After traveling through time, I led the whole village to become rich!

After traveling all the way back to the capital, Zhang Hulan immediately informed Xie Bangwen, and then the two families met together for two meals.

Old Man Zhang and Mrs. Wang were very satisfied after seeing Xie Xiaoman, and then they set a time to go to her house to propose marriage.

However, Zhang Xiaojun and Xie Xiaoman are still young, probably sixteen and fifteen respectively, so they have to wait two years before getting married.

After Zhang Xiaojun's marriage was arranged, Zhang Hulan started to get busy with her work.

When the weather gets a little warmer, potatoes and peppers can be planted, and grain seeds can also be planted in the fields.

After Qin Bingrong returned to the capital, he did not mention marrying Zhang Hulan again. While he was busy with government affairs, he also had to work with the Ministry of Industry on movable type printing and arrange for future staff to join the newspaper.

Queen Ye is also busy, and she is responsible for all the newspaper affairs.

Emperor Yongxing and Duke Wei did not return to the capital until March, and they brought a Tibetan with them.

As soon as Emperor Yongxing returned, he summoned all the ministers to the court to discuss matters.

This time, the three of them went to the southwestern border of Yongning State. The border was not peaceful. After the New Year, Tubo suddenly had a civil war. When Emperor Yongxing arrived at the border, he happened to see many Tubo people outside the border who wanted to flee into Yongning State.

Another Tibetan envoy found the border guard and wanted to go to Beijing to ask Emperor Yongxing for help, so Emperor Yongxing took the Tibetan envoy back to Beijing.

In the court, Emperor Yongxing asked his ministers, "My dear ministers, many Tibetan nobles have risen in rebellion and want to divide up the Tibetan royal family. Should we send troops to help them or let them kill each other?"

Wu Bangtai spoke first, "Your Majesty, has Tubo ever said what benefits we would gain if we sent troops? We can't help for nothing, right?"

The Minister of Revenue's primary concern is money. Sending troops will certainly consume a lot of manpower and material resources, and a business that loses money must not be done.

Emperor Yongxing said, "The Tibetan envoys have said that if we send troops to help, the Tibetan king is willing to pay five million taels of silver. In addition, they will provide all the supplies needed for the army. They will also pay for the pensions of soldiers killed in the battle, thirty taels of silver per soldier."

Qin Bingrong asked, "Your Majesty, has Tibet stated how many troops we need? What is Tibet's current situation? How many troops do the various noble factions have? How many troops can the Tibetan royal family mobilize?"

Qin Bingrong asked four key questions in a row.

Duke Wei said, "That's right. We need to have this information before we can make a decision. We can't send troops blindly."

Many court officials echoed, "Lord Qin and Duke Wei are absolutely right. We should not send troops blindly."

Minister of Rites Lu Bingzhong said, "Your Majesty, there is no need for us to intervene in the internal strife in Tubo. Let them fight. This way, we can sit back and reap the benefits."

What Lu Bingzhong said made sense, and some court officials echoed him, saying, "Lord Lu is right. Let's just watch them fight."

Generally speaking, it is the military generals who want to send troops, but the civil officials do not want to.

This matter would not be resolved in a short period of time, so Emperor Yongxing threw the problem to the court officials and asked them to discuss and come up with a result first.

He hadn't even had time to catch his breath when he rushed back. He left the court officials to discuss the matter here and went to see Queen Ye.

At this time, Zhang Hulan was with Queen Ye. Queen Ye summoned Zhang Hulan into the palace and asked about some specific business matters of the newspaper.

Seeing Emperor Yongxing coming over with a tired look on his face, Empress Ye immediately ordered the palace maid, "Quickly prepare hot water for the emperor to bathe."

When Emperor Yongxing saw Zhang Hulan here, he waved his hand and said, "No hurry."

Emperor Yongxing then looked at Zhang Hulan and asked, "Lord Zhang, I have something I'd like to hear your opinion on."

Emperor Yongxing knew that it was inappropriate to ask a woman about state affairs or war, but he thought of the differences between Zhang Hulan and other women, so he wanted to know what Zhang Hulan thought.

Zhang Hulan hurriedly asked, "Your Majesty, please ask."

Emperor Yongxing said, "There is a rebellion in Tubo right now. Several noble families want to divide up the Tubo royal family. The Tubo king wants me to send troops to help. Do you think I should do so?"

Zhang Hulan hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I dare not speak carelessly on such an important matter."

Emperor Yongxing waved his hand. "That's fine. I'm not asking you to make the decision, I just want to hear your opinion. Just say whatever you think. The ministers in the court are discussing this matter right now."

If you just want to hear my method, that's fine. Zhang Hulan said, "Your Majesty, if it were me, I would definitely send troops, but we should wait until they are almost done fighting. This way we can effectively deplete Tubo's national strength.

However, sending troops also depends on the specific situation in Tibet. We also need to confirm whether Tibet is truly in rebellion. What if Tibet is behind this? "

"Set up a trap?" Emperor Yongxing was suddenly stunned. "You mean Tubo set up a trap to lure our army in, and then..."

Zhang Hulan nodded, "This price is a bit high, but it is not impossible, so we must investigate it thoroughly.

And as far as I know, Tubo is to the west of Yongning State, and to the north is grassland, and they are bordering each other.

If the grasslands conspire with Tubo, it will be a big trouble for the Yongning Kingdom.

Although this possibility is small, when thinking about things, you must think about the worst case scenario, so that even if an accident occurs, you will not panic. "

Emperor Yongxing stood up from his chair and walked out quickly.

He walked a few steps and then stepped back. He ordered, "Go and call over Lord Qin, Duke Wei, and Lord Wu, Marquis Jing'an."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The chief eunuch immediately returned to the main hall to call for people, and soon, Qin Bingrong and others were brought over.

Emperor Yongxing told them what Zhang Hulan had just said, and Qin Bingrong and the others were also a little frightened.

The possibility Zhang Hulan mentioned is very small, but we cannot help but be on guard against it.

Qin Bingrong said, "Your Majesty, it seems we must be more cautious in this matter. Let's delay it for now and immediately send people to Tubo and the grasslands to inquire about the situation."

Duke Wei said, "If it is as Niece Zhang says, then we must prepare for war with Tubo and the grasslands. We must recruit troops immediately."

Emperor Yongxing nodded, and then said to Marquis Jing'an, "Marquis Jing'an, immediately arrange for people to go to Tubo and the grasslands to gather information.

We need to investigate whether there are any unusual movements of troops on the grassland.

There is also civil unrest in Tubo, let's see if they are really fighting.

If there's just intense fighting but few casualties, it goes without saying they're just putting on a show."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Marquis Jing'an accepted the order and immediately went to make arrangements.

Emperor Yongxing said to Qin Bingrong: "Qin Aiqing, arrange for the conscription of troops, but do not recruit troops in the capital, west or north, to prevent the occurrence of discs."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Lord Wu, the Ministry of Revenue must ensure all necessary supplies for the military deployment and large-scale warfare."

"Old minister, I obey the order!"

Emperor Yongxing finally looked at Duke Wei and said, "Duke Wei, be prepared for war at any time."

"I obey your orders, old minister!"