said and done in the past six months after becoming the prime minister is quite satisfactory to me." Just like the issue of agricultural tax, it is not that he has never thought about it, but reducing agricultural tax seems simple, but it involves so many interests, Tan Yuan Naturally, Yong knew very well that Dazhu's country was so large, why so little food and rice was collected from the court in the end, it must be that the local government raised taxes and raised money to bring about this situation.The matter of lowering the agricultural tax, on the face of it, is only a matter of a few million taels, but there are many interests involved, and even some relatives of the emperor are involved, so it is hard to shake. As the emperor, some things are deeply restricted and cannot regardless of.But Xie Wenyuan used the matter of maritime taxation to clarify the knot that has been entangled for a hundred years, and used his power to force the state governments to investigate and correct, but made him, the emperor, a good person and reaped the benefits.

Sometimes Tan Yuanyong would also think that if he hadn't been the emperor, maybe he wouldn't be so afraid of Xie Wenyuan. In terms of sincerity, he really appreciates Xie Wenyuan's talent.

Just like the first emperor.

"Everyone can see Xie Wenyuan's ability. If he is willing to take root in his position, it will really be a good thing for the people." Emperor Feng Zheng said so in those days, and Tan Yuanyong also said the same thing now. My lords have listened.

There was silence in the hall for a while, and finally it was Linghu who replied: "I'm afraid it's because he doesn't care about it."

Tan Yuanyong lowered his eyes and spoke slowly for a long time: "If Xie Wenzhuo died for the country with his own body,

, then to whom should the military power of the Xie family be handed over? "

He Qinyan said: "The order of □□ can only be inherited by the Xie family, so only Xie Wenyuan."

After Tan Yuanyong listened, he shook his head and laughed, He Qinyan and others did not dare to speak again.

"Then let's fight."

Finally, Tan Yuanyong said so.

It was almost the twentieth of August on the day when the expedition to the northwest was decided, and the morning court was over. As soon as Xie Wenyuan arrived at the mansion, someone came from the general's mansion, saying that the old general had invited him to the mansion for a talk.

Xie Wenyuan looked at the little soldier who was talking, and said: "Go back and answer, I have some urgent matters here and need to go to the Political Affairs Hall, and I will go to the General's Mansion in the evening."

That little soldier was also with Xie Wenyuan when Xie Wenyuan was still in the general's mansion. Although Xie Wenyuan and the general had such a quarrel, he still respected Xie Wenyuan in his heart. Hearing what Xie Wenyuan said, he hurried Nodding in response: "I'll go back and explain to the old general."

"kindness."

As night fell, Xie Wenyuan left the Zhengshitang and went directly to the General's Mansion.

Xie Cheng hadn't recovered from his injuries, so he was still recuperating in his room. As soon as Xie Wenyuan arrived at the general's mansion, his servants quickly and respectfully led him to the main courtyard.

Stepping into the main house, Xie Wenyuan did not go around the screen and entered the inner room, but even so, Xie Cheng could still hear who it was from the sound of footsteps.

"Prime Minister Xie, right? Come in." Xie Cheng waved to his wife, He Shi, who was sitting on the bed and waiting for him to drink medicine. "You go out first, I have something to say to him alone."

He's brows were full of worry, she looked at the master hesitantly, but after all, she knew Xie Cheng's temper, she didn't say anything, and after agreeing, she put down the soup and got up to leave.

Seeing Mrs. He coming out, Xie Wenyuan didn't say much, just nodded slightly to his wife as a greeting.

After people closed the door and left, Xie Wenyuan walked into the inner room and saw Xie Cheng lying on the bed.

Xie Wenyuan lowered his head, "I don't know why my father asked me to come back?"

"What's the matter?" As soon as Xie Wenyuan opened his mouth, Xie Chengcheng gasped in anger, "Why did I call you back? Would Prime Minister Xie not know?!"

Seeing Xie Cheng coughing and wheezing like this, Xie Wenyuan frowned, "You don't feel well, so don't try to be brave." After that, he took the cup on the table and poured a cup of warm water, then brought it to Xie Cheng.

Xie Cheng looked at the water glass handed to him for a while, with complicated eyes, but he took it anyway, took a sip, and waited.

After breathing evenly, he said forcefully: "This time, what exactly do you want to do?"

Xie Wenyuan knew that what Xie Cheng asked was that he suddenly changed his attitude and supported the campaign.

Xie Wenyuan's expression remained unchanged, he took the empty cup in Xie Cheng's hand and put it on the low bedside cabinet, and then said slowly: "What should be said, I have said it in the hall and in the early court, if father doesn't believe it, then say it again What's the point?"

Xie Cheng's throat choked when he heard the words, "These things you have done to gain power are right in front of you, how can you make me believe it!"

"Even if you don't believe me, why do you need to ask again." Xie Wenyuan's eyes darkened, and he said, "General Ru is only for this matter, I have nothing to say, and I don't want to say any more."

After Xie Wenyuan finished speaking, the father and son were speechless.

Seeing Xie Cheng's anxious look, Xie Wenyuan still sighed, and said, "Even if I have other intentions, but Daqian is surrounded by besieged people, what can I do if I don't find a complete solution? Think of it as me making such a decision to secure my position."

Xie Cheng heard it, but his heart was depressed for a while. He looked at the eldest son who frowned when he said this, and said after a long time: "The battle in the northwest must be extremely dangerous. I don't want to hand over the position of general at this time." Zhuo, let him take the risk."

Xie Wenyuan lowered his eyes and did not answer.

Xie Cheng looked at Xie Wenyuan's eyebrows, he still couldn't see what the eldest son was thinking, but recalling all the things Xie Wenyuan had done with him in the army, he sighed for the first time and said: "I know the most clearly in my heart. Zhiwenzhuo, you are the most suitable person to fight in the Northwest than anyone else."

Xie Wenyuan suddenly looked up at Xie Cheng.

"However, I dare not and cannot hand over the military power of this great general to you."