In the winter of the first year of Xuanhe in the Northern Song Dynasty, Shaanxi Xuanfu made Tong Guan follow the order of Zhao Ji of Song Huizong, no longer entangled with the Western Xia in the border areas, and preemptively led the elite of the Western Army to launch a full-front attack on the Western Xia. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info Song Xuhe Jingluo envoy Liu Fa led the main force to besiege the Western Xia Shuofang and threaten Lingzhou, but was met with stubborn resistance from the Western Xia proton army led by the famous Western Xia general Jin King Chage in Tong'an City. Brother Cha secretly sent the elite to the flank of Liu Fa's army, and attacked back and forth, the Song army was defeated, the soldiers were lost, and the casualties were heavy, Liu Fa was defeated in this battle, and the Western Xia army pursued by victory, besieging the Song Dynasty Zhenwu army, Tong Guan asked Bianjing for help, and the Northern Song Dynasty was shaken.

At the moment, Fangla in the south gathered people to revolt and captured 52 counties in six states south of the Yangtze River in the Song Dynasty. At the same time, Song Jiang and others gathered people to make rebellion, seized Liangshan, killed officers and soldiers, robbed the rich and helped the poor, and the Song Dynasty was already in internal and external troubles.

Above the court of the Northern Song Dynasty, due to the recommendation of Cai Jing, Zhao Shu was able to go to the court, and he was the only prince standing above the court besides Zhao Huan. And now, Tong Guan's fiasco in the west has made Cai Jing and others hindered everywhere in the imperial court and lost face.

"Your Majesty, the front from the west has come to report. Xuanshuai Tong Guan was careless in his use of troops, and his attack on Western Xia was frustrated. After a little bit of Liu Fa's blood stained the field, the war has spread to the border of our Great Song Dynasty, the Zhenwu army was lost, the Western Xia army besieged Jingzhaofu (now Xi'an, Shaanxi), Xijing Luoyang was in an emergency, and Bianjing was already panicked. Please ask Your Majesty to cut and negotiate peace with the Western Xia, and promise to return the land of the Western Xia that has been obtained since the opening of Xining, first transfer the main force of the Western Army to the east, pacify the southern Laliukou, and then humiliate the outside! When Zhao Shu was standing drowsy in the court, he only heard the righteous words and sonorous voice of a minister, and he suddenly fell asleep.

Awesome, it's blowing loudly! It's only been a few days, and the Songxia border is so far away from Jingzhao Mansion, even if the horse has eight legs, it can't run to Jingzhao Mansion if it dies, not to mention that there are also elite Western army encirclement and interception along the way, Zhao Shu simply scoffed at this minister's generous statement. It seems that in their eyes, Chinese affairs are far less important than party disputes.

What's even infuriating is that the Great Song court, which was immersed in shock and scramble, seemed to be convinced of any terrible news, and only cared about how to keep its position.

The minister held the ivory wat and chattered for a long time, and a bunch of Chinese made Zhao Shu dizzy. However, the general meaning can still be understood.

Cai Jing was speechless when he said these words, but fortunately, the minister did not publicly offend and criticize Cai Jing's party, and Cai Jing now seemed to have a step to go down, so after the minister finished speaking, he stood up and said, "Your Majesty!" This Xuanfu made Tong lead his troops to attack the Western Xia, but he could not exert all his strength due to the constraints of many parties, so that the Western Xia soldiers besieged Jingzhao Mansion. What Lord Tang said is very true, he should first make peace with Western Xia, and when Fang La, Song Jiang and other bandits are pacified, it is not too late to take Western Xia. ”

Lord Tang, this person's name is Tang Ke, Zhao Shu's later generations have a deep understanding of this person, the current Huizong Dynasty Hubu Shangshu, the prime minister of the Qinzong Dynasty behind, and the representative of the Northern Song Dynasty to the Jin Lord and faction. When the Jin soldiers went south for the first time to destroy the Song Dynasty, they attacked Bianjing, the famous general of the Northern Song Dynasty led the Western Army Qin Wang to arrive, the Jin soldiers were forced to negotiate and retreat, the Jin soldiers were forced to negotiate and retreat, the Jin soldiers were advised to escort the Jin soldiers to cross the Yellow River and hit it halfway to prevent future troubles, Qinzong agreed to the suggestion of the master Dao, but was overturned by Tang Ke, and strictly ordered the Western Army not to approach the Jin soldiers, which caused the Jingkang Rebellion after the second Jin soldiers went south. But what Zhao Shu didn't expect was that this guy would even ask for peace with a small country like Western Xia.

