"In the northeast, it depends on General Tian." Yang Ming's words pulled Zhao Ping'an back from his chaotic thoughts.

The Tian family is the maiden home of the Empress Dowager. General Tian Da, the elder brother of the Empress Dowager, is over sixty years old, but he is the Dinghai Divine Needle in the northeast. Tian dares to be detached from the outside in everything, that is, relying on his mother's strength. So even if the first emperor is not her biological son, and she is not close to her today, she has a noble status, and no one dares to scare her.

Except, Zhao Ping'an.

The southwest was originally the power of the Liu family, even if the power returned to Beijing for many years, it was quite restrained, but after all, there were old ministers and generals over there, and Jiaozhi was just a small fight, and there was no big combat power, so the Liu family was powerful, and there would be no problem in the southwest.

Speaking of which, this is the best, the most rational and realistic arrangement, there is nothing wrong with it, but Zhao Ping'an is reluctant to be uneasy.

She knows that this is not the attitude she should have, she is now the eldest princess of the Great River Country first, she wants to protect the world for the emperor's nephew, and she wants to guard the country for the emperor's brother. Secondly, she is a little woman in love.

Such a mother-in-law and mother-in-law, who are crooked and grinding, are simply not people who do big things.

But if reason triumphs so easily over emotion, it is not true emotion.

So, she hesitated.

"What does the eldest princess think?" At this time, Yang Ming asked again.

"Can we discuss it again?" Zhao Ping'an thought of a buffer method, "Although the smallpox epidemic is developing in a good direction now, after all, the risk has not been completely eliminated......"

"No more talking." Liu Jiaxu interrupted her, although it was unreasonable, but she was also really anxious, "The eldest princess also said that it is not easy to block the news at this time." This is like building a dam to stop the flood, although it can be done for a while, but if it is not dredged, after all, it cannot always be blocked. The eldest princess may not know the military situation, after the death of the first emperor immortal, Daxia was already ready to move, but they had a dispute between the princes and lords, and after the winter, there was a heavy snow in the northwest, and they were temporarily dormant. But if the news of the great epidemic in Tokyo City passes, even if it has subsided, they will take advantage of Oe's weakness to make trouble. ”

Zhao Ping'an nodded.

She understands this, after an epidemic, Dajiang has lost not only a huge amount of economic volume, but also the normal operation of the entire country, and the people also need to recuperate. After all, Tokyo City is the heart of Oekoku, and heart disease is a serious illness, so you have to recuperate for a while.

And the current Dajiang Kingdom is like a building with a gorgeous exterior but rotten roofs and pillars on the inside, but if there is a little external force, it may collapse like this. So if you can't stop the foreign enemy, what the outcome will be, Zhao Ping'an doesn't dare to think.

Liu Jiaxu took a breath and continued, "Moreover, according to the survey calendar and the Taishi Bureau of Tianshi, it will arrive early in the spring of next year. Therefore, I am afraid that when the first month comes, as soon as the ice and snow melt, the army of Great Xia will also be dispatched. ”

"Great Xia covets my Dajiang again, why haven't you heard the courtiers talk about it before?" Zhao Ping'an frowned and asked.

"It was discovered by accident when the minister was on a business trip to the Privy Council." Liu Jiaxu was angry and weak-hearted.

After all, he couldn't come and go in the Privy Council at will, and he actually flipped through the documents. However, in order to mobilize the soldiers in the capital before, the bigwigs of the Privy Council only cared about disputes but did not do serious things, and later they were isolated and simply did not go to the government, so he could only do things in a hurry.

What's more, since he discovered the abnormality, he immediately discussed it with Mu Yuan and Yang Ming. The current "Big Three" carefully studied it before explaining the situation to Zhao Ping'an.

"Although military intelligence is inferred, it is not without purpose." Mu Yuan answered for the first time.

He spoke slowly and softly, but it gave a very heavy feeling. In the end, the boss of the Privy Council is his biological father, and he is equivalent to a stab in the back.

In ancient times, fathers, sons, kings, ministers, and ministers were far more moral than justice. If Mu Yuan can do this, he must be under a lot of psychological pressure. In the future, if you say it to others, you can only be criticized.

Once again, Zhao Ping'an felt how embarrassed Mu Yuan was, and felt even more sorry for him.

"The military situation is as heavy as a mountain, and the slightest change cannot be let go." He spoke slowly, as if explaining his original intentions.

Zhao Ping'an didn't know what to say for a while.

Seeing this, Yang Ming hurriedly pulled his words back, "The minister said something that should be killed, and the government of our Dajiang Kingdom should be rectified." Officials compete for power and profit, and the corpses are vegetarian, and they are all kinds of slacking off in official affairs. When such important military information came up, the officials at the head of the Privy Council were just randomly classified into categories, and they were not marked as important official duties at all, so they were thrown into the old files and dusted. ”

He said this clearly: The Privy Council is in charge of all the military and military affairs of Dajiang Country, and he is busy with official affairs every day, and there are a lot of excerpts handed over below. Therefore, the work procedure is to be classified by lower-level officials first, then reported to the higher authorities for reading and study, and finally the corresponding orders are issued.

Particularly important events should be discussed between the east and west and reported to the emperor.

Of course, the emperor on the dragon chair is just an ornament, a mascot, and it doesn't work at all. But this cutscene still has to go, otherwise it will be a big crime.

But this military intelligence excerpt did not reach the hands of the Privy Council superiors, and the privy envoy Mu Dingzhi did not know about it at all!

What does this mean? The explanation is that the following people are derelict in their duties! Mu Dingzhi did not make any mistakes in delaying the military situation and the national situation.

But in any case, he is not strict in his laws, negligent in government affairs, and at least one charge of mismanagement cannot be escaped. The party strife in Dajiang is serious, and those opponents will certainly seize this handle and chase after it fiercely and never let it go.

In this case, Liu Jiaxu also mentioned the truth to Mu Yuan, which is trust.

Mu Yuan also took on this matter, and that was the responsibility.

As for Yang Ming, I hope to understate it, it is goodwill.

Zhao Ping'an understood it instantly, so he didn't bother much, but said, "The Shen Zhen of the Great River Country has a long history, but only one thing is dealt with at a time, and the first thing now is to beware of the invasion of Great Xia." ”

Her meaning is also very clear: first defend against foreign enemies, and then clean up the inside.

After all, although civil strife is the cause of the country's demise, it is not the most direct consequence.

"Therefore, it is up to the eldest princess to decide now." Liu Jiaxu said like a closing statement.

The whole country is paralyzed, the royal family can't shrink back, and now only Zhao Ping'an can call the shots. Although this is common sense, the three men in front of him don't mind that she is a woman, they are respectful to her, they have no contempt, and they are all open-minded.

"The eldest princess may think it's too early, but this year hasn't passed yet, so why talk about the New Year?" Yang Ming added to the side, "But the army has not moved, the grain and grass go first, the eldest princess has never experienced the war, and she probably doesn't know the complexity." ”