Feng Huan's thoughts, anyone who knows what happened to him can guess anything, although he is a little disgusted with his fake public and private interests, the Li family saved him and attracted such a big enemy, but he has to admit that he is very right - Goguryeo's current situation is indeed very suitable for action, in case the Li family completely controls the government, do you know that they don't want to change the dynasty? That being the case, "military merit" is the biggest barrier, and only when the national crisis is at hand, people will not care who is in power, as long as they can drive out foreign enemies, they will be the heroes of their family and country.

With the national strength of Great Xia, although it can be done to support the war in the northeast and northwest, it is a great test for shipping. Especially on the northwest front, the difficulty of the southeast transportation route forced the imperial court to drive a large number of conscripts to keep the grain route open. Once it drags on for a year or two, it is likely that the supply will not be able to keep up, and it will fall short. Needless to say, it is not a good errand to fight a war or a conscription, and if you can avoid it for an extra month or two, let alone several years? It is strange that public resentment does not boil.

Although the Turks in the northwest were divided into dozens of tribes with the surname Ashina, and they fought against each other, no discerning person would naively think that this situation could be maintained for a long time. If we can take advantage of the fact that no tribe in the steppe has established an absolute superiority against Goguryeo, we can avoid the risk of fighting on two fronts, and relatively speaking, the chances of victory can be higher.

Xu Mi saw that Qin Wan was full of ambition, weighed the current situation, and felt that although the situation was good, it was not enough to destroy the decay. If we wait a few more years, whether it is the opening of the Jiangnan Canal or the restoration of the southeast transportation route, the pre-war preparations will be more adequate and more beneficial. Even if Jiang Luo is a newcomer, he may not be familiar with the situation in the Northeast. Therefore, he pondered for a moment, but still sang the opposite: "Even if this is the case, we are not good at overwhelming the army." Although the political situation in Goguryeo is chaotic, if you see the Great Xia army pressing the border, you are afraid of the majesty of Great Xia, and I am afraid that it will be another situation. ”

He is also very reasonable, and now Goguryeo prides itself on the peace of the country and the people, whether it is a courtier, a scholar or a general, they all put their minds on the general trend of inheriting the throne. Although the Li family is powerful, there is no prince with the blood of the Li family, even if it occupies orthodoxy, many powerful families are afraid that the Li family has the intention of stealing the country, and they will become rebellious ministers and thieves at that time, and they may not be dependent on them. What's more, the Li clan has great military power, and if the Min clan wants to deal with the Li clan, they naturally have to ask for it in Great Xia. Even if the Min clan did not cooperate with Great Xia, as long as they spread the word to the outside world, saying that the Li clan was constantly waging wars in order to seize greater power, the Li clan would definitely be one head and two big. After all, in this world, people who like comfort and don't like war still account for the majority.

For Great Xia, the stronger the enemy of Goguryeo, the more corrupt and chaotic it is, the more powerful the internal friction, the better, if these two can fight for ten or eight years, how many troops will be saved in Great Xia? At this time, it may not be a good time to send troops to attack Goguryeo - the disaster of destroying the country and exterminating the species is just around the corner, and the power of the main battle faction will definitely rise.

The mourning soldiers will win, and there has been a saying since ancient times. People who fight against the odds are always a little more courageous than those who have a heart. Xu Mi was a Confucian disciple, and he hoped to see the Li family stealing the country, and the Min family sent people to flee to Great Xia, preferably the prince of the Gao family with the blood of the Min family to come to Great Xia for help. In this way, the Great Xia division became famous and became the suzerainty of Goguryeo in one fell swoop. Instead of being like Zhuhu, burning, killing and looting, or bullying the weak.

This idea may be a bit pedantic and ridiculous, but it cannot be denied that many Wenchen expected it from the bottom of their hearts.

interests, they want; Fame, they too!

Qin Wan also knew this truth, but she also hoped that the north side could have a big fight with Goguryeo, and if she won, it would boost morale, and even if there were one or two defeats, it would make many of Yelang's arrogant courtiers realize the strength of Goguryeo and their wolf ambitions. So she looked at Wei Tuo and wanted to hear his opinion.

Wei Tuo also thought about this problem for a long time, and finally decided to seek stability. But he also understood that at this time, he couldn't hit Qin Wan too much, and there was also the mood of those officials, nobles and others who were more inclined to the main battle faction.

Why is the civil and military antagonistic and the contradictions becoming more and more acute? In addition to the fact that you look down on me and I look down on you, isn't the most important thing is that civil officials seek stability, military generals want merit, conflicts of interest, and they hate each other?

