Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Section 33 Standing storage

"Well, that means, now that the south is at a stalemate, Lin Guoxiong has no worries, so can he ignore the empire's request?" Although he was talking about Lujiang, Situ Mingyue's tone seemed to be incapable of hearing any anger Or an unpleasant taste.

After considering his words, He Zhiqiu replied prudently: "The special envoy of the foreign affairs department of the empire has not yet responded, but I guess Lin Guoxiong will still find various excuses to delay."

"Hmph, what solution is the military department going to come up with? Is it going to be delayed forever?" Situ Mingyue frowned slightly and asked a little displeased.

"Your Majesty, this..." He Zhiqiu didn't know how to answer this question for a while. His Majesty the Emperor was not ignorant of the internal situation of the empire. The First Battle of Longdong suffered heavy losses. The Taiping Sect took the opportunity to rise up in Kansai, directly threatening the neighboring Tianshui Mansion. The hearts of the people in the entire Heshuo area were fluctuating. Even some officials in the DPRK became frightened when they heard the news. Under such circumstances, the military had to transfer two divisions from the southern military region where the situation had eased slightly to station in Tianshui to prevent a chain reaction. Barely stabilized the hearts of the people. But if you want to forcefully enter the Lujiang River, it seems powerless. You must know that Lin Guoxiong has deployed three elite divisions in the Lujiang River, and has the upper hand. After such a long time, the situation in the entire Lujiang Mansion has basically calmed down, and the war started again. , may not have very good results.

Seeing the bitter expression on the face of her minister of military affairs, Situ Mingyue also felt a burst of sadness. She didn't expect that as the emperor of the empire, she was trapped by his subordinates and could not find a solution. Isn't this the tragedy of the entire empire?

Waving her hands in frustration, Situ Mingyue took a deep breath, and said after gathering her composure, "Okay, I don't want to talk about this now, please, He Aiqing, you can do it at your own discretion."

"I obey, Your Majesty." He Zhiqiu also let out a sigh of relief. If His Majesty insists on taking Lujiang back, then the outbreak of civil war in the empire is inevitable. At least this is not in the current interests of the empire, and as a superior, you should see this clearly.

The Imperial Study Room suddenly fell silent, the Minister of Military Affairs silently waited for His Majesty's inquiry, and Situ Mingyue seemed to be unable to find the right words to start the topic for a while, and the atmosphere in the room seemed indescribably dull.

"He Aiqing, what's the matter with Yusuf? Why is there still no progress?" Finally found a suitable topic, and Situ Mingyue became angry when she thought of Yusuf, the commander of the city guard army who was not ashamed. He uttered wild promises to wipe out the Taiping rebellious army in Beiyuan and Yanyun counties within three months, but now half a year has passed, and the imperial army seems to have fallen into a swamp, trapped in Qinghe Mansion and can no longer advance half a step , what is the reason?

Seeing that His Majesty asked about the situation in the northern war, He Zhiqiu didn't think deeply about it. He and the staff officers of the military department had already pondered and analyzed these questions countless times, so he immediately answered: "Your Majesty, you can't be completely blamed for this. Lord Sufu, the situation has really changed a lot compared to the beginning of the year. Now the situation of the Taiping Army in the north has stabilized a lot, so almost most of their elite troops have assembled on the front line of Qinghe. More than 100,000 troops, and in the important positions on the left and right wings of Qinghefu City, there are still nearly 80,000 troops stationed respectively. The training and exercise of the army has basically taken shape, constantly harassing the supply lines of our frontline troops, and our supplies are also under considerable threat, so..."

Although the relationship with Yusuf has not been very harmonious all the time, the other party is the emperor's confidant, and he has never bought the account of his nominal boss. They agreed, but He Zhiqiu didn't want to be unfair on this issue, and still argued for the other party according to his own opinion.

Shaking her hands impatiently, Situ Mingyue interrupted the Minister of Military Affairs and said in a deep voice, "This is not a reason. At present, the five divisions of the City Guards plus two independent divisions have already assembled seven divisions. In this place of Qinghe Mansion, I don't seem to have heard a decent battle report in the past few months. Regardless of victory or defeat, will there be no confrontation? Is it because I handed over the most elite army of hundreds of thousands of empires to him? Let him live there and shake hands with the hillbillies from the Taiping Rebellion Party in harmony?" His voice had a gloomy chill behind it.

