"I'm tired of spreading the news, so I said that the Xuanfu Disposal Division was doing office work and asked to see the king." In front of Xu Wei's Taiyuan County Palace, an official in a green robe and a hat on his head was wiping his sweat and saying to the Mén people.

When the Xu Mansion heard that he was from the Xuanfu Disposal Division, he didn't dare to delay, and said to him: "Since you are an official of the Xuanfu Division, please go inside first, and I will inform the king." After finishing speaking, he led the office into the mansion, arranged to sit down in the side hall, and went to the back hall to report.

That office work was originally an "old man" brought out by Xu Wei from Xujiazhuang, Xiajin County, the Daimyo Mansion, surnamed Cao Mingxun, who had been fighting with Xu Wei for many years, and had no military achievements, but he was not good at fighting, but he was coarse in writing and writing, and could write and calculate, so he had been working in logistics in Xu Wei's army. Xu Weinian is old and intends to be promoted, and now he is able to do the office work of the Xuanfu Disposal Division, although he is only a seventh grade, but he is also an official of the imperial court. Today is a day off, and the adults of the Xuanfu Disposal Department are all on vacation, thinking that there is something urgent, otherwise, the officer who stayed behind in the office would not have chased him to his home.

Officer Cao couldn't sit still in the side hall, wandering back and forth, and after a while, he saw King Xu Jun turning out of the back hall, and hurriedly greeted him: "King, something happened." ”

Although Xu Wei is in the high position of the king of the county, he is still more polite to these old people, and he is not in a hurry, and said kindly: "Don't worry, sit down and eat tea, the sky will not fall." ”

How could Cao Xun have the heart to eat tea, took out an object from his arms, hurriedly handed it to Xu Wei, and said: "The lowly post is on duty in Yamén, and there is an urgent military information delivered by Yan Yan." For fear of delaying the military plane, he immediately went to Senate Zhang's mansion. When the senators saw this, they ordered the humble post to be sent to the king's palace immediately. ”

When Xu Wei heard this, he knew that something had changed, so he hurriedly opened it to see. Last month, a civil uprising broke out in the Shengzhou area of Jindong, which was suppressed by the Jin army, and a large number of rebels coerced the displaced people from the northwest of Fengzhou into Liao. Soon, the Jin army gathered troops in Dongshengzhou, and there was a tendency to suppress the territory. A few days ago, the Liao army also began to assemble troops at the Yizi River, not far from Dongshengzhou, and it seemed that the two sides were afraid that they were going to make a move. Xu Hong had already ordered the Yan army to be on guard and reported to the Xuanfu Disposal Department for instructions.

After looking, Xu Wei ordered: "Go, I know." ”

Officer Cao bowed and left, and Zijin Tiger looked at the military newspaper thoughtfully. Jin destroyed Liao for many years, and the Khitan people under the rule of NV Zhenren, although small frictions have been constant, but violent Luàn is extremely rare. This time, the civil uprising in Dongshengzhou is probably not as simple as it seems. Judging from the movements of the Liao army, this matter is inseparable from Xiao Duolu. In fact, it is also very understandable that Xiao Duolu did not follow the orders of the Liao Court and sat in the Xia Realm, just to prepare for the restoration of the country in the Eastern Expedition.

This riot was instigated by him, didn't you see it, the army was "coerced" by the homeless people to run to the summer realm. If there is no prior arrangement, it is too late for these people to flee for their lives, how can they have the leisure to threaten the people? Thinking of the recent exodus of the Khitan Xi people on the border, you can get a glimpse of the whole leopard. Xiao Duolu does not want to constantly create trouble on the border, win people's hearts, and build momentum for large-scale military operations in the future.

And now that the real people are gathering at the border, it is probably intolerable. Since Yan Liang's usurpation, in order to devote all his mental strength to appeasing the interior, he has always maintained forbearance externally, and even did not hesitate to lower his body and form a good alliance with the south. But there were constant conflicts on the border, and he couldn't sit idly by, probably because he really wanted to fight a battle to hit the arrogance of the Liao people.

Since the two sides want to play tricks, the Western Army can watch from the sidelines, as long as they don't move to our border, let you fight! Thinking of this, he already knew it in his heart, and he just had to order Yan Yanjun to stay on guard and wait and see what happened.

