Yecheng, the imperial palace, Zhaoyang Palace. The court was filled with civil and military officials, and various governors, vassal kings, governors, etc. were among them. Even Pi Jinghe, who had not entered Yecheng for a long time, came here. At this time, the Zhaoyang Palace was in a quarrel. What they were discussing today was not something else, but an extremely important event: the war machines of the Northern Qi Dynasty had begun to accumulate strength. Who will be attacked next? How to fight?

The Northern Qi Dynasty sharpened its swords and prepared to defeat all its enemies in one go, but it turned south or west, which became a topic of constant disputes between them. First of all, Chen Xu of the Southern Dynasty, and there were signs that Chen Xu would make big moves in the near future, or secretly form an alliance with the Zhou Kingdom and will attack Qi in the north.

Chen Xu issued a series of edicts to summon various troops to return to Jiankang. Except for Chunyu Liang and Fan Yi, other military leaders such as Ren Zhong used the excuse of being sick and repeatedly evaded Jiankang to send an envoy, and refused to come to Jiankang to meet the emperor. Chen Xu was furious and ordered Huang Faqi to go out to fight against Ren Zhong. Although he was stopped by his ministers, Chen Xu was particularly angry and sent people to see Ren Zhong was really sick.

On the one hand, Ren Zhong was afraid that Chen Xu would seize his military power, but on the other hand, he was unwilling to rebel, so he had to continue pretending to be sick and shirk his responsibilities and excuse him... But Chen Xu was not a fool. He was angry and sent his army to conquer his military power. Ren Zhong was unwilling to sit and wait for death, so he also sent his army to confront the Jiankang court. It seemed that both sides were about to break out...

As soon as the news was received, the Northern Qi dynasty was ecstatic. Some people thought that taking advantage of the civil strife in the Southern Dynasty, they should send troops to attack the Southern Dynasty in the name of defeating the alliance and seize Jiankang in one fell swoop. As for the Zhou Kingdom, the national strength was declining and could be destroyed by a blink of an eye. It was not worth worrying! The ministers led by Tang Yong and others unanimously agreed that they should first go south and then north to achieve the goal of pacifying the world!

However, the other majority of people disagree. Over the years, the imperial court has enriched the border defense in Hedong, and many arrangements, deployment of troops, training of soldiers, supply of food and supplies, etc. All are prepared for this and should not be changed hastily. The Northern Qi has accumulated so much power in the west, so what is waiting for today?

The two factions were quarreling, and Hu Luguang roared loudly, "You scholars, I'm afraid you haven't even pulled a few bows, and you know how to fight?! You can fight at any time if you want to fight, but the Zhou Kingdom is not like this. They are guarding Guanzhong and Hedong is used as a cover. It's easy to fight, but it's difficult to fight! Yuwen Yong has made people angry in the country. If he doesn't take this opportunity to destroy Zhou Kingdom quickly, would he have to wait until he really breathes?"

It has to be said that Yuwen Yong has not been able to calm down in recent years. He first rectified the military service system and then carried out some Chinese reforms. The results of these measures are quite good.

Recently, I heard that Yuwen Yong planned to destroy Buddhism like Gao Wei, confiscate all the Buddhist land and property to the state treasury, which caused turmoil within a certain range... Yuwen Yong knew that there was not much time left for him, so his reform measures were relatively aggressive, and he killed his younger brother Yuwen Zhi, which caused dissatisfaction among a large number of wealthy families and aristocratic families.

At first glance, what he did was almost no different from Gao Wei, but Gao Wei had the opportunity to carry out radical reforms in China while eliminating foreign troubles, but Yuwen Yong was not able to do so. There were very few forces available for him to use and many constraints. It was difficult for his strength and prestige to help him do this, so the turmoil in China began naturally... What Hu Luguang said about taking his life while he was sick was a result of careful consideration.

Tang Yong said, "The General Hulu is so bad. Not to mention that the Zhou State is now very strict in the defense of our Qi State. There are heavy troops stationed in Yubi and Fengzhou. It is now late autumn, and it is the cold and cold season. From Luoyang to Hedong, it is very rugged and long. It is difficult to transport winter clothes, food, grass, carriages and horses, and losses will be great. Once the war is stalemate, my troops and horses will fall into Hedong. It will be difficult to turn back. If the Southern Dynasty takes the opportunity to attack me, what should I do? Can I still support the two-line battle at the same time?"

"From my opinion, Zhou Guo is now unable to take care of himself and cannot spend his energy to meddle in other people's business. We must concentrate our strength. When Chen Xu is preparing to attack our court, we will beat the Southern Dynasty first!"

Huluguang stared at his eyes and said, "I'm afraid of wolves in front and tigers in the back... I'd better stop fighting this battle, will they do it first?"

"Everyone, look at this Ren Zhong may be able to use it? If we send someone to contact him and support him as a condition, will he surrender to our Daqi? If he agrees to surrender, then I don't think it's a big deal to give him a county duke. Now, in order to enhance his strength, Chen Xu is going to weaken the towns. We promised him to help him and work together to seize Jiankang..."

When Old Murong heard this, he was so angry that he immediately retorted mercilessly: "Ren Zhong is a man of strange thoughts. If he doesn't really see the overall situation fall, how could he openly turn the Southern Dynasty? The Southern Chen court has heavy troops nearby. If he dares to rebel, he will even fall into Chen Xu's verbal justice. The Southern Dynasty will immediately destroy him without any scruples. Even Chunyuliang and other people will definitely not be able to say anything! Chen Xu can't ask for it!"

