The next day was the Shuori Dynasty Meeting, and hundreds of officials in the Daqing Hall were dressed strictly, and the black pressure stood all over the hall.

The official Zhao Zhen wore a cirrus crown and a silk robe, and sat on the chair of the vermilion lacquer Ming Huang dragon.

Prime Minister Fan Zhongyan came out with a wat board in his hand and said: "A few months ago, Li Deming, the Duke of Xia, died, and his son Li Yuanhao proclaimed himself emperor and established himself as the Great Xia State. He attacked Hehuang and Tubo, captured Yak City and Qingtang City, and now he dares to openly challenge the border of the Great Song Dynasty and garrison troops in Shuichuan.

The last court meeting had already discussed sending the privy deputy envoy Di Qing to lead 200,000 troops to Yanzhou to arrange defense. Who would have thought, before Di Qing set off, the Liao State suddenly unilaterally tore up the 'Lanyuan Alliance', and the Empress Dowager Fatian sent Xiao Xiaoxian as the commander and sent 200,000 troops to invade the south. Among the sixteen states of Yanyun, Yingzhou, Mozhou and other places that had been recovered by the national dynasty were omitted by Xiao Xiaoxian.

At this time, Yingzhou garrison Bai Zhili and others had already retreated to Cangzhou. Xiao Xiao advanced the army to Dingzhou, and will soon attack Jizhou, Beizhou and other places. This time, the two neighboring powers, Western Xia and Khitan, declared war against our Great Song Dynasty at the same time, which is a crisis that has never been seen since the founding of our Song Dynasty. Whether it is war or peace, please make a decision as soon as possible. ”

Zhao Zhen's face was majestic, and he said to the hundred officials: "Western Xia sent troops, Liao invaded south, the situation is critical, how do you think you should deal with it?" ”

Di Qing, the privy deputy envoy, came out and said: "Your Majesty, the sixteen states of Yanyun are of great strategic significance, it is the northern gate of the dynasty, and it has always been a geographical barrier against the northern nomads. The minister asked for orders to go north to resist the enemy and resist the Liao State. ”

Prime Minister Fan Zhongyan shook his head and said: "The ability of the envoy of Di Shu is obvious to all, and he could have led his troops north to fight against the Liao State. It is a pity that the Song-Xia border was turbulent, and the situation in Western Xia was changing rapidly. General Di started in Yanzhou, fought against Xia for many years, and was familiar with the situation in Western Xia, so he should still go to the Song and Xia front to command the troops as originally planned. ”

Di Qing listened to Fan Zhongyan's words and knew that he had more important tasks to undertake, although he regretted it, he could only return to his original position.

The privy envoy Han Qi came out and said: "Your Majesty, the Liao State unilaterally tore up the alliance, was unjust, provoked a war for no reason, disregarded the interests of the people of the two countries, and was unkind. Such an unkind and unrighteous country, the Great Song Dynasty is not ashamed to negotiate peace with it. The minister asked for orders, led 200,000 elite soldiers, went north to resist the enemy, and recovered the sixteen states of Yanyun in one fell swoop. ”

Without waiting for Zhao Zhen to express his position, the right secretary Chen Zhigeng came out to refute it: "Han Shumi's envoy is young and vigorous, and his courage is commendable, and the minister admires it very much, but it's a pity that this is too big." ”

Han Qi glared at Chen Zhigeng angrily, but he was unmoved, and still said firmly: "In the third year of Yongxi, Taizong led the troops of the whole country to go north to attack Liao, preparing to recover Yanyun. At that time, there were the founding generals Cao Bin, Pan Mei, Yang Ye, Mi Xin and others on their side, and the results of Yongxi's Northern Expedition were known to all the ministers.

Now that the Great Song Dynasty and the Liao State have been at peace for many years, the soldiers have been reduced, and the generals who can fight can not be compared with the Taizu and Taizong periods. Can your own foresight be higher than that of His Majesty Taizong? Dare to ask Han Shu's envoy, after several victories, has he ever commanded the war against Liao? ”

This sentence made Han Qi speechless.

Han Qi was young, and was named a privy envoy because of his outstanding literary talent and courage, and commanded the military power of the whole country. But when it comes to military exploits, it is far inferior to the founding generals mentioned above by Chen Zhigeng. And Han Qi himself has not contributed to the war against Liao, it can be said that he is not familiar with government affairs and has not made an inch.

The Northern Expedition of Yongxi is well known to everyone, when Emperor Taizong personally led an army of 200,000 troops, taking advantage of the early establishment of Liao Shengzong, the troops were divided into three routes, led by Mi Xin, Pan Mei, and Cao Bin to attack Liao. As a result, Taizong was injured, Yang Ye was killed in battle, and the Northern Expedition failed, and no one dared to mention the Northern Expedition again, and no one dared to say the result of the Yongxi Northern Expedition.

