The Prince's Palace study.
In the Palace of Yangxin touched a nose in the Cabinet of Minister Zhou Chong, and the Ministry of War Secretary Li Chenyuan, at this moment is raising his hand to point to the map on the long case, to the Crown Prince to repeat what he just said to the Emperor.
It's still the same rhetoric of suggesting that troops should be sent in to stir up the waters.
The two ministers hoped that the Crown Prince would persuade the Emperor to send troops to aid the many small tribes beyond the border against the Khitan army.
"I understand all the situations that you have mentioned." The crown prince listened to this and looked as usual: "You all know what father means, not not not to send troops, but to wait for the Khitan and the united nomadic tribes to go to war for a period of time, and then my Qi iron horsemen will make a great effort to destroy the remnants of the Khitan, and completely annihilate them."
Zhou Chong glanced at Li Shangshu, who immediately nodded and said to the Crown Prince: "Your Highness, the Northwest General's report has already given a detailed comparison of the war power of the Khitan and the Jurchen tribes.
In the past eight years, the Khitan in addition to harassment of the border, never a big war, and now a rough estimate, its elite army is afraid of up to 100,000 people, if we just want to reap the benefits of the Khitan, the day the Khitan routed more than ten tribes, a unification of the territory outside the border is as easy as a slap in the face.
This war not only can't consume the Khitan's combat power, but also let him occupy a full victory. When that time comes, the Khitan 100,000 iron horsemen plus the collected foreign soldiers, the three-sided attack, I am afraid that it will cause great danger to our army's northwest border defense."
The Prince frowned at the Secretary of the Ministry of War: "Lord Li, your Ministry of War in the report, statistics of the Jianyi, Jixi and other places twelve large ministries and a number of small ministries, the strength of up to 130,000 people, obviously enough to fly down with the Qidan, and now say that the Qidan only 100,000 soldiers and horses, routed the ministries as easy as a palm, which is going to let my father how to pay attention to it?"
Zhou Chong can't wait for the Secretary of the Ministry of the Army to explain, he came forward to reply: "eight years ago, our army northwest of the war, hit the Khitan clan two major departments, they have been subject to post-war treaty oppression over the years, lying in wait for the courage to strive to become stronger. And Jianyi and other places of a number of tribes, over the years has been to obtain my dynasty border trade license, life is increasingly peaceful, soldiers and horses have long lost their sharpness, some small tribes heard the qidan intention to invade, and even self disorganization, surrendered without a fight, so that this troop statistics can not be judged by the number of people!"
The Prince sniffed and dropped his eyes in contemplation.
A moment later, he raised his eyes and looked at Zhou Chong: "If it is really as your honor said, the twelve departments of the Border Plateau have no power to resist, then what is the difference between sending out troops to help us fight and facing the Khitan afterwards?"
The Secretary of the Ministry of War hurriedly replied, "It is to seize the land of Formal Victory, and we would rather strike Jianyi and other places earlier than the Khitans first than to let them take it!"
The Crown Prince nodded with a grave expression, feeling that both ministers had a point.
The problem is that the emperor is afraid that he will not be on this matter, eight years ago, Daqi sent troops, three battles to defeat the Khitan iron cavalry, the last battle is the emperor's Royal Palace, wiped out the enemy more than six million.
I am afraid that the emperor is still immersed in his own year's prestige, will not put the Khitan in the eyes, and the Khitan now 100,000 elite than the year, but also less than 50,000, with the Daqi forces compared to simply ridiculous.
It's not likely that the Emperor is looking forward to another imperial expedition to show the country's prestige.
The Prince agreed to advise and send the two ministers away.
The inner supervisor came to report that the Fifth Prince, Sixth Prince and Seventh Prince were seeking an audience in the side hall.
The crown prince pretended to be authoritative and complained, "They are all so big and still so clingy, Lone is busy all day long and still has to serve these little ancestors."
The master complained like this, in other small inner eunuchs I'm afraid they are too scared to squeak, but the old eunuch beside the crown prince understands very well - the master is showing off that he is relied on by his younger brothers.
So, the old eunuch aligned position hard patting ass: "slave girl heartache your highness labor big event, just also begged a few small prince to go to find the second prince to ask for advice it, but the small prince is non-you can not."
The Prince could be happy to hear it, but he controlled the upturned corners of his mouth and went out to meet his brothers with a face of feigned impatience.
*
In the side hall of the Prince's Palace.
The three young emperors were sitting upright.
Xue Yao had already done his best to dissuade it.
It is impossible for the Crown Prince to let Zhang Si return to the palace, and if he insists on pestering him, the three cubs will surely be beaten by the Crown Prince kinesthetically and violently from one to the other.
But the three cubs refused to listen, insisted on sending their heads to the door, and dragged him with them to their deaths.
All Xue Yao wanted to do at the moment was find a helmet and put it on.
