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An Bilie also felt that what he said was a bit rash.

How could an emperor bribe his ministers?

Even if the emperor wanted to please his ministers, these foods would not impress anyone!

"Your Majesty, why did you give these taro to those guys?"

Huang Tianba stood aside, his eyes as big as copper bells.

"Do you know who sent these things?"

Lin Tian asked with a smile.

"Your Majesty, didn't you say that Prince Li Renfan paid tribute?"

An Bilie blurted out.

After saying this, he suddenly understood.

"Oh! Your Majesty, you want to..."

"Correct!"

Lin Tian was quite relieved to see that An Bilie reacted as soon as he reminded him.

"Your Majesty is wise! In this way, the chief historians of the major royal palaces will definitely pass on the news of Prince Li Ren's surrender to the ears of the princes!" An Bilie immediately bowed.

Emperor Li was not giving taro to these chief secretaries!

It was clearly a warning to these chief secretaries that Prince Li Ren was already on the side of Shengjing.

Once the princes learned of this news, they would have to carefully consider their attitude towards Shengjing.

Huang Tianba seemed to understand at this moment.

He said, "Since Prince Li Ren has surrendered to Your Majesty, why tell these guys?"

"If we keep it a secret, wouldn't it be more effective if Prince Li Ren launched a surprise attack from the south after Your Majesty goes to war with Prince Pingdong?"

Although Huang Tianba is a reckless man, he is very acumenful in military command.

Lin Tian had already discovered this when he was encircling the Beihuan cavalry in Ningfeng Province last time.

When An Bilie heard this, he was also slightly stunned, and then looked at Emperor Li.

Because what Huang Tianba said makes sense.

"Didn't Emperor Li consider this? Or did he have other considerations?" An Bilie speculated in his heart.

When he was dealing with some things, he always felt as if there was a layer of thin paper covering his eyes.

Whenever this happened, Emperor Li would come over and poke a hole in the thin paper in front of him, and he would know what to do.

"Tianba, what constitutes a complete victory in a battle between two armies?"

Lin Tian turned to Huang Tianba and asked word by word.

"Destroy the enemy completely!"

Huang Tianba replied without thinking.

"You're right! Then let me ask you again, based on your experience, assuming that the soldiers on both sides are roughly equal in every way, if we want to completely annihilate the enemy, what will be the losses on our side?"

Lin Tian began to persuade him patiently.

Huang Tianba is a talented general, but not a talented commander.

Huang Tianba can definitely do an excellent job in carrying out tasks according to military orders, and can even exceed the requirements.

However, he lacks the ability to conduct united front work from a global perspective.

"In a life-and-death fight, if you don't have an absolute advantage, you'll injure eight hundred of your own for every one you injure. But I can guarantee that as long as I lead the troops, I can definitely reduce casualties!"

Huang Tianba was as powerful as a rainbow and his words were decisive.

"It's good that you have this momentum."

Lin Tian was also somewhat infected by Huang Tianba's aura, "But you have to know that the battle between me and the King of Pingdong is a civil war in Daxia. No matter how many people die or are injured, it is Daxia's loss!"

"Besides, these soldiers were all born to their parents. If one more dies, another pair of parents will be heartbroken!"

"Can......"

Huang Tianba suddenly fell silent. He also knew the cruelty of war.

As the saying goes, one general's success is the result of the sacrifice of thousands of soldiers!

"Tianba, I'm not saying this to make you timid!"

Lin Tian said solemnly, "I want to tell you that true victory in a battle between two armies is not about annihilating the enemy completely!"

Huang Tianba and An Bilie both looked at Emperor Li at the same time.

With a solemn expression, he waited for Lin Tian's next words!

"The best military operation is to attack the enemy's plans, the next best is to attack their alliances, the next best is to attack their troops, and the worst is to attack their cities. Attacking cities is the last resort."

"If a strategy can achieve victory without fighting, why not do it?"

When the two heard this, their eyes suddenly widened. No one said a word! They were all carefully savoring Emperor Li's words!

Emperor Li is indeed much more profound than they thought!

