Zhao Gou said with great joy: "Since I ascended the throne, I have paid equal attention to civil and military affairs, and I have been both military and political, and I have relied on the help of all Aiqing. Today is a critical period for the development of national strength, so although every knighthood is given, it is only honored, not worthy of it, and it is also hoped that all the important ministers can share the burden of the court while striving for honor. ”

Before the Great Song Dynasty, he sent New Year's Gifts to Liao Jinxia every year, but in fact, it was an offering, coupled with the difficulty of Jingkang, the Jin State robbed a large amount of gold and silver treasures, and the treasury was empty. In addition, almost half of the country was ravaged by the war, and the fields and manors were destroyed, and the people were struggling to make a living. After the establishment of Yan, the silver in the treasury, in addition to paying salaries to officials and soldiers, was used to rebuild the people's livelihood, economy and military.

In order to rejuvenate the Great Song Dynasty, from the emperor's relatives to the Jiupin Sesame Officials, they should tighten their belts, show a sense of responsibility and mission, and contribute to the reconstruction of the Great Song Dynasty and the prosperity of the Great Song Dynasty. Even if it is a drop in the bucket, it will definitely be able to add up to a lot, and Nachuan will become a sea.

Wu Jue and others said: "This is what the ministers should do. ”

"Let's talk about the new acquisition of the six states this time, is there a candidate for the governor of the ministry to appoint the governor?" Zhao asked.

The official Shangshu replied: "The minister will sort out a suitable list as soon as possible and send it to the emperor for selection and appointment." ”

Zhao Gou nodded and said, "If other people have suitable candidates to recommend, they can also list the detailed information of the personnel and the reasons for the recommendation, and send them to the Ministry of Officials for unified reporting to me." The virtuous do not avoid relatives, let alone the old and the young! ”

The court affairs are over, and Wu Jue has nothing to do in the capital, so he resigned from the emperor and went back to Shaanxi Road.

Wu Ting was also rewarded with an official position this time, so he was naturally happy.

When Wu Jue passed by the gate of Qu Ping's Mansion, he hesitated in front of the door, and he didn't have the courage to decide to go in to visit Mrs. Qu Mansion.

He was worried that the two Mrs. Qu would complain about themselves if they knew that Qu Ping had no news yet. Besides, although he once drank with Han Shizhong, Liu Guangshi, Yue Fei, Zhang Jun, etc. in Qu Mansion, he has always regarded it as a public friendship, which is not a particularly personal friendship. If it weren't for working with Qu Ping this time, it would be even more lifeless.

Wu Jue is famous for his iron face, and he will not get too close to others, so as not to breed gossip. Compared with his brother Wu Lan, it is much easier to make friends.

There is no impermeable wall in the world, not to mention such important news as "Qu Ping has no news", how can he hide it from Mrs. Qu Fu, don't forget that there is also Li Cailian, the director of the secret service department.

Li Cailian knew that the two ladies were worried about Qu Ping, and after another half a month, they deliberately went to Qu Mansion to report the news.

"Sister Cailian, it's been so long, and there is no news from you over there?" Xiao Lu asked Li Cailian with some concern.

Li Cailian blamed herself and said: "I'm sorry, madam, our people have been looking for it, and there is no news yet." ”

Zhao Ping'er comforted everyone, and comforted herself: "No news is better than bad news." ”

Li Cailian said: "At that time, some soldiers died because of the fatigue of the war horse, so they were left behind by the team, and when they rushed over, their own soldiers had already scattered and ran away. Because after the adults killed Li Qianshun, they met a large group of golden soldiers, and everyone parted ways in order to disperse the target. The soldiers can escape back, and the adults are so smart and have good martial arts, they will definitely be able to successfully get out of trouble. The two ladies can rest assured! ”

Zhao Ping'er said: "If a good swimmer drowns, I am afraid that he will become a hero and run to the Jin Army to make trouble." ”

Xiao Lu said angrily: "What nonsense! ”

"Phew!" Zhao Ping'er realized that she had said the wrong thing, and she couldn't wait to slap her two ears.

Xiao Lu said to Li Cailian: "The Jin soldiers have entered the territory of Western Xia, does the emperor know?" ”

"Yesterday it was already played by the emperor." Li Cailian said, "The situation in Western Xia has not yet stabilized, and now the entry of Jin soldiers has cast a shadow on the situation." ”

The Jin army invaded Western Xia, not to mention the gloomy situation in Western Xia, and even the Great Song Dynasty was affected.

