"You are really good, no wonder Lu Yijian has repeatedly recommended you in front of me." Zhao Zhen said with relief.

Zhao Zhen's approach is difficult for ordinary people to understand.

In fact, it was done very cleverly, the Khitan did not go to war with the Western Xia, but also negotiated peace, a country can not only care about war, but also consider the pressure of the common people. had to make peace, and the victory in the northwest just gave Zhao Zhen a step to negotiate peace.

Once the war broke out and the Tanguts were victorious, they had to negotiate peace, and at that time the Tangut had the capital to win a great victory, and the attitude of negotiation was tougher. Yuan Hao was originally a warmonger who did not care about the lives of the common people, and if the great victory fueled his fierce flames, regardless of the consequences, the Western Xia would be finished, and the Song Dynasty would also have a serious crisis. If the Khitans were victorious, even if they were peaceful, would the Song Dynasty have to abide by this peace treaty? Even if the country has perished, will there be a possibility that the peace treaty will exist?

At this time, Zhao Zhen's vision is very long-term, including his expectations for Zheng Lang.

He has read countless ministers, and he can feel Zheng Lang's strange feelings for him, but these feelings are more real than those bombastic ministers in the court. And if he has civil and military talents, he can also meet the conditions for his reuse. This is why there is an interview that seems to be in violation of the regulations today, but is actually very long-term.

"Lu Yijian?"

"He was the one who recommended you to me three times." Zhao Zhen was also distressed at this time, and the ministers fell to Lu one after another, could they only see Lu Yijian's disadvantages and not see his talents?

Zheng Lang is noncommittal, Lu Yijian is not like Wang Dan and Lou Shide, he is a humble gentleman, this person is unpredictable, even if it is really Lu Yijian who repeatedly recommends himself, Zheng Lang still has a skeptical attitude towards Lu Yijian.

"I've been worried you'll have other ideas......"

"No, the court's nine ministers don't object, but this is the maximum range that the court can bear."

After Zheng Lang's second copy was delivered, many ministers breathed a sigh of relief. Otherwise, no one would dare to make a sound where that eye is. So He Cong took the national letter into the que. But the controversy has not stopped, and the most troublesome is Fu Bi. It is said that the states and counties that the Westerners have passed, plus the greeting gifts, and the general judgment of the states, this kind of reception is too heavy. It can't be said that Fu Bi has nothing to do, it is true that compared with the bloody battles of the generals in the northwest, the whole army is often wiped out, and no one surrenders, and the civil officials of the court and local governments are too cowardly.

This practice also fostered Yuan Hao's arrogance, and it could also make the Khitan more respectful in the future, and it would be difficult to deal with future exchanges. For this reason, he deliberately wrote a book "Shangrenzong should not be too much for the Western Envoy". It can also be explained by Zheng Lang's moderation, Zhang Chi is Taoist, Enwei is used together, and there is a degree of relaxation. The big one is for the country, the small one is for the family and the individual, a person is too soft, it may not be a good thing, not only for himself to be angry, but also for his family to be angry. Of course, it's not okay to be too arrogant, even if the martial arts champion is still hacked to death with a kitchen knife. (I don't understand why a national martial arts champion with a stick can be hacked to death by an ordinary person with a kitchen knife, is Chinese martial art a lie?) But the whole country wanted to make peace, and no one listened to Fubi's words.

It can't be said that the peace faction is wrong, since the beginning of spring, there has been a drought again all over the country, a few years ago, many people still remember the drought, Zhao Zhen insisted on letting Zheng Lang play a book, forcibly eating locusts.

Under heavy pressure, the people's feelings are boiling, and the monarchs and ministers are afraid.

Different perspectives lead to different approaches.

These bigwigs are still very sensible, pointing out that although this national letter has been revised, the name is not correct, and the name of the book has committed the sage ancestor, and said that Yuan Hao wants to be a son, but this son is also a minister, and he can't help but abide by the way of a minister.

Fighting for fame seems to be boring, but it is very important in this era, as long as Yuan Hao is a minister, the rebellion of the Western Xia people in the future is a rebellion. The Song Dynasty attacked the Western Xia and defeated the ministers with the king, but it was the army of justice.

On this basis, nine articles were proposed, and in the future, the old name will be called on the table, how Zhao Deming will be called on the table, Yuan Hao can only learn. canonized Yuan Hao as the lord of Xia, which is also Zhao Deming's title. The edict is not named, and Xu Zizhi is an official dependent, or the treatment of Zhao Deming, otherwise who will go to Western Xia to serve as an official? Its swallow envoy sits on the top of the Duo Palace, or sends the envoy to it, just like receiving the Khitan envoy. If you want to send someone to receive what you have in the realm, listen to it. The field is placed in the security army, and the specific discussion is to be determined. The annual gift of silk is 100,000 horses, 30,000 catties of tea, and the annual coin has increased, but this annual coin is still within the scope of Zheng Lang's bearing. What can't bear is the back...... Xu Jin Feng Qianyuan Festival and He Zheng. Its edge fence is the same as the old.

As a victorious country, these nine articles were very favorable, and they were enough to express the peace sincerity of the Song Dynasty.

Then let the author Lang, the security military judge, Shao Liangzuo, and Wang Shiyuan and He Congmiao go to Western Xia together.

Zhao Zhen was afraid that Zheng Lang would not agree, so the two of them mentioned the important surname of the peace talks at the beginning. Zhao Zhen sighed and said: "Lu Yijian has talked to me many times about the overall situation, saying that although Fan Zhongyan and others are noble, they are difficult to use, and only Zheng Qing can take the overall situation into account. ”

Lu Yijian is a moral villain, but this comment ...... But Zheng Lang didn't dare to comment.

