Song Huizong finally put down the teacup in his hand, stood up and said: "In front of interests, people will lose their minds, Yang Zhi's abandonment of Xining Prefecture and the Dingbian Army has made many people suspicious, but I don't care; You may still be a little worried now, when you arrive in Qinzhou, you can listen to Yang Zhi, King Yun has promised to recover Yanzhou in the future, and hand over the Wuchi of Qingyan to Dunzongyuan, which may be a long time, but the ambition of young people cannot be poured cold water. ”

Li Bing and Tang Chong both heard about this for the first time, Zhao Lingxuan immediately knelt down, Wuchi's green salt year's profit can almost be compared with Xiuzhou's salt farm, give such a cornucopia to Dunzongyuan, Song Huizong and Zhao Kai's promise is amazing; Zhao Lingyun knows that if he doesn't do it well, without Song Huizong opening his mouth, the people in the sect will be able to tear themselves apart. Zhao Lingxun kowtowed and said, "Rest assured, the ministers will do their best to assist King Yun." ”

Li Bing frowned imperceptibly, he must be looking forward to the Dingbei Army doing a big job, but it is strange that King Yun is so ambitious now; Zhao Kai doesn't care about the layout of Runzhou, it must be that the Dingbei Army is quietly planning something, but he can't guess it at all when he sees these people across thousands of mountains and rivers.

Runzhou's fast horse spread the news to Qinzhou, and Fan Zhixu notified Yang Zhi as soon as possible, but what made Fan Zhixu a little unpredictable was that Yang Zhi, who was sitting in front of him, did not show special happiness; Yang Zhi quickly realized that he was wrong, and smiled apologetically: "I'm thinking about what to do after Zhao Lingxuan comes." ”

"That's your Dingbei Army's business, please forgive me for not being able to provide advice. Fan Zhixu leaned back in his chair and said, "Are you worried that Xixia won't give you this time?"

"Sort of, judging from the news from Xingzhou, except for Brother Richard, most of the courtiers suggested that the long-term pain is better than the short-term pain; now is the time when the army's supplies are still being mobilized, and once the mobilization is complete, it should be the time for Li Renxiao to make up his mind. Yang Zhi spread his hands and said helplessly: "Everyone's decision is made according to their own position, what I don't understand is how much friendship King Kang has with those big people in the Jin Kingdom, and he has been killed again and again, why do you still believe them." Lord Fan, don't say those helpless words for the sake of Qinzong. ”

Fan Zhixu smiled, this is what King Kang Zhao Gou has always defended himself, but no one believes it anymore, and this guy in front of him is not really in doubt, I'm afraid he is still thinking about what to do if something happens to the Taiping Firm. Fan Zhixu took the teacup handed by Cai Qing and said: "What I want to correct you is that King Kang and the Jin people not only do not have friendship, but have a lot of hatred; There's nothing tangled, you and I are just pawns, driven by people, when they want to sacrifice us, there will be no hesitation, the big war is coming, I hope you don't have any baggage. ”

Hearing Fan Zhixu's words, Yang Zhi laughed: "My lord is reasonable, if the 200,000 troops of Western Xia really come, we may only have the possibility of success, but I am not willing to pay the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers for the possibility of this line, my burden is here; ”

"But in the eyes of outsiders, you are still afraid of war. Fan Zhixu slowly sipped the tea and said: "Not only in Bianliang and Runzhou, but also in Hedong and Shaanxi, there are people who think so; this will become a stain on you, and one day, when someone wants to deal with you, he will take it out and talk about it." ”

Fan Zhixu looked up at Yang Zhi, Yang Zhi's eyes were peaceful, and he looked completely comfortable; Yang Zhi said suddenly: "Those who know me say that I am worried, and those who don't know me say what I want, Master Fan, there are some things, I really don't want to talk to you now." ”

"Of course!" Fan Zhixu smiled and said, "I am an outsider. ”

Fan Zhixu has been an official for many years, so he naturally knows that Yang Zhi and Zhao Kai, who is far away in Taiyuan, must still have cards in their hands that have not yet been played, otherwise the Dingbei Army would already be on the front line now; what Fan Zhixu does not know is that the situation on the side of Yang Zhi and Taiyuan is a bit delicate now, and what Yang Zhi is worried about is whether the lack of materials will have an impact on his army. Xixia is mostly a bitter cold land, and now it is winter, and the ground laid down is short of food and clothing, which is invisibly the burden of Qinzhou, even if Runzhou transports materials, half of it will be spent on the people.

Therefore, Yang Zhi was not in a hurry to start with Western Xia, but Zhao Kai and Meng Yue in Taiyuan couldn't hold it back, and heard the news from the Shenxiao faction that Zhao Kai was originally ready to endure it again, but Yang Zhi weakened Youzhou Road, Hengshan and Wuyuan County too much, and Western Xia once again added 60,000 soldiers and civilians to the three places, almost hollowing out the family foundation, and even Xiazhou, which was opposite Yue Fei, was also transferred 3,000 people, and now Lian Zongze thinks that the opportunity has come.

According to Yang Zhi's estimate, Zhao Kai will soon make up his mind; Yang Zhi raised his eyebrows and said: "Master Fan, we didn't treat you as an outsider, and we just pretended to be in front of others, and that was also for your own good; ”

Both of them laughed, now that almost all the forces on all sides are labeled, Fan Zhixu naturally has no reason to take the initiative to participate, and Yang Zhi and Fan Zhixu are both smart people, and they are both blurring this line intentionally or unintentionally. Fan Zhixu knew that what Yang Zhi said was the truth, and glanced at Yang Zhi with emotion and said, "Don't worry, I won't do you any harm, how do you plan to use the Taiping Firm." ”

Yang Zhi was silent for a while and said: "I don't know what Qingguo Gong can bring me, as far as Shaanxi is concerned, the most important thing is food, weapons and other materials, if Qing Guogong can only solve part of it, or can't solve it, even if it is tea, cloth and other civilian supplies, it is not a good thing for the people of Qinzhou." ”

Yang Zhi's words were a little insincere, but Fan Zhixu still fully understood, although Song Huizong gave Zhao Lingxuan authority, but whether he could use it well, whether Zhao Lingxuan could withstand the pressure of King Kang and Zhao Gou, and deal with all kinds of accidents along the way, was an unpredictable thing; Yang Zhi could only lower his expectations and see the moves. Fan Zhixu asked worriedly: "Does it have an impact on the battle line?"

"That's for sure. Yang Zhi's eyes flashed with firmness: "There are too many uncertainties in the war between countries, and the war is easy to fight, but how to end it is a difficult matter; this is the reason why I gave up the Dingbian Army and Xining Prefecture, and this is also the reason why Richard Brother disagrees with the decisive battle between the two sides in Xingzhou." ”