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Chapter 250: Threatening Death to Send Troops to the Northern Kingdom
Daye, Qianqing Palace
“I believe that the Northern Kingdom has repeatedly invaded Daye and deserves death!
Please allow me, Your Highness the Regent, to lead a hundred thousand elite troops to conquer the Northern Kingdom!"
General Liang Wenyi, the national defender, had submitted memorials many times but to no avail, and he had long been feeling extremely aggrieved.
Now that he has finally gained the support of Prime Minister Zhang Xingguo, he will certainly not give up easily.
But as soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Yajie became furious.
He slammed the table and stood up, pointing at Liang Wenyi and cursing:
"How dare you, Liang Wenyi! How many times have I told you this? Yecheng is seriously under-guarded now, and the Ministry of War has already used up all the elite troops it can send. Where can we get so many elite troops for you to attack the Northern Kingdom?"
Zhu Yajie had finally become regent, and he was very aware that the imperial city was under-guarded.
If he really agreed to mobilize 100,000 elite troops to Liang Wenyi to attack the Northern Kingdom, the Imperial City might become an empty city and could easily be invaded and captured by foreign enemies.
This kind of thing where the cost outweighs the gain, not to mention Zhu Yajie's opposition, even more than half of the civil and military officials in the court would strongly oppose it.
But Zhu Yajie is the great general who protects the country, and guarding Daye is his mission in this life.
No matter how the ministers objected, he still insisted on his own opinion:
"In that case, I have one more thing to ask you!"
Knowing that he could not shake Zhu Yajie and the civil and military officials in the court, Liang Wenyi could only sigh helplessly and slowly stepped forward again to make his request.
Zhu Yajie got a headache when he saw him, so he said impatiently: "Sure!"
"As everyone knows, Daye has been losing cities for several months in a row.
It has only been three months, and Daye has already given away one-fifth of its territory."
When Liang Wenyi said this, he suddenly fell into deep thought for a while, and he was actually very conflicted.
But considering that Daye was no longer a country and he had no military power, it would be a joke for him to occupy the title of the Great General of Protecting the Nation, so he continued to speak:
"I am the general who protects the country. I only hold the title but do not have any military power. I am willing but unable to do so.
If His Royal Highness the Regent cannot allow me to request troops to attack the Northern Kingdom, then I beg Your Highness to allow me to retire and return home!"
All the civil and military officials in the court could never have imagined that Liang Wenyi was so stubborn that he was still thinking about leading his troops to attack the Northern Kingdom.
What’s even more terrifying is that he actually wanted to threaten Zhu Yajie with retiring.
You know, Zhu Yajie was not brought up to be scared.
In the past, he had thought that as long as he had enough troops, he would be able to defeat the barbarians in the north.
Who would have thought that the 100,000 elite soldiers he brought with him were not only wiped out, but he himself also became a prisoner of the Northern Kingdom.
If it weren't for the secret rescue of Empress Dowager Qiao, he would still be locked up in a water dungeon in the North Country, feeding on leeches!
The North is so terrifying that Zhu Yajie dare not even think about it.
Since returning to the court, he is still haunted by nightmares every night and turns pale at the mention of them.
"General Liang, are you threatening me?"
Although Zhu Yajie was only the regent and not the real king, he also had to save face.
Liang Wenyi threatened him in front of all the civil and military officials in the court. Zhu Yajie was so angry that he wanted to behead him immediately to serve as a warning to others.
But Liang Wenyi was determined to make one last gamble, so he quickly raised his sign, bowed his head and said loudly:
"I dare not! I just don't want to be in this position but not sacrifice my life for my country! Please allow me to retire and return home!"
"Liang Wenyi! You?!"
Seeing that Liang Wenyi had made up his mind, Zhu Yajie instantly became furious.
He pointed at Liang Wenyi with trembling fingers and was speechless for a moment.
At this moment, Zhang Xingguo suddenly stepped out slowly and made a speech in a stern voice:
"Your Highness! I would also like to ask you to allow me to retire and return home!"
"I second this motion~"
What Zhu Yajie never expected was that Zhang Xingguo actually joined in the fun and insisted on retiring home with Liang Wenyi.
What’s even more infuriating is that nearly half of the civil and military officials in the court chose to side with Zhang Xingguo and Liang Wenyi.
Now, Zhu Yajie was really at his wits' end and had a splitting headache.
"How could this happen? If even Prime Minister Zhang wants to retire and return home, then there will be no one left in Daye. The country will no longer exist!"
"Yes! But the northern forces cannot be underestimated. We in Daye are seriously short of food and grass, and our troops are not enough to resist the northern barbarians. What should we do?"
"As citizens of Daye, if there is a better solution, none of us would like to sit and wait for death!"
"What should we do now? This situation... is no different from the destruction of the country!"
Soon, the scene fell into chaos, with all kinds of noises emerging one after another.
"Since everyone wants to retire and return home, I might as well fulfill your wish! Oh! Dismiss!"
"Wait a minute!"
Zhu Yajie pondered for a long time, but he really had no clue.
Helplessly, he had to stand up and prepare to leave the court.
But to everyone's surprise, Prince Changning Zhu Zhengxun suddenly appeared in the hall and walked straight towards Zhu Yajie with big strides.
"Greetings to His Royal Highness Prince Changning~"
Soon, a loud welcoming voice was heard in the Qianqing Hall.
The extremely tense atmosphere gradually eased a little.
"Royal brother, you came just in time. These people... I am against sending troops to attack the Northern Kingdom, and these people want to threaten me by retiring!
Do you think I should...execute their entire family to make it more satisfying?"
When he saw Zhu Zhengxun when he was helpless, Zhu Yajie instantly became extremely excited.
It was like finding a life-saving straw, and I couldn't help but smile with joy.
Zhu Zhengxun just smiled indifferently and shook his head gently to signal him not to be impulsive for the time being.
"General Liang, I just heard outside the palace that you are determined to lead troops to attack the Northern Kingdom. Is this true?"
After Zhu Zhengxun glanced at the entire audience, his eyes suddenly fell on the indignant Liang Wenyi, and he pretended to smile.
As we all know, Prince Changning is a famously benevolent and wise king.
He has always been a non-competitive person and is indifferent to fame and fortune.
His arrival was full of aura, which undoubtedly gave everyone present, no matter which gang they belonged to, a warning.
"Your Highness, this is true. I am the Great General of Daye. Now the Northern Kingdom is invading the prestige of Daye, but I can only sit and wait for death in this imperial city. It would be better for me to die to apologize!"
What surprised everyone was that Liang Wenyi had previously threatened to retire and return home to force Zhu Yajie to agree to let him lead the troops to attack the Northern Kingdom, but now he suddenly changed his threat to commit suicide.
As a result, the atmosphere on the scene suddenly became tense and ready to explode.
It feels suffocating.
Soon, there were waves of weak wailing sounds in the hall.
Originally everyone thought that Liang Wenyi was really hopeless.
His threat is simply courting death.
Although Prince Changning is diligent in his work and loves his people, he never allows himself to be threatened by anyone!
Who would have thought that this thought only lasted for three seconds before everyone was severely slapped in the face.
Zhu Zhengxun slowly walked up to Liang Wenyi, his brows full of admiration, raised his eyes and smiled slightly, saying:
"Did your Royal Brother allow General Liang to retire and return home?"
"That's right! I was helpless. The Imperial City cannot be without the Imperial Guards, and the military is seriously understaffed, so..."
Zhu Yajie did not deny his decision, but at the end, his voice suddenly became timid and he no longer had the courage to continue.
Seeing this, Zhu Zhengxun immediately understood the whole story.
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