Above the Taiping Palace, the atmosphere was unusually weird, the emperor did not immediately summon the envoy to meet, but first asked the ministers in the court how to deal with it, although the emperor already had his own idea in his heart, but before making the final decision, the opinions of the officials in the court, especially the opinions of the giants of the family, must be understood.

As in the past, several family giants naturally did not immediately come out to express their attitudes, but those subordinate officials came forward to argue with each other, and the arguments in the court came one after another, and those who didn't know thought that this was a quarrel, but there was no majestic atmosphere in the solemn and majestic Taiping Palace.

The Emperor sat on the dragon throne and watched coldly, watching his courtiers frothing at the mouth and debating, but his expression was calm, and only occasionally a look of disgust passed through his eyes that was difficult for others to detect.

The giants of the family remained silent, just watched the argument in the field lightly, and they had to clear their minds, because they knew very well that when the arguments of these small characters were almost over, it would be time for them to play.

Sure enough, after a long time, the emperor on the dragon throne coughed, but this one was not serious, and the courtiers who were foaming at the mouth did not immediately stop arguing.

"Silence!" The deacons and eunuchs, as usual, interrupted the arguments of the courtiers.

Both sides of the argument immediately knelt down in unison, not daring to say anything more.

The emperor waved his hand and motioned for the ministers to return, and then said lightly: "Taishi, the Qing envoy is now in the Sitong Pavilion, how should I talk about it, Taishi can have a plan?" ”

Taishi Xiao stood up from the chair and saluted the emperor before respectfully saying, "Returning to the Holy Lord, the envoy is coming, and the matter is very important. When the first emperor was there, Wei Qing also made a big move, and that time I Dayan signed an agreement with Qingguo, and the two countries did not attack each other, and it is precisely because of this that Qingguo was able to defend the land and defend the frontier...... In order to reach an agreement, Qingguo gave a large amount of property, but it was just ...... Although that wealth was abundant, it didn't make my Yan Kingdom really strong......! ”

The courtiers were silent, listening to Taishi Xiao's performance.

"The father and the emperor reached an agreement with Qingguo back then, so facing the same problem recently, do you still negotiate with Qingguo?" The emperor said slowly: "Taishi, in your opinion, should we reach an agreement with the Qingguo people?" ”

Taishi Xiao coughed a few times, looking old, and said slowly: "Back to the Holy Lord, today's situation is very different from the situation back then!" After a pause, he continued: "At that time, the national strength of Wei State could not be compared with today, in the past ten years, the Wei people have been fighting hard, recuperating their strength, and vigorously advocating childbirth, the population has increased dramatically, a whole generation, that is after strict military training, in other words, the elite soldiers and strong generals of today's Yan State, compared with those years, it is much more victorious, in the hands of the Western Wei Dynasty, there is really a tiger and wolf army...... On the other hand, Qingguo, arrogant and extravagant, do not want to forge ahead, the national strength is very different from that year, according to the old minister's opinion, this time Wei suddenly Chen soldiers border, that is fully prepared, once the war, Qingguo people are ten ** can not resist! ”

The emperor frowned slightly, and said lightly: "I haven't understood the meaning of the Taishi!" ”

Taishi Xiao's old voice said slowly: "Holy Master, how to choose, in fact, is very simple, the fundamental way to decide is to see who to cooperate with in order for my Dayan to get more benefits!" ”

The emperor let out an "oh" and said quietly: "But I don't know which party the Taishi thinks will be beneficial to my Dayan?" ”

Xiao Taishi looked left and right, and then said slowly: "I have been a country in Dayan for nearly a hundred years, and I have been invaded by the Qing State for a hundred years, and there have been dozens of large and small wars, and countless soldiers have been loyal to the frontier. It's just that in the past 20 years, the strength of my Dayan country has been growing, and the Qingguo is declining. After a pause, he coughed twice before he said slowly: "The emperor of the previous dynasty was mediocre, the world was divided, and wars were frequent, my Emperor Yanwu of Great Yan was wise and martial, and built the hegemony of the East, and his ambition was based on this, and he planned to unify the world in all directions, and gather all the people of the world in the ...... of my Great Yan Kingdom!" ”

When the ministers of the court heard this, even if it was not the Xiao family's party, there were many people who bowed slightly.

When the Qi country was in turmoil, the heroes were all around, and the world was in dispute, as if returning to the Three Kingdoms period after the Han Dynasty was destroyed, and finally the world was divided, and the former Jin Yu clan dominated in the west and established the Western Wei State, and the relatives of the royal family of Qi took advantage of the situation to launch a palace coup in the capital of Qi State, usurped the imperial power, and went to Qi to celebrate it.

Except for the Wind Country, which is weak in its small army and does not have much ambition, the other three countries are naturally ambitious.

Needless to say, Qingguo is a vast land, and takes Qi instead, thinking that this world should be the land of Qingguo, Wei and Yan are not orthodox countries in the eyes of Qingguo people, after all, they are not orthodox countries, although Qingguo has always wanted to destroy Wei Bayan, but these two countries are strong, and Qingguo court is constantly consumed, and the people of Shangguo are still literary and martial, so they can only have the heart and power.

