"What? You said that this group of people was sent by Zhao Shuo? After listening to Gao Mingliang's narration, Duan Zhengyan was not calm. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

He took refuge in the Great Song Dynasty, but it didn't mean that he had to tear his face with Zhao Shuo.

"Yes, those people are holding a small cannonball in their hands, and there are firearms that shoot a few hundred meters into the city, these two weapons are weapons that only Zhao Shuo has, not even the Great Song Dynasty, let alone the Li Dynasty. Therefore, the minister speculated that this group of people was the people of Zhao Shuo, the king of Song! Gao Mingliang said with great certainty.

"King Song's people? How could the King of Song make a move on me for the sake of the Li Dynasty? Duan Zhengyan looked puzzled.

It is said that the Li Dynasty had already taken refuge in the Song Dynasty, and in order to express its heartfelt feelings, it sold a large amount of domestic grain to the Song King at a low price. The last time the Li Dynasty had civil strife, it was the Song King who sent people to quell it. And the last time the Great Song Dynasty was defeated, there were also soldiers of the King of Song interspersed with it. This time, I, Dali, directly sent troops to attack the Song Dynasty, and the soldiers of the King of Song, who were still in the Li Dynasty, went deep into Dali and launched a retaliatory attack......" Gao Mingliang said with a sigh.

"The Li Dynasty belongs to the King of Song, when did this happen?" Duan Zhengyan asked again.

"It has been several months since the Li Dynasty made overtures to the Song Dynasty, but the Song Dynasty recognized that the Li Dynasty was the territory of the Song Dynasty, and it was after the failure of the Great Song Dynasty to attack the Li Dynasty, and it was only a little more than a month away." Clever return.

"What? More than a month? Such a big thing happened, and there was also a superfluous incident, but I Dali didn't know anything, and I rashly attacked Li Chao......" Duan Zhengyan became more and more angry the more he said. "What are our officials doing? Why didn't you report such a big thing? ”

"This ......," Gao Mingliang pondered for a while, and said. The minister also just knew. ”

"What then? Does the prime minister have a plan? Duan Zhengyan asked.

"The King of Song destroyed the Qi State, defeated the Jin State, and drove the Liao State, and his strength was strong, which was definitely something that my Dali could fight against. Fortunately, the territory of the King of Song does not border with us, and there are not too many troops sent to the Li Dynasty, so we still have some chance of winning. Gao Mingliang made a very contradictory point.

"Tell Your Majesty, there is new news from the Great Song Dynasty." At this time, a father-in-law ran in and reported.

"Say!" Duan Zhengyan said.

"The King of Song sent Ge Shan as an envoy to the Song court, and wanted to use the Song court to attack my Dali. After discussion, the Song court prepared to settle the dispute by means of peace talks. Now the envoy Ling Zhen has been sent to Chang'an to negotiate with the King of Song. Said openly.

Duan Zhengyan, who heard the news, was speechless and worried. Dali sent troops this time to show favor to the Great Song Dynasty, but he didn't expect to offend Zhao Shuo.

Zhao Shuo was much stronger than Zhao Gou, otherwise Zhao Gou would not have been forced to cede the land north of the Huai River - Dasanguan to Zhao Shuo.

Now Zhao Shuo wants to borrow land, it stands to reason that Dali is right for the sake of Da Song, and Da Song directly refuses, but now it is not like this. The Great Song Dynasty actually sent an envoy to Chang'an to negotiate with Zhao Shuo.

Dali was helping the Great Song to attack the Li Dynasty, and the Great Song was negotiating with Zhao Shuo, a supporter of the Li Dynasty.

This seemed to be a strange situation, which made Duan Zhengyan frightened.

If Song Ting couldn't withstand the pressure and lent Shu to Zhao Shuo, then Dali would be over. When the time came, Dali helped the Great Song Dynasty to attack the Li Dynasty, but the Great Song Dynasty gave Zhao Shuo the land of Daoshu and destroyed Dali.