Zhao Shu glanced at Tang Ke with disdain, stood up in silence of the ministers, and said, "Father and Emperor!" I'm afraid what Lord Tang said is alarmist! The west is thousands of miles away from Jingzhao Mansion, and it is also so far away from Xijing Luoyang in the east, it is only a few days, the Western Xia cavalry is covered in iron armor, and the burden is unbearable, and there is the tenacious resistance of the elite of our Western Army on the road. Could it be that they flew over? Taking a step back, even if as Lord Tang said, the Western Xia army has besieged Jingzhao Mansion, but at least there are Tongguan and Hangu Pass to the west of Luoyang, Xijing, and tens of thousands of forbidden troops are stationed, where is it so easy to be in an emergency? Taking a step back, even if it is as Lord Tang said, or even worse, the fall of Xijing and Luoyang to the enemy is not similar to the case of the Liao soldiers who arrived in Lanyuan during the Jingde period of the previous dynasty and forced Bianjing? If this is the case, you can also follow the story of the first emperor's personal expedition and come to Zhengzhou to supervise the army, and our army will be greatly boosted and defeat the Western Xia! Could it be that these nearly 100-year-old soldiers are not as good as the military of a hundred years ago? Could it be that this Western Xia cavalry is still stronger than the Liao iron cavalry? It should be the blessing of my Great Song Dynasty to really come to this point, take the opportunity to break the Chage army, there is no more available troops in Western Xia, and the sweet and cool places in Hexi belong to my Great Song Dynasty. ”

Tang Ke was speechless when Zhao Shu said in a paragraph, it is necessary that he is a person who has read history books in later generations, and he has also heard the classic evaluation of these war examples by historical experts.

A word woke up the person in the dream, Zhao Shu's words directly debunked Tang Ke, and the civil and military officials who were standing suddenly realized, Tang Ke directly gritted his teeth and looked at Zhao Shu. On the side, Cai Jing's somewhat thin but blooming eyes glared at Tang Ke angrily, and said in his heart: Damn, I was almost deceived by you.

Zhao Shu's words made the restless Song Huizong feel at ease. But the current problem is not so easy to solve, after all, the Song army lost the first battle against Western Xia, how to redeem the defeat?

"The old minister was negligent, and I ask Your Majesty to forgive me. I almost listened to the slander of treacherous people, and it led to endless calamity! The treacherous and cunning Cai Jing simply retracted what he said before everyone could react.

"Then what should I do with His Highness's words? The emperor is not happy today, and he can't follow the story of the first emperor Zhenzong's conquest of the Yuanyuan, and our army in the west is newly defeated, and there are Fang La and Song Jiang in the south. Tang Ke still did not forget the idea of asking for peace with the Western Xia, so he said to Huizong: "Your Majesty, at this time when the country and the society are worried about the internal and external troubles, you should first settle the inside, first please make peace with the Western Xia, and then go to the west to calm the rebellion of the Song River, and then carry out the war in the west, since ancient times, there is still a case of the king of Yue Gou Jian lying on the salary and tasting the courage to swallow Wu for ten years, this Gou Jian is also the king of a country, after Gou Jian destroyed Wu, he also won the Central Plains, please Your Majesty Holy Judgment!" ”

The heroes of Song Jiang and Liangshan do not seem to be fictional, and they do have history to follow. But the story "Water Margin" is indeed a tragedy, one hundred and eight generals are all loyal, and martial arts are strong, and there are not a few people who are good at using soldiers, but they were pitted by Tong Guan and Gao Yu, so they could not be played, and there were few people who died well in the end. Thinking of this, Zhao Shu inevitably felt heartache, rather than letting these people follow Tong Guan to fight Liao, killing and injuring countless people, it was better to take it under his own command and keep it for his own use, and take this opportunity to strengthen his strength in order to gain a foothold in the upcoming troubled times.

Cai Jing has nothing to say now, he mentioned the matter of Xixia in the west, and now that the war has been lost, and there are Fang La and Song Jiang in the south, he is already poor in donkey skills. And now, it is a complete dispute between Tang Ke and others and Zhao Shu, the king of Jian'an County, but Cai Jing doesn't have to worry, he understands that from all indications, Zhao Shu is on his side, and when the time comes, as long as Zhao Shu puts forward any suggestions, his people will agree with it, as long as they don't pit themselves.

