"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that His Royal Highness King Qin is reasonable, Nanzhao has already been in civil strife, and he only needs to add one or two more fires to it to make the chaos more intense. After the civil strife in Nanzhao broke out, when the imperial army moved south, it was bound to break Nanzhao in one fell swoop. ”

Pei Rong also agreed.

"There's some truth to what you're saying, so wait a minute." Li Ye had no intention of sending troops immediately, and his ministers also had this opinion, so he naturally had no idea of changing his mind, "Then what do you think of how to deal with the affairs of the Huichuan Governor's Mansion?" ”

Li Ying said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that a new Governor's Mansion can be set up on the basis of the Huichuan Governor's Mansion, which will be used as a springboard for the imperial court to use troops against Nanzhao in the future, and consolidate the management of the Huichuan Governor's Mansion. ”

"How about a new Governor's Palace, Annam? No, it's called the Annan Governor's Mansion, or it's called the Zhennan Governor's Mansion, it's the Central Governor's Mansion. Li Ye thought for a moment.

"Your Majesty, what about the candidate for the governor of the southern capital of this town?" Pei Rong said tentatively.

"Let Wang Jian go, this time he also made a great contribution, let him serve as the governor of the southern capital of this town." Li Ye thought for a while and said.

"Your Majesty, if you send troops to Nanzhao and only attack from the direction of Sichuan Dao, is it a bit single?" Li Sizhou hesitated for a while and said.

"What does King Qin think?" Li Ye asked.

"According to the experience of the imperial court in using troops against Nanzhao during the Xiantong period, if you want to use troops against Nanzhao, it is more appropriate to attack from the two directions of Sichuan Dao and Jing Navy at the same time.

Even if one of the attacks is frustrated, it can ensure that the attack continues. Moreover, attacking from two directions can also weaken Nanzhao's resistance. Li Sizhou suggested.

"Jing Navy?" Li Ye pondered for a while, "If you follow King Qin's suggestion, then the Jing Navy also needs to be changed, and the Annan Protectorate should be restored."

The protector of the capital is still served by Xiao Yu, but the strength of the Annan Metropolitan Protectorate must be strengthened. He ordered the transfer of 5,000 soldiers and horses from Hunan, Lingnan, Jiangxi and other places to fill the gap in the strength of the Protectorate of Annam. ”

"Your Majesty, Xiao Yu is a literati after all, and Annan is far away from the imperial court, and there are many rebellions in his territory, and the minister is worried that Xiao Yu may not be able to control the situation in Annan. If it affects His Majesty's plan, the minister thinks... Li Sizhou didn't finish speaking, but the meaning of his words was obvious.

If the imperial court did not plan to use troops against Nanzhao, Xiao Yu would be competent, after all, as long as he could ensure that Annan was still the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

But now that the imperial court plans to use troops against Nanzhao, then Xiao Yu and his literati are a little inappropriate.

"Your Majesty, Xiao Jiedu's ability is not bad, and he is relatively familiar with Annan. If someone else is sent to replace him now, and the situation in Annan must be re-understood, this will have an adverse impact on His Majesty's plan. Li Li argued.

Li Li is a literati, and Li Sizhou's words undoubtedly made him very unhappy, even if the other party is a prince, he is not mistaken.

Seeing that the two were about to fight again, Li Ye smiled casually and said, "What Li Aiqing said has some truth, but King Qin's worries are not unreasonable, so he still sent one or two capable cadres to assist Xiao Aiqing and solve the unstable factors in Annan, so as not to affect the layout of the imperial court to Nanzhao."

As for the personnel, the Privy Council and the Ministry of War each recommend a military general who can take on a major role.

Since it has been decided to restore the Jing Navy to the Protectorate of Annam, the Ministry of Officials should also carefully consider the appointment and dismissal of personnel in various positions, and come up with a complete list later. ”

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the Ministry of Officials will come up with a list as soon as possible." Li Li nodded helplessly.

The Holy One is this trick again, and he will not completely listen to the advice of a minister, but he will not fail to listen to it either. The consequence of this is that in order to balance, ministers with different opinions can recommend candidates.

