"It's better to be in the capital," looking at the willows and greens all the way, Gao Qiong said with infinite emotion.

The two did not go home, but went to Zhongshu first to report their duties.

In fact, Song Jiu wanted to go home first to take a look, and he had to ask Pan Li'er about the current situation in the capital, but Zhao Pu was the prime minister, and Song Jiu was more and more careful in doing things, so he and Gao Qiong came to Zhongshu first.

We're done with our errands, and we're here to hand it over.

Lu Duoxun asked in surprise: "Song Gong, why did you go back to the capital?" ”

He made Zhao Pu disgraced, and he no longer had the confidence he had in the past, so when he saw Song Jiu, he didn't call the word, but called the public.

Song Jiu said in a low voice, "Gong Lu, we will meet and talk in Shundian tonight. ”

Ludosun nodded knowingly.

Zhao Pu and Shen Lun came over at the same time, and Zhao Pu said unhappily: "Song Jiu, you don't have an edict, why did you come to the capital from Dengzhou?" ”

Lu Duosun asked the same question, but it was the same question, and the two spoke in different tones.

According to the system, officials in various prefectures and counties are not allowed to leave the territory where they are in office, for example, Kou Zhun is the magistrate of Padang, has nothing to do, and travels everywhere, but the scope of his activities has always been near Padang, even to see the Three Gorges, he does not dare to go to the lower reaches of the Three Gorges, so as not to impeach the officials. In particular, when officials go to Beijing to perform their duties or perform affairs, they must have an edict from the imperial court, otherwise it will be a serious violation.

Zhao Pu didn't know that Song Jiu went to Liaodong, he really thought he was in Dengzhou, so he didn't know where Song Jiu offended Zhao Kuangyi, and he was a little contemptuous, but Song Jiu violated the system, and the opportunity was rare, and Zhao Pu was also unwary of giving Song Jiu a platform.

Song Jiu ignored him at all.

Zhao Pu was even more displeased: "Song Jiu, what did the official ask you about." ”

"You are a Pingzhang matter, and I am also a Pingzhang matter. You are not my superior, so why should I answer you? ”

Liaodong Nafi is a war. Even if it is defeated, what if it is defeated? As long as you can fight some Khitan soldiers and horses, you can explain. It's a big deal to flee back to the Song Dynasty.

The real war has just begun.

After Song Jiu finished speaking, he looked at Shen Lun, there were actually many people who opposed Zhao Pu, among several bigwigs, such as Wang Renzhen, Shen Lun and Lu Duoxun all belonged to Zhao Pu's opposition, but these people did not form a group, if there was no accident, first Wang Renzhen, and then Shen Lun and Lu Duoxun.

And Song Jiu doesn't make any mistakes.

This is deliberately making it difficult for Zhao Pu. Let everyone see Zhao Pu's face.

Gao Qiong smiled bitterly on the side, he is the old man of Zhao Kuangyi's mansion, but it is not easy to say, in the face of these two tigers, Zhao Kuangyi will not protect him, and the military generals are now in a very poor position.

This forced him to make a choice, Zhao Pu was terrible, but Song Jiu was not necessarily weak, this time he made a great contribution.

In terms of relationship, the two have been together since the time of their chins. This time, they even joined forces to go to Liaodong, no matter how he explained, he was also Song Jiu's person.

So Gao Qiong stood silent.

Zhao Pu was furious and prepared to leave with his sleeves flicked up. How did the Hao'an faction deal with Song Jiu. Song Jiu's face was calm, but a trace of coldness and battle intent flashed in his eyes.

At this time, Zhao Kuangyi arrived.

Song Jiu slowly put away the cold color in his eyes. Stood up.

Zhao Kuangyi strode over, took Song Jiu's hand and said, "Song Qing." Great work. ”

If the scorching heat in Lingnan frightens everyone, then the bitter cold in Liaodong is for most Song people. That's the world's peerless realm.

Song Jiu has been there for more than two years and a half years, as a minister, how can Zhao Kuangyi not be moved? Then he said: "Qing Ji is my class Chaoye. ”

"Your Majesty, how dare you compare with Ban Chao, if you have this ability, you would have taken the initiative to take back Yanyun for Your Majesty, why bother to go to Liaodong."

Liaodong? Zhao Pu was a little dumbfounded.

If Song Jiu really went to Dengzhou to be a taishou, and returned to the capital without an edict this time, Zhao Pu would operate, and Song Jiu would be sad. However, Song Jiu did not go to Dengzhou, it was just a pretense, but Liaodong, which was deployed with the Liaodong horse infantry battalion, was a secret line, separated by the sea, and the edict was not passable, so there was no need for an edict in the Chinese book, and he returned to the capital at any time depending on the situation, and he did nothing wrong at all.

Zhao Pu came to look for trouble, but he actually provoked a little oolong.

"Song Qing, sit down and talk about the situation in Liaodong."

Song Jiu explained in detail what has happened in the past two years, as well as the current situation in Liaodong, and the possible direction next.

