Chapter 219
"Woliyan (Lou Shi)."
The first to move was Yin Shuke, but the first to speak was the inventor of the Jurchen script, the Marshal's Right Supervisor Wanyan Xiyin (Huo Nu). He frowned slightly and pointed out the key point directly. "Even if there is something wrong with the current situation, you should not exaggerate to such an extent, and you should not say it here... Because here are the king, the marshal, the princes, the Bojilie, and the marshals of the Marshal's Office. If you, as a general of the country, say such absurd words here, it may be a bloody storm!"
"That's exactly what I want." Lou Shi turned to Wanyan Xiyin, his tone still sincere, but with a hint of thunder and lightning.
After all, as Wanyan Xiyin said, this man is a national general.
At this point, Xi Yin sighed slightly and fell silent.
Lou Shi continued to speak to Wanyan Xiyin in a serious tone: "I know your ambition, Right Commander. You are determined to find a proper system for the country. You want to learn from the Liao Dynasty and the Song Dynasty to establish a unified rule. I also think that this is the way to go. The Jin Dynasty is indeed too chaotic now... We Jurchens have our own rules, Khitans' rules, and Han people's rules. We use them randomly and miscellaneously. I don't know which one is better or which one is right? There is no proper place in the whole country. We all rely on strong soldiers to suppress it. But the more this is the case, the more we need to rectify the military first, otherwise we will not be able to suppress it directly."
Wanyan Xiyin still kept his head down and said nothing.
"Right Supervisor." Seeing the other party like this, Lou Shi sighed helplessly. "Wuliyan knows that Right Supervisor's method is the way to long-term peace and stability, but doesn't Right Supervisor still have a few more decades to live, while I, Wuliyan, am about to die? Right Supervisor still has a few decades to rectify the rules, but this kind of absurd words, the fourth prince and I can only say now..."
Wanyan Xiyin opened his mouth but didn't say anything in agreement, apparently feeling uncomfortable.
At this time, Marshal Nianhan suddenly laughed: "Do you two think that the Great Jin will perish? Taizu has only been gone for less than ten years..."
Since Nianhan had spoken, many people followed suit with a smile.
But among them, Lou Shi, Xi Yin, and Wushu who had stood up earlier turned their heads to look at Nianhan, but surprisingly, none of them smiled.
Nianhan didn't bother to pay attention to Wuzhu, but after taking a closer look at Xiyin and Loushi, his expression immediately became unbearable. Once he became serious, all the people in the hall who were a little more serious also looked solemn.
By this point, Lou Shi’s purpose has already become clear.
Even if they didn't know or understand Lou Shi, didn't they have the Fourth Prince Wanyan Wushu who quickly formed an alliance on the spot? In Yanjing City, who didn't know that Wushu had always insisted on sending troops south to attack Zhao Song?
Therefore, there was no need for any doubt or discussion. Lou Shi, who had returned empty-handed during his expedition to the south and seemed to have little time left, came to ask for reinforcements. He came to persuade the nobles in the hall who could make decisions to make up their minds and lead the army south while they could still fight.
However, his reasons were indeed absurd, just as absurd as the words that the Fourth Prince Wuzhu usually said. Most people instinctively thought that he was exaggerating at first, and this was also true.
But what is even more interesting is that Wanyan Xiyin was the first to respond, but he tacitly acknowledged the premise that the country had huge problems and crises, and then went straight to the next level of debate - were they arguing about whether to deal with the crisis with political reform or with military means?
This made some people who thought that the Jin Dynasty was invincible feel embarrassed.
Because these two men, one is the most learned person in the Great Jin Kingdom, and the other is the best at fighting in the Great Jin Kingdom.
If two people simultaneously confirm that the national situation is not good, then the situation is probably really bad.
"I remember Xi Yin wrote something." Wu Qimai had already become serious, but he was thinking with his hands behind his back. "He said that there were two big mistakes since we founded the country... One is that the system is unclear, so after Xie Ye died, we didn't know who would be the Anban Bojilie (successor); the other is that the system is not unified. It is obviously one country, but there are four or five ways to govern the country. For example, the migration of Shanxi people to Huining Prefecture has been a fuss for several years, and the Han people in Hebei are not in harmony with the Meng'an and Mouke systems. It has also been going on for several years. They say that it is all caused by the system... I actually know all these, but I just think that our military is strong and we can always suppress it slowly. But according to what Wuliyan (Lou Shi) said today, is even the military gradually failing?"
"Let the king know." Lou Shi finally had the chance to bow and say seriously. "This is exactly what Wuliyan wants to say today... First, our troops have been declining in the past few years, especially after the success in Bianliang. With so many children and money, they have become arrogant and more afraid of death. This is human nature, and I don't need to explain it; second, the Song people have almost lost their country since that time, but they missed a king, Kang, so they gradually gained power and their troops are getting better and better. This is also true... One is rising, the other is falling. It's only been three or four years, and the Song people have already become powerful, and we have also suffered a defeat. If we drag it on, it will only get worse and worse."
"So what Wuliyan means is that while people like you and I who are about to die are still alive, and while there are still enough soldiers who are willing to fight, we should go out of Bianliang directly and destroy Zhao Song once again, regardless of our energy and lives?" Wuqimai continued to ask seriously.
"That's not the case." Lou Shi was honest. "To be honest with you, my lord, I went south this time and found out that the Song army's so-called imperial camp troops are already quite strong. In addition, they are well-prepared, especially in Henan, which is around Bianliang. The army is concentrated and the support is fast. Unfortunately, we have lost the initiative on the water. It is difficult to destroy the Zhao Song in a short time..."
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