NCCnovel Chapter 372 Our Great Song Dynasty has also come to this day
Chapter 372 Our Great Song Dynasty has also come to this day
"Your Majesty, General Wen Chou requests an audience!"
At this moment, a guard entered the court and bowed.
"Humph! This Wen Chou is truly disgraceful. He was beaten and forced to flee by the enemy, yet he has the nerve to come back?" The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Zhu Qi, said coldly.
"Victory and defeat are common in the military. Lord Zhu is so capable, why doesn't he lead the troops himself to repel the enemy, but instead wants to move the capital?" a general asked angrily.
"Xuan!"
Pei Yuanji narrowed his eyes slightly. Since Wen Chou had fought with the enemy before, he must be the one who knew best how strong the Song Dynasty's army was.
Hua Hua Hua...
Wen Chou was wearing armor, his face was dejected, and he looked in a miserable state. He fled back from Jiayun Pass without stopping just to ask for troops to retake Jiayun Pass.
"I am here to see Your Majesty. I request Your Majesty to dispatch 100,000 troops and allow me to lead them personally to recapture Jiayun Pass and repel the enemy." Wen Chou came to the center of the court, knelt on his knees, and said loudly.
Pei Yuanji sat on the dragon chair, raised his eyebrows, "General Wen, please stand up quickly. We will discuss this matter in the long run. Please tell us about the enemy's situation first. The army of the Song Dynasty was alone in deep territory, but it was able to win battle after battle. How strong is its strength? Knowing ourselves and the enemy will ensure victory in every battle."
"Your Majesty, the enemy's combat effectiveness is indeed very strong, and there is a general who is a grandmaster in charge." Before Wen Chou finished speaking, all the ministers in the court began to whisper.
With great masters serving as generals and marching and fighting, it was no wonder that the army of the Song Dynasty was invincible along the way. Everyone understood it completely.
"The enemy has been fighting for several days and is now exhausted. Your Majesty, please mobilize the troops immediately. I will personally go and retake Jiayun Pass."
Wen Chou clasped his hands together and bowed to Pei Yuanji again.
"General Wen, since you have been defeated, don't think about getting back at us. One hundred thousand troops is not a small number. If you are defeated again, won't we consume all the elite troops of the Qingyuan Dynasty?" Zhu Qi stood there and said bluntly: "The most urgent thing is to move the capital quickly and leave the dangerous place. Then we can slowly fight against the army of the Song Dynasty and take it step by step."
"What? Move the capital?" Wen Chou almost vomited blood. No wonder he asked for reinforcements but they were delayed in sending them. This group of people actually wanted to move the capital.
"Yehe City has strong sandstorms, dry and cold weather, and is too close to the Song Dynasty, making it unsuitable as a capital. We suggest moving the capital temporarily to avoid the Song Dynasty's army. When the enemy is completely exhausted, we will organize the army and strike them head-on." Zhu Qi's words seemed to make sense.
"Since the founding of our Qingyuan Dynasty, the capital has been in Yehe City. If we move the capital hastily, it will inevitably cause unrest. We must not do that." Wen Chou knew very well that moving the capital would be a waste of money and manpower. Moreover, the Song Dynasty had only seized Jiayun Pass, and there was still Wufeng City as a barrier. Now that the emperor took the lead in moving the capital, the morale of the army in front would inevitably be unstable.
Pei Yuanji took a deep breath and his eyes fell on the white-haired old man in front on his left. He was the current Prime Minister Li Guozhong.
"Mr. Prime Minister, I don't know what to do now?" Pei Yuanji had a smile on his face. Li Guozhong was often able to come up with the best of both worlds, which could help him solve many difficult problems.
"Your Majesty, I think it is possible for us to move the capital. The Song Dynasty has advanced deep into the enemy territory alone. If we send troops to fight them now, it will be a fight to the death."
"We might as well retreat first and avoid the enemy's sharp edge. When the enemy is unable to cope with it, we will send a large army to attack the enemy. This will definitely have unexpected results." Li Guozhong narrowed his eyes slightly. It was he who secretly instructed Zhu Qi to come up with this idea.
"Oh! Since the Prime Minister said so, I wonder where is the best place to move the capital?" Pei Yuanji felt that since Li Guozhong thought there was no problem with moving the capital, it seemed that they could only move the capital.
"Daxi City is located in the central part of the Qingyuan Dynasty. The city is wide and built on the mountain. The Qingyuan River is at the gate, so we can build a moat. As long as we move the capital, we can avoid the crisis and consume the enemy's strength."
Li Guozhong continued.
"Haha? Daxicheng, isn't that the Prime Minister's hometown?" Wen Chou laughed, anger deep in his eyes. Although he didn't know why Li Guozhong wanted to move the capital to Daxicheng, based on his understanding of Li Guozhong, he must have some ulterior motive.
"I also do not agree with moving the capital."
“I don’t agree with moving the capital either.”
"Your Majesty, moving the capital will damage Feng Shui. We absolutely cannot do that."
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After hearing Wen Chou's words, many generals and officials in the court spoke out against moving the capital.
Pei Yuanji coughed deliberately and cleared his throat: "Let's not talk about moving the capital for now. If the enemy wants to reach Yehe City, they need to cross Wufeng City. Moreover, the enemy is alone and deep in the enemy's territory. Although they have plenty of food and grass, they are short of manpower. As long as we delay slowly, the enemy will retreat without a fight."
Although he favored Li Guozhong, it was mainly because he could help him with many things, and he also had such a beautiful sister as his concubine, so why not? But it didn't mean he was a fool. If the capital was moved to Daxi City, which was Li Guozhong's base camp, he, the emperor, would probably become a puppet.
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"I heard that after the Lord of Zhenguo defeated the King of Nanyu, he led an army of more than 100,000 and won victory after victory. In just a few days, he reached Jiayun Pass of the Qingyuan Dynasty, which is only one city away from Yehe City."
"I don't know why the Lord of the State is so fierce. He is really too fierce. I heard that he learned about the Qingyuan Dynasty and took advantage of the opportunity to seize Yuling County of the Song Dynasty. In a rage, he led his troops to the Qingyuan Dynasty."
"Tell me, His Majesty, how many lifetimes of blessings did he have to cultivate? She actually used the Eighteen Cities of Smoke and Cloud to exchange for the ruler of the country?"
"I don't know whether our emperor is blessed or not. I only know that the emperor of Wei should be vomiting blood at this moment. She actually exchanged such a wise minister for just the Eighteen Cities of Yanyun."
"I also heard some rumors from the Qingyuan Dynasty. It is said that their emperor is very afraid of the state ruler and even proposed to move the capital in court."
"If the King of Zhenguo brings an army of 100,000 to overthrow the Qingyuan Dynasty, I am willing to marry all my daughters to him."
"Go, go, go... If the Lord of the State can conquer the Qingyuan Dynasty, I will personally go to the capital to act as a matchmaker for him and ask the emperor to marry him, so that he will be worthy of her."
The news that Ye Feng led a large army to attack Jiayun Pass of the Qingyuan Dynasty spread throughout the Song Dynasty. People in the streets, teahouses and restaurants were talking about it with relish.
Their expressions were filled with joy and excitement. For so many years, the Great Song Dynasty, since the reign of Emperor Xuan of Song, had been weak, and it was often other countries that attacked us. They never thought that the Great Song Dynasty would also attack others.
It can be said that the people are boiling with excitement. It was extremely difficult to recruit soldiers in the past, but now the Ministry of War is crowded with people, who are afraid that their own children will not be able to join the army.