Zhao Zhen said unhappily: "Drag her away." ”

Now let's talk about business, all the important ministers are present, what are the concubines in your harem running to do? It has also lost its morality.

Zheng Lang said: "Your Majesty, can you let the ministers see Her Royal Highness the Princess?" ”

Miao Guifei was in a mood that Zheng Lang understood, I don't know what the reason is, the two Khitan envoys have been in a stalemate for so long, and the Khitan three conditions, cutting the land, making peace, and going out by themselves, actually want to detain themselves in the Khitan and use them for their use.

If it is usual, it is estimated that there are really ministers who betray themselves, and Guan Jian Northwest seems to be inseparable from him, and under the dilemma, if some people are selected, Zhao Zhen's daughter will be sold to the Khitans. It's just that she was embarrassed to speak, Miao Guifei was worried, and when she heard that she had entered the palace, she hurriedly asked to see her.

Princess Fukang is very young, so she has no need to avoid it, Zhao Zhen said: "Bring Princess Fukang in, and drag the concubine down." ”

When Miao Guifei heard that Zheng Lang wanted to see her daughter, she also quieted down. I have only seen Zheng Lang once, but I can feel Zheng Lang's kindness. Slightly nervous, he stepped back.

Princess Fukang brought it in, and when she grew up a little more, she no longer wanted to be hugged, and she could walk by herself standing and stare at everyone with big eyes.

Zheng Lang walked over and gave a big salute and said, "See Her Royal Highness the Princess." ”

Princess Fukang said in a milky voice: "Flat." ”

Zheng Lang smiled and said, "Your Royal Highness Princess, I met the Hu people in the northwest and said that there is a profession in the West called knights. To be a knight is to have faith, loyalty, faith, glory and courage. Glory is my life, fight for honor, and do not hesitate to sacrifice. There is also a special kind of knight among the knights, called the guardian knight, who will spend his whole life to protect the safety and happiness of a certain person, and protect you like a country. It's called the Guardian Knight. Your Royal Highness Princess, can you allow your ministers to be your guardian knights? ”

Said a knightly salute.

The monarch and the ministers were all moved.

If Zheng Lang did this in normal times, the impeachment could be spread to Luoyang.

But now it's different, how to send the Khitan people, the whole capital is in turmoil, the women of the clan are willing to do it, and in the end, maybe they can marry Princess Fukang to the Khitan.

Zheng Lang's words were not for Princess Fukang, and Princess Fukang didn't understand either, this was for the big guys. Zheng Lang uses his life to protect the happiness and safety of the princess, who dares to mention the princess and relatives again. Now Zheng Lang has won several great victories in the northwest, allowing the people of the whole country to see the light, hope, and confidence, and low-key shirk of credit, refusing to confer official titles, if you stare at a certain person to chase and fight, for the sake of balance, even Lu Yijian can be made to step down by Zheng Lang.

Zhao Zhen said gratefully: "Zheng Qing, it's over." ”

"However," Zheng Lang said: "Your Majesty, your lords, I have never had hundreds of millions of trillions of people since ancient times, and my court's tax revenue is close to hundreds of millions of trillions, which has never happened since ancient times. The annual remuneration and various benefits paid to officials in our dynasty reached more than 20 million yuan, which exceeded the total annual income of the Tang Dynasty, and this kind of welfare has never been seen since ancient times. I have more than one million armor warriors, which has never been seen since ancient times. Now that the country is in a little difficulty, it uses the women of the clan and even the only princess of His Majesty to sacrifice. Are we still the people of the Great Song Dynasty? Can we still afford the tens of thousands of salaries paid to us by the imperial court a year? ”

Not only can the princess not be friendly, but the women of the clan can't move!

The argument is consistent with Fubi.

He also said: "If it is for the sake of his own glory and wealth, he lives in shame, and the minister would rather die than agree!" ”

Zheng Lang split and said this, not only because of dignity. When Zhao Zhen was alive, he was not very happy, his concubines and daughters were not treated well, and Song Yingzong drove all these people out of the palace, which was very excessive. Especially this princess, she is the most aura of Zhao Zhen's four living daughters, but Zhao Zhen's wrong choice of son-in-law caused this woman to be more tragic than Zhao Zhen in her life.

Zheng Lang intervened when he thought about it.

It has nothing to do with this little princess who calls him flat, it is for Zhao Zhen, not the love of the monarch and the minister, but friendship.

Yan Shu sighed and said: "Zheng Lang, it is good that you are loyal to Your Majesty and full of pride, but the Khitan envoy is desperately cheating, which is the blessing of the country in the end." ”

Wang Yiyong was also sighing.

Yan Shu said that Zheng Lang's pride is a positive statement, and a derogatory statement is righteous and angry.

