Five days later, it was another court meeting, and Huang Qiong really took the lead in proposing to reform the prosecution system, and a large number of courtiers immediately stood up and seconded it.

Since this reform is mainly aimed at the selection of low-level officials, it has not changed the way of recommendation for middle and high-level officials.

In addition, a lot of preparations have been made in secret, so the opposition is not loud, and it is quickly overshadowed by the supporters.

Liu Zhilong was overjoyed, he didn't expect that the first time he tried the reform, it would be so smooth.

But he didn't laugh, and Shang Shutai reported that there was an emergency military situation.

Two days ago, eight Qiang tribes, including Burndang, Burn He, Dang Decoction, and Le Jie, invaded the border passes of Longxi and Jincheng, and Yizhou and Liangzhou were in an emergency at the same time.

The area affected by the war is very vast, and the population is large, and if one is not good, I am afraid that it will lead to a large-scale war.

"What do you think you should do?"

Liu Zhi learned from the methods of the Empress Dowager Liang and threw the problem to the courtiers first.

"The minister thought that this war was caused by the Liang thief, which was a pure misunderstanding, so the imperial court should send envoys to consult with the Qiang people, mainly to pacify, so as not to make a big move, and lose the people and money."

The first to put forward the pacification policy was Taiwei Huang Qiong, and his proposition also has its own merits.

"The Qiang people have a fierce and savage temperament, and since the beginning of the Yonghe period, the imperial court has been adopting a pacification strategy, and the border has been peaceful for more than ten years, so that the people can restore their livelihood and live and work in peace and contentment."

Huang Qiong is highly respected in the DPRK and is the head of the three princes, not to mention that the appeasement policy itself has been implemented for more than ten years, and it has formed a common practice, so naturally many people support it.

For a time, more than 20 people came forward one after another to second.

Liu Zhi's brows furrowed unconsciously, he didn't think it was a good thing to negotiate peace without a fight, his eyes looked around, and fell on Situ Yinxun.

"Yin Situ, what do you think?"

In the court, Yin Xun is a rising star, but everyone knows that he is the emperor's confidant, surrounded by many young and cutting-edge courtiers, as if he can already compete with Huang Qiong.

The emperor was young, and at the height of his reign, he must have been dissatisfied with such a conservative policy.

Smiling slightly, Yin Xun played calmly.

"What Taiwei said is false, the reason why the first emperor adopted a pacification policy was because of repeated victories, and the Qiang people had accumulated more than 200,000 casualties, so he took the initiative to surrender and rebel.

In order to stabilize people's hearts, the imperial court adopted a gentle pacification policy, but from the Yonghe period to the Yuanjia period, it spent a huge amount of more than 8 billion yuan, which caused tension in the livelihood of the Han people. ”

Speaking of this, he sneered and arched his hand towards Huang Qiong, "May I ask the captain, what is the effect?" It's not that it's the opposite, and I don't think about the kindness of the court at all. ”

Before his voice fell, Zhang Biao, the captain of Sili, immediately followed aloud.

"These Qiang people are wolf ambitions, unruly, no matter how much money they give, it will be useless, and they will chase and fight fiercely to deal with this kind of barbarians, and if they are afraid, they will naturally be obedient."

"The hearts of those who are not of our race will be different, the Qiang people are secluded barbarians, not subject to kingization, and greedy caves, appeasement can only fuel their arrogance, and even use this as a threat, and send troops to plunder at every turn."

What Liu Zhi didn't expect was that Sikong Yuan Tang was actually the main battle faction, and what he said was reasonable and to the point, which instantly moved many courtiers.

Liu Zhi was slightly stunned, could it be that he was instructed by the Queen Mother to stand on his side in major court and political affairs?

The main peace faction and the main battle faction were on equal footing, and the arguments were very fierce, and each side quoted scriptures and scriptures, and both sides did not give in to each other.

