When Zhao Junsheng heard this, he instinctively felt that there was a bargain to be taken advantage of, and he was afraid that the time to solve the Pingcheng Imperial Court was coming, so he immediately said: "Gu wants to know the detailed situation of the Wei Dependent, Buliu Guli and the Pingcheng Imperial Court, how many soldiers and horses they have dispatched, the specific details of the countermeasures on the side of the imperial court, and whether there are any other tricks, you go back and send someone to check it out and report it to Gu as soon as possible!" ”

"Yes!" Lu Xuanbo hugged his fists and left.

Zhao Junsheng got up and walked around the hall, thinking about how to benefit Qianguo from this matter.

After thinking about it for a long time, there was a vague idea in his mind, but it was not logical, knowing the truth that one person is short in wisdom and three people are long, he immediately sent eunuchs to summon Dongfang Chen, Cui Hao, Gao Yun, Kou Qianzhi, Pei Jin, Liang Lin and other ministers to discuss.

"Husband, I'll bring you a bowl of white fungus lotus seed soup!" Mulan walked in with a small bowl, and her lower abdomen was already slightly bulging.

Zhao Junsheng looked up, got up to greet her, took the small bowl and put it on the imperial case, helped her sit down on the throne, and said, "Just send a maid to send it over, why bring it yourself?" ”

Hua Mulan said with a smile: "I also want to walk around the front hall myself, and I am bored from staying in the inner palace all day!" ”

"I have to walk around and relax!" Zhao Junsheng said as he took a fan from the maid next to him and fanned her gently.

At this time, the eunuch walked in and reported: "King, Dongfang Chen, Cui Hao, Gao Yun, Kou Qianzhi, Pei Jin and Liang Lin and others have arrived, waiting outside the palace!" ”

"Let them in!"

Dongfang Chen, Cui Hao and others quickly walked in and saluted Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan in turn: "The ministers meet the king and princess!" ”

Zhao Junsheng raised his hand: "All the emperors are exempt from courtesy!" ”

"King Xie, princess!"

Zhao Junsheng waved to the eunuchs and palace maids to let them withdraw, and when they were all gone, he said: "Lone received a secret report from the black-clothed guard, and the Pingcheng Imperial Court has given a secret edict to the captain's family, ordering him to lead the army north to attack Bingzhou, and raid Buliu Guli's lair, and now Buliu Guli and Zhang Li's army have been facing each other at Yanmen Pass for nearly half a year, and the captain is preparing for troops after receiving the secret order from the imperial court!" ”

Dongfang Chen and the others were very surprised by the accuracy of intelligence collection and the speed of information transmission by the black-clothed guards, and even the fact that the imperial court sent a secret order to the captain's family, and the captain's family secretly made military preparations after receiving the secret order, didn't that mean that Tuoba Jun knew exactly who he saw and said every day in the Pingcheng Imperial Court, and which favorite concubine he was fortunate to have every day? Even the captain's every move can't escape the surveillance of the black-clothed guards? The black-clothed guard's ability to penetrate is too terrifying, isn't it?

This thought only flashed in the minds of Dongfang Chen and the others, and they heard Zhao Junsheng say: "I think that my Qianguo should do something in this matter, but I don't have a clear idea for a while, so I will bring you over to discuss!" ”

After Cui Hao and the others heard this, they began to think, Hua Mulan was quick to speak, and said to Zhao Junsheng, Cui Hao and others: "Who do I want to help in this matter?" Is it to help the Pingcheng court, or to help Buliu Guli? ”

Zhao Junsheng saw Mulan ask this, and asked her: "What do you think of Mulan?" ”

Hua Mulan said: "Although I also know that this is not right, I still have to say that if Buliu Guli is defeated and exterminated by the imperial court, the threat of the imperial court to control and merge the state will be greatly increased, and if there are lieutenants in the Yuluo area to contain our Qianguo, once they unite with the Southern Dynasties, the situation of our Qianguo will be very bad!" ”

Zhao Junsheng pondered Hua Mulan's words, Cui Hao arched his hand and said: "King, the minister thinks that what the princess said is very reasonable, my Qianguo nominally respects the Pingcheng court as the lord of the world, but Tuoba Jun and the king of the Pingcheng court know what's going on, the Pingcheng court will not treat my Qianguo as a vassal state, but as an enemy, and my Qianguo can't help but guard against the Pingcheng court!" ”

"Wei is brave and brave all over the world, if he and Zhang Li attack Buliu Guli from the north and south, I am afraid that Buliu Guli will be difficult to resist, and defeat is a matter of time, and I can't let it go, otherwise I will be in a disadvantageous position! The minister thought that after the lieutenant led the army north and merged with the state, my Qianguo secretly sent troops to attack Yuluo and occupied his lair! ”

Dongfang Chen had a different opinion, "The king, the minister thinks that instead of attacking Yuluo, it is better to simply attack Pingcheng, take Pingcheng in one fell swoop, and escort Tuoba Jun and the court of Pingcheng back to Qianjing, so that the king can replace Wei and be crowned emperor!" ”

Zhao Junsheng frowned tightly and looked at the others: "Do you have other different opinions?" ”

Liang Lin stood up and hugged his fists and said: "Great King, the minister doesn't know much about strategy, but the minister knows that the Pingcheng Imperial Court has not lost its prestige and power among the Xianbei people, after all, it is the orthodoxy of the Xianbei people!" If our Qianguo leads an army to attack Pingcheng, it will inevitably make Yuluo's lieutenants, Guanzhong's leopards, Xiliang's Xi dependents, Huaishuo and Woye Town's Lai Daqian regard our Qianguo as enemies, and they will not be afraid of them in terms of our Qianguo's current national strength, but if they unite with the Southern Dynasties to deal with our Qianguo, the situation of our Qianguo will definitely be very difficult! ”

Gao Yun also said: "The king, the minister also thinks that it is not appropriate to send troops to attack Pingcheng, and it is a crime of rebellion to offend the king with a minister. ”

Zhao Junsheng couldn't make up his mind for a while, so he had to announce that he would think about it and let Dongfang Chen, Cui Hao and the others go back first.

