If it was just a hurry, Wen Yanbo should have returned to Beijing.But this time he completed the truce with Xixia, which made him feel that he had accomplished a major event. On the way back, he was not in a hurry, stopping when he encountered a city, as if he wanted to get rid of his achievements. Everyone knows it.

Longtu Pavilion.

Zhao Zhen was aloof, and when Wen Yanbo was nowhere to be seen in the crowd, the emperor said with anger, "Someone go and inform him, and let him return to the capital as soon as possible."

He was used, and he was not named, but smart people know who Zhao Zhen is referring to.

The Zhongguan Zhang Maoze on the side immediately agreed, and then called Xiaohuangmen to make arrangements in a low voice.

Zhao Zhen made such a move when he came up, and the atmosphere in the hall became more tense.

"Let's talk about it. The Western Army's [-] reinforcements are surrounded. Do you have a good strategy?"

As Su Shi was speaking, his eyes first fell on Yan Shu, the privy envoy.

In the current Song Dynasty, there are a total of three privy envoys, namely Wang Deyong, Chen Zhizhong and Yan Shu.

Of those two, one was in the northern region and the other was in the western region. Yan Shu was the only one staying in the capital. If anything happened, he would naturally look for him.

"I am incompetent."

Sensing Zhao Zhen's unfriendly gaze, Yan Shu knew that this time he couldn't escape.Then he took the initiative to stand up.

Without finding any reason for himself, he directly put the white jade fluorene board in his hand on the ground, then took off his official hat and knelt down on the ground, "The old minister's incompetence caused the situation of the battle to deteriorate. I ask your Majesty to punish you."

Even the official hat has been taken off, which means to resign.

He also expressed his willingness to take responsibility for the disadvantages of this war.

It is true that the successive failures have caused dissatisfaction among many people.If Yan Shu didn't take the initiative to stand up and take responsibility, once everyone started impeaching him, it would be impossible to get out of the way at that time.

Yan Shu fell to his knees, and the moment he took off his official hat, he seemed to be much older.

Among the courtiers, Fu Bi looked at the old father-in-law kneeling on the ground like this, feeling a little heavy.

Due to various reasons, Fu Bi was not implicated because of the failure of the implementation of the New Deal and was demoted from the capital as in history, and it took some time to make a comeback.

On the contrary, he unknowingly got in touch with Su Shi, his official position increased instead of falling, and he became one of the political advisers, holding a lot of power.

Ordinarily, he and Su Shi stood on the same line and became a member of the so-called King Jing family. What he should do is to pull his old father-in-law to stand on this side as well.

But political matters have never been so simple.

Just like during the Three Kingdoms period, the three Zhuge brothers voted for the Wei, Shu, and Wu families respectively.

It seems that their brothers chose differently and became enemies, but who can say that they are wrong?

The three brothers choose three families, so that no matter who wins or loses in the end, it can ensure that the interests of the Zhuge family will not be violated.

The same goes for Yan Shu and Fu Bi.

Although they are sons-in-law, they choose differently, so as to ensure the prosperity of their family.

Yan Shu knelt down to plead guilty and resigned.

There was a trace of reluctance in Zhao Zhen's eyes, but he soon became firm.

Ever since Su Shi went to the Northern Territory and defeated Mengqi and Xixia twice in a row, these civil servants began to envy, jealous, and hate in various ways.

Fearing that others would steal the limelight, they frequently made foolish tricks.

As a result, Su Shi was forced to leave, making the battle situation in the west of the northern border more tense.

It's all right now, it's not just that the situation in the northern border is affected, but also that the Western Army's [-] troops are brought in, which means that the country is in danger of subjugation.

At this time, Zhao Zhen couldn't let them mess around, otherwise, he would have to move the capital next.

"Preach the decree, let go of Yan Shu and Tong Ping Zhangshi and Privy Envoy, and go back to the mansion to take care of the rest of the world."

For the sake of the stability of Song Dynasty, Zhao Zhen spoke up and directly took all of Yan Shu's positions.

"The old minister thanked the emperor for his kindness." Yan Shu seemed to be well prepared.

Hearing the words Ke can return to the mansion safely, he breathed a sigh of relief, kowtowed his head three more times, then got up slowly, and walked out of Longtu Pavilion.

At this time, no matter how you look at it, the back of his departure is somewhat depressed and lonely.

Yan Shu took the initiative to shoulder all the responsibilities, and the emperor allowed him to resign without further investigation. This was the best result.

Then based on his actions today, or the act of taking the blame for others, other courtiers will think of this friendship in the future and will take care of his descendants, which is also seeking benevolence.

When Yan Shu left, the previous incident was considered to have come to an end.But the matter is not over yet, the 10 Western troops are still under siege, if the imperial court cannot send reinforcements immediately, these [-] troops may be in danger.

"My lords, who is willing to lead the army to support the northern border and calm down the troubles of the three clans?"

Zhao Zhen spoke again, without asking what everyone meant, but directly said that he would send reinforcements. Obviously, Zhao Zhen wanted to make his own decisions and not discuss with others.

Zhao Zhen at this moment is strong.But the ministers have no opinion.