"Your Majesty, I beg you to summon Fu Bi to the palace and ask about the matter." Zheng Lang said. This would not have happened, Zheng Lang didn't know what was wrong, Fu Bi was with him all the way, what rumors should be heard.

The problem is not halfway, then the situation is a little more complicated. It's hard to say, he faintly thought of the murder in Taiping Prefecture at this time.

Zhao Zhen asked the eunuch to pass on Fubi into the palace, and asked, "Zheng Qing, you sit down and talk first." ”

Zheng Lang sat down.

Zhao Zhen beckoned to his daughter, Princess Fukang was small and ignorant, which made Zheng Lang so frightened that he wanted to cry. Zhao Zhen took her in his arms and asked, "Zheng Qing, what's going on with Agancheng that you said on the fold?" ”

Zheng Lang explained in detail.

Lu Yijian's eyes opened and said, "Are you trying to ...... The whole Hexi ......"

I don't understand how to fight, but Lu Yijian is also a person with a high IQ, and he immediately saw many of Zheng Lang's intentions.

"Lu Xianggong, I can also say it, but now I don't want to get involved in Hexi, and I don't even want to touch it. The tribes of Hexi are chaotic and difficult to manage. There are some tribes that are loyal to Tibet, and once they get it, there are many problems. The longer the battle line is stretched, the more soldiers will need to be stationed. To the west of the river is the desert and the Gobi, where it is difficult for the soldiers of our dynasty to survive, but the Tangut people can attack many places in the west of the river from the desert and the Gobi. ”

Zhao Zhen's forehead.

Because of Zheng Lang's twists and turns, the monarchs and ministers also paid attention to the previous situation of the Western Xia and the Liugu Division, the Ganzhou Uighurs, the Shazhou Guiyi Army Caojia, and the Shazhou Uighurs, and knew the path of part of the Western Xia to attack the Ganzhou Uighurs.

"I just want the ministries to be dissatisfied with the Western Xia and secretly do some more incitement, and there will be many riots in the entire Hexi, shaking the foundation of the Western Xia in Hexi. For example, playing chess, playing a piece, and then moving according to the situation. Don't ask now. ”

After eating the entire Hexi, Zheng Lang's teeth are not so good. Finding a way to weaken the strength of Western Xia is what Zheng Lang is looking forward to.

"Zheng Qing, you have civil and military talents." Zhao Zhen said.

"Your Majesty, the minister doesn't dare to take it. In terms of talent, the talents of Northwest Fan Zhongyan, Pang Ji, and Han Qi are all above the ministers. Han Qi is aggressive, but despises military generals. Fan Pang loves the generals, but he lacks the enterprising spirit. The ministers were lucky enough to deal with it in a balanced way, and listened to the advice of some generals with military talents, such as Seed Master Heng, Di Qing, Zhao Xun, and later Zhang Qi, Wang Ji and others, or if they had any ideas, they said them, let them refer to them, and make up for the omissions, so as to achieve some military achievements. Don't dare to be a civil and military talent. ”

Zhao Zhen smiled, didn't take it seriously, and asked, "Do you think Hao thief can be broken?" ”

"Hao thief is already powerful, it is impossible to annihilate him immediately, you can only make long-term plans, at least for more than ten years of fierce war, Western Xia can really collapse, and the northwest will be safe."

Lu Yijian raised his head and said, "Zheng Lang, have you ever thought about the country's finances?" ”

"I've thought about it, Lu Xianggong, it's to negotiate peace with Xixia, let me ask, the wealth is not heavy, will Yuan Hao agree to negotiate peace?"

"He's been beaten several times."

"Although the number of battles is unfavorable, do I dare to march in? It is already very difficult to fight in our territory, and if you go deep into the enemy's territory, the time and place are favorable to the enemy, can you win? Why did I borrow Yuan Hao's main force to enter Weizhou on Linfu Road, and then withdraw? Our army did not dare to go deeper, he could attack at any time. Is there a situation where the war is not good enough to force him to reconcile? ”

The key question is whether Yuan Hao wants to or not, and the Song Dynasty cannot control the initiative.

Lu Yi was speechless.

"Lu Xianggong, negotiate peace with the Khitans, give New Year's coins to buy An, the Khitan territory is wider than our dynasty, the soldiers are brave, and there is no national shame in buying An. The Tangut people used to be the courtiers of our dynasty, and the territory was only the area of our dynasty, and they also had to buy An, I don't know how future generations and history books will treat Your Majesty and our ministers? ”

Lu Yijian couldn't answer.

