(Thousand words to prevent theft, revise immediately)

There is wine on the table.

There is someone at the table.

Fang Bie looked at Guo Juxia across the table and smiled: "I never expected that Master Guo could treat me to a drink."

"If you are willing to live in peace, I will buy you drinks for the rest of your life." Guo Juxia said calmly, while looking at Fang Bi: "What exactly was said in that letter?"

"Master Guo didn't read it?" Fang Bie asked.

"Since it is a letter delivered to His Majesty, how could I possibly read it?" Guo Juxia looked at Fang Bie and said.

Fang Bie smiled: "Since it is a letter to His Majesty, why do you want to know the content of this letter now?"

"Because His Majesty chose to summon you directly after reading the letter." Guo Juxia looked at the wine in the glass and said softly.

"This is something that hasn't happened in many years."

"Just because it didn't happen before, doesn't mean it doesn't happen now." Fang Bie still laughed quietly.

But Guo Juxia didn't give Fang Bie a chance to continue confusing the public.

"There are few things in this world that His Majesty can take so seriously."

"So I want to know even more." Guo Juxia raised his glass, drank it full, and then showed the bottom of the glass to Fang Bie.

Fang Bie smiled and looked at Guo Juxia: "Master Guo is so generous, of course I can't be inferior to others."

Saying this, Fang Bie also drank all the wine in his glass, and then sighed: "Actually, the letter didn't say anything too important. It just said that Japan had invaded Korea from the sea and captured Korea.

Seoul, the capital of the country.”

Guo Juxia frowned slightly: "Why didn't I hear any news?"

"The news originally spreads very slowly, but I am the only one who runs very fast." Fang Bie looked at Guo Juxia and said calmly: "I started from Rang Pingcheng, crossed the sea directly to Pingjin Port, and then took the land route to Yanjing.

, it only took five days in total, and under normal circumstances, it would take almost half a month for the news to arrive by land."

"That's what you said." Guo Juxia nodded.

He is very confident about the speed of message delivery.

However, he still looked at Fang Bie: "Why did you run to Korea?"

"After all, there is no news at all after such a long time. It's like he has completely evaporated from this world."

"Sometimes you don't want to stand out, so it's better to evaporate." Fang Bie looked at Guo Juxia and said calmly.

The young man's attitude was always calm.

The person does not change because the role in front of him changes.

Guo Juxia sighed: "The Great Zhou Dynasty has not fought a war for a long time."

It cannot be said that there has been no war at all, but it has indeed been a long time since there has been a war.

I think back then, when the Zhou Dynasty was first established, it was still very virtuous. Emperor Chengzu would go to the desert every day to enjoy the autumn breeze and go shopping. After all, looking at it, only Oara in the north in the whole world was worth pursuing.

However, as another emperor was forced to hunt in the north because of his personal conquest, provoking border provocations became a very serious crime, and the Zhou Dynasty gradually began to value peace.

But on the other hand, in the past hundred years, Dazhou has not encountered a serious border crisis for a long time.

If the Japanese conquest of Goryeo is true, this is a war that must be fought.

"Actually, if Wang Zhi had not died, a civil war would have started in advance." Fang Bie looked at Guo Juxia and said calmly.

"If you tell me this, almost everyone in Zhou Dynasty owes you a favor." Guo Juxia smiled: "I think Your Majesty is willing to see you, and he may have this intention."

"Now that I know the content of this letter, I can understand why His Majesty did not immediately decide to meet you to get this first-hand information."

"But." Guo Juxia said softly, and then looked at Fang Faye quietly: "You came to Yanjing after all."

"Since I have to come, it's better to come early." Fang Bie reached out and took out a boiled peanut from the plate, bit it into pieces, and looked at Guo Juxia: "Actually, I won't stay in Yanjing for too long this time.

I just need to wait until Zhou Dynasty sends out troops."

"Send troops?" Guo Juxia asked rhetorically.

"Yes, send troops." Fang Bie nodded: "If we want to consider supporting Goryeo, then just sending troops to Guandong is definitely not enough. We need troops mobilized from across the country and border troops."

"I can tell you the truth, that is, Japan dispatched more than 150,000 troops this time. If Zhou wants to support it, it should have at least 70,000 to 80,000 troops, otherwise it will not be enough to fight."

"One hundred and fifty thousand?" Guo Juxia had not learned the exact number of Japanese troops before, but now that he heard Fang Bie mention it, he couldn't help but be surprised.

"so much?"

