Feng Yong sighed, "But if the news about Hao Zhao is true, then Sun Quan's choice to proclaim himself emperor at this time is not a good thing for the Han Dynasty."

When Li Yi heard this, his face looked a little ugly.

If Sun Quan proclaims himself emperor, there will be some debate among the Han Dynasty. When the time comes, the prime minister will only worry about stabilizing the country first, and then the opportunity to take advantage of Hao Zhao's death to invade Liangzhou will also be lost.

The three of them were silent for a long time.

Finally, Feng Yong sighed and broke the silence, "Ever since the news of the Battle of Shiting came, I guessed that such a day would come, but I didn't expect it to be at this time."

Li Yi glanced at Xu Xun, and Xu Xun was shocked. He knew that he would not be able to hear what he said if he went down, so he quickly got up and guarded the door.

"Brother, since I have already thought of it, how do you think the big man should respond?"

Li Yi asked quietly.

Feng Yong shook his head, "If we can't stop someone from becoming emperor, what else can we do?"

A weak country has no diplomacy, no strength to prevent Sun Shiwan from becoming emperor, and words are useless.

"Now the Han Dynasty and Soochow are in alliance. If Sun Quan becomes emperor, what will happen to the Han Dynasty? Should he make peace? Or abandon the alliance?"

Li Yi asked again.

"What did the Prime Minister ask?"

Feng Yong also lowered his voice and asked.

Li Yi nodded.

"If the Han Dynasty can sit in Guanzhong and achieve the power of Emperor Gaozu, he can abandon the alliance of Soochow. If not..."

When Feng Yong said this, he shook his head.

"If we abandon the Soochow Alliance now, Sun Quan will definitely hate the Han. When the time comes, we will send Lu Xun to move his troops westward, and we will have to increase our troops in Yong'an."

"At that point, we will not be able to advance eastward, and we will not be able to fight Cao Cao's thieves in the north with all our strength. We will even lack a supporting force in the Jingzhou and Jianghuai areas."

"If it really gets to that point, what's the difference between a big man taking Longyou and not taking it? Not to mention Jiangzhou..."

When he mentioned Jiangzhou, Feng Yong sneered again and paused silently.

"It's just that if the two emperors are respected together, the Han Dynasty will not benefit much."

Li Yi sighed softly.

"If there is no advantage, look for the advantage."

Although we don't know the exact time when Sun Quan proclaimed himself emperor in history, this does not mean that Feng Yong, who has been fighting in Longyou, has never thought about this issue.

So he had some ideas for a long time, but before the ideas were mature, the news came that Sun Quan was preparing to proclaim himself emperor, which caught him off guard.

"Although Wu and Wei are at odds, Sun Quan's throne was granted by Cao Pi. Now that Sun Quan has abandoned the king and proclaimed himself emperor, he not only embarrassed the Han Dynasty, but also slapped Cao Wei in the face."

Feng Yong carefully organized his thoughts and continued, "If we can give Cao Wei a little more stimulation, then Cao Wei will definitely be influenced by us."

"Involving Cao Wei?"

Li Yi couldn't understand what Feng Yong said.

"Yes, that's right!" Feng Yong thought of this, a bright light flashed in his mind, and an excited expression appeared on his face, "Wenxuan, think about it, Cao Wei lost two games in a row in the east and west last year."

"In the battle of Longyou, Emperor Wei still personally controlled Chang'an, and finally retreated to Luoyang in embarrassment. Based on Cao Wei's current situation, if he wanted to revive the hearts of the people in the country."

"The best policy is to clear out the hidden households, divide the fields to gather people, and save for future generations."

If Cao Rui is really courageous and dares to attack a large family and endure the temporary pain, just the number of hidden houses discovered will be enough to double or triple the size of Cao Wei.

Just after the southern expedition was completed, there was a man from Liangzhou named Li Hong who came from Beitou to the south.

He brought news that Qu Yuanli had been brought to Cao Wei by a man who defected to Cao Wei. This man was named Wang Chong and was a subordinate of Li Yan.

Therefore, while checking the hidden households, we also cut off part of the cultivated land in the hands of the wealthy families.

Finally, if Quyuanli is promoted vigorously, Cao Wei will definitely have an advantage over Han and Wu in a short period of time.

It's just a pity that the various measures Cao Pi took in order to proclaim himself emperor have integrated the great families with Cao Wei.

If they cannot be suppressed, they will even act like a cancer, absorbing enough nutrients from Cao Wei, and then seize Cao Wei's body.

Feng Yongyong believed that Cao Rui would have such courage: "The traitor Cao was able to establish his country because of his powerful family, so the puppet emperor of Wei would not take the best strategy. Therefore, he could only take the lowest strategy."

Li Yi perked up: "What's the next best thing to do?"

"Of course it is to plunder the people of other countries, expand the territory, and use force at home to consolidate the foundation."

What is the fastest way to divert domestic conflicts?

Naturally, it is a foreign war.

Whether it is an armed war or an economic war, the essence is the same.

"So we can't let the Cao traitors have a chance to breathe. When Sun Quan becomes emperor, if we can successfully use troops against Liangzhou, it will be enough to force the Cao traitors to continue to use troops."

If Cao Rui wants to consolidate his position, he must either attack the aristocratic families that threaten the imperial power, and at the same time win over the hearts and minds of the people in the country.

Or try to find another way to win a big victory.

"Brother really has great ideas!"

Li Yi couldn't help but praise loudly.

Feng Yong shook his head, "That's all I can think of. As for what the Han Dynasty will do after Sun Quan becomes emperor, it is still up to the prime minister to deal with it."

When making decisions about the direction of the country, you should not overestimate your capabilities.

"That's enough." Li Yi was still full of praise, "As my brother said, since we can't prevent Sun Quan from becoming emperor, we can only find ways to get some benefits from it."

Feng Yong nodded, "Yes. Without further ado, Wenxuan, please pass on what I just said to the Prime Minister as soon as possible. I will try again to see how I can find out the news about Liangzhou."

Li Yi responded, "Brother, don't worry, I've written it down."

He hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice: "I have one more thing, little brother."

"What's the matter?"

"Brother, I have written a letter saying that my body is getting weaker and weaker, old injuries have caused hidden illnesses, and I intend to resign from the position of governor of the city."

"What?"

Feng Yong was shocked when he heard this, "Director Li..."

Obviously during the Northern Expedition last year, Li Hui was still very active and provided a lot of military resources for the Northern Expedition.

How come it’s not even a year and you’re already thinking about retiring?

This is really too sudden.

It's so sudden and weird.

"Brother, when I came from Hanzhong, I heard that the Prime Minister planned to send General Wei to lead the army out of Chencang."

Li Yi said something nonsense again.

Feng Yong glanced at him and saw the slightly frightened and worried look in Li Yi's eyes.
Chapter completed!