When Hu Shifan heard Su Zhenting's words, he had always respected Su Zhenting very much immediately retorted: "General Su's words are wrong. Although there are doubts about the vassal kings in the world, the most important thing at the moment is the 600,000 iron cavalry outside the Crescent Pass. If the Liao army enters the pass, the world will be in trouble, will those vassal kings not cause trouble?"

"General Su has seen the reaction of King Ning. The old minister is sure that if the Liao army enters the pass, the vassal kings will never send out a single army or a soldier, but will wait for the court to rush forward, exhaust their blood and then come out to clean up the mess."

"At that time, even if the Liao army is driven out and the imperial court is greatly damaged, it will completely lose its deterrence against the vassal kings. That situation is what the vassal kings are most willing to see."

Su Zhenting groaned and said, "How different is this to killing a chicken to get an egg? General Hu's words are really exaggerating. If the punishment of King Ning fails to be punished and a rebellion will arouse the vassal kings, then King Ning is already self-respecting and never obeys the court, and forces him to rebel. Can you bear the responsibility of General Hu?"

Hu Shifan was so angry that he glared at him, saying, "This is also afraid of responsibility, and that is also afraid of responsibility, so what else can you do? Why not just surrender!"

Su Zhenting smiled angry and said, "Why is General Hu still as willful as a child at such an age? When did I say I fear responsibility and when did I say I should surrender? It's just that the situation is special and difficult at the moment, and I have to find a complete way to break the deadlock. General Hu said that the risk is too great."

Hu Shifan whispered his neck and said loudly: "It is precisely because the situation is special and difficult that extraordinary methods are used in extraordinary times. If the situation is not special and difficult, why should the court look at King Ning's expression?"

"What General Su said seems to make sense, but in fact it is nonsense. If there is a complete solution, please tell us your good recipe for saving the world. The old minister will definitely listen carefully!"

Seeing that the two of them were getting louder and louder and they were quarreling, Li Chen said with a laugh and cry: "Okay, okay, both of them are my right-hand men. They are over 100 years old, so why both of them make a noise about this?"

Su Zhenting and Hu Shifan also realized that they were indeed indecent in the argument in the East Palace. They raised their hand in disappointment and said, "The old minister has lost his composure. Please punish him."

With his hand waved, Li Chen said, "You are all giving advice to the court, how will this palace punish you?"

"In fact, what General Hu said is not without reason."

Li Chen's words made Su Zhenting's face anxious and made Hu Shifan's face happy.

Li Chen raised his hand and signaled them not to speak, and said with a smile: "Of course, there must be methods, but how to use methods and be particular, you must not directly issue an edict to collect tax rights. First, it is not consistent with the principles and laws, and second, it is not consistent with the rules of ancestors."

"I don't have the right to collect taxes, but I'm fine if I send someone to check taxes, right?"

Li Chen spread his hands and said with a smile: "Even if the vassal kings enjoy tax rights within the territory of the vassal kings, they also clearly stipulate that they are only temporarily borrowed to use the vassal kings. If the court wants to check taxes in the world, the vassal kings will be the king's territory, and no one can tell anything wrong."

Su Zhenting and Hu Shifan looked at each other and at the same time recognized this compromise.
Chapter completed!