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A courtier said: "The people from Xixia have repeatedly violated the border of our Great Song Dynasty. It is already a common occurrence, but this time they used more troops. It seems that their courage is getting bigger and bigger!"

Following the discussion among the court officials, Wu Zhi listened quietly.

There have been conflicts between the Xixia people and the Song Dynasty for many years.

In other words, the prosperity of the Northern Song Dynasty can be said to be comparable to few countries, not even Rome.

However, although the Northern Song Dynasty was prosperous, it gave people a very watery feeling in the military.

It seems that any country can come and bully it.

Xixia is only a small country, but it dared to provoke Song Dynasty.

Moreover, there have been several incidents that have caused relatively large disturbances.

They attacked the Song Dynasty four times.

It should be the fifth time now.

Wu Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly: "It seems that the Xixia people can't sit still and want to attack Song Dynasty. Is their army coming?"

In Wu Zhi's view, the Xixia people are actually not very good, but the Song army is too weak to be bullied all the time.

Of course, Da Song is not something that the Xixia people can break at present.

Because in the battle, Tong Guan, who is famous in history, was recommended by Cai Jing and marched to attack Xixia.

Beat Xixia back.

They couldn't get into the depths of Song Dynasty at all.

At this time Cai Jing said: "Your Majesty, the Xixia people are attacking at this moment, and the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty in Huangchuan are worried that I will not be able to resist."

Song Huizong: "I am going to send a team to resist the Xixia people's attack."

Song Huizong certainly did not want the land of the Song Dynasty to be occupied by others.

Although it is only a small area, once captured by the enemy, he will lose face as an official.

Moreover, fighting a war consumes a lot of money, regardless of winning or losing.

Military expenses, pensions, rewards, etc. all consume money from the treasury.

But now Song Huizong is very sure, because the treasury has money.

There are Wu Zhi and advanced weapons in the court, Song Huizong is not very worried.

If he had never seen Wu Zhi's weapons, Song Huizong might have had a headache when he heard about the war, but now it is different.

This time Song Huizong wanted to send people to guard it, so that the Xixia people knew that they were not easy to mess with in Song Dynasty.

They also have to deal with Liao and Jin, so Xixia can't go to war for the time being.

This time, he didn't even think about asking Wu Zhi to go.

Because of the fierce fighting between the Kingdom of Jin and the Kingdom of Liao, Song Huizong was worried about changes, and Song Huizong was relieved when Wu Zhi stayed in Bianjing.

The last time the Liao State invaded, Wu Zhi offered to go, but this time the Huangchuan border is too far away.

It took at least a month to march there, not counting the pre-preparation time. Wu Zhi was not in court for many days. Who did Song Huizong turn to to discuss state affairs?

Song Huizong discussed with his ministers again, and the final strategy was still to send troops to suppress it, and indeed only force was the easiest way.

Song Huizong: "Everyone who loves you, who do you think is more appropriate to send!"

At this moment, a courtier named Li Gang stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I am willing to go and suppress Xixia!"

Li Gang was a famous official who fought against the Jin Dynasty during the Song Dynasty and a national hero.

During the Song Huizong period, the official came to Taichang Shaoqing.

For fighting, this is not a good thing.

It's not something that ordinary people can do.

If you can't beat it, you can't please it, but if you win it or knock it back, you will have a lot of credit.

Li Gang wants to go, but I'm afraid he doesn't have the qualifications.

Because according to history, Tong Guan was the one who went this time.

Although Tong Guan was an eunuch, he was tall and burly. If he were to wear armor, he would have the demeanor of a general.

The key point is that Tong Guan is not an ordinary person. He has led troops to participate in many battles, and he has not lost any battles, but he has also made contributions in defeating Xixia.

Afterwards, even Fangla, the bandit in the Great Song Dynasty, was suppressed by Tong Guan who also served as the supervisor.

In other words, that is also a capable person.

Some people also said that it was because of the achievements made through several battles that Tong Guanpiao later died.

Song Huizong also trusted him very much. When the Kingdom of Jin united with the Song Dynasty to fight against the Kingdom of Liao, it was handed over to Tong Guan to command but suffered consecutive defeats. Only then did the Kingdom of Jin discover that the Great Song Dynasty was a rookie?

Jin Guo completely invaded Song Dynasty.

Otherwise, Jin Guo might be afraid of Song Dynasty and dare not attack at will.

