"Uncle, stop standing, sit down and talk."
"Okay, thank you, Your Majesty."
"Brother, Liu Song, Du Yu, you all should also sit down."
"OK, all right."
"Thank you, Master."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Zhang Kuang sat directly on the stone table opposite Young Master Liu and silently filled a pot of shredded tobacco.
"Your Majesty, I and the other old brothers have already thought about it, and they have thought about it very clearly.
Otherwise, I will not directly tell you the ideas we discussed between us."
"Then tell me first, what consequences have you considered?"
"Your Majesty, the most likely thing to happen is that once what we have done is leaked, it will most likely trigger a desperate resistance from the people of the Western countries.
After all, this kind of thing can only be done city by city, place by place, and there is no way to do it overnight.
As a result, it is almost impossible to completely block the news.
Once the situation in the previous city or place spreads out, the people in the following cities or important towns will definitely resist in advance after hearing the news.
By then, chaos will inevitably break out in the Western countries.
The situation that we have spent several years and worked hard to stabilize and create a peaceful and prosperous era will fall apart in an instant.
Then, the ministers and soldiers will face a situation where they are surrounded by enemies on all sides."
After listening to Zhang Kuang's clear explanation, Liu Mingzhi chuckled and nodded.
"Uncle, haven't you thought this through quite clearly?
Since you have anticipated such serious consequences, why do you still insist on such an idea?"
Zhang Kuang blew out a puff of smoke, casually took off the wine bag from his waist, and then took a few sips of wine to moisten his dry throat.
"Your Majesty, regarding this matter, I and other old brothers have already carefully calculated dozens of times in private.
The troops that I and others currently have are fully sufficient to deal with various situations that may occur in the future.
It's just...it's just..."
"Just what?"
"It's just that I may have to pay a relatively high price when the time comes."
Liu Mingzhi closed the jade fan in his hand and waved to Liu Song, who was sitting in front of him on his left.
"Willow Pine."
"The little one is here."
"Wine bag."
"yes."
Liu Song quickly took off the wine bag from his waist and threw it directly towards Young Master Liu.
"Master, continue."
Young Master Liu raised his right hand and steadily took the wine bag that Liu Song came from.
Then, he directly pulled out the cork and drank several large gulps of wine.
"call."
Liu Mingzhi took a long breath of alcohol and looked at Zhang Kuang again with slightly frowning eyebrows.
"Uncle, it seems that you have not been dazzled by the strength of your own troops."
"Your Majesty, this is a major military matter. I will never dare to become arrogant or blindly confident just because I have hundreds of thousands of troops.
Don’t even dare to be arrogant and look down on people in the world.”
Liu Mingzhi licked the stubble on his chin with his fingers, and gestured to Zhang Kuang while holding the wine bag.
"Uncle, besides this, what other consequences have you considered?"
Seeing this, Zhang Kuang immediately raised the wine bag and responded.
After he took a big sip of the drink, he gently took a puff of the cigarette.
"Your Majesty, if what we do in Dashi, Tianzhu, and Rome spreads to Persia, Franks, and other countries further west.
Then, if we continue to march westward and use troops in the future, it will not be so easy.
The defenders of Frank and other countries will definitely fight to the death to resist our attack.
Even after we have completely captured their city, they will still persist in resisting.
Because there are examples of what we have done in advance, they should be very clear in their minds.
If we persist in resisting, there may be a way to survive.
On the other hand, if you give up resistance, you will definitely die.
As a result, our continued march westward and the use of troops will inevitably be greatly hindered.
At the same time, the casualties of the soldiers will double."
"Uncle, uncle, brother Huyan, since you have clearly considered all the pros and cons.
So, why haven't you just given up on this idea?
As you just said, the troops you have now are enough to deal with various situations that may arise in the future.
As a result, you just have to pay a relatively large price.
I can understand your thoughts, young master.
Pay part of the price in exchange for thousands of miles of territory.
No one would think such a thing is too much."
As Liu Mingzhi spoke, he raised his wine bag and took a sip of wine to moisten his dry mouth.
"However, you said it later.
Once our actions reach the ears of the kingdoms further west.
Our future westward march and use of troops will be greatly hindered.
The casualties of the soldiers will also double as a result.
In this case, you should stop your crazy ideas immediately."
Zhang Kuang took a long puff of dry cigarette and looked at Mr. Liu's eyes, which gradually became melancholy.
"His Majesty."
"Um?"
"Your Majesty, do you understand why I and my brothers insist on such an idea since they have already anticipated such consequences?"
Liu Mingzhi's expression was stunned, and a faint look of doubt flashed in his eyes.
yes.
I just focused on analyzing the pros and cons of these things, but I ignored one very important thing.
That's Zhang Kuang, Nangong Ye, Wanyan Chizha, Yunchong, Yeleha, Hu Yanyu and others. They clearly know what serious consequences will happen in the future if they act like this.
However, they still persisted in the idea they came up with after dozens of discussions.
This is, why is this?
Liu Mingzhi took a few deep breaths and forced himself to calm down.
"Uncle, tell me the reasons why you insist on your ideas."
Zhang Kuang glanced at Young Master Liu with a complicated expression, and directly knocked out the unburnt shreds of tobacco from the pot under his feet.
"Your Majesty, over the years, I have been sending our spies to the kingdoms farther west.
To be continued...