"The forbidden army in Beijing can't move again, if it moves again, what accident happened, what can I do?"

"Maybe it can make Tong Guan move west......"

"Fool, the remnants of the Liao thieves have not yet been pacified, if Tong Guan moves west, what can he do if he resurrects? In addition, the place occupied by the Jin people has not been returned to me, if there is no deterrence from the Tong Guan army, what should the Jin people do if they betray the alliance? ”

Zhao Ji's ears were full of the quarrels of the bigwigs in the court, and the noise made his forehead jump. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

This is already two days after receiving the news, and the two days of the court meeting are full of quarrels, and in the quarrels, many things that were originally covered up have also been set off intentionally or unintentionally.

The strength of the Great Song Dynasty is now stretched.

Originally, there were 400,000 forbidden troops in Beijing, 200,000 in the Western Army, and more than 100,000 in Hebei. Then the remaining 200,000 forbidden troops in Beijing became peddlers, pawns, and servants, and their combat effectiveness was very worrying.

Even so, when Tong Guan conquered Western Xia, he ordered Liu Hai to enter the desert, lost 100,000 forbidden troops, and lost several battles in the battle of Liao, and lost 200,000 troops - although there were certainly not so many dead, but the number of fugitives, the wounded, the dead, and the disease, the number of losses was so much!

After calculating these two major losses, the 800,000 troops that the Great Song Dynasty was able to mobilize have already lost 300,000!

At this time, it is necessary to maintain at least 200,000 troops in the land of Yanyun, and only in this way can the Jurchens be suppressed. At this point, Zhao Ji understands very clearly, if there are not enough troops to deter the Jin State, these Jurchen barbarians will not talk about returning Yanyun, I am afraid that they will have to bite a bite of fat in Hebei and leave.

Then, Zhao Ji must also maintain a certain number of troops in the area from Xuzhou to Haizhou. Although the imperial court has been silent, in the past few years, taking the opportunity of the Northern Expedition, Zhao Ji still arranged nearly 100,000 troops in this area, and the object of his defense was Zhou Quan.

This is probably the only force that can be mobilized now.

It's just that if these troops are really transferred and Zhou Quan has bad intentions, then what should he do?

"It's better to use the Duke of Jeguo as the envoy to the west and go to Lingzhou ......"

The person who came up with this idea was immediately kicked out, and at this time, let Zhou Quan go to Lingzhou to support with the few mobile forces of the imperial court, isn't he afraid that Zhou Quan will be unhappy?

Deliberation came and went, but there was still no way.

At this moment, Zhao Ji's heart was full of disappointment.

He couldn't figure out why this was the case. He just dismissed Cai Jing as prime minister and isolated Zhou Quan outside, but the financial crisis of the imperial court was eased slightly, and the summer thieves came again.

He looked at Cai You, who usually talked about big and small things, but his expression was gloomy at this time, and he seemed to be avoiding his gaze. He looked at Gao Yu again, as the privy deputy envoy and palace marshal, he could be said to be the number one person among the military ministers, but Gao Yu only frowned and bowed his head.

Looking at Li Bangyan, Wang Hao and other people who usually play with him, they are all worried.

The crown prince Zhao Huan's eyebrows were furrowed, and he glared fiercely at the fly that stopped on a pillar in the main hall, as if he wanted to kill it with his eyes. Zhao Kai, the king of Yun, was not reluctant, looking at the top of the hall with a dull gaze, looking at the carved paintings on it, as if he was studying its artistic techniques.

These are the people he usually values.

"There are many Xia thieves, Lingzhou and other places are newly annexed, and the people's hearts may not be stable, so without further ado, the official family also asks for reinforcements as soon as possible, even if the troops are insufficient, send some people to stabilize the hearts of the army and the people." Just when everyone was arguing, someone suddenly said: "In the opinion of the ministers, troops and horses can be mobilized from Shuozhou, Shengzhou, Daizhou, and the four armies of Huoshan, Baode, Qilan, and Ninghua." ”

Or the blessing of Zhou Quan, when Liaoyang was exchanged from the Liao State to part of Shuozhou and the entire Shengzhou, the Hedong Forbidden Army, which was originally in this area to guard against the Liao, also went north to Shuo and won. It is connected with the Xijing Road of the Liao State, so when the Liao was invaded, the troops in this area were not much, and there were still some soldiers and horses available.

The one who came up with this idea was He Li, the squire of the military department.

He was originally appointed as the governor of Haizhou, because of Zhou Quan's opposition, he was unable to move an inch during his tenure in Haizhou, and later the imperial court wanted to ease relations with Zhou Quan, so he was transferred back to Beijing to serve as a squire in the military department, and Zhang Shuye went to Zhihaizhou.

"Transferring troops from here, what about the north?" Someone asked.

"Now that the Xijing Road of the Liao Kingdom has been completed in the hands of the Jin State, the Jin State has an alliance with me, and there is a Tong Guan army in Yanyun, so I will not dare to invade the south." He Li is very confident.

The main force of the Jin people is still in the Yanjing area, and they are only partial teachers in Datong, so He Li dares to say this.

In the absence of a way, He Li's suggestion seems to be the only way. Zhao Ji saw that others couldn't come up with better ideas, even if there were suggestions, and they were all far from being as thirsty as the formation and training of the new army, he could only accept He Li's suggestion, but after accepting the suggestion, he was a little panicked in his heart.

Will the people of Jin Guo really be so honest?

