As Han Yi said, it is much easier to provoke a war than to stop it.

The Khitan people were also a nomadic people and did not have the idea of ​​restricting business. In their opinion, business was normal, but they miscalculated Han Yi's commercial offensive. It was not just a simple trade in the past, or exchange between the two sides. Han Yi's commercial offensive can quickly help people build a huge commercial scale, especially manual workshops, which can gather many people.

In the era of cold weapons, this person is definitely fighting power.

By the time the chiefs came to their senses, war was inevitable.

People from other tribes have gone to you. What are the chiefs playing? The chiefs of Siwandan certainly have to limit Wan Quansheng and force him to hand over half of his wealth and share it with all the tribes. How could Wan Quansheng, as a merchant, agree to this condition? Moreover, he is not a Central Plains merchant, and he has no power to tie a chicken or a weapon in his hand. He is also a natural warrior. As long as he turns the arrows facing the prey to people, he will be a qualified soldier, and the same is true for their workshop employees. Everyone is a soldier.

Money is impossible, only war can be started.

Therefore, the war quickly swept the Khitan area.

For the Tang Dynasty, which had been quiet for many years, it was undoubtedly a stone poured into a calm lake, and the news soon came to Chang'an. After all, the Tang Dynasty set up a Songmo Governor's Office there.

Daming Palace, bedroom palace.

Dongdongdongdongdongdong!

A rapid knock on the door woke Li Zhi who was sleeping.

"What's up?"

Li Zhi did not open his eyes, but just frowned.

Zhang Desheng's voice sounded outside, "Your Majesty, the battle report has just been heard from the Songmo Governor's Office."

"Battle Report?"

Li Zhi woke up immediately. He didn't remember that there was still war there.

Half an hour later, Li Zhi sat in the bedroom. After listening to the war report, he couldn't help but frown. After a while, he said, "Immediately, Sikong, Shangshu Ling... Enter the palace to discuss matters."

"The villain obeys the order."

Just as Zhang Desheng was about to retreat, Li Zhi suddenly said, "Oh, invite the queen too."

Zhang Desheng said: "Your Majesty, the queen is not in the palace, but lives in the palace of Mrs. Rongguo."

Li Zhidao: "I know."

Zhang Desheng stopped talking and said, "The villain obeys the order."

At the fourth update, Liangyi Hall was brightly lit.

When Zhang Wenguan and the others arrived, they found that in addition to Li Ji, generals such as Qi Bi Heli, Xue Rengui, Ashinamis, and Yang Sine were also there.

This made them feel a little bad, and there was no trace of sleepiness on their faces.

Before I could ask, I heard a loud news from outside. After a while, I saw Li Zhi and Wu Meiniang walking in.

Wu Meiniang's appearance also surprised them a little.

What's the situation?

However, Wu Meiniang had no expression on her face and did not look at them. She was still depressed and absent-minded, sitting beside Li Zhi dullly.

After the ministers saluted, Li Zhi said: "I summoned all my dear ministers late at night, mainly because Li Jinzhong, the chief general of the Songmo Governor's Office, sent me an urgent report. As stated in the letter, Wan Quansheng of the Xiwandan tribe killed Dan Mo, the chief of Siwandan tribe, and colluded with some people in He Dahe tribe and Yuling tribe to rebel. Li Jinzhong hopes that the court can send troops to assist him in suppressing the rebellion."

Everyone was confused when they heard it.

Li Ji asked, "Your Majesty, who is Wan Quansheng?"

Qibing Heli also looked puzzled and said, "When I led the Khitan tribe to go to Goguryeo, I had never heard of this person. He should be an unknown person. How could he rebel?"

Han Yi frowned slightly, but Yu Guang suddenly glanced at Wu Meiniang. Seeing that he was absent-minded, he seemed to be listening. He said to himself, "Sister, you can't be a mute at this time!"

Zhang Wenguan said with contempt: "It is common for the Khitans to kill each other in order to fight for chiefs. The court can send people to investigate first and then make plans."

This old man is quite interesting. Anyway, he will deal with it passively. After they finish killing, whoever wins will be an official.

In fact, the system of restraint means that the alliance chiefs and chiefs are not appointed by the central government, but are elected by themselves. Then the court will enthrone the officials, and you will kill each other, and the court will not care about it, as long as you don’t rebel against the court. In fact, it is a blessing in the Central Plains that no one will cause trouble.

