"Liu Ping? Can he really do it? When Cao Wei said the name of the chief general he recommended, Li Zhang and Zhao Zhen asked suspiciously almost at the same time, this Liu Ping Of course they remember that when they attacked the party, Lu Yijian had recommended him, but Cao Wei said that although Liu Ping was both civil and military, he was too arrogant, and it was easy to underestimate the enemy when he encountered a cunning person like Li Yuanhao, so he finally decided to use Zhao Zhen as the main general, but he didn't expect that this time to attack the Liao State, Cao Wei would recommend this proud Liu Ping.

"Liu Ping is a person who can be civil and martial, and he is not rigid in the use of soldiers, and the generals in the army talk about the use of soldiers, I am afraid that no one can compare with him, as for his proud temperament, it also depends on who the other party is, if it is in the face of the great enemy of Liao, I believe that he will definitely not be proud, but will only be more cautious!"

Speaking of this, I saw Cao Wei pause for a moment and then said: "In addition, Liu Ping has served in Cangzhou for many years, and he is also very familiar with the Hebei area, and even when he was in Cangzhou, he personally surveyed the terrain on the border, and presented a strategy to the imperial court to seize the sixteen states of Yanyun. ”

Hearing Cao Wei's words, Zhao Zhen and Li Zhang were also a little moved, they believed in Cao Wei's vision, last time he said that Zhao Zhen could use it, but Zhao Zhen really didn't disappoint them, and this time he recommended Liu Ping, so there is no reason to doubt, especially Liu Ping is indeed one of the famous generals in the army, and he was originally on the pre-selected list.

"Okay, I believe that the old general will definitely not be wrong, but for this attack on Liao, does the old general have anything to say?" Zhao Zhen finally nodded, and then asked again, Cao Wei is a famous general of the Great Song Dynasty, if he is not too old, the main general of this attack on Liao must definitely be him, but even if Cao Wei can't be the main general, Zhao Zhen also wants to hear his opinion.

Cao Wei seemed to have been waiting for Zhao Zhen's words for a long time, only to see that he said to Zhao Zhen at this time, "Your Majesty waits", and then took out a key from the pillow, and then instructed Cao Qian, who was standing next to him, to bring a box to the bookshelf next to the bedroom, this box was placed at the highest point of the bookshelf, and there was a lot of dust on it, and it seemed that it had not been opened for a long time.

Cao Qian wiped the dust off the box, and then sent it to her father, and Cao Wei also touched the surface of the box at this time, as if he had thought of something, and then opened the box with the key, revealing a thick stack of manuscripts inside.

I saw Cao Wei take out the manuscript, revealing a neatly stacked map below, Cao Wei first put the manuscript aside, and then took out the map and gently unfolded it, Li Zhang and Zhao Zhen also looked at it curiously, and found that this was actually a map of the Song-Liao border, on which many lines were written and painted and made many alterations, and there were many lines extending from the Great Song Dynasty to the Liao realm, which looked like it should be the route of the march.

I saw Cao Wei looking at this map with an emotional look, and then said to Zhao Zhen: "Your Majesty, the minister has also been collecting information on the Song-Liao border over the years, especially the garrisons, road conditions, grain and grass camps in various parts of the Liao country, etc., and marked them on the map as the basis for sending troops. ”

When he said this, he saw Cao Wei pick up the manuscript next to him and put it on the map and said again: "These are all strategies for attacking Liao written by the old minister, but most of them are on paper, and whether they can be implemented by the minister is not guaranteed, so it can only be used as a reference, and I hope that Your Majesty will send these to Liu Ping." ”

Looking at the thick strategy of attacking Liao in Cao Wei's hands, as well as the route of the march full of alterations on the map, Zhao Zhen couldn't help but show a moved look, the Great Song Dynasty had a general like Cao Wei, it was really the luck of their Zhao family.

After discussing the matter, Zhao Zhen asked Cao Wei about his condition again, in fact, Cao Wei's body has been good and bad, when Li Zhang came to visit him a few days ago, he was still lying in bed and couldn't get out of bed, and his spirit was also very sluggish, but now he has recovered a little, which made Li Zhang also relieved, and Cao Wei seems to be used to his recurrent condition.

"Your Majesty doesn't have to worry about the minister's body, the minister still has to wait to see Your Majesty take back the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, so as to comfort my Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty!" In the end, Cao Wei spoke again, and Zhao Zhen was also quite moved to comfort Cao Wei again, and then said goodbye and left Cao's mansion.

"Cousin, do you think Liu Ping can really be the main general?" On the carriage back to the palace, Zhao Zhen asked Li Zhang with some suspicion at this time, it was not that he didn't believe Cao Wei, but that the choice of the main general was too important, so he had to be cautious.

At this time, Li Zhang held the box of Cao Wei's strategy for attacking Liao, and pondered for a moment before he spoke: "If Your Majesty still has doubts about Liu Ping, why don't I go on a trip myself to see what kind of person Liu Ping is and whether he can take on the heavy responsibility this time?" ”

Li Zhang also showed a helpless expression when he said this, he had gone to Luoyang and Yongcheng one after another some time ago, and he planned to stay at home during this time and accompany his wife and daughter, but he didn't expect such a thing to happen again, and he, like Zhao Zhen, is not very familiar with Liu Ping, unless he sees each other with his own eyes, he can't put his mind at ease.

