- "Even if the people of the Western Xia are not aligned, if the Liao State takes the lead, they will not let go of this opportunity to take advantage of the fire to rob, right?" Fu Bi said in a low voice: "So the imperial court does not want to see the relationship with the Liao State deteriorate. ”

"The Liao Dynasty is a problem." Chen Ke said in a deep voice: "But first, there is an inseparable hatred between Western Xia and Liao. Second, Liao itself actually contains a big crisis. As long as the Liao Emperor Yelu Hongji can be made aware of this, he can pierce the surface of their bravado. ”

"There is also a crisis in Liao?" Fu Bi said in his heart, how can you say that there are crises everywhere?

"Hmm." Chen Ke nodded and said, "This crisis was left by the Liao State Xingzong Yelu Zongzhen. At that time, his mother, Xiao Fujin, wanted to launch a coup d'état, abolish Xingzong, and set up his youngest son Yelu Chongyuan as emperor. But Yelu Chongyuan quietly ran to tell his eldest brother, and as a result, Xingzong struck first and eliminated Xiao Fujin's conspiracy. The younger brother is so virtuous, how can the elder brother be unkind? Afterwards, Xingzong named him the emperor's younger brother, and he was also the privy envoy of the Northern Court in Nanjing. ”

The imperial prince is the crown prince of a country determined by law, while the privy envoy of the Northern Court is the number one military and political figure, and the remaining guard in Nanjing is the lord of the sixteen states of Yanyun. In short, Liao Xingzong gave his younger brother the best territory, the greatest authority, and the status of heir to the throne.

After more than ten years, the Liao State has been peaceful, but as Xingzong has his own son, he begins to regret it. Because the heir to the throne is his younger brother, he has nothing to do with his son. Speaking of this, Chen Ke couldn't help but sigh secretly, why didn't he accept the lessons of our emperor?" He began to change his methods to increase his son's weight, and the current Liao lord Yelu Hongji was enshrined as the king of Liang at the age of six. At the age of eleven, he was the secretary of Zhongcheng and the king of Yan, and at the age of twelve, he was always in charge of the affairs of the Privy Council of the North and the South. Jia Shang Shu Ling, King of Feng Yan Zhao. At the age of nineteen, he led the Privy Council of the North and South, and at the age of twenty-one, he was the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses. What is the difference between an heir to the state? ”

But Yelu Chongyuan was already very powerful, and Xingzong didn't dare to offend him, so until he died, the two of them didn't distinguish between the serious. In the end, it was Yelu Hongji who became emperor, and as compensation. Yelu Chongyuan received a series of higher titles and treatments - no name, generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, gold coupons, four hats, two-color robes, and canonized as the emperor's uncle. ”

'Poof...... Fu Bi almost didn't laugh out loud, and said in his heart that the emperor's brother became the emperor's uncle, isn't this a trick? Could it be that Yelu Chongyuan can survive his nephew?

"At the same time, the son of Yelu Chongyuan, Nerugu. In the Xingzong Dynasty, he was named the king of Anding, the king of Chu, and Tiyin. After Yelu Hongji came to power, he was promoted to the king of Wu, the king of Chu, the envoy of the Wuding army, and this year, he became the privy envoy of the Southern Yuan. Father and son add up. Equivalent to the commander-in-chief of the Liao team! Chen Ke said in a deep voice: "Yelu Hongji father and son, in order to appease Chongyuan father and son. gave them too high a position of power, this is the biggest hidden danger of Liao! ”

"They father and son dare to do this. I guess I have something to rely on. Fu Bi said slowly. Although he has never been in charge of the privy system, he still knows a lot about the Liao State, the enemy of life and death. I know that the reason why Xingzong successfully passed the throne to Yelu Hongji was because he handed over the leather room army to Yelu Hongji.

The so-called leather room, also called 'Hulu Shu' in Khitan language, is the meaning of the tent. From the day Abaoji became emperor, the Khitans concentrated the elite troops selected from all over the country around the emperor's palace tent to form a personal guard force that was inseparable from the emperor, that is, the leather room army.

The leather room army is the most trusted force of the emperor, and when the old emperor dies, they will be inherited by the next emperor as an inheritance. At the same time, each emperor would establish his own leather room army, and so on and so on, there were sixty or seventy thousand people by now. …,

Yelu Hongji got the leather room army, but Yelu Chongyuan didn't, which is the reason for the smooth inheritance of the throne.

"But if there is a war between the Liao State and my Great Song Dynasty, it is impossible to rely on only tens of thousands of leather room troops. It is necessary to mobilize men from all over the country to form a large army. At this time, Chongyuan's father and son are no longer army commanders with empty titles, but actually control ten times the world's soldiers and horses as the leather room army! Chen Ke said in a deep voice: "So Yelu Hongji either didn't think of this, or he was bluffing!" No matter which one it is, as long as we break through this, we can turn passive into active! ””

"Well......" After listening to Chen Ke's words, Fu Bi pondered for a long time, nodded slowly, and said, "What you said is not unreasonable. But there is one point, throughout Yelu Chongyuan's life, there were two opportunities to reach the pole, but he gave up. How did you make Yeluhonki suspicious of him? ”

"For an emperor, once the seeds of suspicion are planted, they will quickly grow into towering trees." Chen Ke said in a deep voice: "He will not test the loyalty of Chongyuan's father and son with his life and throne. ”

"What you say is based on your speculation." Fu Bi said slowly: "But if you guess, there is a possibility that you can't guess, in case because of your suggestion, the two countries will fight each other, who will bear this responsibility?" ”

"I'm willing to take all the responsibility." Chen Ke said in a deep voice.

