After a long absence, he finally returned home to accompany his wife and children, and Sun Ning also wanted to spend more time by their side as compensation.

But who made him the emperor, and a king of a country who wanted to make a difference, and was in this turbulent and chaotic time. Therefore, no matter how sorry he was, he could only accompany his wife and children wholeheartedly for two days, and on the third day of his return, he convened important ministers again to discuss and decide on various government affairs.

It is really that there are still too many things to deal with and discuss inside and outside the court, whether it is the emperor or other courtiers, they dare not relax in the slightest.

And the first thing proposed today is naturally the overall strategy of the imperial court in the future.

In this regard, many generals who have just won a series of big victories and successfully defeated Liangzhou have something to say.

For example, Yan Hu, who had also accumulated merit and was made a marquis, immediately said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that he should take this opportunity to continue to expand the results of the war. For example, the rebellion of the Pingtian Army in the Gyeonggi area is in the midst of a civil war, and the imperial court can send troops to attack it again, and maybe it can recapture Luoyang in a war and return it to the old capital. ”

His words immediately won the unanimous support of many generals, especially those who had not been able to catch the Northern Expedition before, and now they have no merit, and some of them are angry with other robes, and they even shouted: "What Lord Yan said is very true, after taking Liangzhou, the morale of the army of our court is great, and the soldiers are all brave, just strike while the iron is hot, and return to Luoyang." ”

"Your Majesty, if you are willing to use the ministers, the ministers will lead troops to lay down Luoyang for you, if not, please behead the ministers!"

One by one, the generals spoke to the fullest, their emotions were high, and they patted their chests to assure the emperor and others that they would be able to succeed immediately.

Sun Ning listened to these confident words of asking for war, and his brows furrowed slightly.

Obviously, it was this successive victory, especially the easy capture of Liangzhou, that gave them confidence, and they couldn't wait to attack Gyeonggi and take Luoyang.

What a big ambition, what a big breath!

As for their attitude, Sun Ning could guess without thinking much that they must be opposed.

It was only because of the emperor's previous radical attitude, coupled with the fact that the imperial court had just won a big victory, that it was difficult for them to oppose at this time.

But there were some things that Sun Ning still had to say by the courtiers, so he turned his gaze to Shen Zhou: "Shen Xiang, what do you think?" ”33

Shen Zhou's face hesitated slightly, but he still said according to his own thoughts: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is really not appropriate to use troops anymore, let alone raise troops on a large scale and attack Luoyang." ”

"Shen Xiang, I don't like to hear what you say, now that the situation is very good, how can I miss the opportunity?" Yan Hu immediately retorted.

Sun Ning glanced at Shen Zhou again and motioned for him to continue talking. Shen Zhou immediately understood the emperor's intentions, and he was sure in his heart, and looked back at Yan Hu and said: "General Yan is dedicated to opening up territory for the imperial court, and this official is naturally very admired, so I spoke out to stop it, but it was from the reality of both the enemy and us." ”

"What does Shen Xiang mean by this?"

"I know why General Yan is in a hurry to cut down the rebels of the Heavenly Army again. One of them is naturally a great victory in our army, and the morale of the army is great; The second is that there are internal disputes among them, Luoyang's Zhao Guang School Department and Kaifeng's Qin Yude Department, until January, are still in conflict, so we can take advantage of it. I don't know if it's right? ”

"Yes, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and if you miss it, you don't know when you will have to meet it." Yan Hu nodded, and the others echoed.

Shen Zhou sighed lightly: "But General Yan, you only see one of them, not the other."

"Take the officers and men of our army as an example, this victory has indeed greatly increased the morale of our soldiers, but you can't ignore an extremely critical issue, general, that is, after a long battle, the officers and men of all armies have long been exhausted and have become the end of the crossbow.

"Moreover, the soldiers are also human beings, and they also have family members to accompany them, this time they finally returned triumphantly, and the imperial court is going to send them to fight more enemies, what will they think in their hearts?

"If we lose the morale of our army because of this, and in front of the enemy, the first battle will be unfavorable, and the consequences will be unimaginable. Has General Yan considered these things?

"As the saying goes, everything should be done in moderation, and the same is true for the use of soldiers."

These words are reasonable, even Yan Hu is not easy to say more reasonable rebuttals.

And taking advantage of his silence, Zhuge Qingyun also opened his mouth: "Your Majesty, there are two more points that make my court no longer in a hurry to use troops abroad." ”

"But what?" Sun Ning asked very cooperatively.

"People's power and food." Zhuge Qingyun said, "Although the front-line soldiers killed the enemy with their lives, so as to have this great victory, but at the same time, the imperial court cannot ignore it, and the capture of Liangzhou this time is also based on the premise that the rear continues to provide sufficient grain and grass materials and logistics."

"The minister doesn't dare to hide it from Your Majesty, in the past year, more than half of the years of storage in Jiangnan and other places have been consumed, and the situation is not optimistic. Fortunately, in recent years, the weather has been smooth, and there has been no disaster among the people, otherwise disaster relief alone may bring greater trouble to the frontline supply. ”

At the beginning of him, some other ministers also stood up one after another, and half-complained to the emperor about how hard they worked in order to supply the hundreds of thousands of troops on the front line, and how tight the local government and the people were.

Maybe there is some exaggeration in these statements, but Sun Ning also knows that at least half of them are true.

No matter how rich Jiangnan is, it is still a bit beyond their ability to bear so much money and food to provide it to hundreds of thousands of people at once. Moreover, in the army of the Northern Expedition, there were still tens of thousands of young and strong men from the south of the Yangtze River, which also had a great impact on the cultivation and development of the entire region.

Fighting a war is never just a matter for the army, but also about the overall strength and logistics, and even if it is the victor, the price it pays is incalculable.

Naturally, the generals fighting on the front line will not pay attention to these things, but the officials in the rear can't ignore it, because if they really want to do it again, the burden of this thousand catties still has to be pressed on them.

In the face of such a reason, even the generals who were in a hurry to make meritorious contributions could only remain silent at this time. However, their eyes still looked at Sun Ning with some longing.

The situation that day was somewhat similar to today, all of them were Wenchen who opposed the Northern Expedition, but after His Majesty's final decision, it finally became a fact.

And this time, as long as His Majesty the Emperor continues to support them, history may repeat itself again.

At this time, a more similar scene happened again, and Guo Chong also stepped out: "Your Majesty, the minister has something to do." ”

Some people died, but not completely......