Liu Xiangdao said, "Your Majesty, the old minister still thinks that we should send troops from Yingzhou to support immediately, and at the same time prevent the war from spreading to Liaodong, Hebei, Shandong and other regions."

In fact, he is not going to support, but to defend, so don’t let the war affect the Central Plains.

Li Zhi nodded, and was about to speak, Li Ji suddenly said, "Your Majesty, the old man thinks this matter is too sudden. We don't even know who Wan Quansheng is, and we don't know why they rebelled. This rash sending troops will probably make the situation more complicated." At this point, he frowned and said, "What is that boy doing? If something big happened, Yingzhou has no news. It's really far inferior to his father!"

Cheng Wuting was the son of the famous general Cheng Mingzhen. Cheng Mingzhen had already passed away during that crisis, and his eldest son Cheng Wuting inherited his official position.

Yingzhou is to control the Songmo Governor's Office. The Songmo Governor's Office is controlled by the Khitans. Who is the leader of the Khitan Alliance? The Grand Governor's Office is the Grand Governor's Office? He is the front line of the Khitan area, Yingzhou is the front line, and Yingzhou has not even sent a letter. Of course, Li Ji is quite dissatisfied with this.

This is what Cao Cao is here!

An imperial guard general walked in quickly, "Report to Your Majesty, the governor of Yingzhou has just sent an urgent letter."

Li Zhi hurriedly said, "Submit it quickly."

Han Yi smiled at Li Ji and said, "Sikong, it seems that the father and son are not much different."

Li Ji glared at him.

While speaking, the letter had already reached Zhang Desheng's hand, but it was not good at night and Li Zhi couldn't see clearly, so he waved his hand and signaled Zhang Desheng to hand the letter to Wu Meiniang.

Zhang Desheng quickly handed the letter to Wu Meiniang.

Wu Meiniang didn't say a word from beginning to end, and sat there in a daze.

Li Zhi whispered: "Queen."

Wu Meiniang was stunned and then woke up. She quickly came to the letter. She opened it and looked at it. After a while, she nodded gently and said, "So that's it."

Li Zhi hurriedly asked, "What the hell is going on?"

Wu Meiniang said, "Your Majesty, Wan Quansheng is a merchant from the Siwandan tribe."

"merchant?"

The ministers here were all surprised.

Qi Bi Heli said: "I just said that this guy must be an unknown person. It turns out to be a businessman. It's not surprising that we haven't heard of his name."

Wu Meiniang nodded and said, "According to what the governor of Yingzhou said, Wan Quansheng has made a lot of money by doing business in recent years. The chief Dan Mo of Xiwandan asked him to ask for money. Wan Quansheng was unwilling, so the two fought. Unexpectedly, Wan Quansheng was even stronger. In the end, Dan Mo was not only defeated, but also killed by Wan Quansheng, and Wan Quansheng also became the chief of Xiwandan.

However, this aroused hostility from other tribes, so they prepared to unite to eliminate Wan Quansheng, and Wan Quansheng also joined forces with some merchants from other tribes to resist. Oh, Cheng Wuting's letter also mentioned that Wan Quansheng hoped that the court could implement the prefecture and county system in the Khitan area, deposed the throne system, and wrote to him to request support from Yingzhou."

After saying that, he handed the letter to Li Ji and the others again.

After seeing Li Ji and the others, they were silent.

You said it was a rebellion, of course, too. After all, Li Jinzhong represented the court and was in charge of the Songmo Governor's Office. If you oppose Li Jinzhong, wouldn't that be rebellious? But the problem is that Wan Quansheng did not rebel against the court, but because of his own interests, he just wanted to protect himself. He also hoped that the court could help him, and it seemed that it was rebellion.

Li Zhi asked: "Dear friends, how should you deal with it?"

Zhang Wenguan said: "The old minister believes that Wan Quansheng is not trying to rebel, but they are killing each other within themselves. The court simply issued an order to let Li Jinzhong quell the rebellion as soon as possible."

Liu Xiangdao and the others also nodded.

Qi Zhu Heli sighed, "I want to fight, but just because of that group of merchants is not the opponent of Li Jinzhong and others. Li Jinzhong is also a war-produced person. When he was conquering the Marine, he made a lot of contributions. The court did not have to send troops to support them."

