Chapter 687: Proposal

"So, Mr. Shang has different opinions on the overall strategic policy we are implementing now?" Xiang Ping asked calmly, very dissatisfied with Shang Haibo's stinging denial of the overall strategy that Luoyang bosses only implemented after repeated discussions.

It was obvious that the other party was dissatisfied. Shang Haibo was full of indifference and was not jealous of others. He was a mediocre person. Whether he was in Li Qing or Tianqi, he valued his talents. He could not and did not need to observe his face and be careful like others.

"Everyone's ideas are good. If this policy is changed to a rival, it will work, but now, I want to say that it is a big mistake. Seeing that this policy has been implemented, what I want to say is that it is based on everyone's lack of in-depth understanding of Dingzhou at all." Shang Haibo said.

"I wish to hear it carefully!" Tianqi leaned forward. Seeing Shang Haibo's serious matter, he couldn't help but take it seriously.

"If Li Qing had not obtained Bingzhou, Fuzhou, Yizhou, Jinzhou, Quanzhou and other places, then these policies could effectively curb him, but now they are not. The Bingfuzhou area is a grain-producing area. From the beginning, Li Qing noticed the shortcomings of Dingzhou's forces in food, so he opened up countless fertile fields in Shanglin. Now the grain in Dingzhou has basically achieved self-sufficiency. It is useless to curb him through this."

"Everyone knows that Dingzhou's military power is actually the upper hand compared to us, but why doesn't he take advantage of the situation to advance? For example, although Zhou Tong has many troops under his command, it is not a system. If the Kushanfeng Group pushes forward across the board, Zhou Tong may resist? But why did Li Qing agree to a truce? That was because he saw it. If this continues, Dingzhou will become stronger and stronger, and will be infinitely close to or even surpass the strength of the Central Plains, so he happily agreed to a truce."

Yuan Fang expressed his objection, "Li Qing truces because on one side, King Ning is eyeing him. The three sides can form a short-term balance. Unless one side has too much power, it is possible to break this balance."

Shang Haibo smiled coldly, "Don't forget that if Li Qing's navy and his outer island chain, if he wants to attack Ning Wang, there will be loopholes everywhere. You only need to launch an attack. Ning Wang's hinterland will lose one's attention. Li Qing now has an absolute advantage over the navy."

"If the area under which Li Qing is governed, if the grassland and Shiwei area are included, the area spans thousands of miles is not inferior to the Central Plains. And as I know, there are still many refugees in the Central Plains who flee to Dingzhou every day. During the war, Dingkou was the most precious wealth. Because they were the source of troops and financial resources, Li Qing attached great importance to the people at the bottom. This is precisely the worst thing that the Great Chu court did. To be honest, the people in Dingzhou, as long as you make efforts, you can see hope and see good days waiting for you."

Tianqi turned his eyes to Yuan Fang, and Yuan Fang nodded slightly, "Your Majesty, Mr. Shang's words are true. There are indeed many people who flee to Dingzhou every day. Although we set up checkpoints everywhere, there are still people who cross mountains and ridges and sneak across the border."

Shang Haibo continued: "Secondly, in military affairs, the Great Chu also made great mistakes, and the most fatal one was to use force to the Youyan area, which pushed Xiao Yuanshan out of breath."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone inside was surprised, "Where did this start? Xiao controlled the Youyan area and directly threatened Luoyang's heart. He regarded it as a thorn in his eyes. It was not an exaggeration to not take down Youyan, so I would not know the taste of food and sleep. I don't want to see the enemy cavalry appearing under Luoyang City again."

Shang Haibo shook his head, "Your Majesty, forgive me for saying a ruthless word. Your Majesty is determined to take down Youyan. The real reason is that Xiao Haoran burns the palace and wants to plot against Your Majesty!"

Tianqi's face turned dark and he was about to attack, but he forced himself to suppress it.

"Why did Mr. Shang say this is our biggest military mistake!"

"It's obvious that Your Majesty, Youyan is our military buffer zone with Dingzhou!" Shang Haibo spread his hands and said, "Which is better, Xiao's control of Youyan or Li Qing control of Youyan?"

