The twilight of autumn is deep, the autumn frost is getting colder, and there is a cool breeze, Wang Pu and Wang Pu are accompanied, following the summoned eunuchs, walking in the palace corridor. As the leader of the new jinshi, the only two people who treat the Son of Heaven differently, the two of them can be regarded as "proud of the autumn breeze", and they are temporarily placed in the academy, and there is no rank for the time being.

"Brother Wen thinks that His Majesty summoned the two of us, what is the so-called matter?" Lowering his voice, Wang Pu asked Wang Pu, who was walking together.

Wang Pu's face was like a spring breeze, he looked elegant, and his demeanor seemed to be integrated into his walking posture. Because of the same science and technology, even if the age difference is sixteen or seventeen years old, the two still have a good relationship with each other, and the relationship is not bad. For Wang Pu, Wang Pu also maintains a humble attitude towards his predecessors.

"Your heart is unpredictable, how can we guess?" Wang Pu's voice was full of vigor.

Seeing that Wang Pu was still calm and stable, Wang Pu couldn't help but shake his head lightly and followed calmly.

"Two officials, please wait here for the report."

To the vertical arch hall, they were stopped outside the hall, and the two behaved without the slightest inappropriateness and remained respectful.

"The minister Wang Pu (Wang Pu) see Your Majesty!"

"Excuse me!" Liu Chengyou, who was buried in his head, almost didn't even have time to raise his head, but just stretched out his hand and signaled to the two: "Sit down first." ”

In the hall, Liu Chengyou was instructing the recital presented by the political hall, and the two kings came in response to the edict, which just happened to let him relax a little. put down the imperial pen and ordered someone to send the latest Zhu approved chapter to Zhongshu for disposal, and Liu Chengyou focused his attention on the two.

The two of them, still bowing slightly, stood. However, he also quietly looked at the young son of heaven after the imperial case, although he had seen it in the Guangzheng Hall before, but the height at that time and the proximity at this time, the feeling was always very different. The performance of diligence can always make up for the lack of age, which makes people feel at ease and respectful.

"Sit, don't be restrained!" Seeing that the two were still sitting, Liu Chengyou pointed to the seat in front of the palace and ordered.

Only then did he sit down, maintain etiquette, did not speak, and sat and waited for the Son of Heaven to speak.

Liu Chengyou looked at the second king a few times, Wang Pu is self-explanatory, and his bearing is calm, as long as he is not jealous in his heart, he will not hate him. In comparison, Wang Pu looks old and solemn, not only because of his age, sitting there, he has a feeling of not being able to move like a mountain, but he has a strategic talent in his chest, giving people a sense of steadfastness.

"This time, although I am happy to be more than a hundred, I am even more happy with the second monarch!" After examining it for a while, Liu Chengyou expressed his praise for the two.

"Your Majesty! I dare not be ashamed! Even if they are conceited and talented, in the face of the praise of the Son of Heaven, the two also expressed humility.

With an extremely kind attitude, Liu Chengyou asked with a greeting: "Have you ever been used to it in the past few days in the Hanlin Academy?" ”

Wang Pu replied: "Bachelor, Hanlin Academy, Zhong Lingyuxiu, the group of sages and scholars, and the two ministers are like frogs at the bottom of the well, they have just entered the world, with respect in their hearts, and they dare not slack off......"

"That's too humble!" Seeing this, Liu Chengyou chuckled and said, "You are the great talents I personally pointed out, and Mr. Wen Bo is even more champion, so there is no need to be like this!" ”

After a brief greeting with the two, Liu Chengyou took out the policy written by the two of them for the palace test from the imperial case, raised it slightly in his hand, and said to the two: "The "Pingbian Policy" written by the two of them, I have read it more than once recently. I have something in my heart, which is quite in line with my previous plan, but there are still doubts, so I summoned the two of you today to solve my doubts! ”

Liu Chengyou's posture is already a corporal of Lixian, and his attention to Wang Pu and Wang Pu is also beyond words. In this regard, the two hurriedly got up and responded: "Please show your majesty." ”

"I summarized the small work, first the south and then the north, first the easy and then the difficult, from the two of them, such thoughts can be reflected!" Liu Chengyou said directly: "Mr. Ran Wenbo and Qi Wu both have words, seize Huai South and Gu North. Since it is easy first and then difficult, why not completely flatten the southern countries and then go north to attack the Khitan? The combat power of the southern countries is always weaker than that of the Khitans! ”

Liu Chengyou's summary made Wang Pu and Wang Pu both nod their heads subconsciously, and they both felt that the Son of Heaven could understand his meaning.

