Return to the Song Dynasty

"The officials and ministers also think it's inappropriate to fight again." Su Zhe saluted Zhao Xu, but what he said made Zhao Xu not so happy. "The officials and ministers also hope to completely defeat Xixia as soon as possible. However, the national treasury is now empty. If we force a war, we will have to impose heavy taxes. I am afraid it will cause civil unrest. The gains outweigh the losses!" Su Zhe said, imitating Zhang Pu's plop, Kneeling directly on the ground, he simply couldn't get up.

"Cough, cough, cough, cough, you...you...cough cough" Zhao Xu was suddenly so angry by the two of them that he held his chest and coughed continuously.However, he also knew that this was the truth, and it was not easy for the court to do its best to support the Northwest Army to finish the battle of Pingxia City.So, Zhao Xu can only hold back this depression in his heart. I am afraid it will be difficult to realize his ambitions in this life...

"Your Majesty, can you listen to me?" Zhang Wei pondered for a long time, he looked at the official Zhao Xu, who had all the melancholy and pain on his face, and then at the two crying poor party members kneeling on the ground, raised his head and followed Liu Shouren, who was silent from the beginning to the end, looked at each other, then turned his head to look at the passionate trio of middle-aged and elderly people headed by his younger brother, and finally spoke.

"Aiqing has something to say, but it's okay to say it." Zhao Xu took a breath, and raised his hand to signal Zhang Wei to continue talking.

"I have been in the northwest all year round, and I know the party members quite well. The wild nature of the wolf is really hard to tame. If you succeed in looting, you will flee away. If you lose the battle, you will wag your tail and beg for peace. This is a common trick of Xixia. Really, if you say that you really belong to... I'm afraid it's not credible." Zhang Wei analyzed the disgusting characteristics of party members in a clear way, and pointed out the key points to the point.

"What Zhang Qing said is very true, cough cough, cough cough, I also deeply agree, so I don't want to accept Xixia's surrender." After the excitement and anger, Zhao Xu calmed down a lot.He agreed with Zhang Yi's analysis, and he also bluntly expressed his inner unwillingness. He was unwilling to accept Xixia's false surrender.

Knowing that it is false, why accept it?Zhao Xu would rather fight to the end and completely destroy this annoying small border country like a poisonous snake.However, the country has no money? !The treasury is empty!The so-called dilemma is nothing more than that.Can anyone tell him what to do? !

As soon as Zhao Xu said this, the two kneeling underneath immediately felt bad.The officials have made it clear that they are unwilling to accept surrender, so isn't that just going to continue the fight?But what is the use of this little money from the treasury! 'Maybe move a little bit from...?How about... more tax? ...' Zhang Pu, the conscientious third secretary, has fully mobilized his 12 energy, his head is running at high speed, and he is thinking about how to get some more money to meet the needs of the war.

Liu Shouren, who was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, frowned slightly. Obviously, Zhang Yi's answer was not what he expected.Zhang Dun, Zeng Bu, and Ma Yun took it for granted, but everyone had basically the same idea.However, as Zhang Wei's cousin, Zhang Dun always felt that his elder brother seemed to have something to say, and I'm afraid he still had something to say.

Sure enough, as Zhang Dun expected, when the officials and colleagues were all smacking in their hearts, the old Mr. Zhang, who had all white beard and hair, spoke again: "But my wars in the Song Dynasty have indeed cost a lot of money. Just after the war, the soldiers There are many injuries. If you want to fight again, you must recruit some new recruits and retrain them. Horses, food and grass also need to be replenished. And if you fight again, you must work hard and not give up halfway. In this way, you may face a long-term battle. It costs more. The current treasury is empty, there is no money and no food, it is really difficult. If we want to forcibly collect or increase taxes, we are afraid that the people will complain and the political situation will be unstable, which is not good for our Song Dynasty."

Seeing the official's clear eyes dimmed just now, Zhang Yi suddenly felt very unbearable. He threw away the awkward official rhetoric, and said straightforwardly: "The official, the minister's lifelong wish, only wishes Trample Xixia, let it be completely merged into our Da Song territory, and become our Da Song state capital! It is definitely not to accept their disgusting false surrender now."

Mr. Zhang's expression was excited, and what he said was so loud that it was deafening.All the people present were moved, looking at Zhang Yu, this man is worthy of being the commander of the Northwest, with both civil and military skills, he is actually the No. 1 civil servant in the Song Dynasty. (The Song Dynasty has always been a civil servant who is the commander in chief, and the generals run errands. Whether they can win depends on whether the civil servants can be both civil and military, and know how to lead troops and manage the army (─.─||). Civil officials of the Song Dynasty: This requirement is too high Go! Protest!)

