Su Jin sighed secretly, there will never be a shortage of battles in the court, this was the case when Lu Yijian was alive earlier, and the New Deal Party and the old officials who emerged after Lu Yijian's death are still the same, and now the New Deal Party Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, Fubi and others have been demoted out of Beijing, and Yan Shu and Du Yan are the same.

All the time, every day is indispensable for the conflict of interests and power, one thing, you say this, I want to find some stubble, in short, I must not make you comfortable, sometimes think about these important ministers of the world, a lot of age and experience, but also like a child playing at home.

"Su Aiqing, if you have any suggestions, speak up and listen." Zhao Zhen saw Su Jin's thoughtful appearance and asked with a smile.

Su Jin arched his hand and said: "Actually, what Yan Xiang and Du Shumi said is right, enriching the country and strengthening the army is the fundamental way, and increasing the number of soldiers is also needed to prepare for war, but at present, it is limited by various factors, and I am afraid that others will not give us too long to guard." ”

Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "I understand that the Great Song Dynasty has been established for more than 100 years, and it has always yearned for a rich country and a strong army, but so far, it is still far away. ”

"The emperor doesn't have to worry, the country's prosperity is not a day's work, the predecessors built the foundation and the descendants built high-rise buildings, several generations of hard work, there will be that day, and some things are exhausted, and sometimes it depends on the circumstances, such as natural disasters and man-made disasters, such as the suppression of enemy countries, or the limitations of policy implementation, in short, there is no urgency."

Zhao Zhen was speechless, Su Jin's 'policy implementation' somewhat alluded to the meaning of the New Deal, and Zhao Zhen could only remain silent on this matter.

"Long-term development is naturally in the general direction of enriching the country and strengthening the army, but as far as the current situation is concerned, there are still ways to prevent Xia and Liao in the short term. Su Jin continued.

"Oh? What do you mean...... Woo one of Xia Liao? But Xia Liao has already regarded the Great Song Dynasty as the number one enemy, and after this incident, they hate the Great Song Dynasty to the core, and they are afraid that it will be difficult to work. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister analyzed, it is indeed impossible to win over the Liao people, the national strength of the Liao State is strong, even if it is now suffering a heavy blow, with more than 100 years of accumulation, they will not easily admit defeat, in terms of national strength, the Liao State is slightly weaker than the Great Song Dynasty, but the military strength is stronger than my Great Song Dynasty, this is the capital of their refusal to show weakness; But the Xia Kingdom is different, today's Xia Kingdom is not what it used to be, after Yuan Hao's death, the current Xia State Lord is a puppet, completely controlled by the Empress Dowager Yeli, and Zhang Yuan, the Chinese Prime Minister of the Dynasty, is also my Song Dynasty; After civil strife and the Battle of Liaoxia, both the national strength and military strength were the weakest of the three kingdoms. They hate our Great Song Dynasty because our Great Song Dynasty forced them to fight with the Liao people, which not only consumed national strength, but also hurt their dignity. ”

Zhao Zhen said: "The law of the jungle eats the strong, the principle of heaven and earth, when Yuanhao of Western Xia was alive, didn't he also take advantage of my Great Song Dynasty's internal worries to disturb and sneak attack?" ”

Su Jindao: "That's the case, but people are willing to harm others and benefit themselves, and the suffering of others often sets off their own comfort and comfort, how many people are sympathetic and reflective?" It's just schadenfreude. Today's Xia State is in a dilemma between Song and Liao, but if the Great Song Dynasty remains hostile, Xia has only one way to fall to the Liao, if the Liao people can really ignore the 260,000 elites lost in the Battle of Helan Mountain, of course the Xia people will choose to join them; But if my Great Song Dynasty takes the initiative to show favor to the Xia Kingdom, the Xia people may turn to my Great Song Dynasty. ”

Zhao Zhen said: "Win over the Xia people? It's not easy. ”

Yan Shu also said: "Master Su is probably a little whimsical, the current situation, it is difficult for Xia people to believe in my Great Song Dynasty again, and no one wants to be fooled for the second time." ”

Su Jindao: "It can't be said that the relationship between the country depends on the gain and loss of interests, not on the will, if the Xia people are blindly willful, they will never be able to stand in the northwest for nearly a hundred years with the party clan; The size of the chips determines the distance of the relationship. ”

Zhao Zhen frowned and said, "You mean, we want to give benefits to the Xia people?" But the Liao people will also show goodwill, besides, how can my Great Song Dynasty spare the strength to benefit the Xia people? ”

"Yes, isn't Lord Su afraid of raising tigers? The party clan has never really returned to their hearts, and after feeding them, they don't know when they will bite back. Xia Zhu said.

