Liu Dan was quite dissatisfied: "General Zhou, since you have already discovered that the Eastern Roman Empire has planted spies in Xinjing, why don't you take action to catch them all?"
Zhou Shan glanced at Zhao Ziliang and said, "Mr.
Liu may not be aware of the situation in the intelligence industry.
Back then, we cracked down on the Eastern Roman Empire's secret operations in Xinjing, and they were all caught in one fell swoop.
We also took similar measures against the secret operations of other countries in Xinjing.
Over the line But did Mr.
Liu think they would stop there?
On the contrary, instead of giving up, they continued to send undercover agents and hid them deeper.
Even important figures among the royal court officials were bribed by them, including the generals and internal guards.
The Yamen spent a long time , tried their best to get a glimpse of the tip of the iceberg, so in the intelligence industry, violence cannot solve the fundamental problem.
Keeping them will make it easier for us to understand their movements.
If we eradicate and arrest them all, it will be a long time in the future. for a while i We keep these people with a blind eye.
We can effectively prevent them from stealing our important secrets.
At the same time, we can also release some news that has nothing to do with the overall situation or release false news to mislead them to achieve our goals. ".
Liu Dan was left speechless.
Zhao Ziliang affirmed Zhou Shan's statement: "General Zhou has rich experience in this industry, and I trust his talent in this field.
As for the person who delivers the news, the inner guard Yamen can just keep an eye on him, but he must not To alert the snake, you must find out the entire line or entire network through which they transmit information.
If necessary, do not take violent action against them unless they steal information that is related to our country's security and may cause huge losses to our country."
Zhou Shan cupped his fists and said: "I obey the order" "Okay, General Zhou just talked about this issue, and we already know it.
Now everyone can share your opinions on the matter of the Bulgar Khanate Khan Telets leading a delegation to perform Hajj, requesting surrender, and hoping to be canonized."
Huangfu Xian first stood up and clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, if we use the current boundary as the limit and no longer expand westward, I think we can consider accepting the Bulgar Khanate's request for surrender and canonization.
But if we still want to continue To expand westward, if we accept the surrender of the Bulgar Khanate and its request for canonization, this will undoubtedly tie us up and become an obstacle to our westward expansion in the future."
Liu Dan stood up and raised his hands to express his objection to Huangfu Xian's words: "Your Majesty, I don't agree with what Huangfu said.
Regardless of whether we continue to advance westward in the future, we can now accept the surrender of the Bulgar Khanate and grant them canonization.
When the time comes we really want to move westward, it’s completely possible Looking for excuses to break with the Bulgar Khanate, is it possible that we will remain loyal to this weak relationship forever?
The king said that there are only eternal interests between countries, and there are no permanent allies.
Is it possible that Lord Huangfu thinks that the Bulgar Khanate is such a weak relationship?
This time I asked to surrender to my country, Western Qin, because I sincerely admire my country, Western Qin.
Culture, surrender to the power of our Western Qin.
If this is the case, it is obvious why they did not surrender ten years ago.
The purpose of their request for surrender this time is obvious.
If successful, first, our Western Qin's military strength to contain and deter them will be After it is lifted, they can free up their troops to attack other surrounding areas.
The Khanate may go south to invade the Eastern Roman Empire; secondly, he can use the power of our Western Qin to integrate the internal affairs and eliminate opponents; thirdly, he can purchase a large amount of needed supplies from our country, including weapons and equipment, food and other necessary daily necessities. daily necessities to alleviate their plight at home.”
"Of course, King Bulgar Khan has their own plans.
Although they will be subject to the status of vassals by joining and surrendering to our Western Qin, they can get very good benefits, and this is also good for our Western Qin to increase our power.
In this way, Although our direct military power has not expanded westward, our indirect influence and power have taken a big step forward westward and southward, which is beneficial to both of us."
After hearing Liu Dan's words, Zhao Ziliang couldn't help but nod secretly in his heart.
Liu Dan was worthy of having handled diplomatic affairs for more than 20 years and served as Hongluqing for nearly ten years.
He was quite diplomatic and had an overall view.
Just as he was thinking about it, Zhao Hu stood up and clasped his fists and said, "What Master Liu said makes sense, but Master Liu is wrong.
If we want to advance westward, we need to face not the Bulgar Khanate, but the Pechenegs."
Weichen, Magyars and East Slavs have been guarding the border in the Khazar Governorate for many years.
They have some spies and channels there.
There is news that It shows that people from various tribes within the East Slavs have been moving around recently, lobbying the tribes to unite to establish a country to fight against us.
Wei Chen believes that since the East Slavs want to build a country to fight against our country, it is better for our country to simply strike first.
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Now we have no other wars, and The army expansion has just been completed, and we need a whetstone to sharpen the edge."
"Ahem!"
Prime Minister Dugu Wensu said: "General Zhao, this battle is not just a matter of fighting, nor is it a matter of saying that we can fight it.
