Zhang Xuansu's death shocked the entire government and the opposition.

Zhou Bida united the entire government and the opposition to hand over Ma Chao, and said that this is an internal matter of the Jin Kingdom, and we should not interfere, let alone let him be a reason for war. This time, Zhou Bida sensed the crisis, and he contacted everyone who should be contacted.

However, there was also news from Chengdu that the scouts had found that the army of Tubo had been assembled, and it seemed that the Tubo people wanted to provoke a war. It was really raining, and there was also news from the border between Western Xia and the Southern Song Dynasty that Western Xia had assembled at the border in the name of hunting, and there were about 50,000 troops, and they could rush across the border at any time.

Song Xiaozong was worried that he couldn't eat for two or three meals, at this time, Zhou Bida should stand up, but Zhou Bida was too much for his own sake, at this time, he united with his ministers and targeted Ma Chao, because he was afraid that Zhang Xuansu would be invited by him to Lin'an, and after he was killed, Song Guoguo used him to blame.

In desperation, Song Xiaozong found someone to invite Mr. Shi Hao into the palace.

"Teacher, now is the time of life and death in the Southern Song Dynasty, I really can't make up my mind."

Master Shi Hao stroked the beard on his chin and thought for a while.

"In terms of strength, the Jin State is the strongest, followed by the Western Xia, and then the Tibetans. According to reason, we should continue to talk about the Jin State, send troops to Tibet, and increase the strength of the Western Xia border, so as to deter the Western Xia. ”

"I, that's what I think, in this case, we need to sacrifice Ma Chao......" Song Xiaozong said, sighing.

"Your Majesty doesn't want to sacrifice Ma Chao?"

There was a hint of a smile hidden between Old Man Shi Hao's eyebrows, and when he asked like this, it was a bit like a test.

"Teacher, don't embarrass me, you and I both know how to deal with Ma Chao is the most difficult move."

Shi Hao nodded and said solemnly: "Your Majesty must be cautious in Ma Chao's choice, and after thinking twice, he is acting. ”

Song Xiaozong was silent for a while, and probed his qi three times on the way. After thinking about it again, he still couldn't decide, he looked at Boss Shi Hao, and said with some difficulty: What if we lose? ”

"The compensation for the land cession in the Southern Song Dynasty can still be in a safe corner, if we win!"

"If we win, we can regain the lost ground and restore our Great Song territory."

Song Xiaozong looked at Shi Hao, an old man in his seventies, and when he talked about the battle, he was still full of ambition. Thinking about it, Shi Hao has always advocated not fighting all these years, but Shi Hao has been ordinary for Yue Fei and sent Qin Hui's villain to hell. Shi Hao's greatest wish in his heart is to regain the lost territory and return the territory of the Song Dynasty at its peak.

"It's decided!"

Song Xiaozong said this, Shi Hao knelt down, he listened, no matter what the answer was, Shi Hao could accept it, and he also stood on the side of the Southern Song Dynasty unconditionally, Shi Hao was a loyal minister, and he was never afraid of death.

"If the Kingdom of Jin goes to war, we will fight. Increase the strength of the Western Xia border, use new soldiers, new generals, try to let them fight a few times, we have to let the Western Xia know that in fact, we want to fight more than them. The policy adopted by Tubo was to re-investigate and prosecute the robbery of the Sichuan treasury, and Wang Lin and the surrounding local officials were to re-investigate and prosecute all those involved in the case. ”

"The Emperor Shengming!"

"Does the teacher have any recommended generals?"

"Xiangyang Zhu Xi is not particularly suitable for leading troops, I think Xin Qijian should be allowed to go to Xiangyang. Xin Qiji's illness is so big that he actually lives in seclusion, which is a loss for the imperial court. ”

"What else?"

"There are also candidates on the Western Xia side, Zhao Fang, this year's Jinshi, who can be good at literature and martial arts, and he can take charge of the troops in Western Xia."

"Zhao Fang?"

Song Xiaozong didn't know this person.

"Zhao Fang is a native of Tanzhou, and since the Tanzhou Flying Tiger Army left with Xin Qi, military discipline is getting worse, so it is better to hand him over to Zhao Fang."

Song Xiaozong nodded.

"Tubo will send Ma Chao!" (To be continued.) )