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Chapter 141 shows strength

In the Cizhao Hall of Bianjing City, facing the pale world covered in silver, the Great Emperor Guo Rong and the newly promoted Shangshu Wang Pu of the Military Department were speechless to each other, and their expressions were more or less depressed. The news that his envoy had been arrested in Shangjing soon spread back to Bianjing and was sent to Guo Rong's table.

"Your Majesty, this time it was the minister's mistake, hey, I didn't expect that the relationship between the Chu State and the Khitan would be so close in just a few years." Wang Pu said with a light sigh. In his heart, the person who assassinated Ma Xixu was indeed sent by the Great Zhou, but no one in the entire mission knew about it. In other words, on the surface, the Great Zhou Envoy and the Assassin had nothing to do with each other, and there was no intersection between the two at all. In this way, the Khitan people still dared to seal the post house, and if it was sealed, it was sealed, and they were tortured, which is already obvious. This is a naked slap in the face, which is done to give an explanation to the people of Chu. To put it bluntly, the Khitans now don't care whether this assassin is from the Great Zhou faction or not, anyway, he just relied on the Great Zhou for this matter, and then sold it to the Chu State. For Da Zhou, the key to the problem is to figure out the reason for the sudden change of attitude of the Khitan high-level, and the current situation is caused by the convergence of the two factions of the Gao faction and the Tart Lie faction? Or is it a last resort?

Regardless of which of the two situations this is, Da Zhou is facing a very embarrassing situation, the envoy is tortured to extract a confession, no matter what, Da Zhou must take targeted actions; However, the current Khitan political situation is strange and unpredictable, and the two major factions, which have always been entangled, are unprecedentedly consistent in their attitudes towards the horse assassination case, and they want to arrest and torture the envoys of the Great Zhou Dynasty in unison. Let the Great Zhou Emperor Guo Rong be a little indecisive and not make any statement, this matter is unreasonable; However, if the statement is made, if the situation intensifies, this will undoubtedly be a heavy burden for the Great Zhou, who is committed to the western expedition. The two great powers of the north and the south are out together, can the Great Zhou keep the land of the Central Plains?

Judging from the current situation, once the Khitan and Chu States reach an agreement to send troops, and the Khitans officially tear their faces with the Great Zhou, then the war will be rekindled in the north and south of the Great River. The Zhou State, which has just experienced a big war, can't withstand such a big consumption at all, and it is estimated that the defeat from the Central Plains is inevitable, even if it is a fluke victory, others pat their butts and leave, leaving this devastation, and the Great Zhou is really unable to support it. So is it better for the Central Plains to take the initiative to give up? Or is it a battle of scorched earth, and every inch of land will be fought for?

But no matter which one is implemented, if the Central Plains is lost, the Great Zhou will lose the confidence to compete for the world. Now it is not like the Tang Dynasty three hundred years ago, self-proclaimed Guanzhong and ruled the world, Guanzhong is no longer prosperous, not to mention, the situation in the world is also very different from that year, the war in the eastern part of the country was endless, Dou Jiande, Wang Shichong, Li Mi and others continued to fight, giving Li Tangzhan the opportunity to grow. If, now the Great Zhou gives up the Central Plains, most of the Central Plains will fall into the hands of the Chu State, and at that time, the situation in the world will change.

Of course, there is another way, that is, the plan that Wang Pu put forward and constantly improved: give up the Central Plains, but not give up completely, but hold some dangerous places, such as Luoyang, Luzhou and other places, let the robe around, and harass the Central Plains. Let the state of Chu get the Central Plains, and it will not be able to live in peace. But one of the biggest problems in doing this is that the multi-front battle, on the one hand, is fighting with the party in the Western Regions, and on the other hand, it is fighting with the Chu State and the Khitan, and the Da Zhou, whose family background is already thin, really can't take too long.

It's better not to fight, or not to fight! Guo Rong crossed such a thought in his mind. He was thinking about it, when he suddenly heard Wang Pu say this, he smiled bitterly, waved his hand, and said: "Mr. Wang, this thing is not too much to blame, who would know that Ma Xixu is so fateful!" ”

"He's not a big deal, he's our spy, and he didn't find out. The responsibility for this is mine. We have spent too much energy on the state of Chu, and we have neglected to be vigilant against the Khitan. Wang Pu looked apologetic.

Guo Rong shook his head and said slowly: "Vassal King, it's difficult! ”

This sentence went to the depths of Wang Pu's heart. Guo Rong has only been the emperor for three months, wars, famines, rebellions, powerful ministers, enemy countries, all of which have made Guo Rong no longer have the time to talk about the world in the past, and he has no time to cook wine and talk about heroes. Taking over is a far-away mess, except for the white-clothed army, there are basically no good cards in his hand, and Guo Rong has nowhere to show his ambitions, as if he is a strong man, but the surrounding is soft cotton, and he can't sprinkle his strength. It can only be cautious. But when he was the king of the domain, Wang Jun and others obstructed him, and his cousin Li Chongjin was eyeing him, and Guo Rong didn't dare to make any big moves, not to mention, there was no time to do it. The Great Zhou of the Qiang I has only been four years from the date of its establishment to today.

