Nanjing Xijin Mansion, in the palace, the brightly dressed queen Xiao Puxian's pretty face was a little more depressed, recently Jin Guotie rode step by step, and now the burden of Northern Liao is on the shoulders of a woman who is less than thirty years old, and this pressure makes the former first beauty of Liao on the verge of collapse.

Yelu Dashi, Li Chuwen, and Xiao Gan, who were sitting opposite, could be said to have their own ghosts. The three of them have always been at odds with each other, especially after supporting Ye Luchun's accession to the throne, in order to fight for power and position, they are even more openly and secretly.

Now Xiao Gan is advocating that Xiao Puxian's daughter take the throne, but she is strongly opposed by Yelu Dashi, and Prime Minister Li Chuwen's attitude is ambiguous, I don't know if it is okay, which makes the court situation extremely chaotic.

"Let's talk about it, now that the army of the Jin Kingdom is pressing the border, what should we do?" Xiao Puxian wants to be the empress, but it doesn't mean that she can't recognize the situation, if it weren't for the defeat of Emperor Tianzuo Yelu Yanxi, Yeluchun would not be the emperor, and she would not be the queen, if it wasn't for Yeluchun dying in a daze, there would be no so-called empress problem.

Xiao Gan took a look at Yelu Dashi, and Li Chuwen then said, "The soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, there is nothing to be afraid of, the city of Nanjing is high and deep, as long as we do a good job of defense, we will definitely be able to block the Jin army." Moreover, the most powerful cavalry of the Jin Kingdom was invincible in the encounter, and it was not so easy to attack a large mansion like Nanjing Mansion. Moreover, now that Daliao has gathered hundreds of thousands of young people, he can still go into battle to kill the enemy, and there is no need to fear the enemy like a tiger. ”

"The 700,000 troops led by Emperor Yelu Yanxi of Tianzuo were all defeated by the Jin army, even if they gathered hundreds of thousands of elites, what was the use. Nanjing Prefecture is a high city and a deep pool, but Tokyo, Chukyo, and Xijing also seem to be tall cities, and they were not conquered by the Jin army. Li Chuwen's face was full of disdain, and he sneered, "The top priority should be to unite the Song State, and our two countries should join forces to resist the Jin army together, rather than rushing to set up a new king." Moreover, if the military is now unstable and focuses on the establishment of a new monarch, there will undoubtedly be unstable factors, which will do more harm to the country than any benefit. ”

Everyone present is a human spirit, how can they not hear what it means? Yelu Dashi said dissatisfiedly: "Does the prime minister want to say that there will be infighting if a new monarch is appointed?" ”

"Hard to say?" Li Chuwen looked down on Yelu Dashi in his bones, and felt that the guy was just relying on the royal family, otherwise he was not qualified to show off in front of him.

Seeing that she was about to quarrel, Xiao Puxian hurriedly said, "Now that the enemy is present, we must put national affairs first. ”

"Yes, it should be the focus of state affairs, now Tianzuo Emperor Yelu Yanxi can't be counted on in the northwest, the first emperor is gone, we should support the queen mother's accession to the throne, and then the monarch and the ministers will unite to fight against the Jin army." Xiao Gan was loyal to Xiao Puxian, but he fled back to the city after the defeat, and did not participate in supporting Yeluchun as emperor. Therefore, on the issue of supporting the new monarch, he spared no effort, he has 10,000 Xi warriors in his hands, and his combat effectiveness is still very strong, and he has a great say in major affairs.

Yelu Dashi is a royal nobleman of the Liao Kingdom, how could he allow the throne to fall to the queen of the Xi family? He said coldly, "Since state affairs are the priority, then in the absence of Emperor Yelu Yanxi of Tianzuo, the crown prince Yelu should be established as the new monarch." ”

"However, Yeluding is not in Xijin Mansion!" It was Li Chuwen who spoke, he was not interested in who would be the emperor, and wanted to keep the Xijin Mansion, to put it bluntly, to keep his glory and wealth.

This is the biggest loophole in Yelu Dashi's plan, Yeluding is not in Xijin Mansion, which is difficult to justify, if this can support Yeluding, then why can't you wait for Tianzuo Emperor Yelu Yanxi to come back to maintain the overall situation?

