I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 495: Western Angelica!

He knelt down with a plop, paid homage to Zhu Houzhao with great ceremony, and then said loudly: "I am also from Shaanxi, and I am also a native of Guanzhong. I believe that the Western Regions should be returned! I implore Your Majesty to recover the land of the Western Regions, punish the Hu people, and gather the loyal bones of the Anxi Army!"

After saying this, he kowtowed to the ground, and the sound of his head knocking to the ground could be clearly heard.

The official's words instantly ignited the Fengtian Hall, and the Shaanxi officials in the Fengtian Hall immediately stepped out. If anyone was most touched by Zhu Houzhao's story, it would definitely be these Shaanxi officials, because the protagonists in the story were their ancestors.
They knelt down at the same time and shouted: "Danggui from the Western Regions!"

When Wang Chengyu saw this situation, he didn't care about being entangled anymore, and he also knelt down and shouted: "Western Region Angelica!"

If he didn't express his opinion, he would probably be accused of being unfilial and unrighteous afterwards, and he didn't want this reputation.

Although Yu Chengxun was standing relatively far back, he had already heard the excitement. Seeing this, he could not help but kneel down and said, "Western Region Angelica!"

Other radical officials could not help themselves and knelt down and said, "Danggui from the Western Regions!"

Their emotions have been completely aroused and they no longer care about anything.

With these people taking the lead, the officials in the hall who were provoked knelt down in a pile at once, and the military officers were not far behind, kneeling down and shouting: "Western Region Angelica!"

Zhu Houzhao smiled slightly. He ignored the officials who were still standing there without making any statement, and said loudly: "I will recover the old lands in the Western Regions, and I will also collect the loyal bones of the righteous men of the Anxi Army. Not only that, I will also bring these loyal bones back from the Western Regions, bury them in my hometown in Guanzhong, and build a monument and a temple for them."

As soon as Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, another group of officials knelt down. Zhu Houzhao's words touched the softest part of their hearts. Chinese people attach great importance to what happens after death. Everyone must praise Zhu Houzhao's statement.
At this time, most of the officials in the Fengtian Hall had already knelt down, but most of them were young and low-ranking officials. The real bigwigs were still standing there and had not expressed their opinions.
Yang Tinghe exchanged glances with other elders. They could see the helplessness in each other's eyes.
In fact, they also listened to Zhu Houzhao's story and were moved by it, but decades of official career made them sober up quickly and understand Zhu Houzhao's intentions.

In their view, it is absurd to influence national decision-making with a story, and this story happened more than 700 years ago and is completely imaginary.
If the direction of major national decisions can be affected in this way, it is not a good thing.
But the fact is that the emotions of most people in the palace have been aroused, and the person telling the story is the emperor, which makes them feel at a loss for a moment.
Zhu Houzhao was well aware of the situation in the palace. He was not impressed by the performance of the ministers and continued:

"Taizu and Taizong have done the best they could, and they have completed their mission. So the mission of continuing to recover the Han and Tang homeland falls on us."

"Now that Mobei has been recovered, only the Western Regions and Jiaozhi remain of the Han and Tang territories. My mission is to continue to recover the Western Regions and Jiaozhi, so that all the ancient Chinese lands will be included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Only in this way can it be called a complete and intact golden bowl!" Zhu Houzhao shouted with great pride. As soon as Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, huge cheers rang out in the Fengtian Hall. Many people were fascinated by the beautiful blueprint Zhu Houzhao painted, and the blood in the hearts of many people was aroused again.
"Long live your Majesty!"

"Long live your Majesty!"

Many officials knelt down and shouted wildly.

Yu Chengxun was also among them. Zhu Houzhao's words coincided with what he thought in his heart. He believed that this was the prosperous age and this was what a great leader should do. He was completely convinced by Zhu Houzhao's plan.
"This is the mission given to me by God, and it is also the mission given to me by Taizu and Taizong!" Zhu Houzhao said firmly.

Zhu Houzhao's sublimation made the atmosphere in the hall even more lively.
Yang Tinghe felt even more helpless. The development of things had exceeded his expectations. He had expected to stop the expedition to the Western Regions, but he did not expect Zhu Houzhao to come up with such a strange trick. Moreover, the tone was getting higher and higher. Now he had elevated the recovery of the Western Regions to the level of a mission. Judging from the current situation, it was becoming increasingly difficult to stop the expedition to the Western Regions.
Moreover, Zhu Houzhao's words today were very inflammatory. If they were to spread among the people, there would probably be another round of calls for war. By then, Zhu Houzhao would use public opinion to bring up the expedition to the Western Regions again, and it would be difficult for him to stop him.
Zhu Houzhao only stirred up emotions and didn't reason with people at all. This made Yang Tinghe feel like he was punching cotton and he felt very uncomfortable.
He had a bad feeling in his heart.
Just as he was struggling, he suddenly found that Liang Chu next to him suddenly walked out of the queue, knelt on the ground, and shouted: "Danggui from the Western Region! Long live His Majesty!"

With Liang Chu, the cabinet chief, taking the lead, a group of officials came out and knelt to support the expedition to the Western Regions.
Yang Tinghe cursed Liang Chu in his heart for treating state affairs as a joke.
But he also knew that he could no longer stop the expedition to the Western Regions.
"I have no objection to the expedition to the Western Regions, but Your Majesty's body is worth millions of gold, so why bother traveling thousands of miles to the front line in person? It would be better to send a general to represent Your Majesty in the expedition to the Western Regions, and Your Majesty only needs to stay in the capital to command the battle!" Yang Tinghe said loudly.

Yang Tinghe's words suppressed the fanatical atmosphere in the hall a lot. Supporting the expedition to the Western Regions and supporting Zhu Houzhao's personal expedition to the Western Regions are two different things.

The officials present were able to make a clear distinction. They supported the expedition to the Western Regions, but they could not support Zhu Houzhao's personal expedition, so the atmosphere in the palace gradually eased.
Zhu Houzhao had expected this, and the smile on his face gradually faded. He asked coldly, "Who do you think Yang Qing should send to represent me in the expedition to the Western Regions?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Tinghe said, "You can send Yanqing Marquis Jiang Bin as the commander!"

Yang Tinghe's words caused an uproar. Everyone knew what kind of person Jiang Bin was. It was completely beyond everyone's expectations that such a person was recommended by Yang Tinghe as the commander-in-chief of the Western Expedition.

Yang Tinghe felt helpless. He didn't want to recommend Jiang Bin, but there was really no other general to recommend!
There is no need to think about the dukes next to them. Their qualifications are all gained through working in the Five Military Commandery. They have rarely been on the battlefield, nor have they experienced many major battles. More importantly, the main force of this expedition to the Western Regions is the Guards, and those dukes have little contact with the Guards, so they are completely unsuitable.

Yang Tinghe thought about it and decided that Jiang Bin was the most suitable candidate.
(End of this chapter)