"But little Diyi, what kind of diplomatic relations. But also, after all, the supervisor is drinking gold and jade in Wangjing, and when has he seen the people of Xichang being tortured and killed by the Xirong people. It's nothing more than thinking about interacting with the people of Sijon. Gu Lingxu said mockingly.

It's just that his words are not just mocking Guan Zhi. Although it is not above the court, but now in the Taiji Palace, all of them are high-level people in the Northern Qi Dynasty.

Speaking of this, he looked at Emperor Yuan Jia again, and knelt in front of the Son of Heaven without hesitation, at this time, Xie Ting's jade-like face was no longer a sneer, and those eagle-like eyes were surging with a different emotion, "Holy Lord, the southwest portal must not be opened." In recent years, Weichen has guarded Xirong, and under the express prohibition, there are still Xirong merchants smuggling in the inner border, they not only smuggle goods, but also cattle and sheep, jewelry, and even innocent weak women and children. It can be seen that the evil of his heart, if he opens the southwest gate, in the name of commerce, he will commit robbery. We earned money, but we fattened them. How can you not be a problem with raising tigers? Please think twice! ”

"Xirong has always been an enemy of the Southern Jin Dynasty, and I have always been in harmony with the Northern Qi, whether the Marquis of Xiangcheng is a little unfounded." Although Emperor Yuanjia had not long ascended the throne, he saw that the officials of various ministries went to quarrel with the household department twice in three days, and he also knew that the finances of the DPRK and China were not optimistic, not to mention that his holy decree had been issued, and there was absolutely no reason to take it back.

He was still thinking about whether he would give his power first after meeting Gu Lingxu, and then give him a favor. Who knew that this was not a good stubble, as soon as he entered Beijing, his own affairs had not been completely resolved, and he began to take care of state affairs.

"Holy! Wechen is by no means unfounded! Gu Lingxu hurriedly retorted, he said: "Xirong's repeated defeats in the Southern Jin Dynasty are a good time to suppress, if this time gives them a chance to breathe, who knows whether they will face the Southern Jin Dynasty or the Northern Qi Dynasty in the future." Even if they still attack the Southern Jin Dynasty in the coming days, if they really let them win the Southern Jin Dynasty, will it really do us any good? The lips are dead and the teeth are cold, the Southern Jin Dynasty and the Northern Qi Dynasty are of the same root and origin, but Xirong is a complete foreign race......"

"Xiangcheng Hou!" Meng Songyan saw Gu Lingxu talking more and more, and hurriedly drank it.

Guan Zhi seemed to grasp the handle, and said triumphantly: "What is the same root and the same origin? Xiangchenghou said this, doesn't he have a pro-Jin heart? ”

After he finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Emperor Yuan Jia, "Shengshang, over the years, Marquis Xiangcheng has not been controlled by the imperial court, and the Shengshang is benevolent, so it doesn't matter if he doesn't care." Who knows that now it is even more openly pro-Jin. In front of the Holy Emperor, he can say something 'with the same root and the same origin', which shows that he is disloyal to his ministers, and he knows that he is Qi or Jin in his heart! ”

"Guan Zhi—"

"Holy." Meng Songyan saw that the situation would not develop, and he couldn't help but come out to play a round, he glanced at Gu Lingxu, who was open-mouthed, and said: "Holy Lord, Xiangcheng Hou has been tired for days and has been robbed and killed in the middle of the road, it is inevitable that he will be unstoppable, physically and mentally exhausted, why don't you see you again in the future?" ”

Zhou Fa also hurriedly said: "What Taifu said is very true, not to mention that what Xiangcheng Marquis said about trade with Xirong is a national government, how can a few people discuss it, it is better to discuss it with everyone in the Xuanzheng Palace in the next day." ”

Emperor Yuan Jia didn't want to talk to Gu Lingxu anymore, seeing Zhou Fa and Meng Songyan speak, as if grasping a life-saving straw, he nodded hurriedly, "What the two Aiqing said is very true. Xiangchenghou, you go back to rest first, and I will summon you again in the next day. ”

"Holy ......" Gu Lingxu was still trying to say something, but Meng Songyan glanced at him, and he couldn't help but be silent.

