Autumn is getting stronger, Li Zhang yawned and walked out of the door, but he shivered from the cold, which made him immediately wrap the cotton robe on his body, and then washed up, and then walked to the yard to move his body, now that he is getting older, he also needs to keep up with his usual exercise, and he and Qingori also want to have another child, so naturally they have to work harder.

After the activity opened the body, Li Zhang played a set of health boxing, and then picked up the flower shears to prune the flowers and plants in the yard, it is already autumn, many autumn flowers have failed, and they need to be pruned in time, and some other plants with bad shape can also be pruned in this season, and when it is cold, they can't get off the scissors.

While pruning the flowers and plants, Li Zhang was also thinking about the recent news from the northwest, during this time, there was some good news from the northwest, such as the destruction of a small tribe today, how many party members were captured tomorrow, etc., which also made Zhao Zhen very happy, but for some reason, Li Zhang always felt a little uneasy, because he knew Li Yuanhao's character, and the other party should not sit back and watch Da Song weaken his strength a little bit.

However, Li Zhang thought about himself and Li Yuanhao for a while, if he was in Li Yuanhao's position, he couldn't think of any better way, after all, the Great Song Dynasty used an upright Yang strategy, even if Li Yuanhao knew, I am afraid there was no good way, unless he moved his subordinate tribes to the north, but further north was the boundary of the Liao State.

"Isn't Husband going to martial arts today?" At this moment, I saw Qingzhi walk out of the door and see Li Zhang asking.

"If you don't go today, there's nothing to do anyway, just go and see it every few days." Li Zhang also smiled at the moment, Cao Wei's health is not good, and the affairs of martial arts were originally pressed on Li Zhang, but Li Zhang likes to delegate power, and general affairs are handed over to others to deal with, so that unless something particularly important, he generally does not have to deal with it personally.

"Everyone says it's difficult to be an official, but when I look at my husband's appearance, doesn't it seem that it's too difficult?" Qingzhi heard Li Zhang's answer, and said half-jokingly, half-seriously.

"Those who work hard govern people, and those who work hard govern people, a lazy person like me is only suitable for being a laborer, and as for the work, it is better to leave it to others!" Li Zhang responded with a smile, and Qingori also burst out laughing when she heard this, she has been married for many years, and she sometimes can't adapt to Li Zhang's occasional indecency.

At this time, breakfast was also delivered, Li Zhang accompanied his wife to have breakfast, and then he was ready to move some flowers and plants in the pot to the conservatory, because the temperature is very low these nights, some flowers and plants that are not frost tolerant may not be able to survive the winter, although these things can be handed over to the next person to do, but Li Zhang prefers to do it himself, as if it is exercise.

But before Li Zhang could move a few pots, Zhao Zhen suddenly sent someone to summon him into the palace, and it was a matter of urgency, which made Li Zhang only put down the flower pot in his hand, and only after changing his clothes did he enter the palace immediately, and when he came to the vertical arch hall, he found that Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng and others were all here.

"See Your Majesty!" After Li Zhang came in, he also immediately saluted Zhao Zhen, after all, now that Lu Yijian and others are here, he can't behave too casually.

"No need to be polite, this is the battle report that the northwest just sent back!" Zhao Zhen didn't talk nonsense, but directly handed a piece of information to Li Zhangdao, and Li Zhang also noticed that Zhao Zhen, Lu Yijian and others had a solemn look on their faces.

At that moment, Li Zhang opened the battle report, and when he saw the content on it, he couldn't help frowning, Li Yuanhao used his army to sneak attack White Horse City, but he only sent a forward feint, but the direct main force raided the sand and stone city a hundred miles west of White Horse City, this small city is not large, and there are not many garrisons, and there is no preparation before, but Li Yuanhao succeeded in one blow, and more than 1,000 defenders died in the city.

After taking the sand and stone city, Li Yuanhao immediately waved his troops to attack White Horse City, but Zhou Mei, the defender of White Horse City, did not retreat, and repelled the party's attack several times, and a few days later the reinforcements arrived, Li Yuanhao also led his troops to retreat, and there was no nostalgia at all.

"What does Captain Li think about this?" At this time, Lu Yijian was the first to ask, Li Zhang is the one who advocates the destruction of the party, and it can be said that the strategy for the party is promoted by him, so Li Zhang's opinion is also needed to be listened to in this matter.

"The loss of Sandstone City is indeed heart-wrenching, but I only have one feeling about Li Yuanhao's dispatch of troops this time, that is, strange!" Li Zhang said with a frown at this time.

Standing in Li Zhang's position, the gains and losses of one city and one pool are no longer important, of course, the destruction of Sandstone City still makes Li Zhang feel heartache, but from the perspective of the overall situation, the destruction of Sandstone City actually does not have much impact.

"Yes, I also feel the same way, Li Yuanhao's main force is exhausted, if the target is White Horse City, it is normal, but he just destroyed the Sand and Stone City and calmly retreated, without the slightest hesitation, this is obviously a little abnormal!" Zhao Zhen also nodded in agreement at this time, in fact, they discussed Li Yuanhao's strange behavior just now, and Lu Yijian and they put forward a lot of speculations, but they were not approved by everyone.

