Chapter 2657 Agree
The emperor looked at him deeply and said, "The people are the foundation. I am naturally prepared."
Wei Zhi then fell silent.
When the emperor saw that he had yielded, he immediately rolled up his sleeves and looked at Xiao Yuanzheng and Zhou Man, suppressing his excitement and saying, "Come, both of you, come up and show me."
Manbao raised his head and met Xiao Yuanzheng's gaze. Both of them felt helpless and could only step forward.
Manbao was particularly respectful to the elderly, and Xiao Yuan was his superior, so naturally he would take the pulse first. So he would never go forward and stood firmly behind him.
Xiao Yuanzheng had no choice but to step forward and take the emperor's pulse.
Everyone stared at him intently. A few people, such as Li Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, who were particularly opposed to the emperor leading the army in person, took small steps and moved to the side of the emperor, just facing Xiao Yuan who was sitting on a stool and taking his pulse.
He winked at him vigorously.
Xiao Yuanzheng saw this and simply closed his eyes slightly, half tilting his head to take the emperor's pulse.
In fact, there was no need to do that. He had just taken the emperor's pulse the day before yesterday. It was a clear and cool autumn day, and the emperor was in good health.
After a while, Xiao Yuanzheng withdrew his hand, stood up and stood aside.
Manbao looked at Xiao Yuanzheng, hoping that he would say something first, but Xiao Yuanzheng just raised his eyelids and glanced at her, then motioned for her to come forward quickly.
Manbao had no choice but to look away, sit on the small stool, and gently place the emperor's hand on the table...
After a while, Manbao also stood up and stood aside.
Everyone looked at the two of them, persecuting them with their eyes in order to achieve their own goals.
Manbao looked at Xiao Yuanzheng.
Only then did Xiao Yuanzheng report the emperor's pulse truthfully.
Duke Zhao was somewhat impatient and asked directly, "Why don't you just tell us whether His Majesty is healthy enough to lead the army in person? You've been talking about things like round pulse and moist pulse, but we don't understand."
Xiao Yuanzheng: "...It's not a round pulse, it's a strong pulse. Never mind. You wouldn't understand even if I told you. But I think Lord Wei and Minister Li are both well-educated, so they should understand, right?"
Who among today's scholars doesn't read the Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine? Even if you don't delve into it, you still can't tell a pulse, but pulse diagnosis is still done a lot. I've told you the pulse is strong and firm, moist and uncongested, and you still don't understand?
Anyway, the emperor understood what was said and immediately shouted, "I just want to know if I am in good health."
Xiao Yuanzheng seemed to be hesitant to speak and could not help but look at Zhou Man.
Manbao was thinking with his head down and didn't see his eyes.
Wei Zhi noticed this, so just as the emperor was about to personally lead the army, he directly asked, "Xiao Yuanzheng, Imperial Physician Zhou, is it truly safe for Your Majesty to personally lead the army? If something were to happen during Your Majesty's trip, you wouldn't be able to bear the consequences."
This is exactly what Xiao Yuanzheng was worried about, so he was unwilling to explain the pulse in a simple way. I said that the emperor's pulse is very good now, and he is strong enough to kill two cows. What if something happens to him and he is held accountable?
Although this is the truth.
Xiao Yuanzheng took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty's pulse is indeed good right now, but who can be sure about the trip?"
"When you're away from home, the climate and environment are different. Moreover, the battlefield is ever-changing, and no one knows what will happen." Xiao Yuanzheng paused and said, "Besides, Your Majesty still has old injuries."
The emperor didn't expect him to change sides in the middle of a battle. His eyes widened. He turned around and saw Zhou Man and asked, "Mr. Zhou, what do you think?"
Man Bao bowed and said, "I think Xiao Yuanzheng is right, Your Majesty. Even drinking water can cause choking, let alone going out and personally leading an expedition."
The emperor was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. He clapped his hands and asked everyone, "Yes, am I going to throw the baby out with the bathwater?"
He finally understood what the old man Xiao Yuanzheng was worried about, and said directly: "Since all the ministers are here today, I will make it clear that my departure for the expedition is my own obsession and has nothing to do with the judgment of the Imperial Hospital."
Xiao Yuanzheng breathed a sigh of relief and gave Zhou Man an admiring look.
Wei Zhi sighed and asked, "Your Majesty is away on an expedition. Who will be in charge of the government affairs?"
"The Crown Prince will be the regent," the emperor had already considered. "When I went to Yongzhou for summer vacation, the Crown Prince was the regent for two months. Didn't he do a good job?"
The prince who had been standing aside as a background: ...
He looked up at his father with some suspicion, suspecting that he had planned it.
The other ministers in the room also had such suspicions, but then they thought that the emperor only found out about Goguryeo's attack on Yingzhou after he went to the temporary palace, and he didn't know about it before, so it must be just a coincidence.
So everyone calmed down again.
The emperor then called on Wei Zhi, Li Shangshu, Liu Shangshu, and Old Master Tang and said, "When the time comes, you will assist the Crown Prince in managing internal affairs. This will allow me to lead the army abroad and fight with peace of mind."
What else can people say?
He even invited Xiao Yuanzheng and Zhou Man in advance. Although they believed that it was right to stop the emperor from leading the army in person, they also had to come up with a strong reason.
Simply saying "A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall" is obviously not enough.
Because the emperor blocked it with just one word "boost morale".
However, the Jin Dynasty did suffer many setbacks against Goguryeo. It was not that they did not win the battle, but that they did not conquer the enemy after winning. In their view, that was the same as not winning the battle.
For example, when they fought against the Eastern and Western Turks, Gaochang and other countries, they won, occupied their territories, established prefectures and counties, and ruled them with Han Chinese etiquette. This is what is considered a victory.
At worst, you will be treated like Tubo. If you win the war, you will get back the land that should be taken back, and if you can't get it back, you will have to pay tribute honestly for the next few years. When the emperor celebrates his birthday, he will ask you to come to Beijing to celebrate the birthday or celebrate a festival. Tubo will not only send an envoy, but occasionally the Tubo king will come in person.
This is what we call affinity, what we call give and take, what we call intimacy, and what we call a foreign country.
Finally, when it was your turn, Goguryeo, you surrendered quickly when we attacked you, and what was written in the memorials sounded better than what was sung, but you didn't pay tribute when you should have. When we asked you to come to the capital for a negotiation, you made all kinds of excuses. It doesn't matter, because you don't seek a sense of existence, and the emperor is very busy and doesn't bother to pay attention to you.
As a result, you cut off the roads for other vassal states to come to the court last year, and this year you secretly sent troops to seize my territory. This is too much.
In such a situation, if they were to say that the Great Jin had defeated Goguryeo, even the ministers of civil service background would not agree, not to mention the military generals, who had been holding their breath for a long time.
But privately, there are some bad rumors among the people.
Since the previous dynasty’s fall was partly due to the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo, people always said that Goguryeo was the nemesis of the Central Plains and that anyone who faced it would be destroyed.
At this time, there was still a big difference between the emperor leading the army in person and sending troops to the east.
It was precisely because of this that the ministers were convinced so quickly.
But they have passed this level, and there is still the level of the queen in the harem.
So when the emperor left the imperial study and went to the harem, he specially called Zhou Man and took the prince with him.
The next chapter will be around 10pm
(End of this chapter)
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