This is an urgent report from the envoy of Huanqing Road.

There are no twists and turns in the contents of the urgent report. Huanqing Road is the main stronghold of Weizhou at the northern foot of Hengshan, and the defenders of the state have recently clashed with the Liao. Then there was an application for meritorious service - five Liao army scouts!

Since the beginning of autumn, the Liao army has become active, and there are constantly squads moving south along the Lingzhou River. More than half a month ago, a team of Liao army scouts burned a military patrol shop on the north side of Weizhou and killed two of them.

Then the defenders of Weizhou went out and retaliated back. That is, an ambush was made, ambushed a squad of Liao army scouts, shot three people, captured two alive, one of them was seriously wounded and died in the sanatorium, and the other two ran away.

When one saw this note, Empress Xiang immediately became restless.

If the Liao people intervened in the battle of Xia, hundreds or thousands of Khitan cavalry would have been killed. But now that the boundary has been set, and there is a life lawsuit on the border, what should I do?

The advice given by the Privy Council was to continue to reward merit and move the Liao people to abide by the covenant of the border.

Is it okay to be just that tough? Will it anger the Liao people, and in the end it will become a big war between the two countries?

At the same time, the Privy Council also gave a little introduction to the geographical location of Weizhou in the yellow paste on the notebook. Let Empress Xiang finally follow the map and find Weizhou at the northern foot of Hengshan on the map.

Descend from the northern foot of Hengshan Mountain and go north along the Lingzhou River. This road does not need to cross the Hanhai Sea, which was originally the reason why Gao Zunyu was able to kill Lingzhou City in the first place.

When the Song and Liao demarcated the border, Yinxia Road and Ganliang Road were set up on the newly opened territory. The old edge of the road has become the rear. The personnel and numbers of the old garrisons were constantly adjusted, and even the main combat objectives changed from resisting the party and thieves to suppressing the local Tibetan troops, such as Qinfeng, Xihe, and Yanyan—with the exception of Jingyuan Road and Huanqing Road.

Because of the geographical relationship, the Qingtongxia area is more closely related to Jingyuan Road, and it is more suitable to be under the jurisdiction of Jingyuan Road than belonging to Yinxia. Compared with Yanzhou in the east, the traffic between Weizhou and Huanzhou at the southern foot of Hengshan is also smoother.

However, the contact points with the Khitans on these two roads are only in Mingsha City and Weizhou.

But the map was not intuitive to Empress Xiang, looking at the inexplicable diagrams and lines, she thought to herself that it was no wonder that his husband would often indulge in the side hall of the Wuying Palace. Only by going to the side hall of Wuying Hall and comparing the sand table can you accurately understand the terrain and landform. But the sand table is still on the side of Wuying Palace, and it is not convenient to go there at night.

Sighed to the empress, for her, the border emergency plus the conflict with the Khitans was enough.

If there is chaos in the south, it will be safe to let Zhang Dian deal with it, and Han Gang can also do it. Empress Xiang still remembers that there was an official who went to Pingnanyi, named Kumamoto, and now he is on Kuizhou Road, and he also has a deep understanding of the southern military. When Liao lives in the world, there are many fewer people to choose from. In today's court, the handsome ministers who really have victories against the Liao people only know a Han Gang to the queen.

It seems that it is better to ask tomorrow at the Chongzheng Hall to understand.

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"Your Highness need not worry. It's just a trifle. In the Chongzheng Palace, Zhang Dian said loudly, "Your Highness can search the old files, even after the alliance of the Yuanyuan, on the border of Hebei and Hedong, there has never been a shortage of conflicts and fights with the Liao. For ordinary things, you can reward them as usual. ”

was questioned by the queen early in the morning, Zhang Dian thought something was wrong, and when he heard it again, it turned out to be a trivial matter that he hadn't taken to heart before, and he passed it with a ha.

