Come to Song Dynasty with the system

"Surround Wei and save Zhao."

This is the very direct answer Li Di gave.

"Your Majesty, forgive me for speaking bluntly. General Zhongwu has no choice but to go to Liao. You think that Wang Xianggong will seize power as soon as he goes to Xinzhou, but does he really understand military affairs?"

"If General Zhongwu really worked with him, who would listen to whom?"

"General Zhongwu made a correct suggestion, but what should I do if it is rejected?"

"Presumably General Zhongwu also saw this, and in desperation gave up Xinzhou, where the foundation had just been laid, and went to Baozhou."

Li Di talked a lot, and when it was Bao Zheng's turn to speak, he said: "Your Majesty, I guess that when General Zhongwu first arrived in Baozhou, he did go to recruit soldiers. But when he heard the news of Xinzhou's defeat, he himself If you don't have enough knowledge, then just as Li Xianggong said, come to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao, and go straight to Liao."

"General Zhongwu's memorial clearly states that the Liao army will dispatch a total of 20 troops, and [-] have already reached the outskirts of Xinzhou. Now General Zhongwu is going to severely damage the remaining [-] Liao troops, and then force the Liao army to Withdrawing [-] people from the country to our Great Song Army is tantamount to indirectly relieving the pressure on Xinzhou, and it is a way to solve the problem."

Zhao Zhen, who was on the dragon chair, understood it after a while.Su Shi was probably afraid of being squeezed out and oppressed, so he had no choice but to give up Xinzhou and lead the army alone.

It's just that he didn't expect that Wang Deyong was too useless, and the good situation was messed up by him. This is why the three clans took advantage of the loopholes, so that the situation was so unfavorable to Da Song.

Seeing that Zhao Zhen was thinking and did not speak, after Li Di and Bao Zheng looked at each other, the former said again: "Your Majesty, the old minister knows what His Majesty is worried about. In fact, there is no need at all. General Zhongwu is a man who doesn't even stand up. A person who stands up, and he has a very good relationship with His Royal Highness King Jing, and he is at odds with the officials, it is difficult for such a person to survive independently other than relying on the imperial power."

"Since this is the case, why not take advantage of his talent to lead the army and give him more power, so that he can reverse the unfavorable situation of Song Dynasty?"

"Your Majesty, you don't need to be suspicious, but you don't need to be suspicious of an employer."

As soon as Li Di finished speaking, Bao Zheng on the side added: "Your Majesty, are those who recommended Wang Deyong to go to the northern border really worried about General Zhongwu's meritorious deeds? They were just worried about the Song Dynasty's policy of suppressing martial arts and emphasizing literature." There will be changes that will affect their interests and their power."

"In the final analysis, these people are jealous of the virtuous and capable. They insist on doing things that they can't do well, so that they ignore Da Song for their own self-interest. They are the main factors that really affect Da Song's strength."

"Enough." Zhao Zhen finally spoke, interrupting Bao Zheng's words.

Zhao Zhen is very smart, otherwise he wouldn't be able to secure the throne of emperor.He couldn't understand some of the thoughts of those husbands.

But the fundamental problem is that in this regard, he is consistent with the pursuit of these ministers.

That is, the policy of emphasizing literature and suppressing martial arts cannot be changed, and the matter of adding an imperial robe to one's body cannot happen again.

This is also the fundamental reason why Su Shi had won the battle ahead, and when the other courtiers proposed to recommend Wang Deyong to go to the northern border, he still agreed.

After all, the ministers were merely carrying out his will.

For Su Shi, Zhao Zhen still has to guard against him.

In other words, Zhao Zhen must guard against all generals who can win battles and have more and more authority.

But now it seems that the northern border of the Song Dynasty is too dangerous, so dangerous that it will hurt the foundation of the Song Dynasty. In order to reverse the situation, Zhao Zhen has to give Su Shi more trust, and even the power to reverse this situation. situation.

At least let Su Shi solve the crisis in the northern border of Song Dynasty first.

After the matter is settled, we can discuss it later.

"I want to make Su Shi the deputy commander of the Hebei Route Army, how about it?"

After thinking about it, Zhao Zhen opened his mouth and made a proposal.

A deputy commander of the Hebei Road, for Su Shi, does not have any promotion of official rank, but it has more practical significance, so Su Shi's command of the Song Army in the northern border is justified.

The important thing is that with this reward, Su Shi could lead more than [-] soldiers.

"Yes." Li Di thought for a while, knowing that this was Zhao Zhen's concession, and it was an expression of support for Su Shi, so he nodded in approval.

"Your Majesty is wise." Bao Zheng said with a bow to the end.

In fact, both of them understand that Zhao Zhen is still on guard against Su Shi, otherwise, he could have given Su Shi a full command of the northern border, or directly given the name of an imperial envoy, who has the power to do things cheaply, this is the real hand. Take power.

But Zhao Zhen didn't dare, didn't dare to really hand over all the Song troops in the northern border to Su Shi's hands.

Perhaps he was really worried that Su Shi would take this opportunity to stand alone.If that's the case, even if he has no idea, will those people under him have any idea?

It's like Song Taizu was pushed to the throne by his subordinates back then?