Who made them always make mistakes before, but now things are getting bigger and bigger, and the situation is getting more and more dangerous. The government is willing to take over, which is what everyone is looking forward to.

I recognized Zhao Zhen's eloquence, but when it came to who led the army, everyone became dumb again.

When Su Shi had the upper hand before, he wanted to send ministers to the northern border, and everyone was still pushing each other, not to mention the tense and unfavorable situation now.

If it is not good, whoever goes to the northern border now will have no bones left, and will bear the infamy of the defeated general. At this time, who is willing to take the initiative to stand up.

In the hall, one by one, you look at me, I look at you, no one has the intention of speaking.

The performance of the ministers fell into Zhao Zhen's eyes, which made him a little disappointed.

Is this the ministers who talk eloquently and serve the country loyally?

Usually when I have nothing to do, I always take the initiative to express myself, wishing to show my heart to myself.

But now, the situation is critical, and each of them starts to tuck their tails again, acting like dumb.Are they up to the task?Such a person can entrust himself with reuse?

When the disappointment in Zhao Zhen's eyes became more and more serious, there was still some movement among the courtiers, and Bao Zheng and Bao Heizi stood up.

"My minister, Bao Zheng, is willing to lead troops to reinforce the northern border, calm down the troubles of the three clans, relieve His Majesty's worries, and do our best for the Great Song Dynasty."

Bao Zheng stood up and spoke in a high-pitched voice.

Just now, it wasn't that he didn't want to stand up for the first time, but he wanted to observe everyone first, to see what kind of faces these colleagues looked like, and to give the officials a chance to see the courtiers clearly.

After waiting for a while, no one else came forward, so he stepped forward and became the only one who volunteered.

Finally someone could stand up, and Zhao Zhen looked at Bao Zheng with love, even liking.

This involuntarily made Bao Heizi shudder.

Why do officials look at themselves with such eyes, do they have any special hobbies?

But he didn't, he was a pure man.

"it is good."

When Bao Zheng was still thinking about something complicated, Zhao Zhen on the dragon chair was very satisfied, and even gave a rare applause. "The state has such a top minister as Xiren, I am very relieved, very relieved. Come on, how many reinforcements does Aiqing want, and I can pull out your 15 forbidden troops, will you be satisfied?"

Opening the mouth is half of the number of the forbidden army, 15 people, which really scared the other courtiers.

Everyone didn't expect that Zhao Zhen would have such courage, and he would be the most elite imperial army with 15 reinforcements.Had they known this earlier, they could have stood up.

Zhao Zhen would mention 15 forbidden troops when he opened his mouth, because he saw the difficulty of the Northern War, and he was afraid that if there were fewer reinforcements, it would really become a refueling tactic.

Although with Da Song's current strength, he will not be afraid to face any family.But this time they are facing three clans.

The strength of the alliance of three clans is not comparable to that of Song Dynasty now.

Even if the three races are united, it is not impossible to overthrow the Song Dynasty.

In order to prevent the situation from deteriorating further, Zhao Zhen also spent a lot of money, saying that he had half the number of forbidden troops, which is enough to prove that this time he was really angry and really angry.

He also wanted to turn the tide of the war around.

Zhao Zhen spent a lot of money, which also surprised Bao Zheng who stood up.

He didn't expect that the official family would pay such a large amount of capital. At this moment, he wanted to agree to it.

He just thought of the letter that Su Shi's housekeeper Zhou Quan suddenly appeared in his mansion last night, and he still decided to reject it.

"I thank Your Majesty for your kindness and trust, but you are only a small thief, and you will never use the forbidden army. You don't need a soldier or a horse from the imperial court. You only need your Majesty to give you the right to recruit troops in the northern border. At the same time, you also remonstrate yourself. Take the post of General of the Peking University and take full power to deal with the war in the northern border, please allow your majesty."

"what?"

Bao Zheng's words immediately caused an uproar among the officials.

If it is said that Zhao Zhen's decision has shocked everyone, Bao Zheng's words are completely beyond everyone's imagination.

The officials have decided to give you the most elite 15 imperial troops. This is a great opportunity.With heavy troops in hand, as long as they fight steadily and are not an idiot, it is possible to solve the chaos in the northern border, at least it can be on par with the three clans.

But Bao Zheng didn't want such a good opportunity.

Not only that, but also a reinforcement from the court.

What kind of little thief?

Could it be that Bao Zheng is sick and has a fever.

At this moment, the meeting has been going on until now, everyone is surprised again and again, many people are disregarding etiquette, and they can't help but let out a sound of surprise.

But at this time, no one went to punish the crime, because Zhao Zhen was also shocked at this moment.

Zhao Zhen didn't want to move the capital, so he wanted to take a gamble.

Send 15 forbidden troops to join the battle.If they went to the battlefield and were still defeated, they would still have 15 forbidden troops in their hands at that time, plus tens of thousands of reserve forbidden troops. Even if they really had to move their capital to the South, they would still be able to stabilize the overall situation.

He wanted to risk everything, but Bao Zheng refused.

Also, he doesn't even want his own soldiers, what the hell is this?

He thought he had heard it wrong, but after seeing the amazed expressions of all the officials, Zhao Zhen knew that it was not he who heard it wrong, but Bao Zheng really said so.

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