Aoyama Chronicle

Zhong Yiwen and Qin Fei followed Eunuch De all the way to the Dragon Tent of the Holy Majesty.After a short pass at the door, he was led directly into the dragon tent.In the Dragon Tent at this moment, apart from the current Holy Majesty sitting on the main seat, there are also two adults, Lu Bonian, Shen Ying, and King Anle, but none of the princes are missing.

"See the Emperor!" Zhong Yiwen led Qin Fei to salute the Holy Majesty.

"Get flat! Eunuch De, give me a seat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" There were seats available, which meant they were safe, and Zhong Yiwen finally let go of his heart.

After Zhong Yiwen and Qin Fei sat down together, Shengshang immediately began to talk about the purpose of calling Zhong Yiwen and the others together: "Several lovers already know about my assassination yesterday, Zhong Aiqing and Qin, Qin Fei yesterday Even more so, I could see clearly at the scene, if it wasn't for Qin Fei's help yesterday, I'm afraid I would have already fallen into the hands of that assassin!"

It is really rare for the Holy Majesty to call Qin Fei's name directly. Could it be because Qin Fei saved the Holy Majesty yesterday.Zhong Yiwen expressed doubts.

"However, Qin Fei shot three arrows at the end, leaving only the body of one assassin, and the other two escaped. I sent people to search overnight, but they didn't catch the two escaped assassins. Instead, let people keep them After careful inspection of the assassin's body, the result is that the assassin should have been sent from the Nanman region."

"Assassins from the Nanman region?" King An Le was surprised.

Lu Bonian also seemed a little unconvinced: "The emperor is sure that he is from the Nanman region? The Second Prince and the Seventh Prince have basically taken over the people who have connections with the Nanman region in Jingzhou. These people should have no chance to come again." Kyoto is."

The Holy Majesty nodded: "I also thought that after all the people on the roster were wiped out, the Nanman region should calm down temporarily. But in fact, they did come to the capital and wanted to assassinate me. I summoned you today just to We need to discuss how to take down the Nanban area?"

As early as after the pacification of Yanzhou, the Holy One was determined to take down the Nanman area and restore Jiaozhou, but he never found an opportunity. Now that he has such a good excuse, it's no wonder he can't use it.

But this is not an easy task!

Shen Ying and Zhong Yiwen looked at each other, but did not speak.Although the two of them have face in front of the Holy Master, they are not as highly regarded as Lu Bonian and King Anle. At this time, let's see what those two have to say.

King Anle is capable of both literature and martial arts, and the Holy Majesty wants to take down the Nanman area, of course he has no objection.Although the matter of Princess Biyou did not really affect King Anle, he is still very honored and favored, but he also needs a chance to show his face, and this attack on the Nanman area is a good opportunity: "Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the army to share the emperor's worries. "

King Anle's intention was very clear, that is to take down the Nanman area directly.

"Your Majesty must not!" Lu Bonian got up and saluted, "Your Majesty, the business law has just been promulgated in the middle of the country. Although it did not cause any commotion, it is the time when the people are panicking. Once troops are sent to the Nanman area, they will definitely be in the middle of the country. Zhengding, I'm afraid it will make the people dissatisfied."

"Master Lu, you worry too much. How many people can there be in this Nanman area? Even if our soldiers and horses of Yan Kingdom don't recruit troops, they can easily crush them." King Anle seemed to look down on Lu Bonian's cautious and pedantic literati. "It is precisely because the country is peaceful now that the soldiers have not fought a war for several years, so they need to use the Nanman area to practice."

King Anle's tone was very arrogant, and he basically regarded the attack on the Nanman area as military training.Not only was Lu Bonian unhappy now, but the Holy One also showed disapproval on his face.

"My lord, since the Nanman region was split off a hundred years ago, successive dynasties have intended to take it back, but they have not been able to take it back. I'm afraid there must be some reason. Now the spies we sent to Nanman can't find anything beneficial. It is definitely not a good thing to rush to send troops when the enemy and the enemy are unknown!" Lu Bonian argued hard.

Zhong Yiwen sighed in his heart, knowing that this would happen.It has not been a day or two since the Holy Majesty wanted to take down the Nanman area, but he has not moved. The main reason is that there is no definite news about the Nanman area.

It is said that the Nanban area is not monolithic, and is mainly controlled by the Quartet.The southernmost piece of the coastal area, including numerous small islands in the sea, is controlled by the locals of the Nanban area.They are alienated from Yan, but have been doing business with some overseas countries, led by local chiefs.This group of locals will never allow Yan Guo to intervene in their internal affairs, this is definitely a tough bone.Among the other three forces, the one that is connected to Jingzhou is the place where the prince who fled from Yan State was originally, and it is also the one that frequently moves.However, the place they occupy is swampy, and they also domesticate some beasts such as elephants, giant pythons, and even crocodiles. If they send troops directly, they don't know how much they will lose.As for the area in the south of Youzhou, it is a land of many ethnic groups, with many mountains and rivers. Although the population is small, it is no less troublesome than other places to go to conquer.On the other hand, the southern part connected to Yangzhou has a large area and few people.In the past few years, they were burned, killed and looted by Japanese pirates at sea from time to time, but in the past few years, I heard that there is a leader, and the situation is a little better.But it is absolutely tasteless to really win this place, and the officers and soldiers sent to garrison are probably more than the number of local people.