However, at this time, his beard and hair were all white, and under the candlelight, the deep furrow-like wrinkles on his face were clearly visible.He is also more than seventy years old and old. Who will succeed him?

Zhao Xu, an official, had a particularly strong feeling, and the sadness and loss in his heart almost turned into reality.He himself saw that his life was coming to an end soon, and his loyal minister who was good at fighting was already in his dying years. He couldn't imagine, who could continue to persevere in the future, overcome all difficulties, and fight Xixia to the death?

"Although I am old, my heart is not dead. As long as I live for a day, I will work hard for a day. Besides, all the roads in the northwest have trained batch after batch of young generals with courage and strategy. All colleagues will spare no effort to impart experience and give support, and before long, they will be more effective than us old fellows, and it is just around the corner to conquer Xingqing Mansion."

Zhang Wei understood Zhao Xu's eyes, and also understood Zhao Xu's heart.At this time, the dying old man and the terminally ill young man have the same aspirations, they are not willing, they are not willing.

"However, in the current situation, our Great Song Dynasty will inevitably need a temporary compromise, allowing Xixia to linger for a while, in exchange for the time for our soldiers and civilians to recuperate. Only when the country is rich and the people are strong, the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, and the preparations are complete, can we accomplish it in one go and completely wipe out Xixia The old minister asked the officials to think twice." Zhang Wei slowed down his tone and sincerely put forward his own suggestions.He raised his head and looked at Zhao Xu with somewhat cloudy eyes. Both of them saw the same helplessness and unwillingness in each other's eyes.

"Crackling", "crackling" Only the occasional sound of burning candles can be heard in Funing Palace.Everyone said, "The lights are bursting, and the happy event is here." But at this time, the atmosphere in the room was extremely solemn, and everyone was still immersed in Mr. Zhang's remarks, and no one spoke.He is a well-deserved official of the frontier, his understanding of the Northwest War situation is unmatched, and his words carry a lot of weight.

"Alas~" Zhao Xu let out a long sigh, breaking the silence of the room, "I understand, ahem, Zhang Qing." Zhao Xu looked at Zhang Dun, "Tell the envoys of the Liao Kingdom tomorrow that Xixia's peace request can be resolved." Talk, cough, cough, the specific matters are up to you to arrange, cough, cough, I am tired, all you gentlemen, please step back, cough cough cough." Zhao Xu finished speaking laboriously, then closed his eyes wearily , no more words.

Zhang Dun looked at Zhao Xu, sighed silently, stood up first, tugged at the hem of the wrinkled official robe, gave a solemn salute to Zhao Xu, turned around again, pulled it up from the ground and returned it. The two kneeling, beckoned everyone to go out together.Everyone got up one after another, politely saluted the officials with their eyes closed, and exited Funing Palace one by one.

The night in the early spring was still cold, and the few people who felt a little heavy gathered their cloaks at the same time, silent.It wasn't until they approached the palace gate that they were about to separate that they said goodbye to each other, and each got into the car and went home.The horseshoe clattered, the wheels spun, and Chen Xuexinshuang ran over all the way.

"Why do you have to be in my car?" In the rhythmically shaking carriage, Zhang Dun, who put his hands in his arms to keep warm regardless of his image, asked angrily that the old god was sitting opposite him, and as soon as he got in the car, he asked. Someone who stole his own hand warmer.

"Your home is close. I'm going to go to court again in a while. I'm going back to the post house. I've been delayed on the road all the time. It's so inconvenient." Zhang Wei replied contentedly, holding the stove in his hand.

"Liu Shouren's house is closer, why don't you go to his house?!" Zhang Dun was very upset.

"Liu Shouren is not my younger brother. Why should I go to someone else's house? It's inappropriate to disturb them." Zhang Yi said slowly.

"Knowing that I'm your younger brother, did you give me some breath beforehand?! You made me lose such an adult!" Zhang Dun got angry when he mentioned this, his teeth itched with hatred.He glared at Zhang Chu angrily and kept grinding his teeth at him.

"Who lost such a big man?" Zhang Wei put down the hand stove with a smile, stretched out his hands to make a big circle, and looked at Zhang Dun jokingly: "Is it so big?"