Du Yan waved his hand and said: "The Xia people are so troublesome, if you want me to say, we might as well raise troops to fight and destroy them." ”

The ministers were in an uproar, and they all looked at Du Yan in surprise, Du Yan realized that his words had not been thought through his brain, and hurriedly covered up: "It's just a casual remark, don't take it seriously." ”

Yan Shu said coldly: "As an important minister, how can there be a casual statement above the court, it is ridiculous. ”

Du Yan glared at Yan Shu angrily, regretted his words, and was ridiculed by Yan Shu by seizing the opportunity.

Su Jin said with a smile: "If you want to fight, it's not to fight the Xia country, but to fight the Liao country." ”

"Master Su, why are you also coaxing? Is it time for war? Yan Shu was extremely dissatisfied.

Zhao Zhen said: "How can you use soldiers lightly, Su Jin, don't talk nonsense." ”

Su Jin said: "Weichen didn't talk nonsense, it's not a good way to conquer by force, doesn't the emperor want to unify the north, expand the territory, and complete the unfinished great cause of Emperor Taizu Taizong?" ”

Zhao Zhen lowered his face and said: "That also depends on the strength, can Da Song do it at present?" ”

Su Jindao: "Strike first, strike later, instead of guarding against the Xia Liao Alliance, why not break up its alliance and break it one by one?" ”

Xia Zhu said: "Even if it is a fight, it should be fought first, the military strength of the Liao people is not inferior to me, how can I fight?" Besides, this is definitely not the best time, and good joy will summon a catastrophe. ”

Su Jin said: "What I'm saying is that I don't mean to use troops immediately, of course, we must be fully prepared, but if you want to fight, you can only fight the Liao people, the reason is very simple, attacking Xia will save Liao, which invisibly promotes Liaoxia to join forces, and attacking Liao will not necessarily save Xia, because Xia Guo does not have the ability to rescue, if you take into account the worry of death and cold teeth, they may be able to rescue hard, but if the Great Song Dynasty takes the initiative to show goodwill, give Xia Guo a proper promise, and relieve their worries, Xia people will definitely stand by, then it will become Song Liao's one-on-one heads-up, can you win, can you win, It's up to us. ”

Zhao Zhen never expected that Su Jin actually had such a shocking idea brewing in his heart, destroying Liao and destroying Xia to create an eternal foundation, he didn't think about this idea, on the contrary, he dreamed about it, but he just thought about it, and never mentioned it to others, for fear of being laughed at, but Su Jin actually said it like this, and he had a lot of words, as if he was a little sure.

Even though he knew that the feasibility was small, Zhao Zhen subconsciously still wanted to talk about this matter for a while, so he coughed, calmed the buzzing ministers, and asked, "What kind of promises and benefits can make Xia people do nothing?" If the Xia people catch my Great Song Psychology Lion and open his mouth, will we not be coerced by him? ”

Su Jin thought for a while and said: "Let the Xia people believe in our sincerity and need to urgently meet the needs of the people, the reason why the national strength of the Xia Kingdom has declined in recent years is because of the trade blockade I have carried out on them in the Great Song Dynasty, the climate of the Xia Kingdom is harsh, the food is not enough to eat, and the daily clothing and eating are all problems, and their fur and green salt specialties cannot be sold to the Great Song Dynasty, although there are trade exchanges between the Liao people, but the Liao people they need are not enough for self-sufficiency, and the Liao people they produce are also produced, and there is no complementarity at all; In order to win their hearts, the first thing to do is to fully open up trade with Xia and allow normal commodity transactions between the two countries, which is what Xia wants to see the most. ”

"There seems to be some truth in what I said, the Xia people tasted the sweetness, so they naturally didn't dare to give up this sweetness, and they also had the heart to restore their national strength and self-improvement, if there was no trade between the two countries, it would be difficult for them to develop." Zhao Zhen and the ministers were a little moved.

"I'm afraid that opening up trade alone can't eliminate the vigilance of the Xia Kingdom, if my Great Song Dynasty and the Liao people start a war, the Xia people will naturally consider their own safety, don't they understand the reason to break them one by one?" Zhao Zhen said.

Su Jin nodded and said: "What the emperor said is true, so there is still a need for political means, and this time the emperor is going to come forward." ”

Zhao Zhen was stunned and said, "I came forward? ”

Su Jin said: "Yes, the emperor's face is big, the emperor personally came forward, in order to show the sincerity of my Great Song Dynasty, I can match the bridge, promote the Xia country lord and the queen mother and the emperor to meet secretly, the emperor only needs to apologize for the use of the Xia people in the battle of Liaoxia, and promise not to invade the Xia country, the heart of the Xia people will become, I think, the Xia people should not ask for it, plus give some sweetness to make up for it, even if the Xia people are still vigilant, but as long as they remain neutral, they will not send troops to aid Liao, so it is enough." ”