Thief Emperor

Chapter 906 Internal and external cooperation!

Du Qian was a child prodigy and could read ten lines at a glance. He just glanced at it and handed the document to Yao Zhong, then looked up at Li Yun and said excitedly, "Your Majesty, this is a great opportunity."

"Guanzhong is in turmoil. Your Majesty can take advantage of this opportunity to take over Guanzhong, take over all the land of the old Zhou Dynasty, and unify the world!"

"By then, except for Youyan, the whole world will be unified again!"

Li Yun looked at him and said with a smile: "Brother Shouyi, have you forgotten that Hedong has not been taken back yet?"

Du Qian was startled for a moment, then reacted and said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty...Your Majesty lost your composure."

On the other side, Yao Zhong had also finished reading the document. He bowed his head slightly and said, "Your Majesty, the last time Your Majesty summoned me to discuss matters with Prime Minister Du, you had already decided on the strategy of taking Hedong first and then Guanzhong. Now General Su should not have arrived in Hebei Province and has not come into contact with Hedong. The entire Hedong Province is also mostly out of our control."

"I think that the affairs of Guanzhong cannot be rushed and need to be delayed."

Yao Zhong looked at Du Qian, gritted his teeth and continued: "At least, we have to wait until the matter in Hedong is over before we can consider Guanzhong. Otherwise, even if the royal army is invincible, the court will have no money and food to support it."

Du Qian thought for a while and whispered, "Sir, as long as we can enter Guanzhong, money and food will not be a problem. Everyone in Guanzhong is eager for the court to enter Guanzhong. Once we enter Guanzhong, the people of Guanzhong will surely prepare food and drink to welcome the royal army!"

Yao Zhong immediately said, "Prime Minister Du, do the people in Guanzhong still have the ability to afford food and drink?"

Du Qian suddenly raised his head and glanced at Yao Zhong. Yao Zhong was frightened by him and subconsciously lowered his head, not daring to speak.

Li Yun became very interested when he saw this.

It was the first time that he saw the two prime ministers under his command quarreling, whether in Jinling or Luoyang.

Seeing them quarreling, Li smiled and waved his hands, saying, "Okay, okay, let's discuss the matter and don't get angry."

“Be calm.”

As he spoke, he touched his chin and said, "You two need to discuss the specifics of the money and grain with the Ministry of Revenue, but I can tell you that the grain merchants in the southeast can deliver about 200,000 dan of grain to Luoyang in about half a year."

Mr. Li paused and continued, "Also, Cui Shao from the Qinghe Cui family will come to Luoyang in the next few days. After he arrives in Luoyang, I will not see him."

"Please entertain this old friend for me and ask him about the current situation in Guanzhong and the current situation of the Shuofang Army."

"Then, you should consider it comprehensively and draft a proposal within ten days and send it to me."

The two prime ministers stood up at the same time, bowed to Li Yun and responded with "yes".

Li Yun looked at the two people with a smile, stood up, and said, "Okay, I'm going to continue walking around, getting some fresh air, and you two can get busy."

After saying that, he strode away with his hands behind his back.

The two prime ministers walked one after the other, escorting Li Yun all the way out of the Secretariat. After watching Li Yun leave, the two prime ministers breathed a sigh of relief.

Yao Zhong turned his head and bowed to Du Qian, saying, "Prime Minister Du, if I have offended you in the discussion just now, please forgive me."

Du Qian waved his hand and said, "It's all official business. It's normal for everyone to hold their own opinions. Brother Yao, you don't have to do this. And just now..."

He was silent for a while, then sighed and said, "Maybe it's because I'm also from Guanzhong, and I'm too concerned."

"Guanzhong Dao, in the past ten years, it has suffered countless hardships, and now it is devastated. I really can't bear to see Guanzhong continue to be tormented by the Wei father and son, and look at the intelligence from the Nine Departments."

Du Qian said in a low voice: "I'm afraid the Guanzhong nobles will be massacred again by Wei Quanzhong."

Yao Zhong looked at Du Qian and said, "Prime Minister Du, you can be said to be my teacher. I should not have denied you anyway, but it is not easy to establish a new dynasty, and now is the time to lay the foundation."

"We can't disrupt the pace of Tang's advancement just because of Guanzhong, which can be taken sooner or later, and we can't mess up the arrangements of the superiors."

Du Qian was silent for a moment, then nodded slowly: "Brother Yao is right."

He cupped his hands and bowed his head, "Thank you for your advice."

Yao Zhong quickly waved his hands and said, "I don't deserve it."

