"We will definitely give a lot, but we may not necessarily gain much! The greater possibility is that we will become another victim. Your Majesty, Qin Feng is an ambitious person. In essence, he is no different from Cao Tiancheng, Qi. In recent years, we have raised a tiger to fight against the dragon of Qi. Now the tiger has grown, but the dragon is aging. What we need to do is to strive to promote the battle between dragons and tigers, rather than become their swords and guns. Qin Feng at this time, when the Ming people were trapped in horses and lack financial resources, he also had to work hard to promote the resistance of the Three Kingdoms to Qi.

, he did not hesitate to dispatch a large army, not because he really wanted to resist Qi, but because he was looking forward to us being greedy for small gains. He saw that we were not good at fighting against Qi in the past two years, and was eager to get back strategic disadvantages, and tempted us to be deceived. Once we really act as he wished, it would be easy to stop. I dare to assert that he would never attack Qi before us, and even if we acted, he would not do it. Instead, he would negotiate with Qi to help Qi get what he wanted. Your Majesty, Qi is an evil dragon, and Qin Feng is also a fierce tiger, so he must not underestimate him."

Cheng Wuben talked freely: "Your Majesty, all those who underestimate him are dead. First, it was Moro, then Wu Jian, and the one who was recently Deng Pu. Qin has been beaten down by him. If we cannot be alert to Ming, who can say that the next one is not us?"

"Mr. Cheng, are you too alarmist?" Luo Liang had a cold face. Just now, Cheng Wuben said that he was not good at fighting against Qi. As the commander of the eastern border army, he undoubtedly had to bear the main responsibility. When Cheng Wuben was commanding the eastern border army, Chu State held a defensive position and confronted Qi State for many years and did not lose the upper hand.

But when Min Ruoying became emperor, she was dissatisfied with Cheng Wuben's strategy of retreating and defending herself. The ambitious Min Ruoying wanted to attack and gain an advantage on the battlefield. The decades of savings of Chu in the Minwei era made the Chu state's national strength make great progress, the national treasury was abundant, the troops were strong, and the wealth of the people even exceeded that of Qi, which also breeded Min Ruoying's ambitions.

When Luo Liang was replaced, the basic national policy changed from the defensive to the offensive. However, Luo Liang did not complete the task assigned to him by Min Ruoying and lost the best opportunity, so he let Qi recover. In the next few years, the huge Qi State first reversed its disadvantage bit by bit, then formed a balance of power, and finally gained the upper hand.

Luo Liang naturally needs to bear the main responsibility for all this. It is precisely because of Luo Liang's dissatisfaction that Min Ruoying once again entrusted Cheng Wuben, who had already been idle, to provide high positions, and sent Cheng's general Jiang Tao to the Eastern Frontier Army as a real deputy general. This is a warning and a forced force for Luo Liang. If Luo Liang cannot change all this, Min Ruoying may be replaced at any time.

Of course, Luo Liang felt a sense of urgency. As a minister, he had reached the peak of his life, and what he wanted most was to leave a name in history. If he wanted to do this, he would never lose the stage of commander of the Eastern Frontier Army, which allowed him to display his abilities.

So this time when the Ming Dynasty sent envoys to seek alliance and attack Qi together, Luo Liang immediately felt that this was an excellent opportunity. With the combat effectiveness shown by the Ming army, the Qi army would never dare to take it lightly. They would inevitably mobilize a large number of troops and materials to the battlefield where the Ming Dynasty confronted the Ming Dynasty. Of course, the pressure for him was greatly reduced. In addition, even if a Qin State did not send troops to fight, Xiao Qiang's 50,000 troops were also Hulao Pass, which was a deterrent in itself. How could Qi ignore it? A guy like Xiao Qiang who was forgetful of his righteousness when he saw the opportunity, how could he not pounce on him and bite a few times? Although this person is not very good, he is not a person without ability.

Min Ruoying smiled coldly, "Ship Luo, you must understand that although I have patience, this patience is limited. If this time fails, I will consider a replacement. Many people in the court have suggested that Cheng Wuben return to the eastern border army, and even his mother began to think about this. The old man is old and has been thinking about the world in the past two years. Cheng Wuben did a good job in the eastern part, which made him like it very much."

Luo Liang took a deep breath, "Your Majesty, I will never fail. I am still thinking about it, following you, and leaving your name in history!"

Min Ruoying smiled slightly, "Very good. You go down, hurry up and hurry back to Kunling Pass, prepare for war, and wait for orders!"

"As for the order!" Luo Liang stood up, bowed and retreated.

Min Ruoying stayed in the room alone for a moment and ordered someone to summon the chief assistant Ma Xiangdong.

"Prime Minister, at the court meeting today, Gong Cheng and Shuai Luo were fighting. You have never spoken. I think that both of them make sense. Who do you support more?" Min Ruoying asked straight to the point, "Now don't guess what I mean. I want to hear what you think."

The style of the chief assistant Ma Xiangdong is completely different from the former chief assistant Yang Yihe. Even if the emperor has different opinions on the matter, he will argue with reason until his goal is achieved. Ma Xiangdong is an unbiased prime minister. What he considers first is not actual needs but the emperor's intention. As long as the emperor thinks that the right thing is, he will definitely work hard to achieve, even if it is wrong.

Of course, Min Ruoying understood this. Of course, this is also the reason why he valued Ma Xiangdong. Yang Yihe was a prime minister who could create, but he was also a strong prime minister. During Yang Yihe's administration, Min Ruoying even believed that the entire country was not the father in charge, but Yang Yihe was changing the Chu State according to his own ideas. Min Wei could tolerate this, but he could not. Ma Xiangdong also had the ability, but he was a pot maker. He would try his best to complete what he wanted to do. Even if there was a problem, he would try his best to wipe his butt and do things as much as possible.

The strong Min Ruoying needs such a prime minister. How could he tolerate a strong prime minister to share his power? But this time, he wanted to hear Ma Xiangdong's true thoughts.

Ma Xiangdong blinked his eyes and looked at the emperor for a while, and said, "Your Majesty, there is a reason to fight, but there is a reason not to fight."

After hearing Ma Xiangdong's ambiguous answer, Min Ruoying was a little amused. "Prime Minister, I said that I should listen to your true thoughts."

Ma Xiangdong nodded seriously: "Your Majesty, this is what I think, but I think that what Mr. Cheng said has to worry about, so this time, as long as the Ming Kingdom takes action first, we might as well keep up."

"Do you think so too?" Min Ruoying smiled.

When Ma Xiangdong heard the emperor say this, he felt relieved, "So Your Majesty also thinks so?"

"Yes, Qin Feng is cunning and has to be careful. If he doesn't take the lead, we will never do it. Chief assistant, can the treasury still be full?"

"This year is another bumper year. There is no problem supporting a war. It's just that the battle has been fought for four or five years. There must be complaints between the government and the country."
Chapter completed!