Bianliang City.

In the Privy Council, Yan Shu, the privy envoy who stayed behind, looked at another 800-mile rush sent by Wang Deyong, and he had a headache.

This Wang Deyong, don't have the ability to see it, but the ability to urge people is good.

Look at the fact that I have only been to the north for a few days, and the books for money, food and soldiers have been stacked to half a person high.

"Does he not do anything else every day, just write and play?" Yan Shu couldn't help but think about it with a bad taste, and then he picked up the latest letter and went straight to the political affairs hall.

Yan Shu came again, and several ministers who were working here were big heads after seeing them.

"Don't hide from me, the old man also has a headache, take a look, this is a new report sent by Wang Xianggong, saying that the Mengqi who has been hiding in Shigu Mountain has moved, and the scouts have frequently appeared outside Xinkou Village recently, it seems that there is an intention to attack."

Yan Shu saw that these ministers were a little unkind to see him, but what could he do.

It's true that he is a privy envoy, but when he is old, he doesn't care too much about things.

Especially his son-in-law Fu Bi was also a deputy privy envoy before, and the two of them were officials in the same department, he always had to avoid suspicion, let alone care about things, and the power was in the hands of Wang Deyong.

Now that Wang De has gone to the northern realm, all the pressure of the Privy Council has fallen on him, and he suddenly feels the pressure doubled.

"Didn't he already write to tell Wang Xianggong that reinforcements were being organized, and it wouldn't be long before they would be sent to the north, why was he still in such a hurry." Governor Wen Yanbo opened his mouth, his face showing dissatisfaction.

He is a well-known compromiser and coexistenceist.

According to his intentions, there was no need to fight this battle at all. Sending people to the front line to negotiate with the three tribes is enough.

Pay some price and let the three clans quit their troops.

Of course, this will make people underestimate the Great Song Dynasty, but it will not be a strategy.

When others despise you, you're often the safest time, aren't you?

At that time, everyone thought that there was no threat to the Song Dynasty, and the three clans were likely to fight each other to the death, so that the Great Song Dynasty could be a spectator and slowly develop itself.

If one day, the three clans are tired and disabled, who says that that time is not the time for the rise of the Great Song Dynasty?

But it was this Su Shi who advocated sending troops.

even let him convince the official family and convince Song Itch, the iron rooster.

Well, now that it's been less than two months of fighting, I've started to ask for money and food, and I knew that I had to pay so much, so it was better not to fight this battle.

Wen Yanbo was angry at this meeting, and took the initiative to ignore that it was not Su Shi who asked for money and people, but Wang Deyong, who was recommended by themselves.

"Alright, there's no point in talking about that now. Wang Xianggong is the northern border that we recommended to go to, and now he needs our support, how can we stand by, Han Xianggong, the matter of transferring troops should be more hurried." Prime Minister Jia Changchao opened his mouth.

After all, he is a prime minister, and he still has the power to make decisions.

Han Qi, the privy deputy who was named by name, had a bitter expression on his face.

He was tempted to say that it was really difficult to transfer troops now. In particular, the wounded and deserters of the Forbidden Army who had returned from the front line portrayed the battlefield as hell. The armies near Bianliang City were frightened before they fought.

How effective can such an army be if it is really transferred to the north, on the battlefield?

Don't be unfavorable to the war, flee first, in that case it will be tantamount to using Wang De to the pit.

I opened my mouth, and I wanted to explain, thinking about what was the use of saying it. In the end, Han Qi still nodded and said, "Don't worry, Jia Xianggong, I will urge this matter."

"Hmm. Pang Xianggong, Song Xianggong has to trouble you to go there." Jia Chang nodded towards Han Qi, and then his gaze fell on the other prime minister, Pang Ji.

Pang Ji was called by this and wanted to scold people.

The three divisions make Song itch so easy to get along?

That's basically a lord who wants money and doesn't want to die, Su Shi said before that after giving five million yuan, he will use the military expenses to manage it.

After winning the battle and seizing it, he may even get back the money he has allocated.

Su Shi said resolutely, and Song Qi also listened to it, and did the same.

Recently, Wang Deyong began to ask for money and food, and the ministers went to communicate with Song Qi one by one, but which one didn't come back with a nose of ash?

Who gets the promise and benefits of a copper plate?

This is simply an impossible task, Jia Changchao knows this, and now he actually hands over this matter to himself, is this a joke for himself?

If you don't get the money when you go back, do you still have to treat yourself for a crime of disadvantage?

Everyone is the prime minister, who is afraid of whom?

Thinking like this in his heart, Pang Ji was very unhappy. But there is no way, even if it is the same prime minister, it must be divided into high and low.

Jia Changchao has been the prime minister for a longer time than himself, although it is not much longer, but one more day is seniority.

"Okay, don't worry about Jia Xianggong, I'll go to Song Xianggong in a while, but I'm afraid there is no hope." Pang Ji had to agree, but he still got a preventive shot in advance.

