In the face of the rumors that appeared with the annexation of Li Chaojie, although many Song Dynasty ministers knew that this was another deliberate discordant plan by Fanbang. But it still caused a lot of panic and worry to many people.

After Zhao Xu ascended the throne, one of the few major wars was won by one person as a vanguard. This is undoubtedly relatively rare in the history after the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, not to mention that this time it annexed the entire Li Dynasty.

Some ministers, who were called favored ministers, began a new round of advice to the emperor, hoping to cancel Zhao Xiaoxi's right to open the palace and train troops. If he does not obey the holy decree, it proves that Cho Hyo-seok really has the intention of rebellion.

Regarding the words of these favored ministers, Zhao Xu, who was angry himself, asked them directly, "If the king of Qiongzhou does not respect the holy words, what will you do." Who among you would dare to bear the consequences of the rebellion of the king of Qiongzhou? ’

It's just such a simple sentence that makes these favorites speechless. It was they who made the word to transfer Zhao Xiaoxi from the most powerful northwest and put him in a wild place like Qiongzhou. But now it seems that this is simply a failure.

Many people know that today's Cho Hyo-seok has become the climate. Let's not talk about it, Zhao Xu did this, and he did more to confirm the rumors that the emperor exiled the meritorious county king. It will also make the imperial court lose more popular support.

Looking at these Pang Chen, Zhao Xu somehow remembered what Zhao Xiaoxi said to him when he was young. This is a group of wine bags and rice bags that hold the court and are rich, but they only know how to play tricks.

If he had to entrap some ministers, Zhao Xu really wanted to expel all of them from the court. On the issue of dealing with gossip, Zhao Xu was not as calm as Zhao Xiaoxi at all, but on the contrary, aroused some anger as a king.

According to the investigation of the royal guards, most of these gossips circulating in the capital came from the fine works of the Liao State. Zhao Xu suddenly had an idea. The royal driver personally expropriated and recovered the sixteen states of Yanyun occupied by the Liao State.

Judging from the border military situation he has learned so far, in several skirmishes on the border with the Liao State today, it was the Great Song Dynasty that had the upper hand. This means that if the Great Song declares war with the Great Liao, there may be a chance of victory.

If he can take the lead and conquer in person, he will recover the sixteen states of Yanyun occupied by the Great Liao. Then others will no longer say that Zhao Xiaoxi, the prince, is more popular than him, the emperor, and is more qualified to be the monarch of the Great Song Dynasty.

Once this kind of greed arises, Zhao Xu feels like he is enchanted, and immediately summons his confidants and ministers to discuss the matter of attacking Liao. As soon as this matter was mentioned, the ministers were divided into two factions.

One faction naturally stopped it, and felt that Zhao Xu's move was a bit risky. And once defeated, the advantage that the Great Song now has. will be completely lost. When the Liao State Iron Horse goes south, the consequences will be unimaginable.

The other faction is naturally the main battle faction, as Zhao Xu's cronies and ministers, they feel that as monarchs, they can control the expedition in person. It is undoubtedly a morale-boosting thing, and now the military strength of the Great Song Dynasty is not lost compared to the Liao State.

The confidence of the main battle faction naturally comes from now. Nearly 100,000 string control people have been trained. Accompanied by the Great Song Dynasty and the Western Xia Tongma City, batches of fierce military horses. It was continuously added to the Great Song Dynasty.

With the addition of these war horses, the number of cavalry in the Great Song Dynasty is naturally growing. In the past, the Great Song Dynasty fought against the Great Liao, and it was more of a loss in the cavalry battle. Now, with these cavalry, they should be able to compete with Da Liao.

Watching the quarrel between the two factions of ministers. Zhao Xu was naturally unhappy. Looking at the minister who had not expressed his position, Zhao Xu asked, "Zhang Aiqing, what do you think of my thoughts?" If war is declared with Liao, what are the chances of victory? ”

Seeing that the emperor opened his mouth to ask, Zhang Dun, who was also analyzing the pros and cons in his mind. I think what both factions say is reasonable. But he knew better that this suggestion was made by Zhao Xu, which meant that Zhao Xu was on the side of the main battle faction.

Secondly, he even knew why Zhao Xu had such thoughts. There is only one reason, he doesn't want to lose to Zhao Xiaoxi, who has just recovered the Li Dynasty. And that's exactly what Zhang Dian was worried about!

Thinking of these, Zhang Dian said very cautiously: "Your Majesty, according to the opinion of the ministers, it is still okay to raise troops in Daliao." It's just that the current weather has become cold, and it is not suitable for large soldiers to go on the expedition, and if it is postponed until the beginning of spring next year, I believe that the certainty of success will be greater.

In addition, the minister was bold and asked the emperor what he thought about this time to raise troops in Daliao. Do you just want to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun, or do you want to completely destroy Daliao? If it's the former, we might have a better chance of winning.

If the emperor wants to destroy the Great Liao, according to the views of the ministers, I am afraid that the time is not yet ripe. Even if the number of cavalry in our army is much more than before. But in terms of cavalry warfare, we are still inferior to Da Liao, which must be admitted.

