Although the main purpose of the expedition plan proposed by Zeng Yi was actually to divert the attention of the Northern Army and the Navy, so that they would have no time to oppose the little princess, the expedition plan could indeed help
The imperial court is facing financial difficulties. With the strength of the island country, it is estimated that tens of millions of taels of silver can be made without occupying all of it.
But it’s still the same problem. The current situation of the imperial court is very bad. The finances are really too difficult. The national treasury only has a few million taels of silver. If this money is spent and fails to get enough returns, what happens next will be difficult.
Trouble. This is where the old prince and the important officials of the court hesitated.
After listening to Zeng Yi's words, Huantian and others looked at each other, and Huantian said: "The important officials of the court headed by Master Wan Huojing are basically our people. There should be no problem in passing this plan, right?"
"The opinions of all your lords are secondary. If the old prince doesn't say anything, this matter cannot be implemented." In fact, at this stage of the court, the old prince has basically covered the sky with one hand. Fortunately, the old prince is already old.
Moreover, every descendant is dedicated to the court and the royal family. Otherwise, with the old prince's right to speak in the court, he would have long been the little princess's biggest enemy.
"I can only continue to lobby the old prince..."
That night, Zeng Yi and Hantian ran to the old prince's mansion again. When they saw the two of them, the old prince already knew, "Are you here to persuade me about my plan for the day?"
The two nodded, "My lord, you know the current situation of the court very well. It seems to be extremely powerful, but in fact it is full of crises. If we don't think of a way, the court will really not be able to hold on!"
After shaking the sky's words, Zeng Yi said: "Yes, old prince, this is a huge country with only a few million taels of silver in the treasury. Let alone dealing with the four countries, daily expenses are already very difficult. If there is another accident, there is no need for the four countries to take action."
, it is very likely that we will collapse on our own!"
The old prince was silent for a moment, "I know everything, but are you 100% sure of the success of this plan?"
Although Zeng Yi is confident, he cannot guarantee 100% certainty. In this game, anything can happen. Zeng Yi will not be surprised if the Yamata no Orochi appears in the island country. "My lord, nothing is 100% sure. With the court's control,
The strength and the current situation of the island country are 80-90% certain."
"I know that this is already a high degree of certainty, but this amount of money is already the last bit of money the court has. If there is an accident and the reward can be smoothly obtained, everything will be fine. But once an accident occurs, the court will not even have a chance to make amends.
It’s all gone, I have to be cautious!”
He said that he had accepted the job, but the old prince was still very hesitant. Zeng Yi didn't know what to say. He thought for a moment, "Your Majesty, how about this? First send people to sneak into the island country to investigate and do the preliminary work."
Preparation work, if you decide to take action, you won’t be in a hurry when the time comes!"
The old prince thought for a while and nodded, "I'll leave this matter to your own army captain's house."
After leaving the old prince's mansion, Hantian immediately returned to the Yamen of the Imperial Guard's Mansion and began to send out troops to investigate the situation in the island country. Zeng Yi ran away for a day and had returned to the blacksmith shop to rest. The blacksmith shop and the three bosses were offline together.
As soon as they got off the line, the three of them gathered around Zeng Yi, "How is it? Have you expressed your opinion?"
"I have said it, but the old prince is a little hesitant, fearing that the court's little money will be wasted."
"Damn it, I hesitate even with such a high success rate. The old man is really cautious." The third child couldn't help complaining.
The boss rolled his eyes at him: "Of course I am cautious. The Central Plains belongs to his family. The current situation in the Central Plains is like walking on thin ice. If he makes one wrong step, he may ruin his family's world."
"It can be seen that the old man is actually very impulsive. After all, this plan is really to solve the court's crisis coldly."
The fourth child smiled and said, "The old man is in such a situation now. If I add some weight to him, I think he will agree."
"The weights are for your convenience. I just thought about it and I really don't know where to start persuading the old man."
"Tell me, if the old man saw the strength of the island country and let him see the current situation of the island country, would he agree?"
"What do you mean?" The three of them looked at Le Laosi.
The fourth child looked at the three of them helplessly, as if he despised their intelligence, "North Korea, do you think the imperial court will send troops if the island country attacks North Korea again?"
Before Zeng Yi spoke, the boss said: "It goes without saying that the current situation in the Central Plains can be said to be surrounded by powerful enemies. The northeast direction is not bad. If the island country attacks North Korea again, let alone the old prince, it is
When I am in power, I will not only allow island countries to occupy North Korea." North Korea is close to the northeastern part of the Central Plains. If North Korea is occupied by island countries, the imperial court will send a large army to sit in the northeast. Given the current situation, the imperial court will never allow such a thing to happen.
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"That's right. If the imperial court can destroy the island country's army, I think the old prince will definitely gain confidence, and then there will be basically no pressure to attack the island country."
At first, Zeng Yi listened to what Lao Si said and thought it made sense, but after thinking about it carefully, "Wait a minute, how did you know that the island country was going to attack North Korea? After the last failure, I don't think the island country will do it again in the short term.
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"It all depends on your ability. If he doesn't do it, just tempt him to do it."
"...You are crazier than me!"
Zeng Yi thought carefully about Laosi's words. According to Zeng Yi's understanding of the island country's greed, if there is a chance, the island country will definitely not let it go. The island country, trapped on a small island, has been obsessed with the mainland for hundreds of years.
It has never been reduced. The island countries dare not have any thoughts about the Central Plains for the time being, but they are very jealous of the weak North Korea. Every few years, the island countries will try a wave. Under normal circumstances, it is the Central Plains that sends troops.
, to help North Korea repel the island nation.
"North Korea... seems to have sacrificed North Korea to lure a wave of island countries. If the island countries are really fooled, then the Central Plains will definitely send troops, and things will be easy to deal with by then."
"Then, what should we do to lure the island country?" The third child interjected at this time.
"This is easy to handle. It is a turmoil and a disaster. If North Korea is in chaos and the island country gets the news, can it still miss this opportunity? If the island country knows something about the situation in the Central Plains and knows that it is unlikely that the Central Plains will send troops, I estimate that the island country will 100% do it.
I can't help but take action." Zeng Yi said casually without the need for the fourth child to answer. (To be continued)