The happy life of a prodigal

At that time, it was also in this warm pavilion.

In the same place, the peacemakers headed by the Minister of Rites also started a debate with themselves.

In the end, Emperor Chu agreed with his idea.

Why did it suddenly come up again at this time?

Could it be...

Fang Xiu seemed to think of something, raised his eyes, looked at Emperor Chu, and asked, "Your Majesty, is there any movement from the Begging Yan Department?"

The Emperor of Chu nodded, and said in a deep voice: "The 20 li sent by Zhou Mu of Liaozhou was urgent, and the [-] cavalry from the frontier of the Chen Bing of the Qiyan tribe suddenly turned around and attacked the other larger tribes in the grassland. In just three days, advance hundreds of miles..."

Having said that, he pushed out a memorial in his hand, and said lightly: "You can take a look at the specific content yourself."

Liu Cheng picked up the [-]-mile urgent letter and handed it to Fang Xiu.

After Fang Xiu took it, he took a rough look from top to bottom, and then, with a look of surprise on his face, he blurted out: "This..."

Is it so similar to what I expected?

Whether it is the direction of the advance, the time of advance, or even the route, it is almost exactly the same as what I described in my policy theory.

Not to mention the Emperor Chu and the important ministers present, even Fang Xiu himself felt a little unbelievable.

It's not that I have traveled to ancient times, and this Qiyan tribe is not a tribe that existed in ancient times.

Its actions are purely guesses based on many things that have happened in history, but it did not expect that a blind cat actually encountered a dead mouse, and the prediction was just right!

If you compare the [-]-li rush sent by Liaozhou Zhoumu with your own country test papers and compare them, those who don't know will think that the actions of the Begging Yan Department are arranged by themselves!

No wonder the old emperor and these court officials looked at him so strangely just now.

After all, as a nobleman of the imperial court, it is impossible and there is no reason for me to have anything to do with the Qiyan Department...

In other words, I have truly achieved the so-called prophetic prediction!

Can such a person not be treated like this?

After a while, Fang Xiu calmed down a little, raised his eyes, looked at Emperor Chu, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the reason why I wrote this policy is that I guessed that the Qi Yan Department has such wolfish ambitions!"

There is no beginning or end to this sentence, but the meaning is very clear.

In other words: That's right, my brother and I are so predictable!

The expressions on the faces of several important court officials became even more strange when they heard these words.

It was the old emperor who was as stable as Mount Tai, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching.

I haven't praised you yet, but I have shown myself first.

There are still such cheeky people in this world!

3 Chapter Eighty

It's still Fang Xiu's state, and it's not the first time for everyone present to see him, so they didn't feel it was too abrupt, subconsciously looked at him a few more times, and calmed down their mood.

"Cough cough..."

At this time, Emperor Chu coughed twice, looked at Fang Xiu in front of him, and said, "I still remember you once said that it is impossible for the Qiyan tribe to go north to attack other tribes."

When Fang Xiu heard this, he thought for a while, and it seemed that he had indeed said that.

There was an awkward smile on his face, and he said: "I just said that it is impossible, but I underestimated the wolf ambition of the Qiyan tribe, and I thought that the fact that the Qiyan tribe can develop and grow in a short period of time shows the strength of the tribe. Leaders are by no means short-sighted.

It is unlikely that such a man would risk a surprise attack on his back and go north to attack other tribes.

Unless he can completely subdue other tribes in a very short period of time, if they have this strength, they will never wait until now.

Therefore, I think that..."

When he said this, he stopped, with a hesitant expression on his face.

When the Emperor Chu and several important officials heard this, they also looked thoughtful.

"Go on, I'm listening..."

Seeing him stop, Chu Huang opened his mouth and said.

Hearing this, Fang Xiu cupped his hands and said, "I think the reason why the Qiyan Department dared to do this is because they can be sure of one thing, that is, the imperial court can't allocate enough troops to sneak attack their rear!"

As soon as these words came out, several ministers looked at each other in blank dismay.

You must know that although the Chu State today has disasters in the Central Plains, compared with decades ago, it can still be regarded as a prosperous country and a peaceful people.

Five important military towns were stationed in the four northern states. Including the original city defense army, there were more than [-] troops stationed.

It is not impossible to annihilate the 20 cavalry of the Qiyan tribe in one fell swoop.

How can they be sure that the imperial court will not be able to allocate troops to attack their rear?

After a while, the old emperor seemed to think of something, his complexion changed, and he looked at Fang Xiu with a pair of calm eyes, and there seemed to be something flickering inside.

At this time, Ma Wenhua, Minister of the Ministry of War, also thought of something, and blurted out: "If the imperial court can't divide the troops, there must be other forces to restrain the imperial court. The only forces that can restrain the imperial court are those few..."

Having said that, I stopped.

Going further down, it's a little inappropriate.

Hearing what Ma Wenhua said, the other senior monks also thought of something.

The reason why the Qiyan Department suddenly made an attack in a short period of time was that it had received some rumors and knew the impact of the tea-horse trade policy on itself.

So I want to take a gamble before this to prevent my tribe from dying out slowly because of the tea-horse exchange strategy.

However, the place where the tea-horse trade policy was first implemented was not the grassland, but... the southwest!

Seeing this scene, Fang Xiu knew that everyone present was unwilling to explain this clearly first.

So, he stood up, looked at the Emperor Chu, and said, "I think that Your Majesty should prevent the Southwest from rebelling."

The rebellions in the Southwest were almost always initiated by chieftains.

However, under the strategy of reforming the native land and returning the tea and horses, the chieftain is useless and no longer has the strength to fight against the imperial court.

Even, he didn't even have the ability for the imperial court to send troops to deal with it.

Therefore, the so-called prevention of Southwest regeneration rebellion...is not prevention of chieftains.

