Li Huihui's heart was in turmoil when he left the palace, since ancient times, the ruthless emperor's family, King Kang, Zhao Gou, would have returned to Hangzhou safely, but what if Song Huizong took the opportunity to contact Zhao Gou's military power? Even if Song Huizong did nothing, what would the public opinion think of Zhao Gou, and it was impossible to avoid the charge of escaping.

And Zhao Gou's two elder brothers, Zhao Kai, the king of Yun, are attacking Xingzhou, even if the war in Xingzhou is stalemate, Yang Zhi left the front line, but Yang Zhi's old department still swept all the way to Hexi, and successively occupied Ganzhou and other places, so that Zhao Kai's reputation rose sharply, including the hundred officials in the court believed that if there was no external force, Zhao Kai destroyed the Western Xia It was only a matter of a year and a half. And King Jing Zhao Qi, although he is silent in the court, he has not lost his territory, and he is a good person in the eyes of the people.

Li Hui could only smile bitterly, Zhao Gou was born at the wrong time, just in time for the rise of the Dingbei Army, Yang Zhi himself was an invincible general, and he also promoted a large number of generals such as Yue Fei. It can be seen from the Northwest War Report that the abilities of Yang Yizhong, Liu Qi and others are outstanding, far from being comparable to Zhao Gou's subordinates, and it is precisely because of the difference in victory and defeat on the battlefield that Zhao Kai and Zhao Gou are now in different situations.

Li Hui entered the house, and the housekeeper came over and said, "Master, Lord Zhang Cheng and a eunuch named Zeng Xue are waiting for you, I am afraid that there will be many people, so I arranged them in the small living room of the wing room." ”

Zhang Cheng and Zeng Xue came together, indicating that Zhang Cheng no longer had any taboos, Li Hui shook his head, instructed the housekeeper to put wine and food in the small living room, and walked towards the wing room alone. As soon as he entered the room, Li Hui saw Zeng Xue's nervous expression, smiled reluctantly, and comforted: "Don't worry too much, the saint has his difficulties, Yang Zhi can defeat Yan Tart, how can the 400,000 army fight a few victories, the saint needs a reason." ”

Zeng Ze opened his mouth and couldn't speak, Zhang Cheng was also not easy to speak, King Kang wanted to sit firmly on that chair, it was not without challenges, Zhang Jun and others' repeated failures made Zhao Gou's prestige suffer some setbacks, not to mention the people's complaints, that is, the Yushitai, who originally fully supported Zhao Gou, is now more than half of the people do not support. Zhang Cheng thought for a while and asked: "Since this is the case, we should support it even more, so as not to fall to Bianliang." ”

Li Hui pondered for a moment and said: "There is a point of view in the Privy Council that if most of the generals on the front line are not replaced, no matter how many troops are sent, they will be sacrificed in vain; and in the current situation, as long as King Kang is there, everyone on the front line will be the same; the Holy Lord is already asking King Kang if he is willing to return to Hangzhou." ”

Zhang Cheng was taken aback, the reason why King Kang was able to be in a favorable position from the beginning was because of the appointment of Zhao Huan of Song Qinzong, the generalissimo acted on behalf of the king, so that the officials promoted by Song Qinzong were all clustered around Zhao Gou, controlling the territory of Shaanxi, Henan, Shandong, Hebei, and Huainan, forming a force that could not be defeated, even if Song Huizong came back, he had to give in in many places.

However, with the rise of the Dingbei Army and the southward movement of the Jin Army, Shaanxi was already in the pocket of the Dingbei Army, Shandong and Hebei fell into the hands of the Jin people, and after Song Huizong stabilized Jiangnan, he strengthened the struggle for the right to speak in Huainan. Even now, once Zhao Gou returns to Hangzhou, it is impossible to secretly encourage his subordinates to make noise like the last time he returned to Runzhou, and it is hoped that with the loss of Bianliang, Zhao Gou will completely lose control of Henan.

In the battle for imperial unification, there was no concept of a capable person, Zhao Huan, Zhao Kai, and Zhao Qi were still there, and many things were not clear, and this was probably the reason why Zhao Kai was determined to destroy the Western Xia; the Song-Jin War could not end in a short period of time, and it was also a very good move for Zhao Kai to occupy the northwest. Zhang Cheng asked, "What should we do?"

Li Hui naturally saw through Zhang Cheng's thoughts at a glance: "You still need to be hard to strike iron, now Bianliang is still in the hands of our army, as long as Zhang Jun can hold Bianliang, everything will disappear; as long as Zhang Jun can hold on for a month, the Holy Lord will definitely let reinforcements be sent from all over the country; the question is whether it can be held?"

Li Hui had never been to Bianliang, but Zhang Cheng had only come back not long ago, Zhang Cheng thought for a while and said: "I don't know, the 200,000 Western Army reorganized this time has almost never been on the battlefield, and the real strength is difficult to say, and I can't estimate it well." But you won't know until you actually go to the battlefield to know what it's like. Although Wang Shu is much weaker than Yang Zhi, Zhang Jun took over in advance, and there are many less dirty things, no matter how he fights, he can always stalemate for a while. ”

That's why King Kang took the initiative to leave. Zeng Ze nodded: "Otherwise, Liang Yangzu's people will chatter, making King Kang lose his entire fighting spirit, and sometimes King Kang is also difficult to control the whole scene." ”

"In terms of national strength, Jin is strong and Song is weak, once a full-scale war starts, it will not end in a short time. Li Hui shook his head: "If the Jin people don't suffer a big loss, they won't stop in moderation." There are a lot of cats here, Liu Yu is the king, it is a signal, the saint's complexion is not good these days, but he was pressed by the southern invasion of the Jin people, and it did not break out. Yang Zhi has made us miserable over the years, and the poem that King Yun asked Yang Zhi to hand over this time is an inducement. ”

"Could it be that the Dingbei Army took the initiative to challenge?" Zeng Xue remembered that there was also a lot of discussion on Zhao Gou's side at that time, but it was unimaginable that the Dingbei Army wanted the Jin Army to stir up trouble when it attacked Xingzhou; Li Hui looked at the housekeeper and commanded the maid to serve the food, and sighed: "For King Yun, it is a good thing, as long as the hatred is pulled here, the Jin Army's offensive against Yunzhong and Taihang Mountain will gradually become lighter." If the Jin army stops, it will be even better, so there is no loss in any way. ”

Zeng Ze's face turned pale, this was the first time he had heard such an explanation, if so, the group of smart people under King Kang at that time did not see it, or they were deliberately pretending to be confused, and they did not see that it was a problem of ability, and deliberately pretended to be confused, it would be terrible. Zeng Xue grew up in the court and has always accompanied Zhao Gou, knowing that sometimes the most terrifying person is not necessarily your enemy, but most likely your companion.

Zhang Chengbi Zeng Xue was able to calm down, watched the housekeeper go out and bring the door, and said in a deep voice: "But don't they know the consequences of doing this? The Jin army has the ability to expand the war, but what will happen once Bianliang is lost?"

Li Hui hesitated for a moment and asked, "What if the Dingbei Army sends troops to recover Bianliang after conquering Xingzhou?"

There was a dead silence in the room, if such a result occurred, the Dingbei Army would not let Bianliang go again, and Zhao Kai's hand really reached into Henan, plus the foundation laid by Yang Zhi on Gyeonggi Road, Zhao Kai had a great possibility to control Henan.