"Chen Shi Min, meet my king! Long live my king, long live, long live! ”

After entering the palace, as soon as he saw Shi Hu's face, Shi Min paid a big salute and exhaled meticulously.

The place where Shi Hu summoned his subordinates was still the Evergreen Palace.

At this time, in addition to Shi Min, the crown prince Shi Xuan, the prince Shi Tao, and the Taibao Kui'an, these three important ministers were already impressively listed, in addition, Situ Shenzhong and the confessor Ling Shenbian, the father and son who were favored by Shi Hu, were naturally discussed together.

It can be said that these people are all the henchmen of Shi Hu, the king of Great Zhao, and the existence of giants in the DPRK and China!

To say that Shi Hu's father and son are wonderful, as the superiors, they are either addicted to wine, or they like to drink and hunt, and they have released their power.

In this way, even if the Zhao State has the power to dominate the world, it suffers from the lack of powerful figures, and it will not be able to make the four seas unified!

It is worth mentioning that last year, Shi Hu appointed Shi Tao, the Duke of Qin, as the chief lieutenant, and Shi Tao and the crown prince Shi Xuan rotated daily to examine and adjudicate the affairs of Shangshu, and they could decide on the reward or punishment on their own, and no longer report to Shi Hu.

Situ Shenzhong advised, but Shi Hu did not listen.

The confessor Ling Shenbian was favored by Shi Hu because of his intelligence and understanding, and he was able to speak well, and Shi Xuan also had an intimate relationship with him and let him take charge of secrets. Since Shi Hu didn't ask about political affairs, and Shi Xuan and Shi Tao both liked to drink and hunt, the promotion and dismissal of officials and the life and death of personnel were all decided by Shen Bian, and they all looked down on him from Jiuqing down.

"Thorn slave, you're the only one missing. Sit down. ”

"King Xie!"

Shi Min saluted again, and then respectfully sat down at the head of Ling Shenbian. Shen Bian and Shi Min are acquaintances, nodding friends, he has already invested in Shi Min's business before, so the relationship is quite good, so they nod each other and salute each other.

When Shi Hu saw that everyone had arrived, he immediately took out a letter and said, "This is a letter I wrote to Li Shou, inviting him to join forces with the southern army and agree to divide the land south of the Yangtze River equally. However, this guy may have been scared by the Jin army in the south, so he pretended to be a prevarication! ”

"I wonder what the king wants to do?" Kui An was the minister of Conglong and the elder of the Three Dynasties, so he stood up and asked at the first time.

"Hehe, I don't mean the south, but the north. The words that the thorn slave said in the court last year won my heart! Yes, if you want to dominate the world, you need to first make it easy and then difficult, first north and then south! ”

Shi Hu picked up another piece of music and said: "This is the battle report I just received, I have appointed Li Nong, the general of the Fu army, as the envoy to supervise the military forces of Liaoxi and Beiping, the general of Zhengdong, the herd of Yingzhou, and the town guard order. And Li Nong led 30,000 soldiers to attack the Fan City of Yan State together with Zhang Ju, the general of the expedition to the north! ”

"However, there is really no shortage of brave people in this Yan country, and there is no shortage of brave generals! Yan General Yuejuan took the lead with a weak force, so that our Zhao army attacked for more than ten days, could not win, and had to withdraw the army. Now that the Xianbei people have once again invaded the land of Liaoxi in our Zhao State, I have already ordered all the people of Liaoxi to be resettled in the south of Jizhou. ”

Shi Min still doesn't know much about this Yuewan, but he also knows some of this person's legendary experiences.

According to historical records, Yue Juan was a general in the former Yan lord Murong Jun, and led 30,000 troops and Shi Kun to break the Ran Min army, and later moved to the right servant of Shangshu to shoot.

In the second year of Murong Junguangshou (358), more than 100 state barriers fell to Yan, and he was the general of Anxi, the general of the Xiongnu, and the history of the state assassination to soothe him. Later, he moved to the left servant of Shangshu to shoot.

It is advisable to dismiss the shade households and return them to the county. From there, he ordered the lord to do his job, went out of the house more than 200,000 yuan, raised his grievances, Dazai Murong commented on the great grievances, and looked for assassination. One is talking about illness and death.

This is a relatively legendary general, who can be literate and martial, can fight on the horse, and can govern the country and the people when he gets off the horse, which can be described as an all-rounder! It's a pity, God is jealous of talents, and the end of this Yue Wan doesn't seem to be very good!

Regarding the battle of Fancheng, Shi Min still knows something.

It is said that the Zhao army attacked Fancheng in Yan State, and Murong, the former king of Yan, appointed Yue Xuan, the lord of Lucheng, as the general of the imperial disaster, and transferred 1,000 soldiers to let him guard Fancheng.

When the Later Zhao army arrived in Fancheng, the generals were very panicked and wanted to abandon the city and flee. Yue Wan said: "We are ordered to defend against the enemy, we should put life and death aside, and hold on to the city, one person can resist a hundred people, and those who dare to speak presumptuously will be beheaded!" "Everyone is now stable, Yue Wan took the lead, and personally endured the stray arrows and flying stones.

Zhang Ju and others attacked for more than ten days and could not win, so they retreated. Shi Hu was attacked many times because of the approach of western Liaoxi to the border of Yan, so he moved all the people to the south of Jizhou.

