Physician of the Song Dynasty: Zhang Kai and Li Qingzhao have a private life-long contract

"Liao?"

Empress Dowager Xiao Liang frowned. She was quite complaining about the Liao Kingdom now.

Xixia has always been advancing and retreating with the Liao Kingdom. However, since the Song Dynasty thundered and Xixia was defeated, the Liao Kingdom was afraid of losses and only cared about its own interests, completely ignoring the life and death of Xixia. Otherwise, how could Xixia find Qingtang again? teammate.

Weiming Awu advised: "Although the Liao Kingdom was bribed by the interests of the Silk Road, it is impossible to sit back and watch the Song Kingdom become stronger. As long as the Liao Kingdom still needs Xixia to contain the Song Dynasty, it will not sit idly by and do nothing."

"After the Liao Kingdom mediates, Xixia sends envoys to sue for peace. The Song Kingdom will certainly not dare to offend the two countries. Only in this way can Xixia get a chance to breathe."

Liang Yibu agreed that although he wanted Liang to replace Li, he did not want Xixia to suffer too much loss.

"Prime Minister, immediately prepare a large amount of money to request mediation from the Liao Kingdom and seek peace from the Song Kingdom." Empress Dowager Xiaoliang finally bowed her head and said.

"Yes!"

Liang Yibu said solemnly and went to do it immediately.

After Liang Yibu withdrew, Weiming Awu reported in a low voice: "To report to the Queen Mother, someone has secretly reported that the Prime Minister has lost a lot of Silk Road materials from the Song Dynasty and made a fortune!"

He bought a batch of Silk Road materials from Yelu Nanyin at a high price. In addition to trying to please Empress Dowager Xiaoliang, he also had plans to make a fortune.

However, just after his plan to make a fortune was implemented, he discovered that a large amount of Silk Road materials had appeared in Xixia, and the prices were affordable. After a secret investigation, it was discovered that the mastermind behind it was actually the Prime Minister Liang Yibu.

Empress Dowager Xiao Liang frowned and said, "Don't talk nonsense. My brother is the Prime Minister of a country, how can he be greedy for such a small amount of money!"

"Wei Chen talks too much!" Wei Ming A Wu said in a low voice.

However, he knew that with Empress Dowager Xiaoliang's suspicious character, the seeds might have been planted in her heart.

Sure enough, as Xixia expected, seeing the critical situation in Xixia and receiving Xixia's request for help, the Liao Kingdom immediately sent envoys to Kaifeng to request mediation in the Song-Xia war.

Coincidentally, Qingtang also sent envoys to Kaifeng at this moment. Envoys from the three countries of Liao, Xia and Qingtang gathered together and had a very tough attitude, demanding that the Song Dynasty withdraw its troops immediately.

What's more, Yelu Yanxi began to dispatch the newly trained Tielin Army to the Yanmen Pass area, with great intention of using force to mediate.

"The Liao Kingdom is going too far!" Zhao Xu said angrily.

The Liao Kingdom was too biased. The Song and Xia had been fighting for many years. Whenever Xixia won a great victory, the Liao Kingdom took the opportunity to blackmail the Song Dynasty. Whenever the Song Dynasty won a great victory, the Liao Kingdom began to bias the relationship and gave Xixia a breathing space. Chance.

The ministers in the court also looked angry. Seeing that after waiting for many years, the Song Dynasty finally gained the upper hand, how could they be willing to let Xixia off easily now?

"Between countries, it's just about the weak and the strong!" Fan Zheng sighed helplessly.

After a long time, Zhao Xu finally regained his senses, looked around at the ministers and said: "Now the Liao Kingdom is mediating! How should you, my dear friends, respond to the Song Dynasty?"

Lu Dafang cupped his hands and said: "The officials think twice. The Liao Kingdom is very powerful. If it unites with Xixia, the Song Dynasty may be completely defeated! From the perspective of a humble minister, we still need to act cautiously."

Lu Dafang claimed to act cautiously, apparently agreeing to accept the mediation of the Liao Kingdom. After all, the current situation was beneficial to the Song Dynasty. If the Liao Kingdom attacked, the gains would outweigh the losses.

"Absolutely not! Xixia is a treacherous country. If Xixia is easily let go today, and Xixia regains its strength in the future, it will definitely become a thorn in the side of the Song Dynasty again. From the perspective of the veteran, there is no need to pay attention to the mediation of the Liao Kingdom and completely drive Xixia back to the Yellow River. To the north, use the natural danger of the Yellow River to repel Xixia." Zhang Dun said forcefully.

Zeng Bu echoed: "Don't worry, officials! Our army already has thunderbolts, divine arm crossbows, and powerful fire oil tanks. Coupled with the fortress tactics, even if Liao and Xia jointly attack, we, the Song Dynasty, are sure to protect ourselves. However, If we let Xixia go this time, I’m afraid it will be difficult to encounter this good opportunity again.”

Zeng Bu was the privy envoy, in charge of the situation in the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty's continuous changes in weapons greatly increased Zeng Bu's confidence, which was enough to fight against the Xia and Liao coalition forces.

Zhao Xu's heart suddenly skipped a beat. Defeating Xixia was the unfulfilled wish of the late Emperor Shenzong, and now it was finally coming true in his hands.