The order was transmitted to Yan Yan, and Xu Hongguo ordered Yan Yan's army to stand still. Interestingly, both the Jin-Liao armies were on the border, but they could not fight for a long time. The soldiers of Yan Yan were wondering, and the Jin military envoy sent an envoy to Linzhou to see Linfu to appease Xu Yong, and his words were very soft. The Liao people in the Xia realm continued to make trouble on the border, inciting rebellion, and the Dajin State could not bear it anymore and was determined to punish it. Because of the proximity to the Song realm, we specially came to inform your army that this operation was only aimed at the Liao army, and we asked the brothers of the Western Army not to misunderstand.

Because Xu Yong got the order from above, regardless of this matter, he replied, this is your business, as long as you restrain your subordinates, don't violate my realm, and the envoy of the Jin army immediately promised to go. Two days later, the envoy of the Liao army came again, and what he said was almost the same, Xu Yong still replied like that.

After knowing that the Western Army would not intervene, the two sides opened up a posture and really played a game. According to the observation of the Lin Fu Pacification Division, the two sides did not mobilize many troops in this border military conflict. The Jin army should have used the border troops of Yunnei Prefecture and Dongsheng Prefecture, while the Liao army should have used Xiao Heda's troops. The Jin army took the lead and launched an attack on the Liao army assembly area around the Yizi River, and the Liao army was also prepared, but after the engagement, the Liao army was invincible, and even the camp was abandoned and retreated in a hurry. The Jin army did not chase and quickly withdrew. When the news reached Xingyuan Mansion, Xu Wei felt a little surprised.

What is the combat power of the Liao army, others don't know, but he knows it. At the beginning, he fought side by side with the Liao army and destroyed Xia together, and he saw this hundred battles of heroic divisions trained by the death of the country, the escape, and the bloody battle in the Western Regions. It wasn't a sudden attack, and besides, it was still fighting in the territory, why was it defeated so quickly?

Soon, the answer came out.

On this day, Xu Wei was in the Xingyuan military camp to observe the soldiers practicing new firearms, and for many years, the Shaanxi Metropolitan Institute has never delayed the development and improvement of firearms. This time, what they wanted to report to the king of Taiyuan was a firearm called "Changgong".

In the school grounds, Xu Wei and several officials of the Xuanfu Division were dressed in official uniforms, and a trick officer of the Shaanxi Capital Academy was holding a device in his hand and was explaining its usefulness to the officials in detail. This thing is unfamiliar to others, but when Xu Wei sees it, he is a little familiar. Why?

Since this device is called "Long Gun", as the name suggests, it is longer than the "three-eyed gun" and "five-eyed gun" used in the original army. What's long? Gun tube long. The iron pipe is at least two feet long, and the iron pipe is much thinner than the three-eyed five-eyed gun, and it is as thick as the thin rolling pin used by ordinary people in Shaanxi. At the back end of the pipe, a wooden handle is added, but it is a straight handle. These things are not unusual, what interests Xu Wei is that there is a strange device at the back end of the pipe, above the yào room, I don't know what it is used for.

The officials of the capital courtyard explained for a while, and Xu Wei didn't want to listen to it, so he directly ordered: "Gossip, let's try it with a fire." ”

The man received the order, so he took the yào pill and prepared to test the fire. At this moment, I only heard the sound of horses' hooves "Dede", and rode in from outside the school yard and threw myself straight over. When I got closer, I found that it was Wu Gong, the preparation of the Xuanfu Disposal Division.

"King, Xiao Duolu didn't send people, he has already entered the city." Wu Gong reported on horseback.

Xu Wei listened, and wanted to watch the firearms test before leaving, but suddenly thought that there was not peace between Liaojin and Liao recently, and Xiao Duolu didn't send someone at this time, isn't it related to this? Thinking of this, he didn't care about the firearms, leaving the other staff there, and he and Wu Gong rushed back to the Xuanfu Division.

After entering the Yamén, the person had been arranged in the right compartment to wait for the reception, Xu Wei went straight to it, only to see a person sitting in the hall, dressed as a Khitan, heard the footsteps, and immediately got up to greet him. Xu Wei glanced at him, he was only in his forties, and he was born.