"Father! Since ancient times, there is still a policy of razing and razing, and at present, Fang La and Song Jiang are both rogues. Fang La promised himself to be the holy king, seized the state capital, and killed the officers and soldiers! Song Jiang and others hung up "for the heavens" at the head of Liangshan Village, but they were dissatisfied with the local state capital, and did not seize the state capital, set themselves up as the king, and usurped the suspicion of usurping the society of the Great Song Dynasty. Therefore, Erchen suggested that the thieves of Liangshan should be recruited to implement the method of recruitment, so as to show His Majesty's forgiveness and benevolence, and then use the surrendered Liangshan army to restrain Fang La, so as to wait for the main force of our Western Army to break through the Western Xia and return to Jiangnan! Zhao Shu stated the thoughts in Song Jiang's heart, but it did not include the use of bandits to control bandits.

However, Zhao'an Liangshan, Taiwei Gao Yu's heart was extremely unhappy, his brother Gao Lian, the prefect of Gaotang Prefecture, was killed by the Liangshan thief Kou Lei Heng when Song Jiang broke Gaotang Prefecture, he meant to completely exterminate the Liangshan thief Kou no matter what.

And at the moment, Gao Yu can only break his teeth and swallow it in his stomach, now Cai Jing is riding a tiger is difficult, Zhao Shu is looking for Cai Jing to go down the steps, and his power is not as big as Cai Jing, so he can only swallow his anger, and wait for Zhao Shu to recruit everyone in Liangshan and then settle accounts with them.

"The old minister seconded the proposal! The current situation is not as dangerous as Lord Tang said, just as the young and wise king of the county said, use thieves to control thieves, delay time, and when my army in the west eases up, these thieves can be wiped out in one fell swoop! Cai Jing echoed.

"The minister seconded the proposal!" Gao Yu followed behind Cai Jing and agreed.

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

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Now whether it is Cai Jing or not, everyone seconded Zhao Shu's proposal, Tang Ke originally wanted to continue to plead, but Huizong's favored ministers and the powerful ministers of this dynasty all seconded the matter, and if he continued to talk about it, he would be unhappy, so Tang Ke also seconded it, only Zhao Huan watched all the ministers seconding it, and he couldn't come up with a more suitable way than this, so he could only glared at Zhao Shu with great reluctance, and also seconded it.

"Then who is more appropriate to do the job of recruiting peace on my behalf?" After the situation of how to deal with internal and external troubles was settled, Huizong Zhao Ji asked a more critical question.

Who will recruit An Liangshan? Anyone can go, Gao Yu can't go, Gao Yu has a personal relationship, and he will definitely not be able to do good things if he goes. But if you want to master the army, instead of mastering other people's armies, it is better to recruit these people to be more realistic, after recruiting An, according to the stories compiled by later generations, Song Jiang and others will definitely be absolutely loyal, so they must go by themselves, I hope that the stories compiled by later generations can be more reliable.

"If Your Majesty does not give up, the minister is willing to go to Liangshan to recruit on behalf of Your Majesty!" Before Zhao Shu could speak, Gao Yu couldn't wait to stand up and say.

Of course, Zhao Shu is not in a hurry now, he must find someone who supports him, so he threw a wink at Cai Jing who was standing next to him, Cai Jing understood and glanced at Zhao Shu, but there was no reaction.

Zhao Shu quietly turned his head and glanced behind him, exchanged glances with Cai Jing's henchmen, and then stepped forward to recommend himself: "On the occasion of the autumn of the country's social survival, my father and emperor are displeased, and my son's ministers should go to Zhao'an Liangshan on behalf of my father, so as to show the forgiveness of my Great Song royal family." Moreover, Lord Gao and Liang Shan have been fighting for a long time, and there are many casualties, and Lord Gao went to recruit An, but he was afraid that Liang Shan would not accept it! can't achieve the effect of using thieves to control thieves, but I'm afraid of delaying the country! Therefore, please ask my father and emperor to go to Zhao'an Liangshan! ”

Under the quarrel between you and me in the court, the civil and military officials discussed the two things with Song Huizong for almost a whole morning, and finally the prince Zhao Huan also participated, but in the end, with the support of Cai Jing, Gao Yu did not dare to be too tough, but Song Huizong still took a more compromise approach, appointing Zhao Shu as the minister of the Qincha, Gao Yu as his left and right, and went to recruit An Liangshan.