Me, Yuan Fang?

Chapter 805 Maybe it's an illusion

Zuo Zhou entered the palace not long after he left, but in fact he knew the result before he saw Zhu Wushi. Zhu Wushi was neither the former Zhu Qizhen nor Hu Hai.He can't stand being wronged, but he won't take revenge blindly.

So this meeting, the theme should be how to declare war with Tang, and how to win after declaring war!

"Mr. Li, you are here."

Murong Qiudi was greeted at the door, 15 years did not leave any vicissitudes on her face, on the contrary, she became a little richer, this is really heart-warming and fat.

"Hehe, I heard that Murong Yanran has given birth to her third child. Congratulations! Yi Tianxing is too ignorant, and he doesn't even talk about helping the mother-in-law to share more mundane chores!"

Murong Qiudi kept smiling, "Children have their own blessings, why drag them into these troubles, let them live a good life as a young couple."

Zuo Zhou and Murong Qiudi entered the inner hall chatting and laughing. At this time, Zhu Wushi, Shangguan Jinhong, Zhang Junbao and many generals and ministers had already taken their seats. The inner hall where only seven or eight people discussed in the past can now have 30 people. Many people, including Li Rusong.

Zhu Wushi nodded to Zuo Zhou, and after he took his seat, he said, "Okay, everyone is here, everyone must understand what happened on the border of the Western Regions. After 15 years of recuperation in the Ming Dynasty, it is time to make a move. Decided to start a war with Tang, you are the pillars of the country, let's talk about it, how should we fight this battle?"

Yu Qian, who had met Zuo Zhou a few times, stood up and bowed back, "Your Majesty, the three-legged confrontation is extremely stable now. If you can't reach a consensus with Daqin, then this battle will be impossible."

Zhu Wushi nodded, and Murong Qiudi replied, "Tianzun has sent the secret letter to Daqin through a special channel. I believe Jiang Yufeng can make a reasonable judgment."

The civil and military officials looked at each other and said nothing, but Li Rusong stood up hesitantly, "Reporting to Your Majesty, my honor and disgrace alone are not worth mentioning, but if it is because of me alone that I instigate wars and cause damage to the army and people of the Ming Kingdom, it will be a little bit of a shame." I am terrified in my heart! Moreover, the Tang Kingdom is now prosperous in the divine way, and there are many masters. If there is a real fight, the situation may fall into anxiety."

Zhu Wushi waved his hands and persuaded: "Ai Qing doesn't need to have such a psychological burden. This is not an honor or disgrace for you alone, but also an insult to the dignity of our Ming country. It is also about the overall existence of the future of the human race, so this battle must be fought .”

Li Rusong stopped talking, and after doing it again, Zuo Zhou thought for a while and asked, "Your Majesty, I wonder if Tang Guoke has contacted you?"

Zhu Wushi turned his head to face Zuo Zhou, paused and nodded calmly, "They did invite me to the Heavenly Court, but I didn't reply them."

Zhu Wushi's frankness made the civil and military officials look a little weird, but none of them can achieve this position in the court, and they don't say that they can't have contact with the enemy if they are killed.

Just listen to Zhu Wushi and said: "But according to what they say, the Heavenly Court is different from the Tang Kingdom, and people in the Shinto may not care about the life and death of the Tang Kingdom."

After Zhu Wushi finished speaking, he quietly looked at the crowd below, as if he wanted to ask 'who is in favor and who is against'.However, a group of civil and military officials also looked at him quietly, especially Murong Qiudi, with disbelief in his eyes, my old lady is in charge of information, why didn't you tell me when you came into contact with someone from the Shinto?
What do you mean!

The scene was a little awkward for a while, Zuo Zhou was amused, and asked the right questions for everyone.

"What is Your Majesty's idea? Is it to enter the Heavenly Court and become a member of the gods, or do you just seek hegemony and not care about the godhead?"

"..."

Zhu Wushi's silence made everyone very nervous. Although the result seemed to be the same, the meaning was completely different.

The governance of a country can't just talk about ideals and feelings, it must be involved in power, although in the end, Tang is very likely to be killed by Daqin and Ming, but if Zhu ignores joining the Heavenly Court, it means There is a layer of boundary between the civil and military officials, so what will the officials do in the future?Do you have to work harder to enter the heaven when dealing with state affairs?Doesn't this mean that thousands of troops have passed the college entrance examination by crossing a single-plank bridge, and they are still fighting with countless people to test civil servants!
And if they don't enter the Heavenly Court, then they must take into account the possible counterattack of the people in the Shinto. Although the Shinto is very strong, they don't have to be afraid. They just have to have a good relationship with Daqin, and they have to know Daqin's side. Attitude.

