Several people were arguing there, and the quarrel didn't come to a conclusion. In the end, he didn't hide the false Pang and sent Babu away, and he returned to his residence, but left Li Shougui behind. The two sat opposite each other in the living room, a pot of tea on the table, drinking tea silently.

After a long time, Li Shougui said: "The minister of state left me here, I don't know what advice?" ”

He didn't hide the teacup, his eyes were guarded, and after a while, he said: "Linggong, the Song army Di Qing attacked Lingzhou, and Han Qi led the army to Xingqing Mansion. What do you think they want? ”

Li Shougui said: "The Song army sent more than 300,000 troops this time, attacking Lingzhou in the south and taking the land west of the river in the west. Now that Hexi has been lost, Lingzhou is besieged, there is no need to ask, the Song army is going to destroy our country. ”

He nodded: "Yes, the Song army is attacking this time, aiming to destroy the country." If you had encountered this kind of crisis before, you could still go to the Khitan for rescue. Now the two Khitan emperors stand side by side, fighting endlessly, and the middle is cut off by the river meandering road, which can't help us. Alas, the Song army is far from being comparable to before, and now its combat strength is strong, and we can not resist the enemy. ”

Li Shougui nodded and did not speak. The situation is like this, there is no need to hide it, you know it.

didn't hide Pang said: "At this time, the country will be broken, and I have to plan for myself." If the Song army breaks through Lingzhou and the troops come to the city of Xingqing Mansion, what will the public want? Fight to the death with the Song army to the end, and accompany the funeral for the country? ”

Li Shougui's eyes were sharp, and he didn't hide it, and he didn't speak for a while. After thinking about it, he said, "What does the Minister of State think it should be?" ”

He sighed: "Now that the government is under the Queen Mother, what do I think, is it any use?" ”

Li Shougui said sarcastically: "Why should the prime minister be modest, even the saint is raised in your mansion, and the government is not decided in a word?" ”

He looked at Li Shougui and said, "Minister of the DPRK, some people may listen to me, but the imperial army is under the orders of the generals, such as Captain Babu and others. There is the Queen Mother inside, and there is the Minister of Military Command outside, what I said is useless after all. ”

Li Shougui said: "What the state minister wants, you might as well say it clearly!" Now that the imperial court is in danger, it is not the time to fight dumb. ”

didn't hide Pang said: "I thought that at this time, I would have to talk to Song Jun." However, the Queen Mother and Captain Babu believed that the Song army might not be able to capture Lingzhou and resolutely opposed this matter. The Song army has already approached the city, blindly defending it, and it is not a game. What does Ling Gong think? ”

Li Shougui said: "Let's talk about what's there!" When the Song army came to attack, it should have been negotiated with them a long time ago, rather than blindly defending. After all, we are courtiers, and it is our duty to be loyal to the country, but the edifice will fall, and we cannot see it without saving it. ”

He nodded and said, "I talked to the Queen Mother about this, but the Queen Mother resolutely refused to allow it, but ordered the soldiers to resist desperately." The relationship between the Duke and the Queen Mother is not comparable to others, so you might as well persuade the Queen Mother again and discuss a way to get out. ”

Li Shougui said with a gloomy face, and said: "The Queen Mother has been getting close to Bao Bao recently, and I haven't been with the Queen Mother in private for a long time." If you want to talk to the Queen Mother, I'm afraid it won't be easy. ”

Didn't hide Pang said: "Since the Queen Mother went out to be a nun, she has had an affair with Bao He for several years. Recently, the war on the front line has been difficult, and the Queen Mother has become closer to him, and many of the Queen Mother's thoughts are afraid that they still come from this person. ”

Speaking of this, he took a sip of tea, put down the teacup heavily, and said to Li Shougui: "I don't use thunderbolt methods, I'm afraid it will be difficult to change the Queen Mother's mind." Ling Gong thought of a way, and I would help from the side. There are many politics, how to get it at this time. ”

Li Shougui nodded, didn't speak, just sat there thinking about things. I think that when the Queen Mother was still Yeli's beggar wife, she was the housekeeper of Yeli's family, and the two secretly communicated at that time. Ye Li Yu begged to lead the troops outside, and he was with the Queen Mother, it was really a happy old time. Later, Yeli Yuqi was exterminated by the Yuanhao clan, and the queen mother was accepted as the imperial concubine. By the time Yuan Hao died, Baobao's status had risen rapidly, but his opportunities to contact the Queen Mother became less and less.

