Song Gongwen agreed with this statement.
He knew that the King of Yan was a very smart man and knew what to do.
As for the rebellion, Song Gongwen felt that the possibility was not very high.
Because even the officials in Yan knew about the other party's actions, would the rebellion be openly displayed to the court? It is unlikely.
Furthermore, Marquis Shenwu is indeed facing great pressure at Zhenbei Pass, but it is not impossible to divide the army to suppress King Yan.
Moreover, there are also garrisons in various prefectures in the northern border.
If the King of Yan acted rashly without sufficient preparation, the consequences would be disastrous.
"So, the problem we face now is still just the northern border." Song Gongwen paused, then continued, "By the way, Teacher, Hongzhi sent a letter home a few days ago saying that he has trained a large army in Gaoyang. Although the number of people is small, they are all elite. As for Gaoyang, the internal resistance forces have been suppressed by Hongzhi."
"As for governance, I have to thank the few people that the teacher recommended. Although Gaoyang has experienced a major war, it was small in scale and didn't affect its foundation. Now everything is on the right track. When the time comes, with more contact with the Central Plains and Liaodong regions, Gaoyang will truly become the territory of our Great Wei."
It is a very difficult task to annex a country that has been established for more than a hundred years, even if that country is small, and Gaoyang is such a case.
The previous Yuan Dynasty had sent troops many times to conquer Gaoyang, but failed in the end.
Since the reign of Emperor Taizu Gao, there has been no major war between Wei and Gaoyang.
It just increases the exchange of culture and goods.
Because the Wei Dynasty was so powerful, over the past hundred years, the two sides have become very similar in culture and language.
Under such circumstances, it would naturally be easier to subjugate them. Therefore, Song Gongwen said that the Central Plains and Gaoyang should continue to interact with each other in order to assimilate Gaoyang with the culture of the Central Plains.
This is the real conquest.
"That's right." Zhang Zhengming nodded and said, "Hongzhi did a great job this time. If he hadn't suppressed the resistance in Gaoyang, things wouldn't have gone so smoothly. Gongwen, you really have a good son."
"Teacher, you are too kind." Song Gongwen smiled and said, "Teacher, there is one thing I forgot to mention."
"Even Hongzhi mentioned in his letter home this time that he would, at the appropriate time, participate in the war between the Northern Territory and the grassland tribes!"
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