The envoy's words made the guards from Zhao Ji and Cai Jing to the side open their mouths wide and couldn't speak, this Jiang Xinzhi really knocked down Goryeo silently, how can this be regarded as a crime of doing side things, there was only one general who did such a thing before, didn't this Jiang Xinzhi know? Or is there something to rely on?

Cai Jing and several other ministers heard the key to it, the Liao State has changed dramatically, this is the real big thing, compared with others, the enemy of the Song State has always been only one, that is, the Liao State in the north.

Compared with the Liao State, Western Xia was just a trouble.

Zhao Ji was an emperor after all, and he also heard the key to it, and said, "Liao? ”

Everyone looked at the envoy of the Liao State, this envoy of the Liao State is called Yelu Debao, he naturally knows the current situation of the Liao State, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is full of dangers.

"A sea change?" Zhao Ji hurriedly beckoned, "Take it." ”

The envoy of the Liao State changed his face when he heard this, and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, this is just a ploy used by Jiang Xinzhi to escape responsibility, please be aware of it." ”

He didn't say it, but when he said this, everyone thought it was weird.

The sergeant hurriedly handed over the thick stack of letters, Cai Jing stepped forward to catch it, and then gave it to Zhao Ji, Zhao Ji opened it and looked at it quickly, everyone stared at his face, and found that Zhao Ji's face was black and red as if he was opening a dye shop, which couldn't help but make everyone more curious about what had happened.

Zhao Ji put down the letter, and then said with a smile, "Don't be nervous, it's just that there was a little turmoil in Liao, but such a civil unrest was said to be a great change, Jiang Xinzhi was confused."

Is that right? Jerod Debao? ”

Yelu Debao trembled all over, he thought about it again and again, and said, "Your Majesty, Weichen has something to report." ”

The corners of Zhao Ji's mouth curved slightly, and he said, "Okay, let's talk about it." ”

Yelu Debao took a deep breath, and then said, "There is a clan in the northeast of our country, named Jurchen, the people of this tribe live between the white mountains and black waters all the year round, and are good at fishing and hunting.

How do you think that when people are content, wolves are not satisfied, these barbarians actually do not cherish the kindness of my court, and raise an army to rebel, and our court was caught off guard, and lost several battles in a row.

At this time, the rebels of the Bohai Kingdom have been exterminated by our dynasty, and our heavy troops are fighting with the Jurchen rebels.

I have been in contact with your country for a hundred years, it is a country of brothers, and the barbarian rebellion is also a thing that your country hates, I hope that your country can open more border markets and cut off contacts with the Jurchens, in order to show the alliance between the two countries! ”

"Wow!"

Everyone was shocked by this news, today's court meeting was really three shocks a day, where did this girl really come out, and she actually beat the Liao State to defeat one after another? But after all, the Liao State is the Liao State, haven't you heard, at this time, the Bohai rebels have been wiped out, and it won't be long before the Jurchen rebels are also the ghosts of the Khitan.

Zhao Ji nodded and said, "What your envoy said is very true, but the widow has something to ask." ”

"Your Majesty, please."

"I wonder who owns your country's Tokyo City at this time?" Zhao Ji stared at Yelu Debao and asked.

Yerod Bao gritted his teeth, and after a while, he said, "I'm heading towards Tokyo City... Naturally, I am in the hands. ”

"That's good! Well, the widow is tired, scatter the dynasty! Saying that, Zhao Ji raised his legs and left, not giving everyone time to react at all, then Liang Shicheng didn't react at all, and saw that Zhao Ji was about to go to the back, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Your Majesty has a will, scatter the dynasty!" Scattered Dynasty!! ”

The ministers came together in piles of three or five, whispering and walking out, everyone knows that Zhao Ji's attitude probably represents that the envoy of the Liao State did not tell the truth, although I don't know what the truth is, but the Liao State has encountered big trouble is certain, now is the time for the Liao State to ask the Song State, everyone naturally has to take care of the identity, as for Goryeo, hehe, that is already a small matter, no matter what, Jiang Xinzhi is the festival envoy of the Song State, and the foundation is in Liangshan, and the court has a way to concoct him.

But if Jiang Xinzhi really opened the country in Goryeo, I am afraid that the imperial court will have a different attitude, anyway, no one will make any statement to Jiang Xinzhi now, everything depends on the changes in current affairs.

Some well-intentioned people also noticed that Cai Jing and several other real important ministers suddenly disappeared, needless to say, these people were all called by Zhao Ji to discuss things, and Li Gang was one of these caring people.

He looked at the ministers around him, looking at the north worriedly, although he didn't know what was going on in the north, but he could feel it all in the dark that it was all related to his good brother Jiang De.