Liu Zhi really hoped to fight a good battle, but the Qiang people had become a big problem for the imperial court, which seriously weakened the economic strength of the entire Han Dynasty and made the border people miserable.

But as an emperor, he knows that fighting a war is not so easy, it is related to all aspects of the country, and the so-called pulling a trigger and moving the whole body, just relying on a heart of blood, will not work at all.

After the argument came to an end, Liu Zhi looked at Zhang Xin, the great farmer, "If I have 200,000 soldiers and crusade against the Qiang people, can the money, grain, and armor and weapons be supplied?" ”

Zhang Xin's face was solemn, "Back to Your Majesty, the money in the current treasury can support the needs of an army of 80,000 for a month and a half at most, and the rest can still support half a month if they are frugal." ”

It's the national strength that fights for the war, and if you don't have money, you have a fart, and all the ministers are silent for a while.

The corners of Huang Qiong's mouth grinned, and she smiled very unkindly, "If Your Majesty didn't exempt the tax for half a year, or you could still fight hard, now...... Hehe. ”

As soon as he said this, many courtiers cast accusatory glances at Liu Zhi, and they didn't have the courage to directly mock the emperor like the Taiwei, and they were not allowed to express their position with their eyes.

Liu Zhi touched his nose in a daze, blame me? Now that there is a serious famine in the world, he exempted the tax for half a year, which is also to ease the livelihood of the Li people.

Otherwise, there will be rebellions everywhere at that time, and it will not be the same to spend money and effort to quell the rebellion.

Even if he is an emperor, sometimes he has to suffer a little grievance, and at this time he can only admit it silently.

Without money, those main battle factions will not be able to continue to open their mouths to support, and there will be no way to raise funds in such a short period of time.

It is impossible to just exempt the tax and put it away again, then the court will not go back on its word and have no faith.

"Otherwise, with Captain Duan Xi of Huqiang, Yizhou Thorn Shi and Captain Che Cai, they will fight first.

Wait until the situation is clear, and then appease and comfort, what do you think? ”

If he doesn't even fight, he will directly admit it, and he, Liu Zhi, will never be able to do this kind of thing, but the war has been delayed for too long, which is not conducive to the country, so he can only adopt such a compromise method.

This basically also blended the opinions of the main battle faction and the peace faction, which was equivalent to a step back for each side.

Originally, he thought that no one would hold any more objections now, but who knew that Zhang Xin, the great farmer, had a heavy expression.

"Dare to ask Your Majesty, if the war drags on and it is impossible to distinguish the winner from the loser, how should we supply what we need?"

He is responsible for the income and expenditure of the imperial court's finances, and if the deficit is too great, ten lives will not be enough to fill it.

So even if others don't speak, he has to ask hard.

"This ......"

Liu Zhi is also a big head for a while, and the matter of winemaking has not been skimmed yet, so it is definitely not suitable to take it out and talk about it.

"Otherwise, from today onwards, the palace will reduce expenses, except for the Queen Mother's Yongle Palace, the rest of the food will be reduced by fifty, and no clothes and jewelry will be added this summer.

And now that there are few people in the palace and many palace maids, it is better to take this opportunity to release a batch, first, to reduce expenses, and secondly, to let them return to their hometowns to reunite with their families in order to make peace with Tianhe. ”

The emperor's words are very much in line with Huang Qiong's proposition, he has always advocated diligence and thrift, not to mention that there were many concubines in the harem when Emperor Shun was in the past, and there were many people who served him, and the number of palace people was huge, as many as four or five thousand.

Now there are only the Queen Mother, the Queen and Deng Guiren in the palace, and there is no need to raise so many palace maids.

If you release it, you can fight for a benevolent and virtuous name, and you can reduce the use, and you can solve some of the folk singles, killing three birds with one stone, why not do it.

Seeing that he was so determined, the courtiers were all human spirits, and when they saw the wind and steered, they no longer continued to insist.

is still an old and spicy person, and immediately stood up and expressed his position.

"The minister is willing to exempt all the money this year and support the border war."