Several people were quarreling there, but they couldn't get any results. In the end, Wu Zang Epang sent Mebu away, Liang Zuo returned to his residence, but kept Li Shougui. The two sat opposite each other in the living room, a pot of tea on the table, drinking tea without saying a word.

After a long time, Li Shouguicai said, "The Prime Minister left me here, I don't know what advice?"

Mozang Epang held the teacup and looked at him. After a while, he said, "Ling Gong, the Song army Di Qing's troops attacked Lingzhou, and Han Qi led a large army to Xingqing Prefecture. In your opinion, what do they intend?"

Li Shougui said: "The Song army sent more than 300,000 troops this time, attacking Lingzhou directly in the south and taking Hexi in the west. Now Hexi has been lost, and Lingzhou is surrounded, so there is no need to ask, the Song army is going to destroy our country."

Mozang Epang nodded: "Yes, the Song army is determined to destroy the country this time. If it were in such a crisis before, they could still ask for Khitan rescue. Now the two Khitan emperors are standing together and fighting forever. The middle is blocked by Hequ Road, so we can't help us. Alas, the Song army is far from comparable to before, and now the combat power is strong, so we can't resist the enemy."

Li Shougui nodded and said nothing. The situation was like this, so I didn’t need to say anything about it, I knew it myself.

Wu Zang Epang said: "At this time, the national gatekeeper will be defeated and he has to plan for himself. If the Song army breaks through Lingzhou and the troops are at Xingqing Prefecture, what will the Lord want to do? Fight the Song army to the end and be buried with the country?"

Li Shougui's eyes were sharp, looking at Wuzang Epang, and he didn't say anything for a long time. After thinking about it, he said, "What should the Prime Minister think?"

Mozang Epang sighed: "Now that the government has returned to the Empress Dowager, what do I think? Is it useful?"

Li Shougui said sarcastically: "Why should the prime minister be humble? Even the emperor is kept in your mansion. Isn't the government a decision in one sentence?"

Mozang Epang looked at Li Shougui and said, "The ministers in the court may have listened to me, but the imperial army obeyed the generals, such as Taiwei Mebu and others. There is an empress dowager inside and a minister to command the army outside. What I said is useless after all."

Li Shougui said: "What does the Prime Minister want to do? You might as well say it clearly! The court is in danger now, and it is not the time to fight against mute fans."

Mozang Epang said: "I thought that at this time, I would talk to the Song army. But the Empress Dowager and the Grand Marshal Mebu believed that the Song army might not be able to capture Lingzhou and firmly opposed this matter. The Song army was already at the city and kept defending to the death. It was not a matter of vain. Ling Gong thought what?"

Li Shougui said: "What's the matter? The Song army came to attack, and we should have negotiated with them long ago, and we should not just defend ourselves. After all, we are ministers. It is a matter of duty to be loyal to the country, but the building will collapse and we cannot see it and do not save it."

Mozang Epang nodded and said, "I have talked to the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother refused to allow it. He just ordered the soldiers to fight to the death. The relationship between Ling Gong and the Queen Mother is beyond the same as others. You might as well persuade the Queen Mother again and discuss a way to escape."

Li Shougui said with a gloomy face and said, "The Empress Dowager and Baobao have been getting closer recently. They stayed and flew together every day. I haven't been with the Empress Dowager in private for a long time. It's not easy to talk to the Empress Dowager."

Mozang Epang said: "Since the Empress Dowager went out to be a nun, he has had an affair with Baohe for several years. The war on the front line has been difficult recently, and the Empress Dowager has been closer to him. Many of the Empress Dowager's ideas are probably from this person."

Speaking of this, Wu Zang Epang took a sip of tea, put down the teacup heavily, and said to Li Shougui: "If you don't use thunder methods, you're afraid it's difficult to change the Queen Mother's intentions. Ling Gong thought of a solution and I would like to help you from the side. I will go through many political affairs, how is it going to be at this time."

Li Shougui nodded, without saying a word, just sat there thinking about things. When the empress dowager was still Yeli meeting his wife, he was the housekeeper of the Yeli family, and the two of them secretly talked about the song. Yeli met the geek outside and led the army outside and was with the empress dowager. It was a happy old time. Later, Yeli was destroyed by the Yuanhao clan, and the empress dowager was taken as the imperial concubine. When he went out to be a nun, Wuhao's guard Bao Bao had served him. The two of them got involved. When Yuanhao left, Bao Bao's status rose rapidly, but his chances of contact with the empress dowager were fewer and fewer.

