Chapter 1336 Who should move first?

Looking at Emperor Wen's gnashing teeth, Yun Zheng couldn't help but smile.

This old guy really holds a grudge!

"Father is the ruler of a country. Isn't it lowering your status to kill a few petty thieves?"

Yun Zheng smiled and said, "They will be more useful if they are kept in my hands..."

As he spoke, Yun Zheng told Emperor Wen about Takeshi Sanada's surrender to him.

Listening to Yun Zheng's words, Emperor Wen's eyes lit up.

"How long do you think it will take you to completely destroy the Yu Kingdom?"

Emperor Wen didn't even care about the details of the battle against the State of Li, and stared at Yun Zheng with his bright eyes.

“It should take a few years, right?”

Yun Zheng answered somewhat uncertainly.

"How many more years will it take?"

Emperor Wen's eyes dimmed instantly, and he immediately asked, "Are you short of warships?"

Originally, he didn't expect to see Yun Zheng destroy the Yu Kingdom in his lifetime.

But now, Yun Zheng has conquered the State of Li, and the people of Yu are working for him.

This moment gave him hope of destroying the Yu Kingdom.

It would be a great pleasure if I could see the destruction of the Yu Kingdom in my lifetime!

"The lack of warships is probably one of the reasons!"

Yun Zheng replied: "The main reason is that my navy is not good at naval warfare, and we need time to train the soldiers!"

"Also, I want to move the cannons onto the warships!"

"In the future, whether it's a naval battle or a landing in Yu Country, those cannons will play a huge role!"

"If we don't move, it's fine. If we move, our country will be destroyed!"

Yun Zheng made no secret of his intention to destroy the Yu Kingdom.

What he needs to do is to achieve his goal in one go!

A battle of this magnitude would not do without adequate preparation.

Upon learning of Yun Zheng's thoughts, Emperor Wen couldn't help but fall into deep thought again.

All his efforts are accomplished in one battle!

It’s a good thing indeed!

I just don’t know if I can wait until that day.

"Okay! Then I don't want you to send those thieves to the Imperial City."

Emperor Wen stopped worrying about this matter. "I don't care about the war! You can do what you want with the war against Yu! Tell me the details of your war against Li!"

Emperor Wen brought the topic back on track.

Yun Zheng didn't say much. He pointed to the map of the Li Dynasty and explained the battles of all sizes in detail to Emperor Wen.

Including all the battles, big and small, that the group led by Jia Yao had fought.

After saying this, Yun Zheng's mouth was dry.

When I looked around, I realized there wasn't even a glass of water in the Zen room.

Emperor Wen realized that Yun Zheng was looking for water, and waved his hand impatiently: "Go and ask someone to bring some tea! I'll take a closer look..."

Having said that, Emperor Wen ignored Yun Zheng and pointed at the map, carefully recalling the battle.

This rebellious son is really something!

With only 50,000 troops, the Kingdom of Li was defeated and forced to surrender completely.

Jiayao is a very capable girl. She captured several cities in a short period of time and defeated the enemy army so badly that they didn't know where to go.

It would have been perfect if that hadn't happened in the final battle.

While Emperor Wen was secretly sighing, Yun Zheng had already asked someone to bring tea. He first poured a cup for Emperor Wen, and then he gulped down a few gulps of tea.

Emperor Wen ignored him and just looked at the map, imagining the scene of the battle in his mind.

Finally, Emperor Wen's attention gradually fell on Xiqu.

The map of Xiqu in Yun Zheng's hand is not much more detailed than the map of Xiqu in the imperial court. However, there are still some differences in some places, but overall they are similar.

After a while, Emperor Wen pointed to the territory of the Mongols and asked, "Hasn't the Mongols also become a vassal state of our Great Qian? The Zhenhe all knew to offer their land and submit, so why didn't the Mongols make any move?"

"Father, do you want to incorporate the Mongols into the territory of Daqian?" Yun Zheng asked with a smile.

