When the government hall was deliberating, the emperor suddenly appeared.

The crown prince and the prince, the left servant of Shangshu shot, and Cui Anqian, the Pingzhang of the same book, hurriedly led many prime ministers to salute the emperor, and today the political hall is discussing the matter of the feudal town, and the emperor's appearance in the political hall is not an uncommon thing, it should be said that it is expected by everyone.

"I'm just here to listen, you go on to discuss things, say what you want, don't pick up nice things and tell me because I'm here, King Shou, you are the imperial historian, responsible for supervising hundreds of officials, you also have to supervise today, see if there is a prime minister who likes me, if there is such a situation, you must be impeached."

Cui Anqian, Zheng Congyan, Liu Yunzhang, Gao Chibang, Qian Shiqu, Yu Chenghui and Cui Shenyou and others immediately felt the pressure, and Yan Fu, the secretary of the military department, was slightly better, he was resolutely the main battle, but these people have followed the emperor for many years, and they are very clear about the emperor's temper and temperament, and they also know that the emperor loves to listen to the truth and does not like flattery.

The main seat is still Cui Anqian, the first prime minister, and it is his duty to preside over the deliberations of the political hall.

"Yan Shangshu, are you the secretary of the military department, or you will say it first."

Yan Fu was not polite, and quickly took out the map and spread it on the table.

The map is large and the places are well marked.

"There are dozens of people in the northern feudal towns, large and small, strong and weak, but there is one thing in common, that is, they do not obey the orders of the imperial court, and they go their own way, and after a year, some feudal towns are taken by the strength of the imperial court, and they are willing to submit, but they also have their own small calculations, that is, the family still has to stay in the station, and they are unwilling to enter the capital, as for the powerful feudal towns, they have been secretly increasing their strength, and once they encounter a blow, they will definitely rebound strongly."

"Another thing that must be paid attention to is the large and small feudal towns. There is already the intention of unity, they delusionally want to confront the imperial court after holding together, although they are currently succumbing to the power of the imperial court, they are doing these things secretly, but once a war occurs, such a union is very likely to be formed. ”

"Large and small feudal towns, a certain has done an analysis, and there are thirteen that need to attract the attention of the imperial court, namely Wang Mei, the envoy of the Jingjing Festival. Hedong Jiedu made Li Keyong, Hezhong Jiedu made Wang Chongrong, Fengxiang Jiedu made Li Maozhen, Youzhou Jiedu made Li Keju, Zhaoyi Jiedu made Ma Biao, Xuanwu Military Jiedu made Du Hui, Pinglu Jiedu made Wang Jingwu, Taining Military Jiedu made Qi Kerang, and Shaanxi Jiedu made Wang Chongying. Wei Bo made Han Jian, Chengde made Wang Rong, and Yiwu Jun made Wang Chucun. ”

"These thirteen feudal towns, a certain analysis again. It is divided into three grades, which are strong, medium and weak. ”

"There are three powerful people, namely Wang Mei, the envoy of the Jingjing Festival, who is stationed in Guannei Daozhou. Hedong Jiedu made Li Keyong, stationed in Taiyuan, Hedong Road, and Youzhou Jiedu made Li Keju. Stationed in Youzhou, Hebei Province, the three forces are the most powerful, among which the most prominent is Li Keyong, the envoy of Hedong Jiedu, and the Ya'er Army under his command is known as a hundred victories. ”

"Pizhou is 600 miles away from the capital, Taiyuan is 1,220 miles away from the capital, and Youzhou is 2,000 miles away from the capital, that is to say, the three strongest feudal towns are a little far away from the capital."

"There are six medium-powerful people, namely Wang Chongrong, the envoy of the Hezhong Jiedu, stationed in Puzhou, Li Maozhen, the envoy of the Fengxiang Jiedu, stationed in Fengxiang, Ma Biao, the envoy of the Zhaoyi Jiedu, stationed in Luzhou, Du Hui, the envoy of the Xuanwu Army, stationed in Bianzhou, the envoy of the Taining Military Jiedu, stationed in Yizhou, and the Shaanxi Jiedu envoy Wang Chongying, stationed in Shaanzhou."

"The strength of these six feudal towns is okay, the number of troops under their control is less than 30,000, and the combat effectiveness is medium, because of local financial resources, it is impossible to expand the army for the time being, if you want to forcibly recruit troops, it will be difficult to maintain."

"The remaining four are slightly weaker feudal towns, of course, this situation can not be absolute, for example, the three towns of Hebei, in addition to the Youzhou Jiedu make Li Keju, the power is strong, the other two towns Chengde Jiedu make Wang Rong, because he is still young, at present, he is mainly self-preservation, circling between other feudal towns, Wei Bojiedu makes Han Jian, who used to be the most powerful, because he has suffered many blows, especially after being surrounded and suppressed by the imperial court, the power has declined rapidly, and it has not developed for many years." ……

Yan Fu is worthy of specializing in intelligence work, all the situation is clearly introduced, and marks are made on the map, so that people can understand at a glance, even Li Jie, who is not very familiar with military affairs, listened to Yan Fu's introduction, looked at the map on the table, and nodded again and again, at this time, a sense of admiration came out of Li Jie's mind, no wonder the iron-blooded army created by the emperor himself is so strong, and many problems can be found from the details, just say that this is a matter of finding out intelligence, There are so many feudal towns in the north, and they can be made clear and targeted in a short period of time, which requires accurate judgment and strong scouts to investigate.