After the failure, it triggered a series of consequences.

Because this Tong Guan became one of the six thieves, the reputation is not very good.

At this moment, in order to express his confidence, Li Gang also said a series of beautiful words, which were very powerful.

However, Song Huizong didn't think about him at all, so he said: "Li Aiqing is worthy of being my minister of the Great Song Dynasty. I appreciate your kindness, but the suppression of Xixia this time has a lot to do with it, so we should proceed with caution. The specific candidate still needs to be discussed."

Hearing this, Li Gang stopped insisting and retreated.

He didn't hold out hope either.

After all, his position is not big, and unlike Zhen Guogong, the officials will listen to a word.

It's okay to be refuted by Li Gang, he is just trying, if he can do it, he can't be knocked down.

After all, for such a big event, it's really not his turn.

Although this job is tough, it is also an opportunity to make merit. Many people don't want to go, but many people want to go.

There are also some officials who are vacillating. They want to go but are afraid of messing things up.

This is a double-edged sword. If it is done well, it can be promoted and reused.

If you don’t do it well, you won’t have a chance when you want to get up.

At this moment Gao Lian was standing among the officials, he would not dare to go anywhere to fight even if he was killed.

I can just do Cuju honestly with peace of mind, he has an attitude of watching whoever is in love with whomever he loves.

Song Huizong looked at Cai Jing again, Cai Jing was the prime minister after all.

Sometimes Song Huizong would be the first to ask Wu Zhi and sometimes the last to ask.

It's still early anyway.

Song Huizong: "Cai Jing, who do you think is more suitable?"

Wu Zhi watched this scene from the side, secretly thinking that history was about to happen before his eyes.

According to history, this time it was Tong Guan who went and returned from victory.

Cai Jing stood up respectfully and said: "Your Majesty, I feel that this matter is of great importance, and we should be cautious about who we send. It stands to reason that Duke Zhen has outstanding military exploits. He took back Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures before, and later pacified Liangshan.

This time, if Zhen Guogong is allowed to go, Xixia can also be pacified, but after all, Zhen Guogong still has a lot of affairs to deal with in Bianjing, so he can't ask Zhen Guogong to go for everything big or small. "

"Wei Chen thinks Master Tong leads a part of the forbidden army and has the ability to lead the army, so it's more appropriate to let him go!"

Cai Jing talked about it, and he talked about Tong Guan.

This history has not changed.

Historically, Cai Jing may have felt that Tong Guan was indeed the right candidate, but now, he did not recommend Wu Zhi.

Although he wanted to see Wu Zhi go higher and fall harder, but seeing Wu Zhi's contribution was getting bigger and bigger, he also wanted to control this situation.

He was also worried that Wu Zhi would get him off before he fell.

So he acted on the spur of the moment, wanting to test whether he could influence the officials' minds.

People around were also very surprised, they didn't expect Cai Jing to recommend Tong Guan.

Because Tong Guan and Cai Jing are not actually on the same boat, everyone is very polite on the surface, but in fact they have different ideas.

They all want to gain the trust of Song Huizong and consolidate their position.

Everyone is a competitor, and it is impossible to be better.

If Cai Jing wants to be strong, he should recommend people around him, or his confidants. What does it mean that he recommends Tong Guan?
In fact, the reason why Cai Jing did this was because he didn't want Wu Zhi to go.

Wu Zhi may make another contribution if he goes, so his momentum is too great!

I'm afraid that Wu Zhi will get him off when he is in a strong position, and I won't see a day when Wu Zhi falls from a height.

And recommending Tong Guan is not necessarily for his own good.

Once this matter fails, Tong Guan will be finished.

There is no threat to Cai Jing, if Tong Guan succeeds in being promoted to a noble, then Cai Jing will help Tong Guan even more.No matter what, Cai Jing won't lose money.

Tong Guan was also surprised when he heard Cai Jing's words.

For him, this matter can be done or not.

If you do it, you will have the opportunity to make meritorious deeds, but if you don't, you will avoid the possibility of failure.

If this matter fell on Tong Guan, he would not refuse, and if it wasn't for him, he could be very indifferent.

Hearing Cai Jing's words, Song Huizong nodded. Tong Guan did have some abilities, but he didn't immediately make up his mind, but looked at Wu Zhi: "Wu Aiqing, do you have any suitable candidates?"

　Wu Dalang: That's all for today, veterans. .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)