"Alas, I finally tasted the top of Mount Tai." Yang Mu smiled bitterly and muttered to himself.

Before this, the Jin State was still between the two countries in using troops against the Cang State, and the Cang State also had the ability to be equal to the Jin State, and after the war between the two countries, there was still room for return.

But now, there is no end to it.

After the strength of the Jin Kingdom skyrockets, it will put endless pressure on the Cang State, which will become the biggest crisis since the Cang Kingdom.

Regardless of the night, Yang Mu immediately asked people to announce the decree and summoned several major ministers into the palace to discuss the way to deal with it.

More than an hour later, Kong Shangxian, Fan Hongji and others, plus Zhao Hang, the secretary of the household department, Ge Lie, the secretary of the military department, Chen You, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Ou Ye, the secretary of the Ministry of science and technology, and others, arrived one by one.

All the courtiers who arrived looked hurried.

After all, if there was nothing big about it, how could it be possible to summon the minister into the palace late at night?

Moreover, it is also a gathering of the main ministers in the court.

Such a big battle can only show that something big has happened at the border pass.

This is not difficult to guess, Cangguo is like an iron bucket, the rule is rigorous, it is impossible to have any chaos, and the biggest thing in the whole country at present is to attack Shengguo.

Could it be that what crushing defeat has been suffered at the front?

As soon as this idea came to the minds of some courtiers, they immediately rejected it.

The contrast in strength between the two armies is too great, and it is understandable which regiment suffered a small loss, but it is obviously impossible to say that it has shaken the government and the opposition.

Don't...... Is it the West?

On the way, Kong Shangxian met several ministers such as Ge Lie, and as they walked, they speculated about the matter.

Of course, such a battle also alarmed the entire court, and although the palace maids and eunuchs did not dare to talk about it, they all realized that something big had happened.

Yang Mu glanced at the courtiers and asked Shen An to present Wei Zhongquan's letter to everyone.

Within a moment, everyone's faces were not very good-looking, and their expressions were solemn.

Being targeted by such a behemoth, no one can be calm.

"Your Majesty, has this matter been confirmed? Could it be a ploy on the Sheng side's side to force us to withdraw our troops? Fan Hongji was old and steady, and asked questions.

"This matter is confirmed, the letter was sent by Wei Zhongquan's cronies, there are more than a dozen people, there is no doubt that it was sent by the Blue Dragon Legion, and Wei Zhongquan also stated the story in detail in the letter and investigated it."

Kong Shangxian nodded on the side: "Since this is the case, this matter should not be Sheng Guo's trick, after all, it is too easy to verify, and Sheng Guo will not do anything more." ”

Ge Lie, the secretary of the military department, said: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that at this time, the army should be transferred and returned to the western border. ”

"No!" Kong Shangxian hurriedly objected, and said: "If all the troops are transferred out, this annexation of Sheng State will fall short, this country will not be destroyed, and when the Jin State attacks my Cangguo, it will be a big trouble!" ”

"The minister agrees with what Lord Zuo Xiang said, after the annexation of Shengguo, the strength of my Cangguo can increase by three points, and in the future, the fierce war with the Jin State will also have a little more background, otherwise it will only bring trouble."

The old minister also thinks so. It will take some time for the Jin Kingdom to annex the Son of Heaven Wangji, and we must take the Sheng Kingdom before then. It's just that the Jin Dynasty will be in turmoil during this period, and the front line will not be able to resist it at that time. ”

Yang Mu nodded, and he also agreed.

Here's the question, what if the Jin Kingdom attacks the Cang Kingdom?

In the western border bordering the Che State, the Jin State has a million troops, if the Jin State itself in the north sends a million troops to press the border, what troops will the Cang State use to resist?

"Everyone, Aiqing, do you have any suggestions to solve the dilemma?" Yang Mu asked.

The ministers pondered for a while, but did not speak.

In fact, more than half of them are not good at military affairs, and this time they were called over just to cooperate with the subsequent deployment, such as material transfer, or money and food calculation, equipment research and development and construction, etc., the main ones who came up with the idea were Kong Shangxian and Fan Hongji, as well as those in the military department.

After a long time, Yang Wanchun, a squire of the military department, stood up and said: "In the past few days, the ministers have watched the battle report of the Suzaku Legion, and it is said that there are many people who have defected to the officials of Shengguo, which shows that their court has been completely chaotic...... It's just that this law is somewhat contrary to the situation between the two countries......"

"Yang Aiqing might as well say it directly."

"Weichen thinks that although the Sheng State is weak, but after hearing the news of the Jin State, it is inevitable that it will resist to the death, and it will be more difficult to break through when the time comes, so it is better to adopt the method of inducing surrender, while stepping up the siege of the city and pulling out the village, and on the other hand, issuing an edict to persuade the Sheng State court to surrender, promising all kinds of benefits, on the contrary, it will be punished by Ling Chi, so that the monarchs and ministers of the Sheng Kingdom will be shaken."

"That's one way to do it...... However, in this way, the nobles of Shengguo will be preserved, and it will be difficult to raid their families and destroy their families, and it will cause many incidents in the future. ”

"Your Majesty Mingjian, this is exactly what Wechen is worried about, what Wechen means is that once the monarchs and ministers of the Sheng Kingdom surrender, we can occupy a few key cities, and we can transfer the Qilin Army and the Xuanwu Army out and go to the west and north to garrison and relieve the siege of the border."

After listening, Yang Mu also affirmed this strategy, afraid that he would change his hexagram when the time came in Shengguo, or that he would use this to delay time, and the Vermilion Bird Legion would be difficult to ride a tiger.

After that, Junchen analyzed the deployment of various departments.

In short, the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Science and Technology have no rest, and from tomorrow onwards, the rest of the work will be put aside for the time being, and they will devote themselves to the construction of weapons and weapons.

At the same time, the household department should allocate money and food, and the military department should begin to recruit reserve troops for training.

An hour passed, and just as he was about to disperse, Yan Hua, the secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, Weichen has been thinking about it for a long time just now, and there is a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not. ”

"If you have anything to say, just say it."

"The minister believes that the way to break the situation is not in defense, but in diplomatic relations."

"Diplomatic relations?"

Yang Mu was surprised, this sentence was the most marginal sentence he had ever heard today.

"Your Majesty, please listen to Weichen's analysis, this time the Jin State suddenly annexed Wangji, its strength skyrocketed, and the countries did not react in time, and no one would fight against it for a while, even the Chu State would not dare. The reason is just that he is afraid of the retaliation of the Jin State and falls into the quagmire of war. ”

"Yes, that's right."

"Your Majesty, do you remember how the Yao Kingdom perished?"

Yao Guo...... You mean......"

Yang Mu's eyes lit up, and he wanted to play a very critical question.

Why didn't the State of Chu dare to challenge the State of Jin? It's just because it has always been maverick and weak, and it is worried that it will rashly use troops against the Jin State, and there are few responders, and there is a Wu State peeping in the west of the Chu State, so it does not dare to act rashly.

Jin Guo also thought to himself that he would not follow the old path of Yao Guo, so he was unscrupulous.

What if you analyze the situation to the other countries, and then form an alliance to attack Jin together?

Enlightened!