From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 667

Mr. Mo from the Imperial Academy, standing at the pinnacle of the times, listed Zhou Yuan's ten sins with his wise vision and supreme pattern.

This is not funny.

What is funny is that some people whispered to each other, and after thinking carefully, they actually felt that what Mr. Mo said made sense. For a moment, they all looked at Zhou Yuan, and their expressions changed.

The atmosphere at the entire ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heaven became weird.

Yang Guozhong took a deep breath and shouted angrily: "You are so bold! You don't know the unpredictable war situation, and you don't understand the difficulties and difficulties of military affairs. You dare to speak so arrogantly and talk about state affairs here. You are really stupid."

"Come here, arrest him and all the people, and put them in the government prison to await trial."

Before the guards could make any move, Empress Zhaojing said: "There is no need to arrest the boss of the government. Let the Jinyiwei handle this matter, Xiong Kuohai."

Xiong Kuohai said seriously: "I am here!"

Empress Zhaojing said: "Take him to the imperial prison and examine him carefully. A teaching Mr. Shu, where did you get all this information from? It is impossible that no one told him. "

Xiong Kuohai said: "I obey your orders."

Until this moment, Empress Zhaojing looked at everyone and said loudly: "Duke Weiguo led the five military camps to fight for the country, fought bravely, and experienced life-and-death battles, which led to the great victory in the northwest and the great victory in the grassland."

"Now someone wants to maliciously slander the meritorious officials of my Great Jin, I will never allow it!"

"If anyone says this again, I will definitely punish him severely!"

Although he said so, a lively ceremony of offering sacrifices to the sky was not right after all.

The soldiers of the five military camps returned to the camp and waited for awards, while Zhou Yuan followed the civil and military officials into the palace.

The so-called court meeting was just a summary of the war, which was nothing more than those official words.

The big meeting decided small things, and the small meeting could decide big things.

After the court was dismissed, Empress Zhaojing said, "Junior brother, I have prepared a banquet in Ziwei Palace to welcome you."

Zhou Yuan said, "I want to go see the old Duke."

Empress Zhaojing opened her mouth, but could not refute, so she simply said, "I will go to the Imperial Ancestral Temple with you."

So she changed her clothes, took a pot of good wine, and went to the Imperial Ancestral Temple quietly with Zhou Yuan.

They did not want to alarm too many people for this memorial service, so they just went incognito, asked the guards of the Imperial Ancestral Temple to keep quiet, and walked in low-key.

Looking at the spirit tablet, Zhou Yuan sighed softly, knelt down, and kowtowed three times.

"He spent his whole life serving his country and his people, and died on the battlefield. Now Song Wu has become a great man. Old Duke, you should rest in peace."

Zhou Yuan said slowly: "Now that Mongolia has been destroyed, the Eastern Tartars have been seriously injured, and the north has been pacified. I will personally deal with the chieftains in the south. After that, the gold-eating beast of Fuzhou Baochuan Factory should also give me back."

"As long as the sea is in our pocket, the Great Jin will truly be on the road to revival."

"Although you can't see all this, Song Wu can see it."

He stood up, put a pot of old wine on the table, mourned for a moment, and then slowly left.

The sun was shining, and the temples of the Imperial Ancestral Temple were also magnificent.

Empress Zhao Jing walked beside Zhou Yuan to accompany him to relax, and said softly: "Don't take the old man's remarks today to heart. These old scholars think too idealistically about war and don't know the hardships involved."

Zhou Yuan said: "So, Senior Sister, do you want to know the answer?"

"What answer?"

Empress Zhao Jing looked calm.

Zhou Yuan said: "About those questions and accusations."

Empress Zhao Jing said: "Senior sister believes you, it was not intentional."

"Haha!"

Zhou Yuan laughed, it was not intentional? Does it mean that he was still wrong?

Zhou Yuan said: "On the first day of November, we won a great victory in Saynshand. If we return to the capital immediately, we will be able to return."

"But Mongolia has been harassing us for many years, and it has always been a worry in our hearts. If we don't take advantage of the victory and completely eradicate it, it will surely come back in time."

