Chapter 249: Counterattack against

Jinluan Palace.

Hundreds of civil and military officials stood in their rows, and Emperor Anqing sat on the dragon chair to discuss court affairs.

"I received an urgent military report yesterday. Hemen Pass was lost. According to the words of all the beloved ministers, who should be sent there?"

After Emperor Anqing received the military report yesterday, he had a sad look on his face and was undecided about who to choose. Finally, he was confused for a long time. It was said in court.

The ministers in the main hall were talking to each other and talking incessantly.

After a long time, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs wrote a preface to ask:

"In my opinion, Liu Qi, the son of Liu Kang, the Marquis of Zhenguan, can be sent to go. He has been in the military camp since he was a child and has commanded the army. It is appropriate to send him to fight."

As soon as these words came out, there was a voice next to him . A minister choked and said: "In the battle of Donglin five years ago, 10,000 strong troops fought against only 5,000 Dongli troops. Liu Qi was beaten to the point of losing his armor. How can he take on such an important task?"

He stood up as he spoke. Minato asked: "Your Majesty, this war is related to our country and our country. I propose to select a talented person from the army originally stationed at Hemen Pass to fight against the enemy.

" We don't know who the person at the door is, so we just pick one of them to go up. Who knows whether the other person is really talented or just an armchair strategist?"

"You... since you are stationed in the army, you must have some skills. Otherwise, how can we fight with the army? "

"In my opinion, we should choose some from the new martial arts examination to fight." There was a lot of quarrel

.

After listening to it for a while, Emperor Anqing felt a headache. He stopped immediately and looked at the Minister of War.

"Zhang Yun, you are the Secretary of the Ministry of War. It's up to you to choose who is suitable."

Zhang Yun called out the names and said: "The Lixia people are warlike by nature, and their leader Atumu is proficient in military art. I think it is better to send someone with sufficient experience. Only those who are good at fighting, I think General Xiahou is suitable."

A censor next to him exclaimed: "You must not do it with General Xia. Once he leaves, the entire capital will be defenseless."

Zhang Yun said. It's far away from the north, so a temporary transfer won't have much impact."

Emperor Anqing pondered for a moment, looked at Pei Yi in front of him and said, "What does

Prime Minister Pei think?" Pei Yi stood up and said, "What Master Yu Shilin said is absolutely true. I think Meng Helan, the second son of the Meng family, is suitable."

As soon as these words came out, there was a lot of discussion in the court.

"How can you choose him?"

"That is, what can a dandy who has been hanging out in the romantic field all year round do?"

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Emperor Anqing was calm when he heard this, looked at Pei Yi and said: "Meng Helan is in prison now, and he has never been in prison before. " After marching and fighting, why would Prime Minister Pei think of using him?"

Pei Yi said impartially: "Hemen Pass is no better than other places. Naturally, it is necessary to choose someone who is familiar with military camp affairs. Although Meng Helan has never been there, according to Lu Shaoyu As mentioned before, Meng Guangping and Meng Qingping exchanged a lot of letters with him on weekdays, and they often talked with him about the war at Hemenguan. From this, it can be seen that he must be very familiar with the battles fought by the Meng family. "

"Moreover, I accidentally learned. I know that Meng Helan once took part in the martial arts examination and got a good grade of A, but he did not take the subsequent examination because of Mrs. Meng's obstruction. Here, I transferred him from the supervisory officer, and he wrote the theory of military strategy at that time. "

With that said, Changli stepped down from the stage and presented what Pei Yi had taken.

Emperor Anqing took a look and saw that the strategy was indeed well written, and the use of troops was extremely simple and effective.

He looked away from the policy paper and said: "Although the policy paper is well written, if it is just a paper talk, it is of little practical use."

Pei Yi said: "Meng Helan has never liked learning. He is good at dancing with a spear and a stick. He can shoot through a poplar in a hundred steps while riding while blindfolded. He is also very proficient in the art of war. The dean of Luming Academy praised him for his proficiency in the art of war."

After hearing this, the Minister of Civil Affairs said, "Xiang Pei has praised this man so much that we know he is a traitor to the remaining party. His majesty is wise and makes good use of him. If he himself is convinced, it means he has really taken orders. Who knows that he will not cause trouble?"

Pei Yi bowed and said: "It's simple. As long as there are Meng family members in the prison to restrain him, Meng Helan will I dare not disobey."

After hearing this, Emperor Anqing was silent for a long time, and finally said: "Then follow what Pei Aiqing said."

"It is my decree that Lixia Atumu is leading an army to attack today. Meng Helan is extremely talented and proficient in military skills. Meng Helan is specially appointed as the General of the Hussars, commanding 20,000 soldiers and horses at Hemen Pass, and goes out to the outside of Hemen Pass. "

Chang Li was waiting aside. After hearing this, he ordered the people next to him to write and write, and then stood aside to wait.

