It can be said that the gate is lawless in the place, and many times it is sideways, but once the taboo of the court is violated, the consequences are quite terrible. This is especially true of the Zhe family, who have guarded the northwest border for more than 200 years, once they are feared by the officials, there is no need to exist.

The old fox thought for a long time and said, "It doesn't seem that the Tong Privy Envoy has no signs of leaving." ”

"Maybe not before, but now I know for sure I won't be able to hold out for too long." Zhe Yuexian said very firmly: "One mountain does not allow two tigers, after Lord Liu returns to Beijing to report on his work, he will destroy Liangshan and then return, which indicates that he will not move his nest in a few years, then Tong Guan will definitely be transferred, as for where to go, it is clear to see, the only thing that is certain is that Lord Liu will control the entire Western Front, maybe he will be responsible for all-round use of troops against Western Xia, if he gives the Zhejia army small shoes to wear, it will be quite dangerous." ”

"Can you beat the Western Xia cavalry?"

"Maybe not for a short time, but if it lasts, Western Xia will be defeated. The reopening of the field this time, to put it bluntly, is that Lord Liu is digging a pit for the Emperor of Western Xia, which shows how strategic Lord Liu is. According to my estimate, Lord Liu is in the next big game of chess, planning a war of annihilation against Western Xia, this is not only a military issue, but also more political, economic, cultural, and diplomatic, I bet that Lord Liu will win, and there is nothing wrong with choosing this path. ”

"Do I have any options?" He could only reluctantly lower his noble leader, and he said helplessly: "It is not difficult to launch a beautiful little battle, but if you take this step, you can't turn back." ”

"My father got on the big boat of Lord Liu, so he didn't have to get off the boat. Zheyue Immortal is more optimistic about Liu Zhenglong, to put it bluntly, he admires this man, and firmly believes that this is a generation of heroes. There's no limit to what can be achieved in the future.

Now that he is on the boat, he must do his homework, and the next day, he will bring his son and daughter to visit Liu Zhenglong. Generally speaking, a second-grade official like Zhi Keqiu has already given enough to the other party, and it is indeed a bit too much to bring his children with him.

Liu Zhenglong didn't expect to bring his children to visit him, to know that this old guy's children were not a few years old with him, in this case, he had to pay attention to it and personally greet him at the middle gate.

"Lord Zhe came to the humble house in person, and the mansion was full of splendor. is really a tiger father without a dog, Ling Lang is a living dragon and a tiger, and Ling Yan is a country and a city, which opened Liu's eyes today. Liu Zhenglong beckoned Zhe Ke to enter the mansion, and at the same time looked at the children who could ask for Zhe Keqiu, of course, his eyes were still on the Zhu Yue Xian, who was stunning and beautiful.

Maybe it's Lang's concubine, or Lang's talented and beautiful appearance, in a word, Zheyue Xian is also looking at Liu Zhenglong, an upstart in officialdom, with admiration.

After Zhe Yuexian and others entered Liu's mansion, she began to play in the back garden accompanied by the housekeeper, and Zhi Keqiu followed Liu Zhenglong into the secret room.

Everyone is a smart person, so they didn't go around in circles anymore, and as soon as they entered the house, they said bluntly: "I hope that Lord Jun can point out a broad road to the Zhi family." ”

When officialdom speaks, whoever is serious first will lose first. How could Liu Zhenglong take what he could ask for? However, co-opting this old fox is very important for the stability of the entire northwest, after all, if you want to gain a firm foothold in the northwest, you must suppress Jiangmen to a certain extent, of course, after the suppression, it will be co-opted. Enwei and enable, one piece and one relaxation is the guarantee of a firm foothold in the northwest.

After Liu Zhenglong personally made tea for Zhe Keqiu, he said with a smile: "The Zhe family can be said to be the first general in the northwest, guarding the northwest frontier for the imperial court, it can be said that the merit lies in the community, and the official family will not forget your contribution to the family." ”

I will say polite words, but after all, it is not as good as the topic, otherwise what is the point of asking for this trip. After being polite for a long time, Zhi Keqiu asked cautiously: "Lord Liu, are you preparing to launch a big war against Western Xia?" ”

"What do you say?" Liu Zhenglong didn't answer positively, not even at all, but this is enough to show his attitude.

"So what kind of sincerity is it?"

"The War of Annihilation."

