Chapter 507
"The rituals and music conquests come from the emperor! Should we attack the Southern Tang Dynasty? I can't control it. Lord Lu, you won't be promoted to the Three Sessions, even if you don't understand these rules, right?"
Ye Hua's tone was very bad. This was the attitude that the chief prince's teacher must have. Who made Li Gu be his subordinate? Of course, Lu Duosun was able to successfully join the ranks of the ranks of the throne because of Ye Hua's recommendation, but he was still different from closeness.
Fortunately, Lu Duosun didn't care much about his face, and he was born with a natural familiarity. "Marquis, of course, His Majesty is the master of military and national affairs, but as a minister, he should have some opinions. I am a newcomer, but I really can't come up with my advice. I have to listen to the Marquis's opinions, please!"
As he said that, Lu Duosun bowed his hand repeatedly, as if he was a pleasing cat.
Ye Hua pondered slightly, "Mr. Lu, can the national treasury provide money and food?"
Lu Duosun lowered his voice, "To be honest, if you want to squeeze, you can still squeeze out some. There are still two or three million coins. If it really doesn't work, can you still issue bonds?"
Ye Hua smiled, "You won't forget how Li Gu lost his official position, right?"
Can Lu Duosun not know?
"My Marquis, I'm afraid of repeating the same mistakes. I'm asking you to give me some advice! Please!" He begged repeatedly. Seeing that the morning court was coming, Ye Hua took a deep breath, "There are thousands of ships in the Navy of Southern Tang. Are I sure that I can win?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Lu Duoxun immediately understood. It was still the Marquis who was so smart that he was at the forefront!
He knew it in his mind that, next, many ministers, both civil and military, all stood up. Their unanimous suggestions were to raise an army to go south to attack the Southern Tang Dynasty and teach Li Hongji a lesson.
It is hard to hide the optimistic mood, including several husbands.
It is rare that Privy Councilor Xue Juzheng took the initiative to stand up.
"Your Majesty, Li Hongji's son killed his father and usurped the throne, and was arrogant. He actually sent a letter of the country, asking to be on par with the Great Zhou. It was simply unreasonable! Now Wu and Yue countries are bullied and complained, hoping that the heavenly soldiers are like grains and seedlings. As long as the king's army goes south, he will definitely eat pots of slurry and look down on him. This is a good opportunity given by God. The old minister thinks that Your Majesty must not hesitate."
Chai Rong smiled, "Mr. Xue, who has always been mature and polite, advocates using military force. What about you, what else do others have?"
War is nothing more than people and money. When the Privy Council talks, the three departments are below.
Ludoson took a sudden step and bowed, "I think this is not a good opportunity to send troops."
"Why?" Chai Rong asked in a deep voice, as if he was dissatisfied.
Lu Duosun was not afraid at all, "I heard from Your Majesty that the soldiers from the north are good at riding and shooting, and are clumsy in water battles. The navy of the Southern Tang Dynasty is strong. If you don't have the confidence to cross the river, it's better not to fight!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xue Juzheng smiled secretly. It turned out that the young man had no knowledge!
"Mr. Lu, you're too worried." Xue Juzheng said: "My Great Zhou navy is not as good as the south, but don't forget that there are Wu Yue. They are familiar with water wars and there are many ships, so they should not be underestimated. At that time, my Great Zhou soldiers will just take the Wu Yue ship!"
Lu Duosun sneered and shook his head, "Grandpa Xue, the official dared to ask for advice. If the navy of Wu and Yue were really so powerful, why were they defeated by the Southern Tang Dynasty and paid tribute and surrendered?"
"This..." Xue Juzheng was obviously not as good as Lu Duoxun, so he could only force himself to say: "The Wu and Yue infantry are not as good as the Southern Tang, but the navy is definitely worth fighting. Could it be that Lord Lu is afraid of the Southern Tang and dare not fight?"
"joke!"
Lu Duosun retorted, "As the saying goes, knowing yourself and your enemy will never be defeated in a hundred battles. It is important to be serious. How can you act in a state of impulse? It is really unacceptable to entrusting victory and defeat on the Wuyue Navy!"
The Privy Council and the Sansi Department had a dispute, one in charge of money and the other in charge of military affairs, and it was really hard to say who was right and who was wrong. Other officials also joined the debate one after another, and soon the Golden Palace became a vegetable market, making it very noisy.
Chai Rong couldn't bear it anymore, so he immediately ordered the court to disperse and drive away some irrelevant people, leaving only a few prime ministers and important officials. With fewer people, it would be much easier to talk about.
As the old minister who is most proficient in military affairs, Wei Renpu took the lead in making a statement on behalf of the Political Affairs Hall.
"Your Majesty, in the past two years, the Yangtze River Navy of the Southern Tang Dynasty has indeed become much stronger and should not fight hard. The old ministers think that can we take down the land of Jiangbei first. In this way, we can not only weaken the Southern Tang Dynasty, but also divide the natural dangers of the Yangtze River equally, wait for reality to mature, and then go south and pacify the south of the Yangtze River?"
It is indeed the old Wei, and he is indeed very skilled. In history, the Later Zhou and the Great Song Dynasty followed this idea. First, Chai Rong fought against the Southern Tang three times, and obtained all the lands in Jiangbei, then captured Jingchu, followed the Yangtze River to Jinling, destroyed the Southern Tang Dynasty, Wu Yue surrendered the land, and swept the south...
This strategy is feasible and very safe.
Chai Rong was immediately moved. After pondering for a while, he suddenly found Ye Hua who had not spoken.