"But I have something else to ask."

The minister standing in the hall glanced around, wanting to say something, but remained silent for a moment.

When Emperor Anqing saw that no one was speaking, he was about to withdraw from the court.

Suddenly there was a rumbling drum sound in my ears.

Manchao's face changed suddenly when he heard the sound. The drum was heard just yesterday, but today there are still people who are not afraid of death.

Before Emperor Anqing could speak, a small eunuch hurriedly walked in and reported:

"Your Majesty, the southern scholar Tan Ding led many southern scholar-bureaucrats to play drums in front of the hearing drum."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Anqing rubbed his temples and said, "What I'm asking for is "What's the matter?"

The young eunuch responded: "I came here because of Lu Shaoyu. He said that he admired Lu Shaoyu's literary character and came here to beat the drum and have a clear talk."

Emperor Anqing said with a headache: "Then bring this man with you. " That's it."

The young eunuch lowered his head and said, "The great Confucian said that he had no intention of offending the Holy Emperor, but he just felt that the northern scholar-bureaucrats were weak, so he came to argue with the northern scholars."

As soon as he said this, the northern scholar said. The minister was furious when he heard this, "This old man has scolded us all."

"He has a good literary character and provokes people in front of the hearing drum. Which debate is not invited first and then discussed."

It involves the confrontation between the scholar-bureaucrats in the north and the south . , the ministers below were noisy, and Emperor Anqing also had a headache after hearing this. Tan Ding was quite famous in the south, and if he was treated lightly, it would cause dissatisfaction among the scholars in the south.

When he made a fuss, he couldn't talk about it, scold him, shut him down, or beat him.

He motioned to the maids on the side to rub their heads and said, "How do you think this matter should be handled?"

The Minister of Rites pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, Tan Ding is a great Confucian from the South and is highly respected by scholars all over the world. You must not neglect this trip, or else you may attract the attention of scholars all over the world. Dissatisfied."

"Then what should I do?"

"This..." The Minister of Rites was silent for a while, not knowing how to respond.

There was a period of silence in the main hall, when suddenly Changli took out a booklet and handed it over: "Your Majesty, Yin Gang of Jingzhao Prefecture just handed over the expedited booklet."

Emperor Anqing, who had a severe headache, heard this and said: "Let's talk directly.

Changli read the memorial and said: "There is a riot on Zhuque Street. The governor of Jingzhao is asking if all these mobs should be taken into custody

. " He can't do the job of memorializing the governor of Jingzhao, let someone else do it!"

Changli and the governor of Jingzhao are from the same hometown. Thinking of this feeling, he added: "This matter was caused by the competition for the four beauties in the capital. Yes, it is said that two of the four beauties will be beheaded now. They are choosing new beauties for this purpose. Some women also secretly promised to speak for Master Lu because they saw Lu Shaoyu’s picture of beating the drum. So this happened."

Saying that, Changli reminded: Your Majesty, it has always been the custom of our dynasty to love beauties. This tradition has existed since Chengzu. Similar riots had occurred before, but Chengzu did not take her into custody.

"Since there are old rules to follow, then just follow them. Why do you tell me this in the memorial?" "

Perhaps this riot involves too many people, including men, women, old and young, and it has spread to all parts of the capital. Everyone is worried about it. " Lu Shaoyu and Meng Helan were fighting a grievance, and the Jingzhao Yin Mansion didn't know how to deal with

it. Emperor Anqing thought for a while and was about to speak, when another eunuch came in.

When Emperor Anqing heard the noise, he opened his eyelids and said, "What's the matter?"

"Your Majesty, the eldest princess, the eldest princess is dead in prison.

After hearing this, Emperor Anqing waved his hand and said, "Leave this matter to the Ministry of Rites!" The

little eunuch wanted to say a few more words, but was pulled down by common sense.

Emperor Anqing had too many trivial matters today. In front of state affairs, he had not yet He didn't care about the death of an eldest princess.

After speaking, he looked at the people below and said, "How do you think it is best to solve these two matters?"

Shangshu stood up and said: "I have something I don't know whether to say or not. Emperor

Anqing had a severe headache. Hearing this, he waved his sleeves and said, "If you have something to say, just say it." "

The Minister of Hubu said: "These two incidents are related to Lu Shaoyu. I think the emperor can reduce Lu Shaoyu's punishment. This will not only forgive what the great scholar said, but also make the people less emotional. As for Meng Helan, the emperor has already made a decree, and this matter must be able to calm everyone's mood. "

What do the other ministers think?"

"I second the proposal."

"I second the proposal."

"I also agree with the proposal."

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"Then the prison sentence will be cancelled. I admire his character. Death penalty can be avoided, but living crime cannot be avoided. Change it." For ten years in prison. After saying that

, he waved his hand and said: "Retreat from the court!"