The first poisonous scholar in Daxia, starting from the abdication of the prime minister

Chapter 427 Urgent news from the border!

"Get rid of them all!"

It is impossible to hide the matter of finding spies from the spies of the Inner Guard, so it is better to clean them all out, so that no one will notice anything unusual!

Chen Yu listened and did not object.

In fact, she felt extremely guilty. Her husband trusted her unconditionally, but she didn't even notice that there were other spies in her house. This was a dereliction of duty for her as the mistress.

Gu Jingzhi naturally would not blame his wife. After many experiences, he was really shocked by the third brother's intelligence capabilities.

Not mentioning anything else, just from Jin Lehuang, and the information he had gathered over the years, to this meeting today...

There was no doubt that the Third Brother had a capable person under his command. Moreover, he had no idea who this person was or to what extent the Third Brother had infiltrated.

However, it is foreseeable that the Inner Guard Bureau will definitely not escape the fate of being infiltrated!

……

After Gu Jingzhi issued the order to thoroughly search the mansion, the secret guards began to search the entire mansion.

However, this was just the beginning, and a servant in the mansion hanged himself. After receiving Jiang Feng's report, Gu Jingzhi suddenly discovered that the person who hanged himself was actually the first person in the mansion.

That is what was bestowed by Emperor Xia.

After receiving this news, Gu Jingzhi was silent. Finally, he asked Erhu to investigate openly and then pick out one or two people with unclean hands and deal with them. The work of thoroughly investigating spies in Xiling Marquis Mansion turned from open to covert.

After receiving Gu Jingzhi's order, Qu Feiyan also went to Hengzhou to handle the follow-up.

However, before the spies in his residence could be dealt with, something major happened in the court.

Gu Jingzhi and others were still attending the morning court, but three consecutive memorials were brought into the capital, and the cabinet fell silent.

Gu Jingzhi, the Minister of War, could never have imagined that he had received three border war reports in less than half a year after taking office.

He helplessly placed the battle report on the table, looked at Wei Xuan and Wei Zhen, shook his head and smiled bitterly, "General Li in the north was patrolling the border when the news somehow leaked out. He and his guards were ambushed by the Beili people. Now he is seriously injured and unconscious. The north is in need of a general!"

"Nangong Shouyi, with 300,000 men, took advantage of the chaos in my army's command system and captured several border cities in one fell swoop, completing the encirclement of Yunzhou. Over 100,000 of my troops are trapped in Yunzhou, and the rest of the troops are completely unable to break through to Yunzhou..."

"To the west, Li Yue passed through Beili and appeared above the northwest of Daxia. Those foreign races that submitted to Daxia were unable to resist. Now their troops are heading straight for Daxia. General Xue is also under great pressure!"

"south……"

"Ugh!"

Gu Jingzhi said solemnly, "Let's report this to His Majesty and have the Grand Council work together to formulate a plan! As for the cabinet, we only need to prepare the army for the expedition and prepare money and food!"

Wei Xuan and Wei Zhen: "..."

The two of them sighed helplessly, feeling somewhat worried.

……

After Gu Jingzhi submitted the three battle reports, Zhou Quan was shocked and hurriedly summoned the cabinet ministers and the Grand Council ministers to discuss the matter in the imperial study.

"Everyone, Beili and Liyue are so ambitious that they have completely disregarded the etiquette of diplomatic relations. During the period of mourning for our Great Xia nation, they brazenly sent troops, killing our soldiers and subjects, and destroying our land and homes!"

"The barbarians in Yunnan are rebelling, daring to ignore the majesty of Great Xia. This is truly intolerable..."

"I want to send troops. Do you have any countermeasures?"

Send troops...

Gu Jingzhi sighed quietly. As for sending troops, it was almost a foregone conclusion. Others had already come to attack, and if Da Xia still didn't send troops, then Da Xia would be too weak.

What's more, the current Great Xia is a powerful country that can sustain a three-sided battle... As long as there are no tactical mistakes, defense will not be a problem.

He thought for a moment, then stood up and said, "Your Majesty, whether it's Beili, Liyue, or the Yunnan barbarians... if these three rebel at the same time, it won't be difficult for our Great Xia to resist with its current national strength!"

"Although the three parties may not fully understand the strength of our Great Xia, I think they are not far off!"

"So, they obviously understand one thing: if Great Xia resists with all its might, they might not be able to escape unharmed! So, I have a question..."

Zhou Quan frowned when he heard this: "Teacher, are you saying... there are other reasons?"

"Ok!"

Gu Jingzhi said with some concern, "The three factions have a total of one million troops, but Great Xia has over 500,000 troops each in the north and northwest. The largest force is Beili's 500,000 troops, but we still have 300,000 troops in the capital camp ready for battle. Beili wants to invade Great Xia, but I'm afraid they lack a good defense. Yunnan... due to the terrain, Great Xia will not be able to pacify it in a short time if we want to fight in Yunnan!"

"However, the barbarians in Yunnan may not really want to leave their homeland. You must know that if they leave Yunnan, their fighting power will be like an egg hitting a rock in front of our Great Xia!"

"The alliance of three parties may seem dangerous, but Daxia is not the Daxia of the Jianwu era after all. Even if our dynasty holds out, we can still drag them out to death!"

"Then the question arises: they're sending out troops right now... Beili is sending out 500,000 troops. Even more ridiculous, they're actually disregarding the risks and offering Li Yue a passage through the country, opening up their path to our northwest. What are they seeking? Aren't they truly afraid that Li Yue will use the passage through the country to attack Guo?"

"Isn't Li Yue afraid? After the battle, they will return and have Bei Li blockade the area and annihilate his 200,000-strong army?"

Gu Jingzhi asked several questions in a row, and everyone in the imperial study fell into deep thought.

Especially when it came to Liyue's request for permission to pass through, they really couldn't understand it. Liyue's national strength was not as strong as Beili's. The two had been fighting for so many years, and the national strength must have been exhausted to the limit.

If we lose 200,000 people at this time, it will definitely be a serious blow!

Upon hearing this, Li Ye nodded solemnly and said, "What the young man from the Gu family said makes a lot of sense. Even if the two countries are allies, they still have to be wary of each other. Borrowing the passage is extremely dangerous and hard to predict!"

Zhou Quan thought for a moment and said, "Teacher, and all the generals, let's not dwell on the reasons why Beili and Liyue are acting this way for now. Now, let's just follow what you said. If the three of them join forces, even with a million-strong army, Daxia will not be unable to resist."

"So, what is the purpose of their sending troops?"

War is a means of using violence to coerce local areas to obey one's own political goals. Gu Jingzhi once made this point clearly in the court, and it was also recognized by all civil and military officials in the court.

now.

If we look at it from the perspective of this sentence, what is the purpose of the three parties?

Given the current situation, even if they join forces, at most they will leave behind countless corpses in Daxia. What good will this do them?