Chapter 123 How to resolve the disaster in the north
"If I were the head coach of the Beiliang Army and gave He An such a great contribution, I would definitely get enough benefits back."
"I'm afraid it won't be enough to rob only a few state capitals at the northern border."
Ye Xuanfeng reached for the teacup on the table, dipped it in tea and drew a sketch on the table.
Mark the vicinity of Liangzhou.
"Beiliang will definitely get the news about the garrison support from the nearby state capital from He An, so he will choose a soft persimmon."
"We should choose a small city that is easy to defend and capture it, and then use it as a passage to go south and sweep through the entire northern border except the southeastern part of Liangzhou."
Ye Xuanfeng drew with his finger and an area emerged. Dozens of state capitals were in the disaster zone.
Fang Jue nodded slightly, it was the same as what he thought, but he became thoughtful.
"Excuse me." Fang Jue stood up and went to the study to get back a volume of maps.
When he came back, he saw Zhuge Qingshan's face gloomy, as if he were mourning for his heir.
"What did you say?" Fang Jue asked, motioning to Dianyi to clear the desk and lay the map on it.
The two of them looked at each other in shock.
What he was about to say stopped abruptly.
"Is this a terrain and public opinion map?" Zhuge Qingshan exclaimed, "It's so detailed?"
Ye Xuanfeng had never seen such a detailed map before, and he was shocked.
"Young master, do you know how to draw maps?" Ye Xuanfeng felt that he still underestimated this prodigy.
Fang Jue motioned the two of them to look at the map: "This is a detailed map of the northern border."
Ye Xuanfeng pointed at Liangzhou, then pointed at the official road to a nearby checkpoint, and nodded repeatedly.
"It's exactly the same as the military map, and it's more detailed. It was collected by Emperor Zun Pavilion?" Ye Xuanfeng thought of Emperor Zun Pavilion.
Fang Jue did not explain, but nodded and said: "Please use this pen, Mr. Ye, to lightly draw areas on the picture."
Ye Xuanfeng took the pencil, but was reluctant to draw: "Isn't this a waste?"
"It's okay, you can wipe it off." Fang Jue said with a smile.
Hesitant, Ye Xuanfeng used a pencil to lightly draw on the edge of the map and looked at Fang Jue.
Let me see how you wipe it.
Zhuge Qingshan also looked over.
Fang Jue took his time and took out an eraser from his pocket, and wiped away the traces left by the pencil with just one stroke.
"Ouch!"
The two bosses were as shocked as monkeys, as if they had never seen the world.
"What good thing is this?" Zhuge Qingshan asked keenly. He realized that this pen and the small square had magical powers.
I have never been able to write on paper and erase it!
If we had this ability, how much paper would be saved?
Fang Jue smiled: "We'll talk about it later, business is more important."
"Oh, yes." Zhuge Qingshan and Ye Xuanfeng looked at each other and became serious.
Ye Xuanfeng no longer worried about destroying the map and drew a big circle on the map with a pencil.
Fang Jue counted in detail: "There are as many as eighteen state capitals in the disaster-stricken areas?"
Zhuge Qingshan also thought: "Is it too sensational?"
Ye Xuanfeng shook his head: "Beiliang is very ambitious this time and must have big plans... There are no natural dangers in this area that can be defended. Once it is breached, Beiliang will be as powerful as a broken bamboo..."
It's not that Beiliang doesn't have the courage to conquer more than a dozen states in a row, but they will still retreat if they can't hold on.
But everyone knows that when they retreat, there will probably be only an empty city left, and maybe it will be completely burned down.
"How to save it?" Zhuge Qingshan looked at Ye Xuanfeng eagerly.
Although the scholar is pedantic, he is still soft-hearted after all. How could he not save the lives of soldiers and civilians in dozens of states?
Ye Xuanfeng shook his head: "I'm afraid that at this time, the Beiliang army has already taken action, and the Beiliang invasion is irreversible."
"How could this be so..."
Seeing Zhuge Qingshan's dejected look, Fang Jue said: "It is certain that we will be robbed, but we can find ways to minimize the losses."
"Young Master, do you have any ideas?" Ye Xuanfeng looked over. This time he wanted to see how Fang Jue would break the situation.
Fang Jue pointed at Liangzhou.
"Control He An, send false news to Beiliang, lay a dragnet to close the door and beat the invading Beiliang army, and catch them all."
The method is very simple.
Ye Xuanfeng agreed: "To untie the bell, you must tie the bell. Why did this happen? He has a deep collusion with Beiliang. We can take advantage of this."
"But the problem now is that we have no evidence that He An colluded with Beiliang." Zhuge Qingshan also came to his senses and discovered this problem.
If you want to control He An, His Majesty must issue an order, and then you need evidence.
"Don't forget, He An is Concubine He's clan brother." Ye Xuanfeng reminded Zhuge Qingshan.
