Qi Yun, the third princess, and the little cutie smiled and nodded, then walked hand in hand to other places in the palace.
After Qi Yun, the Queen, Wenren Yunshu and others walked away, Song Qing smiled and hugged Young Master Liu.
"Third brother, brother Wei, brother Liu Song, brother Du Yu and we are also going to have a look."
As soon as Song Qing finished speaking, he turned around and left.
Liu Song, Sun Mingfeng, Du Yu, and Qin Guang also turned around and left.
Liu Da saw this situation and immediately raised his hand to signal.
"Wait a minute."
When Song Qing and others heard the sound, their footsteps suddenly stopped, and they immediately turned back to look at Young Master Liu.
"Huh? Third brother, what's wrong?"
"Master?"
"His Majesty?"
Liu Mingzhi turned his head and looked at Qi Yun, Hu Yanjunyao, Chen Jie and the others who were wandering in the corner of the palace in the distance. He chuckled and waved his hands.
"Brother, you don't have to leave. You can stay and listen together."
Song Qing turned around and looked at Zhang Kuang, looking slightly hesitant.
"Is this convenient?"
Liu Mingzhi smiled calmly and said without hesitation: "Hehehe, there is nothing inconvenient."
Immediately, he turned to look at Zhang Kuang standing aside.
"Uncle, what do you think?"
Seeing Young Master Liu asking him, Zhang Kuang nodded hurriedly.
Zhang Kuang took a long puff of dry cigarette and turned to look at Song Qing and the others with a faint smile.
"Qing'er, Nephew Du Xian, Nephew Sun Xian, I just did that on purpose. I didn't deliberately want to hide my intentions from you guys."
As he spoke arrogantly, he immediately turned his attention to Young Master Liu.
"Your Majesty, similarly, I have no intention of hiding anything from the Queen and the other concubines and sisters.
The old minister acted like this mainly because he hoped that Yue'er could avoid it.
But, Sir, it’s not convenient for me to say it directly.
After all, if I said it alone, it would seem that I was deliberately targeting Yue'er.
Therefore, veteran minister, I can only do this."
After listening to Zhang Kuang's explanation, Mr. Liu frowned in confusion.
"Do you need this girl Yue'er to stay alone?"
"Your Majesty, that's exactly what it is.
The method that Lao Chen and others came up with was a bit bloody.
Yue'er is still young, and I'm afraid she will feel uncomfortable after hearing this."
Seeing Zhang Kuang say this, Young Master Liu's pupils suddenly shrank.
Immediately, he raised the wine bag and took a sip of wine, and his expression gradually returned to normal.
"Uncle, tell me."
"Your Majesty, I just said that these Westerners are a serious problem for us.
One day, sooner or later, they will pose a threat to our Dalong Dynasty.
The result of our discussion together is that it is better to nip these threats in the bud as soon as possible."
After listening to these crazy words, Young Master Liu took a silent sip of wine, narrowed his eyes and fell silent.
Looking at Young Master Liu who was silent and seemed to be thinking about something, he let out a breath of wild and silent breath.
Then, he lowered his head slightly, holding the dry pipe with a slightly complicated expression and quietly puffed away at the smoke.
Song Qing looked at the two men, Liu Dashao, who were both silent. He turned his eyes and thought to himself, and his face gradually became serious.
For a moment, the hall suddenly became quiet.
In addition to the distant corner of the palace, there could be faint whispers from Qi Ya, Qing Lian, Hu Yan Yunyao and other sisters.
There was no movement in the main hall.
After a long time.
Liu Mingzhi took a deep breath and looked calmly at Zhang Kuang, who was puffing away smoke.
"uncle."
"The old minister is here."
"I wonder, how do you plan to nip the threat in the bud?"
When Zhang Kuang heard Liu Dashao's calm question, a sharp look suddenly flashed in his eyes.
Then, he took a deep breath and raised his hand to his neck to make a gesture that everyone present knew what it meant.
Then, he softly uttered one word in a very calm tone.
