Facts have proved that Li Kui's matter is always the most tricky thing.

The big guys in the Great Song Dynasty, even with Emperor Zhao Xu, had a headache. Li Kui's guy was obviously going to be a spy, and then he also helped an idle prince of Western Xia to rebel, and in the end, the dignified Song Dynasty actually wanted to give Li Kui an official. Who does this make Zhao Xu go to reason?

But if he doesn't seal the official, in case, that is, the 1 in 10,000 chance that Li Kui will not come back, this guy is in Western Xia, which is really a catastrophe for the Great Song Dynasty.

is different from Zhang Yuan back then, this is just a down-and-out scholar.

can also help Li Yuanhao build a country, what can Li Kui do to help Li Bingqian?

If the rebellion in Western Xia was successful, Li Bingqian would be the new king of Western Xia. Li Kui has super abilities for warfare, internal affairs, and even the army's ordnance and business. Li Kuilai is in Western Xia, which is equivalent to the rhythm of Western Xia's take-off. Even, the northwest of the Great Song Dynasty, especially Guanzhong, may not be able to hold it.

Li Kui is familiar with military and political affairs, and he also has an understanding of the officialdom in Guanzhong. He also used 4,000 infantry to resist 50,000 party troops, and finally let him win. Just ask the generals of the Great Song Dynasty, every one of them can do it to his level. It can be said that Li Kui can become a god only by virtue of the battle of Jinmingzhai last year.

The threat posed by such people to the Great Song Dynasty was more serious than that of any Great Song people who defected to Western Xia.

Of course, Li Kui should be a good official of the Great Song Dynasty who is loyal and patriotic.

But Li Kui felt that he had been wronged and suppressed in the Great Song Dynasty, and his head was hot, and he did something that his relatives and enemies were happy?

Zhang Tang is a dignified prime minister, and there are few officials in the court who can give him a face now, and even fewer people block him. But he suddenly discovered that Li Kui was also a black dragon that he couldn't suppress. This face is as ugly as it is, he is not the kind of person who compromises at every turn, and said in a deep voice: "Official, the minister thinks that this matter cannot set a precedent, in case the later people learn from Li Kui, wouldn't it be that my Great Song Dynasty will never have peace?" ”

This makes sense, but at the same time it makes no sense.

Tongzhi privy envoy An Tao said very calmly: "Future generations want to learn from Li Kui, and they must also learn like it!" ”

As soon as these words came out, some people were gloating. Li Kui's word, 'Renjie', was given by Zhang Dian when he was the governor of Yizhou.

Why, in a blink of an eye, I found that I couldn't get it, so I had to pay the bills?

Emperor Zhao Xu sat on the dragon chair and was distraught, and his eyebrows were burned, was it time to gloat? Is there a bit of a big picture? But he couldn't refute An Tao's words, he knew that Li Kui was such a scourge, just one was enough, Da Song's weak body and bones couldn't withstand the waves of such goods.

The emperor is the emperor after all, and he soon discovered Su Zhe, who was silent on the side. Xin said, Su Zhe is Li Kui's relatives and friends, it shouldn't be wrong to let him come up with ideas.

"Does Su Qing have any suggestions?"

Su Zhe drooped his eyelids, bent his body, and tried his best to hide next to the pillars of the main hall, what made him lament was that he was already so hidden, and he was still discovered.

Su Zhe smiled helplessly, what can he do, Li Kui doesn't listen to him at all. Su Zhe could sense a lot of Li Kui's thoughts from the eyes in which Li Kui once looked at him. If he wasn't Su Shi's younger brother or his own brother, Li Kui wouldn't have looked at him at all with his eyes, and he really wanted to treat himself as an elder and reprimand Li Kui, looking at Su Shi's face, he could not care about him. But if you want to make Li Kui obedient with the majesty of the elders, it is extremely difficult.

"Officials, colleagues." Su Zhe swallowed his saliva with difficulty, he found that his throat was hoarse, dry and dry, but he still had to bite the bullet and speak: "Li Kui is from my Great Song Dynasty, and he will not ignore the safety of his mother, brothers, relatives and friends." The minister thought that after encircling the important people around Li Kui, he would naturally be grateful for the kindness of the imperial court, and would not do anything to make his relatives and enemies happy. ”

Zeng Bu squinted his eyes and stared at Su Zhe's back, why did this sound so uncomfortable?

