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"And... now we cannot send troops north."

After hearing Wang Fu's words, Zhao Ji was a little puzzled and asked, "What does this mean by my dear?"

Wang Fu said: "Please send someone to take the map of Yanjing, and I will explain it to the officials."

Despite his doubts, Zhao Ji still asked the eunuch to get a map of Yanyun area.

After the map was unveiled by the eunuch, Wang Fu pointed to Yundi and said, "Li Yan is here now. Yunzhong Prefecture, Shuozhou, Huanzhou, Yingzhou, and Weizhou are all occupied by him. On the left is Xixia, on the top are Mongolian tribes, on the bottom are Hedong area of ​​our Song Dynasty, on the right are Jurchens and pseudo-Liao..."

Zhao Ji looked carefully at Li Yan's location and was very happy!

In Zhao Ji's view, Li Yan is now surrounded by enemies and dies without death. What they had originally imagined was now fully realized.

Wang Fu continued: "According to the news from Xue Sichang, after Li Yan captured the concubines of the Liao lord, he took the Liao lord's favorite Yuan Concubine, the Liao lord's six daughters, and dozens of Liao royal daughters as concubines, and rewarded the remaining Liao royal daughters to his subordinates and generals. With this one, Li Yan and Liao lord must have a desperate situation. However, Li Yan's subordinates were still ineffective in doing things, and they actually taught Liao lord and others to escape their lives. The Khitan clan

After all, I have been in Liao for hundreds of years. The centipede insect died without being stagnant. The northeast disappeared. The Liao lord still has fertile soil in the northwest. The Xixia king Li Qianshun was the son-in-law of the Liao lord. All Mongolian tribes still surrendered to the Liao lord. Whether it was the Xixia or the Mongolian tribes, they had strong soldiers and powerful generals. Especially the Xixia. Our Song Dynasty fought with him for decades, but he could not recover it. With them in the northwest of Li Yan, Li Yan and his west and his north will surely continue to fight, and there will be no peace..."

After hearing what Wang Fu said, Zhao Ji envied Li Yan for taking away the wife and daughter of an emperor and despised Li Yan's barbaric behavior. He also despised Li Yan, a ruthless person who did not understand the romanticism, and at the same time he was satisfied that he finally drove Li Yan, a rebellious minister, out of the Song Dynasty, and let Li Yan sink into war forever. "A defeated the army without fighting is the highest level of the emperor's art... In the future, when Li Yan and Xixia, Mongolia will suffer from all defeats. I will personally set up a large army to recover Xixia and conquer Mongolia, surpass Qin Emperor Wu and Tang Emperor Taizu, and become the emperor of the ages!"

Wang Fu said again: "To the south of Li Yan is the Hedong area of ​​our Song Dynasty. There are Chenjiagu, Yanmen Pass, Feihukou and other dangerous passes in the world, as well as the forts that our Song Dynasty has been operating for decades. Moreover, the terrain of the Hedong area is dangerous, and the strongest Western army in our Song Dynasty is also the strongest military to defend. Even if Li Yan has an army of 300,000, it is impossible for him to come back from Hedong..."

Zhao Ji was in a more pleasant mood. He seemed to see Li Yan being trapped in the clouds and screaming that he would not be effective.

But at this moment, Wang Fu's tone changed and he said in a deep voice: "But Li Yan is not without a way out."

When Zhao Ji heard this, his brow frowned!

Wang Fu continued: "Official family, come and see."

Zhao Ji looked in the direction that Wang Fu pointed, and saw that what Wang Fu pointed to was Yanshan.

Wang Fu said: "The land of Yanjing is fertile, with a thousand miles of fertile land, with mountains in the north, and mountains are blocked. There are five gates in the middle. Juyong can drive a large cart and pass through. Songting (southwest of Kuancheng County, Hebei Province in later generations), Jinpo (i.e. Zijing Pass, in Yi County, Hebei Province later), Gubeikou only has people and horses, but not carts. There are eighteen paths outside, and rabbit paths are all over the paths, so they can only connect people and not horses. If this land of Yanjing can be recovered by our Song Dynasty, and with our Song Dynasty's elite soldiers and generals, Li Yan will naturally not be able to cross Yanshan. But now occupying Yanjing is the pseudo-Liao of Yelu Chun. This regime is already in danger. How can we defend Yanjing for a long time? If our Song Dynasty does not send troops to recover Yanjing first, Yanjing will inevitably be occupied by the Jurchens in the north or Li Yan in the west..."

