Chapter 223 The Invitation of the Khitan
Ye Hua was an exception to participate in the imperial meeting, and he knew it, so after he arrived, he sat directly in the outermost position. Not long after a while, all the important officials in the court came. It is worth mentioning that the Privy Councilor Gao Xingzhou also came. The old general was in a very bad health. He had been lingering in his sickbed. His tall body was hunched over, and he looked very haggard.
However, no one dared to underestimate Prince Gao, especially in military affairs, even Guo Wei would respect him three points.
The other is the Grand Tutor Feng Dao. His face was flushed and he looked very happy when he swept his depressedness.
His calligraphy became the printing standard of Dazhou. This made the old teacher very satisfied. He even cared about Ye Hua. When he met, he said to him, "I have seven granddaughters, the eldest is 35, and the youngest is just half a year old. Which one do you want, I will agree!"
Ye Hua gave it to Feng Dao a big roll of his eyes, "You'd better keep it yourself, I can't bear it!"
"Don't rush to refuse, this young man, come and go often. Go back and have a meal. I will introduce you to me?" Seeing Ye Hua's face getting darker and darker, Old Fengdao smiled and took his own steps to the top of the civil minister, and sat down.
The princes of the Political Affairs Hall looked at Feng Dao’s eyes and were full of fire!
This old guy is getting more and more energetic as he lives, and he occupies a position and will sooner or later drive you out!
Where there are people, there are worlds, and where there are worlds, there are worlds, there are grudges, love and hatred. Even as the top figures, don’t think they are all extraordinary. In fact, if you take a closer look, these people are even more vulgar!
Ye Hua was too lazy to pay attention to them. Look, I was in the last place, I was proud, I was proud, who have I ever been jealous of? This is the mind and demeanor!
After sitting for a while, Guo Wei and Chai Rong appeared together.
Boss Guo sat on the dragon chaise, and Chai Rong also had a small chair, showing his transcendent status above ten thousand people.
Guo Wei didn't like to beat around the bush and make red tape. After he sat down, he asked Wei Renpu directly, "Grandpa Wei, what's the situation in the Southern Tang Dynasty now?"
"Report to Your Majesty, Li Hongji poisoned his uncle Li Jingsui to death and forced Li Jing to appoint him as the crown prince. Now the power in the court has fallen into Li Hongji's hands. He can fight and use troops. He is the most powerful figure in Jiangnan." Wei Renpu sighed again: "This time Li Hongji took decisively and straightforward action. There are many people who support him. He ascended the throne of the crown prince almost smoothly. It is really not underestimated. The old minister thinks that the most urgent task is to take advantage of the civil strife in the Southern Tang Dynasty and to lead the army to Huainan again. You cannot wait for Li Hongji to completely take over the power, otherwise it would be too late before. This time, you must take the north of the Yangtze River into your hands!"
After Lao Wei put forward this view, Guo Wei was obviously moved. The last time he went to Nanzheng, he received a generous reward, and Guo Wei wanted to do another vote.
According to convention, we should ask Fan Zhi and Li Gu to see how money, grain, people, and weapons are prepared.
Fan Zhi's tone was subtle, while Li Gu was directly dancing.
God is standing on the side of the Great Weekly, and this year is another bumper year, and it is the third consecutive year.
Although the capital was hit by floods, the treasury of the Great Zhou Dynasty still has money!
2 million jin of military pay, 500,000 jin of food, 200,000 civilians... enough to fight an unprecedented war!
Ye Hua became more and more angry the more he heard it. These old guys were so stingy that he went to ask for it, and he could only get 50,000 stones of grain, and they were all old grains. As soon as the emperor opened his mouth, he immediately took out all the treasures.
Really flattering!
It makes people despise.
He remembered Li Hongji again. According to his memory in his previous life, Li Hongji did become the crown prince and poisoned his uncle to death. But his actions angered Li Jing. Li Jing deposed Li Hongji's position as crown prince and chose Li Yu to inherit the Southern Tang Dynasty. Unfortunately, he chose a king who destroyed the country, and the Southern Tang Dynasty was with the Spring Flowers and Qiuyue!
According to the current situation, after experiencing the setbacks in Huainan, Li Hongji has grown a lot, and this guy has taken action even more ruthlessly. Not only did he kill his uncle, but he also forced his father to hand over power.
At first glance, it really looks like Emperor Taizong of Tang.
However, Ye Hua never took the Southern Tang seriously. The court was unprecedentedly unanimous and shouted to take the opportunity to go south, and Ye Hua even sneered.
