"Bixia, General Yang has arrived. The little eunuch at the door interrupted Emperor Baoding's train of thought.

"Please!"

After the little eunuch introduced Yang Tie into the imperial study, he closed the door and withdrew. Emperor Baoding got up to greet Yang Tie. Yang Tie knelt down on one knee because he was wearing armor and said: "I've seen Bixia, the last general is wearing battle armor, and I can't pay full salutes, and I ask Bixia to forgive me." ”

Emperor Baoding put his hands on Yang Tie's arms, lifted them up, and said with a pleasant face: "General Yang doesn't have to be polite, General Yang is dedicated to the country, and has been stationed in the border areas with the Great Song Dynasty and Tubo for many years, which is really difficult to be a general." Come and have a cup of tea, I just made you a cup of Haode Pu'er tea, come and try it. ”

Emperor Baoding pulled Yang Tie to sit down, and at the same time slandered in his heart: "It's not that you deliberately wore armor to see me in order not to be polite." ”

Neither of them spoke, but tasted tea for a while, and praised each other repeatedly: "Good tea! Good tea!"

This is the palace, the territory of Emperor Baoding, Yang Tie has not spoken, and Emperor Baoding is also happy to continue to drink tea without speaking. Yang Tie's original intention was to be thanked by Emperor Baoding for leading the troops to come and keep him safe. Then be polite to yourself, and then bring up what you have been planning for a long time. But seeing that the tea was about to be drunk, Emperor Baoding was stunned and didn't speak, and he himself couldn't be cheeky enough to ask Emperor Baoding to thank him. After all, the royal family is in trouble, and it is normal for him to come. Although everyone knows that even if he doesn't come, no one dares to say anything about him.

After drinking the second pot of tea, General Yang Tie, who finally fought on the battlefield all day long, hurriedly grabbed Emperor Baoding, who was going to continue to make the third pot of tea, and said first: "Bixia, the last general came this time to discuss important matters. ”

A subordinate said to the emperor that the word "consultation" itself was wrong, but both of them intentionally or unintentionally ignored this problem, Emperor Baoding put down the teacup in his hand and said: "The general may as well speak up if he has something to say." ”

"That's right. The general straightened out his thoughts and began to speak slowly.

Yang Tie came this time because he heard the news that Gao Shengtai may be unfavorable to Emperor Baoding, remembering that under the generous and benevolent policy of Emperor Baoding over the years, Dali is not necessarily rich, but the people live and work in peace and contentment. The national strength gradually became stronger, and Yang Tie himself led his troops to sit in the northwest, and the Tubo State did not dare to start the war as lightly as before, and fought the autumn wind indiscriminately. It allowed the Yang family to recuperate for many years.

Because of this, Yang Tie was unwilling to change the current good situation, so he led the troops to come, wanting to wipe out Gao Shengtai's father and son. Unexpectedly, before Gao Shengtai and Gao Xiangguo's old scheming were about to start, he also sent spies to take precautions everywhere, and his large army accidentally let him find out the clues, which caused Gao Shengtai to shrink his hands, which made him very regretful.

And just when he thought his trip was fruitless, the spies came with a message. It was the news from the Yunshu sent by Yang Tie to the ambush of the Tubo State before coming to Dali City: the Western Xia was about to move, and had united the tribes of the Tubo State to prepare to bite hard in the west of the Great Song Dynasty. Although it is not clear for the time being, whether the Great Liao Kingdom will also join the war and launch an attack on the Great Song in the north. But there is no doubt that for Dali, this is not a haode news.

Because compared with the Western Xia and Tubo States, the Northern Song Dynasty at this time was undoubtedly relatively safe, although Dali had asked for the title many times before (that is, to become a vassal state), but it was not accepted by the Song State.

However, the Northern Song Dynasty now has Daliao in the north, Western Xia in the northwest, and Tubo in the west, so there is no time to take care of Dali.

Second, Zhao Kuangyin, Taizu of the Song Dynasty, once drew a line with an axe at the border of Dali, and ordered to take this as a realm, and there was an ancestral training of not cutting down Dali.

Third, the aggressiveness of the Northern Song Dynasty was much worse than that of Western Xia and Tibet.

Therefore, once this time really let the Western Xia and Tubo succeed, because Dali is close to the Tubo country, the next step is not good, Tubo may ask the Western Xia to unite and take action against Dali. This is not in line with the interests of Dali.

Therefore, the general Yang Tie entered the palace to find Emperor Baoding, and wanted to adjust the national policy and recruit troops! Then change the passive to the active, and send a large army to be stationed in the border area, once the two countries have a change, Dali took the initiative to send troops to attack the Tubo country, if the situation is optimistic, it can expand the territory, even if it cannot complete the task of expanding the territory of the Dali country, it can also play a role in containing the Tubo forces, and complete the strategic intention of making it unable to unite with the Western Xia and attack the Northern Song Dynasty in a flank attack.

