Thousands of people in front of Chengtian Gate changed their faces when they heard the sound, and they all turned their heads to look at the knight. The crowd consciously parted a path and let the man gallop forward.

The Great Liao and the Great Song Dynasty have been at war for many years, and the Khitan has violated the Great Song border from time to time, which is already a well-known thing. Many years ago, the Central Plains was in civil strife, and Shi Jingjiao became the son emperor of the Khitan and ceded the sixteen states of Youyun. Since then, the Central Plains have been under the threat of the Khitan iron hoof. Song Taizu's greatest wish in his life was to recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun.

It's just that before he could achieve his great cause, he died violently. Later, Zhao Guangyi, Taizong of the Song Dynasty, ascended to the throne and ambitiously drove the expedition in person, but was defeated and lost. Since then, the strength of the Liao State has been faintly above the Great Song Dynasty, to more than ten years ago, the wind from the return, the selfless monk troubled the Central Plains, and the Khitan took advantage of the situation to attack. In the end, because Su Zhuo resolutely led the troops into the hinterland of the Khitan, which disturbed the chickens and dogs of the Liao Kingdom, which avoided the destruction of the Central Plains.

And in that battle, the only adult prince of Liao also died at the hands of Su Zhuo. Soon after, the old Khitan emperor died, and a dispute over the throne arose in the country. The Great Song Dynasty was able to enjoy peace for a few years and recuperate. Later, the original queen of the Liao State, Xiao gave birth to the widow of the old emperor, and Xiao was very powerful, supporting his son to become a baby emperor and becoming the queen mother herself. After several years of quelling civil strife, Daliao is now strong again.

The little Khitan emperor grew up, and the Khitan ambition swelled. In recent years, Empress Dowager Xiao has dispatched troops and sent generals, and there is a trend of attacking the Central Plains again. The Great Song Dynasty had already known about this, so it was both shocked and expected by the arrival of this knight.

The dusty knight came to the wooden building where the emperor was, rolled off the saddle, held the secret letter in both hands, knelt on one knee, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager Xiao of the Liao State and the Emperor of the Liao State personally led an army of 100,000 troops from Youzhou, and marched in three directions. At the same time, the king of the Southern Court of Liao led 50,000 troops to invade Yanmen Pass and prevent our Yanmen Pass defenders from reinforcing it. Due to the lack of rescue, the army of Xiao Hou has advanced to Dingzhou, Cangzhou, and Hejian respectively. General Yang, the general of Zhenbei, asked for rapid reinforcements from the imperial army!"

Zhao Heng's face was gloomy, and he hurriedly read the secret letter. In fact, the content of the secret letter, the knight who sent the letter has already said it. Everyone had already heard it, and everyone held their breath and waited for the emperor to decide.

Zhao Heng looked at it for a long time, his face was worried, and finally spread out the secret letter, looked at Kou Zhun, and said, "Kou Aiqing, you see this matter......"

Kou Zhun was organizing manpower to negotiate with the Khitan these days, and obviously did not expect the Khitan to suddenly send troops. It's not that he is afraid of a war with the Khitan, but his own side is not fully prepared, and if he starts a war in a hurry, he will only repeat the mistakes of Emperor Taizong back then.

Kou Zhun was silent in thought, and couldn't answer for a while. Cao Yi's eyes rolled, and he suddenly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the soldiers are coming to block it, and the water is coming to cover it." Since the Liao State is so bold, we should immediately dispatch troops and fight back. Weichen felt that today's martial arts conference was really timely. Chen Da, the leader of the martial arts alliance, is both civil and martial, and he has won the hearts of the people. With him as the general, he will definitely be able to give the Khitan dog a head-on blow!"

As soon as his voice fell, Chen Ao couldn't help but scold his mother in his heart. Cao Yi's little abacus, how could Chen Ao not know? Where is this coming up with an idea, it is clearly trying to kill people with a knife! Cao Yi knew that the Great Song Dynasty could not die now, and sending Chen Ao out would not bring damage to his own interests, but would have the opportunity to get rid of Chen Ao and let out a bad breath.

When Zhao Heng heard this, his eyes looked at Chen Ao, as if he was asking if he was willing. Chen Ao was unwilling, but he couldn't refuse directly, so he had to say, "This...... Your Majesty...... This matter needs to be considered in the long run......"

Zhao Heng hesitated, and then looked at the other important ministers. These people immediately made statements, and some said that they should fight back and block the enemy from the country. Some say that the Khitan iron cavalry is fierce, and all the way south, it is a flat river, which can approach Bianliang. If the capital is besieged, or even broken, the country is lost. Therefore, they advised the emperor to move the capital. Many people support this view, but there is disagreement about where to move.

Some believe that they should move to Shuzhong, where the terrain is steep, easy to defend and difficult to attack, which is the weakness of the Khitan cavalry. Some think that they should move to Chang'an, which is the ancient capital, and the terrain of Guanzhong is also very advantageous. Chen Ao watched coldly, knowing that these people may not be dedicated to the country. For example, the one who resolutely proposed to move to Shuzhong was a native of Chengdu. And the person who keeps saying how good Chang'an is, his whole clan is in Chang'an. These people are clearly fighting for their own interests!

