"Lord Lu, it's a little whimsical! How is it possible to let the vassal kings of various places contribute; They wish that the imperial court, Xirong and Beidi would fight to defeat both, so that they could reap the benefits of the fisherman! Zhang Liangzuo, the secretary of the military department, said.

"Lord Zhang, now in addition to letting the vassal kings from all over the country send troops, do you have any other way?" Lu Han, the head of the household, questioned Zhang Liangzuo.

"I ......" Zhang Liangzuo was speechless for a while.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is okay to win over the vassal kings from all over the country to send troops, but he can't pin all his hopes on the vassal kings from all over the country." Zuo Prime Minister Wen Yitao said: "The imperial court also needs to further recruit soldiers, firstly, to reinforce in time when there is a vacancy in the front line, and secondly, to prevent the feudal kings from taking advantage of the fire to rob. ”

The Emperor sat on the dragon chair and listened to what the three men had to say, and did not say a word, as if the matter had nothing to do with him; In fact, at this time, the emperor's heart was very struggling, and it was difficult for the emperor to accept the vassal king's rescue from the army, after all, it was too damaging to the prestige of the emperor and the court.

In fact, there is still an idea in the emperor's heart at this time, but this idea cannot be said by the emperor himself, the emperor's idea is to ask for peace with Beidi, as long as he can reach a peace agreement with Beidi, and the Beidi army withdraws, then the remaining Xirong is not a concern at all in the emperor's opinion.

It's just strange that in the court of Daqi, there is no voice for peace at all, even if it is to damage the majesty of the court and borrow troops from the vassal king, no one says that they want to negotiate peace with Beidi.

The reason why this situation occurred is not that the ministers did not think about it, but that all the ministers did not dare to say it, because Guo Zhan, the emperor of Daqi, was an emperor who fought all his life and had a resolute personality.

After pondering for a long time, the emperor finally made a final decision: "I will immediately send envoys to the vassal kings of various places to discuss with the kings about sending troops. ”

"Your Majesty Shengming......" The three of them clapped their asses in unison.

The reason why the emperor said that he sent people to discuss instead of directly ordering was actually for the sake of his own face, once the emperor ordered the vassal kings to send troops, if the vassal kings did not send troops according to the order, then the emperor didn't slap himself in the face!

Therefore, if you want the vassal kings to send troops, you have to negotiate first, the emperor and the three ministers present all know that these vassal kings do not have a fuel-efficient lamp, and if the emperor wants them to send troops to help, these vassal kings will definitely bargain, and it is very likely that even if the emperor pays a high price, these vassal kings will not send troops; Because now they wish that Beidi would go south and destroy the court, so that they can reap the profits of the fishermen!

Immediately after the emperor made the decision, four important ministers of the current dynasty were sent out to Huainan, Jiangnan, Jingchu, and Sichuan Shu to meet the four vassal kings who were divided from one side.

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Jiangnan Road, Wucheng, Suzhou.

This is the seat of King Wu, the king of the Great Qi domain, and it is also the capital of the Great Qi feudal state of Wu; Unlike the war-torn north, Jiangnan is very peaceful and peaceful, unaffected by the war, which seems far away to the people who live here.

Inside the palace of King Wu.

King Wu Guo Bi is sitting in the main hall to enjoy a group of beauties dancing, these beauties of the Wu Palace, in order to cater to the preferences of King Wu, hoping to be loved by King Wu, are dressed very exposed.

In the sound of elegant music, Wu Wang Guo Bi while drinking, while watching the palace maid dance, the interested Wu Wang Guo Bi drunkenly walked off the throne with a wine glass, came to the dancing palace maid pile and danced, of course, Wu Wang Guo Bi did not come to simply dance, but to take the opportunity to Kai Oil.

"King, King......" A sudden voice broke the harmonious dance music.

Guo Bi, the originally drunk king of Wu, waved his hand at the palace maid and the musician after seeing the people coming in from the palace gate, signaling them all to retreat.

"Chen Zhouqiu see the king." Zhou Qiu, the prime minister of Wu, came to the king of Wu and bowed in front of Guo Bi.

"Aiqing, what's the urgency of coming to see Gu in such a hurry?" Guo Bi returned to the throne and sat down.

"Great King, the envoy sent by His Majesty the Emperor has already arrived outside the palace, I wonder when the Great King plans to summon him?" Zhou Qiu asked Guo Bi.

"Let's just say that Lone is not available, let him wait at the post house first." Wu Wang Guo Bi said impatiently.

"The King." Zhou Qiu continued: "I'm afraid it's not good to snub the court envoys like this! ”

"What's wrong, our Emperor His Majesty is already too busy to take care of himself, this time he sent someone to find Gu, he came to ask Gu for help." Wu Wang Guo Bi said very disdainfully.

"I wonder what the king has planned?" Zhou Qiu asked.

"Plans? What is the plan? Wu Wang Guo Bi asked rhetorically.

"Of course, how to deal with the court envoys."

"You said this, Lone hasn't thought about it yet."

"Didn't think about it? This...... How could you not have thought about it, my lord? How could you not have thought about it? Zhou Qiu was speechless when he heard this answer from King Wu Guo Bi.

"I didn't think about it, I just didn't think about it, how can there be so many whys." Wu Wang Guo Bi said: "Aiqing, if you don't have anything else, go back first!" There are also a lot of things in the Prime Minister's Office. ”

Looking at the impatient look of Wu Wang Guo Bi, Zhou Qiu suddenly felt very disappointed, just at the moment when Zhou Qiu turned his head and was about to walk out of the palace gate; I heard Wu Wang Guo Bi say: "The food and salary that should be sent to the court this year have not been sent yet!" ”

"The first batch of food and salary has been transported to Jiangning from all over the country, and it has not yet had time to ship!" Zhou Qiu hurriedly turned around and replied.

"Don't send it for now, it's of another use." Wu Wang Guo Bi said: "Forget it, let's send half of it first!" ”

"No! Commanded. Zhou Qiu took the order and left.

On the way back, Zhou Qiu was thinking about what Wu King Guo Bi had just said, and finally Zhou Qiu figured out Guo Bi's thoughts.

King Guo Bi of Wu seems to be extravagant, in fact, he is not a monarch without ambition, for the war that occurred in the north and western Xinjiang, Guo Bi is not unconcerned, for whether the court of Daqi will be destroyed, Guo Bi values it more than anyone else.

And the reason why Guo Bi did not see the envoys sent by the imperial court was actually for the sake of a word 'drag', and now the war in the north and western Xinjiang, although the Qi army is at a disadvantage, it does not mean that the Qi army has no chance of victory, after all, anything can happen in the rapid changes on the battlefield.

Guo Bi is now dragging it out to see what will happen on this battlefield, if the Qi army is defeated, then he didn't say it, Guo Bi, the king of Wu, will definitely say goodbye to the court, and if he does it alone in the future, maybe he will take the opportunity to be the emperor or something.

But what if the court is lucky enough to win! If you wait for the imperial court to settle accounts after the autumn, then Guo Bi's life may not be easy; Therefore, in terms of the food and salary that should be delivered to the imperial court, King Wu Guo Bi did not deduct all of them, but sent half of them first, which can be regarded as his own little support; If the court asks questions in the future, Wu Wang Guo Bi will also have a statement, which can be regarded as betting on both sides.

In terms of their attitude towards the envoys of the imperial court, these four feudal kings can be said to behave differently, and each has its own tricks.