The feast dispersed, and Murong Fu and Yue Fei returned to the military tent of the Yanbei army.

Murong Fu sat in the position of the commander, and below him were Han Baizhan, Wei Liangcheng, Huo Qianjun, Zhe Yanzhi and other generals who were loyal to him.

Han Baizhan said: "The prince is here in person, I don't know if it is because of the change in the battle situation?" ”

Murong Fu smiled and said, "I'm just here to reassure the one in Bianjing, and as for the battle situation, you are still in charge of it." ”

When Han Baizhan and the others heard this, their hearts were a little relieved, they thought that they were not good enough, so they asked Murong Fu to come and command in person.

"How's the battle going?"

Murong Fu asked. 🅼.𝕍𝓞𝙙𝕋🅆.𝓒𝓞🅼

Han Baizhan glanced at Yue Fei beside Murong Fu, and said in a deep voice: "The combat ability of the Khitan tribe is above this group of remnants of the Liao State, if it weren't for the talent of the Northern Courtyard King of the Liao State, I'm afraid our army would not be so smooth." ”

Murong Fu heard the hidden meaning of his words, if it weren't for Xiao Wuna to lead the army, it is estimated that with the group of straw bales in the Liao State, it is estimated that they would have been repelled by the northern tribes long ago, and if the Liao State is not in a favorable situation, it will also have an impact on their plans.

In order not to affect the plan, the Yanbei army must go all out to help, and their losses will probably be not small at that time.

"This king of the Northern Courtyard is a character, but it's a pity that Yelu Hongji died early, and this Yelu Yanxi is not a Ming lord, otherwise the battle of Song Liao will not end so soon."

Murong Fu pondered for a moment and said: "For today's plan, my Yanbei army still has to preserve its strength, let the Liao State and the northern tribes consume each other, it will be a matter of time before the Northern Liao regime falls, and all we can do is to greatly consume their troops before the unification of the Liao State, leaving a room for the world." ”

Han Baizhan and the four of them had a solemn face, deeply understanding the content of Murong Fu's words, and immediately knelt down on one knee and said: "We are willing to follow the prince to the death and create a grand event for this world!" ”

Murong Fu nodded, and then asked Yue Fei to study beside Zhe Yanzhi.

Compared with Han Baizhan and the three of them, Zhe Yanzhi is a Confucian general, both civil and military, if he is Yue Fei's master, it is the most suitable.

Although he is also familiar with Wu Mu's book of soldiers, training troops and arranging formations and marching to fight are not his strong points, and what he can teach Yue Fei is really limited.

Just when Murong Fu was heading to the northern battlefield, Huizong, who was far away in Bianjing, also learned the news.

Han Zhongyan reported the rumors he had heard recently to the official family at the right time.

Huizong said angrily: "What? He dared to arrest the people of my Great Song Dynasty and go to Yanbei to work as laborers and reclaim wasteland for him? ”

Han Zhongyan said: "Not only that, it is said that King Yan did not report to the imperial court, he lowered the tax amount on his own, and also set up a trade hub in White Wolf City, which attracted the merchants of my Great Song Dynasty and Liao Kingdom to trade in White Wolf City, according to the statistics of the Ministry of Households, the commercial tax amount has dropped by nearly forty percent in the past six months, and a total loss of 4.5 million yuan. ”

"According to this trend, it is likely to drop to 50% or 60% after half a year."

Huizong's face changed dramatically, you must know that what he lacks most now is money, who would have expected Murong Fu to quietly pit him so much money, and he, who was already dissatisfied with the position of this vassal king, is now even more annoyed.

"This Murong Fu is simply presumptuous, don't forget that his King Yan is still rewarded by my Great Song Dynasty, how dare he make a fortune when the country is recuperating? How can this be! ”

The more Huizong thought about it, the more angry he became, and put the broom on the table on the ground, his face was extremely ugly.