King An Le also understood that what he just said was too much, so he snorted: "Since we can't send troops to fight it down directly, does Master Lu have any good suggestions?"

The Holy Majesty immediately turned his attention to Lu Bonian, probably hoping that Lu Bonian could come up with some good method.

Lu Bonian is not a strategist, so he couldn't think of any good suggestions. After thinking about it for a long time, he could only sigh and shake his head: "Your Majesty, I am incompetent. There is really no good way, but it is absolutely impossible to send troops immediately. Please also ask the emperor to learn from you." !"

The Holy Majesty nodded, and turned his gaze to Shen Ying and Zhong Yiwen who had not said a word until now.As for Qin Fei, the Holy One didn't expect him to have any ideas at all.

Shen Ying is similar to Lu Bonian, and he is also a standard literati. Although he is not as pedantic as Lu Bonian, he is not as self-proclaimed as Qingliu, but when it comes to strategy, he can't beat Lu Bonian.Shen Ying secretly winked at Zhong Yiwen, implying that Zhong Yiwen would come forward.Shen Ying now trusts Zhong Yiwen very much. This kid has a good head, so it's hard to say that he might come up with some good suggestions.

Zhong Yiwen wanted to pretend that he didn't know anything, but several people in the dragon tent were all staring at him, even Qin Fei looked at him expectantly, Zhong Yiwen couldn't ignore it.

"Your Majesty, I actually have a suggestion."

"Zhong Aiqing, please tell me!" The Holy Majesty was clearly waiting for Zhong Yiwen's suggestion, as long as there is a suggestion, the most fearful thing is that even Zhong Yiwen has no suggestion.

Zhong Yiwen knew that His Majesty liked to plagiarize his ideas, and this was the first time he had shared his thoughts in front of His Majesty: "Be close to him, and eat them one by one!"

The Holy Majesty waited for a long time and only waited for eight words, and the other people in the dragon tent were silent for a while.After Zhong Yiwen finished speaking, he closed his mouth, not intending to explain in detail at all.This is simply tantalizing!They all understand the meaning of these eight words, but what about the specific implementation method?

People in Shenying are more straightforward, and they are not as face-saving as Lu Bonian. If they don't understand, they ask directly: "Master Zhong, how do you explain this?"

"Your Majesty, the Nanman area is now largely controlled by the four forces, and each of the four forces has its own way of survival. If our army of the Yan Kingdom directly enters the Nanman area, and the goal is to unify Jiaozhou, I am afraid that the four parties will cooperate with each other. It is beneficial to us. The minister's suggestion is that it is better to find a way to split them first, and then nibble away one by one." Zhong Yiwen explained, "The first is to unite the other three parties to take down the south of Jingzhou, which is the most rebellious."

King Anle snorted directly: "Wuzhi, do you think that the three parties can unite if they want to?"

"It depends on people's efforts. There is always a way to unite them. Even if there is no way to win them all over, it is enough to prevent them from cooperating. My lord, do you think it is easier to deal with the forces of the four parties at once, or is it easier to deal with one side first? "Zhong Yiwen was not polite to King Anle at all, anyway, they had already had a grievance over Princess Biyou's matter, and it was not bad for one or two small things.

After hearing this, the Holy Majesty nodded again and again: "This idea is good, but it seems not easy to unite the other three parties. What can Zhong Aiqing do?"

Zhong Yiwen rolled his eyes in his heart, he came up with an idea and explained it, but in the end he had to arrange the specifics, whether he had human rights or not.

Of course, Zhong Yiwen could only roar twice in his heart, and had to do his best to come up with an idea: "Your Majesty, why don't you use this assassination as an excuse to send someone to explain the situation to the other three parties and remind them not to act rashly. This time I What the Yan Kingdom wants to conquer are the traitors who assassinated the emperor! Of course, if the people sent here can win them over, that would be the best, and the left and right will be given some kind of position, and they will gradually eat away like Yanzhou in the future."

"Okay!" The Holy Majesty shouted happily, and sure enough, Zhong Yiwen had an idea, so he turned around and asked, "Then Zhong Aiqing, who do you think I should send to be better?"

Zhong Yiwen was already unable to complain.Your Majesty, this is something you should consider, no matter how bad it is, you can call the Minister of the Ministry of Officials and a few confidant ministers to discuss and discuss.He is a small fifth-rank official, and he knows no more than fifty officials in the court, and he only knows five or six people well. Who should he recommend.

Shen Ying could also see Zhong Yiwen's embarrassment. If he didn't show up this time, he wouldn't want to help Zhong Yiwen any more, so he could only say: "Your Majesty, it's better to wait until the spring hunting is over before arranging this candidate. I thought that the people who were sent over would The official position cannot be too high or too low, and he must be slick and capable of handling any emergency matters independently. The most important thing is to ensure that this person must be loyal to our country of Yan."

The Holy Majesty also felt that it seemed a bit too embarrassing for him to ask Zhong Yiwen directly, so he nodded his head as he listened to Shen Ying's suggestion just now: "Let's discuss this matter later!"

The Holy Majesty, who felt confident in his heart, greeted a few people and asked a few words casually, and then let them go.I don't know if the Holy Majesty is still interested in continuing the spring hunting. It is estimated that his mind is full of people to send to the Nanman area.