"nonsense!"

Emperor Wen raised his eyes slightly, "Don't you want to?"

"I want to, but it's not the right time!"

Yun Zheng shook his head and said, "The conditions in the Mongols are even worse than those in the Zhenhe, and they are right next to the territory of the northern barbarians. I don't think it makes much sense to incorporate the Mongols into our territory now!"

"That's true!"

Emperor Wen nodded slightly, "Wait until you have completely stabilized Zhenzhou and Hezhou before you attack Menghu! Anyway, a small place like Menghu won't cause any trouble..."

Afterwards, Emperor Wen asked about the situations in Beihuan, Beimoduo and Guifang.

From what Emperor Wen said, he wanted to incorporate all these places into the territory of Daqian.

It has to be said that Emperor Wen was very greedy.

It seems that in the eyes of Emperor Wen, all the land on this map is the territory of Daqian.

Only after Yun Zheng told him about the situation in these places did Emperor Wen ask if there was any latest news in Xiqu.

Yun Zheng: "Some time ago, when Yu Shizhong led his troops to confront the army led by Qin Pu, he was betrayed by the Xibo tribe and lost some troops..."

Yun Zheng told Emperor Wen all about the latest developments there.

From the stabbing of Yu Shizhong and his men in the back to the withdrawal of Qinpu's troops, including the tricks of Xiqu and Lou Yi, nothing was concealed.

After hearing Yun Zheng's words, Emperor Wen couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

According to Lao Liu, this kid Qinpu is no simple guy!

People like this must be dealt with as soon as possible!

Otherwise, it will be a problem in the future!

After thinking silently for a while, Emperor Wen's expression gradually became serious.

"Do you think we should attack Xiqu first, or should we attack your third brother first?"

Emperor Wen said this, slowly picking up the tea, but his eyes stayed on Yun Zheng.

Yun Zheng sighed in his heart.

This is indeed the case!

"I don't know now."

Yun Zheng shook his head gently, "I want to know what your father is worried about first. After all, I don't know much about the situation in the court."

Emperor Wen: "I think that no matter who moves first, there will be advantages and disadvantages..."

By attacking Yun Li first, Yun Zheng can take over all the troops of the imperial court, and then send a group of troops from Liaozhou to attack Xiqu. The imperial court can guarantee his logistical supplies.

If we add two more groups of troops, it should not be difficult to destroy Xiqu.

However, the third brother has not yet cleaned up all the powerful families and noble clans, and his work is not finished yet.

If we attack Xiqu first, the attack on the third brother will definitely have to be postponed.

But as the time the Third Prince spends in regency gets longer and longer, and the later we take action against him, the wider the impact will be when we do take action against him in the future!

Moreover, as the third prince had been regulating the country for a long time, Emperor Wen was also worried that he would get out of control.

In addition, this matter has been delayed for too long, and he doesn't know whether he can live to see that day.

If he were to die suddenly one day, Daqian would really be plunged into civil war.

Therefore, Emperor Wen himself preferred to move against the third son first.

In his opinion, now is not the best time to take action against the third brother.

But the conditions for taking action against the third child are already in place!

What he is thinking about now is to try his best to avoid unrest when he attacks the third brother, so as not to give Xiqu any opportunity to take advantage!

If you want to take action against the third child as soon as possible, this winter is the best opportunity!

In this way, even if there are minor disturbances, they should subside when the weather turns warmer.

At that time, the imperial court will be able to fully support Yun Zheng in destroying Xiqu.

Another point Emperor Wen was thinking was that if he took action against the third brother now, by the beginning of next spring, Xiqu would be surrounded by enemies on all sides and might choose to surrender without a fight!

If we can achieve this goal, it would be a great thing.

After dealing with Xiqu, Yun Zheng can start the war to destroy Yu Kingdom with peace of mind!

Listening to Emperor Wen's words, Yun Zheng couldn't help but think...