~.< Shuhai Pavilion >-~ Zhao Zhen said unhappily: "Trag her away."

Now when talking about the important matters, all the important officials are present. What are the concubines in your harem coming to do? They have also lost their ethics.

Zheng Lang said: "Your Majesty, can you let me see Your Highness?"

Zheng Lang understood the mood of Concubine Miao. I don’t know why. The two Khitan envoys were in a stalemate for so long. The Khitan three conditions were: ceding land, marrying a marriage, and taking an envoy on his own. In fact, he wanted to detain himself in the Khitan for their own use.

If it were normal times, it was probably true that some ministers would betray him, and the Northwest would seem to be inseparable from him. In a dilemma, if some people were asked to sell Zhao Zhen's daughter to the Khitans. I was just embarrassed to speak, Concubine Miao was worried, and when she heard that she entered the palace, she hurriedly asked for a meeting.

Princess Fukang is very young and has no need to avoid it. Zhao Zhen said: "Take Princess Fukang in and drag the concubine down."

When Concubine Miao heard that Zheng Lang was about to see her daughter, she calmed down. She only saw Zheng Lang for one moment, but she could feel Zheng Lang's kindness. She retreated with a little nervousness.

Princess Fukang brought it in and grew up a little longer. Now she no longer needs anyone to hold her. She can walk on her own and stare at everyone with her big eyes.

Zheng Lang walked over and gave a big gift, saying, "See Your Highness the Princess."

Princess Fukang said in a silence: "Flat."

Zheng Lang smiled and said, "Your Highness Princess, I met the Hu people in the northwest. He said that there is a profession in the West, called a knight. As a knight, you must have a belief, loyalty, faith, glory and courage. Glory is my life, and fight for honor and sacrifice. There is also a special knight among the knights, called the guardian knight, who will protect a certain person's safety and happiness throughout his life, and protect you like protecting the country. This is called the guardian knight. Your princess, can you allow me to be your guardian knight?"

He said that he gave a knight's gift.

All the king and his subjects were moved.

If Zheng Lang did this in normal times, the impeachment memorial could be spread to Luoyang.

But the current situation is different. How can we get rid of the Khitan people? The whole capital is in turmoil and the royal family is willing to give up. In the end, they may be able to marry Princess Fukang to the Khitan.

Zheng Lang was not saying this for Princess Fukang, and Princess Fukang couldn't understand it, but it was for everyone. Zheng Lang used his life to protect the princess' happiness and safety, and who dared to use the princess to marry again? Now Zheng Lang has won several great victories in the northwest, allowing the people of the whole country to see light, hope, confidence, and low-key shirk their merits and refuse to be awarded official titles. If he stares at someone, even Lu Yijian can be dismissed by Zheng Lang for balance.

Zhao Zhen said gratefully: "Zheng Qing, it's past."

"But" Zheng Lang said: "Your Majesty, my grandfathers, our dynasty has never had any of the billions of people since ancient times, and our dynasty's tax revenue has reached nearly 100 million yuan, and it has never been since ancient times. The salary and various welfare paid to officials in one year, reaching more than 20 million yuan, exceeding the total income of the Tang Dynasty. This kind of welfare has never been seen since ancient times. Our dynasty has raised more than one million yuan in armor, which has never been seen since ancient times. Now the country is in a little difficult situation, so we use royal women or even sacrificed their only princess. Are we still the people of the Song Dynasty? Can we still deserve the salary of tens of thousands of yuan given to us by the court a year?"

Not only can the princess not marry, but the royal women cannot move!

The argument is consistent with Fu Bi.

He also said: "If I live in shame for my own glory and wealth, I would rather die than agree!"

Zheng Lang split his words and said this not only because of dignity. Zhao Zhen was not very happy when he was alive. His concubine and several daughters were not treated well. Song Yingzong drove all these people out of the palace, which was very excessive. Especially this princess was the most energetic of Zhao Zhen's four living daughters. However, Zhao Zhen's wrong choice of son-in-law caused this woman to be more tragic than Zhao Zhen's life.