No, Zhao Gou made a liver fire in the court. Because, the new Lord Zhizhou, who was sent to Shuozhou, Yunzhou to take over the city, was both given free tickets to return to the city.

Jin Fang said: Yunzhou Shuozhou had been ceded to Jin by Li Qianshun long before Li Changzuo was transferred to the Great Song Dynasty, and there is a treaty as evidence. Li Qianshun personally drew a charge, Li Changzuo is borrowing flowers to offer Buddha, it is purely opportunistic, Da Song You have fallen for him Li Changzuo! My Jin Kingdom will not care about you, and I will give you a free return trip, hoping that you will return to Beijing safely and truthfully restore your emperor.

The two Zhizhou adults who became empty checks came back, 1510, and by the way, they added some of their feelings and thanks, and the emperor listened to it, how could he suppress his anger?

Zhao Gou said angrily: "It's really unbearable!" ”

The Great Song Dynasty also suffered a dumb loss, in fact, Li Changzuo did not know that these two states were ceded to the Jin State by Li Qianshun, and now that the Jin State has occupied the two states, I am afraid that he will not be able to get it back by relying on the tongue of three feet.

Li Gang said: "Your Majesty, Li Changzuo, the king of Western Xia, probably didn't expect that Li Qianshun had already traded Yunzhou Shuozhou as a bargaining chip. If Jin Guoqiang robbed it, we still have a reason to fight for it. However, now that we have this dumb loss, we may have no choice but to eat it. "51 Beautiful

"Your Majesty, the Jin soldiers invaded Western Xia, and the benefits we had so hard won would also be greatly discounted." The military department is still the book.

Zhao Gou said: "Yes, big fish are delicious." ”

Yang Zaixing was concerned about Qu Ping's comfort and said: "Yongguo Gong's loss of contact, will it be related to the invasion of the Jin army?" ”

Zhao Gou had already learned the latest news about Qu Ping from Li Cailian yesterday, and said: "There is an inevitable connection, but Yongguo Gong should have retreated." ”

Li Gang thought for a while and analyzed: "Since Yongguo Gong retreated and did not come back, there are two other possibilities. One is that Yongguo Gong is on the way back to the Great Song Dynasty in a roundabout way, but Yongguo Gong likes to take an unusual path, so we can't get news; The other is to cross the Yellow River, and further north, there is the Mobei grassland tribe! ”

Li Gang's analysis is not unreasonable, it's just that Qu Ping went to Mobei to do something. The Mobei grassland tribe was once controlled by the Liao State for more than 100 years, and now that the Liao State is gone, the Jin State has not yet spared the opportunity to extend its clutches to the grassland tribes.

Zhao Gou asked: "Mobei? The tribes of the grassland were already divided with different intentions, and since the fall of the Liao State, they have been in a stage of no one's rule, and they are even more scattered. ”

No one rules, this word is the key, Zhao Gou suddenly has a clear heart, does Qu Ping want to ...... If so, this game is very big and dangerous!

When the officials saw the emperor say this, they nodded to themselves, and the smart people, including Li Gang, understood this seemingly uncertain possibility.

If Qu Ping retreats with his whole body and has his own plans, I will relax and wait for the good news. Zhao Gou said: "Yongguo Gong naturally wants to continue to search. In addition, the ambition of the wolf son of the Jin Kingdom, both the lessons of the past and the unrepentant, will definitely not give up this time when he invades Western Xia. Since the Western Xia is attached to our Great Song Dynasty and has concluded a military alliance, in order to show the majesty of our dynasty, I intend to send troops to the Western Xia to aid the Xia and resist the Jin, do you have any objections? ”

Hubu Shangshu said: "Your Majesty, Jin Guomu has no one else, he should be punished, Xixia is sincerely attached and should be helped." However, my Great Song Dynasty is at the beginning of the revival of the Middle Kingdom, and I went out to help Xia to resist Jin, and I worked hard, but I may not please him, and I hurt myself by beating the tiger! ”

The Ministry of Rites said: "The household department is in charge of money, and it is also the duty to have this concern. The emperor and the minister believed that if the household and military departments could calculate the gains and losses of this account, according to the minister's humble opinion, the family had more than enough beams, and they should help the poor. The cold years know the pines and cypresses, and only in adversity can we see the truth and get real friends. ”

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu said decently, did not say that there would be no troops, nor did he say that he must send troops, but he preferred to send troops to demonstrate the prestige of the Great Song Dynasty.

