"Stop the Red Phoenix Army?"

Xiao Feng's face suddenly appeared in Zhao Yun's mind, when he first saw her, he thought that woman was just wishful thinking, how could she complete a career that his ancestors could not complete?

But today, when he heard that the other party's Northern Expedition was successful, Zhao Yun felt empty in his heart.

That woman is younger than him, and she is even more of a woman, and now she has made such a feat, which makes him how to deal with himself when facing his courtiers?

Jia Rudao said calmly: "That's right. Now that the Red Phoenix Army's Northern Expedition has been successful, it has set off a great wave in the country. If we don't make a corresponding gesture, I'm afraid that those people will laugh at us!"

Li Zengbo, who was next to him, listened to it and looked at this colleague in some surprise.

Being able to say these words in the face of Zhao Yun today, it can be seen that Jia Rudao is not like the people who are rumored to be the Xianggong, and he has a false name!

"And what do you mean?"

Zhao Yun had some expectations.

He was already in poor health, and he had just recovered from the horse incident, and now he was caught in the successful Northern Expedition.

This left him in a state of bewilderment, unable to figure out what to do to redeem his country's decadent tendencies.

As an emperor, Zhao Yun still wants to redeem the trend of his dynasty's decline!

Jia Yidao straightened his clothes a little, gave himself a little momentum, and replied: "That's the Northern Expedition!"

"Northern Expedition?"

Li Zengbo couldn't help frowning, feeling puzzled, looked sideways at Jia Yidao, and asked: "Dare to ask Jia Xianggong, who are you planning to fight in this Northern Expedition? You must know that the strength of the Red Phoenix Army is strong, even Mongolia is difficult to fight, how can our army fight alone?"

The rest of the ministers all frowned, and looked at Jia Rudao with a worried expression.

They are not willing to start the war by themselves, after all, although the ambition of the Red Phoenix Army is obvious, but they always respect the Song Dynasty as orthodox, if they take the lead in action, they will give the other party a tongue, even the people in the country are difficult to convince.

The people under his rule have long been tired of war, where are they willing to provoke an object that they can't beat?

"Hehe! Li Xianggong, why should I attack the Chifeng Army and I who have no grievances?" While shaking his head, Jia Rudao said, his eyes slanted at Li Zengbo, as if he was happy for Li Zengbo's embarrassment.

The ministers also nodded slightly, the Red Phoenix Army has just defeated Mongolia, and the people under its rule are also celebrating, and it is the time when the momentum is booming.

Provoke the other party at this time, undoubtedly seek death!

"Jia Xianggong, what do you mean?"

Zhao Yun looked curious, wanting to know what Jia Yidao's thoughts were.

Jia Rudao replied: "My target is naturally Mongolia!"

"Mongolia? Are you sure? You must know that although Mongolia was heavily damaged by the Red Phoenix Army, the hundred-legged insect died but did not stiffen, and its strength was still terrifying. Why do you think we can win against our opponents?" Li Zengbo raised his own doubts.

He once fought against the Mongolian general Wuliang Hetai, and even took over the Sichuan system after the death of Yu Jie, so it can be said that he was one of the few people who knew military strategy among the courtiers.

"How else?"

Jia Yidao was dissatisfied, and glanced at Li Zengbo, but Li Zengbo ignored it, which also made him feel unhappy, and persuaded Zhao Yun again: "Your Majesty! The Red Phoenix Army has just gone through a fierce battle with Mongolia, and its money and food have been exhausted, and it will definitely not be able to start a war within three or five years. And the Mongols were weakened because of this, so that the rebels in Qilu rose up one after another, resulting in internal emptiness. If our army does not take advantage of this time for the Northern Expedition, I am afraid that there will be no chance in the future!"

Li Zengbo knew about Song Jun's own internal situation, so it was naturally difficult to convince.

But if it was Zhao Yun's words, Jia Rudao was confident that with his three-inch incorruptible tongue, he would definitely be able to move the other party.

That Zhao Yun showed a little different color, but with a little fear, he asked in a low voice: "According to what Aiqing said, this is the time to use soldiers." But Jia Xianggong, you also know that the Northern Expedition is very important, and if it starts, it will involve dozens or even millions of people, but you don't know how much you have planned?"

It is not that he did not launch the Northern Expedition, which he organized twenty years ago when he was still young.

That Northern Expedition was called Duanping into Luo, although it successfully defeated the Jin Dynasty, but because of the Mongols, the territory it seized was lost again, and he was even more severely attacked by the Mongols, and he ceded land and paid compensation, which is simply a joke.

Jia Rudao patted his chest and responded: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, as long as the minister personally goes out, he will definitely be captured." ”

"Good. Then I'm ready!"

