Almighty Nongmen Phoenix

Chapter 399;

"Your Majesty, what Prime Minister Wen said is not bad. During the recent period, I have heard some Hu merchants who have traveled to and from neighboring countries say that the situation in Xirong this year is not much better than ours in Dongzhou."

"In the past years, the situation was good, and they would knock on the edge and harass them in winter. This year is really too abnormal."

Honglu Siqing also followed suit.

As the diplomatic department of Dongzhou, Honglu Temple's daily work is to deal with people from other countries.

And there are also some Hu merchants who move around quite frequently under his hands, and he can learn about the situation of some neighboring countries from them.

"What do those Ai Qing think that Xi Rong is coming here at this time?"

From the news that Xirong no longer knocked at the side more than a month ago, Emperor Hongwen noticed something was wrong.

He also specially asked Tian Ziwei to go to Xirong to investigate for a while, so he actually knows the situation in Xirong.

It's just that what Xi Rong plans to do is not yet clear.

"It should be asking for help, or is it the intention to develop peacefully with us?"

As soon as Dong Xiang opened his mouth, several people looked at him in unison.

Emperor Hongwen was also quite surprised.

"Your Majesty does not know that this year's heavy snowfall is not just a problem with our East Continent."

"Among the three countries around us, Southern Border has not been greatly affected due to geographical reasons, but Northern Chu is more serious than Dongzhou."

As soon as these words came out, several people were stunned.

Northern Chu has always been bitterly cold, and winter comes early every year, and the temperature drops extremely fast.

This year's snowy day, Beichu's side may be very sad.

"Did Prime Minister Dong hear anything?"

Wen Xiang asked.

Patriarch Dong's family is in Dongzhou, but their power in Northern Chu is not small.

"In the past few years, Xirong has not only made moves against Dongzhou, but they have also made little moves in Northern Chu."

"It's not easy for Beichu this year. Xirong has repeatedly violated the frontier during this period. Beichu has begun to gather troops and has great plans to enter Xirong and rob supplies."

The Xirong belonged to the nomadic people, the most of which were cattle and sheep, and the northern Chu side had been bitterly cold for a long time, so there was a lot of demand for things like cattle and sheep.

Now that there has been a catastrophe in Northern Chu, it is inevitable to plunder resources from outside to supplement itself.

However, the situation in Dongzhou is now stable, with strong soldiers and strong horses, which is obviously not a good goal.

So Xirong, who is also having a hard time like them, will be better.

Firstly, it was perfectly justifiable for Xirong to repeatedly offend the frontier and Northern Chu to send troops. Secondly, Xirong produced horses, cattle and sheep, which could be used to keep warm.

As Dong Xiang made himself known, there were still some analysis to finish.

Emperor Hongwen and the others nodded repeatedly.

"If it is true what Dong Xiang said, Xi Rong came here this time, probably because he wanted to ask for help or form an alliance."

Emperor Hongwen also nodded in agreement, but he didn't say anything, but his mind turned quickly.

Weigh the pros and cons of this.

Speaking of the grievances between the four countries, Dongzhou and Bei Chuna are definitely old rivals, and the grievances have a long history.

When the former dynasty was still there, both Dongzhou and Beichu belonged to the former courtiers, and Dongzhou was the royal family of the former dynasty.

In the last years of the former dynasty, all the heroes rose together. When the Taizu of Dongzhou raised his troops again, he had been fighting endlessly with the Taizu of Northern Chu.

Afterwards, each of them got a part of the legacy of the previous dynasty, and established the country and proclaimed themselves emperor.

And after the founding of the country, they fought many times again and again, no one obeyed the other, and everyone wanted to take over the seat of the previous dynasty and become the only master on this land.

However, with the death of the great ancestors of the two countries, and the unrest brought about by the people of their respective countries, the two sides chose to rest and recuperate tacitly after the succession of the monarchs on the second day, and there was no more war.

Although there has been peace for many years, each other knows very well that this is only temporary, and they will fight again when the time comes.

But this time Northern Chu took action against Xirong, in Emperor Hongwen's view, it was not only because of Xirong's knocking on the side, nor was it entirely for the purpose of robbing Xirong's resources to stabilize the domestic situation.

Most of them still want to get war horses from Xirong through war.

You know, in the past few years, not only Dongzhou has developed, but Northern Chu has also developed. In terms of national strength, it is at the upper level among the four countries.

However, Beichu has a big shortcoming, which is the lack of war horses.

You must know that on the battlefield, the strength of cavalry is much stronger than that of infantry.

And Dongzhou inherited many horse farms from the previous dynasty, and it is no problem to be self-sufficient in this. If Beichu wants to continue fighting with Dongzhou, it must have a cavalry that can compete with Dongzhou, otherwise the result will inevitably be the same as that of Taizu. The same is true for the first generation.

The two sides are consuming their respective national power, and neither can do anything to the other.

"Those people think, is it feasible to form an alliance with Xirong?"

The people below looked at each other.

No one said anything, peace is naturally a good thing, but it still depends on Xi Rong's request.

If it is a request to send troops against Northern Chu, it is not a good thing for them.

First of all, Dongzhou has been plagued by disasters and disasters this year. If the sword is raised again, it will have a great impact on the national strength.

What's more, if Dongzhou is involved, it will inevitably form a struggle among the three kingdoms, and consumption is inevitable.

But there is still a southern border here. This year, their situation is more stable than that of the Three Kingdoms. No one knows if they will be orioles, right?

Just when several ministers were hesitating, Wang De trotted in.

"Your Majesty, Lord Wanfu please see me."

"Wanfu is here? Let her in."

Emperor Hongwen nodded and looked at Wen and other people and said, "Let's put this matter aside for now, and wait for the Xirong envoys to arrive. The Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple will make good preparations for the reception work."

"Go back first."

The two adults bowed their hands and retreated.

"Hey, Your Majesty is talking about state affairs again?"

"There are envoys from Xirong, please briefly talk about the reception."

"You have been back to the capital for a few days, why did you remember to visit me in the palace?"

Facing Lu Yaoyao, Emperor Hongwen was very easy-going, not at all as serious as when he was talking about state affairs just now.

"It's not that it's snowing every day, and it's not very convenient to go out."

"Your Majesty said just now that there are envoys from Xirong, what are they doing all the way here for the Chinese New Year?"

Hearing this, Wen Xiang and Dong Xiang looked at Lu Yaoyao in surprise, and then turned to look at Emperor Hongwen.

This is a state matter, and when Lu Yaoyao asked directly, they were a little worried that Emperor Hongwen would be dissatisfied.

"It's not very clear yet, but there are some speculations."

"It's just right, you should also think about it for me, what exactly is Xi Rong planning to do."

Emperor Hongwen was not dissatisfied, not only was he not dissatisfied, he also got up and greeted Lu Yaoyao to sit down on the soft bed beside the road.

Of course, Wen Xiang and Dong Xiang have not been forgotten.

After sitting down, he simply said what he had just said to the ministers.

"What do you think Xirong is planning to come here at this time?"

"For help to form an alliance."

Lu Yaoyao asserted directly.

"Oh? Then do you think it's feasible?"

(End of this chapter)