The imperial court sent Che Guan to give Huan Wen an order again, and everyone thought that Huan Wen would be furious when he saw this order, but he was surprisingly calm.

asked people to send the car to rest, and he called Huan Chong and Xi Chao to the study.

As soon as he came in, Xi Chao persuaded him: "General, you must not send troops to help the south, this is obviously a plan of the imperial court to drive away the tiger and devour the wolf, trying to stop your northern expedition." ”

Huan Wen bowed his head and said: "Jingxing don't worry, how could I be fooled by such a clumsy conspiracy, I asked you to come over because I want to tell you something about Tang Guo." ”

Only then did Xi Chao put his mind at ease and said, "My subordinates are too worried, please don't blame the general." ”

Huan Wen said: "You are also out of public intentions, how can I be angry...... Sit down, I've got a few things for you. ”

As he spoke, he took down a stack of books from the bookshelf behind him, put them on the table, and said, "This is the information I have collected about the Tang Kingdom, you can take a look." ”

There is nothing in the world that is not curious about Tang Guo, but the other party is well defended, and there has been no specific information outflow. Seeing that Huan Wen came up with so much information, Huan Chong and Xi Chao were both surprised and curious.

You're not welcome at the moment, pick up those books and look through them.

These materials are written on "Chinese Civilization", "A Brief History of China", "Tang Law", "Tang Customs and Etiquette" and so on.

Huan Wen explained: "Six years ago, the Tang State seized the opportunity of the first emperor to return the tribute of the Funan State and supported the Li clan to overthrow Zhu Zhantan and become the lord of the Funan Kingdom...... Li Shi declared himself a vassal to the Tang State. ”

"After that, the Tang State stationed troops in Funan, and sent teachers, farming artists, and Langzhong to Funan to carry out education and buy the hearts of the people."

Huan Chong and both nodded, they also knew about this matter, but they didn't take it to heart. In their eyes, Funan is a wild land far away in the sky, and it is not worth paying attention to.

They were very surprised to hear the news attached to Funan. It's not that I'm surprised that they are attached, but Tang Guo actually agrees to the other party's attachment.

The southern part of the country is mountainous, forested and hilly, and wild beasts, malaria, and miasma are rampant...... The natives did not accept the king.

From the Qin Dynasty to the present, the Central Plains Dynasty has not been able to really rule here for hundreds of years, and can only exist as a fetter.

How much did you Tang Guo think about it, and took the initiative to jump into this pit?

Huan Wen continued: "Then I sent people to Funan to spy on the information, and these are the harvests...... I didn't tell you before because I was afraid that you wouldn't be able to hold your breath, but now it doesn't matter. ”

"The most complete content is the two books of Chinese civilization and a brief history of China, which are used by the Tang State to buy the hearts of the people of Funan...... Tang laws and customs and etiquette are observed, not comprehensive. ”

Then the study fell into silence, and Huan Chong and Xi Chao buried their heads in looking through these materials, and the more they looked at them, the more shocked they became.

In particular, the book of Chinese civilization has simply subverted their three views.

Seeing the end, Xi Chao couldn't help but say: "Is Tang Guo preparing to emulate the First Emperor?" But at that time, the seven kingdoms were all subject countries of Zhou Tianzi, and they were originally a family of the Central Plains......"

"Tang Guo is facing barbarians who are not subject to the king, can those people understand these big truths?"

Huan Wen said: "At first, I had the same suspicions, but now that Funan is attached, I think this is the best answer." ”

At this time, Huan Chong closed the brief history of China in his hand, his brows furrowed deeply, he didn't like this kind of vernacular text very much. If the person who wrote this book was by his side, he would definitely criticize the other party fiercely.

But as a general, he still said the most pertinent evaluation:

"It's easy to understand, I can't help but be excited when I read it, and I'm proud that I'm a descendant of China, let alone ordinary people."

