Zeng Gongliang's mood was obviously not very good, although everything he had to do had been solved, Mu Guiying immediately sent someone to assist him, so that the weapons he developed could be suitable for the battlefield, and Chen Yuan would help him solve the problem of money, but for him, this trip to the palace was really bad.

Liao Guo and Dangxiang are already ready to move, it may be when the spring grass grows next year, once they have horse material, the Great Song Dynasty may fall into war at any time. Fan Zhongyan may have wanted to get rid of those who would make trouble before the enemy arrived.

But his idea was obviously too wishful thinking. Not to mention whether Lu Yijian can be brought down, even if he is defeated, the court will inevitably be a mess.

Also, Renzong's attitude also disappointed Zeng Gongliang. To a certain extent, Zeng Gongliang belongs to the main battle faction, although he is a literati, he supports those generals!

Sitting on the carriage with Chen Yuan, Zeng Gongliang suddenly sighed: "Hey, now that the party has just experienced a big war, and their troops are still gathered in Helan Mountain, it is impossible for them to support a full-scale war immediately." At this time, if the emperor asks Marshal Mu to lead troops to take the initiative to attack the party, next year, we may only need to face a Liao State. ”

Strategically, this is indeed the case, in fact, this is also a completely correct path, including the party item Li Yuanhao is now scared, and he is deeply afraid that the Song Dynasty will send troops at this time. News came from the front that most of the party soldiers who had withdrawn from Helan Mountain had been redeployed to the border of the Song Dynasty.

But the border between the two sides is very long, and the hundreds of thousands of people in the party cannot block the entire border at all! At this time, if the Song Dynasty makes a move, there is a chance!

But Renzong was unwilling to do it first!

Chen Yuan said to Zeng Gongliang: "The emperor is already very skeptical about whether the army can win, and he will not make the first move." If we are faster, we can build a different army before next spring, and maybe the emperor will be interested in trying it. ”

What he said was very polite, to put it mildly, Renzong was now afraid of being beaten by others, and he had lost confidence in his fists. If he could get him a new knife, maybe he would dare to wield it and see if it was powerful.

Of course, Zeng Gongliang knew the meaning of this, and nodded helplessly: "I will do it as soon as possible." By the way, when will the money be in place? ”

Chen Yuan shook his head: "I don't have much money on me now, but don't worry, tomorrow I will ask someone to send 10,000 guan over, and I will raise 50,000 guan in half a month, which should be enough for your research expenses, right?" As for the cost of building an army, I'll find a way to do it then. ”

Speaking of this, his topic suddenly changed: "Lord Zeng, where do you think the way out of our Great Song Dynasty is now?" ”

Zeng Gongliang was stunned by his question, where is the way out of the Great Song Dynasty? He had thought about it many times. Losing the sixteen states of Yanyun, the Great Song Dynasty has lost its security barrier, although the country has become richer and richer over the years, but there are no horses, no solid defense line, and it has repeatedly become the target of robbery by others!

"Liaoguo! The Liao State is not destroyed, and the Great Song Dynasty cannot be strong! Zeng Gongliang's eyes showed a fierce light.

Once the Liao State was mentioned, nine out of ten Song people were indignant! And one is crying. The Liao State treated the Great Song Dynasty like ten robbers, and every year they had to go deep into the Great Song Dynasty to loot, which was dark. Liao Xingzong proposes to increase the so-called New Year's currency every year! Once the Liao State fights, no matter who you fight, you have to ask the Great Song Dynasty for military expenses! It's clear! Whether it's light or dark, it's a robbery!

Chen Yuan nodded: "But, is it really that easy to destroy the Liao Kingdom?" ”

Zeng Gongliang sighed: "My generation just worked hard!" "If it were easy, the wise and martial Taizu Taizong would have been destroyed a long time ago, how could he leave the problem until now? He didn't say anything more, turned his head to look at Chen Yuan, and found that there was a slight smile on the corner of Chen Yuan's mouth, and his eyes seemed to be very calm.

Zeng Gongliang couldn't help asking, "What?" Does Shimei have a strategy to destroy Liao? ”

Chen Yuan shook his head: "It's just a fantasy, it's not the time to say it." ”

Of course, Zeng Gongliang will not leave it alone: "Shimei, there are no outsiders here, you name it, I'll see what you think, if it's feasible, I'll do my best to help you when the time comes!" ”

Chen Yuan thought for a while, and suddenly asked Zeng Gongliang: "Lord Zeng, you have built so many siege and defense equipment, do you think it is easy to break through a castle?" ”

Zeng Gongliang said honestly: "It depends on what kind of city it is, and then it depends on the structure of the city and what kind of soldiers are stationed in it." Preferably, we can find the craftsmen who built the city. ”

Chen Yuan smiled slightly: "It's not that troublesome, no matter what city, the easiest place to break is to break him from the inside!" ”

Zeng Gongliang instantly understood: "What Shimei means is to make a fuss within the Liao Kingdom?" ”

Chen Yuan nodded: "This is just my idea of a small charge, this time after Yeluren died first, the struggle in the court of the Liao State seemed to be calm." Actually, it was only the battle of the older generation that divided the winners and losers, and Yelu Gollu would not be willing to let Yelu Hongji ascend to the throne, their struggle is only beginning to show signs now, and I think they will give us a chance. ”

Zeng Gongliang stared at Chen Yuan's eyes and asked, "What would you do if you fought for them?" ”

Chen Yuan said with a smile: "Simple, support the weak one, let him drag the battle down, it's best to drag the Liao State into two!" ”

Zeng Gongliang shook his head slightly, and Chen Yuan asked, "What?" Is there a problem with what I said? I also know that there is a problem, this is just my personal thought now, Lord Zeng, I am just a small priest. ”

Zeng Gongliang said extremely firmly: "Shimei, you will definitely enter the court!" ”

When Chen Yuan returned to the villa, Zhang Kuangzheng was sitting in the middle of the lobby and was drinking with Yang Yi. The two of them were communicating something in sign language, smiling from time to time. Zhang Kuangzheng is a very unsociable person, he has few friends, but Yang Yi is one.

