Yang Yan got up and said: "Your Majesty, the issue of principle is never allowed to be changed, if we can't hold the North Court and are broken by the enemy, then there is no way, but if we want to give up the North Court and the territory of the Tang Dynasty, it will definitely not work, Wei Chen would rather resign than resolutely oppose it!" ”

As the right minister, Yang Yan took the lead in getting up and expressed his position with a clear attitude.

"Yang Xiangguo is right, the issue of principle cannot be changed."

Cui Youfu also stood up and said: "A small governor of Ganzhou can actually negotiate with Shatuo on behalf of the Tang Dynasty, which makes people feel ridiculous when they hear it, I can't believe it, where are the rules and laws of the imperial court?" We, the prime ministers, don't even know about the negotiations.

Not only that, the little governor of Ganzhou also wants to give up Beiting on behalf of the Tang Dynasty, so powerful, when did the power of the governor of Ganzhou become so great? I think we should investigate the problem here, the rules cannot be broken, Your Majesty, the chaos of the dynasty is not a good thing! ”

Cui Youfu's tone was soft, but he was heartfelt, he not only opposed the withdrawal of Beiting, but also held Guo Song responsible.

Li Shi sighed secretly, feeling a little remorseful in his heart, this matter really shouldn't be handed over to the political hall for discussion, just reject Guo Song's suggestion, but now things are a bit big.

When Li Shi is still employing people, he can't let these Wenchen pull Guo Song down.

"Cui Aiqing said seriously, Guo Dudu did not decide to withdraw to the North Court without authorization, he just made a suggestion to me, he has the power to make suggestions, isn't I discussing with everyone?"

The side hall was quiet, and although Han Yun next to him was dissatisfied in his heart, he also knew that Guo Song was not out of selfishness, but indeed out of pity for the soldiers and civilians of Beiting, since it was all out of public intentions, he should say a few fair words.

Han Yun got up and said, "Your Majesty, please let Rong Weichen say a few words!" ”

"Han Aiqing, please speak!"

Han Rong said unhurriedly: "Wechen is just talking about things, Wechen thinks that there is nothing wrong with Guo Song and Sha Tuo negotiating the exchange of prisoners of war, first of all, Sha Tuo's own status is relatively low, in the second year of Wu Zhou Chang'an, the chief Sha Tuo Jinshan was awarded the Governor of Jin Manchukuo by the imperial court because of his meritorious service to the expedition of Tiele, they are just the Tang Dynasty Bond State, and they are also a Governor, and they can't improve their status because they are enemies of the Tang Dynasty."

As for their khan, it is not the Tang Dynasty, we do not recognize it, if the court wants to negotiate with them, it is inappropriate, with the governor of the capital, the governor of Ganzhou and them negotiate, the status is just equal, this is one of them.

The second is why Guo Song negotiated with the other party and did not report to the court, I think it depends on what the two sides discuss, as far as I know, they are just talking about the exchange of prisoners of war, this is a matter between the commanders, it is a continuation on the battlefield, there is really no need to report to the court.

But it is recommended to give up the North Court, which is not the scope of the power of the governor of Ganzhou, but as His Majesty said, he only made a suggestion, and did not make the decision without authorization, and also reported to His Majesty in a timely manner, although I was also dissatisfied with his suggestion, but it was just refuted and went back, and there was no need to go online. ”

The side hall is silent, Han Rong is worthy of being an old minister, hit the nail on the head, and grasped the essence of the problem, Sha Tuo is not Si Jie, Si Jie and the Tang Dynasty have formed a brotherly alliance, and the status is equivalent to Hui Hui, and Sha Tuo is just a fetter state governor's mansion, the status is very low, the court to negotiate with it, it will be laughed at by the world, Guo Song and the other party negotiate, with the governor to the governor, the status of the two sides is consistent.

Yang Yan got up and said: "Having said that, after all, it is related to the Hexi Corridor, the imperial court should have the right to know, Guo Song's identity can negotiate on behalf of the imperial court, but at least there should be authorization from the imperial court, and it should be reported to the imperial court in time, so we can't be ignorant." ”

At this time, Li Mi got up and asked, "May I ask Your Majesty, has the Ganzhou army captured Suzhou?" ”

Li Shi nodded, "Jiuquan County has been captured, this is the Ganzhou army taking advantage of the victory to pursue the enemy, Jiuquan County and Fulu County have no defenders, so they will be directly occupied, this is what I allowed before, maybe because of the long distance, the report to the imperial court may be a little late." ”

"Did Shatuo come over to negotiate after occupying Jiuquan County, or did he occupy it during the negotiation?" Li Mi continued to ask.

"It should be after the occupation of Jiuquan that Sha Tuo came to negotiate."

"Wechen understands, Wechen doesn't say anything about it."

Li Mi's meaning was actually to remind the Son of Heaven that Guo Song negotiated only after capturing Suzhou, and he was only the governor of Ganzhou, not on behalf of Suzhou, and this matter must be decided by the imperial court.

