Seven days later, Lu Fan, the Marquis of Pingnan of Wu State, was secretly sent to Luoyang, the capital of Huaxia State, by Gan Ning. Officials from the Ministry of Rites of Huaxia State first placed Lu Fan in the post house, and then conveyed the news of Lu Fan's arrival to Gao Fei.
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In the palace hall, Gao Fei was discussing with his cabinet ministers how to deploy troops, which part of the troops to send to the southeast, and how to mobilize food and grass, all to prepare for the subsequent battle to destroy Wu. Regarding Gao Fei's coming
He said that reunification is imperative. Regardless of whether Zhuge Liang can make Wu Guo break up first, he will launch an attack this year. This matter should be done sooner rather than later. If it is delayed, Wu Guo's strength will be strengthened step by step.
"Your Majesty, Guoyuan, the Minister of Rites, said that he has something important to see." Outside the main hall, Weiwei Gao Heng said loudly with his fists clasped.
"Let him come in." Gao Fei said casually, and at the same time, he said to the cabinet ministers participating in the meeting, "There are Gan Ning and Zang Ba in Jiangdu Prefecture, Huang Zhong and Wenpin in Runan, Zhang Liao and Zhuge Liang in Jiangxia, and Zhang Liao and Zhuge Liang in Jiangling.
Gao Qi, Zhuge Jin, Chen Dao, and Wuling have Zhang He and Sima Lang. These five places are all dangerous places. If a war really breaks out, all five places will attack at the same time.
, launched a war to destroy Wu against the State of Wu. At that time, Gan Ning and Zang Ba used their troops from Jiangdu to attack Qu'a, approaching Jianye, the capital of the State of Wu. Huang Zhong and Wenpin led their troops to attack Lujiang, Gao Qi, Zhuge Jin, and Chen
Arriving at Zhang Liao, Zhuge Liang led his troops to attack Xunyang and Chaisang where the Wu navy was located. Zhang He and Sima Lang then mobilized all Wuling troops to attack the three counties of Jingnan. How do you plan this?"
Xun You first said: "I believe that such a five-pronged attack will be absolutely foolproof, but the Shouchun area is the frontline of Wu State. If all our troops attack, will Shouchun's soldiers take the opportunity to sneak attack our army?"
"Gongda's worries are not unreasonable, but Shouchun is a fortified city, and the famous Wu generals Huang Gai and Han Dang were stationed in turn. This place has always been a serious concern for our country. It is the only city north of the Yangtze River, and it seems extremely out of place.
But I have already arranged that Shouchun City will be handed over to Gao Lin's Dragon Scale Army to deal with it. With the combat power of the Dragon Scale Army, they will definitely be able to capture this fortified city," Gao Fei said.
Pang Tong said: "Your Majesty, there are few troops in Wuling City. I think that although General Zhang is more than enough to capture the three counties of Jingnan, if he wants to attack Jiaozhou and other places again, I am afraid that there will be a slight shortage of troops. Yizhou has been in Zhizhou in recent years.
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It is becoming more and more stable year by year. The people stationed there are all Shu troops. Zhang Ren and others are also outstanding generals. It is better to order Zhang Rang and others to lead the Shu army to attack Jiaozhou. Six armies will attack Jiaozhou. The total strength of Wu State is only thirty.
If there are more than ten thousand, we must not be able to care about each other."
"Well, Shi Yuan has pointed out the shortcomings in my strategy. He can directly send a secret order to Zhang Ren and ask him to lead his army to prepare to attack Jiaozhou. In addition, let Huang Quan try his best to appease the barbarians in the Nanzhong area. I am only afraid of the barbarians.
The soldiers will take advantage of the weakness of Shu to have evil intentions." Gao Fei said slightly worriedly.
Guo Jiadao: "Your Majesty, I have a plan that can make the barbarian soldiers available to our army and achieve the goal of capturing Jiaozhou and weakening the barbarian soldiers."
Jia Xu laughed and said: "Is it because Fengxiao wants to hire barbarians to fight for our army?"
