Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Chapter 4: You can’t sit down

The atmosphere in the quaint conference hall was gloomy. Except for Wu Feng who could maintain a faint smile on his face, almost everyone's faces were a little cold and stiff, and there was even a trace of dissatisfaction and anger mixed in, a feeling of depression The breath filled the whole room.

"Your Highness, my subordinates really don't understand why His Highness must go to Beijing? Now the general situation is clear, and the Kaman and Puer people have lost the capital to compete with us for hegemony. Now they can stay at home and recover from their injuries. A year is impossible. Situ Tai seems to have some capital on the surface, but with his economic foundation, without the financiers in the imperial capital raising war funds for him, his hundreds of thousands of troops will have to go on their own in less than three months. Disbandment, not to mention the fact that in terms of locality, apart from the fact that he still has some foundations in the Yanyun prefectures, whether it is in the East China Sea or in the south of the Yangtze River, the business class hates him to the bone, and the middle and lower class ordinary people have not received any benefits, except for some die-hard conservatives. Except for the nobles, he has no allies at all, and he relies entirely on force to maintain his rule, which is not a concern at all; as for Situ Biao, although the five lakes have some foundations, they are also powerless to support such a huge army. What's more, his army's combat effectiveness is uneven, if you want to compare it with our Western Frontier Army, it is not worth mentioning."

"On Situ Lang's side, although there are four major legions plus the imperial guards and city guards in name, we all know that the four major legions are purely mobs and vulnerable, while the city guard Yusuf Even Situ Mingyue can't command him, let alone Situ Lang. Although the imperial guards regard Ma Yuanqian as their respect now, the current Ma Yuanxiang is completely different from the past. It has fallen into an irreversible split, and now no one in the empire can pose a substantial threat to us. Under such a good situation, His Highness has to risk himself. His Highness is more than ten thousand gold, why is he so persistent in wanting to go to Beijing?"

"With the current situation of Your Highness, there are two strategies. If you are urgent, you can fight steadily, win over one side and suppress the other, and devour the whales. Within five years, the southeast land of the empire will definitely be included; if you need to slow down, sit down Watching Tigers in the Mountains, a place outside Xutu, let the two Situ and two tigers fight each other. When both sides are exhausted, they will perform the act of stabbing the tiger in Bianzhuang. Within ten years, major events will be settled. The subordinates think that this is the move to Beijing. It is purely superfluous. If it is something illusory like what some people say for the sake of fame and righteousness, then what is the use of this strength? The unanimous support of the people of the empire? It can be seen that this honor is also based on strength. If there is no strength, even if the founding emperor of the Tanghe Empire is resurrected, it will not help. Ninth Five-Year Honor!"

The impassioned words made everyone in the room nod repeatedly, even Wufeng himself could not help but nodded slightly, agreeing with most of the other party's views, but this does not mean that Wufeng has changed his mind.

"Lord Ling is right. Since the intelligence department has reflected that the three sons of Situ are likely to join forces, their target is naturally directed at His Highness. It may not be a big deal for the three families to disperse, but once they merge, their strength should not be underestimated. But Even if the three families converge, there is no chance of winning against us in Xijiang. Although this kind of convergence can only be a temporary peace for a short period of time, and there are irreconcilable conflicts among the parties, it proves that they have already regarded His Highness as a serious problem This is the only way to form an alliance. If His Highness stays firmly in the northwest, their alliance will naturally fall apart in a short time, but if His Highness enters Zhongzhou, the risk will increase countless times. Some people may say that His Highness does not need to enter the imperial capital or use a substitute, but As long as His Highness enters the territory of Zhongzhou, we will lose the control of our western border. Even if we bring one or two divisions with us, if several parties join forces to plot against His Highness, one or two divisions can withstand the determined Situ home?” Bo Jinchen also opposed Wufeng’s entry to Beijing, “One more thing, His Highness has neither a big marriage nor any heirs. Have you ever considered such serious consequences as the spying of foreign hostile forces?"

Although Bo Jinchen's words were very secretive, he pointed to the core of the problem. Li Wufeng has neither a wife nor an heir, especially the problem of not having an heir is a difficult problem. Faced with this situation, who can take charge of the overall situation? Right now, although Li Wufeng's subordinates are full of talents and heroes, the army does not interfere with politics, and the government does not care about the army. Shou has been adhering to this principle until now, the Protectorate of the Great Capital of Western Xinjiang and the Prince of Qin’s Mansion. This principle has certainly avoided the situation where one side dominates, making the army unable to last without the government’s logistical support, and the government cannot maintain without the backing of the army. It seems to be an extremely appropriate strategy, but it also has a consequence, that is, no one under Wufeng can take charge of the overall situation after Wufeng loses control, whether it is Xiao Tang, Ling Tianfang or Su Qinmo Lun and Liang Chongxin do not have such prestige to be able to take charge of the overall situation. Although the government has a good reputation among the people in western Xinjiang, due to conflicts with the military on the issue of military expansion, it is difficult to win the military's approval. As for the military The generals have no foundation in the local government and cannot maintain the operation of the local government. This dilemma was originally designed by Wufeng, but now it has become a huge problem in front of Wufeng.