Emperor.

To say that you are mighty is to be truly mighty, and to call yourself the Son of Heaven is to be subject to all people, and you can get what you want.

It is really pitiful to say that he is pitiful. He is afraid that others will take his position, and he is always very nervous. Anyone has become someone he has to guard against.

No wonder many emperors like to call themselves lonely. After a long time, no one can trust them. What is it if they are not lonely?

Of course, knowing this, Su Shi would just scoff, saying that it was a sign of lack of self-confidence.

He will not worry that the people below will be disobedient and disobey him.

This is also related to Su Shi's powerful system.Just like black knights, their daily consumption is huge, who can afford to support them except Su Shi?

If Da Song is also willing to spend so many resources and gold and silver to form an army, it will also be very powerful.

"Su Tianyou sent a lot of gold and silver to the national treasury. The escorts haven't left yet. The two lovers might as well go over and have a chat with them, so as to understand their current situation. If you need anything, please report to us. Come here, I will support you."

After finishing the business, Zhao Zhen waved his hands at the two important ministers casually, and just as the two retreated, he seemed to mutter to himself casually, "Hey, it's hard for me, I just don't know what's going on next How many courtiers can understand me."

This sentence seems to be an exclamation, but it is the focus of today's conversation.

Obviously, this is what Zhao Zhen wants to say, or what he wants to convey to Su Shi through the two courtiers.

When Su Shi went to the expedition, it was clearly agreed that he would be responsible for the support of the northern border.But after two victories, the court sent Wang Deyong to pick peaches. Speaking of which, this was Zhao Zhen's slip of the tongue.

Now that Su Shi is going to be used again, Zhao Zhen is afraid that the other party will have a grudge, so he finds Li Di and Bao Zheng, adding officials and sighing, just to send a signal, it is not easy for him, some things I had no choice but to do so, hoping that Su Shi could understand himself.

Li Di and Bao Zheng's footsteps were stagnant, but they quickly walked away with big strides.

They already knew what Zhao Zhen meant, and now they are going to find the person Su Shi sent back to have a good talk with him.

The most important thing is to tell the other party all the recent things that happened in the court, the most important thing is Zhao Zhen's attitude.

The two of them are going to be Zhao Zhen's lobbyists.

Although they are considered to be on Su Shi's side, they are also very optimistic about Su Shi.

But if it is true that Zhao Zhen has a firm will, they will still be courtiers of the Song Dynasty, and they will still speak for the Song Dynasty.

To put it bluntly, if Su Shi really had other thoughts that he shouldn't have, the two of them would still support Zhao Zhen, not Su Shi.

This is the power of the emperor. He wants to make you work hard and make you feel wronged, but he is the one who makes you feel wronged.

That's right, Li Di and Bao Zheng, who thought Zhao Zhen was unfair, are going to speak for Zhao Zhen at this moment.

It can be seen that Zhao Zhen is so powerful.

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The southern border of the Liao Kingdom was in chaos.

In just half a month, dozens of large and small cities and villages and towns in the southern border were breached, and the smoke of war was rising everywhere, and the shouts of killing were endless.

After Zhang Jian lost the new city, he fled to Fanyang City, Zhuozhou, where he began to recruit soldiers again to accumulate strength.

The [-] army was defeated in one battle, and many cities were captured. Zhang Jian suffered a defeat, which aroused the extreme dissatisfaction of Liao Xingzong.

It's just that Liao Xingzong, even though his ability is mediocre, doesn't like to start a war.Especially in the later period of his administration, the senior officials of the Liao State were infected with the bad habit of greedy for enjoyment.But speaking, he is still good to the courtiers below.

In history, when Liao Xingzong was the emperor, although there were internal struggles among the top leaders of the Liao Kingdom, they never put it on the bright side.

He has never been stingy with rewarding his ministers for their meritorious service.

Just like Liu Liufu before, who caused such a big trouble, Liao Xingzong didn't intend to question the crime in the early days, so it can be seen that this is also a benevolent monarch.

Now that Zhang Jian had lost the battle and lost his territory, even though Liao Xingzong was displeased, he did not say that he would be transferred back to question him. Instead, he chose to continue to trust him and give Zhang Jian a chance to make meritorious deeds.

Zhang Jian, who is in Fanyang City, is grateful for the emperor's trust and is eager to prove himself. These days, he only sleeps for two hours a day, and works the rest of the time.

With almost non-stop efforts, another [-] Liao troops gathered in Fanyang City.

Of the [-] Liao troops, [-] are newly recruited, and their strength is mediocre.But Zhang Jian still believed that it was time to fight back.

Sun Wenfu, a representative of one of the seven surnames in the Liao Kingdom.

At this time, he was standing beside Zhang Jian, watching the [-] Liao troops gathering in the city, preparing to go out of the city to find the main force of the Song army for a battle.

"My lord, is there any news from General Xiao?" Sun Wenfu saw that the army was leaving the city, and seeing that Zhang Jian seemed to be in a better mood, he asked the question he wanted to ask before.

Zhang Jian didn't answer right away, but hesitated for a while before saying: "There is no news, it must be that Su Shi blocked the channel to communicate with General Xiao."