Therefore, it is not surprising that in the face of the doubts of many officials in the state pastoral government, Liu Yu will change his past soft attitude and become extremely firm.

He would never allow Gongsun Chan to start this bad cause and break the authority and stability that the old Liu family tried so hard to maintain.

"You don't need to say any more, I have made up my mind on this matter, and I must deal with this scourge, and if it is found to be a misunderstanding in the end, I will ask Your Majesty in person and resign from the post of state minister. At present, the most important thing is to prevent Gongsun Chan from jumping over the wall in a hurry, desperately provoking civil strife, and letting the war affect the people in the state......."

As soon as this statement came out, even if everyone still had objections in their hearts, they could only keep their mouths shut.

After all, Liu Yu is the chief official, holding the military and political power of a state, not to mention that there is already clear evidence of the crime, even if most of it is framed, and the arrest of Gongsun Zan is also within the scope of the state pastor's authority. They can only discuss according to the direction delineated by Liu Yu.

"My lord, it is absolutely impossible to start a war directly, we have sent 6,000 soldiers and horses to the grassland to support a few years ago, and now, even if the guard forces of each county and county are transferred, the regular troops that can be mobilized by the state pastoral government are less than 5,000, and the rest are basically amateur villagers with insufficient training and lack of equipment.

This is also the main reason why Liu Yu summoned all the staff and generals to come over to discuss.

It must be admitted that Gongsun Chan seized a very good opportunity, with the current situation of Youzhou's empty troops, as long as he is not too stupid, he can completely avoid this part of the city, attack other areas, and occupy a large area of territory.

What's more, under the influence of the prestige of those who have accumulated in the past to fight against foreign races, Gongsun Chan has gathered the most military generals and the most fierce and daring soldiers in the entire Youzhou, as long as the reasons given are appropriate, they can completely control the many population resources on it and get more troops to replenish it.

In this way, the harm caused is not comparable to Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju, who were able to pull the flag and rebel with the help of foreign troops.

As a rootless water, the latter can only be a disaster at best. As long as they can withstand their onslaught and limit the scope of their plunder, it won't be long before these guys who can't get effective resources to replenish themselves will run out of ammunition. Because they themselves are not supported by the local people, just like the Wuhuan bandits before, they were besieged in Feiruhou, even if they took a big advantage in the early stage, they could not only roll back to the grassland in the end.

But the former is different, Gongsun Zhan, who has a not weak position in Youzhou, can easily transform the territory he has beaten into his own power.

Even if the state pastoral government can use the imperial court to mobilize troops from other states to support, if it starts, it will damage Youzhou's own interests and the people.

If Gongsun Chan was a little smarter, learned from the nomads on the grassland, and fought guerrilla warfare with the army of the imperial court, then the time for extermination would be even longer, and I am afraid that it would not be completely solved in a year or two.

And such a price is by no means something that Youzhou, which is still in a state of poverty and whiteness, can bear.

Before Liu Yu moved millions of displaced people from Qingxu to enrich the border areas, the population of Youzhou was only less than two million, which was one-thirtieth of the total population of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

If it weren't for that, most of the officials present would not have been so scruples about starting a war with Gongsun Zhan.

is worried that if the war cannot be ended in a short time, not to mention that as in history, Youzhou will develop in the hands of Liu Yu and become a rare place for the people to live and work in peace and contentment in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. After losing a large number of people and economy, the entire Youzhou may also lose its due value - as a rear base to maintain the stability of the grasslands.

The only thing to be thankful for is probably that they found out in time, and Liu Yu, as the chief officer, did not die, so that they still have hope of saving.

"My lord, since we don't have much chance of winning a direct war, and we can only hold on in the early stage, then the best way is to keep it secret first, delay the time, wait for Your Majesty, mobilize troops from other states, and then send people over to ask for the guilt. In this way, there is no fear that Gongsun Chan will jump over the wall in a hurry and fight with us, and with the public will of the imperial court in front, those soldiers who temporarily follow Gongsun Chan will not be easy to be deceived again, maybe under repentance, they will directly tie up the traitors who dare to commit rebellion and sacrifice them to adults......"

"Wait, I don't think this idea is right, since Gongsun Chan dares to send someone to assassinate the adult, it can be seen that everything is ready, just waiting for the final news to come. If we find that the assassination attempt is not successful, I am afraid that we will immediately raise our troops, and there will not be much time for us to show your majesty. Besides, according to the information obtained from the adult's previous investigation, Gongsun Zhan's gang had already sent someone to the capital in advance to ask for merit, obviously to prevent the adult's hand, planning to disturb the hearing and hearing, and confusing the eyes and ears of the imperial court, thinking that the adult was out of jealousy to carry out this internal trick. This will undoubtedly slow down the final decision of the imperial court, counting the time it takes to come and go, and when the will of the imperial court is issued, I am afraid that it will be too late..."

"Well, yes, what this lord said makes sense, now that the eunuchs of the imperial court are in charge, even if the state pastor is noble and deeply trusted by His Majesty, as long as Gongsun Chan gives enough money, these eunuchs who have brought disaster to the country and the people will reluctantly stand up and speak for each other and interfere with Your Majesty's decision. Therefore, for today's plan, the only way to strike first is to take advantage of the fact that Gongsun Zhan still doesn't know the news from the adult's side, and send someone to go over to ask for the crime first. Not to mention directly dismissing this guy from his position and military power, it can also disturb the morale of the soldiers over there at the moment when the other party has not yet raised troops, making them hesitate and dare not follow this traitor to rebel. ”

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I have to say that the staff in the state pastoral mansion still have two brushes, maybe in terms of strategy, they are not as wise and resourceful as those of the top strategists of the Three Kingdoms later, but the possible reaction to Gongsun Chan is still very thoughtful, and most of the situations have been predicted accordingly.

However, Liu Yu still felt a little dissatisfied.

In addition to the fact that most of these suggestions can only be dealt with passively and have no final effect, the main reason is that he knows very well that the soldiers and horses on the side of Zhenyuan City can rush over in half a month at most.

As long as he can hold the corresponding territory in the early stage and not collapse at the first touch, with the addition of these 20,000 new troops who have experienced the grassland war, he will no longer have to be afraid of fighting Gongsun Chan head-on.

Therefore, Liu Yu, who was full of confidence, did not make a decision immediately, but looked at the person who was sitting in the nearest position under him.

"After watching it for so long, I think the virtuous nephew has already thought of a better idea, why don't you say it now for everyone's reference, and we don't need to ponder here anymore and hesitate what to do?"

As a person who mixes with officialdom, many of the staff generals present are undoubtedly watching and listening to six ways, in fact, they have long found that there is an extra stranger in the hall, but Liu Yu has not introduced it, so he invariably suppressed his curiosity and did not pay attention.

But now, through these infinitely valued words, they have vaguely guessed who the other party is.