Zheng Lang interfered when he thought about it.

It has nothing to do with this little princess who calls him calm, it is for Zhao Zhen, not the relationship between the king and the subject, but friendship.

Yan Shu sighed and said, "Zheng Lang, you are loyal to Your Majesty and full of pride. But the Khitan envoys are trying hard to cheat, which will eventually be a blessing for the country."

Wang Yiyong was also sighing.

Yan Shu said that Zheng Lang was full of passion and that it was a positive statement, while the negative statement was a positive statement.

"Your Majesty, I beg you to summon Fu Bi to the palace and ask about the incident." Zheng Lang said. This would not have happened, and Zheng Lang didn't know where something went wrong. Fu Bi was with him all the way and should have heard the wind.

The problem was not halfway, so the situation would be a bit complicated. It is hard to say, he vaguely thought of the murder case in Taipingzhou at this time.

Zhao Zhen asked the eunuch Chuan Fu Bi to enter the palace and asked again: "Zheng Qing, sit down and talk first."

Zheng Lang sat down.

Zhao Zhen waved to his daughter. Princess Fukang was young and ignorant, which made Zheng Lang so serious that he was so frightened that he was about to cry. Zhao Zhen held her in his arms and asked, "Zheng Qing, what's going on with Agancheng in your memorial?"

Zheng Lang explained in detail.

Lu Yijian opened his eyes and said, "You want to...the whole Hexi..."

I don’t understand the war, but Lu Yijian is also a person with high IQ and immediately saw many intentions of Zheng Lang.

"Mr. Lu can also say that, but now I don't want to get involved in Hexi, or even touch it. The tribes in Hexi are in chaos and difficult to manage. Some tribes are loyal to Tubo, and once they get it, there are many problems. The longer the front line, the more soldiers there will be. Hexi is the desert and the Gobi, and the soldiers of our dynasty are difficult to survive here. The Xixia people can attack Hexi from the desert and the Gobi."

Zhao Zhen's forehead.

Because of Zheng Lang's memorial, the monarch and ministers also paid attention to the previous situation of the Western Xia, Liugu tribe, Ganzhou Uighurs, Shazhou Guiyi Army Cao family, and Shazhou Uighurs, and knew that part of the Western Xia attacked the Ganzhou Uighurs.

"I just want the tribes to be dissatisfied with Xixia and secretly incite some more incitement. There will be many riots in Hexi, which will shake the foundation of Xixia in Hexi. For example, playing chess, playing a piece, and moving according to the situation. I won't ask now."

After eating the entire Hexi, Zheng Lang's teeth were not that good. It was Zheng Lang's expectation that he would find ways to weaken the strength of Xixia.

"Zheng Qing, you have civil and military talents." Zhao Zhen said.

"Your Majesty, I dare not accept it. In terms of talent, Fan Zhongyan, Pang Ji and Han Qi are all above my ministers. Han Qi is enterprising, but he despises the generals. Fan Pang loves military generals, but lacks the spirit of enterprising spirit. I am lucky to use the method of balance and follow the suggestions of some generals with military talents, such as Zhong Shiheng, Di Qing, Zhao Xun, later Zhang Ji, Wang Ji and others, or have any ideas (--Update the fastest.) I would like to say it out, let them refer to it, and make up for the missing, so that they can achieve some military achievements. I dare not be a civil and military talent."

Zhao Zhen smiled, and did not take it seriously, and asked, "Do you think Hao Thief can be broken?"

"The Hao thief is already in great power, and it is impossible to annihilate him immediately. He can only make long-term plans. Only after at least ten years of fierce battle, can the Xixia truly collapse and the northwest be at peace."

Lu Yijian raised his head and said, "Zheng Lang, have you ever thought about the country's finances?"

"I thought about it, Xianggong Lu was just discussing peace with Xixia. Let me ask if the wealth is not heavy, will Yuan Hao agree to the peace? "

"He has been unfavorable for several battles."

