Xue Huai'an was also puzzled: "What His Highness said is extremely true. According to the minister's understanding, the people of Tianmen Dao were deeply encouraged by the evil way, and the chaotic people who threw themselves into Tianmen Dao were all-encompassing, but they all worshiped Tiangong very much, and all of them obeyed Tianmen's order when they heard it. ”

Shen Keqiu said: "What Lord Xue said is true, although Tianmen Dao is a group of rabble, fighting for their own battles, but they have extreme faith in Tiangong. If it weren't for the Heavenly Father, hundreds of thousands of Heavenly Sect Dao Beings would not have been able to unite at all, and they had gathered together at the beginning, in the final analysis, it was because of this Heavenly Father. ”

"So if the Heavenly Father really wants to restrain these lawless mobs, as long as he sets military rules, even if he can't restrain all the people, most of the Heavenly Gate Daoists should not disobey." Xue Huai'an frowned slightly: "But what the Heavenly Gate Daoists did, it is obvious that the Heavenly Lord did not set military regulations. ”

Shen Keqiu looked at the prince and said with some doubts: "That Demon Dao Heavenly Prince, since he can bewitch millions of chaotic people, in his heart, he is by no means an ordinary person. But what he is doing now is really a bit incomprehensible...... He wants to use the rebellious people to claim hegemony, and even ...... Now his subordinates will kill people when they see them, and burn them when they see them, and what they do is not beneficial to the beasts, it seems that those Tianmen Daoists want to be enemies of the world, whether they are officials and gentry, or poor people, they are not high or low...... In this way, if Tianmen Dao wants to gain a foothold, who can it rely on? ”

An official on the side couldn't help but say, "Could it be that Tiangong is a madman?" ”

"Crazy?" The corners of the prince's eyes twitched slightly.

"Your Highness, if you weren't a madman, you would never act so aimlessly, the Heavenly Sect Daoists, now they only know how to burn, kill and loot, and they are unpopular." The official said: "The Heavenly Father seems to want the Heavenly Gate Daoists to indulge in killing, and he does not have the slightest foresight. ”

Xue Huai'an said: "It is this reason, the minister is also strange, since the prince of that day is not an ordinary person, and there are hundreds of thousands of mercenaries, it is not even a military regulation." If he can strictly restrain himself, not kill innocents indiscriminately, and even comfort the people, he may not be able to gain a foothold in the southeast, but with the current situation, Tianmen Dao is tantamount to asking for his own death. They are killing indiscriminately, whether it is the gentry of the wealthy clan or the common people, they will not walk with them again......! ”

"That's true." Another official sneered: "When the Tianmen Dao people entered the capital, many mobs who had been in the capital before even fought with them...... ”

"Those refugees have taken refuge from the southeast to the vicinity of Gyeonggi, because of Tianmen Dao, they have left their hometowns, and they naturally hate Tianmen Dao very much." Xue Huai'an said: "It is said that there are tens of thousands of mobs in the capital, and there are only a few thousand vanguard troops in Tianmendao. ”

"Although the people near Gyeonggi fled from the southeast, most of them fled with their families before Tianmen Dao came, and there were not many people in the capital who were really directly poisoned by Tianmen Dao." Shen Keqiu said: "They are all born in the mob, burning, killing and looting in Beijing, complicit, when we leave Beijing, there is no major conflict, but after a long time, it is inevitable that they will bite each other, and the team behind Tianmen Road is also gathering in the capital, there are more people, and then there will be a lot of fighting." ”

The prince finally said: "Tianmen Daozhi only knows how to burn, kill and loot, although he has captured a lot of land, but he does not produce, he is completely a brainless thief, this gang of locusts has devoured the stock, and when the food is exhausted, the palace will see what they can do." ”

"China has been robbed, the heavens and the earth have sunk, the south is now scorched earth, full of corpses and bones, there is no way back for Tianmendao, and it is difficult for the people to produce, and when the food is cut off, there will definitely be a great famine in Yanzhòng." Xue Huai'an frowned and said: "Your Highness, if that time really comes, although many people will starve to death in Tianmen Dao, countless people will also die due to food shortages, and the plague will also be rampant......!" He sighed: "Even if His Highness recovers the southeast at that time, it must be full of devastation and miserable. ”

"Lao Chen said before that Tianmen Dao still has some strength, but in the long run, it will definitely become weaker and weaker." Shen Keqiu said: "So the ministers think that as long as His Royal Highness sits in the north, in time, and sends troops to the south, it will definitely be a success in the first battle and the lost territory." Before going south, the north must be under the control of the imperial court, so that His Royal Highness can go south to ...... worry! ”

The crown prince understood and said, "So you think that this palace should announce the death of your father to the world, if anyone dares to jump out, they can use the current opportunity to exterminate it?" ”

"That's exactly what the old minister meant." Shen Keqiu said: "The Hexi army is all soldiers who can fight well, if there is a jumping clown who does not know the sky and the earth is thick, His Highness can use thunder to destroy it." ”

The prince smiled faintly: "Those who should be betrayed have already rebelled!" ”

Shen Keqiu was stunned for a moment and asked, "What does Your Highness mean?" ”

"Chu Huan has betrayed." The prince said: "I'm afraid that Chi Liandian is also ready to move, but for the time being, there is no evidence of direct rebellion." ”

Shen Keqiu sneered: "Chu Huan is just from cloth clothes, and it is through King Qi that he has today." The old minister felt that this person's heart was not right, he sat in the northwest, his wings were stiff, and he really rebelled against the court. ”

