Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 1835: Northern Di Visitors, Royal Envoys, Five Ministers of the Cabinet, and the Great Han Sage

The first year of Yuanshi was destined to be a year of continuous good news for Wang Yu.

In this year, Su Dingfang returned to the capital and the Dongyi people were in chaos.

This year, the Han Dynasty was founded and a general amnesty was declared.

This year, the war south of the Yellow River, which had just been settled, broke out again.

This year, the leader of the Northern Di, the Golden Horde, sent envoys.

Ye City.

Royal study room.

Five cabinet ministers, Zhao Anling, Kuai Liang, Guan Zhong, Zhang Bin and Yao Guangxiao, gathered here.

Currently, there are only five cabinet officials.

Of course, in addition to Wang Yu and the five cabinet members, there was another person present, the secretary Zhang Liang.

When Zhang Liang first arrived, even with Xun Yu's recommendation, he had only been there for a few days and was currently only a minor official of the eighth rank.

However, this eighth-rank official often accompanied the emperor, wrote memorials to the monarch, and was one of the few people closest to the emperor.

Although it is also an eighth grade, other eighth grades, or even the two grades online, cannot be compared with this eighth grade.

Of course, this is a good thing, but if you can't grasp it, it can also become a bad thing.

"Today, the envoys of the Golden Horde came to the capital and mentioned the matter of marriage. What do you think about this?" After asking a few people to sit down, Wang Yu went straight to the point.

"Although the Tianlang Pass is strong enough to prevent the Northern Di from invading, the worry of war is still unavoidable."

"If we make peace with the Golden Horde, we can gain a strong ally and greatly reduce the pressure in the north." Guan Zhong replied directly.

At today's grand court meeting, when the envoy of the Golden Horde arrived, he was extremely surprised that such a powerful force would send an envoy to the first grand court meeting after the establishment of the Han Dynasty.

However, he had to admit that the Golden Horde's proposal for a marriage alliance made him very excited.

"The Golden Horde is also anxious!"

"The Golden Horde suffered heavy losses from the snowstorm a few years ago, and the war with Dawu was also disappointing!"

"However, the enemy of the royal court, Tuoba has broken through the pass, and Zhenbei is in danger!" Yao Guangxiao said with a smile.

While he was laughing, he did not forget to look in Guan Zhong's direction.

The Golden Horde is indeed anxious!
But he also knew that Guan Zhong was also anxious.

The previous snowstorm on the grassland affected not only the three people north of Tianlang Pass, but also the Golden Horde Court.

The three people to the north of Tianlang Pass chose to attack Tianlang Pass and wanted to break through it. The Golden Horde also chose to seek an opportunity to resolve the crisis from Dawu.

However, Dawu still had some foundation. Even though there had been constant wars in recent years and Dou Jiande and the Qin Dynasty were restless, they still managed to hold on.

Moreover, the strength of the Golden Horde will inevitably be affected by this snowstorm.

On the other hand, due to Lie Zhenkun's rebellion and surrender, the Golden Horde not only gained 30,000 combat troops for nothing, but also captured a crucial checkpoint. Next, they will be able to gradually erode the Zhenbei Army.

As one side gains strength while the other loses strength, other people in Helian Xuan's position would probably be equally anxious.

"After the marriage, we can use the power of the Golden Horde to contain Tuoba, make friends with distant countries and attack nearby ones. That should be possible!" Zhao Anling also expressed his own opinion.

"I heard that Helian Xuan from the grassland is a great leader. I'm afraid that even if we form an alliance, he may not be of any use to us!" Zhang Bin said leisurely.

Whether this matter succeeds or not has little to do with him.

The person who is really relevant is Guan Zhong.

Guan Zhong was a true great strategist. The most crucial point in his strategy for conquering Cang was to tire out the enemy and strengthen himself, thus defeating the enemy without fighting.

Wang Yu was based in the north, while Prince Jing was in a place where he was surrounded by enemies. Both sides fought fiercely, but the final results were completely different. As for the scene of the two strong men in Da Cang, it was gone forever. This was the result of tiring the enemy and strengthening oneself.

The same was true for Beisuo Zhongxing in his Ping Cangce. Shanyin alone was not enough to feed the 300,000 Zhenbei Army. The longer the time went on, the greater the gap in strength between the two sides would become as I was facing a strong enemy and the enemy was weaker.

However, the situation changed due to the arrival of Beidi.

Now that we have a powerful enemy, we have to compete with them for the piece of meat of the Zhenbei Army.

Tuoba is very strong. Even though Wang Yu now essentially controls the Seven Paths of Land, he will still lose more than he wins if he faces the Tuoba tribe.

