After all, the situation is very clear at this point. The Jin people had previously paralyzed Emperor Zhao by sending back the Queen Mother, and paralyzed the world by the attack during the New Year. This time, they were deliberately planning to mobilize the entire country's army to go west... Of the 200,000 troops, I'm afraid only 50,000 to 60,000 will be used to contain the eastern front, and the remaining 150,000 to 150,000 will all gather in the Guanzhong area. It is obvious that they want to annex the entire Guanzhong, and even Bashu.
How dangerous is it with such a large force? If the government leaves lightly, what if something unexpected happens?
"I'm just going to Luoyang to take charge." In front of Yiyou Gate, Zhao Jiu was wearing armor and carrying a bow, looking at the dozens of important officials led by the four ministers in front of him. He laughed for a moment. At the same time, Yang Yizhong, Liu Yan, Lin Jingmo and other close officials were standing inside the gate. It seemed that someone was waiting here specifically. "Why are you here, gentlemen?"
"Does your Majesty think that we will believe it?" Xu Jingheng was the first to be furious. "Since the Jin people want to annex Guanzhong, what is the point of your going to Luoyang? Moreover, your Majesty has always regarded us as enemies and has made secret preparations. I'm afraid Han Shizhong has already reached Wuguan by now, right?"
"How could I consider you as my enemies? I consider you who are here today as my confidants!" Zhao Jiu stood on the steps in front of Yiyou's gate, looking at the people who came here in a hurry, and couldn't help shaking his head. "Those who came here today are either my close ministers or important ministers whom I promoted since I was in Nanyang... If I can't trust you in this city, then I really have no one to trust!"
Xu Jingheng was also stunned.
Wang Boyan took advantage of the situation and stepped forward, saying earnestly, "Your Majesty, since you know that I am loyal, you should also consider it a little... It is really dangerous to go to the front line!"
"Isn't there no other way?" Zhao Jiu remained calm. "After abandoning the two rivers, do we have to abandon Guanxi? If Guanxi is gone, can the Central Plains be saved?"
Wang Boyan and Xu Jingheng were speechless for a moment, and many people even burst into tears. But soon, everyone turned their eyes past the inexperienced Chen Gui and focused on another prime minister, who was none other than Prime Minister Lu Haowen, who had already established considerable prestige.
Lu Haowen's eyes were red, and he walked forward slowly. On the steps in front of Yiyou's gate, he bowed to Zhao Jiu and said, "Your Majesty! The war must be fought, but you alone are responsible for the safety of the world. Now we are not as destitute as we were in Mingdao Palace back then. We already have some troops and foundations. Why not leave the battle in Guanxi to Yuwen Xianggong and Han Shizhong? In any case, Your Majesty should not take risks again..."
"When Emperor Taizong of Tang conquered the world, he personally went to the front lines." Zhao Jiu shook his head. "How can we win if I don't go to the front lines?"
This turn of events was a little abrupt. Lu Haowen thought that the other party would cite the reason Qu Duan had given last time, but he still instinctively refuted: "You can't compare with Emperor Taizong of Tang, right? Throughout history, there has only been one Emperor Taizong of Tang."
As soon as these words were spoken, Lu Haowen felt that something seemed to be wrong.
"This time it's not that dangerous. Although the Jin army caught us by surprise, they were after all acting against the will of heaven. If we can try our best to rely on the terrain of northern Shaanxi to delay them for a while, and wait until the summer comes and our army has recuperated enough, then we can attack again, and it will be like a mountain crushing an egg." Zhao Jiu continued to argue, but it sounded a little shameless.
"The emperor is not Tai..." Lu Haowen almost blurted out.
But before he could finish his words, the prime minister finally realized that something was wrong in the conversation between him and the emperor... The emperor was deliberately using a dialogue from "The Biography of Feng Dao" to mislead him.
The Biography of Feng Dao was exactly the page with the folded corner in the New History of the Five Dynasties given to him by Emperor Zhao.
After figuring out what was going on, Lu Haowen smiled bitterly, "Is your Majesty comparing himself to Emperor Shizong of Zhou? Or do you think I am Feng Dao?"
It was not just Lu Haowen. All the ministers who flocked to Yanfu Palace after hearing the news today were well-educated. Even the youngest Yu Yunwen was a successful Jinshi. So everyone realized...the emperor and the prime minister were simply learning from the words between Zhou Shizong Chai Rong and Feng Dao before the decisive battle with the Khitan in "New History of the Five Dynasties".
Among them, Zhao Guanjia learned from Zhou Shizong Chai Rong and was also the inducer, while Lu Haowen was regarded as Feng Dao.
However, after they figured it out, everyone's faces became even worse.
After all, although Zhou Shizong won that battle and established the foundation of the Later Zhou Dynasty, the endings of the two people in the story were not very auspicious... Not only did Feng Dao have a very bad reputation, he died directly after this battle, and there is no need to say more about Chai Rong's outcome.
Back to the present, Zhao Jiu saw that Lu Haowen had come to his senses, and he also sighed, but then he took two steps forward and went down two steps, and held Lu Haowen's hand, and then he said earnestly: "Mr. Lu, I thought of you as Feng Dao, but I thought of myself as Shi Jingtang, the founding emperor of the Later Jin Dynasty..."
Everyone suddenly froze, confused for a moment, but Lu Haowen's body swayed slightly and he became dazed.
But soon, the other ministers who were familiar with the story also came to their senses, and then became frightened or suspicious, but among the fear and suspicion, some people were actually instinctively surprised.
Feng Dao served ten emperors, including Shi Jingtang, the founding emperor of the Later Jin Dynasty. The most famous story between Shi Jingtang and Feng Dao was the entrustment of his son to Feng Dao before his death... Although Shi Jingtang was a famous child emperor, he was probably the emperor who respected and trusted Feng Dao the most. When he was alive, he entrusted all government affairs to Feng Dao, and before he died, he gave his infant son to Feng Dao as a care of his son.
Feng Dao took over Shi Jingtang's son and agreed to his entrustment. But when Shi Jingtang passed away, Feng Dao turned around and established Shi Jingtang's adult nephew as the heir apparent in the name of "the country relies on the eldest son."
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