Guo Tu chuckled and said, "What the lord said is that when the execution was carried out just now, the minister also said to Lord Fu that if it is executed by our criminal department, Hu Bingyun will be sentenced to Ling Chi." ”

"Hehe..."

He laughed twice.

"Take this as a warning, I don't want to see... Our old ministers in Hebei have been corrupted by money, and they don't want to punish meritorious ministers. Yuan Xi said almost pleadingly.

Fu Zhu and Guo Tu immediately put away their smiles, and replied very seriously: "Obey the teachings of the lord, and the ministers must take it as a warning." ”

"Hmm."

Yuan Xi nodded, then changed his smiling face again, and said in a relaxed tone: "Of course, I have absolute trust in you, as well as Tian Feng and Cui Yan, you are the first batch to support me, and I keep it in my heart." I am also absolutely confident that you will not betray me because of money. ”

"Thank you for your trust..."

They knew that Yuan Xi was telling the truth, and their hearts were excited.

Yuan Xi said: "Let's get down to business." Where did these selected students go? Is there any arrangement for the ministry? I think some of them can be reused. It doesn't have to be just a prefectural order, that's too low a starting point. ”

Fu Zhi replied: "The minister has already made arrangements. These more than 70 people were all transferred to Xuzhou. The lowest position is the county commander, and the highest is the county guard. Or the history of a county magistrate, the main book. After that, depending on their employment, it will be decided whether they will be used for a long time. ”

"Transferred to Xuzhou..." Yuan Xi thought for a while: "Okay, Xuzhou is an important town in the Central Plains, and it is the time when they are needed." ”

...........

On the issue of appointing students, Yuan Xi reached a consensus with Fu Zhu and Guo Tu.

It was already over.

Fu Zhu and Guo Tu are also preparing to leave.

At this time, an urgent report was sent from the front.

To be precise, it was an urgent report sent from the Great Wall of the North. The Xiongnu, Wuhuan, and Xianbei joined forces again, gathered 120,000 troops, and went south again, and had already fought with Tian Yu and Tian Chou.

This sudden situation made Yuan Xi shocked and angry.

"These alien races are white-eyed wolves that can't be raised, and as long as they have the opportunity, they will attack in a big way." Yuan Xi said angrily.

"It must have been Hu Bingyun's arrest and deprivation of their food, and the recent transfer of Wen Chou and the trial and the transfer of the state army made all the aliens feel that the opportunity has come." Frustrated.

"You're right." Yuan Xi pointed to the map and said: "Look at the place where they attacked, it is next to Yanmen Pass, which is the weakest place for the Great Wall guards, because there are 15,000 high-ranking troops stationed there. But I think... Their ultimate goal is still Yanmen Pass, and they want to enter and plunder the state. ”

Hey?

Fu Zhu suddenly stood up, looked left and right, and lowered his voice and said: "Lord, the senior cadres stationed at Yanmen Pass... Will it mutiny? Why do all the different races gather in Yanmen Pass, is there a certain degree of certainty? ”

Yuan Xi said: "I have already thought about this question. If it is said that the high-ranking cadres have different intentions, the alien race has already broken through the barrier, so why wait until we have precautions to attack Yanmen Pass? At least... Gao Gan has no possibility of defection now. ”、

"If you really want to talk about it, Gao Gan is my cousin, and his wife and children are all in Yecheng. Even if you have the heart, you don't have the guts. ”

Guo Tu also got up and said, "The lord has to guard against it." Yanmen Pass is the gateway to the state, once lost, the alien chief drove straight in, within a few days, you can arrive in Taiyuan. You can also block the reinforcements of Youzhou and enter the state. We couldn't help it. ”

Yuan Xi said: "Don't guess. When I appointed Gao Gan as a guard, I had absolute trust in him. If the enemy comes, I will be suspicious, doesn't it chill him? ”

........

Yuan Xi gathered his mind and mentioned again: "These alien races, repeatedly and repeatedly, raised troops to the south, although we can win, but we are tired of coping, and it is not a long-term solution." This time it's when we're free, just in case... When we were at war with Cao Cao, a foreign race attacked, how did we deal with it? When the time comes, the situation will be dangerous if there is an enemy on both sides. ”

"So I thought about it... Determined to wipe them out once and for all! ”

Thorough?

Guo Xiangxiang heard a joke and said, "It's good to be able to eliminate alien races." But... Is this possible? Not to mention that the Xiongnu were thousands of miles away, where the climate was vicious, there was a shortage of food, and it was impossible to build a city, and no matter how many troops we sent, it would be in vain. Even the Xianbei and Wuhuan under their noses have vast grasslands, endless grasslands, and large deserts. We still can't destroy it. Otherwise, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty would not have driven the Xiongnu to Saibei, but completely eliminated the Xiongnu! ”

Fu Zhu also did not agree with the expedition against the alien race, and persuaded: "If the alien race comes to attack, we will repel it." I really want to wipe them out completely... We're not a good deal. In the territory of the alien race, there is nothing but grasslands and yellow sand. Even the grain had to be transported from the Central Plains. The people there have no fixed dwellings, and they are here today and there tomorrow, and it is very difficult to manage.... ”

"Even if we try to take it, will we be able to hold it? 100,000 garrisons may not be able to suppress the rebellion. In the end, resources are wasted. Don't forget, the lord is in chaos now, and the Central Plains has not yet been decided. ”

"Ugh...."

What Yuan Xi said just now was just angry words.

He knows better than Fu Zhu and Guo Tu the difficulties of eliminating the Xiongnu, Xianbei, and Wuhuan.

"But..." Yuan Xi said angrily: "The alien races have come to attack again and again, and we also have to pay the price." Winning or not winning will not benefit us at all. Nor is it the way to go. ”

"The only way to do it now..." Frustrated, he said, "Make peace with all the aliens? On this issue, Yuan Xi and Fu Zhu discussed it many times, but each time, it ended in failure.

"No way!"

Yuan Xi said angrily: "Once the peace talks, we will take out food and maintain relations with them." Isn't this helping thieves? ”

"But if we don't make peace, we'll also..."

"Tomorrow's court meeting, I will mention this matter again. After that, it was decided whether to negotiate peace or send troops. You all go back and think about it, and I think about it too.... Yuan Xigang refused to be frustrated, and felt that it was inappropriate, so he hesitated.

Perhaps maintaining friendly relations with other races is more conducive to gaining the world.

Next.

Morning meeting.

Fu Zhi informed the Manchu civil and military of the news of the attack of the alien race.

Yuan Xi opened his mouth and said, "Let's talk about it... What do you guys think? ”

He was the first to express his attitude: "The reason why foreign races have repeatedly invaded is because they have no food and cannot afford to feed their people and army. They need to plunder again and again, and use the money they have plundered in exchange for food. But over the years, we have been setting up cards to prevent foreign races from selling grain in Youzhou. This caused them to be determined to go south, even if they were defeated by us, they would fight to the death. ”

"Yesterday the lord told me and the prince that we have the ability to defeat the alien race. But whether we win or lose, we don't have an advantage. Every time an army is dispatched, it faces problems such as long journeys and huge sums of money. ”

"Therefore... I propose to make peace with all the aliens and peacefully resolve the problem of food shortages among the aliens. ”