Today, there are already two letters placed in front of the dragon book case of Emperor Tianyou of Northern Yan - Zhou Yuanqing. This Emperor of Heaven You looked at the courtiers who were kneeling on the ground in the Golden Palace, and an extremely relaxed smile rose on the corner of his mouth. After looking around, Emperor Tianyou picked up two letters and handed them to the chief eunuch, and bowed his mouth downward; The chief eunuch of the fourth grade bowed his head and took the letter, stepped down three steps, and read aloud what was written in the letter in a sharp voice.

These two letters, one is a report on the progress of the peace talks sent back by Xiang Qing Xiang Yinshan, the "Youbei Peace Talks Envoy"; The other is a report written by the guards of the East Customs, Pingbei Hou Guo Xiao and Guo Anshun. After the chief eunuch finished reading the two letters, God blessed him with the tea bowl and said casually:

"Let's discuss!"

As soon as these words fell, a middle-aged military general in neat armor stepped out of the ranks, and after saluting with fists, he raised his voice and shouted:

"Your Majesty, what else is there to say? The old marquis is old, and he must focus on stability when he starts things; In the battle against the Youbei barbarians over the years, although my Beiyan didn't suffer any big losses, I didn't take advantage of it! Not to mention the loss of labor and money, it also made the heroes of the world look down on our Beiyan boys; didn't say anything, His Majesty transferred us to the front of the Eastern Customs, and the last general was willing to be a pioneer under the command of the old marquis; If you can't break through the pseudo-capital Fengjing within ten days, and cut off the head of the dog full of Yan Hunt Xiao'er with your own hands, then the general will never come back! ”

Although the rhetoric is a bit vulgar, it can also be called arrogant. Although the civil officials above the Golden Palace did not agree with his words, they still appreciated the enterprising spirit contained in his words.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that General Xu is loyal and courageous, but the current situation between the two sides is complicated, and it can be said that it affects the whole body; Although I Beiyan has Pingbei Hou Guo Xiao to guard the East Customs, temporarily occupy the absolute initiative, but the matter is big, and the loss is too large, so we must not blindly attack! ”

When General Xu Ronghuan heard what he said, his upper lips curled, and without waiting for Emperor Tianyou to speak, he directly muttered loudly:

"If you are timid, you say you are timid, what do you pretend to take into account the overall situation? What you say is all empty words, if you don't return this time, see how you explain to Your Majesty. ”

When the civil official who had been confronted heard this, he was neither anxious nor annoyed, but just smiled and shook his head, and then retreated into the ranks of civil officials. The reason why he tolerated him so much is because this General Xu is a loyal and good queen, he only knows how to fight and can't understand literature and ink on weekdays, although he has a bad temper, he never does things that hurt people with secret words, and he can be called an honest and honest person; Therefore, even though he was open-mouthed, no one cared about him as a reckless man.

Emperor Tianyou squinted his eyes, looked at this reckless general with a leopard's head and eyes, and said in an extremely brisk tone:

"General Xu is worthy of being the first warrior of my Northern Yan, so tell me, what if we send troops to the Eastern Customs, but the southern front is attacked by the Nankang army?"

"Then Your Majesty, you will let the last general go to guard Pengcheng, and I will vouch for my own head, and I will ensure that those Nankang girls will not be able to step into my Beiyan for half a step!"

"But if I send you to Pengcheng, there will be no pioneer general for Old Marquis Guo? Although we have more than 1,000 famous generals in Beiyan, which one can compare with you, the giant spirit Marquis Xu Ronghuan? Without you, who can fight the black bear spirit in the north? ”

Yes, Yan Chongwu is brave and brave, Xu Ronghuan is also born with divine power, these two have also seen a few battles in front of the East Customs in the early years, and they win and lose each other. And this simple and lovely giant spirit Hou Xu, General Xu, also attaches great importance to Yan Chongwu and his person; After all, he was born with divine power, and Yan Chongwu was still the first general who could compete with him. The so-called heroes cherish heroes, and heroes love Han, which is also a widely circulated story of two generals belonging to different camps.

As soon as Emperor Tianyou mentioned Yan Chongwu, Xu Ronghuan immediately looked embarrassed. He turned his head to look at the generals in the queue behind him, and his worry was even worse:

"Your Majesty, you're right, that black bear is indeed a good hand, except for me Xu Ronghuan, there is really no one in Beiyan who can meet him for a few battles...... It's not going to be easy to do......"

Emperor Tianyou said softly in a tone like coaxing a child:

"Yes, our giant spirit Hou Yongguan three armies, it's a pity that we can't take care of him! Otherwise, why can't my Northern Yan Dynasty unify the Huayu Continent? That's it, Rong Huan, you go back and think about it for me, is there any way to kill two birds with one stone? ”

As soon as Xu Ronghuan heard Emperor Tianyou's "compliment", he immediately patted the heart shield on his chest and agreed with a smile:

"Your Majesty, don't worry, I will definitely come up with a good idea for you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned and walked back into the queue, saying no more.

As soon as the other courtiers saw Emperor Tianyou's words, they stabilized this giant spirit marquis, and they were all ready to move.