In a situation where it was difficult to justify himself, Yelu Dashi proposed a new plan, saying, "We can respect the crown prince Yelu as the emperor and temporarily put the queen in charge of the country." ”

In the history of the Liao State, it was the norm for the Queen Mother to supervise the country, and there was nothing unusual. Yelu Dashi's proposal of this plan is actually a compromise with Xiao Gan in disguise, so that Li Chuwen will not have the opportunity to make trouble.

Sure enough, Xiao Gan expressed his support, and Li Chuwen didn't want to say anything, and Xiao Puxian's perfect pretty face showed a long-lost smile.

Xiao Puxian said with a smile: "The mourning family is reluctant to preside over the court situation, and now the army of the Jin State is pressing, and the major military affairs still depend on the three of them." Now there are only two ways in front of us, one is to surrender to the Jin State as a vassal state, and the other way is to help the Song State, after all, the truth of the cold lips and teeth should be clear to the Song people, and the Liao and Song countries have been brotherly countries for more than 100 years since the alliance of the Yuanyuan, and they should also help each other. Look at that way, it is desirable. ”

Even if you think about it with your toes, you also know what Xiao Puxian means, that is, it is more reliable to unite with the Song Kingdom, and it is definitely not a good strategy to be a vassal state of the Jin Kingdom.

Li Chuwen said, "The first emperor proposed to negotiate peace with the Jin State during his reign and was rejected, and now it is estimated that there will be no results, the Jin State is clearly to destroy our Great Liao, and then to negotiate peace at this time can only be self-inflicted, it is better to send important ministers to negotiate with the Song State, and it is a big deal to return the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, so that the two sides can unite to fight against the Jin State." ”

"Yes! Attachment to the Kingdom of Jin is not a good policy. Xiao Gan had fought fiercely with the Jin army, and knew that the current Jin State was to destroy the Liao State, not any vassal state, he glanced at Xiao Puxiannu and said, "For the Song State, the Jin State will definitely become a big trouble, with our Great Liao in the middle as a buffer, the Great Song Emperor should be very happy." ”

Yelu Dashi didn't quite agree with this plan, but he couldn't come up with any good strategies for a while, so he had to say, "Negotiating with the Song State is one thing, we still have to step up the expansion of our armaments, after all, in the end, we still have to resist the attack of the Jin army militarily, otherwise everything is empty talk." We should get in touch with His Majesty the Emperor as soon as possible, and let His Majesty the Emperor lead the Great Liao warriors to be attacked from the Western Dynasty to jointly resist the Jin army. ”

The Great Liao Emperor Tianzuo Emperor Yelu Yanxi is a joke, leading an army of 700,000 can be defeated, and now it has reached Yinshan, and even the western Kyoto has been lost, counting on such an emperor to counterattack, isn't it a big joke. In addition, the promotion of Yelu Chun as the emperor is tantamount to betraying the Tianzuo Emperor Yelu Yanxi, if this guy counterattacks, it will be difficult for anyone present to survive.

Seeing that everyone was not very controversial, Xiao Puxian said, "Then it is settled, Prime Minister Lao Cheng arranged for the important ministers to go on a trip, among the sixteen states of Youyun, except for Nanjing Xijin Mansion, the others can be returned to the Song State one by one according to the steps, of course, they have to give the economy five million, what do you think?" ”

Now the defense of Nanjing Xijin Mansion requires a lot of money, and asking for five million is not too much, at least the three important ministers present have no opinion. In the end, Xiao Puxian said, "In order to show our sincerity, the New Year's coin can be exempted, and our Da Liao can go to the emperor's number, which can be regarded as showing the greatest sincerity, and I hope the prime minister can promote this matter." ”

"The minister must do his best." Li Chuwen knew that it could only be like this, after all, this was already the greatest sincerity that the Liao State could show, and the whole country could not surrender.

Not long after everyone left, Xiao Gan came back.

Xiao Puxian said in surprise, "Aiqing, why did you come back again." ”

"The minister feels that Li Chuwen is a little unreliable, and he is afraid that he will fornicate with the Song State and eventually betray Da Liao, so this matter has to be guarded against." Xiao Gan's gaze was very vicious, and he sensed that Li Chuwen was a little betrayal.

After all, Xiao Puxian is a female streamer, this matter is not so accurate, she thought for a moment and said, "Li Chuwen is a Han Chinese, after all, it is unreliable, the country is still our Liao, you discuss it with Yelu Dashi, this matter should not cause too much shock, after all, the people in the government and the opposition are panicking now, and if the prime minister is executed rashly, it will cause greater panic." ”

Xiao Gan and Yelu Dashi have always had contradictions, but at this time, the great enemy is currently in turmoil, and the country is already in turmoil, so the two can only temporarily put aside their personal grievances and unite with the outside world.

