Hearing this, Li Zong frowned and groaned for a while, nodded, and asked the others, "What about you?" ”

Zuo Xiang spoke, the emperor nodded, what else could others do? You Lu and Zhao Kui naturally had no objections, and symbolically said two words of approval, and the matter was settled.

"Since all of you Aiqing think so, then do it!" Li Zong pointed his hand: "Zhao Aiqing, the matter of rewarding meritorious deeds is within the Privy Council, and it will be handed over to you, this degree must be handled well, neither can it chill the hearts of meritorious soldiers, nor can it be passed, lest other generals will be eager to try it and start a war indiscriminately to disrupt my overall situation." ”

Zhao Kui, who had just been promoted from the deputy privy envoy to the privy envoy, only felt a headache, and he wanted the horses to run and not want the horses to graze, this errand was really not easy, so he had to stand up and accept the order in a respectful voice: "The minister receives the order." ”

Li Zong exhaled, his body, which had been tense since he entered this hall, slowly eased up, and looked down to see that Uncle Xie Fang was still kowtowing there, so he waved his hand impatiently: "Get up, do a good job, it's better than you kowtow 10,000 heads!" ”

Uncle Xie Fang got up gratefully, thanked him vigorously, and patted his chest with a swollen forehead and promised that the matter of peace would definitely be done.

Li Zong liked this kind of courtier, although the ability is not strong, but the servile courtier, seeing Uncle Xie Fang embarrassed to hug his thighs and swear allegiance, he felt comfortable, his mood further improved, and he actually smiled: "Speaking of peace, Zhao Aiqing, the Privy Council wants to send a document to Sichuan, telling Wang Kui, just guard Hanzhong, don't cause trouble to the north, you must know that although Hanzhong won a big victory, but it is not guaranteed to win in the future, once defeated, all the games will be lost, and then regret it, although as the saying goes, promote peace with war, However, if Mongolia is forced to be anxious, tearing the skin and no longer negotiating peace, it will be the court who suffers in the end. ”

Zhao Kui was looking down and thinking about how to get the reward in order to be comprehensive, and he didn't watch out for Li Zong calling him again, and he was shocked and bitter.

The situation in Hanzhong, everyone knows that it is a great good, the direction of the Qinling Mountains is as stable as Mount Tai, and the corpses of the northern part of the Hanzhong River Valley are all over the field, which is an excellent opportunity to take the opportunity to expand the results of the war, and even the nerds who read dead books in the DPRK know it, let alone the generals who know the soldiers. Wang Kui, the envoy of the Sichuan system, also put forward in the good news that he took advantage of the opportunity of the Mongols to take back Henan, and if the time is right, even Hebei can stretch one foot into it.

In the government and the opposition, some people have compared Wang Kui to Yue Fei in the present world, singing praises and virtues, and his reputation and popularity have overshadowed many famous figures.

But the Great Song Dynasty does not need famous generals, only obedient generals.

Zhao Kui was born in the army, and he was able to sit in the position of privy envoy, firstly, he relied on his own ability, and secondly, he was inseparable from forming good civil servants and trying his best to integrate into the civil official circle and get their recommendation.

He is very clear about the court's views and attitudes towards foreign feudal officials, and also knows the emperor's deep meaning and calculations, Yue Fei's unjust death is inevitable, but the Great Song Dynasty will never produce only one Yue Fei who died unjustly, if he is not obedient, there will be many.

Gaozong's twelve gold medals urged Yue Fei to retreat, and now Wang Kui, if he is not obedient, maybe there will be thirteen gold medals sent out.

It doesn't matter if the gold medal is issued, it was issued by the emperor, but now Lizong doesn't want to be Gaozong, he wants Zhao Kui to be Qin Yu.

It's very hurtful.

Zhao Kui doesn't want to be this bad guy.

