In May, Lin'an is shrouded in the blazing summer light, and in the hot climate, everything looks bright, the dignified sun shines on the square courtyard, and there are bursts of cicadas on the plane trees. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The adults and lords walked through the corridor in the palace, hurried through the slight shade, and in the room waiting for the audience outside the imperial study, the eunuch led the palace maid and brought a sour plum soup with ice cubes. Qin Hui sat on the stool in the corner of the room, holding a porcelain cup and a small spoon, drinking one sip at a time, his sitting posture was square, his face was calm, as usual, not many people could see the thoughts in his heart, but the sense of uprightness could not help but arise spontaneously.

Qin Hui is the kind of existence that can make people feel at a glance that this adult will be fair and selfless, and save the world for the people.

A short time later, the voice of the summons was heard outside. Qin Hui stood up solemnly, arched his hand with several colleagues around him, smiled slightly, and then left the door and walked towards the imperial study.

Since a few days ago, the black flag kidnapped Liu Yu and wrote a blood book to Nantou Wu Dynasty, and many adults in the court of the Wu Dynasty did have a brief stunned. But no one who can come to this point will be a mediocrity, at least on the surface, the hot-blooded slogans and the despicable rebuke of the thieves immediately saved face for the Wu Dynasty.

The news of the "return" of the Central Plains can not be closed, with the first wave of news coming, whether it is the black flag or the radicals within the Wu Dynasty, the news about Liu Yu has spread among the people, and the most important thing is that Liu Yu not only issued a blood letter, calling on the Central Plains to be anyway, and with it, there is also a well-known official in the Central Plains, who is also a former minister of the Wu Dynasty who accepted Liu Yu's request, carrying a letter of surrender, and came to Lin'an to ask for return.

Liu Yu's Nantou is an out-and-out conspiracy. Even if all the clues of the whole matter are analyzed clearly, and the actions of the black flag are made public, the people who are concerned about the Wu Dynasty in the Central Plains will not care. In the ten years under the rule of Liu Yu and Jurchen, the spirit of the Central Plains was devastated, and everyone could see that there would be no better opportunity, including in the interior of Nanwu at this time, what the people thought and thought was that the Northern Expedition was successful as soon as possible, recovering the Central Plains, and even beating the Yanmen Pass and smashing the Yellow Dragon.

Even if there is poison in this steamed bun, the hungry Wu Dynasty people must eat it, and then hope that their own antibodies will resist the harm of the poison.

In the past few days, even in the upper echelons of Lin'an, there have been some surprises, surprises, fanaticism, and rebukes and exclamations about the black flag, but the most discussed is the question of how we should deal with the fact that things are already like this. As for the great fear that lies behind this matter, no one has said it for the time being, everyone understands it, but it is impossible to say it, it is not a category that can be discussed.

Qin Hui entered the imperial study, and after talking to Zhou Yong for a few words, Zhou Yong retreated.

“…… I came here today to teach His Majesty that in the city of Lin'an recently, although there are cheers for the recovery of the Central Plains, there are not a few people who call for the mobilization of troops to eliminate the tumor of the black flag. After hearing about the inside story, many people of insight said that they wanted to fight with the Jurchens, and they had to remove the black flag first, otherwise they would cause a great disaster in the future......"

"But now that the calamity of the Jurchens is imminent, turn your head to fight the Black Flag Army, is there a bit of a sacrifice ......" Zhou Yong hesitated.

"It is precisely because the war with the Jurchens is imminent that the black flag needs to be cleaned up first. First, it is true that the Central Plains is now reclaimed by all the people, but in this matter, the black flag that disturbs the situation in a corner of peace may benefit the most. On the other hand, it is also because in the face of the Jurchens, the black flag also belongs to the position of the Han people, and he has never exterminated it with all his might, so that he has been free for all these years, but this incident is enough to show Ning Liheng's wolf ambition. ”

Qin Hui arched his hand: "Your Majesty, since the southern hunting of the imperial court, my Wu Dynasty under the leadership of Your Majesty, these years of hard work, there is the prosperity of this moment, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has made every effort to revitalize the armed forces, and also created several strong armies, and a battle with the Jurchens, in order to have a chance of winning, but just imagine, when my Wu Dynasty and the Jurchens fought on the battlefield, the Black Flag Army was a hindrance from behind, no matter who won and who lost, I am afraid that the ultimate winner cannot be my Wu Dynasty." Before this incident, we may still be able to take chances, and after this incident, according to Weichen, the black flag will become a big disaster. ”

The Black Flag is in trouble...... Zhou Yong thought behind the desk, but naturally he wouldn't show it on his face.

