The First Tyrant of Daxia

Guo Ziyun was stunned at first, then his old eyes turned red and he knelt down tremblingly: "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty. I am ashamed to accept it!"

"Qingming Guo, please stand up. You deserve it! Don't shirk this matter. Let's continue talking about the next thing, which is also the most important thing."

Qin Yun walked down and helped him up personally.

It made all the ministers envious, admired and at ease.

"I wonder what the most important thing Your Majesty wants to say is?" Guo Ziyun asked slowly.

"Of course it's the Turkic matter!" Qin Yun said.

When talking about the Turks, civil and military officials became terrified as if talking about a tiger!

For a moment, the palace was unusually quiet.

Everyone's eyes flickered and they dared not speak.

Qin Yun sensitively caught this point and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Since Emperor Gaozu founded the dynasty, Bactria and the Turks had fought a total of seven times.

Five of them were local frictions and the situation did not escalate, but two of them involved real fighting.

Once, Emperor Gaozu personally led an army of 300,000 to attack the Turks, but they were stuck in a swamp and ultimately suffered a disastrous defeat due to problems with food, fodder and weather.

This was also the shame of Emperor Gaozu's life.

Another time was more than 20 years ago, when Qin Yun was not yet born, the Turks took the initiative to go north and attack the Central Plains.

That battle could no longer be described as shameful.

The imperial army was defeated, the dead were utterly defeated, and the Turks burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of atrocities. They reached Tongguan and almost reached the imperial capital.

Finally, the imperial court had no choice but to pay humiliating compensation of countless gold and silver, and gave up many pastures on the grasslands before the matter was resolved.

In the eyes of Daxia, the Turks were a group of ruthless people who were extremely brave and could hardly win in a head-on battle.

After several wars in history, to put it bluntly, they were traumatized.

Therefore, when many ministers faced the Turks, they often thought of self-preservation, believing that it was better to have less trouble than more.

Qin Yun saw this scene and secretly made up his mind that one day he would use a great victory to awaken the courage of the ministers in the court!

Then he spoke tentatively.

"The situation is complicated now, and the Turks are good at fighting. Under the leadership of Ashina Yuangu, they have truly become a great country with strategy!"

"Although it is not the time to confront them yet, there will be a war one day, and there is also Wang Min of Xiliang in the middle."

"My dear ministers, what do you think about how to deal with the problems of the Turkic and Western Liang? How can we prevent them from happening?"

The civil officials fell silent.

Only Xiao Jian and a group of generals came forward to express their stance.

"Your Majesty, if they want to fight, we will fight them!"

"The shame of Tongguan is still fresh in our memory. We, the generation, must not let it happen again!"

"That's right, the Turks are too arrogant. They have pointed their swords at Your Majesty several times. Do they really think we are easy to bully?"

Many generals were filled with righteous indignation, and after several battles, they were full of passion.

Qin Yun did not speak, but looked at Gu Chuntang and others.

Gu Chuntang thought about it again and again, then stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I think we should focus on Xiliang, and the Turks can be left to the back."

Zhao Heng also cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I second this motion."

"It is imperative to recapture the other half of Xiliang. It is also a way to guard against the Turks."

Someone raised a question: "This is wrong!"

"If we attack the remaining forces in Xiliang, the Turks will intervene, which is equivalent to declaring war on the Turks!"

"But going to war with the Turks is absolutely impossible. We need at least five years to prepare!"

Xiao Jian glared: "Five years, the opportunity is gone. We wait for five years, will the Turks wait for five years?"

"Do you know how arrogant the Turks are?"

"Marshal Xiao, that's not what you said!"

"..."

Soon, the Taiji Hall fell into chaos and everyone started arguing with each other.

Some wanted to fight the Turks, some wanted to fight the remaining Xiliang, and some didn't want to fight anyone. They argued fiercely, but no one hit on the point.

Qin Yun listened quietly without saying anything.

Finally he stepped forward and made the final decision.

"Okay, don't make any noise."

The hall quickly became quiet.

Qin Yun glanced around and said, "We'll discuss this matter later and see how the situation changes."

"To guard against the Turks, we can only station troops."

"Once the training of more than 200,000 new soldiers is completed, they will be sent to Youzhou and other places."

"Xiliang..."

Speaking of this, he frowned. This matter had been delayed for too long. Recovering half of Xiliang could not be considered a success.

His eyes were fierce: "Xiliang must be taken back first, whoever stands in the way will die!"

"We will start planning this matter after the spring harvest. We will have half a year to reorganize the army and strengthen the people."

Upon hearing this, some ministers expressed their objections.

But when he saw that Qin Yun didn't say what he was going to do immediately, he breathed a sigh of relief. No matter what, there was still room for mediation.

"I'll obey!"

Qin Yun rubbed his temple. It was difficult to reach a unified direction when discussing Xiliang and Turks.

Now we can only wait and see how the situation develops.

"Okay, let's stop here for now."

"The other issue is the reward for destroying the White Lotus Sect this time."

"Gongsun Zhongmou was promoted to the third-rank guard commander, Han Polu was promoted to the third-rank envoy, and Liu Wanshi was promoted to the third-rank envoy."

When these words were spoken, all the ministers were shocked.

Third rank!

For three young men in their early twenties, this speed is like reaching heaven in one step.

Moreover, everyone knows that these promoted generals obviously have actual military power. The more than 200,000 troops in the military training ground are still in training and have not been divided into troops.

The future is bright!

But no one said anything. After all, the attack of the three in Yuzhou was too great. Without them, Qin Yun would not be able to win!

Qin Yun then said, "Feng Xin, Chang Hong, and Yuzhou Governor Shi Zhongtian and others will all be rewarded. We must not treat meritorious officials unfairly."

"The imperial edict will come down soon."

Everyone was startled and shouted, "Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty!"

"..."

After one stick of incense, the court meeting ended.

With all matters, big and small, settled, the chapter on the White Lotus Religion and other issues had come to a complete end. He was eager to return home and rushed all the way to the harem.

These days, he was almost going crazy thinking about the girls and the baby in her belly.

As a husband and a father, he spent too little time with them, and as a later generation, he feels very guilty about this.

The harem was covered in white, peaceful and beautiful.

The New Year had just passed and the afterglow of the excitement was still lingering. It was a pity that Qin Yun left the imperial capital before he could finish the Lantern Festival.

When the concubines learned that he had returned to the court, they gathered together to wait for him.

Looking around, standing on the thick white snow, they were wearing embroidered golden cloaks, with golden hairpins in their hair and rosy flowers on their faces. They were in various poses, rich, beautiful, and noble...

It's so beautiful, so natural!

In the hall, ninety-nine hot delicacies were prepared, and white smoke floated out.

Qin Yun was distracted for a moment.

The corners of his slightly bearded mouth were stretched into a smile that came from the heart.