Ye Yongjia opened the cover of the document, and it was written: 'Zhongshu Province Plays the New Deal of Haiphong'.

"You're going to attack Haiphong?" He raised his eyes and looked at Niu Yuan suspiciously.

"Don't you mean that?" Niu Yuan sat aside and asked.

"Recently, the maritime frontier has indeed been uneven," Ye Yongjia turned another page, "Looking at the war reports handed over by Fujian and Guangdong, since March this year, the Haikou have continued to invade the coastal prefectures and counties, snatching and leaving, and the officers and soldiers will chase after them and ambush them, and if they do not pursue, they will sit back and watch the burning and plundering, and this period of time is really difficult." ”

"But what's the problem? Isn't it just a waste of armament! Niu Yuan pointed his fingers and said, "Just as before, change the law and rectify the military!" ”

"If you want to talk about this, I have the same heart as Fengxiang," Ye Yongjia closed the notebook, but did not pick up the pen, but pointed to his own heart, "But the thieves are in the ascendant, and at this time, the big innovation will only hurt the people." The situation in Jiangnan is different from that in the border area, and it is absolutely impossible to generalize about the previous situation. My suggestion is that coastal defense should be strictly prepared, but if such a change is made in the book, it will be unconvincing. ”

Niu Yuan has never been willing to listen to other people's objections, and when he saw that Ye Yongjia was also talking about it here, of course he was very unhappy, and turned his head to the side. Finally waited until the other party finished speaking, he had a cold old face, pursed his lips and asked, "Saying so much, does Ye Shangshu sign it?" ”

Ye Yongjia was stunned by the question. After a moment of coming back to his senses, he did not feel annoyed, but smiled calmly. This smile was not helpless, as if there was a meaning of resignation, and nodded: "Oh, it's not a big deal, the lower official will sign it." ”

He took a pen, quickly wrote a few big characters on the paper, and handed it back to Niu Yuan. The two did not make the slightest eye contact, Niu Yuan directly withdrew Song Shu from his hand, clamped it under his armpit, then turned around and walked down the steps step by step, leaving the yamen of the military headquarters.

"Prime Minister, let me briefly talk about the change of law."

Niu Yuan glanced at Liu Zhennian, and then at Gui Fu, who was sitting next to him and listening.

"If we want to solve the sea trouble, we must first explore the reasons for the sea bandits' mobilization. These thieves originally had no leader, but they fought on their own, and they were brave, so they hibernate for many years and did not dare to invade the Celestial Empire. The reason why he dares to take risks now is because a deserter from the country of Yi came from the South Seas, occupied a small island, gathered his troops with gold and silver, collected the hearts of thieves, sharpened his armor for them, and instigated them to attack Tianwei. Therefore, it can be seen from this that they are not many in number, so they have to plunder the people, and cannot attack the city and plunder the land. And the indestructibility of the government is nothing more than two points: first, it is too far away from their lair to be completely swept away; Second, they come and go without a trace, march unpredictable, and if officers and soldiers are negligent, they will be attacked. ”

"In view of this, Xia Guan decided to follow their method and plan to build a defense on the island," as he spoke, Niu Yuan quickly moved to a cowhide map, pointed to a large area of sea and said, "Liu Gong, you see, from the large sea territory south of Shandong, there are countless islands, which can be described as dotted. If a large army can be sent to the islands, overhaul the city walls and forts, and connect them everywhere and echo each other from afar, how dare those thieves get one step closer to the land! ”

"It is a good thing to extend the border to the islands, but most of these islands are lonely and isolated, how can we ensure food?" With a pair of Western glasses, Liu Zhennian can see the map clearly.

Niu Yuan smiled unhurriedly and made a deep thought: "For this, Xia Guan has already thought of a solution. Since the responsibility for defense rests with the islands, the land can be settled. When the migrants move to the coastal fields, there will be no shortage of supplies. ”

"Well, do you both support it?" Niu Yuan unconsciously puffed up his chest and asked with his hands behind his back.

The words landed smoothly, but no one picked him up, and the only response he received was a suppressed silence. Ryu Jin-nian slowly plucked his eyes with his wrinkled hands, and his gaze went straight to Keifu.

The latter had to look him in the eyes, looked at each other for a while, and was suddenly at a loss, only smiled and said, "Good idea, very good." ”

Niu Yuan, who was originally confident, couldn't help but feel embarrassed when he saw this picture, and his shame was overflowing, he lowered his head, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Liu Zhennian's reaction was inexplicable.

"It's good that Taiwei Gui supports it......" Liu Zhennian immediately spoke, "Prime Minister Feng, how many people are in the name?" I'll sign it too, and you can go and hand it over to the emperor yourself." ”

"Report to Duke Liu, almost all the chief officials have signed."

"Okay, I see......" Liu Zhennian said in his old and slow voice, and no one could hear the momentum of the year from it. Even Niu Yuan was the same, he didn't care whether Liu Zhennian's tone was heavy or light, after all, it sounded the same cowardice. Just waited for the old man to finish signing, and then left with the song.

"Liu Gong," Gui Fu saw that Niu Yuan had walked away, and stepped forward and said, "Isn't Feng Xiang much more stable than Yan Xiang?" Isn't that impossible? ”

Liu Zhennian said: "I have never questioned his ability. However, this person is fame-minded, and his heart is impetuous, and the older he is now, the more he can't hold his breath. In the past, he needed someone to help him make up for his shortcomings. But now? Yan participated in politics and passed away, and the government and the opposition were so pressed by him that they did not dare to speak, and everyone was in danger. Such a controversial recital, all the officers in charge can agree, put it in the past, who can imagine? Now that it's going well, he'll be unscrupulous and have no rules...... Sooner or later, they will follow the old path of Yan Wen. ”

"But his words ......"

"I know what you're trying to say," Keisuk interrupted before he could finish speaking, "but I know him." ”

"Then why don't you dismiss it?" Keisuke was still puzzled.

Liu Zhennian let out a bitter laugh: "Taiwei has heard a word, which is called to learn from the public. But now there is only one voice in the entire court, I reject it, who can I listen to? Now that I'm in my seventies, my eyes are glazed, my legs and feet are starting to weaken, and I'm suffering from a lot of illnesses...... It's long been impossible to do everything yourself. ”

Gui Fu looked at his lonely appearance, and his face couldn't help revealing a trace of disappointment: "Liu Gong, you made the decision to kill at the beginning, how magnificent!" How many literati are not afraid of criticism and are willing to put themselves under your account, don't they just hope that you will save the country through vigorous and resolute means? Now that this is lost, you will sit back and watch us go to decay, or even perish......"

Liu Zhennian didn't argue, and he couldn't argue, he still looked at Gui Fu's face cordially, stretched out his hand to straighten his collar, and said with a smile: "You see, the Taiwei became the imperial history, and he really spoke mercilessly." ”