Chu Huan immediately frowned and said, "Has the war in the southeast changed? ”

Pei Ji said solemnly: "I'm afraid that Lei Guheng can't stop the Heavenly Gate Dao." Previously, although Tianmen Dao was powerful in the southeast and conquered the city, Lei Guheng also led the army to be able to stalemate with Tianmen Dao, and he was not at a disadvantage. ”

Chu Huan nodded and said: "Tianmen Dao was launched in Jianghuai Dao, and the local army was enough to deal with it at the beginning, but no one thought that the development of Tianmen Dao was too rapid, and the local government spent a lot of effort to suppress bandits, but Tianmen Dao is getting stronger and stronger, and its power is all over Jianghuai and Donghai Erdao. It was precisely because he saw that the southeast was in danger that the imperial court sent Lei Guheng to send troops to suppress the bandits. ”

"Lei Guheng won a few big battles at the beginning." Pei Ji said slowly: "It's just that he will fight again, and he can't help but want people's hearts, Tianmen Dao has spent many years of hard work, that is, it is based on Jianghuai Dao, which can be regarded as the nest of Tianmen Dao, not to mention the pawns of the peddlers, it is the courtyard of the deep house of the official Yamen, and there are also many believers of Tianmen Dao, and when Tianmen Dao starts up, those people have become ...... of Tianmen Dao's supporters!" ”

Chu Huan's expression was solemn: "What the eldest brother said is that no matter how strong the soldiers and horses are, it is difficult to win the battle without the hearts of the people." ”

"Lei Guheng relies on his talent as a commander and his elite generals, plus the supply of the imperial court." Pei Jizheng said: "Although Tianmen Dao is not as equipped with soldiers and horses as the official army, it relies on the hearts of the people who are bewitched by them, as long as there is a heart of people, even if you lose a few battles, you can still recover your vitality." When Lei Guheng first arrived in the southeast, he didn't regain a lot of lost ground in a row, but before he could sit on his buttocks, he was snatched back by the disciples of Tianmen...... This initial victory gradually became a stalemate. ”

Chu Huan was silent for a moment before asking, "Big brother is saying that now the equilibrium in the southeast has been broken, and Tianmen Dao now has the upper hand?" ”

"That's how it should be." Pei Ji said: "We are in the northwest, too far away from the southeast, and a lot of news over there is also deliberately blocked, so as not to disturb people's hearts, but there is no impermeable wall in this world, and there is always some news leaking out there." After a pause, he said softly: "We can actually think that the treasury is empty, which is a reasonable thing." In order to deal with the people of the Western Liang, not only can not collect taxes from the northwest, but instead have to transfer materials from the treasury to the northwest. ”

Chu Huan had stayed in the household department, knowing that what Pei Ji said was true, and nodded slightly.

"This is only a part, in the past few years, the southeast Tianmen Road has been very noisy, Jianghuai, Donghai two provinces of taxes are afraid that they will not be able to collect a few percent, plus the previous five, there are seven financial inputs in the country. In addition, the Hexi Road we just talked about, that is, the eight roads have no entry. Pei Ji said calmly: "The sixteen Dao of Great Qin, if half of the world has no harvest, plus the other natural disasters**, the treasury is empty, it is really a matter of course." ”

Chu Huan sighed: "Actually, when I was in the household department, I knew that the treasury was empty and the imperial court was weak, otherwise the imperial court would not have known that Zhu Lingyue was supporting troops in the northwest, but it would not dare to act rashly against Zhu Lingyue...... ”

"yes......!" Pei Ji said: "The imperial court does not dare to attack Zhu Lingyue, just because it is very clear that Zhu Lingyue is strong in the northwest, once he really wants to move Zhu Lingyue, Zhu Lingyue will not sit still, in order to deal with the war in the southeast, the imperial court is already overwhelmed, if this Zhu Lingyue rebels again, the imperial court will be even worse...... Staring at Chu Huan, he said with a smile: "The emperor sent the second brother over, and that was also a helpless choice in the last resort. ”

Chu Huan laughed, then frowned and said: "The treasury is already weak and weak, in order to cultivate the Tao these years, the saint has refined the elixir and cultivated the Heavenly Palace, and the expenditure is very large. After hesitating for a moment, he continued: "After the Huang family was destroyed, after Anyi raided the family, the family wealth was huge, which was surprising, and fortunately, a huge amount of family wealth was copied from there, otherwise the military expenses on the southeast side would have been a problem long ago." ”

"That kind of money can only solve a temporary urgent need, but it can't solve the fundamental problem." Pei Ji smiled faintly and said: "A penny is difficult to defeat a hero, don't say that a country is a person, and if you don't have money in your hand, you can't do anything, this huge country, if there is a financial problem, the entire empire will have problems from top to bottom." It is precisely because I know that the treasury of the Qin State is empty, so I feel that the war in the southeast may not be able to last. ”

Chu Huan understood what Pei Ji meant, and said softly: "Big brother thinks that the imperial court can't afford to supply the war in the southeast?" ”

"It's difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, even if Lei Guheng is a famous general who has experienced a hundred battles and shocked the world, but without the logistical support of the imperial court, he can't fight this battle." Pei Ji chuckled: "The stalemate between the southeast and the southeast is not a matter of a year and a half, between the stalemate, in fact, it has always been one thing and the other, Lei Guheng did not have a quick solution at the beginning, and he was already doomed." ”

Chu Huan frowned.