"You, you, you are naive!" Zhang Dun was so ashamed by him, he snorted angrily and took the opportunity to snatch back the hand stove that was taken over by others, held it tightly in his hand, and put them into his arms together.The warm heat from the hand stove made Zhang Dun, who was frozen in the cold wind, shiver with happiness, and let out a comfortable sigh: "Ah~"

"Pfft, hehehe, I really want those colleagues to come and see what you look like now, and see what kind of virtue they have always been in private, Zhang Xianggong." Looking at Zhang Dun's cheap With an expression of enjoyment, Zhang Wei didn't hold back after all, and just laughed at it when he opened his mouth.

"Humph" ╭(╯^╰)╮Zhang Dun is even more bachelor: "I love you! You have made up your mind, can you please tell me earlier?! I even sent the envoy of the Liao Kingdom I was scolded. I have to go to someone to re-negotiate tomorrow?! Tell me, what should I do?! Is it possible that I have to humbly go to him to make amends?!"

"Oh? Did you scold him? How did you scold him? Tell your brother quickly." When Zhang Wei heard the scolding, he immediately regained his energy, and quickly approached Zhang Dun's thief-like questioning.

"How else can I scold you? It's nothing more than saying something to tell Xi Xia not to be delusional, and the Liao Kingdom to stop meddling in other things... No, you don't care how I scold you!" Zhang Dun subconsciously replied to his elder brother Zhang Yi. Asking questions, halfway through the conversation, suddenly realized that something was wrong, so he stopped quickly and glared at this incomprehensible brother.

"Oh, that's all, it's still called scolding? At best, it's just a few words, what's the big deal." Zhang Wei picked out his ears nonchalantly, stared into the eyes of his younger brother Zhang Dun suddenly, and said word by word : "The officials just want you to tell the Liao people that the Xixia peace negotiation can be discussed, but how to talk about it and what conditions to put in..." Zhang Yu made a long sound, and slowly patted his younger brother's chest twice, "It depends on the mood of the officials, it depends on your Zhang Xianggong's mood."

"Eh? That's right." Zhang Dun also quickly reacted, "We have no money or food, but they don't know! Besides, they are poorer than us, and now they are afraid of being beaten by us, and they take the initiative to ask for peace, begging I, it’s too late to flatter me, what kind of heart do I have to worry about.” Turning around the corner, Zhang Dun shook his clothes, straightened his back, and quickly changed from a bitter face of bitter hatred to a bullying domineering Apparently, this face-changing speed is also amazing.

"Isn't it? A winner has to show the posture of a winner." Zhang Wei withdrew his hand, put it on his chin, and looked at his younger brother opposite him with a wicked smile.

"Hmph! It's up to you! I'll tell Liu Shouren to be honest and stop talking nonsense, especially Zhang Pu, don't look so poor." After speaking, Zhang Dun smiled and looked at the opposite side The elder brother also showed the same treacherous expression. "How did I hear that brother, you just occupied a good land? Dushan was rich in products that day, how much can it generate for the court?"

"Oh? Where? Oh, you said that small mountain bag, hey, what can there be? It takes a lot of work to dig it. It won't make much money, and it's not enough to supplement the brothers. ..." As soon as Zhang Yi heard about this, he hurriedly made a haha, trying to get away with it.Don't expose the wealth, the brothers are still clear about it.

"Stop it, I don't know you yet? In the past two years, Jingyuan Road, including other roads in the northwest, has made a lot of money. Look at what your soldiers are wearing, and then look at what other roads are wearing. I guess the Imperial Army may not be sure. You guys are ready." Zhang Dun was not fooled, and he exposed Zhang Chu's lies with a few words.

"Hey, brother, you also said that the little money we earned was used in the army and used in the soldiers' equipment. We didn't seek personal gain." Zhang Wei continued to laugh, complaining about the horse luck in his heart It's a big mouth, since he visited Jingyuan Road, he must have revealed the news.

"Yeah, so, those of us didn't make a sound, and even some people wanted to make a sound, but they were all suppressed. But this time it took up such a big hill, and nothing else, just that The salt mine is really on the mountain, and the annual output is enough to feed your entire army on Erjingyuan Road. Do you still want to get rid of everything?!" Zhang Dun has a new look at his brother's picky spirit understanding.

The author has something to say:

The update may be a bit slow, I am very sorry, I will try to update as much as possible, thank you for your support.Zhao Man is about to recover his memory, so stay tuned.I personally think that the two brothers Zhang Yi and Zhang Dun are also very interesting old people.They are all real people in history.