Li Qianshun did take great pains to make Xia strong and prosperous, but obviously his courtiers could not understand this painstaking effort, for example, what Xi Fengchang was most concerned about now was to successfully complete the tasks assigned to him by his father, and stop the emperor's ambition to use troops abroad, and instead chose to maintain neutrality.

Originally, he wanted to use King Yue to speak, but now it seems that Mo Yuhe, who is traveling with him, is a more ideal candidate. So after a journey, after several hesitations, he finally spoke: "I don't know what Ning Ling thinks about the Liao and Song dynasties sending envoys to congratulate the emperor on his birthday this time?" ”

Xi Feng often wanted to tactfully find the right topic, but this little thought naturally couldn't hide from the old fox Mo Yuhe, and he immediately laughed: "You want to ask the old man's attitude towards the Liao-Song dispute, right?" Is this what your father means by sealing Ye Chang? He doesn't want us to do anything against these two countries, does he? ”

These questions stopped the fine seal at once, and he was stunned for a moment and didn't know how to answer. But this reaction alone already made Mo Yuhe know the answer, so he smiled again and said: "Actually, the old man is not optimistic about rashly using troops with foreign countries at this time. Our foreign strategy has always been to focus on darkness, and if we can, we don't need to use soldiers. After all, I am not as good as the Song people in terms of money and food, and I am not as good as the Liao people in terms of soldiers and soldiers. ”

Hearing his answer, Xi Fengchang's spirit immediately perked up, and he hurriedly said in surprise: "In this way, Ning Ling does not approve of the use of troops abroad, I wonder if you can come out to the emperor to make a statement, so that he can dispel the idea of using troops against the Liao and Song Dynasty?" ”

"Hmph, that's not easy." Mo Yuhe shook his head at this, glanced at Sun Tu who was following behind, and said: "I won't hide it from you, in fact, this time the Liao and Song Dynasty had another dispute, in the final analysis, because I should have single-handedly promoted it because of the internal division of the Liao Dynasty." As early as after the emperor got rid of the Liang clan and took the government into his own hands, he had already planned to provoke a war between the two countries, so that I could take the fire of the dynasty. Now that everything is going according to his plan, do you think the Emperor will heed my advice at this time? ”

After hearing these words, Xi Fengchang and Sun Tu's faces changed almost at the same time, the former was naturally because he knew how difficult this matter was, while the latter had only now confirmed that Youzhou was indeed the mastermind behind the incident in Nanjing, which made him hate him a lot.

If it weren't for those Xia people who should have provoked that incident, they might have returned to the Great Song Dynasty safely, instead of letting almost everyone die outside Youzhou City! This made Sun Tu even more determined to take revenge on the Xia people fiercely, and let them know what would happen if their hinterland was infiltrated and caused chaos!

Seeing that the two of them changed color, Mo Yuhe only thought that they were worried that things would be difficult to stop, and he was also amused in his heart. In fact, he had already seen that the Xifeng clan wanted to stop the emperor from using troops abroad, not from the overall situation of the Xia Kingdom at all, but completely from his own position.

Because the roots of his Xifeng clan are on the eastern border, once they really want to start a war with the Liao State, they will definitely bear the brunt of it, and the losses will be great. Mo Yuhe could be sure that if Xia Guo only decided to use troops against Song this time, then Xifeng Yechang would never raise any objections.

After taking two steps forward, Mo Yuhe thought of another layer, and now he and the Xifeng clan also have the intention of forming an alliance to fight against the prince's party because of this incident, and it is really difficult to directly refuse their request at this time, at least the face on the surface is still to be sold. Otherwise, if it spreads, it will be said that he crossed the river and demolished the bridge.

So soon he spoke again: "However, there are many people in the court who are not optimistic about the emperor's plan to advance this time, so if you can contact some more courtiers and oppose them together, you should be able to make the emperor retract his order." In fact, in such foreign wars, the only one who can really influence the emperor is the privy envoy Uguruya, and if you can convince him, even the emperor will have to think twice. ”

In fact, the Western Xia learned from the Song people in many official systems, such as the Privy Council to oversee the military power of the whole country in addition to the Zhongshu, which was used to check and balance the powerful Zhongshu Order. It's just that because of the relationship between Mo Yuhe's qualifications and power in this dynasty, the privy envoy Uguruga is not very valued, but its military status is still impossible to ignore.

Xi Feng Chang nodded yes hurriedly, but then said with a bitter face: "But my Xi Feng clan has never had anything to do with the privy envoy, so I am afraid that something is wrong with me rashly at this time, and he may not listen to me." ”

"It's up to you." Of course, Moyuh understood what he meant by asking for help from him, and he could have come forward to convince Ugurugya, but he didn't want to do it at all. Because this is a move against the emperor's will, he has just made the emperor very dissatisfied because of the prince's matter, and if he gets involved in this matter again, I am afraid that he will really cause trouble.

