The shock of the Yuanmeng court!
Hezhou city fell overnight, and the rebel army was unscathed.
The news reached the ears of the Yuan court the next day. Everyone had their own emotions, but the same thing was their shock at the word “unharmed”.
“Do you know that the rebel army has broken through the defense lines in the south. Yesterday, it was reported that my Dayuan City was unharmed. Have you heard of it?” Emperor Yuan Shun sat in a high position, watching the group minister.
There was a lot of discussion, and Tuotuo clasped his fists and said, “Your Majesty, the situation in the south is in crisis. Presumably those rebels used some despicable methods, otherwise my soldiers of the Yuan Dynasty would not be easily defeated.”
The emperor nodded and said lightly, “How about that?”
“We should send heavy troops to kill chickens to warn the monkeys, and destroy the most famous among the rebels, so that they can respect the Yuan Dynasty and kill their spirit.” Tuotuo looked firm.
“It’s a shame that you are still the Prime Minister of the Right. How can you let Your Majesty make such a ridiculous decision?” The person who spoke was long in black, looked at Tuotuo with contempt, and said, “Your Majesty, I think it’s okay to leave it alone.”
Emperor Yuan Shun looked at him with a smile on his face, and said, “Harmon, why don’t you just tell me why you don’t care?”
Harmon looked complacent and said with a smile: “According to the information received by the ministers, the southern rebels are all over the place, but they are all making trouble in some small counties. Those places are too far away. If we go there, it will cost a lot of money, but if we don’t go, let them develop. It’s also a big problem for us.”
“So my subordinates came up with a unique solution that can kill two birds with one stone. It can not only solve the problem of the southern rebel army, but also save the expenditure this time for His Majesty’s use.”
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Harmon said calmly: “The southern rebels are rising together, and no one obeys, they are not united at all, as long as we are a little provocative, they will fight within themselves, and we Then you can focus on the rebel army in the north, and take this opportunity to destroy the rebel army in the north in one fell swoop!”
“Hahaha, yes, Harmon, you’re not killing two birds with one stone, it should be called four birds with one stone. In this way, the expenses of the national treasury, the southern rebel army, the northern rebel army, and my expenses will be solved.” Emperor Yuanshun With a smile on his face, his expression was full of joy, and he was about to decide on Harmon’s plan.
They all know about Li Wenzhong.It proves that there are still people who are willing to take refuge in the Yuan Dynasty. There will not be only one such person. With a little inducement, there will be many.
“Your Majesty, absolutely!” Tuotuo looked at Harmon coldly, and jumped out and said, “Your Majesty, listen to me!”
Emperor Yuan Shun glanced at Tuotuo. After all, he was the Prime Minister of the Right. When he was the Prime Minister of the court, he had the highest status other than him, so he patiently said, “Tell me.”
Tuotuo said with a serious expression: “Although the rebels in the north are giving us a headache now, that’s because they are close to us and have already formed, and we can’t solve it for a while, but the rebels in the south are different, they are just A sign, if we let it go, they will definitely grow up, and it is the root cause of my Dayuan, you must not be so confused, Your Majesty!”
“Hmph! Prime Minister Tuotuo, you are getting more and more complacent now, don’t you want to follow Boyan’s way?” Yuan Shundi was a little dissatisfied.
What are you talking about, Tuotuo, you are either sending troops to fight, or funding disaster relief, and now you have to attack the south against the pressure of the north. Isn’t this a thankless thing?
Compared with what the prime minister said, he still likes Harmon’s strategy, which can solve many problems, and the remaining money can be put in the treasury for him to play.
Tuotuo was stunned, thinking of Boyan’s misery, he could only sigh and take two steps back: “Your Majesty, this minister is just making an opinion. Of course, it is Your Majesty who makes the decision. I just hope that Your Majesty can think more about it before making a decision.”
Where did Emperor Yuanshun still have time to think, he was full of new things that Harmon had brought to him, so he waved his hand impatiently: “Don’t think about it, it’s just decided, send someone to incite the southern uprising army, The northern uprising army is temporarily confronting, and as for the allocation of funds for disaster relief, I will give you 10,000 taels of silver, you can do it as you please.”
“Retreat!”
After speaking, Emperor Yuan Shun actually retreated from the court without even looking at his prime minister.
On Harmon’s side, he followed Emperor Yuanshun and explained his thoughts.
“Your Majesty, the northern insurgents have already taken shape and are difficult to deal with. We can limit their development, and then let the southern insurgents fight within each other, and then we will send people to take advantage of the fisherman.”
“After taking the South, we can increase taxes. When the Yuan Dynasty’s 200,000 iron cavalry comes out, how can the rebels in the north be stopped?” The corner of Harmon’s mouth twitched, thinking he was in the military. Simply genius.
Emperor Yuanshun also nodded, looking at Harmon and said with some regret: “It’s a pity, if it wasn’t for Tuotuo who went to court a few years earlier than you, you might be the prime minister today.”
Harmon bowed his head slightly, with a respectful expression: “Your Majesty has a discerning eye, maybe Prime Minister Tuotuo has his own ideas.”
“Humph!” Emperor Yuanshun waved his sleeves and looked angry: “He has too many ideas of his own. At first, I thought he was blunt, but then he became more and more arrogant, rejecting all my opinions and firming up his own. decision making!”
“I see him, he’s about the same as that Boyan.”
When it came to Boyan, Harmon’s neck shrank. At first, Boyan was the most powerful minister, and even the emperor had to avoid it by three points, but in the end he angered the emperor, and he was sent to the frontier regardless.
Within a few months, Boyan died, and no one knew how he died.
But Harmon knew that it might have something to do with the emperor beside him.
Companion is like a tiger, you must be careful.
Thinking of this, Harmon’s eyes lit up: “Your Majesty, my subordinates have collected some interesting things from the people, and they are waiting for His Majesty to test them.”
“What are you waiting for, take me there!”
With excitement written on their faces, the two walked away quickly.
There was only one person left in the main hall, Tuotuo, who was worried about how to use 10,000 taels of silver for disaster relief in many places.
And the rebels in the south never imagined that they, who were going to be attacked by the Yuan Dynasty, would survive and develop unharmed.
At least for a short time, the Yuan Dynasty will not care about them.
This also gave Zhang Yang a good opportunity to develop, and made him fully prepared for crossing the Yangtze River to take down Jiqing Road.

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