"What are you talking about? What am I the best at stealing? It's just that I couldn't get into the profession before, and I can't speak." Qi Yue was caught saying bad things, Zhao Zhao looked for the sound and came over to scold her,

"Zi Yi, don't let your sister Qi Yue lead you astray. Uncle Zhao's isn't stealing, it's skill!"

Zi Yi: "That's a clever skill!"

Zi Yi and Zhao Zhao said the last four words almost at the same time, "Uncle Zhao, I know you did that skillfully. My ears are already numb from hearing it."

"It's good that you know. Don't follow your sister Qiyue and scream about stealing things. It's unpleasant!" Zhao Zhao held the injustice for himself.

Qi Yue secretly rolled his eyes, winked at Zi Yi, and whispered in a low voice, "Uncle Zhao loves face the most. Don't listen. Just follow me and leave him alone!"

Ziyi nodded, "Okay!"

Not long after the comfortable days passed, Duan Mufeng threw another assassination letter to Qi Yue. Qi Yue opened the envelope, looked at the word "Shuobei" on it, and threw the letter to Duan Mufeng with his backhand.

"Shuobei? Do you know how far is Shuobei? Last time it took me nearly a month to walk from Chuanze County to Qingyun County in the northwest. Now you ask me to go from the southwest to the farthest Shuobei, and I will go there during the Chinese New Year.

I can’t go to Shuobei! You go to someone else, I won’t go.”

"You have to go to Shuobei this time," Duan Mufeng picked up the letter on the ground and slapped it on the table, "You have to go, and no one else can."

"Your Majesty, I believe that what the adults have said is reasonable, but don't forget one point," Tang Yuanqing took two steps forward and said seriously: "In the past few peace negotiations, the Jin Dynasty gave up a total of three cities and two passes at the cost of it.

, if peace is negotiated again this time, what will be the price? Five cities or ten passes? The Dongtao tribe is greedy. Their goal is not the bit of land you gave up, but the entire Jin Dynasty's territory, people, and granaries.

!Tolerance blindly will only make them think that our Jin Dynasty is weak and incompetent. Since ancient times, only the strong can survive forever!"

"Okay, please be quiet for a moment. We need to calm down and discuss it now. The more noisy, the less fruitful it will be," Qin Huaiming said sternly, stroking his beard.

Qi Yue didn't understand, "Why? Can't you kill so many dead soldiers under you?"

Duan Mufeng: "The person you assassinated this time was a well-known general on the Shuobei border. He was a capable general under the Zhenbei Marquis. He was no small matter. He was not at the same level as any prefect or county magistrate you had assassinated in the past. No one else could do it.

Here, only you."

Tang Yuanqing was the first to agree: "I second the proposal!"

"General?" This is indeed the biggest official Qi Yue has encountered since he became a killer.

Qi Yue stared at him coldly, feeling angry. She did not answer, but took the assassination letter on the table and turned around and left. When she walked to the door, she dropped a word,

As soon as Qin Huaiming's words came out, the voices of the ministers gradually became quieter. Only when they quieted down did Lu Tao speak,

"Those who advocate war and those who advocate peace should all come out and explain the truth behind this."

"Yes, Your Majesty, it is not easy to grow food on the land in the states bordering Shuobei. Once the war breaks out, what will the people do to survive? The food from the treasury must support the army officers and the people of Jin Dynasty on the one hand, and it must also be provided to Shuobei on the other.

Common people, how many times will you divide the shares, and how much will be left?"

Qi Yue told the truth, "I can't guarantee success. He is a battle-hardened general, not an incompetent scholar."

There are those who are fighting and those who are fighting, and the various voices are intertwined, and nothing can be heard clearly.

After attending the morning court, Shen Jinyu had just arrived at the duty room of Potian Army to approve the official documents piled on the table. Suddenly, Lin Qingqiu led a eunuch and hurried in. The eunuch didn't even have time to salute before he was breathing heavily. He said: "Master Shen, what's wrong is that there is a crisis on the border and the Dongtao army is invading. His Majesty summons you to the Yangxin Palace to discuss the war!"

"Yes, you are the most perfect knife I have ever made. Only you have the ability to compete with it. This assassination is of great importance. You can only succeed and not fail! Do you hear me?" Duan Mufeng said sternly.

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"Prepare more hidden weapons, money, and enough time for me to get the antidote!"

Dong Ta has not violated the border for several years, how could it happen so suddenly?

He didn't dare to be any slower. When he arrived at the Yangxin Hall, all the important ministers of the court had already arrived. Lu Tao was sitting on the dragon chair, exhausted, and the ministers below were having a heated argument.

Duan Mufeng: "I'll give you enough time!"

Although these old men are stubborn, what they say is always on point. The harvest in the past two years has not been good, and the national treasury does not have much food. If there is a war, there will definitely not be enough food.

"What Mr. Tang said is very polite. The Dongtao people will not give up the war because of our tolerance. Only by annihilating them in one fell swoop can the people of Jin Dynasty live a completely stable life! If the national treasury is not enough, then we will mobilize the Southeast and the People's Liberation Army. Support from two granaries in the Northeast!"

"The people have finally lived a good life for several years, and now there is going to be war. In the end, the unarmed people of Jin will suffer the most! Your Majesty!"

"You have to guarantee it even if you can't guarantee it!" Duan Mufeng's attitude was extremely tough. "If you can't succeed, you won't be able to get the antidote next time!"

The Zhuhe Faction is mainly composed of old diehards such as Fang Changan. As soon as Lu Tao finished speaking, someone immediately came forward and said,

"Your Majesty, I think we should focus on peace. Last year, locusts broke out all over the Jin Dynasty. Farmers' harvests were not good. The grain received from the treasury dropped by more than half compared with the previous year. It has been rainy this year. It is difficult to see the grain. The harvest is not optimistic either. If we start a war rashly, how long will the food in the national treasury be able to last?"

"What?" Shen Jinyu was stunned for a moment, and then immediately set off to the palace.

Shen Jinyu, who had been silent until now, also took a step forward and said: "Winter in Shuobei is coming soon. Dongta's move is clearly to store enough food for his tribe to survive the winter. It is extremely cold in Shuobei and there is no harvest of crops. The city that Jin gave up is It is simply not enough to meet the needs of the Dongtao people, so they will only push forward. They will definitely use all their strength to attack this time, so I think it is not appropriate to negotiate peace this time, but to counterattack with all their strength!"

Imperial City of Jin Dynasty.

Zheng Li: "I second the proposal!"

"I agree with Master Shen!"

Even Qin Huaiming nodded, "Your Majesty, tolerance is not the style of the Jin Dynasty. If Dong Tao attacks in one day, the borders of Jin Dynasty will not be peaceful. It is written in the emergency report of the Zhenbei Marquis that Dong Tao will use more than 100 troops to attack this time. There were so many troops and horses in the past, I’m afraid it can’t be solved through peace talks.”

Lu Tao understood what Qin Huaiming meant. He took a deep breath and said in a loud voice: "I have countless brave men in the Jin Dynasty who are not afraid of the scimitar of the Dong Tao people. If they want to challenge my bottom line, then fight! Beat them until they roll away! Now that you have given them a good look, it’s time to give them a whip!"
Chapter completed!