Li Kui is tossing in Western Xia, don't you, the uncle who has done nothing, also want to get a piece of the pie?

Thinking of this, he became angry, and said in a strange tone: "Ziyou, you are taking credit for yourself!" Besides, Li Kui's good Yan'an Mansion didn't do it, and he picked his son and went to Western Xia. It is already a major crime to leave one's post without permission, and it is a major crime for officials of this dynasty to leave their jurisdiction without permission and regard it as rebellion. Not to mention the court's praise, even if it is to win the official and go to the knighthood, it is just to set an example. ”

"Brother Zixuan, this matter is not among them!" Cai Bian didn't want to get involved in this, but he also sensed that the emperor didn't trust him. Therefore, to do this Shangshu Zuo Servant is also trembling, for fear of causing the emperor's dissatisfaction.

But Zeng Bu didn't know what the situation was now.

Even if Li Kui makes a fuss, he can't punish him at this time, not only can't, but also appeases, this is the overall situation.

Cai Bian didn't believe that even if a Li Kui took refuge in Western Xia, the Great Song Dynasty would be suppressed everywhere in the northwest. The strength of Western Xia and the Great Song Dynasty is not on the same line, and the reason why the Great Song Dynasty has always taken the Western Xia without a good way is mainly because the army of the Great Song Dynasty has problems.

But what if the result after forcing Li Kui away really made Western Xia rise?

Is this responsibility to be borne by all the reformers?

Cai Bian could never agree with Zeng Bu's idea. In addition, before Li Kui left Yan'an Mansion, he had reported it. The main reason is that he caught a businessman who took the goods for King Duan, but he didn't expect this businessman to be Li Bingqian, the prince of Western Xia, so there were a series of results. Cai Bian decided in his heart that the most evil crime was King Duan, a dignified prince, who peeked into the trade of the imperial court and Western Xia's coins. Even the spies of Western Xia entered his palace, and he didn't know it.

How can such a foolish person dare to enjoy the grace of the imperial court?

Zeng Bu didn't give an inch, and said to Cai Bian: "Yuan Du, you said that you can't punish him, is it possible to make him an example of my Great Song Dynasty officials?" ”

The corners of Cai Bian's eyes revealed a slight mistake, and he frowned and said, "The intelligence didn't say that the person who charged for Li Bingqian was Li Kui, right?" Didn't we know that Li Kui had pasted gold leaf on the Buddha statues in the temple in Western Xia through the intelligence of the Imperial City Division? ”

"Hah!" Zeng Bu was dumbfounded, why is Li Kui doing things so undisciplined?

That's right, the previous intelligence did say that Li Kui pasted gold leaf on the Buddha statues in the temple in Western Xia, and mixed Master Li's nickname. This is real information and cannot be falsified.

Of course, before that, he made a big fuss about Longzhou, and the garrison of Yanyan Road even recovered Longzhou.

That's a big deal.

Compared with leaving the jurisdiction without permission, the merits outweigh the demerits, and it is not worth talking about at all.

Seeing this, Cai Bian chased after him: "Besides, please say that the newspaper is 'black handsome', God knows who this black handsome is?" What if this person is really a subordinate of Li Bingqian's snare, and has nothing to do with the Yan'an Mansion's sentence of Li Kui? ”

What's more, it's too early to talk about what to do with Li Kui. Whether it is a promotion, a commendation, or a debasement, it all needs to be after the rebellion in Western Xia has been quelled. At present, the rebellion in Western Xia is quite beneficial to our Great Song Dynasty. Longzhou and Hongzhou were lost and recovered, the Suide army was preparing to attack Yinzhou, and the Yongxing army of Huanqing Road was preparing to attack Weizhou. If these state capitals were defeated, wouldn't it be true that the strategic goals of the Great Song Dynasty against the Western Xia had been achieved? ”

"You can't say that, reason is reason, wrong is wrong, you can't generalize."

