Duke Hua glanced at him. Things had already come to this point. He was not here to discuss the issue of military supplies. Was he here to drink tea with him?
Mo Jingli said, "Actually, Old Duke does not need to worry about these matters. Naturally, the officials in the court will take care of it. Does Old Duke think that all the officials in the court are useless?" Duke Hua sneered. Mo Jingli had not learned any skills in these few years, but he had learned to speak in a bureaucratic manner. The officials in the court were indeed not useless, but none of them had solved the problem at the border. Like King Li, there were quite a few people who were secretly packing up their belongings and preparing to head south. Duke Hua looked at Mo Jingli and said in a low voice, "Since the Northern Tribes entered the pass, they have killed many people. The areas that were invaded by the Northern Tribes have been filled with crimson corpses. I wonder if Prince has heard of this? "
Mo Jingli was taken aback and nodded, "I have heard of it. However … the rumors are not true. Old Duke, you are thinking too much. "
Duke Hua was so angry that he laughed, "Rumors? Not true? I do not believe that King Li does not know whether it is a rumor or not. After the Chu capital, the road to the south is flat. Do I know where King Li plans to retreat to? To the south of the Yun Lan River? The Northern Tribes are not good at water battles. This is a good idea. However, I would like to ask, where does King Li place the millions of people in the north of Da Chu State? " Seeing that Mo Jingli was silent, Duke Hua's old face was filled with sorrow. He looked at Mo Jingli with pain and said, "King Li, those people who were killed are the people of Da Chu State. They are your Mo family's people!"
Mo Jingli's face was gloomy. He stared at Duke Hua and said, "Duke Hua, are you criticizing I?"
Duke Hua smiled bitterly and said, "How can this old man dare to criticize the Regent? I only remember that the Regent Mo Liufang said one thing — the one who wins the people's hearts wins the world! His Highness Prince Li treats his own people as objects that can be casually thrown away, so how can you expect them to be loyal to you? When the Prince Regent first took over, the situation in Da Chu State wasn't much better than it is now … "
"Enough!" Mo Jingli rudely interrupted Duke Hua's words. Duke Hua's earnest advice sounded more like sarcasm in his ears. Coldly looking at the old man in front of him, Mo Jingli sneered: "I don't have the ability of Mo Xiuyao and Mo Liufang, but so what? Do you want I to invite Mo Xiuyao back for you, or do you want I to ask His Majesty to abdicate the throne to Mo Xiuyao? "Duke Hua was so angry that his entire body trembled. If the previous Emperor could be considered a scheming and ambitious person, then Mo Jingli and the Mo brothers were the oddities of the Mo family. They were already in such a situation, yet they still refused to reflect on themselves, and instead pushed the blame onto others. With such a descendant, Da Chu State was truly … finished, wasn't it?
Duke Hua took a few deep breaths, calming the anger in his heart. Finally, he stood up and said: "Fine, Prince Li won't listen to this old man's words, so this old man won't bother you anymore. I ask Prince Li to quickly transfer rations and reinforcements to support the Northern and Northern Tribes frontlines! "
Duke Hua swallowed his anger, but Mo Jingli's anger had not completely dissipated. He coldly looked at Duke Hua and said: "Duke Hua, I remember that you've already retired from your position for a long time. Whether or not you transfer rations, whether or not you give reinforcements, and when you give them is up to I. Duke Hua, you should return to your residence and rest. Perhaps in a few days, we'll have to leave for the South. If something happens to Duke Hua along the way, I won't be able to explain it to the Hua family. "
"This old man will not leave the capital," Duke Hua said firmly.
Mo Jingli did not care. Whether Duke Hua wanted to leave the capital or not was not up to him to decide. Although Duke Hua had not led troops for many years, he still had many old friends in the army. Mo Jingli would definitely not let him stay in the capital. Rather than letting Mo Xiuyao take advantage of him, he would rather give the capital to the Northern Tribes and the Northern Tribes!
As for Duke Hua's wishes, they were completely out of Mo Jingli's consideration. If Duke Hua really did not want to cooperate, he did not mind using force.
"Prince Li!" How could Duke Hua not see through Mo Jingli's plan? Not only his plan, but Duke Hua could also guess what he was thinking. It was because of this that he felt even more upset. With Mo Jingli's temperament, let alone in this chaotic world, even in a peaceful time, he was not suitable to be a ruler. Duke Hua composed himself and said in a low voice, "This old man will definitely not leave the capital. If Prince Ding insists, why don't you try to bring this old man's corpse out of the capital?"
Mo Jingli frowned in displeasure. Although he did not like Duke Hua very much, Duke Hua was still one of the four officials in the capital. However, since Duke Hua was the only old official in the capital who had experienced four dynasties, he did not dare to force Duke Hua to his death. Moreover, persuading those old fellows to agree to move the capital was also a big matter. If Duke Hua openly opposed it, many of the old officials would not agree. He frowned and said, "Duke Hua, I am doing this for your own good. You're already so old, why don't you go to Jiangnan and enjoy your old age? As for the capital … one day, we will return. "
Duke Hua laughed coldly, "Enjoy my old age? When I dream of those innocent people crying, this old man can't sleep. I can't sleep! This old man has lived long enough. I vow to live and die with the capital! "
Mo Jingli stood up angrily. He stared at Duke Hua for a while before coldly saying, "I will not give you a single soldier!" Then he flicked his sleeves and left.
Duke Hua was left sitting in the parlor in a daze. Finally, he looked up to the sky and sighed, "Idiot! Da Chu State has such an idiot … "A line of old tears rolled down his wrinkled face. Looking at the Regent's Residence that was resplendent and richly decorated, he could only slowly stand up and walk out.
Da Chu State … is finished …
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