Shi Hu explained the cause and effect of this matter, and said: "Today, the only people who are worried about me are the Jin Kingdom and the Yan Kingdom. If the Jin State is powerful, and the Yan State is worried about the future, if the Yan State is not completely annihilated, the henchman of the Yan State, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the Zhao State to pour the strength of the country and make a big southern expedition! ”

"What the king said is very true." Kui An first complimented, and then said, "King, according to what you say, do you intend to raise troops to destroy Yan?" ”

"Exactly."

Shi Hu squinted his eyes and said: "Murong Xianbei has repeatedly invaded the south and attacked the border passes of my Zhao State, and the people in Beiping, Liaoxi and Liaodong have suffered greatly. Although Yan Guo does not seem to be in the climate, it has always been a piece of my heart! ”

"There are many brave people in Yandi, and among them, there are many barbarians who drink blood and are powerful. In addition, there are too many capable people in this generation of Yan Guo, not to mention Murong Ke, now there is another Yuewan! Although Yan is a weak country with no more than one million people, its people are all soldiers, peeking at the Central Plains like a wolf! Once my Zhao Kingdom is weak, it will be difficult to return when the time comes, and if the Xianbei people go south to herd horses, the consequences will be unimaginable! ”

Kui An bowed his head and said, "The king thinks about it. But the king, how difficult is it to destroy a Yan country? The land of Yan is poor, the land of poor mountains and bad waters, and its soil is not suitable for growing crops, so the Xianbei people often make a living from fishing and hunting, and have developed a barbarian character. The Yan country is vast and sparsely populated, its land is more than 1,000 miles from north to south, and there are very few cities, but they are very strong, which is because they absorbed Han craftsmen! ”

"King, you have to think clearly, if you launch a war to destroy Yan, it will cost a lot, and it may not be able to really destroy Yan Kingdom, and it is very likely that the gains outweigh the losses."

Situ Shenzhong is also an old man seeking the country, and immediately stood up and echoed: "Yes! Your Majesty, what Lord Kui'an said is very true! The places where the Xianbei people are located are all barren land, even if they destroy their national capital, what can they do if they destroy the Yan country? More than ten years later, they will resurrect and make a comeback! ”

Hearing this, Shi Hu's face showed displeasure, but considering that Kui An and Shen Zhong were old and respectful, and loyal to the country, Shi Hu had to say patiently: "What you said is very clear in my heart. But the Yan Kingdom is now getting stronger and stronger, and I heard that they have been attacking the barbarians in the north, expanding their territory for hundreds of miles, and they are invincible! ”

"The sharpness of the iron horses of the Xianbei people must be obvious to all. Among the armies of our Great Zhao Kingdom, how many cavalry troops can compare to the elite cavalry of their Yan Kingdom? ”

"This ......" The ministers present all looked at each other and did not dare to speak.

Kui An still didn't give up, and said: "King, please listen to the old minister!" If you want to destroy the Yan Kingdom, it is not good if you have no food, and it is not good if you have no horses! The land of Yan is suitable for the galloping of war horses, and the Yan people have many cavalry, so how difficult is it to destroy Yan without occupying absolute cavalry superiority? Moreover, the Yan country is barren, and the Yan army feeds on animal meat, but the soldiers of our army have lived in the Central Plains for a long time, and they are not accustomed to the water and soil, not to mention, where does this grain come from? ”

"If the king insists on destroying Yan, he cannot do it without an army of 200,000. But 200,000 soldiers and horses, people eat horses every day, and I don't know how much grain and grass will be consumed! These, I'm afraid that our Great Zhao Kingdom still can't afford it now! ”

Shi Hu pondered for a moment and said, "In this way, there are only two thorny problems in front of us now. One is a war horse, and the other is grain, right? ”

"Yes."

Hearing this, Shi Hu waved his hand with a big grin: "Kui'an, these problems you said are not a problem here in me!" If there is no war horse, it can be recruited from the people, and if there is no grain, it can also be collected from the people! I think I'm a big Zhao country, with a lot of land and resources, what do you want? ”

Hearing this, Kui An had to say bitterly: "King, please think twice!" My Great Zhao State has been fighting for many years, wolf smoke is everywhere, this people's livelihood is withering, the people are not living, if you add war horses and grain, and distribute these things to each household, maybe there will be some chaos! ”

"Mess?"

At this time, the crown prince Shi Xuan, who was listening on the side, sneered disdainfully and said, "Lord Kui'an, the chaos you are talking about should be the rebellion of those untouchables in various places, right?" Hehe, in this regard, this palace can only say to adults, you are too worried! Since the establishment of our dynasty, the rebellions in various places have been repeatedly banned, not to mention my Zhao State, even if it is the Jin State and the Cheng State, how have their rebellions ever stopped? ”

"You shouldn't get used to these disobedient untouchables! The imperial court took their taxes and grain to expand the territory and defend the country! Since the state has sheltered them and guaranteed their lives, shouldn't they, pariahs, contribute their part? ”

"This ......," Kui An just wanted to refute something.

Shi Hu was already nodding and said, "Not bad." The prince was right! In this way, it is just right to let those untouchables who have long been disobedient to our dynasty fall out, and then send troops to wipe them out! ”

Shi Xuan said again: "Father is wise! Father, the ministers thought that the last thing that should be connived at was those Han people! The Han people are more industrious, hardworking and capable, just like cattle, and they produce much more crops in the field every year than the common people of other nationalities! This time, in the opinion of the sons, the labor and taxes of the Han people should be increased! ”

"As the saying goes, full of warm thoughts**. Without so much money and food, presumably those Han people would not be able to become a climate! ”

"Good!"