"Shengshang, Weichen thinks that what Prime Minister Zuo said is extremely true, the Jin country is not credible, and Mongolia is also not credible. The best way is to fight with each other, and we are profitable. The minister said.

Emperor Lizong nodded. asked Liu Yong again: "Liu Aiqing, continue to say your opinion." ”

"Yes, Shengshang, Weichen's opinion is that if one day Mongolia and the Jin Kingdom come to us to unite with the Great Song Dynasty, we will choose the United and the Jin Kingdom."

As soon as Liu Yong's words came out, it immediately caused a commotion in the court. In fact, Liu Yong's words just now were already amazing, but this sentence was even more shocking. What is the Golden Country? He is the sworn enemy of the Great Song Dynasty and the enemy who creates Jingkang's shame. And he also united with the Jin State before, but in the end he was fooled by it. At this time, even if he dies in battle, he cannot unite with the Jin Kingdom.

Emperor Lizong also frowned, and couldn't help but say: "Liu Aiqing, that Jin Kingdom is our Great Song Dynasty's old enemy, how can we unite with them?" ”

"In the Holy Sense, national diplomacy relies on wisdom, not righteousness. That Jin Kingdom is getting weaker and weaker, even if he doesn't have Mongolia behind him, now they don't have the ability to start a full-scale war with our Great Song Dynasty. In other words, now my Great Song and Jin Kingdom are basically at the same level. No one can defeat this situation. ”

"However, the Mongols in the north are different, they are slowly rising, and in the near future he will be a powerful opponent of the Jin Kingdom and the entire Northern Ancestor. Our alliance with the Jin State is to keep the Jin State and keep the brave Mongolia outside the country, then we will be safe. ”

Although the Mongols had not yet waged a full-scale war against the Jin State, they had not sent anyone to ask for an alliance with the Great Song Dynasty. But Liu Yong still told the future, and as for Emperor Lizong and the ministers, he couldn't be blamed for believing it or not.

"Your Majesty, the minister intervened, and in ten years, Mongolia would become the most powerful country on the continent. And we will be under serious security threats. ”

Liu Yong won't talk about it here, because it's called the end of the point. If you say too much, it will be counterproductive.

The ministers began to talk again.

At this time, someone stood up to speak for Liu Yong.

"Shengshang, Weichen thinks what Prime Minister Zuo said is very true, if Mongolia really becomes stronger, it is a good thing to be able to keep the Jin Kingdom as a buffer, and let the Jin Kingdom be the shield of our Great Song Dynasty."

After the minister finished speaking, he pushed back.

"The old man disagrees." The right prime minister stood up again.

"Oh? Right Prime Minister tell me what you think. Emperor Lizong said.

"Holy Lord, the Kingdom of Jin has brought great shame and humiliation to my Great Song Dynasty, and also occupied my Central Plains, its hatred is beyond words, how can we wag our tails and beg for mercy from such an enemy? Besides, the restoration of the Central Plains in the north has always been the expectation of our Song people, how can we watch the long-term occupation of the Jin Kingdom? Based on these two points, Lao Chen thought that Prime Minister Zuo's remarks were not suitable for our Great Song Dynasty at all. Therefore, the old minister did not approve. After the right prime minister finished speaking, he looked at Liu Yong, and Liu Yong smiled.

Liu Yong was thinking in his heart: It would be good to say what he said, as for the opposition voice, there must be a lot of opposing voices.

Just thinking about it, the opponents came out, not one, but many.

In the end, Liu Yong said: "Holy Lord, it is too early to discuss these issues at this time, and now the minister thinks that it is still necessary to rectify the border defense in case of accidents!" ”

"Well, what Liu Aiqing said is very true, and I think so too. Well, I don't care about it beforehand, after all, I haven't reached that point yet. It's not too late to wait until it's time to be discussed. Let's now discuss the matter of border defense. ”

"Holy Lord, what is lacking at the moment is not people, but money." The right prime minister said.

"Well, then please talk about love, how to make up this money? It is said that the entire border defense will cost 10,000,000, which is an astronomical amount. Emperor Lizong said.

"Holy Lord, I think." Liu Yong stood up again, "The minister thinks that the border defense does not need to be defended everywhere, and now it is enough to stand in a few fortresses." So there won't be so many troops. Just cut some down, so that you can save money. ”

"Then may I ask Prime Minister Zuo, what if the Jin Kingdom attacks on a large scale?" The right prime minister asked.

"Hehe, don't hide it from the right prime minister, I Liu Yong is willing to guarantee this, because now the Jin Kingdom is under attack, and they have just fought an intermittent war with our Great Song Dynasty for nearly ten years. Our Great Song Dynasty is so rich that it has reached the point where the treasury is empty, not to mention the Jin country. The minister guessed that the situation in the country of Jin must be worse than that of our Great Song Dynasty. Moreover, the Mongols are eyeing their rear, and at the moment they are simply unable to attack us. Therefore, the minister dares to guarantee that the Jin Kingdom will not have the idea of a large-scale war against our Great Song in the next few years. Only one Mongolia behind him was enough for him to keep busy. ”

After Liu Yong finished speaking, he looked at Emperor Lizong.

Emperor Lizong nodded and said, "Well, what Liu Aiqing said is also very reasonable." But this kind of thing can't be assumed. Once the Jin Kingdom finds out that our border defense is weak, how good is it to make a surprise attack? ”

"Yes, what the saint said is very true, and the old minister does not agree with Prime Minister Zuo's statement. Speculation is child's play, not credible. The right prime minister said.

"Holy Lord, the minister has a plan to test the Jin Kingdom." Liu Yong arched his hand and said.

"Liu Aiqing, hurry up." Emperor Lizong said.

"Holy Lord, the minister thinks that it is better to let a certain army on the border pretend to attack the Jin State, and test it, if the Jin State counterattacks on a large scale, then we will go with the flow and fight him, anyway, this battle will be fought sooner or later. On the contrary, if they only drive away and do not really fight back, it means that they have no intention of going to war at all. In this way, we can safely reduce the size of the border army, and the military expenditure will be reduced accordingly. The court doesn't have to be embarrassed like that. ”

Liu Yong expressed his plan, which attracted the approval of most ministers.

Of course, the right prime minister still disagreed. He immediately objected, believing it to be a right-leaning adventurism.

"Saint, the guards on the border are related to the life and death of my Great Song Dynasty, and we must not slack off!" The right prime minister finally said.

Emperor Lizong hesitated again.

"Since the right prime minister is strongly in favor of strengthening the border defense, then please ask the adults to find money! Without money, everything will be empty talk. Liu Yong said.

Just one sentence stopped the right prime minister.

He had nowhere to get money at all, and the only way was to vigorously print and distribute the meeting, and of course, he also told Emperor Lizong about this most stinky trick.

Emperor Lizong hesitated, of course he thought that Liu Yong's assurances were right, but he didn't dare to take risks.

In the end, Emperor Rijong agreed with the right prime minister's opinion and issued a huizi to increase the income of the imperial court.

This was Liu Yong's defeat in the court, and it also marked that the Great Song Dynasty had stood in front of the ghost gate.