The Eldest Daughter is Beautiful and Saucy

"Your Majesty!" Another general stepped forward, knelt down and kowtowed, "If Your Majesty cares about our soldiers... you don't want the soldiers to shed blood and sacrifice in vain, you should destroy the Yan Kingdom now, otherwise when the Yan Kingdom recovers, we will be even worse. Difficult to fight, will only sacrifice more soldiers! The strategy of the merger of the two countries proposed by the Yan State is not beneficial to our Great Zhou, Your Majesty must not be lenient..."

"Lord Lu Jin...what do you think?" Bai Qingyan asked with the hot tea in hand.

Lu Jin hurried forward, said to Bai Qing after saluting: "This matter has advantages and disadvantages. As the adults said, it is possible that this is just a delaying strategy of the Yan Kingdom. Their three-year term is for It is not impossible to take advantage of these three years to slow down and then fight against us on the Great Monday!"

The courtiers agreed one after another.

However, Lu Jin changed the subject: "But...if it is true as the regent said, the country of Yan is out of guilt and wants to repay the Great Zhou. After the third year of our junior year, maybe we can really win the country of Yan without bloodshed. The premise... ...Yan Guo did not deceive us Da Zhou, and made this bet with us sincerely."

"So?" Taiwei Lu looked at Lu Jin, "Does Mr. Lu agree with fighting or gambling?"

Lu Jin saluted Taiwei Lu respectfully, and then said: "The temptation to win the country of Yan without bloodshed...is too great, just as the regent of the country of Yan said, all the cities of the country of Yan that the Bai family army once conquered, except for this metropolis. In addition, other cities, from the officials down to the common people, resisted to the death, and every time the city was taken down, the walls were almost destroyed, and the people were almost dead, the generals should know it!"

The military generals in the court nodded one after another.

"The reason why the people resisted desperately at the beginning was not because the state policy of Yan State was good to the people, but the state policy of Jin State at that time was not friendly to the people." Lu Jin said slowly, "So when we took over the city of Yan State, The people of Yan who are still alive have all left their hometowns and followed Yan to leave their homes!"

This incident is now standing in the court, and the older courtiers still remember it.

"But the current state affairs of our Great Zhou are better for the common people than that of Yan State!" an official said.

"That's true, but how can the people of Yan know?" Lu Jin said with a smile, "How many literate people are there in Yan, and how many of them can care about the state affairs of other countries? How many of them... can get in touch with our Da Zhou's New Deal?" Lu Jin saw that no officials would say anything else, and then continued, "So...to fight, we must be prepared for a tragic victory! And after the tragic victory, we have to accept A country of Yan in a mess."

"Then what if we don't fight?" Shen Sikong asked while cooperating with Lu Jin in acting.

"If we don't fight and agree to the merger of the two countries, then...we must ensure that the two countries will win or lose according to the national policy of the merger, and the losing country will not play tricks, that is, ensure that the country of Yan will not play tricks!" Lu Lu Jin took the topic unhurriedly, leading it in the direction that Bai Qingyan explained to him before, "As long as we can ensure that the country of Yan will not play tricks, I feel that with my great Zhou's strength, I can gamble on the country..."

"Lu Shangshu said it lightly! Try gambling on the country...how do you feel that Mr. Lu is not the same as a person from Dazhou! Try again! How can you ensure that they Yan Kingdom can't play tricks! Who can guarantee that everyone standing here?" I couldn't help but rolled my eyes at Lu Jin, and my heart was full of anger, feeling that what Lu Jin said was the same as if he didn't say it.

"We are discussing with our own family here, there is no reason to be angry with our own family..." Bai Qingyan said with a smile, "To tell you the truth, I am very moved by the Yan State's proposal to determine the outcome by state policy and bet on the state. The lives of the soldiers are precious, and it would be a good thing for the people of the two countries if we can really take the land of Yan without bloodshed!"

"Your Majesty!" Liu Hong stepped forward, "Soldiers lay down their lives...to protect the country, Your Majesty cannot put the cart before the horse! It is hard to agree with a humble official who is a military commander for betting on the country to protect the lives of soldiers!"

"General Liu Hong is a veteran, so I can listen to what you say." Bai Qingyan nodded towards Liu Hong, "However, if it is really possible to guarantee that the country of Yan will not play tricks after losing, I think Master Lu is quite right. , you can gamble on the country and try it!"

"Your Majesty can't!"

"Your Majesty, this is clearly a treacherous scheme of the Yan Kingdom, you must not agree to it!"

"Your Majesty, don't forget that when Zhang Yi went to Chu as an envoy, he once said that when Chu retreated, he would send Shang Yu six hundred miles away. After Chu retreated, the main force of Qin returned and immediately reneged on the covenant! Yan betrayed Zhou when the two countries were allied. Lessons learned from the past, Your Majesty must think twice!"

In the main hall, the courtiers who disapproved of gambling with the country knelt down one after another, begging Bai Qingyan to think twice.

"Get up!" Bai Qingyan said with a smile, "It's normal for everyone in the court to express their opinions. Don't just kneel down at every turn. We don't like this in the court of the Great Zhou Dynasty!"

The courtiers knew that Bai Qingyan's words were true. The atmosphere in the Great Zhou court was always lively, and the monarch and ministers were harmonious. Bai Qingyan was never an emperor who could not listen to people's words. kind of thing.

Wei Zhong quickly motioned to the young eunuchs standing behind the red-painted pillars on both sides of the main hall to help the adults up.

"Master Lu said to ensure that the country of Yan will not deny it after losing. I have an idea." She stood up and said quietly, "Let the country of Yan take three hostages who are capable of recruiting good fighters to Dazhou!"

The courtiers were beating drums in their hearts.

"One is Murong Yan, the Regent of Great Yan, the other is Xie Xun, the Great General of their Yan Kingdom, and the other is Murong Ping, their second prince." Behind him, with a clear smile on his face, "Our Great Zhou and the Yan Kingdom formed an alliance to destroy Xiliang, so we understand... In addition to marching and fighting, the regent Murong Yan is very capable, and the Da Zhou who once regained Nanyan and became famous General Xie Xun, and one...Murong Ping who also made his mark when Dayan recaptured Nanyan, if these three generals who are capable of conquering and fighting are detained in our Great Zhou court, will we still be afraid that Yan will not keep the covenant? "

Everyone knows the importance of the coach when marching and fighting.

No matter how brave the soldiers are, it is useless to meet a foolish commander.

And a brave general, as long as he has soldiers in his hands, can turn decay into magic. For example, Bai Qingyan said that in the battle of southern borders, he won more with less... The battle of Wengshan in Xiliang was greatly defeated.

The courtiers again began to discuss the feasibility of the matter in low voices.

"If we tell Yan Guo... if we want Da Zhou to agree to this gambling agreement, we must keep these three people in Da Zhou as hostages..." Dong Situ raised his eyes and looked at Bai Qingyan, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid The country of Yan will also want our Great Zhou as a hostage to the country of Yan."