"Exactly. The former emperor once hired Dongyi soldiers to station in Lingzhou, which not only weakened the threat of Dongyi in the east, but also strengthened the military strength in the northwest. It really killed two birds with one stone. Now, the nomadic people in the north and the Yi people in the east are all
All of them will be merged into our country of China, Your Majesty
Through large-scale migration and land granting, these barbarians gradually became Chinese and became an army of farmers who reclaimed the frontiers. This increased the country's food production and made the country's national power flourish. Why can't the southern barbarians do the same?" Guo said.
Jia suggested.
After Gao Fei heard this, he laughed and said: "This is a very clever plan. However, although the Southern Barbarians appear to be subordinate to our country, they are actually relatively independent. In addition, most of the Southern Barbarians live in the mountains and forests and are barbaric by nature. If there is no one who can convince the barbarians,
If someone comes forward, I'm afraid it will be difficult to persuade the Southern Barbarians to join the army and fight for our army."
"This matter is easy to hear. Zhuge Kongming once had a confidant named Samoko, who was the barbarian king of Wuxi and a very prestigious person among the southern barbarians. The emperor can send him to Nanzhong and he will definitely be able to recruit a barbarian army.
Then with the many benefits promised, our army can naturally use it to achieve the emperor's purpose." Sima Yi said, who had been silent.
Gao Fei nodded and said: "Then let's do it like this, Prime Minister Tian, and let the Ministry of Household Affairs make a budget and prepare to hire 100,000 Southern Barbarian troops."
"One hundred thousand? Your Majesty, this is probably a big expense. Now our country has millions of soldiers, and our annual military expenditure has accounted for 40% of our annual tax revenue. In order to fight this battle, we have done everything we can to fight this battle."
The budget has been exceeded, and military expenditures have doubled. In other words, the number of troops used in the battle to destroy Wu
There are 800,000 soldiers, and military expenditures have accounted for 80% of tax revenue. If we hire another 100,000 Southern Barbarian troops, I am afraid that this year's finances will be overrun. In this way, this year will be spent on building water conservancy, paving roads, and building schools.
I'm afraid the financial budget for infrastructure will be greatly reduced." Tian Feng said worriedly.
Gao Fei thought for a while and then said: "What Prime Minister Tian said is not unreasonable. It's just that the battle to destroy Wu is inevitable. I will attack Wu with an army of 800,000. Before attacking, I will definitely take a share.
War letter, if the Wu Kingdom is willing to surrender, then this war can be resolved, if not, then the war will be resolved.
It must be attacked and destroyed. This is the great cause of reunification. I must complete it and end this chaotic world of war and disputes, thereby creating a new prosperous age. If this year's budget exceeds the budget, we will withdraw part of the treasury reserved over the years. As long as it is destroyed
The Kingdom of Wu can be saved once and for all."
"I understand the emperor's intention, so I will do as the emperor wishes and ask the Ministry of Household Affairs to write a financial budget again, and then submit it to His Majesty for review," Tian Feng said.
"Well, that's it for today. The Privy Council will formulate the force distribution map and strategic map, and the Senate will formulate the financial budget. We will meet again in two days." Gao Fei said.
"Your Majesty, please retire!" The cabinet ministers present stood up one after another and resigned in unison.
Gao Fei nodded and said to Jia Xu: "Zhang Guozhang, you stay here and everyone else has dispersed."
Everyone left here, and Guo Yuan was brought to the front of the palace by Gao Heng. When Guo Yuan saw the cabinet ministers dispersed, he stood aside, waited quietly, made way for him, and saluted politely. All the cabinet ministers also agreed with Guo Yuan.
Yuan exchanged pleasantries for a while.
After all the cabinet ministers had exited the main hall, Guo Yuan went straight into the main hall, then bowed to Gao Fei and said, "I, Minister of Rites, Guo Yuan, come to see the emperor."
