The royal palace of Ho Jing Zhou.

"Your Majesty, the reason why Weichen brought the two sons of the Ying family to Haojing today is really because the current Inuqiu is on the verge of extinction." Zhao Zhou replied.

Oh?

In just half a year, Inuqiu is facing extinction?

After listening to Zhao Zhou's words, all the ministers present couldn't help but be taken aback.

"At the beginning of the year, the old man Zeng Shuai's army attacked Rong Di in the north and swept all Rong Di to the north of Longshan, how could it be that in just half a year, the Qin people of Inuqiu were in a state of destruction?" I saw that beside the Son of Heaven, a tall, thin, majestic, and fifty-year-old man said sharply.

I don't know who he is, but listening to his voice, Yingkang knows that this person should be Yin Jifu, an important minister of the royal family.

Yes, this person is indeed Yin Jifu.

After listening to Yin Jifu's words, Zhou Tianzi said to Zhao Zhou: "What Lord Yin said is extremely true, at the beginning of this year, King Gu had already sent Lord Yin Jifu to lead troops to sweep away the Rong Di in the north, how could so many Rong Di suddenly appear?" ”

"The king didn't know that after Lord Yin sent troops to sweep Rong Di on Longshan, for most of the past half a year, there were indeed few Rong Di in the northwest. However, as winter approached and the north was cold, Rong Di sent troops south one after another to seize the pastures around Longshan and make various preparations for them to survive the winter. Since the Qin people were outside Guanzhong, west of Longshan, they naturally suffered from it. In order to protect the people and horses from being invaded by Rong Di, Dr. Cithui led us to fight many battles with Feng Rong, and finally died tragically. After that, Zhao Zhou showed a sad expression.

Hearing Zhao Zhou's words, the two sons of Yingqi and Yingkang cried even more sadly.

"Hey---, I don't want to have such a huge change in Longxi in just half a year, all of you Aiqing are talking about how the Lone King should deal with the affairs of Inuqiu?" Zhou Tianzi couldn't help but say sentimentally after hearing this.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that we should send troops to Longshan again to sweep away the Rongdi tribe in the north, and the instability in the north will affect the stability of Guanzhong, which is not good for the royal family!" The secretary of the royal family, Duke Yu, came out and said to Ji Jing, the son of heaven.

"No." As soon as Gong Yu's voice fell, Shen Bo came out of the line.

"Why?"

"At this time, it is already winter, and the top of Longshan has long been covered with ice and snow, and if my Guanzhong army wants to clear the Rongdi of Dog Hill, it must enter Longshan, and the march is extremely difficult. On the other hand, Rong Di's short sword and fast horse move quickly, and it is difficult for our army to pursue. Besides, at this time, Rong Di has already moved the whole country south, and the soldiers and horses are flourishing, so we should avoid its edge. By the beginning of spring next year, we will not be too late to send troops to attack. Shenbo said.

This is also true, after all, at this time, all the Rongdi departments have already moved the country south, and they are all ready to fight to the death once the royal family sends troops; Both the military and manpower are on the rise.

It's better to avoid its edge.

Zhou Tianzi listened, nodded slightly, and then looked at Yin Jifu beside him, waiting for his answer. After all, other people are just saying that at a critical time, Yin Jifu is still needed to send troops to attack Rongdi.

Yin Jifu didn't speak, after all, he had just cleared Rong Di on Longshan, and before he had waited for half a year, the enemy appeared on Longshan again; Not only that, but he also killed the dog hill doctor of the Zhou royal family. Anyone who puts this thing on their faces will feel a little disgraceful!

Seeing that Yin Jifu was reluctant to express his position, the eldest son Yingqi hurriedly fell to the ground and cried loudly: "Your Majesty, my lords, the life of Inuqiu hangs by a thread, and the lives of the Qin people hang by a thread. My father has been killed in battle, so let Yingqi ask the Son of Heaven for my father, and beg you, please send troops to save the Qin people quickly! Woowoo woo ---"

"Woo woo woo ---"

After that, Yingqi began to cry loudly.

"This?" Yingqi cried like this, which made Zhou Tianzi a little embarrassed at the moment. After all, the Inuqiu Qin people were vassals accepted by the ancestors, and they were also the tribes that played a role in guarding the Zhou royal family.

He couldn't watch the Qin people being wiped out in his own hands, but at this time it was already winter, and the cold wind on Longshan Mountain was cold, and the snow was deep and thick, making it very inconvenient to march.

It's not good for the army to fight!

Faced with the embarrassment of the Son of Heaven and Yin Jifu's non-expression, Yingkang stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the adults, the villain is Yingkang, the youngest son of Inuqiu Doctor Qin Zhong. ”

"Oh---, you have something to say." Looking at this dark boy, Zhou Tianzi said with a little surprise.

"Xiaomin thinks that although it is very difficult to send troops to Rong Di at this time, the royal family should still send troops to rescue the Qin people."

Yes? At a young age, the tone is not small! dared to make a direct request to the royal family.

"Tell me your reasoning." Zhou Tianzi didn't speak, Yin Jifu said directly.

"There are three reasons, one is that the Qin people of Inuqiu are vassals of the royal family, since the time of my ancestor Qin Feizi, the Qin people began to raise horses for the Son of Heaven in the west, and they were deeply trusted by several Sons of Heaven, not to mention that today's royal war horses are mostly raised by the Qin people. Once the dog hill is occupied by Rong Di, not to mention the loss of the Qin people, the most important thing is that the royal family will be unscrupulous from now on! ”

"Hmm---" Zhou Tianzi and the ministers nodded slightly.

In the era of cold weapons, war horses are very important war equipment, once the war horse of Inuqiu is lost, where will the royal family look for such a good war horse from now?

"Second, after hundreds of years, the Qin people have long integrated themselves into the subjects of the royal family. Paying tribute to the Son of Heaven, protected by the Son of Heaven, has long been deeply rooted in the bone marrow of the Qin people. Once the Qin people perish because of the difficulty of marching in winter, it will not only chill the hearts of the Qin people, but also the hearts of other people who are willing to integrate into the royal family, which will seriously affect the noble image of the royal family's leniency and benevolence. ”

For a long time, the Zhou royal family has followed the idea of loyalty and benevolence formulated by Zhou Gong Ji Dan, and regarded itself as benevolent. Ying Kang's words suddenly touched the benevolent heart of the Son of Heaven, and also made the Son of Heaven a little displeased, "You continue. ”

Ying Kang continued: "The third point is the most important, that is, once the Qin people are destroyed, the western defense line of the Zhou royal family will disappear from now on. Both the western and northern sides of Guanzhong will be threatened by Rong Di. At that time, the royal family will be attacked by Fengrong and Borong in the north, and will also be threatened by the Rongdi tribes such as Mianzhu and Dangshe in the west. Once the flames of war ignited, Rong Di broke through Qinling and Longshan, and attacked from both sides, which was very unfavorable to the royal family! ”

"This?" When Tianzi Ji heard this, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, knowing that this was the most dangerous threat, and immediately turned to look at Yin Jifu beside him.

While the Son of Heaven was surprised, the ministers present couldn't help but be secretly surprised, "What this kid said is so right, now Rong Di is rampant, once it is attacked, the royal family is in danger." ”

"That's it! Don't look at these Qin people, but they are the indispensable western barrier of the royal family, once lost, it will be very unfavorable to the royal family and Hojing! ”

Listening to the ministers' whispered words, Ying Kang knew that his words had had an effect.

(End of chapter)