Wu Yan Hongyu said: "Your Majesty, the dragon vein is unearthed, and the world is in chaos. Now Liu Chong of the Northern Han Dynasty united with the Khitan to counterattack the Great Zhou, and Murong Yanchao also borrowed troops from Li Tang. The old minister thought that this was a good opportunity, the Great Zhou inherited the territory of the Han Dynasty, and the territory was huge, His Majesty could take this opportunity to send troops to the Great Zhou, and the three sides could be attacked or a piece of the pie. ”

As soon as he talked about sending troops, Meng Chang's face fell, Shu still had soldiers, but Meng Chang only had 50,000 soldiers in his hands who could be used at any time. And Meng Chang really doesn't want to send troops, he doesn't want to make trouble, his life is very good now, he is living well, the people are living well, why bother to fight?

Meng Chang said: "The old general is very moved by the order of the family and the country, but now the people of Shu have enough food and clothing, everyone lives and works in peace and contentment, and I am only afraid of a sudden war...... The people were not convinced. Shu has not moved the sword for so many years, the people are doing well, and the widows are also living well, isn't it okay?"

"Your Majesty, do you want to go over?" Wu Yan Hongyu said: "If Guo Wei is defeated, the Northern Han Dynasty will definitely cede the territory to the Khitan again, and when the Khitan drives straight in, how can Liu Chong resist? I am afraid that Liu Chong will take the Yellow River as the boundary, and other territories can only be slowly encroached upon by the Khitan, but the Khitan people are not accustomed to water warfare, and the Khitan cannot cross the Yellow River." Li Jing of the Tang Dynasty also borrowed 100,000 troops, and he would definitely swallow up all the boundaries east of the Great Zhou, where would Liu Chong and Murong Yanchao build their capitals at that time? They could only build their capitals at the gate of Shu, and at that time, Liu Chong and Murong Yanchao would definitely eliminate the barrier and unite the army, and they would not dare to fight against the powerful Khitan and Li Tang, so they could only attack our Shu Kingdom. ”

"Old general, it is difficult to go to Shu and to go to the sky. How easy is it to attack our Shu Kingdom? As long as Sichuan is in control, no one can invade the territory of Shu Kingdom. Just let them eat dogs, what's wrong with us enjoying peace here?" Meng Chang just didn't want to make trouble, after all, his current position was very stable, as long as he held the four roads into Sichuan, and he didn't need to deploy many troops, even if he came to a million troops, he might not be able to break through Shu.

Wu Yan Hongyu said: "If you are not afraid of thieves stealing, you are afraid of thieves." If we can eliminate Liu Chong and Murong Yanchao's thoughts and let them see the strength of our Sichuan army, that is the permanent way. Now that Xishu has not used swords for more than ten years, our soldiers have almost forgotten how to hold knives, and if they don't fight again, they are only afraid of ...... Born in sorrow, died in peace. ”

Wu Yan Hongyu was pressing step by step, and Meng Chang couldn't get off the stage a little. In fact, Meng Chang knows very well that Wu Yan Hongyu is right, born in sorrow and died in peace, although life is very good now, but if there is really a war, those soldiers who have never been to the battlefield and have seen dead people are scared and weak, so how can they fight?

Meng Chang was a little moved, in fact, it was nothing to send troops to fight casually, just let the soldiers experience it, let them know what the battlefield is, let them cut people, and see what kind of scenery it is when the corpses are everywhere on the battlefield, so as to improve the psychological quality of the soldiers, and when they really fight in the future, they will not become deserters.

Meng Chang nodded slightly, and Hua Rui immediately said angrily: "Wu Yan Hongyu, don't rely on the old and sell the old, how can you talk to Your Majesty like this? Do you think that soldiers are chickens and ducklings raised by your family? If you say that you will send troops, you will fight when you say that you will fight? Which soldier does not have a family and a room, has parents and a wife and children, and when a soldier dies, a family loses its pillars, you can not have to fight, but you prefer to fight, are these people taken care of by you alone?"

Meng Chang immediately nodded: "That's right, soldiers are also people, and they are also someone's sons, husbands, and fathers." The old general's idea is right, but if we can not fight, we don't need to fight. As long as we guard Sichuan, no one will dare to attack us. ”

Wu Yan Hongyu was speechless this time because what they said was right. There is no need to fight this battle in Shu, but it can be fought. After the war, you can expand the territory of Shu, and as long as you have a territory, there will be more other things. But it is undeniable that there will be deaths in the war, and many people will die, and the families of these soldiers will also be sad......

If you want to have long-term stability, you have to make a little sacrifice. In fact, this reason is very simple, if you want to eat, you must work, of course, there is no gain without sacrifice, in fact, Shu can accept such a sacrifice, it is completely acceptable, and this little sacrifice can be exchanged for great benefits, any emperor will choose to send troops.

"Your Majesty......"

"Old general, you don't want to take care of the families of all the soldiers killed on the battlefield? Wu Yan Hongyu's words had not yet come out, Hua Rui immediately interjected, and then said with a smile: "Taking care of the elderly and children may only need to pay money, you have been an official for so many years, you must have been greedy for a lot of money, I know you have this strength." But what about those widows? At the age of the old general, I'm afraid I don't have the ability to deal with so many little widows like wolves, don't let the old general die in your bed for the sake of fighting. ”

Hearing this, Wu Yan Hongyu was really so angry that he spewed out a mouthful of old blood, discussing national affairs with His Majesty, a concubine actually spoke foul language, and also tarnished her innocence in her life, if this kind of woman is not killed, sooner or later she will die in the country.

