Xu Que's words caused a stir in the court.
Almost all of the courtiers were against Xu Que personally leading the army into battle.
In the past two years, Xu Que's prestige among the people had reached its peak.
Whether it was papermaking, printing, or farming, they were all beneficial to the country and the people.
If it was any other emperor who had done this, they would have already started to write a special mention of themselves in the history books, saying that they were a wise emperor throughout the ages.
Of course, the courtiers didn't want to send an emperor who had such ideas and could put them into action.
"Your Majesty, this is a serious matter. I hope Your Majesty can think about it carefully!" An old official cried out. He didn't even care about his status as he hugged Xu Que's thigh and refused to let go.
"Damn it … You old bastard, let go of me! Be careful, or I'll punch you to death! "Xu Que said angrily.
"Your Majesty, do it! Even if I die today, I won't let Your Majesty make this decision! "
"Damn it … You don't believe that I have the strength! Old Ding, tell them how strong I am! "
Xu Que pointed. Everyone's eyes followed the direction of his finger and landed on Ding Yong, the Minister of War.
Ding Yong trembled and his face darkened.
Damn it … I'm hiding in this corner, and you can still see me?
What a sin!
After thinking for a while, Ding Yong stepped forward and cupped his hands. "Your Majesty, killing on the battlefield is not the same as killing among the people. For the sake of Your Majesty's health, I ask that Your Majesty retract your order."
What he meant was that a war could not be won by being reckless. He should focus on developing the country's economy and not go to war.
Xu Que's eyes widened.
Ding Yong, I've been taking care of you for the past two years and gave all the money to the Ministry of War. You don't support me now?
I didn't expect that a thick-browed guy like you would betray me!
Ding Yong, the Minister of War, was expressionless. He stood with his hands behind his back and did not respond to Xu Que's glare.
What a joke! The gazes of his colleagues were about to poke him into a sieve!
If he dared to stand up and support Xu Que now, he would be beaten up by these shameless people when he walked out of the palace.
Xu Que had no one to support him, so he waved his hand and said, "Alright, then tell me, what good ideas do you have?"
When the officials who were crying heard this, they immediately put away their ugly faces and began to seriously report.
"Your Majesty, we can surrender first and pretend to be weak. When the time comes, we can fight back fiercely!"
"Vote my ass! Your Majesty, give me 500,000 soldiers and horses, and I will definitely block the Qin army outside the border! "
"Your Majesty, in my opinion, we should just bribe that envoy and make him our spy …"
Xu Que's eyes were about to roll to the sky. What's the use of these stupid ideas?
Does he really think that the Emperor of Qin is an idiot?
He felt a little emotional. Was it because he had done too many things in the past two years that these officials had all become f * cking retarded?
Sigh, as expected, it was not good to be too strong.
"Xu Que, I don't know what you are thinking, but I will definitely not agree to you personally leading the army." Xuanyuan Wanrong tilted her head and said in a low voice.
Xu Que glanced at her and said with a smile, "You can't bear to part with me? You can't really have fallen in love with me, right? "
Xuanyuan Wanrong habitually ignored his meditation and said calmly, "You said before that we only need to wait here until we die of old age. This is a test for both of us. If you personally lead the army and unfortunately die on the battlefield, how can you guarantee that nothing will happen to me?"
"Tsk tsk tsk, don't say it like I'm abandoning my wife and son … Oh, I forgot that you don't have children." Xu Que shrugged, "But you should be very clear that if I don't go to the battlefield, the Eastern Tang army won't even be able to last half a year."
"What makes you think you have this ability?"
"Based on my intelligence and wisdom." Xu Que raised his eyebrows. "It's been two years. Have you still not seen this king's supreme intelligence?"
Xuanyuan Wanrong wanted to retort, but thinking of the other party's achievements in the past two years, she fell silent.
Xu Que's contributions in the past two years were indeed outstanding. But inventing and reforming were two completely different things from fighting a war!
Xuanyuan Wanrong was very clear on the Eastern Tang's military strength.
Although the policies that Xu Que had proposed had greatly increased the overall strength of the country, their military strength was still weak.
What they lacked the most now was time.
If they could have a few more years to recuperate and build up their strength, they would not be in such a passive position when facing Qin.
The court was filled with voices of opposition, but in the end they could not come to a conclusion, and the court could only be dismissed hastily.
But this matter could not be let go just like that. Although the envoy had been captured in the main hall, the court officials could not possibly spread this matter around.
But in the end, paper could not cover fire. Qin had many spies in the Eastern Tang, and they quickly sent the news back.
Qin, the main hall of the royal palace.
"Bastard! The Eastern Tang brat dares to humiliate this king! "
The king of Qin roared, his sinister eyes filled with uncontrollable rage.
An old official said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, please calm down. Be careful of your body …"
Hearing this, the king's eyes flickered.
Xu Que had guessed correctly. The reason why the king of Qin had sent people over to suppress them and try to persuade them to surrender was because his body could no longer withstand the constant battles.
In every battle in the past, the king of Qin would personally go into battle, and he had been in danger many times.
Although he had obtained the reputation of being the most valiant of the three armies, his body had accumulated many injuries of various sizes. If not for the fact that the Qin was rich and had been collecting miraculous pills and medicines to treat his injuries, he would probably be lying on a sickbed by now.
The best way to deal with this was for the Qin to swallow this anger and ally with the Eastern Tang, waiting for his body to recover before launching another campaign.
This was the suggestion of the officials.
But the king of Qin did not think this way.
He was the king of Qin, a valiant general who had swept through all the countries in two years, an undefeatable ruler of the ages.
Now that he had recuperated for two years, and the glory of conquering the Nine Provinces and unifying the world was right in front of him, how could he give up?
"Pass on my decree, order the three armies to attack the Eastern Tang!"
On this day, the flames of war once again ignited on this continent.
Receiving the news, the Eastern Tang immediately began to prepare for war.
Even if they were not as strong as the Qin, they could not just sit and wait for death.
And when Xu Que heard the king of Qin's words, he also expressed his own response.
"Qin King, you idiot, just wait for your death. I will personally lead the army and personally go to the border to kill you!"
When the king of Qin heard the news, he was furious and immediately declared that he would personally lead the army.
Thus, in the midst of the shock of the officials of the two countries, the king of Qin and Xu Que both began to personally lead the army.
Xuanyuan Wanrong and the other officials tried to persuade him, but to no avail. After two years of currying favor, Xu Que had long since firmly grasped the various divisions of the Eastern Tang in his hands.
On this day, Xu Que directly gathered the three armies and led his troops straight to the border.
"I want to become the king of pirates … no, the man who will rule the Nine Provinces!"
… …
(End of this chapter)
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