Lin'an in May is shrouded in the blazing summer light. Everything looks bright in the hot climate. The sun shines on the square yard, and there are cicadas singing on the sycamore trees.

The adults and men walked through the corridor in the palace and hurried through the slight shade. Outside the imperial study room waiting for the audience, the eunuch led the palace maids to bring sour plum soup with ice. After everyone thanked them, they each held a cup to drink to relieve the heat. Qin Hui sat on a stool in the corner of the room, holding a porcelain cup and a spoon, and drank it one by one. He sat squarely and calmly, as usual, not many people could see what he was thinking, but the sense of righteousness inevitably arose.

Qin Hui is the kind of existence that makes people feel that this adult will be fair and selfless and save the world and the people.

Soon, the sound of summoning came from outside. Qin Hui stood up solemnly, bowed to several colleagues around him, smiled slightly, and then walked towards the door and towards the imperial study.

Since a few days ago, the black flag abducted Liu Yu and wrote a blood letter to the Wu Dynasty in Nantou, the extinction of the family plan of the Wu Dynasty was indeed briefly shocked. But no one who could reach this point would be a mediocre person. At least on the surface, the passionate slogans and despicable rebukes of the thieves immediately saved the face of the Wu Dynasty.

The news of the "return" of the Central Plains cannot be closed. With the first wave of news coming, both the Black Flag and the radicals within the Wu Dynasty launched actions. The news about Liu Yu has spread among the people. The most important thing is that Liu Yu not only issued a blood letter, calling on the Central Plains to call on the Central Plains to come with it, and an official who was quite famous in the Central Plains. He was also a former official from the Wu Dynasty who accepted Liu Yu's request and came to Lin'an to request his return with a letter of surrender.

Liu Yu's Nantou was an unyielding plot. Even if all the clues of the whole matter were analyzed clearly and the Black Flag action was made public, the people who were concerned about the Wu Dynasty in the Central Plains would not care. In the ten years under the rule of Liu Yu and the Jurchens, the Central Plains were in trouble, and everyone could see that there would be no better chance. In this case, what the people thought about in Nanwu at this time, they would succeed in the Northern Expedition as soon as possible, recover the Central Plains, and even defeat Yanmen Pass and attack Huanglong.

Even if there is poison in this steamed bun, the hungry Wuchao people must eat it and then hope that their antibodies have resisted the harm of the poison.

In the past few days, even at the upper class of Lin'an, there were some surprises, surprises, fanaticisms, and rebukes and sighs of the Black Flag. But the most discussed thing is that the matter is already like this, how should we deal with it. As for the huge fear buried behind this matter, no one has said it for the time being. Everyone understands it, but it is impossible to say it out loud. That is not a category that can be discussed.

Qin Hui entered the imperial study room and talked to Zhou Yong for a few words, so he let Zhou Yong retreat.

"...I came today to teach Your Majesty that in Lin'an City, there are certainly cheers and excitement about the recovery of the Central Plains, but there are also many people who call for the removal of the black flag cancer. After hearing the inside story, many knowledgeable people said that they wanted to fight with the Jurchens and had to remove the black flag first, otherwise they would cause a disaster in the future..."

"But now the Jurchen disaster is imminent. Turning around to fight the Black Flag Army, is it a bit of losing the foundation and chasing the last..." Zhou Yong hesitated a little.

"It is precisely because the battle with the Jurchens is imminent that the black flag needs to be cleaned up first. First, it is certainly the people who have taken back the Central Plains now, but in this matter, the black flag that is in a corner of trouble is probably the most profitable. Ning Liheng is the best in management and slowly resuscitation. When he killed his ancestors and fled to the northwest, we did not take it seriously. On the other hand, it is also because in the face of the Jurchens, the black flag is also the Han people's position and has never put all his efforts into extermination, which has given him the leisure time for these years. But this incident is enough to show Ning Liheng's wolf ambitions."

Qin Hui bowed: "Your Majesty, from the south of the court, my Wu Dynasty, led by His Majesty, has been working hard to govern over the years, and has achieved prosperity at this moment. His Highness the Crown Prince has made every effort to revitalize military equipment and has also built several strong troops. Only by fighting with the Jurchens can one have a chance of winning. But just imagine, when our Wu Dynasty and the Jurchens fought on the battlefield, the Black Banner Army interfered from behind. No matter who wins or loses, I am afraid that the ultimate winner will not be my Wu Dynasty. Before this matter, we may still be lucky. After this matter, in my opinion, the Black Banner will definitely cause great trouble."

The black flag has caused great trouble... Zhou Yong thought behind the desk, but naturally he would not show it on his face.

Qin Hui paused: "Secondly, in the past few years, the Black Flag Army has been in the southwest. Although it is located in a remote area and surrounded by barbarians, it is difficult to develop rapidly. But it has to be admitted that Ning Liheng has indeed achieved success in the so-called way of investigating things. The firearms made in the southwest are no less than those made by His Royal Highness the Prince. The Black Flag Army sold a lot of them with this goods, but within the Black Flag Army, the weapons used must be the best. If we have the opportunity to seize them, wouldn't it be more cost-effective than buying them privately from now on?"

