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Little Six just felt a little sad, guarding Cheng Zhou's city, but no one cared about their life and death at all.

"General, so many people have died, why don't you ask those Jurchens what they came for? If it's for the caravan, just give them the things!"

Little Six couldn't bear it any longer, and immediately said through gritted teeth.

It's this time, if you don't make some choices, Yanran City will be gone!

If the things from the caravan can be exchanged for the lives of these people, why not do it?

Qi Shizhong shook his head when he heard the words, "I asked Jurchen Husar before, and he didn't just come here for the caravan's stuff."

If possible, he doesn't want his soldiers to die in battle, there are only a hundred or so left.

He was worried in his heart, whether he would not be able to wait for the day of reinforcements.

But the Jurchen guys are not just looking at the caravan at all, but also the common people in the city, they want to plunder their rations, and they also want to reduce their population and relieve pressure.

When Little Six heard the words, the last glimmer of hope was also shattered.

After agreeing, he went to the city wall to find someone.

Star Seoul.

At this moment, Xing Seoul City has stepped into the right track, and everything is proceeding in an orderly manner.

Good news is coming from everywhere.

Most of the arable land has been plowed this year, and workshops are also under construction.

Some places have begun to make profits, and money has begun to be handed in from all over the place.

The mine veins in various places also have income.

Everything seems to be developing in a good direction. As long as this progress is followed, a small breakthrough can be achieved in the economic recovery of the territory of Star Seoul this year.

Lu Chensheng looked at the memorials from various places, with a hint of satisfaction on his face.

Finally, I saw such a little bit of good news in these memorials, which made Lu Chensheng quite gratified.

In the main hall, compared with the previous time, the number of ministers has increased a lot, and it is all these days that have increased.

After passing the examination and selection by Du Rufang and the others, they are all quite talented Confucian scholars who want to display their ambitions here.

"Urgent report!"

In the main hall, the ministers all looked at Lu Chensheng above and at the memorial, and they dared not disturb Lu Chensheng now.

Suddenly there was a rushing sound from outside, and then a guard hurried into the main hall and knelt down on one knee.

"My lord, there is an urgent report from beyond the Great Wall. It has been more than a month since the city of Yanran outside the Great Wall of the Chengzhou Kingdom has been besieged. After investigation, the Kingdom of Chengzhou has no intention of sending troops to rescue."

Lu Chensheng was holding the memorial in his hand, and he couldn't help shaking his palm when he heard the news.

"Yanran City is the city of Cheng Zhou, why didn't the other party send troops?"

Lu Chensheng frowned, with a bit of anger on his face.

"According to the investigation, it is because we are afraid that we still have the vassal kings in the country. In addition, Chengzhou Kingdom is now empty of treasury, and is unwilling to confront the Jurchen clan."

The guard quickly replied.

"Oh!"

Lu Chensheng suddenly slapped the table, his face was full of coldness, "It's a good Cheng Zhou, and my own people are not willing to help, there are so many reasons!"

"My lord, Xinghan City is booming now, and the national treasury is not full. Yanran City is not the territory of Xinghan City, so don't send troops!"

When the minister below saw Lu Chensheng's appearance, he immediately understood what Lu Chensheng meant.

I'm afraid that the adults want to send troops to rescue Yanran City.

It's just that this move is very inappropriate, and this city is not the territory of Xinghan City, nor is it a rich place.

It is of no benefit to them to spend money, effort and time to rescue this place, but it is also dangerous. Such a decision is indeed a bit irrational.

The current state of Star Seoul is exactly what it needs to develop. It only takes some time, and the overall national strength of Star Seoul can be doubled. It must not be interrupted.

Chapter 6 - Fourteen

Du Rufang and the veteran officials didn't speak at this moment, they were silent at the side.

They have followed Lu Chensheng for a long time and know some of Lu Chensheng's thoughts, so they just watch quietly at the moment.

The other ministers who were not very familiar with Lu Chensheng also stood up one by one at this moment.

"My minister agrees, this place is in a desolate place, if you send troops there, it will not be worth the loss not to mention Yi will have disputes with the Jurchen tribe."

"Yes, my lord, this is not within the territory of Xinghan City, and there is no need to send soldiers there, let alone

Several ministers feel that this is not the territory of Xing Seoul anyway, so why bother?

Sitting in front of the table, Lu Chensheng's original anger subsided a lot at this moment, as if he was persuaded by these ministers.

"What do you think?"

Lu Chensheng turned his head and looked at the few ministers who had not spoken much.

Du Rufang and the others looked at each other, and Du Rufang stood up first and spoke.

"My lord, although Yanran City is not the territory of Xinghan City, it is only a matter of time. The people in the city are also Xinghan people, and they should be saved."

"Although Xinghan City is not against Chengzhou Kingdom, the people of the world are innocent at dawn. Knowing that my people are suffering, if we don't save them, what face will the name of Xinghan have? Your lord is destined to rule the world, how can you Do you not listen to this matter?"

"The barbarians offend my fellow citizens, how can they stand by and watch?"

Several ministers spoke one by one, these ministers of the older generation spoke in a tacit understanding.

On other matters, they may have differences and have different opinions.