The four words of the war of annihilation are indeed a bargain, the Western Xia has existed for more than a hundred years, and it has always been a mutual victory and defeat with the Great Song Dynasty, and it is not too cheap at all, this state has been maintained for more than a hundred years, and now it is suddenly said that it is a war of annihilation, how can it not make people feel surprised?

Surprise is surprise, and in the end, it will return to reality. This is also an opportunity for the Zhe family, and if you miss it, I am afraid that you will regret it in the future. It can also be regarded as a test for the folding family, once the intervention fails, it will be a catastrophe.

One thought of heaven, one thought of hell. On the issue of the fate of the family, as the head of the family, he has to be cautious, he knows what the consequences of choosing the wrong one are, and what the consequences of defeat are.

Liu Zhenglong knew that this question was too difficult for Zhekeqiu, but this step was a prerequisite, otherwise there would be no point in talking about it.

In fact, it is okay to choose any one of the Liu family in the folded family, the planting family, and each family can act as the main force to destroy the Western Xia, but Liu Zhenglong thinks further, not as simple as destroying the Western Xia, but more about fighting against the Jin army in the future. Among the generals in the northwest, only the Zhejia family has 30,000 cavalry, which is also commendable in the Great Song Dynasty. Moreover, this kind of cavalry and the Western Xia cavalry have been fighting for many years, and they have long accumulated experience in fighting against the cavalry, and in the future, against the Jin State Iron Cavalry, this team is destined to be the main force, how can it be abandoned.

"Excuse me, are the conditions for destroying Western Xia met, is it your intention, or is it the official family who gets the intention?"

It is only when you can think of the stakes that you can think of it, and the most important thing is what if you are not prepared enough and finally lose the army? This involves the rights and interests of all aspects, and the reputation of the family for hundreds of years, which must not be wrong.

Liu Zhenglong knew that he was the master who didn't see the rabbit and didn't spread the wild, so he said with a smile: "The war against the Western Xia is definitely not one or two big wars that can be won or lost. To put it bluntly, it is the national strength that really determines the final national fortune, and to put it bluntly, it is to drag down the Western Xia first, and then destroy it. The reopening of the field was the beginning of the destruction of Western Xia, followed by the ostensible union with Li Renli, the king of Shu, but in fact, with the help of Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, Li Renli, the king of Shu, was sent to the guillotine. As for Brother Richard, the King of Jin, I will destroy it myself. I forgot to tell you, in order to destroy the Western Xia, the imperial court prepared 20 million guan, of which 10 million was personally contributed by me, do you think my money will be thrown into the water? Western Xia politics is actually the politics of the three kings, as long as the king of Shu, the king of Jin, and the king of Pu are won, then there will be Chongzong Li Qianshun, a toothless tiger, which can be slaughtered at any time. ”

Personally took out 10 million guan, in the whole world, maybe only Liu Zhenglong has such courage, and the remaining three chaebols, the Xiang family, the Chai family, and the Liu family, may also be able to take out 10 million guan, but they will definitely not be so free and easy to invest in the national war.

"As long as you kill Brother Richard, the king of Jin, then in the battle to destroy Western Xia, we are willing to take the lead, and we are willing to be Liu Yuanjun's pawn."

The words that can be said are high-sounding and awe-inspiring, but in fact, they are playing tricks, and they actually set a task that seems to be unwilling to be completed, that is, to defeat the Western Xia God of War King Richard of Jin. Fold can ask for this is to leave enough back road for the Fold family, so as to avoid being framed by the design one day.

Sure enough, it was an old slippery head, Liu Zhenglong couldn't help but secretly slander himself for a while before he said: "In the battle to destroy Western Xia, the official family gave a five-year period, and now more than half a year has passed, at most in another year, I will definitely defeat Brother Richard, and give his head to Chongzong Li Qianshun as a gift." ”

"But it's up to Liu to send you." Anyway, there is still a year to see the real battle, as long as it is handled well, it will not shake the century-old foundation of the Zhe family, in this case, the old and cunning Zhe Keqiu feels that he is so free to advance and retreat, there is no need to take risks. As for what happened in the end, everything was not a problem for the old fox of the Ori family.

Zhe Keqiu originally wanted to say about his daughter Zheyue Immortal, but he opened his mouth several times, but in the end he didn't say it, he knew that it was not appropriate at this time, especially if he said it even more inappropriately, so he could only wait a little longer.

On the way back, Zheyue Xian sighed with emotion, the mansion of the youngest high-ranking official in the legend, the richest fortune boy in the Great Song Dynasty, was so plain and unpretentious, and it was not even as luxurious as the decoration of the homes of some rich people. However, behind this bland decoration is the unique domineering of the hero.