"Get up and talk. Guo Shangshu, I heard from Wei Wei that you have something important to ask me?" Gao Fei cleared away the map on the table, then walked to Guo Yuan's side and asked kindly.
Guoyuan stood up and said to Gao Fei: "Your Majesty, Lu Fan, the Marquis of Pingnan of Wu State, came to the capital secretly alone and is now being placed in the post house. He is Duke Dingguo and General Huwei.
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Moreover, I also met with Marquis Pingnan. He just said that he wanted to meet with the Holy Emperor, and said that he had an important mission, which may be related to the future fate of our country and the Kingdom of Wu. I did not dare to delay, so I came to report immediately and asked the Emperor to make a decision.
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"Lü Fan was Sun Ce's confidant, and Sun Ce treated him no less favorably than Zhou Yu. Shi Xie, who pacified Shanyue and conquered Jiaozhou, heard that Lü Fan had taken the lead, so he was named Marquis of Pingnan. He did not form an envoy to go out with great fanfare.
, but he came here secretly alone, there must be something important. Minister of the State, you lead the way, I will go with you to the post house to see Lu Fan." Gao Fei analyzed carefully.
"I obey the decree."
Gao Fei turned to Jia Xu and said, "Prince Zhang, come with me."
Jia Xu said: "Yes, Your Majesty."
So, Gao Fei took Jia Xu and Guo Yuan out of the palace together, and Zhu Gongdao and Zhu Gongping accompanied him to serve him.
Lu Fan received a grand reception in the State Guesthouse of the Huaxia Kingdom. This is the highest post house of the Huaxia Kingdom and is usually the place where foreign guests are received. Wang Gui from all directions and the envoys of the Wu Kingdom came to the capital of the Huaxia Kingdom.
Most of them stay here
.The etiquette of a country will often show the strength of the country. Gao Fei is a modern man and naturally knows this, so he specially set up the State Guesthouse as the office of the Ministry of Etiquette and the highest place to receive foreign guests.
However, not all foreigners and foreign envoys can enter the State Guesthouse. Except for the Wu Kingdom, the kings and nobles of the Wuwan, Nanxiongnu, Dongyi, Dawan, Wusun, Shanshan, Yulu, and Shule tribes can enter the State Guesthouse.
can enter, but Wanggui from Xianbei, Xiqiang, and Northern Xiongnu are not eligible to enter the State Guesthouse. The reason is that these three
The Chinese people are prone to rebellion, which has brought many disasters to the Huaxia Kingdom. The Japanese people are even less qualified. Although the Huaxia Kingdom has abolished slavery, Gao Fei has doubled down on the issue of the Japanese people, which makes the Japanese people
Men became permanent miners, and women became slaves of the Chinese state without any political rights.
After Gan Ning conquered the Japanese state, Gao Fei spent a year migrating all the people on the Japanese islands to the mainland to mine in the northeast mining belt, while the women migrated to Qingzhou, Xuzhou, and Yanzhou as slaves.
.As for the Japanese country, it was left as an overseas base, and reserve forces were left to garrison, becoming a training ground for naval training.
In the state guesthouse, Lu Fan waited anxiously and was restless. He was carrying a task assigned by Sun Ce at this time. He had to complete this task no matter what, and he had to go back as soon as possible.
Just as Lu Fan was pacing around anxiously, he suddenly heard someone knocking on the door. He hurriedly went to open the door. When the door opened, he saw Gao Fei standing at the door, with Jia Xu and Guoyuan behind him.
, his face immediately turned from worry to joy, and he hurriedly knelt down and bowed to Gao Feifei, shouting loudly: "Foreign Minister Lu Fan, please pay homage to His Majesty the Great Emperor!"
Gao Fei personally helped Lu Fan up and said with a smile on his face: "Hurry up, Marquis Pingnan. As soon as I heard that you were coming, I came out of the palace to see you. Marquis Pingnan arrived in such a hurry, but what's the important matter?
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Lu Fan looked at the people behind Gao Fei and said, "Your Majesty, can you step aside?"