"Lao Jiu, you've watched all the twists and turns, what do you think?" Emperor Yonglong's slightly tired face was a little more irritable and uncertain, and the puffy bags under his eyes showed that the emperor had another unstable night.

"Brother Huang, Chai Ke and Yang He's idea is good, opening up the territory is a morale-boosting event for both the government and the opposition, since the establishment of our Great Zhou Dynasty, except for Emperor Taizu, there is no ancestor who has really achieved the expansion of the territory, this can be said to be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for you, Brother Huang."

Prince Zhongshun weighed the words, and at the same time pondered his own thoughts as an elder brother.

It can be seen that his royal brother is moved, but the problem in front of him is also real, how to solve it?

The father and the eldest put a lot of pressure on the imperial brother, so the imperial brother is much older than before he succeeded to the throne, but this is unavoidable.

The boss is now tossing hard, just to get back into this game, and the ambiguous attitude of the father has also made the boss breed too many unrealistic thoughts.

"I know that, but do you see Chai Ke's prediction of the cost of this idea?" Emperor Yonglong glared and looked at Prince Zhongshun, "You have been tossing the opera garden all day long, I heard that you haven't been there for a long time, why do you feel tired, why don't I let the thirteenth brother take care of the flag guard instead of you?" ”

Prince Zhongshun broke out in a cold sweat, knowing that he was a little ridiculous during this time, so he aroused the dissatisfaction of the imperial brother, and hurriedly said: "The imperial brother is angry, the younger brother is indeed a little deserted during this time, and the younger brother will go to the flag guard tomorrow, and the opera garden is just a hobby of the younger brother, and the younger brother will definitely be restrained in the future." ”

"Hmph, Lao Jiu, it's not time for us to eat Antai rice, maybe one day we will wake up, the sky has changed, I and you are imprisoned by others, we two brothers are a thorn in the flesh of others, careless."

It was only when he was with Prince Zhongshun that Emperor Yonglong dared to say something "rebellious", and even then Prince Zhongshun was sweating.

"Why did the emperor say this? Not that, not that! Prince Zhongshun rubbed his hands together, wanting to argue but powerless.

"Hmph, don't think I'm alarmist, what do you think will happen if this battle is lost?" Emperor Yonglong snorted coldly, his eyes shining, "I'm afraid it will all be my sins." ”

"If I can't recover Suzhou and Jiayuguan, it's because I'm losing my morality, I'm not enough to fight out the soldiers, it's my incompetence, in short, it's all my sin, the boss is now doing everything possible to please those civil ministers and generals, and then all kinds of picks, isn't it just hoping to ruin my reputation, hoping that there will be some chance for him to get back this game? But I want to tell him that he is daydreaming! I am smashing the pot and selling iron, selling the Huangzhuang Guantian to a fine finish, and I must support the fight to win this battle! ”

Because of the excitement, Emperor Yonglong's fair face swelled with a hint of flushing, and he coughed a few times, attracting the waiters outside the house to quickly run in, but he was angrily scolded by Emperor Yonglong.

"Even if my father is afraid that he doesn't want to see this battle won, he doesn't want to see Da Zhou recover Shazhou, right? Hmph, my father has always been proud of his literary and martial arts, and now suddenly an honor to regain the lost land has been taken by me, Lao Jiu, what do you think my father will think? I'm afraid I'll feel very uncomfortable, right? ”

"Brother Huang, it won't end here, it won't stop here." Prince Zhongshun suddenly found that he seemed to be able to speak only this one word tonight, and he couldn't find other suitable words to ease his cheeks, and the sweat on his back was wet and dry, dry and wet.

"Forget it, it's chilling to say this sometimes, isn't it good enough for me to do it?" Emperor Yonglong was a little excited, "Since I ascended the throne, when I reviewed and folded the music every day, I slept for only three hours a day, cut down on food and clothing, saved money, and sent tax and mine supervisors with infamy on my back in order to raise military salaries, don't I know that I am going to be scolded?" I asked myself if I was worthy of my subordinates and hundreds of millions of people, but why did so many people always think that I had done a bad job? Is it so hard for me to do something? ”

"No, the imperial brother ,......" Prince Zhongshun didn't know how to comfort the imperial brother who suddenly looked a little weak, and after a while, he continued: "Imperial brother, recovering Shazhou is a very good idea, the younger brother thinks that recovering a city in Shazhou and recovering the entire Guanxi Qiwei are similar in a sense, the meaning is to recover the lost land, if we capture Shazhou, the younger brother thinks that if we can raise some carefully, the cost is still affordable, this step Chai Ke said very reasonably, we must go,......"

Emperor Yonglong finally calmed down, and he didn't know if it was Prince Zhongshun's words that played a role, or if the emotions that erupted for a while were vented, so that he could finally feel a little more relaxed.

It seemed to be weighing Prince Zhongshun's suggestion, and after a long time, Emperor Yonglong said slowly: "Liu Dongyang's troops must leave Suzhou, otherwise it will be difficult to have a happy ending in the counterinsurgency battle, and many people will seize this one to make waves, and Shazhou must be taken, so that the old land of the former Ming Dynasty will be restored, and the significance is extraordinary, so that the entire Jingshi City can understand the significance of these two things,......"