"But I don't understand one thing, the south is a wild land with miasma and malaria, what can I do if I occupy this place? Is he really going to immigrate here on a large scale? ”

Huan Wen said quietly: "According to the news sent back by the spies, the rice in Funan is harvested three times a year, and the total yield per mu can reach five or six hundreds. ”

"Most of the grain sold by the Tang Kingdom came from Funan, Linyi, Zhenla and other countries, and occupying Funan is equivalent to holding a huge granary."

"Once they have established themselves here, they will no longer have to worry about food shortages."

Xi Chao, Huan Chong: "......"

Huan Wen suddenly said with an excited expression: "Although I have never met the Lord of the Tang Kingdom, I can see his ambition just by this scale and half a claw. ”

"But my Huan Wen is not inferior to him, and their occupation of Funan has strengthened my determination to go on the Northern Expedition."

"Before, I was worried that the Tang State would take advantage of my Northern Expedition to send troops and do things that would make a profit. Now that they are stumbling on Funan, it is the best time for my northern expedition. ”

"If this battle is successful, we can take advantage of the situation to sweep the north and reunify the world, and then the Tang State can only bow down and be a vassal."

Xi Chao said excitedly: "The general is wise, and the last general will follow him to the death." ”

However, when it comes to the Northern Expedition, Xi Chao feels that he shouldn't be in a hurry: "Since the last battle, Murong Ke has been ill since he went back, and he can't see things anymore, so I guess he should die soon." ”

"There are many contradictions within the Yan Kingdom, and it all depends on Murong Ke's suppression, if he is not there, he will immediately fall into infighting...... The general might as well wait a little longer. ”

Huan Wen said in surprise: "Is Jingxing's words true? ”

Xi Chao said: "This is the news that my father told me, and there should be no falsehood." ”

Huan Wen walked back and forth excitedly, and said, "Okay, Jingxing has made another great contribution." ”

After that, the three of them worked together to come up with a long-term plan.

After making up his mind, Huan Wen went to see Che Guan again, pretending to shirk it. said that I only sent troops to recover the lost territory in the north a few years ago, and the veterans of the division were tired for two years and really could not go on the expedition.

For the crusade against the Tang State and Funan, please appoint another sage to the imperial court.

Che Guan's expression was very strange when he heard this, and he hurriedly asked again, and after getting a positive answer, he left happily without entanglement.

What are you saying?

The imperial court has been looking for an excuse to stop the Huanwen Northern Expedition, and now he himself said that these two years are not suitable for the expedition.

No matter what the purpose of saying this sentence is, then he can't raise the matter of soldiers again in the past two years, otherwise he will lose his trust in the world.

Sometimes people's reputation is like this, when you have been keeping your word, although everyone will be jealous, envious and slander you, they will believe what you say.

And once you do something that discredits you, everything you built before will collapse and suffer an even greater backlash.

This collapse of credibility is fatal for an ambitious man.

Therefore, after hearing this, Che Guan simply returned to Beijing, and deliberately made a big splash along the way, spreading Huan Wen's words everywhere.

Before others arrived in Jiankang, this promise had already reached the ears of the imperial court first, so that the princes could celebrate each other.

Che Guan was naturally unanimously praised by everyone, and Chu Garlic specially ordered one of his sons to be an official.

Then the imperial court symbolically gave the Jingzhou army a little reward, so that they could recuperate.

As for the matter of Funan's annexation to the Tang Kingdom, it is not a matter at all.

Funan is far away in the sky, and there is still a Linyi country separated from Jiaozhou in the south, can they still fight Jiankang from there?

Moreover, Funan is a wild land, infested with fierce beasts, malaria and miasma are raging, and the natives are barbaric and do not obey the king...... This is a big pit, and it would be better if Tang Guo was willing to take the initiative to jump into it.

It is best that all their energy is restrained by Funan, so that they will not be able to enter the Central Plains and participate in the struggle for hegemony in the world.

However, they did not fail to take any precautions, and ordered the relocation of 3,000 displaced families to Jiaozhou to fill the local population.

He also ordered Guangzhou and Jiaozhou to jointly form a defensive line to defend the Tang State.

And then there was no then.