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Chapter 565
Wu Yanhongyu said: "Your Majesty, the dragon veins were unearthed, and the world is in chaos. Now Liu Chong in the Northern Han Dynasty united with the Khitan to counterattack the Great Zhou Dynasty, and Murong Yanchao also borrowed troops from Li Tang. The two attacked from left to right. Guo Wei should not be at the head and the tail. This battle will undoubtedly be defeated. The veteran thinks that this is a good opportunity, Dazhou inherits the territory of Dahan, and the country is huge, His Majesty can take this opportunity to send troops to Dazhou, and maybe get a share of the pie."

When it comes to sending troops, Meng Chang's face is slapped down. Shu still has soldiers, but Meng Chang only has [-] soldiers in his hands that can be used at any time.And Meng Chang really didn't want to send troops, didn't want to make trouble, life is good now, he is living well, the people are living well, why bother to fight?

Meng Chang said: "I am very moved by the old general's concern for his family, country and world. But now the people of Shu have enough food and clothing, and everyone lives and work in peace and contentment. I'm afraid there will be a sudden war...the people will not accept it. The people of Shu have not used swords for so many years, and the people live well. , can the widow also live well?"

"Your Majesty, have you thought about the future?" Wu Yanhongyu said: "If Guo Wei is defeated, the Northern Han Dynasty will definitely cede the territory to Khitan. When the time comes, Khitan will drive straight in, how will Liu Chong resist? I am afraid that Liu Chong will use the Yellow River as the boundary, and the other territories are only Let the Khitan slowly erode it, but the Khitan people are not familiar with water warfare, and the Khitan of the Yellow River cannot cross the river. Li Jing of the Tang Dynasty also borrowed [-] troops, and he will definitely swallow up all the land to the east of the Great Zhou. At that time, where will Liu Chong and Murong Yanchao build? Capital? They can only build their capital at the gate of Shu Kingdom, and at that time, Liu Chong and Murong Yanchao must eliminate the barriers and unite together, they dare not fight against the powerful Khitan and Li Tang, so they can only attack our Shu Kingdom."

"Old general, the road to Shu is difficult, and it is difficult to go to the blue sky. It is not easy to attack my country of Shu? As long as Sichuan is controlled, no one can invade the territory of Shu. Let them bite dogs. What's wrong with us enjoying peace here?" Meng Chang is I don't want to make trouble, after all, his current position is very stable, as long as he can control the four roads to Sichuan, and he doesn't need to deploy many troops, even a million troops may not be able to break through the Kingdom of Shu.

Wu Yan Hongyu said: "If you are not afraid of thieves stealing, you are afraid of thieves thinking about it. If you can eliminate Liu Chong and Murong Yanchao's thoughts and let them see the strength of our Sichuan army, that is the permanent way. Now the Western Shu has not been moved for more than ten years. Sword soldiers, our soldiers have almost forgotten how to hold a sword, if they don't fight again, they will be born in sorrow and die in peace."

Wu Yanhongyu pressed on every step of the way, and Meng Chang couldn't get off the stage at all.In fact, Meng Chang knows very well that what Wu Yanhong Yu said is correct, people who live in sorrow and die in peace, although they are living a good life now, if there is a war, those soldiers who have never seen the dead on the battlefield will be scared one by one. If your legs are weak, how can you fight?

Meng Chang was a little moved. In fact, it’s okay to send troops to fight casually. It’s just to let the soldiers experience it, let them know what the battlefield is, let them kill people, and experience the scene of corpses strewn all over the battlefield. The psychological quality of the soldiers will not be deserters when they really fight in the future.

Meng Chang nodded slightly, and Huarui immediately said angrily: "Wu Yanhongyu, don't rely on your old age, how can you talk to His Majesty like this? Do you think soldiers are chickens and ducklings raised by your family? If you say send troops, you will send troops, if you say you want to fight, you will fight? Which soldier does not have a family, a family, parents, wives and children, and when a soldier dies, the whole family loses its support. If there is no need to fight, but you want to fight, are you alone to take care of these people? "

Meng Chang nodded immediately: "That's right, soldiers are also people, and they are also someone's son, husband, and father. The old general's idea is right, but if we don't need to fight, we don't need to fight. As long as we guard Sichuan, no one can fight." Just don’t dare to hit us.”

Wu Yanhongyu was speechless this time because they were right.There is no need for Shu to fight this battle, but it can be fought.After the war, the territory of Shu can be expanded, as long as there is territory, other things will increase.But it is undeniable that people will die in war, and many people will die, and the families of these soldiers will also be sad...

If you want long-term peace and stability, you must make a little sacrifice.In fact, the reason is very simple. If you want to eat, you have to work. Without sacrifice, of course there is no gain. In fact, the Kingdom of Shu can accept such a sacrifice, which is completely acceptable, and this little sacrifice can be exchanged for great benefits. Any emperor would Choose to send troops.

"His Majesty……"

"Old general, don't you want to be responsible for taking care of the families of all the soldiers who died on the battlefield?" You only need to pay for it. You have been an official for so many years, and you must have embezzled a lot of money. I know you have the strength. But what about those widows? At the age of the old general, I am afraid that he is not capable of dealing with such How many little widows are like wolves and tigers, don't let the old general die on the bed just because of the war."

Hearing this, Wu Yan Hongyu was so angry that he almost spat out a mouthful of old blood. When discussing national affairs with His Majesty, a concubine actually uttered obscene words and tarnished his own innocence. If this kind of woman is not killed, the country will be destroyed sooner or later.