"Your Highness." Xue Xiang also said, "It is not surprising that the Liao people invade Xinjiang every year in Hedong and Hebei. And when the defenders fought back, there were many gains. ”

Empress Xiang frowned: "Although that's what I said." But before the young lord of the Liao State died, the official family had intended to raise troops, but they were only discouraged. People are of the same mind, their hearts are the same, and now they are uneasy, will the Liao State let go of this opportunity? Is it a harbinger for the Liao people to violate the boundary now? ”

"Autumn prevention is done every year, Your Highness doesn't have to worry that the border states will not take precautions." Xue Xiang said, "For the Liao people's provocation, we should fight back." The more they retreated, the more rampant the Khitans became. On the contrary, it is a tough response, but it can deter its ambitions. The alliance of the Yuanyuan was able to be concluded because its former army general Xiao Dalin was killed by an arrow from the Eight Bull Crossbow. ”

Zhang Dian also said: "Fang Jinsheng is uneasy, Yelu Yixin may have a fluke thought." However, the defense of the Liao people has never been relaxed for more than a year, and the commanders and ministers from all walks of life on the edge are all old in military affairs. Even if there are soldiers, they can be leveled in an instant, and His Highness does not need to worry. ”

"Master Han, in your opinion."

Han Gang looked at Cai Qu first, Dongfu Zaizhi is qualified to participate in the military discussion, and the prime minister is even more qualified to make a final decision, but this smart man does not talk much in areas that he is not good at at all. Now that there is a lack of people in the two mansions, Cai is silent, and Wang Anshi, who is on the other side, does not speak, the Privy Council seems to be about to give the whole thing, and it is no wonder that the queen is not at ease when the two of them speak.

After thinking for a moment, he replied: "The minister's opinion is the same as that of the two privy councillors. The winner is the enemy, the loser is himself, whether the Liao people are tempting or planning to break the boundary and break the contract, as long as all roads on the edge are well prepared, they will be invincible and let them return in vain. ”

Han Gang's words reassured Empress Xiang and said, "Then calm down first." As for the reward reported by Huanqing Road, it will be done according to the rules of the Privy Council. ”

Wang Anshi listened with a calm face, and he didn't speak much after entering the hall, but he was just as bright-eyed.

After all, the queen still had no experience in military affairs, and was appeased with a few empty words. If it were the Son of Heaven, he would definitely ask for details again, and then deduce it in the side hall of Wuying Hall against the sand table. But that's okay, when the Son of Heaven talked about military affairs in front of the sand table, he was adding to the chaos, and if he was replaced by a more inexperienced queen, there would be good results.

But looking at the attitudes of Han Gang, Zhang Dan, and Xue Xiang, war seems inevitable.

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"Yukun, what do you think?" Coming out of the hall, Zhang Dian asked Han Gang.

"Wait for the war, such a good excuse for the Liao people will not let go." Han Gang said, "Anyway, it's not this time, it's next time, you can always find an excuse." Just like the queen said, Yelu Yixin will not let such a good opportunity go in vain. ”

"That's true." Zhang Dian nodded, "But the first to come should be the remnants of the party." ”

"Just kill them all. Liu Zhongwu can't do it? Han Gang looked at Zhang Dan, "Or are you not worried about Weizhou, Brother Zihou?" ”

"Mingsha City is not afraid. Over there...... Once the Liao people make a name for themselves in Weizhou, most of the remnants of the party in Qingtongxia will respond."

Han Gang said with a smile: "Qing Shuai is Zhao Gongcai, with his talent, there is no need to worry too much." ”

Zhang Dian didn't smile: "I originally wanted to discuss this matter with Yukun and you." "Lu Ming entered Beijing yesterday and brought news from Liu Zhongwu."

"What did Liu Ziwen say?"

The concert from the Frontier Coach often has a lot of problems in the details due to the trade-offs in all aspects. is a private message, especially a private message from a martial artist like Liu Zhongwu to his benefactor, he never dares to talk nonsense, and he always tells the truth.

