Yan Shu's face was a little flushed, his fat body trembled slightly, he got up and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, the old minister thought about it and thought that this plan was feasible, but the old man also thought that there was a risk in it, if the plan was not done properly, it might be called to counterattack, if the intention was known to the Liao people, it was difficult to guarantee that the Liao people would not be angry with my Great Song Dynasty, which directly triggered the battle of Song and Liao." ”

Zhao Zhen looked at Su Jin and said, "Did you hear what Yan Xiang said?" ”

Su Jin said: "The minister heard, what Yan Xiang was worried about was just that the Liao people had insight into the plan, which is why I said that I would publicly agree to the Liao people to jointly attack Xia, I will contact the Xia country, I will personally discuss this matter with Queen Yeli to ensure absolute secrecy, and before that, we can prepare to delay the time, let the Xia people make arrangements in advance, when the Liao people attack, the first battle will be ambushed, once the Liao people suffer a loss, the beam between the Liao and Xia will be knotted, how will the Liao people stop?" Even if we know that we can't do anything, the Liao people will inevitably destroy the Xia State with the strength of a country; As for Yan Xiang's concern that our secret agreement with Xia Guo will be leaked, I think as long as none of us here say anything about it, no one will know about it at all; Because Queen Yeli is facing the state of death, what she needs is a strong backing, she will never say. ”

"But what about the aid? That's not a small amount. Zhao Zhen said.

Su Jin said: "Is the emperor worried that there is no money to help, or is he worried that the weapons and food for aid are huge and cannot be concealed from others?" ”

Zhao Zhen said: "Both are worried. ”

Su Jin said: "Don't worry about the latter, I have a secret channel to transport these materials to the Yeli tribe, and then the Yeli tribe will distribute them uniformly; As for the former, the emperor must have to pay for it, do you think, how can you raise a dog to bite others and not feed the dog? If you don't have money, you have to squeeze out money, because this money is nothing compared to future earnings. ”

Of course, Zhao Zhen understands that if he can take this opportunity to subdue Liaoxia, it will be difficult to buy it with no amount of money, but the question is, where does he have the money.

"How's the inventory of the three divisions?" Zhao Zhen asked Yan Shudao.

Yan Shu sighed and said: "I can't be the third envoy, I'm afraid there is no poorer third envoy in the world." ”

Su Jin said: "There is always a way, money is like water on a rag, as long as you twist it hard, it will always drip out." ”

Yan Shu chirped: "Phew! Standing and talking doesn't hurt your back, fighting in the south, using degrees everywhere, do you think Sansi is a gold mountain for making money? ”

Su Jin said: "I didn't ask you for a penny in the northwest. ”

Yan Shu rolled his eyes and said, "You are so good at making money, why don't you think about tricks in this matter?" ”

Zhao Zhen immediately turned his head and said, "Yes, Su Aiqing is an expert in finding money, why not make a contribution in this matter?" ”

Su Jin shook his head and said: "The minister can't do anything, the Northwest Fourth Road has already made the minister anxious, don't hide it, for the livelihood of millions of people on the Northwest Fourth Road, I only owed more than 13 million yuan in debt some time ago, and it almost ruined me. ”

"Lord Su is still crying poor, a new pearl city has been built, the tax shop silver is dripping, and at this time he is crying poor, according to the old man, Lord Su should be the richest man in my Song Dynasty." Du Yan teased.

Su Jin reprimanded: "That city was built for the northwest trade route, without that city, it would not be possible to attract merchants to the northwest, the livelihood of the people in the northwest depends on this little accumulation, if the emperor promises to restore the relief and military salary supply in the northwest, it will not hurt that the money for this aid will be paid by me." ”

Zhao Zhen smiled bitterly and said, "Isn't that a change of soup and not a change of medicine?" I have the money to fund it, so why should I have to pay for it? ”

Xia Zhu suddenly said: "It's like this, Lord Su is good at managing money, maybe he can squeeze out some money and silver within the authority of the three divisions, which can not only balance the national consumption, but also make this matter go smoothly, so the minister dared to suggest to the emperor, Yan Xiangli has every opportunity to take care of the duties of the three divisions is too much, it is better to appoint Su Jin as the deputy envoy of the three divisions, take charge of this assistance, and give full play to the expertise of Lord Su, there should be no mistakes." ”

"What?" Su Jin jumped up, didn't he make it clear that he was pitting himself? Give me a deputy envoy of the three divisions to take charge of this assistance, the yamen of the three divisions should have no money or no money, but I can't help but do my best, because you are the deputy envoy of the three divisions, you are in charge of this matter, and if you can't do it, you have no ability.

