Born a phoenix? The husband I picked up is the young emperor

Chapter 1591

After the "Qingchen Plan", Emperor Mingde established the principle of "no marriage alliance, no compensation, and no cession of territory" towards foreign countries.

Recovering the lost cities of the North Wing has always been Emperor Mingde's long-cherished wish. But this is only a small part of the reason for the proactive attack.

The Imperial Astronomical Observatory calculated that the celestial phenomena were dangerous and there was no escape. This battle had to be fought sooner or later, it was just a matter of whether it would be fought sooner or later.

If Emperor Mingde did not conquer Wan at once before abdicating, it would become a hidden danger for the new emperor to ascend the throne. If he gathered troops to resist at that time, he would be at a disadvantage.

The second prince of Wan State, Booth, died in the North Wing. Although this matter was not made public, the royal family of Wan State knew it very well and still felt resentful about it, trying every possible means to find an excuse to attack the North Wing.

Even so, Shi Anxia and Cen Yuan never regretted killing Booth on the land of the North Wing. This man was extremely evil, and if he was released back into the mountains, he would be a disaster for all the people in the world.

Of course, Booth's death was also a disaster.

In comparison, Shi Anxia felt that it was better for this boy to die. At least the anger in his heart was relieved.

However, the war may be brought forward as a result.

On the surface, the North Wing appears to be peaceful and prosperous, but in reality, the hidden undercurrents have long been surging.

The Wan Kingdom's military forces are gathering in secret, and scouts are frequently appearing on the border. If it weren't for the turmoil in the country, I'm afraid the army would have pressed on to the border in the first half of the year, instead of testing the bottom line of the northern wing bit by bit on the border like now.

But Wan's test was just the calm before the storm, and the real war was about to break out.

Cen Yuan analyzed that the Emperor of Wan was so unscrupulous because he was convinced that the King of the Northern Wing would not dare to go to war.

The kings of the Northern Wing have always advocated peace.

Therefore, the purpose of Wan State was not to start a real war, but to force the Northern Wing to cede territory and pay compensation in exchange for temporary peace in the Northern Wing.

If Beiyi agrees to cede territory for peace and agrees to pay compensation for marriage, then Wan will be eroded step by step. In the end, it will return to the endangered state of the previous life.

Fu Qingsong was returning to Beijing with the coffins of the soldiers at that time. He advocated "fighting back" in the court, but was opposed by most civil and military officials, who all submitted a memorial asking the emperor to "reconsider it again".

Even Fu Qingsong's father, General Fu Chuanyi, did not agree to initiate a war.

Peace is so hard-won, how can we just fight back?

At that time, Emperor Mingde summoned all the officials who did not have to attend court on weekdays to the main hall and had a heated debate.

"General Fu is young after all, and his passion is admirable. But it is not wise to talk about war lightly." The peace faction is basically composed of older ministers with calm temperaments. They consider the overall situation when doing things and always think twice before acting.

"I believe that the army of Wan is still strong. Our army is short of food and grass, our horses are not good, and our weapons are inferior. If we rush into battle, we may not be able to win. Let us rest and recuperate, and then make plans."

Hearing such remarks, Emperor Mingde felt somewhat disappointed. It turned out that the prosperous times he thought of were actually "insufficient food and fodder, inferior war horses, and poor weapons" in the eyes of his ministers.

Of course, there are also people who refute it.

Lu Sangyu stood out to object, "This is a statement that will harm the country! Wan is extremely greedy and has taken more than seven cities in the north wing from us throughout the ages. As far as I know, the people in that city live a life worse than pigs and dogs, with no clothes to cover their bodies and no food to eat. They look forward to the royal army to help them out of their suffering day and night! If we give in again, won't we be watching the people suffer and the country be lost? I think what General Fu said is very true. This will boost the prestige of the country and reassure the people!"

Peace advocates: "Now that the country is peaceful and the people are safe, Wan State dare not really start a war. If our dynasty rashly raises troops, it will become a provocative act and may lose the support of the people."

The war faction: "Because of this, we should reclaim the lost lands of the past dynasties and save our people from the fire and water! The lost cities are the pain and shame of our Northern Wing! If we don't avenge this humiliation, how can we establish our country in the world? How can we comfort our ancestors?"