- In the clean room, Chen Ke looked at Lu Gong and looked at the close minister of the Son of Heaven, and said slowly: "I don't understand when Uncle Hao says this...... Since it is estimated that there will be no fight, what are the officials and ministers nervous about? ”

"What if there is a fight? What is the face of the imperial court? Lu Gong smiled bitterly and said: "Zhong Fang, I'll tell you the truth, in fact, the Western Xia issue is just a pretense, and the pass is still 'sending troops to Dali' The matter itself of my Great Song Dynasty army has not stepped out of the country for decades, and the officials and ministers have no confidence at all." ”

Speaking of which, where does Chen Ke still not understand? It turned out that the emperor and the prime ministers, although they could not refuse the temptation to expand their territory and solve the money shortage, but they were really afraid that the army of the Great Song Dynasty would show their cowardice.

"This is really speechless...... Chen Ke said with a dark face: "There is a saying that 'raising soldiers for a thousand days and using them for a while'." The state uses 70 percent of its income every year to raise soldiers, dragging the country into poverty and the people living beyond their means. But I'm worried that the army won't be able to take it, what's the use of raising such an army?! ”

"Alas......" Lu Gong smiled bitterly: "These issues are not for our ministers to discuss. After a pause, he comforted Chen Ke and said, "Don't be depressed, in fact, this matter is still very big." Saying that, he lowered his voice and said: "Don't hide it, the imperial court can't make ends meet every year, and it reaches about 20 million yuan. After last year's catastrophe, the national treasury was even more depleted. If it weren't for the sale of thirteen rows of paved land, I'm afraid that this year's money would not be available...... So if Dali really has an inexhaustible supply of copper mines, and it can be conveniently transported to the Great Song Dynasty, I think the officials and ministers. I'll still grit my teeth and give it a try. ”

"I see." Chen Ke nodded, he understood what Lu Gong meant...... The officials and ministers are nothing more than wanting to seek profit and avoid harm. If you want to convince them, you can only follow this method.

"I'm tired all the way." At this point, Lu Gonglu stood up and said, "Rest in peace and wait for the official family to summon you." ”

"Hmm." Chen Ke nodded. Get up and send it off.

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The next day, the official family summoned Chen Ke in the imperial hall of the Zichen Palace.

When Chen Ke heard Xuan enter the hall, he found that there was no shortage of ministers from the two governments. He is already seated under the throne in east and west...... At the official court meeting, the ministers are standing, but at this informal summons. The official family is sympathetic to the ministers, and they have always been given to sit.

Saluting to the officials and ministers, Chen Ke was ordered to get up and found that he was the only one standing in the hall.

The official Zhao Zhen looked at this, and he made an exception to handpick the champion Lang, and his thoughts were continuous...... For many years, the officials of the Great Song Dynasty he met all took the wisdom of self-preservation as a way to establish themselves, alarmism as a way to make a name for themselves, and flattery and pets as a step to advancement.

But this Chen Ke is different. He is the champion and the first, as long as he follows the step-by-step, at most more than ten years, he can proclaim his mahjong and worship the prime minister. There's no need to ask for trouble at all, or even put your own future into it.

However, Zhao Zhen had already noticed. In the 100 years since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, there have been more than 20 champions, but there has not been a decent big man. Could it be that the champions are not talented? Apparently not. Is there no chance? Obviously not, any emperor will carefully cultivate and promote his champion, but why is it not a big deal?

Seeing this, it only took more than ten days to rush back from Dali, which was thousands of miles away. The young man who dared to take the big burden on him, Zhao Zhen understood a little...... Habitual sons are like killing sons, and the conditions are too good, so that those champions are unwilling to take risks and do not want to forge ahead, how can they take on the heavy responsibility of the country?

After a long time, the official family came back to his senses, looked at Chen Ke and said, "Chen Aiqing." ”

"The minister is here." Chen Ke replied respectfully.

"Before the mission, how did the widow instruct you?" Zhao Zhen didn't mention the present, but first looked into the past. ..., "The official instructs the ministers, and the camera acts prudently, and does not act rashly." Chen Ke replied.

"But you dare to direct and act in an assassination by yourself, and play with the monarchs and ministers of Dali." Zhao Zhen said coldly: "It's really bold." ”

"The official family forgives the sin, and the minister is also forced to do so." Chen Ke knew that he couldn't hide this matter, so in the report, he had already explained what he had done, and he didn't hide it at all: "That Dali lord Duan Silian is indecisive and cowardly. If the minister does not force him, Dali will still be in a stalemate, and my Great Song Dynasty will not be able to make progress at all. ”

"Is the so-called progress just to plunge Dali into civil strife?" The privy envoy Han Qi said in a deep voice: "The envoys of the Great Song Dynasty, how can they do such a treacherous act? ”

"The cardinal's words are not true." Chen Ke shook his head and said: "Xiaguan's move is precisely to avoid civil strife in Dali, not to let the people of Dali suffer miserably. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"The rebellion in Dali is not because of its superficial chaos, the root cause is that the lord is weak and the minister is strong, and the powerful minister has the heart to replace it." Chen Ke said in a deep voice: "My Great Song Dynasty became the suzerain of Dali at this time, and sent troops to intervene in Dali's country, just to support the Duan family. With the support and protection of the Great Song Dynasty, the ministers of Dali no longer dare to act rashly. ”

"To put it lightly, whether it is the Duan family's dedication of soil or the dispatch of troops by the Great Song Dynasty, it will cause drastic changes." Han Qi hissed: "With such a splashing relationship, shouldn't you go to the court first, and then act according to orders?" ”

"Of course it should." Chen Ke nodded and said, "Isn't Xia Guan coming back to play?" ”

"It's a chop before a prelude!" Han Qi said with a dark face: "Dali's envoy has arrived in Yazhou, how can the imperial court refuse?" ”

"Nominally, they only apologized for the assassination of the lower official." Chen Ke said lightly: "Now the lower officials are standing here, if the cardinal minister is unwilling to accept it, let them turn back." ”

"Hmph......" Han Qi snorted coldly, "Is it child's play?" ”

Chen Ke smiled and didn't speak.