After listening to Yang Tie's statement, Emperor Baoding did not agree to Yang Tie's request at once, but thought about it carefully. Although Emperor Baoding was known for his generosity and benevolence throughout his life, he was not a person who loved animals and did not kill. Otherwise, he would not be able to become an emperor. It's just that at this time, it is an eventful autumn, and the country has just begun to increase its national strength, so it is necessary to use force against foreign countries, and if it is not done well, it may greatly damage the national strength. Besides, Gao Shengtai is now ready to move above the court, if the domestic army is empty, maybe there will be another coup d'état in the court.

If Emperor Yang Tie, who has always been wise and self-protecting, could not persuade Emperor Baoding to adjust his domestic policy this time, he alone would not be unable to complete the strategic task, but in that case, it would only be able to play a role in restraining and could not achieve further results. For a man who has been handed over to the battlefield all his life, it is his lifelong dream to open up territory, and for the sake of his dream, he can openly support Emperor Baoding.

"Bixia, I know what your biggest concern is? Seeing Emperor Baoding looking up at him, General Yang Tie continued: "I can send a master in the army to solve the trouble for Bixia. ”

Emperor Baoding shook his head and said: "Is it so simple, if the action fails, it will turn into a civil war, and then the people of my Dali country will not be invaded by foreign people, but will be killed and injured in their own hands." ”

"Then directly mobilize a large army to besiege and kill. Emperor Baoding looked at him with a little surprise, thinking to himself: On weekdays, Yang Tie has always given people the impression of being steady, neutral, and decisive. When I saw it today, there was decisiveness in killing, but it was neither neutral nor steady, it seemed that the rumors did not match.

How could Emperor Baoding think that Yang Tie, as a general, would never see the opportunity to open up his territory once or twice in his life and leave a legacy that made him crazy, and even came to ask Emperor Baoding in person for this.

Emperor Baoding couldn't think of how to balance the gains and losses of sending troops for a while, so he had to stabilize Yang Tie first, and said: "General Yang, this matter still needs to be discussed in the long run, wait for me to think about it tonight, and we will discuss it again tomorrow morning." ”

"Bixia, the last general also knows that this matter is very important, but the time is urgent, and I hope that Bixia will make a decision as soon as possible, and the last general will be prepared. There is also the last general who thinks that the less people know about this matter, the better, please Bixia think carefully. After speaking, Yang Tie got up and said goodbye.

After Emperor Baoding sent him out of the imperial study, he summoned Duan Xing. It's also strange to say, although Duan Xing is only a teenager, but Emperor Baoding felt that Duan Xing was not an ordinary child from the first time he saw Duan Xing, and now he is still a disciple of Master Kurong, as if he is still a generation older than himself. Of course, this is not the most important thing, the peerless magic skill that Duan Xing got back is the main reason why Emperor Baoding took a look.

Duan Xing had never seen General Yang Tie in his life, so he asked curiously, "Father, who was that person just now?"

"Yang Tie, commander of the Western Army. ”

"Oh!"

"Xing'er doesn't want to know why he's here?"

"Erchen doesn't ask, if you want to come, the emperor will tell Erchen, otherwise he won't call Erchen over. ”

"......" Emperor Baoding gave up the idea of continuing to tease Duan Xing, directly told him Yang Tie's intentions, and analyzed the pros and cons of sending troops to Duan Xing, but did not say anything about Gao Xiangguo.

After finishing speaking, Emperor Baoding asked, "Xing'er, do you think my father should send troops this time?"

For Duan Xing, who has lofty military ideals and ambitions, this opportunity is still very good, and he himself is still very willing to send troops, although he is too young, even if he sends troops, he has nothing to do.

Emperor Baoding didn't say whether it was good or bad, but just continued to ask: "If my father agrees to send troops this time, once it fails, Xing'er may not be the prince again in the future, even then, does Xing'er want to send troops?"

Duan Xing hesitated and struggled, just now he only thought about winning, but he didn't think about losing. Just like Emperor Baoding said, once you lose, there may be nothing.

Emperor Baoding didn't say anything more, just signaled Duan Xing to go back to the secret room to continue cultivating the Northern Spiritual Skill, while he stayed in the imperial study, strictly ordered no one to approach, and then closed the door. No one knows what Emperor Baoding thought and did that night. No one knew that Duan Xing had not practiced for the first time that night, and the father and son seemed to have a tacit understanding, one in the study and the other in the secret room, meditating all night.

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