A few days later, the Privy Council and the Ministry of War in Chang'an City received almost the same battle reports from Jianghuai and a letter of help written by Xu Shiji.

Chen Xu, deputy envoy of the Privy Council, and Qu Tutong, the Minister of War, immediately entered the palace at dusk and reported to Your Majesty that the front line was in a hurry and the military situation could not be delayed.

When Luo Zhaoyun learned about the situation, he immediately sent someone from the Zhengshi Hall to enter the palace to discuss this military event together.

Chen Xu looked disappointed and sighed: "Xu Shiji really failed and was trapped in Zhongli County. He is currently stationed in Dingyuan City with a force of 100,000. Because the Huai River is full of Du Fuwei's naval army, the food route has been cut off, making it difficult to save food and grass on the front line, and the situation is critical!"

"This Xu Shiji is still too young and he didn't notice Du Fuwei's navy movements at all."

"Although Cui Jun disobeyed the military orders and went deeper alone, resulting in great damage to his power, Xu Shiji, as the commander, also had certain responsibilities to lead troops to the south."

People from the Political Affairs Hall and the Privy Council conducted a verbal attack on Xu Shiji's mistake in using troops this time.

If he had not understood Xu Shiji's own abilities, he would probably have to deal with the front-line commander after hearing the criticism of these ministers.

Luo Zhaoyun was unmoved and did not make any comments on employment. Instead, he was concerned about the situation of the war. He was already in the current difficulties and asked: "How long will their food and grass last?"

Qu Tutong, the Minister of War, was responsible for preparing the army's food and grass. He knew the food and food on the front line and replied: "It's only half a month. If you save money, you will lose one-third of your daily food rations and raise food and grass locally, which will last for up to one month."

Luo Zhaoyun nodded. The situation is clear at the moment, so he needs to send troops to support him. Otherwise, this team may be trapped and killed in Huainan.

"Within a month, reinforcements must carry food and grass, cross the Huai River, and join Xu Shiji's troops."

Chen Xu analyzed: "Your Majesty, can it be appropriate to send someone to lead troops there? The troops going north have not yet returned. Pei Renji and his son, Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin, Cheng Zhijie and other generals are all outside Shuofang Pass to use troops to the Turks. Li Jing led a large army to deal with the Xiao Xian court in Jiangling in the southwest, and there are not many people and generals who can mobilize."

Qu Tutong continued: "Also, the capital city also needs defense, and it cannot be less than 50,000 imperial guards. Otherwise, if something happens, the capital city's defense will be empty and chaos will easily occur."

After pondering, Luo Zhaoyun said, "I have long thought of leading troops south, but the time has been immature. Now General Xu Shiji is facing difficulties on the front line. Du Fuwei gathered various vassal troops from Jiangnan to station troops in Qingliu City, preparing to siege Zhongli County. I happened to send troops to clean up these big fish and shrimps in Jiangnan and pacify Jiangdong. The court's taxes can be doubled, which is of great significance to us."

"The emperor personally commanded the army!" These four words appeared in the hearts of all the ministers.

According to common sense, it is a taboo for a king to personally lead the army! Once he fails, it is very likely that the emperor will be captured and killed, and the court will have great trouble, and even the country will be destroyed directly and the dynasty will be changed.

In history, the emperors who personally defeated the emperors, but few succeeded. For example, Emperor Taizong of Song failed to fight against the Khitan in the northern expedition, returned to defeat, and lost hundreds of thousands of troops; Emperor Yingzong of Ming Dynasty, Zhu Qizhen, was defeated in the northern expedition against the Oirat, and was captured.

However, these emperors were not founding emperors, and they lacked the strength to conquer the world. For example, the Emperor Taizu of Song, Zhao Kuangyin, the Emperor Taizu of Ming, Zhu Yuanzhang, etc., they all won the world on horseback, so their military command ability was very strong, far from comparable to those emperors who were good at the palace.

Luo Zhaoyun has been fighting everywhere for the past ten years, and his military talents have long been praised by the people and worshipped by military generals. As long as he personally led the expedition, there was no unsuccessful one. Therefore, although these ministers felt that it was a bit inappropriate, they also believed that if His Majesty fought south, he would definitely be able to pacify the chaotic army in Jiangdong.

As a minister of admonition, Wei Zheng must stand up and put different opinions at this time and pour cold water on him to keep the monarch calm. If he keeps going, he will easily become proud.

"Your Majesty, it is not a trivial matter for the emperor to personally fight. First, he went to the battlefield, and his sword had no eyes, and he could not defend against cold arrows. Second, his Majesty's identity today is different from the past. He is no longer a general, but a king of a country, which moves his whole body. The entire court and even the world are all dependent on His Majesty. Once he goes out to fight, all matters in the court and the management of the capital must be taken into account. Third, the court is currently implementing a new policy, and the old nobles have existed since the Western Wei and Northern Zhou Dynasty. They have complained about the new policy. Once His Majesty is not in the capital, there is a lack of deterrence, and the undercurrents of the various aristocratic forces must be guarded." Wei Zheng put forward three points, which are all top priority and need to be paid close attention.

Gao Shilian also nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty is the 95th Lord. He has a very noble status and still has to go to the battlefield. It is really inappropriate and the risk is too great."

"The court has just been established for a year, and it is the beginning of the reform. If Your Majesty does not take charge of the capital, it will be easy to change." Changsun Shunde also put forward his opinion. He was born in the Changsun clan and naturally knew that the power of the clan still existed. Once they united, resisted the imperial decrees, or had the idea of ​​establishing a new monarch, it was very dangerous.

Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, China's political power has been in the hands of a group of people named aristocrats. Whether it is the Han gentry or the Hu tycoons, they can be regarded as part of this rank. These people are not only powerful, but also culture and knowledge.

The foundation of the Sui court in the previous dynasty was such a group of military aristocratic groups based on Guanzhong. As the founding emperor of the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Wen of Sui, Yang Jian, was once one of them. Yang Jian adhered to the style of "usurpation of chaos" in the Northern and Southern Dynasties and ascended the throne as a powerful minister. Later, it was very difficult to get rid of the elbow.

Although in ancient times, there was a saying that "those who win the hearts of the people will win the world", and this "people" will be regarded as ordinary people and ordinary people according to our later generations, in fact, in ancient times, this people often represented aristocrats, landlords, powerful people and scholars.

Because the landlords and powerful families represent the powerful factions in various places, while scholars are propaganda channels. Whoever is orthodox is rebellious, who is good and who is bad, is determined by their words. In ancient times, most of the people who could read were the landlord class, so the identity of scholars had a certain unity with the landlords and powerful families. Therefore, in the peasant uprisings in all dynasties, if the scholars did not rely on scholars and landlords and powerful people to change their nature and become part of them, but insisted on the revolution to the end, the final outcome would be failure.

Luo Zhaoyun had read history books and was silent about these views. Emperor Yang of Sui was the lesson of the past. He offended the people and the nobles, and was abandoned by both classes, and his fate was destined to be very miserable.

At present, the eight major clans of the previous dynasty have been weakened. The central politicians are all rookies promoted by him. They were selected from the declined little nobles and competed with the power of the clans. However, there are still several uneasiness factors, especially the Li family. Li Yuan is still alive, the Li family is mixed, and some surrendered ministers are there. If he stays away from the capital for a year, chaos is likely to occur.

However, we cannot take extreme measures at the moment and cannot kill these nobles on a large scale. Otherwise, it will cause a big counterattack and defeat the net, which will be detrimental to stability.
Chapter completed!