"Teacher, should the Great Song Dynasty treat the Liao Kingdom like a brother? Is it wrong for the Liao State to fight the Western Xia, and the Great Song Dynasty is indifferent? Yu'er asked innocently.

Since Li Buqi stopped playing the Western Xia year, he secretly promoted the people's discussion of the strategy of Liao and Xia. Children like Yu'er were affected by this discussion about how the Great Song should treat the Liao State, and Li Buqi was very satisfied with the effect of his propaganda. Of course, I am more satisfied that as soon as I said that Hebei might go to war, Hebei's officialdom was already panicked.

Hearing the question asked by Yu Er, Li Buqi smiled and said: "How the Great Song Dynasty treats the Liao State is not entirely up to the Great Song Dynasty to decide. The so-called 'people respect me a foot, I respect people a zhang', if the Liao State really treats me as a brother, and the Great Song Dynasty does not regard the Liao State as a brother, it will be contrary to the principle of being a man. But when did the Liao State treat the Great Song Dynasty as a brother? Wouldn't it be ridiculous for the Great Song Dynasty to treat Liao as a brother? ”

"Ahh I understand. Yu'er nodded like a little adult, and then asked, "But since the teacher is not ready to treat Liao as a brotherly country at all, why should he break the covenant with Western Xia?" ”

Li Buqi asked: "Western Xia committed more than 100 border crimes last year, and even sent tens of thousands of troops to surround my city, do you say that Western Xia abides by the covenant?" ”

"Nope."

"Then what is the use of saying that the Great Song Dynasty abides by such a covenant? Is it just to tie up your hands and feet? This time, the Liao State used the Liao State to conquer the Western Xia and abolished this covenant, firstly, it was justified, and secondly, when the Western Xia was weak, it was difficult to retaliate immediately, and the Great Song Dynasty had time to strengthen the border preparations, and thirdly, it showed the sincerity of the Great Song Dynasty to the world, so that the Liao State would at least superficially stand on the side of my Great Song when the Western Xia invaded my Great Song Dynasty again in the future. This is the opportunity that God has given me to the Great Song Dynasty, if I can't seize it, I'm afraid that it will be the so-called 'God will not take it, but will suffer the blame'. ”

"Oh. Yu'er understood. So teacher, is it really possible for Liao to invade the south again? ”

"It depends on how big the food gap is in Liao this year, and how many cattle and sheep can be captured by Liao from Western Xia. If the Liao people felt that they needed to rob, they would definitely think of the Great Song Dynasty. ”

Li Buqi scaring the emperor still had an effect, and Zhao Zhen called Li Buqi to the Chongzheng Hall every few days to inquire about the movements of the Liao State. Li Buqi assured him that the current goal of the Liao State was still Western Xia, and only after the Liao State could not get enough benefits from Western Xia would he fight the idea of the Great Song Dynasty.

"Don't give up. You see, in recent days, many people have been talking about the military affairs in Hebei, and some people have suggested that the Yellow River is now diverted, and the mouth of the sea is on the border of Liao, and Liaoguo may use the water division to go up and take Tokyo directly. Do you think that's possible? ”

Oh, what a whimsy. Li Buqi said: "Let's not talk about whether the Liao people have the ability to use the water division, if the Liao people really dare to come up and attack Tokyo, then it is what my Great Song Dynasty can't ask for." ”

Zhao Zhen hurriedly asked, "How do you say it?" ”

"What did Taizong dig the Jinming Pond for? Isn't it just to train the water army? Our Great Song Dynasty's naval army was strong against the Liao State, and on the Yellow River, our army was going down the river to meet the Liao army, and it was taking advantage of the upstream. Wouldn't it be a good thing for the Liao State to penetrate into the territory of our Great Song Dynasty and attack my long with its shortness? And it's a great thing. ”

Zhao Zhen was obviously relieved: "In this way, I am too worried. ”

Li Buqi said: "Whether the Liao people attack by water or land, they have to pass through Hebei. As long as Hebei's military arrangements are completed, the Liao people will have no chance to take advantage of it. Therefore, the minister asked to transfer a few people from Shaanxi who could fight to garrison Hebei. The minister estimated that Liao's attack on Western Xia this time would definitely cause great losses to Western Xia, and there would be a period of chaos within Western Xia, and there would be no major events in Shaanxi for the time being. It's a bit of a waste to put someone who knows the soldier there. ”

Li Buqi rarely recommended people, and Zhao Zhen hurriedly asked: "Which ones will be transferred to Hebei?" ”

Li Buqi said: "The minister thinks that Di Qing, Zhang Kang, Jingtai, Chong Ge and a few others can be transferred to Hebei, by the way, there is also Guo Kui in Hedong, and let them be stationed in Baozhou, Qizhou, Zhending Mansion and other places. In this way, Hebei can be safe. ”