"Lu Xianggong, even if we ignore the dignity of a big country and spend money to buy security, how much silk do we have to make Yuan Hao satisfied? I had bad luck, and my two neighbors were poor, ruthless, and scoundrels. The Khitan people have been in the country for a long time, and they have lost their enterprising spirit, and they are lazy tigers, and some of them don't want to move when they eat. The Tangut people are a pack of wolves that can't be fed, look at their expansion over the past few decades. Every time they negotiate peace, they just want to get a respite, and they will even use the generous retribution given to them by our dynasty to recover more quickly and strengthen their own strength. After resting, they invaded again, encroaching bit by bit. We have spent countless sums of money, can we guarantee that they will not violate our dynasty again in the future? ”

That's the key!

"Even if they are satisfied, they will not infringe on our dynasty in the future, but you don't have to worry? If you want the northwest to be safe and peaceful, you must also send more than 200,000 troops, and half of the troops will be sent to the border, and the remaining half will cause the wives and wives of the people of the Central Plains to be separated. Supporting nearly 300,000 troops, plus the garrison in Hebei, will reach more than 500,000. salaries, the loss of material transportation over long distances, will cost forty or fifty million yuan on both sides. Looking at the country again, the mergers are serious, the officials are redundant, and the national politics are trivial and procrastinating. There is no minister in our dynasty who has the ability of Xiao He Cao to participate in Du Yao Song, fortunately several generations of kings are wise, and the ministers are also conscientious, conscientious, and barely survived. The disadvantages on both sides are life, that is, Your Majesty is benevolent, and everyone works together to do their duty, such as using a slender rope to drag a 10,000-pound car through the rugged mountain road. With the wisdom of Your Majesty and the wisdom of all of you, you will be careful, and you will surely survive safely. But can we guarantee that every generation of kings can do what Your Majesty does? As long as there is a generation of people who are slightly less talented, and use this small rope to drag a heavy carriage and drive recklessly on the mountain road, can they be dragged and dragged to eat and live with the rope? Once the country was embarrassed and the people were resentful, two neighbors, one north and one west, competed to invade. I can't keep it. Ladies and gentlemen, we may have passed away by then, but will our children and grandchildren be safe? Under the nest, there will be no eggs. Think about it, how many Han people are left. ”

After Zheng Lang finished speaking, he was speechless.

Don't be apathetic, think about the consequences.

It's a bit heavy.

Zhang Dexiang asked in a low voice: "Do you have a good solution to the finances now?" ”

Zheng Lang wanted to roll his eyes, I have come up with many ways for you, how much money have you collected for the country over the years? But what should you do if you turn state spending into a big black hole? He replied: "Anyway, send the Khitans first." ”

Wang Yiyong said depressedly: "The Khitan people are also not trustworthy. ”

"Wang Xianggong, did Tang Taizong talk about credit to the Turks?"

Talking to the enemy for credit? Stupid!

If the country is weak, it will come to bully you, and this weakness is not wealth, it has nothing to do with wealth, it refers to military strength, and refers to the self-confidence of leaders. The above is incompetent, and maybe even the small countries with big eggs in the south often slapped in the face.

But on the other hand, if the country is strong and the leaders are determined to forge ahead, they can still abuse other countries.

Fubi has arrived.

After seeing everyone, he said to Zheng Lang ashamedly: "I think the Khitan people suddenly changed their minds this time, and it has something to do with me?" ”

"Why?"

Fu Bi told the story again, and in order to scare the Khitan, he also asked Wang Deyong to make a cooperation. and exaggerated the great victory in the northwest and Zheng Lang's ability, which caused the Khitan people to change their words and ask Zheng Lang to envoy the Khitan.

Zheng Lang shook his head and said with a wry smile: "It's wrong, it's not my ability." It is the work of His Majesty, if His Majesty is not wise, does not listen to the advice of the ministers, and does not trust the courtiers, Hugh wants to say that I, Zhang Liangxiao is alive, and there is nothing to be done. Could it be that the Khitan still wants to invite His Majesty to the Khitan? ”

Although this analogy was too much, everyone laughed.

Figuring out the ins and outs, Zheng Lang was settled. said: "It's okay, Your Majesty can announce that the two envoys will come to your Majesty to discuss matters." ”

Everyone believed and doubted, but they had to talk, so Zhao Zhen passed Xiao Temo and Liu Liufu into the palace.

When the second envoy arrived, he saw that Zhao Zhen also knelt down, but his expression was very arrogant.

Zhao Zhen asked them to sit down in distress and introduced, "This is Zheng Lang, my deputy envoy to the court. ”

Liu Liufu arched his hand and said, "I've seen Zheng Zhizhou." ”

Not to mention the prime minister, at this time, Zheng Lang was the prime minister, not the real prime minister, and then said: "Zheng Zhizhou, you have made such a great contribution to the Song Dynasty, why is it only a small Zhizhou?" ”

Provocation, naked sowing discord.

But Hugh blames them for their arrogance, every time the Khitan envoys come to the Song Dynasty, even in the downtown area of the capital, they also gallop on their horses, regardless of whether they will step on the people.