Qin Hui paused: "Second, in the past few years, the Black Flag Army has been in the southwest, although it is difficult to develop rapidly because of its remote location and the surrounding barbarian land, it is difficult to develop rapidly, but I have to admit that Ning Liheng is indeed accomplished in the so-called way of learning things. The firearms made in the southwest are by no means inferior to those made in the prison of His Royal Highness the Prince, and the Black Flag Army has sold a lot of goods with this, but within the Black Flag Army, the weapons used must be the best. ”

"It is true that although it fled all the way, the Black Flag Army has never been an opponent to be despised for, and it is also because it is quite powerful. But at this moment, just like the situation in the Central Plains, the Black Flag Army has also reached the edge of being wiped out, Ning Liheng struck again after three years of hiding, if it can't be stopped, I'm afraid it will really have to expand aggressively, and no matter what the results of his battle with the Jin State are, it will be difficult for my Wu Dynasty to gain a foothold. Moreover, in the three-way game, there is always a combination of vertical and horizontal, Your Majesty, this time the Black Flag is ruthless, we can't help but take over the Central Plains Bureau, and the Jurchens can't help but react to it, but imagine which side they really hate at the top of the Jurchens? ”

"Aiqing refers to ......"

"If we were to attack the southwest, I think the Jurchens would not only applaud, but might even help in this matter. If we attack the Jurchens first, the black flag will stab the knife in the back, but if we attack the southwest first, on the one hand, we can run in the troops before the big war, unify the power of the commanders in various places, so that before the real war comes, our side can be like an arm to the army, on the other hand, getting the southwest firearms and the study of things, will only make me move further towards strength, and I can be more sure to face the future Jurchen disaster. ”

"Makes sense...... Zhou Yong unconsciously grabbed the hem of the dragon robe with both hands and leaned his body against the back of the chair behind him.

"If the rear is not quiet, how can the front fight? The sages have training, and the outside must first be inside, which is even a famous saying. ”

"Yes...... If it......" Zhou Yong thought and hesitated, "If you can't take down the black flag for a while, what should I do, wouldn't the fisherman be a Jurchen ......?"

"With all due respect." Qin Hui arched his hands and bowed down, "If I really can't take down the black flag with the power of the Wu Dynasty, Your Majesty and I are waiting for the Jurchen to call, what choice is there except to kill the neck?" ”

Zhou Yong put one hand on the table and made a "bang" sound, and after a while, the emperor shook his finger and pointed at Qin Hui.

"Reasonable." He said, "I will...... Consider. ”

Naturally, it was impossible to get a direct answer to such things, but Qin Hui knew that although the emperor in front of him was timid and indecisive, his words had been said after all, and he slowly bowed and left.

Walking through the palace, the sun was still blazing, and Qin Hui's heart was a little lighter.

This is his most sober judgment based on reason. Of course, there are some things that can be said directly to His Majesty, and some thoughts cannot be declared.

Over the years, most of the scholars and doctors in the court avoided talking about the black flag. In the middle, there was an old minister of the former Wu Dynasty, like Qin Hui, who had seen the man's disdainful glance at the Jinluan Hall in Bianliang: "A group of waste." After this evaluation, Ning Liheng killed the noble Son of Heaven in front of everyone like a chicken, and after that, his many behaviors in the northwest and southwest, after careful measurement, were indeed like a shadow over everyone's heads, lingering.

If the Wu Dynasty is to be revitalized, such a shadow must be waved away. Throughout the ages, there have been so many outstanding people, but the overlord of Western Chu can only kill himself in Wujiang, and Dong Zhuo's generation of Huangchao has been so indispensable, and he will eventually fall on the road. Ning Liheng is very powerful, but it is impossible to really be an enemy in the world, Qin Hui has this belief in his heart.

In order to achieve this, the ideas within the Wu Dynasty must be unified, and this war is a good opportunity and a key point that must not be missed. Because compared to the black flag, what is more terrifying is the Jurchen.

The Wu Dynasty can't beat the Jurchen, this is a rational judgment that anyone who has experienced the original war can see. In the past few years, to publicize to the outside world how powerful the new army is, Yue Fei has recovered Xiangyang and fought several big battles, but he is still immature after all. Han Shizhong soared through the name of Huang Tiandang, but what is Huang Tiandang? said that it was a siege of Wushu for dozens of days, but in the end it was just a big defeat for Han Shizhong.

Publicize the enemy's small setbacks as a great victory, the combat power of the Wu Dynasty used to be so pitiful, and now, I am afraid that there is no chance of victory in the fight.

The Jurchens are barbaric, worship force, and it is too difficult to demand peace, but what if they create a common enemy that both sides hate? Even if there is still confrontation on the surface, is it possible in private to give a buffer reason between the Wu Dynasty and the Jin State?

Is it possible to take the opportunity of waving the black flag to privately send a message to the Jurchens? For the sake of this "common good", the Jurchens slowed down their southward march a little? Leave more respite for the Wu Dynasty, and even a chance to talk on an equal footing in the future?

These things are not without room for maneuver, and if the whole country really takes the southwest, the elite soldiers left behind in such a cruel war and the captured armaments will only increase the strength of the Wu Dynasty in the future. There is no doubt about that.

The country is in danger, and the nation is in danger.

There's only one way.

Walking out of the palace, the sun poured down, Qin Hui squinted his eyes and pursed his lips. The powerful ministers and adults who once dominated the Wu Dynasty were blown away by the rain and wind, Cai Jing, Tong Guan, Qin Siyuan, and Li Gang...... They are all gone, and the responsibility of the world can only fall on the shoulders of those who remain.

At this moment, the prosperity of Lin'an in front of him is like a beam.

It's like home.