Less than half an hour after the beginning of the court meeting, the issue of military supervision was resolved, and Zhao Ji severely punished Liang Fangping, and then immediately issued an order to appoint Xiang Guo Bai Shizhong as the envoy of Hebei Xuanfu, temporarily taking Liang Fangping's post, and investigating other problems in the Hebei military funding case.

The topic soon turned to the Northern Expedition, which was the focus of today's court meeting, and the Northern Expedition was actually the second discussion, and in the last Northern Expedition discussion, it was Li Yanqing who suggested that the Tanyuan Alliance should be abolished before the Northern Expedition could be discussed, so that the court did not reach the decision of the Northern Expedition.

However, today's Northern Expedition will be shrouded in the shadow of Hebei's preparations for war, and it is impossible to reach an agreement, depending on which faction can gain the upper hand.

Fan Zhixu took the lead and opened the first shot, he took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, about the Northern Expedition, Weichen and many ministers have communicated, we agree that the Great Song Dynasty has experienced several years of continuous Song-Xia War and bandit war, the national strength has been difficult to support us to fight another large-scale battle, especially the serious Hebei war preparedness incident, with our current war preparations to go to the Northern Expedition, it can be said that there is no chance of victory, everyone unanimously hopes that the imperial court will suspend the Northern Expedition plan, put more energy and resources on the people's livelihood, reduce taxes, cancel the ten money, In particular, it is necessary to restore the people's livelihood on Jingdong and Zhejiang Roads. ”

Speaking of this, he submitted the joint letter again, "This is a joint letter from one hundred and thirty-three court officials, hoping that Your Majesty will carefully consider the Northern Expedition." ”

A eunuch stepped forward and presented the joint letter to Zhao Ji, Zhao Ji looked at the joint letter, and his face suddenly became extremely ugly, he knew that Fan Zhixu contacted many ministers to oppose the Northern Expedition, but he didn't expect Fan Zhixu to actually make a joint letter.

Since ancient times, written expression has been much more formal and serious than oral expression, especially if you want to write a joint letter, this nature is almost equivalent to an ultimatum, there is no room for maneuver, the lethality is great, but the side effects are also great.

There was silence in the court, and only the noisy protests outside the Xuande Building could be faintly heard, and tens of thousands of people led by the Tai students were shouting against the Northern Expedition.

At this time, Tong Guan stood up and said: "Regarding the Northern Expedition, Weichen also wants to expound his own views, please ask Your Majesty for permission!" ”

Zhao Ji's face was ugly, he just nodded slightly, and Tong Guan said: "I can understand everyone's feelings against the Northern Expedition, in the past two years of the Western Xia Campaign, there were two bandits, which cost a lot of money, and the financial resources of the imperial court are indeed a little tight, but I want to tell you, this is the only good opportunity for us to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun, miss this opportunity, in the future, we will face a more powerful Jin State, it is impossible to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun, who will bear this historical responsibility, how can you explain it to your descendants?" ”

Tong Guan's words are very suppressive, especially the morality of 'taking a thousand opportunities, and giving up will take historical responsibility', which makes many people unable to refute.

At this time, Li Yanqing came out and said, "Your Majesty, please Rong Weichen say a few words!" ”

Zhao Ji also nodded, "Quasi-play!" ”

Li Yanqing hugged his fist and saluted Tong Guan, "Captain Tong's idea is very good, but the premise is that the Song army wins a complete victory and completely defeats the Liao army, but if the Song army can't defeat the Liao army, but is defeated by the Liao army, can the sixteen states of Yanyun take it back?" Who should bear this historical responsibility? ”

Tong Guan was furious in his heart, Li Yanqing, a bastard, dared to refute himself in the court, he simply ate the gall of a bear's heart and a leopard, he glared at Li Yanqing angrily and said: "Show weakness before the battle, if it is in the military camp, I have to show the head of the owl to the public!" ”

"It's a pity that this is not a military camp, it's the Daqing Hall of the Son of Heaven, and it's not your turn to exert your power on the imperial history!" Li Yanqing did not show weakness, and also-for-tat hard top.

Zhao Ji was also a little dissatisfied with Tong Guan, he coughed lightly, "Tong Aiqing, everyone is a courtier who shares my worries, don't bring personal emotions." ”

Tong Guan also knew that he was out of shape, and hurriedly said: "Weichen knows his mistake!" ”

Zhao Ji said to Li Yanqing again: "Li Yushi, please continue!" ”

Li Yanqing continued: "Sun Ziyun, a soldier, a major event of the country, the place of death and life, the principle of survival, must not be ignored!" Thousands of cars, thousands of leather cars, thousands of miles of food. Then the internal and external expenses, the use of guests, the material of glue paint, the dedication of the car armor, the daily cost of thousands of gold, and then 100,000 teachers. The two countries are fighting against national strength, Hebei's war preparedness is worrying, the imperial treasury is empty, and the southeast is undecided, how can it support the expedition of dozens of military laborers? This is a very real question, Captain Tong has led the army for 20 years, doesn't he even have this awareness? ”

At this time, the seed master Dao also came out and said: "The old minister also supports Li Yushi's words, the Song army betrayed the Northern Expedition of the Alliance, the Liao Army fought against the water with the worry of destroying the country, the indignation of morality, and the battle against the water, it is bound to be more powerful, and the so-called mourning army is difficult to win, and Yelu Dashi and Xiao Gan still have 100,000 elite soldiers in their hands, the Northern Expedition of the Song Army, the outcome is unknown, the situation will never be as expected by Captain Tong, the Liao army is fleeing, the Song army is like a broken bamboo, we must not be careful." ”

Zhong Shidao's fifty years of military career, the old qualifications in the army, only Cao Ping can compare, even he expressed that this battle is difficult to win, and no one supports Ying and Tong Guan, at this time, Wang Anzhong, the imperial historian, Wang Shen and Zhang Wenxiao, also expressed their opposition to the Northern Expedition.

