Chapter 11 Three Life (Two)

"I am following the proposal. The five families will attack Zhou, and they will definitely kill the Guo clan!" Zhao Hua, deputy envoy of the Privy Councilor, lit up his eyes and decisively expressed his agreement behind Zhang Yuanzheng. Following the trend, he also vaguely pointed out the fact that Zhang Yuanzheng was ignorant of numbers.

Zhang Yuanzheng didn't care, smiled and whispered: "Youzhou Han family is a vicious dog raised by the Liao Kingdom. Of course, it cannot be counted as a single family. As long as the Emperor of the Great Liao Dynasty is willing to send troops, Youzhou Han family will be willing to send troops, and you will be able to send troops if you don't want to send troops!"

"It is better to send someone to say hello to Han Kuangsi alone, otherwise, he will inevitably not work hard!" Zhao Hua's face turned slightly red and he suggested with a smile.

The two of them were the heads of military generals and civil officials. Since their opinions had basically reached an agreement, even if other civil and military officials had doubts, it was not convenient to speak out in public. So, today's court discussions quickly set the tone. In winter, we will hold our troops for the time being, accumulate strength, and send envoys to all countries. We will strive to advance together by the beginning of next spring, and attack Bianliang, and divide the picturesque country of the "Pseudo-Zhou".

This strategy is very feasible, but it is quite laborious to implement.

First of all, the Northern Han Dynasty only bordered the Liao Kingdom and Youzhou, among the other four families. If you want to contact Western Shu and Southern Tang, you must bypass the territory of the Great Zhou.

Secondly, although the civil strife in the Liao Kingdom has ended, Emperor Tianshun Yelu Jing has no real power. The internal affairs and diplomacy of the Liao Kingdom are all controlled by Yelu Wuzhi, the king of the North Court. Yelu Wuzhi is afraid that he will become the second in Shi Hongzhao and dare not leave his garrison half a step away. Therefore, even if the Liao Kingdom sends troops, the number of troops available for dispatch is very limited. If you want to do something again, Yelu Deguang will enter Bian again, it will be impossible in a short time.

Again, it is the issue of confidentiality. Among the high-ranking officials of the Great Liao Kingdom, many of them are nomadic tribe chiefs, and the concept of confidentiality does not exist in their minds. In recent years, Cangzhou and the Liao tribes have been doing business well. As long as the leaders of the tribe know anything, it will take a few days to know that the news spreads faster than the galloping horse!

Since the news that the five families had agreed to attack Zhou reached Cangzhou, it was impossible to be sent to Bianliang in the shortest time. When the Great Zhou Emperor Chai Rong heard this, he was furious and immediately invited civil and military officials above the fourth rank to the palace to discuss the strategy of responding.

Although he was supported by Fu Yanqing, Gao Xingzhou, Chang Si, Feng Dao, Bai Wenke and other old ministers when he ascended the throne, he had only been an emperor for more than a month, and his prestige was far from being erected, and he could not do anything like the legendary ones. Therefore, the situation had just been introduced by Zhang Yongde, and the civil and military officials below were immediately divided into two major sects that were incompatible with water and fire.

Fu Yanqing and Gao Xingzhou have both returned to their respective fiefs, and the generals are naturally led by Chang Si, the oldest qualified, and they will fight to the death with all the invading enemy troops. As long as the Great Zhou can defeat the five invaders one by one, they can take advantage of the situation to launch a counterattack, go north to Yanyun, south to Wuyue, and west to Bashu. Even if they are not good, they can attack Taiyuan against the trend and completely solve the hidden dangers of Liu Chong and his son!

Most civil officials, led by Feng Dao, firmly believed that the first lord Guo Wei had just passed away, and the rebellion of Wang Jun and Wang Yin had just subsided, and the vitality of the Great Zhou Dynasty had not yet been fully restored, and hastily fighting with multiple enemy troops was a solution. The best choice was to give some benefits to the Liao Kingdom, Mengshu, and Southern Tang, which completely failed to make the plan of the pseudo-Han completely fail. Then spend several years sleeping on firewood and tasting gall, accumulating strength, and after all industries in the country were prospered, they could send troops to destroy the Northern Han first, and then to the Southern Tang and Mengshu; after the enemies on both sides were wiped out one by one, they would raise up the troops to fight the Khitan to the death!

