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Chapter 251: Discussion in Chang'an, war or peace(2/3)

At the end of the letter, Xu Jie briefly discussed some of the situation in the Western Regions.

Generally speaking, the Western Region today is relatively peaceful, at least on the surface.

After a while.

Xu Zhen slowly put down the letter in his hand and unconsciously picked up another letter again.

It's time to take it apart and take a closer look.

The anxious Princess Jin couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, how is the situation in the Western Region? Are Jie'er and Ying'er in any danger?"

The state of mind that I had cultivated over many years of worshiping Buddha was shattered in an instant when it came to matters related to the safety of my children.

Xu Zhen opened the letter signed "Son Xu Ying" and slowly replied: "It should not be that something happened in the Western Region."

"That's good, that's good." Princess Jin couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this.

For Princess Jin, as long as nothing happens in the Western Region, everything will be fine.

"Stop reading. I want to read and write a letter myself."

Princess Jin came to her senses and took the letter from Xu Zhen's hand.

Xu Zhen laughed twice and then slowly exited the side hall Buddhist hall.

As soon as Fang walked out of the side hall Buddhist hall, the sneer on Xu Zhen's face was instantly replaced by solemnity.

One letter alone can dispel some of the suspicions in the Western Regions.

But after all, it’s only part of it.

"Now it seems that there is a high probability that something happened in Mobei."

Xu Zhen murmured to himself with a solemn face.

Then he walked slowly to the Circular Hall, passed through the Circular Hall and entered the Chengyun Hall.

When they arrived at the Chengyun Hall, they saw a young eunuch running towards the Chengyun Hall in a hurry.

"What happened?"

Xu Zhen felt a slight shiver in his heart, and then strode towards the little eunuch.

"Go back...go back to the prince and ask."

"The emperor...people from the palace...pass...the message from His Majesty."

"I...order you...order you to enter the palace immediately and go...to the Imperial Study Room...to...face...to see the Holy Spirit."

The little eunuch walked two steps away from Xu Zhen, panted and bowed in salute.

“Get your car ready immediately.”

Xu Zhen nodded slightly, then walked towards the stable, and quickly gave instructions to the entourage beside him.

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Royal Palace.

Zichen Palace.

Royal study room.

When Xu Zhen rushed to the imperial study, there were already more than ten people standing in rows on the left and right in the huge imperial study.

Prince Xu Yong, the first assistant of the dynasty was Shangguan Lu, a bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion.

Yao Yanjin, a bachelor of Jinshen Palace, and Wen Fu, a bachelor of Huagaidian Palace.

Jing Yongxian, the bachelor of Wuyingdian, Jiang Zhihong, the bachelor of Wenhuadian, and Pang Qifan, the bachelor of Dongge.

Wang Fuchang, the Minister of the Ministry of War, Tian Yichu, the Minister of the Ministry of Husbandry, and Cao Wen'an, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

Tang Fangda, the minister of Guanglu Temple, many veteran generals who had been disarmed and returned to their fields for many years, and the few remaining princes from the previous generation were also on the list.

Seeing this formation, Xu Zhen couldn't help but feel shocked again.

After calming down for a while.

Xu Zhen strode three steps to the imperial court.

He cupped his hands and saluted and said, "I, Xu Zhen, pay my respects to Your Majesty."

"Prince Jin, there is no need to be polite." Emperor Zhengde nodded slightly to signal Xu Zhen to join the procession.

After Xu Zhen joins the list.

Emperor Zhengde looked at the ministers and counted their breaths.

Then he handed a memorial placed in the imperial case to the prince Xu Yong who was in charge.

Slowly he opened his mouth and commanded: "Read it."

"According to the decree." Xu Yong took the memorial from Emperor Zhengde with both hands.

After the memorial was slowly opened, Xu Yong's pupils suddenly condensed.

After Xu Yong forcibly calmed his mind, he slowly recited the contents of the memorial one by one.

After reading to Li Guangli's defeat, Xu Yong's originally calm tone suddenly showed a hint of shock and sadness.

Wait until Li Guangli attacks the enemy camp at night, kills the enemy without any calculation, burns the enemy's grain and grass, and burns the enemy's cattle and sheep without calculation.

A hint of happiness suddenly appeared in Xu Yong's tone.

The two mood swings happened in just a moment.

However, no matter how small the fluctuation was, it was difficult to escape Emperor Zhengde who was always looking at him from the corner of his eye.

After a while.

The memorial is finished.

"Father."

Xu Yong respectfully presented the memorial on the imperial case with both hands.

Emperor Zhengde nodded slightly and signaled Xu Yong to return to his throne.

It wasn't until he returned to his position that Xu Yong breathed a subtle sigh of relief.

Emperor Zhengde once again looked at the ministers with different expressions.

After more than ten breaths of silence, Emperor Zhengde slowly asked: "What do you think of the internal problems of the Xiongnu?"

After the words fell, the whole hall fell into silence.

After more than ten breaths.

Wang Fuchang, Secretary of the Ministry of War, came out of the procession and bowed his hands in salute: "Your Majesty, in view of my ministers, please be prepared with both hands."

"First, order the kings and county guards of the border counties to prepare for a full-scale Xiongnu counterattack."

"If the Huns are really at odds with each other, using war to divert the conflicts within the ethnic group may be the only way for Yizhixie to stabilize their internal affairs."

"Therefore, I feel that I have to take precautions."

"Secondly, the order was carefully prepared, and the spies went deep into Shanyu Wang's court to investigate the matter in detail, if it is really true."

"My government may be able to add fuel to the flames and use a borrowed knife to kill people."

"Split from within the enemy and disintegrate the enemy."

After finishing his words, Wang Fuchang bowed his hands again.

In short, on the one hand, we should be prepared for a comprehensive defense, and on the other hand, we can add fuel to the flames and kill people with a borrowed knife.

Emperor Zhengde did not rush to express his position after hearing this.

His eyes slowly wandered among the ministers again.

It was not until most of the officials came out to second the proposal.

Emperor Zhengde nodded slightly.

After Wang Fuchang returns to the throne.

Emperor Zhengde spoke slowly: "What do you think of the war in Mobei?"

As soon as this statement came out.

The whole hall was silent.

Emperor Zhengde's view of the war situation in Mobei was nothing more than war and peace.

If we fight, with the current national strength of Zhou Dynasty, the defense is more than enough, but the offense is not enough.

If this were not the case, Emperor Zhengde would not have set the tone to retreat from the enemy thousands of miles from the beginning.

However, what Emperor Zhengde never expected was that the Xiongnu's reaction would be so fierce and swift.

If we continue to increase our troops on a large scale, we may fear that the Huns will not be wiped out and changes will occur in the country.
To be continued...
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