Feng Jing looked at Zhao Ji's expression, very worried, but he couldn't speak.

Wang Ju said to Song Ji that the Liao State had sent troops to the mountain, and then said to those generals that the Liao State would not send troops, Han Jiang first asked the reason and intention, and then asked the Liao State would send troops to help the Western Xia? Wang Ju replied, no, Liao will never be stupid enough to do this.

Wang Ju didn't say it in the newspaper, but Han Jiang wrote it in the newspaper in 1510, of course, Han Jiang was unintentional, he didn't know what Feng Jing said in Yanhe Hall at all.

But whether Feng Jing is a rumor or not, it's not very easy to count.

In order to appease the Western Xia, the Liao State sent people to threaten on the Liaoxia border, saying that the Liao State might gather troops behind the mountains to help the Western Xia. only said that it was possible, not for sure, for sure, and in the end, even the Tangut people didn't take it seriously.

However, this threat was somehow learned by the secret agents on Hedong Road, and immediately reported it to Lu Gongbi.

Lü Gongbi, Sima Guang, and Wen Yanbo are people who have been all the way, and they oppose the reform of the law and the war.

It's not that these people don't want the Song Dynasty to be good, some people have become old fritters, such as Wen Yanbo, when he was the prime minister for the first time, he still tried his best, and finally was beaten up by Yanchen and degraded from the court, so he thought that the Song Dynasty couldn't get better if he wanted to be good, and he couldn't get bad if he wanted to be bad, so it didn't change.

However, some people still want the Song Dynasty to be good, such as Fan Chunren and others. They oppose changing the law and opposing war, and they also have their ideas, if there is no war, and the three countries are peaceful, then they don't have to feed so many soldiers, and they can save a lot of military and military expenses, not much a year, but can save 10 million yuan. A little more savings in other areas of the country. The fiscal balance is sufficient. Why do you need to change the law to make money? So Zhao Ji asked Fan Chunren about the city defense of Shaanxi Qijia. Fan Chunren replied, just take shape, just take shape.

In short, the reasons for opposing the war are strange.

Some are worried that the generals will return to power because of the war.

There are also fears that there will be the harm of separating the feudal towns, just like why the five generations are replaced so frequently, and it is not because the military generals are in power?

Wenchen's dictatorship had no soldiers in his hands, so Liu E took Ding Wei down in one, two, three, and Zhao Ji also forced Han Qi away. Song Qinzong, who had just ascended to the throne, immediately took down Cai Jing. Although militarily weak, it is conducive to internal governance and stability.

There is also a consideration of finance.

There are also people who do think about people's livelihood, such as Fan Chunren, which is undeniable. As soon as there was a war, the common people were forced to suffer.

But there are some people, who are purely oppressive of dissidents, and the representatives are the three bigwigs, Han Qi, Wen Yanbo, and Sima Guang.

Isn't Han Qi a warmonger, how can he also oppose war? Han Qi is not a militant now, since the Yongxing Army returned to the Daimyo's Mansion. He took off the most powerful.

Regardless of the reason for Lü Gongbi's opposition to the war, the result was the same.

When he heard it, he immediately reported it to Xifu. If Feng Jing slightly exaggerated it, it became a story of 300,000 soldiers in the Khitan Yin belly going to the western realm.

As a result, so many days have passed, Wang Judu has let the people dig salt in Yanzhou, and he has not even seen the shadow of a group of Liao troops on the Hedong border, let alone 300,000 troops.

Therefore, Zhao Ji saw Han Jiang presenting Wang Ju's analysis, so he asked Feng Jing, and Wang Ju also explained the reason why Liao would not send troops before leaving, which made Feng Jing very embarrassed to ask at that time.

At least for this time, he didn't have a say, so he looked around.

It's inconvenient for him to persuade, but he has a lot of good friends.

However, Feng Jing is not the same as Wen Yanbo Sima Guang, although he belongs to the conservative faction, but the prejudice is not too deep, which is why Wang Anshi recommended him to come up. Therefore, it once made Lu Zhi have a misunderstanding, and he engraved Feng Jing's greed for profit, and the Westerners were golden retrievers, and they were greedy and fearful with their foreign style.