"Although several battles are unfavorable, will our army dare to enter the army? It is already very difficult to fight in our territory. When we go deep into the enemy territory, the right time, place, people and people are beneficial to the enemy. Can we win? Why did I use Yuanhao's main force to enter Weizhou on Linfu Road and then withdraw? Our army dare not go deep, and he can launch an attack at any time. Is there any situation where the unfavorable war forces him to reconcile?"

The key question is whether Yuan Hao wants to do so, and the Song Dynasty cannot control the initiative.

Lu Yijian was speechless.

"Grandpa Lu, he negotiated peace with the Khitans and gave him annual monies to buy An. The territory of the Khitan is wider than that of our dynasty. The soldiers are brave enough to buy An. If you don't lose any national humiliation, the Xixia people used to be the ministers of our dynasty. The territory was only the area of ​​our dynasty, and we also wanted to buy An. I wonder how future generations and historical books view His Majesty, and we ministers?"

Lu Yijian couldn't answer.

"Mr. Lu, even if we ignore the dignity of a great country, how much money can we get to make Yuanhao satisfied? Our dynasty is not lucky, and the two neighbors are poor, cruel and scoundrels. The Khitans had been in the country for a long time and lost their enterprising spirit. They were lazy and did not want to move some food. The Xixia people were a group of wolves who could not feed them. Look at their expansion in the past few decades. Every peace talks are just to get a chance to breathe, and they even use the generous rewards given to them by our dynasty to recover more quickly and strengthen their strength. After resting, they will invade and eat them bit by bit. We have countless money and silk. Can we guarantee that they will not invade our dynasty again in the future?"

This is the key!

"If they are satisfied, they will not invade our dynasty in the future, but are you relieved? If you want to be safe and peaceful in the northwest, you will have to station more than 200,000 troops, and half of the troops will be sent out on the edge, and the remaining half will cause the people of the Central Plains to be separated. Support nearly 300,000 troops, plus the garrison in Hebei, it will reach more than 500,000. Pay and loss of material transportation from a long distance will cost 40,000 RMB. Looking at the domestic situation, the merger is serious, the officials are complicated, and the country is trivial and slow. Our dynasty does not have the ability of Xiao He, Cao, Du Yaosong, and fortunately, the rulings of several generations are wise, and the ministers are dedicated and conscientious, and they can only survive. The drawbacks of both sides are His Majesty's kindness and everyone is responsible for their wholeheartedness and responsibility.

, For example, using a slender rope to drag a 10,000-pound cart through the rugged mountain road. With His Majesty's wisdom and your wiseness, you will definitely be safe. But can you guarantee that every generation of lords can do this? As long as there is a lord who is slightly inferior in talent, use this small rope to drag a heavy carriage on the mountain road, can you drag it and eat and live? Once the country is in distress and the people are resentful, two neighbors are competing to invade. Can our dynasty still be saved? You may have passed away long ago, but can our descendants be safe? How can we be safe in the whole nest? Think about how many Han people are left in the Five Barbarians invading China."

After Zheng Lang finished speaking, he lowered his eyes and said nothing.

Don't worry about the consequences.

Everyone talked a little heavy.

Zhang Dexiang asked in a low voice: "Do you have any good solutions for the finances now?"

Zheng Lang wanted to roll his eyes. I have come up with many ways for you. How much money has you accumulated for the country over the years? But what should you do if you turn the state expenditure into a big black hole? I asked me to ask you to do it. "No matter what, let me get rid of the Khitans first."

Wang Yiyong said depressedly: "The Khitans are also not trustworthy."

"Grandpa Wang, has Emperor Taizong of Tang ever told the Turks about his credit?"

Be trustworthy with the enemy? Are you stupid?

If a country is weak, you will bully you. This weakness is not wealth, it has nothing to do with wealth. It refers to military strength and the confidence of the leader. If the superiors are incompetent, maybe even small countries with egg size in the south often slapped in the face.