"Your Majesty, as the Marquis of Pingbei said in his secret letter, now the parties have become a stalemate; But fortunately, the initiative to break the game is still firmly in our hands; And this initiative is the head of the world's heroic customs - East Customs! ”

The old man who opened his mouth was the left prime minister of Beiyan - Wang Fang and Wang Mubei. This Wang Zuoxiang is already sixty and two this year, and he should be the age of teasing his grandson, but I don't know how he maintains his body, and he still has black hair, strong spirits, and the light contained in his eyes is not much better than the talented Giant Spirit Hou Ye.

This Zuo Prime Minister was originally the leader of the main battle faction of the Northern Yan Dynasty; On weekdays, he is a hard-lined, stubborn and enterprising hard-core character, and he is even more disdainful of Youbei, a grass-roots team dynasty. And Emperor Zhou Yuanqing of Heaven has long been very clear about his proposition:

"Oh? According to Wang Zuocheng's words, he seems to agree with the opinion of the Juling Hou - let him come a few ways, I will only go all the way, and pour 150,000 troops out of the East Customs to take the pseudo-capital Fengjing? ”

After hearing this, the Prime Minister Zuo frowned, and was very dissatisfied that he was confused with a reckless man, but in fact, if he opened his mouth to defend himself, he would seem a little petty.

"Not bad! Although it sounds like acting in such a style, it is a bit simple and rude, but my Beiyan sits on the provinces of the seventh and sixth and thirteenth roads in the south, and no matter the territory, land, taxes, grain and grass, compared to which, they are several times or even more than ten times that of his three roads in the north. If there is such a huge difference in the national strength of the two sides, but they still have to hesitate to move forward, they will be ridiculed by others; If it is regarded as a paper tiger that only knows how to roar and has no claws, then anyone will try to tear off a piece of meat and eat it. If it really comes to that time, there will be enemies on several sides, and my Northern Yan Dynasty will be in danger! ”

As soon as he said this, a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties walked out of the ranks of civil officials. He held the ivory board in his hand, and steadily made the number of rituals, and then said:

"Your Majesty, it is true that there is truth in what the king said; But my current national strength in Beiyan is probably not enough to support a two-front battle. Now that the flood season is approaching, the dredging project of the Yu River is imminent, which requires the state treasury to immediately broadcast a large amount of silver taels for repairing the river; If we want to ensure the normal life of the people on both sides of the strait and the smooth supply of grain and grass next year, we must also prepare a large sum of money for disaster relief. At the same time, even if there is no war, the Great Wall of the Northern Plains, which defends the Mobei cavalry, should be repaired; Otherwise, once the Mobei cavalry can be driven straight into the north by the north because of disrepair, then it will definitely bring us immeasurable losses! However, since it is necessary to repair a section of the Great Wall in the northern plains, whether it is to buy bricks or to requisition people, it will also require a large amount of silver......"

Emperor Tianyou and Prime Minister Wang Fang frowned in unison after hearing the middle-aged man's accounts. In the end, it was Emperor Tianyou who couldn't help it, and interrupted:

"Okay, okay, I know that the task of the Ministry of Household and Industry is heavy, but even if we stick to the East Customs, the grain, grass and ordnance of the Pingbei army still have to be distributed in full! It's a good thing, even if we can't attack, we won't have much to lose! After all, the people of Mobei will never really favor any party, compared to the consumption of national strength, our Beiyan ......"

When Emperor Tianyou said this, his words had already faintly revealed the meaning of seeking stability. When Prime Minister Wang Cheng of the main battle faction heard this, he immediately spoke:

"Your Majesty, Rong Chen boldly said that the Mobei people are under the balance of power between the enemy and us, so they will not take sides; But once the situation is out of balance, then the Mobei people will never give up this opportunity to beat the water dogs. Although they occasionally give charcoal in the snow, they are better at adding insults to the worse! ”

"Then according to the king, where should I put myself in Beiyan now?"

Zuo Prime Minister Wang Fang, his expression was extremely firm at this time, and two stunning lights shot out of his eyes, and he looked at Emperor Tianyou with great determination and said:

"According to Weichen, whether it is Nankang or Mobei, these two outsiders just got involved in this war with the mentality of fishing in troubled waters. Moreover, the final attitude of the two of them actually depends entirely on the outcome of the first battle between our two families; If the first stop of our Beiyan army wins, the Mobei people will naturally fulfill their covenant and go straight to Fengjing from Zhongshan Road; After all, once the deterrence of the elite main force of the Flying Bear Army is lost, the remaining army of the Three Roads in the Northern Corridor is not to be feared at all; And as we expected, the Mobei people would never be willing to die for either side......"

"Moreover, as long as we in Beiyan quickly annihilate the entire Flying Bear Army, those merchants in Nankang who only know how to chase after profit will simply participate in a war without profit; Whether it is Nankang or Mobei, they are just waiting to see which side will be the first to tear open a wound that cannot be healed, and then they will take advantage of the weakness to rush up and carve up every piece of flesh and bone on the body of the defeated party. To sum up, this war seems to be an endless war of attrition, but in fact it is only one war. Moreover, the puppet emperor Yan Hunt should not know it yet, and the current situation of the three roads in the north has been seen in front of us at a glance. And we also have the East Customs, so we occupy the absolute initiative......

Speaking of this, Prime Minister Beiyan Zuo looked at Emperor Tianyou with an eager face, and said sonorously:

"Your Majesty, don't miss the opportunity, you won't come again! Haven't you always wanted to restore Dayan's territory? The best opportunity is now! ”