The Eagle Empire - Chapter Fifteen: Nobody Can Do It

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"Rescue and quell the unrest?"
Emperor Tianshou was already extremely uncomfortable sitting on the dragon throne, feeling as if he were sitting on pins and needles. Fortunately, the dragon throne was wide enough that he could lean back and tilt his body to try to alleviate the pain in his buttocks, and said with difficulty, "Minister Zhang, the matter that happened in the northern frontier... didn't we hand it over to your Ministry of War to handle several months ago?"
"Your Majesty is unaware!" Zhang Xiaoyong said, "The imperial court has moved the capital to Tiandu, which is tens of thousands of miles away from the northern border, making it impossible to exert influence there. I have no choice but to entrust the heavy responsibility of pacifying the northern border to Wu Xiongfeng, the garrison commander of Beitian. According to news from General Wu Xiongfeng, he sent several armies deep into the northern border, but all suffered heavy defeats and returned empty-handed. The forces of the foreign rebels are growing stronger and stronger, and they are out of control. Wu Xiongfeng has repeatedly stated that if the foreign rebels in the northern border are not eliminated as soon as possible, once they gain momentum, the six prefectures of the northern border will secede from the empire and become an independent kingdom. This will be another huge threat to the empire!"
"Then urge General Wu Xiongfeng to hurry up and stop the chaos!" Emperor Tianshou said impatiently.
Zhang Xiaoyong said, "General Wu Xiongfeng sent a message saying that Beitian City simply cannot send any extra troops to quell the rebellion. Moreover, the Beitian Legion's garrison is mainly responsible for the safety of Beitian City. If they are all withdrawn, leaving Beitian City with a weak military force, and if the enemy takes advantage of the situation to invade, the northern gateway of the empire will be wide open, and the consequences will be unimaginable!"
He spoke for a long time, but no memorial was submitted. This was understandable; everyone knew that presenting a memorial to Emperor Tianshou in court was merely a formality. All the memorials had already been sent to the residences of Grand Tutor Cao, Prime Minister Xiao, and other ministers for their final decision. As for Emperor Tianshou, it was just a show.
How could Emperor Tianshou possibly make such a major decision as sending troops to quell the rebellion? He turned his gaze to Prime Minister Xiao Hongyuan and said, "Prime Minister, what do you think of this matter...?"
"Your Majesty," Prime Minister Xiao stepped forward and said, "the affairs of the military are all managed and handled by the Grand General. However, the Grand General is in Tianjing and has not come to the capital. This old minister believes that Your Majesty should issue an imperial edict to the Grand General, ordering him to immediately dispatch troops to quell the rebellion of the northern barbarians!"
Upon hearing this, many officials in the hall nearly burst out laughing. They all thought, "Isn't Prime Minister Xiao talking nonsense? Even if Emperor Tianshou had a hundred times the courage, he wouldn't dare issue an imperial edict ordering the Grand General to send troops. On the contrary, it would be more like the Grand General issuing an imperial edict to Emperor Tianshou."
The Grand General was none other than Wu Wudi, the Prince of Jinyang. Although he was not in the capital and did not concern himself with court affairs, most of the officials in the court were his confidants, such as Zhang Xiaoyong, the Minister of War, and Wei Dongping, the Vice Minister of War. They all took direct orders from Wu Wudi.
Emperor Tianshou immediately looked at Zhang Xiaoyong and said, "Minister Zhang, do you think... can the General send troops?"
Zhang Xiaoyong said sternly, "Your Majesty, if the Grand General were capable of sending troops, this urgent plea for help wouldn't have reached Tiandu. Currently, although the Asura army has retreated, hundreds of thousands remain stationed in Xitian City, and they could potentially march east again at any time. The Grand General is focused on defending Tianjing and cannot spare any extra troops. Furthermore, a large-scale plague has broken out in the Tianjing region, affecting the army as well. The army is short of food and medicine, and logistical support is difficult. How can we possibly launch a campaign to the northern frontier without chaos?"
Emperor Tianshou was at a loss. He looked at Grand Tutor Cao, who had not yet spoken, with a pleading look in his eyes. Grand Tutor Cao seemed not to notice, glancing sideways at Zhang Xiaoyong, and said, "Minister Zhang, aren't you going a bit too far? Prince Wu doesn't have that many difficulties, does he?"
Zhang Xiaoyong glanced at Grand Tutor Cao and said, "Why do you say that, Grand Tutor? The General guarded Tianjing, leading his army in a bloody battle against a million Shura troops, fighting against overwhelming odds and ultimately repelling the Shura army. However, the General's troops also suffered heavy casualties. Especially after the floods in the Tianjing area..."
The mere mention of the floods and inundations only fueled Grand Tutor Cao's rage. He roared, "Don't bring this up again! The Long River breached its banks, flooding Tianjing! What kind of battle did Wu Wudi lead? He's a damn executioner! How many of my empire's people have drowned? How many fertile fields and villages have been destroyed? If it weren't for this flood, how could the plague have broken out in the Tianjing region? Wu Wudi bears full responsibility for all of this!"
Seeing Grand Tutor Cao recklessly berate Wu Wudi, the civil and military officials present exchanged bewildered glances, and many fell silent in fear.
Zhang Xiaoyong was furious and retorted, "Grand Tutor, what do you mean by that? Are you trying to punish the Grand General? Hmph! Don't forget, it was the Grand General who repelled the Asura army and preserved the empire. Otherwise, none of you would be standing here. You would all probably be prisoners of the Asuras..."
"That's just sophistry!" Grand Tutor Cao roared. "Would the empire perish without Wu Wudi? Let me tell you, Wu Wudi isn't the only general in the empire capable of fighting. We can drive the Asuras out even without Wu Wudi."
"Is that so?" Zhang Xiaoyong sneered, "Since the Grand Tutor is so capable, why didn't he stay in Tianjing back then? Heh... It seems the Grand Tutor is faster than anyone else. Before the Asura Army even reached Tianjing, the Grand Tutor had already passed Nantian City, running faster than a rabbit..."
"You old scoundrel..." Grand Tutor Cao was furious and could no longer contain himself. He took a step forward, grabbed Zhang Xiaoyong's shirt with his left hand, and raised his right hand. It looked like he was about to beat him up!
In the imperial court, the ministers argued, but physical altercations were rare. For a moment, all the civil and military officials stared wide-eyed, but none dared to step forward to mediate.
Zhang Xiaoyong remained fearless, arrogantly raising his head to meet Grand Tutor Cao's gaze directly, and sneered, "What? Since you can't handle the literary approach, Grand Tutor, you want to try the martial one? Very well! If Grand Tutor is interested, we might as well have a match. I've been itching to stretch my muscles since arriving in Tiandu! Hehe! But Grand Tutor, you're quite old, your beard is all white. If you lose, don't say I'm bullying your age!"
"I will lose to you!" Grand Tutor Cao laughed angrily, "Believe me or not, I'll beat you into a pig's head, so badly that even your own mother wouldn't recognize you!"
Seeing the two ministers arguing escalating to the point of near violence, Prime Minister Xiao quickly separated them, saying, "Enough! Enough! You are both senior ministers; such arguing is unbecoming. Let's all keep quiet and maintain harmony!"
Grand Tutor Lu also stepped forward and said, "Yes! Yes! Arguing like this won't solve anything. In the end, we all need to brainstorm and come up with solutions together. In my humble opinion, the matter of quelling the rebellion in the northern frontier must be resolved by General Wu. No one else can do it!"
Upon hearing this, all eyes turned to Grand Tutor Lu. Prime Minister Xiao asked, "Grand Tutor Lu, what are your thoughts?"

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