"Alright, alright." Zhao Zhen came out and said: "In any case, Dali's dedication of land is a grand event of the Celestial Empire, and the imperial court should properly handle this matter, right, rich and public?" As he spoke, he turned to Fubi.

"What the official said is that the last time the Great Song Dynasty had this grand event, it was still Emperor Taizong, Zhang, Quangui Land, Wu Yue dedicated the land, at that time, my Great Song Dynasty was subdued all over the world, and the imperial court solemnly accepted it and informed the world. Now that the official family is benevolent and virtuous, and there are big countries willing to rely on the Great Song Dynasty, although the situation is different from that of Taizong, the imperial court should still properly handle this matter, and must not fall into the prestige of the imperial court, chill the hearts of Zhufan, and cannot be dragged into the fire pit and unable to get out. Fu Bi replied slowly: "After all, the Dali Duan clan was desperate, so they thought of this hand, and they couldn't just look at the benefits, but they didn't consider whether they had that diamond diamond or not." ”

"The Prime Minister is very right." Zhao Zhen nodded and motioned for Fu Bi to continue.

"Dali's dedication of land is not unconditional, Duan's request for the imperial court to immediately send troops to help stabilize the political situation, so that the imperial court must make an assessment of sending troops to Dali. If all goes well, nature is good. But to fight abroad, it is still a country of Dali with high mountains and far waters. At that time, Emperor Taizu's troops swept the world, and he did not take Dali, because the gains outweighed the losses. Now we are encountering more difficulties than we imagined. If the battle is lost, the soldiers are lost, and the face of the court remains? If you are trapped in Dali for a long time, you have to transport food and conscript, can the imperial court withstand the drag? Fu Bi looked at Chen Ke and said, "I hope that Zhuang Yuanlang's reply can be accepted by the imperial court." ”

"Before answering these questions, Xia Guan dares to ask Xianggong first, what is the point of recovering Dali?" Chen Ke asked unceremoniously.

"This ......" Fu Bi is a gentleman after all, although he was asked rhetorically, he still replied slowly: "First, expand the territory and boost the prestige of the Great Song Dynasty." Both, Dali has horses and copper, both of which are urgently needed by my Great Song Dynasty. The three, obtaining Dali, can make Tubo dare not regenerate two hearts, and confront the Western Xia with the Great Song Dynasty. "...," Xiang Gong said. The lower officials ask again, what price is the court willing to pay if it gets these three articles? Chen Ke said lightly.

"It's impossible not to pay the price......," Fu Bi said leisurely, "but of course, the smaller the price, the better." ”

"It's not that the imperial court is unwilling to pay the price," or Han Qi was happy, and took over the conversation: "It's that the treasury has no money now, and the imperial court has no available soldiers, understand?" ”

"If the treasury has no money, it can still fight a war, and the key is to see whether the war is valuable, if it is valuable, there is no need to worry about the military funds." Chen Ke said quietly: "As for the army, as far as the lower officials know, in recent years, the army of Guangnan West Road has been suppressing bandits in the deep mountains and old forests, and Guangxi civil and military forces have also asked for war several times, and they want to enter Dali to exterminate Nong Zhigao. It can be said that the morale of the army can be used, and it is enough to use this all the way to the soldiers. ”

"Nope." Han Qi shook his head and said: "The Guangnan West Road was initially decided, and if the army is transferred, it will be difficult to ensure that there will be chaos again." ”

"The war is decided, and some troops can always be drawn." Chen Ke argued: "Then recruit some soldiers on the spot, so that we can alleviate the hidden dangers in Guangxi, and second, we can train and ...... at the same time."

"Ridiculous!" Han Qi scolded: "Do you think that from a citizen to a soldier, you can train overnight? ”

"As long as we move quickly, there will be no war in Dali for a few years, and there will be enough time to train them." Chen Ke said: "The army will start from Guangxi, along the Hongshui River and the Nanpan River, and arrive at the Xixian Mansion. It was the territory of the Duan family, and we were stationed there to deter the Gao family and the Yang family, and create an opportunity for Duan Silian to negotiate. Brightly supporting the Duan family, and secretly protecting the mining of copper mines, this is our motivation for sending troops, not to help the Duan family and eliminate the Gao family or the Yang family. ”

Hearing Chen Ke say that sending troops was not for war, but for deterrence, Zhao Zhen's expression was obviously much more relaxed, but he still asked uneasily: "Chen Aiqing, can you really guarantee that the army of the Great Song Dynasty will not be involved in the war?" ”

"The official family is clear, and Weichen has full confidence." Chen Ke nodded heavily and said, "Because the Gao family in eastern Yunnan will not rebel against the Duan family." ”——

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