Yang Yedao: "The last general fought with the Liao army, and the Liao army's combat power is very strong, especially good at siege warfare. And the 200,000 troops of the official family, I have also fought with them, it is really not a lie, it can be said that it is vulnerable. The walls of Liangxiang City are relatively low, and they are in disrepair, and the defense is not strong. To conquer Liangxiang City, I estimate that the Liao army only needs to use 50,000 elite soldiers. And it won't take more than two days! So they're confident. ”

"Nonsense!" Zhao Yuanzuo said sharply: "You, the defeated subordinate of the Great Song Dynasty, what qualifications do you have to judge the head and foot here?" 50,000 Liao troops can eat my 200,000 Song troops? Who are you fooling? ”

Yang Ye said lightly: "I heard that the prince's 100,000 forbidden army can't tear through the defense line of the Liao army's 50,000 and rescue the official family." What is the combat effectiveness of the Liao army, don't you need me to say it again? ”

Zhao Yuanzuo was speechless for a moment, and said with a red face: "You! You! You don't want to save my father, I know, you want to rebel! ”

Leng Yi said coldly: "Rebellion? Lord, who wants to rebel? Who has 100,000 troops, but refuses to send troops to meet the official family, so that the official family is under siege? The prince wants to put this charge on all of us, but he can't afford it. ”

"You! ~" Zhao Yuanzuo pointed at Leng Yi with a sharp face, but he didn't know how to refute it.

Queen Hua Rui said: "Okay, it's no longer time to argue, today everyone expresses their opinions, the speaker is not guilty, and the mourning family wants to listen to everyone's true thoughts in order to make a final decision." Don't say anything about rebellion. Lord Wang, you are the eldest son of the official family, and the official family is now under siege, and the mourning family is very considerate of your mood at the moment. However, the more this time, the more you can't panic. The more cautious you are. It's not that only by sending troops can we save the official's family, if so, then there is no need to discuss, just send troops directly, it is precisely because the situation is complicated now, so we must think clearly and then make sure, so as not to help the official's family, in that case, it will not save the official's family, but harm the official's family. ”

Zhao Yuanzuo nodded stupidly: "Niangniang said so, that's okay, I'll listen to everyone's meaning." ”

Hua Rui said to Zhao Pu: "Zhao Qing, you go on." ”

"Yes!" Zhao Pu bowed down and agreed, and continued: "Originally, the old minister just guessed why the Liao army surrounded my 200,000 troops of the Great Song Dynasty......

"It's only 150,000 at most!" Yang Ye interjected.

Everyone in Changzhong was shocked again, and they all looked at Yang Ye.

Zhao Yuanzuo and the others said angrily: "You led the troops to kill them? You thief! ”

"When two armies are at war, life and death are inevitable!" Yang Ye said in a deep voice: "Besides, most of these 50,000 people have fled, and not many have really died on the battlefield." ”

"How do you know?"

"Know yourself and know your opponent, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles! Moreover, before I came to the Great Song Dynasty, I had talked with the officials, and I also learned about the situation of the Song army, and advised the officials not to send troops to the Liao State easily. ”

Zhao Pu nodded and said, "One hundred and fifty thousand? Hehe, that's even more dangerous. Just now, a few generals said that with the combat effectiveness of the Liao army, at most, two days can take Liangxiang City, and the closest distance of our army is the defenders of Yizhou, even if there is no enemy army to stop from Yizhou, it will take at least three days to rush all the way to Youzhou, not to mention that there are 200,000 elite iron cavalry of the Liao army on the border. Moreover, the forbidden army in Yizhou is only 100,000, and it is even more difficult to win more with less. Mobilize the army from the capital to go, and it will startle the snake again. Therefore, even if we send troops, we will not be able to rescue the official family. Therefore, the old minister thought that sending troops was the next policy. ”

Zhao Yuanzuo glared and said, "Then what do you say?" Could it be that I watched my father die trapped in Youzhou? You're a treason! ”

Zhao Pu's squinted eyes suddenly opened, and he said gloomily: "Prince, the old minister assisted the first emperor and the official family, so to speak, you grew up under the watch." Whether the old minister has the intention of rebellion or not, heaven and earth can learn from it! ”

"You don't have the intention of rebellion, why do you sit idly by and ignore your father's deep siege? What is this not a rebellion? ”

"Hehe, His Royal Highness the Prince, if you say so, His Royal Highness had 100,000 troops, faced with 50,000 Liao troops, and received an edict from the official family, but did not enter the retreat of the official family, which caused the official family to fall into a deep siege, but I don't know if this is ignored? Is it considered to be anti-minded? Moreover, knowing that as long as we send troops, the Liao army will break the city and kill the officials, but we still insist on sending troops, is there a suspicion of borrowing a knife to kill people? ”

Zhao Yuanzuo couldn't imagine that Zhao Pu, the always gentle old prime minister, would refute him to his face. Of course he didn't know that Zhao Pu was now Leng Yi's person, so he naturally spoke towards Leng Yi everywhere. Listening to his words, it has been pointed out that he is the real anti-enemy. I couldn't help but be a little thief-minded, and said, "You! You don't want to spew blood......! ”

Hua Rui interrupted Zhao Yuanzuo's words: "Okay! Prince Motosa! The mourners have already said that today they will speak in the temple and speak freely, and those who speak are not guilty. The prince should stop accusing the minister of rebellion. If this is the case, the mourning family can only think that the prince, you don't want everyone to discuss how to really save the official family! ”

This was already said very seriously, and everyone in the hall looked at Zhao Yuanzuo with some schadenfreude.

