After Ouyang Shi brushed his sleeves away, the ministers still listened to Yang Yingqi's arrangements for various affairs before retiring one by one.

When there was no one around, Zhe Yunwu said: "Seventh Uncle, will it be a little ...... if you decide like this?" A little discreet? ”

Yang Yingqi asked rhetorically: "The prince feels uncomfortable?" ”

Zhi Yunwu smiled and said: "Cool, I naturally feel cool, but national affairs, you can't use cool or not to decide, right?" ”

Yang Yingqi smiled and said, "Prince, you just feel cool." People sometimes can't be too wronged by themselves. Even if you have wronged yourself, you can't wronged the soldiers on the frontier, and you can't wronged the people who have always been high and courageous. You can't lose anything to lose the morale of the army, and you can't lose anything to lose momentum. It is not easy for my Han to swallow the four seas at present, and the land can be lost because of war, but not because of the covenant - if it is lost by war, it is reasonable for him to take it by war every day; If the contract is lost, he will be discouraged by the rules of war. Today, if we swallow our anger, even if we seek peace for a while, we will also lose our ambitions – once a country loses its ambitions, sometimes it will never be recovered. ”

Zhi Yunwu nodded again and again when he heard this, and Yang Yingqi continued: "Prince, whether you are in power or fighting, the first important thing is to distinguish which ones are those who support you with iron hearts, which ones are those who can be united, and which ones are destined to be enemies with you. For those who support you with iron hearts, you can't let them down no matter what; Those who can be united try to be united; As for those who are destined to be your enemies, don't be soft, suppress when it's time to suppress – internal and external. Internally, the second and third brothers can be completely trusted, and they represent the old people brought over from southern Liaoning. For this group of people, in any case, we must not chill their hearts. ”

Zhi Yunwu said: "What about Shaanxi?" ”

"Over there in Shaanxi, it's an outlier." Yang Yingqi said: "Over the years, the central government has not given much substantial support to the northwest, but the generals of Qin Long have formed a tradition of independent combat under this special situation. Therefore, I think that if we don't give too much restraint and let the Qin people work hard, they may be able to burst out stronger. In the long run, it is not good to be too laissez-faire in remote places, but at least the generals of Liu Qi and Chong Yansong are still worthy of our trust, and if they are given a few years, there should be no chaos. Although they are far away in Shaanxi, as long as we continue our hard-line policy, these ambitious generals and those frontier soldiers who expect us to dominate the world will support us. I am so tough on the Xia people this time, in addition to making the Southern Song Dynasty monarchs and ministers dare not look down on us, but also to let the Northwest soldiers know our determination! Because I know that if we lose Shaanxi and Qinfeng in the War of Resistance, the soldiers there will not blame us, those who have withdrawn to Hedong will continue to fight under the leadership of Liu Chong, and the soldiers and civilians in the occupied areas left in Hexi will also wait eagerly for us to advance westward again. But if we cede the land and seek peace, whether it is true or false, it will make the soldiers of Shaanxi and Qin Feng lose confidence in us, thinking that we are no different from Zhao Song, and they are all giving up on them for the interests of the center - the prince, when Liu Qi and Yansong marched into Shaanxi and Qin Feng, it was not because Liu Chong's troops were strong enough, but because the hearts of the Zhao people in Shaanxi had disintegrated, and once our people's hearts in Shaanxi disintegrated, then we would be the same as Zhao Gou, and really lost the northwest. ”

Zheyun Wudao: "What about Quduan?" ”

Yang Yingqi sighed: "Over there, the situation is a little complicated. However, now that Han Fang has passed, there should be no accident if he combines civil and military affairs. ”

Zhi Yunwu lowered his head and whispered for a long time: "But I'm a little worried about Han Fang. He just seemed to ...... There seems to be some resentment. He and Qu Duan seem to be in collusion again, but don't make any trouble. ”

Yang Yingqi smiled slightly and said, "Prince, in this position, you must be wary of people, but you can't talk nonsense because of people." Especially those who don't seem to be in harmony with themselves, they should experience it carefully, see where their interests are, and see what their intentions are. For example, Han Fang, you can rest assured that if he goes to Jinbei, there will be nothing wrong over there. It's hard to say whether Han Fang takes care of the overall situation, but his foundation is in the eldest brother, and he will definitely be loyal to the eldest brother. ”

Zhi Yunwu said: "Listening to Uncle Seven's analysis, it seems that there is nothing wrong with us internally. ”

"It's not like there's nothing," Yang Yingqi said: "However, at least in the center, it will come out, we all made a move yesterday, and we have just dismantled it." As things stand, we can now concentrate on external matters. ”

When Zhi Yunwu heard the "external matter", a layer of gloom fell between his eyebrows, and he said: "Seventh Uncle, you really tell me, even if we are united internally, with our current financial and military strength, can we withstand the four families attacking together?" ”

Yang Yingqi said: "If the eldest brother doesn't go north, he can bear it." ”

Zhi Yunwu said: "I mean now!" Now that my father has gone north! ”

Yang Yingqi shook his head and said, "That's probably not enough." ”

Zhi Yunwu said: "Then Seventh Uncle, are you still so tough on Xixia?" ”