Glancing at each other, Wang Pu spoke.

"Sit down and talk!" Liu Chengyou does not show his courtesy to talents all the time.

"Your Majesty, with the current situation of the Han Dynasty, the north is invincible, so you can only temporarily avoid the Khitan edge, and prepare for Hu Qi according to the seclusion. If you want to use troops abroad, you can return to the four realms, and only Huainan can be mapped. ”

"Since ancient times, Huainan has been a fertile land, with millions of households, and Yang Wu has used it to divide his possession. According to the pseudo-Tang Dynasty, they watched the Central Plains from time to time and invaded Xu Huai, although the combat strength of the southern army was not strong, but it still had a huge threat to our Central Plains Gyeonggi, like a sword hanging over the head. ”

"Therefore, seizing Huainan can not only seize the population, land, and wealth of Huainan, but also solve the trouble of our dynasty and consolidate the Central Plains, and at the same time, it can also be used to conquer the river and prepare for the future entry into Jiangnan!"

Listening to Wang Pu's own words, Liu Chengyou also followed the head, but Liu Chengyou could analyze these problems himself, so he still looked at him.

Wang Pu stopped in moderation and gave the opportunity to perform to Wang Pu, and the two of them obviously exchanged their opinions on "Pingbian Ce" and gained something.

I saw Wang Pu arch his hand, and then said: "Your Majesty, since the former Jin Dynasty and the young emperor, the Central Plains has been in turmoil, and Hu Kou has gone south, the mountains and rivers have been broken, fortunately Gaozu saved the world, established the Han Dynasty, and so far, Your Majesty has wiped out the rebellion in the river and returned, and the world has a moment of peace." ”

"The northern army is strong, but the national strength of our dynasty is really insufficient, and the people are poor, and it is bound to be difficult to recover if it is not more than ten years."

"And the puppet Tang Dynasty, since its ancestor Wu Zili, has been able to operate for more than ten years according to the half-anointed land of Jianghuai and Tai, and the people are rich and the people are attached, and they have hundreds of thousands of soldiers. The previous time I was able to send troops to calm Fujian, and its momentum is flourishing! ”

"With the military strength of the Han Dynasty, if you send troops south, it will not be easy to capture Huainan, let alone cross the river and destroy it."

Wang Pu's meaning is very clear, that is, the Han Dynasty has strong soldiers, but there is no money and no food, it is not easy to raise troops to the south to take advantage, and it is even more difficult to destroy the Southern Tang Dynasty. And Liu Chengyou, who has an unusually deep understanding of the treasury of the Han Dynasty, is of course even more deeply touched when he hears it.

Seeing that the Son of Heaven was thinking, Wang Pu was beside him again, and added: "Even if Your Majesty wants to send troops south to take Huainan, you must also make full preparations, otherwise it will be difficult to achieve all the success in a short period of time." ”

"Tell me about it!" Liu Chengyou looked at him.

When expressing his strategy, Wang Pu looked like his eyebrows fluttered: "First, the Han Dynasty has not been cured, and it takes time to get rid of maladministration, support people's livelihood, and restore national strength; Second, when each party rectifies the rule of officials, strengthens the forbidden army, and makes the military and political stability; Third, when training the water army, the land of Jianghuai, the rivers and canals, and the canals depend on each other, the southern army is more accustomed to water warfare, if there is no water division to respond, rashly go south, it will inevitably be frustrated! ”

"Such three, it is difficult to be effective for three years, even so, Your Majesty should be prepared for a bloody battle with the Tang Army. The puppet Tang Dynasty is still strong, the Tang army's combat power is still there, and the land of Huainan, when the puppet Tang Dynasty is half of the country, it will definitely not give up easily. ”

"Even so, the Han still needs to take into account the reactions of other countries, especially the imperial ...... of the northern frontier"

Listening to Wang Pu's endless talk, Liu Chengyou came back to his senses, and said in a relaxed tone: "Listening to the words of the two, I expected that I would send troops to take Huainan?" ”