Go to court the next day.
The captain of the imperial court reported that there were Dongling people in the capital last night. After a thorough investigation for half a night, they found a courtyard full of Dongling people in an alley in the west of the capital. According to a thorough investigation, this group of Dongling people was at least lurking in the capital. More than two months.
"These people are very ambitious!" Yun Chu sat behind the curtain and said coldly, "The Dongling Kingdom is lurking in our capital of the Jin Dynasty. They are extremely ambitious. Do you still think that there is no need to go to war with the Dongling Kingdom?"
Regarding the battle with Dongling Kingdom, it was mentioned almost every time he went to court.
But every time before, Yunchu didn't express her opinion, but this time, she took the lead in stating her position before everyone spoke.
People who belonged to her camp came out immediately.
The first one is Young Master Nie Zhou: "I advocate war! The Dongling Kingdom harassed our Linhai City of the Jin Dynasty many times, and almost kidnapped Her Royal Highness the Princess. The former Crown Prince also died in a naval battle with the Dongling Kingdom... … Our country, the Jin Dynasty, has a blood feud with the Dongling Kingdom. If this hatred is not avenged, our country, the Jin Dynasty, will be in vain to become the most powerful country in the Central Plains!"
"I second the proposal." Mr. Xiang followed, "With so many people from the Dongling Kingdom hiding in the capital, when there are enough people, many troubles will definitely arise. When the capital is in chaos from within, the country will also be in chaos. This A battle must be fought!”
"You two adults speak very lightly." Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue came out and said, "Waging war requires money, food and grass. Where do these come from?"
"If you want to attack the Dongling Kingdom, you must fight at sea!" Another minister said, "The Dongling Kingdom is good at naval battles, and our Jin soldiers are good at horseback and land battles. If they fight against each other, I, the Jin Dynasty, will suffer the loss. It is no different from giving away people's heads. ?”
The Queen Mother's party and the Regent's party refused to give in to each other.
No one from the neutral faction spoke for the time being.
But from their expressions, Yun Chu could see that the scholars did not want to fight this battle.
Behind the bead curtain, she stood up and spoke slowly: "Fifty years ago, when Emperor Chongde was in power, the Jin Dynasty launched many battles. The people of the Jin Dynasty suffered from wars and cherished them very much. The hard-earned peace, so the Ai family can understand your reluctance to start a war. With the new emperor ascending the throne and the new political reform, who doesn’t want to live and work in peace and contentment, but the Dongling Kingdom took advantage of the opportunity and openly provoked our Jin Kingdom. They are like It is a knife hanging over the heads of my subjects in the Jin Kingdom. Sooner or later, that knife will fall, either on us or on the heads of our descendants."
"The Ai family knows that most of you don't believe that the Dongling Kingdom can make waves. How do we, the Jin Kingdom, describe the Dongling Kingdom? It's a tiny place. It's very vivid. But it's this tiny place that killed people. The First Prince..."
Having said this, Yun Chu was silent for a moment.
She didn't want to admit that Chu Yi was dead, but everyone thought he was dead, so she could only treat it as dead.
"The Dongling Kingdom used the vast sea to provoke the Jin Dynasty unscrupulously, because they knew that the Jin Dynasty was unwilling to go to war. No matter how they plundered the resources along the coast of the Jin Dynasty, the Jin Dynasty would not really send troops there...their Ambition is raised day by day, and when the day comes when we are evenly matched, it is not our side that considers whether to launch a war, but the Dongling Kingdom that takes the lead in starting a war, and the entire Jin Dynasty has to take up arms to resist..."
Her slow tone and hard facts made the civil and military officials speechless.
The hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
"So, this battle is unavoidable for the Jin Dynasty." Yunchu continued, "Either we will fight, or our descendants will fight. I would like to ask you, my lords, are you willing to go to the battlefield with the children who have grown up in your hands? "
The passion in the noble bones of the literati was awakened.
Since ancient times, literati have looked down upon warriors, thinking that warriors were vulgar and would only solve problems roughly.
But now, the Dongling Kingdom has danced to the imperial city. If it still advocates that peace is the most important thing, it is not called magnanimous, but cowardly.
How could the most powerful country in the Central Plains be so cowardly?
Li Shoufu came out: "I agree to go to war and am willing to contribute my small strength."
He was the leader of the literati. He stood up, and other literati also came forward to second their opinions.
The military ministers who came up to the court could no longer restrain themselves: "Fight, we must fight, make those grandsons arrogant, and kill them!"
"Okay, okay!" Chu Hongyu clapped his hands, "Since the vast majority of my dear friends agree to go to war, and the minority obeys the majority, this matter is settled."
Shangshu Hubu glanced at Chu Rui.
He walked out of the column, cupped his hands and said: "I am not against going to war, but as the old saying goes, war requires money, food and grass. Where do these come from?"
The Minister of War came out and said: "Also, naval warfare is indeed a big problem. If we don't find a way, the Jin officers and men don't know how many people they will have to fill in."
Chu Hongyu immediately spoke: "My dear friends, don't panic, I have already made preliminary ideas about the naval battle."
The Minister of Industry lowered his head silently.
The little emperor went to court every morning, had fun in their mansion in the afternoon, and slept at night. He didn't think that the emperor still had time to think about these important national affairs.
But he won't say this.
The Queen Mother gave something to his wife, but she had short hands, so she could only hide this huge secret silently.
"The Ai family has a way to deal with food and grass matters." Yunchu said, "As for the money needed for the war, I would like to ask the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue to take more care."
The Minister of Household Affairs choked.
He couldn't refuse.
Because the Queen Mother took away the food and grass, if he, the Minister of Household Affairs, could not even collect the money, wouldn't he look very incompetent?
Morning ends.
The Minister of Revenue looked at Chu Rui.
Among the six departments, the Household Department is responsible for managing money, households, and land, and is the most valued functional department. As early as two years ago, he became the regent's staff.
Chu Rui said quietly: "Since the Emperor and the Queen Mother have spoken, the Minister of Household Affairs should collect more money. The Jin Dynasty cannot lose this battle."
The reason why he did not advocate war was that he was afraid of wasting people and money, and was afraid that when he ascended the throne in the future, he would inherit a devastated Jin Dynasty.
But Yun Chu was right, since this battle was going to happen sooner or later, it would be better sooner rather than later.
If they lose, the young emperor and the queen mother will be criticized verbally and writtenly.
If he wins, when he takes over, the Jin Dynasty will be worshiped by all nations.
He profits from both sides.
The Minister of Household Affairs took the order and went to do it.
Chu Rui walked outside and called Master Lin over: "What's going on with the Emperor these days?"
Mr. Lin replied: "The emperor is still the same as the previous few days. Every afternoon he takes a group of companions to the house of Mr. Chen, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, to have fun..."
Chu Rui sneered.
Mud cannot hold up a wall, and rotten wood cannot be carved.
Yunchu didn't care.
Oh, Yunchu probably won't care.
After all, he is not his biological son. If Chu Hongyu is too useless, Yun Chu probably wants to... help his biological son to rise to power?
