Li Zhang was about to leave the Vertical Arch Palace, but he didn't expect to be stopped by Lu Yijian, only to see the other party pull him aside to avoid everyone, and then he spoke: "Li Duwei, although Your Majesty rejected my proposal to promote potatoes in Xingzhou, but you have not spoken, are you also worried about being obtained by Liao?" ”

Li Zhang was also silent for a moment when he heard this, and then he spoke: "What Lu Xiang said is indeed very reasonable, in fact, the reason why the Liao State has not gone south in recent years is that in addition to the annual currency we send, the main reason is that the national strength of the Liao State is also declining, and the combat effectiveness of the army is also declining, such as the Great Yanlin Rebellion the year before last, the Liao State was unable to suppress it, and finally mobilized the border army to suppress it. ”

Li Zhang paused when he said this, and then said: "The reason why the combat effectiveness of the Liao army has declined, in addition to the long-term peace, is also related to the changes in their country, I have been secretly observing when I went to the Liao State, and found that there are people cultivating the land along the way, although most of the cultivators are Han Chinese, but there are also some poor Khitan people who change grazing to farming, after all, compared with grazing, the risk of farming is smaller, and the benefits are greater, and after losing horses, the Khitan people are actually nothing to fear." ”

"So, Captain Li agreed to my suggestion?" Lu Yijian also smiled when he heard this, looked at Li Zhang, and asked again.

"No, I don't agree with Lu Xiang's suggestion, because I know that the reason why Lu Xiang put forward this radical suggestion is actually to test Your Majesty!" Li Zhang shook his head calmly, and finally said with great certainty.

In fact, when Lu Yijian agreed to promote potatoes in Xingzhou, Li Zhang felt that something was wrong, although there are many benefits to planting potatoes in Xingzhou, but the risks are also very large, especially in case it reaches Liao, even if there are those reasons that Lu Yijian said, but it is too risky, so this is by no means like what a prime minister should say.

"Hahaha~, I really can't hide it from Li Duwei, Your Majesty has become more and more familiar with the government during this time, and he has also considered it very comprehensively when administering the government, which makes us quite happy as courtiers!" Lu Yijian laughed out loud and admitted directly.

"But I'm very curious, with Lu Xiang's identity, why would you test Your Majesty at this time, aren't you afraid that Your Majesty will doubt your ability?" At this time, Li Zhang stared at Lu Yijian again and asked again.

Lu Yijian's means of testing Zhao Zhen are not clever, if Zhao Zhen detects it, he may be unhappy, even if Zhao Zhen is not aware of it, he may also have doubts about Lu Yijian's ability and vision, after all, he is the prime minister, and it is really not appropriate to approve such a radical strategy.

Hearing Li Zhang's question, Lu Yijian was silent for a moment again, and then sighed and said: "I am indeed selfish in doing this, Li Di's matter, Li Duwei, you should know, I am also worried that Your Majesty will listen to people's words, but I didn't expect Your Majesty to be far calmer than I imagined!" ”

Li Zhang nodded knowingly when he heard this, Lu Yijian was very generous to Li Di's impeachment on the surface, but in fact, he was still worried secretly, his temptation today was to see if Zhao Zhen's brain was clear, and at the same time sell a flaw, if Zhao Zhen was dissatisfied with him, maybe he would directly scold, but the result made him very satisfied, Zhao Zhen did not have any dislike for him, obviously not affected by Li Di.

"In fact, it is not so risky to promote potatoes in Xingzhou, Li Duwei, isn't the plan of your majesty to recover Yanyun within a few years, if Yanyun is recovered, the Liao State will definitely be greatly injured, and then my Great Song Dynasty will never give the Liao State a chance to recuperate, and will definitely chase the Liao people to fight, and at that time, the Liao people will not have time to promote even if they get the potatoes." Lu Yijian suddenly laughed again at this time.

"But this plan can't be made public yet, and His Majesty probably also takes this into account, so he agrees to promote potatoes in Huanqing, otherwise with his temperament, I'm afraid he can only grow potatoes south of the Yellow River in recent years." Li Zhang sighed and said at the moment.

Before destroying Li Yuanhao, Li Zhang and Zhao Zhen did not plan to consider the matter of doing something to the Liao State, and this matter must not be leaked out, otherwise if the Liao State gets the news in advance, it will lose the effect of the surprise attack, after all, in the eyes of the Liao people, the Song State does not have the courage to touch their Liao State's tiger whiskers.

Just when Li Zhang sighed, he saw Lu Yijian suddenly hesitate, and then he spoke again: "Captain Li, I heard that when Li Di came back, you went to greet him in person, it seems that you still have great respect for Li Di, the teacher?" ”

Li Zhang's heart was also moved when he heard this, and he felt that Lu Yijian had something to say, and then said very cautiously: "Young Master Li once taught me and Your Majesty, as a student, it is reasonable for the teacher to go to Beijing to greet him, not to mention that His Majesty is inconvenient to leave the palace, so I can only do it for me." ”

"I see, after Li Di came back, he impeached the old man many times, originally thinking about the past feelings, I don't want to worry more about him, but he has a little bit of an inch, and recently I heard that he is collecting evidence of the so-called my crime, which is really annoying!" Lu Yijian nodded when he heard Li Zhang's answer, and then looked at Li Zhang again and said.

Now Li Zhang finally understood, Lu Yijian's patience with Li Di had been exhausted, or his generosity was pretended before, just to give people a good impression that a prime minister could hold the boat in his belly, but now his goal has been achieved, so he is also going to start fighting back, but he is a little worried about the relationship between Li Zhang and Li Di, no, to be precise, Lu Yijian is afraid of Zhao Zhen's attitude towards Li Di, so he made a tentative speech.

Thinking of the above, Li Zhang also smiled calmly at the moment: "The officials in the court never like to get involved, and Lu Xiang's worries are a little redundant, but I think Your Majesty still has a lot of feelings for Young Master Li, but as long as Lu Xiang holds the measure, I believe Your Majesty will not have much reaction." ”

Li Zhang still has a lot of respect for Li Di, after all, Li Di's character is very admirable, but Li Di's return to Beijing this time seems very unwise, and as soon as he comes back, he will be on the bar with the prime minister of the dynasty, if it is done in moderation, Zhao Zhen will also be happy to see it, but Li Di now seems to want to hold Lu Yijian and hold on, which has affected the stability of the court, and this is also what Zhao Zhen does not want to see.

"Haha~, thank you Captain Li, if there is something in the future, this official will do his best to help!" Lu Yijian got the answer he wanted the most, and immediately thanked him, which was regarded as inheriting Li Zhang's favor, and Li Zhang smiled at it, and let Lu Yijian hit Li Di, at least let him understand the current situation, so as not to do something uncontrollable under impulse, but he was also curious, what method would Lu Yijian use to hit Li Di, a political enemy?

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