An official of the Xuanfu Disposal Department who accompanied him there introduced: "This is the King of Xu County. ”

When the Liao envoy heard this, he stepped forward and bowed: "In Xia Shenzhi, I have seen King Xujun." ”

Listening to his Chinese, Xu Wei knew that he must be a Han man who followed Yelu Dashi to the west in the past, so he couldn't help but take a few more looks, and said, "You're welcome, please take a seat." I don't know what Mr. Xiao sent you to? ”

Shen Zhi sat down, and arched his hand again: "Presumably the king knows, a few days ago, our army fought with the gold thief?" ”

"Something I heard, what?" Xu Wei asked.

"The people of Dongshengzhou are unbearable to be oppressed, and they raise an uprising, and the gold thieves brutally suppress it, whether it is the person who caused the incident or the ordinary people, they will not let it go. When the failed rebels and the people came to flee through the border, the Jin army chased them all the way. In order to protect the people, our border garrison fought against Jiāo, but unfortunately was defeated. Chief Xiao was furious, and in order to prevent the Hexi people from being killed again, he decided to send troops to the rescue. Therefore, the special agent came down to inform the king and the generals of the Western Army. Shen Zhi said.

Xu Wei listened, and suddenly remembered the sleepiness a few days ago. With the combat strength of the Liao army, it is impossible to defeat so quickly, and now that this Liao envoy comes, he understands a little. The so-called defeat was nothing more than a trick that Xiao Duolu did not use, and its purpose was to send the indignation of the Liao army and the Jin army to prepare for large-scale retaliation.

Thinking about this, he guessed what kind of calculation Xiao Duolu didn't fight. Hence the words: "Rescue? You Mr. Xiao are too outside, I have been in love with him for many years, why should I hide it? You just say that you want to take the territory west of the three big rivers of Heqing Army, Jinsu Army, and Dongshengzhou, and you don't need to hide it. ”

was told that his intentions were broken, but Shen Zhi did not change his face, and said calmly: "When I came, Manager Xiao instructed me that this must not be able to hide from the eyes of King Xu Jun, but I was careless." To tell the truth, the king is trying to take three land cities this time. ”

When Xu Wei heard this, he was not surprised, thought for a while, and asked: "It is said that these places have not been peaceful recently. The Khitans have risen one after another, and you have gathered heavy troops to take them, but it is not a big problem. This is also a matter for you and the NV real people, I can't control it, but there is one. ”

Shen faced him tightly, and hurriedly asked, "Please show the king." ”

"You just take the Heqing Army and Dongshengzhou, Jin Su Army, I want it." Xu Wei understated.

Shen Zhi didn't seem to understand what the other party meant, and said suspiciously: "The king wants it?" What does the king mean is that the Western Army wants to take the Jinsu Army? ”

"As I said, this is a matter between you and the real people, I can't control it, and I won't use a single soldier." Xu Weidao.

This made Shen Zhi confused: "Since the Western Army does not send troops, how can this Jin Su Army get into the hands of the king?" ”

Xu Wei laughed and did not answer. Seeing this, Wu Gong next to him explained: "If your army captures the Heqing army and Dongshengzhou, in this way, to the west of the river, the Jinsu army and Yongbyon Prefecture will also be isolated. The Jin army must have abandoned and not defended. ”

Only then did Shen Zhi understand the intentions of King Taiyuan, and he couldn't help but feel angry in his heart. When he came to Xingyuan Mansion, Manager Xiao repeatedly instructed him to be polite when talking to Xu Wei. But at this time, seeing that the other party was so unreasonable, he couldn't care a lot, and said bluntly: "King Xu Jun, if I heard it correctly. What does the king mean is that the soldiers of our army fought bloodily and shot down the real people, but the western army wanted to pick up the ready-made land in the city they left? ”

"That's pretty much it." Xu Wei nodded.

