Sure enough, the Huns did not give up, and they came back a few days later.

The mighty Xiongnu grassland cavalry appeared in front of Shanhaiguan again like waves.

Seeing the Shanhaiguan gate still closed, the Huns' Khan finally despaired. This time they really withdrew.

…

Although the Huns retreated, the matter at Shanhaiguan was over, and the foreign troubles of the Han Empire had also subsided.

However, the internal troubles of the Han Empire are far from over, so the one hundred thousand defenders in Shanhaiguan can also be called a force that can change the destiny of the world.

…

There is an undercurrent surging in Shanhaiguan. Huaiyang Hou Guanxiang is ambitious and wants to go south with a hundred thousand defenders and stationed in the capital of the Han Dynasty to compete for the throne of the next generation of emperor for his brother-in-law, the third prince.

However, Huaiyang Hou Guan Xiang was afraid of Prime Minister Li Ning, who was a powerful and powerful official of his generation, so he did not dare to act rashly.

Fortunately, Li Ning was seriously ill and looked like he would die soon.

Huaiyang Hou Guan Xiang only needs to be patient and wait a few more days before he can control the 100,000 defenders in Shanhaiguan.

Huaiyang Hou Guanxiang's idea is a good one, but he is a cunning and cunning person. In the officialdom, Li Ning, who has been rubbing elbows for decades, is not a vegetarian. He has long seen this in Huaiyang Hou Guanxiang's heart.

Be careful.

There is enough chaos within the Han Empire, with rebels coming from all over the country. If the princes of the royal family continue to fight for the throne and fight for the throne, the Han Empire will surely perish.

Li Ning will naturally not sit back and watch this happen.

As the prime minister, Li Ning still has many ways to deal with Huaiyang Hou Guan Xiang.

However, the reason why Shanhaiguan was able to defend this time was due to the joint efforts of all the civilian officials and military officers in Shanhaiguan, as well as the common people and soldiers, which naturally included Huaiyang Hou Guanxiang.

In Li Ning's eyes, apart from the ambition that made him feel uneasy, Huaiyang Hou Guan Xiang could even be called a handsome man with certain abilities.

Compared with those dignitaries who were rotten to the core in the capital of the Han Empire, Huaiyang Hou Guan Xiang, who was not afraid of life and death, was still much stronger.

So Li Ning doesn't really intend to do anything to Huaiyang Hou Guan Xiang, he just wants to suppress Huaiyang Hou Guan Xiang.

…

The next day, there was a celebration banquet.

Just when Huaiyang Hou Guan Xiang was establishing his prestige, Li Ning reprimanded him unceremoniously based on how to quell the civil strife.

He immediately gave him a blow, making Guan Xiang lose face in front of many civil servants and military officers.

But Huaiyang Hou Guan Xiang was not a fool. He gave in decisively at first, but then kicked the ball back directly.

When Li Ning sighed upon seeing this, he couldn't help but secretly praise Guan Xiang in his heart for his ability to bend and stretch and that he was a smart man.

Huaiyang Hou Guan Xiang knew very well that face was only a trivial matter after all, and there would always be opportunities to save it in the future, but as long as Prime Minister Li Ning died of illness, he would be the veritable controller of Shanhaiguan.

With control over the 100,000-strong army at Shanhaiguan, he could not only help his brother-in-law, the Third Prince, ascend to the throne, but he could also take a peek at the general and the distinguished position of the Third Prince.

So he didn't care about Li Ning's reprimand at all. The longer it took, the better it would be for him.

The other side.

Li Ning, who knew that he did not have much time, naturally wanted to put an end to the internal troubles in the Han Empire before he died.

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After taking a deep look at Huaiyang Hou Guanxiang, he said slowly: "Well...I have some ideas. If you want to implement them, I will leave them to Huaiyang Hou Guanxiang."

Huaiyang Marquis Guan Xiang frowned when he heard this. What kind of trick was this old guy playing? Now that civil strife is rife, it can't be calmed down so easily.

If it could be calmed down so easily, it would have been calmed down long ago, and it could still wait until now.

But being a higher official is more important than anything else, not to mention that Prime Minister Li Ning is not only one level higher than him.

Guan Xiang, the Marquis of Huaiyang, had no choice but to bow and salute quickly and said: "What did the prime minister say? How could such an important matter be left to me, a reckless man?"

Li Ning chuckled lightly, shook his head, and then said: "In troubled times, only those with military power take the initiative. You will understand this. Guan Xiang, you kid, is a bit dishonest!"

When Huaiyang Hou Guan Xiang heard this, he broke into a cold sweat behind his back. This old guy was trying to force him to death.

…

Seeing that the beating was almost done, Li Ning turned around and pointed the finger at his apprentice Shangshu Ling Yushan.

Shangshu Ling Yu Shan naturally had his own thoughts at this time.

The reason why Li Ning took action against his apprentice Shangshu Ling Yushan was also out of public concern.

He wants to do everything he can in one go before he dies.

After another warning and beating, I saw Lian Shangshu Ling Yu Shan and became more honest.

