eurekapd Chapter 633 The Japanese are looking for trouble, attack them!
Chapter 633 The Japanese are looking for trouble, attack them!
"Your Highness! Spring plowing has been completed, but several counties in western Liao Province are reporting signs of drought. Please advise whether to allocate funds and grain in advance..."
"Your Highness! The Ministry of Industry reports that the exploration of coal and oil resources in Heilongjiang Province has been completed, and additional budget is required..."
"Your Highness! The Ministry of Revenue is counting the newly deposited stolen money from Fuzhou. The amount is enormous. Please advise how to record it..."
"Your Highness! The Ministry of War presents the Autumn Military Strategy, please review it..."
"Your Highness! The leader of the Solon tribe has sent an envoy to pay tribute and request the establishment of a trading point at the southern foot of the Xing'an Mountains..."
Everyone was talking at once, like countless bees buzzing in Li Che's ears.
He had just come from a long journey, and now he was overwhelmed by the complicated government report. He felt his head buzzing and suddenly swelled up.
"Stop! Everyone stop!" Li Che suddenly raised his voice.
All the ministers fell silent immediately, and the whole place was in complete silence.
Li Che said helplessly: "Everyone, I just came back and haven't had time to breathe. Please put away your magical powers."
The ministers hurriedly bowed and said: "We have failed in our duty and disturbed Your Majesty..."
Li Che rubbed his brows and waved his hand to stop them. He was too lazy to bother with such trivial matters.
He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "We will discuss these daily affairs later. I have more important matters to discuss today with the cabinet and the heads of the six ministries."
His tone grew serious, his eyes sweeping across the room.
Everyone was startled, knowing that His Highness had an important decision to announce.
It is no small matter for His Highness to interrupt all daily reports and call it a more important matter!
Li Che no longer paid attention to the silent ministers in the square, and turned to the eunuch who had been standing respectfully beside him and said, "Huai En."
"I'm here." Huai En immediately stepped forward and bowed in response.
"Prince Fu has just arrived in Fengtian and must have been exhausted from the journey. You must personally arrange for him to rest and take care of everything. Be sure to take good care of it."
Li Che instructed Li Neng, "Tenth brother, go settle down first and have a good rest. I will talk to you later."
Although Li Neng was full of curiosity about the important matters that were about to be discussed, he also knew that it was not his place to participate at this moment, so he quickly bowed and said:
"Yes, my royal brother, I understand."
Li Che smiled slightly, noticing the change in Li Neng's attitude from his address.
"Brother Emperor" is still normal, but "brother minister" is completely a respectful title from the inferior to the superior.
In other words, Li Neng had only been leaning towards him before, but now he had completely surrendered to him.
Huai En immediately walked to Li Neng with a respectful yet friendly smile on his face:
"Your Highness Prince Fu, please follow me."
Li Shen bowed to Li Che and the ministers present, and everyone returned the greetings.
Then he followed Huai En, passed through the palace gate on the side of the square, and walked deep into the inner court.
He took one last look back and saw that Li Che, surrounded by a group of cabinet ministers and six ministers, had turned around and walked up the high white marble steps towards the main hall of Fengtian Palace.
Li Che's voice came from afar, clear and powerful, with unquestionable authority:
"The Cabinet and the six ministers, follow me into the palace to discuss matters!"
"Announcement, all military officers with the rank of division commander and above in Fengtian Prefecture, enter Fengtian Palace for an audience!"
"The rest of you, please disperse!"
Following this order, the other ministers bowed and took their leave.
The heavy door of Fengtian Hall slowly closed behind him, blocking out the noise from the outside world.
Seven cabinet ministers, six ministers, and several high-ranking military officers who had hurried over stood in formation according to their shifts.
The hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Everyone held their breath, waiting for the more important thing that Li Che mentioned.
Li Che's eyes slowly swept over the ministers below the stairs, his eyes deep and calm.
He spoke, his voice not loud, but like thunder, instantly exploding in everyone's heart:
"The Japanese pirates are extremely provocative. I have decided to choose a day to march out with my army to attack them!"
boom--
These words were like a thousand-pound boulder smashing into the calm lake, and the whole hall exploded instantly!
"Attack Japan?!"
"Take the initiative?"
"This this......"
"Why is it so sudden?"
Murmurs and exclamations of astonishment, confusion, and disbelief echoed throughout the hall.
Even among the ranks of military generals, several veterans who had been on many battles looked at each other with confusion in their eyes.
There is no other reason. Fengguo has enjoyed peace for a long time and there has not been a large-scale war for three whole years.
During these precious three years, Fengguo was like a wound-up machine, bursting out with astonishing power.
A cement road network connects all directions, a huge new city rises from the ground, new workshops spring up like mushrooms after a rain, high-yield and high-quality varieties are promoted and popularized, and commercial tax revenue continues to rise.
Fengguo's national strength, military strength, financial resources, and technological strength are all expanding at an astonishing rate.
The people's livelihood is prosperous and the society is stable. Its prosperity and strength have left Daqing behind.
Externally, Feng State relied on its powerful military force and deterrence to intimidate the grasslands in the north, pacify Goryeo in the east, control the border in the west, and stabilize the sea in the south, maintaining a peace under high pressure.
Everyone was immersed in the joy of rapid development and the vision of the future, and almost forgot the smell of gunpowder in the war.
Now, His Highness is going to break this hard-earned peace situation, take the initiative to raise troops, and go on an expedition across the sea?
The Japanese country is isolated overseas and has scarce resources. In the eyes of many people, it is like chicken ribs and has no benefits at all!
Countless thoughts flashed through the minds of many civil officials:
It is not a wise move to send troops on a long expedition, waste money and food, and achieve nothing in return...
Of course, not everyone can do the job of persuasion, and all the ministers turned their eyes to an old man in the queue.
Upon seeing this, Minister of Rites Wen Zaiyin sighed helplessly.
I'm afraid that I'm going to be severely beaten by His Highness again. My old arms and bones can't stand such torture.
But as his duty required, he stepped out and bowed, saying, "Your Highness, please calm down. Raising an army to attack a country is no small matter."
"I, your Highness, would like to ask you, what has the Japanese done to provoke such a vengeance that has induced you to resort to such drastic measures?"
"Please let us know clearly, Your Highness, so that we can make plans."
Wen Zaiyin's words raised the doubts in everyone's mind, and they all looked at Li Che.
Li Che sneered, leaned forward slightly, and his eyes were as sharp as a knife:
"Explicitly? Fine! I'll tell you how daring these Japanese slaves are."
"Not only did they plunder merchant ships and harass coastal fishing villages...even more despicable, they even dared to secretly collude with the former governor of Fuzhou!"
"They bribed him, provided him with shelter, and even attempted to interfere in our Fuzhou port affairs."
"They regard our Fuzhou Port as a springboard for those Japanese pirates to sell stolen goods, gather intelligence, and even infiltrate the heartland of our Feng State!"
"They are plotting to assassinate me and colluding with local bandits to commit illegal acts!"
"Every single one of these is undeniable!"
"The Japanese are looking for trouble, and I want to attack them! Who's for it, and who's against it?!"
As soon as Li Che finished speaking, it was like pouring a bucket of cold water into boiling oil, and the Fengtian Hall was instantly in an uproar.