When Shen Zhi heard this, Huo Ran got up and said resolutely: "How can there be such a reason in the world? The king has the means, and he sends troops to get it, and we have nothing to say. If you can't think of it, and you have to get a piece of the pie, I'm afraid it's not easy! ”

Xu Wei waved his hand, motioned for him to sit down, and persuaded: "You don't have to be like this, don't be impatient." Listen to me, Na Yongbyon Prefecture has been trampled many times by our army's iron hooves, and it is deserted, and the Jin army has almost abandoned it. As for Jin Sujun, I can't let it fall into your hands, I think you also know that Jin Sujun and Yongbyon Prefecture, one north and one east, are sandwiched between the boundary of my Fengzhou, on the side of the couch, how can you allow others to sleep soundly? ”

Shen Zhi didn't listen, and said proudly: "No matter what, there is no such reason. But if our army takes it down, if the king of Xu Jun wants it, unless he ......" to this point, he swallowed back the words that followed.

Hearing that he was threatening, Xu Weizheng said, "Unless what? Unless you send troops to rob it? Hmph, you don't have to scare me, I'll be honest. If you don't agree to this condition, you won't be able to fight this battle! ”

Shen Zhi was taken aback when he heard this: "Does the king really want to help NV?" ”

"If I wanted to help NV Zhen, I wouldn't ask you for Jin Sujun." Xu Wei said with a smile.

Shen Zhi sat there speechless for a long time, and then said: "I can't do anything about this matter, I need to go back and report to Chief Manager Xiao." ”

Xu Wei nodded and said: "This is natural, please go back and convey Xiao Duolu, I wish him a victory." ”

"Farewell!" Shen Zhi arched his hand and walked out angrily. Xu Wei chuckled, how could Xiao Duolu send such a stunned person?

After Wu Gong waited for the Liao envoy to leave, he said to Xu Wei: "King, look at it like this, are the Khitans in a hurry to go to war?" ”

"Xiao Duolu does not constantly incite rebellion on the border, for this reason. However, it is estimated that he does not want to go east to restore the country now, but he is just taking advantage of the fact that Wan Yanliang has not yet secured the position, and he can grab a little bit. Xu Wei said with a smile.

Wu Gong listened and questioned: "But in this way, it will inevitably anger the Jin people." Even if Wan Yanliang wants to be stable, he can't swallow this breath, and in the future, Jin Jun may have to avenge this arrow. ”

"Of course, I told you that the current situation of the Song, Jin, and Liao parties is best to wait and see what happens. Whoever makes the first move is likely to be finished first. I thought it was Wan Yanliang who couldn't bear it first, hehe, but I didn't expect that Xiao Duolu would be more impatient. Xu Wei said.

"Are we really watching from the wall?" Wu Gong asked.

"Why not? They beat theirs, and they lost both. Sandpipers and mussels compete, fishermen profit! Xu Wei couldn't stop laughing. Speaking of this, I couldn't help but sigh, "Khitan people, brave is brave, but the pain of losing the country is too heavy." This man is similar to the state, and once he is blinded by hatred, he acts rashly. If you are as smart as Xiao Duolu, don't you understand this truth? But it's okay, Jin Liao Jiāo battle, both sides have to come to fight our court, let them fight. ”

"Do you want to report this matter to the imperial court?" Wu Gong asked.

"Of course I have to report it, yes, I'll go write a notebook." Xu Wei patted the big tuǐ, stood up, put his hands behind his back, and swayed to the left compartment.

The reason why Xiao Duolu didn't provoke the incident was that Xu Wei analyzed that the heart of recovering the country was too serious; Second, there are also personal considerations. It has been a period of time since the Liao State obtained the Xia territory, and the local area has long been pacified, and the continuous increase of troops from last year to this year has also made the Liao army in the Xia territory reach a considerable scale. When he took office, he naturally wanted to burn a few fires for the Liao court to see. Coupled with Jin Guo's own movements, it also made him think that there was an opportunity to take advantage of it.

Why didn't Xu Wei think about sending troops together from beginning to end, and if he didn't take advantage of this opportunity, he could really beat Jin Guo to the point that he couldn't hold his head up. The reason is that even if you destroy the Jin State, as soon as you turn around, you will immediately have to face the powerful Liao State. This is not only not in the interests of the Great Song Dynasty, but also in his own interests.

The best thing is that Jin Liao is dead to the death, and both sides are defeated. Of course, regardless of Jin Liao, if any side occupies an overwhelming advantage, then the Great Song must intervene. In short, a principle is to let Jin Liao consume each other, until both sides are consumed, and then Da Song will slowly take action.

