Guo Song said calmly: "I am preparing to send troops to Silla, but the assassination is just an excuse. I plan to take this opportunity to solve the Liaodong issue. If Liaodong is not completely solved, the Donghu people will definitely become a big problem in the Central Plains in the future."
Han Huang pondered for a moment and said: "Your Highness's foresight and foresight are deeply admired by the veterans. In fact, we veterans have also realized that one of the biggest consequences of the Anshi Rebellion is that a large number of Donghu people entered Youzhou, forming a huge force that cannot be lost.
Once the Khitans become powerful in Liaodong, they will inevitably cooperate with the Donghu people in Youzhou, putting Youzhou at risk of falling to foreigners. Therefore, His Highness's cleanup of Liaodong is to clean up the hidden dangers left by the Anshi Rebellion. I fully support it!"
Guo Song admired Han Huang's vision very much. Historically, the root cause of the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty was the fall of Youzhou, which enabled the Khitan, Jurchen and other Donghu people not only to have high-speed mobile cavalry, but also to obtain a large amount of iron ore and other war resources, and more importantly, to obtain advanced
With its military technology and productivity, and occupying Youzhou, a strategic area known as Tiqiu, the Youzhou cavalry can march south at any time and sweep across the Hebei Plain.
On the surface, Youzhou was ceded to the Khitans by Shi Jingtang, but Youzhou had already been occupied by the Donghu people during the An-Shi Rebellion. In order to rebel, Anlu Mountain rejected Han generals and introduced a large number of Khitans and Xi people.
Donghu generals and soldiers such as Goguryeo, Mohe, and Shiwei people, and a large number of Donghu people also moved to Youzhou.
The Anshi Rebellion finally ended with the Tang court's compromise, and then formed a feudal system that lasted for hundreds of years. The Donghu people in Youzhou were not eliminated in time, so that the Donghu forces took root in Youzhou, laying the foundation for the Khitan people to annex Youzhou later.
So when Guo Song mentioned the complete solution to the Liaodong problem, Han Huang immediately thought of the hidden dangers in Youzhou. During the Daizong era, the court was aware of this problem, but was unable to solve it.
"I am considering marching into Silla by water, taking Silla as a breakthrough point for marching into Liaodong from the east, and cooperating with Youzhou's west-line attack to finally capture Liaodong and completely solve the hidden dangers in Liaodong."
Han Huang thought for a while and asked: "Has Your Highness ever considered the logistics of attacking Silla from the waterway?"
Guo Song smiled slightly and said: "I plan to use Danluo Island as a logistics supply base."
He placed a map of Silla on the table. Han Huang looked at it for a moment and said: "Danluo Island is not bad. If His Highness seeks advice from the old minister, the old minister's opinion is that troops can be sent, but His Highness must consider the national strength to bear it at all times.
Don’t rush for success, take it step by step, and don’t make the same mistakes as the Sui Dynasty.”
Guo Song nodded, "Thank you, Mr. Ge, for your advice!"
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Guo Song immediately visited Xue Xun and other senior political scholars. Everyone supported Guo Song's decision to send troops to Silla, but also hoped that he would not overextend the country's power and be considerate of the people.
Interestingly, the senior ministers have all remained silent on another major topic, whether to establish a new dynasty, and everyone has avoided this issue.
Early the next morning, Guo Song summoned the seven prime ministers of the Zhengshi Hall to discuss matters in the side hall of Ziwei Hall.
Usually it was only for major military affairs that Guo Song would convene the ministers of the political hall to discuss matters in Ziwei Hall, and he would send an outline of the affairs to be discussed to everyone in advance so that the ministers could understand the situation and be prepared. But this time, Guo Song
Song didn't tell anyone anything.
The prime ministers were talking and talking all the way. Han Min, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, took a few steps quickly to catch up with Du You and asked in a low voice: "Prime Minister Du, why did your highness summon us temporarily?"
Du You smiled slightly and said, "His Royal Highness visited your father yesterday afternoon. Didn't you ask your father?"
Han Min shook his head, "If my father felt it was necessary to let me know, he would definitely send someone to look for me. Since he didn't look for me, I don't want to embarrass him."
"That makes sense. I guess today's discussion is related to the palace assassination case!"
"The murderer was found so quickly?" Han Min asked in surprise.
"Don't underestimate the guys in the inner guard. As long as they leave a few clues, they will follow the pole to find out. Last time His Highness talked about this matter, it seemed that he had some clues. It's just that there is a lack of evidence. Now,
There should be all the witnesses and material evidence, and I also want to know who did the good deeds?"
Everyone walked into the side hall, where the seats had been arranged, and the two Lantai doctors were also seated. They were responsible for recording the contents of the discussion.
