Hearing Su Zhenting's words, Hu Shifan, who had always respected Su Zhenting, immediately retorted: "General Su's words are wrong. Although there is a risk of suspicion among the feudal kings in the world, the most important thing at the moment is the 600,000 cavalry outside Crescent Pass. If the Liao army enters,
Guan, when the world is devastated, won't those feudal kings look for trouble?"
"General Su has seen King Ning's reaction. I am sure that if the Liao army enters the pass, the vassal kings will never send out a single soldier. Instead, they will wait for the court to rush in and exhaust their bones and blood before coming out.
Pick up the pieces."
"At that time, even if the Liao army is driven out, the imperial court's vitality will be severely damaged, and it will completely lose its deterrent effect on the vassal kings. That situation is what the vassal kings most want to see."
Su Zhenting snorted when he heard this and said: "How is this different from killing a chicken to obtain the eggs? What General Hu said is really an exaggeration. If he fails to punish King Ning at that time and provokes the feudal king to cause rebellion, then King Ning will support his troops and respect himself.
He has always listened to the imperial court's instructions but not the propaganda, forcing him to rebel. Can you bear this responsibility, General Hu?"
Hu Shifan was so angry that he puffed his beard and glared, saying: "This is because I am afraid of responsibility, and that is also because I am afraid of responsibility, so what else can I do? Why don't we just put up our hands and get rid of him!"
Su Zhenting laughed angrily and said: "How come General Hu is still as willful as a child at his age? When did I say that I was afraid of responsibility, and when did I say that I would just surrender? It's just that the current situation is special and difficult, and we have to find a complete solution."
The only way to break the situation is as General Hu said, the risk is too great."
Hu Shifan frowned and said loudly: "It is precisely because the situation is special and difficult that extraordinary measures are used in extraordinary times. If the situation is not special and difficult, why does the court need to look at Prince Ning's face?"
"What General Su said seems to make sense, but it is actually nonsense. If you have a perfect solution, please ask General Su to tell you your solution to save the world. I will definitely listen to you!"
Seeing that the two people's voices were getting louder and louder, and they were both getting into a quarrel, Li Chen said dumbfounded: "Okay, okay, both of you are my right-hand man, and their combined age is over 100, why bother with this?"
Is there something noisy about?"
Su Zhenting and Hu Shifan also realized at this time that it was indeed unseemly to argue in the East Palace. They raised their hands angrily and said, "Old minister, I have lost my temper. Please punish me, Your Highness."
Waving his hand, Li Chen said: "You all make suggestions for the imperial court, how can I punish you?"
"Actually, what General Hu said is not unreasonable."
Li Chen's words made Su Zhenting look anxious, and Hu Shifan looked happy.
Li Chen raised his hand to signal them to be silent, and said with a smile: "Of course, there must be means, but how to use the means must be particular, and you must not directly issue an edict to take back the tax power. Firstly, it is inconsistent with the law, and secondly, it is based on the ancestral rules.
Not compatible."
"I don't have the power to collect taxes, but I can send people to check the taxes. Is that okay?"
Li Chen spread his hands and said with a smile: "In the territory of the vassal king, the vassal king has the right to tax, but it is also clearly stipulated that it is only temporarily used by the vassal king. If the court wants to inspect taxes in the world, the vassal king's territory
, that’s also royal soil, no one can say anything wrong with it.”
Su Zhenting and Hu Shifan looked at each other and agreed to this compromise.
"Your Highness's plan is very clever, but how to check this tax and who to send to check? It is not easy to choose this person. If he is incompetent, it will be in vain if he goes there. If he is too capable, he will easily go and never come back. We need
A person who is strong in ability, but has an even stronger eye, and is good at dancing is good." Su Zhenting said.
