Listening to Liu Yan's words, Chang Miao fell into deep thought for a while.

Indeed, Abicheril, the red wolf of Tuchi, was not an easy opponent, and the reason why he did not go south on a large scale was only because of the threat of Anbalturi to the west. And judging from the fact that Anbalturi is strong but unable to defeat Abichilir, as long as Abichilir stabilizes the tribes in the country, I am afraid that sooner or later he will use his strength to get rid of the constraints of Anbalthuri, and at that time he will inevitably invade the south on a large scale, if the war between the country of silk and Goryeo has not yet reached a result at that time, then the situation will be very ugly.

Finally, Chang Miao stood up and saluted: "Your Majesty, Wechen thought that it would take at least a year to defeat Goryeo, but Wechen could not guarantee that Tuqi would not invade south during this year. Although Abicheril did not have time to go south with all his strength at this time, he thought that he would send small forces south from time to time to invade, firstly, to find out the strength of our border guards, and secondly, to blackmail us into cutting off trade with Anbalturi. ”

Liu Yan nodded and said, "That's true, then according to what Chang Aiqing sees, how should I deal with it?" ”

Chang Miao replied: "If the Turks invade the south in an all-out way, then their primary target must be Chang'an, the capital division. The nearest way from the desert to Chang'an is from Fengzhou, Lingzhou and Yanzhou to the south, and our dynasty has always been the most heavily defended here, so there is no need to worry about this way; Then the remaining road is to go south from Taiyuan Mansion, although it will face the Yellow River, but it can go east to Jizhou, west to attack Danzhou, and south to Beijing, so that we can't guard against it, so Taiyuan is a strategic point. This is where it matters; The other way is to attack Youzhou in Jizhou, and then threaten the hinterland of Liaodong. Cut off the retreat of the Goryeo army. Among these three roads, Taiyuan is the most important. There must be a good general to be at ease. ”

"Since Chang Aiqing said so, there must already be a suitable candidate, right?"

Chang Miaoyi lowered his head and said, "Yes." Yu Linlang will Xue Boren both offensive and defensive, is a rare general, if he is appointed to Taiyuan to stay behind, responsible for the defense of the line from Linzhou to Daizhou, should be able to ensure that this line is worry-free; Sima Su Chengdong, calm and alert, if he is responsible for the defense of the front line of Youzhou, he can ensure the safety of the flank and rear of the Liaodong Army. I wonder if Your Majesty thinks it's okay? ”

"Su Chengdong is the protector of Sima, and he can also be regarded as your agent, but it's okay to say, Xue Boren" Liu Yan muttered in his mouth: "He is just a five-rank general, if he is allowed to serve as the Taiyuan guard, with more than 100,000 male soldiers in his hands, I am afraid it will be difficult to subdue the generals, right?" ”

"Your Majesty is worried that Xue Boren's small position will indeed cause this kind of problem. But if Your Majesty is willing to grant authority. This person will definitely be able to make a difference. Weichen is courageous, please give His Majesty a thrift to serve the public. ”

Liu Yan understood that once he was given Jieyue, then this person would have the right to arbitrarily decide on the spot. The entire army is completely under the control of one person.

Chang Miao's request not only vouched for Xue Boren's ability, but also vouched for Xue Boren's loyalty. But the reason why Chang Miao did not let Liu Yan give Xue Boren a higher rank was to convey to him the meaning that only by accumulating meritorious service on the battlefield could he be promoted. At the beginning, Liu Yan recommended Chang Miao. The first emperor Liu Yutong made an exception to promote Chang Miao to become the protector of Liaodong, what Chang Miao wanted to say was that such a thing could only be a special case even when the emperor was alive. If this is still the case in Liu Yan's dynasty, then it will become a common practice. And people's enterprising spirit will also become a fluke mentality because of this exception, which is very unfavorable to Liu Yan. Creating a level playing field is a necessary condition for the rule of officials to move towards clarity, and if Liu Yan wants to go further than his father in governance, then he must lay a solid foundation from now on.

Liu Yan looked at Chang Miao, nodded knowingly and said, "It's allowed to be played by Aiqing." So what should the Jin Wang's family do? ”

Chang Miao hurriedly said: "This is the emperor's family matter, and Weichen doesn't dare to say anything." ”

Liu Yan disagreed: "There are only three of us here, you just say come and listen." ”

Chang Miao hesitated for a moment before saying: "The facts of King Jin's army are clear, regardless of whether he has identified the truth of this secret letter, even if the secret letter is true, the motive of King Jin's behavior is not so simple, so it is not an exaggeration for the emperor to condemn him to be rebellious." It's just that if it weren't for the queen mother's behind, then the King of Jin would not have fallen into such a field today, and the Jin King family was a considerable force in the clan, and if it was destroyed, it would inevitably greatly weaken the power of the clan. In the long run, the dispute between His Majesty and the Queen Mother is also a big help to win the power of the clan. Therefore, Weichen thinks that since the King of Jin is rebellious, then rebellion must not be punished, and if he is not punished, it is not enough to enforce the law of the country, but whether this rebellious crime is to be connected or not, it is up to His Majesty to adjudicate. ”

"What Aiqing means, I already understand. How to deal with the Jin King clan, I will consider it. Liu Yan said lightly.

Seeing this, Chang Miao said: "So the minister retreated. ”

After Liu Yan ordered Wu Sicheng to send Chang Miao away, he began to think about Chang Miao's words. Indeed, Chang Miao said very pertinently, it is very beneficial for him to keep the Jin Wang family, but if it is disposed of as he said, the Queen Mother and her party will definitely refuse to agree. The Empress Dowager deliberately planned this scene, the purpose of which was to create chaos and weaken the power of the clan, if Liu Yan only punished the King of Jin alone, it would be in his best interest, but doing so would also make the Empress Dowager vigilant. At present, the best thing to do is to let the Queen Mother think that her plan is not flawed, and she is completely kept in the dark, so that she will relax her vigilance against herself, and she will have more handles to show in the future, the question is how to sentence the queen mother so that it can not only preserve the power of the clan, but also not arouse the suspicion of the queen mother?

Thinking of this, Wu Sicheng sent Chang Miao back. Seeing Liu Yan contemplating his eyebrows, he said: "Although Chang Gongxiao's statement is correct, it inevitably exposes our intentions too much. Your Majesty is still worried about how to deal with the Jin King family, right? ”

Liu Yan glanced at him, and sure enough, this kid understood his thoughts best. He said: "Yes, it's a pity that the queen is not well, and she can't work too hard during the fetal period, otherwise you can listen to her advice." ”

Wu Sicheng said: "No matter how it is handled, Your Majesty should immediately issue an order for Liu Xianzhi to personally escort the Jin King and his family into Beijing to await trial." You must know that the 100,000 army in Taiyuan is controlled by a fourteen-year-old child, and only by letting Xue Lang go to the post as soon as possible can the situation be suppressed. ”

"You have a point," Liu Yan patted the arm of the chair and stood up, "I want to see Uncle Huang in person." (To be continued......)