Sitting in his seat, Yan Chunjun tapped his fingers on the armchair, his heavy breathing becoming the only sound in the silent hall.
"Plunder the population and enrich yourself. It seems that the purpose of these imperial people is really what you said, so what should we do?" Yan Chunjun asked Yan Yi in a calm voice.
"I think that since the Yu State wants people, then our Yan State can just give them. There are just some untouchables in the Yan State. Even if we lose some, it will not affect the survival of the Yan State!" Yan Yi had been thinking about it for a long time. The words were spoken.
"Give it to them. This doesn't just mean giving it to them. What Yu Guo wants is not the tens of thousands of people, but hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands. How can our Yan State have such a large population after losing the three counties of Liaodong? Give it to them. If you really give it to me, our country, Yan, can almost be said to have become a barbarian land with a sparse population!" Lord Yan Chun shouted angrily. Obviously, he was also very angry at Yuguo's huge appetite.
"But Your Majesty, based on my humble estimation, the population that this royal country wants is only two to three hundred thousand, and the three western counties of Yan State have a population of more than one million. Even if you give him this small population, there are still Millions of people, this is better than our Yan country being destroyed!" Yan Yi was not too scared when he heard the question from Lord Yan Chun in front of him. He knew that the person in front of him just couldn't accept it for the time being.
"Well, after losing these people in the three eastern counties of Yan State, is there really no big obstacle? Can Yan State really continue to survive?" After hearing Yan Yi's persuasion, Yan Chunjun hesitated. After a moment, he asked hesitantly.
"It's natural. Without its two to three hundred thousand people, among the three remaining counties of Yan State, there are still millions of people, and there are also 200,000 soldiers and horses. This power is among all the countries in the world. , although it is considered weak, it is enough to protect the three counties of Yan State and stand proudly in the world!" Yan Yi felt happy in his heart, knowing that Yan Chunjun had been moved by his words and slowly leaned towards him. proposal.
"An army of 200,000? This strength? It is an extremely large army. It is barely enough to protect Yan State without attacking!" Yan Chunjun asked and answered himself, and murmured to himself for a while, Then he said again.
"In that case, then you come with me to meet the king and persuade him to agree to the conditions of the army outside the city for the sake of the country of Yan!"
Just as he was told, Yan Chunjun stood up from his seat and walked out of the hall. He had already begun to order his subordinates to prepare carriages and horses to go to the palace.
"Today's wise man, the sage Ming Zhuzhao, is really a role model for our Yan country to care about the country and the people!" Yan Yi shamelessly flattered, coming from behind Lord Yan Chun.
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Inside the palace, in the solemn meeting hall.
"What? You actually asked me to bow down to the barbarian who ruled the country, and cede Yan State's people to him, my people, to please them! What a bastard, trash, I raised you just to give to me, saying that these traitors Are you asking for honor?" King Yan sat on his throne, grabbed the official document on the bamboo slip on the desk, and threw it towards Lord Yan Chun, with an angry scolding look on his face.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Your Majesty is also thinking about the country of Yan. At this moment, the total number of troops in the city is only a mere 100,000, which is far inferior to the 300,000-strong army of the Imperial Kingdom outside the city. And because of the disastrous defeat of His Highness Prince Dan, the morale of the military has fluctuated, and everyone They are all distracted by the sight of the capital outside the city gate. They are afraid of the imperial army and have no intention of fighting. Under this situation, how can they cope with the tiger and wolf troops outside the city!" Yan Chun Jun did not feel angry because of his unjust behavior. Instead, he calmly spoke these words from his mouth.
He knew that what was happening to the man in front of him at this moment was just that he couldn't let go of his arrogance as a king, but deep down in his heart, he still couldn't get rid of his true nature as a coward.
Sure enough, after hearing Yan Chunjun's analysis and the comparison with the two armies, King Yan was frightened, and the originally angry expression on his face softened, and his face turned pale.
"The lonely king has long said not to go out to fight, don't go out to fight, and it is true. He brought the most elite 30,000 fine armored cavalry in the Yan Kingdom. After leaving the city, in less than a day, the entire army was wiped out. What happened to him. Not only did he damage the strength of the Yan State, but his whereabouts are still unknown, and he does not know whether he is alive or dead. He is really young and reckless, and he does not know how to advance or retreat!" King Yan was frightened by the cruelty of reality. In panic, he did not use any strategy, but began to complain. Here, Prince Dan, his son.
"Your Majesty, I have advised Perfection not to trust the Crown Prince Dan easily. His Royal Highness has lived in a foreign country for a long time and lived a life of dependence on others. Now he has returned to the Kingdom of Yan without the slightest foundation, and he has encountered such a major event that is destroying the country and destroying the species. , I just want to take this opportunity to build a career so that I can achieve great things in the future!" After hearing King Yan's complaints, Yan Chunjun naturally would not give up. It was an excellent opportunity to attack his political rival, the prince, and instead complained to King Yan.
"Building meritorious service in order to achieve great things. What big things does he want to achieve? In this Yan country?" Regarding Yan Chunjun's previous complaints, King Yan only had a flash of embarrassment on his face, and did not pay too much attention to it. Instead, he caught it. In the last few sentences, I instinctively felt the crisis.
"Think about it tonight, how old is His Highness the Crown Prince now, and how old is the King? As an ambitious Crown Prince in the prime of his life, how come he doesn't go further towards a bigger one if he has this condition? Where are your ambitions?" Yan Chunjun inadvertently stirred it up a few times, but did not point it out directly, but let King Yan think about it himself.
"Age, Dan is almost thirty years old now, and I am about fifty years old now, which is when I am in the prime of life. Do you think you can't wait for this matter? For this position under the throne of the Solitary King, he..." Yan Wang Xi muttered to himself, asking and answering questions. At the end of the sentence, he stopped at a loss and could no longer speak. It was obvious that he also realized what Yan Dan was planning.
"Your Majesty, I don't dare to say that. Maybe His Highness the Crown Prince really wants to contribute to the Yan Kingdom and benefit the country?" Yan Chunjun quickly interrupted King Yan's speculation, pretended to be loyal, and just said it. The tone is so full of different meanings.
"Okay, these words end here. You and I have never said it, nor have we heard it. Nothing has happened. Let's discuss how to deal with the imperial country outside the city!" Yan Wangxi was interrupted. His own words and expression also changed, but he refused to think about it any more.
That possibility made him feel a chill, and he began to change the subject to talk about the most pressing issues now.
(End of chapter)