"It's great that my cousin is willing to take a trip, but this time it's going to be hard for you." Zhao Zhen shouted with joy at first, but then he was a little embarrassed, after all, he knew Li Zhang best, and knew that if he wasn't for the sake of Da Song, I am afraid he would not be so busy.

"It is my duty to serve the country, and I haven't been to the northwest for a long time, so I will revisit this time." Li Zhang also smiled at this time.

Without further ado, after all, the civil war on the Liao side was on the verge of breaking out, and the Great Song Dynasty side also had to seize the time to prepare for the war, and strive to give them a fatal blow when the Liao State was at its weakest, so after making a decision, Li Zhang also immediately went home to say goodbye to his family.

Knowing that Li Zhang was going out again, Qingori was also very reluctant, but she was a woman with general knowledge, although Li Zhang didn't say what she was going to do in the northwest, but there must be important business, so she didn't object, but personally prepared clothes and supplies for Li Zhang.

At this moment, Yan Niang also came back from outside with An Ran in her arms, Li Zhang also hesitated when he saw her, and then said: "Yan Niang, come out, I have something to tell you!" ”

Yan Niang also agreed when she heard this, and then handed An Ran over to the nurse, and then she followed Li Zhang to the courtyard, and Li Zhang hesitated again at this time and said: "Yelu Zongzhen launched a coup d'état in the Hot Spring Palace, and Zhirang also participated!" ”

Suddenly hearing the news of her younger brother, and participating in such a dangerous thing as a coup d'état, this made Yan Niang's hands and feet weak, and then she grabbed Li Zhang's arm and asked eagerly: "How did Zhi let him, did he encounter danger?" ”

"The coup failed, and Zhirang was also taken prisoner, but then Yelu Ren led the troops to rescue first, and Yelu Zongzhen has been rescued, as for Zhirang, there is no news for the time being, but I think he should be rescued like Yelu Zongzhen." Li Zhang sighed at this time and said, today's intelligence did not mention Yelu Zhirang, but when the coup failed before, the news that Yelu Xisun was killed in battle and Yelu Zhirang was arrested.

"Brother woo" Yan Niang finally couldn't help crying when she heard this, although she hated her family for using her as a bargaining chip, but Yelu Zhirang was the only relative who made her worry, especially before Yelu Zhirang also helped Li Zhang, which shows that he still values his sister very much, so Yan Niang now hears the news that her brother does not know the life and death, and she is naturally sad.

Seeing Yan Niang's grief appearance, Li Zhang also gently hugged her and comforted her, and at this time, Qing Zhi in the room heard Yan Niang's cry and walked out, Li Zhang simply explained a few words to her, which made Qing Weaving also sigh and comfort Yan Niang with Li Zhang.

After a long while, Yan Niang stopped her grief, and immediately raised her head and begged Li Zhang: "Husband, can you send someone to inquire more about the news from the Liao Kingdom, whether Zhirang is dead or alive, at least let me know his whereabouts." ”

"Don't worry, such a big thing has happened, and the imperial court has been paying attention to the movements of the Liao State, as long as there is news of Zhirang, I will tell you immediately!" Li Zhang also assured at this time.

Hearing Li Zhang's words, Yan Niang was finally a little relieved, after all, her younger brother just had no news for the time being, maybe just like Li Zhang said, he might have been rescued with Yelu Zongzhen, and even at this time she was suddenly a little afraid of the news from Liaoguo, after all, as long as there is no definite news for a day, then she has hope for a day.

The next day, Li Zhang also went to Miao Yuan to say goodbye, and when she learned that Li Zhang was going to travel again, Miao Yuan was also a little unhappy, but she didn't dissuade her too much, just prepared something for Li Zhang, although Qing Ori had already prepared one, but she had to let Li Zhang bring one more.

Early in the morning of the third day, Li Zhang led the team to the capital with the holy decree appointing Liu Ping as the main general, but in addition to this holy decree, Li Zhang also had another holy decree to remove Liu Ping, that is, if Liu Ping's performance was not enough to serve as the main general, Li Zhang had the right to remove his appointment as the chief general at any time.

Time is pressing, Li Zhang's road is also riding horses, he is bringing cavalry this time, and the post station has also prepared replacement horses, so the speed of Li Zhang's party is also extremely fast, only ten days later, Li Zhang's party finally came to Yanyan Road.

Liu Ping is now an official to the Yongzhou Observation Envoy, as the deputy governor of Yanyan Road and the pacification envoy of Yanyan Road and Huanqing Road, this long list of official positions can be real positions, with heavy troops in his hands, which also shows Liu Ping's status in the army, and the governance of Yanyan Road is located in Yanzhou, that is, Yan'an in later generations, in the east of Gyeongju, not far from Gyeongju.

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