"Hahaha~, I didn't expect Jia'er to be really capable, and even Xiao Yanshou's son was moved." In the study of the Yue Wangfu, Zhao Yan couldn't help laughing when he looked at the letter in his hand, in this letter sent by Zhao Jiagang, he introduced in detail the process of his trip to Liao, especially the matter of Xiao Dilie, which made Zhao Yan also very happy.

"Third uncle, what makes you so happy?" At this moment, I saw Zhao Xu suddenly push the door in, today happened to be the day he came to class, although he had more things to do since the Queen Mother was seriously ill, but as long as he was free, he was still willing to come to Zhao Yan to sit here, especially some things in the court and politics can also ask his third uncle for advice.

"Haha~, Xu'er, you came just in time, take a look at your eldest brother's letter, he has found a good helper for you to attack Liao in the future!" When Zhao Yan saw Zhao Xu come in, he said happily again, and after speaking, he handed over the letter in his hand and let Zhao Xu read it himself.

Zhao Xu heard Zhao Yan laughing in the study when he was outside just now, but he didn't know the reason, and now he heard that this matter was related to his eldest brother Zhao Jia, and he took the letter and read it seriously, and the more he looked at it, the more excited he became, and finally patted the letter and said loudly: "Big brother is really great, if this Xiao Dilie can I submit to my Great Song, it will definitely be a huge blow to the Liao State, if our Great Song Dynasty really attacks the Liao State at that time, I am afraid that this incident alone can make the Liao army have no heart to fight, so as to easily occupy the Liao State." ”

Seeing Zhao Xu's happy appearance, Zhao Yan couldn't help but laugh again, his son was able to do such a big thing, which made him very happy, but Zhao Xu's next words made him calm down immediately.

"Third uncle, when will we start a war against the Liao State, my father personally destroyed the Western Xia, if I can destroy the Liao State with my own hands. It's sure to be a piece of history! I saw that Zhao Xu was happy, and immediately asked Zhao Yan with great interest.

"You are really a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, when your grandfather was in order to attack the Western Xia, it took three full years of preparation, and before the war, none of us was able to destroy the confidence of the Western Xia in one fell swoop. Now although the national strength of our Great Song Dynasty has increased a lot, it does not take too long to prepare for launching a war, but the Liao State is not comparable to a small country like Western Xia, and the other party's founding time is longer than that of our Great Song Dynasty, so if you are not fully prepared, you must not easily start a war! When Zhao Yan said at the end, his face also became extremely healthy, no matter how weak the Liao Kingdom was, but the emaciated camel was bigger than the horse. Therefore, in the face of Liao, there must not be any carelessness.

"Hehe, I know what you said, third uncle, but didn't you say that if the Liao State can't hold the Huanglong Mansion in their north, so that the Wanyan Department will sit big, we will immediately wave our troops north to attack the Liao State, shouldn't you be joking?" Zhao Xu said with a smile at this time. He remembered that Zhao Yan had used this incident to threaten the Liao State, and it was precisely because of this. Therefore, the Liao State agreed to form an alliance with the Great Song Dynasty to fight the Jurchens.

Hearing Zhao Xu mention the Jurchens, Zhao Yan was silent for a moment before he spoke: "I didn't lie to the Liao State about the Jurchens, if they are really incompetent enough to be broken through the defense line by the Jurchens, then the Jurchens will definitely take the opportunity to expand their power, and even within a few years, they will be able to sweep the entire Liao State." Therefore, at that time, our Great Song Dynasty must not watch the Jurchens sit big, and it is certain that we will send troops at that time, and we must try our best to compete with the Jurchens for the resources of the Liao State. ”

"That's it, I have been paying attention to the situation in Liao during this time, and it turned out that there are many contradictions within Liao. Yelu Yixin monopolized power to exclude dissidents, and Yelu Jun was mediocre and unscrupulous, which made the situation in Liao even more unstable, even with the support of our Great Song Dynasty, but they became more and more powerless in purging the Jurchens, and some time ago even Yelu Yanxi, the prince of Liao, almost became a prisoner of the Jurchens, so I dare to conclude that it will not be long before the Liao State will really fall at the feet of the Jurchens. Zhao Xu judged confidently at this time, since he began to contact government affairs three years ago, he has now become an excellent politician, and he is also familiar with the situation in the Great Song Dynasty and surrounding countries, so he also has absolute confidence in his own judgment.

Zhao Yan heard Zhao Xu's words but didn't say anything, but was silent for a moment and suddenly sighed and said: "Xu'er, what you said is right, when I proposed an alliance with the Liao State, I thought that I could use the Liao State to destroy the Jurchens, but I didn't expect the strength of the Liao State to decline so much, and it failed to destroy the Jurchens in three years, but it made the Jurchens more cunning. ”

"Third uncle, do you mean that you are going to start preparing for war against the Liao State now?" Hearing Zhao Yan's words, Zhao Xu almost had two eyes shining, for the Great Song Dynasty, the Liao State will always be their biggest enemy, and even from the beginning of the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, they have always wanted to defeat the Liao State, but unfortunately the reality is cruel, the Great Song Dynasty has been suppressed by the Liao State for hundreds of years, even if the Great Song Dynasty has gained the upper hand over the years, but as long as the Liao State is not destroyed for a day, the Great Song Dynasty will not be at ease for a day, if Zhao Xu can destroy the Liao State when he is in office, he will definitely become the most outstanding emperor since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty.

