Li Buqi can be regarded as having touched Zhao Zhen's pulse. This emperor has been instilled with Confucian classics by a group of old Confucians since he was a child, and he wants to be a Ming monarch, so he cares about his reputation very much. He can be cowardly, because cowardice can be used as a fig leaf for compassion for the people, but it is not permissible for people to be dishonest to others and unrighteous to their brothers. So after watching Li Buqi's recital, the next day he hurriedly called Li Buqi and the prime minister to the Chongzheng Palace.

The emperor asked the eunuch to read Li Buqi's recital, and then asked: "Zhuqing, do you think you should stop giving the New Year gifts to the Tangut people?" ”

Wen Yanbo immediately said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks it is impossible. How can the affairs of the two countries be discussed by brothers? When the Great Song Dynasty made an alliance with the Liao State, it did not explain what the Great Song Dynasty would need if the Liao State had a war with others. ”

The privy envoy Song Zhen immediately said: "The minister thinks that he should be honest with others, and the brotherly country and the Western Xia war are indeed not ignored by my Great Song Dynasty." However, Liao took advantage of the great mourning of Western Xia to cut down the summer, which was not in line with human feelings. As a brotherly country, it should persuade the Liao State, instead of watching the Liao Emperor do this unrighteous thing. It shouldn't be cut off at this time, as if the Great Song Dynasty is also going to take advantage of others. ”

High! It's really high! In the end, it was a scholar, and he immediately made the emperor look disappointed.

Pang Ji also said: "The minister thinks that Song Shumi is very true. Previously, some people in the court suggested taking advantage of the great funeral of the Western Xia to raise a conquest, and His Majesty was against the people and was not allowed, and everyone in the world praised His Majesty's benevolence and righteousness. If the Western Xia year is stopped now, wouldn't it be a reversal? Moreover, after the Liao sue to cut down the summer, it is even more suspicious of taking advantage of people's danger, isn't it the same as the Liao State? Even if the minister wants to stop the year, he can't do it at this time. ”

Li Buqi glanced at Pang Ji: Why didn't I hear anyone praise the emperor on this matter?

Xixia has always been Zhao Zhen's heart disease, so after he saw Li Buqi's performance, he immediately called Zai Zhi to stop the year while the iron was hot. But as soon as the big hat that took advantage of the danger was buttoned down, Zhao Zhen didn't dare to stick to his original idea, and immediately looked at Li Buqi.

Li Buqi immediately stepped forward and said: "The minister thinks that whether or not to take advantage of the funeral to conquer is the matter of the Great Song Dynasty itself. But since the Liao State sent someone to inform the Xia about the war, and the Song and Liao are brothers, if they ignore it, it will damage the reputation of the Great Song Dynasty. Although there can be no brotherhood between countries, there is no choice but to be there! The Great Song Dynasty's funding of the enemies of the Liao State is to betray the alliance and stab the Liao State in the back, which is not better than taking advantage of the danger of others, right? ”

Pang Ji immediately retorted: "This is a move to invite trouble. The last time the Liao State invaded the summer, he was defeated and returned. If this is still the case this time, the Xia people will inevitably complain and enter the Kou, and then the swords and soldiers will rise again, and they will waste money and food in vain, so what can they do? ”

Li Buqi smiled: "Pang Shumi only knows that Western Xia will be resentful, I don't know if you have ever thought about what to do if the Liao State invades?" ”

At this time, several monarchs and ministers glared: "Liao invasion? Are there any signs? ”

Li Buqi said: "Whether the Liao State invades or not depends on whether the Liao State can squeeze oil and water from Western Xia." Recently, the minister heard that the Liao State has also begun to make spirits, and the grain used to make spirits is more than the grain used to make alcohol in the Great Song Dynasty. Since last year, a lot of people have been requisitioned to cut down trees and transport large trees, and they have been sold to me through the border farms, and there are fewer people who grow grain and graze. The Liao State originally produced less grain, consumed more, but produced less, and there was definitely a famine. Last year, there was also a lot of rain in Liao, and the harvest was reduced, and this year a large army was mobilized to go on the expedition. According to the minister's calculations, there was a famine in the Liao Congress this year. If the Liao people can't get enough benefits in Xixia, the Liao people will not be able to survive, the easiest way is to go south to rob, at this time and then give the Liao people to the truth, the minister estimates that this autumn and winter, at the latest tomorrow spring, the Liao State will once again gather a large army on the border. ”

"Shhh Both the Emperor and the Rulers gasped.