"The four of us are joining forces, and most of us can't bear it, but they haven't officially joined forces yet." Yang Yingqi said: "Yes and yes, Song Xia Erjin is different. As far as the possibility of peace war is concerned, Zong Han and Zong Bi are inseparable from us, so there is basically no need to talk to them about negotiating peace. The Xia people were wandering, but from yesterday's situation, it seems that they have become inclined to be our enemy; As for Zhao Gou's attitude, it is still between advancing and retreating, so we must try our best to win the Song court, so that Zhao Gou will continue to be jealous and continue to wait and see. In terms of the size of the threat, the other three families moved together, and it was not as serious as the Song family and us officially turned face. So we also have to make friends with Song Ting. ”

Zhi Yunwu said: "Is the strength of the Song family stronger than the three combined?" Not necessarily. ”

"It's not just a matter of troops." Yang Yingqi said: "The East China Sea Economic Circle is very dependent on Jiangnan. In the current situation, if Zhao Gou can make up his mind to lose both of us, it is possible to push us into a corner. If the economy of the East China Sea collapses, southern Liaoning will also suffer, not to mention Lianghe, Shandong, Shaanxi Qinfeng, even the supply of the Northern Expedition army will be cut off - that is the situation I am most afraid of seeing and not knowing how to deal with it. ”

Zhi Yunwu was also shocked when he heard this: "But looking at Zhao Gou's measures now, it seems that the person who came was not good. ”

Yang Yingqi said: "If you simply consider the possibilities, Zhao Gou may indeed do this. But the price he would have to pay would be so great that he might perish with it. Therefore, if we also take into account people's hearts and habits, then Zhao Gou and Qianshun may make different choices. Prince, think about how Qianshun and Zhao Gou dealt with it when the Jin people's power was at its peak. When the Jin army was extremely powerful and the old Liao was about to be destroyed, Qianshun immediately sent troops to aid Liao, which of course had the consideration of Liaoxia's uncle and nephew's friendship, but it also reflected the Xia people's political strategy of hoping to use the remnants of Liao as a barrier. It was not until the Xia people found out that they could never defeat the Jin army that they turned to Wu to ask for peace. Zhao Gou, on the other hand, had more than one chance to revive the Song Dynasty since he became the generalissimo of the soldiers and horses—if he could take a risk and forge ahead. But he didn't do that, and fled all the way south. It can't be said that he did it wrong, after all, it is the safest thing for him to do so. Even the sneak attack that led to our real defeat was already an extremely bold move for Zhao Gou. But now that I think about it, the Song army didn't really advance into our hinterland at that time, let alone directly deal a devastating blow to us, but only put on a show on the border. On the contrary, it was Liu Chong and the fourth brother who took the initiative to attack, and the battle took place. That's why I think that Xia people may be bolder, but Zhao Gou ...... As long as we deal with it properly, there should be a good chance that his actions will turn into an empty threat. ”

Zhi Yunwu said: "What Uncle Seventh wants to take advantage of is Zhao Gou's heart that he does not dare to take risks. ”

"It's not just his own adventurous nature." Yang Yingqi said: "There is also the habit of Song Ting that was passed from my father-in-law to Zhao Gou's brother, and then to Zhao Gou, and it is still there today!" ”

Zhi Yunwu asked, "Which habit?" ”

"Inside is more important than outside! The throne is more important than the community! Yang Yingqi said: "If we compromise with Western Xia this time, although we may be able to appease the Xia people, it will make the Southern Song Dynasty think that we dare not use the trick of losing both!" This will have an impact on our next major impact on the Southern Song Dynasty. Therefore, I would rather start an all-out war with the Xia people than let the Song family see our weakness now. Because Qianshun seems to be braver than Zhao Gou, who bullies the weak and fears the hard. ”

After listening to Yang Yingqi's long analysis, Zhi Yunwu felt relieved.

After Yang Yingqi left, An Tahai came in to tell him that he had arranged to escort Li Shou back to Xia, and Zhi Yunwu saw that his expression was far less heavy than yesterday, and couldn't help but ask the reason, An Tahai smiled and said: "I saw that the prime minister was walking safely, and I saw the prince's carefree face, I must have been sure about this matter, so I don't have to worry." ”

Zhi Yunwu sighed, and thought, "Could it be that Uncle Seventh Fang said so much to me just to make me feel at ease?" But thinking about Yang Yingqi's analysis, I feel that I really have no reason to feel at ease.

In the evening, I came to say goodbye to Wan Yanhu, and Wan Yanhu saw that his son's complexion was much clearer than the previous two days, and he was very surprised: "I heard that you didn't sleep all night last night for the sake of state affairs, why are you in good spirits today?" ”

Zhi Yunwu briefly told Wanyanhu what had happened in the court in the past two days. Wan Yanhu's face changed when he heard the discussion of cutting the land, but he didn't interrupt immediately, and waited for his son to finish the whole thing before he said, "Fortunately, Ying Qi is here." ”

Zhi Yunwu said: "The queen mother also thinks that cutting the land will delay the state affairs? ”

Wan Yanhu said: "Whether it is delaying state affairs, I don't know." Your fourth uncle may have a point in saying that. But if you really sign this document, your father will come back, and you will have to abolish the prince. ”

When Zhi Yunwu heard this, his face turned white, as if he had been drained of blood in an instant.