"Everything will have to wait until I meet the Ministry of Revenue and Mr. Cui before we can make any plans."

"it is good."

Du Qian bowed and said, "You and I also need to start preparing for the affairs of the three provinces. I should stay in the Secretariat. Brother Yao, do you want to go to the Ministry of Personnel or the Ministry of Shangshu?"

Yao Zhong thought for a moment and said, "Prime Minister Du, the Shangshu Province has too much power."

“It may not fall down.”

These words were spoken from the heart. Du Qian was stunned for a moment, then he smiled dumbly: "That's the truth."

"If that's the case, then it makes sense for Brother Yao to ask Shangshu Zhuo to be appointed as the Prime Minister."

Du Qian said with a smile: "Minister Zhuo is the most hardworking person. From now on, you and I can both relax a lot." Yao Zhong also smiled. The two looked at each other, laughed, then turned around and went back to their own public housing.

After sitting down, the two of them had different expressions.

The Jingzhao Du family is famous throughout the world. Now that the Jingzhao Du family has produced a Du Qian, when the Guanzhong nobles enter the new dynasty in the future, they will definitely follow Du Qian's lead.

This affair alone is enough to arouse endless reverie.

And at this moment, the two prime ministers.

I'm afraid everyone has their own thoughts.

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Hebei Road, Hengzhou, Tang Army Camp.

Su Sheng and Li Hao traveled together and arrived at the Tang army camp.

This Tang army was led to Hebei Province by Su Sheng. Most of the generals were trained by Su Sheng himself. When they saw Su Sheng returning to the barracks, they were all very cordial and came forward to salute him, calling him "General" one by one.

Some people even came forward with a smile and asked for rewards.

Su Sheng was also very happy. He got along well with his subordinates, and then announced some rewards that the court would soon give out. The soldiers in the army were very happy. They surrounded Su Sheng and cheered loudly.

Li Hao, who was not far away, watched the scene quietly without saying a word.

It was not until it was completely dark that Su Sheng got away from these old subordinates. He had someone prepare a table of food and wine, and then invited Li Hao to his tent, where the two sat across the table from each other.

At this moment, Su Sheng's face was already flushed. It was obvious that this was not his first drink of the day.

Li Hao looked up at Su Sheng and said with a smile: "The general's prestige in the army is unmatched."

Su Sheng glanced at him and smiled dumbly: "General Li, don't talk nonsense. You just saw me in the army today. If you see His Majesty in the army, you will know what prestige is."

Li Hao was startled for a moment, then he picked up his wine glass and toasted Su Sheng: "I toast to the general."

Su Sheng raised his glass and clinked it with his, and they both raised their heads and drank it all in one gulp.

After finishing the glass of wine, Su Sheng looked at Li Hao and said with a smile: "Along the way, I had several long talks with General Li, but General Li never got to the point. Now we have arrived in Hengzhou, and further west is Taiyuan Prefecture."

"What exactly is this rule? General Li should give us an explanation, right?"

Li Hao sighed and said, "Today, I took a look around your army's camp. There are more than 10,000 people in this camp alone. I'm afraid there are even more troops stationed in Hengzhou."

"If I don't accept the general's request, he will probably march into Taiyuan Prefecture immediately, right?"

Su Sheng did not hide it and nodded as a matter of course: "That's right."

He drank, his eyes burning, “If General Li disagrees, I will immediately send troops to Taiyuan Prefecture after Su organizes the army. By then, the entire Hedong, including you, General Li, will be in the line of fire.”

"It's all thanks to Su."

Li Hao looked at Su Sheng and sighed, "The general has already made too many contributions. If he makes more, aren't you afraid that your achievements will shock the emperor?"

Su Sheng glanced at him and said with a smile, "Don't be afraid."

"Your Majesty is the one who has made the greatest contribution to our Jiangdong Army and our Tang Army. No one can surpass you."

Li Yu frowned slightly, lowered his head and took a sip of wine.

"Tomorrow, I will go back to Taiyuan to advise my elder brother."

"it is good."

Su Sheng agreed and said with a smile: "If that Mr. Li is sensible, we can take over Hedong in peace. If he disagrees..."

Su Sheng looked at Li Hao and said slowly, "Your Majesty means that you hope General Li can stay in Taiyuan City as an insider."

"We will work together from inside and outside to take Taiyuan in one fell swoop."

"Then, Hedong was basically pacified."

"General Li, you are the most meritorious official in pacifying Hedong."

Li Yu had a complicated expression. After he raised his head and took a sip of wine, he spoke slowly in a hoarse voice.

"it is good."