"If the Qingtongxia is not to build a walled city, the party and the people are uncertain, and I don't know how many days the road can hold them down. They can't farm, they can't graze, and the court can't support them, so the result of sitting on the mountain will only make them take risks. Liu Zhongwu said that the firewood was almost piled up, and it almost caught fire. ”

Han Gang smacked his lips, Liu Zhongwu can speak now, "It's better to wait for Lu Jifu to enter Beijing, and let him have a headache." ”

Zhang Dun snorted coldly: "Yukun, you are very easy. ”

"If you are not in your position, you don't have to do anything, you just need to talk, you don't have to do things, of course it's easy." Han Gang smiled, and Zhang Dian snorted again. Han Gang refused to enter the West Mansion, but he was able to speak coolly.

He nodded back to an official on the side of the corridor, and after walking a few steps, Han Gang said again: "Don't laugh, speaking of which, the younger brother is more worried about Hedong." At the beginning, because of the beheading of the party in the south, the generals who were good at fighting were transferred to the south one after another, and there were many people on the border. ”

"The foolish brother knows what he said." Zhang Dan nodded.

Han Gang said again: "The younger brother is not afraid of a war on the border, and Yelu Yixin most of them dare not fight in Dali." There is Liu Zhongwu in Mingsha City, Zhao Long in Yingli City in the rear, and Qin Feng and Xihe in the back. The Liao people of Xingling and the remnants of Qingtongxia came up together, and they could still resist it. As long as we can survive this turmoil, the border will be much quieter for at least a few years. It's worth worrying about the veterans. Han Weigong is gone, but Zhang, Wen, Fu and others are still ......"

"Then let's see what those people in Luoyang will do, it's not seven years since Xining, and it won't be so stupid if you think about it." Zhang Dian sneered, "It's better to worry more, what do they say about this big farewell." Do you want to bet that they will never admit that this great worship is the original intention of the Son of Heaven. There will never be fewer comments that deceive Shengcong, and there will never be fewer more vicious ones. Fabricating rumors, there's a good hand over there. ”

"Isn't that a sure loser?" Han Gang shook his head and replied with a smile: "Little brother might as well bet on horses." ”

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"The Son of Heaven was imprisoned, and the queen became a puppet. Everything is manipulated by Wang Jiefu behind the scenes? Fu Bi raised his eyes and looked at his son, "That's how it was spread outside?" ”

Fu Shaoting nodded, "It is also said that the Fourth Army rebelled, and Wang Anshi was the main leader." ”

Fu Bi immediately sneered.

As soon as Sima Guang arrived in Beijing, the old party was completely defeated, and such a change caught everyone off guard. It's no surprise that rumors are rife.

But when Sima Guang's words came from the Wende Palace, Fu Bi could only sigh at Sima Twelve's luck. As for Lu Gongshu, he also retreated, after hearing the content of Han Gang's three pieces of music two days ago, he didn't have the slightest doubt, Han Gang's posterior is certainly powerful, but Qiangang is still the Son of Heaven!

It's just that rumors still pop up like weeds in the field. These rumors seem to be nonsense, but in fact, they are more likely to be pushed by people with intentions, wanting to create momentum outside, and then coercing the center. Fu Bi even knew who was instigating Lu Dao behind his back, just to ruin Wang Anshi's reputation, Fu Bi knew that Lu Dao was untrue, but he didn't feel the need to explain it to Wang Anshi.

"Don't talk too much, just watch." He instructed his son, "The Son of Heaven is seriously ill, so let the banquet and all that else be waived." Take care of the house, and study at home for a few more days, maybe it will be a big mess. ”

Fu Shaoting was full of doubts and agreed, but didn't dare to ask in detail, and asked: "My lord, Sima Junshi will come back tomorrow, do you want to meet him?" ”

"It's better for you to go. I will not go for the father...... Look at the nonsense he said in the temple! ”