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Chapter 1089 Let’s Target Only Wang Wushan (Part [-])
Chapter 1098

Compared with Su Dongpo, who seemed a little gleeful in his mentality, Zhang Yi, who was the head of the Privy Council, had a better understanding of the armed forces of the Song Dynasty today.

"If the Liao Kingdom really wants to have a showdown with the Song Dynasty, can the Song Dynasty win?" Emperor Zhao Xu couldn't help but asked, stroking his chin, which was already growing stubble.

"Your Majesty, my Great Song Dynasty will certainly be able to win the final victory, but when the crane and the clam compete, the fisherman wins..." Zhang Wei did not hesitate to take the side of the Great Song Dynasty first, but he was not optimistic about the aftermath of the war. the result of.

"Because even if my Song Dynasty wins, it must be a miserable victory. When my Great Song Dynasty's national strength is greatly damaged. After losing more than half of the territory, the Xixia who have been eyeing my Song Dynasty, or those tribes in the borders, will definitely not sit and wait. I, Da Song, recuperate and recover."

Su Dongpo couldn't help but nodded with an ugly expression on his face. "That's right. After all, my Great Song Dynasty has not yet fully pacified the world. Over the years, the military equipment has been slack, and the government and the public are all used to it. There are really not many soldiers who can fight."

Emperor Zhao Xu smacked his mouth. "Our troops on the Shaanxi Road in the Song Dynasty..."

"Your Majesty, the troops on Shaanxi Road and North Shaanxi Road must not move lightly." Zhang Wei quickly raised his objection upon hearing this.

"Although our northwestern frontier army of the Great Song Dynasty is powerful, don't forget, Your Majesty. Although Xixia's strength has been greatly reduced, its wolf ambitions still stare at our northwestern frontier army of the Great Song Dynasty. Moreover, although the Liao army on Hedong Road lost Xiazhou , but the strength of the Liao army in Hedong Dao has not been damaged."

"If the Northwest Frontier Army is transferred to other places, it will not help if there are too many, then Da Song must be prepared to lose Shaanxi North Road, or even the entire northern area of ​​​​Shaanxi Road."

"I understand Zhang Qing's meaning, alas... I, Song Dynasty, do not have the strength to decide the world in one battle. It seems that we still need to wait for the time..." Emperor Zhao Xu nodded regretfully.

Although he is determined to restore the old land of the Han and Tang Dynasties, but now, his time in power is still short, and it is not a matter of a day or two for the Song Dynasty to relax its military equipment. time.

And Wang Wushan is about the same age as himself, and he still has a lot of time to accumulate strength.

"Let the Ministry of Rites continue to negotiate with the Liao envoy, and try to find out the cards and bottom line of those Liao people. In short, my Da Song is on the side of reason this time, so naturally I can't shrink back too much."

Su Dongpo nodded understandingly. "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I know what to do."

"As for you, Zhang Qing, order the border towns to strengthen their vigilance, so as not to allow the Liao Kingdom to take advantage of it."

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"The Song people are very tenacious in this negotiation. We are afraid that it will be difficult for the Song people to give in too much." Yelu and Lu Wo stroking their thick beards, standing in the hall and speaking eloquently.

At this moment, Yelu Hongji, the Emperor of Daliao, had rushed back to Shangjing of Liao Kingdom, but he did not expect, and did not wait for the good news as he expected.

The emperor of Song Dynasty was very stubborn, almost refusing to give an inch. Although Yelu Hongji was very angry, but if you want him to order troops to invade south now, he still hesitated.

After all, many civil and military leaders in the court expressed strong opposition to the invasion of Song Dynasty. In a word, Daliao today is really too poor.

In addition, the frequent disasters in the You and Yan regions also caused Daliao to spend millions of taxes and taxes to quell the disasters and appease the people. Only this year has it been able to breathe a little easier.

If they want to win it, the imperial court may not even be able to come up with 100 million guan. If they really want to march southward, they need to raise military expenses and food and grass. Without a few million guan, they may not be able to get it at all.