Just when Xi Fengchang was full of helplessness, Mo Yuhe said again: "But there is one person who can help you." ”

"But who is it?"

"King Yue. When King Yue didn't go to Dingzhou, he had a great friendship with Ugu Boqi, the eldest son of Ugurugya, and you can let him come forward to lead you to meet him. Mo Yuhe quickly gave an answer, which also made Xi Feng Chang's face suddenly happy, he really didn't expect that there was such a relationship with King Yue.

So he immediately said happily: "If this is the case, Uncle Yue Wang will definitely not refuse my request." With him in the background, things should be much easier to say. ”

"Huh." Mo Yuhe glanced at him thoughtfully, the relationship between King Yue and the Xifeng clan seems to be quite close, does that mean that he actually has some kind of thoughts? Thinking of King Yue's virtuous name in the Xia Kingdom in the past few years, and comparing what the prince had done, Mo Luhe actually had some kind of thought in his heart that made him a little afraid.

After a while, he pressed the throbbing, and said, "If you can really win the support of the privy envoys, and then the courtiers cooperate, the old man will inevitably come forward." At that time, all the important ministers in the court were opposed, and even if the emperor was resolute, he could only withdraw his fate. ”

Listening to this deduction, I was often overjoyed, and thanked the other party for his guidance. And although Sun Tu didn't interject along the way, he saw something else from the perspective of a bystander. Obviously, the privy envoy named Uguruga and Mo Yuhe did not go all the way, but the relationship between the two sides was not hostile. And Mo Yuhe said this, in addition to a little favor from the Feng family, I am afraid that he also has the intention of taking the opportunity to make friends with the other party.

As they walked, they said that they had returned to the door of Moyuhe's mansion, which was still heavily defended, but the mood of its owner was very different. In fact, more than half of yesterday's anger was staged, in addition to showing the emperor's determination, it also had the meaning of buying people's hearts. And today, now that he has obtained what he wants, the death of a few of his men is nothing at all.

Of course, Mo Yuhe has to find a way to catch the murderer of last night's murder, so that the official position of the inspection department can really fall into his own hands. Therefore, when he arrived at the front of the house, he no longer had the intention of chatting with Xifeng, but finally admonished: "But you also have to be prepared when you go to see Uguruya, I heard that in the past two days, the envoys of Song Liao have come to the door many times to ask for a meeting." As for their purpose, they don't need to talk about it anymore, right? ”

After inviting Sun Tu to his house for a few days and being politely refused, Mo Yuhe finally returned to his house, and Sun Tu and his party went on the road again.

At this time, it was almost dusk, and Sun Tu thought that they should go back to the other courtyard to rest. Unexpectedly, after taking two steps, Xi Fengchang suddenly proposed: "Why don't we go to see Uncle Yue Wang and ask him for help?" ”

"It's getting late today, I'm afraid it's a little inappropriate to come to the door for help at this time, right?" Sun Tu hurriedly spoke out to dissuade him. If this is placed in the Great Song Dynasty, so suddenly come to the door without a note in advance, I am afraid that people may not be willing to let them enter the door.

But Xi Fengchang smiled with confidence: "Uncle Yue Wang has always regarded me as a nephew, even if he comes to the door at this time, it is not a gift. What's more, it's urgent, I really can't wait. "After knowing that the envoys of Song and Liao were in frequent contact with Uguruya, he was really worried that things would come to an early conclusion, so he had to seize all the time to convince the other party.

Since he said so, of course Sun Tu was not good at persuading, so he nodded yes, and then they quickly turned their heads and went straight to the Yue Wang's mansion, which was not too far away.

For their sudden visit, King Yue was indeed a little surprised. After meeting, he looked at Sun Tu and sighed: "Sun Qianli, you can be regarded as making a name for yourself in my Xingqing Mansion this time." actually became an enemy of the prince, and escaped the pursuit twice, which is really impressive. ”

"King Yue praised it falsely, and it was just a fluke in the next place. Fortunately, the crown prince was magnanimous and didn't really want to attack me for this little thing, otherwise my life would have been lost. Sun Tu hurriedly said modestly.

After a few words of gossip, Xi Feng Chang said his intention today under the inquiry of King Yue. And after listening to his story, King Yue also frowned: "This king and Ugu Boqi do have a good relationship, but they have some trouble with the privy envoy. So I don't necessarily have anything to say on this matter. ”

"You don't need Uncle Yue Wang to come forward for this, the little nephew also knows your difficulties. I just hope that I can meet the privy envoy in the presence of Uncle Yue. Of course, it would be great if Ugubochi could really help us say a few words. ”

Seeing that this matter was not easy to shirk, King Yue finally nodded and said, "Then I will help you this time." It just so happened that yesterday Ugubochi sent someone to invite me to come over to the house, so you can go with me in the next two days! ”