Yang Zaixing came out and said: "The ministers are in favor of the emperor's aid to Xia to resist Jin, first, to dispel the arrogance of the Jin State, second, to help the Western Xia to stabilize the transition, and third, to respond to the Duke of Yongguo." If the emperor considers sending troops, the ministers are willing to lead the troops there! ”

Li Gang quietly looked at Yang Zaixing, although the three points are very important, but Yang Zaixing values the third point more, right? Yang Zaixing is the most affectionate person.

Zhao Gou asked Li Gang: "What does An Guogong mean?" ”

Li Gang had already made a decision in his heart, and replied: "Your Majesty, when you consider sending troops, you must have thought it through. Combined with the current treasury, troops, grain and grass logistics, as well as the ambition of the whole country to resist Jin Yangwei, the minister thinks that the emperor's decision is very wise! ”

Li Gang fully enumerated the conditions under which troops could be sent, and also flattered the emperor by the way, Zhao Gou was very happy, and said: "Bow first and then soldiers, and send a letter of state to Jin Guo first, saying that Western Xia has officially attached itself to my Great Song Dynasty, and violating Western Xia is to humiliate the face of Great Song Dynasty." The Jin State withdrew from the Western Xia border on the 15th day after receiving the letter from his country, otherwise he would meet each other in arms. In addition, contact the king of Western Xia again to explain the willingness of the Great Song Dynasty to send troops to help, don't be troublesome if the two sides don't please at that time. ”

Li Gang said: "This is nature. The minister recommended Liu Xiaochen to go to the Jin State for negotiations. ”

Liu Xiaochen is currently in charge of compiling the Jianyan Canon, a wide-ranging multidisciplinary book series that Qu Ping proposed to the emperor to compile, and when completed, it will be the largest encyclopedia ever written, covering all known classics.

The editor-in-chief of this book is Zhao Gou, and the deputy editors-in-chief are Li Gang, Qu Ping, and six books, which shows how much attention it has.

Zhao conceived that Liu Xiaochen did a great job in the Western Xia last time, but now that he has been commissioned to compile the "Jianyan Canon", could it be that the talent-rich Great Song Dynasty could not find a second person suitable for negotiation?

Zhao Gou said: "Liu Xiaochen is currently presiding over the compilation of the ceremony, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get out, why don't you choose another person?" ”

Li Gang said: "Your Majesty, the canons are all-encompassing, and just collecting the world's anthologies cannot be done in a year or two, and it is not difficult for Lord Liu to do things alone." But in the matter of negotiation, Lord Liu is flexible and aware of changes, and there are excellent successful cases in front of him, so why not let him return to his old business, be familiar with the road, and succeed as soon as possible? ”

Zhao Gou has an advantage that he can listen to advice, and his loyal words are not against his ears, he dares to listen, and the ministers dare to speak.

Zhao Gou therefore said: "Okay, this matter should not be delayed, then transfer Lord Liu to the Northern Dynasty for negotiations." In addition, he ordered the front lines of Hebei's East and West Second Road and Hedong Road to increase military drills, and dispatch troops at any time to disrupt the enemy's eyes. ”

"Yes!" The military department should answer.

Yang Zaixing said: "Your Majesty, the minister asks to go to the front line!" ”

Zhao Gouxin said, there are Han Shizhong, Liu Guangshi, and Yue Fei on the front line, and I can't use you, isn't it embarrassing for you to go to other people's realms. But after thinking about it, if the Jin State does not withdraw its troops, the Great Song Dynasty will send troops to save face, so it is better to send Yang Zaixing. It can also fulfill Yang Zaixing's fighting spirit.

Zhao Gou said: "Aiqing's fighting spirit is strong, how can I discourage your enthusiasm." In this way, if Aiqing led the Gyeonggi Road Army to battle, it would inevitably be too exciting, and it would consume grain and grass, and waste manpower and material resources. How about you take my will to Hedong Road and borrow 10,000 soldiers and horses from General Han Shizhong for your dispatch? ”