However, since the court doesn't have that much money, it can't be robbed, right?

Of course, the ministers also said that although they could not really promote the army and attack the Song Dynasty, they could still make gestures and intimidate them.

"Your Majesty, my younger brother thinks that our Daliao is now in a difficult time, and there are frequent disasters in various places. If we send troops to the south in a big way, the money and food needed for the soldiers and horses alone may be able to empty out the treasury of our Daliao.

What's more, the north of our Great Liao is not stable now. If a large number of troops are transferred to the southern border, there will be changes in the north.

Therefore, my brother thinks that the Song people have bullied me too much in Daliao, and there must be an explanation, and that the Song people invaded my territory and must be returned. "Yelu and Luwo are real people, so naturally they have to tell the truth.

After all, he sincerely hoped that Daliao could get through this difficulty safely.Hearing the words of his brothers, Yelu Hongji nodded helplessly, even though his face was angry.

Indeed, today's Daliao really wants to go to war regardless of everything.Unless he, the emperor of Daliao, doesn't want Daliao to continue the national tusk for a long time.

"Your Highness, do you mean that it is not possible to let Lord Xiao Wuna show the land cards to Song Ting?" Seeing the emperor's gloomy and displeased face, Xiao Shen who was beside him said in a tone-deaf manner.

Yelu and Luwo shook their heads slowly. "Of course not, but I feel that if we get Xiazhou back through negotiations with Song Ting, but if Wang Wushan still sits on Shaanxi North Road, I'm afraid it's Xiazhou, which is close to the Song Dynasty. , it is still prone to turmoil and changes.”

"Wang Wushan..." Yelu Hongji stroked his gray eyebrows and narrowed his eyes.The name of Wang Wushan can definitely be regarded as thunderous to Yelu Hongji. "This child is really a serious problem for my confidant in Daliao."

"Wang Wushan..." Xiao Shen smacked his mouth. Hearing this name, he felt pain in the two balls under his crotch. What's more, it was this guy who made Daliao really lose face.

First, Daliao's 50-strong army was allowed to attack a small Youzhou for more than a month. After that, Daliao had no choice but to withdraw in humiliation.

Now, it was the soldiers and horses assigned by him, Wang Wushan, who went to Xiazhou in one day, and just slapped Daliao's left cheek. Not long after, he stretched out his hand again, and slapped Daliao's right cheek... With a ruthless blow, it caught people off guard.

"There is such a person in the Song Dynasty, it really makes me feel uncomfortable. I can't wait to eat his flesh and sleep on his skin..." Yelu Hongji said quite resentfully.

In the past, Yelu Hongji naturally looked down on such a young official of the Song Dynasty, thinking that he was just a favorite of the emperor of Song Dynasty, and he was just a guy who could speak more obediently and flatter a few times.

However, who would have expected that Daliao would suffer from this person again and again, but he couldn't do anything to him.

Xiao Fengxian checked his face and said authentically: "Your Majesty, since Wang Wushan is my confidant's trouble in Daliao, why not change the conditions we put forward?"

"How do you change it? Do you want Song Ting to hand over this person to Daliao?" Xiao Shen turned his face, looked at this favorite minister who was also very favored by the emperor, and said in an indifferent manner.

"My lord's words are wrong, unless I, Daliao, can come to Bianliang city, otherwise, Emperor Song will definitely not agree." Xiao Feng first looked at Xiao Shen and laughed.

"Then what do you want to say?" Yelu Hongji asked as his eyes fell on Xiao Fengxian.

"Your Majesty, I remember that many civil and military ministers in the Song court were at odds with this Wang Wushan. Now, he, Wang Wushan, has repeatedly made contributions to the Song court on the North Shaanxi Road. I am afraid that those ministers in the court have long since felt guilty. Are you dissatisfied..."

"If His Majesty can let go of the anger in his heart and only target Wang Wushan, if you think about it, then Song Huang will definitely be willing to continue to live in harmony with me, Daliao..."

Yelu Hongji couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and raised his chin at Xiao Fengxian with great interest. "You continue to say..."

(End of this chapter)