Above the court, Zhao Zhi sat quietly, waiting for the arrival of the ministers.

Thinking of the news that Liu Cong had reported happily, Zhao Zhi had a sneer on his face, and muttered to himself: "Have a clear conscience? ”

The shepherd on the side, listening to this cold self-talk, lowered his head, he hadn't seen such a cold face of the emperor for several years.

Below, Liu Jian sat there quietly, his brows furrowed, his expression was a little gloomy, and he glanced up at Yang Daosi opposite, who shook his head slightly at him.

"Your Majesty, the ministers have arrived, just wait outside the palace."

A eunuch walked into the main hall and bowed down to give a report.

Zhao Zhi nodded: "Let them in!" ”

Today is November 21, not the day of the court meeting, Zhao Zhi held a temporary court meeting, but only summoned some relevant ministers to come, so the scale of the court meeting is very small, only about 20 people, all of them are high-ranking officials above the third grade, and the seven ministers of the political hall also came to three.

It was not a formal court meeting, there were not so many rules, and when the ministers entered the main hall, they just bowed and saluted: "See Your Majesty." ”

He Tingxuan stood at the end of the line, his grade, it is said that he is not qualified to participate in today's temporary court meeting, but the Great Jin ancestral system stipulates that the emperor meets the ministers, whether it is an individual or a group, must have the imperial history present, supervise the affairs of supervision, supervise the emperor, do not seek personal gain, do not abolish the public with private interests, but this regulation, since Wuzong, has basically been nothing, acting with the emperor's wishes, but today's court meeting, although it is temporary, but the ministers who participated are of high grade, and they are discussing official affairs, so it is natural to have the imperial history beside them.

The pilgrimage begins.

Huang Zhi's arrest, although it was only one night apart, but most of the people present already knew, just when everyone was thinking about it and making preparations, Zhao Zhi started to talk, not mentioning Huang Zhi at all, but talking about Longyou and the Dashi Empire.

The envoy of the Dashi Empire arrived, and brought a letter from the emperor, hoping to coexist peacefully with the Great Jin, and put forward the intention of the two countries to resolve the contradictions.

The meaning of the Dashi Empire is very simple, the two sides take the Mulang River as the boundary, do not invade each other, the 50,000 Dashi defenders in Xizhou will be reduced to 20,000, and I hope that the Dajin side will also reduce the defenders of Wuzhou to avoid being too heavy in the garrison, once the fight starts, it will be a big battle, and the two countries will inevitably fall into a full-scale war.

Longyou is now relatively calm, before the internal troubles of the Dashi Empire are lifted, it is unlikely that the troops will be raised, Tubo has just gone through a fiasco, suffered heavy losses, the country is shaken, and the two countries have just made peace, in a short period of time, they do not dare to covet the Great Jin again, and now Longyou's troops are as many as 120,000, Zhao Zhi feels that it is a little too much.

A few years ago, the White Turban Army was in turmoil in all directions, affecting Hedong and Henan, among which Hedong was the most damaged, and the military strength of the states was basically lost, so that the five towns of Hebei had a lot of covetousness, after a few years of recuperation, the imperial court has eased up, a big victory, and it is to make Longyou no longer have soldiers in a few years, Zhao Zhi is up with some thoughts, want to draw some military strength from Longyou, and supplement to Hedongdao.

These two things are not trivial matters, and they should be discussed at the formal court meeting, but there are too many courtiers at the court meeting, and if they express their opinions, I am afraid that there will be no result in the discussion for three or five days, so since Wuzong, the reigning emperor will generally convene the main ministers before the formal court meeting, set the tone and general direction of the matter, and then discuss it at the formal court meeting, so that the decision and result of political affairs will be much faster.

The Great Jin Dynasty has just experienced a major war, hundreds of thousands of troops participated in the war and mobilized, the consumption of its civil and financial resources is incalculable, the finances of the imperial court are very empty, and the peace with the Dashi Empire, truce and recuperation, is obviously the best, so in this matter, the ministers are basically unanimously agreed, and there is no opposition.

As for the transfer of troops from Longyou to guard Hedongdao, Zhao Zhi's idea is very good, and the ministers basically agree with it, but there are some different opinions on how many troops to be transferred.

Zhao Zhi's opinion was to draw 50,000 soldiers from Longyou to supplement the military strength of the Hedong Prefectures, and some ministers objected to this.

The former right attendant of the Ministry of War, Xiao Zheng, who is currently the governor of political affairs, stood up and spoke out against it, although Tubo has just been defeated, but still has a large military force, and Tubo has always been not honest, poor credit, its words can not be trusted, and the Dashi Empire is more than the Great Jin, whether it is national strength or territory, it is not much to let go, after this defeat, it is bound to be regarded as a great shame, once the political situation is stable, it is very likely to send troops in a big way, revenge, if the Longyou army is too weak, isn't it very dangerous? Therefore, it is not advisable to draw too many troops.....

Xiao Zheng talked eloquently, and the words continued, Zhao Zhi's face was a little impatient, and he waved his hand to interrupt his words: "I have my own measure, you don't have to say much." ”

Xiao Zheng's words were interrupted, his face was slightly red, he didn't retreat, nor did he continue to speak, so he wasn't embarrassed for a while.

He Tingxuan stood up at this time and bowed his hand and said: "Your Majesty, Lord Xiao's words are good for the monarch and good at discussing state affairs, but it is for Your Majesty to make good plans and share the king's worries, how can Your Majesty judge his words?" ”

After saying this, He Ting announced his retirement.

Zhao Zhi glanced at He Tingxuan, not only was he not angry, but there was a smile on his face, he looked at Xiao Zheng, and said lightly: "Xiao Aiqing, please continue!" ”

"The minister thinks that it is enough to transfer 20,000 soldiers from Longyou to Hedong!"

With that, Xiao Zheng bowed, and then retreated.

After Xiao Zheng finished speaking, several more ministers expressed their suggestions.

After Zhao Zhi listened, he looked at Liu Ji: "Does Liu Xiangguo have a good opinion?" ”

Liu Xiangguo said lightly: "Longyou is the heaviest in the three prefectures of Wuzhou, Liangzhou, and Langzhou, and there are 80,000 troops guarding it, which is enough!" ”

Liu Wei's meaning is very clear, there are 120,000 troops in Longyou, 80,000 soldiers are enough, and the surplus 40,000 troops can be transferred to Hedong Road.

Zhao Zhi pondered for a moment, and finally nodded: "The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites will draw up a proposal document as soon as possible, and the next court meeting should have a decision." ”

After speaking, Zhao Zhi got up and left.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty."

The ministers bowed down to see Zhao Zhi off, and then left one after another.

Liu Wei walked two steps quickly, caught up with Yang Daosi, and said softly: "Yang Xiangguo, there is good wine at home, would you like to taste it?" ”

Yang Daosi glanced at Liu Yi and laughed softly: "If the wine is not good, the old man will definitely not give up." ”

Liu Yu smiled: "It's not good, I didn't know until I drank it, I should prepare a dinner party and wait for Yang Xiangguo's arrival." ”

Yang Daosi nodded: "I will come." ”