In that case, Dali will really shoot himself in the foot.

"Prime Minister, what do you do?" Duan Zhengyan, who couldn't think of a way, looked at Gao Mingliang.

"The minister believes that the war of the Li Dynasty cannot be fought again." Gao Mingliang said. "The Li Dynasty has Zhao Shuo's support, even if we are lucky enough to take the Li Dynasty, after Zhao Shuo wields his power, we can't hold it. In addition, the difficulty of taking down the Li Dynasty is increasing day by day, and the Zhao Shuo soldiers who entered the territory of our Dali, they specially attacked officials, officers and soldiers, and now they have made people panic. We are now equated with fighting on two fronts. ”

After listening to Gao Mingliang's words, Duan Zhengyan was almost angry to death. What he wants is a countermeasure, but Gao Mingliang can say that it is not a fart, and the logic is still very poor, which is simply teasing him.

Duan Zhengyan was angry but had no choice, Gao Mingliang had great power, especially military power, which was on par with the army controlled by Duan Zhengyan.

rashly attacked Gao Mingliang, Duan Zhengyan had no chance of winning.

"You, go to Lin'an again to find out the news and see if it is possible for Song Ting to send troops to help." Duan Zhengyan pointed to the father-in-law who came back to report the news, and said.

The father-in-law's name is Duan Qing, and he is the person Duan Zhengyan believes in the most, which is also the reason why he was sent to Lin'an, because, for other people, Duan Zhengyan is really not at ease.

After Duan Qing left, Duan Zhengyan confessed and said to Gao Ming. "Prime Minister, the enemy is at present, you and I should work together to overcome this crisis, otherwise, Dali is dead, what is the use of us earning it again!"

After listening to Duan Zhengyan's words, Gao Mingliang nodded. "What Your Majesty said is that Dali can't die."

"In that case, can the prime minister do anything?" Duan Zhengyan threw out this question again.

"Your Majesty, the minister wants to send an envoy to Chang'an, explain to King Song face to face, resolve the contradiction between the two sides, and solve this crisis." Gao Mingliang said.

This time, Duan Zhengyan was even more calm. Zhao Shuo's strength, he has long heard of it. Now that Dali is at war with Li Chao, he has no intention of provoking Zhao Shuo, and this kind of thing should indeed send an envoy to Chang'an to talk to Zhao Shuo.

But let Gao Mingliang go, Duan Zhengyan doesn't think it's a good thing. Gao Mingliang was bent on overthrowing the Duan family and establishing himself as emperor. If it weren't for the opposition of the ministers of the DPRK and China, Gao's conspiracy would have been completed long ago. His Duan Zhengyan's throne was taken back from the Gao family.

If Gao Mingliang sent an envoy to Chang'an, he would put all the responsibility for Dali's crusade against the Li Dynasty on him in front of Zhao Shuo. Zhao Shuo was angry and supported Gao Mingliang, then his throne would be in jeopardy.

"Prime Minister, now that the war of the Li Dynasty is not over, Zhao Shuo's special soldiers are still in Dali, these are all things that need to be dealt with by the Prime Minister. Dali can't do without the prime minister for a day. Duan Zhengyan couldn't allow Gao Mingliang to send an envoy to Chang'an, and found a bunch of reasons.

"In that case, how about letting my brother go?" Gao Mingliang seemed to have guessed what Duan Zhengyan was going to say, and as soon as Duan Zhengyan's voice fell, he proposed this strategy. "My brother Gao Mingshun is recuperating from his injuries during this time, and at this moment, when he comes to Dali's survival, it is time for him to contribute something to the country."

Faced with Gao Mingliang's request, Duan Zhengyan really couldn't think of any reason to refuse.

Just let Gao Mingshun go, that will definitely not work.

After pondering for a while, Duan Zhengyan came up with a solution. "Prime Minister, Prince Zhengxing has been complaining to me in the palace during this time, saying that he can't serve the country, I think, let him go on an envoy with Brother Ling, what does the prime minister think?"