"Butcher!"
Zhang Kuang said this word very indifferently, so indifferently that it did not contain any emotion.
When Liu Mingzhi heard Zhang Kuangshuo's words, there was no trace of surprise on his face.
Obviously, he had already guessed what Zhang Kuang's answer was.
Liu Mingzhi rubbed his forehead with his fingers, then directly raised the wine bag in his hand and drank heavily.
When the last drop of wine dripped from the wine bag, he put the wine bag down.
Liu Mingzhi casually closed the stopper on the wine bag, and silently took a breath of wine with a complicated look on his face.
"Tu? Is this what you think?"
Zhang Kuang looked at the slightly complicated look on Liu Mingzhi's face and nodded gently.
"Your Majesty, that's right."
Liu Mingzhi hung the wine bag back on his waist, gently shook off the Wanli Jiangshan engraved jade fan in his hand, and sneered a few times with a strange expression.
"Hehehe, hehehe."
"Tu, hehehe, no wonder you hope that girl Yue'er can avoid it."
Zhang Kuang leaned over and knocked out the ashes from the smoke pot under his feet, and sighed with a look in his eyes.
"well."
"Your Majesty, as far as the current situation is concerned, although this is not the best way, it is the simplest and fastest way."
Liu Mingzhi gently flapped the jade fan in his hand, turned around, walked to the stone table where he was just now, and sat down again.
"Uncle, have you ever thought about what would happen if we really acted like this?
When the time comes, what consequences will there be?”
"Back to Your Majesty, I have already thought about it."
"Uncle, stop standing, sit down and talk."
"Okay, thank you, Your Majesty."
"Brother, Liu Song, Du Yu, you all should also sit down."
"OK, all right."
"Thank you, Master."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Zhang Kuang sat directly on the stone table opposite Young Master Liu and silently filled a pot of shredded tobacco.
"Your Majesty, I and the other old brothers have already thought about it, and they have thought about it very clearly.
Otherwise, I will not directly tell you the ideas we discussed between us."
"Then tell me first, what consequences have you considered?"
"Your Majesty, the most likely thing to happen is that once what we have done is leaked, it will most likely trigger a desperate resistance from the people of the Western countries.
After all, this kind of thing can only be done city by city, place by place, and there is no way to do it overnight.
As a result, it is almost impossible to completely block the news.
Once the situation in the previous city or place spreads out, the people in the following cities or important towns will definitely resist in advance after hearing the news.
By then, chaos will inevitably break out in the Western countries.
The situation that we have spent several years and worked hard to stabilize and create a peaceful and prosperous era will fall apart in an instant.
Then, the ministers and soldiers will face a situation where they are surrounded by enemies on all sides."
After listening to Zhang Kuang's clear explanation, Liu Mingzhi chuckled and nodded.
"Uncle, haven't you thought this through quite clearly?
Since you have anticipated such serious consequences, why do you still insist on such an idea?"
Zhang Kuang blew out a puff of smoke, casually took off the wine bag from his waist, and then took a few sips of wine to moisten his dry throat.
"Your Majesty, regarding this matter, I and other old brothers have already carefully calculated dozens of times in private.
The troops that I and others currently have are fully sufficient to deal with various situations that may occur in the future.
It's just...it's just..."
"Just what?"
"It's just that I may have to pay a relatively high price when the time comes."
Liu Mingzhi closed the jade fan in his hand and waved to Liu Song, who was sitting in front of him on his left.
"Willow Pine."
"The little one is here."
"Wine bag."
"yes."
Liu Song quickly took off the wine bag from his waist and threw it directly towards Young Master Liu.
"Master, continue."
Young Master Liu raised his right hand and steadily took the wine bag that Liu Song came from.
Then, he directly pulled out the cork and drank several large gulps of wine.
"call."
Liu Mingzhi took a long breath of alcohol and looked at Zhang Kuang again with slightly frowning eyebrows.
"Uncle, it seems that you have not been dazzled by the strength of your own troops."
