On the twenty-ninth day of the first month of Yuanyou, the news of Yelu Yixin's ascension to the Zen concession platform finally reached the capital.

Yelu Yixin's usurpation, the courtiers of the Great Song Dynasty had long been mentally prepared, but it was really confirmed, and it was still a little unbelievable.

Five generations later, in the Great Song Dynasty, it was not easy to see with his own eyes a rebel minister who was plotting to usurp the throne.

At the same time, the new year name of the Liao State also reached the ears of the Song people.

"Celestial Rule." Zhang Duan smacked his lips, "Great Qianyuan, ten thousand materials are the beginning of the heavens...... What a big breath. ”

Zeng Xiaokuan said with a smile: "In fact, most of the Beiyu don't read, so it is more understandable to call it orthodox." ”

"Orthodox ......," Zhang Dian laughed, "Yelu Yixin is really so shameless, and it's really hard to deal with." Brother Zirong? ”

"Ah, that's right." Su Song reluctantly agreed.

Su Song's mood became a little heavier.

Now the Great Song Dynasty and the opposition are holding on to one end of the dispute over whether to attack Liao or not, and the cause of this is Yelu Yixin's usurpation. Before, there was no definite news, and the dispute between the two sides had dragged on, but today, it has come time not to make a decision.

Now it is only an isolated evidence, and in two days, it will be confirmed from different channels that there will be no room for delay in how to deal with Yelu Yixin's Liao State.

In addition to Lu Huiqing's clamoring outside, the Zai Fu of the soldiers are worried about the problem of grain and grass resources. And Wang Anshi, who supported the war, also hoped to cause civil strife in Liao through war, and then take the opportunity to win.

If you want to say that there is no war, Shilin Qingyi and public opinion are all warlike, how can a few Zaifu suppress the mouths of the people? Even if you ignore it, how can you stop Lu Huiqing's arbitrariness? How many wars start from the border, the most typical is the battle of Cochin. At least the two governors of Yongzhou on the side of the Great Song Dynasty took the lead in reorganizing the army for war, which is undoubted.

From the prime minister's point of view, of course, he doesn't want to be held hostage by his ministers in important military affairs, but if he wants to change the position of Lu Huiqing, an important minister at the level of the prime minister, he must have the permission of the queen mother.

The Empress Dowager Xiang did not make a decision on this before. He once established his position in the court through the counterattack against the Kouliao people, and had a strong tendency to go to war against the Queen Mother.

Although Han Gang opposed, he did not take the initiative to exert his influence on the empress dowager, which allowed Lu Huiqing and other courtiers who supported the war to sit inside and outside the court and continue to advocate war.

Having said that, Wang Anshi is a veteran of the dynasty, and his reputation is unparalleled, and Lu Huiqing also has a deep foundation in the court, and the entire new party is behind them, and in a hurry, even if the first emperor is in power, it is not so easy to suppress such important ministers.

All the people in the world now regard this as a good opportunity to attack Liao. And Han Gang went against the will of the people, and his reputation was inevitably damaged.

For those foolish people, Han Gang still needs to worship the disciples of the Medicine King, but in Shilin, what will those Confucian scholars think of Han Gang? In the eyes of the scholars, Han Gang can be regarded as a master of his own school in academics, but he is by no means a fairy figure, and there is no need to be in awe of a god.

Once Han Gang's reputation was destroyed, the status of Qi Science was unknown.

'Yukun, Yukun. Su Song muttered in his heart, "Now is not the time to write a book." ’

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It's about to be the New Year, and the Privy Council, one of the two governments, has to deal with several times more affairs than usual. There is not much time to chat on a daily basis, not to mention the friendship of several privy councillors in the Privy Council, which is not good enough to chat without trouble.

Although the news of Yelu Yixin's official accession to the throne made the decision to start a war a matter of urgency, it was not yet in front of it after all.

After chatting for a few words, several privy envoys went back to deal with official business, Zeng Xiaokuan entered the hall and glanced in the direction of Su Song, the oldest minister in the privy council, who was frowning, looking extremely worried.

On the other side, Zhang Dan looked calm and did not look troubled at all.

Zhang Dan's reaction confirmed Zeng Xiaokuan's speculation all along, and nodded secretly.

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Zhang Dian calmly walked back to his public hall, even if Yelu Yixin had become the emperor, it was not yet the time to make a decision.

During this period of time, Zhangdun's attitude towards the northward attack on Liao has always been ambiguous, although he also opposed sending troops, but when it came to how to deal with the war, Zhangdun retreated to the back. If things change, they will definitely change course. The opportunity to go down in history, no Confucian minister can not be moved.

When the imperial court decided to attack Liao, who was the commander-in-chief?

Han Gang's insistence on not sending troops is tantamount to withdrawing from the competition for the position of commander. With one less competitor with the highest voice, the chances for others are immediately much greater.

The commander of the Liao State who pacified the Liao State, Lu Huiqing wanted to do it, and Zhang Diandang also wanted to do it.

But this position of coach is not so easy to sit on, Zhang Dian and Lu Huiqing, who can convince the military and civilians in the Northland? They can't compare to Han Gang, and their names can make the athletes in the army fight bravely, and they can't compare to Han Gang.

What's more, the preparations for this battle have not yet begun, how can Zhang Dian be willing to go to the front line without knowing anything.

Once he came to the front, to whom did the rear go? Han Gang? Or those unreliable colleagues?