"Okay." Zhao Zhen stroked his palm and smiled: "I think it's okay, I'm right!" ”

Su Jin hurriedly said: "Don't, what is this?" ”

Du Yan said: "Master Su, the deputy envoy of the third division is a second-grade official position, half a level higher than your Northwest Fourth Road Pacification Envoy, aren't you grateful?" You need to know that the third division is a key department, and Lord Xia recommends you, which is a great respect for you. ”

"I admire your grandmother's legs." Su Jin scolded in his stomach, shook his hand and said: "The minister can't obey his fate, it's difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and the minister can't do it." ”

Yan Shu shouted: "Su Jin, Hugh is talking nonsense, the burden of the court falls on your shoulders, how can you pick and choose, young age is the time to work hard, do you want us old guys to work hard?" ”

Su Jin looked at Yan Shu, and saw that his eyes were very sincere, and he seemed to have unfinished words, when this situation was impossible, it was impossible to excuse himself, and he lifted a stone to hit his own feet, and the clever plan was successful, but he even got married and had children to arrange it by himself, which was really annoying.

"Su Aiqing, I know that you have some grievances, I think you are a pillar of the country, and today's proposal of such a grand plan can show that your heart is full of splendor, and I am very pleased; If this matter can be done, you will be the first hero of my Great Song Dynasty, and I will not treat you badly if I speak in front of several old ministers; The so-called capable people work hard, which one of Yan Xiang and several Aiqing is not under all kinds of pressure and all kinds of difficulties, do you think that a huge court, the operation up and down is a matter of course? It was the result of the dedication of officials at all levels, from the top down; I know that this is not easy, and I don't blame you if you can't do it, but please do your best. ”

Su Jin couldn't stand Zhao Zhen saying these sensational words, the emperor personally begged for it, but he really couldn't refuse, and Su Jin didn't want his plan to be messed up in the hands of others, so he said with his heart crossed: "Okay, the minister obeys the order, but the minister has a request." ”

Zhao Zhen said: "Say." ”

Su Jin said: "For the sake of this matter, the ministers may have extraordinary actions, and the emperor and your lords should not interfere." ”

Zhao Zhen said: "But it will not harm the people of the court, you can make your own decisions, and I will not interfere." ”

Su Jin didn't say anything else, saluted and thanked him, Zhao Zhen immediately drafted a decree, appointed Su Jin as the deputy envoy of the third division, and still served as the envoy of the Northwest Fourth Road, the hat of the Northwest Fourth Road Envoy, no one dares to wear it at present, the court already knows that the northwest is completely self-sufficient, Su Jin did not spend a penny of the imperial court, although it looks very beautiful, but seeing that people eat broad beans and teeth quickly, I am afraid that I will not be able to hold on to it for a day when it is my turn, I don't have that ability, I still don't think about it.

In the following month, Zhao Zhen and Liaoxingzong Yelu Zong really played the book of fish and geese, coming and going several letters, and after some tentative speculation and bargaining, the two sides finalized the details of jointly sending troops to destroy the Xia State.

The two sides each sent 200,000 troops, attacking from the south and northwest directions of the Xia State at the same time, and completely occupied the Xia State, because Zhao Zhen was too deep into the play, and the bargaining was too detailed, and finally there was a disagreement on the final division of the territory, and no agreement was reached; I don't know if it was due to the negligence of the two countries or for other reasons, but in the end, it was not possible to reach further agreement on such a major issue.

Yelu Zong really laughed three times in his dream, secretly scolding the Song people for being stupid, the Great Liao Iron Horse rode south rapidly, and the territory occupied in the future must be more than the Song people, and the two sides have no land division agreement, whoever occupies the most in the future will be who's; The stupid Song people will be under tremendous pressure in the south, and the losses will inevitably be great, and when they take Xingqing Mansion, I am afraid that there will not be much left of the 200,000 troops of the Song army. It's ridiculous that the Song people are still dreaming of carving up the Xia Kingdom.

The time of the attack is set at the end of November, although it is a harsh winter, which is not conducive to the war, but at that time it is also the most difficult time for the Xia country, when the cold winter is heavy snow, hunger and cold, and then the two armies attack, I am afraid that it will not take a month, and the Xia country will disappear from the world.

At the moment when the two countries of Song and Liao were eyebrows, Su Jin was preparing for the secret alliance between Song and Xia, and the day after returning to Pearl City, Su Jin rushed to the main city of the Yeli tribe with Ahri non-stop, he couldn't go to Xingqing Mansion, that would be very eye-catching, everything needed to be carried out in a secret state, not only to avoid the Xia Kingdom, but also to avoid the whereabouts of the secret agents planted by the Liao State in the Xia Kingdom, all unconventional behaviors before the war may cause inappropriate associations, and the whole plan will be ruined.

On the fifth day of Su Jin's arrival at the Yeli tribe's Zhongxin Walled City, Empress Yeli returned to the Yeli tribe in the name of her provincial relatives.