"Your Majesty, do you really want to destroy these two?"

Liu Ji personally came to the palace with this question to ask Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang expressed his firm determination to this decision. It was only a matter of time before the Zhao Kingdom destroyed the Sui Dynasty, while the Chu Kingdom had split into three countries: Xixia, Liao Kingdom and Jin Kingdom. Xiang Yu himself had nowhere to go.

Now the situation in the world has reversed, and the glory of Zhao Kingdom is rising. If they don’t take the initiative, they will sooner or later be overwhelmed by the new star skill of Zhao Kingdom, Ran Qi.

"I don't want to delay any longer. If you want to fight, just fight directly. There is no need to be so entangled. Besides, the Qing and Yuan dynasties in the north have been defeated by us, and it is impossible to ease up in a short period of time." Zhu Yuanzhang believed that these two countries had been attacked by three countries, and their strength would definitely decline greatly, so they would not take any action in a short period of time.

Liu Ji thought otherwise: "Your Majesty, have you ever thought that the Yuan and Qing dynasties made their fortunes with martial arts. Although their finances were not as strong as ours, the Qing Dynasty carried forward the Hui merchants and Shanxi merchants on our economic basis, and their financial strength was quite strong."

Zhu Yuanzhang ignored this issue. The Shanxi merchants and Hui merchants were products of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Until today, the culture of the Shanxi merchants and Hui merchants still remains strong.

The Shanxi merchants and Hui merchants of the Qing Dynasty were a huge threat. As long as they existed, the Shanxi merchants and Hui merchants of the Ming Dynasty would definitely be suppressed by them.

"If we launch an attack on the Qing Dynasty, will Huang Taiji give up? They are not barbarians who have not yet been civilized. You should know better than me. If a war starts, Huang Taiji will use economic measures to counterattack us, causing our inflation..." Liu Ji explained the disadvantages of attacking the Qing Dynasty as a whole, and it depends on how Zhu Yuanzhang dealt with the current problem.

If you think about it carefully, what Liu Ji said makes sense. If a war really starts, economic factors will always be their constraints. In the war attacks of neighboring countries, the economy may not be part of the war, but it is a necessary factor in supporting national wars.

If the war is lacking financial support, the front-line army has no military pay, the food and grass are not purchased because of lack of money, and the weapons are not purchased because of no funds, this war is nothing more than a big joke.

"Call Li Shanchang, Hu Weiyong and others, and I want to make arrangements with them." Zhu Yuanzhang finally planned to summon all his think tanks to talk about the nature of the war.

Soon, Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong came to the palace with Yu Qian, Song Lian, Zhang Juzheng, Hai Rui, Qi Jiguang and others.

Everyone bowed to Zhu Yuanzhang together: "Long live my emperor!"

"Everyone, get up, I'll call you here today, there's something important to discuss. You all sit down and let's talk to you about this."

After everyone sat down, Zhu Yuanzhang told them about his intention to attack the Yuan and Qing dynasties. Compared with Liu Ji, Yu Qian, who became the leader of the war pro-sect in the later period, of course, had his own opinions.

"Your Majesty, I have a word, I wonder if I can say it?"

"What do you think, even if the Minister of War says?"

Yu Qian said to everyone with his thoughts: "I mean to fight the Yuan Dynasty first. Because the Yuan Dynasty has strong military strength, its equipment is much different from ours. Moreover, we have heavy weapons such as three-eyed muskets and red-clothed cannons, and the military strength training is also strong enough. Therefore, fighting the Yuan Dynasty first is the best strategy."

Compared to Liu Ji's failure to fight, Yu Qian's words were obviously more inclined to the Yuan Dynasty. After all, the Northern Yuan Dynasty later split into Tatars and Oirats, and there were countless battles with Oirats during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty.

Immediately afterwards, Qi Jiguang also stood up and expressed his opinions. Compared with Yu Qian's ideas, he seemed quite pertinent. He believed that the troops should be divided into two groups, attacking the Qing Dynasty and attacking the Yuan Dynasty, and put the main force in the direction of the Yuan Dynasty. As long as the Yuan Dynasty is taken down, attacking the Qing Dynasty on both sides, and taking down the Qing Dynasty.

"My advice is to fight the best and then fight the hardest. Although we have the advantage of taking the initiative in the war against the Qing Dynasty, we still cannot underestimate them. After all, they are the next dynasty of our Ming Dynasty. No matter what, he should have some shadows of us." Qi Jiguang thought so, and there are many people who have different opinions from him.

Zhu Yuanzhang agreed with their speeches, but he wanted to hear what others thought. Zhang Juzheng, who was beside him, kept blinking and not talking, so Zhu Yuanzhang asked Zhang Juzheng to speak to see what he thought.

"Uncle, tell me."

When Zhang Juzheng, who was standing by, saw Zhu Yuanzhang appearing to be wandering around, he quickly took his mind back. He was actually thinking about what would he do if he fought against the Qing Dynasty first?

"When you go back to your Majesty, your advice may be different from those of you."

Everyone looked at me, I looked at you, and then looked at Zhang Juzheng. What is the difference between his thoughts and theirs?

Zhu Yuanzhang asked with interest: "Oh? Is there any difference between you and theirs? Let's hear it."

So Zhang Juzheng expressed his thoughts: "Go to your Majesty, I think we should fight the hardest Qing Dynasty first, and then take the initiative and turn to attack the Yuan Dynasty. Since we are going to attack two countries, which are completely different from them, and we can completely turn to Liu Bang for help."

When Zhu Yuanzhang thought that the territory of the Yuan Dynasty and the territory of the Han Dynasty were bordered, he realized that Zhang Juzheng meant to attack the Qing Dynasty first, and then contact Liu Bang while fighting the Qing Dynasty and asked them to send troops to the Yuan Dynasty.

And another army was sent to attack the Yuan Dynasty. In this way, Liu Bang followed their attacks, and the Qing Dynasty captured it, and the Yuan Dynasty also captured it.

"But in this case... will the territory be given to Liu Bang as well?" Liu Ji suddenly discovered the most critical issue.

Zhang Juzheng nodded and replied, "Yes, we need to divide the territory to Liu Bang. After all, there are part of their attack on the Yuan Dynasty, let alone Liu Bang is a rogue. If they don't give them territory, these people will probably send troops to harass us every day."

It seems that his ideas have both advantages and disadvantages. What should he do if he does not use Liu Bang's troops to attack the two countries?

"The Yuan and Qing dynasties depend on each other. If they attack one, the other party will help them. Therefore, Your Majesty can completely adopt the advice of Uncle Da and ask Liu Bang to send troops. Although he lost some territory, we can still fight back!" Yuan Chonghuan, who was standing aside, supported Zhang Juzheng's idea.

Hu Weiyong believed that Qi Jiguang's idea was feasible, while Hai Rui believed that Yu Qian's idea was feasible. Everyone was divided into three factions, just waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang to decide his idea.

"First attack the Yuan Dynasty, then attack the Qing Dynasty! That's it. From now on, the whole country will enter a state of combat readiness, the army will move northward, and launch a full attack on the Yuan Dynasty!"
Chapter completed!