As for the relationship between Wu Chong and Wang Anshi, it is deep.

Wang Anshi's other son-in-law Cai Bian is known to many descendants, so many people who don't understand have spread rumors, in fact, Wang Anshi is not only Cai Bian a son-in-law, he has three daughters, the eldest daughter died early, married to Cai Bian is a young daughter, but the most talented is not Cai Bian's wife, but the second daughter, once wrote a small poem: The west wind does not enter the small window screen, autumn should pity me and remember my home. Extremely hateful, looking at the yellow flowers with tears and tears.

As soon as this poem came out, it immediately spread throughout the capital.

Therefore, Wu Chong sued for his second son Wu An, and the two became in-laws.

However, in terms of color, Wu Chong is a little darker, and it is well hidden. However, in dealing with war, Feng Jing is a staunch anti-war faction.

He was looking, and his good friend Sun Gu had no choice but to come forward, and he said: "Your Majesty, because Wang Ju is warlike, and the lives are devastated, countless families have been separated from yin and yang since then, and they can no longer be cowardly." ”

In fact, there is no need to look at Wang Ju's chapter, Yang Hui has already brought Wang Ju's three back to the capital, but no one has figured out how to choose. Sun Gu's idea was that it was best not to do these three, but to withdraw his troops back immediately, but he couldn't say it, so he said this.

Look, this battle was fought, what was the result, the people of Shaanxi fell into the mud pit, and more than 20,000 soldiers died.

Lu Huiqing said: "Master Sun, there are war immortals? ”

"Yes, Chen Qingzhi."

"Master Sun, that's the book of Liang is fake, the book of Wei is recording the battle between Er Zhurong and Yuan Hao, rare Chen Qingzhi, there is only one sentence, Er Zhurong and Yuan Hao are holding each other on both sides of the Yellow River, and they want to cross the river but have no boat in their hands, and they plan to return to the north to persuade their subordinates. happened to find some boats and guides, Er Zhurong ordered Er Zhuzhao to lead the night crossing, break the shadow and trap Luo, and Chen Qingzhi escaped alone. Even if what Liang Shu said is true, it is too weird, so God does not tolerate it! ”

The statement of the Book of Wei is not credible, and the statement of the Book of Liang is not credible.

If it is like what is recorded in the Book of Liang, it is too godly, 7,000 white-robed troops, escorting Yuan Hao back to Luoyang to claim the emperor, and 70,000 soldiers and horses against Qiu Daqian in Juyang, Qiu Daqian is still on the defending side, and as a result, Qiu's army was defeated and the whole army surrendered. Under the mouth of the 300,000 Northern Wei army, Xingyang, which had 70,000 defenders, was taken. Then he fought against the city under Xingyang City, breaking 200,000 cavalry with 3,000. So there were 47 battles and 32 sieges along the way, all of which were overcome, and there was no way forward. Then under Xingyang City, he defeated the army of nearly one million Er Zhu Rong, and when it came to this, none of the seven thousand white-robed troops died. It's just because Luoyang was copied by Er Zhurong. Chen Qingzhi had no choice but to return south. As a result, a flash flood swept away all his victorious army.

All right. There are many descendants who really believe it.

But Lu Huiqing didn't believe it. Wang Ju didn't believe it even more.

The real truth should be that Chen Qingzhi went north and fought several glorious battles, but in the last battle, the whole army was also annihilated, and Chen Qingzhi had to flee back to the Liang Dynasty.

Zhao Ji also bowed, this is a relatively famous history, and everyone here has basically seen it. Obviously, Zhao Ji agreed with Lu Huiqing's words, not to mention seven thousand white-robed troops, that is, seven thousand monsters. After such a tragic battle, hundreds of people will die. If it is really as recorded in the Book of Liang, it is not seven thousand mortals who are fighting, but seven thousand Monkey King who are fighting.

Lu Huiqing said again: "The real one should be able to learn from Huo Quai, which is almost the peak of the Han army." ”

Chen Qingzhi's deeds are not clear whether they are true or false, don't move out and show off, let's see Huo Qu's illness. Huo Qubing fought with King Zuoxian of the Huns, annihilating more than 70,000 enemies, but his subordinates also sacrificed 15,000 people.