Wang Pu's eyes were a little moist for a while. Many things seem to be the same thing, but they are completely different to do. Although he is not as self-respecting as Zhuge Wuhou, he is also a very conceited person. But planning is in the people, and things are in the sky, who would have thought that he could see Ma Xicao, but he couldn't stab the layer of window paper alive, and he couldn't kill Ma Xicao. If... If Mahi had died, it would have been easy. As soon as Ma Xicao died, the Khitan and Chu State were overshadowed, and the envoy of the Great Zhou strengthened the contact with Gao Mohan, and this situation might have moved over, but who knew that it led to the corruption of ink, and the corrupt officials fled south of the Great Zhou, so that Gao Mohan threw himself into a bogey, and did not dare to interact with the envoy of the Great Zhou too often. Hey, maybe... Perhaps this greedy ink case led by the murder of the Taiyuan envoy was done by the people of Chu State, and it was really caught up by the people of Chu State.

Heaven is not as good as people!

"Your Majesty, now that the envoy has been arrested, my Da Zhou must have a reaction!" Wang Pu said.

"In Mr. Wang's opinion, how should this matter be handled?"

"The minister thought that when the edict was clear, he reprimanded the Khitan people and sent a messenger to the Khitan to ask for guilt. In addition, send a ban army to escort envoys along the way to show the prestige of the country! Wang Pu said.

Guo Rong pressed his brows, and after a long time, he said, "If the Khitans ignore it, then what should we do?" ”

"Your Majesty, the two countries are at war, and they are not yet killed. What's more, there is no conflict between Da Zhou and Khitan now. It is reasonable for us to send people to Beijing to reprimand, and then let Shi Shouxin and others reorganize the army in Xiongzhou to show their support. As for the reaction of the Khitans, the minister thought that they would definitely turn their faces and go south! Wang Pu said cautiously.

Guo Rong has two plans in his heart, one is that he feels that he sent someone to the Khitan, once the Khitan people ignore it, then isn't this a self-defeating face? The second is that if he deploys military forces at the border pass, will it stimulate the Khitan people and let the Khitan take the opportunity to excuse themselves to go south. As for whether there is a reaction. Guo Rong has his own opinions, the answer is yes, there is no reaction, and he can't explain it to the court and the people of the world.

Guo Rong has always regarded Wang Pu as a think tank, and when he saw Wang Pu say this, he hurriedly asked: "Please Mr. Wang explain it to me!" ”

"Your Majesty, the Khitan's clan relatives Yelu Tzulie and Xun Gao Mohan, since Yelu Jing ascended the throne, they have been fighting endlessly, and I have always opposed what you have supported, but at the moment it seems to be a bit of a combination. Regarding this matter, the minister thought that this was a false image. Yelu Tart Lie wanted to go south, but it was not a private matter. Every year, the states of Yanjing Prefecture under his jurisdiction would send troops to the south to harass them, and when Yang Gon returned to the north, only Yelu Tart Lie sent troops to respond. The news from Shangjing also said that Yelu Tart Lie had a good relationship with Tian Yu of Chu State, and his attitude was already clear at a glance. But Gao Mohan is different, some people are old and fine, some people are old children, Gao Mohan is shrewd and shrewd, but his personality is a bit of an old child, he and Yelu Tart Lie have been fighting for many years, and it is absolutely impossible to bow to Yelu Tart. But now that he is on the side of Yelu Tart, that can only show one thing, he is very passive in the court. At first glance, there may be two reasons for his passivity, one is that he may have been implicated in the ink corruption case, and the other is that he was implicated by our envoy. ”

"Implicated by our messenger?" Guo Rong was a little puzzled.

"Because Gao Mohan is inclined to the Great Zhou, or rather, he is inclined to the long-term confrontation between the Great Zhou and the Chu State. When our envoy went north, in order to express his attitude to Yelu Tart, he would definitely express his intimacy with our envoy in public, and now, the wind in the court has changed, and Gao Mohan, who smells the smell, can only hide for the time being. Wang Pu said.

"Well... Mr. Wang, do you mean that we want to show the strength of the Great Zhou and give Gao Mohan a little support? Guo Rong said.

Wise people don't speak secret words. Guo Rong and Wang Pu have been friends for many years, Wang Pu has a way, and the fastest comprehension is Guo Rong. Wang Pu's meaning is obvious, in the past, the Khitan has not had a major conflict with the Great Zhou, and the reason is very simple: Yelu Tart Lie wants to go south, and Gao Mohan opposes it, and then it is a lot of nonsense, delaying the opportunity. When the Gao faction and the Tart Lie faction fought, it was beneficial to the Great Zhou, but the Gao faction retreated, the strength of the Tart Lie faction rose sharply, and the political situation of the Khitan fell to one side, the Great Zhou had to find ways to support Gao Mohan and let him stabilize the overall situation again.

So how do you support Gao Mohan? It is to give Gao Mohan the opportunity to speak in front of Emperor Yelujing, and there is evidence to prove that his theory is correct. What is Gao Mohan's political position? What a balance of power! He thought that the Chu State and the Great Zhou were fighting endlessly, and the Khitan hid aside to watch jokes and recuperate for the future.

But now, Yelu Tart Lie has taken Gao Mohan's sick foot, saying that Gao Mohan and Da Zhou have an ulterior secret. So what Da Zhou has to do now is to fully demonstrate Da Zhou's strength, let the Khitan see Da Zhou's strength up and down, and let Gao Mohan have a reason to continue to hold his position.

Why do you say that showing strength gives Gao Mohan a step? Why don't you pretend to be cowardly, so that the Khitans feel that the Great Zhou can't do Dachu and need the Khitans to remain neutral? The reason is simple.

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