Since the last time the army decided to go north, this time the old emperor didn't even want to go through the permission of the civil and military officials.

Moreover, people with a discerning eye know that the situation in Jinling is complicated now, and there are many problems that need to be solved urgently, so how to choose the Northern Expedition at this time.

But the old emperor didn't know all this, and he even asked about the first step of the Northern Expedition, the transfer of troops.

The Northern Expedition of the Great Army, the soldiers' food and grass, and the supply of baggage were all indispensable.

In addition to the elite troops drawn from the Praetorian Guards around the Imperial City, the vast majority of the troops had to be drawn from the counties and vassal kings.

After sitting on the dragon chair and talking alone for a long time, the old emperor Xiao Yan suddenly looked at the Taiwei Chi Fu who was standing at the front of the hundred officials and asked, "Wei Chi Aiqing thinks that the issue of troop transfer should be arranged?"

Hearing the emperor's question, Wei Chifu was a little surprised.

Everyone knew that the people outside the building were waiting in the side hall, how could the Northern Expedition issue be finalized at this time.

But since the emperor shouted, he couldn't shirk it as a captain.

Wei Chifu first glanced left and right at Prime Minister Xun Jiwu and Imperial Historian Chen Hengdao.

The two of them were calm and composed, showing no sign of turning their heads, looking helpless.

Seeing this, Wei Chifu had no choice but to reply stubbornly: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that how to draw troops from the fourteen counties still needs to be based on the actual situation, and the number of troops in the Northern Expedition this time should be more than less, so according to Weichen's opinion, each county should send at least 5,000 troops."

The question of drawing troops from various places was a big and tricky question, and if it was answered inappropriately, it would inevitably attract some people's dissatisfaction, so Wei Chifu answered very carefully and generally, and he also cleverly avoided the discussion of several vassal kings.

Xiao Yanzi could also hear the perfunctory reply of Wei Chifu, but he didn't care, just said that the matter could be discussed later.

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Yan announced that Jiang Ning would enter the hall.

Chao Qi, who had returned from the side hall, shouted in a shrill voice: "Jiang Ning, the daughter of the Jiang family in the outer building of the Xuanlou, has entered the hall."

Chao Qi's voice dragged on for a long time, and before he made an announcement, the eunuch had already gone to the side hall. Therefore, when Chaoqi's words fell, Jiang Ning and Wen Jiu slowly walked up to the main hall under the gaze of hundreds of civil and military officials.

In fact, until he entered the hall, Wen Jiu's heart was still pounding, but when he entered the hall, he calmed down.

Because of the special status of the two, there is no need to kneel and bow, and both of them bowed down to greet His Majesty.

Among the hundred officials, even the third prince was the first time to see the concubine of the Jiang family outside the building, and they were even more unfamiliar with the young man who followed her.

Therefore, after the two went to the palace, some people whispered about the identity of Wenjiu.

Jiang Ning's purpose in coming here is that some people have not heard of it before, but now they understand it.

Xiao Yan, who was sitting on the dragon chair, narrowed his eyes and looked at the situation that had not been quiet for a long time under the stairs, and after a while, he slowly spoke: "Little girl of the Jiang family, do you come here to represent my Liang only on behalf of your Jiang family or the entire outer building?"

After Xiao Yan spoke, the noise in the hall became much quieter.

Jiang Ning said with a calm expression when he heard this: "Jiang Ning is here, and what he represents is the entire outer building."

Although these are all scenes, the details that should be there are as important as the process.

The questions and answers of the old emperor and Jiang Ning were more for the officials, especially those who paid attention to these things.

Xiao Yan then asked, "What are you doing here?"

Jiang Ning replied: "Back to Your Majesty's words, Louwailou learned that Daliang has taken this opportunity to restart the resolution of the North and South War, and the recurrence of the war will inevitably lead to the destruction of life on the border between the two countries, and Louwailou does not want to see such a scene, so he specially sent me here to discuss with His Majesty the Emperor whether there is still room for maneuver."

After Jiang Ning finished speaking, Xiao Yan didn't answer directly, he looked at the officials in the palace, and threw the question to Prime Minister Xun Jiwu.

Xiao Yan said lightly, "Lord Xun, what do you think?"

Xun Jiwu actually reacted after Jiang Ning and Wenjiu entered the palace The ultimate goal of His Majesty the Emperor is to use the pressure of the outer building to force the civil and military officials to approve of the Northern Expedition and at the same time

The pressure will also be given to the Northern Wei Dynasty.

It's not a conspiracy, it's a naked conspiracy, and they can't refuse it yet.

But there is good and bad in everything, and the consequence of this is that the chaos within the beam will come sooner than expected.

The counties under the direct control of the imperial court were fine, how could those exiled feudal kings who had self-respecting troops obediently drive the army they had painstakingly trained to the imperial court.

Thinking of this, Xun Jiwu couldn't help but glance at the old emperor on the dragon chair.

Although the emperor is old and has a twilight state, Xun Jiwu will not be stupid enough to think that the old emperor is confused.

But could it be that with the follow-up matters, the emperor not only expected everything, but even found a solution?

Xun Jiwu couldn't believe it, but he could only hope for it.

The current chaos in Southern Liang is mainly due to the uncertain political situation, and the focus of the emperor's pacification is also here.

Whether it was the bloody storm set off by Jin Yilang on the assassination of the prince of Xiangdong, or the quick end later in order to appease the people, the purpose was nothing more than to stabilize the internal affairs of the country.

If the interior is unstable, how can the Northern Expedition come.

But Xun Jiwu didn't understand what the emperor's current layout was for.

Xun Jiwu immediately replied: "Back to Your Majesty, the people of my Daliang border have been living in the haze for many years and have lost their vitality, so Weichen thinks that it is necessary to carry out the Northern Expedition."

