Among the princes of the Great Turks, the eldest prince Arobu was the most influenced by Han culture.

His study room was filled with all kinds of Han books, and even the classic Four Books and Five Classics and other imperial examination readings.

Even among several of his confidants, he is the most responsible for Mr. Qiu.

Although the other party covers his face all day long, anyone with a discerning eye can see that this Mr. Qiu is a fake Han person.

But even so, the eldest prince Arobu still attaches great importance to this staff member who does not dare to show his true face, and can even be said to be courteous.

There is only one reason for this, that is, this Mr. Qiu is indeed a person with a high mind and outstanding strategy.

Regardless of the many credits of the past, let's take the recent events first.

The matter of proposing an alliance with the Tianlu tribe living in the southwest plateau to the eldest prince Arobu was proposed by Mr. Qiu.

The reason given by Mr. Qiu at that time was very sufficient, the Hu people and the Tianlu people did have many grudges, but that was decades ago.

And the biggest enemy of the two sides now is the Great Wei, in this case, why not put aside the grievances of the year and join forces to carve up the inland areas of the Great Wei.

In particular, the southwest plateau area occupied by the Tianlu people is directly connected to the inland hinterland of the mainland, as long as it unites with the Tianlu people, the Hu army can directly enter from the southwest plateau, so as to occupy the southwest and southern regions in one fell swoop.

This was far easier than attacking from the northern border, which was guarded by the Northwest Army.

The eldest prince Arobu felt that what Mr. Qiu said made a lot of sense, so he made every effort to promote the matter.

It can be said that now that the Turkic army has been able to successfully occupy the southwest and the entire southern region, Mr. Qiu must definitely take the first credit.

Hearing that Mr. Qiu wanted to see him, the eldest prince Arobu immediately invited him into the mansion.

"Sir, you see Gu late at night, what is the matter?" After welcoming his henchman into the study, the eldest prince Arrob asked.

Mr. Qiu, who was still covering half of his face, asked rhetorically: "I wonder if Your Highness knows the news that the Great Wei Imperial Court has moved its capital to Jiangnan?" ”

"I only received a report from the spies yesterday, and I originally wanted to discuss this matter with my husband, but my husband came."

In fact, the Great Wei had already moved the capital two months earlier.

The reason why the news was transmitted so slowly was mainly because Jiangnan was too far away, and there was Jiangkou Mansion, which was the choke point guarding the entrance to Jiangnan, and it took a lot of effort for the Hu people to send the news to the rear, so they received the news so late.

Mr. Qiu said in a deep voice: "The Great Wei court moved its capital to Jiangnan, which shows that they are no longer able to control the forces in various places.

In addition, the Wei army was defeated in the northwest three years ago, so they wanted to favor Jiangnan.

Your Highness, this is a great time for our army to attack Jiangnan. ”

The eldest prince Arobu smiled bitterly: "Sir, Gu also knows that the Wei army is already weak, and Jiangnan is the richest place in the whole of Wei, do you think Gu doesn't want to get it?"

But as the saying goes, a starving camel is bigger than a horse, and no matter how weak the Wei army is, there are millions of troops waiting there.

Moreover, An Guogong is a veteran of the battlefield, and he is by no means comparable to the embroidered pillow of Emperor Shuntian.

As long as they hold the city, they will use the vast territory of the Jiangnan region to fight a war of attrition against us.

Even if our army can take Jiangnan, it will suffer heavy casualties.

I waited for a long time to take the southwest and south of the two territories, if now we have to send a large number of troops to the south of the Yangtze River, I am afraid that I will not be able to continue. ”

"Your Highness, if we don't take Jiangnan now, I'm afraid we won't have a chance in the future."

"You mean, the Northwest Ning family?"

"Yes, it's the Northwest Ning family.

Now the Ning family is leading a large army to gradually annex the northern provinces, and it is believed that they will soon occupy the entire northern territory.

One of the reasons why the Xie family wanted to move the capital was also to avoid the edge of the Ning family.

After the Ning family occupies the entire northern territory, it will form a north-south rivalry with the Great Wei court controlled by the Xie family, and there will be a life-and-death war.

Your Highness, which side do you think has the better chance of winning? ”

"Of course it's the Ning family.

The Ning family has guarded the northwest for several generations, and the soldiers under their command are strong and strong, and they have always been the mortal enemies of our great family, where will the Xie family be the opponent of the Ning family. ”

The old man thought so too.

Once the Ning family takes Jiangnan, there will be no more suspense about the belonging of this world.

And how could the Ning family, who had become the new overlord of the Central Plains, allow the southwest and southern regions to fall into the hands of the Great Turks, and sooner or later they would launch a southern expedition against us.

Let me ask Your Highness, when the Ning family holds the land of abundant money and food in the south of the Yangtze River, coupled with the strong combat power of the Northwest Army, if we fight with it, what will be the result? ”

Hearing this, the eldest prince Arobu suddenly frowned.

If he could, he really didn't want to confront the Ning family, especially the Ning family, who now had all kinds of mysterious weapons.

After thinking carefully for a while, the eldest prince Arobu suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said, "Since the Ning family and the Xie family are bound to fight, why don't we wait for the Ning family and the Xie family to fight to exhaustion, and then take it in one fell swoop?" ”

"Has Your Highness forgotten? A few years ago, His Royal Highness also took advantage of the fierce battle between the Ning family and the Xie family in the northwest to sneak attack the border pass.

