mynovelweb Chapter 381 Compromise
Chapter 381 Compromise
The prince has been having a headache lately. His Majesty cannot go to war, and he is in a bad mood. He finds fault with him every day, which makes him tremble with fear every day. He thinks to himself, why not let him go out to fight? At least he can vent his anger on the enemy.
Now most of this anger is going to be vented on him.
"Where is Xia Yuanji? Let him come over." As for the Northern Expedition, if Xia Yuanji agrees, it will be halfway to success. The prince has also read the recent war reports. The people in Mobei are indeed restless. Even if there is no war, it will cost money to appease them. With His Majesty's character, it is impossible for him to surrender. He has moved his family to Beijing to guard the country for the emperor, so this war is probably unavoidable.
So he still had to find Xia Yuanji to discuss it.
Xia Yuanji happened to be on duty today. When he heard someone from the East Palace came to invite him, he came over immediately.
"Greetings, Your Highness." Xia Yuanji bowed.
"Lord Xia, please sit down first and have some tea." The prince put his hands in his pockets, not knowing how to start the conversation.
Xia Yuanji sat down and drank a sip of tea. After putting down the teacup, he still asked: "Your Highness, if you have anything to say, please speak up."
"Ahem, well, I just want to ask, didn't His Majesty postpone the Northern Expedition? But the people in Mobei are indeed restless, and this war is probably inevitable. What do you think, when will it be postponed to? Can we set a specific time?" The prince did not delay and expressed his thoughts.
After listening to this, Xia Yuanji did not express his opinion immediately. After thinking for a long time, he said, "Hasn't Your Highness always opposed Your Majesty's northern expedition? Why is it that now... Mobei is indeed restless, but it is not to the point of fighting. There have been occasional disturbances there for many years, and it is not necessary..."
"Lord Xia, Mobei will be pacified sooner or later. This is also the knot in your majesty's heart. If Mobei is not pacified, your majesty will never be at peace in this life, and will have no home to see Taizu... So, sir, this matter can be delayed for a while, but not forever. You and the other lords in the cabinet should discuss this matter as soon as possible."
"I am still surprised that Your Highness is so suddenly supportive of this matter." Xia Yuanji still wanted to clarify the matter first. After all, the current emperor came from the battlefield and loves fighting. This is understandable. But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was brought up in the Four Books and Five Classics since childhood. He is kind and benevolent and not warlike. This makes the ministers happy. After all, who doesn't want to assist a wise monarch in the future? Now His Royal Highness the Crown Prince actually supports the Northern Expedition so much. If he becomes like the current emperor after he ascends to the throne, the Ming Dynasty will not be able to withstand such turmoil.
"I did not agree before, and at that time the capital was in Yingtian, and it was really laborious to fight. Now the capital is in Beijing. If the north is not stable, then my Ming Dynasty will not be stable either. Your Majesty is also doing this for us to not be disturbed in the future. Otherwise, when I take the throne, I will still be worried about the north, and that will be a problem."
"So that's how it is. I understand. I will go back and discuss it with the cabinet officials." Xia Yuanji felt relieved after he dispelled his doubts. He also naturally understood that this matter could not be delayed.
"Thank you very much, sir."
After Xia Yuanji left, someone from Zhu Di's side came and asked the prince to come over.
"Your Highness, His Majesty asks you to come over." Wang Jinghong came in person to invite him.
"Wang Daban, I'll be right there."