Thinking of the past, and looking at the present, Li Shougui was indignant in his heart. Now that the army is pressing, the Queen Mother is still playing every day, and she has been gathering with Bao Bao from time to time, which is really infuriating.

didn't hide Pang said: "It's not early, let's go back." Time is running out, make up your mind, and I will support you. ”

Li Shougui got up, said goodbye to Wuzang Pang, and returned to his house. At this time, it was almost the New Year, and the servants and slaves of the house were happy and decorated everywhere. The dangers of war outside, they don't know anything, they only think about the joy of the New Year. I returned to the room alone, deserted. Thinking that at this time, Bao Bao had eaten a lot and was flying with the Queen Mother, and couldn't help but be indignant. He ordered wine to be frought, and one man poured himself a drink.

Captain Baa Bu returned to the mansion, pondered for a while, and ordered the servant to summon the commander of the army in the capital, Nuo Yixian, and buried the incense. When the two arrived in the house, they went to the living room to salute and sit down.

Baa said: "Shicai is discussing matters in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and when it comes to the war ahead, they are not optimistic. ”

Bury Xiangre said: "A few years ago, Du Zhongxiao commanded 30,000 soldiers through the Song River Qulu Road, broke through the Black Mountain and Baima Supervision Division, and forcibly took the Heishui Supervision Military Division, and no one dared to compete with it. Now the Song army of more than 300,000 is coming like a cloud, taking Hexi and occupying Mingsha, which can resist the enemy! ”

Baa Bu sighed and said, "That's true. But we can't lead the country's soldiers and horses, and we can't surrender and bury the country. Now the government is returned to the no collector, the queen mother listens to the government, and the national politics is controlled by the minister of state. In the peaceful years, we have no way to deal with them. Now that the Song army is attacking, it will be different again. Without a large army, how can they be in charge of the country? We are in charge of the imperial court, and we can compare with the previous years. ”

Nuo Yishu said: "What do you want?" We are veterans, at our disposal. ”

Baa Bu shook his head helplessly: "What is difficult now is that you can't fight with the Song army, you can't hide and hide, and it's torture." The 70,000 soldiers and horses in Lingzhou actually had no intention of fighting with the Song army, and they never thought of fighting with the Song army. The only thing that can be relied on is the geographical advantage of Lingzhou, surrounded by water on three sides, as long as the Yellow River is frozen, the Song army can not attack the city on a large scale. But what about winter? ”

"The Song army has more than 300,000 people on the front line, and I don't know how much grain and grass I need every day, and it is not easy to maintain. ”

Baa Bu shook his head again and again after hearing this: "You should know that there was an artifact in the Song Dynasty called a train. You can travel thousands of miles in a day and night, and as long as you burn coal, you don't need to replenish it. The amount of goods carried by the train is huge, and the army of 300,000 is not a problem! The grain and grass in Jingxi and Guanzhong can be reached in the Zhenrong army in two or three days. From the Zhenrong army to Lingzhou, it is only hundreds of miles away, how many people and horses can be used to transport grain? ”

Bury Xiangre said: "What the Tai Lieutenant said is true. The Song Dynasty had the magic weapon of the train, and it was difficult for this dynasty to be its enemy. In the past, when the Song army came to attack, as long as it temporarily avoided its edge, waited until the food and grass were insufficient, and then sent troops to attack it, most of the Song army could not resist. Now that they have trains, and food is coming in from the rear, this strategy is useless, and we can just sit back and wait. ”

Baa said: "I have summoned you to discuss the way out. The Queen Mother and the country are quite court, we don't care what they think. As long as you hold the soldiers and horses tightly, no matter what is ahead, and keep Your Majesty safe, you will be worthy of the first emperor. ”

Bury Xiangre said: "But the soldiers and horses of this dynasty are really difficult to match with the Song army." As long as they go down to Lingzhou and the army comes to besiege Xingqing Mansion, there is no way to think about it. If you want to preserve your wealth, you must have a safe way. ”

Baa said: "There is no way to do it. In my opinion, the Song army just wanted to destroy the country, not to kill people. Now there is no collector in the country, and His Majesty is just their puppet. Let's talk to Song Jun first and see what they think about the follow-up. ”