Although Wang Yu had faced the Tuoba tribe before at Tianlang Pass, how could the few troops he had back then be compared with the real Tuoba tribe?

"When facing Tuoba, we must not act rashly. The best strategy is to take the middle route!" Kuai Tong, who was habitually silent, could not help but remain silent when he heard about Beidi!
Born in the Zhendong Army, they naturally know the most about Beidi!

Although they now have the Tianlang Pass, a powerful pass in the world, they still need to station a large number of troops in and around Tianlang Pass.

From beginning to end, the number of 100,000 soldiers and horses at Tianlang Pass has never decreased.

They are all Northern Di. Can the three people north of Tianlang Pass and the Tuoba tribe be the same thing?
With the help of the scoundrel Lie Zhenkun, the Tuoba tribe has now broken through the barrier. If they intervene, they will have to fight a bloody battle with the other side on the land of Shanyin. If they win, they will suffer heavy losses. If they lose, it will be even more of a loss.

Therefore, the best strategy is to take advantage of the dangerous terrain, guard the north, and pacify Da Cang.

Guan Zhong was obviously moved by Kuai Tong's statement, but he could not say so openly.

If he said this openly, he would certainly leave a cowardly impression, especially, it would be very likely to offend some military officers. As a person who aspires to be a prime minister, he would not easily offend such a large group.

As for those military attaché groups, most of them don’t think so much at all. They don’t consider what the consequences of fighting will be. They just keep fighting.

Of course, he also had to think in his heart that Kuai Tong was an old fox. Guan Zhong was determined to be a prime minister, so of course he couldn't say that, but Kuai Tong had to show such an image.

Wang Dang learned from the previous experience that Zhao Anling had received such a high reward, which was rare since ancient times. Such a reward was obviously not worthy of his position. Kuai Tong did not think that such an unusual thing would be a good thing. God knows what will be waiting for him in the future!
With the lessons learned from the past and the lessons learned from the future, Kuai Tong knew that he should find a way to retreat out of self-preservation!

Isn't it just to bear a reputation of cowardice and offend some people? That's exactly what he wants!

"It's a good thing that Shangshu Kuai has a successor!" Zhang Bin thought to himself.

As a veteran of northern Yan, Kuai Liang's reward this time was already unattainable. And his son Kuai Tong, as Wang Yu's loyal minister and his earliest adviser, now holds the position of Minister of the Honglu Temple, in charge of one of the nine temples.

The most important government agencies of the Han Dynasty can be collectively referred to as the Nine Temples, Six Ministries, and Five Agencies.

As independent central functional departments, the Nine Temples and Five Censors are inferior to the Six Ministries in terms of rank, but they have no legal affiliation with the Six Ministries. However, their powers overlap with those of the Six Ministries, and there is actually a division of labor and a restraint relationship. The Six Ministries are in charge of government orders, while the Nine Temples and Five Censors are responsible for specific affairs in a certain area.

Among the nine temples, Taifu Temple was in charge of the treasury, Sinong Temple was in charge of grain storage, granary management, and the supply of rice for officials in the capital, and Zongzheng Temple was in charge of royal family affairs, managing the genealogies of the royal family, clans, and relatives by marriage, and guarding the royal mausoleums and temples.

The Taichang Temple was in charge of ancestral temple rituals, the Guanglu Temple was the head of the palace guards and attendants, and the Honglu Temple was in charge of foreign guests.

The Weiwei Temple was in charge of the ceremonial tents, the Taifu Temple was in charge of the carriages and horses, and the Dali Temple was equivalent to the modern Supreme Court, in charge of the trial of criminal cases.

The Five Academies were: the Imperial Academy was in charge of the central official schools, equivalent to the Ministry of Education; the Shaofu Academy was responsible for craft manufacturing and coin casting; the Military Equipment Academy was in charge of weapon forging; the Works Academy was in charge of palace construction, the making of precious utensils made of gold, jade, pearls, rhinoceros and elephants, the embroidery of gauze and satin, as well as the office for the creation of various special utensils; the Dushui Academy was in charge of rivers, bridges, dikes and other affairs.

In addition to Kuai Tong, Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue were also two young talents who served as county magistrates and had a promising future.

It would be sensible for the other party to take a step back at this time.

"Your Majesty, with Bank of China in our hands, it is equivalent to another Tianlang Pass. Even if Tuoba has a million lions and thousands of generals, he will never be able to exert his power!" Kuai Liang struck while the iron was hot.

At this time, if it were Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Ju Wu, Chu Qingtian, Wu Changkong... those with hot tempers, or even Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci, Yang Jian... those who are brave and resourceful, I am afraid many of them would advocate fighting.