Because the Imperial Courtyard where the King of Jin’s official residence is located is also called Lantai, so the record office was renamed Lantai Shilang when he joined the army, and his official position was Cong 4th rank. There were two more Lantai doctors below him, and their official positions were Cong 6th rank, Lantai Langzhong.
Below there are six Lan Tai Yuan Wai Lang, and below that there are more than a dozen people from Lan Tai who are from the ninth grade.
A complete secretarial system is formed by the four levels of officials, namely, Shilang, Langzhong, and Yuanwailang.
Guo Song's Lantai Minister Lu Lun had already served as the governor of Qingzhou last year. The new Lantai Minister was Yang Tianhua, the water supervisor of the capital. He dredged Tianbao Canal, Zhengguo Canal and Danba Road. Guo Song appreciated his shrewdness, ability and pragmatism.
So he was transferred to take over as the Minister of Lantai. This is a position that is envied by countless people, and it can be said that the future is bright.
The two Lantai doctors also expired and went to serve as local governors. This year, the new Lantai doctors adopted an open recruitment method and recruited two officials from all officials below the sixth rank in the court. A total of two people were recruited.
Han Yu, who was waiting for appointment to a new position in the Ministry of Personnel, also wrote a letter of application. More than 300 young officials passed written examinations and interviews. In the end, Han Yu stood out and was selected by King Guo Song of Jin. The other person was Huang Chan from the Ministry of Industry.
The two of them were actually the top two in the written examination.
After a few officials arranged the seats, they retired. In addition to the seven prime ministers in the entire side hall, there were Yang Tianhua, the minister of Lantai, and two lieutenants, Han Yu and Huang Chan. They sat aside and were responsible for recording the proceedings.
At this time, Guo Song walked into the side hall, and all the ministers stood up to salute. Guo Song waved his hands and said: "Everyone, please take a seat!"
Everyone sat down, and Guo Song slowly said: "I invite you all to come here today. There is a major event that I want to discuss with you. Of course, I will not make a decision today, I will just give you an announcement. I will give you time to think about it. Finally
We will discuss and decide in detail later.”
Looking at the focused expressions of everyone, Guo Song continued: "Before talking about the major events, I want to inform you of one thing first, that is, the assassination of the Jin Palace that occurred four days ago was closely investigated by the internal guards.
, the real culprit behind the scenes has been found, and everyone may not have thought that it would be Jin Yansheng, the regent of Silla Kingdom."
There was an uproar in the side hall. Guo Song waved, and Yang Tianhua stood up and presented the internal guard report, interrogation record and Jin Yansheng's letter to everyone for review. The evidence was conclusive and everyone circulated it one by one.
Han Min said angrily: "We thought that Silla was going to be destroyed, so we sent special aid to them. Is this how they repay us?"
After reading the letter, Pan Liao frowned and said: "Jin Yansheng's idea is really incredible. If you want to solve the crisis in Silla, the best way is to ask us to send troops to help. This is the best policy. He actually used this kind of trick."
Isn't he afraid of our thunderous revenge if he is exposed?"
Du You asked: "How does His Highness plan to respond to this matter?"
This is the issue that everyone is concerned about. Everyone looked at Guo Song. Guo Song smiled slightly and said: "I called everyone today to discuss a major event. In fact, it has something to do with the assassination. I have considered it for nearly a year and decided to send troops to Silla.
But I have never been able to find a suitable reason, and this assassination case has become my best excuse. I may not attack Silla, but I want to attack Jin Yansheng."
Everyone looked at each other in confusion, and then they understood what major event King Jin wanted to discuss today. It turned out that he was going to send troops to Silla.
But everyone was confused. If we were talking about the crusade against Zhu Tao, they could all understand it, but they couldn't see the connection between the crusade against Silla.
"Everyone, why do I want to destroy Silla? If you think about the lessons of the Andong Protectorate, you will understand my worries. After the fall of Goguryeo, the imperial court established the Andong Protectorate. It was originally used to control Liaodong, but Silla
It has been peeping at the land of Goguryeo and encroaching northward. After the Anshi Rebellion, Silla took advantage of the imperial court's inability to look eastward and simply annexed the entire Andong Protectorate. This was equivalent to the imperial court destroying Goguryeo and finally made Silla a wedding dress.
In the same way, we destroyed Zhu Tao, Khitan and Bohai, and in the end only Silla was left. If the court was strong, it would be okay. But if something happens to the court in the future and Liaodong is not taken into account, will Silla be like annexing Liaodong?
Like the Andong Protectorate, annexing the entire Liaodong?
There is no doubt that the answer is that our conquest in Liaodong today will definitely end up making wedding clothes for Silla. I don't want this ending to happen in the future, so the best way is to destroy Silla as well."