Zhao Yun listened to it and only felt extremely happy.

In the past few days, he has been listening to all kinds of bad news, either where there is a disaster, or where there are rebels, which makes him very busy, even if he wants to rest for a while, he is still chased to the palace by one minister, and directly shoehorned all kinds of reports into his hands.

He wanted to refuse, but if he showed the slightest slackness, the ministers would run directly in front of him and be directly reprimanded.

This emperor is really aggrieved!

"Your Majesty, no!"

Li Zengbo listened to it next to him, but he felt that this opportunity was too hasty, he was not prepared in advance, and he brought it up completely as soon as his brain was hot, so he stood up again and said his thoughts bluntly.

Zhao Yun's face suddenly showed a little anger, and when he spoke, he was not as indifferent as before: "Li Zengbo, then why can't you tell me?"

"Your Majesty, we don't know anything about the north, let alone the joints, and how we can ensure success if we rush into it. I am afraid that this Northern Expedition did not have a miraculous effect, but may exhaust the elite of our army. ”

Although he knew that Zhao Yun was unhappy in his heart, Li Zengbo did not hide his worries and said it directly.

Jia Rudao looked disdainful, and said loudly: "Hmph! That Mongolian elite has already been defeated by the Red Phoenix Army, and the people who rebelled in the north, and most of them are rural villagers, how can they confront our army? Moreover, the people in the area have been devastated by the Mongols, and if they hear that the heavenly soldiers have descended, they will definitely win the grain and follow. At that time, the restoration of the Central Plains is just around the corner, and it is possible to return to the homeland. Li Zengbo, if you delay this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, you will be a sinner for the ages!"

Speaking of this, Jia Rudao raised his eyebrows, and reprimanded Li Zengbo.

The rest of the ministers had already noticed Zhao Yun's attitude, and even saw that Jia Rudao had already aimed his blade at Li Zengbo, and they also began to accuse Li Zengbo of not being right.

"Hmph. Although there are some forces in the Northland, they are only a thousand children and eight hundred people, but they are just a rabble. But you are exaggerating the enemy's strength here, is it possible that you are deliberately trying to destroy the morale of our army?"

"Then Mongolia has been defeated by the Red Phoenix Army, where is it still as powerful as when it was in the southern expedition? What's more, I have been training new troops and forging weapons for all these years, and I am no longer Wuxia Ameng. ”

"And the Red Phoenix Army has just finished the battle, even if it wants to interfere in a short period of time, it must be powerless and difficult to stop, it is simply a godsend. Wouldn't it be a pity if we missed it?"

“......”

They didn't have much integrity, just because they saw Zhao Yun and Jia Yidao working together, they followed suit, and they didn't think about the reasoning, they just scolded Li Zengbo for a while.

can not say a word here, but there are only a few people, including Chen Yizhong.

Being said like this by this group of people, Li Zengbo also doubted whether he was wrong, but when he thought of the situation inside the Song Army at this moment, he felt anxious.

"Li Zengbo, if you have nothing to say, you might as well resign and return to your hometown, so as not to continue to occupy a high position and be embarrassed. ”

Zhao Yun saw that all the ministers were expressing their support, and he looked at Najia Yidao even more differently, but he just looked at Li Zengbo standing here, but he felt very uncomfortable.

None of these ministers can come up with a solution except for opposition every day, so it is better to resign directly.

At this moment, Zhao Yun thought like this.

Li Zengbo was gloomy for a while, in the main hall, he only felt isolated and helpless, and there was a feeling of abandonment, after hearing Zhao Yun say this, he felt extremely disappointed, and was ready to take off his official hat and robe.

Since you can't do anything, it's better to resign and go into hiding!

"Your Majesty!"

Seeing that the ministers were resting for a while, Chen Yizhong seized this opportunity and stood up directly and said: "The reason why Li Xianggong opposes it should have his own considerations, in that case, why don't you listen to him and explain the reason?"

"Okay. Then you do what you say, let him tell him what the reason is. ”

Zhao Yun didn't want to become a faint gentleman in the eyes of everyone, so he accepted Chen Yizhong's suggestion, at least even if he resigned, so that the other party could accept it calmly.

Li Zengbo breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at Chen Yizhong with gratitude, and then explained his thoughts and thoughts one by one in front of everyone.

"You should know that the Northern Expedition is a very important matter, and if it is to be launched, it will have to mobilize hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians to succeed. When the time comes, where should the grain, grass, and salaries needed by hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians be collected? You must know that our dynasty has already exhausted all its resources in order to maintain a 1 million forbidden army, and there are many complaints under its rule. If the Northern Expedition is launched rashly now, I am afraid that it will lead to a riot. When the time comes, the repetition of the Northern Song Dynasty Fangla is also possible. ”

After he finished saying this, Zhao Yun was obviously stunned, although he wanted to refute it, but he felt that what the other party was thinking was quite correct.

