It was already an hour later when Qin Feng walked into the meeting hall. In the room, the important officials led by Quan Yun stood up.

"Your Majesty, please feel sorry!" Quan Yun bowed and said.

Qin Feng waved his hand, signaled everyone to sit down, and said with a wry smile: "Among you, it would be too pretentious if I say I am really sad, I have never seen my mother-in-law from beginning to end. The closest time to her is probably when I was in Zhaozhu, Xi'er went to find me there. I was a little blurry in what she looked like. Although Xi'er had a portrait, to be honest, I really didn't have much impression of it. The reason why I was a little sad is that Xi'er was too sad."

"Your Majesty, the Empress is OK," Quan Yun asked.

Qin Feng shook his head: "Shu Chang came to take the pulse. It's nothing, it's just a little sad. I have asked Shu Wan to enter the palace immediately and stay with Xi'er. In addition, Wang Yueyao also entered the palace to accompany her. Xi'er is a strong woman and will soon recover. Chief assistant, let's discuss matters and talk about the impact of this matter on the situation."

"Your Majesty, the empress dowager's grand ceremony is still a secret. The Chu State did not release this news, but concealed it. Obviously, under the current situation of the Chu State, the empress dowager's grand ceremony will be another heavy blow to the Chu State." The second servant Jin Jingnan was the first to stand up and looked around the people in the house and said: "I think this is our opportunity, or our time to conquer Chu State should be carried out one month in advance. The Emperor of Ming Dynasty and the Empress issued an edict to the world that he would go to the capital to mourn, guard and fulfill his filial piety."

"This matter is inappropriate! Old minister objected!" Xiao Hua stood up. He was taken directly from the prize draw site to the palace. Unlike everyone in the room who wore formal official uniforms, he was particularly conspicuous in plain clothes.

"Your Majesty, filial piety is the first priority for all virtues. This is the ultimate principle that will last forever. No matter how the dynasty and customs change, this article has never changed. The Empress Dowager of Chu was also the mother-in-law of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty and the biological mother of the Empress Dowager of Chu. At this time, the Empress Dowager of Chu was in great service, but the Ming Dynasty took the name of filial piety and actually conquered the people of the world. The old ministers believed that we only needed to issue announcements to mourn. The Empress Dowager of Chu concealed the news and announced it first by the Ming Dynasty, which would cause chaos again in Chu. The people of Chu would inevitably denounce Min Ruoying for being unfilial. The legitimate mother died of illness, and should have announced the world immediately and held a ceremony to be buried in peace, but they did the opposite. Compared with the two, our Ming Dynasty would definitely gain the upper hand in morality."

"The views of pedantic scholars!" Jin Jingnan disagreed: "The iron must be hit while it is hot. The Great Chu was hit in succession. It was our best opportunity to take them. After passing this village, there would be no such store. The Chu State secretly refused to mourn. What was the purpose of buying time to deal with our attack on the Chu State? According to Xiao Shangshu's intention, it was exactly what the Chu people wanted."

"If filial piety is not good, then what is loyalty? You are not a son of man?" Jin Jingnan scolded him for being pedantic, and the old man was so angry that his face turned red, his beard raised, and his halberd fingers cursed.

"Okay, okay, both of you are planning for the country. Why both of you say bad things? Sit down and sit down!" Quan Yun took out the prime minister's powerful words and said sternly. Looking at the two of you looking a little unwilling, Quan Yun looked at the others, "What do you think?"

Geng Mingming bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the plan to attack Chu is scheduled for March, and all the funding arrangements of the Ministry of Revenue will also start in March. Now that the plan has suddenly changed, there will inevitably be some chaotic situations above the funds, such as the procurement of military rations and some military items, which are still in progress. Of course, if Your Majesty makes a decision, the Ministry of Revenue will definitely try its best to solve the problem of money and food."

The kitten shook his head: "Your Majesty, the problem of Kunling County has just been resolved. Although Bian Wushuang is dead, the army under his command is still being gradually reorganized. Tens of thousands of troops will be disbanded and resettled one by one. This will take time, and integrating the troops of the six eastern counties and the four eastern counties will also take time. Let's march now, at least in the direction of the six eastern counties, I believe there are still many difficulties."

The Ministry of Works continued: "The Ordnance Department under the Ministry of Works has been preparing for this war all winter last year, and all kinds of weapons and ordnances are in full. When will it be fought, it will be supplied."

"Your Majesty, I oppose Cang's promotion of the attack on Chu State. It is better to proceed in an orderly manner according to our established plan."

After the scene of the Ministry of Justice, Tang Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, he always had a very low presence and rarely spoke. However, today, he also spoke rarely: "Your Majesty, I agree with the opinion of Mr. Xiao. It is not appropriate to attack Chu at this time."

