Zhao Zhongzhen thought about it for a while and said slowly: "The strategy of destroying Liao can be summarized in eight words, preparing for war, breaking the alliance, choosing opportunities, and surprises." ”

Zhao Zhen smiled, "Then let's talk about it in detail, how to understand these eight words?" ”

"Emperor Qiyu's grandfather, preparing for war refers to the need for time, including breeding war horses, preparing military resources, training the army, reforming the military system, raising financial resources, and cultivating reserve soldiers, which is the same as the Han Dynasty attacking the Xiongnu, after the rule of Wenjing, a lot of financial resources have been accumulated, and finally the Xiongnu were finally broken in the north of the Saibei, the two countries competed, and the final comparison was the national strength, I needed such a process in the Great Song Dynasty, and my grandson thought that it would take 20 to 30 years to prepare for war."

Zhao Zhen also heard Fan Ning say this, the emperor and grandson really accepted Fan Ning's thoughts, it is rare at such a young age, he is not in a hurry to fight quickly, but has a long-term vision, taking into account the plan for decades, which is especially valuable.

"What about the broken union?"

"Breaking the alliance is to crack the Liaoxia Alliance, what Sun Er said about breaking the alliance does not refer to the implementation of a conspiracy such as a divisive plan, that is actually of little significance, Sun Er believes that the key is to make Liaoxia unable to send troops at the same time, you can choose to choose the Xixia with few people and weak national strength to implement, and it will take twenty or thirty years to gradually weaken its national strength, so that it can only protect itself in the end, and cannot afford to send troops, so that the Liaoxia Alliance is cracked, so that the Song army can avoid the dilemma of fighting on two fronts."

Zhao Zhen nodded, this idea of breaking the alliance is very insightful, using yang to win, even if the other party knows, he is powerless to change.

"What about the opportune moment?" Zhao Zhen asked again.

"The opportunity is that after we are fully prepared, we patiently wait for the opportunity to send troops, this opportunity is that the other party has civil strife, Western Xia civil strife, we will attack Western Xia, Liao civil strife we will attack Liao, this opportunity can actually be created, but the premise is to understand the internal affairs of the two countries very well, so it is essential to establish a long-term intelligence network."

Zhao Zhen had forgotten the time, he devoted himself to the discussion with the emperor and grandson, he pondered for a long time and asked, "Tell me about the surprise!" ”

"Surprise is surprise, grandson agrees with Fan Ning's plan, it is best to use Kunzhou and Whale Prefecture as a springboard, take advantage of the advantages of the Great Song Dynasty naval army, and surprise troops directly kill Shangjing and Tokyo of Liao, force Liao to return from Youzhou to help, and create conditions for the main force of the Song army to seize Youzhou."

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Just when Zhao Zhen and the emperor's grandson Zhao Zhongzhen were deeply discussing the plan to destroy Liao, Xiangguo Han Qi took Li Weizhen, the doctor of Zuo Advice, to the Qingfeng Restaurant near the Great Xiangguo Temple, it was now noon, most of the officials in the imperial city went out to eat and drink, and the Qingfeng Restaurant of the Great Xiangguo Temple was a little far away from the imperial city, and there were basically no officials who ate here.

The shopkeeper personally greeted Han Qi and Li Weizhen in front of an elegant room on the second floor, "Two big officials, please, Zhao Yanei is already waiting in the room!" ”

Li Weizhen was a little puzzled, and asked in a low voice: "Han Xiang, who is Zhao Yanei?" ”

Han Qi smiled slightly, "You'll know when you go in!" ”

Han Qi pushed the door into the house, this is a suite, there are two strong men standing at the door of the outer room, motionless like two sculptures, and the room inside is brightly lit, a bearded man is sitting on the table, Li Weizhen only feels that the man is a little familiar, but he can't remember where he has seen it.

Han Qi walked into the house and saluted, "Your Highness, he's here!" ”

'Your Highness? ’

Li Weizhen was stunned, he suddenly woke up, wasn't the person in front of him Zhao Zongshi, the king of the giant deer? No wonder it's so familiar, it's just that his beard hides his true face.

He also hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, "Weichen Li Weizhen, see His Royal Highness the Giant Deer King!" ”

Zhao Zongshi is extremely cautious, and he will only go out of the mansion once in a while, even if he goes out of the mansion, he wears makeup to prevent being recognized, this Qingfeng restaurant is in a prosperous commercial place, there are many businessmen, and it is easier to hide his identity.

He smiled and waved his hand, "Han Xianggong worked hard, Zhao Zhiyuan also please take a seat!" ”

The two sat down at the table, and the wine and food were already served on the table, Zhao Zongshi personally poured wine for the two, and smiled at Li Weizhen: "I heard that Li Zhiyuan brought good news?" ”

Li Weizhen hurriedly took out a letter and presented it to Zhao Zongshi, "This is an urgent letter sent by Fan Ning yesterday, which said that he had seized the handle of appeasing Zhao Qian, and hoped that Weichen would file a case and send someone to investigate, and ask His Highness to take a look." ”

Li Weizhen received a quick letter from Fan Ning yesterday, and felt that the situation was serious, so he found Han Qi and asked whether to file a case, Han Qi was also hesitant, so he simply asked Zhao Zong out and asked him for instructions in person.

Zhao Zongshi looked at the letter and asked suspiciously: "This doesn't seem to be Fanning's handwriting?" ”

"Your Royal Highness, it was Gushu County who wrote a letter of complaint from Xie Wensheng, and there is Fan Ning's instructions at the bottom."