Secretary Lang Wu Youxin came out and explained: "

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Han Privy Envoy and Chen Si advised not to be annoyed, if they really want to go north to defend against the enemy, the Privy Envoy will naturally not be able to dispatch easily, it is better to send the Yongxing Army and the Guangxin Army to help first, please think twice. ”

Cao Cong, the commander of the guards and the pro-army, said: "This time, the Liao State is prepared, and only sending the Yongxing Army and the Guangxin Army to help is probably just a way to stop the boiling." The ministers have been favored by the emperor for many years, and the dynasty dares not to be the first? The minister is willing to lead his troops north to resist the enemy. ”

Fan Zhongyan still shook his head and said, "Commander Cao's ability is outstanding, but it's a pity that he is a royal guard, how can he be easily dispatched?" ”

Cao Cong frowned and said, "This ......"

Yang Wenpeng, the servant of the ministry, said: "Fan Xianggong is extremely worried, the Liao State is well prepared, the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, and the grain and grass are abundant, while the preparation of our country is insufficient, and it takes time to deploy soldiers and generals, so it is indeed not a good time to meet the enemy head-on.

It is better to send courtiers to negotiate peace first, delay the opportunity, and then plot to go north. According to the minister's strategy, the Liao State went south just to seek money, and in order to avoid the loss of life, it could add new coins to the 'Lanyuan Alliance' in order to seek peace. ”

Tang Qingmao, the envoy of the Yongxing Army, said: "Sun Tzu's Art of War has a cloud, 'Those who are good at fighting will seek defeat before they win'. With such a large number of soldiers pressing the border, I had to consider the safety of the temple first. If you retreat to the south of the Yangtze River and avoid the edge for the time being, the cavalry of the Liao State is strong, but it is not good at water warfare, and we can resist a strong enemy by setting up an offensive according to the natural danger of the Yangtze River.

Liao Taizong Yelu Deguang also captured the Central Plains twice, but the result was self-defeat without a fight, and even Yelu Deguang himself died on the way to withdraw his troops. Therefore, nomads are not good at defending their land and cannot manage large areas of land. When the power of the Liao State is weakened, we will cross the Yangtze River and regain the lost territory. ”

Too often Ling Hao Jiangyue said: "The difficulty of Shu Road is difficult to go to the blue sky, Sichuan and Shu are difficult to obstruct and easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is better to retreat to Jiangnan than to take refuge in Shu, my dynasty can follow the example of Tang Xuanzong to enter Shu first, and then make a comeback when the rebellion in the Central Plains is calmed." ”

As soon as the words of Yang Wenpeng, Tang Qingmao and Hao Jiangyue came out, the ministers began to "steal" and discuss, and the fear accumulated in the past few days exploded like a flood.

Since Song Taizu's "cup of wine released military power", the status of military generals has been getting lower and lower, the court and the middle are all cowardly literati, and even many military positions are led by civil ministers, who can really lead the troops to fight on the front line?

In addition, since the "Lanyuan Alliance", I have not known how to fight for decades, and the courtiers are used to being comfortable, who wants to fight again, and the war is in chaos? Wouldn't it be great if he could keep his current official position and income by "adding new coins" or "retreating to the promised land"?

The courtiers were just afraid that the official family advocated resisting Liao, and did not dare to take the lead, seeing that the official squire and the Yongxing military envoy were right, and the official family did not refute it, so they privately guessed that the official Zhao Zhen was just a child with a weak crown in his youth, and he must have been frightened when he saw such a dangerous formation, and most of them had already leaned towards the proposition of the ministers just now. Therefore, some people are more and more emboldened to seconded and pursue the proposal.

Zhao Zhen, an official who was sitting on the dragon chair, turned pale at this time and didn't say a word.

Governor Fang Yongkou is like a river, "Zongmiao Sheji is more important than everything, the first emperor passed on the throne to His Majesty, is to let His Majesty pass on the throne to all generations, if Zongmiao fails, Your Majesty is a sinner of the Great Song Dynasty." Whether it is to retreat to the south of the Yangtze River or to avoid Shuzhong, it is for the sake of the temple community, and the minister suggested that the official family should move the capital immediately to avoid disasters and seek perfection. ”

When Fang Yong was gushing, a person strode into the Daqing Palace. This person's golden helmet and golden armor, the tiger-shaped heart goggles flashed with cold light, and then looked at this person's complexion, two sword eyebrows were upside down, and a pair of phoenix eyes were round and open, majestic and heroic. Who's coming? This person is Ye Pei, the lord of Le'an!

"What a bold Fang Yong, do you dare to say such cowardly and incompetent, disgraceful and humiliating words in front of Your Majesty?! Have you forgotten your father Fang Shicheng's father-killing revenge when he died at the hands of the Liao? ”

Ye Pei came to the palace and did not worship the official family, but first scolded Fang Yong for being incompetent and cowardly, which frightened the ministers and made no one dare to speak anymore. And mention Fang Yong's father

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hatred, he also stood in place and was speechless.

