"Yelu Ren first led the troops to raid the Hot Spring Palace, and Xiao Xiaoxian escorted Xiao Yunjin's army to meet, under the battle between the two sides, Yelu Renxian defeated Xiao Xiaoxian, almost captured Xiao Yunjin alive, but saved Yelu Zongzhen, and now he escorted Yelu Zongzhen to escape back to Shangjing, and Xiao Yunjin and Xiao Xiaoxian returned to Zhongjing, both sides gathered their own armies, and the war was about to break out......"

Li Zhang read the latest information from the Liao State, and his face was full of ecstatic expressions, especially a strong sense of accomplishment surged in his heart, because the current situation of the Liao State was caused by him, if he hadn't notified Zhao Anren in advance, and reminded Xiao Yunjin through Zhao Anren, maybe now Yelu Zongzhen has succeeded in the coup d'état, so as to monopolize power, although the Liao State will be a little turbulent, but it will calm down in a short time.

There are not only Li Zhang in the main hall, but also Zhao Zhen, Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng and others are also here, and they are also full of joy at this time, after all, the civil strife in the Liao State is the best news for them, and even they want the Liao State to be turned upside down, so that they can reap the benefits.

However, after the excitement, Zhao Zhen finally calmed down at this time, and asked at the moment: "Ladies and gentlemen, the civil strife in Liao, this is great news, what do you think about this matter?" ”

As soon as Zhao Zhen's words fell, he saw Wang Zeng being the first to stand up and say: "God bless my Great Song Dynasty, Empress Dowager Xiao and Emperor Liao compete, judging from the current situation, this battle for power is definitely inevitable, and the national strength of Liao has declined, so that when this war is over, no matter who wins or loses, it will be the blessing of my Great Song Dynasty!" ”

"What Wang Xiang said is extremely true, but there is no domestic turmoil in Liao, do I think we can do something?" Zhao Zhen first nodded when he heard Wang Zeng's words, and then said to the ministers below with a smile.

"Your Majesty, the minister thought that he could take this opportunity to attack the border, and then send an envoy to the Liao State to ask for the abolition of the New Year's coin!" At this time, I saw a middle-aged man in his forties stand up and say with a straight face.

Hearing the words of this middle-aged man, all the people in the hall, including Zhao Zhen, were stunned, and then showed an incredible expression, and Li Zhang looked at each other in surprise, this middle-aged man's name is Shi Zhongli, and he is the son of Shi Xizai, but although he was born in a family of eunuchs and has quite good knowledge, his personality is playful and witty, and he usually has no right shape, even if he has now achieved the position of governor of political affairs, but he still does not change his nature.

For example, some time ago, Shi Zhongli rode a horse, but accidentally fell down, and many officials were present at the time, all of whom were startled, but Shi Zhongli stood up like a nobody, and then patted the soil on his body and said with a smile: "Fortunately, it is Shi Zheng, if it is replaced by tile and porcelain politics, he will definitely break himself now!" ”

The above is just a small example, there are many similar ones, especially his courage is also very great, when the prime minister Zhang Shixun told the old man to return to his hometown, he praised himself for many years at the banquet, and now the world is peaceful, he is also very satisfied, but Shi Zhongli directly said: "It's a pity that the Northern Liao has not been extinguished, and the war is difficult to peace!" ”

It can also be seen from the above that Shi Zhongli is a bit like Dongfang Shuo in the Han Dynasty, but his official position is much larger than that of Dongfang Shuo, and he is now the deputy prime minister, but he still does not speak properly, for which many officials have participated in him, and many of his friends have also advised him to pay attention to his identity, but he still goes his own way, and it seems that he does not take his official position to heart at all.

It is precisely because he knows that Shi Zhongli is a person, so the ministers of the court will be surprised at this time, after all, no one thought that this Shi Zhongli, who usually has no proper shape, would be so radical and want to take advantage of the opportunity of this civil strife in Liao to abolish the New Year's coin.

You must know that the year coin is one of the conditions of the alliance reached between the former emperor Zhao Heng and the Liao State, although many people feel very humiliated, but in the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, until the destruction of the Liao State abolished the year coin, it is not that no one wants to abolish the year coin, but first, the Liao country is powerful, and the second is the condition of Zhao Heng's alliance with the Liao State, if the year coin is abolished, it is equivalent to negating Zhao Heng's alliance, so under this double pressure of internal and external pressure, few people dare to mention the matter of the year coin.

But Shi Zhongli mentioned it at this time, and his face did not have the usual smile, but a serious face, which made everyone surprised and surprised, and Li Zhang was the same, he was not familiar with Shi Zhongli, and he had basically never met before, but after the other party was promoted to the governor of the political department, he only occasionally met a few times, but he usually heard some interesting stories about this Shi Zhongzheng.

"This matter ......" Zhao Zhen showed a hesitant expression at this time, it was not that he was unwilling to abolish the New Year's coin, but the New Year's coin was set by his own father, as a son, he had to bear some moral pressure if he abolished the rules set by his father, so he also looked at Li Zhang next to him at this time.

