When the good news from the Western Regions arrived in Liu Yan's hands, Liu Yan was still on the sickbed to meet the ministers. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Liu Yan's health has always been very good, he has hardly been sick in the past ten years since he succeeded to the throne, this time he was bedridden due to wind and cold, if you want to dig into the reason, it is that a few days ago he had a new favorite nobleman Lu Yu.

As the daughter of Lu Qinghan, a hero who sacrificed her life for the country, although Lu Yu is not called the beauty of the country, she is also quite beautiful. And she doesn't have the appearance and weak posture of Queen Hua, nor is she as pitiful and pitiful as Concubine Li. As the daughter of a martial artist, she naturally exudes a heroic spirit, which is a unique temperament that many maids and concubines do not have in the huge palace. It was this temperament that attracted Liu Yan to pick this flower, Lu Yu's physique was quite good, Liu Yan became more and more happy, and his body was weakened unconsciously, so he had this disease.

Even if he was bedridden, Liu Yan still tried not to delay the handling of the government as much as possible, so his dormitory became the place where the ministers went to work every day. Although he could not make a dynasty, the government of the country of silk was not delayed because of Liu Yan's illness.

When Liu Yan listened to the good news of the Western Regions, he was so happy that a carp stood up on the couch, which startled the ministers present.

"It's so beautiful! It's so beautiful! Liu Yan walked back and forth on the couch with bare feet: "Wang Hanxin, this kid! I'm not wrong! ”

The ministers hurriedly persuaded the emperor to lie back quickly and take care of the dragon's body, but Liu Yan was on the rise at this time, how could he listen to them?

"Xue Boren, immediately start preparing to send new reinforcements to Wang Han, and you must stabilize the situation in the Western Regions!" Liu Yan said as he walked.

"Wechen obeys." Xue Boren saluted respectfully, and then added: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that judging from the current situation, the Tuqi army is not enough to pose a big threat to Lord Wang for the time being, and it is difficult for Abicilir to allocate more troops to the direction of the Western Regions at present. Abicheril will not rest on his laurels, and he will gather his strength and wait for the right time to regain control of the Western Regions. Then, as far as Wei Chen can see, the strategy adopted by the Tuqi Society must not be to confront our country head-on, but to make a fuss on the long road between our country and the Western Regions. They will use raiding tactics to destroy our army's reinforcements and supplies to the Western Regions as much as possible, so that our country will consume more resources but not get the supplies it deserves, and then attack the Western Regions in a big way to recapture that land. ”

Xue Boren's words made Liu Yan regain his composure, and he sat down and said, "Then with what Xue Aiqing sees, how should we deal with it?" ”

Xue Boren replied: "For now, there is no better way to rebuild the four cities of Liangzhou, Shazhou, Ganzhou, and Suzhou, although they have long been dilapidated, but the foundation of the city wall is still there, so it will be relatively easy to rebuild the city." With these four cities, they can be connected to the Western Regions, and although they still cannot completely stop the invasion of the Turges, they can provide the necessary protection for the troops marching along the way, and at the same time, they can also become a stronghold for our troops to attack. Being able to attack the Turkic army will make it much easier for our army to replenish it. With a stable supply, the countries of the Western Regions will understand the strength of our dynasty, and thus strengthen their determination to submit to our dynasty, and with the support of these countries, the Western Regions region will naturally be stabilized. ”

As soon as Xue Boren's words were finished, Qiu Yiru, the servant of the ministry, stood up and objected: "Lord Xue's words are certainly reasonable, but to rebuild the four cities of Liangzhou, Ganzhou, Suzhou, and Shazhou at the same time, and these four places are all remote, and all personnel, livestock, building materials, and grain need to be transported from the country, and the cost of this is simply incalculable. If we increase expenditures at this time, not only will the government treasury be depleted, but also the people will work hard, and the world will be in an uproar. Wechen thought it was not advisable. ”

Zhu Tianshun, who was acting as the squire of the military department, immediately stood up to defend his commander: "As Qiu Shilang said, is it possible to give up the Western Regions in vain and return it to Tuqi?" It is true that our country has been using troops for many years, which has consumed national and civilian strength, but why didn't Qiu Shilang take a look at the development situation of the battle against Tuqi? Since His Majesty succeeded to the throne, our country not only destroyed Goryeo while fighting in Tukchi, but also greatly weakened the national strength of Tukchi, and now it has recaptured the Western Regions that has been entrenched by Tukchi for more than 100 years. ”

When Qiu Yiru heard Zhu Tianshun say this, he couldn't help but go up angrily, and immediately said: "What can my country do even if we defeat Tuqi?" The Tuqi is located in the cold and bitter, neither ploughable nor defensible, and it cannot benefit our country if it is obtained, but the frequent wars can make the lives of the people of our country become a mess, Zhu Shilang may not know that the taxes of the people of our dynasty are increasing every year, even if the people know that the imperial court is fighting against the Tuqi, it is a last resort, but the power of the people is always limited, and it cannot continue like this. ”

When Liu Yan heard this, his face changed, because Qiu Yiru's words were obviously aimed at his dissatisfaction with the use of troops by the Tuqi, which was of course the view of the Chinese courtiers all along, but Qiu Yiru, as a minister who had been raised by himself, actually accused the use of troops against the Tuqi in front of the ministers, and Liu Yan's face was certainly unbearable.

Wu Sicheng, who was on the side, immediately noticed the problem, and hurriedly stood up and said: "Qiu Shilang is worried about the people in the world, and he is angry for a while, so he can't help but generalize. Tuqi has repeatedly violated my border harassment, and those border people have suffered a lot, aren't those people of my dynasty my court? Your Majesty, as the lord of the world, should naturally protect the territory and guard the people, and drive away the Tuqi invaders. However, if the wolf species is not exhausted, how can there be a peaceful day? Therefore, the war with the Turks should not be stopped, but should be ended as soon as possible to ensure the interests of our people. Wang Dingxi's capture of the Western Regions was the key to accelerating this process, and taking the Western Regions would be tantamount to cutting off one of Tuqi's arms, and his already precarious economy would be unsustainable. Therefore, the strategy of rebuilding the four cities mentioned by Lord Xue is to better ensure that the Tuqi cannot be reconnected with this broken arm, and our country should make concerted efforts to ensure this important strategic achievement at this time. What Mr. Qiu said is indeed one of the problems that our country is currently facing, but as I can see below, it should not be a problem. After all, the cost of building a city is only an additional expense, with our national strength is not impossible to complete, if the garrison, transportation expenses become larger, then it is not a problem, because after our country ensures the smooth flow of this road, we can reopen the trade route, use our silk to earn the necessary funds, make up for the lack of the treasury, and at the same time reduce the burden of the people, so that is not the best of both worlds? ”

Wu Sicheng's words not only calmed Liu Yan's anger, but also solved the problems of the two sides of the dispute, and also gave Qiu Yiru a wake-up call.

Qiu Yiru hurriedly saluted Liu Yan and said, "Weichen's words are abrupt, please forgive your majesty." ”

Liu Yan hurriedly said: "Qiu Aiqing's heart is worried about the country, what is the crime? ”

After Wu Sicheng's proposal, the plan of the Silk Country to repair the city and trade was decided. (。 )