"Shut up, you are really not afraid of death. I have to take your life today." Wu Yanhongyu had a bad temper. He immediately pulled out the sword from his waist and prepared to kill this demon concubine to clear the emperor's side.

Hua Rui didn't have any fear, and then smiled lightly: "Old General, what is it to kill me a woman? If you have the ability, it is better to go out to fight and expand the territory of Shu by yourself. Once you succeed, you will die. If you want to be famous in battle, you have to let soldiers go to die for you, tearing apart the originally happy and harmonious family alive, what kind of hero are you? If you want to kill me if you say it, are you not afraid of leaving a bad name for future generations?"

Wu Yan Hongyu said: "You are a woman, I don't have the same knowledge as you. Your Majesty, I have a few words to ask you. I think the old minister asked you to send troops to Zhongnan Mountain to meet Zhao Kuangzan, but Your Majesty used his youth as an excuse to refuse It took two months to send out troops, but at that time Liu Zhiyuan had already ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, and the two-month rest shocked Liu Zhiyuan's soldiers, and finally returned in defeat. If your majesty had listened to the old minister, perhaps he had already unified the world , has this ever happened?"

Meng Chang nodded and said, "That's true. If he had listened to the old general at that time, Liu Zhiyuan might not have won the world."

Wu Yanhong nodded and said: "Old minister, let me ask you again, when Li Shouzhen and Zhao Siwan were defending Tongguan, they borrowed troops from the old minister for reinforcements, but His Majesty was addicted to wine and sex at that time, and his hatred for Li Shouzhen was hard to let go, so he refused to delay sending troops. I finally nodded, but it was too late. If we can send troops in time and cooperate with the outside, how can Guo Wei's 2 troops win the world?"

Meng Chang nodded again and said, "It's also true, but Li Shouzhen originally had a grudge against Shu, and he may not be able to sincerely surrender, but what the old general said is correct. If we send troops at that time, it is indeed possible to win the Han Dynasty."

"Your Majesty has missed two good opportunities. This may be the last chance. If you don't take advantage of this opportunity to expand your territory, I'm afraid there will be no such good opportunities in the future." For the sake of Shujiang Shansheji, even other ministers felt that Wu Yanhongyu was right. This is indeed a good opportunity. Although it is not enough to swallow the entire Dazhou, it should be no problem to bite off a piece.

"Hahahaha~~~" Huarui suddenly laughed and said, "Old general, you really don't want this old face anymore. Although I am a woman, I still know something about the country's affairs. I sent troops to Chang'an five years ago. When I arrived at Zhongnan Mountain, I was beaten back, I want to ask you, how many soldiers died in that battle?"

Wu Yan Hongyu said: "There are more than [-] people."

"Okay, let me ask you again. When troops were sent to meet Li Shouzhen a year ago, they were repulsed by Lei Hong and Chai Rong's allied forces. How many precious lives were lost that time?"

Wu Yanhongyu said: "More than eight thousand people."

"A total of more than [-] people have been lost. How much land has the Shu State seized?"

"Not an inch of land."

Wu Yanhongyu really regrets these two things. In fact, as long as the timing is right, these two battles should be big victories.But it was because Meng Chang did not act resolutely and delayed the time to dispatch troops, so he always waited for others to finish the battle and recuperate before meeting them again, and it would be strange not to be beaten back.

But under such circumstances, Wu Yanhongyu absolutely cannot say that it is all Meng Chang's fault, at most he is responsible.Moreover, I was too old, so I didn't lead the troops both times, but was led by Wang Zhaoyuan, the Shannan Jiedu envoy known as 'Little Zhuge'.

Wang Zhaoyuan retreated to minimize the losses. Although he lost the battle, he did his best to protect it, and Wang Zhaoyuan was not punished. After all, the major event had been decided at that time, and if he could send troops in time, it would not be the result at all.Wang Zhaoyuan's decision was still very correct, but... helpless, deeply helpless, if he had led the troops at that time, perhaps the result would have been the same.

After listening to the conversation between Huarui and Wu Yanhongyu, the monarchs and ministers nodded one after another. Twenty thousand troops were sent out twice and [-] people died, but they didn't make any achievements, and they didn't gain an inch of land, which was really discouraging.Everyone was thinking the same question, wouldn't it be good to just stay in the Kingdom of Shu honestly?Why do you have to go out to fight?Wouldn't it be better to enjoy peace forever as long as it is guaranteed that no one else can get in?
Wang Zhaoyuan said with a smile: "The old general's offering of the dragon's veins is a great contribution. Today... Your Majesty is still drunk, and the Imperial Garden is not a place to discuss national affairs. How about we discuss it in detail at the Golden Palace tomorrow, and then make a decision?" ? Sending troops is not a trivial matter, let His Majesty think about it, and let me think about it."

Wang Zhaoyuan knew that Wu Yan and Hongyu were in trouble, so he deliberately covered up and gave him an excuse to let him leave first. Anyway, the matter has been reported, and whether or not to send troops depends on Meng Chang's word.It's not wrong to ask Meng Chang to think about it.Another thing is that Hua Rui is aggressive, Wu Yanhong Yu has revealed countless times of killing intent, but she just pushes her back.

Sure enough, it was a woman who did not give way to her men, how dare a woman who does not know martial arts be so arrogant in front of Wu Yanhongyu, and after the six ministers had just died in Wu Yanhongyu's hands, this woman was really courageous enough.

(End of this chapter)