"The northwest is barren, and although the people in the northwest are brave and ruthless, the logistics are difficult to support them to fight for a long time." An official sneered: "Blockade the Xigu Pass and trap them outside the pass, it won't be long before there will definitely be civil strife in the northwest...... After a pause, he said: "On the contrary, it is Liaodong Chilian electricity, and His Highness has to guard against it!" ”

Shen Keqiu also nodded and said: "Chi Liandian has the strongest cavalry corps in my Great Qin under his command, and there is enough food, if he rebels, with the current strength of the imperial court, it will be difficult to deal with!" Without waiting for others to speak, he immediately said: "However, it is imperative that His Highness announce the news of the death of the Holy Lord as soon as possible, and then immediately ascend the throne, and the new monarch will ascend the throne, proclaim the world, and announce the peace of the people, which may not be an incentive to the people." ”

Several other ministers said: "What Lord Shen said is extremely true, His Royal Highness should ascend to the throne as soon as possible, so that the future can be determined!" ”

The crown prince's expression was calm and thoughtful, and Shen Keqiu continued: "After His Royal Highness ascends the throne, he can justifiably order the world. What is Chi Liandian's thoughts, His Highness can know as long as he gives an order! ”

"Oh?"

"Lao Chen learned that although the Liaodong Army is suppressing the Qingtian King of Hebei, the main force of the Liaodong cavalry has not been transferred from Liaodong." Shen Keqiu said: "Your Highness only needs to give an order to Chi Liandian, so that he can transfer the main force of Liaodong and attack Hebei with all his might, if Chi Liandian obeys the order, with the strength of the Liaodong Army, it is not difficult to suppress the Qingtian King, not only can the Liaodong Army be used to exterminate the scourge of the Qingtian King, but also the strength of the Liaodong Army can also be weakened from a certain distance." ”

Xue Huai'an frowned and said, "What if Chi Liandian doesn't obey the order?" ”

"That proves that Chi Liandian must be anti-voluntary." Shen Keqiu said solemnly.

Xue Huai'an said with a solemn expression: "But in this case, Chi Liandian's anti-heart is clear, how can the imperial court deal with it?" Although there are a lot of soldiers and horses on the Hexi side, it is still far inferior to the Liaodong Army. ”

Shen Keqiu hesitated for a moment, and then stopped.

The prince observed the words, and naturally saw the clues, and said: "Lord Shen, what do you say, but it doesn't hurt to say it, if you work for the country, it is considered bad, and the palace will not blame." ”

Shen Keqiu said with a stern expression: "Your Highness, if Chi Liandian is loyal to the imperial court, it will naturally be a blessing for the imperial court, but if he really wants to rebel, as Lord Xue said, it is really the biggest threat to the imperial court, far greater than the threat of Tianmen Dao, Qingtian King and even Chu Huan and others, and the imperial court can only do its best to use a qiē means to pacify Liaodong." ”

The prince groaned slightly, and finally sighed lightly: "Back then, my father arranged Chi Liandian in Liaodong so that he could guard the border, but I didn't expect that today it would become a big disaster for the imperial court. If Chi Liandian is loyal to the imperial court, the Liaodong army is used by the imperial court, and the palace holds the soldiers and horses of Hexi and Liaodong, it is really not difficult to quell the rebellion. After a pause, he said: "You are all the ministers of the humerus of the imperial court, and this palace also tells you bluntly, with the strength of the Hexi Army, if you want to resist the Liaodong Army, it is difficult to resist, so you don't need to say pacify Liaodong." ”

Many of the courtiers were gloomy.

Thinking that the Great Qin Empire had hundreds of thousands of soldiers, invincible, whether it was the Northwest Army or the Liaodong Army, they were all able to fight well, and the elite Twelve Tun Guards were stationed in the capital, and the four famous generals were also the only generals in charge, but in just a few years, the rebellion of the Southeast Tianmen Road and the rebellion of the Qingtian King of Hebei Province consumed the twelve Tun Guards of the imperial court, and the four famous generals, only the red practice of electricity remained, and the intentions were unpredictable, and the two strongest border armies of the empire, the Northwest Army and the Liaodong Army, have also become the confidants of the imperial court.

Shen Keqiu hesitated, seemed to have made up his mind, and finally said: "Your Highness, the old minister thinks that it is indeed difficult to deal with the Liaodong Army with the strength of Hexi alone, but ...... There is another army of soldiers and horses, which can be regarded as a strange soldier, and it may not be able to help the prince stabilize the overall situation. ”

"Another troop?" Everyone looked at each other.

Today, in addition to the Hexi Army, there is the Northwest Army, since the prince said that Chu Huan in the Northwest has rebelled, where did he come from another army that can compete with the Liaodong Army?

The prince stared at Shen Keqiu, as if he didn't understand, and asked, "Which way is Lord Shen talking about?" ”

"Goryeo!" Shen Keqiu finally said: "Your Highness, today, if you really want to deal with Liaodong Chiliandian, why don't you use the Goryeo people?" ”

When everyone heard this, they all changed color suddenly.

An official couldn't help but say: "Lord Shen's words are wrong, my Great Qin's affairs are solved by my own Great Qin, so how can I seek help from a small country in Goryeo?" And how can the Koreans believe them if they don't believe in their words? ”

Several officials nodded slightly, obviously disapproving of what Shen Keqiu said.