For the former, it doesn't matter whether you can beat him or not, but you must not be timid and just fight first and talk later. For the latter, it means not losing your integrity.

However, counselors like these are more concerned about the interests and losses behind it.

It is unwise to compete with Tuoba!

What was even more rare was that before they even had a fight with Tuoba, the Golden Horde had already come on their own. Such a natural helper was something everyone naturally wanted.

However, Wang Yu was also a little embarrassed!
Although there are many daughters of the royal family, this matter is an equal one and cannot be perfunctory. Therefore, no one can be chosen without qualification. If someone is chosen at random, it will be regarded as an insult to others.

In the alien world of Tianqi, when it comes to marriage alliances, it is still different from the ancient times of Blue Star.

If the two parties in a marriage are of different status, or if one party is the active one, the woman of the lower status or the passive one will generally marry out.

Just like Wu Su of Da Wu, although Da Wu was stronger than Dayu at the beginning, Da Wu was surrounded by enemies and was in the most unfavorable situation. Therefore, they were the passive party because they were relatively stronger, which led to Wu Su joining Dayu.

But if the purpose of the marriage is to establish diplomatic relations on an equal footing, then it is basically a marriage between the two sides. The Golden Horde sent noble ladies to the Han Dynasty, and the Han Dynasty also had to send someone of sufficient weight to marry the Golden Horde.

Although the Golden Horde took the initiative to come to the Han Dynasty, the current Tuoba tribe put both sides in a passive situation. Therefore, although the other party took the initiative to come, they still pursued equal diplomatic relations, and it was impossible to lower their head for no reason. The current Golden Horde was not yet at the point of coming to court.

The noble lady chosen by the other party is of high status, and if he is perfunctory in his response, it will not be an equal diplomatic relationship, but will make enemies for himself.

Therefore, among the royal family, only the direct line can be chosen.

Wang Chang's lineage has no daughters, so the only possible candidates are his third uncle and fifth uncle. However, there are suitable candidates in both lines.

Not everyone is willing to marry far away to the Northern Di!
Of course, this might give him a headache, but it was definitely not a big problem. If he really decided to take this step, he could have a good discussion with his cousins, but if they didn't know what was going on, he could just act arbitrarily.

What really worries him is that being on good terms with the Golden Horde will inevitably arouse Da Wu's vigilance.

"Your Majesty is worried about Dawu?"

As expected of him being the number one figure under his command, Guan Zhong guessed his thoughts at once.

When the word "Da Wu" was mentioned, everyone present frowned.

Although Dawu lost the three northern routes and was forced to cede land to Daqin in recent years, its strength should not be underestimated. Moreover, perhaps its strength is not the strongest among the seven dynasties, but its foundation can be called the best among the seven dynasties.

You know, in the original battle between Da Cang and Da Wu, Da Wu was basically the one that took the initiative to attack.

Chu Xizhao's famous battle was the defeat of a million-strong army led by Sima Changfeng, the most famous general of Dawu at that time. Even shortly after this, Sima Changfeng died of depression.

But even with such a great victory, Da Cang still decided to stop while it was ahead. Although this was also related to the domestic environment and the Wei Dynasty at that time, the strength of Da Wu was still one of the very important reasons.

Before unifying Da Cang, there is no need to confront the other party.

"It's simple, just make friends with those far away and attack those nearby!" Zhang Bin said loudly.

"That's right, Your Majesty, don't forget that Dawu is still facing internal troubles and there are jackals, tigers and leopards eyeing us from outside!" Guan Zhong nodded.

The strategy of making friends far away and attacking nearby ones was also his idea!

Making friends with the Golden Horde is not only a way to make friends with the Tuoba tribe and attack the nearby ones, but also a way to make friends with the Dawu tribe and attack the nearby ones.

In addition, you can also make friends with Dou Jiande in Dawu, Daqin in the west of Dawu, and Temujin in the northwest of Dawu.

"Dou Jiande is too weak. Even with your majesty's secret help, I'm afraid he won't be able to survive for long!"

"Your Majesty, if you want to make friends with distant countries and attack nearby ones, it will still fall on the other parties!" Zhang Bin spoke again.

During the war with Xirong, Gu Qingzhu had promised Dou Jiande that he would not allow Dawu and Dou Jiande to quarrel again within a certain period of time. But now, that time has passed.

Everyone present knew that Da Wu would not tolerate the other party jumping down again. The most important thing was that among Da Wu's several troubles, this side was the weakest.

Therefore, although we should intervene in Dou Jiande with the intention of creating as much trouble as possible for the other party, we should also keep the intensity within limits to avoid investing too much and ending up with more trouble than gain.

"Zifang, what do you think?"...