After Yan Fu finished speaking, the emperor's voice came.

"The situation that Yan Shangshu said is basically accurate, but the intelligence ignores the fact that the Yiwu Army makes the king cun, this king is very low-key, but the strength is quite strong, according to the three categories of strong, medium and weak, it should be a medium force, that is to say, there are thirteen noteworthy feudal towns, three are strong, seven are medium, and three are slightly weaker."

Cui Anqian opened his mouth again to ask Yan Fu.

"Yan Shangshu, what specific suggestions does the Ministry of War have for the conquest of the feudal town?"

"The suggestion of the Ministry of War is to focus on conquest and extermination, supplemented by appeasement, once the imperial court decides to start conquering the feudal towns, the initial stage will all adopt the operational policy of conquest and extermination, and the strategy of appeasement cannot be adopted."

As soon as Yan Fu finished speaking, before Cui Anqian could speak, the prince Shaobao and Liu Yunzhang, the head of the household, spoke.

"I think that the conquest and extermination and appeasement are equally important, the soldiers pointed out, the lives are ruined, and the people are still suffering, it is best to avoid fighting, as long as the feudal town is sincere and obedient, and is willing to obey the orders of the imperial court, why not."

When Yan Fu was about to speak again, he looked at the emperor who was sitting on the side.

The crown prince Taibao, the governor of the capital, and the general of the Iron Army, Gao Chibang, also spoke.

"Yu Ge Lao's suggestion is reasonable, but the actual situation is not the case, the northern feudal towns, can be said to be independent for many years, for a long time did not obey the orders of the imperial court, each of them went their own way, that is, the local emperor, in their opinion, the obedience to the imperial court is just a countermeasure, in their bones will not obey the orders of the imperial court, although the army fights, the people will definitely suffer, but some fights must be carried out, at any time, strength is the only means to really make the feudal town succumb and perish."

The debate soon began, because of the emperor's previous words, everyone had to put forward their own proposals.

The Crown Prince Taifu, Zhongshu Ling Zheng Congyan, the Prince Shaofu, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Cui Shen, the Prince Shaobao, the Imperial Shi Dafu, the Shouwang Li Jieyou and others agreed with Liu Yunzhang and Yu Chenghui's opinions, believing that the conquest and the appeasement were carried out at the same time, and there was no difference between the two.

The young master of the prince and the secretary of the ministry, Qian Shiqu, agreed to the conquest and encirclement and suppression.

In the end, what needs to be expressed is Cui Anqian.

At this time, Cui Anqian looked at the emperor and slowly spoke.

"Your Majesty, the ministers agree to pay equal attention to conquest and appeasement, and ask the emperor to show me."

Li Rupei looked at everyone, and the opinion discussed in the political hall was to pay equal attention to appeasement and conquest, fortunately he participated in this discussion, he was in favor of encirclement and suppression, but he also had to say the specific reasons.

"The opinion of the political affairs hall is to pay equal attention to conquest and appeasement, and I will not say anything else, the political affairs hall can fully discuss it, which is very good, I hope that you will also adhere to it in the future, and you must not form a situation of one word, and all opinions must be said, and the reasons need to be explained, so that others can be convinced."

"My opinion is in favor of conquest, encirclement and suppression, and in the initial stage of the conquest, we must not adopt any strategy of appeasement, and then I will analyze the pros and cons."

"Put an end to the strategy of appeasement, the biggest drawback, is not that the people have suffered misery, many situations in the south, you all know, the people temporarily encounter hardship, and suffer pain for a long time, the pros and cons are very clear, maybe during the conquest, the people are displaced, trapped by life, but once the conquest is over, the people can quickly return to their homes, start a stable life, no longer worry about suffering twists and turns, it can be said to be once and for all."

"The biggest problem is the union between the feudal towns, since there is no hope of surrender, then simply break the net, which will make the conquest more cruel, causing greater casualties and losses, which is the most important problem."

"But there is one thing you must remember, that is, the comparison of the pros and cons, Gao Ge Lao said very well, the northern feudal towns, in the local area is the position of the soil emperor, the position of the envoy of the festival, the death of the father and the son, or the inheritance between brothers, in their bones will not obey the orders of the imperial court, and even if they are obedient, they will put forward such and such conditions, what to retain the title, retain the army, etc., once these conditions are not met, they will not really submit."

"You all know the measures I have taken in Tibet Province and Longyou Province, and from the current situation, it is undoubtedly the best strategy, Tibet Province and Longyou Road are completely stabilized, as long as we pay attention to the people's livelihood, such stability can be sustained, and this principle is the same in the northern feudal towns."

"The reason why I postponed the conquest of the feudal towns is that I think that the imperial court has completely stabilized and gathered enough strength, so that I can exterminate the feudal towns in one go, I have already decreed that the north is only related to the Inner Road, Hedong Province, Henan Province, and Hebei Province, as for the places occupied by the Turks, restore the Protectorate of Annam, speaking of the position of at most five jiedu envoys, there are so many jiedu envoys in the north, who should I appoint, besides, I will let them serve as jiedu envoys." ……

The strategy of conquering the feudal towns was soon unified. (To be continued......)