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"Your Majesty, the envoy of the Tang River people has been waiting outside the palace for a long time. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info" The attendant quietly approached from behind, whispering to remind His Majesty the Emperor, who seemed to be still intoxicated by the fog in the rain outside the railing. It seems a little out of place to enjoy the rain scene of Lensk at this time, the autumn scene of the garden should be more beautiful when the autumn is high and cool, and now this rainy and foggy appearance, no matter how you look at it, you can't see anything worthy of Your Majesty's attention.

"I know, has the Prime Minister arrived?" asked Philip V lightly without looking back.

"Back to Your Majesty, Your Excellency the Prime Minister has arrived, and now he is talking to the envoy of the Tang River people. The attendant shrunk his head and replied cautiously.

"Well, then, you go and inform the Prime Minister, and when his conversation is over, invite him here, and the envoy of the Tang River people asks him to return to the post house first, and say that I am not feeling well today, and I will not be a guest for the time being. Philip V pondered his words, "Ask him to enter the palace tomorrow morning, and I will officially receive him tomorrow." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. The attendant quietly withdrew, leaving Fili V alone in the colonnade.

One wrong step may lead to a big mistake, Fili V has to be cautious, this is already the second wave of Situ Tai's envoys, urging troops to send troops plus countless good promises, this is what these envoys bring, there is no new idea, Fili V has a wry smile on the corner of his mouth.

Pacing back to the stone table behind the colonnade, delicate and beautiful small shrubs surrounded it, lush, not in the slightest because of the approach of autumn, there was already a trace of coolness on the stone drum, but Philip V felt that his heart was quite stuffy.

Finally get a little opportunity to rest, seeing that the empire's economic rectification has obviously played some effect, turning over this year, next year's empire's economic development momentum will definitely be better, and the trade with the western Xinjiang has increased significantly, and the animal husbandry products on the Tengger grassland are also pouring in. Iron smelting and other industries have begun to grow on a large scale, and the demand for iron products from those steppe peoples in the Tengger steppe is far beyond imagination, and now there is a competitor in the western frontier, according to Pokaninsky's view, there is no need to restrict the export of iron products to the Tengger steppe, which in turn can greatly promote the development of these basic industries in the empire.

Although grain production this season has not yet returned to normal years, it is much stronger than the season at the beginning of the year, and it is even more difficult than last year. As long as the current state of affairs continues, and agriculture, industry, and commerce go hand in hand, it is not far off for the empire to return to its former glory.

However, however, all these beautiful ideas were disrupted by Li Wufeng's crazy offensive in the Tang River Empire, and it is reasonable to say that Li Wufeng's performance in the Tang River Empire seems to have nothing to do with the Empire, not to mention that the people of Western Xinjiang also signed a peace agreement with the Empire, and provided the Empire with a large amount of cheap grain to help the Empire stabilize food prices, and the Empire should even support any action on the Western Xinjiang side, as long as they do not harm the interests of the Empire. And now the actions of the people of the Western Xinjiang seem to have nothing to do with the empire and the countries of Liberya, the Poole and the Dotun people are involved in the civil war of the Tang River Empire, it is their own trouble, and the Western Xinjiang does not directly endanger their interests, but is this matter really that simple?

The words of the special envoy Situ Tai cannot be said to be unreasonable, a Tang River Empire with great ambition and crazy expansion purpose is a disaster for the Tang River nation and the entire Eastern Continent and all nationalities and countries, and Li Wufeng's reckless military force seems to be advancing towards this goal, and a large empire with a larger territory and more population than the Tang River Empire is quietly taking shape. Although Li Wufeng was nominally only a prince of the Tang River Empire, and his jurisdiction was only a local vassal in the name of the Western Xinjiang Metropolitan Protectorate, in fact, Li Wufeng's control area had spread to most of the Tang River Empire, and also included a large area where the Tang River Empire's forces had never set foot before, such as the Central Continent and the southern peninsula region.

But could the intervention of the Empire be an indication of the present state of affairs? What's more, if Li Wufeng really unifies the Tang River Empire, he will inevitably take a longer time to digest the results he has obtained in a short period of time, three years, five years, ten years, or even longer, it is easy to establish a new dynasty, but it is not so simple to stabilize the rule of this huge empire, and after ten or twenty years, Li Wufeng still has that ambition? What's more, the Maqi Khans in the south are still constantly challenging his authority, all of which seems to be able to buy more time for the empire to develop and prepare, Fili V believes that the current Liberian people should not challenge Li Wufeng's authority, but should actively befriend Li Wufeng, win more time to develop and strengthen themselves, and when Li Wufeng wants to be the enemy of all Liberya, it is not too late to compete again.