"Zheng Qing, you said that Western Xia would defeat the Khitan, why?" Zhao Zhen asked curiously. I don't understand, the Western Xia fought against the Song army, and the Song army was defeated several times before, including the big defeats of Haoshuichuan and Sanchuankou, but the Song army was very brave, and the Western Xia was victorious, but it was a miserable victory. It seems that the Western Xia people are not very strong, how to be the opponent of the Khitan, Zhao Zhen thought about it for a long time, but did not understand.

"Your Majesty, the way of war is ever-changing, and there is no shortage of examples in history of the weak defeating the strong. The Khitans are strong, but if they want to attack the Western Xia, they must pass through the Nanhetao, which is sandy, and the Khitans want to send troops, they must be high and cool in autumn, the grass grows along the way, and the forage for the war horses can be maintained. Now the Khitans are short-sighted, there is a lack of good ministers in the country, and like our country, there has been no war for a long time, although there are rebellions from time to time, the scale of the battle is not large. And deep into its realm, the time, place and people are not on the Khitan side, so the minister said that the Khitan will most likely fail. ”

Zhao Zhen didn't understand.

For the military, Zhao Zhen is a blind man.

This also caused Zhao Zhen's biggest shortcoming when he was in power, although the important ministers of the DPRK and China repeatedly said that the army would be reduced, but Zhao Zhen had never dared to reduce the army. With the army in his hands, he felt at ease. It's like seeing Zheng Lang return to the capital, his heart settles down, because he knows that Zheng Lang is talented, there will be no big problems, he is the most loyal to himself, and he has a good helper for his reference. And Zheng Lang is very indifferent to power, it doesn't matter, the more indifferent, the more relieved he will be.

Shaking his head, Zhao Zhen said, "In your opinion, which side will win in favor of our dynasty?" ”

"When two countries are at war, there will be serious injuries, and as long as there is a war, it will be beneficial to our dynasty. The two countries fought against each other in World War I, which was more beneficial to our dynasty in the future. But the Khitan victory, will inevitably be a tragic victory, get the Yinchuan Plain and Hetao, in the future to our dynasty than the Xixia people more harmful, since then from the Zhenrong army to the ten counties in Guannan, are adjacent to the Khitans, in terms of army strength, our dynasty is not as strong as the Khitan now, then even if there is an alliance, there will be new border troubles. However, these Qiangbo have no feelings for the Khitans, the people are fierce, and the Khitans want to rule, most of them are not easy, and even the national strength has been hindered from this. If Yuan Hao wins, the morale of the army and the people will be restored from then on, but the outside is trapped in the Khitan and my Great Song Dynasty, as long as he does it properly, Yuan Hao will be annihilated by our dynasty. The minister thought that Yuan Haosheng was beneficial to our dynasty. ”

Fighting against the Tanguts, I have some foundation in my heart, and fighting against the Khitans, there are too many unknowns!

"Let them fight, our dynasty is already very embarrassed, and the people have come to rest and recuperate."

Zheng Lang was silent for a while, and said after a while: "I don't know if I can say something to the minister?" ”

"Say."

"On the creation of our dynasty, is it Taizu or Taizong?"

"Hehe, Zheng Qing, why did you become so careful when you spoke, whose credit is it, I know it, you don't have to shy away from it, it's the work of Taizu."

"Your Majesty, taking history as a mirror, people have no long-term worries, but must have near-term concerns. The merit of governing the country, martial arts should be learned from Taizu, and Wenzhi should be learned from Taizong, this is the real ancestral family law. What do you think of the 1,000 or hundreds of Jurchen warriors brought by the ministers? ”

"It's brave."

"There are many, many brave warriors like this in the north, but they have never been civilized, and there is no one who unites them. Heaven and earth are constantly changing. The Khitan gradually declined, its nobles were greedy and insatiable, once the change, a more powerful nomadic regime appeared in the north to replace the Khitan, the Khitan and my dynasty are difficult to match, when the time comes, what will our dynasty use to resist? ”

"What does Zheng Qing mean?"

"The Western Xia must be annihilated, our dynasty does not need to divide troops on both sides, and fight exclusively against the north, even if the enemy is strong, it can be stalemate. Otherwise, we will divide the troops in Western Xia and the north, as long as the enemy is stronger, we will be in danger. Therefore, the minister wants to ask His Majesty to learn from Taizu. ”

"How do I do that?"

"Taizu's way of using military generals is to take history as a mirror, from the early Tang Dynasty changes, in wartime with military generals to send troops, not to fight military generals idle, even if Li Jing is a civil and military all-rounder, can not let them participate in too much government politics, in order to restrain the arrogance of military generals."

"But the Northwest ......"

"The Northwest Ministers were dressed in the skin of the Wenchen, and during this period, they mostly listened to the ideas of generals such as Chong Shiheng, Di Qing, Zhang Qi, and Jingtai, so they all achieved great victories in the two general battles. Even when Chen and Han Qi deliberately sat in Dingchuan Village, they handed over all the command power to Di Qing. But when the war ended, the minister immediately took back all his rights and did not give the generals a chance to sit down. This is the way for ministers to learn from Taizu's use of soldiers. ”

"You write an excerpt."

"Your Majesty, in that case, the minister will let Yanchen drown in his saliva, and even His Majesty can't hide from it."

Zhao Zhen happily bent down.

After laughing, he asked, "Then you say it, let me do it?" ”

"Imperceptibly! The alternation of the four seasons is unconsciously transformed, and it is impossible to be icy and snowy today, and everything will recover tomorrow, and spring will suddenly arrive. Including all kinds of shortcomings of the country, it needs to be adjusted a little bit, and if you want to be fast, you can't reach it, you don't want to be fast, but you have to do it! ”

Zheng Lang didn't dare to say more, but deliberately reminded Guan Jian.