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The Liao people have all gone, and Xiao Tatari has only deployed 40,000 defenders here, most of whom are civilians of the Liao State, and basically mainly Han Chinese who are farming. She didn't take these people away because they would not adapt to the way of life there after they went to the grassland, and they might become a burden to the Khitans.

The general in charge of defending the city also had no fighting spirit, not that the Song army was too strong, but he couldn't see hope.

The Liao people in the city sent messengers, willing to surrender. And Renzong's idea is that the Great Song Dynasty got Zhongjing, which means that he not only completed the will of Taizu Taizong and recovered the Yanyun region, but also expanded the territory of the Great Song Dynasty to the north for thousands of miles, making Renzong the monarch of the Song Dynasty after Zhao Kuangyin.

Therefore, there must be a very grand form when entering Zhongjing, and it is just a matter of form.

The most important question now is how to launch the third phase of the campaign.

This was also the last stage, which dealt a heavy blow to the living forces of the Liao State, so that the Liao people could no longer pose a threat to the Song Dynasty.

Originally, this matter was the most tricky, because once the hundreds of thousands of cavalry in the hands of Yelune Gollu retreated to the grassland. According to the current combat capability of the Song Dynasty army, it is impossible to use the two legs of the Song army to catch these hundreds of thousands of people on the grassland.

However, all this has now become very simple because of the infighting among the Liao people. Long before Chen Yuan rushed back, the Song Dynasty had already guessed the general situation based on the intelligence gathered from all sides. Although Renzong was a little surprised by Xiao Tali's methods, he also felt that this was the best opportunity for the Song Dynasty.

"Shimei, what do you think Yelune will do when she returns?"

"The minister thought that he was nothing more than three strategies. The best strategy is for Yerune to fly away with his army and set himself up as king, so that he can wait for future opportunities and maybe make a comeback. The middle strategy is to surrender to our Great Song Dynasty in order to gain a glimmer of life. The next strategy is to send troops to attack Xiao Tatari and fight to the death. ”

After hearing this, Renzong agreed: "I think the same way, I hope they will fight, but I'm afraid that Yelu Gollum will not be as we wish, there is a report from the Malay, he did not return to Shangjing, and went to the west with his troops, probably choosing the best strategy you said." ”

"If that's really troublesome, his hand is also very difficult for Xiao Tali to deal with. Yelu Hongji was caught by us, Xiao Tatari moved the capital to Beijing, but without the emperor, she couldn't control the situation at all. ”

"You mean, Xiao Tarri may not be a match for Jerman Gollum?"

That's what the minister meant. Long live, Xiao Tarry is good at intrigue, but Yelu Gollum is good at fighting, and when Yelu Gollum is alert to Xiao Tarry, she has no chance at all. ”

Renzong pondered for a moment: "The envoys in Xiao Tartar are still with us, and they are now willing to accept all the conditions we have proposed, and only ask for Yelu Hongji to go back. Look at this person, do we let it go or not? ”

There are benefits to putting it in, and there are benefits to not putting it away.

From the overall point of view, releasing Yelu Hongji can make the internal fighting of the Liao State more intense, which is very beneficial to the Song army, which is now unable to attack the grassland. But many people in the Great Song Dynasty don't think so. The Renzong of the Song Dynasty, the rivers and mountains belong to their family. But if you only think about your own family, this country will collapse soon.

This time, the Song Dynasty was able to win the Liao State, and the support of those people was inseparable. After the panic in the early days of the war passed, in the face of the successive victories, the national sentiment of the Great Song Dynasty was high, and the common people also supported the battle. In Bianjing alone, those people spontaneously donated more than one million taels of silver to the Song Dynasty.

There are other states and counties, and basically all of them have donations. There are more than a million, and the least is tens of thousands, and these money are gathered in the Great Song Dynasty, providing a strong stamina for the frontline.

Most of the spontaneous donations of the common people fell into the hands of Chen Yuan after passing through the imperial court, and Chen Yuan relied on the money to provide a large number of orders to the workshops of the Chamber of Commerce, blacksmith shops, garment shops, and several of the largest convoys in Bianjing, basically not idle for a period of time.

The common people helped Renzong a lot this time, and also helped Chen Yuan complete another leap in the entire Chamber of Commerce. The merchants made a lot of money, which ensured that they had enough money to occupy the market that had been defeated by the Liao State.

Therefore, the common people have the right to speak, and when they do something, they should get a certain dividend, and they can express their opinions on this war.

Now everyone knows that the Emperor of Liao has been caught, and they are waiting for Renzong to escort the Emperor of Liao back to the capital, at this time you tell them that you have released Yelu Hongji? Find the people to scold you.

Yes, they can't do anything but scold you, and after scolding, they will go to farm, work, accept your exploitation, and call you sir. But in the next war, do you expect them to help like that?