Guo Wei was almost ready to lead the army again, but suddenly saw Ye Hua at the door and saw what this kid had to suggest.
"Ye Qing, what do you think?"
Asked on his head, Ye Hua said slowly: "Justice Wei just said that he would take advantage of the chaos to send troops. Then I would like to ask Mr. Wei. Do you think the Southern Tang is in chaos right now?"
Wei Renpu said with slight thought: "Isn't it a mess if my nephew killed his uncle and forced the prince and father to be in the palace?"
"Cannotation is indeed chaos, but with the wisdom of Xianggong Wei, can't you see that there are even more chaos waiting!"
suck!
Wei Renpu's face changed, and he soon thought of a possibility.
"Champion Hou means that even if Li Hongji is in power, not only will he not be able to prosper the country, but he will also make the world angry and resentful, and completely disrupt the Southern Tang Dynasty?" Wei Renpu quickly denied it again. He shook his head and said, "Li Hongji is very talented, not a fool!"
"It is precisely because he is not a fool that something goes wrong! And it is a big mess!"
Ye Hua said very confidently.
Several of his husbands were shocked by him, and Fan Zhi asked, "Campoke Hou, don't keep it in hiding, just say it!"
Ye Hua smiled slightly, "If what I expected was, Li Hongji's ability to rise to power should be the result of strong support from scholars from the north and scholars from the north and the south. Only by gaining the praise and support of scholars from the north and the south can you get the praise and support of scholars from the north and the south."
Ye Hua talked for a long time and said that all he talked about were Li Hongji's advantages.
They couldn't hear any trouble. On the contrary, if Li Hongji was in power, he would definitely work hard to govern. It won't take long before the Southern Tang Dynasty could recover its national strength and become a strong enemy of the Great Zhou.
If you don’t take action at this time, then when will you wait!
"Do you really can't see it, or pretend not to know?" Ye Hua sneered: "The scholars in the north have shallow foundations. How much can they beat Li Hongji? No matter what Li Hongji does next, they cannot do without money, people, and food... Who will he cut off? It's not a pauper from the north? Every time he cuts the Li family's clan and the scholars in the south, these people will hate him. Sooner or later they will tear their faces apart and kill them. The Great Zhou sent troops at this time and only helped Li Hongji. Isn't this an obvious thing?"
After Ye Hua expressed his views, he did not receive any approval like he did in the past.
Li Gu first raised the question, "Champion Hou, you said that the Southern Tang would be even more chaotic, it was just your guess. If Li Hongji was talented and worked hard to govern, what would he do?"
"Yes, how can the champion Hou know that Li Hongji will implement reforms to harm the interests of the scholars in the south? Will he do the work of digging his own grave?" Xue Juzheng also refuted.
Wei Renpu said: "Champion Hou, what you said may be reasonable, but if the opportunity in front of you is not sent out, wouldn't it be a waste of the country?"
The three husbands are talking more and more.
Ye Hua couldn't bear to listen, and he said angrily: "The most vicious enemy of my Great Zhou is always the Khitan. Since a few months ago, the entire army has been prepared for war and wants to fight against the Khitan. It is really disappointing for the Dukes to wait for the Southern Tang Dynasty!"
When it comes to Khitan, the situation in the main hall has changed.
Chai Rong showed a thoughtful look.
He has been defending the Khitan for several consecutive years. Of course, he is well aware of the pressure of the Khitan. The court has only so many troops. It is really worth thinking about where to focus!
The imperial meeting ended in vain, and the Political Affairs Hall immediately went south, and Ye Hua strongly opposed Chai Rong, Feng Dao, and Gao Xingzhou, all three of them did not speak directly.
Chai Rong was thinking about it, and Feng Dao was the most carefree. He immediately copied the words to enrich the font library when he returned to his mansion.
Only Gao Xingzhou, after returning, told his son Gao Huaide that he must get closer to Ye Hua, and that he will be the only one who can follow you in the future!
Gao Huaide didn't understand what his father meant, and he was not a sociable person. He only saw Ye Hua, which was good. In comparison, his brother-in-law Zhao Kuangyin was Ye Hua's best friend. At least that's how Gao Huaide saw it, and he would just hold his brother-in-law's thigh in the future.
Three days later, Guo Wei was going to hold a meeting in front of the imperial court, but suddenly there was news that the Khitan sent an envoy, and the envoy was named Yang Gun. Of course, Yang Gun had no relationship with the Yang family. He was Yan Yun's man. Because of his bravery in combat, he made many military achievements, and was promoted to the governor. He was also given the surname Yelu, and he was a celebrity in front of the Liao lord.
Chapter completed!