Please, let me be a fool

House servant Sun Kejian?
When everyone heard this, they immediately frowned.

These are generals who have been guarding the northern border all year round, so they don't know some officials of the court.

I only know those cabinet scholars and some important ministers.However, everyone knew the name of the servant of the household department very well.

The reason is also very simple. In the past few months, Sun Kejian has been in the northern border, dealing with the affairs of the border trade, often dealing with people from all walks of life, and doing many things.

Even some time ago, a group of luggage was specially sent to Zhenbei Pass to help the soldiers of Zhenbei Pass resist foreign enemies.

Moreover, many people present knew that this person was the queen mother's cousin and belonged to the Sun family in Yandi.

Therefore, everyone's impression of Sun Kejian was neither good nor bad.

But the other party came to Zhenbei Pass in person.

Also said something important.

It made the people present a little puzzled.

In the Great Wei Dynasty, civil servants and military generals were very different, and they hardly dealt with each other except for official business.

Most of the generals basically just had more contact with the Ministry of War, so according to the general situation, they had little to do with the people of the Ministry of Households.

At this point in their thoughts, everyone raised their heads and looked at Marquis Shenwu. One of them said, "Master Hou, do we see Sun Kejian?"

Zhao Yanye, also known as Marquis of Shenwu, didn't speak immediately after hearing the words, but after thinking for a while, he said softly: "Since we are both colleagues in the court, it doesn't matter if we meet. Besides, this person is in such a hurry, maybe there is something important."

"Okay, pass the order, let that Mr. Sun Kejian come in."

After the soldier in front heard the order.

Immediately without the slightest hesitation, he said directly: "Yes, Lord Hou."

After finishing speaking, he turned around and left the big hall.

"Master Hou."

But at this moment, a general came in, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Master Hou, it is true that Sun Kejian is a colleague of the court with us, but he is a member of the Sun family and the current Patriarch. Son, and now, the Sun family has completely mixed up with the King of Yan, because of the soldiers and horses sent by the King of Yan last time, the court suddenly appeared a lot of scriptures to participate in your performance."

"Although His Majesty didn't care, it was when the situation in Zhenbeiguan was severe. Now, we have gained the upper hand and seized the initiative. It would be fine if Sun Kejian didn't have the identity of the Sun family, but the key point is that the other party has it, and we don't have to. Simple."

"If it gets out, there will definitely be all kinds of gossip if outsiders find out about it. So, Lord Hou, you still have to be careful."

The meaning of this general is very simple, he doesn't care whether Sun Kejian is a civil servant or not.

But the other party has the identity of the Sun family, so he must be cautious.

Because it involves too much, there is a King Yan behind him.

If you change to an ordinary official.

A little bit of the same, may cause a big disaster.

And Marquis Shenwu, an important minister of the imperial court, is now in command of the entire northern army, even more so.

"I understand what you mean." Marquis Shenwu didn't care when he heard the words, but said: "It is true that Sun Kejian has the identity of the Sun family and involved King Yan, but if he came this time, it is all about the court. What about the affairs of the court? What if you choose to disappear because of scruples and delay the affairs of the court?"

"You have to think that we are officials of the imperial court and ministers of His Majesty first, and then we consider other things. Pay attention."

Beside, the generals did not say much.

They are people who join the army, so naturally they have military orders like mountains.

The persuasion before was just because I was afraid that Marquis Shenwu would be suspicious for no reason.

But everyone thought in their hearts, His Majesty is so wise today, surely he wouldn't take this matter to heart?
"Sun Kejian, servant of the household department of the lower official, has met the old master!" Soon, Sun Kejian, dressed in an official robe, walked into the lobby, bowed slightly to Marquis Shenwu, with a kind smile on his face.

In the past few months, he has been in the north, and his whole person looks rough.

Fortunately, Sun Kejian was originally from Yandi, so there was no reason for it.

Just because I've been busy.

So much so that there were two more beards on his mouth.

After Shenwuhou saw the other party, he immediately cupped his hands and said, "Master Sun."

Seeing this, Sun Kejian hurried over, bowed his body, and said directly: "The old Hou Ye is the pillar of the court, an important minister of the country, and has made outstanding achievements. The lower official is just a mere servant of the household department. I can't afford the old Hou Ye. Ah, it's better not to do this, otherwise, I'm afraid the next official will lose his life."

