lcionline Chapter 566 Scipio's True Intentions
Chapter 566 Scipio's True Intentions
Ying Zheng saw that the ministers in the court hadn't discussed why, and he hadn't come to a result after thinking for a long time, so he finally turned his attention to Ying Yu.
"What does the prince think about these abnormal actions of Rome?"
As soon as Ying Zheng said this, everyone in the Qilin Palace all looked at Ying Yu.
After all, no matter how important the military affairs were before, His Highness the Crown Prince always had an extremely unique vision and insight.
And the facts that happened later also proved Ying Yu's foresight and foresight time and time again.
Therefore, if anyone in the court can get the unanimous approval of the ministers, it must be Ying Yu.
But this time, the ministers naturally wanted to hear Ying Yu's opinion.
"Father, my son thinks that the reason why Scipio didn't ask our Great Qin for help when Rome was already in such a critical situation."
"It's not caused by the external reasons mentioned by the previous ministers, but it's entirely because he has his own little calculations to make. More precisely, it should be caused by his cautious character."
Ying Yu said with a smile.
"What does this mean? Tell me in detail."
Ying Zheng felt more and more confused.
"In fact, the reason is very simple. We can think about it differently. If we are Scipio, facing the menacing Carthaginian army and the terrible situation in Rome, relying on our own strength alone is not enough to overcome these difficulties. How would you choose?"
"If you ask for the assistance of my Great Qin, of course you can wipe out all these foreign enemies once and for all, and you can reduce the damage on your own side. On the surface, it seems that it is indeed the best choice."
"However, have you ever thought that if Rome asks us for support from Great Qin, it means that Scipio must allow an army that he cannot control, is far stronger than the Roman government army, and even completely subverts his entire country? !"
"In this way, the country will completely fall under the control of our Great Qin, which is obviously extremely detrimental to Rome's own security."
"I guess, Scipio should be based on this kind of thinking. He is afraid that my Great Qin will take this opportunity to directly take over Rome, causing the entire Roman country to perish completely, so he will not send my Great Qin a message for help."
Ying Yu went to visit Sophie a few days ago, not only to talk about love, but also to get a lot of useful information.
From Sophie's mouth, Ying Yu learned that Scipio is an extremely cautious person, no matter what he does, he basically needs to make various preparations before he can do it with confidence.
For example, Hannibal made a suspicious statement before and deliberately made a gesture of leading the Carthaginian army to retreat. The entire Roman army basically believed it. Only Scipio remained skeptical and told Rome to garrison The army must be extremely careful to prevent the enemy from attacking.
As long as the Roman garrison listened to Scipio's advice, even if the Carthaginian army led by Hannibal made a surprise attack later, it would be absolutely impossible for them to easily occupy the border fortress.
But this time it is even more important to ask Daqin for foreign aid.
After all, if one is not careful, it is likely to drive away the hungry wolves and usher in the tigers, and even the entire Roman country will be overthrown. How could Scipio think about it carelessly.
Therefore, it is indeed understandable that Escipio's cautious character did not immediately ask Daqin for help.
"However, Your Royal Highness, if things are really according to your analysis, it seems unreasonable for Scipio not to ask Daqin for support just because he is too cautious."
"Because, as the supreme consul of Rome, Scipio should be very aware of the combat power of his Roman army. Without the support of our Great Qin, it is absolutely impossible for them to defeat Hannibal's Carthaginian army."
"And if he delays the time to ask my Great Qin for support, not only will he not be able to improve the current bad situation in Rome, but he will allow Hannibal's Carthaginian army to grow up, making their situation in Rome even more dangerous. If you don’t have a son, wouldn’t Scipio be doing futile work by delaying the call for help?”
After Feng Jie hesitated for a moment, he still spoke.
This made all the ministers in the court couldn't help but sweat for Feng Jie. He was really a newborn calf who dared to openly question His Highness the Crown Prince in the court.
But having said that, Feng Jie did ask the questions in the hearts of many ministers in the court.
Scipio was able to sit on the position of the highest consul in Rome, and resisted Hannibal's Carthaginian army for so long, and was unanimously recognized by the First Emperor and His Royal Highness, so naturally he would not be a mediocrity.
And when he knew that his delay in asking for help from Daqin was completely useless, and that he might even let the enemy grow up, why did Scipio do this?
However, Meng Yi and the others, as old fritters who have been in the court, of course they will not be as stunned as Feng Jie, and they should question Ying Yu.
Even if you have doubts, you usually go home and think carefully by yourself. If you really can't figure it out, you will only ask Ying Yu in private.
"Of course it's not doing useless work. Doctor Feng Jie, including the ministers, can think about it carefully. Is there any major event that can change the situation between Rome and my Great Qin in the near future?"
Ying Yu still kept a smile on his lips.
"A major event that can change the situation in the near future? Could it be that, Your Highness, are you referring to the upcoming wedding between you and Princess Sophie in a few days' time?"
Meng Yi replied after thinking for a while.
"That's right, it's exactly this matter. Although it seems that Sophie and I are fulfilling the marriage contract that we made earlier, and it seems that it has nothing to do with Scipio's decision, it is actually not the case."
"As long as Sophie and I successfully get married, Rome and my Great Qin will be the real marriage country. Compared with before, the relationship between the two countries is obviously much closer and more stable, at least on the surface."
"Scipio knows that because of such a relationship, even if our Great Qin army can enter the territory of Rome unimpeded, our Great Qin, because of the face of the so-called big country, even if we have the idea of taking Rome by the way, we will not Absolutely not going to do this, this is the first layer of protection.”
"Besides, after Sophie walks in, she will be the husband and wife I will get along day and night in the future. Her words and deeds may affect my decision."
"Although I believe that Sophie will never confuse me with rhetoric, Scipio definitely has such thoughts in his heart, and because of Sophie's feelings, at least during the newly married period, I It is difficult to do too much outrageous things to Rome, which undoubtedly adds another layer of protection to Scipio's request for help from Daqin."
"I think this is the real reason why Scipio delayed asking for help."
Ying Yu spoke loudly, clearly listing out Scipio's thoughts.