Rebirth of the Demon Queen

Chapter 227 Military aircraft

The person who spoke was Qian Minzhong, the Minister of Rites. As soon as he finished speaking, Fang Luan, the Marquis of Weiyuan, immediately refuted.

"The rebels in Guanzhong are now conquering several cities in a row, and their morale is strong. The Marquis of Chang'an led the soldiers from the northern border to fight with the Northern Di for two months. The soldiers were exhausted and frustrated. If they traveled thousands of miles to help Guanzhong, it would be difficult to fight again."

"Marquis Weiyuan said this because he was afraid that Marquis Chang'an would steal your credit?"

Lu Zhiyuan said sarcastically: "Who doesn't know in the court that Marquis of Weiyuan is an expert in suppressing bandits. Since he is afraid of Marquis of Chang'an, why don't Marquis of Weiyuan take action personally? With Marquis of Weiyuan's ability, he will be able to suppress the rebellion soon and achieve unparalleled achievements."

"Lu Zhiyuan!"

Fang Luan was told by Lu Zhiyuan, and immediately became angry and said, "You are a literati, who doesn't understand the rules and regulations, and you dare to talk about military affairs!"

This sentence makes the civil officials feel very unhappy. It is very common for civil officials to lead troops throughout the dynasties, just like the famous Duke of Wen Jing from the previous dynasty, who came from the Hanlin area. Later, he was in charge of the troops as the Privy Councilor and defeated the enemy troops on the border to retreat.

Not to mention, the chaos during the reign of Emperor Yingzong was that the Minister of War led troops to pacify and regained the great cause of the generals, and the great achievements that lasted for thousands of years. How could these rude men be qualified to plan?

Lu Zhiyuan said: "This rebellion in Guanzhong is not the lack of strict election of generals by your five armies. The important town in the northwest of Ningping Town has always attached importance to it. The court has always attached all the money and food. It is even more mutiny. It is simply a big deal!"

"If it weren't for your Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War to seize military supplies, how could there be a mutiny? Ningping Town has been short of food for more than four months, and the Governor's Office of the Five Army received dozens of letters. Didn't your Ministry of War see it?"

Fang Luan deliberately showed a look of embarrassment on her face and said, "As we all know, the mutiny of the troops in Ningping Town was caused by a shortage of military rations. Now the situation in Guanzhong is critical, and I don't know how the military supplies there are prepared."

The emperor clenched his fists, suppressed the anger in his heart, and asked in a deep voice: "If the army is outside, will the food and supplies be continued, will it be raised by the two provinces, or will it be drawn by your Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War?"

"Your Majesty, I have a report to you."

With a "click", the memorial in the emperor's hand fell on the desk, and then the emperor fell softly on the imperial throne.

Lu Zhiyuan and Shen Changde looked at each other, and Shen Changde gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, the northern border has consumed a lot in the past two months. A few days ago, a batch of supplies were transported to the northern army, and there was not much military supplies left in our arsenal. Since we were sending troops from Hezhong and Jiannan, it would be better for them to raise them on their own."

The emperor slapped the imperial case with a blue face and shouted angrily: "Shen Changde, tell me, what is the military commander mentioned by Weiyuanhou?"

Lu Zhiyuan immediately responded: "I will do my best and will never miss the major event of suppressing bandits."

The emperor glanced at the little eunuch in confusion and ordered Zhang Gu to present the memorial. He opened it casually and saw such a line of words at the first glance.

"I obey the order!"

When Bi heard that Lin Zisu was about to enter the palace, he quickly ordered someone to pack up his clothes and utensils for Lin Zisu. Seeing that everyone in the palace was anxious, Lin Zisu smiled and stopped him, "The Empress has everything, so mother doesn't have to worry anymore."

"Enough! Each one of them calls Yangji, what kind of morality is it?"

Shen Changde kicked the ball to Lu Zhiyuan without any trace. Lu Zhiyuan secretly scolded Shen Changde in his heart and said, "The emperor clearly understands that the Ministry of Revenue just allocated 100,000 taels of disaster relief silver to Guanzhong last month. As for why Ningping Town did not receive food and grass, I will investigate it now and I will definitely give Your Majesty a clear answer."

Why couldn't the emperor hear Fang Luan's implication? He always thought Fang Luan was pretty good at writing about the matter of sending troops. He was upset and said patiently: "The Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War will solve the problem of military supplies, so you don't have to worry."

The Jiyi Palace suddenly became a mess, and the cabinet members were also panicked, fearing that something would happen to the emperor.

The visitor was very polite to her, but the reason for entering the palace was that she did not explain in detail. She only said that the queen had not seen her for many days and missed her very much, so she wanted to ask her to stay in the palace for a few days.

The emperor ordered and said coldly: "Today I asked you to come. Didn't you listen to you shirk each other's blame? Fang Luan, didn't you recommend Dingyuan Bo Dong Ziping to me? I'll give him an order to leave immediately and make sure to take over the military affairs of Guanzhong within five days!"

"…The dam breaks the Pingjiang River in the south of the Yangtze River, and it has flooded ten counties in the south of the Yangtze River, especially Qingyang Prefecture..."

With Lu Zhiyuan's promise, Fang Luan didn't have much to say. He left Jiyi Palace under the name of in-person military service.

It was almost dusk when Lin Zisu received the message from the palace.

Lin Zisu asked a few more questions, but the little eunuch was always hesitant and finally remained silent.

He was angry and anxious, and he spoke again, and the emperor drank two cups of tea to relieve his annoyance.

Liu Qingyuan said nothing, and the emperor left the cabinet. Just as he was about to listen to him preside over the collection of autumn taxes, a small eunuch outside the door hurried in and said unhappily: "Your Majesty, Jiangnan has come to report urgently. The duty room dare not delay, so I sent it here."

In an instant, the Jiyi Palace was in trouble. Both civil and military sides had their own opinions and blamed each other. The imperial meeting, which was originally discussing military opportunities, became a scene where civil and military officials exposed each other's shortcomings.

"Yes, the treasury surplus is only tens of thousands of taels of silver, and the Ministry of Revenue cannot relocate excess food and grass. Hezhong and Jiannan have been in good weather in the past two years, and there are surplus in the governor's custody. I agree with the words of Shangshu Shen."

"You don't need to investigate, be polite, leave this matter to you."

Lin Zisu knew now. The matter was not that simple. He was so anxious to enter the palace. It seemed that something was wrong with the emperor.

As he finished speaking, the emperor turned his gaze to Lu Zhiyuan.

When Fang Luan left, several meritorious generals also said goodbye.

The matter of sending troops to suppress bandits finally came to an agreement. The emperor felt a little relieved and only a few people from the cabinet were left to discuss the empty treasury.

Shen Changde said: "According to the court's convention, the daily military supplies of the troops stationed in Ningping Town are raised by Guanzhong, and the Ministry of War is only coordinated in the center. As for why Guanzhong seized the military supplies of Ningping Town, this is a question for Lord Lu of the Ministry of Revenue."

Fang Luan was proud of the military affairs in Guanzhong. However, the emperor was eager to quell the rebellion at this time, so he had to ask for a price everywhere.

Lin Zisu got on the carriage sent by the palace. The coachman was anxious and sent a horse in front to open the way.

It usually takes half an hour to go, but in just a quarter of an hour, you will reach the gate of the palace.

The carriage was unobstructed at the entrance of the palace and walked all the way outside the Huangji Gate.

As soon as Lin Zisu got off the carriage, a four-person carriage carried her to the Qianqing Palace.

(End of this chapter)