Lin'an in May is shrouded in the blazing summer light. In the hot climate, everything looks bright. The dignified sun shines in the square yard, and there are bursts of cicadas on the plane trees.
The lords and gentlemen passed through the corridors in the palace and hurriedly passed by in the slight shade. Outside the imperial study room, waiting for the audience, the eunuch led the palace maid and brought the sour plum soup with ice grains. After everyone thanked them, each Hold a glass to drink to cool off the heat. Qin Hui sat on the stool in the corner of the room, holding a porcelain cup and a small spoon, and drank it one by one. His sitting posture was square and his face was calm, as usual, not many people could see what he was thinking, but he felt upright. , inevitably arises.
Qin Hui is the kind of existence that can make people feel that this adult will be fair and selfless, save the world and serve the people at a glance.
Not long after, the voice of summoning came from outside. Qin Hui stood up in awe, cupped his hands with several colleagues around him, smiled slightly, then left the door and walked towards the imperial study.
A few days ago, when the black flag kidnapped Liu Yu and wrote a blood letter to the Wu Dynasty, there was a desperate plan to go to the Wu Dynasty. In the court of the Wu Dynasty, many high-ranking officials did have a brief moment of stunned. But no one who can go this far will be a mediocre person, at least on the surface, the bloody slogan and the despicable rebuke of the thieves immediately saved Wu Chao's face.
The news of the "return" of the Central Plains cannot be closed. With the first wave of news, whether it is the Black Flag or the radicals within the Wu Dynasty, they have launched actions. The news about Liu Yu has already spread among the people. The important thing is that Liu Yu not only issued a blood letter, calling on the Central Plains anyway, followed by a well-known official in the Central Plains, who was also a former official of the Wu Dynasty who accepted Liu Yu's request and carried a surrender. Letter, come to Li'an and ask to return.
Liu Yu's Nantou was an out-and-out conspiracy. Even if all the clues of the whole thing are clearly analyzed and the actions of the black flag are made public, the people who are in the heart of the Wu Dynasty in the Central Plains will not care. In the ten years under the rule of Liu Yu and Jurchen, the spirit of the Central Plains has been completely wiped out, and everyone can see that there will be no better opportunities. Including the interior of Nanwu at this time, the people's thoughts and thoughts are also as soon as possible. The Northern Expedition was successful, the Central Plains were recaptured, and they even crossed Yanmen Pass and smashed Huanglong.
Even if there is poison in this steamed bun, the hungry Wu Dynasty people must eat it, and then hope that their own antibodies will resist the harm of the poison.
In the past few days, even at the upper levels of Lin'an, there have been some mistakes, surprises, fanaticism, and rebukes and sighs at the black flag, but the most discussed thing is that it's already like this, we should How to deal with the problem. As for the huge fear buried behind this matter, no one has said it for the time being. Everyone understands it, but it is impossible to say it. That is not a category that can be discussed.
Qin Hui entered the imperial study room, and after a few words with Zhou Yong, he let Zhou Yong back away.
"... I came today to teach Your Majesty that the recent arrival in Ancheng, of course, cheers for the recovery of the Central Plains, but there are not a few people who call for the mobilization of troops to clear the black flag tumor. Many people of insight have heard the inside story. Afterwards, everyone said that if they wanted to fight the Jurchen, they had to remove the black flag first, otherwise there would be a big disaster in the future..."
"But now that Jurchen's disaster is imminent, turning his head to fight the Black Flag Army, is there a bit of abandonment..." Zhou Yong hesitated.
"Because the battle with the Jurchen is imminent, the black flag needs to be cleaned up first. First, the recovery of the Central Plains is what all people want, but in this matter, the black flag that disrupts the situation is probably the most profitable. Ning Liheng is the best at business and has a slow life. When he murdered his predecessor and fled to the northwest, I didn't take it seriously. On the other hand, it was also because of the fact that in the face of Jurchen, the black flag also belonged to the Han people's position, and he never leaned on it. Destroying it with all his strength has given him a free time for these years, but this incident is enough to illustrate Ning Liheng's wolf ambitions."
Qin Hui bowed his hands and said, "Your Majesty, since the imperial court has been hunting south, my Wu Dynasty has been under His Majesty's leadership. Over the years, I have worked hard to manage the current prosperity. His Royal Highness has made every effort to revitalize the military equipment, and has also created several strong armies, which are one with the Jurchen. In war, there is a chance of victory, but just imagine, when the Wu Dynasty and the Jurchen were fighting on the battlefield, the Black Flag Army would be a hindrance from the back, no matter who wins or loses, I am afraid that the ultimate winner will not be the one who wins. I am Wu Dynasty. Before this incident, I may still have luck, but after this incident, according to Wei Chen, the black flag will become a serious problem."
Black flags are a big problem... Zhou Yong thought from behind the desk, but naturally he wouldn't show it on his face.
Qin Hui paused: "Secondly, in the past few years, the Black Banner Army has been in the southwest. Although it is difficult to develop rapidly due to its remote location and the surrounding barbarians, I have to admit that Ning Liheng is the so-called The way of checking things is indeed accomplished. The firearms made in the southwest are not inferior to those made in the prison of His Royal Highness the Prince. It is the best, and if we have the opportunity to seize it, it will be more cost-effective than buying it privately from this scumbag.”
