Wu Qi was indeed asked.

Because if he admits that the Liao State and the Western Xia Emperor are incompetent and cowardly, wouldn't the Great Zhou Emperor, who had suffered defeats one after another, be even more incompetent and cowardly?

But if he doesn't admit that the Liao State and Western Xia are incompetent and cowardly, then he has to admit that he was wrong and that his consideration of the problem is too simple and one-sided.

Fortunately, Zhu Tao stood up at a critical time, "Could it be that General Lu meant that in order not to let the Jurchens and Mongolia benefit, so the Liao State and the Western Xia took the initiative to give up the battle with the Great Zhou, and dared to ask General Lu, did the new emperor of the Liao State say these words or did Li Qiande of the Western Xia say this?" ”

This is obviously difficult for Lu You, because everyone knows that Lu You is just a small general from the fourth grade, even if he participated in the peace talks between the two sides, but with his qualifications, he could not see these two emperors, besides, the peace talks did not go to the other party's capital, but only on the border.

Therefore, it is obvious that Lu You doesn't want to fight anymore, so he found this reason to prevaricate everyone and show his own vision, to put it bluntly, it is not the Khitan nor the Western Xia who is incompetent and cowardly, but Lu You is cowardly, or he is poor in donkey skills.

Of course, it is also possible that Lu You is merciful and doesn't want to see the lives ruined, so he wants to end this war as soon as possible, but it just so happens that the new lord of the Liao State is mourning, and the new lord is mourning, which also gives Lu You a good excuse to retire at the peak of his success, and the reputation and prestige he wants are also there.

This kind of person, to put it bluntly, is also cowardly, afraid of losing, but he has found a bunch of high-sounding reasons, how can Zhu Tao allow him to be presumptuous?

What's more, Zhu Tao had already wanted to stand up and say a few words of reason, just now Lu You's contempt for his son was in his eyes, as well as the hurt and embarrassment that Yan Yan had brought to his sister in recent years, so whether it was for his son or his sister, he didn't want Lu You to sit big, and he didn't want Lu You to be reused.

"Zhu Hou, it doesn't matter who said this, the important thing is that it is the truth, otherwise, why would the Liao State and Western Xia have to put forward such an additional condition." Menno finally interjected.

"No, Liao only put forward an additional condition, and did not say that it was aimed at the Jurchen, you must know that the Liao State and the Jurchen are allies, if the Liao State does this, isn't it also a treacherous villain, and how can we believe that they can keep their promises?" Zhu Tao retorted.

"Zhu Hou rest assured, if there is such a day, we can also fight Liao back." Speaking of this, Lu You turned to Li Cong again, "Emperor Qiqi, the minister thinks that the sixteen states of Yanyun are back in the hands of the Great Zhou, and we have achieved the original intention of this war, and the minister does not approve of fighting again, and being a man and doing things is the most taboo and greedy, because the consequences of greed are often close to stupidity." ”

Lu You didn't say any more superfluous words, he said all the reasons that should be said, and if he continued to argue strongly, it was still those nonsense words back and forth, and there was no time to waste.

Because Lu You's last sentence smelled of gunpowder, it basically involved more than half of the officials in the court, Li Cong was afraid of causing new contradictions, so he hurriedly cleared his throat and took the words, "I'll say a few words." ”

Li Cong first asked the secretary of the household department, how much grain and how much silver was still stored in the treasury, and then asked the secretary of the military department how many people had been killed and injured in the war in the past few years, and what was the annual demand for grain and grass on the front line.

In the end, the conclusion was that the current national strength of the Great Zhou could barely last for a year or two, but who dared to guarantee that the Great Zhou would definitely be able to win the Khitan and Western Xia within a year or two?

At that time, the Great Zhou will inevitably fall into a dilemma, and it will be difficult for the national strength to support this war, unless it is forcibly expropriated regardless of the life and death of the people, so that the fields will be barren and starving; Retreat, if the Khitan and Western Xia do not cooperate, then Da Zhou will have to unilaterally admit defeat.

What's even more dangerous is that if the Khitan, Western Xia and Great Wednesday were defeated at that time, and the Jurchens united with Mongolia to go south, not to mention the Khitan and Western Xia, I am afraid that the Great Zhou will be difficult to resist, after all, artillery is not omnipotent.

Therefore, the final conclusion is that the Great Zhou can give artillery to the Liao State and Western Xia, and also sell a certain amount of artillery ammunition, but not ammunition, and every year they can exchange a certain number of war horses for a certain amount of ammunition.

In addition, border cities can be opened up to communicate with each other.

After solving this issue, everyone thought that the court meeting was about to end, but Li Cong suddenly proposed the next topic, rewarding meritorious deeds.

Although the two commanders, Yan Peng and Lu Duan, have not yet returned from the border, Li Cong affirmed their merits, as well as the merits of Lu Ming, Lu You and several other generals.

Of course, there is no doubt that Lu You's contribution to this war is the greatest, because he not only recovered the most cities, but also contributed the most to the research of artillery, and he was a civilian before him, so his commendation is the most special and needs to be discussed in the court.

However, what to do, Li Cong did not say it directly, but looked at the hall, and ordered the secretary of the military department and the secretary of the ministry to come up with a charter together with the left and right prime ministers.

"Zhao Aiqing, you come first, you are the secretary of the Ministry of War, and you know Lu Aiqing's credit best." Li Cong first named Zhao Ping's name.

Zhao Ping stood up, "Emperor Qiqi, according to the minister's opinion, General Lu has a great talent for governing the army at a young age, and he should be promoted to three levels in a row, named General Yunlu, and guard the northern defense line." ”

Without waiting for others to speak, Zhen Rui, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, stood up, "Back to the emperor, the minister has objections, General Lu not only has the talent to govern the army, but also works in the research of various military equipment, the minister thinks that since there is a truce ahead, it is better to leave General Lu in the capital to be a Beijing official, perhaps, General Lu will bring us more surprises." ”

Li Cong nodded slightly when he heard this, and seeing this, the smart official Shangshu hurriedly went out to echo it.

Xu Liangxing saw Lu Ming's gaze swept over slightly, so he had to stand up: "Your Majesty, the minister also has objections, the minister thinks that General Lu's guarding the border pass can better show his great talent, because the research of military equipment can be done anywhere, but the border pass has to be General Lu. ”

"Emperor Qi, the ministers also have objections, the research of military equipment is not the credit of a certain person behind closed doors, it is the result of repeated grinding and trial by the directors of the family, how can there be such conditions at the border gate?" It was still the Ministry of Industry Shangshu Zhen Rui who stood up.

"Your Majesty, the minister has something to say." Lu You stood up.

"Lu Aiqing don't be impatient, Wang Xiang and Wen Xiang haven't spoken yet." Li Cong guessed what Lu You wanted to say and stopped him.

Wang Shixiu and Wen Wenshan saw that the emperor was named, so they had to be listed.