The struggle of the reborn prince

Now that the words have come to this point, Zhao Tong leaned the ladder against the wall and led Tong Guan on the way. After all, it is convenient for him to be with others. Now his foundation is still shallow, and he has just taken root in the west. The situation has just opened up. The matter still needs to be dealt with by Tong Guan, and he can't block all the way because of a moment of anger.

"Taiwei, I'm afraid that the development of the battle situation has already been well known, and I am willing to listen to it!" Zhao Tong said after drinking tea. .

"My lord, you're being polite!" Tong Guan said, shaking his hand, "Your lord is a general who has never been seen in the Song Dynasty for a hundred years. I dare not point fingers at the low officials in the war situation, but I still have some understanding of the current situation, and I can use my words as a reference for the lord." two!"

"The Taiwei must have thought about it a long time ago. I am also crossing the river by feeling the stones when I am fighting. I am smeared with the political situation in the court and the political situation in the four sides. Please give me more advice!" With an eyeliner, I am afraid that he knows every move of the important ministers in the court. In addition, he has been in the border business for many years, and the intelligence system must be developed. The things must be clearer than himself. He is really asking for advice.

"My lord must not be too self-effacing, let's take a look at it together!" Tong Guan is not stupid, Zhao Tong can fight a battle like this, his brain is by no means easy to use, and he has infiltrated around him, asking for information, but what he got is not Everyone knows that it is a fake. Up to now, he has not figured out where the amazingly powerful weapon was produced and what it was made of, let alone how to use it. It is the details of these people around him. I didn't figure it out, it can be said that the precautions are extremely strict.And if it is said that Zhao Tama can repeatedly send surprise soldiers to plot against Brother Ji, he does not have accurate information.It's just like the legendary god's guidance, he wouldn't believe it even if he was killed, so he knew that he couldn't do it unless he came up with something real.

"Does your lord know about the Liao Kingdom sending a special envoy to our court?" Tong Guan whispered.

"I just heard it a little bit, but it's not very auspicious. Please let the Taiwei explain it in detail!" Zhao Tong nodded and said.

"Every time Xixia fought with our country, we asked Liao to put pressure on us, but we had to make concessions. We were forced to withdraw from the occupied Hengshan area, Quye River and other places during the Chongning peace talks. Tens of thousands of soldiers took their lives. In exchange for it, people can’t help but hate it!" Tong Guan raised his hand and stamped his feet and said in an atmosphere, "I have repeatedly defeated the Liao dynasty, and no one in the dynasty dared to speak up. This time, the old tricks of Xixia were repeated, and people were sent to the Liao Dynasty with great gifts. Liao, the Liao Lord was persuaded and sent people to my court to ask for a strike. That's why the Holy Majesty had no choice but to send envoys to the meeting. I didn't dare to send troops at that time for fear of being impeached by the court, so I had no choice but to!"

"But I heard that the battle between Liao and Jin is very tense, and they still have time to take care of our affairs. Even if they want to take care of it, I'm afraid it's just a bluff. Aren't the DPRK and China planning to join forces with Jin to fight against Liao? Isn't that right?" It's a good excuse. Why be afraid of him!" Zhao Tang smacked his lips and said in bewilderment.

"What the lord said is true. The Liao Kingdom is no longer the Daliao that used to be like a wolf and a tiger. Now it is the sun and the west mountain, but the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse. Besides, there are no people in the court who have objections to the campaign against the Liao. Minority, the Lianjin business is not going well, so I still have scruples about Liao. Besides, Hebei has not used troops for nearly a hundred years. Now we are entangled with Xixia, and the Holy Majesty can't make a decision!" Tong Guan said with a long sigh and glanced at Zhao Tong.

"***, so you are waiting for me here. After all, what this old boy means is that in order to calm down the Northwest, he must destroy the Liao first and then use troops against Xia. He still wants to stop the troops as soon as possible. That's what I mean!" Zhao Tuo immediately understood the meaning of Tong Guan's words, and said with a smile: "It's better for the Taiwei to stand tall and see far, I don't understand these things at all!"

"My lord is too modest. I just lived in the world for a few more years, so I can see things more clearly!" Tong Guan was very satisfied with Zhao Tong's attitude, and said with a smile, "Xixia has few people and the land is narrow. No end, it’s rare to recuperate, and now the soldiers are exhausted and the finances are tight, so I don’t want to fight any more, and I just want to seek peace, this time is supposed to be a good opportunity, we should also be considerate of His Majesty’s painstaking efforts, and share the worries of the Lord, enough is enough!”

"Fighting opportunities can be changed at any moment, and they are changing rapidly. What the Taiwei said is enough is enough but it is difficult to grasp!" Zhao Tuo nodded, then shook his head and said, that means your idea is theoretically feasible, but it is too difficult to operate in practice.

"I have studied the plan of the prince. The purpose of the prince is to flatten the land of Hetao in Xixia, control the Henan area of ​​Xixia, confront Xixia across the river, and then map to the west of Hexi. According to the current development, it is not difficult for the prince to do it, but the prince But we also have to think that if the Liao Kingdom uses troops, it will be flanked by it, and it will fall into the situation of being attacked by the enemy. Therefore, I think that after the prince regained the land of Henan, he should suspend the war and immediately negotiate a peace with Xixia. The Liao Kingdom has no excuse to send troops, and the Xixia side has nothing to do with me, so they can only suffer this loss. We can also give the court an explanation in the northwest, and after the Liao Dynasty is conquered, destroying the Xia is just a matter of effort!" Tong Guan said Come.

