Princess of the auxiliary country

Chapter 450: Dilemma

Even Shen Huan, the founding hero who used to be like a transparent man, has been very close to Prince Wenruo in recent times.

He also taught Prince Wenruo a lot of things, which was completely different from his attitude towards the deposed crown prince.

Emperor Zhaowu and Empress Shen, who were only paying attention to Prince Wenruo, were very satisfied with Shen Huan when they saw his attitude.

So, gradually, Shen Huan also began to change from a transparent state to a semi-transparent state.

Even a few days ago, Emperor Zhaowu privately summoned Shen Huan and asked him if he was willing to enter the court again. It was obvious that he wanted to cultivate a supporter for Prince Wenruo.

In this regard, Shen Huan was not in a hurry, but said he would wait for the right opportunity.

Since he did not refuse, Emperor Zhaowu understood what he meant. He was willing to protect Prince Wenruo. As for the timing he mentioned, Emperor Zhaowu could also understand it.

Now all the seats in the court are full. Even if he wants Shen Huan to enter the court again, he can't just give him a seat.

After all, he is a founding hero and a duke. Wouldn't it be offensive to give him a small official position?
So you need a decent position.

"Your Highness, I wonder what the Emperor wants you to do?"

Duke Ningguo was a military commander, and when he saw Prince Wenruo, he directly asked about the doubts in his mind.

"This prince doesn't know either. Duke Ningguo, don't worry. When you see my father later, everything will be clear."

Duke Ningguo nodded and didn't ask any more questions. Soon Gao Fu came out. Seeing that everyone was there, he quickly invited them into the imperial study.

Behind the imperial desk, Emperor Zhaowu had a gloomy and ugly look on his face. When everyone saw this, they couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts, knowing that something big must have happened.

Without even a greeting, Emperor Zhaowu spoke directly in a cold voice, "Just now, I received a secret report from Xihu Pass. You can all take a look."

As soon as they heard that the news came from Xihu Pass, their faces changed.

Xihu Pass, that is the territory of Marquis Xuanwu. Could it be that Marquis Xuanwu was dissatisfied with handing over his military power and launched a rebellion?

The first person to report the secret was Fang Qiao. He was also worried that Marquis Xuanwu might have rebelled. However, when he saw the content of the secret report and saw that it was signed by Marquis Xuanwu, he felt a little relieved.

Afterwards, he handed the secret report to Huo Jingzhi who was standing next to him. After everyone had read it, those who had originally thought that Marquis Xuanwu had rebelled breathed a sigh of relief.

Indeed, Marquis Xuanwu had an army of 300,000 in his hands, and he was also a brave and skilled general. If he rebelled at this time, it would be a disaster for the Yu Dynasty.

The reasons were simple. First, Li Jiujun was still fighting the Turks in the desert. Second, a lot of troops had been withdrawn from the vicinity of the capital because of two consecutive support operations.

Although it cannot be said to be empty, it only has 30% of the normal strength. If Xuanwu Hou rebels at this time, the 300,000 troops in his hands will be a huge trouble. It is even possible that they can directly kill all the way to the capital or even break through the capital.

Now that they saw that it was not Marquis Xuanwu who was rebelling, they were relieved. However, the content of the secret report gave them a headache.

"Your Majesty, it's not that I'm overthinking, it's just that the contents of this secret report are a little hard to believe."

"I would like to ask, is the content of this secret report true?"

As the head of the civil servants, Fang Qiao was the first to step forward and ask.

"I have received confirmed news that Marquis Xuanwu's secret report is true." As soon as he said this, the faces of the people present darkened.

"Father, I think that since Tuyuhun wants to fight and has already made moves to support the Turks, there is no need for us to hide it. It just so happens that there are many soldiers and horses at Xihu Pass, so why should we be afraid of starting a war?"

When Prince Wenruo said this, Emperor Zhaowu shook his head, and everyone else followed suit.

"Your Highness Wenruo, this is not as simple as it seems."

As soon as Huo Jingzhi opened his mouth, Prince Wenruo immediately looked over. He had great respect for his uncle. He was not at all like his brother, the deposed crown prince, who looked down on him just because he was a Minister of Works.

"Please give me some advice, Duke Ji."

"Don't take advice seriously."

Huo Jingzhi quickly bowed in return, and then said, "It is true that we have a lot of troops at Xihu Pass, so it is not difficult to start a war, but the problem is that the war on the Turkic side is not over yet. Judging from the investment, the Turkic must be defeated, and our Yu Dynasty will not suffer any losses in this attack on the Turkic."

"But if we go to war with Tuyuhun now, we will have to fight on two fronts. The Turkic side has a vast territory. If the enemy is determined to escape, it will not be a good thing for us. The battle line will be longer and longer, and the cost of supplies will be higher. Although the Yu Dynasty has become much richer after these years of development, it cannot continue to consume like this."

"That's one of them."

"Secondly, if Tuyuhun starts a war at this time, we, as the attacking party, will have to pay more. If the other side chooses to defend, it will be more troublesome for us. At that time, both sides will need supplies. If one fails to do it well, all our efforts will be in vain."

As he finished speaking, Prince Wenruo also understood what they were worried about.

Indeed, although the Yu Dynasty had become somewhat wealthy in recent years, it was indeed unable to sustain two such wars.

Let’s not talk about the Turks for now. Just looking at Emperor Zhaowu’s past attitude, we can see clearly that he is willing to pay such a high price to destroy the Turks. It is obviously unlikely that he will give up now.

Now the Tuyuhun side has also deployed troops on the border, completely ignoring the warnings from Xihu Pass, and intends to fight them to the end.

This clearly means that they want to turn the tables on the Yu Dynasty and prevent them from pursuing the Turks relentlessly and killing them all. They intend to take this opportunity to save the Turks.

"Then can we continue to stalemate with Tuyuhun and delay the time?"

Wen Ruo spoke again.

Emperor Zhaowu said nothing in response to his continuous questioning.

Since he was planning to train Prince Wenruo, he was very happy to explain these questions to Prince Wenruo.

"Delaying time will definitely not work. Since the other party is determined to protect the Turks, they will definitely not hold out against us."

The one who spoke at this time was Emperor Zhaowu, and Prince Wenruo looked at his father again.

"Will Tuyuhun really go to war with my Yu Dynasty for the Turks?"

"We will definitely not go to war, but we will definitely fight a war of attrition. Their goal is nothing more than to consume us so as to achieve the goal of rescuing the Turks."

"If my guess is correct, the Turks must have given Tuyuhun a very generous reward. In fact, even if Tuyuhun and my Yu Dynasty consume it, they will not lose anything. Otherwise, Tuyuhun would definitely not have such an attitude."

If you understand the following text.