Chapter 151: The Prime Minister's Advice
When Li Qingyan and Mrs. Xiangguo were chatting about some ordinary topics in ordinary life, somewhere in Xiangguo's mansion, in the quiet courtyard, there were only Emperor Han and Prime Minister Li Rui sitting opposite each other across the table.
As expected by the prime minister, the Han Emperor Song Heng came because of what happened in Yanjing.
After knowing what was going on in Yanjing, the prime minister knew that there would be today, but Emperor Song Heng of the Han Dynasty was only a few days earlier than he expected.
Seeing that the current Han Emperor opened his mouth to seek his opinion on the matter of Yanjing, the prime minister, who had already taken everything into account, did not hide the slightest of his thoughts.
As a minister of a dynasty, it is the best strategy to think for the people, worry about the king, and be extraordinary for the family and country.
What happened in Yanjing, the prime minister also thought about the best way to deal with it in his heart many times.
"The prime minister has assisted my father in the court for many years, and he has the power to control the general trend of the world, and his vision is particularly vicious. ”
"In my opinion, what happened in Yanjing this time, how to solve it, is the most appropriate?"
After chatting a few words, Song Heng went straight to the point, directly cutting the topic into the topic, and openly wanted the prime minister to give advice to himself on the affairs in Yanjing.
Hearing the words of Emperor Song Heng of the Han Dynasty, although his age has gone to a high place, because of the same reason for practicing martial arts, the prime minister with a resolute face and a fairly strong figure pretended to think about it, and then said lightly: "Emperor Han thinks that behind the Yanjing incident, what signal is hidden?"
did not answer Song Heng's words directly, but instead asked rhetorically.
The prime minister has great power, but in the end he is a Hanchen, and there is a difference between a monarch and a minister.
"I heard that the person who did it in Yanjing was the Huang Huai who had taken refuge in Xia Chunqiu from the west before, and the henchmen who had recently been personally trained by King Huai were also thrown into Yanjing by Xia Chunqiu. ”
As the king of a country, Song Heng's knowledge and wisdom are outstanding, and he still knows the strategic relationship between Tanglin and Yanjing, so if Song Heng knows that Xia Chunqiu is going to cause trouble, he will definitely try to ignite the war in Yanjing, so that Yanjing will become a land of right and wrong, and then attack it.
"Since Your Majesty already knows the ins and outs of all this, he should have made his own conclusion about the matter of Yanjing in his heart, and there is no need to make another move to come to the old minister's mansion. ”
"Hahaha, if the prime minister says this, he thinks too highly of me. ”
"After all, I have just ascended the throne as the emperor, not to mention the lack of experience in governance, and there are many omissions in the things I think about. ”
Knowing that the prime minister in front of him was the most important thing about the people's livelihood in the world, Song Heng also deliberately said so.
Although he can't treat the lives of all people in the world like ants in his heart, Song Heng doesn't have the same compassion as the prime minister in his heart, otherwise he wouldn't have targeted Xichen like that after he just ascended the throne, so that Xichen gave up the last bit of luck in his heart and chose to become independent and stand on his own, and in this way, the overall strength of the strong man who is solid will decline, plus Taiwu is eyeing him, Xia Chunqiu is an irrepressible rebel force, how can there be no reason for chaos in the world?
The world is in turmoil, war and killing are sweeping all directions, and those who are officials in the court and the twilight of the dynasty have to worry about their own safety, not to mention the ordinary people who are powerless under the iron horses and sharp swords of countless armies?
Under the war, in addition to those soldiers who died on the battlefield, the people of Li who shed the most blood and suffered the most.
The world, after all, is made up of the gathering of all peoples, and the world is chaotic, and suffering naturally falls on the heads of all people.
Seeing that Song Heng, a monarch of a country who did not regard the fate of the common people, said such a thing, although the prime minister sneered in his heart, his face was still expressionless.
Knowing that if he didn't get some advice or strategy from him, the Han Emperor who came intentionally in front of him would not leave, and the prime minister spoke again.
"Yanjing is the gateway of the Tanglin rebellion, Xia Chunqiu has a wolf and tiger in his heart, unwilling to live under the people, unwilling to be the minister who bows down, he wants to light a fire in the prosperous and prosperous land of the strong man, he must first open the door of Yanjing, in order to show his hands and feet, otherwise the fire of war it ignites will only be the fire of self-immolation. ”
"Now Xia Chunqiu intimidated, threatened, and even brutally killed the family heads and official courtiers in Yanjing, just to win the approval of the people in Yanjing through these people. ”
"Yanjing has Wu Xiu, the king of Jiang, and his 100,000 Yan troops here, and there will be no major problems for the time being, so Your Majesty does not need to use military power to suppress the affairs in Yanjing, and just put the troops in Bianjing, which is outside Yanjing. ”
"Yanjing is the gate of Dongling, and Bianjing is the gate of Yanjing, if you want to move Yanjing in the summer and spring, you will definitely go all out to capture Bianjing first, and then use Bianjing as a springboard to occupy Yanjing for yourself. ”
After deciding to provide a strategy, the prime minister spoke one after another without reservation, giving his own views and suggestions.
