Chapter 463 Self-Righteousness
At this time, the entire court was speechless.
As soon as the ministers in the court came to their senses, they began to blame, "What do those generals do for a living?"
They are civil officials and can know nothing about war. But what about those generals? What about those generals stationed on the border? Did Wuhuan and Xianbei suddenly attack? Don't these people have any foresight about the war?
Taiwei Xiao Qun said, "Now is not the time to pursue responsibility! Your Majesty, we must mobilize troops and food to support."
"Yes, Your Majesty..."
At this time, the ministers of the entire court abandoned their prejudices and chose to face the outside world in unison. After all, if they could not resist the southward advance of foreign tribes such as Xianbei and Wuhuan in time, Chang'an would be in danger.
Support is definitely necessary, Song Mo looked at Wu Chunyu, who was in charge of the national treasury.
Wu Chunyu hurriedly stepped out, "Your Majesty, now all four places have sent messages requesting assistance. The North needs troops, Bingzhou needs soldiers, Youzhou needs money and food, Pingzhou needs weapons, and the imperial treasury can't take out so many things at once!"
Song Mo: "We will support as much as the treasury has now, and if it's not enough, we will raise it later!"
Wu Chunyu hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, the supplies in the treasury are only enough to support two battlefields..."
Other ministers heard this and began to express their opinions or suggestions.
"Support the North and Bingzhou first!" The speaker was an old minister, whose family had young people working in the North.
Zhang Xian was not happy, "Look at what you said, you don't care about Youzhou and Pingzhou?" Lord Lu's whole family is in Pingzhou.
Another minister said, "Lord Zhang, don't be stubborn, Youzhou and Pingzhou are better, they can still hold on, but the North and Bingzhou are starting to lose cities!" We must support them first!
When Pingzhou was mentioned, the ministers immediately thought of the Qin family who was exiled here.
So, someone took the lead and asked, "Your Majesty, please re-employ the Qin family!"
At this time, Song Mo's emotions had calmed down.
Song Mo felt bad when he heard the ministers' suggestions.
It would be embarrassing for him to pardon the Qin family at this time.
The other ministers saw that the emperor did not get angry when he heard the proposal to rehabilitate the Qin family and re-employ the Qin family, so they started discussing it one by one.
"But, Pingzhou and Pingzhou are being attacked by the Xianbei army, and I don't know if the Qin family is okay?"
"Yes, it's not a good time to summon the Qin family back to Chang'an, right?"
"It's better to rehabilitate the Qin family on the spot and let the Qin family lead troops in Pingzhou to fight against the Xianbei."
"Not appropriate, I think it's better to transfer the Qin brothers back to the northern border."
"Transfer to the northern border? Pingzhou doesn't need to be taken care of?"
"But the Qin family has been guarding the northern border for many years, and they are obviously very familiar with the northern border. As long as the Qin brothers are transferred to the northern border, the northern border will be stable. It's not certain if they are placed in Pingzhou."
"Oh, the northern border is the territory of Dali, but Pingzhou is not?"
Zhang Xian didn't say anything about this topic, because he couldn't say whether he agreed or opposed it.
But what surprised Zhang Xian was that his mortal enemy Zuo Anmin was so quiet today.
Zuo Anmin didn't make trouble today? If it was in the past, he would definitely drag down the Qin family.
How could Zhang Xian know that Zuo Anmin was regretting it now, why did he send his nephew to Pingzhou? Who can be sent?
He only hopes that his nephew will be smarter and rush back to Chang'an as soon as possible, and not worry about the taxes and grain. After all, even the emperor can't take care of these taxes and grain now.
His nephew is a serious person, and it is best to send him to Pingzhou to supervise the taxes and grain.
But now, he is really afraid that his nephew will be stubborn at this time.
The ministers were noisy, which gave Song Mo a headache. He cleared his throat and waited for the palace to quiet down before he said, "Let me think about this matter again."
Hearing this, some ministers were disappointed. At this time, why didn't the emperor want to use the Qin family?
Prince Gong persuaded again, "Your Majesty, the situation is critical. At this time, we should abandon all grievances and prejudices, unite and fight against foreign races."
But he was interrupted by Taiwei Xiao Qun, "Prince Gong is wrong. We have many talents in Dali, and it is not only the Qin family who can fight."
These words touched Song Mo's heart.
"The Qin family can fight, but there are also many generals in our dynasty who can fight. This time we can transfer generals and troops from the two armies in the southwest, and we should be able to deal with this crisis."
The Taiwei is in charge of the army. He was the one who strongly advised Fu Jiangong and Yan Zheng. His current mentality is the same as that of the emperor.
Prince Gong wanted to say more, but Song Mo raised his hand to stop him, "Now, all the ministers, first collect supplies to support Bingzhou and--"
Speaking of the next support area, Song Mo hesitated. Bingzhou must be supported. If the Xianbei's southward movement is not stopped here, the further south will be the heartland of the Central Plains.
"Northern border." Song Mo finally uttered two words.
The civil and military officials bowed, "Your Highness obeys your order."
Song Mo continued to give orders, "Then, pass on my order to order Sun Ming of the Southern Expedition Army and Dong Guowei of the Western Zhen Army to lead their armies to return for support!"
Song Mo began to draw generals and troops from the Southern Expedition Army and the Western Zhen Army to reinforce the north.
Pingzhou, Liaoxi County, Bintu County
The transportation of 1.2 million shi of tax grain required a huge amount of manpower and material resources.
When Xu Junfan, the official of the Cangbu Cao, and his deputy Zuo Yi came, they brought a team of 200 people, but it was still not enough. Lu Desheng arranged for Lu Wei to bring his men to help transport the tax grain.
The grain transport team moved slowly. As soon as they set off from Changli, passed through Yixian County, and arrived at Bintu County, news came that the Xianbei army was attacking Pingzhou. However, the news that the Xianbei and Wuhuan armies attacked the northern border, Bingzhou, and Youzhou at the same time did not spread among the people.
As soon as they heard the news that Liaodong County of Liaoxi County in Pingzhou was attacked, Lu Wei found Xu Junfan and Zuo Yi and advised them, "The Xianbei army has gone south, otherwise we should not leave yet and stay in Pingzhou, protected by the city. It’s safer than being in the wild.”
Lu Wei is a very friendly person. From the previous reception to the interactions during the transportation of grain, he has become very familiar with people like Chang'an.
Xu Junfan's eyes showed consideration.
Zuo Yi held a different opinion, "No, we must transport the tax and food back to Chang'an as soon as possible!"
Lu Wei tried to persuade him, but he couldn't do anything.
Xu Junfan could only say that they needed to discuss and let Lu Wei leave first.
After Lu Wei left, Xu Junfan asked Zuo Yi, "What Lu Wei just said makes sense, but you rejected it completely. What do you think?"
"Lu Wei's words make sense, but have you ever thought about how long we will be trapped if we stay in Pingzhou? If Pingzhou's food runs out, will tax food be used?"
Xu Junfan: That will definitely be used.
Zuo Yi then said, "In addition, I think we should take advantage of the fact that there are soldiers and cities in the north to stop the Xianbei army for us, and it is best to leave as soon as possible. As long as we leave Youzhou, we will not be afraid when we enter the border of Jizhou. ”
Lu Wei was called over by Xu Junfan and told him their decision to continue transporting grain back to Chang'an.
Lu Wei looked anxious and helpless. Why didn't each of these people listen to the advice?