In the second year of Jing'an, in March, Hangzhou was in line.

In recent days, Xu Liang has been planning to seize Hebei, but there is no reason. At this moment, his cousin sent him this excuse.

In the capital hall of the three provinces of Zhongshu, Xu Liang held his cousin's book and became more and more delighted the more he looked at it. Good news! The two armies of Jin Liao are going to do it! They're fighting on the Western Front, and I'm just swinging north! Isn't it easy to take Hebei?

At that moment, the two vice ministers, Zhu Zhuo and Li Ruopu, were invited to come to discuss, and they both thought that this was an opportunity! When Xu Liang heard this, he didn't bother to ask Zheyan about the quality, he took the notebook directly, and went to Qinzheng Hall with the two vice ministers, intending to immediately propose the Northern Expedition to the emperor!

But it was said that Fan Tong, another governor of the political affairs, saw that the second minister was going to the forbidden place with the two deputy ministers, and muttered in his heart, so he ran to the office hall of Zhe Yanzhi and told him about it. King Lin was unmoved, because no matter what, as long as it was a matter of military affairs, he would inevitably come to him in the end.

In the Qinzheng Hall, Zhao Jin and Shen Xue are having a clear division of labor. The emperor just sat on the throne and listened to Shen Ze read the book to him, and he said his handling opinions, which were written and approved by Shen Ze. When you can't make up your mind, you also ask Shen Ze's opinion. When he heard that the second minister and the two deputy ministers came to ask for a meeting, they hurriedly asked Shen Ze to step aside.

The three governors entered and finished saluting, and the emperor asked, "Xu Qing, what's the matter?" ”

Xu Liang handed over the book of the King of Taiyuan and said loudly: "Your Majesty, a God-given opportunity!" The two armies of Jin Liao will go to war in the west! ”

Hearing that Jin and Liao were going to fight, Zhao Jin was also shocked, and hurriedly flipped through the book to read. After reading it, he asked: "This Jin Liao is at war, how can Xianqing say that there is a heaven-sent opportunity?" ”

Xu Liang was not surprised by the emperor's question, and replied: "Holy Lord, once the Jin Liao starts a war in the west, the Jin army will not only have to be entangled with the Liao army, but also guard against the intervention of the Western army, so that its main force will inevitably be contained. Wang Shizheng can take this opportunity to wave his army north and seize Hebei! ”

When the emperor heard this, his heart beat faster, and he waved his hand: "Don't be busy, you mean, tear up the peace treaty and wave the Northern Expedition?" ”

"Holy Lord, this peace treaty is just a piece of paper. In addition, the minister proposed last year that if the time was ripe, he would not hesitate to break the contract and attack the gold, and the DPRK and China had already reached a consensus at that time. Xu Liang said.

Zhao Jinsu didn't like the war, but now when he heard that he was going to raise troops again, he was worried at first, and seeing that Xu Liang was so enthusiastic, he was even more busy, shook his head and said: "This matter must be considered in the long run, and it is not urgent, and it is not urgent." ”

Where did Xu Liang hear such words at this time, and took a step forward and said: "Your Majesty, the opportunity must not be lost, and the time will not come again!" In the past, our dynasty and the Liao Alliance were in order to jointly cut gold. It's a pity that in the end, the covenant was abandoned. Finally, this time there is this opportunity, how can you miss it? Your Majesty don't worry, there is no chance of winning this battle, and there are nine points of certainty! Tokyo Left-behind Division, Huainan Xuanfu Division, 300,000 Jīng soldiers, why can't you recapture the land of Hebei? ”

Zhao Jin asked him to say this, he couldn't refute it, his eyes inadvertently fell on Xu Wei's book, and he suddenly had an idea, and held up the book and said: "The king of Taiyuan said in the book that the Jin Liao Jiāo battle will inevitably come to our dynasty, and the only way to do it now is to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and sit on the profit of the fisherman." Thinking of the Taiyuan King Battlefield General, he said so, it must be no worse. ”

Xu Liang was speechless for a while, just because he had not had time to communicate with his cousin about the seizure of Hebei, so Xu Wei didn't know about it at all, so it was no wonder that he said so in the notebook.