Li Zhi nodded a little and suddenly looked at Wu Meiniang beside him. Seeing that Wu Meiniang was in silence again, he deliberately asked, "What do the Queen think?"

Wu Meiniang looked at Li Zhi in a little surprised, then pondered for a while, and then said, "I think General Qi Zi has already revealed the key!"

Qi Bi Heli said in a daze: "What do the queen say?"

Wu Meiniang said: "The strength of the two sides is so different, so why did Li Jinzhong write a letter to the court for help? It is faster than the letter from Yingzhou."

Han Yi secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. Wu Meiniang was Wu Meiniang, and she could still think so quickly with her mind.

Qi Bi Heli nodded and said, "Yes! I was just wondering about this? But...but why is this?"

Cui Jieren smiled and said, "This is very simple, because Li Jinzhong was afraid that the court would send troops to help Wan Quansheng, so he informed the court first and test the court's meaning."

Qi Bi Heli said: "Why is he afraid that the court will send troops to help Wan Quansheng? The court will also help him if he wants to help. He is the chief governor of the Songmo Governor's Office!"

Han Yi smiled and said, "The letter is not very obvious. Wan Quansheng hopes to implement the prefecture and county system in the local area, so Li Jinzhong certainly doesn't want it. If the Northwest system is the system, he will not be able to continue to be the leader of the alliance. However, implementing the prefecture and county system is naturally very beneficial to the rule of the court. This is why he wrote so quickly, hoping that the court would order him to help him quell the rebellion before he understood it. In this way, Wan Quansheng and the others would no longer fantasize that the court would help them."

Cui Jieren nodded and said, "It is precisely this principle that it shows that it is not Wan Quansheng who really has the intention to rebel, but Li Jinzhong. If the court did not support him, he might immediately rebel after destroying Wan Quansheng."

Li Ji frowned and said, "Yes! This is really an opportunity."

Li Zhi asked, "What do Sikong say?"

Li Ji said: "If the alliance between the eight Khitan tribes was relatively loose in normal times, even the leader could not respond. Now, they have a common enemy, which would lead to the rest of the tribes gathering around Li Jinzhong. Li Jinzhong's authority is far better than usual. The court should be wary of Li Jinzhong's rebellion!"

Qi Bi Heli's expression also became serious and said, "All the Khitans are brave and good at fighting. If they are united, they should not be underestimated."

Zhang Wenguan said: "Since that is the case, the court will send troops to support Li Jinzhong, indicating that the court still supports them. In this way, other chiefs will not stand with Li Jinzhong to resist our Tang Dynasty."

Wu Meiniang suddenly said, "I don't agree with doing this. Since Li Jinzhong is already ill-intentioned, he cannot continue to serve as the chief governor. Otherwise, he would be raising a tiger as a disaster, and sooner or later he would rebel."

As she said that, she said to Li Zhi: "Your Majesty, why don't the court take this opportunity to send troops to support Wan Quansheng, and follow the trend to implement the prefecture and county system in the Khitan, and promote the Central Plains civilization to them, so that future troubles can be eliminated forever."

Zhang Wenguan said: "Empress, he is the Grand Governor, and Wan Quansheng is the rebel. How could the court help the rebels fight to build the governor's office? This... this doesn't make sense!"

Han Yi said: "I think the essence of the matter is that the chief of Siwandan Dan Dan, Dan Mo, cruelly exploited the local people and made the people live in trouble. Wan Quansheng had no choice but to kill his chief like this, not to rebel. The court can recognize Wan Quansheng as Siwandan's chief, and let Li Jinzhong stop attacking Wan Quansheng, let them shake hands and make peace, and maintain the original peace."

Zhang Wenguan said: "Shangshuling thinks Li Jinzhong will do this?"

Han Yi said: "After all, this is also a matter within Wandan. If Wan Quansheng expands the power of his tribe, the court will certainly not help him. On the contrary, Li Jinzhong and others cannot bully the weak with the more, and the strong with the weak. Moreover, when facing such a thing, the best way for the court is to mediate, because no matter which side the court helps, it will cause some dissatisfaction and can be used by people with ill intentions. If Li Jinzhong understands the good intentions of the court, obeys the orders of the court, and is willing to truce the war, then that would be fine. If he does not obey, it proves that he is determined to rebel, and the court will not need to worry much."

Hao Chujun said: "Your Majesty, if you do this, it will only cause a greater war. I think there is no need for this."
To be continued...