aircannonsinc Chapter 231
Chapter 231
Messenger?
Shen Yuchen looked puzzled and asked, "Who is it?"
"Wang Zhen, the deputy minister of the cabinet, and several officials from the Ministry of Rites. They only brought a thousand-man Longxiang Guard."
Longxiang Guard.
Shen Yuchen was no stranger to this army. It was one of the 25 guards of the imperial city, and its combat power was unique among all the Dayun armies.
The main responsibility was to escort Shen Yuqing when he went out.
There were also some cases where they escorted the imperial envoys to the local areas to supervise the government, but this was a rare case.
"Wang Zhen and Wang Cifu have arrived in the city and are resting at an inn."
"After the mayor of the capital received them, he asked me to come and pass on the message that they wanted to see you."
"I don't know when you are free."
Shen Yuchen didn't have anything else on hand at the moment.
It wouldn't hurt to meet him.
He also wanted to see what tricks the court was playing.
Let alone the envoys, as long as they arrived in Liaodong, even if Shen Yuqing and Lu Shuhui came in person, Shen Yuchen would not be afraid at all.
What's more, it was just a cabinet deputy assistant?
Shen Yuchen was too lazy to change his clothes, and planned to go to the reception in a loose black robe with gold patterns.
Zhu'er reminded him: "Your Highness, you'd better dress decently."
"No need, it's just a Wang Zhen, a piece of stuff that even Wenhai didn't get." Shen Yuchen said indifferently.
"During your stay in Fudi, some things actually happened in the court, and I haven't had time to tell you."
Zhu'er stayed by Shen Yuchen's side.
In the eyes of everyone, she was collecting intelligence for him.
Even if she was in Liaodong, Zhu'er could learn about what happened in Haojing in the shortest time.
Zhu'er relayed Wang Zhen's remarks in the court to Shen Yuchen word for word.
Shen Yuchen was quite surprised.
Unexpectedly, there is such a civil servant in the temple today who speaks for him.
Shen Yuchen changed into a dragon robe and went out under Zhu'er's service.
This time, Wang Zhen's identity is also an imperial envoy.
According to Dayun etiquette, the princes must take the initiative to meet him, instead of waiting for Wang Zhen to come to see him.
In the posthouse.
The mayor of the capital is chatting with him.
Civil servants are all like this, and they have to smile when they meet high officials.
Until Shen Yuchen arrived.
The two stood up one after another and said respectfully in unison: "Greetings to His Majesty King Mu."
"Please don't be polite, both of you."
Shen Yuchen became very humble at this moment, without the airs of a prince at all.
When looking at the official in the scarlet robe, Shen Yuchen also said with concern: "Wang Cifu has traveled thousands of miles to come here, and he must be a little tired along the way."
"Come here, prepare a banquet."
"Welcome Wang Cifu!"
Wang Zhen did not refuse.
During the preparation of the banquet, business can still be discussed.
After Shen Yuchen sat down, Wang Zhen said bluntly: "Your Highness, Prince Mu, I came to Liaodong as an envoy this time to negotiate peace with the Liaojin Royal Court in accordance with the will of the emperor."
"I know." Shen Yuchen said.
"But I don't know what your Highness thinks?"
Wang Zhen asked knowingly.
He knew the blood feud between Shen Yuchen and the Liaojin Royal Court.
Even if all the officials in the court wanted to negotiate peace, Shen Yuchen would be the first to disagree!
Shen Yuchen's expression suddenly became cold.
"There is absolutely no possibility of peace talks."
Wang Zhen looked helpless, sighed, and said: "Alas... I knew that Your Highness would say this, but Your Highness should know the situation of the battle in Beiliang Province. Although Your Highness Prince Yu has held on, there is no guarantee that he will be defeated by the monsters next time."
"The court's finances cannot support a two-front war."
"So, after the cabinet discussed, it decided to weigh the lesser of two evils and negotiate peace with the Liaojin Royal Court first, and invest all resources and troops in Beiliang Province to resist the monsters."
The degree of harm caused by the Liaojin Royal Court is indeed much less than that of the monsters.
There is nothing wrong with the cabinet making such a decision.
Shen Yuchen said unhappily: "Wang Ci Fu, are you notifying this king?"
"There is no way, the situation in Beiliang is urgent." Wang Zhen said.
"But does the court know that a martial saint has emerged in the Liaojin royal court, and the three Liaodong sects were all destroyed by him. Now they are not a threat to the entire war situation, but if we don't destroy Liaojin in one fell swoop, it will only leave behind troubles."
"You are right, and I agree."
Wang Zhen nodded, but changed the subject and said, "I will tell you the truth. Even if we don't negotiate peace, the court plans to suspend the supply to Liaodong Prefecture."
Liaodong Prefecture has 300,000 elite soldiers, and all the resources consumed by people and horses every day are too much for Shen Yuchen to afford.
The court must supply from the side!
But if it is cut off, this war can't be fought.
No matter how loyal those elites are, they need to be supplied every month.Seeing the salary, it is okay to be short of one or two months.
Once it takes too long, there will be a military mutiny.
Shen Yuchen can also choose to go south directly.
But there are very few people willing to follow him.
The reason is very simple. Beiliangzhou is resisting the monster tribe, and many monsters have emerged in Dayun, making the people miserable.
At this time, Shen Yuchen just needs to dare to rebel.
There is no need for the court to take action, other local princes, clans, and families will tear him apart directly!
The decision to negotiate peace or not is not in Shen Yuchen's hands.
It depends on Shen Yuqing's will.
Now, Shen Yuchen is also in trouble. He doesn't want to negotiate peace.
Grandpa and uncle were both destroyed by the Liaojin royal court. This matter is like a thorn in Shen Yuchen's throat!
Shen Yuchen asked: "Then... what is the will for peace?"
"There is no will." Wang Zhen said.
"Then what exactly do you mean by coming to Liaodong Prefecture with nothing in your hands?"
"I know the difficulties of His Royal Highness Prince Mu, and I also know that His Royal Highness Prince Mu does not want to negotiate peace and has stopped His Majesty from drafting a decree for peace, so I came here to give His Majesty another choice."
Shen Yuchen became interested.
Wang Zhen said solemnly: "The original intention of the court to negotiate peace is to ease the pressure brought by the monsters."
"If Your Highness is willing to send troops to Beiliang, and I, as an envoy, put forward the intention of negotiating peace to the Liaojin Royal Court."
"In this way, the Liaojin Royal Court will most likely hesitate, because they can't withstand a long-term war. Your Highness will take this opportunity to join His Royal Highness Prince Yu to fight against the monsters together!"
"As long as the war situation is relieved, or the main force of the monsters is driven back to the monster domain."
"I can also interrupt the peace talks at any time, and Your Highness can return to Liaodong Prefecture directly and clean up the Liaojin Royal Court again."
What Wang Zhen said makes sense, and this is also the intention of most civil officials in the court.
The intelligence Zhu'er collected was that Wang Zhen proposed this suggestion, but was later put on the bench by Shen Yuqing, just as Shen Yuze was defeated in Beiliang.
The position of the ministers suddenly turned to Wang Zhen, which saved his position as the second assistant.
He was also sent to Liaodong Prefecture to negotiate peace.
After all, Wang Zhen was the proposer, and he couldn't just talk, he had to take practical actions.