As a result, the defenders of Fuyuan City only relied on 40,000 horses and the never-before-seen 'ghost thunder' to withstand the attack of the Three Highnesses, and also caused casualties of nearly 100,000 Great Turkic soldiers.

It can be seen that as long as the Ning family uses the city and firearms, it is enough to defend any big city.

Therefore, once the Ning family really takes Jiangnan, it will be too late for us to send troops again, and we can only watch the Ning family gradually digest the provinces in Jiangnan.

Time is running out, Your Highness. ”

"So, Mr. advocates that we take Jiangnan first, and then fight with the Ning family in the future?"

"Your Highness, if we take Jiangnan now, there will be two major benefits.

The first is to get the land of abundant money and food in Jiangnan one step earlier than the Ning family, and not let it fall into the hands of the Ning family. This is the most important purpose.

Second, they can get the new firearms that the Wei army is vigorously researching. ”

Hearing the second benefit, the eldest prince Arobu's eyes couldn't help but light up, and he blurted out: "New firearms? ”

"Yes, Your Highness. You should know that in the Northwest War three years ago, the reason why the Wei army was defeated was mainly because of the new firearms of the Northwest Army.

According to the report of the spies hidden in the capital, the firearm was called the fire gun, and it was a firearm made by the Ministry of Industry of the previous dynasty.

But because there are too many shortcomings in use, it has been shelved by the Wei army.

And the firearms used by the Northwest Army are obviously the product of improvement.

This kind of firearm is amazingly powerful, not only has a longer range than a bow and arrow, but also can penetrate even the armor of cavalry, which is indeed powerful.

After the Northwest Army, which was already extremely strong, had this new type of firearm, it was like a tiger with wings, and it was no wonder that the Wei army was undefeated.

After the defeat of the Wei army and its return to Beijing, the Xie family has been asking the Ministry of Industry to research and imitate the firearms used by the Northwest Army in the past few years, regardless of blood, and it is said that thousands of poles have been made now.

If we can take Jiangnan, we will be able to take advantage of the situation to receive this batch of firearms, and we can also manufacture them in large quantities and equip the whole army.

As long as we have firearms, we will no longer be afraid of the Northwest Army, which also has firearms, at most it will be a draw.

Moreover, Jiangnan is the essence of the Central Plains, as long as it is in the hands of our army, sooner or later it will turn against the Ning family.

Therefore, the old man advocated sending troops to Jiangnan as soon as possible so as not to miss the opportunity. ”

Hearing this, the eldest prince Arobu was completely moved, but he still had a doubt in his heart, "Gu has understood what Mr. said, but Jiangkou Mansion is still in the hands of Wei Jun.

As long as they occupy the choke point of Jiangkou Province for a day, our army will not be able to enter Jiangnan for a day.

It's easy to say, but it's hard to do. ”

Mr. Qiu said indifferently: "It's not difficult to take Jiangkou Mansion, it depends on whether His Highness has the determination to send troops to Jiangnan in a big way." ”

The eldest prince Arobu stood up with some excitement and said, "Sir, really has a way to take the Eguchi Mansion for Gu?" ”

"Since the old man dares to say this, he is naturally sure, please wait for His Highness."

"Okay, then Mr. Hardship." The eldest prince Arobu was very excited.

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After coming out of the mansion of the eldest prince Arrob and returning to his residence, Mr. Qiu did not return to his room, but went to a room similar to a prison cell alone, and then asked the Hu guards in charge of guarding him to open the door and let him in.

As soon as Mr. Qiu walked into the cell, he heard someone scolding in an extremely sad and angry voice: "It's all because of you, a minister, if it weren't for you, how could I have ended up where I am now!"

You traitor, why don't you die, die! Die! ”

Another voice responded coldly: "Your Majesty, the minister has advised you many times before, and you must not easily reveal your identity."

But if you don't listen to the advice of your ministers, your emperor will be discovered by the Hu people, how can you blame the ministers. ”

"How dare you quibble! If it weren't for you who instigated me to conquer in person, how could I have fallen into the hands of the Hu people? It's all your fault of the courtier! ”

"Your Majesty, have you forgotten? It was you who wanted to get rid of the Xie family's control, so you left the capital in the name of the imperial expedition, intending to collect soldiers and horses from all over the country for your own use.

Although this suggestion was made by the minister, it is up to you, the emperor, to adopt it in the end.

Also, the minister suggested that the emperor disguise yourself as an ordinary soldier and flee in the chaos when the Hu people attack.

Although the emperor did this, after you were captured by the Hu people, if you are willing to listen to the advice of your ministers and plan carefully, you may be able to successfully escape.

But the emperor, you insisted on going your own way, and only thought about escaping from the slave camp as soon as possible, so you were caught by the Hu people.

It can be said that Your Majesty, you have fallen into your current situation completely by yourself. ”

"You still dare to quibble, you dare to quibble, obviously you instigated me to do this, everything is your fault! It's all your fault! Die, all for me, die......" the man shouted hysterically.

I saw two people locked up in the dimly lit cell.

Although both of them were in tattered clothes, with yellow faces and thin muscles, they looked like beggars, if there were court officials present, they would be surprised to find that the disabled man who had his legs amputated and could only sit on the bed was clearly the Shuntian Emperor Zhao Yufeng, who had been rumored to have been dead for several years.

And another young man with intact hands and feet is the champion of the year, Xu Yuchu, the editor of the Hanlin Academy.