After leaving the palace ban, Gu Lingxu followed and went to Meng Songyan's mansion.

He went straight and unabashed, "Taifu, in the Taiji Hall today, why did Taifu stop me?" ”

Is what he said wrong, compared with the Xirong people, the Southern Jin Dynasty is the same root as them. Now that the Northern Qi Dynasty has not fought with the Xirong people for many years, some people may have forgotten the nature of the Xirong people, but he has never forgotten it.

He looked angry and puzzled, "Taifu! Do you know that during the Taiping period, the Xirong people were burning, killing and looting at every turn, let alone wartime? The ancestors of the people of Xichang have no blood feud with the Xirong people? Let's not talk about it, let's just say that in the battle more than ten years ago, when Xichang was lost, the Xirong people slaughtered half of the people in the city. Later, when the lost land was regained, I entered the city, and what I saw and heard cannot be forgotten to this day.

The city was devastated and corpses were everywhere, and even the yellow sand could not hide the bloody atmosphere in the city. How long has it been now, except for the people of Xichang, no one remembers? ”

Seeing him like this, Meng Songyan couldn't help but smile bitterly, "I don't know that trading with Xirong is tantamount to raising tigers. ”

"Then why ......"

"Xiangcheng Hou!" Meng Songyan interrupted Gu Lingxu's questioning, his face was sad and sad, "Do you know how many people died in the famine in Yuanzhou?" How many lives did the heavy snow in Wanzhou take away? Do you know how many people die in the Li River flood every year? The people of Xichang are pitiful, and the people of the Central Plains are also pitiful! Trading with Xirong is a danger of raising tigers, but if you don't trade with Xirong, the people of the Central Plains are only afraid that they will be displaced and their lives will be ruined! ”

"Isn't the lives of the people of Xichang important?"

"Self is important! If Xirong breaks through Xichang in the future, the Central Plains will also suffer. Meng Songyan interrupted again.

Gu Lingxu's face was puzzled, "Taifu knows...... And why do we need to trade? ”

"It's not what I want. But since the Marquis of Xiangcheng has entered Beijing, can't he see the current situation clearly? Meng Songyan asked rhetorically, his cloudy eyes flashed with tears, "The world always says that we must look at the long-term, not just focus on temporary benefits, but if we can't even survive the present, then how can we talk about the future?" ”

He looked at Gu Lingxu, his tone was extremely heavy, this most respected Taifu in the court looked extremely pitiful at the moment, "Please also ask Xiangcheng Hou to focus on the overall situation." Don't be tempted. ”

Gu Lingxu's lips moved lightly, and his eyes were full of tears, "That Xichang...... And what to do? ”

What should the Sijon people do when they burn and loot in the name of merchants?

After the Holy Decree was opened, the Marquis of Xiangcheng quickly left Beijing. With the might of the soldiers to deter Xichang, although the field is interconnected, but the Marquis of Xiangcheng does not have to be lenient to Xirong merchants. Now it's just an exchange of trade routes, not a wide opening of the country. At that time, the inventory of commerce and trade can only be stricter, not looser. Although the treasury is tight now, Xirong has been severely suppressed by the Southern Jin Dynasty in the south, and they also ask for us. Even if Xiangchenghou suppressed it, they didn't dare to put their beaks in a short period of time. "This is the only way to minimize the drawbacks of trade.

Gu Lingxu smiled bitterly and nodded, "Taifu, I can naturally do this." It's just that after doing this, what should I do? Northern Qi, what will it do? I can compromise, but Northern Qi can't always compromise on chaos! This is...... A sign of the fall of the nation! ”

He has not been in Beijing for a long time, and he does not know much about the situation in the country. Before entering Beijing, he only knew that the national strength was declining, but he did not expect that the country had become like this.

The so-called peaceful and prosperous era is just an illusion under the painstaking management of the imperial court, and it is just a matter of hiding the people from the past, but I didn't expect to hide him from the past.