In the Longtai Palace, Tian Dan and Pingyuanjun sat on the left and right sides of Zhao Kuo, and Pingyuanjun's subordinate was sitting on Yu Qing, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites.

As for the two leaders of the Yulin Guard and the Dark Guard, they were waiting in the side hall on the side. Several people have already seen the military information transmitted back by Lian Po, and after a short silence, as the king, Zhao Kuo naturally started to speak first.

It's just that this head is not easy to open. Because in the military report submitted by General Lian Po, there was no clear hope for the support of the imperial court.

It can be said that if you don't analyze it carefully, this is just a simple military report. But obviously, whether it is the strategy of fighting against the Qin State or the matter of burning grain, the court urgently needs to get an idea.

It's just that these words can't be said explicitly, especially about burning grain. Some things are not on the scale, there is no four or two, once on the scale, a thousand catties can't be beaten.

Although Lian Po desperately hoped that the king could do something to stop him, Lian Po knew that this matter could not be said clearly, and the king must not be charged with burning grain and harming the people.

Therefore, Lian Po can only mention it vaguely. What Zhao Kuo had to do was to restore the instructions in General Lian Po's military report one by one, and then determine the direction of discussion.

"What General Lian Po said, in a nutshell, are three." After waiting for a while, Zhao Kuo immediately spoke: "First, it is the battle with Qin, and the coalition forces have decided to adopt the method of 'forming camps and fighting dumb battles'; The third is the theory of whether and when the main force of our Zhao army will end. After that, Zhao Kuo paused, and after glancing at everyone present, he continued: "This first article is my order, and it is also the most suitable for our army's actual combat methods, so there is no need to say more. The gathering of the people today is to discuss the next two things. First of all, let's talk about this grain burning, whether we are in favor or against, how to act in favor, and how to stop opposition? Let's talk about it. Obviously, Zhao Kuo also had a headache about burning grain for a while.

In the end, he didn't get up in vain, and he still couldn't do the thing of destroying hundreds of thousands of people in one battle. The three people who heard the words glanced at each other, and their eyes were full of solemnity.

Among the three things, the first one does not need to be discussed, the third is not a big problem, and the most critical and tricky one is the second one.

Burning grain is indeed a good way to weaken Qin, and even if there are no accidents, it can indeed squeeze out more of Qin's national potential, and then force a major war to begin.

It's just that this price is really a little difficult for everyone to talk about. If it was five years ago, maybe this would not be a problem for everyone at all, but in the past five years, under the leadership of Zhao Kuo, the entire Zhao Dynasty has undergone a change of concept.

Perhaps, this is also related to the amazing power of the people who have seen and stimulated their enthusiasm.

Of course, the most important thing is that in order to break the enemy, the reputation of burning grain and harming the people is really a bit unpleasant, and everyone is afraid that under the iron pen of the historian, he will carve an indelible stain on himself and Zhao Guo.

Fortunately, Zhao Kuo had already given them enough time to think. The first to speak, of course, was Shoufu Hirahara-kun.

After weighing, Pingyuan Jun still hugged his fists and replied: "My king, Weichen thinks that although this matter has immediate benefits, it will have a thousand troubles, if my Zhao Kingdom is not in it, I don't know its meaning, or I can pretend to be deaf and dumb, let it develop, and it will not hinder a little profit." Now that our army is deeply involved in it, it even needs to be the main force of arson, so it must not be done. The strategy of defeating Qin is tens of millions, and even losing the land of Zhou Wangji, for my Da Zhao, it is only a temporary injury; If the hearts of the people are hurt, if it is difficult to recover the water, it is the land of Zhou Wangji, and it cannot be cured unless it has been years. When our army fought against Qin and Changping, the people of Changping turned their backs on Zhao and Qin, which made our army stand on the water, which was the result of the Qin army's excessive killing for many years. In today's world, the dispute between Zhao and Qin is also. It is not a one-day, one-day battle. Therefore, the use of the people's will is a hundred times better than the harvest of land. I hope that my king will examine it carefully. ”

"If you lose your land, you will lose your land; If you save people and lose land, you will gain all people. Hearing this, Zhao Kuo muttered to himself in a low voice.

It's just that Zhao Kuo didn't express his thoughts, as the final decision-maker, before listening to all the opinions, he was the most taboo to express his thoughts at will.

Immediately, Zhao Kuo looked at Tian Dan on the left. Sure enough, seeing Zhao Kuo's opinion, Tian Dan, who was already impatient, immediately retorted with his fists.