Wang Ju's casualty ratio in this battle is not as high as Huo Qu's disease. Although the battle of Huo Quai's illness was more difficult.

Wang Su also said on the side: "The Western Xia army is not as strong as we imagined, but it is not as weak as we think now. This battle is not easy. ”

He didn't have any handover with Wang Ju, at most, when Wang Ju knew Huachi County, he exchanged wine for horses and asked him for help, which was also for state affairs and had nothing to do with personal affairs. Besides, what qualifications did Wang Juneng have to have a personal relationship with him at that time?

Wang Su was also old, so he was called into the capital and Zhitong entered the Yintai Division, but because he was too old to be a director, he was transferred to the Ministry of Industry for the elderly. However, he has been on the border for a long time, so he asked Zhao Ji to send someone to summon him from the Ministry of Industry to Yanhe Hall for consultation.

Wang Ju has never dared to claim to love the people like a son, because the Song Dynasty really had it, and even loved the people like a son more than Bao Zheng, and there are several people now, including Cheng Shimeng, Li Suzhi, and Wang Su.

With Wang Su's political achievements, qualifications, family background, background and personality, he naturally would not sell face to Sun Gu, he continued: "Besides, the 300,000 Xia army invaded Huanqing, Wang Ju was in danger and gave orders, even if the Xia army was defeated, he did not send the army all the way west, but gathered in Yanzhou, waiting for the imperial court's edict, how can he say that he is belligerent?" Master Sun, you are a bachelor of Hanlin, for His Majesty, don't let the heroes feel cold! ”

Sun Gu was bored.

Wen Yanbo had no choice but to come forward in person, and he said slowly: "If you want to destroy Western Xia, it is not easy, so Wang Ju said in the song that he asked Qin Feng, Jingyuan, Huanqing, Yanyan, and Fulin to send troops and horses together, and also mobilize troops and horses from the capital, Yongxing Army and Hedong Road to support. But how much does it cost? ”

At this time, you can't attack Wang Ju, no matter what reason you use, it's boring!

But Lao Wen's question is to the point.

In that case, an astronomical amount of money would have been used, but there is so much money in the treasury and the inner treasury.

Even Wang Anshi said on the side: "Your Majesty, the best strategy is not advisable, you can only take the middle strategy and the next policy." ”

The middle policy is to occupy Yanzhou, why the middle policy? First of all, the economy, Yanzhou controls seventy percent of the output of green salt, in addition to iron, there is also iron ore in Western Xia, but the output is small, and the iron ore output in the Yanzhou area accounts for forty percent of Western Xia, so controlling Yanzhou, even from the economy alone can bring disastrous consequences to Western Xia.

Not to mention militarily, as long as you control Yanzhou, you can send a cavalry to threaten Leshan and Xiangyikou at any time, the Zhenrong army in the south, Huanzhou in the east, and the three bread clamps, the Xiaochuan area, which is fertile in Western Xia, will be lost to the Song Dynasty sooner or later. If the courage is stronger and the iron gate pass in the north of Yanzhou is taken, then the entire Lingzhou and Yinxia and other states in the northeast of Western Xia will be one and a half. Moreover, Yanzhou is so close to Lingzhou and Xingqing Mansion that troops can be sent to recruit at any time.

The disadvantage is that it is an enclave, but there is also a way to solve it, first in Hengshan Lianbao, and then between Yanzhou and Hengshan to build more than a dozen forts, of course, these forts are mostly on Pingchuan, the forts must be large, and there are many garrisons. Then there will be no Zhuozhou Lingzhou of the year.

In fact, if you really manage Yanzhou, it is the second Zhuozhou, the reason is very simple, the terrain around Yanzhou is too flat, and it can be defended now, and the future Xixia will recover slightly, and the lord will be incompetent again, and it will be lost.

But these people now lack considerable information about Yanzhou in their hands, so they are confused by Wang Ju's plausible truths.

Wen Yanbo also said: "If the middle strategy is taken, the garrison will increase several times, and the road is far away, the supply is difficult, and I am afraid that the military cost will surge." ”

Good is good, but money! How much does it cost more in that year?