Thinking of the past and looking at it, Li Shougui was indignant. Now that the army is approaching, the empress dowager is still traveling every day, and she has been gathering with Baobao at all times. She is really angry.

Wu Zang Epang said: "It's not too early, please come back. There is not much time left. I will make up my mind early, and I will support you."

Li Shougui stood up, said goodbye to Mozang Epang, and returned to his mansion. It was almost the New Year, and the servants and servants in the family were happily arranged everywhere. They knew nothing about the danger of the war outside, and they only thought about the joy of the New Year. They returned to the room alone, deserted and deserted. Thinking of Bao Bao's eating too much at this time, he was already flying with the Queen Mother again, and he couldn't help but feel angry. He ordered someone to pick up the wine and drink it alone.

Taiwei Mebu returned to the mansion, pondered for a while, and ordered his servant to call the commander of the army in the capital, Nuo Yishendu and Cang Yixiangrelai. The two of them arrived at the mansion and went to the living room to perform rituals, and sat down with guests and hosts.

Mi Preached: "Just just now, we are discussing affairs in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and when it comes to the war ahead, they are not optimistic."

Burying Xiangre said: "A few years ago, the Song Hequ Road Marshal Du Zhongxiao commanded 30,000 troops to defeat Heishan, Baima Military Supervisor, and forcibly seized the Hei River Military Supervisor. No one dared to compete with him. Now the Song army is more than 300,000, like clouds, taking Hexi and occupying Mingsha, which one can resist the enemy!"

Mebu sighed and said, "It's true. But we can't surrender and ruin the country. Now the government is under no collectors, the empress dowager is in charge of the state, and the state is controlled by the Prime Minister Wu Zang Epang. In the peaceful years, we have no way to deal with them. Now the Song army attacks, it's different. So what if there is no army, they are in charge of the state? We can control the government's military and horses, which is not comparable to the previous years."

Nuoyi Chongdu said, "What does the Taiwei want? We veterans, let us go."

Mebu shook his head helplessly: "The difficult thing now is that it is impossible to fight with the Song army, and it is difficult to hide, which is a torture. The 70,000 soldiers in Lingzhou have no plans to fight with the Song army, and they have never thought about fighting with the Song army. The only thing they can rely on is Lingzhou's geographical location, surrounded by water on three sides. As long as the Yellow River is ice-free, the Song army cannot attack the city on a large scale. But what should we do in winter?"

Nuoyi Reward said: "More than 300,000 Song troops are on the front line. I don't know how much food and grass are needed every day, so it's not easy to maintain it."

Mebu shook his head repeatedly after hearing this: "You should know that there was a magical artifact called a train in the Song Dynasty. It can travel thousands of miles a day and night, and as long as coal is burned, there is no need for supplies. The number of goods transported by the train is huge, and it is no problem for the 300,000 troops! The food and grass from the west of Beijing and Guanzhong can be reached in the Zhenrong army in two or three days. From the Zhenrong army to Lingzhou, it is only a few hundred miles away. How many people can be required to transport grain?"

Burying Xiangre said, "What the Taiwei said is that the Song Dynasty had a magical artifact, and it was difficult for this dynasty to be enemies. In the past, the Song army came to attack for a while, as long as the Song army temporarily avoided its edge, and when there was insufficient food and grass, they sent troops to attack it unexpectedly, most of the Song army could not resist. Now that they had trains, the food in the rear was continuously transported, this strategy was unusable, and we could only sit and wait for death."

Mi preached: "I call you here to discuss your future path. The Queen Mother and the country are in a state of justice. We don't care what they think. As long as we hold the troops tightly, no matter what the front is ahead, and keep Your Majesty safe, we will be worthy of the late emperor."

Burying Xiangre said, "But it is really difficult for our troops to compete with the Song army. As long as they come to Lingzhou and the army comes to encircle Xingqing Prefecture, there will be no other way. If you want to preserve your wealth, you must have a safe way."
Chapter completed!