Baili Wuji raised his eyes and swept everyone, and said: "I know the intentions of the imperial concubine and you, let's go and rest for the time being, and then give you an answer after I think about it, okay?" ”

Mrs. Hua Rui and the officials of Shu State did not express their position clearly when they saw Baili Wuji, but they did not refuse again, it was not good to persecute too much, and they went to rest with the palace attendants.

Seeing everyone retreating, Baili Wuji waved his hand and asked Xu Shiming and Sun Guangxian to retreat as well, leaving only Feng Dao alone.

"Mr. could have predicted that there would be problems in Shu to the west of Chu that day, and I think Mr. would also have a countermeasure?"

Baili Wuji saluted Feng Dao.

Feng Dao hurriedly stopped Baili Wuji and said: "The king forgives the sin, the minister only heard that the Shu army was vulnerable to combat power when he was in the Jin Kingdom, and the Shu Emperor only cared about pleasure for several years, and filled in the lyrics and songs all day long, so that he would be worried that the Shu State would collapse when it was attacked, so that the west of the Chu State would face the soldiers of the Zhou State. But he didn't expect that the Shu Kingdom would be destroyed so easily. At that time, if the king had followed the advice of his ministers and prepared, he could have remedied, but now, the ministers have no choice. ”

"Then if Mr. Ruoyi's idea, how should this king respond?"

"The minister thinks that it depends on the king's thoughts."

"Oh?"

"Please forgive the king's sin of false speech."

"It's just you and me right now, Mr. boldly said it."

"If the king wants to ascend the throne, the minister thinks that it is irretrievable, and it is just to wait and see what happens. Since Emperor Zhou has already occupied the land of Shu, he will not leave Emperor Shu and confuse people's hearts. When Emperor Shu dies, the anger of the Shu people will pounce on Emperor Zhou. What does this have to do with the king? When the Shu manpower is not enough, he will ask for help from the king, and the king will rely on the secret decree of the Shu emperor and the jade seal. Controlling Shu can be described as effortless. When the king controls Shu, who else can compete with the king for the throne? ”

Baili Wuji looked at Feng Dao and said coldly: "At this time, if the situation of this king and Shu Emperor Meng Chang is exchanged, presumably Mr. will also talk to Meng Chang like this, right?" ”

Feng Dao smiled and said: "The minister thinks it should be, please forgive the king, this is only about interests, and it has nothing to do with who is the emperor." ”

Baili Wuji nodded. Said: "Sir is a real villain, but this king likes Mr. Straightforwardness, you continue." If this king doesn't want to succeed to the throne of the emperor of Shu, what should he do? ”

Feng Dao pleaded guilty to Baili Wuji: "Thank you for the king's grace, if the king has no intention of ascending the throne, the minister thinks that he must go to war against the Zhou State." But there can be no all-out war. We can only control the war locally, and it is naturally a good thing to be able to win, and we will not move our muscles and bones if we lose. It is naturally good to be able to save Emperor Shu, and it has nothing to do with the reputation of promoting the king's affection if he can't be saved. In this way, the Shu Emperor and the Shu people are still grateful for the king's kindness, and the benefits of the king are indispensable. ”

Looking at Feng Dao, Baili Wuji reminded Jia Xu of the Three Kingdoms, both of whom were the kind of people who wanted to achieve their goals. Unscrupulous people, the difference is. Jia Xu is more insidious, and Feng Dao is a little more sleek, maybe this sleekness is the reason why Feng Dao is still alive after several dynasties.

I have to say that Feng Dao's analysis is very reasonable. Affection is really not worth a few copper coins in this era.

Baili Wuji waved his hand lightly and said: "There is Mr. Lao, this king still needs to consider." ”

Feng Daoyi retired.

Baili Wuji locked himself in the study from this day on, and saw no one except the guards who delivered the meals.

Baili Wuji has actually decided to send troops, but whether it is a full-scale war or a local war, Baili Wuji can't make up his mind.

Each has its own advantages and its own harms.

The advantage is that whether it is a full-scale war or a local war, as long as you follow the trend, you can get the recognition of the officials and people of Shu. Perhaps, it will have the power to fight with the Khitan, which is still quite confusing for Baili Wuji.

But the harm is also quite large, once the local war is lost, it is likely to evolve into a full-scale war, the war is launched, sometimes it may not be in control, now the territory adjacent to the Zhou State is very wide, any place may become a belligerent, and once it becomes a full-scale war, the comprehensive strength of the Chu State is still slightly inferior to the Zhou State, and the military strength is also lacking, although the Chu State has firearms, but it can only meet the original equipment of the four armies, the production of the past five years, the musketeers still only increased by 6,000 people, With 9,000 musketeers going north to face the 100,000 cavalry of the Zhou State, this is indeed a bit terrifying.

Even though the musket is sharp, the range is only within twenty zhang, and this distance of twenty zhang is only a moment for the cavalry charge, only enough to fire a few shots, how many can it kill? The obstacles and fences that broke through the fighting could only be delayed for a while, and once the cavalry broke through, it would be the end for the musketeers.

The survivability of the musketeers is very low now, and they need to be supplemented by other arms, like infantry protection and cavalry flanks.

The most important thing is that once it turns into a full-scale war, the Liao people in the north will benefit the most, which Baili Wuji resolutely cannot agree with.

Therefore, Baili Wuji only wants to fight a local war, but the difficulty lies in how to control the situation of the war and not develop into a full-scale war.

And in the case of guaranteeing a local war, it is even more difficult to recover Shu.

Before the war began, Baili Wuji had already thought of peace talks.

Perhaps peace talks are the best way to resolve the evolution of a local war into a full-scale war.

But peace talks are based on compromises based on gaining battlefield superiority.

That is, to promote peace through war, in order to achieve the idea of a hundred miles of unscrupulous.

So how can we gain battlefield superiority before it turns into a full-scale war?

Baili Wuji fell into deep thought.

……。

Time passed day by day, and Baili Wuji had locked himself in the palace study for three days.

Not only the officials of Shu could not see it, but even the ministers of Chu State could not see it.

But relatively speaking, the officials of Shu are more nervous, after all, this is related to their vital interests, and Mrs. Hua Rui is also among them.

When the officials of Shu were anxious, but there was nothing they could do.

Madame Blossom had her own way.

She quietly entered the palace alone, because she had a sister in the palace, and this sister was the princess of Chu.

No one can stop this reason.

……。

On the night of the fourth day, Baili Wuji had already decided to send troops.

Moreover, it is a large-scale dispatch of troops, and perhaps the highest level of promoting peace through war is to overwhelm people with force.

Only with absolute strength, at least under the deterrence of making the other party look like strength, can the other party sit down at the negotiating table according to the assumption of Baili Wuji.

Baili Wuji has even decided, pro-Zheng.

At this time, the guards came to report, and Princess Xi asked to see her.

Baili Wuji waved his hand and asked the guards to send him away. Baili Wuji naturally guessed Meng Yanyi's intention, this is a good girl and a good wife, but it can't affect the interests of the country, so Baili Wuji feels very guilty in his heart and can only avoid it. (To be continued......)