The two of them seemed to begin to understand why Emperor Li gave taro to these royal officials!

If the three kings of different surnames gradually surrender, the possibility of King Pingdong sending troops to the north again will gradually decrease.

It is possible to defeat the enemy without fighting!

Seeing the two of them like this.

Lin Tian waved his hand and let the two leave.

That’s enough for now. The rest needs to be thought about independently by both of you.

Moreover, there is another deeper meaning behind Lin Tian's actions.

.......

Not long after, the chief secretaries of the royal palaces in Shengjing received the taro sent by Huang Tianba.

At first they didn't understand what Emperor Li wanted to do.

After the last time Emperor Li hosted a banquet for them, they didn't dare to actually eat the taro.

Instead, they contacted each other secretly.

But of course there are some smart people.

Although Huang Tianba did not deliberately emphasize where these taro came from.

But they already had a rough guess in their minds.

Prince Li Ren may have surrendered to Emperor Li. Even if he did not surrender, it at least showed that Prince Li Ren had joined the Li Emperor.

Such important news immediately caused a stir among the chief historians of Shengjing Palace.

Those among these palace chiefs who usually had a good relationship with Li Yi also wanted to come to Li Yi to verify!

But they were all turned away.

In desperation, they all came to Zhen's house, wanting to discuss countermeasures with Zhen Niumeng.

However, what they didn't expect was that the housekeeper of the Zhen Mansion also kept his mouth shut, and they didn't see Zhen Niumeng.

In desperation, they couldn't care whether the news was true or not.

They sent people to pass the news back to their respective territories.

Moreover, the letters all exaggerated the facts.

It was said with certainty that Li Ren had surrendered to Emperor Li, and some of the chief secretaries of the royal palace even hinted in the letter that the other two kings of different surnames might have secretly defected to Emperor Li.

The purpose of their doing this is actually very simple. On the one hand, they hope that the vassal kings will consider the future team issues carefully.

The second aspect is that once the vassal kings decide to fight against the King of Pingdong, they will immediately consider withdrawing them back to their territories.

They knew in their hearts that if the two armies really fought.

Emperor Li would not allow these royal officials to act tyrannically in Shengjing. Even if he did not sacrifice them, he would lock them up in the Heavenly Prison.

At that time, life or death will be completely determined by Emperor Li.

"Master, these officials in the palace are asking for an audience because the Emperor distributed the taro that the Prince sent to Shengjing to them. They probably want to confirm whether these taro were presented to the Emperor by Prince Li Ren."

The housekeeper of Li Yi's mansion stood aside and whispered.

This morning, he had already rejected many requests for audiences from the chief officials of the royal palace who came to his house in accordance with Li Yi's request.

After asking around, I found out what the visitor wanted.

In fact, Li Yi didn't know why these royal officials wanted to see him.

The reason for not meeting these chief historians is to avoid suspicion!

Although his brother did not explicitly say that he would send troops to help Emperor Li.

But he knew that his brother might have decided to fight against the emperor!

When King Tomorrow and the special envoy of Zhao arrive, as long as these two parties are ready to fight against Emperor Li.

Then it is entirely possible for Emperor Li to unify Daxia again.

At this critical juncture, he naturally had to keep his distance from the vassal kings and their chief secretaries who were fighting against King Pingdong, so as to avoid misunderstandings from Emperor Li.

"You said the emperor gave the taro to those palace officials?"

Li Yi was shocked when he heard it, but then he suddenly realized it.

He whispered to himself, "Emperor Li, you have completely pulled us into your camp!"

"Master, why do you say that? Isn't it just a few taro?"

The butler looked puzzled and asked in a low voice.

"A few taro! Ha."

Li Yi gave a wry smile, "Do you know what these chief officials would think when they see these taro?"

"They'll think that since the prince has begun paying tribute to Emperor Li, it means that the prince has submitted to his jurisdiction. Doesn't this drag us into this?"

"Master, wouldn't it be enough if we just call these palace officials over and explain it to them?"

"Do you know what it means to make things worse?"

Li Yi sighed deeply.