Li Cong did not agree to the Jurchen because of Yan Yan.

In other words, because of Yelu Honglu, Yelu Honglu took the initiative to return the sixteen states of Yanyun and promised to be a vassal state of the Great Zhou, he couldn't be untrustworthy.

Besides, Wu Qi also took his 50,000 horses to help resist Jin in Liao, if he accepted the Jurchen's conditions at this time, then what is the difference between his villain and the Jurchen?

However, he really couldn't figure out why the Khitans, who were brave and good at fighting in the past, were so vulnerable.

Yan Yan is not easy to answer this question, after thinking about it, she put forward several points, one of which is that the Liao State is currently more sinicized, belonging to a semi-agricultural and semi-nomadic state, and the Jurchens are just rising nomads, therefore, compared with the Jurchens, the Liao State is somewhat similar to the Great Zhou and Liao States back then, and does not have any advantages in riding and war horses; Second, the Liao State had just fought with the Great Zhou for five years, and the internal friction was too great, and he had not yet recuperated, while the Jurchens had long planned to attack the Liao State and had long been ready for war; Third, the Jurchens and the Mongols joined forces, but the situation in Western Xia and the Liao State was similar, and it didn't help much; Fourth, the Liao State and the Jurchen fought against each other, either in the pastoral area or the forest area, and the power of artillery could not be brought into play.

But as soon as she finished speaking, Yan Yan thought of a portable light weapon, the firearm, but unfortunately, she didn't know much about it, so she didn't mention it to the emperor, and planned to study it with Lu You after she went back.

In fact, of the four points that Yan Yan said, he also took into account the second and third points, that is, he did not think about the first and fourth points, or rather, he did not analyze them systematically, but he also had a vague understanding.

The main reason is that he doesn't know much about the living habits and living environment of these two ethnic groups, he only knows that most of those people live on the grassland, but he has not seen what the grassland looks like with his own eyes, so he has no intuitive cognition.

Speaking of which, he still knew the words nomadic and farming from Yan Yan, he only knew that most of the Han people made a living from farming, and most of the Khitan people lived by grazing, but he couldn't tell him what the specific advantages and disadvantages of the two ethnic groups were.

So he couldn't understand why Lu You could use these artillery gunpowder to quickly beat the Khitans and flee, but these things didn't work in the hands of the Khitans.

At first, he thought it was because the Khitans didn't know how to use artillery, but later Wu Qi's defeat told him that things were not as simple as he imagined.

No, after listening to Yan Yan's words, he realized that the right time, place and people are indispensable, and the ancients have long summarized and understood that he himself thought too simply.

"No, I don't even know about this, how do you know that they live in pastoral and forest areas?" Li Cong asked his own question.

"Uncle Emperor, my grandson has been fighting on the front line for so many years, and there are also many descriptions of them in the travelogue, in addition to the living environment, as well as eating habits, etc., in addition, that year, my two maids accompanied the prince and them on a trip to the Jurchen and Liao countries, and when they came back, they told me the detailed terrain and landforms." Yan Yan said unhurriedly.

Li Cong knew that this might not be the truth, so he didn't continue to ask, but changed the question, asking what chance he would have if Lu You went.

Yan Yan couldn't answer this question, so Li Cong ordered her to go back and discuss it with Lu You.

Li Cong mentioned in front of the civil and military officials on the first day of the first month of the first month that Lu You should go to Liao to replace Wu Qi, and the matter was passed with almost no objections.

It's just that no one thought that just when everyone thought they were going to disperse the dynasty, Li Cong suddenly mentioned the family affair between Li Xi and Lu Jin, saying that this was the queen mother's last wish, and he couldn't let the queen mother, who had been in charge of him all his life, leave with regrets, so he agreed to this matter in front of the queen mother's sickbed.

It's just that it is still in the period of national filial piety and filial piety, and this matter is not suitable for large-scale operation, but in view of the current covetousness of other countries for Lu Jin, as well as the troubles caused by rumors from the outside world to the Pingyanhou family, Li Cong feels that it is necessary to make this matter public first, firstly, to appease Yan Yan's family, and secondly, to let those people die early and return to their own country as soon as possible.

It may be that this incident has too much impact on everyone, or it may be too sudden, after Li Cong finished speaking, there was a momentary cold scene in the hall, followed by a buzzing voice.

Immediately afterwards, some people stood up against it, saying that Li Xi is the grandson of the emperor, and he will not only be the prince in the future, but also the prince, how can he marry the daughter of a military general's family? Isn't this contrary to Emperor Taizu's law?

However, soon some people stood up to oppose it, first, although Lu You was from the Zhenguo family, he was born as a concubine, and his Marquis of Pingyan was not hereditary, but obtained by his own merits, and in just two years, he was not a family; Second, although Li Ji is the crown prince, he is not equal to the emperor, so his son can only be the emperor's grandson at present, and the Taizu law does not mention that the emperor's grandson cannot marry the daughter of a military general's family.

Because these two points are inconsistent with the laws established by Taizu, whether Li Xi marries Lu Jin or not is a private matter of the royal family, and it cannot rise to the height of disobedience to Taizu.

The court was soon divided into three factions, one was the pro-faction led by officials from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War, the other was the opposition led by the military generals, and the other was the silent faction led by the three prime ministers.

Because the military generals in the opposition lacked Lu Duan, the prince of Zhenguo, who was still in Ding Wei, and Wu Qi, the ruling prince who was on the front line of the Liao State, as well as Zhu Tao, who was detained in the hands of the Miao people, and Liu Chengli, the Marquis of Pingnan, who went to rescue him, plus Wang Shuo, a slightly selfish auxiliary duke, and Yan Peng and Meng Nuo, who remained silent, the voice in the opposition was not very high.

Seeing that the pro-favor faction was about to occupy the peak, and seeing that the emperor was about to make an order, Xu Liangxing, the left minister, stood up.

"Qi to the emperor, the minister also thought that this matter was inappropriate, the minister said a big rebellious word, although the prince is not the same as the emperor, but sooner or later the prince will sit in that position, and the emperor's grandson will become the prince and the prince sooner or later, at that time, how should they explain to the ministers? Could it be that he directly said that he took advantage of a loophole in order to marry the daughter of Pingyan Marquis and settled his family affairs early? This is one of them, and the second is that the emperor's grandson is just twelve years old, and there are still three years before the year of the hair bundle, and the daughter of Lu Hou is eight years old, and it has not yet been determined, Weichen thinks that this family matter is too hasty, after all, the future wife of the emperor's grandson is related to the fortune of the country, how can it be decided casually? ”

As soon as the words fell, Yan Peng was about to come out of the ranks, and Wang Shixiu, the right minister, stood up first.