"Can you afford it?" Fu Xianggong said lightly.

"May I ask if anyone asked you this when the rich minister was the envoy to the Liao State?" Chen Ke stared at Fu Bi with his eyes like a torch, and said word by word.

"This ......" Fu Bi's thoughts suddenly returned to more than ten years ago, the situation at that time was much more serious than now, the Song and Xia fought against each other, and the Great Song Dynasty lost the battle, losing tens of thousands of dollars every time, and the situation was extremely grim. The blackmail in that case is more real and threatening than this one.

At that time, why did I have the courage to withstand the monstrous pressure and dare to refuse all the unreasonable demands of the Liao State, not even a word? Why are you hesitant now?

Lu Yijian, the prime minister at the time, didn't ask himself this sentence, is he not even as good as him? Could it be that as I said, I have already spent all my energy and sharpness in the process of reaching the top?

After pondering for a long time, Fu Bi looked at Chen Ke with complicated eyes and said, "It's a pity, Liulang is your brother." ”

"What does it matter," Chen Ke said softly: "I talk to them about state affairs, not about Liulang." ”

"No, you don't." Fu Bi shook his head and smiled: "I am not the only one Chen Zhongfang in Da Song, so I should leave this matter to someone else." ”

"Yes." Chen Ke could only respond.

After he stepped back, Fu Bi fell into deep thought. The current situation is that those who have enough status are unwilling to come forward, and those who are willing to come out are not strong enough, even if they are suddenly promoted, they are not at ease, they can do their errands well. After all, this is to bear great pressure, and there is no time to slip up.

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Early the next morning, the eunuch Li Xian came to Chen's house. After seeing Chen Ke, Li Xian smiled and said, "The official family heard that you are back and wants to see you." ”

Chen Ke followed Li Xian into the palace and came to the palace hall of the vertical arch hall.

After not seeing him for two years, Zhao Zhen seemed to be a lot haggard, but when he saw Chen Ke, he still seemed very happy, and said with a smile: "I heard that your kid disappeared at sea, and the widow was really nervous for a while." But I don't believe that you can be taken away by the Dragon Lord, no, God has returned you to the widow again. ”

"Let the officials miss it." Chen Ke said respectfully: "Weichen really deserves to die. ”

"It's good to come back, don't say those unlucky words." Zhao Zhen looked at Chen Ke happily and sighed lightly: "But the widow can't stand you." ”

"Where do the officials say?" Chen Ke knew that he was talking about Liulang, and said softly: "The imperial court has the difficulties of the imperial court, and Weichen understands it. ”…,

"Alas......" The more Chen Ke was high-spirited, the more Zhao Zhen felt sorry, and sighed: "This is not the first time that the widow has let the Liao people slander." I swore that I would never be humiliated again. But ......" the old emperor said sadly: "Who knows that when you are old, you will come again." ”

The emperor spontaneously sighed, of course Chen Ke had to shut up obediently, only to hear Zhao Zhen sigh faintly: "Actually, there is nothing strange about it, as long as the internal affairs of the Great Song Dynasty are not repaired, the national strength is weak, and the army is sluggish, this scene will be repeated repeatedly." ”

"......" Chen Ke was silent, the old emperor was definitely a person who understood, but unfortunately he understood it too much, so he looked ahead and backwards, and couldn't do anything.

"But the reason why such a large country has been able to function so far is that there are countless balances in it. It's so hard to make a change, it's so hard. Sure enough, the next moment, the old emperor denied himself: "The widow is old, and he often feels powerless recently, so he can only pin his hopes on the future, and it is on you......"

Seeing the old emperor's decadent appearance. Chen Ke's heart was gloomy, he knew that this was caused by Zhao Zhen's excessive indulgence in women. There are more than 50 people, and it is already unbearable to work hard all day, where is there any energy to govern the country?

But the emperor also has his difficulties, and as he gets older, Zhao Zhen's sense of urgency in the matter of heirs is also increasing. What's more, his hard work in the past two years has not been fruitless...... Seven dragon girls have been born one after another, but none of them have a handle.

This is no longer a matter of luck, it has made Zhao Zhen deeply doubt whether he is destined to be childless. This kind of consciousness made Zhao Zhen even more anxious, and he became more and more old.

"What's going on with the widow lately?" Realizing that he was out of shape, Zhao Zhen smiled self-deprecatingly: "Back to the point." In the matter of negotiating with the Liao envoys, the two governments of the East and West finally gave Ding Mao - they can start talking immediately, but the selection of candidates still needs to be considered. Originally, both parties were interested in Sima Guang, but unfortunately he was sick. It was Zongji's kid who took the initiative to ask for help several times...... He's already finished his studies at the Clan Academy, so he has to do something. But as soon as he came up, he took on this heavy responsibility, and the widow couldn't rest assured, so, Chen Aiqing, are you helping him? ”——

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