Everyone knows that after Huizong of the Northern Song Dynasty ascended the throne, he not only built palaces on a large scale, but also first expanded his territory in the land of Western Xia, and then conspired with Jin to seize the land of Yanjing.

Who would have expected that a Fangla War would expose the bottom of the entire Northern Song Dynasty.

After the Jin Dynasty destroyed Liao, the shame of Jingkang and even the southern hunt of the Song Dynasty, and many other things verified the ending one by one.

Zhao Yun, naturally, doesn't want to be the king of this kind of dead country!

"Humph!"

Na Jia seemed to snort lightly and retorted directly: "Your argument is indeed reasonable, but in my opinion, it is not difficult to solve. ”

Zhao Yun asked, "Oh? What does Aiqing think should be solved?"

"Your Majesty. You also know that there are many heroes in the land of Qilu, if we are in the name of Chinese orthodoxy, there will definitely be many heroes who surrender. When the time comes, with their help, our army naturally does not need to maintain so many soldiers. When the time comes, you only need to drive the wolf and devour the tiger, and you will naturally be able to thwart the Mongol forces and occupy the entire Central Plains. ”

Jia Rudao replied loudly.

Li Zengbo showed a trace of worry, feeling that this plan was really inappropriate, and opened his mouth to ask: "What if they don't want to? After all, those people are not good, and the reason why they have taken refuge in our dynasty is just to take advantage of our dynasty." What if a second Red Phoenix Army is raised because of this?"

This method has not been played by the Song Dynasty before, from the beginning of Li Quan, and then to Li Ji, and even the Red Fengjun.

It's a pity that every time it fails for various reasons.

Otherwise, Li Zengbo would not have so many questions.

"How else? You also said that if you directly send troops to occupy it, the cost is too huge, and without the help of local forces, it is like success, do you think it is possible?" Jia Rudao didn't care, and said directly: "You must know that if the Red Phoenix Army didn't have our help, how could it be able to achieve what it is today?"

"That's right!"

Zhao Yun nodded and said, "Regarding this matter, I think we just need to prepare in advance, and these things should be avoided." Thinking of the Red Phoenix Army, he also secretly regretted why he didn't take advantage of the weakness of the Red Phoenix Army to include them in the Song Dynasty.

If the Red Phoenix Army could have been controlled in the first place, where would there be so many things today?

It's a pity that Zhao Yun didn't think about it, if the Red Phoenix Army was invested in the Song Dynasty, how could it have today's glory?

"But Your Majesty, who should be in charge of the Northern Expedition this time?" Li Zengbo asked again.

This Northern Expedition is the most important thing, and what is involved is the safety of tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians, and if there is no suitable candidate, it is bound to be difficult to succeed.

Jia Rudao raised his chest and replied loudly: "Since we are Your Majesty's ministers, we should naturally come forward at this moment to relieve Your Majesty's worries." So this time, I'll go out myself!"

"You?"

Li Zengbo snorted lightly, not hiding his suspicions at all.

"Can you succeed?"

It's not that he questioned it, it's really that Jia Nidao didn't have an outstanding record before, you must know that he is as brave as Meng Gong, there is still a battlefield where the soul is lost, tenacity is like the rest of the ranks, and there is also the shame of Mongolia entering Sichuan, even if it is Xiao Feng, the first person today, there is also the disaster of Jinghai's death.

These famous generals have failed times, can they succeed just by relying on Jia Yidao?

Feeling the contemptuous eyes of the other party, Jia Rudao couldn't hide his anger, and shouted in a low voice: "Otherwise, wouldn't it be possible to sit back and watch the Red Phoenix Army continue to grow bigger? You must know that the Red Phoenix Army is watching us anytime and anywhere." If we don't take advantage of this time to prepare, when the Red Phoenix Army goes south, we will all have to die here!"

The rest of the ministers also stared at Li Zengbo with disdain, as if they regarded Li Zengbo as an outlier.

Before they knew it, they had changed their attitude.

The former fierce enemy, Mongolia, which had slaughtered an unknown number of people, unconsciously no longer occupied the first place, but was replaced by the Red Phoenix Army. , although since the uprising of the Red Phoenix Army, it has always been at peace with the Song Dynasty, and even repeatedly made good will.

The maintenance of orthodoxy, the insistence on China, and the interpretation of Confucianism.

All the changes in the Red Phoenix Army made them afraid of it, and even refused to accept this change, because all this would destroy the foundation of their existence.

The Red Phoenix Army must be eliminated.

Before you know it, everyone here seems to have the same idea.