In response to this sudden situation, Liu Yan convened important ministers to discuss countermeasures. It is worth mentioning that the new auxiliary general Wang Hanxin was also able to attend this meeting, which marked that Wang Hanxin was able to enter the highest level of military decision-making in the country of Juanzhi, of course, at this time, his official rank was still the lowest among the attendees.

The participants were led by An Jingbian, the secretary of the military department, and put forward a strategy to deal with it. An Jingbian believes that among these three forces, the first one that should be completely eliminated is none other than the puppet Dashu regime. Although the so-called Great Shu regime is actually only three sparsely populated small counties on the border of Shu, there has never been such a situation in which someone in the country of silk has established itself as emperor since its founding. Although the harm is not great, it must be eliminated as quickly as possible in order to prevent people from following suit. The cult in Yingzhou has a long history, and its deep-rooted degree may be even greater than the imperial court imagined, and freezing three feet is not a day's cold, so it is not a day's work to eliminate it, and since it is not a day's work, then it can naturally be postponed for the time being. The main reason for the popular rebellion in Weizhou is that the hungry people are making trouble, as long as the imperial court sends officials to appease them, plus the distribution of food, it should be able to calm down quickly.

As soon as An Jingbian's proposal was put forward, it was approved by the majority of the people. Most of the people attending the meeting were civilian officials, and they would not be able to lead the troops to fight, and secondly, they would not be able to take their turn at all, so if the military department Shangshu, who has experience in military command, said this, others would naturally not refute it, and even if they wanted to, there was no better way.

However, Liu Yan noticed that there were three people who were noncommittal to An Jingbian's proposal, and these three people were the three people he wanted to hear the most from him, that is, Wu Sicheng, the young eunuch in the palace. Xue Boren, the squire of the military department, and Wang Hanxin, the new auxiliary general.

"Xue Shilang, I don't know what you think of An Shangshu's plan?" The first thing Liu Yan asked was, of course, Xue Boren, the highest-ranking official.

Xue Boren stood up and saluted. He bowed to An Jingbian and said, "Your Majesty." Weichen thought that An Shangshu was good at discussing it, but there was still something to discuss. The puppet Shu regime was located in a remote area, the roads were rugged, it was inconvenient to march, and it was easy to defend and difficult to attack. If you send more troops, the burden will be too heavy, and you will not be able to deploy your troops in time to form an advantage, and if you send fewer troops, you will not be able to quickly quell the rebellion. According to Weichen's intentions, it is better to buy the leaders of the surrounding clans with heavy money. Let them unite and march to exterminate them. ”

"Lord Xue's words are wrong," An Jingbian immediately retorted: "The barbarians around the Shu land are cunning and greedy, and they are not enough to move their hearts without heavy profits, and once they succeed in exterminating the pseudo-Shu but are entrenched in the local area and refuse to leave, how to deal with it?" ”

Before Xue Boren could speak, Wang Hanxin, who was at the end of the seat, suddenly sneered, this one was so loud that everyone in the room heard it. An Jingbian's face flushed. He said angrily: "Why is Lord Wang laughing? Is there any high opinion? ”

Wang Hanxin just stood up and sang a promise, and said: "Don't dare, the young general just thinks that the arguments of the two adults are fundamentally wrong, but they are arguing about who is more wrong." So laugh. ”

As soon as Wang Hanxin's words came out, everyone was shocked. His lawlessness is familiar to everyone, but it is forgivable to say that he is disrespectful to An Jingbian. This Xue Boren is the old boss who pulled him up, and Wang Hanxin actually didn't give him face.

Xue Boren's face was also a little stiff. Said: "Then you can tell us what we did wrong." ”

Wang Hanxin smiled and saluted Xue Boren and said, "Xue Shilang, don't be annoyed. It's not that the two adults made a mistake in their countermeasures, but that the point of the proposal was wrong from the beginning. Of the three chaos, which is the heaviest and where is the lightest? How to choose, weigh the pros and cons, and listen to the young general's words, everyone will know.

First of all, let's talk about the puppet Shu regime. From a young point of view, this is the most inconsequential place. The young general learned from Young Eunuch Wu that this favor was just a reckless man, and he became a tyrant because of his friendship with the local ruffians and gangsters, and gradually became a tyrant, and this time he was even more frenzied and openly confronted the imperial court, which shows that this person is brave and unscrupulous. And looking at the fact that he only has three barren small counties and hurriedly became the emperor, you can know that this person is unambitious and short-sighted. The common people were categorically unwilling to join him, so even if he raised his army with great momentum, he was not afraid, even if the imperial court did not send troops to exterminate it, it would not be long before they themselves would kill each other, and then only the local army would be able to easily exterminate them. If the imperial court rashly sends troops at this time, it will not only cost money and food, but also may make those thieves in the puppet Shu regime forced to unite, but it will be difficult to exterminate. Therefore, the youngster thinks that among the three, this is the most insignificant. ”

Xue Boren smiled after hearing this, it seems that Wang Hanxin's thoughts are no different from his own, he originally wanted to take the opportunity to refute An Jingbian to gradually guide this idea to this topic, but he didn't expect Wang Hanxin to jump out and say it first. In this way, not only do you not have to offend your immediate boss An Jingbian, but you can also come to a satisfactory conclusion, why not? Immediately listened to Wang Hanxin continue to break down.

Wang Hanxin said again: "Let's talk about this cult in Yingzhou. This cult has been unknown for many years, but in recent years it has suddenly risen, and there must be something strange about it. At the rate at which it is expanding, it is not to be underestimated. If you give him time to continue to grow, I am afraid that it will spread to all parts of the surrounding area, and it will be even more difficult to clean up at that time. The people are bewitched and coerced by them, and they have no choice but to obey, so that this force will be quite difficult to deal with, and must be cut off while they are still in their fledgling years, so as not to cause greater harm.

Finally, let's talk about the Weizhou civil uprising. In the opinion of the young general, this is the most important. It is true that the hungry people are making trouble, but the nature of the hungry people's rebellion is different. Who would risk the crime of beheading all the ordinary people to rebel? Unless it is impossible to live except for rebellion. It can be seen from this that the situation in Weizhou has reached such a sinister state, and the imperial court has lost its prestige in the eyes of the people of Weizhou, so they are forced to fight to the death and make such a move. All the adults here, including Your Majesty, I would like to ask the young general, why does the Son of Heaven rule the world? What is the world? The world is composed of these countless small people, and the will of the people is the foundation of the Son of Heaven ruling the world! Now the people of Weizhou can rise up and rebel, it can be seen that His Majesty's governance in Weizhou has lost the support of the people! If we can't win the hearts of the people of Weizhou again, then these chaotic people will not be able to eradicate it. This is not something that can be solved by just relying on a large army to attack and suppress, and the slightest carelessness will be counterproductive, so the Weizhou people's change is far more sinister and difficult to deal with than the Yingzhou cult and the puppet Shu regime.

To sum up, Your Majesty and all the experts should be able to understand which of these three things is more important, and how to solve it is the best policy. ”

Liu Yan looked at Wang Hanxin and showed a satisfied smile: he was really not mistaken, this kid not only has extraordinary insight, but also has a clever tongue, and more importantly, he is a stunned young man who is not even afraid of the emperor, no matter whose face he dares to refute, with him in the court, the atmosphere will be greatly improved. It's a good piece to use. (To be continued.) )