Chapter 480: The First Pilgrimage Meeting (Part II)

The eyes of all the ministers glanced over, and they saw a person walking out of the court officials at the end, it was Li Yanqing, Deng Yong's brain, 'Buzz! ', secretly bitter in his heart, the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty are silent, what do you have to do with a six-grade petty official?

Liang Shicheng's face changed slightly, his eyes glanced at Wang Hao, and he saw that Wang Hao's face was full of anger, and he obviously thought that he had let Li Yanqing come out.

Zhao Ji was slightly stunned, there are really ministers who have opinions, I don't know who this is? However, it was customary for the early dynasty not to help but speak, so he nodded lightly, "Quasi-words!" ”

Cai Xing shouted, "You can play!" ”

Li Yanqing walked forward quickly and bowed again, "Weichen serves the imperial history Li Yanqing, thank Your Majesty for your grace!" ”

Only then did Zhao Ji know that it was Li Yanqing who had something to play, and he asked lightly: "What does Li Yushi suggest?" ”

"Your Majesty, Wechen is not against the Northern Expedition, but Wechen is a little worried!"

"What are you worried about?"

"Weichen is worried about the death of his lips and cold teeth, once the Liao State is destroyed, the Jin soldiers will go south, and the Hebei Plain will be unstoppable, what can we do to resist the Jin soldiers?"

There was an uproar in the imperial court, and they kept saying that they did not oppose the Northern Expedition, but what is the difference between saying this and opposing the Northern Expedition?

"Presumptuous!"

Wang Hao shouted angrily: "This is the national policy that the Son of Heaven and the Political Affairs Hall have decided, what qualifications do you have to oppose it as a small servant?" ”

Li Yanqing ignored him, and continued to say to Zhao Ji, the Son of Heaven: "Weichen did not oppose the Northern Expedition, a hundred years of humiliation, Your Majesty longs to be able to wash the snow at one time, Weichen fully understands, he just feels that he should take precautions and prepare to prevent the Jin soldiers from moving south." ”

Zhao Ji's face was cloudy, he didn't say a word, and Prime Minister Bai Shizhong slowly walked out and said: "Don't Li Yushi know that we and the Jin State have formed an alliance, and since we are allies, we should trust each other, help each other in the same boat, and jointly plan to destroy Liao, how can the alliance prevent each other from the beginning, this is not sincere!" ”

Li Yanqing said loudly: "Throughout history, from the Xiongnu to the Turks to the Xianbei to the Khitan, which one is trustworthy?" The bloody scene of Wuhu Chaohua is still vivid, the Anshi Rebellion has been a hundred years old, how did Shatuo and the party invade the Central Plains a hundred years ago? Destroy my Han family, kill my compatriots, insult my sisters, Your Majesty, if you are not of my race, your heart will be different, we must not believe the Jurchens! ”

There was an uproar in the hall, and he actually publicly accused the Jurchens who had just formed an alliance, this Li Yanqing was simply bold.

Zhao Ji said coldly: "The Northern Expedition plan has been set as a national policy, and Li Yushi should not make any more extraneous branches." ”

"Your Majesty, Wechen is not against the Northern Expedition, Wechen just wants to make a slightly better suggestion."

"What advice?" Zhao Ji's tone was already a little impatient, if it weren't for the Great Dynasty, he would have driven out this lowly official who didn't know the importance of it.

Li Yanqing sighed secretly in his heart, the general trend of the Northern Expedition to Liao has been decided, and it is not that Li Yanqing can stop it, but he still wants to do his part and try his best to avoid the recurrence of historical tragedy.

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen thinks that the preparation for the Northern Expedition will take at least a year or two, and we can do something during this time......"

"Like what?" Next to him, Wang Hao asked coldly.

Li Yanqing ignored him and continued to say to Zhao Ji: "We should first negotiate with the Liao State and ask for the abolition of the Tanyuan Alliance, and at the same time vigorously set up a support archery club in Hebei and organize the training of township soldiers......

There was a sudden discussion in the hall, and Wang Hao asked loudly, "What's the point of doing this?" ”

"Wang Xiangguo should take a look at the Tanyuan Alliance, there is a clear agreement in it, the Song and Liao countries are bounded by the Baigou River, which is Emperor Zhenzong's decree, if the Tanyuan Alliance is not abolished, it will be morally unfavorable to the Great Song Dynasty."

Li Yanqing's original intention was to hope that the Song and Liao countries could strengthen contacts and consultations at a critical moment, so that the Song Dynasty would no longer blindly consider the Northern Expedition, and perhaps Zhao Ji could finally understand the truth of the cold lips and teeth in the negotiations.

Zhao Ji was very unhappy in his heart, but Li Yanqing's proposal did have some truth, he hesitated in his heart, and was silent for a while.

At this time, the new Xiangguo Fan Zhixu walked out of the queue and said: "Li Yushi is a native of Hebei, and he should have a deep understanding of why the imperial court no longer advocated the Bow and Arrow Society, and the Bow and Arrow Society increased the burden on the peasants and delayed the agricultural time, which was actually a move to disturb the people, and the people of Hebei generally opposed it, and I am afraid it will be difficult to re-implement it." ”

Fan Xiangguo didn't know, the bow and arrow society disturbed the people because the government was unwilling to bear the cost of bows and arrows, let the farmers buy their own, a pair of bows and arrows would cost more than a dozen, ordinary farmers really couldn't afford it, and after training the bow and arrow club, the farmers also had to serve in labor, or pay the exemption money, which of course would cause resistance, if the bow and arrow club training was regarded as servitude, there was no need to pay the exemption money, and the lowly believed that the people of Hebei and Hedong would definitely support it, and the lowly believed that the Northern Expedition was not only a matter of the imperial court, but also a matter of the people of the world, which could recover the sixteen states of Yanyun, and can prevent the Jurchen iron hoof from going south, killing two birds with one stone, why not? ”

The discussion in the hall is getting louder and louder, and Li Yanqing's words can be said to be to the point, the fundamental reason why the Bow and Arrow Society has gradually failed to implement it after more than ten years of implementation is that the government is unwilling to give benefits to the people, which has greatly increased the burden on the peasants and caused serious resistance from the peasants.

