Chapter 351 Disintegration of Beiqiu
"That's right, the current situation is really a dilemma!"
With the enemy in front of them, the court officials no longer fought against each other. After all, if the country was gone, what could they do?
However, after discussing for a long time, there was no effective method.
Tai Shi Tang waited until they had almost finished arguing, and then he said slowly: "The current situation is something we never expected. This is the biggest disaster since the founding of Dashuo. At this time, we must unite and resist the foreign enemies together."
Minister of Rites Gao Ming said: "Taishu, if we are surrounded on three sides, even if all the people of Dashuo are soldiers, we can't compete with it. This is undoubtedly a pebble hitting a stone!"
Others nodded in agreement.
Gu Huaiyu said slowly: "So, we can't fight them!"
The Secretary of the Central Secretariat, Lord He, said: "Negotiation is also a way. Dongling and Beiqiu owe us a favor!"
Lord Fan, the Minister of History, heard this and said with a stern face: "Lord He, the war hasn't started yet, and you are thinking about peace. We, Dashuo, have just gained some confidence. Are we going to surrender just because we are scared? ?”
The Minister of the Central Secretariat, Zheng, also said: “Da Yin is a defeated general under our command. Beiqiu has been paying tribute to us all these years. Now that they have no soldiers, should we surrender to them? Where is the integrity of Da Shuo?”
The two gentlemen spoke righteously, and everyone felt uncomfortable. However, everyone knew that there was no chance of winning in a fight. Although peace talks were humiliating, they could also save Da Shuo from the destruction of lives.
No one dared to mention peace talks anymore, but many people were thinking that once a fight broke out, peace talks would be a matter of time.
Everyone turned their eyes to the emperor. The disaster in Dashuo was caused by the sudden death of the previous emperor and the young new emperor. Since the birth of Princess Anle, Dashuo has been prosperous and the people are strong. The other countries are worried about being annexed by Dashuo, so they took this opportunity to unite.
But Beiqiu and Dongling have received the favor of Dashuo and have been preparing for war in secret.
But because of this, they are sure that Dashuo will not be on guard against them, especially Beiqiu. They have always shown weakness to the outside world. A few days ago, they also paid a batch of tributes to Dashuo, which were all priceless treasures and a batch of kabuki from Beiqiu.
They put on a humble animal posture, secretly supported Dayin, and secretly assembled troops. Their hearts are really despicable.
An official said dissatisfiedly: "In my opinion, we should send troops to attack Beiqiu first and beat them until they surrender!"
Gu Huaiyu still sat steadily on the fishing platform and looked at the Minister of Rites Gao Ming: "It is impolite not to reciprocate. Beiqiu gave us a generous gift, so we should return a gift to them. Isn't Beiqiu always suffering from famine? Let the Minister of Agriculture prepare a batch of good seeds for them to solve their urgent needs."
Someone questioned: "The emperor
"Your Majesty, you want
to use public opinion to stop Beiqiu from sending troops. That's right. As we all know, the people of Beiqiu have always loved peace, and our Dashuo has never harassed them. Therefore, the people of Beiqiu have a very good impression of Dashuo, especially after Dashuo sent them medicine to treat the plague, the people of Beiqiu respect Dashuo very much! "
Finally, someone saw the way: "Your Majesty's method is very effective. It makes them have no reason to act. Even if they act rashly, their morale will be unstable! However, giving them Giving them the fine seeds that we carefully cultivated is really a bargain. Can we exchange them? "
Xu Mo, the Minister of Dali Temple, stepped forward and said, "You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a lamb. If we only give some vulgar things like gold, stone, red and jade, how can the people of Beiqiu be grateful? Only by giving them fine seeds can they feel that we, Dashuo, do not want to be their enemy!"
In the end, although everyone was a little unwilling, they still agreed to send fine seeds to Beiqiu.
As for Beiqiu using these fine seeds to solve the famine problem in the future and become the enemy of Dashuo again, we can only talk about it at that time. For now, we have to solve the urgent problem first.
Gu Huaiyu originally planned to give this seed to Beiqiu, but now, his original intention of sending the seeds has changed. Beiqiu will never be able to grow Dashuo's seeds.
Now that the decision has been made, each department began to perform its duties and prepare Beiqiu's return gift.
In addition to the deployment on the surface, Gu Huaiyu also secretly sent a group of shadow guards to Beiqiu to expose the Beiqiu royal family's conspiracy to attack Dashuo. Beiqiu should soon be in internal strife.
In Dayin, the emperor did not send Su Bowen to the expedition, but sent his cavalry general Xu Li.
Xu Li was Su Bowen's subordinate. When he first recovered the western border, Xu Li had always followed Su Bowen.
Later, because of his outstanding military achievements, he was named a cavalry general. When he went on this expedition, all the 500 elite soldiers recruited by Su Bowen were dispatched so that they could each have their own subordinates.
They were sent not only because they were familiar with the terrain and convenient for fighting, but also because they were brave and good at fighting. They had defeated the Great Yin army and had no power to fight back. They were the nightmare of the Great Yin!
Gu Huaiyu wanted to suppress the Great Yin ideologically.
As for why Su Bowen was left alone, it was naturally because he had a more important task to give him.
Beiqiu was involved this time, in addition to the rulers' vanity, there was another reason, that is, they were controlled by Dongling and joined reluctantly.
Therefore, Beiqiu's power is the easiest to be disintegrated, but Dongling has always regarded itself as the largest country in the four borders. The rise of Dashuo has damaged their vested interests. If it were not for the non-aggression treaty, Dongling would probably have sent troops long ago.
Even if Beiqiu gave up halfway, Dongling would still go to war with Dashuo. They are the strongest enemy of Dashuo, so Gu Huaiyu left Su Bowen behind.
In today's morning court, everyone discussed until noon. Now it was already afternoon, and Gu Huaiyu hurriedly ate breakfast.
It would be a lie to say that he was not panicking at all. Dashuo is now surrounded by enemies, and if he is not careful, there is a risk of national destruction.
But what can he do if he is afraid? He is the king of a country, and it is his mission to protect the people of the world. He can only face the difficulties and save the country from collapse.
Yang Shun served him a cup of cool tea to dispel heat, and said with his head down: "Your Majesty has worked hard, and I will massage your shoulders for you!"
Gu Huaiyu did not refuse. After a busy day, he felt his whole back was stiff.
Gu Huaiyu closed his eyes and seemed to be asleep, but he suddenly asked: "Yang Shun, if father were here, how would he deal with today's incident?"
Yang Shun was startled, but his hands did not stop moving. He knew that this was a life-threatening question, and he was thinking about how to answer it.