"Take a step back, how do you want to rebel when you know he wants to? I dare to bet that if we go south rashly at this time, Ren Zhong promised to stand on the side of the Southern Dynasty and face our army together... This will become a letter of re-establishment between him and the Southern Dynasty! Such a decision is not to get a bargain, but to help others. I wonder who came up with such a stupid idea?"

The other side was so embarrassed that his face was flushed, and he was stammering his neck to refute. Gao Changgong said: "Relying on the army of Lianghuai, there is more defense, but there is not enough progress. If we want to pacify the south, we must transfer troops from Yecheng. If the troops in Yecheng are not strong enough, we must transfer troops and food from Jinzhou.

"A lot of preparations must be made in the middle. When our army is well prepared, I am afraid that the fighter planes on both sides have missed it. Huang Faqu and Chunyu Liang are both famous generals, and even Ren Zhong, who is on both ends of the rat, is not a weak hand. If you fight, the outcome will be unpredictable.

"Besides, our dynasty has been raising funds for a long time to unify the north. It has accumulated food and grass in all key passes in Hedong. It has been infiltrated for many years and is well aware of its troops stationed everywhere. It can be achieved by using this to fight westward, unify the Central Plains, and eliminate the great enemy of life and death. At that time, it is safe to prepare for Fang Shi's southern expedition."

Gao Wei had already had some conspiracy in his mind, but listening to the two factions of people arguing, he inevitably had to weigh the pros and cons. Seeing that Dazai Duan Shao stood in the class and did not say a word for a long time, he said, "What do Dazai thinks about this?"

Duan Shao, who should have passed away long ago, has been well cultivated to this day, although his energy is not as good as before, but he is still half a life. At least from the outside, Duan Shao is still in good spirits. He walked out of the queue calmly and bowed and said:

"Your Majesty, I think that if you attack the Southern Dynasty at this time, it is really speculative. All kinds of preparations are insufficient and the road is long. In this severe cold season, the baggage is difficult to continue. Once our army advances too deeply and is cut off from the rear, the consequences will be at risk! Wu Mingche is still acceptable. I am only afraid of Huang Faying. Huang Faying uses steady troops. He occupies the right time, place, and people. Our army is not fully prepared, and this battle is too dangerous..."

Duan Shao was scheming, strategic, and highly prestige. When he spoke, he directly stopped a large number of people. Some people still wanted to make a fuss about Ren Zhong. Gao Wei slightly said, "Why am I willing to be with a traitor!" He leaned forward slightly from the throne and said in a deep voice: "I want to take the Zhou Kingdom first and unify the Central Plains. My dear friends, who can be the commander of the Six Armies?"

While hesitating, Gao Yanzong came out and said, "I think this battle is related to the fate of our Great Qi. A prestige and virtue need a person with great prestige to control the army. Only in this way can we ensure the dispatch and unification of all armies and avoid chaos. I think that the Dazai has repeatedly solved dangers and was sincere, loyal and brave, and proficient in martial arts. If he is the commander of the Zhou Dynasty, he would expect that all the three armies will be respected. Our army will definitely win!"

Gao Wei's eyes flashed, pondering without saying a word, as if he was a little moved, but hesitant. Seeing this, Duan Shao hurriedly stepped forward to rescue the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, if I use me as the commander, I don't know if my body can be supported... I am ashamed to say that I am younger than the left prime minister, but my energy is far less than that. I think the left prime minister Murong Yan can take on the great responsibility!"

Duan Shao said it well, and Gao Wei often heard from the imperial physician that Duan Shao's physical condition was not optimistic. In the past few years, Gao Wei thought he would not be able to hold on anymore. Who would have thought that he would live until now? If Duan Shao could really take charge of the battle, then there would undoubtedly be a little more points in his victory... But this is a national war, and Gao Wei dared not put his hope on Duan Shao, then Old Murong is indeed the best choice...

The emperor agreed and immediately announced the sanction of the court. He still needed some things to ponder. No one noticed the expressions of some people who wanted to speak but stopped. Under the emperor's left hand, there were several memorials, and the content of the center was:

"Although your Majesty is prosperous in Spring and Autumn, the country must be established early. If your Majesty wants to lead the army in person, you must establish the crown prince. The eldest son of the emperor, Heng, who is both legitimate and eldest, is extremely intelligent, can be appointed as the crown prince..."

Gao Wei slowly walked to the harem and saw the queen teaching the little fat man a lesson. While spanking, he asked, "Do you dare?" The little fat man stood there in aggrievedly, without saying a word.

Gao Wei just smiled and automatically skipped his son's look of help and sat aside. Of course, he knew why this kid was beaten. The whole process of the father-in-law meeting with the little fat man was on the way to come. Gao Wei had already heard from someone to report. Hu Luguang said to him: "I am your grandfather." The little fat man replied: "Bah, I am your grandfather!" How could he not be beaten like this?

As a child, you can be tolerant and just beat him a few more times... Gao Wei took a sip of tea comfortably, and saw that his wife was almost relieved, so he said, "Okay, you can't bear to put your strength in beating him, so I'll find someone to beat him." Wan'er's face turned pale, and she looked at Gao Wei at a loss. Gao Wei sighed and said slowly: "In a few days, I have to find a prince's master for him. Find a good day and move to the East Palace."
Chapter completed!