It has to be said that although Sun Kejian has been outside for several months, his eloquent skills have not been lost at all.

Regardless of status or official position, Marquis Shenwu is indeed higher than him, but the two belong to civil servants and generals.

He was so polite that the generals beside him were a little speechless.

Of course, Marquis Shenwu would not take this kind of matter to heart, but said: "I don't know why Mr. Sun came to Zhenbei Pass?"

Being a military commander, I don't like that kind of twists and turns, so I asked directly. If there is nothing to do, I thought about asking the other party to go back.

"Of course there is something to do." Sun Kejian paused, and then said: "Master Hou, are the Nine Khans still in your hands? It just so happens that what I want to do is related to the grassland. The Nine Khans, I want to Use it."

As soon as this word comes out.

Everyone present was puzzled and didn't quite understand.

Because they couldn't think of anything else they could use other than letting the Khan of the Nine Divisions choose to retreat instead of invading south.

Furthermore, the other party was a civil servant, and how could the civil servant make use of the nine prairie khans?

Shen Wuhou didn't speak, just looked at the other party, waiting for the next sentence.

As for Sun Kejian, he would naturally not hide anything about it.

Although the people present are all generals.

But they are all loyal and patriotic people, especially Marquis Shenwu, who has been honored for generations, loyal and loyal, and there is nothing to shy away from, so all the thoughts and thoughts in his heart, as well as the plan agreed with Song Gongwen at the beginning, are all spoken out.

And when everyone heard that Sun Kejian wanted to use these nine khans to promote border trade, they immediately understood.

They have guarded the northern border for many years, so they naturally understand the importance of the mutual market, whether it is for the people in the northern border or the imperial court.

At the same time, I also know that during this period of time, the servant of the household department has worked hard for a long time to promote the mutual market.

That's why everything is not as precious as it is, and because of this, more and more merchants came to the northern border of Shanxi.If you can take advantage of this opportunity and make this thing a reality, it will definitely be a great thing.

All those present were military generals, although they did not know the specific policies and reforms of the imperial court.

But since Sun Kejian came, the people in the northern prefectures have also benefited from the mutual market.

Of course, we can see the significance of this matter to the imperial court.

Especially before they were still wondering whether they could use these nine khans to fight for more benefits for the court.

Now it seems that there is indeed a chance.

"Master Sun is doing things for the imperial court, so I will naturally support it." Marquis Shenwu did not hesitate at this moment, and directly agreed.

As he said, since they are all serving the imperial court and doing their best for His Majesty, of course they cannot refuse.

"That's great, thank you, Lord Hou." Hearing this, Sun Kejian also smiled happily, and continued: "Now that His Majesty is personally conquering Baiyue, every place needs money. If the border trade can be carried out as planned, it will definitely be charged A large amount of commercial tax, in this way, the lower officials can be considered to have really done some practical things for the court."

The previous sentence is nothing, and everyone doesn't care much.

But when I heard that His Majesty wanted to conquer Baiyue himself.

Everyone present.

Including Shen Wuhou, everyone was shocked, with a little disbelief on their faces, because it was the first time they heard the news.

There is no way, when Wei Yunyi chose to go to the imperial conquest, he chose to mobilize soldiers and horses from various prefectures in the southern border, and did not use the power of the northern border. In addition, it took only a few days before and after, so he did not spread the news to the north of the town. close.

And Sun Kejian also knew it from Song Gongwen's personal letter.

otherwise.

It stands to reason that it was not a message sent on purpose.

In the northern border, especially Zhenbei Pass, it may take ten days to receive it.

There is no way, the Great Wei has a vast territory, and there are only a few ways to transmit news.

It is impossible for the court to make a decision and the whole country will know it.

Moreover, the Northern Territory was not specifically notified of this matter.

So after the people present heard this.

None of them could believe it.

Before the battle in the northern border was over, His Majesty chose to go to Baiyue, and mobilized 20 troops, as if he wanted to pacify Baiyue.

However, in the land of Baiyue, the mountains are tall and old, and the terrain is complex, which is completely different from the grasslands in the north.

The dynasties of the Central Plains have fought against the grasslands, and there are various examples of winning.

But Baiyue did not.

The reason why the threat is not as good as that of the grassland is because Baiyue cannot form an effective combat power. It is quite good to be able to capture Zhenbei Pass, and it is impossible to go north and pose a threat to all parts of the Central Plains.