As I said before, the existence of Heaven is actually not that big of a difference to ordinary people, it's just that there is an "official" on their heads that can determine their life and death.

But it is different for the nobles of various countries. Whether it is the Great Qin or the Ming Kingdom, there are a large number of clan elders. Is it possible that these noble clans all enter the Heavenly Court?Naturally it is impossible, so if the emperor becomes a person in the heaven, doesn't it mean that they also have an extra 'official' who decides their own life and death?
Although there seems to be no difference between the two on the surface, the meaning is completely different, because the nobles have enough resources in their hands!
Today's resources are both mine and His Majesty's, but if in the future these resources are both mine, Your Majesty's and Heaven's, then these resources will most likely not be mine!
Well, it seems a bit convoluted, but these civil and military ministers can easily figure out the key point.

Zhu Wushi thought for a while, looked up at the crowd, and suddenly looked at Zuo Zhou stretching out his hand, "Will Mr. Li enter the Heavenly Court?"

Zuo Zhou was slightly taken aback, why did the question come to me?But after thinking about it in a blink of an eye, it became clear that others would be fine. Everyone knew that Shendao would definitely come to win over Zuo Zhou. After all, everyone now generally recognized that Zuo Zhou was number one in the world.

If Zuo Zhou agreed to join the Heavenly Court, then Zhu Wushi said that he would not join here, so he would have told the enemy the information!
Zuo Zhou thought for a while and smiled: "If they are willing to give me the position of Lord of the Heavenly Court, then I can consider it."

As soon as these words came out, Zuo Zhou obviously felt that the atmosphere was relaxed. Zhu Wushi smiled and said: "The Heavenly Court is very good, but if I join the Heavenly Court, I will not be able to be the Lord of the Heavenly Court. I am already a master of the earth list, Joining the Heavenly Court will not allow me to prolong my life. Since strength, power, and life cannot be given to me, why should I join this organization?"

"Your Majesty is wise!"

All civil and military officials bowed together and shouted long live. In fact, this is a very simple truth. The meaning of the heavens to the top masters is really that. If you can't give me anything, you want me to be controlled by others?At most, it's nothing more than a temporary compromise because of your threats, but if you can hug together to keep warm, who cares about you!

After the tone is set, the specific details will come. At this time, the strength of Shangguan Jinhong can be seen. He didn't say much, but simply mentioned that the money that the Ministry of Households can now provide can support the national war for 20 years!

What is this concept?
Not only issues such as food and wages, but also mass production of weapons, mass production of armor, and procedures such as the education and training of recruits, as well as the output of masters, are all problems.

Wars are fought not only on people, but also on the economy, and more importantly, on the comprehensive national strength of a country!

When you came up, you said, "You can do it for 20 years." When did you prepare for it?Is Shangguan Jinhong still this kind of talent?Or is there an expert behind it?
Zuo Zhou glanced at Murong Qiudi next to him, and found that he was not surprised at all. Well, it seems that a lot has really changed in 15 years.

……

At the same time, Daqin also had almost the same dialogue.

"With our current national strength, we can support the national war for 20 years. If General Wang Jian pulls the troops back, this number can be pushed forward." Bao Zheng reported as a matter of course, holding a letter in his hand. Zhu Wushi would definitely recognize it when he saw it. It was his letter to Jiang Yufeng.

At this time, Jiang Yufeng was wearing a phoenix robe and sitting at the head of the main hall. She was also asking the ministers what they meant, but she didn't have the option of joining the Heavenly Court. Maybe her strength was not up to the standard, or she might be a member of the Shinto It is impossible for her to join by default, so there is no invitation.

Sitting next to Jiang Yufeng is her daughter Liying. Today, Liying is not at ease with Chu Chu and others. She is very domineering in a black dragon robe. It has to be said that Jiang Yufeng taught her well .

"Will Shinto make a move?"

This is a very critical question, and the ones who have the most say here are undoubtedly the masters of the court, so everyone quickly turned their attention to Huang Chang.

