Liu Yu took the parchment from the hand of the chamberlain, spread it out on the dragon case, and looked at the dense Xianbei text on the paper, Liu Yu frowned slightly, not that he couldn't understand it, but that he didn't want to read so many political terms that had no writing at all.

Liu Yu put the parchment aside, looked at Wang Quanxu, and said-

"Prime Minister, what do you mean by Xianbei?"

"Back to the king", Wang Quanxu arched his hand and said: "Tuoba Hong, the first prince of Xianbei, invited my Southern Dynasty to attack the Northern Dynasty together, carve up the land of the Northern Dynasty, and promised to send us 100 good horses and 1,000 cattle and sheep. ”

"Oh", Liu Yu supported his head with his hand and said without interest: "He can also get such a thing?"

"Your Majesty", Li Zhong arched his hand and said: "The important thing about this book is not how many things Tuoba Hong sent, but the opportunity to attack the Northern Dynasty with Xianbei!"

"That's right", after that, Liu Yu looked at Wang Quanxu and said, "Then what does the prime minister think?"

"Your lord, Xianbei just sent a piece of paper, making a vain promise to carve up the Northern Dynasty, but asking my Southern Dynasty soldiers to pay for it with blood and lives, and furthermore, even if we break through the defense line of the Northern Dynasty on the north bank of the Yangtze River, in the vast Central Plains, how can the foot soldiers of my Southern Dynasty resist the impact of the Northern Dynasty's cavalry. Even if the Northern Dynasty is empty internally and we win with a numerical advantage, what will the emperor Shuo, who has a large army in his hands, do? What about Xianbei? Will they risk their lives to hold back the army of the Northern Dynasties? No, the old minister thinks that they are very willing to see the infighting in China and take the opportunity to go south. ”

"Your Majesty, one of the main reasons for the weakness of my army in the Southern Dynasty is the lack of cavalry, and for the cavalry, war horses and pastures are indispensable.

......

Liu Yu put his hands on the dragon case, propped up his crumbling head, tried his best to restrain his urge to yawn, silently looked at the two people in front of him arguing about these inconsequential matters, and thought about how he should answer later......

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【Southern Dynasty, Royal Capital Palace】

Liu Yu cleared his throat, and in front of him, Li Zhong and Wang Quanxu had finally stated their views, and now it was time for him to come up with the conclusion that he had been thinking about for a long time.

"The general means to let the king send troops to conquer the Northern Dynasty, and the prime minister is to let the king stick to the south of the Yangtze River and sit back and watch the success or failure ......"

Saying that, Liu Yu looked at the two people in front of him without much change in expression, and continued-

“...... Then this king will compromise, first do not send troops, let the Northern Dynasty and Xianbei fight blood, and when they lose more than half, this king will send the general you personally lead the army to conquer, how about this?"

"The snipe and the clam compete, the fisherman profits, and the king is shengming!"

"That's it, that's all it can be. ”

"Good!"

Liu Yu looked at the two saluting in front of him, thinking that he had finally gotten rid of this boring topic, and continued: "Then let's all step down!"

"Huh", Wang Quanxu saluted: "The old minister retires." ”

After Wang Quanxu retreated, Liu Yu looked at Li Zhong, who had not bowed and retired for a long time, and asked-

"Is there anything else going on with the general?"

Li Zhong arched his hand and said: "The king has not been in the early dynasty for a long time, and there are many generals in the army who cannot reach the ears of the king.

"Uh......"

When Liu Yu heard this, he revealed the immaturity of a young man in his early twenties, and then said: "What the general said is extremely true, this king will change it immediately, and today he will sort out all the previous songs." ”

"So good, the end will be gone. ”

Li Zhong immediately saluted and withdrew from the main hall.

......

After Li Zhong retreated, Liu Yu breathed a long sigh of relief.

The previous chamberlain stepped forward again and said, "Your Majesty, the slave has brought over the last few days?"

"No", Liu Yu waved his hand, signaled him to approach, and said softly: "Xiao Suzi, are you going to see if Li Zhong is far away?"

"Huh?" Xiao Suzi looked puzzled.

"Stupid", Liu Yu said with a disgusted face: "When he goes away, call those dancing girls up, this king still has a dance to watch!"

"Huh? ”

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[Southern Dynasty, outside the General's Mansion]

Li Zhong returned to his mansion, and two tall figures came to him.

Standing in front was a handsome general in his twenties, similar in shape and appearance to Li Zhong, this was Li Zhong's cousin - Li Xin, and one of Li Zhong's most effective generals.

Behind Li Xin was the bearded general he had seen in the mansion before.

"The last general, Li Xin (Lei Jiong), greets the general. ”

"Get up. ”

"General", Li Xin came to Li Zhong's side, "Has the king promised to send troops?"

"I didn't say that I would send troops, but I didn't say that I wouldn't send them. Let's go in and talk about it. ”

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【Inside the General's Palace】

"Wang Quanxu deceived the lord and misled the country, such a good opportunity was ruined like this!" After listening to Li Zhong's account, Li Xin punched the case and said indignantly.

On the side, Lei Jiong looked at Li Zhong and asked, "What does the general think?" ”

Li Zhong put down the tea in his hand, glanced around, and said slowly: "The Northern Dynasty is very strong, but Xianbei is not weak, instead of fighting the Northern Dynasty now, it is better to wait for Xianbei to consume part of its strength first, and then wait for the opportunity to defeat it in one fell swoop." ”

"But", Lei Jiong wanted to speak and stopped, "The last general is worried about ......"

"I understand your thoughts, and I will ask the king to let me garrison the south bank of the Yangtze River, and at the same time make friends with the Northern Dynasty on the surface, so that he can let down his guard. ”

"But I still don't understand, why does that old guy Wang Quanxu want to avoid the war so much?" Li Xin was still indignant and said casually.

"The prime minister used to be an active main battle faction, but ......"

Li Zhong didn't continue, picked up the tea on the side of the desk and savored it.

......

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Four years before Zhaowu, Emperor Shuo, the king of the Northern Dynasty, raised an army of 430,000 troops, advanced by land and water, attacked Xianbei, and within a month, recovered most of the sixteen states of Yanyun.

In the same year, Xianbei asked for help from the Southern Dynasty, but Liu Yu, the king of the Southern Dynasty, accepted it without sending troops, and at the same time expressed friendship to the Northern Dynasty, he sent the army of the general Li Zhongtun on the south bank of the Yangtze River.

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[Evening, Yanzhou, Xianbei Barracks]

Tuoba Hong sat on the right seat of the tent and looked at the bamboo slips with Chinese characters written in his hand by candlelight. Suddenly, the soldiers entered the account, knelt down on one knee and said, "Your Royal Highness, the second prince asks to see you." ”

Tuoba Hong was about to speak, when a burst of laughter came.

"Haha, the eldest brother won't blame the second brother for disturbing your reading time. After that, I saw a round figure, carrying two large jars of wine, staggering from the tent door.

"It's really a little unpleasant, but what's the use, second brother, don't you still come here every day. With that, Tuoba Hong put the bamboo slip aside and looked at Tuoba Hong.