Sawdust splashed, and the dragon case made of agarwood was torn apart on the pillar......

The temple was quiet.

The air grew dreary, the clouds thickened, and a bolt of lightning struck down, illuminating the hall as bright as day in a very short time. Especially the one on the throne, angry and depressed, lonely and domineering!

Then thunder was heard, and a downpour fell. One hand lifted the curtain, and a young man dressed in a dark red brocade robe descended the imperial steps, barefoot, his hair scattered, and the brass dragon hanging above the throne was golden and open, as if it was about to devour everything!

Everyone in the hall was silent, and no one even dared to gasp for breath. Gao Wei's eyes swept over these courtiers with a sneering look and said, "What's the matter? I heard that the Turks were going south, and they were all dumb and scared? Speak—"

"Your Majesty!" Zuo Prime Minister Murong Yan came out of the ranks, bowed to the emperor, and said: "Tu Bo has just ascended the throne, and he needs a great feat to stabilize his position under the buttocks, and it is inevitable to send troops south!" ”

The emperor looked at him quietly, his face was not obvious, but he also recognized Murong Yan's inference. Murong Yan continued:

"At this point, there are only three solutions!

"Make a decision, gather the soldiers and horses of Jinzhou Province to gallop north, and order Xianzhou, Hengzhou, Yanzhou, Anzhou, Yingzhou, and Youzhou to prepare for the enemy!

"The middle strategy is the same as the next strategy, but it does not require preparations for all-out war. If the Turkic attack is unfavorable, there may be a turning point to negotiate peace.

"The best policy, the imperial court paid a huge amount of money to bribe the Turks, make a good bowl, and dispel their idea of going south!"

The next strategy is to start an all-out war, and the middle strategy is that both sides have opened a posture, which is actually based on consultation, and the best policy is to bribe the Turks, which is most accepted by the courtiers, and the Northern Qi and Northern Zhou have done so over the years. Zhou Qi and the two kingdoms will fight to the death at every opportunity, who is impatient to pay attention to the Turks? The Turks are powerful, controlling hundreds of thousands, and when they go south to fight the grass valley, they are like locusts crossing the border, and the formation alone looks terrifying, so the two countries of Zhou and Qi generally choose to spend money to eliminate disasters.

"Left Phase!" Hubu Shangshu came out of the list, frowned and said, "The middle policy proposed by the left minister, the lower officials think it is inappropriate, so it is enough to mobilize the army and start an all-out war, why do you have to propose peace later?" Do you have to spend a lot of money out of thin air? At this point, please consider Your Majesty and Zuo Xiang! ”

Since the reform of Cushman & Wakefield, the left minister is mainly in charge of military affairs and border defense, and the right minister is in charge of internal affairs. Zheng Shangshu purely considers it from the perspective of the household department, which is understandable.

What kind of peace is negotiated and treated? Of course, it was money, food, and wealth, and wasn't this what the Turks sent their troops south for? Murong Yanzhi proposed to first send a large army to confront the Turks, and then look for an opportunity to negotiate peace with the Turks. In this way, in the eyes of Zuo Xiang, the eating, drinking, chewing of military horses, weapons, and marching baggage are not money?

Although the Northern Qi court destroyed Buddhism not long ago, the national strength has been rising, and the imperial court has always planned for financial expenditure, so it can be said that it is very rich, and it can barely support it in four or five large-scale wars. But no matter how rich he is, he can't stand up to such a flower, according to Murong Yan's doing, transferring Jinzhou Dao soldiers and horses to the north, it is money and food like flowing water, and then discussing peace, it is money and food like flowing water. Isn't this a loser?

Zu Ting was different, he looked at Murong Yan, thoughtful, and then smiled: "Your Majesty, Zuo Xiang Lao Cheng is seeking the country, this strategy is very good, gather Jinzhou Road all the way to the north, only do a feint...... Wonderful! In this way, the danger of the frontier can be solved! ”

"-Zu Ting, are you old and confused?" Hubu Shangshu glared, "You are such a minister, the old man is ashamed of you!" ”

"Zheng Shangshu is slow...... After listening to the old man, "Zu Ting has been impeached less?" At this time, he was calm and calm, touching his goatee, and the triangular eye that had not yet been blinded was shining out, and he arched his hand towards the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that what Zuo Xiang said is very reasonable, the Turks are going south, one is for prestige, and the other is for money, as long as they are satisfied, they will withdraw their troops......"

Gao Wei said: "What Zheng Shangshu said is also reasonable, either talk or fight, talk while fighting, what is this, isn't it to spend a lot of wealth and national strength in vain?" ”

At this point, how could Gao Wei not understand what Zu Ting said. He just helped the household department Shangshu by the way, this time it is inevitable to make a big move, in case this old man still has a knot in his heart, and he refuses to cooperate more, it is also a headache.

It's not that Cushman & Wakefield is reluctant to him, but he doesn't have any good candidates for the time being, besides, changing the battle will be a big taboo, isn't it? It's going to be a war, and the money and grain like the sea are spent, except for this old man, who can make the household run smoothly?

"The minister is afraid that it will hurt the Turks, but it will be troublesome." Zu Ting said: "The Turks control the Western Regions, if they are defeated, in a fit of rage, they lock up the trade routes, and our border market will almost be half finished......

He secretly glanced at the Hubu Shangshu and said: "For the development of commerce and trade, I will collect commercial taxes just like the sea every year, and this will be locked in case the ...... is locked" Gao Wei secretly glanced at the old man Zheng and found that he really didn't speak.

Hubu Shangshu doesn't count money, so what's the fun of living? The past few years have been good, a few years ago, when the dynasty was the most difficult, the people from top to bottom of the household gave the nickname "Iron Rooster", there was no way out, you don't want to pull a hair out of them.

He silently judged in his heart that it was better to send money to the Turks than to have the trade route locked up. So he shut his mouth.

"Then why don't you send them money directly, the labor expedition, what a lot of money is that......!" He sighed.

"You can't send money to them directly!" Zu Ting was categorical and said: "If you give them money, where is the dignity of the country?" What is the decency of Your Majesty? I went to the south to the north to fight, and the invincible confidence established in the hearts of the people was not destroyed! When talking about the Turks in the future, everyone thinks of how to please the Turks, and they are afraid of the Turks like tigers, how can this be done? ”

"Therefore, Prime Minister Zuo's proposal is very good, whether it is possible to settle them with money or not, since they dare to go south, we must fight a dozen! Beat them up and make them think of peace! ”

Zu Ting continued: "Besides, if you lightly resist the Turks, it may not cost much money...... His Majesty set up a government army a few years ago, and now it has begun to take shape. In all the departments of the frontier, there are young men who have been recruited and transferred by the imperial court to serve as border guards. ”

"What you mean is that the soldiers and horses of Jinzhou Province should not be transferred, and with the armies of the border states, this disaster can be swept away," Gao Wei frowned slightly, and said lightly: "This idea of yours is too taken for granted......"

"That's what the minister meant, what the minister means is that even if Jinju Province doesn't send troops, as long as Pingyang is stabilized, most of the border between our DPRK will be safe. Yuan Jing'an, Yang Yan, and Gao Baoning are all fierce generals, and they can ensure that the frontier is worry-free...... However, from a different perspective, it may be possible to go further. ”

"Don't sell me off, I hate people half of what I say." Gao Wei frowned and said coldly.

Zu Ting bowed and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, this time the Turks are going south, which is the opportunity for our dynasty to sweep away hidden dangers in one fell swoop and soar in national strength...... Driving the Expedition! ”