Upon hearing this, the ministers looked at each other in bewilderment.
They naturally understand the reason behind this.
But there is nothing we can do about it. However, what Your Majesty said is absolutely correct and cannot be refuted.
Finally, Zhang Zhengming sighed, then walked forward and asked, "What does Your Majesty mean?"
"I once heard a saying, 'Strike one blow to prevent a hundred blows from coming!'"
Wei Yunyi's eyes were filled with coldness as he continued, "Under such circumstances, our Great Wei must be strong. Whether it's towards the grasslands or the neighboring countries, we must not compromise because of a temporary predicament. Gaoyang State wants our Great Wei to hand over one million taels of silver. What is this? It's coercion and taking advantage of the situation. Such things must be dealt with resolutely!"
"I've said so much, but to sum it up, it can be summed up in one sentence: start a war!"
Start a war?
As soon as these words were spoken.
All the ministers present were stunned.
I thought that His Majesty was very angry about this.
But at most, they just took a tough stance and disagreed with Gaoyang Kingdom's unreasonable request.
But what they didn't expect was that His Majesty would actually start a war directly...
"Your Majesty, this is absolutely unacceptable."
The Minister of Rites stepped forward and said, "Although there are many garrisons in Liaodong, most of them are reserved for the northern border. If we choose to go to war now, we can only mobilize 50,000 to 60,000 troops at most. Although other prefectures also have garrisons, mobilizing them will also take time and a lot of money."
"Especially now, the situation in the northern border is serious. If we start a war rashly, it may put our Great Wei in a disadvantageous position."
The total number of the Wei army was indeed over one million.
But more than 60% of them are prepared for the grassland.
In addition, we have to deal with pirates and defend the southern border.
So you can't move at all.
Otherwise, if other countries invade, it will be difficult to resist.
The garrison in Liaodong has always cooperated with the garrison in the north, and most of them cannot be moved.
Therefore, the words of the Minister of Rites were based on actual conditions and were not alarmist.
Even Zhang Zhengming, who was standing aside, frowned.
I know that if I start a war again, it will trigger a series of events.
Of course, there is a more important point, that is, the current treasury of the Wei Dynasty can hardly support fighting on two fronts. Even if there are enough troops, they cannot move without money.
So even though he didn't say anything, he was obviously inclined not to start a war.
"If we don't start a war, are we going to let Gaoyang humiliate our Great Wei like this?"
Wei Yunyi turned around and said immediately, "Since we, the Great Wei, are the ruler of the Central Plains, we must display the corresponding majesty and attitude. Otherwise, how can we win the support of the people?"
"Besides, Gaoyang is just a very small country. To deal with it, Liaodong's fifty to sixty thousand troops are more than enough."
"As for the garrisons prepared for the northern border, there's no need to move them at all. They won't affect the overall situation!"
At this moment, Wei Yunyi was only thinking about two things.
First, launch a war directly, regardless of the final outcome.
After this battle, Gaoyang and Dawei will inevitably become enemies, and there will be no need to think about any comprehensive communication after that.
In this way, the growth of Wei's fortune can be completely suppressed in this regard.
The second is to start a war, which is the most costly in terms of money and national strength.
Don’t you see that although we are engaged in excessive military expansion and seem to have won many great victories, our national strength is actually deteriorating.
At the same time, he also knew that the current Wei treasury could hardly support a two-front war. Even if it could, it would be completely empty after the war.
Of course, there was another fundamental reason why Wei Yunyi launched the war. He predicted that with Gaoyang's current national strength, it would be impossible to defeat Wei. Unless the other party used all its national strength, it would be possible to withstand Wei's offensive, but Gaoyang did not have the courage.
That’s why it is said that it would be enough to have Liaodong send out 50,000 to 60,000 troops.
Because what he thought about was very simple.
It is to let the Liaodong war enter a situation of mutual stalemate.
Firstly, it can continue to consume national strength, and secondly, they dare not easily start a war with each other, thus avoiding various losses.
But there is another possibility.
That is, the 50,000 to 60,000 troops from Liaodong could defeat the Gaoyang Kingdom.
However, Wei Yunyi felt that this possibility was too low. First of all, the overall strength of the Liaodong garrison was not as good as that of the northern garrison. In addition, Gaoyang was a country after all, so it would not be a problem for it to gather an army of 200,000 to 300,000.
Wei Yunyi didn't believe that the Wei Dynasty could win when the ratio was five to one or even six to one.
It can be said that this decision of mine is definitely the wisest.
An army of fifty to sixty thousand.
Declare war directly on a country?
Even Zhang Zhengming was stunned after hearing this.
He admitted that Gaoyang was not a good country and its national strength was not strong, but with such a small number of people, they started a war...
Isn't this too much of a joke?
The other ministers had similar thoughts in their minds, wondering whether they should persuade His Majesty.
But it was obvious that Wei Yunyi had made his decision and would not change it, so he looked at everyone and said solemnly: "I have made up my mind. There is no need to discuss this matter anymore. Just get ready!"
This is the advantage of being an emperor. Even if there is a cabinet, once the attitude is expressed, there will be no resistance.
Especially what he said, which was not only well-reasoned but also based on the dignity of the Wei Dynasty.
If someone stands up to oppose at this time, it would be disregarding the dignity of the country.
At this moment, the ministers did not say much, but could only say respectfully: "Your Majesty, we obey your order!"
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