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Chapter 101 Tang Yin accompanied Shao Fang to eat, drink and have fun in the largest restaurant in Yancheng, and held a banquet that night to catch the wind and wash the dust for Shao Fang. Let's make a *book* (8.)

During the banquet, Shao Fang took the initiative to mention the matter of joining forces to send troops to the Jade Kingdom several times, but Tang Yin skillfully shirked it, and after the banquet, Tang Yin sent someone to send Shao Fang to the hotel to rest, and he found Qiu Zhen and Shangguan Yuanji to ask him what Shao Fang's idea was.

Shangguan Yuanji smiled and asked, "Has the king ever heard of a precedent for the monarchs of the two countries to get married?"

Tang Yin had never heard of this? He was not familiar with history, so he shook his head slowly.

Shangguan Yuanji said: "That's because once the monarchs of the two countries get married, the two countries will become one country. There are no two monarchs in the country, and the monarchs of the two countries have become a family, how can there be two more countries? Wei Chen felt that Shao Fang's covetousness of Lingshuang and beauty was fake, and the annexation of the Jade Kingdom was true! He only exchanged one county of Ningdi for the entire Jade Kingdom, and this transaction was a big profit!

After listening to Shangguan Yuanji's analysis, Tang Yin suddenly realized, no wonder Shao Fang is so generous, as long as the Wind Country sends troops, he will send a county without fighting, it turns out that he is thinking according to this. Tang Yin burst out laughing, shook his head again and again, and muttered, "What a calculating Shao Fang!"

After a pause, he asked again, "How big is Spirit Frost this year?"

Shangguan Yuanji said: "Five out of twenty. ”

"Not married yet?"

"Nope. Shangguan Yuanji said: "The person who the Jade King likes is from a humble background, and the ministers oppose it, and although the ministers like the person is noble, the Jade King can't look down on it, so until now, the Jade King has not been able to get married." ”

If that's the case, it makes sense for Shao Fang to marry Lingshuang. He frowned and asked, "Yuanji, then in your opinion, do we still want to help with this favor?"

"Of course not!" Shangguan Yuanji couldn't speak, Qiu Zhen had already stood up against it first, and he said with a straight face: "King, if the Mocan State is allowed to successfully annex the Jade State, then the national strength of the Mocan State will increase greatly, and in the future, it will become a big trouble for our country." ”

"En!" Tang Yin nodded in agreement.

But Shangguan Yuanji shook his head and said, "The minister thinks otherwise. ”

"Oh, what do you mean by Motoyoshi?"

"It is a fact that Mozambique has helped our country, this time the king of Mozambique personally came to ask the king for help, if the king does not agree, it will seem that the king is too ruthless and unjust, and the truth is true, this is one; second, the country of Mozambique will not become a threat to our country for the time being, but will form a solid barrier, and the country of Chuanzhen and other countries will be outside our country. At present, the biggest worry of our country is the two powerful countries of Sichuan and Zhen, and as for whether Mozambique will become a hidden danger, that is a matter to be considered in the future. Shangguan Yuanji said what was in his heart.

Qiu Zhen did not agree with him. "If people have no long-term concerns, they will have near-term worries! Helping Mozambique to annex Jade is raising tigers, and our country will suffer from it in the future!"

Don't look at Shangguan Yuanji as a sleek person, but when it comes to national affairs, he won't give in half a step. He said with a straight face: "It is still too early to say whether Mozambique will become a hidden danger and a threat, and we can't see that far, but the hostility and threat of the two countries of Sichuan Zhen to our country are real existence, and our primary enemy is these two countries, not Mozambique, and it is unwise to offend Mozambique now." ”

Qiu Zhen shook his head again and again, and said: "Although the two countries of Chuanzhen are enemies, they are too far away from our homeland, even if there is a war, there is still a lot of room for maneuver in our country, and although Mozambique is an ally, it borders on our country, helping it to become bigger, its ambitions are inflated, and the consequences are unimaginable." ”

The two of them have different opinions, you say a word to me, the conversation is very fast, and Tang Yin's brain hurts when he listens. In his opinion, Qiu Zhen's concerns were reasonable, but Shangguan Yuanji's words were not wrong, whether to help or not, Tang Yin was also a little undecided.

If it was usual, when encountering such a problem, Tang Yin could still choose to escape and let Qiu Zhen and Shangguan Yuanji fight for a result, but not now, he will give Shao Fang an answer tomorrow, and he must come to a conclusion tonight.

Listening to the argument between the two of them, Tang Yin's brain was running rapidly, and he was silent for a long time, before he suddenly spoke: "What I think is, even if my country and Mozambique join forces to send troops, what if the Jade State still does not agree to Shao Fang's proposal?"

This sentence succeeded in quieting Qiu Zhen and Shangguan Yuanji. The two thought for a moment and said in unison, "Probably not." ”

"Oh?" Tang Yin smiled and asked, "Are you two so sure that Lingshuang will accept it?"

"Feng and Mo join forces to send troops, no matter which country it is replaced, it is difficult to resist, with the national strength and military strength of the Jade State, if it really starts, I am afraid that it will not take half a year, the whole country will have to collapse, as a monarch, the Jade King will not be ignorant of the general situation, and will definitely not fight this battle, he can only choose to compromise. ”

Qiu Zhen nodded, he agreed. What about the Ning Kingdom? It was several times stronger than the Jade Kingdom, but under the attack of the Fengmo Alliance, it quickly collapsed, and finally ended up in annihilation.