Only then did Ye Pei kneel down on one knee and salute the official Zhao Zhen: "Le'an see the official family!" ”

Zhao Zhen nodded, "The Lord of Le'an is flat!" Why is the county lord dressed in military uniform? ”

Ye Pei stood up and replied: "The national disaster is at the head, and the husband is responsible. The ministers came to the palace to invite war. All ministers can surrender, but only His Majesty cannot surrender! The ministers of the fallen kingdom can help other lords, but no king of the fallen kingdom can live long! ”

When the ministers heard this, they all bowed their heads and remained silent.

Ye Pei said to the hundreds of officials in the court: "Eat the king's lu, and be loyal to the king." Now that the Liao army is pressing the border, it is the time when the dynasty is employing people, you don't want to kill yourself to serve the country, but only seek your own safety, ignore the integrity of the land and the lives of the people, blindly seek peace, and even vainly discuss moving south to take refuge, why? ”

When the ministers heard this, they were even more ashamed of themselves.

Although Fang Yong was stunned by Ye Pei for a while, he came to his senses at this time and said, "The county lord is loyal and patriotic, and we can understand it." It's just that now the Liao State is strong, and the iron cavalry is unstoppable. My father couldn't see the situation clearly, hit a stone with an egg, and died. Our generation should learn a lesson and be conservative. ”

"Big fallacy!" Ye Pei looked at Fang Yong with eyes like a torch. "Don't say that the Liaoren iron cavalry has not yet attacked Bianliang City, even if Bianliang has been besieged at this moment, we should fight to the death to the last man!"

Ye Pei looked around at the courtiers and said sharply: "Do you persuade Your Majesty to take refuge in Shuzhong, and you want Your Majesty to learn from that Tang Xuanzong and return to Chang'an to be the emperor?!" How many of the Fugitive Kings can regroup and regain lost ground?

You keep saying that you want to focus on the temple and the society, do you want to give up the Great Song Dynasty land under Taizu to the Liao State and Western Xia? Do you want to watch my Great Song Dynasty fall apart and retreat into the chaos of five dynasties and ten kingdoms? ”

The courtiers saw that Ye Pei's face was stern, and no one dared to speak.

Ye Pei said to Yang Wenpeng, the servant of the ministry: "Yang Gong said that in order to avoid the misery of the people, you can add New Year's coins to seek peace?" Didn't every coin in this treasury come from the hard work and sweat of the people of our country? How can it be given easily? If we are cowardly in seeking peace, what leverage do we use to negotiate with others? Is it to be slaughtered?

The beggar still has a dog-beating stick in his hand, do you let the envoys of the state negotiate with their bare hands? If we surrender without a fight, do you think the Western Xia and Liao kingdoms will easily let us go? If they put forward the conditions for land cession and compensation at that time, how does Yang Gong think they should sign the alliance?! ”

Yang Wenpeng was ridiculed irrefutably, and asked rhetorically: "The county lord is a talent for the world, and I am deeply ashamed." Dare to ask the county lord what is the best way to retreat from the enemy? ”

There was another commotion among the ministers below, and Ye Pei knew that the Liao State was strong, and although it had high-pitched morale, it still couldn't easily retreat from the enemy, so he said: "Official, the Western Xia has just been founded, and the world is unstable, and the generals under him are only a few relatives such as Wei Mu and Ye Li. Li Yuanhao's traitorous male can use a strategy of discord and send the privy deputy envoy Di Qing to go without worry.

For the Liao State, it has experienced the founding of the Liao Taizu Yelu Abaoji for seven generations, just like the end of a strong crossbow. Now Liaoxing Sect Yelu Sect is really young, and all government affairs are represented by Xiao Yunjin, the Empress Dowager of Fatian. Xiao Yunjin was born as a palace maid, there is no righteousness at all, and the commander of the army is Xiao Xiaoxian, the younger brother of the Queen Mother, this Xiao Xiaoxian is just a horse seller, what is the strategy?

The Empress Dowager Fatian went perverse and put the Empress Dowager Qi under house arrest without permission, and the domestic resentment in Liao was boiling. Xiao Yunjin just used the Southern Expedition to gather military power and attack dissidents. Xiao Xiaoxian's subordinates are just ants gathering soldiers and rabble, why be afraid?

If the official family learns from Taizu's soldiers to go north to resist the enemy in three ways, they will attack the Great Wall in a fan shape, Yijin Pass, Sikou Pass, and Waqiao Pass, and start a war at the same time, and they will be able to break the enemy in a few days! ”

Ye Pei knelt down and kowtowed to Zhao Zhen and requested: "Your Majesty, although the minister is not talented, he is willing to learn from Mulan and Lu Mu, kill the enemy and serve the country, lead the troops to the north to resist Liao, recover the country, and never give up!" ”

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