"The courtiers understand that they will arrange for people to do this in the theater, teahouse, and wine shop to spread such words,......"

"Lao Jiu, the aftermath of the recovery of Shazhou may only last for a while, but what next? I thought that I would have to continue, not to ask for more, not to seek big, but to keep begging, Hamiwei is a target, Hamiwei's reputation is much better than Shazhouwei, what do the people of Jingshi City know? As soon as I heard Hami, I felt that it was the land of the Western Regions, and I felt that it had been recovered by the imperial court, so naturally the national prestige was greatly increased, and my heart was high......"

Obviously, Emperor Yonglong thought about it more long-term, and some of Chai Ke's ideas, or some of Feng Ziying's suggestions, were accepted by him, "The specialties of the Western Regions can continue to pay tribute, which shows the great and far-reaching significance of our dynasty to recapture Shazhou and Hami, and this can also be used as a topic for the people to discuss after dinner,......"

Prince Zhongshun understands that the imperial brother is going to compete with Prince Yizhong in the hearts of the people of Shilin.

In the civil official group, there is still no clue, these people are holding a cold attitude and will not easily intervene in the affairs of the heavenly family, especially when the emperor is in the situation.

But in Shilin, Prince Yizhong is obviously more popular, which will affect the civil service group to some extent.

But if it is also won back among the general public, it will also have a great impact on the civilian community.

"The emperor's brother is far-sighted, and the courtier's brother is far inferior to ,......"

"Alright, I don't need to listen to these meaningless words." Emperor Yonglong said impatiently: "I still have too many troubles to solve, and the strategy proposed by Chai Ke is indeed feasible, but what do you think of the strategy of raising food and salary?" ”

This is also the most critical move, opening the sea, borrowing, opening the sea will already cause a great turmoil, and borrowing will also attract a lot of criticism, and the combination of the two, I am afraid it will be a little difficult to predict and control.

"Brother Huang, if these two are separated, although the turmoil caused is big, but the younger brother thinks that he can still deal with it, so he stops if he can't do it, and the turmoil will naturally subside, but the two are combined into one, I am afraid that it will be difficult to stop, and the younger brother will not dare to say anything."

This question is too big, and Prince Zhongshun does not dare to express his position indiscriminately, and if it causes earth-shattering waves in the future, he will not be able to bear it.

Emperor Yonglong's white face was covered with haze, he stood up and walked back and forth in the east study with his hands behind his back, "Let's not talk about how many waves will be caused by taking this step, even if you leave, will it work?" Can it solve the problem? ”

"Brother Huang, this matter is very high, it is better to discuss with the princes first,......

"No, if I don't make up my mind, these people will take advantage of my undecided mind to obstruct and lobby for various reasons, and I don't know if I can hold on to it." Emperor Yonglong laughed bitterly at himself, "So before I do, I must have a rough prediction and decision. ”

"But you can't make up your mind now,...... Imperial Brother," Prince Zhongshun was confused by the other party, "then how do you judge?" ”

Emperor Yonglong glanced at the other party coldly, "So I need to figure out which talents can be relied on, and which talents can spare their lives for the sake of state affairs,......"

******

When he came out of Qi Yongtai's mansion, it was already dark at night.

Qi Yongtai left for dinner, and Feng Ziying naturally would not be polite.

This is the second time Feng Ziying has entered the Qi Mansion in five days.

The first conversation obviously gave Qi Yongtai a great shock, Feng Ziying estimated that Qi Yongtai had been collecting and understanding many of the issues he had mentioned in the next day or two, and then he had today's conversation.

This time the conversation was much more in-depth, and Qi Yongtai inquired in detail about the debt, but did not ask much about the strategy of opening the sea.

In fact, this is also expected, this sea opening strategy is actually nothing new, in addition to some entanglements in interests, to a large extent, the sea opening strategy is still an old inertial thinking that many northern ministers are difficult to accept, of course, there are also concerns that the opening of the sea may increase the voice of the south.

However, the current predicament of the war situation in the northwest, the lack of food and wages in the entire Jiubian, and the increasingly tense situation in eastern Liaodong forced Qi Yongtai, the backbone of the northern Shilin Wenchen, to seriously consider this strategy.

Of course, some of Feng Ziying's beautiful ideas still play a great role in it, after all, many new ideas and ideas are still difficult for people in this era to think of and see, and the difference between this line is often just a little bit of wear, which can make people suddenly open up and see another world.

Feng Ziying put forward several points to alleviate Qi Yongtai's current anxiety, one is the nine-sided food problem, the second is the problem of opening the sea in the north, and the third is the problem of where the debt is used, each of which makes Qi Yongtai ponder for a long time.

Although Feng Ziying was not given a clear answer in the end, Feng Ziying knew that Qi Yongtai was probably moved, and he still needed to explore and understand the investigation more seriously and draw conclusions by himself.