Chapter 1055: Courtiers in an Awkward Situation
Shengjing, Golden Palace
One day after Shen Yong and others received the news, Sheng Zhan also received news that the Hubei Northern Army attacked Chenzhou and had already captured Chenzhou.
"Rebellion! Liang Cheng is truly rebellious!" Sheng Zhan threw the battle report to the ground and paced back and forth in the Golden Throne Hall. "Do they still regard me as the emperor? This world belongs to the Great Jin, it belongs to me!"
"Your Majesty, please calm down!" The ministers knelt down in fear and trepidation, and urged Sheng Zhan not to get angry and hurt himself.
But everyone knew that Liang Cheng dared to attack Chenzhou and then covet the six northwestern states because the former crown prince was there. From a certain perspective, he had a legitimate reason to attack.
On the contrary, they are now stuck in a dilemma and their situation is quite awkward.
Sheng Zhan's anger could not be calmed down at all. If it was not difficult to smash things in front of the ministers, he would have smashed everything here.
At this time, someone came forward and knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, this old minister is willing to lead the troops to the border of Linzhou. While Liang Cheng has just taken Chenzhou, we will take back the remaining five prefectures in the northwest."
Sheng Zhan looked down and saw that the man was the Duke of Zhenguo who had long since retired from worldly affairs.
But why is he suddenly willing to lead the troops into battle?
Sheng Zhan still remembers that when he sent people to attack northern Hubei, no one was willing to lead the troops. How come someone is willing now?
"Your Majesty, this is unacceptable!" Someone immediately stood up to object, "The Duke of Zhenguo is old, and the judge Liang Cheng is at the peak of his powers. If we go against them now, wouldn't we be walking into the tiger's mouth?"
"Stop talking nonsense!" The Duke of Zhenguo was immediately furious. "Even though I am old, I am still better than some people who are unwilling to make progress and are willing to give away the land of Dajin!"
"Oh, what you said, Duke Zhenguo, someone who doesn't know you would think you have great plans for the court. Do you think others don't know about your little affair with King Zhao? It's obvious that you dared to stand up because King Zhao was defeated, and you want to beat the dog when it's down."
"You're talking nonsense!" The Duke of Zhenguo was so angry that he was fuming, but only he knew that the man was right.
He had a feud with King Zhao in the past, and the cause of the feud was a bet he made with King Zhao. The bet was about leading troops to fight. At that time, both sides had officially set up their battle formations, but he lost.
Their bet was that whoever lost would never be able to go to war again in his life, unless one of them was defeated by the other.
This was the reason why the Duke of Zhenguo was unwilling to lead the troops to attack northern Hubei. Northern Hubei is adjacent to Chenzhou. If he took action, King Zhao would certainly take the opportunity to encircle and suppress him with the northern Hubei army.
But the situation is different now. King Zhao has been defeated and his life or death is uncertain. If he rushes to the border of Linzhou, reorganizes his army and attacks Linzhou, he will surely be able to capture the other five prefectures except Chenzhou.
It's no wonder that the Duke of Zhenguo has such confidence. The strength of King Zhao was well known back then, but there was another Duke of Zhenguo who was as famous as King Zhao. It's just that King Zhao's glory was too bright, so few people mentioned him.
Unfortunately, some court officials were gossipy, and after hearing these words, some people soon started whispering about them.
"No wonder the Duke of Zhenguo has rarely left his home in recent years. It turns out it's because of that incident back then."
"What a pity! If the Duke of Zhenguo had taken action, our six northwestern states would not have been snatched away by King Zhao."
"If he is not robbed by King Zhao, he will be robbed by Liang Cheng"
Sheng Zhan was completely upset when he heard these words. He immediately slammed the dragon throne and said, "Enough! I have approved the Duke's request. From now on, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Works, and the Ministry of Revenue will put aside their current trivial matters and first arrange for food and wages for the army. We will set out in half a month and we will definitely take back the six northwestern states!"
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