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Guo Xu coughed, sat up straight, cheered up, and said loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, this is the end of the matter of relief and pacification on Jingxi Road, if you have any suggestions, you can go to discuss with Lin Jue, and he will decide." The second major event of my early dynasty today is about the Liao State. ”

The ministers cheered up and listened. The emperor mentioned several things about the Liao people, and obviously attached great importance to the relationship with the Liao state. This matter is now the top diplomatic priority facing Da Zhou, and a decision is indeed needed.

"As we all know, this rebellion of the Qingjiao was secretly instigated by the Liao people, and the ambition of the wolf son of the Liao State is obvious. What is hateful is that they are still arrogant, denying it, and accusing us of slandering them. Such a barbarian state without faith, righteousness and virtue, can I still condone them? I have done my best to treat the Liao people in Da Zhou, do I still have to deal with such a white-eyed wolf? Wouldn't it greatly damage the majesty and prestige of our Celestial Empire? ”

Guo Chong continued loudly, quite emotional. Qian Delu on the side was very worried, the emperor's illness had just improved, would he cough again with such anger. Qian Delu was ready to put hot water and pills on him as soon as the emperor coughed.

"The funny thing is that to this day, my Great Zhou and the Liao people still abide by the alliance of Yanyun and call each other brothers. Yesterday, I also received an excerpt from some officials telling me that 'the coins and brocade silk handed over to the Liao people this year need to be prepared, so as not to miss the delivery time'. It can be seen that in the hearts of some of our officials, the people who are afraid of Liao are like tigers, as long as they can be safe, they can completely ignore the system of the imperial court and the face of our Great Zhou. What do I want him to do with such an official? ”

Guo Chong said angrily. One of the officials below had a gray-haired official with a pale face, knelt down and kowtowed, and shouted: "The emperor forgives the sin, the old minister has no intention of doing so, the old minister just inquired according to the old year's routine." The emperor forgives his sins. ”

Everyone recognized this person as Zhao Fu, the Qing of Honglu Temple, in fact, when Guo Chong said that someone went up to ask about the New Year's coin, everyone knew that it was him. Because one of the responsibilities of Honglu Temple is to deal with affairs such as diplomacy, messengers, etiquette, and other affairs with the surrounding countries. Since the Alliance of Yanyun. The delivery of the New Year's coin cloth at the end of each year of the Great Zhou is presided over by Honglu Temple. This Zhao Fu has always been in charge of this matter, so he must have asked about it. It's just that this person is obviously inflexible and doesn't know how to read the direction of the wind. Obviously, the relationship between the Great Zhou and the Liao State has reached the verge of rupture, so why wait and see. He was okay, and according to the old practice of previous years, he began to worry about the delivery of the New Year's coins and cloth.

"Forgiveness? It is precisely because of the indiscriminate mediocrity of a minister like you in the imperial court, a person who has no backbone and opinions to follow the rules, that my Great Zhou was teased by the Liao people without face. The decree was passed on, and all official titles of Zhao Fu of Honglu Temple were removed, and he was demoted to a commoner. Exiled for three thousand miles. Their children and grandchildren will never be hired! Guo Chong shouted.

The ministers were stunned and stood in shock. This Zhao Fu has been an official for many years, and has served in three dynasties, but now he has ended up like this in the year when he is about to become a minister. It can't be said that he is incompetent, he is still conscientious and organized. But alas, he hit the knife, and maybe he is old and his brain is not very flexible, so this time he was unlucky. Da Zhou is still relatively tolerant of officials, unless they are the most heinous people will be sentenced to death, generally speaking, they are just degraded officials and sent to prison. But the punishment of 3,000 miles of exile was in some ways more severe than the death penalty. Once exiled, there will be no return. At an age like Zhao Fu, it must be a situation of death in a foreign land.

For people in this year, the dead leaves in a foreign country cannot return to their roots, which is a more terrible thing than death. Someone was once sentenced to exile, and his choice was suicide. It is evident that he would rather die than be exiled thousands of miles away. Not to mention, Zhao Fu's children and grandchildren are also implicated and will never be hired by the imperial court, which is like a death sentence for the children of the entire Zhao Fu family. In this year, it is to cut off their future, and never think of turning over.

The ministers were full of compassion in their hearts, some sighed for Zhao Fu, and some were shocked by the emperor's attitude today. Although Guo Chong is relatively strict, he is generally tolerant of his courtiers. Since he ascended the throne, he has not been very cruel to his courtiers. The most common is the reprimand, which gives the impression of majesty, but not harsh. But today, Guo Chong's attitude has shocked many people. It turns out that the emperor is not without a temper, but he doesn't lose his temper easily. This also shows from the side that the emperor no longer has the slightest tolerance for the treacherous covetousness of the Liao people to covet the Great Zhou.

Zhao Fu was powerless and shouted 'The emperor forgives his sins' over and over again, but he was still dragged out of the palace by the guards in front of the palace. Guo Chong's face was grim, and he said in a deep voice: "Ladies and gentlemen, how do you think the relationship between my Great Zhou and the Liao State should be handled?" Lu Aiqing, you can talk about it. ”

"Qi Sheng, the old minister thinks that the Liao people have no faith and no righteousness, and my Great Zhou has also exhausted his benevolence and righteousness. Under the current circumstances, the Yanyun Alliance no longer has to be complied with. The so-called covenant of the brotherly country is a big joke. The old minister suggested that the emperor should send an envoy to Liao to inform them that because of their treachery, the alliance of Yanyun will be torn up from now on, and my Great Zhou will no longer abide by this alliance. Unless the Liao people sincerely apologize, they can restore the old good. Otherwise, the two countries will sever diplomatic relations and there will be no forgiveness. Of course, Lu Zhongtian knows the direction of today's wind, and he has always had a tough attitude towards the Liao people, which is also the attitude he has always advocate.