Seeing this, Li Ruopu next to him stepped forward and said: "Shengshang, the king of Taiyuan is far away in the northwest, sitting in a corner, it is inevitable that he can't take care of the overall situation." This is indeed an excellent opportunity, if Hebei can be recaptured, then the territory occupied by the Great Song Dynasty for the Beiyi will be returned. Your Majesty will be ashamed, and the great cause of Zhongxing Dasong will be completed! ”

Zhu Zhuo also came out to speak, strongly agreeing with Xu Liang and Li Ruopu's opinions. Zhao Jin never thought of being a Zhongxing master, he just wished that the world would be peaceful, and nothing would happen. But seeing that the ministers all said this, I couldn't help but think to myself, although I don't seek to open up the border and expand the land, if it is really a sure thing, why not give it a try? If we can really recover all the lost land, it will also be a good thing.

Thinking about it like this, there was some activity in my heart, but I couldn't make up my mind, so I said: "Since all the secretaries have said so, then tomorrow the court will meet, let the ministers discuss this matter." ”

Xu Liang is most afraid of hearing this, in today's situation, as long as everything is brought to the court for discussion, it will definitely be a mess for you! Therefore, he persuaded: "Your Majesty, without further ado, there must be no delay. Please also ask Your Majesty to make a decision quickly! ”

"Xu Qing, I know that you are loyal to the monarch and the country, but the matter is big, it is better to discuss with the court." Zhao Jin persuaded softly.

Xu Liang couldn't help but become more and more anxious, now that there are many factions in the court, all parties must not take care of the public interest out of sī interests, if the court disagrees with each other tomorrow, what can it do? No, if you want to anger the emperor, you have to settle this matter! As soon as he thought of this, he took a step forward and bowed again: "Holy Lord! During the Xuanhe period, since the Song and Jin Incident, the dynasty has been humiliated! Sincerity is a change that has not been seen in the two hundred years since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty! Now, the Holy One has the opportunity to make a difference and create a deed that the ancestors did not have, doesn't the Holy One want to ......?"

As soon as he said this, he suddenly heard a scream: "Xu Liang! How dare you look at the king! ”

This shout without warning frightened all the monarchs and ministers in the hall! Everyone looked for prestige, only to see an NV person turn out of the screen behind the emperor, who is not Empress Liu?

It turned out that Fan Tong saw Xu Liang and the other three hurriedly going to the forbidden place, and he was suspicious in his heart, and reported Zhe Yanzhi, but King Lin did not react. He then found someone to inform the Middle Palace, and Liu Fengniang hurriedly ran to Qinzheng Hall to eavesdrop.

She suddenly appeared, and there was silence in the hall, and the emperor knew that the queen had a habit of eavesdropping, so he didn't care. But I didn't expect her to show up today! It's embarrassing for a while! Although he dotes on this queen very much, and can tolerate her interference in court politics, it is all sī and unsightly. Now that Empress Liu has made things clear, where do you put the emperor's face?

"The official family has already made it clear that tomorrow hundreds of officials in the court will discuss, how can you be aggressive and coerce the official family?" Liu Fengniang asked with a long face.

When Xu Liang heard this, he couldn't help but be surprised, and hurriedly bowed down: "The minister is in a hurry, and he has no words, please forgive the saint!" ”

Zhao Jin frowned: "Xianqing is also for the country and the court, I don't mind, I am flat." ”

"Thank you!" Xu Liang bowed again before getting up.

Liu Fengniang stood beside the emperor and stared at Xu Liudao with cold eyes: "The saint has made it clear, will you still retreat?" ”

Xu Liang came back to his senses at this time, and let her sentence jī, all kinds of past things came to his heart, and he couldn't help but push back and said: "You have to abandon the ministers and others, and have your own saint to speak." ”

These words were accusing Liu Fengniang of overstepping her bounds, and when the queen heard this, she suddenly became angry and said angrily: "Good you Xu Liang!" If you want to make a name for yourself, you have to start the war hastily! Even bī forced people to master! was stopped by the palace, and dared to contradict it! Is this your courtesy? ”