Shangguan Yuanji shook his head and smiled, smiling bitterly, he said quietly: "King Mo is really smart, he came to the king for help, first, he wanted to pull the king to send troops, and second, he also wanted the king to give him a justifiable reason to send troops." ”

Tang Yin was puzzled: "What reason can I give him to send troops?"

"The king can't, but the king has the ability!" Shangguan Yuanji said, "Because the Son of Heaven is in the hands of the king." If the Son of Heaven decrees that this marriage is hand-picked, if the Jade King does not agree, then the two countries can use the Jade King's disobedience as an excuse to justifiably send troops. ”

Yo, it turns out that there is still this relationship. If Shao Fang really planned to do so, then he was calculating enough. Tang Yin said: "It seems that Shao Fang's trip to the Wind Country has been planned for a long time. ”

"So to speak. In other words, Shao Fang is imperative to the Jade Kingdom!"

"Even so, I'm going to help him?"

"The minister thinks that the expansion of Mozambique is temporarily beneficial to our country. ”

Tang Yin turned his eyes to look at Qiu Zhen again. The latter still objected, saying: "If Mozambique becomes bigger, in the long run, it will do more harm than good." ”

Shangguan Yuanji sighed lightly and said: "Now is the most difficult period for our country, the national strength is weak, the military strength has not recovered to its peak, and the eight counties of Ningbei have not been completely absorbed. Even if King Mo marries the Jade King, it will take a long time for the integration of the two countries of Mo and Yu, and during this time, it will be enough for our country to recover with the two countries of Mo and Yu as barriers, and even if Mo has ambitions in the future, we will not be afraid of it. ”

Hearing this, Qiu Zhen did not immediately refute it, but calmed down and carefully pondered Shangguan Yuanji's analysis.

Tang Yin also nodded again and again, and said, "I think Yuan Ji's words make sense, Qiu Zhen, what do you think?"

Qiu Zhen didn't object, but he didn't agree, he just said: "Everything is decided by the king." ”

"That's good. Tang Yin took a deep breath and said, "This time we will do what Yuan Ji wants, we will accept Shao Fang's request and send troops to help him." After speaking, he asked Qiu Zhen again: "How many soldiers and horses is appropriate?

Qiu Zhen smiled and said: "Since the king has decided to help King Mo, then don't be too stingy, only leave the direct army to defend the country, and other legions can be sent as much as possible, this is also an opportunity to train troops, not to mention, the money and food for sending troops are paid by Mozambique, and our country has nothing to lose." ”

Tang Yin praised: "It makes sense!"

After the result of the discussion, Tang Yin was also relieved, and when he saw that it was not early, he said to the two: "You two should also go back to rest early, recuperate your spirits, and you will have to continue to deal with Shao Fang tomorrow!"

"Yes! Wang! Weichen retires!" Qiu Zhen and Shangguan Yuanji bowed and both exited the study.

Even outside, Qiu Zhen was still lingering, pulling Shangguan Yuanji's sleeve, saying that it was too dangerous to help Mozambique become bigger, and Shao Fang, the king of Mo, was not an idle person, both eloquent and ambitious.

Shangguan Yuanji very much agrees with Qiu Zhen's point of view, but in his opinion, things should be divided into priorities, and at present, for the Wind Country, Mo Country is only a hidden danger, and Chuan Zhen is the biggest threat.

The two talked while walking, and after walking for a while, Shangguan Yuanji did not leave, and Qiu Zhen only knew that he was going to visit the seriously injured Yuanwu by the way.

Qiu Zhen patted his head, he really ignored Yuan Wu, and he had visited his injuries in the future for so long. Qiu Zhen was not in a hurry to go home, and went to the courtyard where Yuanwu lived with Shangguan Yuanji.

The next day, early in the morning, Shao Fang came to the palace and asked Tang Yin about his decision to send troops to the Jade Kingdom.

Although Tang Yin had decided to help him, he didn't want to simply agree, and found a bunch of excuses for these and those to shirk.

Listening to his words, he didn't seem to have the intention of helping himself, Shao Fang was a little anxious, and took out the set of statements that Mo Guo was kind to Feng Guo.

This time, Tang Yin was not as polite as yesterday, he said with a smile: "Mo Guo is kind to the Wind Country, even if Brother Shao doesn't mention it, I will not forget it, but the reason why Mo Guo is helping the Wind Country is actually helping himself? Brother Shao is a smart person and understands the truth that his lips are cold and his teeth are cold." In this case, Brother Shao should not mention it again in the future, so as not to hurt the feelings between each other. ”

Shao Fang's face sank suddenly, and before he could speak, Tang Yin smiled and said with another meaning: "It's like I have helped Brother Shao before, but I have never mentioned it in front of Brother Shao. ”

Stunned by Tang Yin's sudden words, Shao Fang pondered for a moment before he suddenly understood what Tang Yin was referring to, he was talking about his throne.

Shao Fang's old face was slightly red, and he swallowed back the words that had reached his mouth just now, and as soon as the words changed, he nodded with a smile, and said, "What Brother Tang said is reasonable, but he lost his words for his brother." ”

It is rare for Shao Fang to take the initiative to soften, Tang Yin looked up and smiled, waved his hand and said: "Brother Shao doesn't need to say that, Brother Shao has always been a person who I deeply admire!"