Yang Mi returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion. He lived in a small courtyard in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and had two maids to serve him. In addition, he also had an official room in the Prime Minister's Mansion to handle various tedious affairs for Liu Feng.
It was just after lunch and it was time for everyone to rest. He returned to his yard and sat down. As soon as he picked up the tea cup, a maid said at the door: "Master, the Prime Minister sent someone here just now to give you time to come over."
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Yang Mi was looking for an opportunity to meet Liu Feng, but unexpectedly Liu Feng came to see him.
He quickly put on a fox fur cloak and got up to see Liu Feng.
Liu Feng also had two official offices, one in the imperial court and one in the Prime Minister's Mansion. However, Liu Feng basically did not go to the court and handled official duties in his own Prime Minister's Mansion. This was mainly because his own abilities were limited and he relied heavily on his staff.
, he had to listen to the opinions of his staff on many matters before going to meet the emperor, and could not always be there when called.
Yang Mi rushed to Liu Feng's official room and saw Liu Feng standing in a daze in front of the map, so he stepped forward and saluted, "I'm humble enough to see the Prime Minister!"
"Sir, you came just in time. There is something surprising happening today."
Liu Feng turned around and sat down and said: "Just now Wu Heng, the minister of Honglu Temple, came to see me and said that Yao Shun from Quanzhou sent a special envoy to meet the emperor. Now I know that there is actually a separatist force in Quanzhou, and there is not a complete separatist force south of the Yangtze River.
Being unified by the Jin army is a big deal. I want to see the emperor immediately, but how should I report this to the emperor?"
Yang Mi secretly felt lucky that the matter that was discussed at noon came in the afternoon.
"Excuse me, Prime Minister, can you tell me about Yao Shun in Quanzhou?"
Liu Feng took a volume of documents and handed it to Yang Mi, "This is what the envoy brought. The introduction to the strength of Quanzhou Prefecture is indeed a bit unexpected. Please take a look first."
Yang Mi sat down and read the document carefully, but his mind was spinning rapidly on how to cooperate with King Jin's strategic intentions.
After a while, he put down the documents and smiled at Liu Feng: "The strength is not bad, it is indeed unexpected, especially the navy, which has more than 300 warships. This is a good thing!"
Liu Feng nodded. He was more concerned about how to report the matter to the emperor.
"What do you think the emperor will think of it, sir?"
Yang Mi understood what Liu Feng was thinking. Liu Feng did not want to simply report, but to come up with a plan, and this plan should go to Zhu Si's heart, so as to show Liu Feng's value as the prime minister.
Yang Mi pretended to ponder for a moment and said: "I feel that the emperor must agree to the alliance, but this is not what the emperor wants. The key is that Quanzhou can be used by the emperor."
"Well said!"
Yang Mi touched the itch in Liu Feng's heart. He rubbed his palms excitedly and said, "Go on, how can I be used by the emperor?"
Yang Mi smiled slightly and said: "I have carefully looked at the opponent's strength. I am afraid that the emperor is most interested in the opponent's navy. If we can persuade the opponent to send out the navy to help us attack Li Na, this must be the plan that the emperor is most interested in.
, this is also the other party’s greatest use value.”
Yang Mi lowered his voice and said: "What the emperor wants most is warships. After occupying Dengzhou and Laizhou, once we have warships, we can contact Zhu Tao in Liaodong. So as long as the prime minister firmly grasps this, he will definitely
Can be relied upon by the emperor."
Liu Feng nodded repeatedly, gave a thumbs up and praised: "Sir, you still see deeply!"
With confidence in his heart, Liu Feng immediately got into the carriage and entered the palace.
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In the imperial study room, Zhu Si listened to Liu Feng's report in surprise. He was also surprised that there was actually a vassal town in the Quanzhou area. He knew about Yao Guangping, but Zhu Si thought that Yao Guangping had surrendered to Guo Song. Unexpectedly, the Yao family
There was no surrender, Yao Guangping died, and now Yao Shun is in power.
He turned back and asked Liu Sigu, the military advisor next to him: "What does the military advisor think of this matter?"
Liu Sigu hated Liu Feng to the extreme. He would never discuss state affairs with Liu Feng. As long as Liu Feng was around, he would remain silent.
Liu Sigu said calmly: "Presumably Liu Xiangguo already has a high opinion, why doesn't Your Majesty stop listening to his ideas?"
Zhu Si knew that the conflict between the military advisor and the Prime Minister was deep and difficult to reconcile. He had no choice but to ask Liu Feng again: "What good ideas does the Prime Minister have?"
Liu Feng was now confident. He wished Liu Sigu would shut up. He immediately said: "Your Majesty, it is necessary to form an alliance. Your Majesty can even make him a prince, but the Yao family must first show sincerity. Wei Chen believes that Quanzhou Yao
Our biggest advantage is that we have a quite powerful navy, which is exactly our weakness. If when we attack Li Na, Quanzhou's navy can attack Li Na from behind, making Li Na vulnerable from both sides...
