Steel Dynasty - Chapter 705

[Chapter 704: Not a vassal, no tribute, no marriage]

. “The King of Shu is dead.”

Xiao Ming folded the memorial sent by Di Ying.

He got the news a month after Xiao Zhen led 20,000 people to Sichuan.

Because of this matter, both Fiji and Pang Yukun went to the imperial study room to discuss the matter together.

“As I expected, the King of Shu refuses to surrender,” Pang Yukun said.

Fiji said: “This Xiao Zhen’s last-minute act of annihilating his relatives was a clever move. It not only made the emperor highly praise him, but also won the favor of the Yizhou wealthy family.”

“But these three princes are also ruthless. This is him. “My biological brother.” Pang Yukun said seemingly unintentionally.

Xiao Ming glanced at him. Pang Yukun was simply reminding him that the third prince was a ruthless person and asking him to be careful.

“I understand what you mean, so I am going to issue an edict to revoke the title of vassal state of Shu and turn it into one government. The army of Shu will be temporarily commanded by Di Ying. In this way, the third prince will be like a toothless tiger. “If he behaves inappropriately, I can kill him at any time,” Xiao Ming said.

Pang Yukun nodded, “The most taboo thing for a vassal king is to seize military and political power. Now we only need to control the army to control the Shu region.”

“In addition, we will send some loyal officials there. In this way, the Shu region Just like in Wei, the third prince’s stay in Shu is nothing more than exile,” Fiji said.

Xiao Ming nodded. He naturally had no sympathy for the third prince. He was a king and a bandit, and no one had pity on him.

He didn’t kill him just because he conquered Shu without any blood. This was a great achievement, which was enough for him to continue to enjoy the glory and wealth, but it was impossible to continue to enter the political center of Dayu.

After talking about the third prince, Xiao Ming led the two of them to the map. In addition to discussing the establishment of Yizhou Prefecture, he was also looking for them for the barbarian affairs.

During this period, memorials were issued one after another at the border gates. The contents of the memorials were mostly the same. They were all news of the barbarian tribe’s activities at the border gates.

It’s just that both Shanhaiguan and Juyongguan were tightly guarded. The barbarians seemed to have a headache. They often drove the slave soldiers to test the attack and then retreated.

However, this situation still caused uneasiness in the government and the public, and even the marriage proposal came out, which made Xiao Ming very angry.

The two of them looked at several circles on the map. These were places that had recently been attacked by barbarians. They were all important checkpoints on the front line of the Great Wall.

“Your Majesty, there are some outrageous remarks about the barbarians in the court. Some officials’ kneecaps are weak again. Some want to be vassals, some want to pay tribute, and some want to get married, just to name a few. It’s simply ridiculous.” Pang Yukun sneered.

Fiji said: “When the emperor was here, he always blamed himself for compromising with the barbarians. If he had not allowed the barbarians to enter the customs, he would not have allowed the country of Chongqing to decline to this point. The emperor is an ambitious and strategic leader, so naturally he does not need to pay attention to this dynasty. The young people in the hall, the old minister thinks, the barbarians are greedy, and they will put away their claws only if

they are defeated.” “I feel relieved if you say so. As the saying goes, if the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam is crooked. If you have an idea with them, the court will be over.”

After a pause, he said to the two of them, “You go back and tell them that my three principles will not change. If you don’t surrender, don’t pay tribute, and don’t make peace, who will do it? If you want to be a vassal, you can take off your official uniform and go to the barbarians to proclaim yourself vassals. I will not stop you. If you want to pay tribute, you can take your own money and give it to the barbarians. I will not stop you. As for those who want to make peace, let them do it. They sent their own daughters. If anyone dares to send a fake one, I will chop off his head.”

“Hahaha…” Pang Yukun laughed, “Your Majesty, if this is the case, I am afraid that none of these ministers will dare. “I agreed. It’s easy to be generous to the country, but it’s not so easy to be generous to oneself.”

Fiji nodded, “I will tell them what the emperor said when I get back.”

Xiao Ming shook his head. If you get used to kneeling, you won’t be able to stand up. If you ask him to stand up, he will scold you.

There was such a group of people in the court now. He asked Qian Dafu to write down the names of these people, and planned to check whether these people were corrupt in the future.

According to convention, anyone who likes to kneel is often greedy for money and lustful.

However, Xiao Ming did not ask the two of them to look at the map for the sake of the barbarians. Now, relying on the passes along the Yanyun line, the barbarians have no way of entering the northern hinterland.

The purpose of both of them is to serve Korea.

So he said: “Let’s not talk about the barbarian affairs for now. What I want to talk to you about today is the affairs of Goryeo. I think it’s time to deal with Goryeo.”

“Fighting again? Your Majesty, we really have no money to fight now, let alone Goryeo is far away from Dayu, so we will definitely mobilize troops again.” Pang Yukun cried directly.

Fiji echoed; “Your Majesty, Pang Shoufu is telling the truth. The treasury only has such a small amount of money. The Emperor has set aside 6 million to support industry. On weekdays, mines have to be opened, schools have to be built, and roads have to be built. It is really hard to keep going like this. We can’t make ends meet.”

Xiao Ming also understood the current situation. He said to the two of them: “That’s why I want to fight against Goryeo. Naturally, the more we fight in China, the poorer we are. But fighting Goryeo is a cost-effective business. In recent years, the country of Chongqing has been The barbarians donated a lot of silver, and now I want Goryeo to donate some silver to Dayu.”

After a pause, he continued: “And the attack on Goryeo is also for the merchants to sell goods, and it is also to cut off the arms of the barbarians.”

Both of them are smart people and can figure things out immediately.

Pang Yukun said: “Your Majesty, in this case, just let the merchants pay for the materials and expenses for the attack on Goryeo.”

Now Fiji and Pang Yukun were surprisingly consistent. He said: “Since the attack on Goryeo is for the sale of goods, this war It’s just for the merchants. It’s unreasonable that they can’t pay for it. It’s better to sell Goryeo’s trade to these merchants in exchange for supplies and money. “

Xiao Ming nodded slightly. This was the purpose of finding the two of them. He said:” This is also my idea, so how about you go talk to the merchants and let the merchants use the money to buy the trading rights of Goryeo? “

“Yes, Your Majesty.” The two bowed and responded.

The solution to the problem of funds is to attack Goryeo. For Xiao Ming, the best way to fight the war is of course to defend the enemy from outside the country.

It is better to destroy other people’s houses than to destroy your own. This time he attacked Goryeo to divert trouble to the east.

And it would be even better if the barbarians changed their strategies because of this, so that the pressure on the Yanyun front line would be much less.

The three of them discussed the matter, and Xiao Ming sent a letter to Yue Yun, asking him to prepare. The main force in attacking Goryeo this time was the navy and marines.

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