Zhao Zongshi turned over the back, and sure enough, he saw Fan Ning's comments, "The situation is true, it is recommended to file a case and send someone to secretly investigate and confirm." ’

Zhao Zongshi carefully read the letter again, and this letter revealed the three major crimes of the Zhao family in Yingtianfu: first, trespassing, the height of the Zhao ancestral hall exceeded the Guide Hall; secondly, the edict of Taizu was falsely transmitted, and a penny of taxes was not paid for decades; The third is to train thousands of private troops, whose armor and spears are comparable to those of the van army.

These three crimes are very serious, enough to dismiss Zhao Qian, but the consequences of doing so are also relatively serious, and it will affect the support of other meritorious families, after all, Zhao Yanhui is also the founder of the country, and his father may miss the old feelings and will not easily touch his family.

"In addition to Zhao Qian, who else in the Zhao family is an official in the court?" Zhao Zongshi asked with a deep groan.

Li Weizhen said: "Your Royal Highness, Zhao Qian has a younger brother who serves as a border general in Zhending Mansion, and it seems that he is the commander of the capital, and there are several children of the Zhao family who are guards in the palace, and there is nothing else." ”

Zhao Zongshi thought about it for a while, and then asked Han Qi, "What does Han Xianggong think?" ”

Han Qi said slowly: "His Royal Highness's eldest son has won the favor of the official family in the palace, which proves that Fan Ning's plan is very successful, and at the same time, Zhang Yaozuo will also be anxious, and will inevitably speed up the deployment, Weichen is worried that Zhao Qian will continue to strengthen his control over the Jingdong Luxiang Army and install henchmen, even if he is deposed, his influence in the army is still there, so it is better to bring down Zhao Qian sooner rather than later." ”

"Han Xianggong supports Fan Ning's proposal?"

Han Qi nodded, "I support his plan, but I suggest that it is best to talk to the Cao family again, get the support of the Cao family, and ask the Cao family to appease other meritorious families and eliminate future troubles, even if the Zhao family is questioned for this, the adverse impact can be minimized." ”

Perhaps thinking of Zhang Yaozuo's crazy counterattack, Zhao Zongshi thought about it, and finally agreed to Han Qi's plan, "Okay! I went to visit Mr. Cao and asked for his support. Fanning's plan can be implemented! ”

He said to Li Weizhen again: "The case will be filed this afternoon, and important ministers will be sent to Yingtianfu immediately to conduct a secret investigation without alarming the Zhao family." ”

"Wechen obeys!"

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Three days later, a group of four officials from the capital arrived at the official post in Songcheng County, the official post as the name suggests is the official inn, the conditions are much better than the ordinary folk inn, and the top inn is almost the same, there are single courtyards, suites, there are high-quality wine and food, hot water supply all day, but it is not easy to live in the official post, it must be an official of nine grades or above, and at the same time there is an official post coupon to move in, which is also a benefit for officials on a business trip.

The official post manager enthusiastically invited the four officials into the lobby, and the four officials took out the official post coupons, and at the same time showed the fish charm of the representative identity and registered the guest book.

Seeing that it was the official who arrived, the shopkeeper was even more enthusiastic, arranged for them to live in a single courtyard, and made the guys live well, and the four of them stayed, but Liu Chu, the head of the left counselor, hired an ox cart to go to Yingtianfu.

In the palace, Fan Ning was discussing with Wang Anshi, the general judge, about the summer harvest and the rush to plant rice, and the summer harvest was a major event that most of the government had to face.

The first priority of the local officials is to persuade the peasants, and spring ploughing, autumn harvest, or summer harvest and summer planting in the Central Plains and southern regions are all hurdles that officials cannot bypass every year, and even if Wang Anshi wants to implement the law change, he must wait until the summer harvest and summer planting are over before they can implement it.

Fan Ning took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "This time I went to the local inspection, and talked with Xie Wensheng, the county commander in Gushu County, but I was inspired by a very good idea, we can establish a rural tooth people system, such as providing information on farming cattle, providing farming and harvesting labor, renting farmland, repairing houses, helping to open up wasteland, building water conservancy, etc., and then the government will give certain support, such as exempting tooth tax, etc., I believe that this way of exchanging information will be popularized, and it will definitely make great achievements, and even be promoted throughout the Great Song Dynasty." ”

The relationship between the prefect and the general judge is a bit like the relationship between the secretary and the mayor, the prefect is responsible for employing people, as well as taking the helm, proposing various plans, and the general judge is responsible for implementation.

The establishment of the rural tooth man system was Fanning's first political achievement project since he took office, and of course he attached great importance to it, and he entrusted this task to Wang Anshi, who was only allowed to succeed and not to fail.

Wang Anshi nodded, "The countryside is a tooth person, there are many things and it is relatively trivial, you need to run around, if you can use the way of tooth tax exemption, it can attract many people to participate, I suggest that you might as well pilot it in Songcheng County first, if it is successful, it will be promoted to the entire Yingtianfu, what does the government think?" ”

Fan Ning said happily: "You can try it out, I suggest that Brother Jiefu first go to the dental shop and the countryside to investigate, and understand the situation thoroughly before drafting a plan." ”

"Fu Jun has a point, I'll arrange it in the next two days."

The two were discussing, and a small official reported outside the door, "Qiyu Fujun, there is an official from the capital who wants to see Fujun!" ”

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