..."
Before Liu Feng could finish speaking, Zhu Si immediately slapped the case and said, "Okay! What a great idea. It's indeed a brilliant plan!"
Liu Sigu next to him immediately felt sour in his heart. Although he admitted that the idea was good, he should have come up with this good idea. How could it come from the mouth of this pig-killing prime minister.
At this time, Liu Sigu no longer cared about being reserved. He took the initiative and said to Zhu Si: "The Yao family may not be willing to let the Quanzhou fleet go as far as Dengzhou and Laizhou. It is better to let them attack Mingzhou to contain the Jin army in the south of the Yangtze River and prevent the Jin army from taking advantage of us."
Attack Huaixi during the battle with Li Na."
This plan was a bit far-fetched. Zhu Si was silent for a while. Liu Feng observed his words and immediately understood that the emperor was not satisfied with Liu Sigu's plan. He seized the opportunity and continued: "Let the Yao family attack Li Na, he will make a profit.
The risk is not big, but if he wants to attack the Jin army, they may not have the courage, but these are not the key. The key is that Your Majesty needs a navy. The Yao family has sent a navy to the door, how can your Majesty not accept it? "
Liu Feng's words touched Zhu Si's heart, and he suddenly became very happy and said with a smile: "Others are here to help us, how can we do anything unethical!"
Having said that, he still obviously accepted Liu Feng's plan. Liu Feng and Liu Sigu said: "It's too early to say anything now. It's better to negotiate with the other party's envoy first. Liu Xiangguo, you will be solely responsible for negotiating with the other party. You must ask for
If the other side sends troops, it will have their own benefits."
Liu Feng felt proud and quickly bowed and saluted, "I obey your order!"
He glanced at Liu Sigu again proudly. Liu Sigu snorted and turned his head away. He didn't need to be as experienced as such an idiot.
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Lin Yaozu rushed to Luoyang and saw the special envoy sent by Yao Shun. The special envoy was called Cai Yong, who was the Sima in charge of civil affairs under Yao Shun. He was in his thirties, with dark skin and a slightly thin body. This was his first time in Luoyang.
It was also his first time to come north of the Yangtze River and he had no idea about the situation in the Central Plains. Lin Yaozu came from Chang'an as his negotiating deputy, which made Cai Yong feel a little relieved.
The two were sitting in the back hall, drinking tea and discussing the negotiations. Cai Yong said: "My lord's intention is to hope that Zhu Si can restrain Guo Song's energy so that Guo Song has no time to take care of Quanzhou for the time being. As long as he gives us three more years."
In time, we can move to Liuqiu Island."
Lin Yaozu was surprised. He had never heard of the migration to Liuqiu. He quickly asked: "When did the migration to Liuqiu begin?"
"The old master has had this idea for a long time. After he wiped out the pirates in Penghu five years ago, he considered heading towards Liuqiu to find a way out. After the Jin army wiped out the Southern Tang Dynasty, the old master began to migrate people to Penghu.
At present, three thousand households have moved to Penghu and 500 troops have been stationed. The next step is to establish a foothold in the northern part of Liuqiu Island. In just three years, we can build a county and port, so the lord is considering and Zhu
Form an alliance with Si and seek their help so that we can win another three years."
Lin Yaozu pondered for a while and said: "Zhu Si is a very pragmatic person. If we can't get them what they want, I guess they won't be interested in our request for alliance. Cai Sima, I can't bear to let the child catch the wolf!"
"I know this, and my lord has also made it clear that as long as the other party's demands are not excessive, we can consider showing a certain degree of sincerity, but the other party must also show sincerity. This is a matter of joint efforts by both parties, not just us."
"Has the time for negotiation been decided?" Lin Yaozu asked again.
Cai Yong nodded, "It is tentatively scheduled that the other party Liu Xiangguo will come to talk to us tomorrow morning, but I don't know what status this Liu Xiangguo has in the other party's court?"
Lin Yaozu laughed and said, "It seems that the other party is still sincere. This Liu Feng is the uncle of the country and the most powerful official in the government. However, he and Liu Sigu, the military counselor who holds the military power, are mortal enemies. The two of them fought fiercely. We
Beware of Liu Sigu sabotaging negotiations."
Cai Yong sighed, "Thanks to Brother Lin for coming, otherwise I would be really confused."
Speaking of this, Cai Yong looked down the hall. He had long noticed that there was a burly man standing in the hall, standing upright like an iron tower. There was a bit of murderous aura in his body. Cai Yong was the first
This is the first time I saw such a brave guard.
"Who is he?" Cai Yong asked the people in the hall.