Chapter 1162: Drink this bowl of poisonous chicken soup

In the evening, Yun Li summoned four regent ministers to the Prince's Mansion to discuss matters.

The four of them knew what Yun Li wanted to talk to them about, and they felt secretly bitter in their hearts.

This is too troublesome.

No matter how I deal with it, it doesn't feel good.

They would like to have the best of both worlds, but they really can't think of a way to have the best of both worlds.

This discussion might last until the middle of the night.

They are all quite old, and have to attend a court meeting early tomorrow morning. Their bodies really can't take the exertion.

Yun Li did not beat around the bush and said straight to the point: "I summoned you here to discuss the affairs of Minzhou! This matter will definitely be discussed at the court meeting tomorrow, but before the court meeting, we must first have a general idea and then discuss it further..."

As he spoke, Yun Li told him the idea that Emperor Wen had given him.

"Your Highness, this must not be done!"

"Yes, His Majesty, given his physical condition, how can he go to Shuobei to supervise the war?"

"If Your Highness uses this method, how will the civil and military officials in the court view Your Highness?"

"Your Highness..."

Yun Li had just given a general idea and hadn't even mentioned Emperor Wen's difficulties when the four regents began to advise him.

"Okay!"

Yun Li pressed his hands in a headache, "I know this won't work! My father also said that he is powerless right now! I told you my father's idea in the hope that it can provide you with some new ideas..."

Do these four regents really think of themselves as children who know nothing?

This is obviously impossible, would you still do it?

After listening to Yun Li's words, the four of them felt relieved a little, and then they all started thinking hard again.

Soon, the four of them, borrowing Emperor Wen's idea, came up with the idea of ​​sending an imperial envoy to supervise the war.

But after a little thought, the four of them gave up the idea.

If the battle really needs to be supervised, only Emperor Wen can do it. Otherwise, even if the Minister of War Xiao Wanchou goes to supervise the battle, it will be useless.

For a moment, everyone fell silent.

After a long while, Xiao Wanchou was the first to speak and break the silence: "I think that there may be room for negotiation on money, food and cloth, but warships must not be given! Not even one!"

"Correct!"

Xu Shifu agreed, "Even if we give them money, grain and cloth, we can only agree to 50% at most! As for the name, we can say that the court has just experienced chaos and does not have that much money, grain and cloth!"

Gu Xiu: "It doesn't matter whether you give more or less silver, but it's better to give as little food and cloth as possible! You can even give no food and cloth, just silver!"

Tang Shu: "Master Gu is right! The imperial court is temporarily unable to contain Yun Zheng and can only slightly restrict him in terms of necessary military supplies. But Yun Zheng probably still wants food and cloth more..."

The four of them started discussing at once.

Yun Li heard it and felt angry.

I want them to think of a solution that has the best of both worlds!

As a result, they started discussing what to give to that bastard Lao Liu?

It felt like he asked the four regents to discuss strategies to defeat the enemy, but the four of them went straight to discussing how to surrender to the enemy!

This immediately made Yun Li feel like cursing.

Fortunately, Yun Li finally suppressed the impulse in his heart.

"Cough cough..."

Yun Li coughed lightly and looked at the four people with a frown: "Do you think the court has to give him money and food? Apart from this, is there no other way?"

"..."

The four of them fell silent for a moment.

Other ways?

How many other ways are there?

This is a question of choosing between two options!

They have to make a choice, right?

If you don't want to give up Minzhou, then isn't the only option left for you to do is to give you money and food?

If they gave Yun Zheng money and food and if he didn't attack Li Dynasty and Yu Kingdom, they could at least make something of the fact that Yun Zheng cheated the court of money and food under the guise of revenge for the people of Yuzhou.

If he didn't give him money and food, the court would lose Minzhou, and at most he would be charged with treason.

But Yun Zheng had even done things like clearing out the emperor's side. As long as he didn't directly launch an attack on the imperial army, the charge of treason didn't seem to have much impact on him.

After all, what rebellion would not involve raising an army?

Xu Shifu sighed helplessly: "Your Highness, the biggest problem now is that Yun Zheng has grasped the point of avenging the people of Yuzhou!"

"Whether he will attack the Li Dynasty and the Yu Kingdom is a matter for the future, but right now he is in the right position!"

"As long as the imperial court does not provide him with money and food to support his war, then it is the imperial court's fault..."

The imperial court can lose the support of the people, but it cannot let Yun Zheng win their support!

"I understand the truth!"

Yun Li was unwilling to give up, and frowned, saying, "I just want to see if there is a better way to solve this problem! At the very least, since the court has given him money and food, we have to give him some trouble! We can't let him threaten the court recklessly every time!"

Yun Li’s consistent view is that if Yun Zheng doesn’t let him have an easy life, then he can’t let Yun Zheng have an easy life either.

It's just like two people fighting.

You can't just let that bastard Lao Liu pin you to the ground and beat you without being able to fight back, right?

Even if he tickled the dog or spit in its face, he would be a little more balanced!

Tang Shu hesitated for a moment, then said sternly: "I have something to say, but I don't know whether I should say it or not!"

"Say it!"

Yun Li looked at Tang Shu weakly and said self-deprecatingly, "Haven't I been humiliated enough? I have become the most cowardly regent prince in history. Is there anything else I can say?"

Yun Li had roughly guessed that Tang Shu was most likely trying to persuade him.

Nine times out of ten, they are unpleasant to hear.

Tang Shu was somewhat helpless. After hesitating for a moment, he slowly spoke: "If you cannot bear small things, you will ruin your big plans! As a ruler, you should restrain yourself!"

"Self-denial?"

Yun Li's face was full of bitterness. "Am I not self-disciplined enough? If I had followed my temper, the court would have declared war on Lao Liu long ago!"

Tang Shu sighed and said, "Your Highness, do you know the Emperor Xingzong of the previous dynasty?"

Yun Li raised his eyes slightly, "I am also a person who is familiar with history books. Lord Tang, do you think I don't know the Emperor Xingzong of the previous dynasty?"

Emperor Xingzong of the previous dynasty, the leader of the previous dynasty's revival, served as a puppet emperor for nearly twenty years by enduring humiliation under internal and external troubles. In the end, he used powerful ministers to quell the foreign invasion, and then took down the powerful ministers in one fell swoop, regaining the power that belonged to the emperor, thus extending the life of the previous dynasty for more than 150 years.

This emperor is quite legendary.

It is said that Emperor Gaozu of Daqian also praised Emperor Xingzong of the previous dynasty.

The only extant portrait of Emperor Xingzong was also buried in the tomb of Emperor Gaozu.

Tang Shu said sternly: "The humiliation suffered by the former Emperor Xingzong in his life was much greater than that suffered by Your Highness!"

"If he had not endured for so many years, how could he have become the leader of the previous dynasty's revival?"

"Your Highness's current predicament is far worse than the one he is facing!"

"No matter how powerful and domineering Yun Zheng is, can he be compared to the powerful minister who dominated the government during the reign of Emperor Xingzong of the previous dynasty?"