"I understand the meaning of the Taiwei. The Liao Kingdom is our confidant's trouble. Xixia is just a ringworm of the fur, but now the situation is in my favor. Xixia has lost [-] soldiers, and its vitality has been seriously injured. When the autumn harvests, the horses are fattened and the Yellow River is frozen. , I can leap across the river, take Xingzhou directly, and enter Hexi, if I stop here, alas..." Zhao Tong looked at Tong Guan and said, obviously unwilling.

"It's good for the prince to serve the country and the people wholeheartedly, but the prince has thought about how the court will react if he really makes great achievements. As the saying goes, 'A tree is as beautiful as a forest, the wind will destroy it'!" Tong Guan was sweating, Why doesn't this kid come in, and he still wants to fight after telling him for a long time, so I can only teach him how to survive as an official, "Do you still remember how you came to Hedong to be an official?"

"Of course I remember, when the Taiwei asked for reinforcements, and I offended a few people in Beijing, the prince's elder brother took the opportunity to sponsor me and let me go to the northwest to avoid being plotted by others!" Zhao Tang said embarrassedly.

"Oh, my lord is still too kind. You were tricked by the prince, Yang Jian, Wang Fu and Liang Shicheng. Everyone knows that the northwest is desolate and cold, and there are constant wars. They couldn't do anything about you, so they sent you here for two purposes: one is to make you embarrass me, provoke disputes, and kill people with knives; The emperor's pet, forever in the northwest!"

"Oh, no, why did the prince brother harm me? I don't want to compete with him for the position in the East Palace, nor do I want to stand in anyone's way. I just don't want them to harm the people and deceive the Holy One!" Zhao Tong spread his hands, 'naive' said.

"My lord, people don't hurt a tiger's heart, but a tiger hurts someone's will!" Tong Guan said anxiously, with a look of hatred for iron and steel, "Although the lord is not interested in the East Palace, many people think about that position. Master of the Inner Palace, you have a natural advantage over them, even if you sit on it, you will feel unstable in the end, and you must get rid of it quickly, the prince thought about that snowy night when he first entered the Northwest!"

"Isn't that the assassin sent by Xixia to kidnap me? This matter has already been found out!" Zhao Tong thought for a while and said, looking at Tong Guan in a 'perplexed' manner.

"My lord only knows one thing but not the other. It is true that Xixia knew about his departure from Beijing very quickly, but it is strange to be able to investigate and deal with his whereabouts so accurately, and it happens to be on a snowy night. There is no one in the court." Secretly tipping off the news, those spies from Xixia couldn’t do it!” Tong Guan said.

"Oh, it's true when I think about it carefully, but I have made such a great contribution now, my father will definitely reward me greatly, and I will take the opportunity to return to Beijing, and they will do nothing to me!" Zhao Tong touched his chin and said in his heart But he wondered why he hadn't grown his beard when he was eighteen. Could it be that the DNA of the old Zhao's family was not good? All the old eunuchs had a few strands of beard!

"My lord is even more wrong. You have made great contributions, and they will not tolerate you. It is even more difficult and dangerous to return to the capital!" Tong Guan was shocked when he heard that, and now you want to go back now, I can't let you go back, you go back Now, I have to stay in this tank, you are still here, "My lord regained Hetao, which is equivalent to breaking Xixia's arm, which can be described as an immortal achievement. If you destroy Xixia, now you are already a prince, and you can't be sealed." Feng, if you return to Beijing and enter the court, you will only be able to take charge of the Privy Council. How can they rest assured that such an important position, even the Holy One, may not be at ease. If the prince is negligent, he will be doomed, it would be better to be at ease here in the northwest!"

"I don't understand the meaning of the Taiwei. It's not good to do meritorious service, and it's not good to go back to Beijing. Am I going to have to stay in this desolate place for the rest of my life?" Zhao Tang said dissatisfiedly, frowning.

"My lord's words are wrong. Now that you have soldiers and generals under your command, are you afraid that you won't have a chance? In the future, I will lead the army back to Beijing, and your lord will respond in the northwest. When I succeed in conquering Liao and gain a firm foothold in the court, then If the lord achieves the great cause of destroying Xia, at that time, I don’t think anyone in the court would dare to make irresponsible remarks. As long as the lord is willing, we can’t take that position back..." Tong Guan stretched out his hand and said viciously, matching him That black face is quite scary.

"Taiwei, you can't say such treasonous words casually. I'm not very interested in that position, as long as I'm free and easy!" Zhao Tang hurriedly interrupted Tong Guan's words, and said 'fearfully', thinking that this old man The eunuch is really hot. To achieve his goal, he dares to do anything, even dare to write this kind of empty check for himself, but you know why it is now, how good it is to send troops with me, and make trouble Everyone is happy now.

"Don't be afraid, my lord. Since the matter has already been like this, the subordinate officials will bear all the matters, and no one can hurt a single hair of the lord!" Tong Guan said with a cold snort, secretly happy in his heart. As a result, great things can be accomplished by oneself.

"Old bastard, do you really think I don't know your intentions, I just want to touch your capital..." Zhao Tong looked at Tong Guan who was secretly complacent, and he had some calculations in his heart.