"The traitors in the country have not been eliminated, but they must not start a side matter again." Li Gang sighed, ready to discuss with a few officials how to deal with this mutation.

In Yanfu Palace, Zhao Ji changed into a robe, Cai Jing and others also changed into casual clothes, Zhao Ji sketched the painting on the case, the bird feathers on this painting are exquisite, it is really a superb painting.

"Official, according to Jiang Xinzhi's words, the Jurchens have already broken through the Tokyo City of the Liao State, and the Bohai State was not destroyed by the Liao State, but by the Jurchens, and what the Liao envoy said to us is a half-truth and a half-truth." Cai Jing put the letter on the desk and said.

"How does the Taishi know that what this Jiang Jiedu envoy said is the truth?" Zheng Juzhong asked.

Zhao Ji is an emperor after all, although he has reactivated Cai Jing, he is still using Zheng Ju and is not idle.

Cai Jing said with a smile, "Because telling such a lie is not beneficial to it, it is easy to verify this matter, you only need to send someone to Goryeo to investigate clearly, this Jiang Xinzhi's foundation is still in Liangshan, how dare you take this crime of bullying the king?" ”

"Isn't it a crime to deceive the king by sending troops without authorization to attack friendly countries?" Zheng Juzhong snorted.

"If he loses, it will naturally be a crime of bullying the king, but at this time, half of Goryeo is in his hands, and he can only be touched, not reprimanded, and after the imperial court recovers Goryeo, it is not too late to slowly concoct it."

Zhao Ji hummed with great satisfaction, put away his pen and said, "How do you look at this bird?" "I don't know if he was talking about his own painting or Cai Jing just now.

Cai Jing stepped forward and looked at it carefully for a while, said a few good in the painting, and said a few bad, so that Zhao Ji kept nodding, Zheng Juzhong looked at it and was ashamed and anxious, but in this calligraphy and painting, the three of him tied together are not Cai Jing's opponents, where can he say what makes Zhao Ji convinced.

"There has been a change in Liao, how do you think I should behave?"

Zheng Juzhong's eyes lit up and said, "Official, this is a once-in-a-lifetime good time, I don't think it's as good as the Jurchens of the Outer Liaison and the internal armor repair soldiers, and if they are attacked by appointment, the Liao State will perish!" This is a great cause that Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong have not completed. ”

Zhao Ji's eyes were red when he was said, but such a great achievement made him move intentionally.

Just like any businessman wants to become a rich man, Zhao Ji also wants to be a celebrity through the ages, not to mention better than Tang Taizong, at least better than Tang Xuanzong.

To say whether an emperor is wise and martial, whether he can expand the territory is an important criterion, in his heart, he originally wanted to start from the Western Xia and win military merits, otherwise he would not support Tong Guan so much to start a war in the west.

Compared with the Liao State, Western Xia is nothing.

Cai Jing frowned, he retorted and said, "Official, this matter is better in the long run, our dynasty and Liao have Tanyuan Alliance, there have been no sword soldiers for a hundred years, and there are Xixia peeping around, our elite soldiers are all in the northwest, it is difficult to dispatch in a short time, although there is money and grain in the court, but if you want to destroy the country, it is not enough." ”

There is no money, no soldiers, and there is no valid reason, which is the three reasons why Cai Jing came up with not to go to war.

The other two were fine, but when they heard Cai Jing say that the money and food were not enough, Zhao Ji immediately asked with some vigilance, "What?" Is there not enough money and food in the DPRK and China? What about Gen Yue? ”

Cai Jing replied, "To attack Western Xia, the money and grain are enough to build Genyue, but to attack the Liao State, it is not enough." ”

Zhao Ji looked at the others, everyone else lowered their heads and didn't even dare to let go of a fart, the best way to collect money in the court was Cai Jing, if he didn't say enough, no one would dare to take over this spy, even Zheng Juzhong wouldn't dare.

"Official, since the Liao State is too busy to take care of itself, why don't you take the opportunity to take Western Xia first?" Cai Jing said again.

"Then what should Jiang Xinzhi do?" Zhao Ji asked while admiring his paintings.

"Stroke it first, then summon it." Cai Jing said.

"Can it be controlled?" Zhao Ji asked.

Cai Jing thought for a while and said, "You can seal it!" ”

Zhao Ji thought for a while and said, "I'm afraid it will become a precedent." ”

Cai Jing said again, "The ancestors have a will, and those who can recover Yandi can be crowned kings, and His Majesty will use this as a basis to canonize the princes and officials of Goryeo, and then crown them as marquises, so that they can return to Beijing to see them, and if they come, they can be appeased, and order them to garrison troops in Hebei and make them the dry cities of the country." ”

"I'm afraid it won't come."

