Chapter 1035 Attack the Court! (3)

Chapter 1035

A battle was narrated in Zhangchou Jianqiong's mouth and unfolded in front of everyone. There are many details in this, which were completely unknown to the important ministers in the court at that time. Even Taishi Ling Yan Wenzhang heard about it for the first time, and quickly gestured towards the distance. Under the pillars of the porch, there had long been a Taishi Cheng sitting cross-legged on the ground, writing down the words quickly.

"War is really a last resort. It's not that our generals are belligerent, but forced by the situation. The ultimate goal of war is still to protect the people. It's just that there are many ways to protect the people, or keep the enemy inside and wait for the enemy to attack. There is another way to defend against the enemy and take the initiative to prevent war. It’s just that the ministers are more inclined to the former, while we choose the latter. There is no right or wrong, but different ideas and methods. In addition, whether it is the former or the latter , as long as there is war, there will be casualties. This is unavoidable."

"But there is one thing, whether it's war or peace, our generals' heart to protect the Tang Dynasty and protect the people is the same as yours."

In the last sentence, Zhangchou Jianqiong's voice was extremely sincere. The battle between civil and military is the battle between the ideas of war and peace. As the Minister of the Ministry of War, Zhang Qiu Jianqiong cannot be alone and stay out of the matter.

"As for the situation of Talas, I am not among them, and I have no way to judge the details, but I believe in the young man, and I also believe in His Majesty's vision. Since both the young man and Gao Xianzhi have written to the imperial court, asking for more troops, what is the situation of Taluos?" It must be the extreme crisis. It is better to believe in what is there than to believe in what is not, so I ask your majesty to immediately increase troops to the northwest and rush to help the young prince."

After saying the last word, Zhangchou Jianqiong let out a long sigh of relief, feeling relieved.

In the Southwest War, Zhangchou Jianqiong owed Wang Chong a huge favor. If it weren't for Wang Chong, not only would Zhangchou Jianqiong not be able to take the position of minister of the Ministry of War, but also those soldiers who had followed him for more than ten years would not We must all be buried in Erhai Lake. Now in the battle of Talas, Zhangchou Jianqiong can be regarded as returning him a favor.

More importantly, Zhangchou Jianqiong has his own judgment on the war in Talas. As a famous general in the army and a top imperial general in the Tang Dynasty, Zhangchou Jianqiong's judgment was exactly the same as Wang Chong's. If he didn't quickly increase troops to the northwest and make a tripartite alliance, I'm afraid the entire land of Middle-earth would be shaken.

"Hmph, it's ridiculous! Your generals have been using troops for years, wasting people's lives and wasting money, and you can still say such a big truth. Mr. Zhangchou is really eloquent! Mr. Wang, do you think so too?"

Said in a voice, and instantly focused everyone's attention on the other side, who had been frowning and muttering silently.

"Click!"

feel the eyes of the people,

Wang Chong's uncle Wang Gen's heart skipped a beat, and his face turned blue and purple. In the entire imperial court, there is no more delicate and embarrassing position than his. Wang Gen was originally a civil servant, belonging to the line of Wen Dao, but Wang Yan, Wang Fu, and Wang Chong were typical generals. The entire Wang family belonged to both Wen and Wu, a typical family of generals.

And going back, the source of everything comes from Jiu Gong. Although Jiu Gong was a civil servant, he was proficient in martial arts, and he led soldiers and horses to sweep the East and West Turks and Uzang, and made great military exploits.

Even further, this civil and military dispute is so big that even Tai Shiling is involved in it, the cause is Wang Chong of the Wang family.

"this……"

For the first time, Wang Gen felt an unprecedented difficulty. Participating in the government for so long, Wang Gen has experienced many storms, and some crises are even enough to threaten the entire Wang family and uproot the entire Wang family. Whether it is the previous Jiedushi incident or the Taizhen Concubine incident, it has surpassed this time. fight.

But Wang Gen would rather face that situation than fall into this kind of thorny civil and military dispute.

Civil servants are weary of war. This is an unchanging truth through the ages. As long as Wang Gen says a word of war and disagrees with the opinions of the civil servants, he will be isolated by the civil servants in the future. The road came to an end. And if Wang Gen supported the civil servants, it would definitely chill the hearts of all generals in the world.

The reason why the civil and military battle was so fierce this time was that Jiang Yuanrang and other veterans in the army would rather risk being criticized by civil servants than back down, in order to support the Wang family and Wang Chong, Wang Genyuan's nephew in Talas. If Wang Gen opposed the generals at this time, not only would the Wang family fall into injustice, but it would also send Wang Chong to death.

At this moment, Wang Gen felt that heaven and man were at war, and he was in a dilemma.

"Master Wang, don't be embarrassed, let me speak for you!"

At this moment, an old and majestic voice suddenly came from the hall. Hearing this voice, Wang Gen's heart trembled suddenly, and all the ministers of civil and military affairs trembled and looked towards the top of the hall.

Master!

Looking at the figure in the toga with long sleeves on the red sandalwood bench, the same thought suddenly flashed in everyone's mind. I saw the top of the main hall, which has been standing still, and the grand master who closed his eyes and meditated did not know when he opened them, and a strong light shot out from his eyes.

