Chapter 178: Chongzheng Hall discusses affairs several days later, Chen Hou.

The rising sun shines brightly, and the sky is clear. The sunlight breaks into millions of golden pieces and sprinkles on the earth.

Nanyong Lin'an City, the towering and solemn palace, with flying eaves and brackets, corridors and verandas, halls, pavilions, towers, towers, pavilions, pavilions, scattered and dazzling.

The main hall in the palace and the Chongzheng Hall are solemn and majestic, just as before.

An old man with a majestic expression, wearing a yellow dragon robe, was as strong as a mountain, sitting upright on the large dragon chaise above the hall. This person was Yong Kuo, the emperor of Nanyong Ningzong.

The dragon throne of Emperor Ningzong faces north and south, located directly above. The lower position is full of civil and military court officials, divided into two rows, one on the left is civil and military officials, and the other on the right is military general.

The closer you are to the emperor, the higher the official rank. The leader on the left is called Cheng, and the front on the right is called Xiang. The left chief and the right prime minister evolved from this position.

The remaining civil and military officials arranged from high to low to bottom according to their own ranks and departments. A spacious passage is left in the middle to facilitate officials who want to speak out and use them to express their views.

Emperor Ningzong looked relaxed and said loudly: "This time Donghan Wanyan Jingkuo is critically ill and his political situation is unstable. My dear friends, what do you think about this matter? Tell me as much as possible!"

Fan Hongzhang, the Minister of Rites in the left queue, walked out of the queue, stood in the middle of the channel of advice, faced Emperor Ningzong, and bowed and said:

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, this is God bless me, Nanyong. Now it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We should take advantage of the situation to fight the north and recover the Central Plains."

Emperor Ningzong stroked the willow beard under his jaw, looked relaxed, and nodded slightly, "Fan Aiqing expressed his own point of view. What are the other Aiqing?"

A gentle man in his thirties walked out of the civil officials, wearing a third-rank official uniform. This person was Wen Junran, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue. He was standing in the middle of the passage of advice, facing Emperor Ningzong, bowed and said, "Shangshu Fan said it very well, I will discuss it!"

Wen Junran is a student of Fan Hongzhang, the Minister of Rites, and is also a representative of the war-oriented faction. Of course, he supports the teacher's opinions.

The Prime Minister Gu Jingxiu, who was standing in front of the civil servant, frowned, stepped forward, faced Emperor Ningzong, and bowed and said:

"Your Majesty, the Jurchen Tartars have always been cunning, and they are afraid of being cheated. I'd better wait until our dynasty international students at Tianyong Sword Academy to understand the political situation of Donghan, and then make plans not to be trapped by the enemy."

As a representative figure of the "peaceful faction", Gu Jingxiu has always been cautious about the Northern Expedition. At this time, his second son Gu Baiyu studied abroad at the Tianyong Sword Academy in Donghan Zhongdu. So these remarks are considered normal speeches.

After Gu Jingxiu made a speech, three officials stood up from the civil servants' queue to discuss the matter.

Emperor Ningzong's eyes were like torch, and a bright light flashed. He looked at the military officers' queue and said sternly: "We must rely on all generals when fighting. What are your opinions?"

The Nanyong court has always implemented the national policy of "respecting culture and suppressing martial arts", and the military generals are quite taboo about "looking north to China and regaining the Central Plains".

Due to the long-term mentality, the term "Northern Expedition" is a sensitive topic after all.

Looking back at the time, General Yuan Dingtian was so brave that the Northern Expedition Army had already reached Zhuxian Town, only a few dozen miles away from the former capital Bianliang. He was recalled by the emperor's ten gold medals and executed on false charges.

This incident is vivid in my mind, and the generals still remember it freshly.

Although Emperor Ningzong had the intention to expedition the Northern Expedition at this time, no one among the generals stood up to advocate for the Northern Expedition.

It is better to shoot the first bird out of the gun, but it is better not to speak.

Emperor Ningzong was slightly stunned. These generals were a great opportunity to make achievements, so why were they speechless all of a sudden?

Looking at the generals' worrying expressions of their worries, Emperor Ningzong suddenly came to his senses. Although these generals were eager to try, the ones they were afraid that their determination to "maintain the battle" would not be enough!