"Why can't it be generalized, just because someone violated the ancestral system, and let this dynasty win one after another. Or does Brother Zixuan think that it is good for officials who abide by their duties, but lose their troops and generals one after another, and lose their land? ”

Speaking of this, Cai Bian seems to have opened up the second vein of Ren Kui, and he simply sang praises to Li Kui. Anyway, in his opinion, it is not too much to praise the credit for the imperial court to recover the lost territory: "The official, the minister thinks that no matter what the result of the Western Xia is, the dynasty has already benefited." Now is the time for the court to discuss how to further regain the lost ground. At the same time, the appeasement of Li Kui can also be found from his people. ”

Cai Bian doesn't participate much in the court's arguments on weekdays, mainly because he also knows that he has late qualifications. He was a jinshi in Xining for three years, and now the main bigwigs in the court are all jinshi in the second year of Jiayou during the Renzong period. Zeng Bu, Su Zhe, Zhang Dun, etc., are all Jinshi in this subject in the second year of Jiayou. They fight, belong to the nest fight. If he gets involved, he is a child who is ignorant. The Jinshi ordered by Emperor Renzong was one generation different from the Jinshi ordered by Emperor Shenzong.

If he competes for the lead everywhere, not only will no one obey him, but he will think that he is taking advantage of the prestige of his father-in-law Wang Anshi, a fox and a fake tiger.

Zeng Bu snorted coldly and decided to stop first, he originally planned to bully a wave of Su Zhe first. But I didn't expect that Cai Bian, who was two or five eyes, would dare to surrender to the mutiny?

Even Zeng Bu is like a mirror in his heart, if he really takes advantage of Li Kui, it is impossible. The main thing is that regardless of what happens next in Western Xia, Li Kui's credit is real, and no one dares to erase it. He was mainly worried that if Su Zhe could also make a lot of money on this reconquest of lost territory, when would he be able to become the deputy minister?

It can be said that Zeng Bu's idea is very simple, that is, to suppress Su Zhe.

Unexpectedly, he met Cai Bian halfway through the road and chased after him, which made him puzzled.

When the emperor saw the ministers arguing, it was enough for him to have a headache, but fortunately, Cai Bian was still quite knowledgeable, said two fair words, and did not let the argument continue.

Listening to Cai Bian's meaning, it seems that Li Kui's clansmen have a lot to do.

Zhao Xu looked at Zhang Dan, and Zhang Xuan also felt that this was a solution. Because of Li Kui's merits, there is no way to publicize it, so he can only give benefits behind his back. It is also a good way to reward his people and family. After all, sneaking out of class, helping enemy countries to carry out coups, and speaking out is really not very dignified. But the Great Song Dynasty recovered the land of Sanzhou, which was a real benefit. can even take advantage of the civil strife in Western Xia to continue to expand the benefits. That's the biggest benefit. At the same time, after the civil strife in Western Xia, the national strength will inevitably weaken, and the advantage of the Great Song Dynasty over Western Xia will be more obvious.

Zhang Dian bowed and said, "The minister seconded the proposal." ”

Li Qingchen had no opinion on rewarding Li Kui, and finding a cheap student was equivalent to saving him. When the Northwest War fought, even he was taken aback.

The Empress Dowager and Emperor of Western Xia went into battle, is this going to do that?

In particular, the Western Army was at an absolute disadvantage in terms of strength in the face of an army of 300,000. can only be supported by hard work. If the defense line is defeated, he, the privy envoy, may be blamed by the unfavorable situation in the northwest.

And Li Kui's engagement was indeed a timely rain that saved the prestige of the Privy Council. He decided to repay Li Kui and help Li Kui gain some benefits: "The minister thinks that although Li Kui's matter cannot be publicized, there is room for maneuver. ”

"Oh, Li Qing, please solve my doubts!" Zhao Xu said curiously.

Li Qingchen said freely: "Official, now the battle between Li Bingqian and Empress Dowager Liang in Western Xia is inevitable, if Li Bingqian is defeated in the end. If you want to survive, you will inevitably rely on my Great Song. It is still very appropriate to let Li Kui be a special envoy and communicate with each other. ”

"Good!" Zhao Xu didn't want to punish Li Kui, he is also a young man, and everything Li Kui does is a big thing that young people yearn for. He can't wait for himself to be able to gallop on the battlefield for Li Kui.

If it weren't for the fact that his body was weak and couldn't afford to toss, he really had this idea.

The Empress Dowager of the Western Xia Emperor can drive the expedition in person, why can't the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty?

