Seeing that Gu Shenji showed a thoughtful expression, Xue Ru continued: "Actually, we should have recognized ourselves a long time ago, we are no longer the original East China Sea Training Corps, with the strength of our Changfeng Army, in the past, we could only use the discord within the Twelve Cities to balance them, but if we were to fight against them, we would have been unable to do it for a long time. ”

"This is even more true now, the Blood Moon Knife's control of the Eastern Wilderness is no less than the suppression of the Central Plains by the Holy Emperor's order, and if you want to defeat them, you may have to gather all the six armies, and you have to ask General Nie to be the commander in person. All we can do now is delay and buy more time for the court. ”

Gu Shenji's face was cloudy, and the madness in his eyes was sometimes brewing, sometimes gloomy, and he said a little dejected after a long time: "How can we delay them?"

Xue Ru breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, this guy is just too proud, and he can still listen to people's words in essence.

He regained his usual calm and said: "Actually, there is nothing difficult, the most appropriate way for the pseudo-Qi to annex the ancient city-state is to negotiate the recovery of one city and one place, and it is impossible to use force, otherwise it will be separated from Germany, and the integration and annexation of one city and one place will continue, heh, how many cities are there in the ancient city-state?"

"Well, no one seems to have counted it, but it has to be six or seven hundred. ”

Xue Ru's tone gradually turned sharp: "Just beat them with five hundred cities, and it will take a year and a half for the pseudo-Qi to swallow it completely, and if you want to digest it completely, don't think about it without three or five years, if in this process, we will push him again, and it will not be a problem to drag him for ten or eight years, I don't believe it, for such a long time, Your Majesty can't straighten out the interior, and he can't free up his hands to send troops to the Eastern Wilderness." ”

Gu Shenji nodded secretly when he heard this, and then seemed to think of something, and looked at Xue Ru with a strange expression: "You have this strategy in mind?"

Xue Ru's expression was a little embarrassed, and he said, "If I think of it, Butterfly Dance won't come, Shenji, you can't save me some face." ”

The ancient god ignored his joke and just silently recited a name.

"Diyun Court. ”

......

The person who was being talked about by the ancient gods was standing on the top of a palace at this time, looking into the distance with a daze, and beside him, Tang Wei, the new head of the Wuji Palace, said worriedly: "Why did the Eastern Wilderness also have an accident at this time, it is really eventful." Now the southern demon gate is active frequently, and General Fengtian is tripped in the grassland again, fortunately, Your Majesty will send Butterfly Dance to the rescue, otherwise if the Eastern Wilderness, which has been quiet for a hundred years, is eroded, the consequences are unimaginable. ”

There was a flash of divine light in Di Yunting's eyes, and he seemed to be pulled back to his senses by Tang Wei's words.

"It's just a little bit of personnel, the potential of the Eastern Wilderness is there, the rise is unstoppable, what we can do now is to drag it back as much as possible, until the situation is in our favor, so that we can get some respite. ”

Don't look at him as if he was doing everything, in fact, many things really caught him off guard, such as the death of the old emperor.

For various reasons, he has always been an unpopular in the battle for the throne, and even until Nie Haifeng cast a golden body, all forces turned their attention to him. Similar to the secret service agency of Butterfly Dance, although he has been operating, his grasp of the court is too weak.

Since the ancestor Lao Zhishi returned to his hometown to run a school, he has come and gone in his hands, that is, Nie Haifeng and Tang Wei, Yiwu and Yiwen can be trusted.

According to his thoughts, if his father can delay another four or five years, he can let him send a group of people who have been cultivating to high positions one by one, then it will be the real peace of mind, but now people are not as good as heaven.

However, he is not a person who feels sorry for himself, and the slight feeling of frustration disappeared in an instant, and he asked, "What have Cui Lao and Zheng Lao been doing recently?"

Tang Wei naturally knew who he was asking, and replied: "Now the Manchu Dynasty is rectifying the logistics for General Fengtian's Northern Expedition, and they seem to be doing this." ”

Hey! Di Yunting sighed in his heart, if you really want to talk about it, Tang Wei is much worse in character and ability, he really has no one in his hands, so he can only rely on his people.

"Proposed purpose, add the guest of the Shaohuadian University Scholar and Political Affairs Hall, Prince Zhao Le, and worship in the Wuji Palace. ”

Tang Wei was stunned for a moment, not understanding why Emperor Yunting suddenly made this decree, and carefully reminded: "Your Majesty, Zhao Lao's resignation documents have already reached the fourth letter. ”

"Not really. Di Yunting blurted out, and then found that his tone was different, and said in order to ease up: "At this time, it is an eventful autumn, Zhao is old and strong, and he should contribute to the country, how can he easily say goodbye, there is Lao Tangqing to run a trip, and I will comfort one or two." ”

In the current situation, the Wuji Zhao family may be the only key to breaking the situation, how could Di Yunting let go of this life-saving straw.

Although Tang Wei didn't know why, Di Yunting's order was a holy decree, and he could only worship: "The minister receives the order." ”

As he spoke, he wanted to leave to do this, but as soon as he turned around, he saw a little eunuch stumbling in, and he couldn't help frowning and reprimanding: "What are you doing? ”

The little eunuch was frightened by him, and he knelt down in a trembling voice, and said in a sharp voice: "Go back to Tang Gong, the north is urgent." ”

"What?"

