"What?"
There was an uproar in the hall!
Feng Liang stood up, his face filled with disbelief. "Jinyang...was taken by Zhao Muyun? So quickly? Is Xiao Lie made of paper?"
Li Jingang took the military newspaper, glanced through it quickly, and his expression gradually became serious, and the previous relaxed smile disappeared without a trace.
He put down the military newspaper and was silent for a moment, his fingers tapping unconsciously on the armrests of the dragon throne.
Feng Liang was the first to react. He rolled his eyes and took a step forward.
"Your Majesty, this is a good thing! Xiao Lie is colluding with the Northern Di, and everyone should punish him! Zhao Muyun's action has eliminated a major hidden danger for Your Majesty, and also saved us the trouble of sending troops to Hedong in the future."
Yang Yan was shocked when he heard this and immediately retorted in an urgent tone, "Prime Minister Feng is wrong! Zhao Muyun has eliminated a potential threat for us, but he commands elite troops from Shuozhou and now has the mighty city of Jinyang, so his power has greatly increased!"
"This man has the eyes of an eagle and the back of a wolf, and is extremely ambitious. Even the elite troops of the Northern Di have been defeated repeatedly by him. How could he be willing to live in peace in a corner?"
"He needs time to consolidate Hedong. Once he stabilizes his internal situation, he will control a vast area, have a well-trained army, and sufficient food. With the danger of a large river, he will be in a commanding position and will become a serious threat!"
"Their threat is even greater than that of the Northern Di!"
He turned to Li Jingang and said earnestly, "Your Majesty! I have advised you many times before that you must be on guard against Zhao Muyun!"
"It now appears that its rise is unstoppable! We cannot sit idly by and watch it grow stronger!"
"We should take advantage of the fact that they are still unstable and the Northern Di army is pressing in, forcing them into a war on both the east and west fronts. We should immediately send our elite divisions across the river to Hedong, creating a threatening posture. We might offer support in name only, but in reality wait for an opportunity to strike."
"We must at least capture Luzhou, Zezhou, and Puzhou in the southern part of Hedong, and compress Zhao Muyun's power to the Jinyang and Shuozhou areas. We must not allow him to successfully integrate the entire Hedong."
Feng Liang scoffed, "Prime Minister Yang, you're exaggerating! No matter how powerful Zhao Muyun is, he's only a general in a small corner. How can he compare to Your Majesty, who is commanded by Heaven and sweeping across the world?"
"The war in the south is raging right now. How can we afford to lose the greater good over a smaller one and send our troops north?"
"If what Prime Minister Yang says is true, wouldn't that play right into the hands of the Northern Di, putting our army in a difficult position of fighting on two fronts?"
"In my opinion, the most urgent task is to pacify Jiangnan with all our strength, seize all its wealth and land, and strengthen ourselves."
"Once our army has a solid foundation and strong soldiers and horses, whether we go north to wipe out Zhao Muyun or west to pacify Longyou, it will be as easy as pie!"
"Feng Liang! You're raising a tiger to cause trouble!"
"Yang Yan! You're losing the big picture for the sake of the small!"
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