"Ye Qing, you don't have any opinion?"
Ye Hua smiled bitterly, "Your Majesty, if you ask me about my opinion, I think we should accept Li Hongji's request and be commensurate with him in the north and south, there is nothing wrong with it!"
"shut up!"
Even if Wang Pu is good to Ye Hua, he can't accept it.
"The Central Plains are the main and the Southern Tang Dynasty is in a corner. How can it be compared with the Great Zhou? The Champion Hou's proposal is very inappropriate!"
Ye Hua said: "Grandpa Wang, don't worry, you can't agree out of thin air, right? You must have some exchange conditions."
Wang Pu frowned and said, "It's important, what does the champion Hou want to exchange?"
"It's very simple, like trading, like swap currencies."
"Swap currency?" Wang Pu exclaimed, "Mr. Marquis, aren't you talking nonsense? Who doesn't know that Li Hongji has sent out five major money. If we exchange it with him, wouldn't it be a big loss!"
"Hahaha!" Ye Hua laughed to the sky, "Gong Wang is a honest gentleman. The court suffers some losses, but we can make up for it from other places."
Ye Hua smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I think it is no problem to conquer the south with your majesty's great talent and the bravery of the imperial guards. But since ancient times, we have been focusing on defeating the army without fighting. If we don't have to fight, we can disrupt the south of the Yangtze River. Wouldn't that be better!"
Chai Rong was thinking, but not many people knew about Li Gu's counterfeit coins. Chai Rong felt that it seemed that this matter was related... Ye Hua had done this before using economic means to disrupt the other party's side.
Wasn't this trick used to restore Yan Yun? Could it be that this kid had to use the same trick again?
Thinking of this, Chai Rong asked the others to retreat, leaving only Ye Hua and the monarch and minister secretly discussing countermeasures.
Wang Pu, Wei Renpu, Xue Juzheng, these people came out and looked at each other, which was a bit embarrassing.
Both are important officials, and the emperor doesn’t care if they speak. Ye Hua’s words are more effective than anyone else. They are both humans, so the gap is too big!
They shook their heads helplessly and walked out of the palace gate together.
At this moment, Qian Hongyi, the messenger from Wu Yue, came again, and the blood on his forehead condensed and turned into a terrible dark black.
When he saw the three husbands, he knelt down and before he could speak, he cried loudly, just like a cuckoo crying blood, which was moving.
"Wu Yue has always respected the country in the Central Plains, and he pays tribute every day and every day, and dare not be negligent! Wu Yue has never been sorry for the Great Zhou! Now the Southern Tang Dynasty is rampant, frequently invading our borders, killing my people, and plundering my wealth! Please see, this is the top ten money they issued in Wu Yue! Please see, please see!"
Wei Renpu reached out to take it. The money was bigger than an ordinary copper coin, but the material was poor and the craftsmanship was very poor. It can be seen that there was a lot of lead mixed in the copper.
It's clearly a cheating person!
Qian Hongyi wiped his tears and said aggrievedly: "My people of Wu and Yue hate the Southern Tang and are irreconcilable. We have 30,000 naval troops, and we are waiting for the battle. As long as we go to the country to move south, these 30,000 soldiers, and two million people of Wu and Yue will respond to the king's army and fight the bandits together! My brother Wang has already said that as long as the Southern Tang is destroyed, I, Wu and Yue, are willing to surrender to the Great Zhou and be willing to become a subordinate of the Great Zhou. Please come to the country to understand!"
The three husbands took a breath and couldn't help but feel surprised.
If Wu Yue is really willing to surrender, he can fight to the south of Jiangnan! Such a good opportunity, how could he miss it!
They exchanged glances with each other and asked Qian Hongyi to stand up. Wei Renpu smiled and said, "I saw Wu Yue's sincerity. You should go back to the inn to rest first and wait for the news!"
Qian Hongyi nodded, "Thank you for your help from the public. I am grateful for the whole country!"
After sending Qian Hongyi away, Xue Juzheng couldn't help but say, "I think this time, Ye Hua took a look! Wu Yue had a navy and sincere heart. Even if he couldn't decide to fight, he could still break the backbone of the Southern Tang Dynasty and clear obstacles for unifying the world!"
Wei Renpu nodded, but shrugged helplessly, "I think so too, but the emperor believes in Ye Hua, and I have no choice!"
Xue Juzheng gritted his teeth, "As the Prime Minister, military affairs are my duty! You two are waiting, I will go to the palace now, ask to see Your Majesty and report to Your Majesty!"
Wei Renpu was shocked and thought to himself, why did this guy come with such a great determination? Could it be that he had accepted Wu Yue’s gift? Old Wei kept silent, Wang Pu was quite kind, "Mr. Xue, do you need me to accompany you?"
"No need, I will take this responsibility!"
After saying that, Xue Juzheng took a big step, and went directly to the palace, handing over the sign to ask for a meeting.
At this moment, Ye Hua was still talking with Chai Rong about how to deal with Li Hongji, and Xue Juzheng could only wait for a while. For about half an hour, Xue Juzheng was impatient.
Suddenly a little eunuch came out from inside and asked Mr. Xue to come in.
And at this moment, another eunuch brought in with a secret memorial from the embroidered envoy.
"It's Jiangnan's military situation, hurry up and send it to the saint!"
Xue Juzheng's heart skipped a beat, and he didn't know what happened... Chai Rong got the secret song, tore open the seal, browsed it quickly, and then threw it to Ye Hua.
"Ye Qing, as you expected, Wu Yue is an A Dou who can't help him!"
Chapter completed!