Zhao Yuanzuo said stupidly: "Okay! I don't say it, I hear you say, it's okay! When I rescue my father, I will make you look good! ”

When all the ministers heard this, they couldn't help frowning.

Qin Guogong, the old minister on the side, and Xiang Gong, the general of the left guard, had been secretly observing Leng Yi, and after seeing him listen to Zhao Pu's words, there was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, knowing that he was relatively satisfied. The current military power is actually controlled by this person, and Hua Rui helps him, judging from the previous situation, it is impossible for him to hand over the military power to Zhao Yuanzuo, so he is the leader of the whole thing. Once things get worse, he will be the head of the future Great Song. However, he didn't want to offend the people of the Zhao family, so he spoke more eloquently.

At that moment, Xiang Gong smiled and said, "Lao Chen is already a person buried in the soil to his neck, it doesn't matter if he looks good or not." However, if some words are not spoken, they will be stuck in their throats, and they will be suffocated to death. The old minister thought that it was completely understandable that Prince Zhao Yuanzuo was worried about the safety of the official family, and Zhao Pu's words were very realistic. Now, if the people of the official family can't resist in Liangxiang City for two days, then we will send troops, which is equivalent to forcing the Liao army to act. Then the official family is in danger. So, as a last resort, you still can't do it. Otherwise, it will be a trap for the official family to die! But we must do everything we can to rescue the official family. ”

There has already been such a statement by Xiang Gong, and these ministers are no longer afraid of Zhao Yuanzuo's threat, and Li Han of Zuo Shizhi also came out and said: "Weichen also means this, and besides, Weichen has always had something that he doesn't understand, - since the Liao army can break through Liangxiang City in two days, why don't you directly conquer it and capture the official family, wouldn't it be more convenient to bargain with us?" ”

Zhao Pu smiled bitterly: "This is exactly where the Liao army is smart. If he catches the official family, he will completely tear his face with us. Since the official family has been captured by the enemy, then our side must set up a new king, under the command of the new king, they will fight a decisive battle with the Liao army without hesitation, they are not sure that they can defeat us, even if they fight to lose, it is not the result they want to see. On the contrary, it is surrounded like this, so that we can throw a mouse trap, and the government and the opposition have all kinds of opinions, but they are scattered, and they can't and dare not directly start a decisive battle with them. This is the kind of situation they want most. It is also the most favorable situation for them. ”

Everyone nodded one after another, feeling that the Liao army was really cunning. In this case, it is really a rat trap, and it is difficult to choose.

Li Han said: "Since this is the case, then we have no choice but to negotiate with them." Of course, the conditions they put forward are not acceptable to us, but it is inevitable that the two countries will negotiate with each other. Therefore, based on what the old minister sees, it is better to send envoys to negotiate with the Liao army. Strive to resolve this matter through negotiations, and welcome the return of the official family. ”

All the ministers almost all nodded their heads, saying that now can only be the best negotiation.

Hua Rui saw that Chu Zhaofu and several other ministers of the Privy Council had been silent, so she said: "Chu Qing, you are in charge of the Privy Council, whether it is war or peace, you should also have an idea." ”

Hearing the general, Chu Zhaofu had no way to avoid talking about it. At that moment, he bowed down and said: "Although Weichen is in charge of the Privy Council, as long as the Privy Council is in charge of military operations, since we want peace talks this time, it is not within the purview of our Privy Council." ”

The privy deputy envoy Shi Xizai and the privy councillor Chen Congxin also nodded in agreement.

Hua Rui smiled and said, "You will be lazy and ask you about your attitude towards peace talks, instead of letting you go to peace talks." Let's talk about it somewhat. ”

Chu Zhaofu said again: "Whether or not to negotiate peace, the stakes are very important, and we can't handle it prudently, the official family is under siege, and we must do everything possible to rescue it, but any way to rescue the official family, Weichen is in favor of it with both hands." ”

Shi Xizai, Chen Congxin, Wang Renzhan, deputy envoy of the Third Division, and others nodded in agreement.

Everyone present shook their heads secretly when they heard them play tricks and knew that he didn't want to take responsibility.

Hua Rui shook her head helplessly and looked at Shen Lun: "Shen Qing, they don't want to say it, it's better for you to talk about it." ”

Shen Lun said slowly: "What the previous adults said, the old minister thinks it is very reasonable, the combat effectiveness of the Xiang army is obvious to all, and Liangxiang City is not impregnable, and it is indeed unable to withstand the strong attack of the Liao army." Now we're a rat thrower. Therefore, the old minister also agreed to negotiate a settlement as much as possible. However, how to talk about the law, Lao Chen still has no doctrine. Now, we are indeed very embarrassed, and sending troops will force the Liao army to attack the officials. If you don't send troops, you can only negotiate, and the conditions of the Liao army are definitely unacceptable, so the people who negotiate with the Liao army must be selected well, and they must be able to take on the big responsibility. ”

Hua Rui nodded and looked at Leng Yi: "Commander Leng, what do you mean?" ”

"I agree with the previous ministers, there is nothing more to say." (To be continued.) )