Before Ji Moyi above could say anything, Qin Ziyi below had already made his move. He pointed at Rong Chengxuan and shouted, "Stupid! Stupid! Your Highness is simply stupid!"
Rong Chengxuan frowned. He knew that Qin Ziyi was doing this for his own good and that he was one of the rare people in the court who truly stood on his side, but that didn't mean he had to listen to Qin Ziyi.
"The Prime Minister doesn't want me to lead the army myself, so I'd like to ask if he has anyone to recommend. Or, to put it more simply, is there anyone else in the court who, besides me, can lead the troops and have a chance of victory?"
Rong Chengxuan's question stumped Qin Ziyi. Beichen prioritized civil officials over military ones, resulting in a serious imbalance in the ratio of civil and military officials in the court. Furthermore, most of the military generals were mere show-offs, remaining secluded in the capital since taking office and rarely even having been on the battlefield. They were all mere paper generals, only good at talking big but not doing much.
Ever since Qin Ziyi ascended the position of prime minister, he has been thinking about adjusting the ratio of civil and military officials in the court. However, since the founding of Beichen, he has been instilled with the idea that only by studying hard can he have a good future.
People only think that martial arts are something that barbarians would enjoy, and only those who are not well educated would engage in such fighting and killing activities.
Adults also often educate their children. Look, those who are good at studying all sit in sedan chairs and are carried to court every day. They only need to give advice in the court.
He is not like those martial artists who have nothing to do every day except wielding swords and guns. You can tell at a glance that he will not achieve much in the future.
The domestic atmosphere is the result of hundreds of years of accumulation. No matter how much Qin Ziyi wants to change it, he can't change anything.
"Since the Prime Minister can't think of anyone other than me to lead the expedition, then I will recommend a few people to the Prime Minister." Rong Chengxuan saw that Qin Ziyi had been silent for a long time, so he spoke again. "For example, third-rank lieutenant general Zhou Yixuan? Or first-rank general Fu Dianjin? Or second-rank deputy commander-in-chief Han Juntan? Or is there someone else who would be better?"
The generals named by Rong Chengxuan almost immediately retracted their necks. If they had been given a shovel, they could have dug a hole and escaped. Their resentment towards Qin Ziyi also increased.
After all, they didn't want to go to the battlefield. It was already a happy thing that Rong Chengxuan volunteered to go to the battlefield. The court would not lose the battle, and they would not have to go to the battlefield and give their heads to the Western Zhou Dynasty in vain.
You have to know that every family has an elderly mother to support. They are of their own weight, and their martial arts skills may not be as good as those of their guards. If they go to the battlefield, they may be sent back from the border in a few days.
The only difference from when they went was that they went vertically, but when they came back, there was an extra coffin, which was carried back horizontally.
Just when they thought one of them would be chosen to go to the battlefield, they heard Yun Jinjiang, who had been silent just now, say, "What does your Highness mean by this? The people your Highness recommended all just entered the court this year. Not only do they have no military power, they've never even been on the battlefield. By recommending them to fight on the front lines, are you planning to hand Beichen over to someone else?"
He looked at Rong Chengxuan. He had been beaten with a hundred lashes by Rong Chengxuan when he stopped his carriage and threatened him with Yun Wanwan, asking him to have Ji Mo release Yun Yaoyao from the brothel. His injuries were still there, and his movements were strange. Yun Jinjiang had also taken a few days off to recuperate at the mansion, claiming he was sick and couldn't see anyone.
After seeing what happened today, the court officials finally understood that Yun Jinjiang wasn't just sick and recuperating in the palace, but had clearly done something sinful and been beaten. Seeing him limp as he walked, the court officials had to hold back their laughter.
Yun Jinjiang naturally knew what they were laughing at, but the more important thing right now was to make Rong Chengxuan lose face. He couldn't care less about anything else. "Prince An, how could you be so confused about military and national affairs? And this matter should be blamed on you, right? If you had let my daughter marry, the Western Zhou Dynasty would never have attacked!"
Yun Jinjiang spoke with a righteous air, his face etched with heartache. Rong Chengxuan, however, was puzzled: "The incident has already happened, and General Yun, instead of analyzing Beichen's response, is only concerned with shifting the blame and blaming others. Could it be that General Yun wants to personally lead the troops to revive the former glory and defeat the Western Zhou Dynasty?"
"Ah... this... what I mean is..." When Yun Jinjiang heard that Rong Chengxuan was not planning to go there himself and was planning to send him there, he immediately gave in. He knew his own weight.
It was when he heard the rumor that the Western Zhou Dynasty was going to attack that he sent someone to the capital overnight to voluntarily hand over his military power and asked the late emperor to transfer him back to the capital as soon as possible.
Yun Jinjiang sorted out his thoughts in his mind before continuing, "Your Highness may have misunderstood my intention. I wanted you to think it over and not just throw in any embroidery punches. If we lose the battle or the city, won't it be your fault in the end?"
"I don't want to argue with you about this matter. Since the war has come, I will lead the troops to fight. No matter who goes to the battlefield, the court will always send someone to fight on Beichen's behalf. But since you say so, then I will also say goodbye to you."
As he spoke, he saluted towards Zimmer and his entourage, "Your Majesty, today, July 20th, we have already received reports of the battle on the border. The Western Zhou army has broken through the southern border and is already attacking the West Gate. Such a battle situation should not have been achieved in a day or two, right?"
"General Yun just mentioned the dispute between the king and the envoys of Western Zhou in the court a few days ago. Some ignorant people may think that it is because the king was unwilling to bear the pain of giving up his princess and marrying her to the prince of Western Zhou that Western Zhou suddenly attacked our Beichen."
"From the border to the capital, it's eight hundred miles, and the fastest way would take more than ten days. I said it would take ten days to get there faster. That means the border would have been lost by July 10th. If you calculate it more carefully, the Western Zhou Dynasty's plan to attack Beichen wouldn't be something they could gather an army and prepare food and fodder overnight."
"Anyone with a brain can figure this out. How could a small country like Western Zhou possibly have gathered the numbers listed in the military report in just a few years? Even if it formed an alliance with the surrounding smaller countries, that's not possible."
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