The Northern Song Dynasty produced many famous ministers, and the famous ministers were one after another, but among these famous prime ministers, Lu Yijian was the most controversial one, some people said that he knew how to make good use of people and appease the frontier, and some people said that he was jealous of the virtuous and excluded the ministers, among which the great writer Ouyang Xiu particularly hated him, saying that Lu Yijian "ruined the world in 20 years".

It can be said that whether it was at that time or in later generations, there were many people who had mixed opinions about Lu Yijian, but no matter how many people scolded Lu Yijian, he was one of Zhao Zhen's most trusted ministers.

Li Zhang's contact with Lu Yijian is not small, and the evaluation of this person is also very high, and even in Li Zhang's opinion, Lu Yijian may be the best person he has ever seen, and he is also the most good at being an official.

However, in addition to being a person and an official, Lu Yijian's talent and vision are very comparable, otherwise he would not have won Zhao Zhen's trust, especially the last time the Great Song Dynasty sent troops to attack the party, Liu E and other ministers in the court did not want to send troops, but it was Lu Yijian who overrode public opinion and sent troops to drag Li Yuanhao's hind legs, which made the party not unified, so at this time, Zhao Zhen asked Lu Yijian's opinion.

I saw that Lu Yijian pondered for a moment at this time, and then stepped forward and saluted: "Your Majesty, now that the Queen Mother is newly mourned, although Her Majesty is in power, it will still make the situation a little turbulent, so now is indeed not the time to use troops......

As soon as Lu Yijian's words were halfway through, Xue Kui and the others also showed joy, but at this time, they saw that Lu Yijian suddenly changed his words and said: "However, the strength of the party is gradually recovering, and Li Yuanhao's ambition and talent are far beyond his father Li Jiqian. ”

As soon as Lu Yijian's words came out, Li Yuanhao's life and death were almost decided, and Zhao Zhen said without hesitation: "Lu Xiangzhi's words are deeply heartfelt, and it is time to eradicate the party's troubles!" ”

Hearing Zhao Zhen's words, Xue Kui and the others also showed disappointed looks, but since Zhao Zhen made a decision, even Lu Yijian supported this matter, it was useless for them to oppose it, and what they didn't expect was that the privy envoy Zhang Qi also immediately expressed his support at this time, although there was a suspicion of wall grass, but it was also appreciated by Zhao Zhen.

Li Zhang also breathed a sigh of relief at this time, for Zhang Qi suddenly expressed support at this time, he did not show a surprised expression, Zhang Qi has now lost his biggest backer, and has been worried about being liquidated by Zhao Zhen, after all, he is not Lu Yijian, if Zhao Zhen wants to liquidate Liu E's henchmen, he is probably the first unlucky, so at this time he is also changing his attitude, hoping to win Zhao Zhen's favor, maybe Zhao Zhen now decides to send troops to attack Liao, he will also be the first to agree.

The matter of sending troops was decided, and then Zhao Zhen discussed with the ministers the specific matters of sending troops, such as the transportation of money and grain, the mobilization of soldiers and horses, etc., the war is not an order from the emperor, and the soldiers rush up to the end, but a systematic and complex project, involving all aspects of the country.

Fortunately, in recent years, the country of the Great Song Dynasty has been stable, coupled with the promotion and planting of potatoes, food has long been not a problem, and as long as there is food, the Great Song Dynasty has a big advantage, because even if it can't be resolved quickly, even if it is not afraid of a little setback at the beginning, the Great Song Dynasty can completely rely on money and grain to drag the enemy to death, which is also the benefit of a big country.

Of course, it would be best if the war could be ended as soon as possible, after all, it was necessary to take into account the opinions of the Liao State, although the Liao State is now in a mess at the moment because of Xiao Yunjin, and it should be impossible to use troops externally in a short period of time, but it is impossible to guard against it.

At the end of the discussion, the most critical issue finally appeared, that is, the main general of this army, Lu Yijian and Xue Kui, the civil officials were all silent, if the enemy attacked the Great Song Dynasty, they could also let the civil officials use the military to control the military, but if the troops were used abroad, they must be led by military generals, after all, the use of troops abroad is not to defend the city, if it is not an experienced military general, I am afraid that it will not be able to bear this heavy responsibility at all.

"Your Majesty, the minister thought about it carefully, there are two people who are most suitable for generals in the Northwest Army, one is the training envoy of the Xinzhou regiment, Ren Fu, the deputy head of Yanyan Road, and the other is Liu Ping, the deputy head of Huanqing Road, these two are both generals in the army, proficient in the art of war, have fought with the party many times, and have made a lot of meritorious achievements, and these two people are in the prime of life, and they are suitable to serve as the main generals this time!" At this time, I saw the privy envoy Zhang Qi step forward and suggest.

The Privy Council originally had the right to transfer troops, and was very familiar with the generals in the army, as for Ren Fu and Zhao Zhen recommended by Zhang Qi, they were indeed famous generals in the army, at least Zhao Zhen had some impression of them, and seemed to have seen the names of the two on some northwest twists and turns, but Li Zhang frowned when he heard Ren Fu's name, because this person was the Northern Song Dynasty general who later died in the battle of Haoshuichuan.

Zhang Qi recommended two people at once, probably because he wanted Zhao Zhen to choose one of the main generals and the other as the deputy general to go on the expedition together, but Zhao Zhen only had an impression of these two people, and he didn't know what the abilities and personalities of the two people were, so he couldn't make up his mind at this time, and finally suddenly turned to Cao Wei and asked: "General Cao, you have been in the northwest for a long time, and you are most familiar with the generals in the northwest, I don't know who you think is the most suitable general?" ”

I saw Cao Wei think about it for a moment at this time, but finally suddenly shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, I think that these two people are not the main generals!" ”

As soon as Cao Wei's words came out, Zhang Qi's face changed, but Zhao Zhen showed a very interested expression at this time and asked, "Why is this?" ”

"Your Majesty, Ren Fu used to be a subordinate of the minister, and he knows his character very well, this person is brave and loyal to the court, but his personality is a little impatient, if he is allowed to lead the troops, he will definitely suffer when he encounters a treacherous person like Li Yuanhao, as for Liu Ping, he is both civil and military, but he is just ......"

Cao Wei also deliberately stopped when he said this, Li Zhang also showed a curious look at this time, Liu Ping He had heard of this person, because this person is so famous, Liu Ping's father is a military general, so he has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and when he was a teenager, he encountered a bandit when he was a teenager, and he killed five people in a row, which made him famous, and what is even more surprising is that Liu Ping is also very good at reading, and later he actually entered the Shi and the first, which can be described as an all-round talent in civil and military affairs, and now guards the northwest, and has defeated the party many times, so Li Zhang just heard Liu Ping's name, I also feel that the other party is very suitable for being handsome.