The wrinkles on Lu Zhen's face looked deeper and deeper at this moment. He frowned and thought hard before he said slowly: "Your Majesty, I think everything should be safe first. Although these border generals have had financial transactions with King Yong, this does not mean that they have two hearts. If they really want to deal with it, they are afraid that there will be endless troubles."

Guo Ang shook his head: "The Prime Minister Lu is such a bad word. You have always been a mature and steadfast. I naturally admire and agree with this, but there are differences in this matter. The general is responsible for the safety of our Greater Vietnamese and northern borders. What he wants is absolutely reliable people. Now, it is hard to say whether they are reliable.

"In order to prevent changes, the court should make plans as soon as possible. Especially Shen Chongshan and Dong Fan, they are the top priority. At least they must be recalled back to the capital first and confirm that they have no different intentions, so that they can give them important tasks.

"There are also generals such as Guan Feng, Peng Peng, Fang Yue. They are located in several important Guan Passes and military towns in the northern border. They have at least 10,000 elite soldiers in their hands, so they have to be careful. So my intention is to find a way to transfer them back to the capital as soon as possible, find out whether they are loyal or not, and make the next arrangements."

The emperor listened to his advice seriously and thought deeply. After a while, he said: "Will this cause turmoil and uneasy in the border? What if Gui Rong seized the opportunity and took the opportunity to send troops?"

"Your Majesty, don't worry too much. Although Gui Rong has always attacked the border, the threat is still not too great. I have 370,000 troops stationed in the border and hundreds of generals. It is not a big deal to temporarily draw a few generals back to Beijing to report their duties. Besides, isn't there any veteran General Yue Lin in charge?"

After saying this, a strange light flashed in the emperor's eyes. To be honest, since King Yong asked him that he had money with many generals at the border, the emperor was really worried. He was afraid that when the chaos would suddenly occur in the border, some generals raised a flag and came to fight toward the Central Plains.

Suspicion has always been Sun Yong's biggest problem. It is because of suspicion that he will use the method of checks and balances to the extreme and constantly create conflicts in the court, both sides, civil officials and military officials, princes and kings, and right-right ministers... Even if this will inevitably lead to disputes and confrontations in the court, he can only endure it for his own interests, and even add fuel to the fire.

Now, the threat came from the border, which made him even more restless. It can be said that when he summoned four important officials to discuss countermeasures, he had already made a subconscious decision.

This thought was naturally quickly captured by Wang Han. Without any hesitation, he spoke: "Your Majesty, I also think that this matter is urgent and I must confirm the loyalty of those border generals as soon as possible. Calling them back to the capital in time and confirming them one by one is the safe way."

"Well, do you think this method is feasible?" The emperor was even more moved.

But Lu Zhen was a little anxious: "Your Majesty think twice. I think this matter must not be too rush. Now that the matter of the Ministry of Justice has been known to the whole world, it is difficult to guarantee that those generals will not be worried. Once they really do anything extreme, it will hurt me, the Great Vietnamese border affairs."

"Prime Minister Lu, you are too careful. Now I, the Great Yue border, are more than one or two hundred, but I have only transferred back thirty people. It is really not worth worrying." Wang Han had already touched the emperor's vein and naturally dared to speak.

However, Guo Ang was a little hesitant at this time. As a Privy Councilor, he was originally a military general and knew the way to use military force. However, when he wanted to agree with Lu Zhen, he caught the impatient look in the emperor's eyes and immediately understood that in fact, His Majesty had a decision in his mind, and today he was just to get the consent of the four important officials. So if he raised an objection at this time, he would not say that the effect was not good, but instead he would make the emperor unhappy.

Originally, with the scarcity of border military affairs and the defeat in the past few sides, the general's status in the court was reduced, and his Privy Councilor was even more worrying. If he offended the emperor again, his days would be even more difficult.

After understanding this, Guo Ang finally chose to protect himself and did not object. Only Lu Zhen was still trying hard to persuade him, but with Wang Han on the side to argue, it was difficult for him to convince the emperor.

After talking for a long time, the emperor waved his hands impatiently: "Okay, I know what you two mean, it's just that you have concerns and think that you shouldn't touch the border generals lightly. But Lu Qing, have you ever thought that if you let them go without paying attention and let them develop a rebellious heart when they are in a big place, or even do something unjust, the threat will only be greater for me, Da Yue?"