If there is an accident in the problem of the Liao State in the future, the Liao people turn over again, and the Song Dynasty is going to war again, these ordinary people will definitely think in their hearts: "They caught the emperor of the Liao State and let it go, if the Liao Emperor was cut down at the beginning, where would there be the current thing?" This time I won't donate money, and I'm not going to be that stupid hat. ”

Chen Yuan couldn't make a decision on this matter, but one thing was for sure, even if Renzong sent Yelu Hongji back to Bianjing, he wouldn't do anything to humiliate him.

When Renzong saw that Chen Yuan didn't speak, he stopped asking. The cooperation between them is very pleasant now, and Renzong knows that Chen Yuan will definitely say it if he has a way.

"And the question you said about teaching military affairs to some soldiers, I think it's feasible."

As an emperor, Renzong naturally knew that if all the grassroots generals were his former students, if all the generals were his subordinates, if anyone wanted to rebel, the first thing to consider was whether these grassroots generals would follow him.

With the system of supervising the army, these two things are combined to ensure the stability of their country. At least for now, in Renzong's opinion, this is the best way to control the troops. If this can't be saved, it means that the Great Song Dynasty is over, and there is no way.

"Hooray, the adults of the court, will you agree this time?"

Renzong smiled: "I don't plan to get them to agree, I am the Son of Heaven, do I need to discuss with them to do such a thing?" For one more thing, let me tell you about one more thing, Xia Zhu and Master Fan are both old, and when they fought with the Liao people this time, although they did their best to do everything very well, but yesterday came the news that Lord Fan was tired and sick, and now he is lying at home to recuperate, and he can't get out of bed. And Xia Zhu is also complaining. It was also heartbreaking for me to see these old ministers being tired like this, and I thought that I would promote a few young people to help them. ”

"Long live the wise."

The Great Song Dynasty has always been an official, and those scholars are proud of being tired to death, and they feel as if they have done their best, which is the same for Zeng Gongliang and Ding Du. Chen Yuan didn't dare to agree with this, even if you have the ability, you can only do one person's thing.

Like this time, Renzong appointed Fan Zhongyan and Xia Zhu to handle state affairs in the rear, which was originally very inappropriate. At the very least, young people like Sima Guang should be allowed to help them. First of all, we can give young people a chance, and at the same time, it is also for the good of these old ministers.

At Fan Zhongyan's age, sleep was originally a problem, and it was even more of a big problem after encountering something. Finally fell asleep, came to a quick letter or two, and one night he passed with his eyes open.

It's okay for one night and two nights, how can he survive for most of the year? For example, young people do not have this problem, they are called to do things immediately, and they can fall asleep when things are done. Even if you are busy all night, find a table to lie down for a while the next day, and get up in good spirits.

Renzong had a deep understanding of this point after going out in person for this battle, those young generals were really full of physical strength, and they fought for several hours in a row, and they were tired when they saw him, and they could sleep without a bed when they lay on the ground, but as soon as the war drums sounded, they immediately got up and commanded to kill the enemy.

"I want to let go of the affairs of the Privy Council to Lord Sangkoku. The Privy Council is in charge of the military affairs of the Great Song Dynasty, as well as all foreign affairs, which is really cumbersome, and it is really difficult for them to do it. ”

Chen Yuan asked, "Long live, I don't know who you plan to let hold this position?" ”

Renzong had already thought about it: "I plan to let Wen Yanbo serve as the chief envoy of the Privy Council, Di Qing is the vice-president, what do you think?" ”

Chen Yuan was taken aback when he heard this, Renzong was determined to bring an issue that everyone dared not touch to the court now.

Wen Yanbo served as the Privy Councillor, and there was no problem with that. He has made outstanding achievements this time, and the scholars and doctors will support him, and he is Xia Zhu's protégé, and Xia Zhu is also very happy to take over his class with his protégé.

But Di Qing is deputy, this is destined to be an uproar.

Di Qing is a military general, and now the highest position among the generals is to hang a similar to a staff officer in the military department, Renzong promoted Di Qing to the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, and directly entered the court, becoming the first martial artist to enter the court after the Zhao Guangyi era.

Chen Yuan knew that Di Qing had always been trusted by Renzong in history, and Renzong had always wanted to change the situation of the Great Song Dynasty, so he tried his best to bring Di Qing into the court. Di Qing helped him solve a lot of problems, helped him win the party project, and won the Nanban, but he became the target of those scholars.

In the end, Di Qing failed to defeat the scholars and committed suicide. The pioneers who forced Di Qing to death were Song Qi and Wen Yanbo.

Now the situation is completely different, but Chen Yuan still has some hesitation. The first warrior to enter the court will inevitably be besieged by those scholars, can Di Qing stop it?

(To be continued)