Xu Liang estimated that he was also angry, and he couldn't care about much, so he raised his head and said: "The ancestral family law, the harem must not interfere in the government affairs!" The saint and his ministers are here to discuss military affairs, please avoid it! ”

Liu Fengniang probably wouldn't have dreamed that Xu Liang would actually let her get out! My eyes widened in surprise for a while, and I couldn't close my mouth! A moment later, it suddenly happened! Pointing at Xu Liang's nose, he said: "Official, this courtier has no mother of the country, and he speaks against him!" has lost the courtesy of the minister, don't the officials care! ”

Xu Liangcun refused: "The minister is the second minister of the imperial court, the head of the government, and the first task is to assist the lord and support the government!" There is no room for the slightest corruption of the court! ”

These words undoubtedly stabbed the hornet's nest! Empress Liu said sharply: "What did you say? Are you saying that the main palace corrupts the dynasty? You, you ......"

Zhao Jin felt that he was making a lot of trouble after all, and shouted: "Stop it!" ”

Xu Liang bowed his head and stopped talking, but Liu Fengniang did not relent: "This palace is the master of the harem, and you can't go anywhere in this palace!" This palace is concerned about the saint, why come here to say hello? This Qinzheng Hall is not the previous dynasty! ”

When Xu Liang heard this, he smiled secretly in his heart, did you go less in the previous dynasty?

Zhao Jin was annoyed, waved his hand and said: "Qing and the others will step aside for the time being, and this matter will be discussed again tomorrow." ”

Xu Liang then said goodbye to the two governors, and as soon as they left, Liu Fengniang went to the emperor's side, pulled the placket of her clothes and cried: "Official! You see Xu Liang's words and deeds today, he has long stopped taking his concubines in his eyes. He dared to reprimand in front of the officials, which shows that he has no ambition to be a king! ”

"Alas, he is the prime minister of the imperial court, and you are too indiscriminate! This kind of place, you can also lù noodles? Don't say it's him, you can't even get off the stage! Stop here, don't talk about it anymore! Zhao Jin said annoyedly.

Seeing the emperor's attitude, Liu Fengniang suppressed her crying, took out a small NV posture, and said softly: "The concubine heard that the official family's breakfast was useless, so she was worried, so she wanted to come to Qinzheng Hall to say hello." happened to meet Xu Liang's official family, and he was in a hurry......"

The emperor sighed again: "I know, and I don't blame you. It's just that he is the head of the government in the end, and to the prime minister, don't say it's you, it's me, and you have to be polite. The ancestors and the scholars ruled the world together, and you must not be so formless again. ”

Empress Liu no longer argued, only took out a coquettish appearance, and even claimed that it was, which dissipated the emperor's anger.

But at this end, Xu Liang came out of Qinzheng Hall, and Zhu Zhuo and Li Ruopu both said that he should not have a dispute with the queen today. Even if the queen is wrong, she should not be confronted in front of His Majesty. Xu Liang was also discouraged at this time, and after thinking about it carefully, he also felt that it was inappropriate, and he couldn't help but feel a little regretful in his heart. But it's already happening, and there's nothing to be done.

Thinking of discussing it in the court tomorrow, he was a little frightened. After returning to Zhongshu for a while, he stopped when he passed by the office hall of Zheyan, and finally, I don't know what to think, he actually stepped in.

King Shi Lin was discussing with Fan, and when they saw him come in, both of them were a little stunned. Seeing this, Fan Tong bowed, and then retreated on his own, and Zhi Yanzhi got up and said: "This is strange, I want to enter the middle school by myself, Xu Xiang never stepped into my threshold, what's wrong today?" ”

Xu Liang was expressionless and didn't speak, just stood there, unable to open his mouth for a long time. When Zhi Yanzhi saw it, he was suspicious, so he said: "Xu Xiang, you are ......?"

"The Khitans are going to war." Xu Liangdao.

Orihiko on the side of his head: "Huh? How do you know? Taiyuan Wang Bao's? What's going on? Originally, the matter in this book should be handled by him and Xu Liu, and Xu Wei's book should also let Zhi Yan pass his eyes before he came to the emperor. It's just that the two prime ministers fought with each other and broke these rules.

