In the evening, a ray of sunset shines from the sky to the earth. In the Prime Minister's Mansion, Xu Yanping has just returned. Now that the emperor has died suddenly, the government is complicated, which makes him extremely busy. I touched my shoulder and felt a little sore. Thinking of those, mountain-like government affairs, I sighed in my heart. Seeing this, the housekeeper hurriedly served some food in the courtyard and invited Xu Yanping to eat.

At this time, a sound of footsteps sounded, and Jia Fu and Liu Sheng came from outside. Seeing Xu Yanping sitting in the courtyard and about to pick up the dishes and chopsticks, Jia Fu laughed and touched his stomach: "Uncle Xu, the ancients said that it is better to come early than to come by chance. It seems that Brother Sheng and I are blessed today."

"If you don't dislike these poor meals, then eat them together." Xu Yanping looked at Jia Fu and smiled as he touched his stomach.

Liu Sheng looked at a few plates of side dishes on the table, and asked with a smile: "Uncle is the prime minister of a country, why is he so frugal."

"Frugal? There are thousands of buildings, and you can only sleep in one bed a night. There are thousands of catties of grain, and you can only eat one bite of food at a time. As long as you can eat and clothe yourself, you are not frugal." Xu Yanping looked at Liu Sheng and shook his head, there was food to eat, clothes to wear, and a place to sleep. This is a great happiness in itself in many places.

Jia Fu nodded while listening, looked at Xu Yanping and admired: "Uncle, this is the real prime minister's bearing, and he is enviable."

"On the way, I told Ah Fu that it was possible that we came too early. I don't want my uncle to have returned home at this time." Liu Sheng looked at Xu Yanping and became surprised. In this extraordinary period, as the prime minister of a country, he actually came back so early.

Xu Yanping looked at Liu Sheng, who was surprised, and explained with a smile: "Don't hide it, I also arrived home with the front foot, and you followed with the back foot." Since the night of His Majesty's death, until now, the old man has returned home for the first time."

"It seems that Brother Sheng is right this morning, he didn't come at a loss, otherwise he would have to run for nothing." Jia Fu looked at Xu Yanping, remembered what Liu Sheng said in the morning, and sighed. At this time, the housekeeper brought two pairs of dishes and chopsticks and placed them in front of Liu Sheng and Jia Fu.

Xu Yanping looked at Jia Fu suspiciously, and asked, "Run for nothing?" So you didn't come to see me, you bad old man."

"Uncle, you think too much, we are here to see you." Jia Fu accidentally said the wrong thing, and hurriedly rounded it back.

Xu Yanping shook his head in disbelief: "If there is anything, just say it directly, you don't need it in front of me, hide it."

"Uncle entered the palace last night, and the prince told us about the dispatch of troops in the northwest." Seeing this, Liu Sheng did not hide it, and directly stated the purpose of the trip.

Xu Yanping looked at Liu Sheng and Jia Fu with some surprise: "Are you here to be lobbyists for the prince?"

"It's not the prince's lobbyist, but we thought about it. It's better to fight this battle once than not at all." Liu Sheng looked at Xu Yanping and explained.

Xu Yanping was not in a hurry to object, and looked at Liu Sheng and continued to ask: "Tell me your reasons."

At this time, the foothold of Western Xia was not stable, and the domestic party was dominated by the Han people, and there were many contradictions between the two. Now as long as the imperial court sends 100,000 troops, it can give him a thunderous blow." Liu Sheng slowly said his point of view and analyzed it against Xu Yanping.

Xu Yanping nodded, and shook his head again: "100,000 troops, how easy is it to say." Now the Liao Kingdom is in the north, eyeing the tiger. Repeatedly increasing the number of troops to Yanyun, we must not be on guard. And where did it come from, an army of 100,000 people".

"There are 100,000 troops outside Luoyang City, why can't they move?" Liu Sheng slowly said the strength of the troops mentioned by Chai Yu.

Xu Yanping looked at Liu Sheng and hurriedly shook his head: "What you said is true, but if you move this 100,000 army." Luoyang is empty, once the situation suddenly changes, won't the imperial court just stare dryly."

"If only 50,000 troops are used, what does my uncle think?" Jia Fu saw Xu Yanping shaking his head in denial, and couldn't help but interject and ask.

Xu Yanping was puzzled and looked at Jia Fu: "Fifty thousand troops, if they are just guarding Luoyang, they should be able to barely respond to emergencies." But if the army invades Western Xia, I am afraid that it will hit the stone with an egg. You will not be unaware of this."

"What about the 50,000 iron horsemen in Xiazhou?" Liu Sheng saw Xu Yanping's doubts and asked rhetorically.