However, although Li Yanqing was reasonable, few officials dared to come forward to support him, and everyone could see that the Son of Heaven was already very annoyed in his heart, and if he came out at this time, he would undoubtedly be burned.

At this time, the crown prince Zhao Huan came out and said: "Father, Li Yushi is reasonable, the name is right, abolish the Tanyuan Alliance, so that we no longer have moral worries, we can ask for the abolition of the Alliance, if the Liao State refuses, it just makes us famous, and the sons support Li Yushi's suggestion." ”

The new Prime Minister Fan Zhixu also bowed down and said: "War is always the last step, although our Northern Expedition has been decided, but just as Li Yushi said, the name is right, and the country is magnanimous. ”

Although Zhao Ji was dissatisfied in his heart, but the abolition of the Tanyuan Alliance was righteous, he finally nodded and agreed, "The combat readiness plan continues to be implemented, the abolition of the alliance can be negotiated, and the will of the Emperor is passed on, so that the special envoy in Liao will formally propose to the Liao State to abolish the alliance, if the Liao side has doubts, the two sides can negotiate in Tanyuan." ”

Although Zhao Ji agreed to abolish the Tanyuan Alliance, he didn't mention anything about rebuilding the Bow and Arrow Society and defending the Jin soldiers from going south, he glanced at Li Yanqing coldly, "If Li Yushi has no other suggestions, just retreat!" ”

Li Yanqing had no choice but to retreat.

This court meeting lasted for nearly three hours, and it was almost noon at the end of the court meeting, and as the bell rang, more than a thousand court officials walked outside the main hall one after another, and many people looked at Li Yanqing with strange eyes, with a trace of disdain and contempt in their eyes.

The Son of Heaven asked for suggestions just a formality, and no one was allowed to oppose them at all, and even if there was a suggestion, it was put forward by Xiangguo, or other important ministers, where was it his turn to stand at the end of the team, but he stood up against the Northern Expedition, he simply didn't know what to do, he didn't know the rules, and even some officials who sympathized with him tried to avoid him, afraid of being affected by him.

Li Yanqing didn't care, he was now more concerned about the outcome of the Song Liao negotiation, if Zhao Ji, the son of heaven, could wake up and assist the Liao State in resisting Jin, then he Li Yanqing would be willing to be dismissed today, but this possibility is simply smaller than directly promoting him to Xiangguo.

Li Yanqing smiled bitterly in his heart, turned around and walked outside the hall.

"Li Yushi!" Someone behind him called him.

Li Yanqing turned around, it turned out to be the new Xiangguo Fan Zhixu, Li Yanqing hurriedly bowed his hand, "See Xiangguo!" ”

"Yes, Li Yushi is very courageous and dares to do things!"

Fan Zhixuan smiled and praised it, and said: "But I feel that Li Yushi's original intention is still against the Northern Expedition, and he can't say it explicitly, so he has to use the negotiation of abolishing the alliance to delay the plan of the Northern Expedition, I'm right!" ”

Li Yanqing nodded silently, "The imperial court believes in the Jurchens, and sooner or later they will be victimized by them!" ”

Fan Zhixu sighed slightly, "You are from Xiangzhou, Hebei, and your opposition to the Northern Expedition is understandable, in fact, I am also against this Northern Expedition, I have been an official in Hebei for more than 20 years, and I know very well what the outbreak of war means to ordinary people?" ”

Li Yanqing shook his head, "The humble opposition to the Northern Expedition is not because I am from Xiangzhou, but because my lips are cold and my teeth are cold, without the Liao State to block it, the Jurchen Iron Cavalry will definitely sweep south, at that time, my Great Song Dynasty is in danger!" At this time, we should help the Liao resist the Jurchen barbarians, not self-destruct the Great Wall. ”

Fan Zhixu secretly praised that Li Yanqing wanted to go with him, but this kind of thought could only be suppressed in his heart and could not be said.

"You can think like this, it shows that you are broad-minded and have seen people, but you don't know that the Liao State is a century-old feud of the Great Song Dynasty, and it is also a century-old shame of the Great Song Dynasty, and generations of emperors have regretted for their lives that they could not recover the sixteen states of Youyun, and today I finally waited for this opportunity to destroy Liao, not only the Son of Heaven must go on the Northern Expedition, but also the vast majority of officials support the Northern Expedition, you are soft-spoken, you can't change this reality, and even I can't change it."

"I know that I can't change the decision of the imperial court, but at least there should be a sense of prevention, and organizing the Bow and Arrow Society is the right way, why doesn't the imperial court even accept this?"

"Your suggestion is very right, but today is not the time, I will find an opportunity to propose this plan again in the future, now you have to keep a low profile and learn to protect yourself!"

After speaking, Fan Zhixu patted him on the shoulder and walked away quickly, but Li Yanqing was very disappointed in his heart, and he couldn't help but sigh secretly, is there really no way to change this history?

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