In the evening, after dinner, Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan took a few children to enjoy the cool air on the open-air platform of Yanfu Palace.

The open-air terrace is the topmost floor of the Babel Tower, the tallest building in the royal palace, and is in the shape of a circle, surrounded by twelve pillars supporting the towering square dome, which is made of glazed paving, and you can see the starry sky when lying on the open-air terrace.

Unlike other tower-type buildings, this tower is made entirely of bluestone, which is made of clay, boiled glutinous rice and other materials mixed as a binder, and the entire tower has 13 floors, and the 13th floor is the open-air terrace.

No matter day or night, there is a wind blowing in the open-air platform, even in the middle of summer night, there is not a single mosquito in the open-air platform, blown by the night wind, the whole body is cool.

The children were asleep, and Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan snuggled together on a chaise longue and looked at the starry sky through the transparent glazed tiles of the dome.

"I wish it had gone on like this!" Mulan slowly closed her eyes and said.

Zhao Junsheng said: "We will be forever!" ”

Hua Mulan sighed and said: "It's a pity that people have to eat whole grains, and they have to worry about living in this world!" ”

"Yes! I feel that Tuoba Jun's attack on Bu Liu Guli this time is a huge opportunity for me to Qianguo, but I don't know how to choose! ”

Hua Mulan opened her eyes and turned her head to Zhao Junsheng and said: "Brother Junsheng, I think Dongfang Chen's idea is too radical, taking advantage of the emptiness of Pingcheng, it is indeed very likely that my Qianguo will send troops to capture Pingcheng in one fell swoop and destroy the Pingcheng court, but in this way, it is equivalent to standing on the opposite side of all Xianbei warlords!" Don't you often say that you will never use force if you can solve the problem by political means? ”

Zhao Junsheng was stunned for a moment, then he came back to his senses, Hua Mulan was right, if Pingcheng was defeated at this time and the Pingcheng court was destroyed, other Xianbei warlords would regard Qianguo as enemies, so that it would add many enemies to Qianguo and add many obstacles to Qianguo's unification of the world.

Early the next morning, Lu Xuanbo came to see him and reported the details of the court of Wei Dependent, Buliu Guli and Pingcheng.

Zhao Junsheng picked up the piece handed over by Lu Xuanbo and read it, the report showed that Buliu Guli took away almost all the soldiers and horses in Jinyang for the north and the Qing Dynasty, and there were less than 5,000 soldiers and horses left in the territory of Bingzhou, and these 5,000 people were scattered in various counties of Bingzhou, and the troops stationed in each county were pitifully small, and some counties were less than 100 people.

In order to go south to meet Buliu Guli, the Pingcheng Imperial Court only left 5,000 people in Pingcheng City at first, and then Zhang Li faintly couldn't resist the signs, Tuoba Jun had to send 3,000 more people, and Pingcheng now only has 2,000 defenders, and this kind of defense force is simply terrifyingly weak.

There is also the captain's family, at this time, the captain's family has already waved his troops north, starting from the east of the river, and the defenders left in the Yuluo area are less than 5,000, and more than half of the 5,000 will be used to guard against the Southern Dynasty.

When Zhao Junsheng was reading the recital, Lu Xuanbo hugged his fists and said: "King, before the minister entered the palace, he received the news that the Pingcheng Imperial Court sent an envoy to announce the decree to the king, ordering the king to send troops to attack Buliu Guli and quell the rebellion. ”

"Oh?" Zhao Junsheng raised his head.

After thinking for a long time, Zhao Junsheng sent someone to find a few cronies and ministers: "The black-clothed guard received news that the Pingcheng Imperial Court has sent an envoy to announce the decree to this king, ordering my Qianguo to send troops to attack Buliu Guli and quell the rebellion!" ”

This move by the Pingcheng Imperial Court caught Zhao Junsheng and these cronies off guard, what did Tuoba Jun think? At this time, let the Qianguo send troops, is Tuoba Jun not afraid that the Qianguo will not leave after entering the state?

Dongfang Chen stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the purpose of the Pingcheng Imperial Court's move should be to give way to Liuguli has a sense of embattlement, so that he and his soldiers will be in a panic all day, as long as he shows the slightest flaw, he will be defeated by Zhang Li seize the opportunity, if our army has not had time to enter the state, then Pingcheng will issue another order to let our army stop, and Tuoba Jun will achieve the goal!" ”

"In the final analysis, Tuoba Jun just wants to take advantage of the momentum of our army to concede Liuguli to mess with his own position!"

Zhao Junsheng weighed it for a long time, and immediately ordered: "Pass the decree and order Guo Sheng, the general of Xiangzhou Town, to increase his troops in Hanoi, collect boats to make the illusion of crossing the river to attack Kim Yong!" Ordered Gao Xiu to lead an army of 20,000 soldiers and horses to the south to join Guo Sheng! ”

The ministers were stunned, and Cui Hao asked: "King, in a few days, the envoy sent by the imperial court will arrive, how will the king deal with it then?" ”

Zhao Junsheng said: "So we must hurry up and lead the army into Xiangzhou before the envoy of the Pingcheng Imperial Court comes to Qianjing!" ”