Li Zhang did not disappoint Zhao Zhen either, only to see him stand up at this time and speak: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the matter of the New Year's coin should not be rushed!" ”

As soon as Li Zhang's words came out, Zhao Zhen immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and many ministers next to him also nodded, after all, they all felt that the abolition of the New Year's coin was too radical, even if there was civil strife in Liao, the New Year's coin was not so easy to abolition, which involved the Yuanyuan Alliance back then.

Shi Zhongli saw Li Zhang's opposition, his face also showed an anxious look, and there was a little disappointment in his eyes when he looked at him, he knew Li Zhang's influence on Zhao Zhen, since he opened his mouth to oppose it, it was basically impossible for his own suggestion to be adopted, but this also made him very disappointed in Li Zhang, he thought that Li Zhang would agree with his proposal to promote the war against the party, but he didn't expect that even he would not dare to move Liao.

However, Li Zhang's words were not finished, only to see him smile calmly at this time and continued: "The minister thinks that now that Liao is in turmoil, the war between the two sides is about to break out, in this way, the two sides will definitely draw troops from all over the country to enhance their strength, in this way, the troops on the border must be empty, this is a golden opportunity for my Great Song Dynasty to send troops to recover Yanyun, and please make a decision as soon as possible!" ”

As soon as Li Zhang's words came out, except for Zhao Zhen and Lu Yijian, everyone else in the hall showed a stunned expression, even Shi Zhongli was no exception, after all, he just wanted to take this opportunity to abolish the New Year's coin, but Li Zhang was good, and he wanted to directly send troops to attack Liao, which was something that many people didn't even dare to think about.

What everyone didn't expect was that Lu Yijian, who was the head of the hundred officials, suddenly stood up and said: "The minister seconded the proposal, if Your Majesty wants to recover Yanyun, this is a once-in-a-lifetime good time!" ”

If it was just Li Zhang who proposed to attack Yanyun alone, others might still think that Li Zhang was young, unaware of the sky, and even had some crazy ideas, but with Lu Yijian, the prime minister, making others wake up, and even at this time, some people noticed that Zhao Zhen's face had not changed, and it seemed that he was not surprised by Li Zhang's words, so this made them secretly speculate, could it be that this matter was discussed between His Majesty and Li Zhang a long time ago, and even Lu Yijian might be involved?

There are not many ministers who can come to the Vertical Arch Hall today, all of them are qualified to enter the political hall to discuss matters, and none of these people are naturally fools, especially Li Zhang and Lu Yijian's statements, which made them turn from shock to contemplation, and when they thought about it seriously, they found that although Li Zhang's proposal was bold and risky, it was quite reasonable, if it succeeded, it would be a great achievement that would go down through the ages, and the historian would definitely write about it.

"The minister also agrees with the proposal of the Marquis of Dingbei, if Yanyun is recovered, then there will be a strong defense line in the north of my Great Song Dynasty, and there is no need to arrange heavy troops, and I am always worried that the Liao army will go south!" At this time, Shi Zhongli also said with a happy face, if Yan Yun can be taken, then the offensive and defensive momentum between the Great Song Dynasty and the Liao State will be reversed immediately, and then the Great Song Dynasty will need any new coins?

Seeing that Shi Zhongli also agreed at this time, but Wang Zeng and the others showed a cautious expression at this time, although the temptation to recapture Yanyun is great, but the risk is also very great, if the division is unfavorable, it will not only make the Great Song lose its troops, but also break the balance between the two countries of Liao and Song, if you wait until the end of the civil strife in Liao, I am afraid that the Great Song will face the crazy revenge of the Liao State.

"I also think this proposal is feasible, before Zhao Zhen led his troops to defeat the party, as a result, Li Yuanhao led the remnants of his troops to defeat the generals, and actually galloped across the territory of Liao, not only did the Liao State not take them, but let Li Yuanhao become stronger and stronger, which shows how far the military system of the Liao State has collapsed, if my Great Song Dynasty directly sends troops, taking Yanyun is just around the corner!" Zhao Zhen saw that Wang Zeng and the others didn't speak, and he couldn't wait to say it directly.

Now everyone can be sure, Zhao Zhen and Li Zhang must have colluded, as for Lu Yijian, although they are not sure, they should have known for a long time, as for Shi Zhongli, although he is usually not in shape, but after all, he is the deputy prime minister, and he is at the same level as Wang Zeng, so his attitude is also an important weight for Li Zhang's side.

"Your Majesty, it is important to recover Yanyun, but Sun Tzu Youyun: soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of death and life, and the way of survival, must not be ignored. So I thought I had to think twice! Wang Zeng finally stood up at this time and said, he was not cowardly, but Wang Zeng was a veteran of the Three Dynasties, and his governance was also known for his stability, so he was not willing to use the current stability of the Great Song Dynasty to gamble on the war of Yanyun.

Wang Zeng's words also represent the attitude of other people, at this time, some people have opened their mouths to persuade Zhao Zhen to think twice, of course, there are also people who agree to send troops, after all, the appeal of Li Zhang, Lu Yijian and others is still quite strong, plus Zhao Zhen also expressed his position, so there are also many people who agree with sending troops, so that those who agree and oppose are almost evenly matched.