Not to mention the Wei State, it is even more regarded as a descendant of the Jin State, and he thinks that he is the orthodoxy of the country, and has been trying to restore the Jin State, and even the Qi State was not the orthodoxy in their eyes, not to mention the Qing State established through the palace coup, and because of this, the people of Wei have always been fierce soldiers, and the martial style is flourishing, and there is no day when they are not thinking about restoring the majesty of the Jin State.

If it is said that both Qing and Wei think that they have orthodox positions, the people of Yan do not have such thoughts.

King Yan Wu was originally an official in the east of the Qi era, and after the Li family of Qi launched a coup d'état, King Yan Wu immediately waved his hand, swore to fight the thief, and finally gathered the power of the nine great families to dominate the east and achieve hegemony.

When King Yanwu was alive, he also said very clearly, when the monarch was mediocre and the people were not happy, it was also a matter of course to change the dynasty, and there was no one in the world who was truly orthodox, the so-called orthodoxy, then it depends on who can win the hearts of the people and who can occupy the world.

King Yanwu's ambition back then was naturally to take the Eastern Yan Kingdom as the foundation, make great efforts, encroach on other countries step by step, and finally dominate the world!

It's just that King Yanwu's ambition has not been rewarded, and throughout his life, this ambition has not been achieved.

The successor monarch was busy dealing with domestic forces, and he didn't have the energy to expand his territory, just like Qingguo, the four kingdoms were separated, and if they wanted to unify them, the time had not yet come, so they could only be powerless.

At this time, Taishi Xiao loudly mentioned the majesty of Emperor Yanwu in the court, and all the ministers immediately became energetic.

It's just that there was a strange look in the eyes of several other family giants, and Taishi Xiao suddenly stated the strategy of Yan Kingdom so impassionedly, which made several giants keenly feel that the old fox was playing tricks again.

When the eyes of all the ministers were focused on him, Taishi Xiao said in a deep voice: "Holy Lord, but since the founding of the country, my Great Yan Kingdom has not only failed to achieve Emperor Yanwu's wishes, but has not entered the ...... an inch of land!" Speaking of this, he sighed: "It's not that my Dayan doesn't want to forge ahead, it's just that the trend of the world is extraordinary, and it is really difficult to advance an inch!" ”

The emperor frowned slightly, and asked lightly: "If you don't know what to do, you are not good at sword soldiers, this is also the legacy left by the ancestors." My Dayan country has worked hard for a hundred years, the country is peaceful and peaceful, and it is ...... to increase the territory and expand the territory! Speaking of this, the emperor did not continue, but sneered in his heart: "If it weren't for the ambition of your family and the instability of the country, I would have led the army to kill the Quartet!" ”

Xiao Taishi immediately said: "Holy Lord, pacifying the world and dominating the four seas is my responsibility Da Yan, but I have not been able to find a fighter...... Now the Weiqing dispute has provided us with an excellent opportunity for Dayan! ”

The emperor frowned and said, "What does Taishi mean ......?" ”

Xiao Taishi's voice was mentioned, full of energy, and he no longer had the attitude of an old man, and said word by word: "Join forces with Wei State, flatten Qingguo, and then Xu Tuzhi!" ”

As soon as Xiao Taishi said this, many officials were quite surprised, after all, an agreement was reached with Qingguo back then, and in the subconscious of most officials, this time it was natural to negotiate with Qingguo people, and then obtain a huge financial reward.

Xiao Taishi said violently that he wanted to join forces with the Wei people, which was equivalent to crushing the subconscious of most officials, so they were all surprised.

"Join forces with the Wei State?" The Emperor's eyes flashed with a cold light.

Xiao Taishi said solemnly: "Yes, the Wei soldiers are strong and strong, attacking from west to east, my Dayan is armed, attacking from the east to the west, the two countries are attacking, Qingguo is very capable, and it can't be resisted." After this war, my Dayan will be able to occupy countless lands and cities, and the pattern of the world will also be greatly changed, once the trend of the separation of the four kingdoms is broken, it will be of great benefit to my Dayan to unify the four seas, and the Holy One can also rule the four seas as soon as possible and command the world! After a pause, he said in a deep voice: "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and I ask the Holy Lord to adjudicate!" ”

The emperor frowned, swept around, and saw that most of the officials were whispering and discussing, but the few family giants were all calm, looking at their noses and noses, but for a while they couldn't see what kind of thought they had in their hearts.

At this time, an official came forward and chimed in: "Enlighten the saint, what the Taishi said is really a golden and jade good word. If I don't take the opportunity to attack Qingguo, and wait for Qingguo to resist Wei, then if I want to do something to Qingguo, it will be difficult to find a good opportunity. And even if the Wei people invade the hinterland of Qingguo, with the national strength of Qingguo, the Wei people may not be able to capture the vast territory of Qingguo, and when the time comes, Wei will attack the city and sit on a large land, and my Yan State will only gain the property of Qingguo, and I will not take the opportunity to expand the territory, and it will be too late to regret it when the time comes! ”

When many courtiers heard this, they couldn't help but bow their heads.

The emperor clenched his fists slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, Aiqing, do you mean this from the Taishi?" ”

"The words of the Taishi are quite reasonable, but the minister does not dare to agree!" A voice sounded in the court, and a person came out of the queue and retorted indifferently: "Lianwei attacks Qing, absolutely not!" ”

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