Li Da frowned, he said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, let's not talk about the remoteness of the Western Regions, the Ming army is exhausted from long-distance combat, even if we are ready to fight, in the past few years, the Ming Dynasty has frequently started wars, and the military expenditure is getting bigger and bigger year by year, our trade with Western countries has just begun, and the trade with the Northern Yuan is about to reach its peak. ” Li Da said very pertinently, Lan Yu and Xu Huizu glanced at each other and fell into silence, the Lan family army just came back from Xi'an, and now they are using Lan Yu's soldiers, they came back from Xi'an, and now they are asked to rush to the Western Regions, which is very inappropriate, and Xu Huizu's troops I just came back from Goryeo, and the situation is the same as the Lan family army.
Zhu Yunwen looked at the people below quietly, and at this time, Guo Jing, the household servant, came out and said, "Your Majesty, can you follow the example of the Battle of Goryeo and directly recruit troops in the Western Regions." ” "Definitely not!"
Lan Yu was very disdainful of this kind of new official who had just entered the dynasty and did not understand the battlefield, he mocked, "The land of Liaodong is firmly in the hands of my Ming Dynasty, and there is no problem with recruiting troops there, but the Western Regions have been separated from the Central Plains for a long time, and the first emperor took the Western Regions back, although there are many cities in the Western Regions, many people there are not convinced by the Ming Dynasty, or they don't have an exact concept of the Ming Dynasty at all, let them work for the Ming Dynasty, it's just funny." ” Guo Jing's face turned red, he had just entered the court through the imperial examination, as the second rank and second rank, Guo Jing had always been very conceited, but he didn't expect that the first time he made a speech in the court, he was mercilessly scolded back by Lan Yu.
Guo Jing's face was a little dark, Liu Ziyi, the deputy head of the household next to him, gently patted him on the shoulder, Guo Jing snorted coldly, and no longer looked at Lan Yu, Lan Yu glanced at Guo Jing, he saw Guo Jing's eyes, it seems that he is very angry about his own demolition, but with Lan Yu's identity, he naturally will not care about a child.
Li Da glanced at Guo Jing, this young man was inevitably too impetuous, he didn't know that his mistake now was to lose the face of the civil official.
Now the struggle between civilian officials and military attaches is becoming more and more intense, but this is all secret, Zhu Yunwen knows about it, but he didn't intervene and stop it, and it's actually good to let them fight.
Li Da hugged his fists and said, "I don't know what General Xu thinks about this incident." ” In fact, there is no contradiction between Li Da and Lanyu Xu Huizu, but on the one hand, he is the head of the military attaché, and on the other hand, he is the head of the civilian official, and for the interests of their respective groups, Li Da can only compete with the two generals.
Xu Huizu smiled, "My Northern Expeditionary Army has just returned from the front line, and I am short of energy, but Sulu is a small country, a land of projectiles, I believe that Li Guozhang must have a solution." ” Li Da glanced at Xu Huizu, if it wasn't necessary, he really didn't want to fall out with Xu Huizu, but this Xu Huizu spoke in a weird way, and threw the pot at him in a blink of an eye, how could Li Da not be angry.
However, with Li Da's decades of fox cultivation, this question naturally did not make his expression change, Li Da said respectfully, "Your Majesty, we govern the country with literature, and we really don't understand this matter of leading troops to fight. ” Xu Huizu sneered, "Yes, then why did Li Guozhang intervene in the Battle of Goryeo and even the Battle of the Northern Yuan Dynasty a few days ago?"
” Li Da smiled indifferently, "General Xu probably misunderstood, I'm all here to share the emperor's worries." ” Xu Huizu said casually, "Then I believe that Li Guozhang can also share worries for me and the emperor this time." ” The atmosphere on the field was a little embarrassing, no one thought that the two top of the imperial power, who would usually greet each other cordially, would fight openly and secretly in the court in such a way.
Zhu Yunwen said with a smile, "Aiqing doesn't have to argue, no matter what, you are all my most trusted courtiers." ” Li Da and Xu Huizu felt a pang in their hearts, Zhu Yunwen called them with the word courtier, not a minister, which means that Zhu Yunwen is giving them a warning, you can fight no matter how you want, but you must understand that you are my subordinates, and I want to clean you up is just a matter of thought.
Liu Xinfei looked at Zhu Yunwen on the eaves of the main hall, but he didn't expect this person to speak loudly, but he was full of deterrence.
Xu Huizu smiled indifferently, "Your Majesty, I'm communicating with Li Guozhang, after all, the two of us still need to unite for the sake of the Ming Dynasty." ” Li Da nodded, "Yes, Your Majesty, but in the matter of Sulu, I don't think there is so much trouble."
Li Da began to change the topic, shifting from the struggle of the imperial court to the war in Sulu.
Zhu Yunwen narrowed his eyes, "Li Guozhang has any good suggestions, let me listen to it carefully." ” Li Da gave Guo Jing a look, that's right, Guo Jing was able to be promoted to the head of the household so quickly, which has Li Da's arrangement, Li Da has always admired this erudite and learned literati, Li Da once talked with him at night, whether it is state affairs or family affairs, Guo Jing has a very clear opinion and understanding, Li Da was greatly surprised, and began to cultivate Guo Jing.
Li Da first got the right to speak, and then gave this good thing that might be rewarded to Guo Jing, not only Zhu Yunwen, but everyone present began to think about the relationship between Li Da and this young man.
Guo Jing stood up confidently this time and said, "Your Majesty, if you want to keep Sulu and keep the countries in the Western Regions from moving, there is only one way that the minister can think of." ” Zhu Yunwen asked curiously, "Tell me, what's going on?"
” "The countries of the Western Regions are extremely greedy, if we want to keep Sulu, we will directly bring some money, and then make a promise to the countries of the Western Regions to provide financial support every year, and the richness given by our Ming Dynasty will not be rejected by the countries of the Western Regions."
Guo Jing said slowly, "When the time comes, we can slowly repair it, and when the domestic finances return to normal, we can eliminate the countries in the Western Regions in one fell swoop." ” What Guo Jing said was indeed very thoughtful, except for Lan Yu and Xu Huizu, everyone else showed feasible expressions, and even more began to discuss the possibility of this matter.
Lan Yu and Xu Huizu glanced at Zhu Yunwen, and they found that Zhu Yunwen's face was already half black, Lan Yu snickered, Guo Jing, Guo Jing, it's not that I want to harm you, you are dying by yourself.
The two generals have followed Zhu Yunwen for many years, and they have long known that he would rather fight hard than use such gentle means, Zhu Yunwen said very early on that the Ming Dynasty is an empire with backbone!
"Then what does Guo Aiqing mean by letting us use Huairou means to gain the hostility of the countries in the Western Regions?"
Zhu Yunwen looked at Guo Jing coldly, but Guo Jing was immersed in his perfect plan, indeed, if it was another empire, it would definitely be done like this, and this is indeed a good method.