After the court meeting dispersed, with a full of uneasiness, Zhao Ji ordered: "Please invite Taishi Cai to see you...... No, no, I'm going to Master Cai's Mansion! ”

As soon as he gave the order, the people under him immediately took action, and went to inform Cai Jing, reveal his style to the magnates, and prepare the honor guard, and after half an hour of busyness, he set off. When he arrived at Cai Jing's mansion, it was already noon, Cai Jing greeted him at the door, Zhao Ji got off his knees and helped him up with his own hands: "Taishi doesn't have to be so polite, I'm just here to see Taishi...... This time, is the Taishi's body good? ”

"Thanks to the blessing of the official's family, the old minister is not a big problem except for the old eyes and faintness, but the old eyes are dizzy, and the old minister also has reading glasses to use......"

Cai Jing chattered, and then introduced Zhao Ji into the house, and learned that Zhao Ji did not eat, he asked for food, and Zhao Ji agreed.

It's just that no matter how exquisite the food is, Zhao Ji doesn't have much appetite, and after a few bites in a hurry, Zhao Ji put down the dishes and chopsticks, sighed and said: "In the past, the Taishi was in the court, and everything was worry-free, but I didn't realize it, I didn't want the Taishi to be a little unwell, and he retired at home...... I came to see the Taishi today, I asked the Taishi for a plan, the summer thief is coming back, how to deal with it! ”

Cai Jing didn't answer.

Zhao Ji couldn't help it: "I regret it very much now, I should have listened to the words of the Taishi and the Duke of Jiguo, postponed the invasion of Liao, and made plans after the foundation was stabilized...... I am anxious, so I have today's loss, and I ask the master not to take me as a crime, and to give me advice! ”

He verbally admitted his mistake, which made Cai Jing feel quite emotional.

If it weren't for such a predicament, I'm afraid Zhao Ji would only think about him and Zhou Quan's threat to the imperial power, and would not say anything about himself.

"The imperial court is not without soldiers, the imperial court has soldiers, all in Hebei, Tong Guan's hands are gathered, there are always two or three hundred thousand soldiers." Cai Jing was well-informed and very clear about the current situation, so he said slowly: "The only problem now is how to get the soldiers in Tong Guan's hands out of Hebei." The old minister was stupid, but he thought of a strategy. ”

"What's the solution?"

"The official family can crown the Duchess of Jiguo as the princess of Yanguo, and use Wuqing as the actual seal of the food yi, and allow her to open a mansion in Wuqing." Cai Jingdao.

It's nothing to make a woman a princess, Zhao Ji was stunned at first, and then his expression changed, and he clapped his hands with a fist: "That's right!" ”

The so-called Duchess of Jiguo is Yu Liyan.

Wuqing was originally Yu Liyan's fiefdom, but after she fled from Liao, this place was recovered by Liao. Later, Yeluxi and Yelu Dashi left the mainland, and they all set off from here.

Giving this place to Yu Liyan is not only a gesture of goodwill to Zhou Quan, but also a silent hint.

Thinking that Zhou Quan would definitely accept this gift, he didn't even need to send troops to recover it, as long as the news came out, the Jin Kingdom would feel pressure. They definitely don't want to deal with Zhou Quan, after all, Zhou Quan's boat is well-known for his strong guns, and it is purely boring to fight him on the beach. Even if the Jurchens were more timid, they would think about returning Yan Yun to the Song Kingdom as soon as possible, so as to avoid getting too close to Zhou Quan and being beaten by this guy with an excuse.

In this way, the troops in Tong Guan's hands can be transferred to Lingzhou - even 100,000!

"The power of one person can be worth 100,000 troops, am I considered a fox and a fake tiger?" While thinking that this was a clever plan, Zhao Ji was a little bitter, and he asked Cai Jing.

"Tong Guan is a fox, Zhou Quan is a tiger." Cai Jingdao.

Zhao Ji smiled: "That's it, anyway, in front of Zhou Quan, I have no face for a long time, and my plan now is to hope that his marriage with my beloved daughter can be settled as soon as possible...... I'm afraid that I have to bother the master to repair a letter and explain it to Zhou Quan. I'm afraid that he will hold a grudge against the past and refuse to accept Wuqing. ”

When he said this, Zhao Ji felt even more bitter in his heart.

The vast majority of the food yi in the Great Song Dynasty are remote collars, not real seals, and now he wants to seal the food towns, but he still has to worry that the other party is unwilling to accept them.

"In the humble opinion of the ministers, the distinction between Zhou Quan and Han Hu is still quite clear." Cai Jingdao.

"Marrying a princess of Liao State can't be counted clearly." Zhao Ji said sourly.

Cai Jing said with a smile: "It is inevitable that young people will be romantic, if it weren't for this, the minister would not have offered this strategy." ”

"Not only that, I understand very well that you can't just let people do things without giving them benefits, compared to Zhou Quan, who openly asks me for benefits, those who pull things from their own homes behind their backs are really hateful." When Zhao Ji said this, his eyes suddenly became deep: "Tell Zhou Quan that as long as the Great Song Dynasty can survive this difficulty, in the future, I will reduce the tax revenue of the Donghai Chamber of Commerce by one percent, and he needs the population overseas, so I will allow him to recruit nearby in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Huainan!" ”

Cai Jing was shocked!

Previously, Zhou Quan needed the population, and they were all robbed from the Liao State and deceived from the Song State, which can be described as sneaky. Zhao Ji now opened his mouth to allow him to recruit people nearby in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Huainan, which is a great benefit to Zhou Quan!

Compared to this, the tax cut is nothing.

It's just that the population has always been the foundation of the country, and there is nothing to recruit some privately and secretly send them overseas, but you can openly recruit large groups to send them away, and they will inevitably be attacked by the masses!

"So...... I'm afraid the ministers will have advice. "It's that Cai Jingjing didn't dare to meet this condition.

"No, it's a difficult pass." Zhao Ji was extremely decisive at this time.

Seeing his resolute attitude, Cai Jing was awe-inspiring in his heart and nodded: "The minister will write to him!" (To be continued.) )