"My king, this world is also a great dispute! One step backwards and one step backwards, one wrong step is one wrong step. Although Zhou Wangji was widowed, it was an important place to curb the Qin army's eastward departure. If our coalition army wins, it will not only completely block the road of the Qin army to the east, but also firmly bind the three kingdoms of Wei, Han, and Chu to the chariot of our Great Zhao, and at the same time, it can also clear the rear Yan State and plot the Qi State for our Great Zhao, and strive for at least a few years; And if the Qin State gets it, it will enter its east and exit in the irrelevant pass, and the Han and Wei along the way will become fat on the side of its mouth, occupy the Si land, and enter the Central Plains and the Qi country from afar; Retreat can also intimidate Han and Wei, so that our Great Zhao has to garrison heavy troops in the land of Shangdang to prevent them from attacking. The key to this place, or the winner or loser of my Zhao Qin's hegemony, is a place that must not be relaxed. But if there is a slight possibility of victory, it must not be abandoned. After that, Tian Dan looked at Pingyuanjun again, and then continued: "As for Pingyuanjun's so-called people's heart, Weichen knows that this matter is indeed important, but Weichen refutes it with two points. First, this matter was not done by our Zhao State, but by Han, Wei, Chu, and Zhao, and the evil of Qin State has long been more than that, that is, the First Battle of Yan Ying, Qin State led Yingshui to pour water, causing hundreds of thousands of people to drown. Therefore, even if the people's hearts deviate, where can they deviate, Qi country? Or Yan Guo? Second, the people's back, this is the process of saving, even if it is my Zhao country, the implementation of the new policy also took two years, and the land of Zhou Wangji. The matter of recovering the hearts of the people can be slowly planned, and when my Zhao State dominates the world, I can recuperate with the people and gradually restore the hearts of the people, but the success or failure of this battle is only in a thought. Priorities are clear at a glance. Let not my king hesitate. As soon as the words fell, Pingyuan Jun on the side immediately retorted: "The heart of the people is easy to lose and difficult to gain." Today's momentary loss will take many years to recover in the coming year. No matter how crucial this battle is, it will not be the last. If we don't help our army, it is already a great loss, if there is no food support of the people of Changping, the grace of leading the way, our army has already been defeated in Changping, how can it be prosperous today. ”

"In the Battle of Changping, our army's strength, combat power, and timing are not as good as Qin, as long as Zhou Wangji is taken, the strength and weakness can change hands. This battle is not the last, but it is more important than the last. Tian Dan immediately retorted.

Listening to the argument between the two, Zhao Kuo was also a little big. According to his inner thoughts, as a person in the 21st century, he obviously doesn't want to be this person who burns grain and harms the people, after all, they are all sons and daughters of China, who wants to see the scene of starvation all over the wilderness and thousands of miles of people.

However, as Tian Dan said, this battle is too important. If the national fortunes of Qin and Zhao are regarded as a functional curve, the current battle of Los Angeles is obviously one of the stops.

But whether this station can become an inflection point or not, the two forces are still entangled, and if either side loses even a little bit of strength, I am afraid that this curve will be completely pulled away.

And if you want to usher in such a station again, you don't know how many spring and autumn years you have to wait. Obviously, although Zhao Kuo has brought many changes to Zhao Guo, unconsciously, Zhao Kuo himself is also being changed by this era.

And now, Zhao Kuo's heart is actually a little inclined in the direction that is conducive to the war. At this moment, Zhao Kuo saw Yu Qing, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, who was sitting on the right side of Pingyuan Jun and had not spoken.

The ghost made the god send, Zhao Kuo actually wanted to hear his opinion, after all, in history, this person is also a person who has left ink spots, although the past has been covered by the light of the contemporaries of the Qin State, but the person who can leave a name in history will certainly not be a general.

"Two Aiqing." Zhao Kuo immediately spoke out to stop the debate between Pingyuan Jun and Tian Dan, and said: "The meaning of the two Aiqing is already known to the widow, but before the two discuss, the widow still wants to hear Yu Qing's thoughts. How is it? Hearing Zhao Kuo's words, the two immediately glanced at each other, clasped their fists and said, "Yes." Immediately afterwards, the eyes of the three of them surrendered to Yu Qing, who was sitting at the end of the seat.

Facing the gaze of the Big Three, Yu Qing didn't panic, after all, it was

"Old minister". After bowing his hand slightly, Yu Qing immediately replied: "Thank you to my king." Weichen thought that Pingyuan Jun and General Tian Dan were both for the sake of my Zhao country's hundred-year plan, and everything they said was reasonable. In a word, it seems to be nonsense that is not offended, but everyone heard a different meaning from it.

That's right, it's the name of the two, Pingyuan Jun and General Tian Dan, one is a king, the other is a general, one is a writer and one is a martial artist.

is a simple title, but it directly points to the root cause of the contradiction between the two - this is the difference in the ideas of Wenchen and military generals.

Now that the cause of the disagreement has been identified, it is natural that there should be a solution to the problem. Naturally, several people were more interested in Yu Qing's next words.

Immediately, Yu Qing began to talk about his thoughts: "Weichen is short-sighted, and some women are benevolent, neither want to see the tyrannical Qin gain the upper hand, nor do they want to see the people starving all over the wilderness and revealing the roadside. Obviously, Yu Qing is still continuing to lay the groundwork, folding armor for himself with a very low attitude.