After Zhao Ji digested it for a while, Wang Fu said again: "If Yanjing is occupied by Li Yan, then the official's previous plan will be wasted, and Li Yan will definitely become a future for our Song Dynasty again. This is not what I am most worried about. What I am most worried about is that Li Yan and the Jurchen alliance, or Li Yan surrenders to the Jurchens, in that case, our Song Dynasty may be in danger!"

After hearing Wang Fu's words, Zhao Ji quickly looked at the map!

The more I looked at it, the more shocked Zhao Ji became!

After a long time, Zhao Ji raised his head and looked at Wang Fu and asked, "What are your solutions to deal with me?"

Wang Fu said: "First, no matter what, you cannot let Li Yan and the Jurchen alliance. We should continue to implement the covenant with the Jurchens, even if we pay some price."

Zhao Ji asked: "Don't we have a covenant with the Jurchens?"

Wang Fu can't say: "We have an alliance with the Jurchens, but if you are happy, you will execute it. If you are unhappy, you will not execute it. You will also detain the envoy of others for more than eight months. Whoever puts this on you, you will be considered as a severance of diplomacy with others?"

Wang Fu could only say: "Before this, we have always said to the outside world that Li Yan was a minister of our Song Dynasty. Now that Li Yan was in conflict with the Jurchens, the Jurchens naturally wanted to take this account on our Song Dynasty."

After hearing this, Zhao Ji said, "It's Li Yan, another foul minister, he is simply the best minister in the ages!"

After being angry for a while, Zhao Ji said, "Go and tell the Jurchens that Li Yan is not a minister of our Song Dynasty, he is just a rebel minister. Let the Jurchens help get rid of Li Yan, and they will have the conditions."

As long as there is a tone set by Zhao Ji, other things are actually easy to handle, nothing more than exchange of interests and compromise.

Wang Fu said again: "Then the regaining of Yanjing?"

Zhao Ji asked replies without answering: "Is the time ripe now?"

Wang Fu replied: "I think the time is ripe. If I don't take action, the Song Dynasty may be in danger."

Zhao Ji asked again: "If you send troops to the north, who will lead the troops?"

Wang Fu replied: "In terms of military affairs, I think it is better to ask Taishi Tong to take control. Looking at the ministers in the court, only Taishi Tong can command so many people."

Zhao Ji didn't expect Wang Fu to recommend Tong Guan, and he thought: "Isn't there a conflict between the two of them?"

Zhao Ji didn't know that Wang Fu suggested that Tong Guan be the leader was actually a result of the conflict and compromise between the two.

Tong Guan was ordered to become an official shortly after he returned to Beijing after his triumphant victory.

Tong Guan was almost seventy years old and had been in the officialdom for decades and had never encountered any situation. Therefore, he easily guessed that he must have been hit by Wang Fu's hidden arrow.

Therefore, Tong Guan had a deep grudge against Wang Fu and was always looking for opportunities to attack Wang Fu.

Once, Tong Guan met Wang Fu and said to Wang Fu without hesitation: "The mountains do not turn around, and the prime minister has great power. It is not only your favorite, but you, Wang Xianggong, have risen and fall several times, and you don't know that it is not impossible for you to return to the prime minister for the fourth time."

After hearing Tong Guan's words, Wang Fu did not sleep well for several nights.

No one knows better than Wang Fu how powerful Cai Jing, who has been in charge of the Song Dynasty for twenty years, is.

Moreover, although Cai Jing retired, his power had not dispersed, and many officials in the court followed Cai Jing's leader.

The same is true for Tong Guan. Although he retired, he still has many followers.

Wang Fu was very afraid that Cai Jing and Tong Guan would join forces to let Cai Jing regain his prime minister, and then he would lose his current wealth.

Wang Fu thought for a few days and decided to compromise with Tong Guan.

One night, Wang Fu quietly came to Tong's house to show his goodwill to Tong Guan, and promised that if he had the chance, he would ask Tong Guan to re-employment.

Tong Guan also agreed to no longer operate the matter of Cai Jing's resumption of prime minister.

Now Wang Fu has made suggestions, and Zhao Ji is indeed not more suitable to lead troops to the Northern Expedition than Tong Guan. Therefore, Zhao Ji quickly ordered Tong Guan to retire and continue to serve as the Xuanfu Envoy in Shaanxi, Hedong and Hebei...

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Chapter completed!