Fang Jue smiled and said: "I'm just a clan brother, but fortunately I'm not a real brother."
Zhuge Qingshan heard this: "I understand, I will go see your majesty now."
"Hold on."
Fang Jue held down Zhuge Qingshan who was about to stand up.
"How do you plan to persuade your majesty, Chief Assistant, to believe that He An is the initiator and Wei Ran is the victim... More importantly, how do you make the He family believe that their youngest and most promising junior has collaborated with the enemy?"
Hearing this, Zhuge Qingshan frowned.
The He family's influence in the army is very strong. There are many generals from one faction guarding various places. This is not a force that can be underestimated.
Arbitrary accusations are tantamount to false accusations, and it is impossible for the He family to agree with something without evidence.
The military generals don’t agree with it, nor do the people in the world.
Framing a general with unfounded charges will be infamy for thousands of years.
"Even if there is evidence, it will not be easy to completely overthrow a person like He An, let alone there is no evidence yet?" Ye Xuanfeng sneered.
No matter how wise the emperor is, he still has to pay attention to his influence and care about people's hearts.
If you suspect a person, arrest him directly, torture him first, and then convict him. No matter what, outsiders will think that he was beaten into submission.
Moreover, officials protect each other. The He family is too big, and all the generals of the same faction will protect He An.
Because once He An is convicted of treason, a large number of people will be implicated, and the military will really be stretched.
"Then what should we do?" Zhuge Qingshan sat back, his tone anxious.
Fang Jue and Ye Xuanfeng chuckled. When it comes to government affairs and people's governance, they are definitely not as good as Zhuge Qingshan.
But in terms of military affairs and the application of some means, the old chief minister is still too green.
Scholars always have some similarities. The more they read, the more they feel that the world should be reasonable. Once they encounter people or things that are unreasonable, it will be difficult to move forward.
"We can first try to capture a general from Beiliang, or a personal soldier of a general from Beiliang... and ask him about He An's involvement in this matter."
"It's justifiable to investigate on this basis, but you don't need to take it too seriously. Just send an imperial envoy casually... But this person will definitely not be able to withstand the investigation. He An will definitely be flustered when the imperial envoy arrives and reveal his flaws."
Ye Xuanfeng said calmly: "In this way, we can investigate He An in a serious manner, take him under control, and then interrogate his confidants... there will always be someone who will tell."
To do these things, He An couldn't do it without the involvement of his confidants, and it was impossible for him to contact the border troops far away in Beiliang alone.
It is also impossible to send a message to the Northern Liang Army.
So there must be a confidant who delivers the news to him, at least one.
After catching this person, He An was completely exposed.
Then just leave it to the Xuanjian Division.
"This..." Upon hearing this, Zhuge Qingshan felt that this method seemed familiar.
"Isn't this the Xuanjian Division's method?" Zhuge Qingshan frowned.
So ruthless and purposeful, but there are many illegal and unreasonable things in his actions...but the result is right.
This is the Hanging Sword Division.
Moreover, Ye Xuanfeng said that catching a general from Beiliang who communicated with He An...
What is the difference between this and saying that if you capture a Beiliang army and casually say that he is related to He An?
How could we just happen to catch such a key person?
Zhuge Qingshan shook his head.
"Master Chief Assistant, we are facing a national crisis, do you still want to be pedantic?" Ye Xuanfeng said helplessly.
Fang Jue also felt that Ye Xuanfeng's actions were very decisive. Although he might have been wronged, He An was not wronged.
"It's not appropriate... It's better to send people from the Xuanjian Division to keep an eye on He An. He will definitely send someone to contact Beiliang and catch that person then." Zhuge Qingshan analyzed.
Ye Xuanfeng raised his eyebrows: "Then how long do you have to wait? It's too late!"
Zhuge Qingshan said seriously: "The judicial process must be reasonable, otherwise it will leave disasters. If you arrest someone today, you will be imitated tomorrow and a good person will die unjustly!"
"..." Ye Xuanfeng was speechless.
The justice of the judicial process, as the first assistant, Zhuge Qingshan, must be maintained.
In the current national crisis, Ye Xuanfeng's choice is correct, but it will lay hidden dangers for the future.
Fang Jue said: "I agree with the Chief Assistant, but it is not appropriate for He An to take over the military power again. If I inform Your Majesty of the suspicion, you can remove He An's military power first... It is best to transfer him back on the grounds of reward."
"He is willing to come back?" Ye Xuanfeng didn't agree.
"No, He An did all this just to come back. He wants to be promoted. As for the imperial concubine, there may be some excuses. It can be said that the imperial concubine saw that the war was about to begin and could not bear to have her brother die in the battlefield, so she persuaded your majesty to transfer him.
Go back..." Zhuge Qingshan's mind was spinning very quickly.
As long as it involves these strategies, the chief assistant's brain is surprisingly easy to use.