Emperor Ningzong looked at the majestic "Zhenyuan Marquis" Su Wanting and said loudly: "Dingyuan Marquis has been guarding the border of Western Shu for a long time. Do you have any good strategies for attacking the enemy in this Northern Expedition?"

Seeing that Emperor Ningzong's words had already set the tone, it was a "good strategy to attack the enemy" rather than "whether to attack the north". So he walked out of the military officers' ranks, stood in the middle of the channel of advice, faced Emperor Ningzong, and bowed and said:

"Your Majesty is wise. Donghan's political situation is unstable this time. We can take advantage of this God-given opportunity to divide the troops into three groups, from south to north, and at the same time attacking Donghan from the Sichuan-Shaanxi Front, Jingxiang Front, and the two Huai Front, and catch the opponent off guard."

"The fighter is fleeting, and we must fight quickly and decide quickly. At the same time, we can contact the Western Qiang. Beiqi will form a three-sided surround against Donghan from the west and the north."

The right prime minister Zhong Juzheng stood in front of the general. At this time, he took a step forward, faced Emperor Ningzong, bowed and said, "What the Marquis of Zhenyuan said is extremely true, I will discuss it!"

Two generals stood up one after another, and discussed the opinions of Su Wanting, the Marquis of Zhenyuan.

When Emperor Ningzong heard the passionate and loud words of the generals, he felt relieved and full of grand and broad-mindedness.

The crown prince Yongtan, who was the first to be a civil minister, saw the surging and heroic expression of Emperor Ningzong, and walked forward, facing Emperor Ningzong, bowed and said:

"The father is wise. This Northern Expedition will bring one heart to the Central Plains. My son is willing to ask for a battle in the front line of Sichuan and Shaanxi. I hope my father will give me a chance."

Emperor Ningzong was overjoyed when he heard this and said calmly: "The prince came to the front line in person to strengthen my Nanyong's reputation. I am very pleased for my father." After that, he looked at the second prince Yong Yun who was standing beside the prince, and said aloud:

"Yun'er, what do you think? Tell me what you think?"

The second prince Yong Yun himself is a representative figure of the "war pro-sects" and must have agreed with the Northern Expedition. He took a step forward and faced Emperor Ningzong, bowed and said:

"Reporting to my father, I, Nanyongli, have been preparing for war for many years, have a lot of maritime trade income, and have enough financial resources to support it. It is a good opportunity for Donghan to face the political situation in Donghan this time, and I can compete with Donghan. My son is willing to fight against Jingxiang front."

Emperor Ningzong nodded slightly and said sternly: "My son can personally visit the front line, and I am very relieved for my father." After saying that, a happy smile appeared on his face.

The fundamental reason why the Nanyong royal family "respected culture and suppressed martial arts" was that they were afraid that the military generals would respect themselves and followed the footsteps of the ancestors of the Yong family. At this time, the two princes came to the front line to solve the worries of Emperor Ningzong, so Emperor Ningzong was very happy.

At this time, Emperor Ningzong looked at Prime Minister Gu Jingxiu and said leisurely: "Prime Minister, as the leader of all officials, do you have any more to add to the Northern Expedition?"

After more than 20 years of business, Gu Jingxiu gradually became a powerful minister. He was smart and capable and far-sighted. Seeing that Emperor Ningzong asked him this question, it was clearly meant to make him support him. He immediately understood and faced Emperor Ningzong and bowed to him and said:

"Your Majesty is wise. This Northern Expedition will surely be able to win the flag to strengthen our Nanyong Kingdom."

Emperor Ningzong looked relaxed.

After the scattered dynasty.

Crown Prince Yongtan, second prince Yongyun, prime minister Gu Jingxiu, right prime minister Zhong Juzheng, minister Fan Fan Hongzhang, minister of the Ministry of Rites, minister Ye Yichen, minister of the Ministry of War, and minister of the Ministry of War Meng Jie.

The garrison of the Western Shu were Su Wanting, the garrison of Zhenyuan, the garrison of Jingxiang, the garrison of Wu'an, Guo Pinxin, the garrison of Liangjiang, Liang Shiyi, and others.
Chapter completed!