After hearing everyone's words, Qin Feng nodded, "Sincere, what are you looking at"

"Your Majesty, I do not agree with launching an attack at this time." Quan Yun said: "During the Minwei period, all industries in Chu were prosperous, the people were rich in livelihood, and the reputation was very high. The Empress Dowager of Chu was also deeply loved by the people because of Minwei. Now the six counties in the eastern region, four counties in Jiangnan, Xinning, Anyang, Quanzhou and other places have newly joined our Ming Dynasty. But to be honest, this is only the Ming Dynasty on the official side. It is still hard to say that the people's hearts have been taking over us. It is easy to occupy land and difficult to retain their hearts. This is what Your Majesty has always warned us. Now it is the time to conquer the people's hearts in these places. If we use this as an excuse, it will indeed make people sick and will also arouse the shared hatred of the other Chu areas. It is counterproductive to us. Therefore, we announced the news of the death of the Empress Dowager of Chu, and mourned the whole country, so that they were completely passive in this matter."

"The chief minister makes sense." Qin Feng nodded.

"Besides, Your Majesty also needs to take into account the Queen's feelings. I believe that the Queen is unwilling to make a big fuss at this time." Quan Yun continued.

"According to the words of the Prime Minister and you, the plan to attack Chu State remains unchanged. According to the original plan, the Ming Dynasty will issue an official announcement to mourn the empress dowager's grand ceremony, the whole country will mourn, stop the military affairs, and stop the banquet for one month." Qin Feng knocked on the table and made a decision. "That's all about this, let's talk about other things. Little cat, let's talk about the dismissal of Bian Wushuang's army."

"Yes, Your Majesty." The kitten stood up and said, "In principle, we are dismissing all the troops under Bian Wushuang. Bian Wushuang's troops are composed of two parts, part of which is the former Qin border army. These people will be sent back to Qinghe County and other places in batches. In order to prevent trouble, they can only leave in batches, which will be delayed in time. The soldiers from the six eastern counties will be handed over to Zeng Lin Zeng for political disposal." He looked at Geng Jingming on the side: "The Ministry of Revenue should also ask the Ministry of Revenue to allocate funds in time. The severance costs of these people must be paid in time, and you cannot make a white note for the arrears."

"No problem." Geng Jingming agreed.

The kitten nodded and smiled at him with satisfaction, "The other is the issue of the army forming a joint force. Your Majesty regards Yang Zhi as the general and Zhou Jiyun's deputy, but the composition of the army there is relatively complex. The Ming army, the former Chu army, and Zhou Jiyun's troops will combine them into a whole, which will take time. But I believe that Yang Zhi and Zhou Jiyun will complete this task soon. I'm finished."

Fang Dazhi stood up and continued: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Personnel has repeatedly discussed with you. The reform of officials in Chu who had just joined our Ming Dynasty should be appropriately postponed. Now our main goal is to attack the capital city after March. Other matters must be based on this main goal. Official reform may lead to instability in these places."

"It's not only the reform of officials, but also the tax laws." Geng Jingming also said: "Now everything is still based on their original ones, and it will be fine-tuned slowly in the future."

The death of the Empress Dowager Chu was a great thing for the State of Chu, but for the Ming Dynasty, it only had some impact on some of their policies. The discussions in the meeting hall slowly moved to various aspects of the country. When the meeting ended and Qin Feng left the meeting hall, time had passed unknowingly for several hours, and it was already dark outside.

I hurried back to the residence behind, but found that all the decorations of him and Min Ruoxi had been replaced with white, and the lobby was decorated into a mourning hall. When I walked into the room, Min Ruoxi, dressed in white, was kneeling in front of the spirit sign, crying silently.

"Your Majesty, the Empress said that she wants to keep a spiritual guard for the Empress Dowager. During this period, please move your Majesty to the study." Yinggu whispered.

Qin Feng nodded, walked to Min Ruoxi, pulled a mat, and knelt beside Min Ruoxi, "Yinggu, go find me a set of filial piety clothes."

"Yes!" Yinggu hesitated for a moment, turned around and left.

"You are the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, so you can't do this." Min Ruoxi turned her eyes that were red and swollen from crying, and said with sobs.

"Xi'er, outside, I am the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, but when I come back here, I am your husband, your mother, isn't your mother? Filial piety is not only what you want to guard, but I also want to guard. Not only us, but also Xiao Wen and Xiao Wu, they should all be mourning for their grandmother. Le Gong, go and bring their brothers and sisters here. Tonight, our family will be guarding, burning paper, and burning incense."

"Yes, your Majesty."

"Qin Feng, you..." Min Ruoxi was moved and sad when she heard Qin Feng say this.

Qin Feng held her hand and whispered: "Although I have never seen my mother-in-law before, your pain is naturally my pain, and your sadness is naturally my sadness. My heart and your heart are always connected."

Hearing such heartwarming words, Min Ruoxi fell in Qin Feng's arms and burst into tears.
Chapter completed!