Of course, there are also some civil officials such as Fan Zhi, Lu Yuqing, etc. who tend to think more often. But compared with old ministers such as Feng Dao and Wei Renpu, they are slight and have no effect after all.

At the same time, there are also some outliers among military generals, such as Cao Bin, Li Hanqiong, Guo Jin, etc., who also think that Feng Dao's proposal is more stable. However, like civil officials such as Fan Zhi and Lu Qingyu, they are also younger generations in front of Chang Si. Their opinions can be ignored.

The statements of both sides make sense, and they cannot compromise. After arguing, the words were filled with the smell of fireworks. Among them, Yang Guangyi's words sounded particularly harsh. "In order to please the Khitan, the old thief Liu Chong offered 200,000 pieces of silk to the Khitan people every year, and there were countless pig iron. During festivals and the birthdays of the Khitan thief chiefs, he had to add another filial piety. The territory of our Great Zhou is more than seven times that of the pseudo-Hans. If you want to buy the Khitans without sending troops, wouldn't it cost millions of stakes? You all say that you would give me benefits and benefits. Who would be willing to pay for these millions of silk? You still want to plunder the people's wealth and ointment!"

"Isn't it? Give the Khitan million, the Mengshu, the Southern Tang, and the Youzhou family for 200,000 to 300,000, plus the loss along the way, it will cost about 2 million." General Wang Quanbin was also a terrified person. He smiled and curled his lips at Feng Dao and the people around him, "Haha, scrape it from the heads of his own people and then send it out. As soon as he goes in and out, some people will be full of oil!"

Now, too many people have been exposed. Since the Mingzong of the Later Tang Dynasty, there have been few civil and military generals in various dynasties and dynasties. Including the Great Zhou Dynasty, although the founding of the country was short, and although Emperor Taizu Guo Wei was so simple that he was buried with paper clothes and tiles, the houses of civil and military ministers were built more magnificent than the other. Especially the private residences of former Privy Councilor Wang Jun and Deputy Privy Councilor Feng Dao were simply the smaller palace. The interior decorations were even more luxurious than those in the palace!

Immediately, the Minister of Personnel and Duke of Zheng, Zhang Zhao, stood up, trembling with his snow-white beard, and shouted loudly: "How can you swear like this? Each department has a book of money and grain. When the Emperor was in power, he would also send special personnel to review every year. I dare not say that every transaction is clearly in and out, at least 99% of them can stand the inspection!"

"Yes, who can't make fake accounts?" Wang Quanbin became angry and didn't care whether Zhang Zhao's beard was white or black. He curled his lips and sneered at the counter. "If you don't believe it, let's verify your property. If your property and house are kept in the warehouse, if you can also get in and out, you can clearly understand it, and the total amount is less than the sum of the ten-year salary, just think I'm farting just now!"

This statement was even more excessive than the previous sentence. Suddenly, it was like a drop of cold water falling into the boiling oil, causing a violent reaction. Not only most civil officials could not bear it, but even some military generals glared at Wang Quanbin.

But Wang Quanbin, without any consciousness, continued to sneer and add, "Why, am I wrong? Whose property is all pure and innocent? The people are offering you food and clothing, and spending too much. The old emperor stole the custody and turned a blind eye to you. In the face of a great enemy, you don't want to fight to serve the country, but you still think about how to plunder more money and food from the people, and then intercept the benefits. You and you are humble and don't take money as money. At the same time, you are cruel and violent, and you are sucking bones and sucking marrow. What's the use of such an ungrateful group of people? It's better to feed a few dogs. After all, the thief can open your mouth and whisper a few times when they come!"