The atmosphere in the hall was a little awkward, before everyone was unanimously against the recovery of the Hexi Corridor, now that the Ganzhou army has occupied Suzhou, and the raw rice has been made into cooked rice, is it possible to give up Jiuquan and withdraw to Ganzhou? He who will be reviled by the whole world.

Yang Yan also had a bit of a headache, and when he met a young governor who was brave and martial and didn't know the rules of officialdom very well, it caused them a lot of embarrassment, and it ended a little badly.

Cui Youfu also closed his eyes and stopped talking, he is not Chang Gon, it is obvious that the Son of Heaven is protecting Guo Song, and Han Yun is speaking for him, if he continues to pursue it, he will become the second Chang Gon.

At this time, Han Yun got up and ended, he bowed and said: "Your Majesty, since everyone is against giving up the North Court, we will tell Guo Song in time and reject his suggestion, second, ask him to immediately report the negotiation situation to the court in writing, third, the previous reward has not yet been decided, now that the tax in Xichuan has arrived, the imperial court has more financial resources, and it can be commended in the form of money and goods, and it will be changed to land in the future. Su Sanzhou! ”

As soon as Han Yun's words came out, he was resolutely opposed by Yang Yan and Cui Youfu, and the two sides quarreled, Li Shi waved his hand, "This matter will be discussed in two days, and the political hall will discuss it first, and listen to the opinions of other ministers."

The power to appoint the Jiedu envoy is in the hands of the Son of Heaven, Xiangguo can oppose it, if the political hall opposes it strongly, the Son of Heaven can only cancel the appointment, in the appointment of Guo Song as the Hexi Jiedu envoy, Li Shi is still more cautious, hoping to listen to the opinions of all aspects of the imperial court.

Li Shihe and the Political Affairs Hall immediately informed Guo Song in the form of a flying pigeon, rejecting his proposal to withdraw the military and civilians from Beiting to the east.

........

Like night, a carriage was parked in front of the gate of Dou Mansion, Jing Guogong and the general of the Right Guard walked out of the carriage alone, and Dou Yi, the head of the Dou family, personally greeted him at the door.

"Brother Dugu hasn't come to me for a long time!"

Dugu Qiu smiled, "I remember that I only came last autumn, how can I say that I haven't been here for a long time?" I want to come to eat every day, but Brother Dou should think I'm eating too much. ”

Dou Yi narrowed his eyes and said, "If you come to eat every day, I will definitely beat you out with a stick." ”

The two laughed together and went into the house affectionately holding hands.

The Dou family has turned over after Yu Chaoen was killed, Dou Xianlai endured humiliation and successfully won Yu Chaoen's trust, and made great contributions to the final eradication of Yu Chaoen, and the children of the Dou family were promoted, Dou Yi re-appointed as the general of the left guard, and became one of the three major forces of the Guanlong aristocracy.

The two entered the guest hall and sat down, the maid served them tea, the two exchanged a few words, and Du Qiu smiled slightly: "Does Brother Dou know what happened in the court today?" ”

Dou Yi nodded, "I heard, to be honest, I support Guo Song, the imperial court should take pity on the soldiers and people of Beiting and let them come back, instead of letting them live and die with Tingzhou, this is too cold for the hearts of the soldiers and people of Beiting." ”

"Brother Dou is right, Tingzhou has become an isolated city, and there is no point in defending it any longer, unless the imperial court decides to recover Anxi, in fact, everyone understands that it is impossible to recover Anxi, so why bother with this false name, and gave the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in vain, I have to say that these officials are a group of corrupt Confucians, and the Son of Heaven also lacks decisive courage in this matter."

Dou Yi waved his hand, "There's no point in saying this, won't Brother Dugu come to me for this matter?" ”

"Of course not, it's about appointing Guo Song as the envoy of the Hexi Festival, and tomorrow the political hall will vote, I hope the Dou family can support it."

Guo Song gave the Dugu family face, overthrew Wang Lianen, and prevented Zhu Jun from returning to Longyou to continue to serve, although in the end the Dugu family did not get the position of envoy of Longyou, but they still wanted to return Guo Song's favor, and at the same time wanted to entrap him.

At present, among the six phases of the political hall, Li Mi is from the dragon faction and follows the son of heaven Li Shi, he has made it clear that he does not support or oppose it, and abstained from voting, Han Yun and Qiao Lin are both biased towards the Dugu family, Cui Youfu is the Yuan family's party, Yang Yan is the Yuan Zai party, and has a close relationship with the Yuan family, and Zhang Yi is the son-in-law of the Dou family, and now the key is Zhang Yi's vote.

Dou Yi smiled faintly, "Yuan Lu also came to me in the afternoon, the Yuan family resolutely opposed Guo Song's promotion to the envoy of Hexi Jiedu, and the Yuan family thought that Guo Song's qualifications were too shallow. ”

"This is the attitude of the Yuan family, what about Brother Dou?" Dugu Qiu asked tentatively.