"It is true that although the Black Flag Army has fled all the way, the Black Flag Army has never been an opponent to be despised, and it is also because it is quite powerful. In the past few years, the Wu Dynasty has been unable to unite and encircle it. But at this moment, it is like the situation in the Central Plains. , The Black Flag Army has also reached the brink of being wiped out. Ning Liheng made another move after three years of dormancy. If it can't be stopped, I am afraid that it will really expand. No matter what the results of his war with the Jin Kingdom are, my Wu Dynasty will be able to do it. It is difficult to gain a foothold. Besides, there is always a combination of vertical and horizontal in the three-party game. Your Majesty, the black flag is really vicious. I can't help but take over the game in the Central Plains. Jurchen can't help but react to it. Who do they really hate?"
"Aiqing means..."
"If we are going to attack the southwest, I think the Jurchen will not only applaud, but may even help in this matter. If we attack the Jurchen first, the black flag will stab in the back, but if we attack first In the southwest, on the one hand, the troops can be run in before the war, and the power of commander in various places can be unified, so that before the real war comes, we can be like an arm to the army. As I move closer to strength, I can be more confident in facing the future Jurchen disaster."
"It makes sense..." Zhou Yong unconsciously grabbed the hem of the dragon robe with both hands and leaned his body on the back of the chair behind.
"If the rear is not stable, how can we fight in the front? The sages have taught, to fight against the outside, you must first be safe inside. This is even the famous saying."
"But... if..." Zhou Yong thought, hesitating for a while, "If I can't win the black flag for a while, what should I do, the fisherman who wins, won't he become a Jurchen..."
"Excuse the bluntness of the minister." Qin Hui folded his hands and bowed his body, "If I really can't take down the black flag with the power of the Wu Dynasty, Your Majesty and I will wait for the Jurchen to call, what else is there to do except slaughter at the neck? choose?"
Zhou Yong put one hand on the table and made a "bang" sound. After a while, the emperor shook his finger and lit Qin Hui.
"It makes sense," he said. "I will... think about it."
Naturally, it is impossible to get a direct answer to such matters, but Qin Hui knew that although the emperor in front of him was timid and indecisive, his own words had finally been said, and he slowly saluted and left.
Walking through the palace, the sun was still blazing, and Qin Hui's heart was a little relieved.
This is his most sober judgment based on reason. Of course, some things can be said directly to His Majesty, and some ideas cannot be declared.
Over the years, the scholar-officials in the DPRK and China have mostly avoided talking about the black flag. In the middle, there is an old official of the Wu Dynasty, like Qin Hui, who has seen the man on the Bianliang Golden Palace with a disdainful glance: "A group of trash." After this evaluation, Ning Liheng killed the honorable people in front of everyone like a chicken. The Son of Heaven, and his numerous actions in the northwest and southwest, after careful measurement, did indeed hang over everyone's head like a shadow, lingering.
For the Wu Dynasty to revitalize, such a shadow must be cast away. Throughout the ages, there have been so many outstanding men and talents, but the overlord of Western Chu could only cut the Wujiang River by himself. Ning Liheng is very powerful, but he can't really be an enemy of the world. Qin Hui has this belief in his heart.
To do this, the internal ideas of the Wu Dynasty must be unified. This war is a good opportunity and a key point that must be done. Because compared to the black flag, the more terrifying thing is the Jurchen.
The Wu Dynasty could not beat the Jurchen, this is a rational judgment that can be seen by those who have experienced the war at the beginning. In the past few years, Yue Fei has recaptured Xiangyang and fought several battles to the outside world to publicize how powerful the new army is, but it is still immature. Han Shizhong took the name of Huang Tiandang soaring, but what is Huang Tiandang? Said to be besieged Wushu for dozens of days, but in the end it was just a big defeat for Han Shizhong.
To publicize the enemy's small setbacks as an invincible victory.
Jurchen is savage, worships force, and it is too difficult to demand peace, but what if you create a common enemy that both sides hate? Even if the confrontation is still on the surface, is there any possibility in private that a buffer is given between the Wu Dynasty and the Jin Kingdom
Is it possible to send a message to the Jurchen in private, taking advantage of the opportunity to raise the black flag? Does the maid really slow down the southward step for this "common interest"? To leave more breathing opportunities for the Wu Dynasty, and even opportunities for equal dialogue in the future
These things are not without room for action, and if the whole country really wins the Southwest, the elite soldiers left in such a brutal war and the weapons captured will only increase the future strength of the Wu Dynasty. There is no doubt about that.
The country is in peril, the nation is at stake.
There is only this way.
Walking out of the palace, the sun was pouring down, Qin Hui narrowed his eyes and pursed his lips. The powerful ministers and adults who once swayed the Wu Dynasty have been blown away by the rain. Cai Jing, Tong Guan, Qin Siyuan, Li Gang... they have all left, and the responsibility of the world can only fall on the shoulders of those who remain.
At this moment, the prosperous Lin'an in front of me is like a beam.
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