"Why can't Youyan control her in our hands?"

"Because we cannot control Youyan!" Shang Haibo said decisively: "The more miserable the Master Qiu's army entered the Xiegu, the greater the chance that Youyan would fall to Dingzhou. Because Xiao Yuanshan knew that the Xiao clan fell into the hands of His Majesty, it would be the end of the destruction of all nine clans. On the contrary, if he turned to Dingzhou, he could at least be a rich man. At least Xiao Yuanshan saw that the major families who surrendered to Li Qing, including the barbarians, lived happily in Dingzhou and had no worries about their lives. If it really reached the last moment, Xiao Yuanshan would definitely surrender to Li Qing, not His Majesty. Once Li Qing got Youyan, it would be a real concern for Luoyang!"

Apocalypse's face changed drastically.

Xiang Ping whispered: "Wouldn't it be better if Mr. Qiu took the Xigu in one fell swoop and captured Xiao Yuanshan alive!"

"Not to mention how great this possibility is, even so what? Why did Li Qing try every means to get Youyan's Xiangshan Mansion and arrange a heavy army group of Lu Dalin in Xiangshan? Is he going to prevent Xiao Yuanshan from being unfavorable to Dingzhou? No, Li Qing is preparing. Once Mr. Qiu breaks the Xigu and the army steps into the Youyan area, the heavy army group of Lu Dabing will advance east from Xiangshan Mansion without hesitation. Most of the cavalry in Lu Dalin's troops are. Mr. Qiu compares speed with the opponent, but he has a chance of winning. What's more, once the Xigu is lost, I'm afraid that the Xiao family in Youyan area will fight desperately to resist the imperial army while quickly surrendering to Li Qing. By then, I'm afraid that Mr. Qiu's army has not gone far, and most of the Youyan team has fallen into Li Qing's hands."

Everyone was moved by his words.

“Is this possible?”

"Not possible, but absolute!" Shang Haibo said: "So, keeping Xiao Yuanshan, a dead tiger, and blocking Li Qing for us is a good thing. We can even forgive Xiao Yuanshan and give him a certain amount of space for him to develop. The stronger he is, the greater the threat to Li Qing. Of course, this is a double-edged sword, which is equally harmful to us. However, Your Majesty, you still have a powerful weapon to curb Xiao Yuanshan!"

Tianqi said thoughtfully: "Are you talking about Xiao Haoran, an old man? I'm afraid he won't bow his head to me."

Shang Haibo nodded slightly: "No need for him to bow his head. Your Majesty just needs to be a good example. Youyan will know your Majesty's intentions. At that time, we will have a lot of room to display! If Xiao wants to resist to the end, the Xiao family may not be united."

Tianqi suddenly realized, "I understand. The gentleman said very well. Humph, as long as Xiao can stabilize Youyan and not throw himself into Li Qing, what's wrong with me even if I let Xiao Haoran go? When I get rid of Li Qing, they can turn out my palms."

"Xiao Haoran and Xiao Yuanshan are all talented people for a while. They will not bow to others until they are over. What's more, Xiao Yuanshan has a knot in his heart. Since Li Qing can rise rapidly within a few years, why can't he? Being defeated by Li Qing in his early years has become a heart-wrenching problem for Xiao Yuanshan. As long as he still has this idea, it will only benefit us if he makes his strength slightly stronger. Your Majesty is so envious!" Shang Haibo bowed.

Tianqi felt extremely comfortable in his heart, and his face finally looked better.

"So, Mr. Shang, our general policy in the future?"

Shang Haibo said: "The general policy still has not changed much. Military confrontation and military reforms are strengthening the military. Strengthening the military is the first goal. Li Qing once said that power comes from the gun, and his subordinates think it makes sense. In the end, they still rely on swords and guns to speak. To strengthen the military, it requires great changes in internal affairs. Without sufficient financial strength, strengthening the military is just empty talk. Even if we cannot learn from Dingzhou to use money to build a strong army, we can still make up for it. We must still maintain the economic prosperity of the Dingzhou power and strengthen it more."

Xiang Ping interrupted: "Didn't Lord Shang just say that economic *** does not work for Dingzhou? Why do you still emphasize *** at this time?"