In such a situation, not to mention the problem of civil and military conflicts, just by looking at the rising feelings of the generals, we know that they have endured for a long time and urgently need military exploits to stabilize their position in the eyes of the new emperor. If it is stopped at this time, it is tantamount to cutting off people's future. Therefore, he decided to use a compromise method for the time being, and said: "The ambition of the wolf son of the Li family, in order to determine the domestic situation in Goguryeo, will definitely raid the border and capture the city." ”

What the? You say they won't loot? Border frictions often occur, who dares to pat their chests and say that the other side will not hurt us? Besides, as long as you have the heart, I say you are plundering, then you are plundering! No eyewitnesses? Says who? We can find a whole bunch of them for you! Are they all our people? Of course! Our people in Bactria have been bullied by you Goguryeo people! If you swallow your anger, we will "seek justice" for our people; If you say that there is no such thing, it is a deliberate cover-up. Little Goguryeo, dare not to put Daxia in his eyes, we have reasoned with you, since you are not convinced, then see you on the battlefield!

The deep meaning between the lines of his words is self-evident to everyone.

The battle must be fought, otherwise it will block the financial path of the generals who are gearing up. But how to fight, what to hit, there is still a lot of room for operation! The army is pressing, and as soon as Goguryeo publicizes, the destruction of the country and the extinction of the species are just around the corner, so it is natural to work hard. But if it's just a "misunderstanding", many uninformed people will naturally feel that the parties involved are unreasonable - don't you just hand over those troublemakers, why bother to make a lot of domestic wars, and everyone's life is not easy? As for those who can see through it, how many will really stand up? You need to know that this is not a simple matter of saying a fair word, it involves standing in line, and it is often related to the life of the family, who can not weigh it carefully? Maybe for their own interests, they will obey the will of the Min family, smear the Li family, accuse them of military merits, for personal gain, ignoring their family and country, and so on. The reasons are all ready-made, and if you don't back down, how can you let the border fall into war?

Besides, people have a kind of mentality that they don't care about themselves and hang high. The border is on fire, and the city is falling, which is a matter of sighing twice. Only when you really hit the door will you panic. Let's not be aggressive, just take a three-five city and find out the situation in Goguryeo. After a few years, the folk customs were understood, the city was controlled, the traitors were scattered everywhere, the canals were built, and Goguryeo should have fought almost. Let's be the army of justice again, and completely beat down this guy who dares to compete with us for the status of the hegemon?

Of course, this kind of thing, everyone understands it, and there is no need to announce it. Jiang Luo and the others are not stupid, the court will send a decree to them, let them restrain their subordinates as much as possible to avoid trouble. Smart people know what to do, but stupid people don't need to support them, do they?

For this mention, the civil officials were satisfied and felt that it was easy to stop; The generals were also satisfied, thinking that we would win a few more battles, and the imperial court would see the hope of breaking Goguryeo, so how could it not take advantage of the victory to pursue? Qin Wan also felt that it was feasible, after all, she had just dealt with the government for a short time, although she was eager to prove herself with war, and by the way, to gain some benefits for the people of her own department, so as to improve her strength and influence in the army, so as to pave the way for the future, but she also did not want to confront an extremely strong enemy when the foundation was not stable. So she nodded and clapped, "That's it!" Great Xia is a country of etiquette, how can the Hu people compare to it? Jiang Du is loyal to the country, lonely is trustworthy, a little thing, just act cheaply. ”

When the order of the imperial court reached Anbei, Jiang Xiao pondered for a moment, called his son, and asked, "In your opinion, among the generals, who is suitable to do this." ”

Jiang Yuan was a little surprised at first, but soon understood his father's intentions - first, to test him, and second, to let him be a messenger.

Although Jiang Luo is a loyal minister, he is not so stubborn and inflexible. Qin Wan's surname is Qin, and he has no horses, even if he is a regent, he is also thinking about the royal family. And she doesn't like to play intrigue and trickery very much, and she respects the courtiers, and she doesn't wantonly appoint villains in order to seize power, and kill Zhongliang. Although Qin Jing is also surnamed Qin, he is not a good person. This kind of scheming, even his younger brothers and sisters can't tolerate it, and Jiang Luo looks down on a man who wants to change his wife when he is rich and rich. Although his identities are different, he must salute when he sees Qin Jing, but it does not prevent him from wanting Qin Jing to be the emperor from the bottom of his heart.

The struggle for imperial power involves the Jiang family, yes, but in his position, if he doesn't want to get involved, he won't get involved? Thousands of instructions, reminding family members to be cautious and not to make a mistake. Now in this situation, if he helps to clean up again, won't his brother be unscrupulous? The upper beam is not correct and the lower beam is crooked, so it is no wonder that the nephew's heart is not very open-minded.

For Jiang Luo, although the emperor is cowardly, he is a benevolent lord, and the military generals live well under him. is not the king of Bilu, Xu is a bright lord, but he has to tremble and mess around. Therefore, Jiang Luo secretly favored Qin Wan in this competition for power, and Jiang Yuan's father was also thinking the same, so he said: "Whoever is most eager to make meritorious contributions, let him be this leading bird." ”

Jiang Luo's expression was faint, and he said: "Some people are eager to make meritorious contributions, but they don't want to take responsibility. ”

"There are no Goguryeo people, there are Buyeo and Yeo." Jiang Yuan replied confidently, "Although the area under the jurisdiction of the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate is large, if you want to say that it is a place full of Han people, there is really no one. ”