The Prodigal Son's Happy Life - Chapter 309

[Chapter 309 Cabinet Proceedings]

After Liang Hu left, Fang Xiu walked to the desk in the camp, picked up the brush on it, and began to feel melancholy.

Memorials must be written.

Otherwise, there would be no way to give an explanation to Emperor Chu.

However, how to write is a problem.

First of all, you can’t be too straightforward and say that your son is hooked up with Da Chu’s death, nor can you avoid talking about it.

Therefore, how to write memorials to the emperor is also a science.

Fortunately, he often studied the Four Books and Five Classics during this period. Although he was very disdainful of the writing methods of the ancients, he also learned a few points, which can be applied here.

Moreover,

Prince Ning colluded with the prairie people, and there was absolutely no way that old guy like Emperor Chu didn’t know anything about it.

Whether it is King Ning or King Kang, compared with Emperor Chu, they are just immature children.

Just thinking about it, I knew how it was possible that there were no informants in the palace in Prince Ning’s Mansion.

However, Prince Ning was probably forced to do this because he had no other choice.

Otherwise, no adult with a sound mind would be able to do such a thing as sending Yan Yanran away openly.

However, it was indeed beyond Fang Xiu’s expectation that Qi Yan Yanran would want to cooperate with Prince Ning, who had lost power and had almost no chance of ascending to the throne of emperor.

According to common sense, if something goes wrong here, there is almost no possibility of friendship between the Qiyan tribe and the Chu state.

As a princess of the Qiyan tribe, the first thing to do should be to leave Chu State as soon as possible to avoid being left as a hostage.

But she still wanted to create conflicts within the imperial court. In

the final analysis, the most pitiful person was Prince Ning. In the end, he didn’t even know he was being betrayed.

“Come here!”

After about a stick of incense, Fang Xiu finally wrote the two memorials in his hand and put them in sealed envelopes. He called the guard outside the tent and handed the envelopes to him.

After giving the instructions, he walked out of the camp, ready to study the gunpowder method.

Imperial Palace, Yangxin Palace.

In the Nuan Pavilion, Emperor Chu picked up the tea cup and took a gentle sip.

In front of him, four white-haired old men sat.

In addition to the three bachelors in the cabinet, there is also Ma Wenhua, Minister of War.

Since the marriage of people from the grassland, the position of Shangshu of the Ministry of War, which was previously marginalized among the six ministries, suddenly became prominent.

In the imperial court, countless people were closely watching what was going on at the Ministry of War.

Ma Wenhua, who had always been a transparent person in the past, now has many distinguished guests who have never set foot in the house before, all of whom are relatives of the emperor.

After exchanging pleasantries, all they asked about were those few things.

Is the imperial court going to war with the grassland?

Ma Gong thinks that whether the imperial court can defeat the barbarians in the grassland

and so on are just timid and fearful, and he wants to prepare in advance and send the family’s assets to the south of the Yangtze River.

It is euphemistically said that a gentleman does not stand under dangerous walls. In fact, everyone knows what is going on.

Emperor Chu also had some understanding of this kind of atmosphere in the capital, but there was no good way to force people to stay here.

The most important thing is that the coalition forces from the grassland tribes did briefly approach the capital before.

Although today’s Chu State can be said to have strong soldiers and horses, it is more powerful than any previous dynasty.

But this is not the case in the grassland tribes.

In the past, tribes without leaders were able to do whatever they wanted in the Central Plains, relying only on loose alliances and nearly invincible cavalry.

What’s more, now they have a Qiyan tribe that is so powerful that all other tribes look up to it.

No one knows whether Dachu can withstand the cavalry of the Qiyan tribe.

In the cabinet, the four important ministers of the imperial court all had worried expressions.

“In a little while, the news from the capital should be able to reach the Qiyan tribe. The tea-horse exchange trade and the policy of reforming the native land and returning it to the local people have achieved very good results among the southwestern chieftains. If this matter had not happened, the imperial court would have slowly tried to figure it out. Within a hundred years, the grassland tribes will no longer be able to invade our Central Plains. It’s a pity.”

One of the cabinet bachelors sighed and stopped talking.

Unfortunately, the grassland people may not give the court this chance.

On the side, Ma Wenhua glanced at the cabinet scholar and said with a smile: “Why did Mr. Liu come to this? The cavalry of the Qiyan tribe is indeed very strong, but the soldiers of our Da Chu are different from those a hundred years ago.

Even if there is a real war, it will not be the same.”

We will definitely be able to keep the allied forces of the grassland tribes out of the four states.”

The other people in the pavilion were silent when they heard this.

At this time, it is natural not to be able to inspire others’ ambitions.

As important ministers in the court, their every move and even a casual word can have a huge impact.

The current situation is still unclear. If they, the cabinet academicians, do not have confidence in their own soldiers, what will the officials in the court think after word spreads, and what will the people all over the world think?

It’s just that, even though that’s what you say, you actually have to do it, but

Regarding what Ma Wenhua said, several people still maintained their original thoughts.

After Taizu, all the guards and generals of the Chu State had no convincing record against the cavalry of the grassland.

Being able to keep the prairie people away from the four northern states now is already a great blessing. What other luxury can we ask for?

“The matter discussed today is about the southwest and the grassland. We will discuss it the next day.”

Emperor Chu said with an expressionless face when he saw the scene in front of him.

As soon as he finished speaking, Yan Zhuang, a scholar from the First Assistant University, stood up, saluted the Emperor of Chu, and said: “The policy of returning natives to the countryside and trading tea and horses is an important policy of the country and cannot be changed.

Since its implementation, the chieftain of the southwest has The rebellion is decreasing day by day, and the imperial income tax revenue is increasing day by day. It can be said that the country is prosperous, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. They praise the imperial court in every possible way. It can be said that the people are safe.

Since the country is prosperous and the people are safe, why should this policy be withdrawn? The letter to the Duke of Guizhou is nothing more than a cunning rabbit.

I thought that if your Majesty could issue an order to appease the Duke of Guizhou, and then clarify the interests involved,

the Duke of Guizhou would definitely understand your Majesty’s painstaking efforts.”

At this point, he paused

.

A cold look suddenly flashed across his face, and he continued: “If the Duke of Guizhou cannot understand the painstaking efforts of His Majesty and the court, General Zhenyuan can be ordered.”

At this point, he stopped abruptly. There is no need to say the following words. Everyone here I understand everything.

It was nothing more than asking General Zhenyuan to come forward and seize the military power of Duke Qian.

As for what consequences it would cause

, we might have had to worry about it in the past, but since the imperial court established nine important generals and placed General Zhenyuan in the southwest, this problem no longer exists.

Even if it causes some turmoil, it cannot shake the foundation of the country.

When the other people heard Yan Zhuang’s words, they looked at each other and saluted in unison: “I second my opinion.”

(End of this chapter)