Li Zhang also frowned at this time, Li Yuanhao's main force only to fight Sand Stone City, Sand Stone City is not an important town, and there are not many materials in the city, even if Li Yuanhao gets the materials in the city, I am afraid it will not be able to make up for the consumption of his troops, unless he can defeat White Horse City, otherwise this time the troops will be lost, and for the current party item, it is undoubtedly worse, so Li Zhang feels that Li Yuanhao's troops are very strange.

"Li Yuanhao is definitely not a person who sends troops according to his own preferences, so I can conclude that he must send troops this time, but he didn't take any advantage this time, and the only explanation is that he sent troops regardless of gains and losses, so I think he should be fighting this battle for others to see." Li Zhang analyzed again at the moment.

"Then who does Li Duwei think Li Yuanhao's battle is for?" At this time, I saw Wang Zeng also ask, his recent life has been much better, because Lu Yijian no longer makes things difficult for him everywhere like before, and he also knows through some channels that this is because Li Zhang once looked for Lu Yijian, so this makes him quite grateful to Li Zhang.

"I guess there are two possibilities, the first is that there is an internal problem in the party, so Li Yuanhao urgently needs a victory to maintain his prestige and suppress internal doubts about him, and the second is to prove his strength to outsiders, and now Li Yuanhao can prove himself, there is no one else except Liao, I heard that Li Yuanhao has been actively in contact with Liaoguo recently, so I think the second is the most likely!" Li Zhang finally said quite affirmatively.

"Haha~, it seems that Li Duwei and I agree with each other, Li Yuanhao has lost people in this battle, and the only explanation is that he wants to prove his value to Liao, so I dare to conclude that Li Yuanhao must have reached a deal with Liao!" Lu Yijian also laughed when he heard Li Zhang's words.

Previously, their ministers also analyzed that there were two possibilities for Li Yuanhao's motives, but there were differences about these two possibilities, some people thought that there was a problem within the party, and some people thought that Li Yuanhao was trying to prove himself to the Liao State like Li Zhang, and the two sides were also in dispute.

Hearing Li Zhang's words, Zhao Zhen also nodded approvingly and said: "I also think so, Li Yuanhao led 20,000 people to flee Xingzhou before, and these 20,000 people must be people who are loyal to him, otherwise they would not agree to abandon Xingzhou, so the possibility of problems within them is relatively small, in contrast, Li Yuanhao has been in contact with Liao. ”

When he said this, he saw Zhao Zhen pause for a moment, and then frowned and said: "If Li Yuanhao really makes any deal with the Liao State, what kind of deal do you think is most likely, if we want to destroy the party in the future, will the Liao State send troops to stop it?" ”

As soon as Zhao Zhen's question came out, everyone in the hall frowned, because the reaction of the Liao State was too unpredictable, and even Li Zhang, who had been to the Liao State, could not figure out the movements of the Liao State at this time.

"Your Majesty, the minister served in the Zhangde Army before, and he also collected some information on the Liao State, and now the Empress Dowager Liao Xiao is in power, the domestic turmoil is unbearable, and the army is also greatly affected, so the minister thinks that it is unlikely that the Liao State will send troops to intervene, but what the minister is most worried about is that the Liao State will allow Li Yuanhao to hide in the territory of the Liao State, so I am afraid that it will be difficult to exterminate Li Yuanhao again." I saw that Wang Zeng pondered for a moment at this time, and finally stepped forward and spoke.

The army is an administrative region of the Song Dynasty, similar to the state and the government, but it is closer to the military management, such as the Yongxing Army, the Tianxiong Army, etc., and the Zhangde Army managed by Wang is located in Hebei, bordering the Liao State, so during his time in Hebei, he also collected a lot of information about the Liao State, and he has a relatively good understanding of the Liao State.

Li Zhang nodded in agreement when he heard Wang Zeng's words, Xiao Yunjin, this woman really lived up to expectations, and a series of perverse actions after taking power made Liao State take care of itself, so it is unlikely that Liao State will send troops, but if Liao State really allows Li Yuanhao to hide in Liao State, it will be a big trouble.

Not only did Li Zhang agree with Wang Zeng's analysis, but everyone else nodded again and again at this time, even Lu Yijian also agreed at this time, which made Zhao Zhen frown again, his current thoughts are the same as Li Zhang's, if he can't destroy Li Yuanhao, the other party will come back sooner or later, and then the northwest may not be at peace again.

Just when Li Zhang and Zhao Zhen were worried about Li Yuanhao's defection to the Liao State, Li Yuanhao also led the army back to the Montenegrin Military Division at this time, after a short rest, Li Yuanhao immediately led an elite team to leave the Montenegrin Military Division, and after a few days of marching to the border of the Liao State, opposite the Liao Army garrison, and he came this time to ask the Liao State to complete the previous promise.