Once the serious problem of Xixia is solved, the Song Dynasty will be able to compete with the Liao Kingdom.

Just when Zhao Xu was full of fighting spirit and was about to refuse Liao's mediation and continue to attack Xixia, Fan Zheng suddenly stood up and said something shocking.

"Wei Chen believes that the officials should agree to Liao's mediation! Armistice with Xixia!"

"what?"

Suddenly, all the officials in the court looked at Fan Zheng in disbelief.

As we all know, Fan Zheng is not a stubborn conservative. It was Fan Zheng who took the lead in abolishing the annual coins of the two countries and even defeating Xixia in the two battles of Pingxia City.

However, the man who was the biggest hero in defeating Xixia actually agreed to let Xixia go so easily. How could they not be surprised?

"What does Fan Aiqing mean?" Zhao Xu looked at Fan Zheng calmly. He and Fan Zheng were close friends, so he naturally knew that Fan Zheng must have his own ideas.

Fan Zheng walked to the huge map in the court hall, pointed to the location of Xixia and said: "Officials, please look at the map of Xixia. It occupies the Hexi Corridor and has always been in collusion with the Liao Kingdom. The Liao Kingdom's strategy has always been to use Xixia to contain the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty is constantly weakening, so even if the Song Dynasty defeats Xixia, it lacks cavalry, and with the Liao Kingdom blocking it, it will definitely not be able to destroy Xixia, but will ruin the current situation that is beneficial to the Song Dynasty."

Su Song nodded slightly. With the current national strength of the Song Dynasty, it can be said that it has more than enough defense and insufficient counterattack. It can only implement shallow attack tactics. Once the protection of the city wall is lost, the Song army will not have an advantage in field battles.

Zhang Dun frowned and said, "Are you going to let Xixia go so easily?"

The new party members were unwilling to give up this great opportunity and demanded to take advantage of the opportunity to expand the results.

Fan Zheng shook his head and said: "Fan is not saying that we will not fight. I believe that after this battle, the first thing that the Song Dynasty will attack is not Xixia but Qingtang!"

"Qingtang?"

All the officials couldn't help but be stunned and looked at Fan Zheng in confusion. You must know that Xixia was the Song Dynasty's most serious concern. Qingtang suffered two consecutive defeats at the hands of the Song army, so it was nothing to worry about.

Fan Zheng said solemnly: "In Fan's opinion, Xixia is the Song Dynasty's innermost enemy, Liao Kingdom is the life and death enemy of the Song Dynasty, and Qingtang is just the scabies itch of the Song Dynasty!"

Zhao Xu nodded slightly. Although Fan Zheng had a medical description of the Three Kingdoms, it was also very appropriate.

"Since it's Qingtang's scabies itch, then get rid of it completely." Fan Zheng said in a stern voice.

"Destroy Qingtang!"

Suddenly all the officials in the court exclaimed.

"There are many reasons why Wei Chen chose to destroy Qingtang. One of them is to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys! Qingtang is a small country. It attacked the Song Dynasty twice in a row. It must teach Qingtang a lesson and frighten the surrounding countries, otherwise it will be just a dog. A cat dares to bully me, Da Song." Fan Zheng sneered.

The Song Dynasty was called the Weak Song Dynasty for no reason. Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, almost all surrounding countries had attacked the Song Dynasty.

All officials in the Manchu Dynasty nodded in embarrassment. The first time Qingtang attacked the six states of Xihe, the Song Dynasty did not care about it and even tried to win over them. Only a few years later, Qingtang once again united with Xixia to attack the Song Dynasty. The Manchu Dynasty All officials have long been disgusted with him.

"Secondly, what the Song Dynasty lacks most is war horses, and Qingtang is rich in war horses. Once Qingtang is destroyed, the Song Dynasty will obtain a large number of war horses and excellent horse breeding land, so that it can have the capital to fight against the Liao and Xia cavalry." Fan Zheng said again. road.

Zhao Xu's breath suddenly stagnated. The cavalry has always been a pain for the Song Dynasty. If Qingtang is destroyed, the Song Dynasty will completely change the fate of the country. Based on this analysis, the Song Dynasty's destruction of Qingtang is more valuable than defeating Xixia.

"Thirdly, among the three kingdoms, Qingtang is the weakest, and its territory is far away from the Liao Kingdom, so it will not cause interference from the Liao Kingdom. The Song Dynasty will first destroy Qingtang, then Xixia, and then compete with the Liao Kingdom. This is Wei Chen's strategy for the Song Dynasty to unify the world." Fan Zheng said loudly.

"Unify the world!"

All the officials were shocked and looked at Fan Zheng and Zhao Xu in disbelief.

"First it's easy and then it's difficult. This is Taizu's strategy to unify the world." Zhao Xu said with a heartbeat.

He had always wanted to defeat the Liao Kingdom and dominate the world, but he seemed to be at a loss. But now Fan Zheng's strategy of making things easy first and then making things difficult is not only well-founded, but also has a very high success rate.

"Fan prefers to call it a grand detour strategy!"

Say it! Fan Zheng drew a huge arrow from the six states of Xihe, passing through Qingtang, Xixia, and finally pointed directly at Liao and Shangjing.

"What a great detour strategy!"

All the officials in the court were shocked.