After Ye Hua left Beijing, Chai Rong discovered a problem. Although he set up a capital inspection and commanded the imperial guards, the Privy Council was still in charge of civil servants. Ye Hua was in Beijing and could suppress civil servants. However, after Ye Hua went out, all military and national affairs were handled by civil servants.

Xue Juzheng, the Privy Councilor, was too weak to withstand huge pressure.

Chai Rong intends to promote Zhao Pu and take over as Privy Councilor, but the Privy Councilor is different from the three commanders and really holds military power. Zhao Pu's qualifications are still too shallow, and there is another problem. Chai Rong did not say that Zhao Pu and Zhao Kuangyin are fellow townsmen and both have surnames Zhao. Although they are not serious relatives, it is not unfair to insist that they have a relationship.

If Zhao Pu was asked to take over as Privy Councilor, Zhao Kuangyin would be the chief inspector, and the military power of the entire Great Zhou would fall into the hands of these two people.

Among the ministers in the court, only Ye Hua could trust Chai Rong unconditionally.

So after thinking about it, Chai Rong transferred a veteran to the capital. The man was named Hou Yi. He had a very deep qualifications. He defected to Li Keyong in his early years. Because of his bravery in the war, he was promoted and reused all the way. After several dynasties, he did not fall.

When Guo Wei entered Beijing, Hou Yi chose to surrender and soon resigned from his post and returned home in the name of old age and illness.

In short, this old man is over 70 years old, but he is strong. He heard that he can eat two kilograms of meat in one meal and can dance the big iron sword. The old veteran was dead and killed. The only thing left was Fu Yanqing, the King of Wei, who was also a relative of the foreign country, and it was not convenient to entrust important tasks.

Transferring Hou Yi to Beijing has become the best choice.

Chai Rong decisively issued an order, allowing Hou Yi and Xue Juzheng to serve as Privy Councilors, regardless of size.

Hou Yi was old and actually knew how to advance and retreat. Otherwise, he would not have chosen to resign and retire when Guo Wei first entered Kaifeng.

However, the old man led the army all his life and was quite independent.

After seeing Chai Rong, he talked about military and national affairs. Hou Yi believed that northerners were good at riding horses and rowing. Instead of wasting financial resources and developing navy, it was better to conquer Bashu first, then take down Jinghu, as long as they occupied the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, then cross the river at the right time, and destroy the Southern Tang Dynasty.

This was how Wei and Jin Dynasties destroyed Wu and Shu and unified the world.

There is really no need to waste energy on the sea, and it would be too unwise to use one's own weaknesses to attack others' strengths.

To be honest, Hou Yi's view represents the views of many generals, even the generals of the imperial guards. Everyone thinks that the Great Zhou cavalry and cavalry are invincible in the world, so why waste your kung fu on the navy?

It was precisely because of this situation that Lu Duosun went south to Chuzhou, which was called taking silver, but in fact he came to see the situation.

But no one expected that not long after Lu Duosun left, he wrote a bloody letter with earnest words, and tried his best to agree with Ye Hua's proposal!

"I knew for a long time that this person with the surname Lu was unreliable! He shouldn't have sent him south!" Wei Renpu said politely.

Xue Juzheng shrugged and whispered: "Who is the right person if you don't send him?"

Wei Renpu had no words anymore. They just thought that Lu Duosun dared to propose to destroy Buddhism. He was a fearless person with a tough personality and could deal with Ye Hua.

But they forgot that Ye Hua is much harder to deal with than those wood sculptures and clay sculptures!

Didn’t Li Gu also oppose Qingzhang at the beginning, but was forced by Ye Hua to become Juntian’s vanguard. Now, I’m going to send Lu Duosun out and make Ye Hua a drummer for developing the navy!

Grandma, Ye Hua is just a cancer. No matter how good a person is, he will become bad when he gets mixed up with him... No matter how emotional he is, what should I do?

Who would have expected that Ye Hua was almost alone and Ren Tianxing was just a pirate leader. They made such a big noise, which really made people admire him!

Wang Pu said in a deep voice: "Suzhou has been prosperous since ancient times, and it is a paradise on earth. Now Su Shang surrenders to the land and wants to become a subordinate of the Great Zhou Dynasty. This is the majesty of a saint and is worth celebrating. However, Suzhou is far away in the south of the Yangtze River and is not connected to our Great Zhou Dynasty. How to deal with it still needs to be discussed in the long term."

The Prime Minister set the tone, and it is hard for others to say anything.

Old Wei was full of embarrassment, "Gold Wang, what else can I do? If you want to protect Suzhou, you must immediately send troops south to capture Yangzhou and Taizhou, occupy Jiangbei, build warships, train navy, and mobilize military food and food... According to my estimate, before our reinforcements arrived, Suzhou was either taken back by Wu Yue or occupied by the Southern Tang Dynasty. It was a waste of money! It was a pity to abandon it! Ye Hua, that boy, had no other ability except to cause trouble to us!"

Lao Wei's words attracted a burst of echoes. Everyone thought about it carefully and said that if you want Suzhou, you can't tell at all!