Li Zong asked the Privy Council to issue this document, instead of issuing an order with a central decree, making it clear that he wanted to throw off the pot, and in the future, public opinion was boiling and the crowd was passionate, and Li Zong could twist his head: It is none of my business, it is the idea of Zhao Kui of the Privy Council.

Zhao Kui looked at Du Fan and Youlu, hoping that the two prime ministers would say something, but the two of them didn't look at him, one looked down at the ground, and the other looked up at the sky.

Helpless, Zhao Kui sighed and arched his hand: "The minister obeys the order!" ”

……

Wang Kui, who rushed to Jincheng from Chengdu, naturally didn't know what happened in Lin'an, and he was still happily watching the captured Mongolian war horses.

In the first battle of the river valley, the heads were rolling, but the Song army captured not a few, capturing thousands of Han soldiers, hundreds of generals, weapons piled up into a mountain, and the most valuable war horses, there were hundreds.

Wang Kui rode on a black horse and galloped back and forth outside Jincheng for a meal, and then he reluctantly came down, and praised while patting the horse's shiny mane: "Good horse!" If our cavalry also has such horses, why worry about the northern captives! ”

The eldest grandson handed him a face towel and said with a smile: "Sichuan is not a place to raise horses, and the horse breed is not good. ”

Wang Kui's face was full of sweat, he took the sweat towel and wiped it, and agreed: "Yes, Sichuan is good anywhere, but there is no good place to raise horses, and the meadows on the mountains can also produce small Sichuan horses and Yunnan horses, which are much worse than Mongolian horses." ”

Speaking of this, he smiled dumbly and said to the eldest grandson: "What does the second brother mean, is he trying to force Hebei?" ”

"Or you can go out of Qinling and enter the customs, it depends on what the eldest brother thinks." The eldest grandson Hongdao.

"Shi Tianze has not yet relented, Liu Heima has many subordinates, he is dead and his son and subordinates are here, although Hebei Guanzhong is in chaos at the moment, but the foundation is still there. If you attack rashly, I am afraid that you will not be able to win. Wang Kui threw the sweat towel to the guards, and said to the eldest grandson Hong as he walked.

"Big brother thinks well, but the dragons have no leader, there is always a chance to see the stitches, the key is to see what the court thinks, it is not enough to rely on the strength of our town." The eldest grandson Hongdao.

Wang Kui exhaled and exhaled heavily: "It's been a while since the news was sent out, and it is estimated that it is now in Lin'an, how do you say the imperial court will react?" ”

The two walked side by side, and from time to time there were soldiers on horseback whistling by, raising puffs of smoke and dust, and the captured war horses were handed over to Liu Quan's cavalry battalion on the spot, and he was taking his soldiers to practice day and night, and seize the time to familiarize himself with the horse control skills.

Changsun Hong set his eyes on the commanding cavalry team and shook his head: "The whole world celebrates, but I am worried. ”

"How?" Wang Kui blinked.

"After winning the battle, of course it is happy, there are not a few people in the center of the court who want to expel the northern captives and return to the north, and they must be happy to learn that Hanzhong has recovered and broken a chieftain, presumably everyone will be happy, but according to the temperament of the officials and the bigwigs in the court, they will inevitably worry about the revenge of the Mongols and attack in a big way, and rush to negotiate peace, but I am afraid that the envoy of the peace will set off a few minutes earlier than our good news, so I am worried." Changsun Hong explained.

"Looking ahead, how can you do big things?" Wang Kui couldn't help but shake his head and sighed: "What you said is the same as I think." ”

"So, if we get Hanzhong, we should be secretly happy, after all, if we want to go to other places, it is almost impossible to mobilize troops without the imperial court." Changsun Hong didn't sigh, but turned his head and looked to the west: "If the eldest brother wants to have a good horse, he has to find another way." ”

"Oh?" Wang Kui followed his gaze and looked to the west, where it was in the direction of Hanzhong, and the river valley was secluded, like a winding road, leading to the depths of the mist.

"If we don't fight the Mongols, if we fight with another person, the court won't care about us."