Chapter 121: Cabinet Meeting
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As soon as Pei Ju's words fell, Pei Yun applauded. As another important member of Pei Valve, he will naturally support this brother of his own family.
But Fan Gai and He Yu Shiji frowned and did not rush to express their position. Obviously, they did not agree with Yushu's method of attacking the Turks first and then Goryeo, and attacking Goryeo first and then the Turks.
"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that the main energy of the imperial court should now be on exterminating the internal bandits. At present, bandits are raging in the Central Plains, Shandong, Hebei, and Jianghuai, and several of the largest bandits, such as Zhai Rang in Wagangzhai, Dou Jiande in Hebei, Du Fuwei in Jianghuai, and Wang Bo in Shandong, have gathered 50,000 or 60,000 people. Although they did not dare to attack the county seats, many county towns were often harassed by them, and their surnames were miserable...... Moreover, due to the rampant banditry in various places, the flow of merchants and travelers was also greatly affected, and most of the tax revenues in many counties under the world fell, especially in the north, where many fields were uncultivated because peasants evaded military service and forced labor. If you don't recuperate, I'm afraid that the Great Sui will not use the Turks to attack, and it will be in danger! Fan Gai, an old minister of the Yang Jian era, finally couldn't help it anymore and persuaded him.
"Yes! Your Majesty also asks you to consider that the current situation in the Turks has not yet reached a very deteriorating level. Even if he really became a khan, he might not dare to turn against us immediately, after all, the Turks did not listen to him entirely. After we have recuperated for a few years, we have replenished the elite soldiers and food, and then we will come back to clean up Goryeo and the Turks, it will be a breeze! Yu Shiji also agreed.
Yang Guang heard it with an angry face. His single-minded mind is the destruction of Goryeo, where can he hear different opinions.
Although he also knew that there were a lot of bandits today, he still thought that these mud-legged rebellions would not be able to become atmospheric.
It's just that now the six scholars are divided into factions with completely different opinions. It made him, the emperor, a little embarrassed. And the opinions of the faction are very reasonable, Yang Guang is also holding his chin, hesitating how to decide.
From the bottom of his heart, he wanted to adopt Pei Ju's opinion. First pacify the Turks, and then destroy Goryeo. After Liaodong is stabilized, and then the army goes north, the world will be decided.
However, to send people to pacify the Turks, there was no suitable candidate. And if he wants to attack Goryeo again, how many troops should be sent and how much food should be prepared, he also has countless hearts in his heart. After all, now he doesn't dare to leave no people in the Eastern Capital and Saibei completely.
"General Yuxiao, you are the last general in the army to evacuate Goryeo, and I am afraid that you should be the most familiar with the current situation in Goryeo. Tell me, if you want to attack Goryeo again, how many men and horses should be dispatched and how much food should be prepared? Yang Guang's sharp eyes glanced at Yu Ming and asked in a condensed voice.
The ministers only came to their senses at this time, and the emotional saint general Yu Ming, a hairy little recruit, wanted to ask him about the situation in Goryeo. This is also normal, after all, Yuming is the chief general of the Broken Rear Army, and he has been fighting with Goryeo for more than a month, and the Goryeo Army does not dare to attack again.
When Yuming heard Yang Guang ask himself, he knew that this emperor who was so happy still wanted to attack Goryeo first. He recruited himself here, but he also wanted to tell a fact through the "Goryeo Pass" in the eyes of his ministers, that is, Goryeo's strength is not as terrible as he imagined, and he can completely fight down.
If he seizes this opportunity, he can indeed be appreciated by Yang Guang, even if he will not be promoted to an official and make a fortune, it is possible to be reused. And if he didn't follow Yang Guang's meaning, he was afraid that this saint would be furious. Even if you don't demote your official position on the spot, it will be difficult to lead troops to the army in the future.
To tell the truth, Wooming actually did not object to the expedition to Goryeo, and the battle after the second expedition to Goryeo last year had already made him see the decline of Goryeo.
Although the number of Goryeo troops at that time was large, most of them were old and weak soldiers, as well as new recruits who had only been temporarily recruited, and they were far from the elite soldiers who dared to fight head-on with the Sui army when they conquered Goryeo.
Therefore, he also believes that it is time to give Goryeo the final blow and solve this great problem for the Great Sui once and for all.
It's just that Yuming knows very well that the insect of the foot is dead but not stiff. Goryeo has been established for more than four years, the foundation is deep, the Goryeo king Gao Yuan and a cadre of nobles are also deeply supported by the surname Goryeo, and Gao Jianwu, Ulzhideok, Gaisu and so on are all famous generals with wisdom and bravery. They are fighting on their own territory, occupying the right time and place, and it is possible to invite the surrounding Khitan, Murwei, Xi and other tribes to send troops to help. If you attack recklessly like this, I am afraid that it will be the same as the previous two expeditions, and you will return in vain.
