Seeing that the emperor suddenly showed signs of getting angry, several ministers became nervous.
No longer pretending to be a master this time, Fang Xuanling couldn't hold it in anymore and was the first to say, "Your Majesty, how is this possible?"
This is not "I think it is not possible", but directly saying how this is okay.
Li Er was stunned for such a decisive objection, and frowned and said, "What's wrong with this? Dongnan Diao is nothing more than a group of young men who have repeatedly made things difficult for me, the Tang Dynasty."
"Back then, this group of people colluded with the Five Surnames and Qiwang Livestock pirates to rob my Tang Dynasty merchant ship, and I had the intention to punish them! Now these people have colluded with the Romans to ruin my plan, so why don't we fight!"
Li Er's eyes were very determined, and his meaning was obvious.
You don’t need to tell me about the problem of treasury consumption. How can you have enough money to spend on things like competing in the world?
What needs to be done must be done clearly for him!
Fang Xuanling observed the words and expressions, and really saw the determination in Li Er's eyes, and couldn't help but shudder for a moment. This is really like accompanying a king like a tiger.
Li Er was also observing his words, and when he saw that Fang Xuanling must have understood what he meant, he couldn't help but smile.
But then Fang Xuanling continued, "Your Majesty, sycophants will be punished. I am not against this, but..."
"Dongnan Diao's previous collusion with Wu Xing Qiwang and other thieves to rob merchant ships, and collusion with the Romans, after all, are all tricks, and these places are their territory. It is difficult for us to find evidence."
When Fang Xuanling said this, Li Er frowned. Fang Xuanling didn't even talk about the treasury, which was the key point.
That's right, there is no evidence now. No matter how many disgusting things these thugs have done, there is no evidence.
The process of this war is not a case handled by civilian officials, but the pre-war and subsequent plot tasks are really case handling.
If the opponent is not heinous, the people will not object to you fighting, but what will happen afterwards? They will say that you are militaristic and that you have committed "atrocities", just like what happened in Da Qin.
Although the Qin Dynasty eliminated a large number of old nobles and gave birth to a new social contract and imperial form-that is, the military merit and nobility system, this does not prevent future generations from giving you the entire theory of passing the Qin Dynasty and hacking your brains out.
The same thing is happening in the Tang Dynasty now. The Qin Dynasty will be hacked, so why can’t the Tang Dynasty? That’s why.
The key is to complete the ironclad case, to make everyone realize that Dongnan Diao is indeed not a human being, and then he is not treated as a human being. There is a mountain of ironclad evidence that no one can force. This is the rule of the game.
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Now this is what Fang Xuanling says.
Li Er's face was so dark and frightening that he wouldn't let Dongnanya move anymore?
This is simply it.
However, Li Er had no choice, because even if the Tang Dynasty raised troops in troubled times, it was a chaotic world, and it was a chicken-style melee in the world! In this melee, the Tang Dynasty destroyed
Every opponent first exposed the evil done by these forces before taking action. Even when there was an emergency and such work was not done, such as the time when Li Er was most famous.
The battle was the one that almost turned the tide and changed the disadvantages of the Tang regime. It was also completed after the work of making up votes and serious criticism of the opponent.
The rules were like this, and Li Er had nothing to do.
However, there was a fierce light in Li Er's eyes at this moment. Fang Xuanling quietly raised his eyes and knew that Li Er was really angry this time and insisted on crushing the troublesome Nannan Diao. However, he still continued,
"Also, although the Romans are said to have some connections with a number of emirates in the southeast, it seems to me that the mountains are high and the roads are far away. This cooperation may not be very close. It is expected that the pirates recruited by the Romans are mainly miscellaneous troops. They may have funded the general pirates.
The invaders' weapons, silver and wealth, etc. If so."
"Even if His Majesty flattens the Southeast Bank, it will not help the situation."
Fang Xuanling spoke very quietly, but there was a bit of embarrassment in her tone.
And Li Er was really embarrassed when he heard it.
The Romans were not directly connected with the Southeast Bay emirates, but they cooperated with scattered general pirates and funded these people to rob merchant ships. As for the Southeast Bay emirates, according to Fang Xuanling's meaning, it turned out to be just,
Maybe it was just a matter of convenience, pretending not to see it and then it would be over?
If so, then.
It seems that there is no use in flattening the southeast fortress.
Because if the Romans really only cooperated with the chiefs like Southeast Diao, then it is easy to guess what it meant.
At present, the pirates in the southeast corner have been basically beaten to pieces by the Imperial Navy ships of the Tang Dynasty. They are currently just surviving in some nooks and crannies of the southeast corner and on some deserted islands with no human habitation.
The Romans funded these pirates, obviously to disgust the Tang Dynasty, or more seriously, to undermine the Tang Dynasty's American strategic plan.
Today's America seems to be the number one geopolitical hotspot in the world, and all forces are holding their hilts tightly and staring at it with twinkling eyes.
Not only the Tang Dynasty and Rome, but also Arabia, which seems to have declined long ago, and Persia, which has quietly developed in recent years, are staring at this place!
Li Er had mixed feelings for a while, but finally sighed and said haggardly, "Then what do you think we should do?"
"After all, I give you so much salary every year. Even if you don't have anything to do, you can at least give me some ideas, right?"
This time Li Eryi asked, several ministers still didn't speak, but Du Ruhui among them was hesitant to speak.
Li Er caught it immediately, and his eyes lit up.
hey-hey.
Isn’t this a great idea coming?
Although Lao Du's face looked like this, I'm afraid that this clever plan also has some hidden dangers, and even some hell, but the hell's solution is better than having no solution at all.
"Keming?"
Li Er didn't waste any time and asked directly!
Du Ruhui thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, it seems that what is happening now is that we have to take action against these pirates themselves."
"These pirates now have weapons sent by the Romans, including grenades, ballistae, and other weapons. Their power when roaming the sea cannot be underestimated. I am afraid of them in the future."
"Not only will maritime merchants be robbed, but the people along the southern coast will also suffer. We need to get rid of this poison as soon as possible!"
Li Eryi was stunned when he heard Du Ruhui's words. Isn't this nonsense? Isn't that what I'm asking you for today?
But after thinking about it carefully, Li Er felt that Du Ruhui was also an outstanding person and would not talk such nonsense. What he meant was,
Compared with how to eradicate the conspiracy of the Romans, combating the pirates themselves is more important?
Because the real trouble lies in the funding from the Romans, the pirates cannot be defeated in full. This is mainly to relieve the pressure on the people, but it does not help the strategic dilemma.
This made Li Er even more unhappy, because it seemed that he really could only do this first, and just take it one step at a time.
