Old Master Song was still shocked by these in his heart at this time, His Majesty did not scream, nor was he angry, nor did he argue with the courtiers, but such a simple data made everyone extremely shocked in their hearts.

Master Song bowed and saluted, "Your Majesty, you were right just now. If you are poor, you will change, and if you change, you will be successful. Now that such a serious problem has been identified, it is impossible not to take action. ”

Lord Zhou, the head of the household department, also hurriedly echoed, "If you don't accumulate steps, you can't reach thousands of miles, and the national strength is also accumulated bit by bit." Since we have discovered the cause of the consumption of national strength, of course we must find a way to solve it. Your Majesty is wise, and Weichen will definitely go all out. ”

Master Shang Shuchong of the Ministry of Rites was dragged down, and he was investigated, not only involving dereliction of duty, but even the crime of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country.

The top boss was locked up and investigated, and Lord Wu, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, trembled and knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty, Xiyun Kingdom has been crying at the gate of the Lifan Courtyard all day long, saying that the Great Zhou is merciful and released those prisoners as soon as possible, and they have already written a surrender document. Xiyun Kingdom has been complimenting the Great Zhou with a very clear purpose, that is, he hopes to end the war as before. Weichen will not be fooled, and will definitely do his best to make Xiyun pay a heavy price for repeatedly tearing up the peace negotiation treaty and invading the Great Zhou. ”

Lord Qian of the Ministry of War stood up and saluted respectfully, "Your Majesty, since we won the battle in the Great Zhou, there is naturally no need to humble Xiyun Kingdom. Xiyun Kingdom treacherously tore up the peace treaty signed by the two countries and launched a war, which brought huge casualties to the whole of the Great Zhou Dynasty and consumed a huge amount of grain and grass, and Xiyun Kingdom must also be responsible. It doesn't make sense that they made mistakes and made us lose more in Da Zhou. ”

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Next, the courtiers said one after another that they could not just take advantage of the Xiyun Kingdom and neighboring countries, and domesticate benevolence, righteousness and morality.

Emperor Zhou Ping originally thought that it would take a lot of effort to convince the courtiers, but he didn't expect these materials to be so useful.

Since all the ministers of the court agreed to change the policy, Emperor Zhou Ping asked the ministers to go back and think carefully about how to make Xiyun pay the price.

Emperor Ping of Zhou's principle was very simple, to preserve the power of the Great Zhou and consume the national strength of the Xiyun Kingdom.

The country is broken, where is the home?

Although these courtiers were selfish, they didn't want the Great Zhou Dynasty to really die out like the previous dynasty.

So when these people go back, they rack their brains. Once the mind is opened, these people come up with many solutions, and some of them are particularly damaged.

Let's say that Gu Shao and Li Yuanqing were very tired, came out of the palace, and got into the Gu family's carriage.

In the carriage, there was a small stove with tea boiling on it.

After drinking the hot tea, Gu Shao let out a breath of cold air and looked at Li Yuanqing, "Brother Li, do you think Your Majesty can convince those courtiers?" ”

Li Yuanqing raised his eyebrows when he heard Gu Shao's title, and chuckled, "Brother Gu, you have been working with Your Majesty for a longer time, and you should understand Your Majesty's determination more." ”

Gu Shao smiled, "Your Majesty has the ambition to prosper, but there is a lot of resistance. Before, because of the competition for the throne, he was considered by the world to be ruthless. It was not until the advent of the high-yielding crops discovered by Madame Dre that such rumors were dispelled and the imperial power was consolidated. This is a good opportunity to dismantle the old forces, and the well-founded material can become a strong basis for confrontation with some opposing opinions. ”

Li Yuanqing nodded, "If it doesn't change, the Great Zhou Dynasty will last for fifty years at most." You and I can see it, and Your Majesty can see it. Therefore, Your Majesty's determination to change is stronger than that of you and me. ”

"What if Your Majesty can't resist the pressure of the courtiers and succumbs?" Gu Shao asked rhetorically, in the carriage, only the two of them spoke, and the words did not pass on to the six ears, so they had no scruples.