Especially now, when the Eastern Turks are afraid that there may be hostility with the Great Sui. It is possible that Goryeo sent someone to contact the Eastern Turks and invite them to attack the Sui army together. Or ask the Turkic army to surround Wei to rescue Zhao, and go south to invade the northern border passes of the Sui Dynasty, such as the Mayi, Hetao, Fengzhou, and Longxi lines. Forced the Sui army to retreat. At that time, the Sui army may lose its troops again, or even suffer a major defeat.
Therefore, Yu Ming believed that it was not impossible to continue the attack on Goryeo, but it must be done after pacifying the Eastern Turks.
So, he stood up and made a gesture, and then said with a solemn face: "Your Majesty, the last general thinks that now it is time for the final battle with Goryeo, and the brave will win. Goryeo is also exhausted, as long as we go all out, we will definitely be able to defeat Goryeo in one fell swoop and eliminate this henchman forever! ”
When Yang Guang heard him say this, he was also secretly happy in his heart, and a smile appeared on his face.
However, Yu Ming changed his words and continued to talk eloquently: "However, when Goryeo is about to die, he will inevitably fight back against us frantically, and in order to save his own fate, they will definitely contact their surrounding tribes. For example, the Khitan, Murwei, Xi people, etc., jointly fought against our Great Sui, and as for the Turks, who are strong and intend to go south, they are naturally the top priority for them......"
"So, if we want to rule out these foreign forces from intervening in the war with Goryeo. The Turkic threat must be eliminated first! As long as the Turks do not participate in this war. At most, these tribes will only intervene on a small scale and will not affect the overall situation. After all, most of them are subservient to the Turks, and the lord has not sent troops, so they will wait and see. ”
Yu Ming's words were immediately agreed by most of the ministers, because his analysis was indeed reasonable.
Although Yang Guang also had to admit that Yu Ming's words were very reasonable, his face was not happy, because according to Yu Ming's meaning, if you want to destroy Goryeo, you must first eliminate the Turkic threat, so wouldn't you have to use troops against the Turks first?
Yu Ming is also good at checking his face now, and he has seen Yang Guang's unhappy color. So he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, eliminating the threat of the Turks does not necessarily require sending troops to attack the Turks, and Weichen suggested that an envoy group could be sent to visit on the grounds of visiting the illness of the Qimin Khan. According to the minister's understanding, the Qimin Khan had several sons, as well as some brothers and uncles, all of whom had their own men and tribes. ”
"Although the Chang Duji of Dye Gan is the largest force among them, if several other brothers unite against him, I am afraid that it will not be so easy for him to succeed to the throne smoothly. The envoys we sent could contact the pro-Sui figures among the Turkic leaders, give them support, and even promise to canonize their representatives as the new Turkic khans and provoke them to oppose the Turks. As long as the Turkic civil war is together, where can they care about going south to invade our border fortress and support Goryeo? Yu Ming said confidently.
Yang Guang's gloom disappeared at this time, and he said with a smile on his face: "I didn't expect General Yu Xiao to be a general, and he was both wise and brave, and he was ......."
Speaking of this, he turned his gaze to Yushu and said, "Yushu, you have given birth to a good grandson!" In the future, the glory and wealth of your Yuvalve Sect will probably fall on him! ”
Yushu was suddenly surprised and happy in his heart, knowing that his grandson's words had solved the big problem of the saint, so he liked it very much. Moreover, listening to Yang Guang's meaning, there is a great intention to promote Yuming and continue to support Yuvalve. How does this not overjoyed him?
He then hurriedly got up and made a series of words: "Although the ministers and grandsons are a little clever, they are still some distance away from the talents of the generals, and they still need more guidance and support from the saints." The saint praised him, but it made him get carried away...... However, the ministers and other generations are all loyal ministers to His Majesty, and they will do their best for the Great Sui. ”
Yang Guang laughed, and was about to give Yu Ming another official position, but Pei Ju hurriedly spoke.
"Your Majesty, Yu Ming's idea is indeed good! It has been many years since my Great Sui sent an envoy to the Turks, and the eldest princess must miss her relatives in her hometown. Chen Guanyu's little general is full of heaven, handsome, dignified, and wise and brave. And this plan was proposed by him, so it is better to take him as the head of the envoy and go to the Turks to carry out this task! Pei Ju said with a gloomy face.
As soon as he said this, Yushu's face suddenly changed greatly, and he thought that the Turkic tent was thousands of miles away from Luoyang, and there were many bandits on the horse, in addition to the Turks, there were also Tiele and Hui on the grassland, and they didn't have a good impression of the Sui Dynasty and the Turks. Since the envoys were going to visit the Turks, they would inevitably carry a large number of valuable gifts. This will also attract their greed, and it may not be much safer to go to the Turks than to go on an expedition to Goryeo.
Moreover, Yu Ming is young and has never had the experience of going to foreign tribes, he has lost it so recklessly, and he is young and vigorous, and it is easy to clash with others, in case he misses the Turkic people in a duel, whether he is injured or injured, it may cause trouble.
This Pei Ju obviously wants to frame Yuming! Yushu rolled his eyes and immediately understood.
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