"You, you deserve to die!" Zheng Guo Duke Zhang Zhao was scolded and his eyes turned black. Wang Quanbin pointed at him and fought back tremblingly. "The bottom of the civil servant's butt is not clean, so you will be clean. In terms of the wealth of the family, who can compare to your old boss Chang Kegong?!"

"Old man is shameless!" As Chang Si's confidant and disciple, Yang Guangyi was furious. He jumped in front of Zhang Zhao with a quick step, and raised his fist high, "My master's family wealth comes with money and interest, which is much innocent than you waiting for."

"Mr. Zheng, please be careful!" Han Chongyun was afraid that Yang Guangyi would beat the minister in front of Chai Rong and commit the crime of unforgivable crime, and Han Chongyun quickly stopped between the two and shouted loudly.

Immediately afterwards, Zheng Ziming, who had been about to leave Bianliang recently, also stood up and forced Yang Guangyi back to the ranks of military generals. When he turned around, he glanced at Zhang Zhao, with a smile on his face.

Only then did the Duke of Zheng, Zhang Zhao, remembered who were Chang Si's two sons-in-law? Suddenly, the chills on his back. He quickly put away the grievances in his stomach and thought about how to remedy them. Before he could compile the speech, he saw Chang Si get up long and walk to Chai Rong's imperial case and say loudly: "Your Majesty, I, Chang Si, have lent to Zelu and make profits. Over the years, I have obtained hundreds of thousands of interest. In addition to the expenses of raising soldiers and building cities, I can also save 100,000 yuan in silver. Today I am willing to donate the capital and interest to Your Majesty as a resource to resist foreign humiliation!"

"This..." After the words came, not only Zhang Zhao himself, but also all the civil servants who had followed him to Chang Sihan were stunned. Then, they lowered their heads and their faces were as red as a monkey's butt.

The governor of Zelu, Chang Si, was rich and could make money. This is a well-known fact. Chang Si used 500 personal soldiers to pacify the two states of Zelu and Lu, and used usury to force local tyrants to bow to him, which was also accused by Liu Zhiyuan, and many civil servants expressed their admiration. Today, Zhang Zhao was ruthlessly squeezed out by Wang Quanbin. In a hurry, he turned over Chang Si's old accounts, and was a little guilty. Chang Si's resolute move to the country's capital and interest made many people feel ashamed!

Only Feng Dao, Duke of Ying, was still calm at this moment. Seeing the civil servants looking down, they smiled, and bowed gently to Duke of Tang, Chang Si, "Duke of Tang, good means, use 100,000 yuan of interest and an old debt that cannot be collected by millions of dollars, and force all civil and military officials to keep silent. This transaction is absolutely cost-effective."

After saying that, regardless of how Chang Si reacted, he quickly turned his body to Chai Rong and bowed solemnly, "Your Majesty, although the old minister's family is not as rich as Duke Tang, he also donated 3,000 hectares of fertile land, twelve shops in Bianliang City, together with goods and capital, can probably make up about 100,000 guan. It is not used to resist foreign humiliation, but only to buy powerful ministers of the enemy country, so that they can try every means to prevent their respective kings from sending troops and prevent our great circumference from being attacked on all sides!"

"I am willing to donate 20,000 yuan to buy the enemy country!"

"I am a poor family and I am willing to donate 10,000 yuan in exchange for the rest of my country's people!"

"Weichen is willing to donate money..."

"Wei Minister..."

At any time, civil servants are more flexible than military generals, and they all follow Feng Dao and make their solemn statements.

Although donating some of the property is painful, compared to letting the opinions of the pro-war faction have the upper hand, this pain can be directly ignored. Moreover, Emperor Taizu was nostalgic in the past and did not pursue everyone to harm the public and benefit private people, but the new emperor may not be so "elegant". Donating some of the property in exchange for not prosecuting previous corruption. This deal is worthwhile!

"Enough, I understand what you are saying!" The court discussion that concerns the life and death of the country turned into a donation meeting. Chai Rong was so angry that his face turned pale. He slapped the table with his hand and ordered loudly, "Where is Chen Liuhou? Record the amount of donations just now for me, and collect them all on a date to enrich the national treasury!"