Li Yuanqing laughed and said: "Then I will be busy for nothing, and even resign at the right opportunity, return to Jixiang Village, be a farmer, and accompany my wife." ”

He can see it, even if he sells his life, he has to see if the emperor above and this country are worthy of his life?

Gu Shao's hand holding the teacup paused slightly, and he also smiled.

This Li Yuanqing is not only smart, but also a lover.

When you go back, you can eat something and go back to rest.

In the morning of the next day, Gu Shao and Li Yuanqing were both fourth-rank officials, standing in a relatively backward position.

Emperor Zhou Ping sat on the dragon chair, led by the elder of the Imperial Song Dynasty, and Shang Juan had to change his strategy towards Xiyun Kingdom, and at the same time explain the reasons for doing so.

All the courtiers who were in the imperial study yesterday, except for Lord Shang Shuchong of the Ministry of Rites, who was still in prison, the other seventeen people all seconded the proposal.

Even uninformed officials with opposing opinions do not dare to show their heads.

Emperor Zhou Ping ordered in public that Lord Wu, the attendant of the Ministry of Rites, acted as Shangshu, supplemented by Gu Shao and Li Yuanqing, and led the officials of the Li Domain to negotiate with Xiyun State.

Gu Shao and Li Yuanqing looked at each other, His Majesty was fast enough and resolute enough.

Following such a superior person, things will be much smoother.

After the next dynasty, Lord Wu, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, trembled, and at the same time was very excited in his heart. If this task can be completed, the previous "generation" can be removed.

Gu Shao is familiar with Master Wu and is quite talented.

As for Li Yuanqing, Lord Wu also knew that although he was an official of the same dynasty, most of the things he knew about Li Yuanqing were heard from the Xiyun Kingdom Mission.

said that Li Yuanqing is murderous, unscrupulous, and scheming······

There are no good words anyway!

Before, Lord Wu's impression of Li Yuanqing was that he was a reckless man in the army, and he had undignified actions (he drew the belts of those prisoners in Xiyun Kingdom).

But now Lord Wu suddenly feels that Li Yuanqing is good anywhere, and if the enemy says it is not good, it is the best.

When he arrived at the Li Fan Courtyard, Lord Wu asked: "Lord Gu, General Li, the Xiyun Kingdom Mission sends people to cry in the Li Fan Courtyard every day, you will see it in a while, don't be angry, just get used to it." ”

Gu Shao already knew, and nodded, "Thank you, Lord Wu, for reminding me." ”

Li Yuanqing raised his eyebrows, his eyes were quite unruly, "My feet are my Great Zhou land, and where I am also the Yamen of Great Zhou, why should I get used to Xiyun Kingdom's rude behavior?" Salute first and then soldier, persuade not to leave, just arrest it. ”

Lord Wu was stunned for a moment, and then laughed, "General Li is right, in my Great Zhou Territory, you can't stop obeying the laws of Great Zhou just because the other party is from Xiyun Kingdom. ”

He is now especially looking forward to the wonderful process of Gu Shao and Li Yuanqing's negotiations with Xiyun Kingdom.

When he arrived at the Li Fan Courtyard, Li Yuanqing watched from a distance, and the people of Xiyun Kingdom knelt at the door of the Li Fan Yuan.

Not only rude, but also very scoundrel.

Liu Kui was surprised and muttered in a low voice, "General, how do you see that these people from Xiyun Kingdom are like the leper dogs at the entrance of our village, and they will never leave without grabbing a piece of shit?" ”

Hearing this, Gu Shao was stunned for a moment and held back a smile, this Liu Kui is the same as Li Yuanqing, he is a rough person.

Speak roughly, but reason is not rough.

Lord Wu looked embarrassed, but he couldn't help but laugh.

When those people saw Lord Wu coming, they cried even more miserably, "Da Zhou is mighty, His Majesty Da Zhou is wise, Lord Wu is high-spirited and bright, and he is a good official." Righteousness, mercy ······"