It's another existence who looks like a local emperor, Duke Qian!

The only one in the state of Chu is the Duke of the state and the general of the important town.

The southwest is too far away from the imperial court, and it will take at least half a month for a decree to reach there.

Half a month... any kind of accident may happen.

Maybe the previous decree has just been sent to the southwest, and the court here has made completely different changes.

This also means that the imperial court's control over the southwest cannot reach the control over the land of Gyeonggi, the Central Plains, and the four northern states.

What's more, the prestige of the imperial court will be greatly reduced when it reaches the south of the Yangtze River, let alone the far southwest?

Therefore, Duke Qian is the actual controller of the Southwest.

Not only because the first Duke of the State of Qian made great contributions to the stability of the Southwest, but more importantly, the imperial court needed such a spokesperson to help with various affairs in the Southwest.

Facts have also proved that this model has been working for hundreds of years and has been very effective.

A very delicate balance has also been maintained between the imperial court and Duke Qian. Except for the occasional rebellion of the unsightly chieftain, the two have always lived in peace.

But... such a balance was broken after the Southwest Chieftain's confidant trouble was solved!

As the saying goes, when the birds are gone, the bow is hidden.

Without the threat of the powerful southwestern chieftain, the existence of the military town would be meaningless.

Therefore, Duke Qian can still be that Duke Qian, but there is a great possibility that he will no longer be the former important general!

For the imperial court, such a situation is of course welcome.

After all, a tiger is a good tiger without teeth, and a brown bear is a good brown bear without claws.

However, Duke Qian obviously didn't think so.

really......

Whoever has been an emperor for such a long time will not give in easily if his teeth and claws are suddenly pulled out.

However, only relying on the original strength of Qian Guogong, there is no possibility of confronting the imperial court at all.

As long as the imperial court draws troops from the other eight important towns, they will go south to the territory controlled by Duke Guizhou.

It doesn't take long for Duke Qian to become the history of Great Chu.

Therefore, although Qian Guogong wrote letters frequently, he did not take any substantive actions.

Whether it's the secret report passed by the imperial court in the southwest, or the reports passed down from the various prefectures and states in the southwest, it all shows that so far, Duke Qian is still in peace.

However, these old foxes in the imperial court are extremely clear in their hearts that this peace can only be temporary.

If there is a suitable time, Duke Qian will definitely make a move, but what kind of move is unknown.

Of course, these considerations are all based on one premise, that is, the imperial court has already decided to let someone other than Duke Qian be in charge of the important town in the southwest.

Before that, there was not much change between the imperial court and Duke Qian. Even if he occasionally wrote a letter, he only used a relatively gentle tone and did not show any impulsiveness.

But... No one knows whether this is Qian Guogong's disguise. No one can guarantee whether Qian Guogong is really willing to accept the arrangement of the court!

Hearing Fang Xiu's words, there was silence in the Nuan Pavilion. Everyone, including the Emperor Chu, frowned slightly, as if they were thinking about the possibility of what he said.

Chapter 381 Battle!

Silence is Cambridge tonight.

The quiet atmosphere lasted for about half a stick of incense. Emperor Chu raised his eyes, looked at Ma Wenhua, Minister of the Ministry of War, and asked, "If the chieftain changes, how long will it take to put down the rebellion if the chieftain's pro-army is dispatched together with the important town?"

Although Emperor Chu was referring to the chieftain, everyone present knew who the chieftain was referring to.

Hearing the Emperor Chu's question, Ma Wenhua jumped up from the chair, stood upright, saluted and said: "Return to Your Majesty, if there is Heaven's Punishment to help, Master Wang will be able to order the chieftain in the south within a month!"

The sonorous and powerful words of these words made everyone present inexplicably feel a sense of trust.

After hearing this, Emperor Chu smiled faintly, looked at Ma Wenhua, and said, "Since this is the case, the Ministry of War must make preparations in advance to prevent accidents in the Southwest regeneration."

"The minister obeys the order!"

It has to be said that as the first Minister of the Ministry of War from the frontier of Chu State, Ma Wenhua has an iron-blooded temperament on his body.

Looking at him, there is always a feeling that there is a high wall in front of you, and you feel an incomparable sense of security in your heart.

Even Fang Xiu has to admit that Ma Wenhua has a different kind of charm at this time...

Of course, it can also be said to be temperament.

Moreover, everyone here knows what kind of person Ma Wenhua is.

His background in the frontier gave him a control over the confrontation between the two armies that the previous ministers of the Ministry of War did not have.

Such a person never speaks aimlessly.

Since he said that the pro-army would set off with the important towns and the Southwest would be pacified within a month, then nine out of ten it was true.

Therefore, both the Emperor Chu and the elders secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The Emperor Chu looked at the other two important ministers, Minister of the Ministry of Household and Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

Seeing the Emperor Chu's gaze turned to him, the two ministers who were over fifty years old all jumped up like rabbits.

"Soldiers and horses have not moved, food and grass go first. Although the ministers are civil servants, they also know this truth. If there is a change in the southwest, the ministers must go all out to ensure that the expeditionary army can go south smoothly, and the southwest is flat!"

In this Nuan Pavilion, the most powerful people in Chu State have now determined that something will happen in the Southwest.

It's not just because of Fang Xiu's speculation, but also because of their years of experience in ups and downs.

Duke Qian has gone through several generations, and he is no longer as united with the court as the first Duke Qian.

Sooner or later, there must be an explanation for the affairs of the Southwest.

No matter whether it is a tiger or a brown bear, it will not allow others to pull out its teeth and claws.

What's more, Duke Qian's Mansion is not just as simple as tigers and brown bears...

In other words, there must be a battle between the imperial court and Duke Qian!