Not to mention Yelu Long's continued study, but also to say that in the Northern Song Dynasty court in the south, Taizong sat on the dragon chair above their court. Taizong saw his ministers, so he said: "Ladies and gentlemen, I have received reliable news that the emperor of Liao in the north is getting sicker, this is a rare opportunity, you say that I should not send troops to attack Liao at this time, and then dominate the world.

Zhao Pu stepped forward and said: Although the opportunity to attack Liao at this time is really rare, now we have integrated the Central Plains, it can be said that the entire Central Plains is under the iron hooves of my Great Song Dynasty, and now the one who attacks the Great Liao can hit the Liao State by surprise, and the Liao Emperor is seriously ill, the Liao soldiers must be brave and brave, and secondly, this time it is a rare opportunity, since the first emperor Taizu is around a purpose, that is, to recapture the sixteen states of Youyun, so the minister suggested that not only to attack Liao but also to attack Liao, one blow to determine the world.

His subordinates Pan Mei Yang Ye and other generals all thought that what Zhao Pu said had a certain truth, so they said: Your Majesty, the Liao State is getting stronger and stronger now, and we also think that once we miss this opportunity, maybe when the Emperor of Liao recovers, he will come to deal with our Great Song Dynasty first, and we might as well follow what Zhao Cheng said, and attack the Great Liao.

There is one person in this group who disagrees, that is, Kou Zhun who has just entered the court, he is only in his twenties this year, but he is still a little unclear about Liao, but he still knows some, in his opinion, there is no shortage of wise people in Liao. So some did not agree with attacking the Liao State at this time.

Song Taizong saw this young man who had just come to the court, with such an expression, he opened his mouth and said: Kou Aiqing, I see that your expression is sad and depressed, you can tell me what you think.

At this time, Kou Zhun had no choice but to come out and say: Official, in the opinion of the ministers, if we attack Liao at this time, won't Liao have any defense? In my opinion, the Liao State is not only prepared, maybe it is waiting for my Great Song Dynasty soldiers and horses to go, we have many Great Song Wenchen generals, is it possible that they have fewer Wenchen generals in the Great Liao? So according to my conjecture we can think of maybe the one called Han Derang must also be able to think that in the Liao State Han Derang can be said to be a wise man, he must have already made a suggestion to the Liao Emperor Yeluxian, the minister believes that the minister does not want to attack the Great Liao, but the Liao State is brave and good at fighting, our army cavalry and horses, are not as good as the Liao State, at this time we must choose the right time to attack, we must consider the problem from many aspects, and in case this is the Liao State to lure the enemy, what should it be, so it is not appropriate to attack at this time.

I saw Pan Mei Yang Ye and other generals come out and play: Then when do you say that it is an opportunity, do you have to wait for this matter to pass before it is an opportunity? No matter how many officials and prime ministers agree, are you just a child, do you have the point to speak?

Although Song Taizong also hated saying it, he found that Zhao Pu seemed to have a self-determined demeanor, and saw Zhao Pu also open his mouth and said: I think Master Kou hasn't finished speaking, so you might as well wait for Lord Kou to finish speaking, and then we will make a decision.

Kou Zhun gave Zhao Pu a grateful look, in his opinion, Zhao Pu was a capable minister, and his intelligence had actually thought of these for a long time, but he threw all the things that offended people to himself. But he didn't mind these Kou Zhun, he just wanted to tell his opinion to his emperor, and he didn't care about offending people.

So he opened his mouth and said: The official retainers do not disagree with the invasion of Liao, but they must find out the truth and truth, and then make an attack plan according to the actual situation, and they do not have to attack the Liao State without understanding the enemy country. Therefore, the minister suggested that it is better to send an envoy to Liao to see if the emperor of Liao is really sick or fake, if it is really sick, then we will send people to attack directly, if it is a fake disease, then we can also be prepared and prevent it from happening.

Song Taizong also felt that what his courtier Kou Zhun said was reasonable, he thought that Kou Zhun was really young and promising, so he opened his mouth and said: Kou Aiqing, what you said is very true, what do you think of Aiqing?

The generals of the Great Song Dynasty Wenchen all felt that although what Kou Zhun said was a little ugly, there was still some truth in what he said, and they all said: The officials have their own decisions, and the ministers dare not answer for you.

Taizong opened his mouth and said: Since this is the case, then do it! Then let's discuss the candidate to envoy Liao!

I saw Pan Mei open his mouth and said: The last general of the official family suggested that Prime Minister Zhao Cheng go to Liao, Prime Minister Zhao Cheng is well-read and proficient in Liao, it is better to have Zhao Chengxiang go to Liao to see the emperor's condition in Liao instead of the official.

Other generals also agreed to let Zhao Pu go, but Taizong disagreed, he said: I think Zhao Pu has reached a certain age, and there is Zhao Cheng who is nearly seventy years old, if he is allowed to go, others will say that I am not close to people, do you Aiqing still have others?

At this time, Zhao Pu walked out and said: The official, the old minister recommends a person, this person is talented, has a strategy, and will definitely be able to take on this role.

Taizong opened his mouth and said: Who is this person that Lao Aiqing is talking about, say and listen to me, I will see who it is.

Zhao Pu replied: Qiyu official, this person is far away in the sky, close in front of him, this person is Kou Zhun, since Kou Zhun has found out so many situations in Liao, it just shows that Kou Zhun knows Liao very well, the old minister is already sixty and one, dying years, although he has the heart to make contributions to His Majesty, but the old minister has more than enough strength and is insufficient, but Kou Zhun this person is His Majesty personally hand-picked the new champion, from his analysis just now, it is also very good to see that only this person is the best candidate to visit Liao, and secondly, Kou Zhun is extremely smart and witty, If he goes to find out the situation, what is more important is that this idea was made by Lord Kou, so I think Lord Kou will not be afraid of the difficulties of the Liao State, you might as well ask Lord Kou about his determination.

In Song Taizong's opinion, Zhao Pu's analysis was very reasonable, and he also felt that if he sent Kou Zhun to go, he would definitely succeed, but he still asked Kou Zhun, and he said: Kou Aiqing, are you willing to take on the task of going to Liao for me to replace the Great Song Dynasty.

Kou Zhun was originally a person who was loyal to Song, and in his opinion, this idea was his own, and the emperor would send him sooner or later, so he preemptively said: The minister is willing to send an envoy to Liao for His Majesty and complete the task of sending an envoy to Liao.

Taizong touched his beard, comforted Lao Huai, and said: Since Aiqing has this intention, then I will allow you to ask, and you will send you to the Liao State to complete this task, and I will crown you as a Qincha and promote you to the Liao visiting envoy, I hope you can show my Great Song Guowei to the Liao State, so that they can understand that my Great Song Dynasty cares about their emperor.

Kou Zhun just said a word of thanksgiving, and said: The official family is wise and decisive, and the minister acts according to the order.

After saying these things, Song Taizong said: Since there is nothing else, then you Aiqing should step back first! Retreat!

The eunuch also announced his retirement from the court, and the ministers knelt down and said: Long live my emperor, long live, long live!