Speaking of which, this is where Jiang Yufeng was very angry with Di Renjie. If you want to leave, go by yourself. I won't stop you!
But you have taken away so many masters, what should I do in Daqinzhong?
Now Cao Zhengchun, Huang Chang, and Xiong Ba are the only masters in the imperial rankings. If there is a real war, do we need masters on the front line?Does the palace need a master guarantee?It's not the past now, it's not a rare thing to be a master of the land list, how do you let me arrange it!
But fortunately, the battle in the Western Regions is over, and Wang Jian will soon bring back the army, as well as Fusu, Baiqi, and Yinman. She is confident that these people who are likely to return to hermit will wait a little longer. After all, everyone understands the reason why the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, and they probably wouldn't watch the people in the Shinto be presumptuous, not to mention that there was a battle to be settled in the Western Regions.

Well, speaking of the Western Regions...

"By the way, that Jin Chan should come to Daqin, right?"

Jiang Yufeng said and looked at Zhu Yuyan, who, as the boss of the Demon Sect, was in charge of intelligence, so he naturally knew about this matter like the back of his hand.

"Jin Chan has found the Buddha's relic. Calculating the time, it should be here soon. However, the princes of Yuan Kingdom Zuo Xuansha, Ximen Wu, and Ye Yujing are all by her side. Jin Chan can't make waves by itself, but I I'm worried that Shinto masters will use this to stir up trouble."

Jiang Yufeng thought for a moment and shook her head, "Shen Dao masters may not care about the affairs of the Tang Kingdom. After all, whether the Tang Kingdom will be destroyed or not has nothing to do with whether they can establish a heavenly court. After all, even if we destroy the Tang Kingdom, we cannot kill all the people in the Tang Kingdom. , then their believers will always have them. But if Jin Chan is moved, it is very likely that the Shinto side will intervene... Then don’t move her, and see what the Shinto people are going to do. Let’s take down Tang Guo first, Then we'll solve the Shinto problem."

"Yes!" ×n
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Shaolin Temple, since seeing the idiot last time and not giving Shendao face, this Shaolin Temple has become quite deserted.

But Jian Chi didn't care, he doesn't rely on the incense of the people to live, he also knows that many people are preaching recently, and while preaching, they often belittle Shaolin Temple, ha ha.

This kind of shady trick won't do much, but it's quite disgusting, hum!
"Why did you guys come here? There are quite a few Shinto people around here."

A few more people appeared in Jian Chi's meditation room, and they took off their hats and masks, but they were Di Renjie and others.

Li Bai took out the drinking utensils without any scruples, and even poured Jian Chi a glass.

Di Renjie turned his head away in disdain, and said with a smile: "Jin Chan has been here once before going to the Western Regions. If there is no accident, I will go through this place again when I go back. So I came here temporarily to arrange it!"

It's a bit strange to hear the words, "Even if you want to pass by me again, you have to pass through the imperial capital first, don't you go there? Or, you have already finished the arrangement there!"

Jian Chi said and turned to look at Di Renjie and the others, "Where's Qiao Feng? You left Qiao Feng in Daqin!"

Di Renjie didn't answer either, and just said casually: "Qiao Feng wants to go back to Daqin with Song Ci. After all, Song Ci played a great role in the Western Regions, and also hurt his body. According to Yuan Fang, he recovered, but Qiao Feng also worried."

Jian Chi looked at him suspiciously, "It's that simple? That kid is one of the rare young people I look good at, don't be fooled."

Di Renjie rolled his eyes, "How old is he, and still young."

Jian Chi Wuyu reached out to take the wine glass, I have to say that Li Bai's wine is good wine.He wants to try it for the Buddha!

There are not many opportunities to drink, especially when you have something to do in your heart and you are sure to do it every day, then you must seize every opportunity to get together to drink.

Di Renjie and the others were not polite, and each took the drinking utensils and began to drink heavily.

And just when they bid farewell to each other with wine, Jin Chan and others finally set off.

"So you ran away from home? Just because you didn't want to marry Ximen Wu?" Wang Jian staggered on the horse while chatting with Ye Yujing in the carriage next to him.

He looked at Ye Yujing's face from time to time, it was so similar, it was so similar, he still remembered the boy from the Jiang country back then... Whenever he thought of him, he felt a little regretful.

He, Wang Jian, has been on the battlefield all his life, and he has never been sentimental. Although he has the chicness and perseverance that ordinary people don't have, he also has the regrets of ordinary people.

He also wanted to find someone to pass on his skills to others. For the sake of that child, he even promised to ensure the safety and prosperity of Jiang Guo's royal family.He could tell that the child was also shaken, but who knew...

"Oh uncle, you can keep your voice down, that old woman is not easy to mess with!"

Ye Yujing bluffed with a cowardly look on his face, Wang Jian was momentarily at a loss, uh, maybe it was just his own illusion!

(End of this chapter)