Although it was against his heart, Xun Jiwu still had to say it.

And many officials couldn't help but cast their eyes on Xun Jiwu after hearing this.

But the old emperor Xiao Yan nodded with satisfaction, and he also gave Jiang Ning a signal, as if to say that you see that it is not that I want to fight, but that all civil and military officials will fight, so for the sake of the family and the country, for the sake of the people, we must send troops.

Subsequently, Xiao Yan asked, "Miss Jiang, in this battle, which side will Louwailou choose to stand on?"

Jiang Ning replied softly when he heard this: "Your Majesty the Emperor can rest assured that Louwailou, as a Jianghu sect, will not intervene in the war between the north and the south. What the building seeks is nothing more than the stability of the family and the country, and the harmony of the people. So we will do it when necessary, but only for the people of both countries."

Although Wen Jiu stood behind Jiang Ning and didn't need to speak, he was the most conspicuous seat in the center of the crowd.

He listened to Jiang Ning's communication with His Majesty the Emperor of Southern Liang, and was deeply impressed by her calmness.

Above the main hall, Xun Jiwu knew that this matter was now a certainty, and there was no room for maneuver.

But as a prime minister, what he should do and what he should say is still indispensable.

Anything else, what else can there be but lamentation in my heart.

It stands to reason that if Jiang Ning only has such a purpose for this trip, then there is no need to openly discuss this matter in the early court, so Xun Jiwu knows that there must be other purposes for coming to Louwailou.

As the saying goes, the best way to disintegrate or contain an opponent is to deflect the contradictions.

For Great Wei, in addition to the Southern Liang, the biggest threat was Rouran in the north.

For Nanliang, although the Nanzhao in the south of the Guo Dynasty does not pose any threat now, it is also a big hidden danger.

And there is a Tuyuhun on the southwest plateau, although there has been no large-scale substantive conflict between Nanliang and Tuyuhun for more than ten years, but at this time of internal and external troubles, the powerful Tuyuhun is also a heart disease of Xiao Yan.

If Tuyuhun sent troops from the southwest after the northern expedition of the army, then the southwestern counties would definitely not be able to resist.

In the east of Nanliang and Great Wei, there are still scattered Miao Jiang and the Western Regions, among which Miao Jiang is not strong, but like Nanzhao, as long as it cannot be solved, it will be a hidden danger.

After the officials discussed Jiang Ning's words for a while, Xun Jiwu came forward to calm the situation and asked, "Does Miss Jiang have any other purpose here?"

Jiang Ning heard this: "Since Lord Xun has guessed, Jiang Ning will say bluntly, another purpose of our visit is to reach a cooperation with the Southern Liang Imperial Court."

Saying that, Jiang Ning looked at the old emperor, and Wen Jiu, who had been standing behind her, took out a piece of silk silk from his arms, and then Chao Qi took it and presented it to Xiao Yan.

At the moment when Wenjiu took out the silk silk, the eyes of the hundred officials were relaxed

Attracted to the past, some people pondered and meditated but there was no result, they couldn't figure out what Louwailou could cooperate with the imperial court.

Xiao Yan took the silk silk and opened it and quickly glanced at it, and his face gradually became ugly.

In addition to Jiang Ning, he hadn't even read Wenjiu, Wenjiu didn't know what it was about, but looking at Xiao Yan's expression, he knew that it shouldn't be a good thing. Fun Cabinet

In the hall, Xun Jiwu, Wei Chifu and Chen Hengdao also took the opportunity to exchange glances with each other, and they also wanted to guess the reason for the matter and prepare in advance.

Because Xiao Yan's mind has been on the north in recent months, he has ignored the affairs of the southern counties, and the silk silk sent by Jiang Ning is written on some small actions of the Nanzhao Duan clan.

It's not too small to say small, and it's not too big to say big.

After reading it, Xiao Yan looked at Jiang Ning with a calm expression and asked, "Miss Jiang, is this news from your building outside the building true?"

Jiang Ning said lightly: "The authenticity of the matter, Your Majesty, you can then send Jin Yilang to investigate, although they are all confidential and important matters, but you can still deal with a small Nanzhao Kingdom Jin Yilang."

When Xiao Yan heard this, he also said, "Then Miss Jiang means that Louwailou can help me deal with Nanzhao?"

Jiang Ning said: "His Majesty the Emperor is lacking in skills, and it just so happens that there is a way outside the building to ensure that the southern part of Daliang will not be disturbed after the start of the Civil War."

If it was placed in peacetime, Xiao Yanda could send a large army to suppress the border and directly pacify Nanzhao.

But now there are too many places that need to use soldiers, money and food, and Daliang really can't afford a war that is destined to have low returns.

After Xiao Yan said the word Nanzhao, the civil and military officials understood Jiang Ning's other purpose and united with the imperial court to deal with Nanzhao.

Xiao Yan was still the same, and after Jiang Ning finished speaking, he asked for the opinions of others.

As the head of the hundred officials, Prime Minister Xun Jiwu is the best of the best, Xun Jiwu said: "Your Majesty, the small country of Nanzhao is not to be feared, but now that the situation is tense, it is really difficult to divide the troops to attack, and the ministers think that this matter can be discussed later."

Xun Jiwu's proposal was also the opinion of most people in the court, but some military attachés who were born in the army couldn't stand Nanzhao jumping off the beam like a clown, and bluntly said that as long as the emperor sent 5,000 soldiers and horses, he could pacify Nanzhao.

But just like Xun Jiwu said, there is no need to be nervous about the matter of Nanzhao, you can arrange for the county guard to pay attention to it first, and then you can go back and solve Nanzhao after the matter in the north is solved.