"Qing really got the credit." Zhao Kuangyi said excitedly.

The battle of Heiliaohe may not have the glory of the victory of the city and the victory of Yanmen.

But the significance is more important than these two battles, it is not only a great victory, but more importantly, it shakes the rear of the Khitan.

With this battle alone, Zhao Kuangyi has allocated more than 2 million yuan from the treasury in recent years, and Song Jiu's hard work for more than two years is worth it. Moreover, Wu Xuanming's strength has not weakened, but has risen sharply after this battle, and it may be that the Khitan will have to pay a heavier price to take down the new Bohai Kingdom.

However, Song Jiu was worried that Zhao Kuangyi would not understand, and he was even more afraid that Zhao Pu would make a ghost, so he said: "Your Majesty, the combat effectiveness of these Jurchens cannot be underestimated. ”

Gao Qiong also said on the side: "Your Majesty, if the situation is the same, these people's combat strength will be as good as ten. ”

The generals and soldiers who went with Song Jiu were all carefully selected, and they did not lose the face of the Song Dynasty. But in his heart, those Liaodong fanzi are too fierce, Gao Qiong is doubting in his heart, even if Song Jiu fights under the city of Xianzhou, he does not first use the city to attack and defend the city, first consume the physical strength of the Liao army, and then attack the grain and grass at night, but directly fights head-on, I am afraid that he will win a big victory.

"Yi'an, it turns out that you have been in Liaodong for the past two years?" Shen Lun asked in surprise.

"yes."

Zhao Kuangyi said: "If it was so powerful, how did the Liao State destroy the Bohai State back then?" ”

Song Jiu replied: "The Bohai State learned the Tang Dynasty system, so it gradually became rich and civilized, once it became civilized and rich, just like the soldiers of our dynasty, the ferocity was weakened, and then there was only a competition of troops, how to be the rising Khitan opponent?" But the troops used in this line were all Jurchen soldiers in the depths of Liaodong, where the climate was cold, and water could turn into ice in winter. ”

Zhao Kuangyi sighed.

Of course, Song Jiu had a very hard time in the past three winters, but it was not as bitter as Zhao Kuangyi thought, first of all, now he has cotton clothes, Song Jiu also brought a lot of fur fur on this trip, and after going to Liaodong, he taught the locals to make charcoal, so there was not much hardship in winter. Suffered some hardships, not only cold. There is also food, the Jurchens are half herding and half fishing. A small number of people plant, and the other is breeding. Most people raise pigs, and eating meat is a good thing, but it is sad to eat meat every day. Especially in the first and second years, Song Jiu asked people to bring some vegetable seeds to plant, and the living conditions gradually improved.

Song Jiu continued: "Although the local people do not plant much, they mainly eat meat, and they are born in cold places, so they are fierce and wild. Strong physique. But it is precisely this environment that has caused the population to be sparsely populated and the tribes to be scattered. Therefore, when the Liao State destroyed the Bohai Kingdom, the strength of this Jurchen did not come into play. In the future, they will fight separately and cannot be reflected. But as long as they are closely linked, whether it is the birth of Jurchen, or the Wugu enemy in the northwest of Shangjing of the Liao State, this force will shake the rule of the Liao State. ”

"Contact?"

"Well, when I was young, I thought that learning was strength. If you have knowledge, you can become an official, and you can improve the life of your family. However, it took a long time to realize that this idea is not necessarily correct. If there is no protection from His Majesty, even if the minister has the knowledge of physical character, I am afraid that he will be thrown into the Yangtze River. Therefore, the minister came up with a new idea. Power is power. ”

Danchen thought that this idea was wrong, so he didn't know what was wrong. If this is the case, the minister's skill in power and scheming is too poor. As soon as Ruchen returned to the capital, he was immediately troubled by Zhao Xianggong. There is no doubt that Zhao is very disgusted with the minister. With Zhao Xianggong's intrigues and tricks, and his attainments in power and strategy, the minister will definitely die without a place to be buried. ”

"Song Jiu, you are spewing blood, the official asked you why you went back to the capital, you deliberately did not answer, and used this to frame the old minister."

"So did I misunderstand Zhao Xianggong? In this way, Song Jiu apologized to Zhao Xianggong, but there was no joke in front of the king, and Zhao Xianggong would not make things difficult in the future. Song Jiu said. He deliberately went around to Zhao Pu, but Zhao Kuangyi didn't interrupt him, didn't he understand? This is that Zhao Kuangyi is also afraid that Zhao Pu will coerce Zhao Kuangyi and make Song Jiu an outcast.

"You...... Your Majesty, please call the shots for the old ministers. ”

"Zhao Qing, you are all loyal to the country, so let's say a word less." Zhao Kuangyi said.

Song Jiu's eyes lit up.

Zhao Pu's means are powerful, but Zhao Kuangyi is Zhao Kuangyi after all, not Zhao Kuangyin, every time Zhao Kuangyin talks to Zhao Pu, he always politely addresses the word, instead of using Zhao Qing, which is different.

