"Oh, Ashin, Luo Hou really said that he was willing to be my dog and horse minions?" Zhaoyang Palace, Emperor Gao Wei asked with interest, with a smile on his face.

At the head of the throne, a group of courtiers also sat together, with hot imperial meals and a few cold dishes in front of the desk, everyone was smiling, and the atmosphere was like a New Year's Festival, quite festive.

"It's true, the Turkic barbarians have no filial piety and family affection at all, don't say that they are brothers of flesh and blood, even if they are biological fathers and sons, it is not ambiguous, he does not return to Daqi, is there a second way to go?"

Tang Yong paused, and replied cautiously.

Gao Wei couldn't hold back any longer, and laughed loudly: "Ha! If you can't beat it, join it? Chu Luohou is well versed in the survival of their ancestors, hahahaha! ”

At this time, he had already stepped down the imperial steps, holding the rhino horn belt with both hands, his whole body trembled, and he couldn't suppress his laughter, and the ministers also laughed. He laughed for a while, but suddenly stopped laughing, and his eyes suddenly sharpened:

"Ashina Luo Hou is a Turkic chieftain, with tens of thousands of young and strong troops under his command, and his strength can be described as strong. It was easy for him to surrender to me, but I couldn't help but think twice about what to do with him. Do you guys have any great ideas? ”

The ministers looked at each other, and finally Tang Yong, the left minister, stood up and said: "Previously, the imperial court has successfully appeased the Khitan tribes, and the results have been remarkable. ”

Gao Wei was stunned for a moment, and then frowned slightly, obviously a little dissatisfied.

The right prime minister, Gao Gong, snorted coldly and said:

"What Zuo Xiang said is simply ridiculous, who is this Luo Hou? The Turkic chieftain, with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, should not be underestimated.

"I've only seen dogs to guard against wolves, and I've never seen wolves to guard the dogs, I see that Luo Hou is so decisive and ruthless, this is a wolf! How could the imperial court do such a thing of raising tigers? Your Majesty knows that although the Turks are scattered for the time being, they must not be taken lightly, and they must not give any wolf ambition a chance!

"The scheming and skill of the Marquis of Chu Luo are not much worse than his brother, and the imperial court should contain and guard against him, instead of giving him the opportunity!

"This battle has greatly damaged the vitality of the Turkic tribes, his strength is already the strongest among the tribes, if he takes advantage of the fact that one day the imperial court has no time to look north, and uses the banner of the imperial court to subdue the Turkic tribes, I am afraid that he will soon be able to build a khanate that spans thousands of miles from east to west!"

"Your Majesty, the Turkic people have a lot of jackal hearts, after all, it's a disaster!"

Gao Gong's words directly pierced the layer of window paper, making the idea of the whole thing clear.

Gao Wei suddenly remembered that in the original history, when the Marquis of Chu Luo sat on the throne of the Great Khan, he immediately pulled up the tiger skin after claiming to be a vassal to the Sui Dynasty, and attacked Apo Khan in the name of the Sui Dynasty. Apo Khan's subordinates thought that Luo Hou had won the support of the Great Sui, and their morale suddenly fell to a low point, and none of the other ministries dared to help Apo Khan, which led to the destruction of Apo Khan.

This scene must not be repeated!

If this easily makes the Turks monolithic again, then Gao Wei's troubles and efforts are not in vain?

Gao Wei nodded, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "The Qing family really said that it is in my heart, so how to deal with it, so as to achieve the effect of rewarding and curb his ambitions?" ”

Gao Gong held back for a long time and said: "Your Majesty, the minister will say a word from the bottom of his heart, judging from the minister's understanding of the Turks, Apo, Datou and Chu Luohou are not fuel-efficient lamps, it is best to let Pei Hongda and them cut the grass and eradicate the roots." ”

The Emperor's brow furrowed even deeper, "If this can prevent future troubles forever, why don't you want to?" Gao Qing, I know your intentions, but what you think is already a little outrageous. ”

Gao Gong was solemn and buried his head deeply.

Gao Wei pondered for a moment and said: "I think that the matter of appeasing the Turkic tribes is a matter of grinding effort, and I can't be in a hurry, if the Turkic barbarian habits are not changed, the Turkic people will not have a sense of identity with the Great Qi, and the Great Qi will never be able to live with them with one heart and one mind, and it will take time, but the premise is that the Turks will always be weak and divided." ”

"I don't think there's a need to worry too much about it, and the rewards will be treated equally, and each of them will be demarcated a piece of territory so that they will not cross the line. The emperor had already made up his mind, and added: "Whoever rises will be beaten." ”

With the current force value of Northern Qi, even if one hand comes out, it can completely hang and fight the nomads in Northern Qi. Speaking of this, Cushman & Wakefield also breathed a sigh of relief:

"The Turks are divided and their national strength is declining, so we don't have to be ready to attack everywhere at any time, just enough to save a lot of military spending, recuperate for a few years, and let the people live a good life..."

The court was silent for a moment, and everyone knew what the emperor's heart disease was.

A few days ago, civil unrest broke out again in Shandong, and some heroes secretly incited the people to resist the tax laws of the imperial court, although the matter was quickly pacified, but it also gave the emperor a lot of impact, and the emperor summoned the ministers for several days to discuss how to end these things.