Xu Liang immediately told the matter again, and after listening to it, he sighed: "The Khitan people still don't forget to restore the country." ”

"I don't care if he returns to the country, this is a godsend and should not be missed. I intend to take this opportunity to move my army north, seize Hebei, and completely remove the threat of the Jin. When the Holy Lord plans to meet tomorrow, he will bring this matter to the hundred officials for discussion. So, I'll ask King Lin for advice first, I don't know what the king wants? Xu Liang said in a stiff tone.

Zhi Yanzhi didn't answer directly, he sat back, thoughtful. Seeing him like this, Xu Xiang took the opportunity to say: "This is not a matter of any family, I only hope that King Lin will plan for the Jiangshan Society to promote this matter, and the time must not be lost." ”

Zhe Yanzhi was still silent, Xu Liang saw this, and said: "To march into Hebei, you have to rely on the Shenwu front army, how can the king care?" "That is to say, to fight Hebei, it must be your family army as the main force, and when the time comes, it will be indispensable for you to fold the family.

"It's really an opportunity." After a long time, Zhi Yanzhi said.

Hearing him say this, Xu Liu was overjoyed, but he didn't dare to be careless, and asked tentatively: "So, does King Lin agree?" ”

Orihiko looked at him directly: "It's useless if I agree. ”

"What do you mean?" Xu Liang changed his face.

"Let's put it this way, I'm the one who leads the troops, and I know how many chances I have of winning at this time. However, even if I agree, there will be quite a few people in the DPRK and China who oppose it. Orihiko asked.

"Then don't worry, as long as you and I hold this opinion, the Holy One will definitely consider it carefully. Folded, this is a matter of national honor and disgrace! Don't be sloppy! The people of Hebei have been looking south to the king for many years, and if they miss this opportunity, they don't know how long they will have to wait! Xu Liang said earnestly.

Zhi Yan glanced at him and said with a smile: "Xu Xiang has been planning for this matter for a long time, if he succeeds, he can be called a virtuous minister!" ”

Xu Liu knew what he meant, and he didn't shy away from saying: "That's true, so I want to join forces with Fold Xiang to promote this matter, and leave a good name in history!" When I stepped into you today, I thought, whether you and I have the same political views or not, but I believe that King Lin, who has built a generation, must also be looking forward to washing away the national shame and dominating the country! ”

He said everything about this, and Zhi Yanzhi stopped talking coldly, and nodded: "Let's go!" Tomorrow, I will join forces with you to make a concert, hoping to promote this matter. ”

Xu Liang was overjoyed when he heard this, but his face was not at all, and he just bowed his hand: "Thank you." ”

"Not necessarily." There is no superfluous Orihiko quality.

Xu Liu turned around and was about to walk outside, but when he reached the threshold, he suddenly stopped, saw that there was no one outside, turned around, and asked softly: "Brother Zhonggu, have you heard of driving tigers and devouring wolves?" ”

Zhi Yanzhi was stunned for a moment, and then said, "I don't understand what you mean." ”

Xu Liang smiled and went straight away. In fact, how can Zhe Zhonggu not understand? The other party meant that the emperor supported himself, which was aimed at him Xu Liang, driving himself as a tiger and swallowing Xu Liang, a wolf. Once the wolf is swallowed, no one wants to keep a tiger by their side. The so-called driving the tiger and devouring the wolf is what it means.

But Zhe Yanzhi didn't think so, and the strength of the Xu family swelled dramatically. In the DPRK, Xu Liang was the sole minister and took charge of the government. In the locality, the children of the Xu family hold the military power of the Western Army and control the two places in Sichuan and Shaanxi. Only by helping the folded family to fight against it can we achieve balance. This is the emperor's opinion. I have no intention of swallowing you Xu Liang, and the emperor has no intention of beating me as a tiger, as long as the two of us fight, the Zhao official family can sit back and relax. Therefore, I will not swallow you, and you will not bow me down, and the days will be lived like this.

Unless one day the war is really far away, we all of us may be cut off. But judging by the situation today, that day has not yet come. And if you take 10,000 steps back, when the day comes, maybe, you can't cut it off. Thinking so, Zhi Yanzhi chuckled lightly and continued to bury his head in his official business.

But he forgot that this was just his own idea, and it was unknown whether others thought so.

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