"Preparation must be prepared, among which the strength is also easy to say, Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures have always had Yang Huaiyu led heavy troops to guard, plus the Hebei Army behind him, you can mobilize 100,000 troops in a short time, in addition to that, only the dispatch of materials is left, which needs to be prepared in advance, I think it is better to pick a few cities on the Hebei side, and then transfer the materials to prepare, in case of war, these materials can be quickly transported to the battlefield." Zhao Yan said while thinking about it.

"Okay, I'll prepare when I go back!" Zhao Xu immediately nodded when he heard this, he has now mastered the government, and it is justified to do these things, of course, Zhao Yan only mentioned a rough idea, and he will definitely discuss the details with you after he goes back.

After chatting a few words about the preparations needed to attack the Liao State, Zhao Xu suddenly thought of Xiao Dilie's possible submission before, and immediately spoke again: "Third uncle, since Xiao Dilie intends to submit to my Great Song Dynasty, then should we send someone to contact their father and son, if we can persuade his father Xiao Yanshou to also return to obedience, it would be better." ”

Although Xiao Dilie is quite talented, his prestige in the Liao army still cannot be compared with his father, so if Xiao Dilie is obedient, the blow to the morale of the Liao army will be limited, and the Great Song Dynasty will only have one more good general, but if Xiao Yanshou is obedient, it will deal a devastating blow to the morale of the Liao army, and it will be much easier for the Great Song to attack the Liao State again.

Zhao Yan thought of the benefits of Xiao Yanshou's return, and he was very moved for a while, but after thinking about it carefully, he slowly shook his head and said: "There is no need for contact, Xiao Dilie is a filial son, even if he wants to surrender, he must obtain Xiao Yanshou's consent, but Xiao Yanshou is a foolish and loyal person, it is difficult to persuade him to betray the Liao State, if you send someone to persuade him, it will even have the opposite effect." ”

When he said this, he saw Zhao Yan pause for a moment and then said: "However, although Xiao Yanshou is foolish and loyal, he takes his heir very seriously, judging from his character, he definitely doesn't want his son to die with him, and he has been suppressed by Yelu Yixin over the years, and he should also see the political situation of Liao very clearly, as long as Xiao Dilie is still in Liao, he will definitely die in the future, and the best way out is to return to our Great Song Dynasty, so I believe that Xiao Yanshou will definitely help his son make a correct choice." ”

Outside the Liaoyang Mansion in Tokyo, Liaoguo, Xiao Yanshou's army was stationed here, and in the big tent of the military camp, Xiao Yanshou listened to his son very calmly about their experience of being trapped in Kaizhou City, when he heard that the Great Song Dynasty army bombarded the Jurchens, Yelu Yanxi and the Kaizhou guards were unwilling to go out of the city to pursue, his face couldn't help but show a little annoyance, before he spent three years to eliminate more than 2,000 people in the Yan Division, but if this Kaizhou Battle seized the opportunity, even if it could not completely annihilate the Jurchens, At least he could wipe out most of their troops, but he gave up because of Yelu Yanxi's short-sightedness, how could he not be annoyed?

After Xiao Dilie finished talking about Kaizhou City, he did not continue to talk about his encounter with Zhao Jia on the Great Song Dynasty warship, but observed his father's face, and then said cautiously: "Father, judging from my observation during this time, the prince is really not a famous man's choice, with the situation of our Da Liao, if the prince ascends the throne in the future, I am afraid it will only make my Da Liao fall into a greater crisis!" ”

If Xiao Dilie dared to talk about the prince like this, he would definitely let Xiao Yanshou reprimand, but today Xiao Yanshou was silent for a long time after listening to his son's words, although he has been fighting abroad in the past few years, he has also heard some ridiculous things about the prince, but he still has some extravagant hopes in his heart, but after hearing his son's personal experience, he found that the prince is even more unbearable than the legend, if Da Liao is still as strong as before, it would be nothing, but now Da Liao's country is in danger, and he will meet an emperor like Yelu Yanxi again, I'm afraid it will only hasten the demise of the Liao State.

Thinking of the above, Xiao Yanshou couldn't help but sigh helplessly, and felt a little powerless and confused in his heart, under this kind of internal and external troubles, even he couldn't see where the way out of Liao was clearly?

Seeing the change in the expression on his father's face, he saw Xiao Dilie hesitate for a moment, and suddenly gritted his teeth and mustered up the courage to step forward and whispered: "Father, when I was escorting the prince out of Kaizhou, I met a special friend!" (To be continued.) )