Shang Haibo shook his head and said, "The *** is not afraid that our things will flow into Dingzhou, but that the things in Dingzhou will flow into the Central Plains. The prices of Dingzhou's products are extremely low. If they are not allowed to flow in large quantities, it will cause a devastating blow to the workshop-style production in the Central Plains. By the way, Li Qing said, what is this called dumping? Dumping products at extremely low prices will make the people in the Central Plains bankrupt. People who have no source of livelihood will be potential disasters. This is enough to be fatal."

"So that's it!" Everyone inside was extremely smart. Shang Haibo woke up a little, and everyone immediately understood the benefits and interests of this.

"In politics, strengthening the alliance and alliance, in addition to the policy of no longer imposing high-pressure policies on the Xiao family we just talked about, we must also join forces with the Ningwang of the south to maintain high-pressure pressure on Dingzhou. In terms of military, political and economic, we will take action together to make Dingzhou overwhelmed!"

"Join to King Ning?" Tianqi's face, which was originally happy, suddenly pulled down, "This is absolutely not possible."

Shang Haibo knew where Tianqi's heart was, so he glanced at Emperor Tianqi and said slowly: "Your Majesty, I'm sorry for being rude. Your dispute with King Ning is a family matter. No matter how you win in the end, the world will still be Qin. Once Li Qing succeeds, the world will be surnamed Li. At that time, the Qin royal family will be overthrown after the nest is destroyed? How can your Majesty forgive Xiao Haoran, who is arsonous and ruthless, not temporarily join forces with King Ning to suppress Li Qing? Brothers join hands and fight away foreign enemies together, and it is not impossible for their own brothers to close the door and settle the accounts?"

"What's more, at that time, can King Ning still have the capital to compete with you?"

Tianqi said slowly: "King Ning's wolf ambition is not so easy to share with, I'm afraid that in the end, we will lose some rice."

"Walking in the world is like walking a tightrope, but if you are not careful, you will fall off. My subordinates have said that planning is up to others, and doing things is up to heaven. Everyone depends on their ability and performing heroes. As for who can laugh to the end, how can you say it accurately now? Your Majesty has the world in his heart, can he not even have this kind of aura?"

With a bang, Tianqi slapped the teacup in his hand heavily on the ground, and tea splashed everywhere. Everyone in the room, except Shang Haibo, fell to the ground, "Have you angry."

Tianqi glared at Shang Haibo, "You are so brave!"

Shang Haibo stared at Tianqi intently, pursed his lips, and said nothing.

The indoor air was as if it was frozen. After a while, Tianqi's face slowly calmed down. It was obvious that he was angry under the pressure of self-imposed pressure. He gradually smiled on his face. Finally, he laughed to the sky, "Okay, very good. No one dared to speak to me like this for many years. You are the first one. OK, you said it well. I was willing to even give up the throne back then. How could I not have this kind of spirit? King Ning was not my opponent back then, and now he is even worse. As you have reported."

He turned to look at the kneeling people, "Everyone is up."

Everyone was sweating in their hands. Looking at Shang Haibo, their eyes were full of admiration. They were really brave. This courage was indeed nothing to say.

"Your Majesty is wise!" Shang Haibo said with a smile, "If you form an alliance with King Ning, you can greatly limit the Dingzhou navy and restrain a large part of Li Qing's energy."

"If you are the chief assistant, can you reverse the advantages and disadvantages of Dingzhou within a few years?" Tianqi stared at Shang Haibo.

Shang Haibo hesitated for a moment. The Dingzhou government was extremely efficient, and the order was imposed and the whole country was far beyond the current bureaucratic bureaucracy of the Luoyang court. But when it comes to this, he could only boast about Haikou and take risks.

"In three years, we can stalemate with Dingzhou. Of course, the premise is that there will be no major military problems on the front line, maintain the current control line, and do not have major wars. In this way, we will have enough time to fully mobilize the resources of the Central Plains to maintain pressure on Dingzhou from all aspects. Five years later, we will have the advantage. If there is ten years, we can have an overwhelming advantage." Shang Haibo left a hole for himself.

