Chapter 2024: Every Time More Dogs Are Slaughtered Due to Righteousness

The old minister sneered and said: "Who am I telling you? It turns out to be Mr. Xiao Ming. I think Mr. Xiao Ming must have real knowledge and insights. Why don't you tell everyone?"

Ming Jing has always hated these old guys who rely on their seniority, but in fact rely on their old age and put their own interests first in everything.

He said: "As your Majesty said just now, if the people who were framed and killed were the children and grandchildren of your family, would you still say such a light word and want to make peace with those ambitious people in Jiuli? The knife did not fall. You can’t feel pain in your head, can you?!”

Sun Liang's face turned red and he said: "How old are you? How many days have you been an official? How do you know that it is not easy for the court? It is easy to decide to go to war today. All the money from the national treasury is used for military expenses. Tomorrow there will be thousands of The people open their mouths to eat, but what do you bring out?"

"Master Sun, do you think the people agree with what you said? Why don't we ask the people if they are willing to endure humiliation or to be beaten hard!"

"Food is the most important thing for people. No matter what time, having enough food is the most important thing!"

"Stop arguing."

Zhao Yuanjing said, "Since you all insist on your own opinions, why not conduct an on-site investigation to see if the people are willing to fight or make peace."

The ministers looked at each other.

Do you want to seek the opinions of the people on such a big matter?

What can they understand? Few of them can read big characters...

Most of the ministers here have studied for ten years and passed the imperial examinations with great hardships before they entered official careers. Although literati look down upon each other, scholars are also the best at teaming up. It is impossible for them to look down on the poor people.

But the emperor had said so, and he didn't dare not listen.

So the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Personnel took the lead, and with the assistance or supervision of the Ministry of War, they asked the opinions of 500 people.

In the end, the result was unexpected: 470 people agreed to go to war, and more than 300 of them were very willing to send people or funds to help the army fight back against the Jiuli people.

The results are clear.

This made the peace-promoting ministers in the DPRK puzzled.

Ming Jing said: "There is a poem, I wonder if all the learned and talented adults have heard of it?"

"What poem?"

“For every dog ​​that is slaughtered for justice, there are many scholars who are unfaithful!”

"..."

All the highly respected scholars were a little embarrassed and annoyed by the scolding.

But in front of the emperor, he did not dare to refute anything.

Although this fledgling boy is annoying, he is the queen's cousin after all, so he can't offend him too harshly.

Zhao Yuanjing kept holding his chin, listening to the quarrels of the courtiers.

After they had finished arguing, he spoke: "Who do you think would be more appropriate to send to attack the Jiuli tribe?"

The hall suddenly became quiet.

The Jiuli tribe stretches for thousands of years and has always been mysterious. There were many generals who had fought against them, but the only one who could defeat them without falling behind was King Zhao Shu of Qin.

But now the situation of King Qin is unclear, how to fight?

Most people only know that King Qin was seriously injured in order to protect him, but they don't know the specific situation at all.

Anyway, it is impossible to count on King Qin.

Then we can only send someone else.

General Yang had already died in the battle between Beiqi and Jiuli. The remaining generals were not even as good as General Yang, and it would be useless to send them.

At this time, Jin Lan stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry. At that time, General Yang was defeated at the hands of Ji Wenyuan, and now Ji Wenyuan has surrendered. There will no longer be such a high threat, so it is better to choose a younger generation of generals, which can be regarded as Experience.”