"I obey the order!" Zhao Kuangyin stepped forward and saluted, then took the eunuch and sent paper and pen, and started to "keep the book!"

"How can I take it?" The officials grinned secretly in pain, but had no courage to cheat on the spot, so they had to lower their heads and silently calculate what industries they could give up and where they could move some money to make up for the deficit caused by impulse today.

Seeing the expressions on everyone's faces, Chai Rong sighed and turned his eyes to Chang Si again, "Duke Tang, your money-lending in Zelu was a temporary measure to force local tyrants to submit. I heard that the late emperor said more than once, and the late emperor agreed with this matter. However, four or five years have passed, and the city defenses of the two states of Zelu have been rectified, and the local tyrants have no strength to continue to nourish the people themselves. Therefore, I will accept the money. As for the principal debt, after you return to office, you will burn all the fire!"

"The old minister has already presented it to Your Majesty. Your Majesty said it was burned, and the old minister has no other words!" Chang Si had already thought about what to do, stood up again, stood up and bowed his hand.

"Duke Tang, I will never let down your old work!" Chai Rongxu pressed his arm and signaled Chang Si to sit down. Then, he shouted, "Come here, draft an order for me. Duke Tang Chang Si has made great contributions to the country, the Secretary of the Jin Dynasty, and the King of Tang. He granted a manor outside Bianliang City and a thousand acres of fertile land to praise his loyalty!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Chang Si stood up for the third time and saluted Chai Rong respectfully.

How could the military generals fail to make a turn when the emperor and his ministers acted so artificially? They also followed the civil officials before and expressed their intention to donate money and materials to prepare military funds for the country to defend against foreign invaders.

Chai Rong treated the military generals and civil officials equally, and according to the previous method, Zhao Kuangyin was responsible for recording the money that everyone promised to donate on the case. Then he encouraged the military generals and said with a smile: "The father had just returned to heaven, and the pseudo-Han dared to unite with the countries to attack Zhou, which was really insulting me too much. Is it tolerant, who is intolerable? Besides, even if you can buy a temporary peace with money, it will easily make my Zhou slack. In the future, whenever there is an invasion of foreign enemies, no matter how hard it is to defeat them, the first thing that comes to mind is to spend money to eliminate disasters. In the long run, if you cut the moon, your country will be destroyed by the Great Zhou dynasty!"

"Your Majesty, even when Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty had just ascended the throne, he still felt ashamed of the Wei River. But in just a few years, the Turks were wiped out!" Feng Dao heard the more he heard, and he quickly stood up to salute and interrupted loudly.

"I am not Emperor Taizong of Tang!" Chai Rong was slightly angry, frowned, and responded in a low voice.

"Of course, not everyone can do it!" Feng Dao, who had no idea what was wrong, had only known to speak according to the king's wishes for several dynasties and generations, suddenly turned out to behave differently today, bowed and added loudly, "But Your Majesty can be a model for Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. Not to mention comparing with him in this life, as long as he reaches half of it, he will be very lucky in the world!"

"You, you..." Chai Rong was so angry that his face turned pale even when he respected the elders and virtuous. He endured it and gritted his teeth, "Duke Yingguo said, after the spring begins, I will follow Emperor Taizong of Tang and personally lead the army to Taiyuan!"

Knowing that Chai Rong was on the verge of anger, Feng Dao did not restrain himself at all. He shook his head and sneered and reminded him. "Your Majesty is cautious, be careful to be Shi Chonggui's second, and lose his troops and humiliate the country!"

"Shut up, the Han army is just a group of mobs. I have Ziming, Yuanlang, and generals under my command. It must be like Mount Tai pressing eggs!"

"Your Majesty is not Mount Tai!"

"You..." Chai Rong finally couldn't bear it anymore, so he drew out his sword and slashed at the Yushu case, "Don't talk nonsense! I have decided to conquer Taiyuan in person. If the ministers dare to speak again, they will be so arrogant to our army!"
Chapter completed!