Who am I? ”

"Why am I here?"

"What do I want to do?"

Although Li Kui left, he was driven out of the hall by Emperor Zhao Xu. But at this time, Zhang Dian didn't even evaluate the papers, but discussed with great interest how to deal with Western Xia and Liao.

How to abuse Xixia to be happy?

What method was used to weaken the strength of the Liao State?

Which of the several fortresses on the northern front can become a decisive force?

Emperor Zhao Xu's eyes were confused, he was just pro-government, and he wanted to preside over a perfect imperial examination to build momentum for his pro-government. However, looking at the current situation, it seems that he has completely deviated from his original vision. And the initiator of all this was driven out of the main hall by him.

I have to say that driving Li Kui away before really made Zhao Xu very happy.

He has been the emperor for a long time, but it is the first time that he has done such a refreshing thing in the Great Song Palace. Especially when he saw Fan Chunren and Su Zhe's stunned gazes, Zhao Xu wanted to laugh out loud a few times to express the resentment that had accumulated over the years in his heart. Placing Cheng Yi at the emperor's side and appointing him as the emperor's teacher was the decision of the Empress Dowager Xuanren and Sima Guang and others. The purpose was to teach the emperor to be an old gentleman, but all this, just now, announced the complete defeat of the conservatives.

And Zhang Dian and the others didn't care about Li Kui's departure at all, but talked about starting a war with great interest.

"The road to Dali is inconvenient, if you really start a war, even if you defeat Dali, it will be an endless disaster."

"That's right, it is very likely that the Great Song Dynasty will be in a situation of facing the enemy on three sides, wasting national strength. But it's not that it can't be fought, if the Western Xia can be defeated, there is no need for Dali to resist the threat of Tubo for the Great Song Dynasty. As long as the population of the Central Plains continues to migrate to Dali, the cavalry of Tubo will not be able to threaten the cities of Dali. ”

"The stubborn disease of Western Xia, if you don't get rid of me, it will be like a fish in the throat, sooner rather than later."

……

The emperor was pro-government, and the reform faction was heavily used, and Zhang Dian and others were called into the capital at the beginning, and they were a little unaccustomed to participating in the heavy official duties of implementing the reform again.

It seems that there is something that seems to be missing?

But what was missing, they didn't think about it at all, because they were too busy with a myriad of official duties.

But after being reminded by Li Kui, they finally remembered in hindsight what they lacked, to fight.

It's not that there is a war, it's that before changing the law, there must always be something to sacrifice the flag. The head of this Western Xia Iron Harrier seems to be very good. This is the tradition of the Fa Change, Fan Zhong Yan beat the Western Xia before the Fa Change; Before Wang Anshi changed the law, he still beat Western Xia; Now that Zhang Dian has resumed his changes and does not send troops to beat Xixia, he always feels empty in his heart, and there is a kind of unstable awkwardness.

That's right, it was decided to fight Western Xia.

Zhao Xu was dumbfounded and looked at Zhang Dian and Li Qingchen discussing hotly, and Zhang Shangying was at a loss on the side, he didn't know whether to change his order to fight, so as to show the courage of the Great Song Wenchen.

However, Zhang Dian didn't give him a chance at all, looked up left and right, and asked, "What about Li Kui?" Call him in. ”

Li Kui was driven away by the emperor, and according to the big man's thoughts, he should go out of the palace and wait. But Li Kui didn't have this consciousness at all, but walked out of the palace gate quickly.

Hao Sui looked left and right outside the main hall, but did not find Li Kui, and immediately became anxious, and asked Gao Yu: "Where is Li Kui?" ”

"Didn't His Majesty let him go?"

Gao Yu pursed his lips and said indifferently: "Our family won't let him go, how dare he leave the palace without permission?" Is there any courtesy, they are all crowns of the country, and they are still acting on the streets? ”

Gao Yu didn't want to see Hao Sui for a long time, if it weren't for the fact that this product had a high status in the palace, Gao Yu would have stopped giving him face.

But Hao Sui pointed at Sang and scolded Huai, but Gao Yu was angry, especially when he knew that Hao Sui still had close contacts with the minister, so he despised the other party's character even more. The eunuch who betrayed the emperor, that is a traitorous minister, Gao Yu does not dare to say that he is loyal and righteous, but he can't do the pickled thing of betraying the lord and seeking glory. So, he pointed at Hao Sui and said: "We are all from the streets, and we have not been instructed by the Ministry of Rites, where do we know whether to leave or stay?" If we wait until it gets dark and stay in the palace, this is a big crime, and I can't afford to wait for it. ”

Hao Sui stared at Gao Yu in surprise, he couldn't have imagined that even a down-and-out family like Gao Yu would dare to be arrogant in front of him, which was simply intolerable to him.

was about to call the warrior in front of the palace to embarrass Gao Yu, but unexpectedly, Gao Yu said quietly: "Father-in-law Hao, if you don't chase it out again, you will have to look for half a day to ensure that my brother is not allowed to leave the palace?" ”

Looking for Li Kui all over the capital, Hao Sui has not had such an errand or twice in the stall, so he became vigilant and chased after him.

"Stop him!"

"Stop him!"

The guards at the gate of the palace watched Hao Sui's actions with his teeth and claws unexplained, but they were too far away to hear what Hao Sui was shouting. From afar, it seems that they want the guards to stop Li Kui, who is about to leave the palace. The loss is in the palace, and Li Kui does not dare to take a big step. After all, many roads in the palace are for people of a specific status.