Zheng Lang's expression was very flat, and he asked, "Are you Khitan really ready to attack our Song Dynasty?" ”

"If you can't talk about it, you will go to war?"

"Can you defeat me?"

"Zheng Zhizhou, what do you say?"

"You said the alliance of Lanyuan, that time was not my emperor to pity the people of the two countries and make peace with you, if you listen to Kou Zhun's suggestion and drag your Khitan people in Lanyuan City, and our army will outflank you in the rear, can you Khitan Empress Dowager and Emperor Shengzong go back? Or listen to Yang Yanzhao's suggestion, send an army to attack the sixteen states of Youyun, force your army to retreat, and wait for your army to ambush halfway after a long journey, how many soldiers can return home safely? However, you Khitando have forgotten this history, and I will sort it out on the road and show you. ”

Threw a pamphlet. continued: "The northwest border has a sharp upturn, and our dynasty is defenseless, even so, General Liu Ping only has more than 1,000 troops, but he has been fighting with Yuan Hao's 100,000 army for several days. In the battle of Haoshuichuan, there were only more than 10,000 people, and Yuan Hao's 100,000 troops fought fiercely for a day and a night, and the whole army was annihilated, and no one surrendered. General Zhang Qi and Wang Kai of Fulin Road had only 900 people and defeated 10,000 cavalry of Yuan Hao. Subsequently, Tumaochuan and Wang Ji only had five or six thousand grain troops, and then broke Yuan Hao's 30,000 troops. Then Zhang Kang and General Zhang Qi Jianning Zhai broke 10,000 with 30 million, and then broke more than 30,000 iron cavalry led by Yuan Hao. Gao Jixuan defeated more than 30,000 Western Xia cavalry with a border army composed of thousands of people. On the Jingyuan Road, our officers and men killed more than 40,000 soldiers and captured 25,000 prisoners. Only one-third of Shaanxi's soldiers and horses were used. I don't know how many victories you Khitan have with the combat effectiveness of our army? ”

"Zheng Zhizhou, our army is not a weak soldier in Western Xia."

Zheng Lang sneered: "We'll see." Let me ask you again, my court is very kind to Li Deming and his son, and gives them rewards every year, as well as various preferential policies, so that they can make a profit of nearly 100,000 yuan, and they cannot be convinced. You Khitan only married one princess, and you have to try to extort money from Western Xia every year. Just as your Khitan got your wish, the army went south and got the ten counties of Guannan. I am in trouble, and the Western Xia took the opportunity to get many areas of Shaanxi, including Fulin, once they are powerful, will they bite your Khitan back? Two messengers, don't speak, can I hear your heartfelt answer? ”

"Little Xixia, how can we Khitan be afraid of him, as long as he dares to be ungrateful, I will definitely trample them in Xixia with iron hooves."

"Really? So can I ask you again, in the past, it was said that your Khitan prevented Western Xia from annexing the Ganzhou Uighurs, and the final result? Why don't they listen to your Khitan? Why did you Khitan never completely take down the Ganzhou Uighurs, and as soon as they reached Western Xia, they were taken away. Is this really a weak soldier? ”

Shortmer's face flushed.

It's not that the Tanguts are powerful, but the Tanguts are lucky, the Khitan broke Suzhou, and the Ganzhou Uighurs declined, so the Tanguts picked up the cheapness. This is a mistake of Khitan policy, how can Shotmer say it.

"Let me ask the two noble envoys again, how did Princess Xingping die in Western Xia? If the Khitan is big, the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, and the country is big, give Li Yuanhao a big face, and marry your noble princess to Li Yuanhao. was killed by Li Yuanhao for no reason, isn't it a shame for you Khitans? Why don't you ride and step on Li Yuanhao? ”

Wonderful.

The monarch and the ministers are all colored.

This is another way to negotiate, not to mention the relationship between the Song Dynasty and the Khitan, and I can't figure it out, I will either bring back your princess, or pay compensation plus Zheng Lang, or the ten counties of Guannan, and I won't talk about the rest. How!

But Zheng Lang didn't mention it, and specifically talked about the grievances between Western Xia and Khitan.

Then they looked at Xiao Temo and Liu Liufu together to see how they answered.

Liu Liufu said: "The death of Princess Xingping is not what you imagine, she died of illness, and my country has sent an envoy to inquire about it. ”

"Really?"

"What evidence does Zheng Zhizhou have to prove that Her Royal Highness the princess was killed by Li Yuanhao?"

As an envoy, Liu Liufu was not useless, and in turn led Zheng Lang to the army.

"Justice is in the hearts of the people, if you Khitan don't care about your face and change it for yourself, you will treat Princess Xingping as if she died of illness. Khitan, Khitan, how did you degenerate to such a point! ”