I don't know why, after Xiao Gan left, Xiao Puxian didn't feel much easier, but her heart became heavy, and she executed Li Chuwen, it was not a trivial matter, this is the prime minister who has the merit of supporting, and is the representative of the Han army of Liao, once executed, I am afraid that the Han army will be unstable, this is not peacetime, the army of Jin is pressing, if the Han army is in chaos, how should it end.

The woman is careful, the problem that Xiao Puxian thinks about is different from Xiao Gan and Yelu Dashi, although she doesn't know how to solve this problem, but she also begins to think about countermeasures, no matter what, she has to find a way to reverse the decline.

The Liao State belonged to the Khitan and Xi peoples, and they would not believe the Han people at the critical moment, no matter whether Li Chuwen really rebelled or not, as long as he determined that there was a problem, he would still be executed. This is what Li Chuwen is most worried about, which is why he advocated making peace with the Song State, of course, not for the safety of the Liao State, but to leave a way back for himself.

After returning to the mansion, Li Chuwen ordered to strengthen the vigilance, close the door of the mansion, and gather his brother Li Chuneng and his son Li Zheng to hold a secret meeting.

In the secret room, Li Chuwen didn't go around in circles, he said straight to the point, "Xiao Gan, this person is ambitious, he wants to put his true picture in the air, and he will take us Han people at any time, I can't sit still, I want to defect to the Song State, and dedicate the Liao State to the Great Song Dynasty in exchange for a great future, I don't know if you have any objections." ”

Li Chu Neng said, "It was my brother who advocated Ye Lu Chun to ascend the throne, and in order to reward my brother for his meritorious service, Ye Lu Chun crowned my brother as the marshal of the Han army and commanded all the Han army. However, the first emperor died, and Xiao Gan destroyed the holy decree of the marshal with the support of the Khitan soldiers, and also tried his best to exclude the resentful army from entering the Xijin Mansion, and suppressed the promotion of Guo Yaoshi, the commander of the resentful army, making it clear that he did not trust us Han people and wanted to take advantage of our Han people. ”

Fu Zun said that he was originally a cronie of Guo Yaoshi, and when he came to the city, he contacted Li Chuwen to discuss defecting to the Great Song Dynasty, and of course he supported it in this case, he said, "The former Yi Battalion, the Hou Yi Battalion, the former Jin Battalion, the Hou Jin Battalion, the Qianying Battalion, the Xian Battalion, the Qianxian Battalion, and the Yanzhou Battalion jointly wrote a covenant, willing to swear allegiance to the Prime Minister, and willing to follow the Lord to defect to the Great Song Dynasty, which is a handwritten letter from our family system." ”

Li Chuwen took the handwritten letter of Guo Yaoshi from Fu Zunshuo's hand, and clearly saw that the 30,000 resentful troops were ready to be dispatched at any time, at this time, he was much more down-to-earth, and now the Liao army in the city was less than 30,000, at most it was equal, so there was no need to be afraid of Xiao Gan, Yelu Dashi, now it depends on what the attitude of the Great Song Dynasty is.

At this time, everyone's eyes were on Zhao Luren, this guy was the only one who could talk to the imperial court, and it could be said that he was the envoy of the privy envoy Tong Guan.

Zhao Luren pondered for a moment and said, "The prime minister is very optimistic about the prime minister, but he just rushes back, what status can he have, after all, the Great Song Dynasty is a civil official, and without merit, the political hall will not pass, even the official family is very difficult." If there is an earth-shattering achievement, then the cardinal minister will ask everyone for credit, which everyone knows very well. ”

Yes, Li Chuwen is already the governor of Liao, the king of Qishui County, if he is settled in the Great Song Dynasty, it will be difficult to be a petty official, or a rich idler.

After pondering for a long time, Li Chuwen said: "I heard that the legend of the Great Song Dynasty can be the king after recovering the sixteen states of Youyun, I don't know if it is a rumor or true. ”

"I left a will to Emperor Shenzong, and the one who recovers the sixteen states of Youyun can be the king, of course it's true." Of course, Zhao Luren understood what Li Chuwen meant, and he continued, "If, Prime Minister, you can realize the return of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, then the county king will not be able to escape, and as for whether he can enter the political hall, it is difficult to say." ”

"This matter still has to be discussed in the long run, I will arrange for someone to send an envoy to Bianliang, Tokyo in the near future, and after talking with the cardinal, let's talk about it." Li Chuwen has his own idea, but the premise is that the Great Song Dynasty sends troops, otherwise it will be difficult to achieve that big thing, and the fewer people who know about that kind of thing, the better, and it is inconvenient to mention it in front of outsiders.

