Chapter 301: The Conflict Between Two Factions in the Simon Court
The disparity in military strength between the two sides was so huge, and the only one who dared to send troops to attack a powerful country was his daughter Bai Li. Bai Zongren would never have the courage to do that in his entire life.
Now the sword is drawn, we have to fight even if we don’t want to, so just fight!
That night, Bai Li led 10,000 soldiers to escort her father, Bai Zongren and his brothers out of the city.
They still took the small path, but this time there were more people and the team was a bit long. King Jin had to watch the two armies enter and leave the city, but he didn't even dare to fart.
It’s not that he is afraid of Bai Li’s 10,000 troops, but his troops are now so hungry that their eyes are blurry and their hands and feet are weak. How can they fight against the other party’s strong army?
The King of Jin was so angry that his heart ached. Several of his lieutenants slumped lazily in their chairs. They were hungry and had no strength in their bodies. They no longer had the energy to talk about being angry.
If a team transporting supplies passed by them, they would still use their last bit of strength to grab the supplies and fight.
However, faced with powerful enemies whose numbers were similar to theirs but whose mental outlook was far inferior to theirs, they chose to be cowards. As long as the enemy did not attack them, they did not care where they went.
In the darkness of night, Bai Li looked towards the bamboo forest, and his starry eyes seemed to be able to see the presence of King Jin through the heavy darkness.
Prince Jin felt as if he was being stared at by a real gaze. He frowned and looked back, but he saw nothing except the pitch-black bamboo forest.
Bai Li and the other two teams passed through the path, and only led the team back to the city after they were far away and could no longer be seen.
She chose to stay in Qinzhou just to deal with King Jin.
As for Qiangzhou, her father will lead his troops to Chizhou to meet up with Ji Huanan, and Nangong Min will go there to defend Qiangzhou.
She, Nangong Min, and her father Bai Zongren, three important men, are guarding Qinzhou, Qiangzhou and Chizhou respectively. It is not easy for Simon to retake the city.
Bai Li had completed all the deployments for attacking, entering and defending the city before Simon's court received the news of the defeat in the two states and counties.
Asam was shocked when he heard the news in the court, and the regent Abuda was so angry that he wanted to kill someone.
"Your Majesty, in my opinion, the Great Zhou's military deployment is purely retaliatory. Once we find out the reason for their deployment, there should be a solution."
"They've come knocking on our door, what else can we do but fight them back?"
"Do we really want someone to ride on our necks and poop and pee, and then we have to smile and say good job, wonderful job?"
Some people couldn't help but want to laugh. This metaphor was too funny, but it was obviously not the time to laugh, so they had to hold it back.
"We are trying to find a solution to the problem, not letting them run wild!"
"They've already taken over two counties and a city from Simon. If we don't send troops to retake them now, what's the difference between that and letting them poop and piss on our necks?!"
The two factions disagreed again and argued fiercely in the court.
Assam has been in a bad mood recently. He sits upright in the court, staring at the ministers below with a numb expression like an old monk in meditation.
He has learned to be smart now. He lets anyone say whatever they want. No matter what he is asked to do, his answer is just one word: push.
First, let the ministers make the decision, let them argue over it, and then push the decision to the regent if there is no result.
As for how the Regent responds, I'm sorry, that's his business and has nothing to do with him.
Thinking back to the time when he had used all sorts of tricks to become the regent, he held the young and powerless one hostage and became a puppet emperor for more than ten years.
Since he likes being emperor so much, let him be the emperor as much as he wants. Asam really doesn't care.
Recently, Yu Ji's relationship with him has warmed up, and she said that she is willing to travel around the world with him just to be by his side.
Asam felt that he had lived for others in the first half of his life. It was rare for him to meet a woman who truly loved him. It was enough for him to have a loving wife and family by his side in the second half of his life.
He told Yu Ji that he was lucky to have a wife like her, and what else could a husband ask for?
Yu Ji is even more affectionate and loving...
"Your Majesty? Your Majesty!"
Oops, I was distracted again. Asam quietly wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth and came back to his senses in a second.
He said, "What's the matter?"
"Your Majesty, please think twice!"
"Your Majesty, if you don't send troops soon, our Simon will be completely devoured by the Great Zhou, and the century-old empire will change hands!"
"Oh, I have a terrible headache. Please ask the Regent, Uncle Wang, to preside over the court meeting for me. I have to go see the imperial physician!"
Assam couldn't make excuses and immediately pretended to be sick.
Anyway, these excuses were made up by the regent in order to control the government. He is using them now, pushing this hot potato to him and letting him worry about it. It would be best if he led the troops into battle himself.
Without waiting for the ministers to raise any objections, Asam, supported by his personal eunuch, left the court room looking so weak that he was about to faint.
Some people saw that he was pretending, but so what?
These are all tricks used by the Regent to dominate the government. It is useless for them to stop His Majesty.
This time, the Regent really wronged my grandma and opened the door for her. It was a complete injustice!
He used to want to be the one who has the final say in the court, but he doesn’t want that now?
The treasury is empty, and there have been several grain and military levies. The people are being exploited to the point of living in misery. How can we fight a war at this time?
"Didn't the King of Jin send out his troops? With 80,000 men and horses, they couldn't recapture Qinzhou, and they even let someone take advantage of the situation to attack Chizhou and Qiangzhou. Are they all just scumbags?
Being so useless is really a disgrace to Simon!"
The people of the Regent's faction picked on the faults of the King of Jin. Although they had advocated peace before, the King of Jin still led his troops to fight. However, he was defeated despite having several times more men than the enemy. It would be better not to fight!
"You're talking nonsense! Although the King of Jin has an army of 80,000, they are short of food and fodder. The first batch of supplies was robbed, and now they can only survive on tree bark and grass roots.
After being without food for more than ten days, it's a blessing that they are still alive. When they are out of ammunition and food, how can they have the strength to stop the enemy from attacking the two prefectures and counties?"
"Ha! Leading an army of 80,000 and failing to even secure supplies, what else is this but a disgrace?"
"You...you are so powerful, why don't you step forward and accept the order and apply to fight?"
“…”
Abuda raised his hand to interrupt the two ministers. He rubbed his eyebrows, which had already been swollen from rubbing them, and sighed silently.
This is the right he had schemed for, but what's the use?
Apart from gaining a little bit of vanity and power, one has to face countless troubles and worries.
"Stop arguing. Based on the opinions of the ministers just now, I think we should send an envoy to communicate with Bai Li first to see what the Great Zhou's attitude is.
If the Great Zhou insists on destroying Simon, then we will fight to the end! If not, if there are any internal issues that can be resolved, we will resolve them, and if they cannot be resolved, we will make some compensation..."
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