This trick is old-fashioned, but it is very effective, and it can balance the power of the minister, so that no one person will dominate it. In addition to this, it can be acceptable to controversial ministers.

After a while, a eunuch came to Zhang Wei's side and said a few words, and the latter came to Li Ye and reported, "Your Majesty, Honglu Siqing has come to ask for a meeting." ”

"Quy Nhon Shao? What is he here for? Li Ye was a little puzzled.

"Avoidance, it should be related to the Silla mission." Li Jian, the commander of the Jinyi Guard on the side, replied in a low voice, "Yesterday, the third son of Quy Nhon Shao married his wife, and the chief and deputy envoys of the Silla Mission, Cui Zhiyuan and Park Jinghui, were invited to participate. ”

"Hasn't the Silla mission returned yet?" Li Ye was a little surprised, "Who is that Cui Zhiyuan?" I don't think it's familiar. ”

"Back to Your Majesty, Cui Zhiyuan was a Jinshi in Xiantong for fifteen years, quite famous, and later served under the command of Gao Yu, the envoy of Huainan Jiedu, and returned to Silla in the fourth year of Zhonghe." Li Yan on the side explained.

"Li Aiqing is like a treasure, do you know this Cui Zhiyuan?" Li Ye asked casually.

"Back to Your Majesty, a few days ago, the other party sent someone to send a post to the minister's house, but the minister didn't see him, but he also asked people to inquire." Li Li explained.

Li Ye nodded, and Li Jian continued, "Your Majesty, what Scholar Li said is incomplete. According to Jinyiwei's inquiry, this person was ordered by Jinman, the former king of Silla, to lead an envoy to the Tang Dynasty in the seventh year of Qianning, but because the imperial court was quelling the Zhuwen rebellion at that time, the Silla mission finally turned back and failed to reach Chang'an.

Moreover, Cui Zhiyuan and Yong Guan Jingluo Gui Renze are fellow scholars, so they should have some friendship. ”

"I see." Li Ye suddenly realized, "Let him in." ”

Although the East Inner Garden is not a harem, it is guarded by the forbidden army at other times except for special times when it will be open to the public. Quy Nhon Shao, the secretary of the Honglu Temple, was not a high-ranking official position, and he was not a cabinet scholar, so he could only wait outside the Yanzheng Gate.

"What do you think is the reason why this Silla mission has not returned?" Li Ye said curiously.

"Maybe it's because I hope that the Tang Dynasty will send troops to help Silla quell the civil strife, but now Silla is full of civil strife, and the Silla court should not be able to quell the civil strife now, so it can only rely on my Datang." Pei Rong guessed.

"Civil strife in Silla?" Li Ye shook his head, "If the imperial court sailor is strong, I am a little interested, but the imperial court sailor is weak, and it is inconvenient to send troops for the time being." Besides, the subject country of Silla is not a lot of security, if I remember correctly, the Andong Protectorate was forced by Silla to move from Pyongyang to Liaodong, right?

took advantage of the fact that Datang was weakened to reveal its original form, and now it is in civil strife, so I think of Datang? There is nothing so good in the world.

Wait for them to fight, it is better to fight in pieces, and wait for the imperial court to solve the Nanzhao, and then clean up Silla. If you don't want to be a good vassal country, then be part of my territory in the Tang Dynasty. ”

Pei Rong, Li Ling and the others were secretly surprised, their own saints had great ambitions. This is the idea of destroying the Silla Kingdom, and this ambition to expand the territory seems to be greater than that of the previous kings of the Tang Dynasty.

"Then why did Your Majesty summon Quy Nhon Shao?" Li Li was puzzled.

"No why, I just want to see that Cui Zhiyuan and Park Jinghui." Li Ye smiled, especially interested in the latter, but according to Jin Yiwei, this is a man, and he is still the son-in-law of the current King of Silla.

Just when Li Ye was joking, Quy Nhon Shao hurriedly entered the East Inner Garden and appeared in everyone's sight.