"The second brother knows very well that the official army can't fight quickly, and the imperial court can only continue to supply, for the weak Qin State, this big battle between the northwest side and the Western Liang people has already made the Qin State weak. If the war in the northwest is over, the emperor can work hard, recuperate with the people, and postpone for three or five years, maybe he can recover a little bit of vitality, even if Tianmen Dao is in chaos at that time, the official army has abundant treasury support, and it is not too difficult to pacify Tianmen Dao, since the Taiping Road at the end of the Han Dynasty, this kind of rebellion with religion has occurred from time to time, and in the end it is almost all wiped out. Pei Ji Zhengse said: "But this time the timing of Tianmen Dao is really good, speaking of which, the Xiliang people have really done Tianmen Dao a great favor, although the Xiliang people have withdrawn, but the Qin State has no time to recover at all, and Tianmen Dao has spread rapidly in the southeast...... Lei Guheng did not defeat Tianmen Dao in a short period of time, and he was in a stalemate with Tianmen Dao, and the competition was the supply ...... logistics! ”

Chu Huan frowned and said: "Big brother, although the treasury of the imperial court is indeed empty, the household department does levy taxes, which certainly makes the people resentful, but after all, the territory of the empire is too large, and it is possible to mobilize some materials...... The real power of Tianmen Dao now is only in Jianghuai and Donghai Second Dao, and it cannot completely control these two Dao. Although they had controlled the coast and the salt roads were in their hands, the officials and troops had blocked the roads to the north, and they had salt, but they could not turn sea salt into silver, nor could they trade with other places to get what they needed. What they need to use can only be taken from the two ...... of Jianghuai and Donghai! ”

Pei Ji said with a smile: "What the second brother means, I understand, you want to say that although Tianmen Dao is fierce, the real resources are actually very scarce, and they can't open up trade in the north, so they can't supplement the ...... needed!" ”

"Exactly." Chu Huan said: "Jianghuai has never been an economically developed place, and it can even be said that among the sixteen realms of the empire, Jianghuai is relatively poor, and it is precisely because of this that the people there live relatively poorly, so they were chosen by Tianmen Dao as a place of bewitchment...... There is a lack of minerals, and there is indeed food, as for war horses, none of the eight major horse farms of the empire are in Jianghuai and the East China Sea, so logistics, whether it is weapons, war armor, war horses or food, it is not a full ......! ”

Pei Ji said with a smile: "Second brother, don't forget that the entire east coast is under their control, and they can't trade north, so why don't they go to the sea to the south?" ”

"To the south?" Chu Huan was stunned.

Pei Ji's expression was solemn, "Forced to be helpless, they will definitely think of going to the sea to trade in the South Seas, saying that our Central Plains and the South Seas have almost no contact, but it does not mean that they will never come and go, the largest fleet of sailors in the empire is in the East Sea Road, as early as after the chaos in Tianmen Road, the East China Sea Division has been defeated by them, and the fleet has fallen into their hands, with the fleet, of course they will not waste it in vain, maybe they have already secretly gone to the South Seas, there are many islands in the South Seas, and the minerals there are very rich." ”

Chu Huan sighed and said, "If this is the case, General Lei seems to be really unlucky." After a pause, he looked at Pei Ji and asked: "Big brother, you just said that the Holy Northern Tour, firstly, because of the Immortal Palace, and secondly, because of the war in the southeast, if the war in the southeast really changes, he should sit in the capital of Luo'an and stabilize the hearts of the people, how can he leave the capital at such a time?" ”

Pei Ji pondered for a moment before he said: "Maybe the emperor knows that Luo'an Capital is no longer as solid as he imagined." ”

Chu Huan frowned and said, "Could it be that the Holy Lord thinks that the Heavenly Gate Dao will attack the capital?" ”

"From south to north, there is no moat to defend along the way." Pei Ji stroked his beard and said slowly: "If Lei Guheng really can't hold on, and the defense line is torn apart by Tianmen Dao, and with one horse and Pingchuan, Tianmen Dao disciples can approach the capital ......!" He sighed: "Second brother, don't forget, there is Tianmen Road in the south, and there is Qingtianwang in the north, and the north and south roads of the capital are threatened." ”

"The eldest brother said before that even if the Qingtian King takes Hebei Dao, it is very likely that he will turn east and seek Fuhai Dao." Chu Huan said thoughtfully: "Could it be that the Qingtian King will go south to take the Jingshi before he takes the Fuhai Dao?" ”

Pei Ji said: "If the Qingtian King has a long-term vision, of course, he will turn to take down Fuhai Dao, but this is our speculation, who knows if the Qingtian King will not resist the temptation of the capital and force the capital?" Taking Luo'an is inserting into the heart of the Qin State, and if the Qin State is destroyed, ......! "Fu Xu smiled, "King Qingtian may not want to leave a name in history, and taking the capital will bring him big trouble, but it can also bring him great benefits." ”

Chu Huan understood, lowered his voice and said: "Big brother, is the saint worried that Luo'an Capital will be attacked by the north and the south, and it will be in danger, so he is fleeing the capital in the name of the northern tour?" ”

In my heart, I feel incredible, Yingyuan was an iron-clad lion back then, fighting in the south and in the north, a generation of emperors, iron-blooded and ruthless, could he really have the heart to escape?