Hearing these words, Song Gongwen was slightly startled.

His eyes also turned to the territory map.

Immediately I saw the northern boundary of Yandi marked on the map.

"Teacher, are you still worried about King Yan's proposal for vassalage?" Seeing this, Song Gongwen immediately said.

"How can you not be worried?" Zhang Zhengming nodded, with a slightly heavy tone: "The King of Yan is the biological son of the Empress Dowager Sun. The Sun family has been cultivating the land of Yan for hundreds of years. With deep-rooted power and great wealth, he is simply the local emperor of the land of Yan."

"Back then, the head of the Sun family was the only daughter, Queen Mother Sun. After King Yan returns, he will definitely inherit most of the power of the Sun family."

"In addition, there is a horse farm in Yandi, and the people are very tough. They can mount their horses and fight with almost no training."

"This can almost be said to be a grassland tribe in the Wei Dynasty."

"What do you think will happen if you have different intentions?"

As he spoke, he pointed to the location of the capital on the map and continued: "Between the capital and Yandi is a vast plain. Except for Haishan Pass, there is almost no danger to defend."

Although Zhang Zhengming was a civil servant, he had followed the late emperor through many battles to defend his territory.

Even Marquis Shenwu greatly admired his military vision.

If you haven't practiced martial arts before.

He can definitely be called the first civil and military figure in the Wei Dynasty.

Therefore, his worries are naturally justified and no one will ignore them.

"The teacher is right." Song Gongwen thought for a moment, and then said: "But the students have different opinions."

In fact, as early as when King Yan heard about the vassal affairs, he had thought a lot and said some things.

But at that time, Song Gongwen was just a young minister of Dali Temple, and he was of low opinion.

No one will care what he says.

And today.

Someone brought this up again, and it was a teacher, so naturally he wanted to express his opinion.

"Oh?" Zhang Zhengming also became interested and said with a smile, "Then you can tell me."

Song Gongwen took a deep breath and stood up: "The teacher said that Your Majesty made a wrong decision by letting King Yan become a vassal. But in the eyes of the students, this is the wisest and most far-sighted strategy Your Majesty has made since he came to the throne."

a decision.”

"Actually, His Majesty thinks further than any of us!"

"Teacher, look, the Yan people are fierce and physically strong. They seem to be a huge threat to the hinterland of the capital."

"But you also know that the imperial court has always been powerless in controlling Yandi."

After a pause, he continued: "For example, in recent years, the officials and generals sent by the imperial court have changed one after another. Why is this? The situation in Yan is too complicated, and they do not obey the imperial court's discipline!

"

Zhang Zhengming, who was sitting next to him, frowned slightly and thought, doesn't this further prove that King Yan has good conditions for rebellion?

But he didn't speak, he just looked at the other person and said softly: "Keep talking."

Song Gongwen calmed down and pointed to the Yan land on the map.

"When Emperor Taizu Gao founded the country, he did not include the Yan region, because the Yan region later surrendered, and subsequent emperors did not launch troops against the Yan region for fear of provoking resistance."

"It's just that they have always focused on appeasement. Especially the late emperor's generation married the daughter of the head of the Sun family at that time, just to better control the Yan land."

"Although it is effective, it still leaves one problem, that is, those people in the Yan region have too little identification with our Wei Dynasty."

"In short, Yan Di is the guillotine on the head of our Wei Dynasty, and it may fall at any time."

Zhang Zhengming nodded, completely agreeing with this point.

Especially when the late emperor married the Queen Mother, it was his own suggestion.

However, he still did not speak, waiting for the next step.

A smile began to appear on Song Gongwen's face: "This is why the students said that His Majesty's decision to let King Yan take the vassal was the wisest decision? Because only the blood of the Sun family, even if they are relatives, can inherit the influence of the Sun family.

"

"What's more, the King of Yan is still the prince of the Wei Dynasty. He is famous and powerful, so only he can integrate and solve the complex situation in Yan."

"Teacher, if you think about it this way, if King Yan is loyal to His Majesty and loyal to the court, everything will not be a problem."

"In the future, will it be easier for Your Majesty and the imperial court to control Yan?"

Hearing this, Zhang Zhengming's eyes brightened slightly.

Indeed, King Yan is of royal blood and your Majesty’s brother.

If he controls the land of Yan, doesn't it mean that the Wei Dynasty also controls the land of Yan?

Didn't you think of this level?

But soon, Zhang Zhengming frowned and said, "What if King Yan is not loyal and wants to raise an army?"

"Teacher, the student feels that this must be within His Majesty's expectation. I guess this is His Majesty's plan."

Song Gongwen put away his smile and said: "Teacher, you should know that our Wei Dynasty has millions of lions. It can be said that our troops are strong and our horses are strong, which is not much worse than that of Emperor Taizu Gao. Moreover, we also have Marquis Shenwu and others in the army.

It can be said that there are as many fierce generals as there are."

"Once the King of Yan raises troops to rebel, it means that the entire Yan region will also rebel, which means we are given an opportunity."

"At that time, the imperial court can justifiably gather the army and carry out a thorough sweep of Yan's land."

"Using this to completely push the Yan region, re-integrate all forces and re-plan."

"In this way, wouldn't the entire Yan region be truly under the control of the imperial court?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Zhengming couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Yes, no matter whether King Yan rebels or not, the imperial court can take the initiative.

Especially after rebelling, apart from the necessary sacrifices, all are benefits.

At first, I was just afraid that King Yan would rebel and shake the foundation of the imperial court.

But I never thought about the various benefits this move would bring.

"So, that's what your Majesty planned."

Zhang Zhengming whispered to himself softly, looking shocked. He did not expect that His Majesty would actually think about this.

"No! Teacher." At this time, Song Gongwen suddenly said: "In the humble opinion of a student, what your Majesty has considered is far from what you think. Your Majesty may want to do it. Even Emperor Taizu Gao and even all the dynasties of the past dynasties have done it."

Something that has never been done before.”

"What? Your Majesty has a longer-term plan?" Zhang Zhengming couldn't help but said after hearing this.

"That's right." Song Gongwen pointed to the map and said: "Teacher, please see, if the imperial court truly conquers Yan, it will not only be able to herd horses in Yan to recruit troops, but also directly use Yan as the starting point for the army to form a line.

A complete marching and food route, you can attack when you advance, and you can defend when you retreat."

"As long as everything is ready, I, the Wei Dynasty, with millions of soldiers, can leave the fortress and march straight into all the grassland tribes."

"When the time comes, Your Majesty will become the first emperor in hundreds of years to take the initiative to attack the Northern Barbarian Grassland."

"Once successful, His Majesty will not only be able to leave his name throughout the ages, but more importantly."

"It can save the northern territory from the pain of being invaded by the northern barbarians for decades."

"Be proud of the countries in the Eastern Continent and become a well-deserved overlord!"

To the end.

Song Gongwen could not help but be excited.

Because this kind of achievement can be traced back hundreds of years.

Even if we look at it over the entire millennium, it is unparalleled.

At this time, even someone like Zhang Zhengming began to tremble slightly...

I lost my previous calmness and composure.
Chapter completed!