Yongqing Palace.

There are many ministers in the palace, except for Yushi and Liu Ke, they are all officials of fourth rank or above.

When Emperor Yongtai walked out and sat on the dragon chair, all the ministers bowed their heads.

"Your Majesty will live forever, and your Majesty will live forever!"

"Plain body."

Emperor Yongtai spoke calmly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Big things are revealed in person, small things are dealt with in a practical way, and nothing matters is rolled up behind the curtain."

When the officials straightened up, Jia Hongyi, who was next to the throne, shouted loudly with a smile.

As soon as he finished speaking, Kou Xiangdong, the Minister of War, stepped forward without any respect.

"His Majesty!"

The minister of the Ministry of War held up the wat board flatly and said in a deep voice: "Once the barbarians learn of the death of Duke Dingguo, they will march south in large numbers! I believe that the most urgent task is to select a good general to go north and take charge of the non-returning pass to prepare for the troubles of the barbarians.

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As soon as these words came out, the hall became a little quiet.

Emperor Yongtai didn't speak, as if he was waiting for something quietly.

Sure enough, not long after, Liu Shouyi, the chief assistant of the cabinet, stood up.

"His Majesty."

Liu Shouyi was so old that he looked trembling even with two steps across, but his voice was extremely energetic: "Master Kou is right, once the barbarians learn that Duke Dingguo has died, they will no longer cower in this place.

Grassland, but there is one question that Master Kou has thought about: no matter who takes charge of the Chisong Army, can he be sure that he will be able to keep the barbarians out of the no-return barrier like Duke Dingguo did?"

As soon as the voice fell, a slight noise sounded in the hall.

Most people had the same idea as the chief minister and nodded.

In fact, Yangjing seems to be a lot quieter these days due to the Duke Ding affair, but secretly it has been turbulent for a long time.

Because these officials suddenly discovered that in a hurry, they could not find a handsome man who could replace Ding Guogong.

In other words, no matter who is sent to guard the no-return pass, it seems that the fate of the pass being broken and people dying, and the barbarians poisoning the Northland cannot be avoided.

"joke!"

Han Du, the censor of Zuodu, laughed and said, "Then if Liu Ge Lao wants to give up the Pass without Return, we can just let the barbarians wreak havoc in the North."

Some bloody officials agreed.

Liu Shouyi was not angry and nodded: "It's not impossible."

moment!

The whole hall fell silent.

Most people looked at Liu Shouyi in disbelief.

"Say." Emperor Yongtai's voice was still calm, with no hint of joy or anger.

"His Majesty."

Liu Shouyi bowed, then faced the ministers and said loudly: "Ding Guo Gong is a rare military genius throughout the ages. With him here, there is no need to pay much attention to the troubles of the barbarians. But now, Ding Guo Gong has passed away and has no return."

Failure is bound to happen sooner or later."

After saying that, Liu Shouyi turned back and bowed: "I think that since it will be broken sooner or later, instead of holding on to the No Return Pass and wasting 600,000 Chisong troops in vain, it is better to give up the No Return Pass before the barbarians attack.

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Boom~!

A huge roar of noise exploded like a tsunami.

Just now, they thought they had misunderstood Liu Shouyi's meaning and were a little disbelieving, so no one spoke. But at this moment, everyone clearly heard what the chief assistant said.

Give up without any return?!

How dare he say such a thing?!

"Does this old man want to commit treason?!"

The seventh-grade young man was in trouble and immediately cursed.

At one time, many people followed him.

"Old thief! How dare you say such a thing that is humiliating and humiliating the country?!"

"Abandoning the No Return Pass, do you want to give up the entire Daqing people in the North?"

"Liu Shouyi, are you betraying the country?!"

"Your Majesty, I suspect that Liu Shouyi is a barbarian spy. Your Majesty, please order him to be imprisoned for interrogation immediately!"

"..."

The censor, in response to the two officials who were involved in the matter, jumped out like crazy, their eyes were about to burst, and they were gnashing their teeth, wishing they could chew Liu Shouyi up and swallow him.

They don't care whether Liu Shouyi is the chief minister of the cabinet or a close minister of the emperor. If he dares to violate this most fundamental perseverance, he must bear the price he deserves!

Liu Shouyi, on the other hand, turned his back on himself and remained calm.

A cold voice pierced out from the noise, making everyone pause.

"Abandoning the Pass without Return and giving up the Northland does not mean giving up on our Daqing people!"

Zheng Huai, the Minister of Rites, came out and said, "Your Majesty! Once the No Return Pass is broken, the barbarian cavalry will march straight in. By then, we in the north of Daqing will be in the same miserable situation as before!"

"I think."

Zheng Huai paused and looked at Liu Shouyi, "Your Majesty the First Assistant just wants to give up the No Return Pass, not the people of the North."

"That's right."

Liu Shouyi glanced at Zheng Huai approvingly and said, "Your Majesty, it is imperative to send someone to take over the Chisong Army, and the sooner the better."

This made everyone confused.

He said that there is no return if you give up, and you said that you won't give up on the people of the North. Isn't this inconsistent?

But Liu Shouyi continued: "The next step is to delay the barbarian attack, and at the same time... move the people from the north southward!"

"impossible!"

Ji Xuanren, who is also the Pavilion Elder, frowned and spoke, not because he wanted to oppose his big brother, but because there were too many loopholes in it.

"Just by delaying the barbarian attack, the results and effectiveness are difficult to determine."

"in addition."

"The three provinces and fourteen prefectures of the Northland have a population of tens of millions. Now neither time nor financial resources can support the completion of the migration. What's more, such a large-scale migration will definitely shake the people's hearts. If you are not careful, it will be a greater disaster.

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"unless……"

At this point, Ji Xuanren suddenly looked horrified and looked directly at Liu Shouyi: "Use the Chisong Army as bait and abandon the three northernmost prefectures!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone looked at Liu Shouyi with fear in their eyes.

The Chisong Army is the most elite army in Daqing. It took millions of lives to finally condense such a strong and iron-blooded army.

It is no exaggeration to say that such an army is a trump card.

Just throw it away like this?

And those three prefectures... The meaning of giving up does not mean giving up these three prefectures.

Instead, they gave up everything in these three prefectures to buy time for the people in the remaining eleven prefectures in the North to evacuate.

Including land, including towns, including people.

Millions of Daqing people!

Even just thinking about it makes everyone shudder.

"Master Liu, is this really your plan?"

Someone asked, his voice extremely dry.

"For the sake of the overall situation, some sacrifices are acceptable."

Liu Shouyi said in a deep voice.

This answer is actually an admission.

"Kaiyang Mansion, Zhengping Mansion, and Ningjun Mansion, these three mansions are vast and sparsely populated. It will indeed take a long time for the barbarians to plunder this area. There is enough time to evacuate the people."

Han Du, the censor of Zuodu, stepped out and asked, "But where should the people who evacuated the Northland be placed?"

This is a new problem, and one that cannot be avoided at all.
To be continued...