The Emperor's Son-in-Law

"Your Majesty, did you set up this situation today?"

"Is it to solve the crisis in the western border?"

"To ensure that you can concentrate on moving troops north to deal with Beixia in the future?"

Duan Chun asked solemnly with his fists clasped.

When this was said, the emperor was stunned, and even the three dukes standing on the side.

They all widened their eyes and looked at Duan Chun curiously.

These three middle-aged men were all wearing scarlet robes, all of them were dukes!

At this time, two rows of guards had entered the gate.

The emperor waved his sleeves, and the guards immediately bowed their heads and retreated.

"Go on."

The emperor said.

"Your Majesty has set up two titles of nobility."

"At first, I thought that Your Majesty was letting the three barbarian countries compete for the title of nobility."

"So that they would kill each other."

"But I found that it was impossible for the three barbarian countries to fight each other."

"The Western Liang Kingdom is located outside the northwest of Dakang, bordering Dakang and Beixia."

"Even if Western Liang is willing to accept the title of Dakang, they will still have exchanges with Beixia."

"But for the Dakang Empire, Western Liang is a must-go place for Dakang caravans."

"So whether Western Liang is beneficial to our Dakang or not, we must have a good relationship with them."

"There will be a greater role in the future..."

Duan Chun said.

"You are right, Dakang has close exchanges with the Liang Kingdom caravan."

"No matter what, we must get closer to it."

"But why did you disobey my will and exclude the Rong Kingdom?"

"You should know that the military strength of Western Rong is not much different from that of Western Liang."

"It is the most troublesome existence in the western border!"

The emperor asked.

"So, Your Majesty, Xirong is a headache for Your Majesty."

"How long do you want it to exist?"

Duan Chun raised his head and asked.

"What do you mean?"

The emperor asked puzzledly.

"Your Majesty, what I want is."

"Your Majesty eliminated Nanmin and let Xirong accept the title of king."

"I want to deal with the weakest Min Kingdom and take over their land of fish and rice."

"Get more food and grass for Dakang."

"This will make up for the floods in the three southern counties this year."

"Thereby preparing more food and grass for the Dakang Corps to supplement the food and grass of the northern border military town."

"But Your Majesty, have you ever thought that even if Rong Kingdom accepts Dakang's title of king?"

"Will they do everything they can to secretly support Min Kingdom against Dakang's iron cavalry?"

"I will never let Dakang take over Nanmin smoothly."

Duan Chun said.

When he said this, not only the emperor's eyes lit up.

Two of the three dukes standing beside him suddenly showed surprise on their faces.

Looked at Duan Chun in disbelief.

Only one duke had a flash of worry on his face.

However, Duan Chun lowered his head and didn't see any of the three people's eyes and expressions.

"Of course I have considered it."

"Giving them the title of king means that they will not blatantly send troops to fight against Dakang."

"As long as Xirong doesn't dare to support them in a big way."

"It's not difficult for me to deal with Nanmin."

The emperor said.

"Your Majesty really thinks so?"

"Then I dare to ask your majesty, Dakang has been established for eleven years."

"Why hasn't your majesty taken down Nanmin until today?"

Duan Chun asked.

"Bold!"

"How dare you talk to your majesty like this?"

A duke shouted coldly.

"No problem, let him talk."

"I want to see what useful insights the old Duan's son can come up with."

The emperor said lightly.

In fact, when Duan Chun said the first sentence, he had already surprised the emperor.

Because everyone around the emperor suggested to deal with Nanmin first.

Then find a way to provoke the conflict between Xirong and Xiliang.

Dakang continued to conquer Xirong and completely stabilized the western border.

If the western border is unstable, Dakang Corps will not be able to go all out to the north...

"Your Majesty, what I don't understand is."

"Which country is more difficult to deal with, Nanmin or Xirong?"

"Or, who is most likely to go against our Dakang?"

Duan Chun asked.

"Of course it's Xirong."

"The borders of this Rong country are all in the western mountains."

"The warriors of Rong are good at fighting in the mountains, not to mention that my Dakang Corps has no way to deal with them."

"Even the previous Dasheng Dynasty was powerless against Xirong."

"So this time, I adopted the advice of all the ministers."

"I still decided not to fight Xirong head-on."

The emperor said.

"Your Majesty, since Xirong is located in the mountains."

"Then I would like to ask your majesty."

"Is the food in Xirong enough for their people?"

"Which companies are they trading with too closely?"

Duan Chun asked with a smile.

"The food of Xirong..."

"They have trade with Nanmin in the south."

"They can also trade with other countries in the west for food."

"They also have close trade with my Dakang."

"You mean..."

The emperor's eyes lit up with surprise.

"In fact, your majesty has already thought of what I mean."

"The reason why I gave the title of king to Nanmin and Xiliang, but not to Xirong."

"I just wanted to get rid of this unruly Xirong for your majesty!"

"I just had contact with them."

"It is clear that among the three barbarian countries, Nanmin is the most afraid of Dakang."

"Xiliang does not take us seriously because they are the farthest from the Dakang border."

"And they have too many disputes with Beixia."

"Xiliang wants trade and benefits, and they don't want to offend either Beixia or Dakang."

"Only Xirong is located in the western border of Dakang."

"If we want to deal with Xirong this time, we must first turn Nanmin into Dakang's ally."

"Let Nanmin help Dakang block the southern border of Xirong and cut off their food supply."

Duan Chun said.

"How dare you, a yellow-haired boy, talk nonsense?"

"Your Majesty and the ministers have considered what you said for many years."

"If it is as simple as you say."

"The western border has been completely flattened by the Dakang army. Why wait until now?"

The tall Duke shouted again.

This guy, I am afraid he has a grudge against my father?

Why must he target me?

Duan Chun immediately realized that this person was an enemy, not a friend. He might be the enemy that my father had mentioned...

"Duke Wu, let the younger generation tell us what they think."

"We don't need to scare them."

"Your Majesty, I think what Duan Chun said makes sense."

"Let him finish, maybe he can give me some new ideas."

Another Duke clasped his fist and smiled.

"Humph!"

Duke Wu snorted coldly and stopped talking.

Duan Chun then recognized the guy who scolded him.

It was the Duke Wu Lin Hao that my father had mentioned!

He was the most obvious enemy of my father in the military and the court of Dakang...

"Duan Chun, keep talking."

The emperor was also very curious.

In the eleven years since the founding of Dakang, he personally led the expedition to the East Border and incorporated the countries in the East Border into the territory of Dakang.

He also asked the Duke of Zhenguo to lead the army to the south and fought all the way to the coast of the South China Sea.

Now there are only three countries left in the Western Border Mountains: Xirong, Nanmin, and Xiliang.

This is the emperor's biggest headache now.

The mountainous terrain in the western border is difficult for the Dakang Army to conquer, and there is also Beixia's secret support.

This is why the western border has been in such a stalemate...