Eat the whole family? I emptied the storehouse of the Marquis' Mansion and married the crippled

At the morning court session, a group of court officials were arguing fiercely over the Northern Di issue.

Some people advocated war. Since they were able to subdue the Western Rong people, it would not be difficult to attack the Northern Di people.

Some people advocated peace. Tian Qin had just started a war with Xirong a few months ago. Although Tian Qin won the war in the end, the amount of supplies consumed by Tian Qin was also extremely alarming. If Tian Qin fought another war with Beidi, it would probably suffer heavy losses. If it lost, Beidi would take the opportunity to invade Tian Qin, and there would be a danger of the country being destroyed.

The two factions of court officials, one advocating war and the other advocating peace, quarreled violently during the morning court session.

The miserly Minister of Revenue Lu Qixian is a peace advocate. Although no money from the national treasury was used when attacking the Western Rong, it is impossible to use money from Xiao Mo's small treasury to attack the Northern Di. At that time, the money used will definitely be from the national treasury.

As the Minister of Revenue, he had just some silver in his hand and it wasn't even warm yet, but he had to use it to buy food and fodder. Naturally, he was extremely reluctant.

"General Ding, you have always advocated a head-on confrontation with the Northern Di people. I wonder which general you want to send to attack the Northern Di people. As far as I know, General Ding's long-standing illness has relapsed in recent years. When the weather is cold, his legs feel like they weigh a thousand pounds and he is unable to lead the troops to fight."

"General Shi is still in Xirong at the moment. I'm afraid he won't have time to go to Beidi."

As he spoke, Lu Qixian glanced at the generals present. He couldn't find a single person in the entire court who could truly lead the troops to attack the Northern Di territory.

Beidi is located in the northernmost part of Tianqin State, where the weather is cold. The Beidi people have lived in ice and snow since childhood, which gives them an innate advantage. When the two sides went to war, Tianqin State was at a disadvantage from the beginning, so how could they fight this war?

"Although I have a leg disease, leading troops to attack Beidi is a piece of cake for me."

General Ding strode forward and saluted Xiao Mo.

"Please allow me to lead the soldiers to attack Beidi again, Your Majesty."

Xiao Mo smiled bitterly in his heart. What Lu Qixian said just now was all true. General Ding was no longer young. If he were to lead his troops to attack Beidi, it would be hard to say whether he could return to the capital alive.

"General Ding, rest assured. Our Tianqin Kingdom is not in such a state that we can't allow you, a general who is going to retire in the capital, to put on your armor again and fight on the battlefield."

Ye Jintang walked slowly towards the court at a leisurely pace.

Xiao Mo winked at Jiang Heng, and he immediately brought a large chair and placed it next to Xiao Mo's dragon throne.

Xiao Mo personally stood up from the dragon throne, walked forward and led Ye Jintang to sit next to him.

All the court officials present were dumbfounded. They looked at the chair that had just been brought in, which seemed to be made of pure gold. When it was brought up just now, the six guards all turned red in the face because they used too much force, which shows how heavy this chair is.

Look at the carvings on it, they are either phoenixes, dragons or peonies, and the craftsmanship is exquisite. You can tell at first glance that they are not ordinary items.

How could a chair like this be left aside as a spare? It was obviously made specially for Ye Jintang.

What was Xiao Mo's intention in doing this? All the court officials present were smart people and naturally knew it.

Ye Jintang, who had just walked into the hall, had not expected that Xiao Mo had such a skill. She sat down on the phoenix chair very calmly.

"Thanks to the Queen, I am still in good health and I still have the ability to defeat the Northern Barbarians on the battlefield."

General Ding had indeed been troubled by an old illness in the past year, but after taking the pills given by Ye Jintang, his physical condition had improved a lot. It was for this reason that he dared to stand up and say that he wanted to lead his troops to attack Beidi.

"General Ding, do you still remember Zhou Wuwei?"

"Of course Wuwei is a rare martial arts genius, and he is also very talented in leading troops in battle. Your Majesty, you don't want Wuwei to lead troops in battle, do you? That's impossible. Wuwei is too young and doesn't have much experience in leading troops in battle."

"General Ding is wrong. Wuwei is General Zhou's youngest son. He has the blood of the Zhou family. Wuwei has been learning the art of war from General Zhou since he was very young. Although the Zhou family suffered a disaster later, Wuwei has been with me and has learned a lot of military books. He has led troops to fight in these years and has never lost a battle."

After hearing what Ye Jintang said, everyone realized that Zhou Wuwei seemed to have never been defeated. He fought every battle perfectly. Even when he led troops to the mountains to suppress bandits, he had never failed.

You have to know that the bandits he led his troops to suppress were all old tumors that had existed in the Tianqin Kingdom for decades or even hundreds of years. The imperial court had spent countless silver to suppress the bandits, but in the end, nothing was done. In the end, it was Zhou Wuwei who led his troops to cut off those tumors.

Seeing that General Ding didn't say anything, Lu Qixian hurried forward.

"Your Majesty, you don't know that it is already the end of September. The war between the two sides will not start until the end of October or November. By then, it will be freezing cold in the northern barbarians, and our soldiers will not be able to withstand such bad weather."

"Don't let a large number of our soldiers be frostbitten before the battle begins. If that happens, the Northern Di will probably march south and head straight for our capital."

Ye Jintang's lips curled up slightly and he thought, Lu Qixian is quite smart. He didn't ask about the food and grass this time. It seems that he already knows that Xiao Mo's small treasury is a treasure pot with inexhaustible gold and silver.

"I wonder if Minister Fang has heard that I know medical skills."

"Of course, your Majesty is a great doctor. In your hands, smallpox is as easy to treat as a cold."

"Not only can I treat smallpox, I can also develop various secret medicines. One of them is called Iron Bone Pills. After ordinary people take it, their bodies will become extremely strong."

"The effect will be better if soldiers who often march and fight take it. Not only can they resist severe cold, but even if they are cut by swords, the wounds will be smaller than those of ordinary people."

After Ye Jintang finished speaking, the court officials present looked at each other, unable to utter a word.

They had never heard of such a powerful Iron Bone Pill, and for a moment they didn't know whether Ye Jintang was lying to them.

"I had people make Iron Bone Pills in large quantities a long time ago, but there are so many precious medicinal materials needed to make them that the quantity of Iron Bone Pills has never been very large."

"So far, only a few soldiers in the army have taken Iron Bone Pills. After more than a year of verification, the efficacy of Iron Bone Pills is exactly as I described."

"Yesterday I sent people to deliver 5 iron bone pills to the border as fast as possible, along with 10 cotton clothes and food for the winter."

"The Northern Di people attacked us while we were at war with the Western Rong. If we don't deal a heavy blow to their despicable behavior, they will come back sooner or later."

"Instead of letting the people living on the border continue to live in dire straits, it is better for us to solve the problem once and for all."

"When General Zhou was guarding the border, the Northern Di people were all as obedient as kittens. I think Zhou Wuwei will be the same in the future."

When Ye Jintang mentioned General Zhou, the court officials remembered that Zhou Wuwei was General Zhou's son.

The first thing Xiao Mo did after he ascended the throne was to overturn the case of embezzlement of military funds. All those who were persecuted that year were cleared of their grievances.