Because of Suzhou, Wu Yue was completely together with the Southern Tang Dynasty and became a confidant of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Several husbands discussed repeatedly and were unable to make up their minds. At this moment, Chai Rong suddenly issued an edict to announce that they would discuss matters in Suzhou without asking.

It can be seen that the emperor is very satisfied with Ye Hua's achievements.

"I took the lead this time!"

Wei Renpu said in a muffled voice: "You can't let Ye Hua have the final say, otherwise what if you want us!"

Xue Juzheng gritted his teeth and said, "That's right, I don't have much energy to be the Privy Councilor or not, I'm the second one!"

Zhao Shangjiao, the new deputy envoy of the Third Division, also came up, "The national treasury is empty and the navy is spending a lot of money. We cannot take the blame for a mere Suzhou!"

Several important officials looked at each other and nodded.

If Ye Hua is in the capital, they don’t have the courage, but Ye Hua is not here, I’m sorry.

We are also important officials of the court, so how can we be followers of others?

After the ceremony, Chai Rong indeed asked about Suzhou.

Wei Renpu was the first to stand up.

"I heard from Your Majesty that this time, Suzhou was a businessman who could not bear the exploitation and gathered a group to expel the officials of Wu and Yue. In name, they surrendered to the Great Zhou, but they wanted to use the power of the Great Zhou to protect themselves, not to sincerely surrender. Moreover, the merchants were cunning and fickle, and could not believe it. In addition, Suzhou was far away in the south of the Yangtze River, and the Great Zhou was beyond the reach and could not care about Suzhou at all... Therefore, the old minister thought that he might as well pretend that nothing had happened, and everything was the same!"

"Your Majesty, the southerners are cunning and should not be trusted easily. The national treasury has limited financial resources, and they should not waste food and money for the sake of a mere Suzhou." Zhao Shangjiao bowed.

After he finished speaking, Xue Juzheng also said, "Your Majesty, the way to use troops is to play to your strengths and avoid your weaknesses. Although the situation in Jiangnan is dark and unclear, the Southern Tang navy is strong. How can we reverse the overall situation by relying solely on pirates and Suzhou? I think that we should mobilize elite troops to capture Jinghu and Bashu, which is the right way!"

As soon as he got three heavy cannons, Chai Rong also frowned.

He thought that the surprises in Jiangnan should be easily convinced to persuade everyone to work together to go south, but he didn't know that there were more oppositions.

Chai Rong looked at the others with a calm face.

"What do you think?"

At this time, the veteran Hou Yi stood up, "Your Majesty, the champion Hou turned his hand and turned his hand and made the rain, causing chaos in Jiangnan. The old minister thought that he was extraordinary and indeed a rare young talent and a pillar of the country. The old minister felt that he should accept Suzhou's surrender. Your Majesty issued an imperial edict and gave a big seal, so that the country would not be hurt!"

It's worthy of being a veteran on the battlefield, this is a shameful heart

His meaning was clearly that he regarded Suzhou as a victim, whether he died or lived, and had nothing to do with the Great Zhou Dynasty. He was completely observing the wall and being the mentality of a melon-eating crowd.

Chai Rong's brows became tighter and tighter. At this time, Prime Minister Wang Pu finally stood up.

"I'll tell your Majesty that the old minister thinks that if Suzhou gentry and merchants really join the Great Zhou, we may find a way to bring people over. As for Suzhou, we shouldn't waste our energy."

...

This time it was fun, and almost all the important officials were in agreement. Among the remaining few people, Li Gu knew that he had a bad image in Chai Rong's mind and had no room for speech.

Han Xizai, he is a traditional scholar who looks down on businessmen from the bottom of his heart and does not think that the businessmen in Suzhou can make any noise. However, Zhao Pu, he is willing to speak for Ye Hua, but he is slight and has no room for interruption when facing this group of people.

Chai Rong was quite surprised by the ministers' attitude, and His Majesty the Emperor could not make a decision for the moment.

"Let's go apart first, let's discuss it tomorrow."

After coming out of the palace, the eyes of several husbands could not hide their joy.

It seemed like I had been constipated for half a month, and it suddenly became smooth!

For many years, I have been suffering from Ye Hua's hands and have been bullied by that kid!

This time we finally moved back to a game. If you want to start from the southeast, we have to come from the southwest. Only those who are crazy about gaining and losing will think that businessmen and pirates can be useful!

Obviously, Ye Hua was crazy!

They looked at each other and waited until tomorrow, and it was better to contact several generals in the army and let them write to the letter to oppose fighting in Jiangnan. This would be even more convincing.

All the ministers rushed back to the Political Affairs Hall excitedly, as if they had won a battle.

As soon as they came in, they found that the judge of the Sansi Du Branch, Wei Xianmei, was waiting here. Old Wei glared at him and whispered: "What are you here to do?"

Wei Xianmei was neither humble nor arrogant, and said calmly: "Just just received a foreign order, which is enough for three million yuan. The officials must report to the Political Affairs Hall for a ruling."

"Foreign orders? More than three million yuan? Where?"

"Suzhou!"
Chapter completed!