"Well, I think what Lu Aiqing said is good, this Yanyun Alliance should have been abolished a long time ago, this is a barrier in my heart in the Great Zhou. It is not that I did not obey the covenant of the first emperor, but that the Liao people broke the covenant first, and they had to make an inch of progress and were hostile to my Great Zhou. Therefore, this Yanyun Alliance should be abolished. Guo Chong shouted.

"What the emperor said is extremely true. What Lu Xiang said is also very true. This Yanyun alliance not only had to be abolished, but also thought that all the border towns on both sides should be closed, and no more border people should be allowed to trade with each other. The Liao people only sell us cattle, sheep, horses, furs and other things, I have no shortage of cattle and sheep in Dazhou, and furs and other things are not necessary, the big deal is that we don't wear fur and eat less cattle and sheep. What I sold to the Liao people in Da Zhou was tea, cloth, silk, rice and other things, all of which were necessary for the Liao people. However, if the field is closed, the Liao people will have no clothes, no tea, and no rice to eat, and they will be in chaos within a year. Although this is an informal battle, it is similar to a battle, and if the other party is in chaos, I can sit back and relax. Wu Chunlai stepped forward and said loudly without waiting for the roll call.

"Well said!" Guo Chong patted his thigh and said: "The Liao people benefit the most from my Da Zhou, the two sides market each other, and the Liao people benefit." The rice eaten by the Liao people, the tea and wine they drank, and the clothes and silks they wore were all offered by my Great Zhou. Close the farm, let it drink blood, and restore the life of the beast. I don't have to provide food and clothing for this group of beasts. As for cattle and wool horses, they could have been produced in the land of Western Xia in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and we only need to expand the scale of breeding and grazing to ensure that the vacancy can be filled. They need to depend on us, but we don't need to depend on them. Wu Aiqing's suggestion is good! ”

Wu Chunlai was proud, and he was finally able to show his face for a while. It is not easy to get the emperor's praise. The ministers also discussed one after another, and the crowd was excited, and after counting the shameless deeds of the Liao people, they all felt that the Liao people had to be punished, and they all agreed with the proposals of Lu Xiang and Vice Minister Wu. But there were also people with solemn expressions, obviously disagreeing.

"The minister dared to ask, does the emperor mean to start a war with the Liao?" Yang Jun finally asked. As soon as he spoke, the hall fell silent.

"Yang Aiqing, I didn't say that I wanted to go to war with the Liao. Although the Liao people are shameless and untrustworthy, and the punishment of my Great Zhou is also famous, but at present, my Great Zhou is concerned with internal affairs, and it is not appropriate to raise troops to fight for the time being. I understand this. Guo Chong said in a deep voice.

Yang Jun frowned and said: "But the emperor wants to tear up the Yanyun Alliance, withdraw the border town, and break off diplomatic relations with the Liao people, isn't this just to make enemies with the Liao people?" If the emperor wants to do this, the soldiers and horses in the border towns must be ready for battle, because even if we don't send troops, the Liao people will come to attack us. ”

Guo Chong frowned and groaned: "Can the Liao people be free now? The Jurchen rebellion has not yet been pacified, and they have more than enough strength to attack my Great Zhou? ”

Yang Jun said: "It's not a question of whether they have spare energy, but whether we are prepared." Once the Liao attack us, we can be ready. Grain, grass, materials, ordnance and silver can be prepared, but they are ready to fight to the death with the Liao. If there are no such preparations, it is debatable to tear the skin with the Liao? The minister also felt that it was necessary to deal a heavy blow to the Liao people to punish them for their wolf ambitions to covet my Great Zhou, but there are some things that should not be taken lightly, and should be decided after deep thought. ”

Guo Chong frowned, he knew what Yang Jun meant. Yang Jun still has the same idea, he is not afraid of war, but he wants silver. I still can't get around the problem of silver.

"Yang Shumi, this is not a matter of willfulness, it is about my face, and the surrounding small countries are looking at us. If you don't give the Liao people a look at the color this time, these subjugated countries around you will all have trouble in the future. You are a privy envoy, in charge of my Great Zhou soldiers and horses. You can't say anything like that at this time. A government official retorted.

"Nonsense, it is precisely because I am a privy envoy and shoulder the heavy responsibility of the court that I will tell the truth. But you can't just talk about fighting, because fighting a war will kill people, it will cost nothing, and it will raise the strength of the whole country. On weekdays, you shout that the army spends a lot of money, you clamoring to reduce the army, and some people even want to disarm the army. What to say at this time? I still say the same thing, the imperial court must be ready to fight the Liao people, as long as the skin is torn, the war will start. Don't look at the Liao people in civil strife, they can easily organize a large number of soldiers and horses. The Liao people are all soldiers, they are soldiers when they get on the horses, and they are the people when they get off the horses, don't you know this? Cutting off trade is cutting off its roots, and the Liao people will not wait until their own civil strife to open the door of our big surrounding towns with iron hooves. I hope you will think about it. Yang Jun shouted in a deep voice.