Zhao Ji looked at Yang Hui and asked, "Yang Qing, you have been to the front line, you can talk about it." ”

"Your Majesty, if you occupy Yanzhou, Western Xia will not be reconciled, in the future, it will not only be the surge in the transportation costs of the garrison that Duke Wen said, but also the fear of fighting and fighting, and then it will really be a surge in military expenses. In fact, it was not only inappropriate to occupy Yanzhou, but also to occupy Hengshan. Just like what happened to the ministers, Hengshan was so fierce that he didn't even pay attention to the envoys in the court, and once the border ministers were not appeased properly, there would be civil strife. Under the combination of inside and outside, Hengshan will be lost. At that time, not only would there be innocent sacrifices of soldiers, but also because the soldiers were on the front line, the rear troops in Huanqing were empty, and it was estimated that even the two states of Huanqing would be lost by then. Moreover, there is also a story that it was the imperial court that occupied the enclave of Lingzhou in the past, and then Lingzhou was lost, and the entire line was lost along with the guide zhì Xiaoguan and other areas. Please think twice. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that what the elements say is extremely reasonable, and once the enemy territory is occupied, the border generals will compete for merit in the future, and they will imitate each other, and the country will be restless from now on," Sima Guang said on the side.

Wang Su couldn't stand it anymore, he said sarcastically: "Wang Ju's strategy is only to occupy a small section of Hengshan, even if all the people are in rebellion, how many people can there be?" Moreover, it is also the first time that the Western Xia repeatedly invaded and invaded. Let's look at the source of thousands of miles and turn into scorched earth, why don't you say a word? Your Majesty, the minister is still the same sentence, the king's huge defeat of the Xia army does not mean that the Xia army is so weak. Junshi, the battle of Hulidui was due to Sima Guang's command error, but it does not mean that the Xia army is so strong. ”

"Prince, what does the battle of Kulidui have to do with me?" Sima Guang asked angrily.

"Without your approval, how dare Guo En send troops to Hulihei?"

Although the prospect of occupying Yanzhou is wonderful, there are too many variables, and Wang Su dare not speak. But if you only occupy a small section of Hengshan, the sky will fall.

So Wang Suyu sneered.

He didn't mean to expose Sima Guang's ugliness in Fengzhou, but said that you Sima Guang don't understand side affairs at all, so don't talk nonsense.

This is a great victory, and it seems to be a great defeat of the Song army, which is really strange.

Lao Wang still didn't understand that the current court was no longer the court he was familiar with.

But Lao Wang was crooked, and Wen Yanbo immediately corrected it: "Since May last year, Shaanxi has been fighting again and again, the people of Li are miserable, and the financial overdraft is strict, and Your Majesty has to think twice." ”

Don't talk about side affairs, everyone has no say. Let's talk about money.

Lu Huiqing said on the side: "Your Majesty, according to the minister's opinion, take the policy." White Leopard City and other places are close to Huanzhou Gyeongju and the security army, not an enclave, and the Western Xia has repeatedly invaded, what they hold is only the advantage of the terrain, they occupy Hengshan, can advance or retreat, I can only sigh. Now we have captured a section of Yokoyama, and although it is not very wide, it has at least pulled back a little bit on the terrain. In the future, if the Western Xia crosses the border and plunders, they will think twice. And Wang Ju used prisoners of war to repair the castle, and the people did not work much. Although some money was used, it was still within the scope of the imperial court. ”

Of course, this war is also about to empty the inner treasury and the national treasury.

But stop there, at least financially, and not overdrawn.

Lu Huiqing said: "And the fault is not me, first the Western Xia plotted not to be treacherous, dispatched 300,000 troops, intending to take Huanqing, after several defeats, Wang Ju wrote a letter to Liang Yiburi, persuading him to withdraw his troops, the two countries negotiated peace, and reconciled, but the Western Xia still did not listen. The fault is not mine, the righteousness is mine. ”

The Western Xia dared to plot the entire Huanju and Gyeongju, and under our great victory, we only occupied a small area of Hengshan area, is it wrong?

If you continue to distinguish it, then Lu Huiqing's words can be said to be very ugly, could it be that if the great Song Dynasty considers itself China, it is the life of a grandson? (To be continued......)