Pingyuanjun, you are naturally right, I know, but I am a little short-sighted, so I don't want the Qin State to occupy Zhou Wangji.

That's, you understand, right? General Tian, of course you are right, and I know it, but I have some women's kindness, and I can't bear to see the people suffering, and I can't bear to become an executioner.

You should be able to understand that, right? In just one sentence, both parties were instantly pacified in place, and no matter what he said next, it was to himself

"Short-sighted" and

The interpretation of "the kindness of a woman", everyone has already apologized in advance, can you criticize it again? Zhao Kuo, who was at the top, listened to Yu Qing's two sentences, and suddenly had a new understanding of this character in history, and immediately a thought appeared in Zhao Kuo's mind - the book of the Ministry of Rites seems to be empty?

After being a waiter for five years, it's time to get promoted, otherwise young people will lose their motivation. Just when Zhao Kuo was in his heart, Yu Qing's words sounded again.

"Wechen is just thinking! Can you not only rob the Qin army's food, but also let the people have food to eat, even if it is less? Yu Qing continued.

"How is that possible?" Tian Dan immediately shook his head and said: "Not to mention that if our army robs food, with."

Even if our army really takes the grain and grass, if it is distributed to the people again, the Qin people will not care about the life and death of the people, I am afraid that in two days, the grain that has been finally seized will return to the hands of the Qin army. When the words fell, Pingyuan Jun, who had different ideas on the side, also nodded, obviously everyone knew about the brutality of the Qin army.

Yu Qing, who can have such a wonderful speech just now, naturally will not be the only one at such a level. Following Tian Dan's words, Yu Qing immediately affirmed Tian Dan's words and said: "It's extreme, if the people are still in the hands of the Qin army, our army will not be able to send food to the people at all!" After an obvious nonsense, Yu Qing finally said his intention: "Since the food can't be distributed, let the people come over!" When the words fell, everyone suddenly understood.

"You're saying that the barracks can't admit that, oh no, the barracks can't accommodate so many victims. Shangdang County? Pingyuan Jun suddenly realized: "Let Shangdang County accept the homeless? ”

"Can Shangdang County accept so many displaced people?" Tian Dan frowned a little uncertainly.

"Of course not." Pingyuan Jun immediately waved his hand and said: "The people of Zhou Wangji, to say the least, there are five or six hundred thousand, even if only half of them go to Shangdang, they are close to two or three hundred thousand people, which is almost half of the people in Shangdang County." With such a large number of people suddenly, if nothing else, without using military rations, even if the standing position that was just set up last year is opened, I am afraid it will not last ten days and a half months. "As the first assistant and the person in charge of the logistics of the army, Ping Yuanjun naturally knows the situation on the front line best, Yu Qing's suggestion may be a good suggestion, but helplessly, Zhao Guo's national strength is still too thin.

If Zhao Guo is given even another three or two years, it will not be a problem to build four or five more permanent positions, let alone only two or three hundred thousand people, even if five or six hundred thousand people are all here.

Ping Yuanjun's words fell, and Yu Qing and Tian Dan's faces were obviously a little lonely. Sure enough, even Tian Dan was unwilling to do the thing of burning grain and harming the people.

"Is it possible to set up a card on the road and only let a small number of people pass?" Tian Dan asked a little unwillingly. This is obviously not good, the so-called not suffering from widowhood but suffering from unevenness, if you can't get there, it's not about Zhao Guo's business, but if you don't let in, this involves a fair issue, and if you don't do it, something big will happen.

What's even worse is that if it causes the isolation of flesh and blood, I am afraid that even if you enter the Zhao Kingdom, you will not have any gratitude to the Zhao Kingdom, and even the legacy of raising tigers.

General Tian Dan obviously made a mistake in a hurry. It's just that without waiting for Pingyuan Jun to refute, Zhao Kuo's voice sounded first: "What if, what if I raise the strength of the whole country of Zhao Kingdom?" Hearing this, everyone was obviously shocked again!

Mobilize the power of the whole country? What kind of courage is this, you know, the food in a county is gone, it is nothing more than tightening the belt and living a hard life for a year.

But when a country's granary bottoms out, it's not a matter of suffering. The tragedy of the Battle of Changping is still in front of you!

Pushing the whole country to the brink for the sake of the people is clearly not what a sane monarch should do.

But everyone didn't question it. The reason is simple, this may be the only solution to this dilemma.

For the sake of hundreds of thousands of people, for the long-term peace and stability of Zhao State, this risk is worth taking. Almost instantly, everyone reached an agreement in their eyes, and then everyone looked at Pingyuanjun in unison: whether it will work or not, whether it is enough or not, it depends on this Shoufu.

At the same time, Pingyuan-kun's brain was also running wildly......