But on this matter, they all knew what Lu Chensheng meant, and they would not sit idly by anyway, so they simply didn't think about objecting.

In fact, in the current situation, their resistance is ineffective.

The military power is now in the hands of Lu Chensheng, or it has always been in the hands of Bai Yi.

The generals under him were all promoted by Bai Yi. Although Bai Yi didn't go to the military camp very much now, her position as a general was unshakable.

Under such circumstances, if Lu Chensheng wanted to mobilize troops, it would only be a matter of one word.

They all understood this truth, so they tactfully asked to send troops.

The few ministers who were still opening their mouths to refute were stunned at the moment when they heard the words.

They probably didn't expect that these ministers, who usually don't seem to see each other very well, have an amazing tacit understanding on this matter, which surprised them.

But after reacting, they also felt something was wrong, why did they all agree?

Without waiting for them to think too much, Lu Chensheng patted the table and got up and said.

"That's right, how can the barbarians not save our people when they offend us? If the dynasty didn't protect the people in the world at the beginning of its founding, then what is the meaning of the dynasty's existence?

Cheng Xue? "

"The end is here!"

Cheng Xue came out and clapped her hands in response.

"Let you lead five thousand cavalry to rush to the rescue of Yanran City and repel the enemy."

"The last general takes orders!"

Cheng Xue agreed, turned around and went out.

After a while, a dull drum began to sound, which was the assembly order for the school grounds.

The new ministers on the side are all looking at each other at this moment, and they are also a little dazed at the moment.

This seems to be so different from what they said.

When the court discusses things, don't they always think carefully before making a decision?

But at the moment, it was just a discussion, and the decision was made directly.

Looking at it this way, it seems that this matter did not need to be discussed from the beginning.

Later, today's court meeting was over, and the ministers began to leave one after another.

The people on the side were a little unclear about what happened just now, so they pulled Du Rufang to ask for clarification.

"Master Du, was this just now?"

He was a little puzzled by the matter. In his opinion, since there is something to do, shouldn't all the ministers discuss it together?

It seemed that there was no result just now, so Lu Chensheng made a decision.

When the rest of the people heard the words, they all stopped slightly and wanted to understand.

Du Rufang stopped and saw that many people were looking at him at this moment, so he immediately smiled.

"If you spend more time with the adults, you will understand, but when it comes to foreign wars, no matter what time it is, you only need to support it. Even if you don't support it, it's useless. The adults will ignore you.

Even because of your lack of support, it is very likely that adults will remember you. "

"Huh? This"

When everyone heard this, they were all stunned, and they probably didn't expect such an answer.

"My lord used to be a scholar. You should know benevolence and propriety. How can you advocate war so much?"

According to the other party's answer, my lord is a complete battle madman, which is not in line with Confucianism at all.

Du Rufang shook his head, "Since you know that you are a scholar, how can you not know the name of a scholar with a sword? From now on, you all need to change your Confucianism, and you can discuss other things and have your own opinions, but You only need to support foreign wars.

Anyway, no matter whether you agree or not, adults will not change. "

After speaking, Du Rufang left directly.

Having said all that, if these people really don't listen, he won't force anything.

It was like what he said, Lu Chensheng asked them for their opinions, just for the sake of it, but if he really wanted to say it, he didn't care about their opinions at all.

This is what he knew about Lu Chensheng.

But if you think about it, you can know that Lu Chensheng started as a rebel, so how could he avoid war so much?

After Du Rufang left, the rest of the ministers stopped and thought, looked at each other and gave a helpless smile.

Logically speaking, regarding today's matter, they really do not recommend sending troops. After all, what are the benefits of sending troops?

That place is outside the Great Wall. It looks like yellow sand at first glance, and it is far away from Xinghan City. There is no benefit at all after taking it down.

And after dispatching troops, they will have to face the Jurchen clan, and the country is not very stable right now, so this is simply not a wise choice.

Just hearing what Du Rufang said, they also knew that they had to change in the future.

Their persuasion is not effective at all, and it is easy to get on the list after persuasion. Thinking about it this way, a group of people have some ideas in their hearts.

It seems that there are some things that cannot be persuaded indiscriminately.

Your Excellency likes to fight abroad, as long as it doesn't hurt the country, you can follow your adult.

With such a decision, the ministers left the main hall one after another.

They still have a lot of things to deal with. Now that this matter has been decided, there is no need to think about it.

Chapter 6 Fifteen Fighting Alone

In the inner courtyard, after Lu Chensheng came back, Yue Yue saw Lu Chensheng and immediately started shouting.

She was wearing a small vermilion skirt with a jade plaque hanging around her waist. When she ran towards her, she made a crisp jade sound.

Yueyue's little face was full of joy, and when she ran around Lu Chensheng, she opened her arms and wanted to ask Lu Chensheng to hug her.

Lu Chensheng hugged him, and kissed some chubby cheeks, which made Yueyue laugh out loud immediately.

"Master, why call the soldiers?"

Holding Yiyi in her arms, Bai Yi was a little puzzled.

It seems that I haven't heard of any war recently.

The Tartars didn't dare to come over for a short time, and Cheng Zhou's current internal and external troubles made him even more afraid to send troops easily.

Under such circumstances, Xing Seoul can be said to be extremely stable, and there should be no wars.