When he arrived at home, Zhi Keqiu told Zheyue Xian about the conversation he and Liu Zhenglong had gotten, and at this time, in his heart, this Bing Xue smart and wise daughter was his military advisor.

Zhiyue Immortal didn't expect such a result, she said a little angrily: "Father, you are so confused, how could you make such a mistake? Liu Zhenglong is definitely not the kind of stunned young man who is easily impulsive, but an extremely experienced strategist, and if he is not sure, he will not propose such a huge battle of national destruction to the official family. On the other hand, if the plan of this war of annihilation is not perfect and feasible, the officials will not agree, let alone hand over the entire northwest to a twenty-seven or eighteen-year-old young man. Once the Western Xia was destroyed, the impact on the Zhe family would be extremely far-reaching. ”

When he said this, Zhiyue Xian paused for a long time and then said, "Father, since you have made a mistake in this step, it is irreparable, so let's do your job well." In the battle against Western Xia, our war horses can come in handy, and maybe it will still be a great military achievement. The immediate priority now is to expand the recruitment and training of cavalry in preparation for the battle to destroy the Western Xia Kingdom.

"That's all there is to it. Zhe Keqiu knows that he has lost the most important part, but he can't regret it, it seems that many things in the back are still inseparable from his daughter, but I don't know if it's fair to do this.

Here is a steady move forward, but there is more or less trouble on the side of Li Renli, the king of Shu, and there is no progress in the negotiations that did not hide the overlap, but now it is not a question of whether to talk about it or not, but a question of how to go next. Now that the official recognition of the Great Song Dynasty has been recognized, if we don't take the route of peace talks in the future, I am afraid that it will not be possible to go out.

Peace talks, this time the meaning of the peace talks has become more, but Li Renli, who has always been very low-key, is slightly high-profile this time, he took the initiative to banquet Wang Boyan, the prefect of Jingzhao Yin, and knew Li Jin, and passed the judgment to fold Yan's quality, and stayed behind Zhu Xiaosun, of course, Liu Zhenglong was not invited to the banquet, as for why, it may still be angry about Liu Zhenglong's defeat of the Western Xia army.

Without Liu Zhenglong present, the peace talks of this first meeting were much simpler, and it can be said that everyone drank happily, but because they drank too much, everyone did not talk about anything, just talked about Fengyue, and there was no negotiation content at all.

On the third day, Wang Boyan and Shu Wang Li Renli really entered the rhythm of negotiations, and it can be said that the two sides fought with each other. Each article needs to be confirmed by both parties before it can be written. Of course, this is a treasure, no one wants to ask for more, and the two sides are even more reluctant to let in the negotiation of strategic materials, which is obviously fighting for their own rights and interests.

No matter how much content is discussed, in fact, it is of little significance to Shu Wang Li Renli, but the biggest thing has not been able to find a suitable opportunity to talk about.

It's okay for Wang Boyan not to get to the point, but Li Renli, the king of Shu, can't, after all, he won't stay in Jingzhao Mansion for long, and he needs to leave, and if he doesn't talk about it, he won't have time.

As soon as Li Renli, the king of Shu, opened his mouth, he was pushed back by Wang Boyan, and the old fox said unhurriedly: "The imperial court has already laid out the relevant tone, and I can't change it." In a word, let Richard Ge's iron cavalry withdraw from Xihe Road, and the rest of the things are easy to discuss, but without this step, then everything is empty, His Royal Highness King Shu, you think about it, and then continue to talk, if necessary, I will ask Liu Yuanjun to come out and finalize the final details with you, Lord Wang. “

Li Renli, the king of Shu, had a feeling of being tricked, as if he had eaten a fly to death, and he felt very angry, but anger could not solve the problem.

What to do? Just when Li Renli, the king of Shu, hesitated, Li Jin's side made a move, and this guy cut off Li Jin's place in Jingzhao Mansion where he might hide enemies.

There is no choice, what should be done, when Li Renli, the king of Shu, was the most entangled, he made a move, and he led the army to kill people quietly and silently, such as in the territory of Western Xia. This battle was very important, and it gave Li Renli, the king of Lishu, a reason to persuade Li Chage, the king of Jin, to withdraw his troops.

Puwang Richard finally chose to talk to Wang Boyan, he really didn't want to talk to Liu Zhenglong, the little fox, about such a secret matter, but since Liu Zhenglong didn't talk about it, then the whole matter could only be handed over to Wang Boyan.