"Can the front line stabilize?" Tianqi turned his face and asked Qu Yongjie.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will do my best." Qu Yongjie Avenue.

"Very good, Mr. Shang, the Chief Assistant Chen is now seriously ill. You are temporarily appointed as the second assistant and the chief regent. I hope you can assist me like Li Qing, and you will succeed in the future. If the Great Chu rule the world again, you will always be indispensable to a king of different surnames."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Shang Haibo felt a little sad. The Canghai Mutian, the self that year, or the self that was a few months ago, could never have thought that he would be what he is today.

"Yuan Fang, what's the place where Mr. Shang's mansion was placed? In the past, Duke Anguo's mansion was still empty. I chose one of them to be given to Mr. Shang?" Tianqi said.

Yuan Fang stood up, "Your Majesty, Dingzhou is very anxious to chase Lord Shang. Obviously, he will never give up on Mr. Shang's order. The leader of the secret spy in Dingzhou, Hu Tiaomenqing and others have escaped without a trace and have not been brought to justice yet. Therefore, it is not very safe for both Duke An and Duke Qi's mansions. Therefore, it is better for the minister to live in the Yingguan Hotel in the imperial city. After the Wei Me, he will catch all these missed fish and give them home."

Tianqi looked at Shang Haibo, "If this happens, you will feel wronged by Mr. Shang."

Shang Haibo shook his head, "It's okay, I think I'm in Dingzhou, it's just a small courtyard, just quiet."

"Since that's the case, please stay in Ying Hotel temporarily. Yuan Fang, select a good player to protect Mr. Shang's safety. Mr. Shang lost a hair. I'm asking you!"

"Don't worry, Mr. Shang and I have shared the joys and sorrows along the way, living and dying together. I will naturally do my best to avoid having any loopholes in our opponents." Yuan Fang said with a smile.

Hearing this, Shang Haibo felt bitter in his heart.

A few days later, Shang Haibo and Xiang Ping, who were dressed in the first-rank official uniform of the Great Chu, came to the imperial prison of the Great Chu. All the people who were detained here were people who were once glorious in the Great Chu. Among them, the first room in Tianzi, they naturally lived in the Duke of Qi, Xiao Haoran.

People who were locked up here due to the failure of political struggles are generally favored by prisoners. Because politics is tide, today's losers may one day turn over and return to the court, holding great power, so no one dares to treat them slowly, but Xiao Haoran is different. Everyone knows that although this old guy has a very high status and a high-ranking minister, he committed a serious crime of treason, and it is certain that there is no room for him to turn over. For such a guy, naturally no one in the prisoners would like to see him. If it weren't for the early Xiao nails among the prisoners, I'm afraid Xiao Haoran would have died silently in prison.

Through the small window on the iron door, looking at Xiao Haoran indoors, a complex look flashed in Xiangping's eyes. Xiao Haoran indoors was torn clothes and had a tangled hair and beard. He didn't know how long he hadn't taken a shower or changed his clothes. He didn't know how long it had been for the room to be cleaned. A scent of noise penetrated through the window, making Tianqi frown. Xiao Haoran, in such a harsh environment, was actually sitting on the straw mat, holding a chopstick in his hand, writing something on the wall, and muttering words in his mouth.

"This old thief!" Xiang Ping cursed hatefully: "When he fell into such a situation, he was still alive."

Shang Haibo smiled. Xiao Haoran was born in the army and his mind had been tempered as steel as iron. Naturally, he would not be knocked down by the environment in front of him. He looked back at the prison guard and said, "Open the door!"

The door was pushed open creakingly. It was a long time since the door had been opened. When the door shaft was pushed open, it made an extremely harsh and sour sound.

Hearing the door, Xiao Haoran turned around and said that the light in the room was not good. He narrowed his eyes and looked at the person coming in.

"So it's Mr. Xiang, hahaha, since I got here, you are the first old friend to come to see me!" Xiao Haoran laughed and turned to look at Shang Haibo, "This adult is very handsome, I don't know who it is?"

"This is the new assistant to the court, Lord Shang Haibo!" Xiang Ping said loudly.
Chapter completed!