Wen Yanbo said: "This is all your estimation, and it may not come true." ”

Li Buqi said: "The lower officials think that there is a chance that this matter will be nine times out of ten. Because Bao Tiju found a large amount of grain smuggling in Hebei, some officials actually sold disaster relief grain to grain merchants and smuggled it to Liao. The minister also sent people to investigate the matter and found that the grain smuggled into Liao was increasing year by year, especially in the second half of last year and since the beginning of this year. ”

Bao Zheng supervised disaster relief in Hebei, but he really set off several big cases. There are so many hungry people in Hebei who are waiting to be fed, and there are even officials who collude with grain merchants to steal and sell relief grain. This matter was found out by Bao Zheng at this time, the impact was too bad, the government and the opposition were shaken, the emperor naturally knew, but he didn't know that most of the grain flowed to Liao.

Zhao Zhen hurriedly said: "Bao Qing has already investigated and dealt with the greedy ink, can't he stop the smuggling of grain to Liao?" ”

Li Buqi said: "What Bao Tiju found out was only officials stealing and selling grain, but it did not involve non-governmental smuggling. In fact, more grain has been smuggled out of the country. If all the grain flowing out of Hebei and Hedong Road is blocked, half of Hebei's disaster relief grain will probably be available. ”

Zhao Zhen couldn't help but be angry: "No wonder there is a shortage of food every year, it turns out that so many of them have flowed to Liao." It appears that the establishment of a police division is necessary. If you don't give up, you will investigate this matter strictly. I can't watch the flow of rice and grain, and my people starve to death. ”

Li Buqi hurriedly agreed. Wen Yanbo and the others couldn't help but shake their heads secretly: You said that the Liao State is going to have a famine, if you stop smuggling grain, then don't you force the Liao State to rob it?

But no one dares to say that grain smuggling is allowed. There are still a bunch of victims waiting for relief in Hebei, do you dare to say that it is right to sell grain to Liao? Politically correct!

Wen Yanbo said: "Please Your Majesty issue a decree prohibiting the purchase of large wood from Liao. In this way, the farmers and herdsmen of the Liao State can resume their work, and the Liao State has more grain, so there is no need to worry about anyone smuggling grain into the Liao State. ”

Li Buqi said: "It's late! Since last year, the imperial court ordered to stop the logging of large timber in Shaanxi and other places, and it has been nearly a year since the big timber was expensive, and everyone knows that there is money to be made from smuggling and buying and selling large timber, and the big timber trade has stabilized. If the buying and selling of large timber is banned all of a sudden, I don't know how many officials and nobles in Nanjing and Xijing of the Liao State have lost their financial resources, and it is strange that they do not instigate the Liao Emperor to go to war. I'm afraid that as soon as this order comes out, the Liao army that has been assembled will not go to fight Western Xia, but directly Chen Bing Hebei. ”

"......" several monarchs and ministers were relatively speechless. Everyone is not stupid, knowing that Liao Guo can really do this. Didn't you blackmail Da Song once when he took advantage of the Song Xia war the last time? Is it necessary to supply grain to Liao this time?

Even if Zhao Zhen arrived home, he knew that allowing food to flow into the Liao State was to put a noose around his neck. He didn't dare to open this opening, so he looked at Wen Yanbo and the others: "What do you think?" ”

Wen Yanbo also had a big headache, but he couldn't say that he couldn't do anything, so he had to say: "The minister thinks that the affairs of the Liao State are mostly speculated by Li Junjian, and he should first send more spies to investigate the situation in Liao, and then make further plans." ”

Song Zhen also said: "The minister thought that while exploring the situation of the Liao country, he ordered Hebei and Hedong to be more vigilant. ”

It's all the right nonsense. Just when Li Buqi despised Wen Yanbo and Song Zhen, the emperor probably felt that the two were unreliable, and asked Li Buqi: "Don't give up, what do you think about this matter?" ”

Li Buqi said: "There are not many ways for ministers. However, the armament war in Hebei and Hedong is good. Emperor Liao felt that the gains of fighting with the Great Song Dynasty outweighed the losses, so he naturally would not raise troops easily. ”

The emperor nodded and said to Song Zhen: "Since this is the case, I will secretly order all roads in Hebei and Hedong to be secretly on guard, step up training, and not slack off." If there is something urgent, there will be no mistakes. ”

PS: My eyes are not good these days, so I can only change them every day, and then resume double changes after my eyes recover.