Murong Sanzang said slowly:

"His Majesty lowered the tax for An Lishu back then, only taking two liters per mu of land, and then choked the strong and strong merger, thinking that it could win the hearts of the people of Shandong. How do you know that the people's hearts are insufficient, and now they have added a place to spend money, and as soon as they raise some of them, some wealthy families will come to rebel against the court. It's really not ancient. ”

Prime Minister Gao Xi obviously disagreed with this argument, and immediately retorted: "The children of the Murong Sanzang family, when it comes to military and political affairs, they may be good at it, but when it comes to people's livelihood, they are obviously shallow. ”

“……”

Murong Sanzang didn't expect him to evaluate himself so unceremoniously, and he couldn't help frowning.

Gao Xi clasped his hands in the wide sleeves, and his waist was straight:

"The minister has been in the place for a long time when he was a young man, and he knows the suffering of the people. Fang Jin's wolf smoke has not been extinguished, no one year old does not move the army, no less than two farmers serve in a family of five, or in the official office or as soldiers, and the rest can cultivate no more than 100 acres, and all they can do is food and clothing.

"Ploughing in spring and summer, harvesting in autumn and hiding in winter, cutting down salaries, paying tribute to officials, giving conscription, there are many names, countless ah... The heavy burden of servitude on the shoulders of the people can be imagined!

"As the saying goes, 'I'd rather be a peace dog, not a troubled world', as long as there is a war, there will be endless suffering, endless service, two liters per mu may sound very low, but as long as this battle is not finished, there is no end to suffering!"

After Gao Wei listened, he was also worried, and said after a while:

"It's not that I'm happy to be happy, you should also know that if the world is not unified for a day, the war will not stop for a day, I would rather have a short pain than a long pain, save money and tighten my belt in order to stabilize the world as soon as possible!

"As Gao Qing said, even if two liters per mu is not a great kindness, it is much better than tyrannical expropriation, and the taxes since Wucheng have made me cut off thirty percent! Doing this is not as good as Cao Cao's kindness? ”

This is the so-called 50 steps and 100 steps. ’

Gao Gong of the straight intestine thought to himself, but he didn't dare to say it too ugly, and when the words came to his lips, he became:

"Your Majesty's heart is for the common people, and the heart of the house is kind, which is not comparable to Wei Wu......"

"Well, I don't want to hear that."

Gao Wei interrupted impatiently, he is not a certain Qing emperor, he loves to listen to this kind of rainbow fart, and pretended to say something 'just for the benefit of the people, why bother to trust himself with a good name?' It's disgusting. Besides, he can see that Gao Gong doesn't hold a good fart in his stomach. "If Gao Qing has something to report, you might as well admonish directly, is it your style to bend around like this? I'm not a small-bellied person. ”

"Yes." Gao Gong bent his waist slightly, and saw the poor dagger: "Yanbei's defense of the border is the top priority, and it must not be sloppy, Yang Yan is old, and he is about to step down, but the next governor has not been finalized, and the minister is deeply worried."

"The minister remembered that a month ago, the minister recommended a person to serve as the governor of Yanbei, but His Majesty did not reply to the minister, so he asked today. Once again, I implore Your Majesty to consider your Majesty's suggestion, and if Your Majesty wants to reject it, you should immediately put forward a suitable candidate, a military affair... Don't be sloppy! ”

Gao Wei glared at him for a long time, and said unhappily:

"The Yu Qingze you recommended last time has only been in the office for a long time, his qualifications are insufficient, and his merits are few, if I choose him as the governor, how can the officials be convinced? Can he really hold back those arrogant soldiers? ”

"Your Majesty's words are bad, in extraordinary times, when using extraordinary people, Yu Qing is burly-looking, bold and decisive, his family has been strong in the north for generations, Xianbei language and riding and archery kung fu are outstanding, which is extremely convenient for him to gather the hearts of all ethnic groups in northern Xinjiang on behalf of the imperial court, and what is even more rare is that this person is good at reading, good conversation, and is an all-rounder with both civil and military skills."

Gao Gong carefully observed the emperor's face, "... Therefore, the minister thought that this person could take on great responsibilities. ”

Yu Qingze's person Gao Wei actually has an impression, as one of the four nobles in the early Sui Dynasty, Yu Qingze can be regarded as leaving a trace that is not thick or light.

Gao Wei of course knew that this was a talent, and Gao Wei was very excited when Gao Gong recommended him, but the problem was that he was recommended by Gao Gong, and he didn't like Gao Gong recently, and it was normal for him to get a card on it.

Who let Gao Gong and the emperor come every day? The emperor is not a clay sculpture Bodhisattva, so he naturally has a fire, and Yu Qing almost became the fish in the pond that was affected by the fire at the city gate. But when I look back, I don't think about it anymore, and it is true that I should be angry and act on national affairs.

Gao Gong said good things with a shy face for a long time, and Gao Wei also felt that his anger was almost gone.

He glanced at the prime minister lightly, silently recited 'forbearance for the country' a few times in his heart, sat back on the throne, and said, "Can you take on the big responsibility, you said where you count?" I always have to see it with my own eyes, is this person in Beijing right now? ”