When Xu Yanping heard the 50,000 iron cavalry, he was a little moved in his heart: "If the imperial court sends 50,000 troops, add the 50,000 iron cavalry in Xiazhou." The problem of troop strength is naturally not big. However, in recent years, natural disasters have continued and the treasury has been empty. I'm afraid that the imperial court doesn't have such a big financial resource, so it's a westward expedition."

"In the past, His Majesty Renzong went on a northern expedition to the Liao Kingdom, intending to recover Youyun, but after failure. He once called on the royal family to be frugal and set up a warehouse in the inner treasury. I want to use the property in this warehouse to buy back to Youzhou. Now that the world has changed, the old ideas are just empty dreams. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is willing to open this warehouse and conquer Western Xia." Liu Sheng looked at Xu Yanping and told the prince and Yang Yong all the two conditions that could be offered.

Xu Yanping fell into deep thought, and looked at Liu Sheng for a long time: "Although this warehouse does not belong to the imperial court, it is the private property of the royal family, and it stands to reason that the old man has no right to intervene." But have you ever thought about it, the reason why the household department is short of money and there is no chaos. The reason for this is that there is this batch of wealth, which can stabilize people's hearts. If the contents of this warehouse are used, it will not hurt if the war goes well. But once the war doesn't go well, he will be defeated. I'm afraid that when the time comes, it will cause a disaster."

"Dare to ask my uncle what kind of changes will occur in the current situation if this matter is ignored." Liu Sheng looked at Xu Yanping and continued to ask. Jia Fu listened quietly, and he couldn't interject on such a topic.

After Xu Yanping heard the question, he let out a long sigh: "Once Li Hao finishes integrating the interior, he will storm Xiazhou." At most, after five years, Xiazhou will definitely be lost. In the Western Xia Prefecture, the arrogance will rise sharply and be out of control. At that time, Tubo, Dali, Jiaozhi and the Liao State in the north. After hearing about it, I guess I will also have a different kind of thought."

"How to develop people's livelihood if the external situation is unstable. It is better to take advantage of the unstable foothold of Western Xia at this time, the vitality of the Yang family has not been injured, and the imperial court still has some surplus wealth. Sending troops to the west can solve the danger of Xiazhou and deter the Quartet." Liu Sheng faced Xu Yanping and said the words that he had been analyzing in his heart for a long time.

Jia Fu heard Liu Sheng's words on this, and hurriedly echoed: "Uncle can't miss the opportunity, and he won't come back again."

"If you lose this battle, you are only afraid of ......." Xu Yanping thought of today's predicament and felt worried.

Liu Sheng saw that Xu Yanping wanted to speak and stopped, and then analyzed: "Even if he fails, Li Hao will definitely be greatly injured, and the danger of Xiazhou can be solved." The Yang clan still exists, and it can become a barrier for our dynasty to block the troops of Western Xia. Get a little respite for me."

"Do you know how much money and material resources it costs to go down to a war? Although they can get a little respite, the people have to suffer a lot and suffer. Now that the flood has just stopped, the people are in urgent need of recuperation, and the court is unable to make ends meet. If there is a change, the sky will fall apart." Xu Yanping hurriedly shook his head and refused. The main thing is the harm inside, which is too powerful.

Liu Sheng saw that Xu Yanping was still unmoved, and asked directly: "Dare to ask uncle, even if the court doesn't fight, we won't consider the external situation." Will the people be able to recuperate and live in peace and contentment? Even if the inner library is opened, it is just a new cup of water for this huge world."

"Alas...... It's always better to be conservative." Xu Yanping heard Liu Sheng's series of rhetorical questions, and sighed deeply in his heart.

Jia Fu heard the conversation between the two and couldn't help but interject: "There is a saying in the book that everything must be reversed, otherwise it will not stand if it is not broken." Uncle, I don't know if I'm right."

"On the one hand, the imperial court marched westward, and no matter whether it won or lost, the external pressure could be relieved. On the other hand, the reform of the law was reintroduced so that the people could cultivate. It's better to do both inside and outside than to do nothing." Liu Sheng explained to Xu Yanping, these two methods were the consensus reached by him and Chai Yu and these friends a long time ago. It's just that that's talking about Xituo, and I didn't expect Xixia.

Xu Yanping looked at Liu Sheng and sighed in his heart: "The old man wanted to resign, but His Majesty died suddenly, so he could only continue to covet this position." Since the prince has the heart to be a generation of Ming Jun, the old man simply helped him in this last period of time."

"Since my uncle has made this decision, the little nephew will act as the prince, thank you for the great grace of the prime minister." When Liu Sheng heard this, he knew that Xu Yanping mistakenly thought that he was a lobbyist invited by the prince. But the results are good now, so there's no need to say it.

When Jafu heard these conversations, he thought to himself. Reform? Chai Yu, Wang An, Sima Zhao, is the dream of the three of you about to set sail?