Zhao Kuangyi said again: "Song Qing, don't pull it on Zhao Qing anymore, continue to talk." ”

"Wow. So the minister has been reflecting, what is right? After thinking about it, I finally understood a truth, rights are two-way, people's hearts agree, rights can be established, and if you want people's hearts to recognize, you must also pay, for example, the people must love the people, the people will support, then the country will be stable. For example, ministers must report to the king, love the people, not steal public or private property, handle it fairly and reasonably, and have political achievements. Then there is no need to recommend yourself, and Renjun will also recommend it. If you are incapable, disloyal to the king and love the people, and only rely on the crooked door, the court will be a miasma, unless the faint monarch is alive, if it is a British lord like His Majesty, it will not be tolerated for a long time. ”

"Let's get down to business," Zhao Kuangyi said with a wry smile.

But he is not angry, now that he is in the court, Song Jiu is not worried that it is impossible.

"Wow. Therefore, Mencius said that there is much help for the righteous, but little help for the unjust. In layman's terms, that is what people want. Why did the minister just say that it was far inferior to Ban Chaoye. The main reason why most of the various ministries in eastern Liaodong were integrated together to form a powerful force was that with the support of His Majesty, without money, silk, weapons and materials, the ministers could not materially induce the various ministries to come together. Without the support of His Majesty, many soldiers and academy students were sent, and the ministers would have no helpers to integrate the various ministries. This is of two natures from Ban Chao's lone soldier entering the Western Regions. However, the minister made a small trick in the Huanglong Mansion, learned from Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, stuffed the embroidery embroidered with Hai Dongqing into the belly of the big fish, and then sent a few people to cooperate, concealing the leaders of the various tribes, so that they gained confidence. This faith is what the heart desires. As long as that cloth has been supplied in the city of Ujak, it can be used as tens of thousands of strong soldiers. Then slowly go south, let them get a few victories, so that everyone has confidence. Then you can have the confidence and courage to fight against the Liao State for a long time, so as to contain the Liao forces in the rear. The strategy originally formulated by His Majesty and his ministers was successful. ”

At the beginning, Song Jiu thought about all the planning, but Song Jiu gave some credit to Zhao Kuangyi.

Being an emperor also requires military exploits, especially Zhao Kuangyi, who wants to prove that he is not worse than his eldest brother.

Zhao Kuangyi was happy and did not deny it.

Song Jiu said again: "But if they are defeated, they must be able to guard for at least ten years, then in these ten years, our dynasty can calmly recover Yanyun." Therefore, on the way back, I consulted with General Gao. If there is an accident in Liaodong, it is the rear of the Liao State, and the Liao State will inevitably send heavy troops to suppress it. If I don't support it, Wu Xuanming will be defeated. So he came up with three results, the first of which was to send a large army to echo Wu Xuanming's north and south. However, the minister thought it was inappropriate, first of all, the minister was also worried that the Jurchens would really succeed in establishing the country, which would drive a wolf and lead a tiger. ”

Not necessarily, this time is completely different from the situation at that time at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty in history.

However, Song Jiu has a psychological shadow on the rise of the Jin Qing Dynasty.

Cao Han's massacre of the city in Jiangzhou made Song Jiu unbearable, but in history, the invasion of the Yuan and Mongolia Dynasty and the entry of the Qing Dynasty into the customs, the number of massacres was not one city and one place, but millions of slaughters.

In that case, it is better for the two countries of Song and Liao to hold each other.

"And in the past few years, there has been endless war, the burden on the people is heavy, and the treasury is depleted, at least now is not the time to send out a large army. This is the first option. The second option is to ignore them and let them fight each other, and I will sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. But that's not appropriate, once the two famous Khitan generals make a move, the army echoes the north, with Wu Xuanming's strength at this time, it won't last long to support, and then this important chess piece will lose its effect. There is also a plan, for the time being, not to conquer Youzhou, to recuperate and recuperate, and restore national strength, but it is not immovable, to build forts in Hedong and Hebei, and then increase the garrison of the army, so that the Liao State will not be able to draw more troops north. As long as there are not many troops and the ministers leave many backers in Liaodong, they will be able to compete with the Liao State for a long time, and even the Liao State will send envoys to win them over. Even if the wooing is successful, it will eventually be a thorn in the back of the Liao State. And our dynasty can remotely control Wu Xuanming through materials and weapons. This piece will be used to the maximum. ”

"That's a good idea."

"Your Majesty thinks it's good, please ask Your Majesty to ascend to the political affairs hall, and let the ministers of the two governments come to negotiate and make an edict."

"Yi'an, I'm in a hurry."

"Shen Gong, don't be in a hurry, as long as it is delayed, if someone is there, it will change later, in order to hit me, people will not care if the country and Yanyun are the gateway to our dynasty, and whether the descendants of His Majesty can survive for thousands of years."

Song Jiu's words were tingling again.

Anyway, you can't avoid it, so let's fight! (To be continued......)