"How can there be no hope, this is a big deal, and I also believe in Pang Xianggong's ability. The matter is decided, the prisoners of Western Xia on the battlefield are here, I want to go to Honglu Temple, Wen Xianggong, together?" Jia Changchao spoke.

"Okay, let's go check it out." Wen Yanbo got up after thinking about it.

This time, it was a thousand people from Gule, a Western Xia prisoner. The question of how to deal with them will directly affect the relations between the Song and Xia countries in the future.

Although it is said that the two countries have now started a war, it is said that if they capture each other's people on the battlefield, they can be killed and killed.

But even if he is a compromiser, of course Wen Yanbo doesn't want to watch Gule and them have an accident, and he doesn't want to really get into trouble with Western Xia.

In the eyes of a politician like him, fighting a war is a war, but there are things that can still be discussed.

Jia Changchao knew Wen Yanbo's thoughts that he called him along. Although the official family handed over this matter to him, he really didn't want to interfere.

Without it, if these people are released, will Su Shi have any opinions and opinions about himself if he knows about it?

Empress Cao is bent on wooing Su Shi, and as a person who is Queen Cao, she can't help but have any conflicts with Su Shi now.

And as long as Wen Yanbo is called, it will be very different. This person has already had a stiff relationship with Su Shi, so he won't worry about offending again.

What Wen Yanbo thinks about aliens, Jia Changchao can't understand. With this person in front of you, the rest will be much easier.

Wen Yanbo, who got up, was also a smart person, he understood what Jia Changchao meant by calling him at this time, but he was really worried that something would happen to this thousand Western Xia prisoners, if this was the case, it would be more difficult to negotiate with Western Xia in the future.

He knew that Su Shi's recital was to behead these people, saying that it was to increase the morale of the Great Song Dynasty, and also to let other alien races see the fierce side of the Great Song Dynasty, so that they would feel afraid, and they would not be enemies of the Great Song Dynasty.

If you really do what Su Shi said, the battle of the Great Song Dynasty will have to be fought.

In this way, what is the use of yourself?

In this way, wouldn't the so-called policy of emphasizing literature and suppressing military force in the Great Song Dynasty be invalid?

This is what Wen Yanbo does not want to see, what he wants is that he can dominate everything, and the premise is that his foreign policy can be implemented smoothly.

Therefore, even if he knew that Jia Changchao was using himself at this meeting, he still did not refuse.

There are good things, even if someone uses him, he is willing to do it.

It can be said that there is not a single stupid person in the political hall, they are all old foxes, it just depends on who has better means in the end.

Jia Changchao and Wen Yanbo left, Yan Shu looked at it, and didn't seem to have anything to do with himself, so he shook his head with a smile, and turned around and left with unhurried steps.

Looking at the backs of the three of them leaving, Pang Ji snorted coldly in displeasure.

They left in style and left things to themselves, which is really beautiful and unpretty.

"Pang Xianggong

, aren't you going to Song Xianggong to have a look?" Han Qi saw that Pang Ji didn't mean to get up, and he was curious.

"What are you going to do? Believe it or not, I can't find Song Qi at all now, and he won't be happy to see me." After Pang Ji said this, he sighed again and said, "Hey, it's better for Bao Zheng and Fu Bi, they were unwell early and complained at home, but now they are at leisure."

Pang Ji said with envy. At this time, he regretted it a little, knowing that he should also be sick at home and not participate in these messy things.

Only can he?

Fu Bi and Bao Zhengke have always supported Su Shi, even if Wang Deyong wants to go to the north, they are also strongly opposed.

When they couldn't stop it, the two simply expressed their dissatisfaction by calling in sick. The official family also knew about this matter and granted leave.

But what is self?

said that he had a good relationship with Su Shi, it was because of interests. As for the route, the two are not all the way.

Pang Ji said directly, and Han Qi also let out a wry smile.

It's not easy for Pang Ji to ask for money, but it's easy for him to mobilize the army?

Come on, let's deal with it first, maybe I haven't completed the transfer of troops here, Wang Deyong is about to lose Xincheng, and he is going to run back.

Don't say it, Han Qi's mouth is too good to be good, not to be bad.

As he thought about this, the tide of battle in the north was changing.

On this morning, the Mengqi Alatan Division, which had been huddled in Shigu Mountain, suddenly made a move.

has always been a small fight, and Alatan, who seems to be training soldiers, suddenly sent a large number of cavalry and went straight to Xinkou Village to kill him.

Guarding here was a Song army of 2,000 men, the old, weak, sick and disabled that Wang Deyong had transferred from nearby reinforcements.

Such an army may not be able to win even if it goes to fight mountain bandits, let alone face the most elite Mongolian cavalry.

Needless to say, the two sides were defeated as soon as they came into contact with the Song army, leaving behind more than a thousand corpses, and in the end less than 600 people escaped.

Xinkou Village was lost like this.