From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 1033

Calm down, calm down, anxiety and panic can't solve the problem.

You need to calm down, analyze the situation from the beginning, analyze the pros and cons, and finally find the most suitable way to make the most rational judgment.

The more critical the time is, the more it can affect the overall situation, the more you can't be impulsive or discouraged.

Zhou Yuan drank tea and waited quietly for Xiong Kuohai and Song Wu to come.

In fact, he didn't wait long. It only took an hour for Song Wu to arrive at the Prince Wei's Mansion from outside the city.

The two walked into the study and saw Zhou Yuan with a serious face. For a moment, their hearts became heavy.

Zhou Yuan didn't even bother to pour them tea, and went straight to the point: "Urgent news from the northwest, the Yarkand Khanate has officially annexed the Turpan Khanate, and is sweeping the Tatar Tumed tribe with a mighty force."

"They will be able to complete the unification in two months at most. If we send troops to the northeast, the Great Jin will be empty at this time, and they will definitely attack Gansu Town."

"Now we have to make a decision, tell us what you think."

After the voice fell, no one answered, and both of them frowned, their faces were extremely solemn.

After waiting for a while, Zhou Yuan said: "I called you here to help me find out the gaps. Let's analyze from the beginning. Old Xiong, think about how to start, I'll let Ziyuan make tea first."

Soon Ziyuan brought in the hot tea.

Xiong Kuohai took a sip of the teacup, shivering from the heat, you can imagine how absorbed he was in thinking.

So he finally spoke: "Let's think about it from a longer-term perspective. The Jin Dynasty has been in existence for 400 years and has experienced many storms."

"The most serious was during the reign of Emperor Huan. Land annexation was serious, the Mongols in the north were strong, and the chieftains were rampant. The administration had collapsed to a certain extent, resulting in the loss of the majesty of the court, warlord separatism in various places, and chaos in the world."

"Fortunately, after Emperor Wu ascended the throne, he worked hard to govern the country and personally led the army. It took him 30 years to achieve the rejuvenation of the Jin Dynasty."

"Everyone knows what happened later. The three emperors Longqing, Mingde, and Shuntian were all incompetent, and they almost consumed the wealth accumulated by Emperor Wu."

"The first emperor was also a wise ruler in the early days of his reign. It was not until he was fifty that his temperament changed drastically. He believed in Taoism, refined medicine and practiced law, and neglected government affairs, and the country gradually fell into decline."

"To When the previous emperor was seventy years old, the current emperor was selected to enter the palace, and finally succeeded to the throne and supported the broken country. "

"But there are loopholes everywhere, and the world is full of wounds. Although your majesty is diligent and good at politics, and is capable enough to maintain the stability of the court, he cannot save the world."

At this point, Xiong Kuohai lowered his head and gritted his teeth and said: "To be honest, your majesty's political ability is extremely high, but in terms of pattern and courage, he is far inferior to Emperor Wu."

"But your majesty is also lucky, she has you."

"For four years, you have fought north and south, inspected salt and investigated cases, opened up the sea and opened up the borders, and pulled the Great Jin back from the brink of collapse, completely solving internal and external troubles."

"What the ministers said is right, there is a lot of work to be done, and development is the most important thing at this time. Let the people have food and drink first, Let the country become rich first, then we can build the army and navy, and finally annihilate the foreign enemies. "

"Now that something like this has happened, I think it's God reminding you that it's time to stop."

Xiong Kuohai looked at Zhou Yuan and said solemnly: "As long as we don't send troops to the Jurchens, Yarkand will not dare to attack Gansu Town even if they have ten guts, and we won't suffer any losses."

"After hundreds of years of ups and downs, and decades of ups and downs, we can't fall into a new vortex."

"This is my opinion, go all out to develop, and then plan for the future."

Zhou Yuan nodded slowly and said, "Okay, I understand."

He looked at Song Wu and said, "What's your opinion?"

Song Wu seemed to have thought about what to say a long time ago, and said directly: "I'm not as knowledgeable as Lord Xiong, I don't understand too much, I only know that as a military general , can not be afraid of any challenge, if the Northern Expedition is necessary, then we still have to fight. "

"Even if Yarkand threatens Gansu Town, we have to fight, at worst we can fight both sides."

Xiong Kuohai said: "But what about money and food? Fighting a war is not a matter of words, it is a competition of national strength, and it requires countless money and food."

"When the prince was in Fujian and Guangdong, he made 10 million taels of silver, plus last year's taxes and military expenses, to raise enough money for a big war."

"If we want to fight both sides at the same time, where will the money come from? Where will the food come from?"

Song Wu said in a deep voice: "Transfer people from the Northern Expedition Army to fight, and transfer that part of the money and food to them."

"If necessary, I am willing to defend Gansu Town in person."

Xiong Kuohai said anxiously: "You are a young man, I understand that you have the drive, but have you ever thought about the risks and costs?"

"Of course it's good if we win, but what if we lose? As long as one side loses, it's all for us.It is an unbearable loss. "

"On the contrary, if we don't fight, we can achieve rapid development, we don't need to take any risks, and we won't have any losses."

"At most, the Jurchens will be replaced by the Tsarist Empire, and we may not be afraid of them at that time!"

Song Wu raised his head and said in a deep voice: "Lord Xiong, will we really not have any losses? Outside Shanhaiguan, it was also the land of my Great Jin, and there were countless Han people!"

Xiong Kuohai was silent for a moment.

Zhou Yuan slowly stood up and said solemnly: "What you said makes sense, I will continue with what you said."

"We can not fight, but after the Tsarist Empire has gained a foothold, we will face enemies from both the east and the west, and it is easy to be constrained."

"At the same time, this also gives the world a signal that the Great Jin dare not fight, and the Great Jin has not really stood up yet, and it can still try to bully it. ”

“After consultation with the Tsarist Empire, they will soon send a fleet to station in Lushunkou, Andong Port and other areas to help the Tsarist Empire build ships while constantly harassing our coasts.”

“We will definitely be stronger by then, but we are facing land opponents in the east and west, as well as multinational fleets at sea.”

“How should we deal with it?”

At this point, Zhou Yuan said in a deep voice: “We still have to fight! If we don’t fight, it’s better now, but it will be difficult in the future.”

“If we don’t fight, the Han people outside the Great Wall will be gone, and the land will be gone.”

“An ambitious nation cannot abandon its own land, even if it was once, and it cannot abandon its own people, even if it is outside the Great Wall.”

“A nation that wants to climb the world’s peak forever cannot be afraid of war, cannot be without courage, cannot be cowardly, and cannot have appeasement ideas.”

At this point, Zhou Yuan threw the teacup hard on the ground and said sternly: “Fight! Fight both sides! Never retreat! Never be cowardly! "

Song Wu immediately half-knelt down, clasped his fists and said: "Marshal! I volunteer! Lead the troops to guard Gansu!"

Zhou Yuan looked at him and said in a deep voice: "The war in the north is fierce, and the climate is bitterly cold, so the soldiers in the south may not be comfortable."

"I will appoint you as the Marshal of Zhenxi of the Great Jin Dynasty, lead Li He's 20,000 troops in Zhejiang, rush to Gansu, and cooperate with the 40,000 troops in Gansu to defend Jiayuguan."

Song Wu shouted: "I obey the order!"

He raised his head and whispered: "Marshal, I will persuade the group of military meritorious officials in the court, and I will try to convince them before tomorrow's morning court."

Zhou Yuan frowned and said: "You come to persuade? Can you do it?"

Song Wu grinned with determination in his eyes: "I don't know if it can be done, but maybe it can be done."

"After all, my last name is Song!"