"Killing to Mobei is the inevitable choice, and it is indisputable."

"But after burning Da Kulun, even if we return immediately, it will only be thirteen days in advance, and it will not be in time to save the capital."

"But Fenglangjuxu can awaken the blood of the nation, and the benefits obtained are not the number of soldiers and money. to be measured."

"As a general, you should plan for the long term. How can I give up Fenglangjuxu because of my soft-heartedness?"

Empress Zhaojing said: "Well said, this is the responsibility of a general. I support your decision."

Zhou Yuan said: "As for letting Huang Taiji go, who would have thought that McPherson had already reached Ninghai Port? Whether we wait for eight days or not, the result will not change."

"They blame me, Zhou Yuan, for not daring to charge in the artillery fire, just because they were not in the artillery fire."

"The dead are the Five Army Camps, the Northwest Army, the Huguang Army, and the Xuanfu Army, anyway, they, the scholars, will not die. "

"Eighty thousand, one hundred thousand, two hundred thousand, they don't care how many people die, they want a victory that goes down in history, and they want to share the glory. "

"In the past few months, the Northwest Army, Xuanfu Army, and the Five Army Camps have traveled all over the country, fighting all the way, braving the heavy snow and cold wind. The operation of the troops has already reached the limit, the logistics supply is already in a hurry, and the soldiers are exhausted... This group of corrupt scholars actually want me to take them to attack Shengjing..."

"Do they think that the guns on the ship can't be dragged to the Shengjing tower? Those 40 spare guns are just for show?"

"What about after it is taken down? Can it stand? Shenjing has been unguarded for a long time, dare to delay for too long?"

Speaking of this, Zhou Yuan smiled helplessly and said: "I don't think I care about the eyes of the world, but I still want to know what the eldest sister thinks. ”

Empress Zhaojing pondered for a moment before saying, "To be honest, I had some doubts about your decision before. Now that I have heard you talk about it in detail, I realize that I was superficial."

"Junior brother, you did the right thing. This military commander should really be yours."

Zhou Yuan laughed and said softly, "I will let Wu Dingzhong serve as the governor of Jizhou, commanding 100,000 troops, and the Ministry of Revenue will allocate silver for him to revive Jizhou."

Empress Zhaojing's face became stiff.

Zhou Yuan continued, "The Tianjin Army has been destroyed, but Tianjin cannot be without defense. I plan to let Liu Fang serve as the governor of Tianjin and revive Tianjin."

"After Wu Dingzhong left, the Leiden Army was leaderless. Let Wang Xiong go. He has experience."

"Shi Yi is the commander-in-chief of the Five Military Camps, Song Wu is the commander-in-chief of the Three Thousand Camps, and I will still serve as the governor of the Beijing Camp. ”

“Ding Yuan has been revitalizing the Yuehai Navy for more than a year, but there is no effect. Let him go back and continue to lead the Leiden Navy.”

“I will personally train the Yuehai Navy when the time comes.”

Speaking of this, Zhou Yuan frowned and thought for a while before saying, “The affairs of the southwest are different from fighting with foreign invaders. They need to be handled gently. Wait two months, and after I finish the affairs of Shenjing, I will go to the southwest.”

Hearing this, Queen Zhaojing’s face was extremely pale.

She looked at Zhou Yuan in horror. In the sun, the young face was so calm, as if nothing had happened.

But...but how could he say such hurtful words!

How could he do this to me!

Queen Zhaojing’s voice was trembling: “Junior brother...do you know what you are talking about?”

Zhou Yuan said: “State affairs.”

Queen Zhaojing said: “What if I don’t agree! "

Zhou Yuan looked at her, then held her cold hand, and whispered: "Big sister, you are a wise ruler, you know that this is for the Great Jin, you will agree."

Empress Zhao Jing felt as if her heart was being cut by a knife, and she could hardly stand. She opened her mouth, but tears fell.

She looked at the little junior brother in front of her, and felt extremely unfamiliar.

She couldn't help her anger, and finally shouted: "For the Great Jin! These decisions are not wrong! But...but I should be the one who makes the decision! "