"Your Majesty, this is a major military matter. I will never dare to become arrogant or blindly confident just because I have hundreds of thousands of troops.
Don’t even dare to be arrogant and look down on people in the world.”
Liu Mingzhi licked the stubble on his chin with his fingers, and gestured to Zhang Kuang while holding the wine bag.
"Uncle, besides this, what other consequences have you considered?"
Seeing this, Zhang Kuang immediately raised the wine bag and responded.
After he took a big sip of the drink, he gently took a puff of the cigarette.
"Your Majesty, if what we do in Dashi, Tianzhu, and Rome spreads to Persia, Franks, and other countries further west.
Then, if we continue to march westward and use troops in the future, it will not be so easy.
The defenders of Frank and other countries will definitely fight to the death to resist our attack.
Even after we have completely captured their city, they will still persist in resisting.
Because there are examples of what we have done in advance, they should be very clear in their minds.
If we persist in resisting, there may be a way to survive.
On the other hand, if you give up resistance, you will definitely die.
As a result, our continued march westward and the use of troops will inevitably be greatly hindered.
At the same time, the casualties of the soldiers will double."
"Uncle, uncle, brother Huyan, since you have clearly considered all the pros and cons.
So, why haven't you just given up on this idea?
As you just said, the troops you have now are enough to deal with various situations that may arise in the future.
As a result, you just have to pay a relatively large price.
I can understand your thoughts, young master.
Pay part of the price in exchange for thousands of miles of territory.
No one would think such a thing is too much."
As Liu Mingzhi spoke, he raised his wine bag and took a sip of wine to moisten his dry mouth.
"However, you said it later.
Once our actions reach the ears of the kingdoms further west.
Our future westward march and use of troops will be greatly hindered.
The casualties of the soldiers will also double as a result.
In this case, you should stop your crazy ideas immediately."
Zhang Kuang took a long puff of dry cigarette and looked at Mr. Liu's eyes, which gradually became melancholy.
"His Majesty."
"Um?"
"Your Majesty, do you understand why I and my brothers insist on such an idea since they have already anticipated such consequences?"
Liu Mingzhi's expression was stunned, and a faint look of doubt flashed in his eyes.
yes.
I just focused on analyzing the pros and cons of these things, but I ignored one very important thing.
That's Zhang Kuang, Nangong Ye, Wanyan Chizha, Yunchong, Yeleha, Hu Yanyu and others. They clearly know what serious consequences will happen in the future if they act like this.
However, they still persisted in the idea they came up with after dozens of discussions.
This is, why is this?
Liu Mingzhi took a few deep breaths and forced himself to calm down.
"Uncle, tell me the reasons why you insist on your ideas."
Zhang Kuang glanced at Young Master Liu with a complicated expression, and directly knocked out the unburnt shreds of tobacco from the pot under his feet.
"Your Majesty, over the years, I have been sending our spies to the kingdoms farther west.
After several years of development, the spies dispatched by Chen and others have begun to take shape.
At the same time, every once in a while, I will dispatch hundreds of elite scouts, disguised as our dragon's caravan, to those kingdoms to inquire for information.
The ministers and others received the information reported by the spies and made a detailed summary of the situation discovered by the scouts.
Then, based on this information, I and others conducted hundreds of war games on the sand table.
Finally, I came to a conclusion."
"Huh? What kind of conclusion?"
"Returning to Your Majesty, I have come to the conclusion that I can completely turn the territories of Western countries into a land without human habitation for thousands of miles at an extremely heavy price."
Listening to Zhang Kuang's somewhat hoarse words, Liu Dashao trembled.
At this moment, he vaguely understood the meaning of Zhang Kuang's words.
The idea of Zhang Kuang, Nangong Ye, Wanyan Chizha, Yeluha, Yunchong, Hu Yanyu and others is obviously to use the blood of nearly a million dragon soldiers.
Come to exchange for the dragon a fertile land thousands of miles away, but no one has a human habitation.