He Zhiqiu felt a chill in his heart. His Majesty the Emperor has been unwell for the past six months, and his mood has also been unstable. He often loses his temper because of small things. The imperial court announced the deprivation of the status of the nobility and sent them to prison. Two days ago, an official of the General Administration of Finance offended His Majesty because of a mistake in reporting the situation to His Majesty. The minister was also fined for one year. If His Majesty is not satisfied with this matter, I don't know how big a disturbance it will cause.

"Your Majesty, calm down. Although Master Yusuf has not made much progress in Qinghe, we have firmly suppressed the expansion momentum of the Taiping Sect, and we have restrained their main elite in Qinghe. As long as we give time, we will You can recover Beiyuan and Yanyun." Even He Zhiqiu himself felt that these few words lacked convincing power, and it was impossible to convince His Majesty, but he couldn't find a suitable reason to relieve the other party for a while, to be honest, Even he himself felt that it was unreasonable that Yousuf had been entangled in Qinghe Mansion for so long without a decent battle to explain.

"In time? Hmph, do I have to wait until I close my eyes?" Situ Mingyue's face became more and more gloomy.

"Your Majesty!" When He Zhiqiu heard this, he knelt down on the ground in shock, sweating profusely, and was speechless for a long time.

"Forget it, forget it, He Aiqing, I have nothing to do with you, get up." Situ Mingyue sighed helplessly, and beckoned the other party to get up, but she looked so lonely.

After being silent for a while, Situ Mingyue opened his mouth again: "He Aiqing, since the Qinghe Mansion has contained the main army of the Northern Taiping Rebel Party, why didn't the Northern Military Region take the opportunity to advance westward and recover the Yanyun and Yanyun Mansions?"

It's coming, it's finally here, and there's no way to hide. He Zhiqiu's heart twitched. Going into the fire, but His Majesty asked in person, but how should I answer?

"Your Majesty, the Puer people have hundreds of thousands of soldiers on the northern border, and they are eyeing them. The northern military region is also under tremendous pressure. I think the Puer people won't last long. Once they withdraw their troops, we can... "..." He Zhiqiu gritted his teeth and replied cautiously, but in front of His Majesty, who had been in danger for a long time, especially those sharp eyes wandered over his face like scrapers, and the fine cold sweat on his forehead exposed his mood.

"Hey, He Aiqing, are you also playing sloppy in front of me?" Situ Mingyue's complexion changed suddenly, and he snorted softly, "I know how capable the Puer people are, and they can use the North The 14 army divisions of the military region are huddled there, motionless? I heard that Zhao Chenghuai has always resisted and refused to obey the orders of the General Administration of Military Affairs. How many brains does he have? How dare he obey my orders? Or is it because he is relying on someone behind him to support him?"

The gloomy words came suddenly like a storm, and the frightened He Zhiqiu's face suddenly turned morbidly pale. The whole study was full of ups and downs. to deal with.

"This, this,..." He Zhiqiu only felt that his mouth was dry and bitter. He gave it to His Majesty. Although he didn't expect to hide it from His Majesty, he didn't dare to think that he would be brought up suddenly under such circumstances.

Kneeling down on the ground again, not daring to say a single word, he could only kowtow to show his apology. He Zhiqiu knew that any words at this time were superfluous.

The sound of breathing could be heard in the imperial study room. He Zhiqiu suppressed his uneasiness and raised his head quietly, only to see His Majesty the Emperor looked confused and mingled with infinite pain, and he no longer looked like he was in charge of a huge empire.

"Evil, evil! What evil did I, Situ Mingyue, have in my previous life to give birth to such a few rebellious sons!" I couldn't keep up, a flush of redness suddenly appeared on my pale face, and a violent cough immediately caused A few little eunuchs said, "Get out, I didn't tell you slaves, how dare you break in without permission?!"

Several young eunuchs panicked and hurried away with their heads in their arms. After a while, Situ Mingyue finally recovered, and closed her eyes silently, excruciatingly painful, as if asking herself or the embarrassing military minister: "Why? Don't these rebels have to drive me to death to be at ease?"

He Zhiqiu didn't dare to intervene, so he could only bite the bullet and listen.

"Aiqing, do you think it was a mistake for me not to set up a reserve? Otherwise, why would there be so many disturbances?" Situ Mingyue asked after a long time.

"Your Majesty, the matter of setting up a crown prince is a family matter of His Majesty. It should be decided by His Majesty. Not only humble ministers dare not speak in vain, but also all foreign ministers have no right to speak." Heart tightened, He Zhiqiu shuddered, and quickly replied.

"Family matters? Didn't Aiqing often warn me about the saying that the royal family has no family matters? Why did you backtrack?" Situ Mingyue seemed to be calmer, and asked with a glance at the other party.