"Authentic, although the Black Flag Army has never been a despised opponent, and it is also because it is quite powerful. In recent years, our Wu Dynasty has been unable to unite and encircle and suppress it. But at this moment, just like the Central Plains situation, the Black Flag Army has reached the brink of being able to be wiped out. Ning Liheng took action again after the female despair for three years. If it cannot be stopped, it will probably really expand. No matter what the result of his battle with the Jin Dynasty, our Wu Dynasty will find it difficult to gain a foothold. Furthermore, there will always be a alliance between the three parties in the game. Your Majesty, this time the Black Flag uses a trick, and we must take over the Central Plains. The Jurchens cannot help but react to this, but imagine which side they really hate at the top of the Jurchens?"

"Love means..."

"If we want to attack the southwest, I think the Jurchens will not only applaud, but may even provide help in this matter. If we attack the Jurchens first, the black flag will stab the knife in the back. But if we attack the southwest first, on the one hand, we can first integrate the troops before the war, unify the power of commanders in various places, so that before the real war, we can use our troops to use our fingers to the army. On the other hand, obtaining firearms from the southwest and studying things will only make our dynasty further, and we can be more confident in facing the Jurchen disaster in the future."

"It makes sense..." Zhou Yong unconsciously grabbed the hem of the dragon robe with both hands and leaned his body against the back of the chair behind.

"How can we fight in the front when the rear is not stable? The sages have their own teachings, and they must first settle the country when fighting against foreign countries. This is even a famous saying."

"But...if..." Zhou Yong thought, hesitated for a moment, "If you can't take down the black flag for a while, what should you do? The fisherman who gained money will become a Jurchen..."

"Suppose my words are frank." Qin Hui arched his hands and bowed down, "If my martial arts power is really impossible to take down the black flag, your Majesty and I will wait until the Jurchens fight. What choices will there be besides slaughtering me?"

Zhou Yong put one hand on the table and made a "bang". After a while, the emperor shook his finger and lit Qin Hui.

"It's reasonable," he said, "I will... consider it."

Naturally, it is impossible to get a direct answer to such matters, but Qin Hui knew that although the emperor in front of him was timid and indecisive, he had finally said that and slowly bowed and left.

After walking through the palace, the sun was still burning, and Qin Hui felt a little relaxed.

To resilient the internal situation before fighting against foreign countries is his most sober judgment based on reason. Of course, some things can be told directly to His Majesty, and some ideas cannot be expressed in words.

Over the years, most of the scholars and officials in the court avoided talking about the black flag. Among them, there was an old minister from the Wu Dynasty who had seen the man in the Golden Palace like Qin Hui, who saw the disdainful glance of the man in the Golden Palace of Bianliang: "A bunch of waste." After this evaluation, Ning Liheng killed the noble emperor in front of everyone like a chicken. After careful measurement of his many actions in the northwest and southwest, he did indeed cover everyone's head like a shadow and could not be removed.

If the Wu Dynasty wants to revitalize, such shadows must be swept away. Throughout history, outstanding people have had so many talented people. However, the King of Western Chu could only commit suicide by slashing his throat in Wujiang. Dong Zhuo and Huang Chao were once so arrogant that they would eventually fall on the road. Ning Liheng was very powerful, but he could not really be an enemy of the world. Qin Hui had this belief in his heart.

If we want to do this, the ideas within the Wu Dynasty must be unified. This war is a good opportunity and a key point that must be done. Because compared to the black flag, the Jurchens are the more terrifying ones.

Wu Chao could not defeat the Jurchens, which was a rational judgment that anyone who had experienced the war could see. In the past few years, Yue Fei has recaptured Xiangyang and fought several battles, but he was still immature. Han Shizhong rose straight with Huang Tiandang's name, but what was Huang Tiandang? It was said that he had siege Wu Shu for dozens of days, but it was just a big defeat for Han Shizhong.

To promote the enemy's small setbacks as an arrogant victory, the Wu Dynasty's combat power was so pitiful. Now, there is probably no winning rate in the fight.

The Jurchens are barbaric and worship force. It is too difficult to demand and demand. But what if they create a common enemy that both sides hate? Even if they still fight on the surface, is there any possibility in private that gives a reason to buffer between the Wu Dynasty and the Jin Kingdom?

Is it possible to send messages to the Jurchens privately with the opportunity to fight the black flag? Let the Jurchens slow down their pace for this "common interests"? Leave more chances of breathing for the Wu Dynasty and even opportunities for equal dialogue in the future?

These things are not without room for operation. Moreover, if the whole country really takes over the southwest, the elite soldiers left in such a cruel war and the military equipment captured will only increase the future power of the Wu Dynasty. This is beyond doubt.

The country is in danger and the nation is in danger.

There is only one way.

Walking out of the palace, the sun shone down, Qin Hui squinted his eyes and pursed his lips tightly. The powerful ministers who once dominated the Wu Dynasty, the adults blew away the rain and wind, Cai Jing, Tong Guan, Qin Siyuan, Li Gang... They all have left, and the responsibility of the world can only fall on the shoulders of those who are left behind.

At this moment, the prosperity of Lin'an in front of me seemed like Bianliang.

It seems like my hometown. (To be continued., Your support is my greatest motivation.) 17-03-03 06:50:52
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