We will first fight Kimak, then fight the Khazars, and then go south to attack Tianzhu, They also attacked Tubo eastward, each time only one or two years apart, and the amount of military expenditures consumed was It's huge.
The wealth accumulated over the years has basically been wiped out.
Now the Fifth Army is still fighting the Bulgars in the northwest.
Although the scale of the war is not large, the cost of long-term troops stationed there is also very high.
Do you soldiers want to fight?
With a heart that is not afraid of death, those of us who are civil servants are certainly high-spirited Xing, after all, with people like you here, Western Qin is safe, but war is not something you can fight if you want.
This involves all aspects.
Even if you can fight, my Government Affairs Council has no money to spare, so you can Why should we fight?
It’s not that we don’t spend money if we have money.
In fact, the national treasury doesn’t have any money either.
Money, the royal court invests huge amounts in various places and in all aspects every year.
Now we in Western Qin are in a critical period of development and urgently need a lot of money investment.
On the one hand, we must speed up the construction of various places, and on the other hand, we must improve the economic level. , only by investing more can you get greater returns and income.”
Zhao Hu wanted to say more, but Zhao Ziliang raised his hand to stop him, "Compared to the Pechenegs, Magyars and East Slavs, the big food country close at hand is our biggest threat, so for a long time to come Internally, our main enemy is the Great Food State, which does not want to remain friendly with neighboring countries at all.
Today we are mainly talking about the Bulgar Khanate's request for surrender and canonization, and we will not talk about other things for the time being."
Dugujun stood up and cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, if we agree to the Bulgar Khanate's request for surrender and canonization, the Eastern Roman Empire will definitely propose a negotiation and protest against us, and we will inevitably become enemies with the Eastern Roman Empire.
Now our The main enemy is the Great Food Country, and the Eastern Roman Empire is the natural enemy of the Great Food Country.
The minister believes that we cannot lose the big for the small."
Li Siye stood up, clasped his fists at Zhao Ziliang and others, and said, "Your Majesty, gentlemen, Lord Dugu is right, but I have a different view.
Although there is civil strife in the Eastern Roman Empire, the riots in Thrace are For the Eastern Roman Empire, only It's just a ringworm, and the barbarians in Thrace will not be able to hold on for long before they are wiped out.
At that time, the Eastern Roman Empire will usher in a period of stable development for a long time, which will give Constantine V the opportunity to carry out internal reforms.
When it comes time to integrate, they will reform internally to improve National strength, their reforms have achieved considerable results before.
If the invasion of the Bulgars and the Great Cannibals had not stopped their reforms, their national strength would have increased significantly.
If we did not agree with the surrender and canonization of the Bulgars, Request to continue to contain the Western Front , then the Eastern Roman Empire would be very happy to see this situation.
Their enemies on both sides are contained, and they will definitely sit back and watch.
We are fighting to the death with the Dashiguo and the Bulgars, while they are standing aside.
Watching the excitement is probably not in the interests of our country."
After listening to Li Siye's words, the ministers all realized the seriousness of this problem.
They had to admit that Li Siye's view was reasonable and was very likely to become a reality.
Liu Shan said: "What can we do if we accept the Bulgars but offend the Eastern Roman Empire?
But if we don't accept them, it is not in the interests of our Western Qin and finally let the Eastern Roman Empire take advantage."
For a while, all the ministers fell into deep thought, thinking about how to solve the current dilemma.
Soon, Chu Ge stood up and clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, I have thought of a way, but I don't know if it is feasible."
Zhao Ziliang raised his hand: "Tell me about it."
"Nuo" Chu Ge agreed and immediately said: "If we don't want to offend the Eastern Roman Empire, and we can't let the Eastern Roman Empire take advantage of it and become powerful.
The minister thinks that we can not accept the Bulgars' request for surrender and canonization, but we can Establish diplomatic relations with the Bulgars and carry out normal state exchanges.
In this way, both parties will be on an equal footing.
The empire has nothing to say.
We don’t have to offend the Eastern Roman Empire, and we can appease the Bulgars.
We will no longer send warships to attack the Bulgars on the Black Sea coast, and deploy the center of military power in the west to deter Peche.
The Neggs, Magyars and East Slavs allowed the Bulgars to safely invade the Eastern Roman Empire from time to time and prevent it from becoming bigger."
I have to say that Chu Ge's method is a feasible method, but this method was not proposed by the civil servants.
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The civil servants were a little embarrassed for a while.
Zhao Ziliang asked: "What do you think of what General Chu said?"
All the ministers raised their hands and said in unison: "Everything is decided by the king."
How could Zhao Ziliang not see the embarrassment of the ministers?
He laughed secretly in his heart and said immediately: "I think this method is feasible, so let's do it.
There are still a few days before the court meeting on the first day of next month.
Let's inform Teletz.
I will meet him in the palace for a court meeting, and all the ministers must cooperate with me and not expose any flaws."
All the ministers shouted together: "I obey the decree":