Zhao Zhen stood up and walked to the screen to take a look, and said, "Don't give up on having a heart." In this way, I transferred these people to Hebei. ”

Li Buqi also said: "There are 83 people in this Qingyuan Academy, including those who went to Hebei for disaster relief first. Because of his gratitude to His Majesty Longen, he wanted to go to Hebei to serve after learning that Hebei might have something. It's just that the minister heard that the Hebei officials had a bad impression of Qingyuan Academy, and the minister was afraid that if they went, they would be poured cold water. ”

At this time, the Imperial City Division raised Gan Zhaoji and interjected: "Official, now there are many people in Hebei who have heard that there is going to be a war, and they are all moving around to be transferred out of Hebei." These people from Qingyuan Academy are going to Hebei at this time, and they are indeed very loyal. ”

Zhao Zhen was overjoyed and immediately said, "Okay, good." Don't worry if you don't give up, I won't let them suffer. ”

Li Buqi said: "Then thank Your Majesty on their behalf." ”

Hehe! Get! Hit a nail in Hebei. In the future, Hebei will be the practice base of Qingyuan Academy.

As an official in the Great Song Dynasty, Hebei is a good place. If it is usual, Li Buqi wants to arrange dozens of people in Hebei, even a few people are difficult. However, as soon as Li Buqi released the news that the Liao State might attack the Great Song Dynasty, and Hebei had just suffered a disaster, Hebei's official position was immediately worthless, and there was no one to fight for the official vacancy, that is, many officials in office began to ask for leave under various excuses.

Since last year, these officials in Hebei have given Bao Zheng a number of things that they didn't think long of when they were in disaster relief, and they have impeached Bao Zheng for a number of people who had something to do with smuggling grain to Liao, and now they have taken a batch of leave, and the vacated places are more than enough to arrange 50 or 60 people.

In April and May, Zhao Zhen made a big move against Hebei's personnel, and transferred Guo Kui to Baozhou, Zhang Kangquan to Qizhou, Wang Kechen to Zhendingfu, and Jingtai to Zhaozhou. Di Qing was also transferred to the deputy commander of the infantry army, so that he could stay in Beijing and listen to it. It is said that the emperor was very important to Di Qing, but Li Buqi did not take the initiative to make friends with Di Qingpan. In the future, Di Qing or Li will not give up a talisman.

In mid-April, the envoy sent to Tamna finally returned, and angrily reported to the court that he had not only been given a cold reception by the Song people on the island, but that they had burned down a fleet of Goryeo people as soon as he left.

"Your Majesty, the ministers are kind and persuasive, and the conditions for Zhao'an are also favorable, but those people on Tamna Island are not only not accepted by Zhao'an, but they even write poems to insult my Great Song Dynasty, which is really unbearable. Therefore, the minister thought that this was a chaotic minister and a thief, and he could not recruit peace, but could only send troops to capture him. ”

Zhao Zhen frowned and asked, "Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think?" ”

All the ministers looked at the Privy Council, and the privy envoy Song Zhen came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, it is a long way to go, and the prospect of the labor expedition is unknown. The Privy Council found out that the thieves in Tamna dared to fight Goryeo because they could obtain population, grain and grass supplies from Mizhou, Dengju and other places. As long as the ports are blocked, and the flow of grain, grass and iron is not allowed to flow out, the thieves of Tamna can be peacefully fought without a fight. ”

Wen Yanbo and Pang Ji both nodded, and Wen Yanbo said: "Song Shumi's plan does not cost a single soldier, but it is the bottom of the kettle, and the minister thinks it is very appropriate." ”

Zhao Zhen was mainly worried about Goryeo's reaction in this matter, and he didn't really care about how to deal with the Song people on Tamna Island, as long as there was a way, so he nodded casually and said, "Okay, then let's do it." ”

Before the words fell, Li Buqi left the class and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this plan is inappropriate, and he will create another batch of Zhang Yuan and Wu Hao." ”

Zhang Yuan and Wu Hao were originally great Song Xiucai, but they were resentful because of repeated attempts and defected to Li Yuanhao. The two are familiar with the inside story of the Great Song Dynasty, and have repeatedly led Li Yuanhao to make a big move, causing great losses to the Great Song Dynasty. The matter of the two of them voting for Li Yuanhao had a great impact on the monarchs and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty, so that from the Qingli period, the system of eliminating the end of the imperial examination was unwrittenly canceled. Therefore, as soon as everyone heard Li Buqi mention Zhang Yuan and Wu Hao, they immediately pricked up their ears.