"Your Majesty. Behind him came the humble voice of his prime minister and friend.

"Sit down, send away the envoy of the Don River?" Philip V waved his hand and motioned for his close friend to sit down.

"Well, Stuart is desperate, the Kamans have rejected their invitation to send troops, and his only hope now is probably on us. Pokaninsky has never been very interested in military affairs, which also makes a strange pattern in the government of the Siathrow Empire, that is, most of the military affairs are personally handled by His Majesty the Emperor, while the government affairs are under the overall control of the Prime Minister, and the cooperation between the two is very tacit.

"Do you think we should send troops?" asked Philip V. rhetorically.

"Hehe, Your Majesty has already made up your mind, so why bother to ask the minister? Besides, didn't the minister and His Majesty already agree that the minister would not ask about military affairs?" Pokaninsky said with a faint smile.

"Hmph, old slippery head, can this military and political matter be so clear? Without financial support, even if I want to fight, I can't do it. Fili V also laughed, "It is expected that the Kamans refused to send troops, they are still fiddling with their own domestic affairs, where are they in the mood to toss other things, now their southern nobles and northern nobles are competing fiercely in the court, and it is impossible to form a unified opinion." Alas, it is a pity that the era of Gomez is over, and the glory days of the Kamans will be history. ”

"If Your Majesty is determined to fight, the minister will have to raise military expenses for His Majesty by all means, which is the duty of the courtier. Is it really necessary to fight a war that does not make much sense and may even cause harm to the empire?" said that he did not ask about military affairs, but the opposition to sending troops in Pokaninsky's words was exposed.

"Hmph, you can't even ask about military affairs, aren't you showing your attitude again in disguise?" Although Fili V said this, there was no hint of blame in his tone, and there was even a taste of encouragement, "The garrison in the western frontier in our south is indeed quite weak, and if we send troops at this time, it will indeed cause Li Wufeng a lot of trouble, but I don't think Li Wufeng is not a fool, he wouldn't have taken into account that the Sykes are ready to move in the north again, so it is not Li Wufeng's command?" It's not clever to use this tactic to distract us, but it's useful. ”

"It seems that Your Majesty has already made up your mind, and the minister is too worried. Pokaninski smiled and nodded, "It may be necessary to teach the Sykes a lesson, these guys are always a scourge, and Li Wufeng has never cut off their support, but since we have already made it clear in the agreement that we will not interfere in each other's internal affairs, it seems that we do not need to inform anyone in advance of our military operations in our own country." ”

"Hehe, or do you know my heart, the Sykes tribe is not only a disaster, but also a disaster that needs to be started earlier, although these guys can't be compared with the Dor tribe in the territory of the Kamans, but if they are given too much room to grow, it's hard to say what it will become, I feel that now when Li Wufeng is powerless, concentrate heavy troops to sweep and eradicate it, even if it can't achieve the goal of cutting the grass and eradicating the roots, but at least let these guys not recover within a few years, lest these guys jump out and make trouble when we are bent on developing the economy." 。 Fili V had indeed already made a decision, and his attitude as prime minister undoubtedly supported his idea, "By the way, although the scale of this battle will not be very large, you should prepare well in terms of military expenses, and I am ready to let several corps go into battle, which is both war and training." ”

"Well, Your Majesty, rest assured, this point will be guaranteed by the military ministers. Pokaninski was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Alas, to be honest, the words of the special envoy of Situ Tai did make me a little tempted at that time, the momentum of Li Wufeng's rise is too fierce, maybe he will really become the public enemy of our empire and even the entire Liboa people in the future, but now it is indeed a little difficult to let the empire get involved in it, although we can cause Li Wufeng to be in a temporary predicament, but it can't really change the overall situation, Li Wufeng can no longer stop the pace of unifying the Tang River after seizing the southern part of the Tang River Empire, and Situ Tai's power in the south of the Tang River Empire is too weak, and that Situ Biao is not worth mentioningIn this case, we have no benefit in joining except to make Li Wufeng think that our Hethro Empire is his great enemy and target us first. A wry smile crossed Philip V's face, "I also want to contain Li Wufeng, but the situation doesn't allow it, I have to consider the interests of the empire first." ”

"Your Majesty is thoughtful, the minister is deeply admired, it is not the best time for us to intervene, we still need some time to develop, I hope Li Wufeng can give us some time, give some time to the Liboa people, the minister also plans to visit the Liboa countries as soon as possible, and exchange views in this regard, hoping that they can accept our suggestions, preserve their strength, and avoid unnecessary sacrifices. Pokaninski also had a look of regret on his face.

(To be continued)