But on the other hand, if the country is strong and the leaders are enterprising, they can still abuse other countries.

Fu Bi is here.

After meeting the people, he said to Zheng Lang in shame: "I think the Khitans suddenly changed their minds this time, which is more related to me?"

“Why?”

Fu Bi said this and asked Wang Deyong to cooperate in order to scare the Khitan. He also exaggerated the victory in the northwest and his ability with Zheng Lang, which led to the Khitans changing their words to ask Zheng Lang to send a mission to the Khitan.

Zheng Lang shook his head and smiled bitterly, "It's not my fault. It's Your Majesty's achievements. If Your Majesty is not wise, does not listen to my advice, and does not trust my ministers, don't say that I am. Zhang Liang and Xiao He are powerless in this world. Could it be that the Khitan wants to invite His Majesty to the Khitan?"

Although this metaphor has passed, everyone smiled.

After figuring out the whole story, Zheng Lang calmed down and said, "It's okay, Your Majesty can announce the two envoys to come to see Your Majesty for the matter."

Everyone believed and doubted it, but they had to talk about it. So Zhao Zhen rumored that Xiao Temo and Liu Liufu entered the palace.

When the second envoy arrived, he saw Zhao Zhen kneeling down, but his expression was very arrogant.

Zhao Zhen asked them to sit down in distress and introduced: "This is Zheng Lang, the deputy envoy of the Privy Councilor of our dynasty."

Liu Liufu bowed and said, "I have met Zheng Zhizhou."

Not to mention the grandfather, Zheng Lang was the prime minister at this time, not the real prime minister. Then he said: "Zheng Magistrate, why did you make such a great contribution to the Song Dynasty? Why was it just a small prefect?"

Provocation, **naked provocation and disagreement.

But don't blame them for being arrogant. Every time the Khitan envoy came to the Song Dynasty, even in the downtown area of ​​the capital, he would rush his horses and gallop, regardless of whether he would step on the people.

Zheng Lang looked very plain and asked, "Are you Khitan really ready to attack our Song Dynasty?"

"War is started if there is no end to the talk?"

"Can you defeat our court?"

"Zheng Zhizhou, what do you think?"

"You talk about the Chanyuan Alliance. That time, it was not that my late emperor of the dynasty who pity the people of the two countries and made peace with your country. If you follow Kou Zhun's advice, drag your Khitans in Chanyuan City and encircle our army in the rear. Can your Khitan Queen Mother and Emperor Shengzong go back? Or if you follow Yang Yanzhao's suggestion, go out to attack the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun and force your army to retreat. After your army travels a long distance and ambush halfway, how many soldiers can return to the country safely? But you Khitan have forgotten this history. I will sort it out on the road and show you."

Throwing a booklet, continuing, "The northwest border incident suddenly started, and our dynasty was not prepared. Even so, General Liu Ping had only more than 1,000 troops, but he fought with Yuan Hao's 100,000 troops for several days. In the battle of Haoshuichuan, there were only more than 10,000 troops. He fought fiercely with Yuan Hao's 100,000 troops for one day and one night, and the entire army was wiped out, and no one surrendered. General Zhang Ke and Wang Kai had only nine hundred troops on Fulin Road, defeating Yuan Hao's 10,000 cavalry. Then Tu Maochuan and Wang Ji had only five or six thousand troops to escort the grain, and then defeated them again.

Yuanhao had 30,000 troops. Then Zhang Kang and General Zhang Ke built Ning Village with 30 million to 10,000, and then defeated more than 30,000 cavalry led by Yuanhao. Gao Jixuan defeated more than 30,000 Western Xia cavalry with thousands of people. On Jingyuan Road, our soldiers killed more than 40,000 soldiers and captured 25,000 prisoners. The troops used were only one-third of the troops in Shaanxi. I wonder how many sure of victory are you Khitan with the combat power of our army?"

"Zheng Magistrate Zheng, our army is not a weak army in Xixia."
To be continued...