It was Di Yunting who asked, his brows furrowed, and he had a faint bad premonition.

"Back to Your Majesty, King Xuan. ”

Di Yunting's eyes were dark, if it weren't for the fact that he was a martial arts master, his strength was strong, and he could almost have jumped over.

Why at this time?

Di Yunting gritted his teeth and swore that if he heard this news at any other time, he would be extremely happy, the strongest of the three kings was dead, and he could openly intervene in his feudal state, which was equivalent to a solid step towards the goal of abolishing the feudal town.

But now, the internal instability of the imperial court, and the people of the grassland have violated the ban, and King Xuan is dead, what should the Northern Regions do?

Just like when he heard the news that the evil spirit of the Eastern Wilderness had dissipated, if the Eastern Wilderness had changed for three or five years, Di Yunting would be able to wake up with a smile in his dreams, but the more thirsty he was, the more salt he ate.

If other new emperors ascended the throne, in the face of these things one after another, they might have been chaotic a long time ago, for example, Tang Wei next to him was happy and then sad, and his expression couldn't be controlled.

Fortunately, it was him Emperor Yunting.

After a little steady, Emperor Yunting did not hesitate to instruct Tang Wei: "Hurry, hurry up for thousands of miles, communicate with General Fengtian, and order him to withdraw his troops; ”

After a pause, he turned to the little eunuch who was lying on his stomach again, his expression was a little depressed, and he pursed his lips and said, "And you, go to the Hall of Mercy and Grace, tell the Queen Mother, and say...... I want to take a concubine. ”

......

The East Wilderness, no, this place has been Donglai, the grass grows and the warbler flies, the woods are shady, and it is a luxuriant scene.

In the distance, the wheat fields grew happily as far as the eye could see, and together they were surrounded by a huge city under construction, which was more than twice the size of any of the twelve main cities.

That is Yong'an City, the imperial capital of Donglai, although the city is still a little empty, but most of the buildings are already usable.

Chen An's palace is expanded on the basis of the city, almost five or six times the size of the previous one, and the main hall is still placed in the original dock wall, spacious enough and magnificent.

However, at this time, the temple was as noisy as a vegetable market, and there was no atmosphere of a country's governing place.

Especially Jiang Gan, who has the loudest voice.

"Don't use force? Do you really talk about benefits and conditions with those ground rats? Eight hundred cities, one city and one place, talk about the past, when is the year and month the head?"

Wen Liang frowned deeply, and said: "But if you use force, it will inevitably not make people deviate from morality, you know, they are not the only choice of Daqi, and the Changfeng Army will not sit idly by." ”

"Elder Wen's words are wrong," Mo Du, who looked elegant, interjected: "Elder Wen doesn't understand the situation of the ancient city-state, those people have forgotten the glory of their ancestors, their personalities are greedy, they are afraid of power but not virtue, if we talk to them, we may not be able to break their hearts, only show their strength to make them surrender." ”

"Indeed," Jiang Luhan added on the side: "Talking one by one, it takes time and effort, and by the time we take the ancient city-state, it may already be ten years and eight years later, when the cadres and troops are pressing, and the ancient city-state has not been completely digested, and I am in danger." It is better to destroy a few cities first with a strong attitude, deter them and others, and make them take the initiative to vote, presumably it will be a lot more efficient, and dare to complete the integration before the cadres come. At that time, the entire Eastern Wilderness will be clenched into a fist, and it may not be impossible to compete with the cadres and troops. ”

"But I'm afraid that the war will prolong, and there will be countless casualties, and my Daqi is already sparsely populated, and the creation is withered, if I suffer this calamity again, even if I swallow the ancient city-state, how much can I grow? ”

Wen Liang looked compassionate and compassionate, but actually scolded his mother in his heart. How could he not know what these guys thought in their hearts, together with the flames of war, the major clans could take the opportunity to collect money, and whoever grabbed it was whoever grabbed it, and everyone could bite a piece of meat in the ancient city-state and eat it with a mouth full of oil.

Your Majesty can't say anything about this, using other people's soldiers to fight, you have to make the family full.

Perhaps they have coveted the ancient city-state for a long time, but it is only because the roads in the Eastern Wilderness are not smooth, and they are afraid of each other, so they did not make the trip, and now His Majesty has stood up and unified the twelve cities, and there is no uneven distribution of spoils, so they are active again.

But knowing that in the face of the situation where the major clans join forces, Wen Liang does not have many good ways, and it is difficult for him to win the mouth of the people with one tongue. In other words, these clan principals have deep roots, which are not at all comparable to him as an outsider, and he is useless except for the support of His Majesty.

That's right, Your Majesty!

Wen Liang's mind moved, and his eyes couldn't help but catch a glimpse of Chen An, who was sitting at the top of the hall, and said in the east: "I can't wait for the guests, I am employed by Your Majesty, how can I make a decision, I think that the plan to deal with the ancient city-state is still to let Your Majesty make up your mind." ”

Chen An was still watching the excitement, thinking that it was time to quickly compile a system to determine everyone's names, what kind of system would be such a noisy one.

As a result, he was named by Wen Liang, and he didn't understand what was going on at all, so he was stared at by countless pairs of eyes.

He was stunned, and he actually said what he had been thinking in his heart: "Why do you have to annex the ancient city state first? ”