Therefore, the attitudes of the dynasties towards Baiyue were mainly defensive, and there were very few cases of large-scale offensive.

The generals present also felt that His Majesty's decision to send troops to Baiyue was not very wise.

It's still Yujia's personal conquest, what if something happens?
That is His Majesty the Emperor of Wei.

Even Shen Wuhou thought so.

It can be read from Sun Kejian's words.

They knew that the matter of Yu Jia's personal conquest had become a fact, and at this time, His Majesty may have led the army to leave the capital.

Shaking their heads, everyone knew that the most important thing now was to end the war in the northern border as soon as possible. In this way, the court would have more power to deal with this expedition to Baiyue.

"Okay, let's deal with the matter of visiting the squad with the Khan of the Nine Parts." Shenwu Hou paused and continued.

"In addition to getting them to agree not to invade the South within ten years, there is also the need to agree to the promotion of the border trade."

"Master Sun, you still need to work out the details in this regard."

"Just listen to the old marquis."

Sun Kejian naturally would not have any opinion on this.

And what follows is the negotiation between everyone and the Nine Khans.

Although these khans knew that they had become hostages, it was impossible for Dawei to kill them unless they directly fought the grassland, but they also knew that if they did not agree to those conditions, they might not be able to go back.

In addition, the conditions offered by Shenwuhou and others were not harsh, so after hesitating for a while, they agreed directly.

Not invading the South in the next ten years is nothing to them, and promoting mutual trade at the border is nothing.

So this covenant was quickly completed.

of course.

Even so, Marquis Shenwu did not release those Khans immediately.

Directly ask them to retreat first, and then discuss some details before actually releasing them.

And this process does not take too long, at most half a month will be enough, all of which means that the battle of Zhenbei Pass has come to an end.

After getting what he wanted, Sun Kejian also left Zhenbeiguan, planning to continue the mutual market.

He thought, this matter is very important, and he can't be careless in the slightest.

After all, this is related to the taxation of the court.

Everything is proceeding in an orderly manner.

Time is also passing by bit by bit.

the other side.

Since Wei Yunyi left the capital, he has been heading towards Zhennan Pass.

At the same time, the armies mobilized by the various governments in the southern border are also constantly gathering. In less than half a month, nearly [-] soldiers and horses have been assembled.

This is the strength of a unified dynasty. As long as the emperor gives an order, the people below must resolutely implement it. In addition, Lin Yuansong of the Ministry of War is also very capable in handling affairs, and no accidents occurred.

However, it is reasonable to say that when an army goes out to fight, one should pay attention to the speed of soldiers, but Wei Yunyi doesn't think so.

His purpose is to consume as much as possible of the treasury's silver deposits and national power.

Therefore, the southern expedition to Baiyue will be made this time.

It is difficult to find once, but whenever you come across some places with good scenery, you must stop.

The accompanying ministers and generals did have some opinions on this, but they didn't dare to raise it directly, so they could only follow.

It's just that everyone knows that it can't be like this forever, otherwise when the army arrives at Zhennan Pass, when will it be?If Baiyue wants to fight Wei, it's okay, the two sides can meet each other.

But what should they do if they hear that His Majesty has brought 20 people with him, and they are afraid and shrink back?
At that time, when the army arrived, the enemy would not be found at all.

Isn't it just a waste of time?
At last.

All the ministers and generals unanimously decided to persuade His Majesty.

But most people dare not mention this kind of thing, and even said after being scolded, it would be bad if His Majesty was angered.

Therefore, everyone recommended Song Gongwen.Just as Taifu Zhang Zhengming considered, Song Gongwen was the head of the country and the second assistant, and he also successfully implemented the reform, and he was an important minister of the country.

The weight in His Majesty's place must be very moderate, and it is of course the best for him to speak.

In this regard, Song Gongwen also felt that it was his duty to go, so he went there that night.

It's just that everyone didn't expect it.

The head of the country was also scolded, and His Majesty didn't give him any face.

According to Song Gongwen's explanation, His Majesty said that he has worked so hard for so long, can't he still enjoy it?
Anyway, Baiyue is at that place, and he won't run away.

What is the difference between earlier and later?
The ministers and generals were helpless.

So I can only compromise, and finally the army of the Southern Expedition, just like this, slowly walked towards Zhennan Pass