Sun Ning has never been interested in court meetings, especially those that can highlight the prestige of the imperial court.

Before, whether it was in the southwest or in the south of the Yangtze River, he had never really held a court meeting, at most he had gathered some important courtiers to discuss the current important government affairs.

Because in Sun Ning's view, this form is bigger than the actual thing, except for tossing people, there is really no other benefit and significance, I really don't understand the Ming and Qing dynasties, especially the pigtail dynasty, how they always take this thing very seriously, and think that whether they hold a court meeting every day is the only criterion for whether they are qualified emperors.

But sometimes the situation is stronger than people, even if he is the emperor, under the constant request of the ministers, and now he has returned to Luoyang, and it is true that the court is facing constant external troubles, Sun Ning will no longer refuse to hold a court meeting.

Of course, the scale of today's court meeting is still not large, and it is only thirty or fifty courtiers who gathered in front of His Majesty the Emperor to discuss the current government affairs. After all, the palace is still not in good repair, and he is still living in the General's Mansion - judging from the current external situation, the renovation of the palace can only continue to drag on for a while, or even ......

"Your Majesty, the minister has a play."

After performing the courtesy of the monarch and ministers, Shen Zhou took the lead in standing up and said loudly.

"Hmm, you say." Sun Ning nodded, Shen Zhou, as the left minister, is generally quite important, and he also attaches great importance to it.

"The minister has carefully investigated the reason for the sudden dispatch of troops by the enemy of the three sides through various means...... It is indeed because the three of them have colluded with each other that they have such a tacit understanding to raise troops and jointly cross the border with us."

These words, everyone in the hall actually had some guesses, but at this time, there was an accurate answer, which still made everyone feel uneasy for a while, and many people looked a little panicked.

"Is that really the case? Is there any further evidence of clues?" Sun Ning behaved quite calmly and indifferently, and asked.

"Back to Your Majesty, yes." Shen Zhou nodded, "According to the report of Wuyisi's spies, just a few days ago, they caught a few messengers from Guo Han's subordinates and Guan Longjun who were running between Nanyang and Liangzhou, and they did get some letters from them.

"It is clear from what is written above that the two of them have always negotiated with the Ghost Rong people, and they plan to cooperate with each other and send troops together, so that the army of our court will not be able to deal with it......

As he spoke, he took out a stack of sorted letters and other things, handed them over, and sent them to Sun Ning.

Sun Ning didn't open it to take a closer look, he still trusted Shen Zhou and Wuyisi, but his face became more and more solemn: "This means that in fact, the three of them have begun to cooperate and are going to fight with my Dayue Imperial Court?"

"Exactly, so Your Majesty, we must be careful not to make the slightest mistake."

"What Shen Xiang said is that this is also what I have been considering, and it is indeed a big challenge for us to fight on three sides......

"Your Majesty, the minister has a word, risking death!" Seeing Shen Zhou retreat, an old man with gray hair immediately stood up and said loudly while saluting.

"Liu Rong, what advice can you give to an official of the Ministry of Rites who is not familiar with military affairs?" Sun Ning frowned slightly, but still asked.

This Liu Rong was not a team official who re-established the dynasty with Sun Ning in the southwest or Jiangnan, but a re-entry into the dynasty after conquering Luoyang during this period.

Yes, he was the original old minister of the imperial court, after the great changes in Luoyang and the chaos in the world, as a waiter of the Ministry of Rites, he did not do anything for any rebel foreign enemies, but found an opportunity and quickly ran back to his hometown in Huaibei and lived in seclusion.

Then for more than ten years, he has been a rich man at home, and he didn't care about anything, until the world looked at it before he was going to return to the hands of the Dayue court, and Luoyang was beaten down, so he came to Luoyang in his original identity and asked to see the emperor in order to continue to seek officials.

For such a so-called courtier who is better at protecting himself, Sun Ning originally didn't like him, and he didn't even want to keep him.

But Liu Rong himself still has a considerable reputation in Shilin, and many protégés and disciples are now officials in the imperial court, and even said that Shen Zhou was moved to speak for him.

Moreover, he is not completely incapable, at least in many errands in the Ministry of Rites, there is really no one in the court who can compare to him, so in the end, he was not only reinstated, but also promoted to a level, becoming the current secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and his status is only under the left and right ministers, as well as an important general.

It is precisely because of his circumstances that there are now many original court officials in Luoyang City, and they also use various means and channels in a vain attempt to return to the court to serve as officials, so that Sun Ning and other officials are overwhelmed.

Of course, the key now is not this, it still has to fall on Liu Rong's words at this time.

In the face of the emperor's doubts, he did not panic at all, and continued to talk eloquently: "Your Majesty, although the old minister does not know about military affairs, but the truth of the world is nothing more than this, the old minister has been in the court for many years, and he still knows some ......

"To the point, what are you trying to say?" Sun Ning listened impatiently to his chatter, and immediately asked again.

"Yes, in the opinion of the ministers, the alliance of the three families this time does pose a considerable threat to the imperial court, but it does not mean that we cannot deal with it. The minister thought that what the court had to do now was to make a slight concession, give them some benefits, appease them first, seek a respite, and then negotiate with each of them to eliminate this military disaster."

"Back down? Give them benefits?" Sun Ning's face turned cold, "You might as well speak more clearly."

I don't know if it's because of the old man's dizziness, Liu Rong didn't see the change in the emperor's expression at all, but just said to himself: "The old minister thinks that continuing to fight with them is not only unfavorable to the imperial court, but also too much labor and money, which is very unwise.

"Anyway, what these local forces are asking for is just some land and money, since our court has already taken the Central Plains and planned for the stability of the world, why not give in a little and give them the few cities they want? For example, Liangzhou, such as Xuzhou...... Then they will be promised hundreds of thousands of taels of silver and cloth every year, and they will be able to satisfy their greed, so that they will completely stop the army, and restore peace to the world!"

The more he spoke, the more Liu Rong felt that his strategy was so perfect, and people were also excited, and his old face was full of red.

However, in his excitement, he didn't realize that as he said these words, the faces of more than half of the people in the hall became cold, and His Majesty the Emperor above was even more faceless at this time, and the cold light in his eyes flashed!