These days.

Public opinion against Confucianism remains high.

After Zhang Juzheng met Guo Tianyi, he only vaguely expressed that he wanted to find problems within himself.

The great Confucian scholars were dumbfounded.

What should we do?

Confucianism has changed several times.

Nowadays, they are also unclear about the emperor's attitude and are even more hesitant.

To put it bluntly, this is a social contradiction.

It wasn't inspired before, I just didn't have an introduction.

Coincidentally, this imperial examination became the introduction.

Forbidden City, Imperial Study Room.

"How to divert social conflicts?"

Guo Tianyi fell into deep thought as he looked at the excerpts written by many ministers.

I feel that I have almost finished my criticism of Confucianism.

If this continues, many vicious incidents may evolve.

Let’s not talk about anything else first.

Today's Confucian students will be walking on thin ice in the future.

Speaking of which, if social conflicts are to be transferred, the fastest way is to go to war.

Transfer domestic conflicts.

Later generations of politicians were very happy to play this trick.

For example, in the Great Celestial Empire, sometimes when conflicts are acute, a public figure will be sacrificed.

Sometimes, there will be revelations about a corrupt official.

And the beautiful country is even better at playing such tricks.

When domestic conflicts become acute, war is launched.

War can divert all conflicts.

But where to start a war now?

Start a war with Wu State in the north?

No, the time has not come.

Now that Dafeng has just entered the right track, it is time to urgently accumulate strength.

The cavalry of Wu State is very powerful and their numbers are terrifying.

In one day, Wu's cavalry can cover all the national borders in the north. The war now cannot support such a protracted war.

Nanyi Kingdoms?

Even worse.

To put it bluntly, the Nanyi countries are all subordinate to Dafeng. They can trade with Dafeng and open up the road to the cow dung country.

It is also inappropriate to use troops against the southern Yi countries.

"Um..."

"I understand."

Guo Tianyi stood up and looked at the map placed in the imperial study room, and fixed his gaze on the Liaodong Peninsula.

Beyond Liaodong Road is the Liaodong Half Road.

This is the Bangzi Kingdom similar to ancient China.

Today's political situation on the Liaodong Peninsula is complicated, and it is a good place to use troops.

Moreover, there are remnants of the previous dynasty here!

In the first year of the reign of Emperor Yuande, many remnants of the previous dynasty were still active in the south.

Among them, Yunchuan Road and Liaodong Road were the base camps for the activities of the remnants of the previous dynasty.

Dafeng founded the country after occupying most of the land in the Central Plains.

The remnants of the Yunchuan Road area were eliminated in the third year of Yuande.

The remnants of the Liaodong Road were the territory of the former Liaodong Marquis.

In the autumn of the third year of Yuan De, the Marquis of Liaodong died in battle after being defeated.

His son Zhou Yongcheng led the remaining hundreds of thousands of troops to retreat halfway to Liaodong and entered the territory of Goguryeo.

Li Zhen, the king of Goguryeo, had a close relationship with the Zhou family of Liaodong Hou, so he accepted Zhou Yongcheng.

Zhou Yongcheng was also named the General of Goguryeo by the King of Goguryeo.

Dafeng also used troops against Goguryeo at that time, but without success.

In the tenth year of Yuande, Zhou Yongcheng usurped the throne and proclaimed himself king.

King Li Zhen of Goguryeo was forced to flee Seoul and survive in the southern half of Liaodong.

Since then, the Liaodong half has been divided between the king of Zhou and the king of Goguryeo.

The Goguryeo people originally had a deep relationship with the Han people. From their writing to their customs, they were similar to those of the Han people.

Therefore, the Goguryeo people in the northern half of Liaodong did not oppose Zhou Yongcheng's rule.

Since then, a tug-of-war has begun in the Liaodong half way.

However, after the King of Goguryeo occupied the south, who was Zhou Yongcheng's opponent in the north?

The King of Goguryeo also once showed his kindness to Da Feng, and received Da Feng's consent.

Originally, Goguryeo had helped Zhou Yongcheng fight against the Han army, but now it could only ask the Han people for help.

After discussion in the court at that time, they agreed to support Li Zhen, King of Goguryeo.

After all, letting them continue to cause chaos in the area halfway across Liaodong would only benefit Dafeng and not cause any harm.

Zhou Yongcheng was afraid that Dafenghui would intervene, so he stopped the tug-of-war.

A brief period of peace has arrived.

From the 10th year of Yuande until now, the King of Goguryeo has sent envoys to pay tribute to Da Feng every year.

And the day of tribute is coming soon this year.

"Destroying Zhou Yongcheng, the remnant of the previous dynasty, is one thing, but occupying half of Liaodong and turning it into a vassal state is the real thing..."

Guo Tianyi thought for a moment and murmured to himself.

The reason why Dafeng failed to use troops in the first place and even suffered heavy losses was that Dafeng's navy was underdeveloped.

However, Jingzhou Prefecture in Dafeng has the largest shipyard in the country.

King Jin has been developing the shipbuilding industry over the years.

During the feudal lord's rebellion, without powerful ships, they would not have been able to move up the river overnight and march so fast.

The shipyard in Jingzhou Prefecture can produce advanced ships, enough to accommodate an army of about a thousand people.

If there are more such ships, the victory rate will be much higher if we attack from both land and water.

Nowadays, if the quality of Dafeng's army is to deal with Zhou Yongcheng in the Liaodong half way, the winning rate is over 70%.

only...

To launch a war, you have to be famous, right?

"What should I do...?"

Guo Tianyi thought for a while and immediately had an idea.

"Cao Dechun, Chuan Cai Xuan."

"promise!"

After a while, Cai Xuan came to the imperial study room.

"Your Majesty, Cai Xuan, comes to see you."

Before Cai Xuan knelt down, Guo Tianyi spoke up and said, "Cai Xuan, I order you to send some smart guards into the Liaodong half way to inquire about the customs and customs of the Liaodong half way, including information on Zhou Yongcheng and the army under the command of the King of Goguryeo...

"

Hearing this, Cai Xuan was shocked and said, "Your Majesty, are you going to use troops against the Liaodong Peninsula?"

Half way to Liaodong, but it's thousands of miles away?
To be continued...