Wei Qing smiled: "Let's just say that a good girl is suitable for this matter, and it will be thorough at all." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Cut. In fact, in the final analysis, Zhuang Qingzhai is also a back-eruck. The emperor wanted to fight the Huns, and he also wanted Zhuang Qingzhai, the prime minister, to come forward to stabilize the rear. Support the front line. This is what the emperor is for.

Why is this emperor so disgusting. gives and takes, and feels that the whole world is his back garden, and whoever does it has to do it.

While the father and daughter were talking. Zhuang Qingzhai went up the mountain with a light car. And they came out to meet them. Attached to the back garden. The flowers have been arranged, a thick carpet has been laid, wine has been boiled, and various snacks and fresh fruits have been served.

Zhuang Qingzhai leaned on the railing of the pavilion and said: "Her Royal Highness the princess is so leisurely and elegant, this Lishan crane is singing, quiet and quiet." What a place to go. No wonder no matter what happens in the city, he is always reluctant to go down the mountain. ”

Xue Qing smiled: "Isn't this palace recuperating?" The Prime Minister of Labor came from afar, and the journey was tiring. Please take a seat. ”

The three of them sat in a gazebo. After drinking two glasses of wine. Zhuang Qingzhai said straight to the point: "General, Your Highness." Can you not fight this battle? ”

Wei Qing and Xue Qing glanced at each other, are you kidding me? It's a joke to say that if you don't fight, you won't fight.

Zhuang Qingzhai put down the wine cup, folded his hands together, and said: "The Xiongnu are different from other places, if there are cities, land, and people like our Han land, if you fight it, you will fight it, and you can increase taxes for the imperial court and expand the territory if you occupy it." But what is there above the desert? In addition to the Gobi Desert, which is pasture, what are we going to do here, and what is the use? ”

Zhuang Qingzhai was clear and said slowly: "Spend so much money to fight such a battle, if you win or lose, you can't earn it back." Loss-making trading with steady losses. If it can be stopped as soon as possible. It's a very good thing for my people. ”

Wei Qing said: "To fight or not to fight is a question. The key is not to fight, how to maintain stability in the north and suppress the threat of the Xiongnu to the hinterland of our Han court? ”

Zhuang Qingzhai said: "Build the Great Wall and repair the passes. Fortify the city and garrison. Two cavalry units were standing in the north and Chang'an. Adopt a policy of military confrontation in which you go back and forth. If he had attacked a walled city on my border. And I uprooted one of his tribes. On the premise of not attacking the hinterland of the Xiongnu on a large scale, it made a strong counterattack against all the provocations of the Xiongnu. ”

In the final analysis, it is still a policy of appeasement. Procrastination to maintain the status quo. In an instant, Xue Qing thought a lot. The policy of non-resistance in the three eastern provinces. The appeasement and connivance of Britain and France towards Germany led to the Munich conspiracy. This can't be a spy sent by the Huns.

Relatively speaking, the Conservatives prefer to maintain the status quo, and change means bigger budgets, more risks. As long as the status quo is maintained, minimal changes will be required. The safety of a smooth transition is greatly improved.

Xue Qing frowned and said: "Prime Minister, in the final analysis, it is the emperor who wants to fight, not whether the Han army wants to fight the emperor or not." Were you there when you were by the Jiuquan River? ”

Zhuang Qingzhai shook his head: "At that time, he was still Li Cai's prime minister, and the old man was in Chang'an." ”

Xue Qing said: "All this comes from the emperor's meaning. But you came to tell us not to fight. Isn't it a bit of putting the cart before the horse, asking for fish from the wood. ”

Zhuang Qing Zhai smiled and said: "You can't say that, if the Han army doesn't want to fight, the emperor can't help it." ”

Xue Qing gasped, did this old man talk in his dreams in broad daylight. Is he trying to turn the Han army into the anti-war camp? Let's talk nonsense. The Han army has no military merits, what is the difference between it and salted fish. The vast number of commanders and fighters are still counting on winning heads on the battlefield and coming back for a bright future.

Wei Qing smiled bitterly: "Han Jun...... There will be a few people in the army who don't want to fight. Since a certain moment, who has not been holding back his strength to fight this battle for a long time. The prime minister wants the entire Han army to oppose this war, how is that possible. Any one of the generals who made anti-war remarks would be immediately removed by the emperor. ”

Zhuang Qingzhai continued to ask: "Then what if there is a mutiny in the Han army and wants to threaten it." What if the Han army of Xiongnu descent made a fuss about Zhao Xin? If there is another kind of thing like the king of Huainan colluding with the Xiongnu royal court. Won't any of this stop this war? ”

Wei Qing said with a dark face: "The prime minister is self-respecting." It's going to die. A lot of people will die. Maybe it's bigger than the casualties on the battlefield. ”

Zhuang Qingzhai said: "Even if the casualties are huge, at least the country's economy has not been dragged down. You say yes. ”

Xue Qing rolled her eyes and said, "There is no discussion about sending troops. There was simply no room for discussion about what the emperor decided. You're going to get in the way, that's your business. Don't talk to us. Let's talk about what we should talk about. ”

Zhuang Qingzhai waved his hand and said, "Old Wei, it's still your daughter's daughter." Then I'll open the skylight and say something. Fight, if the result is imperative. So how to reduce its impact on the economy and people's livelihood of our Han people. This is what the old man really cares about. ”

Wei Qing's brain was a little overwhelmed. Originally, I thought that I could just keep my eyes on the front, but who knew that the political struggle in the rear would have to be brainstormed by myself. Then he turned his head to look at Xue Qing.

Xue Qing's eyes really rolled enough. didn't speak, just looked at Zhuang Qingzhai. Wei Qing understood, so he also turned his head to look at Zhuang Qingzhai.

Zhuang Qingzhai said tentatively: "Half a year, okay?" ”

Wei Qing frowned and said, "As soon as the war starts, nothing can be predicted. Who can guarantee how long the war will end, unless it is with the intention of losing. ”

Zhuang Qingzhai said: "However, the money of the imperial court is only enough for half a year." ”

Xue Qing smiled dumbly: "After talking for a long time, the prime minister is here to bargain?" ”

Wei Qing frowned and asked, "Bargaining price?" Military spending? The emperor has already approved the military budget. Directly allocated by Shaofu and Zhisu Neishi, what else is there to bargain about. ”

Zhuang Qingzhai patted the table and said: "The money is all occupied by the Northern Expedition, so should you have any scruples about the situation in the southwest, southeast, and northeast?" Whether or not to carry out flood control next year? Where will next year's court expenses come from? ”

Wei Qing argued: "But the emperor ......"

Zhuang Qingzhai waved his hand: "What about the emperor, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and the budget of the Han army's Northern Expedition has exceeded the capacity of the imperial court." It is a blessing that 70% of 10% can be satisfied. ”

Wei Qing argued: "But the remaining thirty percent will be in place in the next few months." Just enough to cope with the supply ...... of the Han army in the later period"

Zhuang Qingzhai waved his hand and said: "Not only must we empty the treasury now, but we must also maintain this fiscal deficit in the next few months and even the whole year." Then do you still need to do domestic work? The court without money, are you kidding? (To be continued.) )