To be honest, in the 100,000-level national battle, Zhang Dian doesn't trust anyone.

The resources of Hedong and Hebei are far from enough to support the war, and even a clever daughter-in-law like Han Gang can't make money.

Any foreign war must be supported by resources along the way, or even several roads.

During the Western Xia, Shaanxi and Hedong had five or six times the population of the party, so that they could support the continuous war. In order to blockade the party, the iron harrier concentrated the strength of the whole country to build a thousand-mile defense line between the mountains and mountains in northern Shaanxi.

The strength of the Liao State is ten times that of the Western Xia, and if it wants to attack such a big country, there is no center to operate in the center, gather the wealth of the world, and send it to the front line, how can the war be supported?

Lu Huiqing is belligerent, and he has a different mind. They are all people who have led soldiers, how can they not know the importance of grain and straw? The bottom of the military supply is also clear. If you really want to go to the two countries to fight against each other, I am afraid that he will not be able to avoid it.

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Zeng Xiaokuan returned to the public hall and sat down, the tea soup on the desk was steaming.

The official documents on the desk are still thick, and it seems that they have not changed at all since the morning. God knows that before he left, he had already approved many copies.

Zeng Xiaokuan was very difficult to understand Lu Huiqing's thoughts.

In the past, Lu Huiqing's mind was still easy for people to see. For example, he obviously has his own views on scriptures, but he wants to revise the "Three Classics and New Meanings" for Wang Anshi; When Wang Anshi dismissed the prime minister for the first time and recommended him to enter the Eastern Mansion, he eagerly launched the practical method - Lu Huiqing's idea was too obvious.

In contrast, Han Gang's past style of acting is worthy of the four words of inscrutable, or in other words, it is always twisted with ordinary people's thoughts, which makes people unguessable.

But this time, Lu Huiqing's thoughts are equally incomprehensible.

Zeng Xiaokuan didn't think he could beat Lu Huiqing, who was experienced and on the border, but there was no need to say that the soldiers wanted food.

If the rear cannot be supplied, this battle will not be fought and the road will be lost.

The middle and middle levels of the DPRK are now full of members of the New Party, and if Wang Anshi is led by the DPRK, it may indeed be able to ensure the supply of food and wages at the front.

The courtiers were able to overthrow the emperor, and the new party, which almost controlled the Beijing Baisi, plus Wang Anshi, might be able to ensure that Zaifu, who opposed the dispatch of troops, could not interfere with the battle situation at the front.

It's just that there is Han Gang among them!

Militarily, Han Gang's destructive power alone is greater than that of the other Zaifu combined.

Although Han Gang behaved very upright in Luo Wucheng back then, Lu Huiqing was willing to put the victory or defeat on Han Gang's discipline? In his position, who would trust the virtues of other colleagues?

Just guessing, Zeng Xiaokuan flipped the hand of the official document at will, and suddenly froze.

This is a piece of music delivered from Hedong, and after the opening of the railway, the time saved by the military transfer was saved.

Orbit?

The track in the east of the river is only repaired to Taiyuan, and from Taiyuan to Jingshi, it is Taihang Mountain, so according to the plan, it is to repair to the south to Guanzhong. One of Han Gang's opinions was to wait for the track connecting Guanzhong and Hedong, as well as the track from Beijing to Hebei and from Beijing to Sizhou, before considering fighting against Liao.

Zeng Xiaokuan stood up and walked to the pavilion to rummage through it himself.

After looking for a while, I flipped to a stack of transcriptions. This is something he sent over some time ago.

Flipping through it, the records inside confirmed his memory. Through the orbit, it is indeed possible to solve the problem of transporting grain and military supplies.

If the track of the northern section of the river is urgently built, it is not impossible, at least there is a precedent for the east of the river.

Hebei has enough manpower, and even the location of the paved route has been explored for many years.

Although the private farmhouses were to be requisitioned along the way, the righteousness was ahead, and even the valve reading family did not dare to stop it for a moment. And there is a branch line proposed by Han Gang, I am afraid that the Han family in Xiangzhou wishes that the track could be repaired to his doorstep as soon as possible.

Was this a reason that drove Lu Huiqing's idea of going to war?

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When Wang Yi woke up from his sleep, he found that the light in front of him was on, and Han Gang was sitting at the table, writing something.

"Official, why don't you sleep?"

"When you think of how to write the next paragraph, get up and write it down, so that you don't get up tomorrow and forget it."

Wang Yi put on his clothes and got up, and asked curiously, "Isn't it for Liao?" ”

"How much does Lu Huiqing want to fight? It's just that I want to get a little cheaper. ”

Wang Yi sat down beside Han Gang, "With the momentum of the northern captivity, how can it be cheap?" ”

"In his position, if you don't do anything, you won't have a chance, and only by doing it first can you find a chance to go back to the two mansions." Han Gang stopped his pen and sneered, "It's only been a few years since he lost left and right, or is it the same as now, do you say he bets or not?" ”

"But what about Daddy?" Wang Yi didn't believe that his father had the same idea as Lu Huiqing.

"With Lu Jifu's relationship, it is easy to convince his father-in-law." Han Gang smiled and beckoned to his wife, "Come, let's see how these paragraphs are written for my husband?" ”

Wang Yi took a piece of writing paper that had just been written, Han Gang knocked lightly on the table next to him, Lu Huiqing's thoughts, now that I have been reading for a while, it is really not difficult to guess.