The Prince entered with his usual serious demeanor.
A pair of sleepy phoenix eyes indifferently swept over the Fifth Prince and Sixth Prince, and when they swept over the Seventh Prince's little chubby face, the Crown Prince still couldn't hold back a loving smile.
"Speak up, what have you come to ask for advice again today?" The Crown Prince walked to the north and sat down, and the row of young emperors immediately stood up.
"Big brother! We came here today to beg you ......" The fifth prince swallowed, and before the words came out, his brain was already vaguely aching.
The Crown Prince picked up his tealight and ruffled the tea leaves, looking curiously at his fifth brother, "Begging me for what?"
"There is an unkind request ......" The sixth prince saw the fifth brother did not dare to say it, but had to take over: "Big brother if you are willing to say yes, we will be three months later, take turns to give big brother a daily back rubbing shoulders! Can it?"
The crown prince snorted, picking his eyes to look at the sixth brother, "That depends on how 'unkind' this request of yours is, can agree to lone nature will agree, if you are up to what can't be agreed to the bad thoughts, the next three months, it will take turns to take a beating every day."
Fifth Prince: "......"
Sixth Prince: "......"
The Seventh Prince drew in a breath of cool air and looked at his big brother with his mouth open with an aggrieved expression.
The crown prince was amused by the seventh brother's expression and almost spewed out a mouthful of tea, put down the tea, looked up to comfort his little baby brother and said, "The seventh brother will be saved, you're still young and unintelligent, and the beatings you have to take will be apportioned to the heads of your two older brothers."
Fifth Prince: "......"
Sixth Prince: "......"
The Seventh Prince cautiously reminded his elder brother, "In a moment, my son will be rolling, brother must not forget what he said, if you want to beat them, you should beat the Fifth and Sixth Brothers."
The Prince didn't hear, "What are you going to do later?"
The Sixth Prince turned his head to cover his seventh brother's mouth.
Can't let Big Brother see that they're premeditated!
"What's this about? Mysterious." The Prince smiled and shook his head.
The fifth prince and the sixth prince exchanged a look, turned his head and mustered up the courage to say to the crown prince: "Big brother, half a year ago, the three of us ran into a eunuch here in your place, his lightness is really good, we secretly transferred him out to facilitate the teaching of our kung fu, you boasted before that we are greatly improved, this is all his credit."
As soon as these words came out, the warm look on the Crown Prince's face suddenly froze, a pair of indifferent phoenix eyes swept over his three younger brothers, and finally coldly stabbed Xue Yao.
Xue Yao, who was hiding in the corner, was suddenly filled with aggression.
It's the three cubs themselves who came up with the bad idea!
He just didn't hide the truth, and he totally didn't have such treasonous thoughts as releasing Zhang Si back to the palace.
A few of the young emperors saw that their big brother's face was not the same as before, and they all dared not make a sound.
The Crown Prince whispered to the eunuchs accompanying him, "Bring the ring whip."
The faces of several young emperors went white.
Since I was a child, I have only seen my elder brother take a ring whip and beat my third brother twice, both times when my third brother made a heavenly mistake.
Never thought such a punishment would fall upon him.
The Fifth Prince was filled with fear.
The Sixth Prince was watering, not for fear of being beaten, but for fear that he had violated a big taboo, for fear that his big brother wouldn't like him anymore.
The Seventh Prince looked sideways at his two older brothers, asking silently with a look that said, "Is Master still rolling around?
The old eunuch knew that his master loved these several young brothers the most, and for a moment he could not see whether the crown prince really wanted the whip or wanted to scare several younger brothers, so he first advised, "Your Highness don't be angry ......."
"Lone what anger?" The Crown Prince snorted coldly: "But I'm afraid that these several incompetent younger brothers will cause great trouble in the future, and also blame me for being too indulgent in the past, take the ring whip!"
The old eunuch could see that the Crown Prince was serious, and immediately nodded his head and led the order to retreat.
"Big brother ......" the fifth prince whispered: "Zhang four ability good, teach kung fu method with other instructors completely different, especially practical, our brother three just learned a little fur, really do not want to give up halfway, so ......"
"So that's why you want Zhang Si to return to the palace?" The Crown Prince narrowed his eyes and looked angrily at the Fifth Prince: "Did Xue Yao tell you why Zhang Si was expelled from the palace by Lone?"
The Sixth Prince replied in a small voice, "Said a little ......"
"A little bit of which?" The Crown Prince looked at Xue Yao, "You told them the truth? If you don't know, you'll receive ten lashes each, if you do, you'll receive thirty lashes each."
Xue Yao panicked and replied, "A few imperial sons could not accept the sudden disappearance of the master who taught them kung fu, I revealed some unavoidable circumstances, Your Highness if you want to be punished, the whip please let me alone to receive it!"