Zhao Ji was extremely disappointed in his heart, he looked at the joint opposition letter on the imperial case again, he couldn't bear it anymore, and got up angrily, "Retreat!" ”

After speaking, Zhao Ji brushed his sleeves and left, hundreds of ministers in the court and the central government looked at each other, and everyone felt the anger of the Son of Heaven, but one thing is certain, no matter how dissatisfied the Son of Heaven is, he will have to accept the opposition of the hundred officials.

At this time, the crown prince Zhao Huan was very excited in his heart, although he didn't say a word this time, he was more nervous than anyone else, seeing that the opposition to the Northern Expedition won a big victory in the court debate, how could he not be ecstatic in his heart, he took a deep look at Li Yanqing and Fan Zhixu, and then got up and left from the other side.

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In the afternoon, Ouchi sent a decree to suspend the Northern Expedition plan, stop the circulation of 'dang ten coins', and order Tong Guan to end the war in the southeast as soon as possible.

Facing the room, Tong Guan slammed the inkstone on the table to the ground, and suddenly 'bang!' The sound was shattered, and Tong Guan was furious and said: "The old man took him out of the county town and let him study in Taixue, he repaid the old man like this, do you really think that I Tong Guan is a mud bodhisattva?" ”

The surrounding entourage officials were all trembling with fear, and no one dared to say anything, this time for the Northern Expedition, Li Yanqing completely turned his face with Tong Guan, but he was the identity of the imperial history, Tong Guan was really not good at moving him for a while, and a bad breath was held in Tong Guan's heart.

At this moment, a guard reported at the door: "Wang Xiangguo asks to see!" ”

Tong Guan spat heavily and said angrily: "Please let him in!" ”

After a while, Wang Hao walked into the official room, he looked at the smashed inkstone on the ground, and couldn't help frowning, "Why should the Taiwei be like this?" ”

"Humph! I hate Li Yanqing for being ungrateful, and he dared to let me not get off the stage in the court. ”

"He's a six-rank petty official, it's not worth being so angry with the captain, it's not as simple as we imagined!"

Tong Guan was stunned, "How do you say this?" ”

"Taiwei might as well think about it, who is the biggest beneficiary of the cancellation of the Northern Expedition?"

Tong Guan lowered his head and pondered for a moment, and suddenly came to his senses, "You mean-"

Wang Hao immediately waved his hand to stop him, looked at the entourage on both sides, and Tong Guan hurriedly said, "You all retreat!" ”

Tong Guan invited Wang Hao into the inner room again, a little boy came in and served tea, and immediately retreated, Tong Guan lowered his voice and said, "Is it really the prince behind the scenes?" ”

Wang Hao smiled coldly, "Although I have no evidence, but when the official family got up and left angrily, I clearly saw the pride in the prince's eyes, the official family let King Yun be the commander of the three armies of the Northern Expedition, how could the prince not be in a hurry?" How could he be indifferent? He must have a connection with Fan Zhixu behind his back, and it is very likely that this opposition to the Northern Expedition was planned by the prince. ”

"Does the official know?"

"I went to see the official family after I retired from the court, and I don't feel like he realized it."

Tong Guan was slightly stunned, "Have you been to the official family?" ”

Wang Hao snorted lightly, "It was I who advised the officials to retreat and advance, suspend the Northern Expedition, and after the three unfavorable factors were eliminated, no one would dare to oppose the Northern Expedition." ”

"What do you mean by the three major disadvantages?"

"One is to end the war in the southeast; the second is to strengthen combat readiness and sufficient materials; The third is to reduce the number of opposing courtiers. ”

Tong Guan took a few steps and said to Wang Huang: "I can end the war in the southeast in a few months, strengthening war preparedness, and sufficient materials are also a smooth thing, and it will be almost the same for a year of accumulation, but I think it is a big problem to reduce the number of courtiers who oppose it, where do you plan to start?" ”

"Didn't the Captain find out? Although there are many opponents today, it is actually two plays sung, one is Fan Zhixu dancing with long sleeves, and the other is Liang Shicheng and Cai Jing behind the scenes, we only need to make concessions in some important links, such as Liang Fangping's successor, such as after overthrowing Fan Zhixu, the new Xiangguo will be designated by them, and then for example, some key positions will be relinquished, Liang Shicheng has always wanted the appointment of Kaifeng Mansion Yin, and Cai Jing wants the appointment rights of several southeastern states, in exchange for these, once Cai Jing and Liang Shicheng no longer support them, or even secretly dismantle the stage, Fan Zhixu can be alone and difficult to speak, and if Fan Zhixu is overthrown, who else dares to oppose the Northern Expedition? ”

Tong Guan narrowed his eyes for a while, "This is not what Wang Xiangguo meant!" ”

Tong Guan knew Wang Huang too well, and it was impossible for him to give up so many practical interests for a Northern Expedition that had little to do with him, which must have been a hint from Zhao Ji, the Son of Heaven.

Wang Hao nodded slowly, "Captain Tai is right, this is actually what the official family meant, he asked me to discuss with you and find a way to bring down Fan Zhixu!" ”

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