"In fact, there are not many. There are still more troops in Japan that have not been dispatched. The main reason is that there are still difficulties in supplying food and grass. Moreover, the local army of Goryeo has been depleted and decayed for a long time. This Japanese invasion has almost wiped out the entire Goryeo.

It’s really disappointing that the Zhou army will probably not be able to count on the support of the Goryeo army in the future, and even food and grass will have to be transported thousands of miles by themselves.”

"Fortunately." Fang Bie looked at Guo Juxia and smiled: "Our current majesty is still very good at managing money."

Guo Juxia said nothing when faced with Fang Bing's ridicule.

But what Fang Bie said is right. Emperor Tianlu claimed to have studied under Huang Lao and promoted the Wuwei rule during his reign.

What is governance by inaction?

That is, the emperor barely cares about anything at the top and lets the people below develop and recuperate on their own.

This is a policy often used in the founding of the People's Republic of China. The reason is that the best kind of benevolent government is not to bother.

But when it came to Emperor Tianlu, his Huang-Lao way was different from others.

He collects money.

Secretly, the Tianlu Emperor has a beehive to control the entire world, providing him with a steady stream of tribute resources from various rivers and lakes. But on the surface, the Tianlu Emperor also has Jin Yiwei and Dongchang to supervise him.

The eyes and ears of the nation.

Although I am said to be rich in the world, what is in the world does not belong to me.

The taxes collected by the imperial court were first managed by the Ministry of Household Affairs. The money from the Ministry of Household Affairs was then distributed little by little to the six departments, to the soldiers on the border, to the hungry people affected by the disaster, and to the hands of the civil and military officials at all levels.

It was distributed to laborers and officials who built roads for water conservancy construction.

But only - there is no emperor in this money.

After all, in theory, these all belong to the emperor, but the emperor really can't eat much by himself, and the rest has a big mouth waiting to be fed.

As the dynasty continued, the income actually continued to decrease, but the number of people eating increased almost without stopping.

So there will come a day when there is such an imbalance in revenue and expenditure, and this dynasty will slowly decline.

But Emperor Tianlu is different here.

He has a small treasury of his own.

He could send his trusted eunuchs directly to various places to collect taxes directly, bypassing the court.

And the information is so accurate that it is almost accurate.

As the saying goes, spiritual practice pays attention to the Dharma and Ground of the Wealth Couple, so Emperor Tianlu was the man who really took the Dharma and Ground of the Wealth Couple to the extreme.

"Do you really want our Majesty to bleed?" Guo Juxia looked at Fang Bie and asked helplessly.

"I know if he will bleed." Fang Bie said softly.

"Anyway, if he doesn't bleed, then the court will either increase taxes or go bankrupt."

"No matter what, it's just the common people who are suffering."

Guo Juxia looked at Fang Bie and suddenly felt helpless: "If you don't do anything, won't the people not suffer?"

The reason why horses are said to be difficult to manage is because there must be a black sheep.

There is no doubt that Fang Bie is such a black sheep. If it weren't for his manipulation, Japan would invade and Goryeo would ask for help. The imperial court would have to send a large army to conquer the country, and its finances would have been greatly oppressed.

If there were no differences, there wouldn't be such troubles, right?

"I can't bury my head in the sand forever." Fang Bie said softly.

Guo Juxia looked at Fang Bie and sighed: "You are really a bit too mature."

"At your age, I still play in the mud all day long."

"The mud you play with is definitely different from the mud I play with." Fang Bie shook his head and smiled: "In short, I will stay in Yanjing until the first batch of officers and soldiers set off, and then follow them back to Goryeo to complete my

A promise to the King of Goryeo.”

"It sounds very simple, but the first batch of officers and soldiers definitely did not set out from Yanjing." Guo Juxia said lightly: "The first batch of officers and soldiers must be the border troops outside the Pass."

"They originally existed to guard against that group of Jurchens. Now that Goryeo is in crisis, they are the most suitable to dispatch, and their combat effectiveness is also among the best in the country. The only drawback is that the number is a bit small."

Guo Juxia looked at Fang Bie: "If there are so many people coming from Japan as you said, the Guanwai Army over there will definitely not be able to stop them."

"I know." Fang Bie nodded: "So to be precise, I stay here just to wait for someone."

"Who are you waiting for?" Guo Juxia asked, "Will anyone else come to Yanjing?"

"Of course." Fang Bie nodded and looked at Guo Juxia: "His name is Guang Jiqi."

"You mean General Guang, who had nine battles and nine victories?" Guo Juxia had actually heard of Guang Jiqi's name: "His record against Japanese pirates was excellent, and it has spread to the capital."
To be continued...