As soon as these words came out, all the ministers in the audience were thoughtful.
The attitude of the officials today is very abnormal.
In recent years, no one in North Korea or China has ever mentioned party disputes.
Party struggle, party struggle, there has to be something to fight for, right?
But with the prestige of the official family, who dares to form a clique under the nose of the official family?
Moreover, there is nothing to form a party with.
Major affairs of the country are almost decided by the officials. Even if the courtiers want to fight, they have no chance.
certainly.
Although there is no party struggle on the surface, there are always differences between people.
For example, the relationship between Fan Zhongyan and Lu Yijian is not very good.
Lu Yijian, who came from a well-known family, can be said to be the banner of the aristocratic family in the court. Strictly speaking, Zhang Dexiang and Han Yi (Wang Dan's son-in-law) were more inclined to Lu Yijian.
Fan Zhongyan is a representative of emerging forces.
The two have different statuses and origins, so their positions are naturally different. Since their positions are different, there will naturally be no shortage of disputes in daily life.
"I think Prime Minister Lu's suggestion is better. Although the area around Huanglong Mansion is barren, our government can capture it first and then manage it."
Not long after, Privy Councilor Wang Deyong was the first to take a stand.
He even agreed with Lu Yijian's suggestion.
However, Wang Deyong sided with Lu Yijian not because he and Lu Yijian were in the same party, but because of his background.
Which military minister doesn't want to expand his territory?
Although in Wang Deyong's current position, he would probably not be able to rush to the front line in person, but as the chief officer in charge of the Privy Council, he certainly deserves a share of the credit for the front line.
As Wang Deyong opened his mouth, the remaining people also expressed their opinions one after another.
Surprisingly, Deputy Prime Minister Zhang Dexiang did not side with Lu Yijian. He was more in favor of Fan Zhongyan's opinion.
Because the cost of development is indeed a bit higher.
Huanglong Mansion is a bitter cold place, and it is very difficult to immigrate to the border area.
How to develop without people?
Does it all depend on the local Tibetan tribe?
It is actually not impossible to rely on the Fan tribe. For example, in the northwest border, the Fan tribe there are now well trained and can already keep up.
But how long does it take to mature Northwest Tibet?
Decades!
In addition, the role of the Northwest Tibetan tribe is not comparable to that of Huanglong Mansion.
The northwest can connect the Western Regions and is an important trade channel.
What can Huanglong Mansion do?
The northwest of Huanglong Mansion is Jurchen, and a little further to the northwest is the sea, which has no development value at all.
On the other hand, looking at the northwest, it is very different.
If the northwest region is managed well, the imperial court can fully develop along the land.
And this is also the second topic of today’s meeting.
The issue of Xiazhou Dangxiang’s affiliation!
A few days ago, the envoys sent by Li Deming arrived in Bianliang, and they brought documents of dedication.
Li Deming planned to follow the example of the Qian clan of Wuyue and directly lead all the Dangxiang tribes in Xiazhou to surrender to the Song Dynasty.
Regarding how to deal with the Xiazhou party items, the civil and military opinions of the Manchu Dynasty were rarely unanimous.
accept!
The civil servants felt that this was the golden age of kingship!
The Tibetan tribe was impressed by Wang Hua and took the initiative to donate land. This was Wang Hua's victory!
Moreover, Xiazhou Dangxiang's surrender to the Song Dynasty and Wuyue's Qian clan's surrender are different in nature.
Qian Chu had no choice but to join the Song Dynasty.
Xiazhou Dangxiang was different. The Song Dynasty did not send troops to attack, and there were no plans to send troops in a short time.
Therefore, when they learned that Li Deming was planning to join the Song Dynasty, the civil servants were certainly very willing.
The opinions of the Wu Chen group were not the same, although Li Deming's initiative made Wu Chen useless.
But at least it’s a way to expand the soil.
What's more, the Tibetan tribes in the northwest region are not only the Xiazhou Dangxiang branch. There are also Tubo, Uighur and other tribes to the west, and further away there are countries in the Western Regions.
Vast space, great potential!
As long as the officials are willing, they are even willing to go all the way west and plant the imperial flag of the Song Dynasty throughout the countries in the Western Regions until the end of the Western Heaven!
After a while, the ministers present expressed their positions one after another.
Wang Deyong, Han Yi, and Feng Yuan all felt that Lu Yijian's suggestion was better.
Regardless of anything else, we should plant the flag first. This will also win legal support for our future plans to explore the Northeast.
In the end, Lu Yijian won the political battle with a vote of four to two.
Although Li Jie only wanted to occupy Beijing and the Tokyo area, Lu Yijian and others were not wrong. They had to stand down first.
Moreover, Lu Yijian and others have no immediate plans to develop Huanglong Mansion.
When the national power of the Song Dynasty improved further, or to be precise, when the steam engine technology became more sophisticated, it would not be too late to develop it again.
It only takes about ten or twenty years. They may not be able to wait, but His Majesty must be able to wait.
After all, twenty years later, the official family will only be in their forties.
"In that case, I will follow Lu Qing's opinion."
"Tomorrow, Zhongshu will issue an edict and send Yan Shu, the powerful informant of Kaifeng Prefecture, to Dading Prefecture of Khitan to take charge of the negotiations."
As one of Li Jie's former ministers, with Yan Shu's qualifications, more than ten years later, he should have settled in the two mansions long ago.
It’s not like Li Jie has never promoted Yan Shu.
But Yan Shu himself was not willing.
In fact, Yan Shu did not want to join the two houses, and it seems that he had something to do with his son-in-law Fu Bi.
People of Fu Bi's generation were born in the Zhenzong Dynasty, and the education they received when they were young was still traditional.
However, the past ten years have been the fastest decade of innovation.
Among Fu Bi and his group, some people are unable to accept new ideas, while others accept new concepts extremely enthusiastically.
And Fu Bi belongs to the fanatical group.
Moreover, Fu Bi, who became famous at a young age, is one of the leaders of this group.
Although the two were in a relationship between father-in-law and son-in-law, Yan Shu felt that some of Fu Bi's ideas were a little ahead of his time, or in other words, crazy.
For example, Fu Bi's group felt that with the strength of the Song Dynasty, they could completely occupy all the surrounding Tibetan tribes.
This concept is completely contrary to traditional Confucianism.
Yan Shu, who knew Wenzi well, did not want to have too many interactions with these young people.
Therefore, Yan Shu was always unwilling to serve in either government.
"This matter is over."
"The next step is how to arrange the Xiazhou party items. You can speak freely."
The discussion that followed was completely different from the previous one.
The atmosphere in the palace was peaceful, and the ministers of the two governments had a rare consensus of opinion. Everyone felt that they could agree to Xiazhou Dangxiang's surrender.
After all, there are still many good things in Xiazhou.
The Hexi area is a natural horse breeding land and an important passage to the Western Regions.
In addition, green and white salt is also an extremely important strategic material.
However, the harmony was only temporary. When discussing how to place the leaders of the Dangxiang tribe headed by Li Deming, everyone still had differences of opinion.
One group believed that leaders like Li Deming should be summoned to Bianliang for supervision based on the handling methods of the Wuyue royal family.
The other group believes that this is not necessary.
With the current national strength of the Song Dynasty, even if they were allowed to stay in Xiazhou, the other side would not dare to have any intention of rebellion.
Keeping them in Xiazhou would be conducive to stabilizing local order.