Li Ning expressed his thoughts to the civil servants and military attaches in Shanhaiguan: "In my opinion, in order to quell the civil strife, we must first expand the army. We must recruit troops from several surrounding provinces and recruit 200,000 young men into the army.

The number of soldiers in Shanhaiguan expanded to 300,000."

"To expand the army, we must first have military pay and food. We must first request an order from His Majesty to transfer the tax revenue from several provinces inside and outside Shanhaiguan directly to Shanhaiguan as military pay without entering the national treasury."

"Secondly, there is still the last remaining grain in the treasury, which can be used to expand the army."

"Now that the external aggression has subsided, internal strife is inevitable. We must use thunderous means to resolve the rebellion that has become a prairie fire as quickly as possible."

After listening to Li Ning's method, the faces of Shangshu Ling Yu Shan, Huaiyang Hou Guan Xiang, and other civil and military officials suddenly changed.

This decision proposed by Li Ning seems to be the fastest way to resolve the rebellion.

But in fact, if this method is really implemented, it will inevitably cause an uproar among the government and the public, controversy among officials, and even the emperor will be extremely dissatisfied.

Not only that, but what is even more frightening is that after the 200,000 strong men are taken away, the farming time of several nearby provinces will be delayed without even thinking about it, and public resentment will definitely arise.

Not only will it offend many forces above, but it will also not gain a good reputation among the people below. Even if the immediate predicament is temporarily solved, it will be easy to take responsibility and take the blame afterwards.

Anyone with a discerning eye can clearly see how serious this is and what consequences it will cause!

In the end, once something goes wrong, the person who did it will also be in trouble!

Prime Minister Li Ning is about to die, so naturally he is not afraid of this, but they are still young and there is still a long way to go in the future.

Therefore, after hearing Li Ning's words, Shangshu Ling Yushan and Huaiyang Hou Guanxiang were the first to bear the brunt.

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But I was under a lot of pressure and sweating like rain.

Once this method is followed, there is a great possibility that rebellions in various places can be eliminated in the shortest possible time.

After all, the fist is the biggest and the sharp knife is placed on the neck. Who is not afraid of it?

However, once this is done, it means that officials, nobles, and the royal family of the Han Empire will be offended at the same time, as well as the people of several nearby provinces. There is a high possibility that they will become scapegoats afterwards.

At that time, let alone any small thoughts, maybe even his own wealth and life will be difficult to protect. If the emperor is cruel and kills the nine tribes, it is not impossible.

However, facing Li Ning who was pressing closer and closer, Huaiyang Hou Guan Xiang's eyes suddenly lit up and he turned to look at Shangshu Ling Yushan, who had always been very low-key.

Huaiyang Hou Guanxiang is a general of the third rank, and Shangshu Ling Yu Shan is a civil servant of the second rank. Although in Shanhaiguan, Huaiyang Hou Guanxiang has greater power and influence, and he does not usually use Shangshu Ling very much.

Yu Shan saw it in his eyes.

However, Shangshu Ling Yu Shanming's identity was ultimately higher than that of Hong Zhengshuo.

Therefore, next, Huaiyang Hou Guan Xiang wanted to ask Shangshu Ling Yushan to take the blame.

However, how can Shangshu Ling Yu Shan be a good person?

At this time, Shangshu Ling Yu Shan saw the expression on Huaiyang Hou Guan Xiang's face and immediately guessed Huaiyang Hou Guan Xiang's wishful thinking.

Of course he would not thank you.

Before Huaiyang Hou Guan Xiang could speak, Shangshu Ling Yu Shan opened his mouth first and blocked his mouth.

Both Shangshu Ling Yu Shan and Huaiyang Hou Guan Xiang knew clearly that the Han Empire had indeed entered its final stage.

If you want to cure a serious illness, you must use strong medicine.

When the entire court is helpless, since Li Ning has come up with a clear method, the court will most likely follow Li Ning's method in the end.

However, although Li Ning's suggestions can certainly solve the rebellions in various places, the people who take responsibility will definitely have a thankless job and end up with an extremely tragic end.

Just like a cunning rabbit dies and is cooked by lackeys, and a flying bird uses its best bow to hide.

With Prime Minister Li Ning's identity and status, no one dared to despise his words, so Shangshu Ling Yu Shan and Huaiyang Hou Guan Xiang set their sights on each other, hoping that they would take responsibility for this matter.

Both of them were smart, intelligent, and eloquent people. They both came up with a lot of reasons to make the other party take responsibility and take the blame, but neither could convince the other, so they started arguing.

In this way, Shangshu Ling Yu Shan and Huaiyang Hou Guan Xiang argued for an hour, but there was still no result.

But Li Ning, who was in the main seat, sighed quietly after seeing this scene. Faced with this situation, he had already expected it.

He also knows about this matter, and I am sure no one is willing to do it. After being an official for so many years, he is a damn fool...

So he had already prepared another plan.

Compared with the previous set of plans, this plan is naturally slower to resolve the rebellion, but the risk is not that great.

Sometimes politics is like that.

The best plan often cannot be implemented due to various reasons. The plan that can be implemented is often acceptable to all parties.

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