"I'll return to the capital and help the Prime Minister match." Zhao Luren knows that the things here have nothing to do with him, and the more he stays, the more dangerous it is, it is better to leave early, as for how Li Chuwen operates, it has nothing to do with him.

After Zhao Luren and Fu Zun left, Li Chuwen said to his younger brother and son, "This step is successful, the family will continue to soar, and if it fails, the whole family will fall into the abyss of no return, so we must be cautious." ”

"Father, instead of sitting and waiting, it is better to take the initiative. Now Yelu Dashi, Xiao Gan has raised the butcher's knife high, even if we back down and don't take that step, they won't let us go. Besides, even if they let us go, the current Liao State is in a storm, can we withstand the Jin State Iron Ride, and sooner or later the country will be destroyed. ”

"Yes, big brother, wealth and danger are sought, as long as we plan carefully, we can win the battle, after all, Xiao Gan and Yelu Dashi are not single-minded." Li has always been a bold guy, and he often does things recklessly.

Li Chuwen said, "Okay, then let's step up preparations, Chu Neng, you are in charge of the patrol work in the city, this piece must be strengthened, not only can not let Xiao Gan find the problem, but also quietly eradicate dissidents, we must firmly grasp this piece in our hands, and we must not relax." ”

"Big brother, don't worry, I'll do a good job."

Tokyo Bianliang, Que Yunlou, Zhao Luren knelt and told the story one by one, he knew that he seemed to have done something wrong, but he didn't know what the problem was.

Liu Zhenglong didn't speak, drinking tea slowly, until Zhao Luren knelt and staggered, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead, he said, "Do you know what's wrong?" ”

"I'm sorry adults, but the villains don't know?"

"You shouldn't come to the capital, you should be a flying pigeon to pass the book, and then go to Jiangnan to report to Tong Guan as soon as possible." Liu Zhenglong put down the teacup and said, "Get up, it's not a big mistake for you to do this, and it's also a sign of loyalty." Before you go to see Tong Guan, you should go and meet with the Governor of the Privy Council, Mr. Gao Chen, and talk about this matter. ”

The trajectory of history has not changed in any way, should you revise it against the sky? At this time, Liu Zhenglong himself had no idea, he knew that changing his life against the sky would cause a butterfly effect, and he didn't know that the Great Song Dynasty would go in that direction in the end, but let the situation develop, would he have the ability to turn the tide and clean up the mess in the end?

When he couldn't make up his mind, Liu Zhenglong asked Zhao Luren to tell Gao Chen about this matter, and let the four major families decide the direction of the situation, now it is more important for him to cultivate excellent generals than anything else, there are many generals under him, but there are very few who can take charge alone, and those who can fight against Yan Zonghan, Yan Zonggan and others are even rarer.

Liu Fa is counted as one, Lu Junyi is counted as half at most, and no one else is good, Yue Fei is too young and has not been honed on the battlefield, Gao Pet, Yang Zaixing is destined to be a fierce general, and it is not good to command the army. As for the five tigers of the Pan family, it is a miracle that they can withstand Yan Zonggan together. The reason why Lu Junyi is half of the army is mainly because this guy can command the soldiers, and he has a set of troop arrangements, but unfortunately the overall situation is not enough, and this point can't catch up with Yan Zongbi.

Han Shizhong, this guy hasn't come out yet, Wu Jue and Wu Lu have not yet gone through the training, and now for Liu Zhenglong, there is still a long way to go.

There must not be many soldiers, but they must be elite soldiers, otherwise under the impact of the powerful Jin cavalry, even if it is 100,000, hundreds of thousands, they will still collapse and flee.

Gao Chen didn't expect the civil strife in Liao, this news was too important to him, this is not a small matter, it will have a huge impact on the Korean situation. After listening to Zhao Luren's report, Gao Chen hurried to Cao's mansion, such a big matter still had to be discussed with Old Man Cao.

I don't know why, Gao Chen is reluctant to discuss with Liu Zhenglong on this issue, after all, he is just a junior. He has his own arrogance and is unwilling to bend down in front of his juniors.