Originally, as long as Wufeng had heirs or a big wife, all of this would be fine. Mothers are more valuable than children. As long as there are heirs, even if Wufeng himself faces some kind of disaster, the ministers and generals under his command will not lose their backbone without a leader. Even if there are no heirs after the big marriage, as long as Wufeng does not die, everyone under his command can unite around the big woman and work together, but now there are no children and no big marriage, how can a group of people agree with Wufeng easily? Entering Beijing?

"As for the plan just proposed by the security department, it's not that Mr. Bo underestimated Mr. Diao's subordinates. No matter how much he looks like a double, can he really replace His Royal Highness King Qin and discuss important matters face-to-face with the princes and ministers? If you don't enter the imperial capital, this trip What's the point of going to Zhongzhou? If it really comes to that point, who can stop His Highness King Qin from venturing into the city? Who can bear the responsibility if something unusual happens after entering the city?"

What Bo Jinchen said made Diao Su, the head of the city's security bureau, who was always deep and never show any signs, change his face slightly. The seriousness and possibility have been laid out. With the temper of His Royal Highness King Qin, if he really wants to go to the imperial capital, if the situation requires it, who can stop him from entering the city?!

"Xiao Tang, Su Qin, Tian Fang, and Near Chen have all given their reasons for opposing my entry to Beijing. What do you two think about this matter?" Wu Feng said to Ling Tianfang and Bo Jinchen. His attitude seemed to be psychologically prepared, and he was noncommittal, throwing the topic to the two leaders of the government department.

Xiao Tang's face was deep. He had never spoken to him, so he naturally knew the importance of this matter. His Royal Highness King Qin had vaguely mentioned this issue to him earlier, obviously wanting to get his support, but to be honest He is also not optimistic about going to Beijing this time, especially after the three sons of Situ have shown a tendency to converge, the risk of this trip to Beijing is too high. Although there are many auxiliary preventive measures, they are all passive This strategy is limited by many external factors. Seeing that Wufeng called him by name at this time, it is not easy to refuse.

"Your Highness, in fact, everyone still doesn't quite understand the meaning and purpose of your insistence on entering the imperial capital, and so do your subordinates. Is this trip to the imperial capital really so important? Compared with our current situation, it belongs to I really can't see the necessity of this trip to the imperial capital? What His Highness said is nothing more than to win over and persuade the aristocratic forces representing the upper echelons of the empire~IndoMTL.com~ This is certainly important, but I also think that It's not so important that you need to take such a big risk, so unless His Highness gives your subordinates a sufficient and sufficient reason, it will be difficult for your subordinates to agree with His Highness's thoughts just like Lord Ling Bo."

Wu Feng was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect that Xiao Tang would do this to him at this time, although he knew that the other party was thinking about his own safety, but it obviously didn't conform to the hint he had given him at the beginning, which made Wu Feng Feng was a little annoyed.

"Su Qin, do you also have the same opinion?" The tone became blunt, and almost everyone could hear the displeasure in Wufeng's words.

"Returning to Your Highness, this subordinate agrees with Lord Xiao. Unless His Highness gives a sufficient reason, this subordinate also thinks that this trip to the imperial capital is unnecessary!" Su Qin was not persuaded by the other party's strong tone. Intimidated, he replied without hesitation.

There was deathly silence in the living room, only the breathing of everyone could be clearly heard. This was probably the first time in the history of Xijiang that Wufeng's opinion was vetoed by all the people under his command, and the attitudes of both the military and the government were so Unanimously, the focus of the problem seems to be concentrated on one point, that is, the risk of entering Beijing far exceeds the necessity of entering Beijing. This is as ridiculous as a person who cannot swim jumping into the river to pick up a needle. It is completely unnecessary to win over those nobles who are hesitant just to show sincerity and attitude.

Wufeng's eyes lingered on everyone's faces, and the astonishing unanimity of everyone's attitudes made Wufeng hesitate. Although Diao Su and the intelligence department had made a lot of preparations before, as these people said, the risk is too high. Once the intelligence revealed that the Situ family wanted to make him never have a chance to escape once he entered the imperial capital, and would even try to eradicate himself at all costs. Is it really worth taking this risk?

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