"No gifts, flat. ￠￡"

Zhao Youxiao looked at the seemingly obedient young man in front of him with a complicated expression, and his contradictory mood was always wandering in his heart.

"I was ordered by Qin Mu to return to Beijing to report my duties, please let Your Majesty know." Qin Mu asked.

"Qin Aiqing, you have traveled thousands of miles a long distance, so why not go back and rest for two days before talking about it." Seeing Qin Mu's dusty look, Zhao Youxiao hesitated for a moment and said.

"I thank Your Majesty for your concern, but I think the country's affairs are of great importance, so I should finish the report before taking a rest." Qin Mu bowed again.

"Okay, I and all the ministers want to hear about the situation in Northwest County over the past two years and the situation in which my dear minister sent troops to Loulan this time. Then you can talk about it."

To be honest, Zhao Youxiao also wanted to know how the northwest, which was originally remote and barren under the management of Qin Mu in recent years, has developed. Although the officials he sent out to know all said that it has changed a lot, he, who already knew very little about the northwest, still wanted to listen to the report of the important officials in the specific management.

His Highness's ministers also quietly whispered to each other. While carefully looking at the young man standing in the center of the hall, it was hard to imagine that this guy was just a son-in-law without fame a few years ago, and how could he become a hot prince of the empire in a few years. Many ministers were not very familiar with Qin Mu, many of them were just friends, and many had never seen Qin Mu himself.

After obtaining the approval of Zhao Youxiao, Qin Mu made a detailed report on the government and military affairs work in the entire Northwest region in the years since he served as the Military and Political Administration of Northwest County.

From agriculture, industry and commerce development to urban infrastructure construction, from the situation around the northwest to the public security situation within the territory, from the rectification of military preparations to the improvement of defense, from consolidating the regime to ease ethnic conflicts, from suppressing rebellions and suppressing bandits to the war against the Huns, Qin Mu divided the affairs of the past few years into five aspects. This was the material prepared by Liang Qiming and others for Qin Mu in the northwest, and Su Qin polished and modified the text. After Qin Mu's clever speech, Zhao Youxiao and the ministers and others felt that today's situation in the northwest was hard to come by.

Although Qin Mu was dry and his lips were dry, he was secretly happy to see that His Majesty the Emperor and his ministers were very attentive. If he could gain the favor of His Majesty the Emperor and the ministers, his actions might be better off.

"Well, Qin Aiqing was able to manage this barren Northwest in just two or three years, which is a great contribution. However, the northwest economy still needs to be vigorously developed and its defense needs to be strengthened. Why does Qin Aiqing still have the energy to take care of Loulan outside the country?" After listening to Qin Mu's report, Zhao Youxiao asked slowly with a smile on his lips.

Qin Mu was shocked. Although the old man in front of him was smiling, his question was quite meaningful. If he answered something wrong, he might be charged with the great crime of despising the empire for his good war. The consequences were unimaginable. He calmed down and sorted out his thoughts, and then he replied calmly: "Report to Your Majesty, the reason why I have no choice but to send troops to Loulan without Your Majesty's consent is that there are some unscrupulous difficulties and reasons."

"Oh? Difficulty? Reason? Let me tell you carefully. I and all the ministers are very concerned about the Loulan affairs." Zhao Youxiao nodded in a profound sense.

"Your Majesty. This Loulan was originally one of the three powerful countries in the central continent. Its strength was almost the same as that of the two countries of Komini and Pasha. Its northwest territory bordered the Qingyang Prefecture territory of the northwest county of the empire. As early as the time when the Husbands controlled the northwest, this Loulan spied around the northwest and sent a large number of spies to appear in the northwest. It was just that the Husbands were still strong at that time, and it was powerless to compete with the Husbands."

"Bei Loulan has been a place where many ethnic groups live for hundreds of years, with complex and diverse ethnic compositions. In addition to the Andes being the largest ethnic group, our Great Qin tribe has a history of reproduction here for hundreds of years. Moreover, there are other ethnic groups living on this land."

"It would be a good thing if these many ethnic groups could live in harmony, but since the day when Weichen managed the northwest, the Andes in Beilouan rely on the support of the local government to repeatedly bully and oppress other ethnic minorities, including the Great Qin clan, have been heard by Weichen. The people of the Great Qin clan in Beilouan have repeatedly asked Weichen for help. However, considering the relationship between the two countries, I just wrote a letter to the local government, asking them to treat residents of all ethnic groups equally and not to oppress ethnic minorities, but the local government still ignores them."

Qin Mu's well-founded analysis made some ministers in the hall who were not very familiar with the situation nodded frequently, but most of the ministers remained silent.

"Two months ago, the Weichen learned that Pasha and Comini joined forces to launch a raid on Loulan. Due to lack of defense, the Loulan people were about to collapse and their country was about to be destroyed. The Pasha Kingdom and the Principality of Comini were mainly Andeans, especially the Komini people were xenophobic. The Andes in the Northern Loulan also launched riots under the instructions of some Pasha and Comini spies, plundering and harassing the people of other local ethnic groups, including the Great Qin tribe, and it is becoming increasingly fierce."

"The residents of the Great Qin tribe in Northern Loulan reported three times a day to ask the Wei Memorials to protect their lives and property. Many Great Qin tribes and other ethnic minority refugees have fled into Qingyang. I was at that time. If I wanted to obtain authorization from the court, it would be too late to go. What's more, I think that since Loulan was about to destroy its country, its territory would sooner or later be divided by Pasha and the Cominians. Instead of doing so, it would be better for the empire to take over the northern Loulan area, so that the people of the Great Qin tribe on this land would have a ownership."

Qin Mu pretended to behave and finally expressed his thoughts. He also knew that the ministers in the court, including His Majesty, were not actually not interested in the land of Beiloulan, but that he sent troops without authorization violated the court system. If there was no suitable reason, it would never be explained.

Qin Mu's words were true and false, both false and false, and they all agreed with them. Just imagine that in that situation at that time, if you want to obtain the opinions of the imperial court and make a decision, it would be obviously unrealistic. The motto that would not be given to the order of the outside king is a true portrayal of this matter. What's more, Qin Mu's last sentence came to the hearts of everyone present. Instead of letting other countries occupy it, it is better to take advantage of yourself. This is the truth.
Chapter completed!