Murong Fu made a great contribution at the beginning, in order not to reward the fiefdom, but also to block the mouth of the world, it was chilling, but he gave the treasury and his old capital to the other party, not to mention that the people are living hard, that is, he, an official family, has to live frugally, who would have thought that Murong Fu would dare to be a demon at this time, relying on his authority as a vassal king, to squeeze the commercial taxes of the Great Song Dynasty, what is this going to do? Is this going to be the other way around?

"Immediately issue an order to summon King Yan back to Beijing, I will ask him face to face, what is he going to do!"

Huizong raised his eyebrows and glared at Han Zhongyan and the six ministers who were groveling on the side.

Han Zhongyan hurriedly said: "Back to the official's house, King Yan is not in Longcheng at the moment, he has already gone to the Northern Expedition military camp of the Liao State, if he is summoned back now, I am afraid that not only the people of the Northern Yan Army will have objections, but I am afraid that the Tianzuo Emperor of the Liao State will also intervene." ”

The Liao State is now bent on subduing the lost territory in the north and quelling the rebellion, Murong Fu rushed to the front line, which is undoubtedly a great help to the Liao army, if Huizong recalls Murong Fu at this moment, it will undoubtedly arouse the suspicion of Emperor Tianzuo, thinking that the Great Song Dynasty did it deliberately in order to prevent the Liao State from quelling the rebellion.

If it arouses the suspicion of Emperor Tianzuo, the peace that has been established between the two countries with great difficulty is likely to be broken again.

The ministers of the Sixth Department of Shangshu had already been angry with Han Zhongyan when he came, and under his instructions, they also stood up to persuade him.

Although Huizong was angry, he did not ignore the overall situation, and after being persuaded, he could only sit on the dragon chair angrily and sulk for a while.

I don't know how long it took for Huizong's voice to sound again, a little more helpless than before.

"In your opinion, how should this matter be good?"

Han Zhongyan seemed to have already made up his mind, and immediately stepped forward to offer advice: "Back to the official family, Weichen thinks that it is an opportunity for us that King Yan is not in Dragon City." ”

Han Zhongyan was able to stand up for Huizong every time he was troubled, and when he saw that it was this capable minister who spoke, he immediately came to a little spirited and asked, "Han Xiang, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Han Zhongyan said: "Although King Yan is a vassal king, and the domain is not in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, so he does not follow the laws of the Great Song Dynasty, but the name of this vassal king is canonized by my Great Song Dynasty after all, and out of reasonableness, it is necessary to put the country first." ”

"King Yan has made immortal contributions to my Great Song Dynasty, but after all, he is a descendant of the Xianbei clan, not my Han clan, even if the official family summons him to Beijing to question him face to face, it can only be condemned morally, but it is not in accordance with the law."

Huizong heard this, and his brows couldn't help frowning.

And the officials of the Sixth Department are also you look at me, I look at you, I don't know what Han Zhongyan is thinking in his heart.

If I'm not mistaken, you were the one who instigated the official family to restore Murong as king in the first place, right?

Why does it seem like he wants to discredit Murong Fu and put him to death today?

The co-author is you, and the ghost is you?

If the official family really wants to cross the river and tear down the bridge at this juncture, and hide all the birds, I am afraid that it will shock the world, what is this Han Xiang thinking?

The more the ministers of the six ministries speculated, the more they felt as if they were trapped in an endless whirlpool, and they couldn't help but feel a chill down their backs and fear for a while.

I only heard Han Zhongyan continue: "But King Yan is not my Han family, but Princess Yan is a member of my Great Song royal family, and the prince of Yan has also passed on to Princess Yan. ”

"It is said that the prince of King Yan is under the age of nine this year, so he can stay in the palace and study in Zishantang with King Ding and King Jia."

"The official family has this holy grace, presumably King Yan will be able to understand the deep meaning, and the matter related to commercial taxes can be easily solved."

Hearing Han Zhongyan's words, all the ministers behind him were secretly amazed at the meticulousness of his mind and the viciousness of his methods, no wonder he was able to sit firmly in the position of the first assistant.

And after listening to Han Zhongyan's words, Huizong also swept away the gloom in his heart, stroked his palms and laughed, and asked him to do it immediately.