After being sent into the cave room, the good thing in his imagination is not to think about it, Li Kang was like a marionette throughout the whole process, being manipulated by the ceremonial official to complete a series of traditional customs and etiquette, and his face was stiff.

Eating, drinking, playing, and having fun, no one dared to be too presumptuous because of Li Kang's identity, but it didn't make trouble until midnight, and a hard-pressed newlywed couple had time to be alone.

Looking at the beautiful face against the red candles, Li Kang couldn't help but feel a little crazy, the alcohol made him drunk, but the bride made him drunk.

It is said that when a woman is a bride, it is the most beautiful moment of her life.

Li Kang just wanted to say, "Honesty, don't deceive me!"

Although Xue Tao and Wei Chi Chifan, who were accepted a few days ago, are more beautiful than Tan Yunxian in appearance, at this moment, Li Kang feels a different charm in Tan Yunxian.

"Husband..."Tan Yunxian's face was flushed when Li Kang saw it, and he felt uncomfortable, so he couldn't help but call.

Her shameful and resentful demeanor made Li Kang shiver, coupled with the stimulation of alcohol.

Don't say anything, just stretched out his claws and pounced.

The candle flickered and trembled, and was turned red.

Sleepless night!

......

Because there were no elders who needed to greet him the next day, Li Kang enjoyed the treatment of "rising in the sun", and the ministers tacitly did not disturb him.

It wasn't until the third day after the marriage, after Tan Yunxian returned to Ningning, that Li Kang got up from the gentle township and began to deal with political affairs.

At present, the westward faction has an absolute advantage, and the southbound faction led by the navy is overwhelmed, except for Li Kang, there are a few indifferent bigwigs, who should have expressed their position, and it is pointless to continue arguing.

The issue of "westward and southward", which has been noisy for more than a month, requires Li Kang to make a decision.

Don't look at the westward expansion faction now as if victory is in sight, in fact, the opinions of the ministers can only be used as a reference, not counted, if Li Kang is not particular, even if everyone supports the westward expansion, he can force the south, and absolutely no one dares to oppose it.

Of course, Li Kang will not be a lone husband, no way, a lone husband is cool, and the end is really not good.

But Li Kang is an authentic southbound faction in his heart, and he can't directly lift the table, which is a little difficult.

If you can't do it yourself, then ask for foreign help.

Therefore, on the morning of the fourth day after the wedding, Li Kang summoned Guan Zhong, chief of internal affairs, Xu Guangqi, chief of industry and commerce, Bi Maokang, chief of national defense, and Li Bing, chief of water conservancy, who had never expressed their opinions.

"Going west or south, this is related to the future and fate of the next few years or even more than ten years, and Zhu Qing, as an important minister of the Chinese cabinet, cannot stay out of the matter. Li Kang didn't come up and hurriedly talk about his predicament, but first denied their inaction attitude, "Tell me, what do you think in your heart?"

When the four of them heard this, they were all slandered, and the most important people here were all people who had become feudal officials in history, and before Li Kang's words were finished, they knew the meaning of Li Kang's words.

If Li Kang supported the westward faction, then now that the westward faction has an absolute advantage, Li Kang can directly push the boat down the river, and there is no need to ask their opinions again.

Asking this question now is completely implying that they are in opposition to the mainstream and support going south!

Coupled with the importance that Li Kang has always shown to the ocean, Li Kang's own position is self-evident.

"The western part of China is all wilderness, and it is not easy to develop, mainly because of the inconvenience of transportation, and the westward expansion is limited in the short term, and the area span is not large, so the types of resources are limited... His Majesty still felt that going south was more suitable as the short-term direction of development for China. Guan Zhong said.

His Majesty also agreed with the Governor-General's view. Xu Guangqi said lightly.

"In addition, the intensity of the westward expansion is not too large, which will not be of great benefit to me, and if the intensity is too great, it will inevitably cause the Hedong countries to be vigilant and even suppressed, and it may even lead to the rupture of the trade lines that have been maintained with great difficulty, and the gains outweigh the losses!" Bi Maokang continued, "Before the absolute strength of the Hedong countries to face up to and fear, it is not advisable to go west." ”

As the chief of defense, Bi Maokang can be said to be the spokesman of the military in the cabinet, and the westward expansion into the south is mainly a struggle between the army and the navy, and it is not suitable for him to help anyone. However, Li Kang was forced to force him, so he had no choice but to cater to Li Kang, and it was certain that he would offend the army, and he would not be able to be the chief of defense in the future.

Therefore, among the four people present, his mood was the most depressed.

Finally, Li Kang turned his gaze to Li Bing again.

The minister agreed with the three chiefs. Li Bing said without thinking about it, for him, he didn't care about this matter at all, whether he went west or south, he only needed to repair dams, build embankments, and dig canals, since Li Kang wanted to go south, then go south.

"In that case, let's hand over a fold after Qing waits!" Seeing that several people were so reasonable, Li Kang felt very satisfied.

"No!"

"It's just that in this way, the westward march to the south is still deadlocked, so what can I do?" Li Kang sighed.

Nima, do you want to be shameless? Who caused this stalemate! Obviously, the southbound faction was abused as dogs, and the situation is already very clear.

"Why does your lord have to choose one of the two?" Guan Zhong said suddenly.

"Uh..."Li Kang was stunned, yes, why do you have to choose one of the two?

I remember that the Xiongnu Empire in history also encountered the problem of "going west to the south", and as a result, Lao Shangshan Yu implemented the double-headed eagle plan, and went hand in hand, wanting to go west to the west, wanting to go south to the south, and being responsible for the gains and losses, as long as it does not hurt the foundation of the Huns, the old Shangshan Yu can be the referee of the old god on the throne of Gaoju.

The current situation in China is naturally incomprehensible to the historical Xiongnu Empire, but it does not prevent Li Kang from revising and modifying the "Double-headed Eagle" plan and then directly applying it.

Striding forward to the south, running the boat to enclose the land, and encroaching on the west, steadily and steadily, to achieve the effect of moisturizing things silently, reducing the sense of existence as much as possible, and constantly expanding the local territory.

Perfect!

As long as the population and food are sufficient, there are various mineral resources and wildlife resources on the overseas islands, and it depends on whether you can use them.

"Guan Qing is really the words of the old man who seeks the country. Li Kang nodded appreciatively and said, "I already have a plan in my heart, after you go down, you still have to hand over the fold... Moreover, after the direction is decided, it will not be implemented immediately, and it will take a long time to prepare, and most of these tasks will be attributed to the cabinet. ”

"No!"

"Well, inform the Cabinet and the Privy Council that tomorrow morning at eight o'clock in the morning will hold a chief-level meeting in the Propaganda Office. Li Kang said again.

"No!"

"Okay, that's all for today, let's go down and rest first!"

"Wait for the resignation!"

After the others left, Li Kang continued to sit in the chair, touching his chin with his right hand, and quickly calculating the feasibility of the 'Double-headed Eagle' plan and the specific implementation plan in his mind.