Chu Qingming said: "What is not important is what they are thinking about."

Su Chi sneered: "It's just a group of people who forget their righteousness when they see profit and change their minds when they see wind. The dog bones in the emperor's hand have not been thrown out yet, so these people will naturally not scream."

Chu Qingming smiled and said, "This metaphor of the lord is quite appropriate."

If there is profit, it will come, and if there is no profit, it will go. Isn’t that the relationship between the court and the local governor?

Although everyone now has a common goal, that is, Li Conggu, Hebei, the main threat to this goal is the central court, which has something to do with others, but it is not very important.

Su Chi also burst into laughter.

Then, Su Chi asked, "Muzhi, what do you think I should do?"

Chu Qingming asked back: "Today we are gathering together, just drinking and chatting, contacting each other, and what else is there?"

Su Chi frowned and said, "I did nothing, just because I was afraid that the emperor would be unhappy."

Su Chi knew what Chu Qingming meant. If there was anything, I would like to talk about it later. Today is just drinking and chatting. Everyone is harmonious, at least on the surface. As for the relationship between the two parties in secret and what means they will have, that is their own affairs.

At a cocktail party, everyone cannot become friends. Whether it is friendly or hostile depends on political factors.

Chu Qingming bowed and said, "My lord, your attitude does not represent anything. The final decision is still with the emperor. We do not know what the emperor is thinking and thinking at the moment. If you don't know the direction, it is best for the lord not to cause trouble."

Chu Qingming's words sounded a bit bad, but Su Chi was not angry. In terms of personality, Su Chi was quite generous, let alone Chu Qingming.

After listening to Chu Qingming's words, Su Chi pondered for a moment, and finally pointed it, feeling that what the other party said made some sense.

"I don't know what to do, so that the emperor can feel my sincerity."

Su Chi suddenly felt a little lost. After saying this, his expression was even more worried.

Chu Qingming looked at Su Chi and not only felt a little funny.

Chu Qingming knew the reason for Su Chi's feelings.

When Li Conggu unified Hebei, the first ones were Hedong and Henan. In these two areas, Henan had Yun Ji, the governor of Puzhou. As a local strong vassal, Yun Ji had 40,000 troops, was strong and was quite loyal to the court. Therefore, there was no big problem in Henan at present.

The biggest worry at present is the land of Hedong.

Hedong is close to the gates and has always been the largest barrier for the imperial court to defend against Hebei towns. Since the unprecedented rebellion more than two hundred years ago, the land of Hebei was separatisted by powerful vassals, it has experienced so many generations of emperors. In order to prevent the local vassal states in Hebei, the imperial court's military power in Hedong has always been around 100,000 people.

The wing king Zhao He had a deep foundation in Hedong. Therefore, after Zhao Xun ascended the throne, he immediately carried out a large-scale personnel adjustment and purge movement to Hedong. Many officials and generals were demoted, and some troops involved in Zhao He were directly disbanded or rotated to other areas, with tens of thousands of soldiers.

Although Zhao Xun subsequently provided some supplements to the military power in the Hedong region, due to the lack of financial and material resources, the replenishment speed was very slow. Therefore, the military power in Hedong was reduced by less than 120,000 at its peak from the time of Emperor Xingzong Zhao Zhi, to less than 60,000, which was reduced by half.

This time he marched to Hebei, Zhao Xun transferred 30,000 Shenwu Army, 50,000 imperial guards, as well as local governors' offices in Hedong, with about 30,000 people. However, in the end, Hebei was defeated, and the imperial guards survived 30,000, and more than half of the 30,000 Shenwu Army lost, while the 30,000 soldiers drawn from Hedong were almost killed or injured.

In this way, Hedong, where the military power was already very empty, only 30,000 troops were left, and they were distributed in various places. How could such a little force defend Li Conggu?

From a simple perspective from the perspective of military comparison and geographical location, Li Conggu unified Hebei and further increased the threat to the court and Zhao Xun. This pressure can be said to be unprecedented for Zhao Xun.

This is why, nearly 50,000 troops who retreated were staying in Jinyang Prefecture. Zhao Xun has not let them come back for a long time. It is not that he doesn't want to, but that he does not dare to do so. He does not have a certain military force. Once Li Conggu leads his army south, with the current power of Hedong, he cannot stop him at all. From Hebei to Fengjing, at the speed of the cavalry, Li Conggu can lead the army and the troops are at the city in just three days.

This kind of concern and fear is real for Zhao Xun.

Although Hebei was powerful in the past, it was divided into several military governors after all. They were entangled with each other and the threat to the court was not too great. Now, Li Conggu dominated Hebei...

As the situation changes, people's thoughts will naturally change.

According to the current situation, the next move will definitely be to transport troops to Hedong, and to add a Jiedushi to strengthen the military strength in the Hedong region.

Zhao Xun's idea was even more bold. He was preparing to coordinate the manpower and material resources of the entire Hedong region, select a capable person, take office as the governor of Hedong, command the military and political power of dozens of prefectures and counties in Hedong region, and at the fastest speed, increase the military power of Hedong to form a powerful military wall to defend against the threat from Li Conggu.

Zhao Xun's idea is actually very good, but the risks are also extremely high.

After all, people have desires, just like a gambler. He wants to win even if he wins. There is no end. Think about it, when a person holds the military and political power of dozens of prefectures and counties, and holds a huge army, how can his desires and ambitions not be able to rise?

The consequences of doing this are likely to cause a big loss. Hedong is close to Guan'an Road. Once this situation occurs, it will be absolutely disastrous for the emperor and the court.

Moreover, Zhao Xun's idea has not been precedent for more than 500 years of the Jin Dynasty. Judging from past experience, when a region appears, the strength of a certain local vassal state is too strong and inflated. The general practice of the court is to select trusted and loyal ministers, enter this area, and add vassal states to prevent and balance them.

Zhao Xun's idea was consulted for Su Chi's opinion, but the latter did not express his opinion, but in fact, Su Chi's heart was completely moved because of Zhao Xun's thoughts...

Chu Qingming whispered: "Lord, it's almost time. If you don't go out, you're probably a bit rude."
Chapter completed!