met free Chapter 269 There's no need to save his life
Chapter 269 There's no need to save his life
Under normal circumstances, the court officials would choose to shut up and stop insisting even if they disagreed with some of His Majesty's decisions out of fear of His Majesty.
But this matter is different from usual.
If this matter is not handled properly, the two countries will go to war.
For so many years, Western Chu has never given up its covetousness for the Great Zhou. Now that they have finally caught the opportunity, it would be strange if they didn't take a big bite of the meat.
Xi'an and Xianyang...are just the beginning.
Even the civil officials could foresee the scene that would follow.
When the war began, both civil officials and military generals were ministers of the Great Zhou.
To put it more seriously, the Great Zhou may be at a critical juncture of survival. No matter how many selfish motives one has, they can only be put aside temporarily at this time.
The court is usually divided into several factions, supporting the eldest prince, the third prince, the seventh and eighth princes, as well as the royalists and the neutral party.
Among these forces now, only the Eighth Prince's people remained silent for the time being. The people of other princes all expressed that they must fight with Western Chu to the end and let Western Chu see the strength of the Great Zhou.
The more they opposed His Majesty's decision, the gloomier His Majesty's face became as he sat high on the dragon throne.
The black eyes were like the eve of a storm, sweeping with a silent storm.
Your Majesty ultimately did not accept the advice of the court officials and acted on his own.
The people of the eldest prince's party had no objection. In their view, this was an opportunity for the eldest prince.
Opportunities always come with dangers.
Although the risk is considerable, if the eldest prince can successfully repel the Western Chu soldiers and resolve the Xi'an crisis.
Then, the eldest prince's status and voice in the court will be very different from before.
The eldest prince was the weakest among the four candidates. Neither his maternal family background nor his own strength was favored by the court officials.
Almost all of those who have stood firmly behind him over the years are soldiers who fought alongside him.
The eldest prince was not surprised by the honor or disgrace and calmly took over this "hot potato".
In the eyes of outsiders, he stayed at the border all year round and fought everywhere, so he should be a good military general.
Only experienced veterans knew that in the past ten years, there had not been any battle in the Great Zhou that could truly be called a war.
Every friction with other countries is just a minor one and cannot be brought to the surface.
His Majesty...
It may be clear in your mind.
Even so, he chose to let the eldest prince go.
On the one hand, he was afraid of the veteran generals, and on the other hand, he didn't care about his son, the eldest prince. So he could only watch him go to his death.
The eldest prince knew it clearly, so when he bent down to express his gratitude, there was no smile in his eyes.
There is only indescribable indifference.
As a military general, he didn't care whether he would die at the border, because defending the country was the duty of a military general.
But as a son, he hopes to get his father's recognition and care.
Even just a little bit.
For so many years, he was like an invisible man.
The seventh and eighth sons were the most favored. The third son was born to the late queen. The emperor's father was afraid of the influence and power of the late queen's mother's family, as well as the third son's own excellence, so he suppressed the third son in all aspects.
He was neither favored nor suppressed, and was so ordinary that all the people in the capital knew that the eldest prince was unpopular.
No matter how absurd his father may be in the eyes of the world, at least as a son, he has expected ordinary fatherly love countless times.
Perhaps it was common for the royal family to have no father and son, and he had too high expectations.
When you have too much expectation and are disappointed, your heart will feel like it is falling from the sky, breaking into countless petals and shattered beyond possibility of being put back together.
After this battle, no matter life or death, he thought he would never want to return to Beijing again.
In the past, people fought for the throne in order to gain the recognition of their father.
Now that I think about it, it would be better to kill the enemy at the border. At least I won’t be disappointed, disappointed, and disappointed again.
When a heart falls to the bottom of the valley, it is like falling into a dark abyss. It will just keep falling and there will be no day when it will be rescued.
The old ministers who were loyal to the country could not suppress what was in their hearts, so they stood up and risked their lives to make suggestions.
"Your Majesty, the survival of Xi'an City is at stake, and we cannot afford to be careless. Although Your Highness has the courage to serve his country and has fought on the battlefield before, he has never fought a battle of this scale."
"We need to be careful when selecting the commander!"
"Your Majesty! Think again!"
If one person stood up, naturally others would stand up as well.
They bowed their heads and chanted slogans along with the crowd.
The Eighth Prince stood with his hands behind his back, his fingers unconsciously stroking the end of his braid, his eyes deep as he glanced behind him.
The ministers standing in the queue suddenly stood up and made a proposal.
"Your Majesty, why not send Tang Yuhuai to support Xi'an? He is a member of the Tang family and has inherited the spirit of a military family. He is also responsible for escorting the relief grain for Yunzhou. He is brave and resourceful, and is a good candidate."
His Majesty's face was already as black as the bottom of a pot, and he was embarrassed by the group of ministers who were kneeling on the ground and begging.
He was unwilling to cede power to the loyal and brave old marquis, or old ministers like the Duke of Weiguo. Once they won a great victory, the wind direction would greatly favor the third or seventh brother.
This one-sided situation was definitely not what he wanted to see.
What's worse, if they want to target me in the future...
His Majesty did not want to cause trouble for himself, and after much thought, he decided that the minister's suggestion would solve his problem.
Zhou Hanjin didn't have good intentions to help his father out of trouble, nor did he want to give Tang Yuhuai the opportunity to achieve success.
But compared to the previous two candidates, Tang Yuhuai is young and energetic and easier to deal with.
Besides, Tang Yuhuai was investigating his affairs in Chaozhou. If he could be transferred away at this time, he could die together with Tang Yuhuai in Xi'an.
That would be like killing two birds with one stone, as the two things that gave him the most headaches could be solved at once!
Thinking of this, a fierce murderous intent flashed in Zhou Hanjin's eyes.
Pity.
He originally wanted to recruit Chu Qibai.
But, he really doesn't know what's best for him. So there's no need to save his life.
The matter of Xi'an City must not be leaked.
The final result of the dispute was that the eldest prince and Tang Yuhuai led the troops to fight together, leading an army of 100,000 and immediately set out for Xi'an city.
The dispatch of military power was divided into two parts, and His Majesty did not trust the eldest prince.
Therefore, the eldest prince and Tang Yuhuai were the left and right vanguards respectively, until they arrived in Xi'an, and the command power of the commander-in-chief of the three armies was handed over to Han Yaojun.
The three forces, each taking care of their own business, can achieve a delicate balance.
But in the military, the most taboo thing is to have several different voices.
By that time, the fighting outside has not even started, but the inside is already in chaos.
Prime Minister Rong and Father Jiang sighed helplessly.
Even at such a critical moment, His Majesty still did not forget to guard against others, fearing that they would rebel if they got the military power.
Such an attitude is really chilling.
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Although Chu Xi and his group, who were far away in Xi'an City, had made a lot of arrangements, after all, the emperor was far away and no matter how well they planned, they could not calculate everyone's hearts.
They had guessed early on that His Majesty would never easily employ these battle-hardened veterans.
For him, handing the military power over to them was undoubtedly like putting a knife on his own neck.
The reason why they asked the family to do this was just to put pressure on His Majesty to not slack off.