Lu Duan stood up this time to propose to make the thirty artillery pieces and ammunition owed to the Liao State as soon as possible and send them to the Liao State, don't wait for the three-year contract, as for the Western Xia side, Lu Duan means that it can be postponed to next year, after all, there will be no war in the Western Xia, and the Western Xia and the Liao State are allies, there is no reason to see death and not save it.

It's just that in this way, the Great Zhou will inevitably lose its trust in the Western Xia, so it is necessary to send a person to the Western Xia first to explain the causes and consequences of this matter and obtain the understanding of the Western Xia.

As soon as Lu Duan's words were finished, Wang Shuo, the Duke of Fuguo, had a good proposal, "Emperor Qiqi, the minister thinks that it is better to send an envoy to the Liao State to explore the truth first, and then ask the Liao State to send an envoy and the envoy of the Great Zhou to Western Xia together, wouldn't it be better for the envoys of the Liao State to communicate with the Western Xia?" ”

"This is a good idea, in this way, our Great Zhou can not only know the war situation between the Liao State and the Jurchens, but also push the responsibility for the breach of the contract to the Liao State." Zhu Tao also stood up.

The main reason is that Fuguo Gong is currently the only family that has nothing to do with the Lu family, so he wants to win it over.

"It's not to push it to Liao, the fact is the responsibility of Liao. It's just that this candidate is better to come out of the generals, after all, the generals can clearly see the strength and battle situation of the parties. Xu Liangxing stood up.

"Back to the emperor, how can a military general have such good eloquence, and most of the envoys who have always been envoys to various countries are civil ministers?" Menno stepped forward.

He thought that Xu Liangxing must have set his sights on Lu You, but how long did Lu You come back before Yan Yan finished the confinement, how could he let Lu You take this risk?

"Emperor Qiqi, the minister has a suitable candidate, the dog Lu Ming, both civil and military, and in Youzhou, relatively close to Liao, the minister thinks it is more suitable for him to serve as the envoy this time." Rikuduan stepped forward.

He also guessed that Xu Liangxing wanted to push Lu Ming out, not Lu You, if this mission went well, the emperor would be happy, maybe the previous unhappiness could be written off, and if Lu Ming could have some friendship with the new emperor of Liao and the emperor of Western Xia, he would have more power to speak in the court in the future.

"Lu Ming?" Li Cong weighed it.

It's not that he doesn't trust Lu Ming, but this mission is not trivial, not only to spy on the military strength of the Liao State, but also to pacify the Western Xia, and the most critical point is to be able to come back safely.

"Emperor Qi, the minister thinks that Lu Ming will not disgrace his mission." Wu Qi, the protector of the country, stood up.

"That's it, Lu Shizi should stay in Youzhou to guard. He had just been to Youzhou for less than half a year, but this time the envoy was difficult to turn around in three or five months, and the affairs of Youzhou could not be left without one at the helm. Li Cong refused.

"Back to the emperor, the minister is willing to be this envoy." Lu You stood up.

In fact, he also thought that Xu Liangxing was squeezing him, so when his father stood up, he also wanted to stand up, but when he saw his father stand up, it was Lu Ming who mentioned it, and he was quite happy, which just saved him from running this trip.

I didn't know that the emperor didn't look at Lu Ming, there was no way, Lu You had to take the initiative to go out, it just so happened that he needed to transport the grain to Liao, and he also wanted to meet Zhou Lu to discuss the specific way of fighting this war.

I don't know why, seeing that his wife was so worried, he vaguely had a feeling that it was very likely that the Liao State would not be able to defeat the Jurchens, and in case the Jurchens ate the Liao State, it would be the turn of the Great Zhou next.

Instead of fighting hard with the Jurchen at that time, it is better to use Zhou Lu's hand to beat the Jurchen down to prevent future troubles.

"You?" Although the candidate in Li Cong's heart was indeed Lu You, he was also a little surprised by Lu You's initiative and simplicity.

He knew that Lu You was very sticky to Yan Yan, and he was unwilling to go out unless he had to, when the Lu family forced him to go to the front line so much, he didn't mean anything about it, and then Lu Duan was arrested, and Zhou Lu had a different mind about Yan Yan, so Lu You stepped forward.

Could it be that what is happening now?

"When you return to the emperor, the ministers will do their best." Lu You didn't dare to say it to death.

Li Cong didn't squeak when he heard this, but looked at the main hall, "Zhen Shangshu? ”

"The minister is here." Zhen Rui, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, stood up.

"How many artillery pieces can your Ministry of Engineering drive out in three months?" Li Cong asked.

"Back to the emperor, at most thirty gates." Zhen Rui bowed and replied.

There was no way, because I was afraid that this skill would be spread out and learned by other countries' fine work, the Ministry of Industry only opened an artillery factory in the suburbs of the capital, and a series of craftsmen from iron-making, casting, grinding, cutting, and installation were all Da Zhou people with household registration.

The same goes for the gunpowder bullet side.

In such a factory, all the processes need to be completed by hand, so to complete 30 guns in three months, it is necessary for the craftsmen to work longer.

"In this case, this trip to Western Xia is indispensable?" Li Cong weighed it.

"Back to the emperor, it should be." This time it was Yan Peng who spoke.

At the beginning, the agreement with the Tangut people was signed by him, and since he promised the other party to supply twenty artillery pieces by the end of the year, if he broke his promise, it would definitely affect the reputation of the Great Zhou.

After speaking, Yan Peng took the initiative to speak again: "Your Majesty, if the minister completes this task, the original peace negotiation agreement was signed by the minister." ”

In fact, Yan Peng didn't want to make this trip, not to mention the heavy responsibility, the journey was so far, it would definitely be icy and snowy on the way back, and it would be troublesome if there was another good thing on the road, but there was no way, he was already ashamed of Yan Yan, so he couldn't bear to let Lu You take this risk again.

But Li Cong also didn't want Yan Peng to take this risk, if Yan Peng had another bad thing, the Queen Mother would be even more unable to explain.

Seeing that the emperor was silent, Zuo Xiang Wen Wenshan stood up, "Your Majesty, the minister has a proposal, this time the envoy, why don't you bring another civil official, in case there is a dispute between the two countries or a redrafting of an agreement, it will be better to have a civil official present." ”

"Your Majesty, the minister seconded the proposal, it is true that he should bring a civil official, and the minister is willing to accompany Yan Hou on this trip." Wang Shixiu also stood up.

He is from Zhongshu Province, and he is free to draft these agreements and regulations, but this time he is also a little selfish, and he wants to see his son by the way, he hasn't seen him for several years, and he misses it.

"You?" Li Cong quickly sensed Wang Shixiu's selfishness, but he didn't understand why he was willing to take such a big risk?

"That's it, scattered the dynasty, the three prime ministers stayed, and an hour later, Pingyan Hou Nan's study will meet you." Li Cong quickly ended the court meeting in a chaotic manner.

He needs to sort out his own thoughts, and also the intentions of these people.