Taishi, Taifu, and Taibao are known as the three princes of the dynasty, and among the three, Taishi is the head.

The Taishi is highly respected and has a huge influence among the ruling and opposition parties. Even the current Holy Emperor respects him extremely.

Every morning, all the civil and military ministers are all on duty, and only the Grand Master is set by the Holy Emperor -->>

The chair was placed at the closest position to the Holy Emperor to show respect. The grand master is old, and he rarely interferes with the affairs of the court. Most of the time, they are listening in the hall, sometimes appearing, sometimes not appearing.

This time the Talas incident, everyone thought that the grand master was just listening in the hall, but they didn't expect the grand master to intervene in the civil and military dispute triggered by the Taros incident.

The Taishi is the head of civil servants, he suddenly intervened in this court dispute, and the weight was completely different.

"Damn it! What's going on? Even the Grand Master has come out!"

At this moment, even Zhangchou Jianqiong couldn't help the shock in his heart, and there was a faint feeling of something bad.

Although he is in the Minister of War and has great power, Zhangchou Jianqiong is still far behind in terms of prestige and influence in the court.

"Your Majesty, the old minister has only one sentence..."

On the red sandalwood chair, the grand master flicked his loose sleeves and stood up slowly. At that moment, a huge aura burst out from him like a mountain like a sea. In an instant, the entire hall was extremely silent, and needles could be heard, and the eyes of countless people focused on him.

"Even though the country is big, warlike will surely perish!!"

Booming, the grand master's eyes were like lightning, and he swept past Manchu Wenwu's body, and the majestic voice echoed throughout the hall. All the ministers, including the old general Jiang Yuanrang, who had confronted all the civil servants before, were throbbing in their hearts and could not speak.

In the hall, it was quiet, and the atmosphere was oppressive to the point of death.

Wang Gen's heart felt heavy, as if a boulder had been crushed. Behind the pillars, Song Wang also had an extremely ugly face.

From opening his eyes to standing up, the grand master just uttered these few short words, which weighed much more than the combined words of all the civil servants in the court, and were much more difficult to refute. The weight of this sentence cannot be afforded by any general.

"Teacher..."

King Song's body trembled, looking at the top of the hall, the grand master with deep eyes and a firm expression felt extremely cold in his heart.

The grand master has high morality, high status, and deep influence. He doesn't easily participate in the court, let alone open his mouth easily. But once you open your mouth, what you say is equivalent to the golden rule. Even though Song Wanggui is the prince of the royal family, he cannot be compared with him.

A battle of civil and military affairs finally attracted the leader of the literary and Taoist circles, which was beyond the expectation of King Song.

This court battle suddenly became extremely unfavorable to all generals. More importantly, Wang Chong and Gao Xianzhi's request for additional troops to Talas suddenly had a huge reversal, becoming extremely passive and unfavorable.

"King Song, do you have something to say?"

A voice suddenly came from the ear, just when Song Wang's heart was as heavy as iron, and he felt bad, the master turned his eyes in the main hall, and suddenly swept towards Song Wang. His expression was stern and his eyes were extremely cold. Song Wang is a staunch advocate of the war faction, this is a fact known to everyone in the government and the public, how can the Grand Master not know?

Obviously, the grand master, the head of the three lords, was already dissatisfied with the imperial court's successive years of war, and it completely broke out through this "Talos Incident".

"Teacher..."

King Song hesitated, but he was interrupted before he finished speaking.

"Your Highness King Song, do you want to repeat the old events of Han and Wu in this dynasty?"

The grand master flicked his sleeves and said lightly.

King Song's heart was shocked, and he swallowed the words that were about to slip out of his mouth. "Old Stories of Han Wu" refers to a generation of Ming emperors thousands of years ago. Soil fields, no one tills them.

When the grand master mentioned "Hanwu old affairs", he obviously used Hanwu to imply the Holy Emperor. The Holy Emperor I was wise and established the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, making the Tang Dynasty unprecedentedly prosperous. If the old events of the Han Dynasty and Wu Dynasty repeat themselves in this dynasty, the wiseness of the Holy Emperor will inevitably be destroyed in one day.

Among them, even King Song can't afford it.

"Your Majesty, after all, Taros is a land of alienation. It is not a joy to win, but it may lead to the failure of all previous efforts if you lose. The old minister thinks that... Lord Gao and the young man can withdraw their troops!"

With the last sentence, the Grand Master finally turned his head and looked at the Holy Emperor hidden behind the bead curtain above the main hall.

The hall was quiet for a long time——

"Um."

Finally, behind the bead curtain, the Holy Emperor spoke, a simple word that contained infinite coercion, making the entire hall tremble:

"I know."

These four words did not reveal the slightest emotion, but the hearts of all the generals in the hall, including King Song, Wang Gen, and Zhangchou Jianqiong, sank. The Holy Emperor has always let the ministers interpret the matters in the court, rarely intervening, and even less expressing opinions.

If the ministers can make their own decisions, then the Holy Emperor will not say a word. Only when the doubts are unresolved, will the eloquence be eloquent and the oracle will be issued.