freenovelworld Chapter 624 Countermeasures
Chapter 624 Countermeasures
Chapter 624 Countermeasures
As soon as Xiao Tingshan said this, Xiao Heyu raised the corners of his eyes slightly.
It has to be said that there was a reason why Song Tingshan was valued by him before. At least he could guess what he was thinking.
"Mr. Zhao can indeed do it."
"The old marquis has great prestige and has trained many generals. Now that he is still strong, we can give it a try."
"But the old marquis has not commanded troops for many years. I wonder how much of his former abilities are left?"
There was constant debate among the people, and many people were always trying to figure out the emperor's attitude.
Xiao Heyu's mind was racing, thinking about this war. If Qingyuan Hou goes first, and waits for Zhao Qi to be defeated one after another, his father will surely realize that it is his uncle Lu Xiao who has to go to fight against Luo State.
By then, the war situation will be stalemate and the fighting will continue for two years. The issue of the Jiangnan disaster relief funds can be used to push forward a scapegoat, and the Lu family will be safe.
Not only that, now that Luo Guo is causing trouble, if Xie Jingchi is smart, he will not expose the matter of drawing a salary without working at this time.
After all, if the issue of drawing a salary without working is exposed at this time, it will only be my father who will be in trouble!
In other words, even if he has something very big to worry about, he should suppress it at this time of internal and external troubles. Otherwise, he would be unaware of the current situation.
In this way, you can kill two birds with one stone, which couldn't be better.
It’s a pity that, after all, the Qingyuan Marquis Mansion is still holding Shen Shuyi back. Xie Jingchi is a man without any worries, but he is also very difficult to kill, so no one has yet thought of a way to completely hold him back!
Xiao Heyu felt relieved, thinking that it was fortunate that he had joined forces with Qiu Zehua back then, otherwise, he would not know how to break the impasse now.
At this time, Emperor Qianwu said in a deep voice: "We will discuss this matter later. I still need to consider it carefully. Do you have any other matters to report?"
At this moment, Xie Jingchi stood up and said, "I have something to say."
Seeing him stand up, Emperor Qianwu looked calm, but Xiao Heyu's eyebrows jumped.
My mother said that now that the Luo Kingdom was invading, Xie Jingchi was a smart man and would definitely not report the matter of collecting empty salaries and the Battle of Lushan at this time.
Otherwise, it would not only shake the morale of the army and be detrimental to the country, but would also put my father in a dilemma, which would be equivalent to forcing my father to make a decision.
Xie Jingchi said in a deep voice: "I want to impeach the great general Lu Xiao for falsifying the list, embezzling military pay, and withholding military silver, which led to the tragic deaths of tens of thousands of soldiers in the Battle of Lushan!"
As soon as Xie Jingchi's words came out, it was like a stone that caused a thousand waves!
Xiao Heyu was completely shocked, and Xiao Tingshan was even more incredulous. Was Xie Jingchi crazy?
Wouldn't it shake the morale of the army if such a thing was revealed at this time? Although it blocked the possibility of Lu Xiao going to Yancheng to fight against Luo State, wasn't he afraid of the destruction of Daqian's territory and the tragic deaths of tens of thousands of soldiers?
Xiao Heyu and Concubine Rou thought they could control Xie Jingchi by taking advantage of his love for the people. They were certain that he would not dare to continue to impeach Lu Xiao at this time, lest the battle of Yancheng be lost and countless soldiers and civilians be implicated and killed.
Therefore, they never expected that Xie Jingchi, the so-called "smart man", did not shy away from the issue, but impeached the Lu family for drawing empty salaries after the incident of government silver for flood relief in Jiangnan!
"Thank you, sir. You have to provide evidence when you speak!" a court official said with a trembling voice.
Xie Jingchi immediately ordered his men to present the list to Emperor Qianwu, and at the same time summoned the families of several soldiers to testify in court.
Emperor Qianwu received the list and account book submitted by Xie Jingchi three days ago and had already sent people to check it overnight. Even if the evidence is not conclusive, it can at least be proved that these things can be traced!
