At the beginning, his wife came to him, and he became rich by selling kidney treasures.

"Um, this..."

Faced with these unfriendly looks, Shen He was also embarrassed.

Although seeking peace is the best strategy at the moment, the Northern Wei and the Han have been fighting each other for hundreds of years and have a deep blood feud, so it is impossible to seek peace.

This is even worse than asking for help from the princes.

Furthermore, this would really mean making peace with the Northern Wei, which would be a shame that the emperor would never be able to wash away.

How will this emperor explain to the previous emperors when he meets them a hundred years later?

"My dear Shen, don't you have any other solution? Is this the only option of seeking peace?" Wen Yan asked with a frown. The strategy of seeking peace was really bad and absolutely impossible.

"Your Majesty, seeking peace with the Northern Wei is the best option right now, which can minimize the losses." Shen He thought for a moment and replied.

"Hmm..." Wen Yan pondered for a few seconds, and finally set his gaze on Ren Hao who remained silent.

"My dear Ren, what do you think?" Wen Yan placed all his hopes on Ren Hao, hoping that he could come up with a way to repel the Wei army without having to ask for peace.

"Your Majesty, the Wei army is now gathering and marching south because the emperor of Northern Wei has concluded an alliance with the Chanyu Wudun who dominates the grassland." Ren Hao replied.

"Of course I know about his two covenants. What I want now is for you to come up with a solution instead of asking you to tell me all these things that I already know." Wen Yan frowned in dissatisfaction, annoyed that Ren Hao just kept talking nonsense that he knew.

"Your Majesty, although the two have reached an alliance under certain conditions, we can also form an alliance with Baiqi in the northeast and urge Baiqi to send troops to Northern Wei. Then Northern Wei will transfer the troops besieging the God of War Pass and turn to defend the north." Ren Hao pointed out a way to break the deadlock.

Zhao Ping'an, who was standing by, snorted and said, "Your method is really ridiculous. It simply disregards His Majesty's dignity. If this matter gets out, it will be ridiculed by people all over the world and future generations."

"What's so ridiculous about this? If the Northern Wei emperor could form an alliance with the Hu people who dominated the grasslands, then why can't we form an alliance with Baiqi?"

"What's the old saying? The enemy of my enemy is my friend," Ren Hao said, opening up the situation.

"What nonsense, extremely absurd." Zhao Ping'an sneered. Baiqi was thousands of miles away from Hanjing. By the time he arrived in Baiqi, the Wei army would probably have broken through the War God Pass and reached the Central Plains directly.

"Prime Minister Zhao, since you think this method is ridiculous, do you have a better and complete plan?" Ren Hao glanced at Zhao Ping'an, thinking that if you don't have the ability to share the worries of His Majesty, then don't come out to show off your presence. What a bad idea.

"Your Majesty, this method of Ren Sikong is really absurd. I think it is better to ask King Linnan for help."

"After all, King Linnan and your Majesty are of the same lineage, and the terrain is close, while Baiqi is far away from the Central Plains, and Baiqi is not of our race, so their hearts must be different." Zhao Ping'an lobbied the silent emperor.

"Although Baiqi is a Hu people, it is far away from the Central Plains. There is no need to worry about their ulterior motives. After all, there is the Northern Wei in between. As for asking for help from the King of Linnan?"

"What if he helps us drive away the Wei army and then goes back to Hanjing under the pretext of returning home?"

"The one with ulterior motives must be you, Prime Minister Zhao, right?" Ren Hao stared at Zhao Ping'an coldly.

Zhao Ping'an was sweating profusely at this time. He didn't expect that this kid was becoming more and more difficult to deal with and he actually put such a big blame on him.

"Your Majesty, I have no second thoughts."

"I just want to share your Majesty's worries and relieve the siege of the God of War Pass." Zhao Ping'an set an example for his majesty to show his loyalty.

At this time, the old eunuch pushed open the door of the pavilion, bowed and came in, saying: "Your Majesty, the Minister of Personnel Sima Shuang, the Minister of Punishment Zhong Lin, the Minister of War Kang Tai, the Minister of Works Jia Ren, and the Minister of Rites Xu Tianyin are waiting outside the pavilion."

"Call them in." Wen Yan ordered.

"I will pay my respects to Your Majesty."

The five ministers kowtowed to the emperor one after another.

"No need to formality, please take a seat." Wen Yan waved his hand, and the ministers each found a place to sit down.

The Minister of Personnel Xu Tianyin and the Minister of War Kang Tai sat together with Xu Qing and greeted him with eye contact.

Xu Qing also returned a look as a greeting.

The two ministers of the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Justice were both from the aristocratic faction, so they naturally sat down in front of Censor Chen.

The remaining Minister of Personnel, Jia Ren, sat in front of Zhao Ping'an, and the two nodded slightly as a greeting.

The factional divisions in the court were obvious at a glance.

Wen Yan told the five ministers who had just arrived about the siege of the God of War Pass by the Wei army, and also told them about the solution proposed by Zhao Ping'an, Ren Hao and Shen He.

"What do you think? Or is there a better way?" Wen Yan did not rush to express his opinion, but asked for others' opinions.

In her heart, asking for help from King Linnan or other princes was absolutely impossible. As for sending envoys to Baiqi to form an alliance and let Baiqi send troops to Northern Wei, although this method was good, it was not practical. However, as Zhao Ping'an said, Baiqi was far away from the Central Plains.

By the time the envoys arrive in Baiqi, they will probably find that the War God Pass has been breached and the Wei army has already reached the Central Plains.

As for Shen He's request for peace, that is absolutely impossible. It is simply a shame among shames!!!

The five ministers who had just arrived did not make a clear statement, nor did they propose any solution. They all looked like they were thinking.

"Your Majesty, I have a way that may be able to break the siege of the God of War Pass." Censor Chen suddenly spoke.

"What solution does Censor Chen have? Tell me quickly so I can hear it." Wen Yan's eyes suddenly lit up.

You have to know that Censor Chen is a fence-sitter who either follows suit or tries to smooth things over.

He can actually come up with a way to relieve his worries now, which is simply the sun rising in the west.

"I think we can recruit soldiers from the noble families. The noble families and the aristocratic families in this area all have retainers and servants to serve them."

"If we can gather their retainers and servants together, the Ministry of War will try to recruit some soldiers. Even if we can't have a 100,000-man army, we can at least get 70,000."

"In addition, there are 50,000 troops in the capital. If we can take out 30,000 of them, we can make an army of 100,000 to lift the siege of Zhanshen Pass." Censor Chen stated his plan complacently.

Sima Shuang, the Minister of Works, and Zhong Lin, the Minister of Punishments, who were in the same boat with Censor Chen, immediately nodded in praise and said, "Your Excellency Censor, this method is brilliant. Not only can it help resolve the siege of the God of War Pass, it can also test their loyalty to Your Majesty. If they dare to have second thoughts, we can solve the siege of the God of War Pass and take care of them at the same time."