"Shut up, you're really not afraid of death, Lao Tzu has to kill you today. Wu Yan Hongyu's temper was already big, and he immediately pulled out the treasure knife on his waist, preparing to kill this demon concubine to clear the monarch's side.

Hua Rui did not have a trace of fear, and then chuckled: "Old general, what kind of ability is it to kill me as a woman? If you have the ability, go out alone to fight and expand the territory of Shu." If you want to be famous, you have to let the soldiers die for you, and break up the originally happy and harmonious family alive, what kind of hero are you? If you want to kill me when I say it, aren't you afraid that future generations will leave an infamy?"

Wu Yan Hongyu said: "You are a woman, Lao Tzu is not as knowledgeable as you." Your Majesty, the old minister has a few words to ask you, I want the old minister to let you send troops to Zhongnanshan to meet Zhao Kuangzan, but Your Majesty used young age as an excuse to delay the army, and finally took two months to finally send troops, but at that time Liu Zhiyuan had ascended the throne and called the emperor, and the two-month rest made Liu Zhiyuan's soldiers shocked, and finally returned with a feather, if His Majesty had heard a word from the old minister, maybe he had already unified the world, had there ever been such a thing?"

Meng Chang nodded and said: "That's true, if I had listened to what the old general said at that time, Liu Zhiyuan might not have been able to get the world." ”

Wu Yan Hongyu nodded and said: "Lao Chen asked again, when Li Shouzhen and Zhao Siwan were defending Tongguan, they borrowed troops from Lao Chen for reinforcements, but His Majesty was addicted to wine at that time, and his hatred for Li Shouzhen was unquenchable, so he refused to send troops late, and finally nodded, but the time was too late." If the troops can be dispatched in time, how can Guo Wei's 20,000 horses win the world?"

Meng Chang nodded again and said: "There is also this matter, but my Shu Kingdom and Li Shouzhen originally had a grudge, and he may not be able to surrender sincerely, but the old general is right, if he sends troops at that time, it is indeed possible to win the Later Han River." ”

"Your Majesty has missed two good opportunities, this may be the last chance, if you don't take this opportunity to expand the territory, I am afraid that there will be no such good opportunities in the future. Wu Yan Hongyu is full of emotion, he is really thinking about the country, Shu Jiangshan Sheji, even the other ministers feel that Wu Yan Hongyu is right, this is indeed a good opportunity, although it is not enough to swallow the entire Great Zhou, but there should be no problem to bite a piece.

"Hahahaha~~~" Hua Rui suddenly laughed and said: "Old general, you really don't want this old face, although I am a woman, I still have some understanding of national affairs." Five years ago, I sent troops to Chang'an, and I was beaten back before I reached Zhongnanshan, I want to ask you, how many soldiers were lost in that battle?"

Wu Yan Hongyu said: "More than 13,000 people. ”

"Okay, I'll ask you again. When he sent troops to meet Li Shouzhen a year ago, he was repelled by the combined forces of Lei Hong and Chai Rong, how many precious lives were lost on that occasion?"

Wu Yan Hongyu said: "More than 8,000 people. ”

"A total of more than 20,000 people have been lost, how much land has Shu seized?"

"Not an inch of land. ”

Wu Yan Hongyu really regrets these two things, in fact, as long as the timing is right, these two battles should be a big victory. But because Meng Chang was not decisive in doing things, he delayed the time to send troops, so he always waited for others to finish the battle and recuperate, and it was strange that he was not beaten back.

But in this case, Wu Yan Hongyu must not say that it is all Meng Chang's fault, at most he is responsible. And he was too old, and he didn't lead the troops by himself twice, but Wang Zhaoyuan, the envoy of Shannan Jiedu, who was known as 'Little Zhuge 'Xiao'.

Wang Zhaoyuan withdrew to minimize the losses, although he lost the battle, but he tried his best to protect it, Wang Zhaoyuan was not punished, after all, the major event had been decided at that time, and if he could send troops in time, it would not be such a result at all. Wang Zhaoyuan's decision is still very correct, but it is ...... Helpless, deep helplessness, if you had led the troops by yourself at that time, maybe the result would have been the same.

After listening to the conversation between Hua Rui and Wu Yan Hongyu, the monarchs nodded one after another, and sent troops twice to kill 20,000, but they did not make an inch of merit and did not gain an inch of land, which is really frustrating. Everyone is thinking about the same question, isn't it good to stay in Shu honestly? Why do you have to go out to fight? As long as you ensure that others can't come in, wouldn't it be better to enjoy peace forever?

Wang Zhaoyuan said with a smile: "It is already a great merit for the old general to offer the dragon vein, and today ...... Your Majesty is drunk and has not woken up, besides, the Imperial Garden is not a place to discuss major national affairs, and when the Golden Palace is above tomorrow, how about we discuss it in detail and then make a decision? Sending troops is not a trivial matter, let Your Majesty consider it, and let me think about it. ”

Wang Zhaoyuan knew that Wu Yan Hongyu couldn't get over his face, so he deliberately took cover and gave an excuse for him to leave first, anyway, the matter had already been reported, and whether or not to send troops had to rely on Meng Chang's words. It would be right for Meng Chang to think about it. There is also the fact that the stamen is aggressive, Wu Yan Hongyu has revealed countless killing intentions, but she has pushed back.

Sure enough, it was the woman who didn't let her eyebrows, a woman who didn't know martial arts dared to be so arrogant in front of Wu Yan Hongyu, and it was just after the six ministers died in the hands of Wu Yan Hongyu, this woman's courage was really big enough.