In the territory of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, if we want to regain the lost territory, we can combine the victory on foot and horse. If you leave the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun and march into the grassland, the infantry and cavalry will inevitably disperse, and once dispersed, the Great Liao cavalry will have an opportunity to take advantage of. ”

Compared with what other ministers said, Zhang's analysis is more explicit. But in Zhao Xu's view, this trusted minister also agrees with the revival of the Great Liao. And he felt in his heart that it was already very rare to be able to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun.

quickly smiled and said: "Zhang Aiqing seems to be really sympathetic. I also know more or less that the army going out on the march is a matter of labor and money. But every time I think of the lost territory occupied by Da Liao, I don't feel very good in my heart.

As long as I can recover the sixteen states of Yanyun that are occupied by Da Liao, I am willing to give Da Liao some more respite. Moreover, in my view, the recovery of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun means that we have regained control and dominance of the strategy.

Without the protection of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, those people in Fanbang are like rootless duckweed. They want to go south in the future, and my Great Song Dynasty also has a city barrier to guard and resist, which is a great thing for the benefit of the country and the people! ”

Seeing that Zhao Xu and Zhang Dian both said this, this study discussion was undoubtedly the upper hand of the main battle faction. It's just that at this time, Zhang Xuan wanted to say a few more words, but was interrupted by Zhao Xu's next words.

It seemed that seeing that everyone had no objections, Zhao Xu quickly said: "According to Zhang Aiqing's words, let the people of this dynasty have a peaceful year." From now on, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household began to prepare the troops and materials needed for the war.

When the spring flowers bloom next year, I will personally lead the troops to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun. I want to show the people of the world that I am the lord of Zhongxing in the Great Song Dynasty. In my heart, this root of the disease that weighed on the hearts of the soldiers and people of the Great Song Dynasty must be removed. ”

Looking at the high-spirited Zhao Xu, Zhang Xuan, who understood his character, originally wanted to say. In this war, it is necessary to select and mobilize elite soldiers and strong generals to participate. The commander of the army, either he or Zhao Xiaoxi, may have a better chance of winning.

It's just that in the current situation, how can Zhao Xu let Zhao Xiaoxi lead the troops again? As for him, although he is good at writing and martial arts, he doesn't dare to steal the limelight from the emperor!

Now that Zhao Xu has said his words, as a courtier, Zhang Dian can only consider these things as thoroughly as possible and prepare more fully. Only then may the situation he feared not be the one he feared.

Historically, the wars of the royal family have been more victorious than lost. But there are also lost wars, and this kind of lost wars seriously destroys the foundation of an empire. This means that this kind of war can only be won, not lost!

With the end of the secret discussion in the imperial study, the military department also began to be busy with the matter of transferring troops and sending generals, and the household department naturally stored food and prepared to reward the army's military salary. There is no money or food, and there is no way to fight this battle.

Fortunately, in the past two years, the taxes of the Great Song Dynasty were good, and the savings in the treasury were enough to fight a war. But the Shangshu of the household department was also worried that if this battle was lost, the consequences would be disastrous. What then?

Even Zhao Xu and Zhang Dian didn't know that the study room was strictly ordered to spread the military aircraft major event. After the conclusion of the deliberations, at least three expedited letters were sent to Cho Hyo-seok, who was enjoying family fun in the Ryukyus.

And the owners who wrote these secret folds actually didn't know each other's existence. This means that Zhao Xiaoxi's connections have developed into the core court of the Great Song Dynasty. Of course, this does not rule out the fact that these ministers of correspondence are laying the foundations for the future.

At present, Cho Hyo-seok's strength is witnessed by the ministers of the DPRK and China. No one dares to say that in the future, this prince will not become the Ninety-Five Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty. What's more, Zhao Xu still has no children!

Faced with an emperor who has no heirs to inherit the throne, once something happens to him. The emperor will inevitably choose from the bloodline of the Divine Sect. And right now, among these princes, who dares to say that the power is better than Zhao Xiaoxi?

Preparing for a rainy day is the way for some eunuchs to survive. Coupled with Zhao Xiaoxi's prestige in the Great Song Army, there is also the support of many martial artists in the DPRK and China. Everyone wants to hug this thigh and find a good way out for the future.

And these people who wrote letters to Cho Hyo-seok also believe that Cho Hyo-seok will not betray them. Even if the emperor knew about it, they could clearly tell Zhao Xu that this was for the sake of the empire and ask Zhao Xiaoxi's opinion on this matter.

When the three secret letters were delivered to the New South City Lord's Mansion almost at the same time. Seeing these three secret letters, Zhao Xiaoxi's expression was also relatively heavy. Compared with Zhao Xu's optimism, he is not so optimistic.

As Zhang Dian thought, if this battle was led by him, it should not be a problem to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun. But the crux of the matter is that war is not just about regaining lost territory.

In the words of later generations, 'Save people and lose land, people and land will survive.'" In addition to the immigrants of the Liao State, the sixteen states of Yanyun are more inhabited by the people of the Han nationality. Even if it is difficult to resist the soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty, the Liao State can also relocate these populations.

gave those empty cities to the troops attacking the Great Song Dynasty, and in the end the Great Song Dynasty seemed to have recovered the city, but in fact it still didn't get anything. If it was Zhao Xiaoxi who led the troops, he would put an end to such things from happening.

In his plan, as long as he can capture Goryeo, he will send troops from the territory of Goryeo to block the back road of Liao. If Da Liao wanted to relocate the people of the sixteen states of Yanyun, there was a possibility of being surrounded.

If they don't move those people, then the meaning of recovering these territories will become more important. Isn't the Jin Kingdom of the future world just the hand of playing? made the Great Song suffer a dumb loss, which means that population is the root of the war! (To be continued......)