Lu Zhen had long anticipated this question, so he immediately answered: "Your Majesty's concerns are naturally reasonable, but in my opinion, this matter is not difficult to solve. It is naturally inappropriate to transfer dozens of border generals back to the capital at once, but if one comes one by one, the situation will be much better. As long as you go slowly, I think that within half a year, you can distinguish right from wrong, which can not only ensure the stability of the border, but also make Your Majesty relieved."

Although the emperor was a little unsatisfied, he could see that this was the biggest concession Lu Zhen made. So he glanced at Wang Han and Guo Ang: "What do you two think?"

"I think this will be delayed?"

"I think this method is stable, so I can try it."

Finally, everyone turned their attention to the lowest status, and had never spoken much, and had almost no sense of existence, and said: "What do you think?"

"I think it's better to be more secure, but the first person to be asked is the key." Tang Qianwen has his own opinion, and is not here to make a fuss. He said carefully, "For example, Shen Dong Ershen is a figure like a decisive needle in the border army. He really cannot be moved lightly, and some military generals who are not very important can also be temporarily summoned. However, some generals who are located in the border are the most needed to be identified in time. For example, the general guarding Dinglu Pass for many years."

This really reminded Guo Ang, and he nodded deeply: "What Tang Dasan said is very much. Dinglu Pass is located in the east of Bazhou to prevent its retreat. Once there is a change, I am afraid that Bazhou will be in danger. Bazhou is also the largest city in the northern border of many passes and cities behind Youzhou, and it is impossible to lose. Therefore, confirming its loyalty is the top priority at the moment."

Lu Zhen and Wang Han also nodded deeply in agreement with his analysis: "Then let's start with this Guan Feng. I wonder what Your Majesty wants?"

Several important officials had already agreed to unify their opinions, so the emperor naturally followed the good. Although he was a little slow, he had at least begun to identify border generals according to his wishes, so he nodded: "Then let's do it according to this. Let the border generals go back to Beijing to report their duties one by one to confirm their loyalty."

"I obey the order!" The four ministers hurriedly bowed and took the order. Next, the Political Affairs Hall and the Privy Council jointly issued a government order, and transferred the relevant generals back to the capital one by one.

In the eyes of the emperor and these ministers, all this was just for the sake of precautions. Although there were certain risks, it was completely controllable. Perhaps it would take less than half a year to completely recover.

But, is this really the case?

...

In late October, the Central Plains had already felt cold, and the northern grasslands had already entered the middle of winter. After several heavy snowfalls, there were almost no other colors on the vast grasslands except for the endless white.

Under the heavy snow and frozen, the grassland that was already vibrant had fallen into a complete silence. The originally active beasts, no matter how big or small, were missing. Only the settlements of the ethnic groups everywhere could see the cattle, sheep and horses that were specially protected and settled.

For the various tribes of the grassland, cattle, sheep and horses as property are as precious as their own lives. Whether these livestock can be preserved means whether each family and even a group can continue to survive. In order to allow the cattle and sheep to survive smoothly, the herders on the grassland will use all means to protect them, even if they suffer more, they will do whatever they want.

So some strange scenes appeared. For example, in a small group, the herdsmen's family could only curl up in a small tent, but instead used a thicker, warmer tent to settle livestock. For example, many families were so poor that they were hungry and full, but the cattle and sheep did not dare to be careless in the food, so they must eat well...

But even so, there are still many cattle and sheep that have not survived this year's increasingly cold winter. Before the winter months, some small tribes with insufficient strength have suffered heavy losses and people are in panic. Even after this winter, even after the coming year, the tribes will probably be annexed and destroyed by other large tribes in the spring famine.

At this moment, the largest tribe of Kukyan, located in the southwest of the grassland, with the largest power and a population of 50,000, suddenly sent dozens of cavalry messengers to the many disaster-stricken ethnic groups and conveyed a message to them: "The relatives under the care of Changshengtian, this will be the only opportunity for our tribes to unite and fight against the white disaster together... Ten days later, our khan will wait for your visit on the banks of the Black Sha River and convey to you the new will from Changshengtian..."

When this news was passed to the leaders of every affected tribe, these people agreed to the invitation without much consideration. Because at this point, they had no other better choices. Only by relying on more powerful tribes and obtaining winter supplies from them can the entire tribe survive.

As for the future, even if they are annexed by the large tribe and completely lose themselves, they don’t care too much.
Chapter completed!