When Li Qingchen saw that the emperor agreed, he naturally knew that the emperor's mind was different from that of the courtiers. To put it bluntly, Li Kui is the first batch of talents selected after the emperor's pro-government, the first imperial examination of Tanhualang, Li Kui's merits, and the emperor's merits. In addition, the relationship between the emperor and Li Kui is not so simple, there are many rumors in the palace, and he has also heard of it.

Since the emperor wanted to protect Li Kui, he had no reason to be a villain, and continued: "If Li Bingqian defeats the Liang clan, how to negotiate the border between our Great Song and Western Xia in the future will inevitably require a minister to go to Western Xia to discuss with Li Bingqian. And Li Kui, if he is really the 'black handsome' in intelligence, ......"

Speaking of which, Li Qingchen had a toothache, he was the chief examiner of the hall examination in the first year of the dignified Shaosheng, why did there be a 'black handsome' among the students, this is too improper, as if he took the literary exam, and then went to the martial arts exam.

"After our mission arrives in Western Xia, we can appoint Li Kui as the deputy envoy of the mission."

"Great goodness!"

Zhao Xu is so happy, Li Qingchen is the one who does things, and every sentence is said to his heart. However, for Zhao Xu, this glory is far from enough.

He felt that Li Kui's credit was too great, and he could only give the benefits. Stared at Li Qingchen and asked, "Li Qing, can't Li Kui's family enjoy this honor?" ”

"This, Li Kui seems to be a mother, right?"

"He has a brother who doesn't have a good brain." A fool can't be an official, this is the tacit understanding of the monarchs and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty.

"Li Yun is his younger brother, who made meritorious contributions several times in Yanyan Road last year, and is already a Wupin general. If you are promoted, I am afraid that there will be a disaster of wood show in the forest. ”

"Li Kui also has a brother who is a fellow mother, who is building ships in Dengzhou."

"Shipbuilding, can there be a successful ship?"

"A big boat was launched a year ago, but unfortunately, it capsized."

……

Li Kui's heels were almost cleared by the ministers, after all, in the first year of Shaosheng, this section was so noisy that he had to pay attention to him.

Zhao Xu was a little dissatisfied, he laid down so much, thinking about the third uncle.

I thought that Li Kui would risk his life this time, so what should be the benefit of the third uncle, right?

Unexpectedly, Li Kui even came out with a brother. This caught Emperor Zhao Xu a little off guard, and he mourned silently for the third uncle, an old official fan, you can't blame me! After all, there is a difference between intimacy and intimacy, who made Li Kui not your old grandson?

I really did my best.

Speaking of Li Kui, he found that he had become the backbone of hundreds of thousands of rebels.

Everything can only be arranged with his approval.

Of course, this can't be blamed on Li Bingqian for not daring to take responsibility, in Xiping Mansion on the other side of the Yellow River, 300,000 troops are eyeing each other, and Li Bingqian is living like a year, and he can't find a way to break the situation at all. can only follow Li Kui's plan and keep repairing Xingqing Mansion, and even the river defense is deserted.

It's not that you can't defend the river.

The main reason is that the Yellow River in Western Xia is 2,000 miles long, and if the army is scattered, it will be simply a matter of carelessness, and it will also lead to the danger of being broken by each after the division of troops.

this day.

Another piece of bad news came that the army under the command of Empress Dowager Liang had crossed the river.

This made Li Bingqian completely panicked, and hurriedly summoned Li Kui to ask about the plan. Unexpectedly, as soon as Li Kui opened his mouth, his heart was half cold, and he saw Li Kui annoyed: "I knew earlier, if I didn't burn Dingzhou, maybe I could still frustrate his spirit by sticking to it for ten days and a half months!" ”

Li Bingqian looked at Li Kui with a dull gaze, and thousands of troops and horses galloped past in his heart, so he almost pointed to Li Kui's nose and asked: "You are the one who robbed Dingzhou, and you are the one who burned down the city, I regret it at this time, why did I go earlier?" ”

However, Li Kui is Li Kui after all, and said to Li Bingqian: "Don't worry, the king, our current food is enough to eat for two years, and it will consume them to death!" ”

Li Bingqian covered his chest, palpitations for a while, and said that he would gallop the world and kill the Quartet, but I didn't expect you to be a turtle with a shrunken head?