Song Heng, who was sitting opposite the prime minister, heard the prime minister's words, although there was a surprised expression on his face, but there was no sense of surprise in his heart, and he just sighed that the prime minister was really an old fox.
Li Rui has served as prime minister for so many years, and his prestige has not decreased, but has risen day by day, and this is inseparable from his vicious vision when he looks at things and makes decisions.
Of course, the reason why he has been able to sit firmly in a high position below one person and above ten thousand people for so many years, and no one dares to criticize him, the prime minister's wisdom that is undoubtedly comparable to no one's, and the wrist when he acts, is also terrifying!
When the prime minister's voice fell, Song Heng did not speak immediately, but deliberately showed a thoughtful look, and waited for a while before slowly speaking: "What the prime minister said, I have also thought about it carefully, but this Xia Chunqiu is a ruthless person who will do whatever it takes to achieve his goal, and what he does in Yanjing is cruel to the world, and there is no need for me to say more, if I don't care about it and let it continue, I am afraid that the people of the world will poke my backbone." ”
"The prime minister also knows that I am in the middle of the controversy, although after I became the crown prince, the voice of opposition in the court and the central government has gradually disappeared, but those who really want to support my second brother's ascendancy, to this day, still have not changed their original intentions, if I handle this matter improperly, I will not get the hearts of the people in the world, I am afraid that it will cause a lot of criticism in the court. ”
His Majesty was worried, but the minister naturally understood. However, His Majesty must have also investigated that the two people who killed in Yanjing were all talents of generals valued by Xia Chunqiu, and in addition to one talent, martial arts cultivation was also very strong and terrifying, ordinary people couldn't deal with the two at all, rather than spending a lot of effort to eliminate the two in Yanjing, it was better to put pressure on Xia Chunqiu to have to transfer Huang Huai and Ran Kai out of Yanjing. ”
"Does the prime minister want me to use heavy troops to go to Bianjing and attract Xia Chunqiu's attention to Bianjing?"
After listening to the prime minister's words again, Song Heng asked tentatively, but the answer he got next made him a little surprised, because the prime minister's next words were already unexpected.
"Bianjing and Yanjing are guarded by the 100,000 Yan troops of Wu Xiu, the king of Jiang, and there is no big problem, in my opinion, Your Majesty should send more troops to Sanchuan County. ”
This time, the prime minister said something that Song Heng didn't expect.
Sending heavy troops to Sanchuan County was something Song Heng didn't expect before, and even now when he heard the prime minister make such a suggestion, Song Heng was only left with doubts in his heart, he didn't understand why he did this, and what was the purpose of doing this?
"Send troops to Sanchuan County?
After a short period of thought, Song Heng was puzzled again, this time he really didn't figure it out, but the doubts in Song Heng's heart did not remain for too long, because the prime minister's next words made the doubts in his heart disappear completely.
"Sanchuan County is behind Yanjing, and Yanjing is separated from Dongling, if Sanchuan County's county king Zhang Taiwen rebels and takes refuge in Xia Chunqiu, under the attack of the two armies, even if there are 100,000 Yan troops, Wu Xiu, the king of Jiang, will definitely not be able to stand Yanjing!"
Hearing this, Song Heng's face was obviously gloomy.
"Prime Minister thinks Zhang Taiwen has the courage to rebel?"
"Why not? Your Majesty Zhang Taiwen is not unclear, and when he ascended the throne, he did not fall with the wind. Now that the strong man is already in a saturated state, the official position will not change easily, and with Zhangtai Wenna's greedy character, it is very likely that he will rebel, so I suggest that His Majesty attach importance to Bianjing, and at the same time, he can send one of the twelve red banners to temporarily take over the military power of Sanchuan County!"
After listening to the prime minister's analysis, Song Heng was silent again, in the land of strong men, the place and power of the county king are absolutely awe-inspiring and enviable, he really can't think of the reason why Zhang Taiwen abandoned Sanchuan County and turned to Xia Chunqiu.
But although he thought so, thinking of the information he had gathered, Song Heng's brows still frowned again and again, because Zhang Taiwen was really not a quiet person.
After talking carefully with the prime minister for a long time, Song Hengcai, who was heavy-hearted, finally returned to the palace with Li Qingyan.
In the car carved with dragons and phoenixes, looking at the Han Emperor with a serious face and silent all the way, Li Qingyan did not open his mouth to disturb.
It wasn't until the carriage slowly drove into the Daming Palace that Song Heng, who was familiar with the palace, breathed a long sigh of relief.
It's better to plan ahead than to make amends!
After muttering to himself like this in his heart, after leaving the Xiangguo Mansion, Song Heng spoke to the beautiful people around him for the first time: "Qingyan, go see the second brother and younger siblings." ”