"If it doesn't come, it can be declared a rebellion, and the Liao State will be invited to attack it, in this way, the Liao State will definitely be unable to rescue the Western Xia, and our dynasty can still destroy all the Western thieves."

Zhao Ji no longer looked at his paintings, but looked at Cai Jingdao squarely: "Taishi thinks what will happen to the battle between the Liao State and the Jurchens?" ”

Cai Jing thought for a while and said, "The Liao State is longer than my dynasty, and it has a profound heritage, although the Jurchen has sprung up, it is small and broad, as long as the Liao State is stable and right, it is not difficult to destroy it."

How can this Liao lord faint and make all his moves, the Jurchens have occupied their Tokyo, and it has become the climate, I am afraid that in three or five years, it will be difficult for the Liao State to exterminate the Jurchens. ”

Even in the case of the Jurchens occupying the Liao State of Tokyo, no one felt that the Liao State was defeated by the Jurchens, after all, the Liao State was the number one military power in everyone's hearts, and it had occupied this position for more than ten generations.

"How did the envoy of the Liao State reply?"

"The Liao Kingdom wants our supplies, why don't we want their war horses? If you want to open more border markets and exchange war horses, cattle and sheep, it is actually not a loss. ”

Zhao Ji nodded and admitted that the lack of horses in the Song Kingdom had reached an exaggerated point, even if it was a rich family, there were very few horses, and it could not be compared with the Han and Tang dynasties.

"Your Majesty, in fact, there is one person who should know the most about the Jurchen and the Liao Kingdom, so you can call and ask." At this time, a minister came out and said, and Cai Jing saw that it was Zheng Yunzhong.

"Who is Lord Zheng talking about?" Cai Jing squinted his eyes and asked, he also thought of someone in his mind, but he didn't want Zheng Yunzhong to say him.

"It is Zhao Lianghe, who returned to the Song Dynasty in the first year of Zhenghe."

"Oh! If you don't say it, the widow almost forgot about this man. As soon as Zhao Ji heard this name, he immediately recalled, clapped his hands and smiled, "I said why did I think the name Jurchen was so familiar just now, I heard it here." ”

Although the surname of Zhao Liangsi is Zhao, he is not a relative of Zhao Ji, but a Han of Liao, his original name is Ma Zhi, and he is a person from Yanyun, because he is dissatisfied with the magnates of Liao, he took advantage of Tong Guan to make Liao in the first year of Zhenghe, visited secretly, and offered a plan to support the Jurchens and fight the Liao State together.

This plan was simply a fantasy for the Song Kingdom at that time, but Tong Guan keenly felt that what this man said was not completely unreliable, not only hid him in the envoy team, but also brought him back to Kaifeng and met Zhao Ji at that time.

When Zhao Ji heard about this plan for the first time, he was also very interested, not only rewarded him with his surname, but also made him a secretary.

But the Jurchens were far away in the northeast, and in the mountains and forests, Zhao Ji didn't think of how to contact them, and when Cai Jing was the prime minister, everyone's attention gradually dissipated. Zhao Liangsi also became a member of the huge Song Dynasty bureaucracy, and if he wasn't a real person with a heart, he would never think of such a person.

Zhao Liangsi was originally an official of the imperial court, and it didn't take long for him to be called over, and after knowing the cause and effect, Zhao Liangsi knelt on the ground and said with tears streaming down his face, "God help me Da Song!" God help me Da Song! Your Majesty, this is a rare opportunity to cut Liao, and you can't miss the opportunity and don't come again! ”

Zhao Ji was taken aback by his excited appearance, a little startled, and he asked, "Aiqing, why is this?" ”

Zhao Liangsi wiped his tears and said, "Your Majesty, Weichen grew up in the northern country since he was a child, and he misses his homeland every day. How can the Jurchen be remote and difficult to connect, I didn't expect that we have not yet supported it, the Jurchen has already raised troops at this time, Your Majesty, please allow Weichen to go to the north and agree with the Jurchen to attack Liao, then the Jurchen will be in the east, our army will be in the south, Western Xia will be in the west, and the Liao country will die! ”

"Western Xia?" Zhao Ji asked suspiciously.

"Yes, Western Xia is as greedy as a wolf, and if he sees that the Liao State is about to die, he will definitely send troops to loot." Zhao Liangsi said confidently, "Please give an order to Your Majesty, Weichen is willing to follow the example of the sages and help His Majesty with 100,000 male troops!" ”

Zhao Ji's heart was warm by Zhao Liangsi's words, and he was about to agree, Cai Jing shouted, "Zhao Liangsi!" Are you really sure that the Jurchens can defeat the Liao State? ”

Zhao Liangsi replied, "Only the Jurchens are naturally not good, but if our dynasty sends troops, the defeat of the Liao State can be expected." ”