Chen Yuan walked over and patted Yang Yi on the shoulder, Yang Yi looked back and stood up busily, hugged his fists and saluted.

"What do you say are so happy?" Chen Yuan dragged a stool and sat down, and Zhang Kuangzheng poured him a glass of water: "I'm talking to Brother Yang about some interesting things at sea." ”

Chen Yuan looked at Yang Yi: "What?" Brother Yang also has an interest in running a boat? ”

Yang Yi shook his head, and Zhang Kuangzheng said for him: "He just wants to get on the boat to see, he hopes to be a real general of the Great Song Dynasty like his grandfather!" ”

Chen Yuan could see that Yang Yi was a person with armor in his mind, but there was no way, being a general was not something that an ordinary person could do, and a person like Yang Yi who did not communicate well with ordinary people was even more difficult to realize this ideal.

He smiled at Yang Yi: "If one day I become a marshal, I will definitely make you a general!" ”

Yang Yi smiled and hit Chen Yuan with his fist. Because Chen Yuan is the same as him as a general, it is an almost impossible goal to achieve.

Zhang Kuangzheng said to Chen Yuan: "By the way, the shopkeeper, do you have any money left in your hand now?" ”

Chen Yuan glanced at it: "What for?" ”

Zhang Kuangzheng glanced at Yang Yi, pointed at Yang Yi and said: "This kid is too righteous, most of his brothers are very difficult to live, now those people know that they come to him if they are in trouble, and he also regularly sends living expenses to some students of the academy, and now it is winter, the quilt of this academy has not yet landed, and he is actually thinking about my little salary!" ”

Yang Yi smiled, although he smiled very calmly, but Chen Yuan found that there was an embarrassment in that calmness.

"Academy? Aren't all students studying at the academy bringing their own clothes and quilts from home? Chen Yuan turned his head to Yang Yi.

Zhang Kuangzheng said: "It is a academy for normal people, and on the outskirts of the city, there is also a academy that the emperor is kind enough to build for those who are disabled. Those people's tuition and living expenses are allocated by the imperial court, and quilts are distributed seasonally every winter, isn't this the cold coming earlier this year? ”

Chen Yuan nodded, he understood, and immediately said to Yang Yi: "Brother Yang, you go and ask the dean for me, can I donate this batch of quilts to them?" All the students, I have it all. ”

Yang Yi nodded hurriedly after hearing this, with a relieved smile on his face.

Chen Yuan felt that he could send quilts to the students of those academies one step ahead of the imperial court at this time, which was not a big expense, a thousand yuan was enough. Of course, according to Chen Yuan's surname, it is a bit embarrassing to send it quietly, it is necessary to have a donation ceremony, the scene, to be grand, it is best to let the whole Bianjing people know.

As for how to do the ceremony, after discussing with the dean of the academy, Chen Yuan stood up after drinking tea: "Brother Zhang, you chat with Brother Yang, I'll go do something, let Brother Yang not leave at night, let's have a few drinks." ”

Zhang Kuangzheng nodded: "Okay, you go and get busy, you know that you are busy with big things now." ”

Chen Yuan smiled bitterly: "It's a big fart, I'm going to help that Li Wei wipe his ass clean now!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Yang Yi suddenly stand up, stretched out his hand to stop Chen Yuan, and made a series of gestures, with a very serious look on his face.

Chen Yuan asked Zhang Kuangzheng in astonishment: "What did Brother Yang say?" ”

Zhang Kuangzheng said: "He asked if you want to deal with the eldest princess's problem, if so, he hopes you can listen to him say a few words." ”

Chen Yuan then thought that Yang Yi was Renzong's personal guard, and he naturally knew more about the eldest princess than himself, and there were some things that Renzong would not say to him.

sat down at the moment: "Brother Yang, if there is anything you can say." ”

Yang Yi first told Chen Yuan: "Don't be embarrassed for Liang Huaiji's father-in-law, he is a good person." ”

Liang Huaiji is a good person? Can a good man seduce someone else's wife? Chen Yuan was deeply skeptical. Although he also seduced Lao Pang's little wife, Chen Yuan never said that he was a good person. In his heart, a good person must be clean and self-conscious.

Through Yang Yi's later narration, Chen Yuan felt that the eldest princess's marriage problem might really not be something he could settle!

Who is Li Wei? What kind of family did you come from? To put it bluntly, it's just a small people. But the eldest princess is different, she has been high from the time she was born!

Indeed, in order to cater to the eldest princess, Li Wei has done his best to learn to draw with his hand that has never held a brush, but after studying for a few years, the things drawn are in the eyes of the eldest princess, hehe, needless to say.

These eldest princesses can be accommodating, but Li Wei's mother really can't be accommodating!

(To be continued)