When Zhao Heng heard the words of these people, he was even more hesitant. At this moment, Kou Zhun suddenly said in a deep voice: "Everyone stop arguing!"

His voice was loud, and this roar obviously used internal force, and immediately suppressed the ministers. Kou Zhun glanced at everyone, his gaze passing over Chen Ao's face. Although he also wanted to learn from Cao Yi, he borrowed a knife to kill people and use this opportunity to get rid of Chen Ao. But after all, he is the prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty, and everything must be based on the overall situation.

I only heard him say: "The Empress Dowager of Liao and the emperor should also drive the expedition in person, and Your Majesty should also drive the expedition in person, so as to strengthen the prestige of our army!"

Everyone looked at each other, a little stunned. The last time the royal driving expedition was supposed to be the political achievement project of Zhao Guangyi of Song Taizong, but it turned out to be a complete failure. Everyone still has lingering palpitations, where do they dare to think about the royal driver's personal expedition? Zhao Heng's face also changed, and he said in surprise: "The imperial driver...... Kou Qing...... Isn't that kidding......"

"The Son of Heaven guards the country, and Your Majesty, as the king of a country, naturally has the responsibility to defend the land and the people, and protect the Great Song Dynasty. Is the minister a joker?" Kou Zhun looked serious, naturally he was not joking.

Everyone was taken aback, especially Cao Yi. All along, Cao Yi has been trying to gain Zhao Heng's favor in exchange for his power and money. If Zhao Heng went to the front line, what would he do if there was a mistake? Although he knew that the Great Song Dynasty would not die, the emperor could be replaced. If the new emperor didn't like him at that time, wouldn't it be bad? So Cao Yi hurriedly dissuaded: "No, Your Majesty, the Ninety-Five, how can you act rashly?"

Kou Zhun glared at him, obviously annoyed that this not-so-caring ally didn't support him at a critical moment.

Chen Ao was shocked, and a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he suddenly remembered the history he had learned in high school. Although he was not impressed, he vaguely remembered that Song Zhenzong did seem to have had a personal expedition. At that time, it was also at the insistence of a generation of famous ministers Kou Zhun that Zhao Heng drove the expedition in person and reached an alliance with the Khitan.

Thinking of this, Chen Ao was surprised and delighted, and secretly thought, how could Cao Yi, a drug dealer, go to school well? He definitely didn't know this history, so he was afraid that Zhao Heng would go to school in person.

Chen Ao stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen also thinks that Your Majesty should drive the expedition in person! As the saying goes, the train runs fast because of the headband. With your majesty's leadership, our soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty can fight back and beat him!"

The expression on Zhao Heng's face was obviously unwilling to take the expedition in person. He knew that he had a few pounds and a few taels, and he had never experienced war since he was a child, so he had a natural fear of war. When he heard Chen Ao say the same, he felt a little unhappy, but he couldn't express it.

Kou Zhun glanced at Chen Ao deeply, obviously not expecting that this "traitorous minister" would actually support him at this time. Kou Zhun didn't think much about it, because the ministers had already begun to attack him. The emperor drove the expedition in person, and many courtiers inevitably followed suit. These people are not willing to go to the front and risk their lives.

Kou Zhun was impassioned, refuted them one by one, and argued with reason. Chen Ao watched from the sidelines and couldn't help but cheer for Kou Zhun. It was only today that he could see why Kou Zhun would become a generation of celebrities. This bearing, this loyalty, is not comparable to ordinary people.

In the end, under Kou Zhun's reasonable and restrained insistence, the ministers were speechless. Zhao Heng's face was ugly, he was neither willing to go on the expedition, nor did he know how to persuade Kou Zhun.

At this time, those martial arts heroes also understood what was going on. Most of these people were still bloody, and they immediately shouted: "Royal Driver Expedition - Imperial Driving Escort Expedition-"

Seeing this, Chen Ao persuaded again: "Your Majesty, look, the people are wanting!"

Zhao Heng snorted, obviously knowing that he couldn't hide, and finally waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Okay! Since all the secretaries think that I should personally recruit, then I will make myself the generalissimo of the three armies, and I will gather 100,000 forbidden troops on the same day and go to Danzhou!"

The crowd cheered. Zhao Heng stretched out his hand and pressed it, and said, "Order, Kou Zhun will go with the car." The privy envoy sat in Beijing and dispatched all military supplies and subsequent reinforcements. Guiyi Hou Chen Ao served as the vanguard, led an army of 30,000 first, and rushed to the aid of Danzhou!"

Chen Ao was stunned, and couldn't come back to his senses for a long time. Cao Yi couldn't help but laugh secretly, he couldn't imagine that Chen Ao still hadn't escaped this catastrophe.

Suddenly, Kou Zhun said again: "Your Majesty, Chen Ao is leading the troops for the first time, and he must send a prison army to accompany him. The minister suggested that Cao Yi, the Marquis of Xile, should be appointed as the vanguard supervisor and walk with Chen Ao!"