Wenchen and Wuchen also need to choose different stone roads, and if they are wrong, they will lose face at least and may lose their officials.

Even if the guards didn't hear what Hao Sui said, after all, they had cooperated in the palace for many years, so they could guess somewhat. stopped Li Kui, who was about to leave the palace, and confessed: "Master Li, I'm offended, please wait for a while." ”

"I'm not an adult."

"Sooner or later, sooner or later."

Most of the guards guarding the palace gate are the children of the officers of the forbidden army in the capital, and it is impossible for ordinary people to enter such an important yamen as the front division of the palace. Of course, if you want to compare combat effectiveness, you still have to look at the Western Army, the army of Yiwei on the left and right, in addition to being decent, combat effectiveness has always been a mystery.

"Li Kui, follow our family to meet the driver."

Although Li Kui said that he was unhappy, there was no way, who made the emperor of heaven and earth the greatest. He is still in the palace, and he doesn't dare to make a mistake. followed Hao Sui to the Jiying Palace, and as soon as he entered the main hall, Zhang Kui stared at Li Kui with fierce eyes, wanting to make Li Kui feel empty.

But who is Li Kui?

Intimidated by a single look?

What about playing?

Zhang Tun, who failed to threaten him, had to speak first, and this kind of frustration made Zhang Dian feel a faint displeasure in his heart: "Li Kui, talk about attacking Western Xia, how to fight?" Are you prepared? ”

Li Kui knew where Western Xia was, but he didn't know anything about the terrain, troops, and even the strength of the tribes around Western Xia, so how could he give advice?

Zhang Kui felt a kind of pride in moving back to the first game, and looked at Li Kui with more disdain, as if he was mocking Li Kui: "Boy, you have learned, you don't understand anything, and you dare to say three strategies for peace?" ”

Li Kui didn't want to fight with Zhang Dian at all, it was meaningless.

He understood that this old guy Zhang Duan was ambitious, and Western Xia was not his ultimate goal at all, his ultimate goal was Liao. Since the Great Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom were Zhenzong, the national war almost broke out, which was led by Zhang Dan. However, in the end, I had to give up because there were too many obstacles. No matter how powerful Western Xia is, can it be compared with Liao?

Li Kui thought for a while, and said with a shy face: "Zhang Xiang, students have three strategies to use. ”

Say you're fat, you're really gasping. Zhang Dian didn't want to get Li Kui, and he really wanted to think about how to destroy Western Xia. He didn't understand this kind of national war problem himself, is there a way for you to be a kid who has never been an official?

But Zhang Dian said a lot, and he had to listen to what Li Kui said?

"Buying the tribes that were suppressed by the Western Xia royal court is one of them. If I can support a puppet royal court, it won't be long before Western Xia can return to the territory of my Great Song Dynasty. ”

"Stop the field, the cattle and sheepskin grass produced in Western Xia, and even green salt, can be sold at a high price in my Great Song Dynasty, but in Western Xia, they are all useless materials. Western Xia had no source of wealth, and the land in the northwest was barren, so it would inevitably be difficult to live in China for three or five years, so it had to send troops to attack our Great Song Frontier. ”

"Forming a cavalry, as long as the scale can attack and kill the small tribes of Western Xia. Constantly depleting the strength of the Western Xia tribe, making the tribe dissatisfied with the royal court. ”

……

After hearing this, Zhang Dian immediately smiled, pointed at Li Kui and mocked: "The old man has thought of what you said. ”

Zhang Dian has experience in leading troops, and even has a very good record as a Wenchen. When he was a privy envoy, he also put down a rebellion in the southwest. The ability is definitely not bad, but unfortunately compared with Wang Anshi, Zhang Dian lacks one thing, strength.

It stands to reason that Zhang Dian's vision, talent, and even experience are much better than Wang Anshi. But only this small-bellied chicken intestine can't stand the cautious eyes of a little anger, which limits his final achievement.

This is also why the Great Song Dynasty has become more and more fierce under the leadership of Zhang Dan, and even in the end, it has dragged down the stability of the Great Song Dynasty. Otherwise, Zhang Qi's three battles in Western Xia were almost defeating Western Xia to the point of losing his temper. Unexpectedly, Da Song made a stupid move and transferred Zhang Qi away from the northwest. It gave Xixia a chance to breathe.

As long as Zhang Dian makes persistent efforts, it is definitely not impossible to recover Western Xia in his hands.

It's a pity that in the end, because of his suspicion, he promoted his clan brother from a feudal official who controlled a strong soldier to an inconsequential official position, but the good situation in the northwest was buried.

But at this time, Zhang Dian did not have this consciousness at all, he stubbornly believed that Xixia was a soft persimmon, and he could pinch it whenever he wanted.

Seeing that Li Kui was deflated, Zhang Dian proudly stroked his beard and told Li Kui: "You can go." ”

Li Kui felt that Zhang Dun, the old guy, was probably scared half to death by "Zhiping Ce" before, and deliberately came to find the field. It's just such a play.

However, when Li Kui was leaving, Zhang Dian still gave face and said to Li Kui: "Look at the list in three days, and there will be a place for you in the second list." ”

Li Kui didn't quite believe Zhang Dun, and turned his head to look at the emperor.

Zhao Xu said helplessly: "Li Kui, all the princes of the court have been shocked by you, if this subject does not take you, wouldn't it be the ugliness of the imperial examination?" ”

Li Kui took a proud stride out of the palace at this time, and the first small goal of rebirth was finally completed, and he felt that he should find someone to be happy and happy.