"Father, my uncle has been guarding the border for many years. He is the most compassionate to the soldiers and would never do such a thing!"
Things were beyond expectations, and Xiao Heyu finally lost his patience.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I am afraid that someone has maliciously slandered the great general in this matter. Perhaps this is Luo Guo's conspiracy. They want to trap the general in the capital first, and then wait for an opportunity to attack Daqian!" An old minister spoke in a deep voice with a solemn look on his face.
"Your Majesty, General Lu has fought countless battles for Daqian over the years, and his body is covered with wounds. He would never do such a thing!"
Many people from Xiao Heyu's party spoke up.
Emperor Qianwu threw the list and account book down the jade steps: "Really? Then you should take a good look at what these are!"
Qin Xiang and others were the first to pick up the account book. After looking through it carefully, their brows furrowed more and more.
"So, the number of soldiers who went to support the Battle of Lushan was only 60,000? They were all old, weak, sick and disabled!"
"Back then, General Jiang Yanhu was guarding Yancheng, and the Luo Kingdom was terrified. But the battle at Lushan resulted in heavy casualties, causing a terrible disaster. Could there be another hidden story behind this?"
"Even if there is a hidden story, Jiang Yanhu is still a traitor to his country and his crime is unforgivable!"
"How come they are all old, weak, sick and disabled? Then how many soldiers do we have in Daqian now? If they lied about the number of soldiers, what can we use to fight against others!"
"..."
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Due to the successive incidents inside and outside Daqian, the morning court lasted until noon.
Emperor Qianwu returned to his study to rest, while the court officials had lunch in the main hall.
Emperor Qianwu looked confused and said, "Call Xie Jingchi over to me."
"Yes." After Wang Xi responded, not long after, Xie Jingchi walked into Emperor Qianwu's study.
"Everyone go down and no one is allowed to approach." Emperor Qianwu waved his hand.
Soon, Emperor Qianwu and Xie Jingchi were the only ones left in the study.
Emperor Qianwu spread out the map of Daqian's territory on the table and stood with his hands behind his back. Xie Jingchi stood below him and did not step forward.
"Jingchi, tell me, what do you think?"
Emperor Qianwu spoke quietly, and it was clear that since he still planned to impeach Lu Xiao at this time, it was obvious that he wanted to abandon the Lu family, which meant that he must have thought of a countermeasure.
"Lü Xiao can be used, but he cannot take over Xuan Ce's army, nor can he go to Yancheng." Xie Jingchi said in a deep voice.
"go on."
"Both Luo State and Daqian border Jin State and Xiling. We will transfer the garrison troops from the border areas of Jin State and Xiling to Yancheng. At the same time, we will transfer some of the Xuan Ce Army to Xiling and Jin State."
Xie Jingchi did not go forward to look at the map of Daqian's territory, but he knew the entire border terrain, battle situation and garrison situation like the back of his hand.
Emperor Qianwu frowned and pondered what Xie Jingchi said.
"Send Lu Xiao to Xiling, take over part of Xuan Ce's army and attack Xiling!"
Emperor Qianwu frowned even more tightly. To the south, Daqian was adjacent to Luo State, Xiling State and Jin State, among which Xiling State and Jin State were adjacent to Luo State respectively.
Now that Luo State is attacking Daqian, they are actually going to send troops to attack Xiling again?
"But in this case, aren't we afraid of Luoguo and Xiling joining forces? What if they join forces to attack Daqian?"
Xie Jingchi said again: "Although Lu Xiao is a man who pursues fame and fortune, he does have some skills on the battlefield. Xiling and Jin are weak and will definitely not be able to withstand Lu Xiao's offensive. Once Xiling declines, Luo will definitely send troops to attack Xiling, which will also reduce the pressure on Yancheng."
Emperor Qianwu narrowed his eyes and said, "You mean, the people we send to Yancheng will first hold back the Luo army, defending without attacking. Once we capture Xiling and Jin, Luo will definitely divide its troops to attack the two countries."