The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 30
The joint memorial by Wang Jing and others also mentioned that they hoped that Emperor Chai Rong would send another large army, and at the same time ordered the troops to attack the surrounding towns.

Both sides have their own winners and losers, and the war has entered a stalemate for a while, and the Great Zhou court is discussing the Western Expedition.

The civil and military generals stood on both sides of each other, and saluted Emperor Chai Rong in unison. After a cumbersome etiquette, a long time has passed.

Then Chai Rong talked about the content of this court meeting, which was the Western Expedition of Wang Jing and others.

Zhao Xu stood in the last row, feeling extremely restless.

He remembered that Hu Li was only captured by Hou Shu in history, and later when the two sides exchanged prisoners, he was released.

Why did he die this time? Could it be that he came here and affected some things?
Forget about him, even he can be reborn and time travel, what can't happen, it depends on the situation.Is there still something I can't figure out, so let's take a look quietly!

Prime Minister Li Gu had originally opposed the Western Expedition to restore Qin, Feng and other prefectures, and he strongly opposed sending troops at the beginning.

But at that time, due to Chai Rong's strict decree, he had to agree.

Now that Wang Jing was defeated and both sides were in a stalemate, he had reason to object again.

So this loyal minister, known as the most loyal and reliable in the post-Zhou Chairong era, started his plan of opposition again.

"Your Majesty, the old minister has something to say."

Li Gu left where he was standing, walked to the middle of the court hall, and bowed to Chai Rong.

Chai Rong looked down, it turned out to be old Li Gu, feeling uncomfortable for a while, this Li Gu is loyal, but just doesn't understand the general trend of unity.

But in the court, he had to give the prime minister face, otherwise how would Li Gu lead all the officials in the future?
"It turned out to be Li Xiang. Please tell me what Li Xiang has to say." Chai Rong said gently.

Although Li Gu was standing, his body was slightly arched. This is etiquette, and Li Gu, who was born in Confucianism, was very concerned about it.

"The veteran thinks that we should withdraw our troops from the northwest first, and should not use them any more." Li Gu looked at Chai Rong, and did not find anything unusual before continuing:
"The old minister has some reasons. First of all, since Wang Jing and others sent troops, they only won at the beginning, and the rest were lost soldiers and generals. They are all soldiers of my Great Zhou."

Speaking of this, Li Gu actually squeezed out a few tears abruptly, this is a top actor!

When Zhao Xu saw this scene, he remembered a famous saying from his previous life, "You are an actor, so how can you be a good president?"

"Sir, as a president, if you don't know how to act, how can you be a good president!"

This question and answer was very popular at the time, showing that a politician must know how to "pretend", that is, he must have the potential of an actor.

Now Zhao Xu saw that Li Gu was an excellent actor.

Li Gu shed a few old tears, and continued:

"It can be said that Wang Jing and others are in vain. In addition, the most important thing is that this expedition has already cost countless money and food."

The more Li Gu said, the smoother he said: "Besides, the logistical transportation of grain and grass is also quite difficult this time. It is three times slower than usual to go over mountains and ridges. Besides, there is not much money in the treasury, so I beg you to stop the western expedition."

After Li Gu finished speaking, he retreated to his seat in the court hall.

As soon as he finished speaking, the following people who originally opposed sending troops jumped out, and they agreed with Li Gu's proposal.

Chai Rong is also very irritable. He can act arbitrarily, but he can't go his own way. He must take into account the unity of the court.

This time is the first step in my desire to unify. Could it be that I have returned home like this, so can my strategy be implemented in the future?

How can the four prefectures of Qin, Feng, Cheng, and Jie not be able to take back the homeland of the Central Plains Dynasty, how can they unify the world?

Could it be that this time I really can't take back the four states of Qin and Feng smoothly, and I have been frustrated at the first step, what should I do in the future?
No, there is absolutely no way to withdraw the army in such a desperate manner. Doesn't the withdrawal mean that you made a mistake in your decision-making, and you may lose the morale of the army because of it.

Chai Rong sat on the dragon chair, under great pressure.

Suddenly Zhao Kuangyin stepped out of work. In fact, Zhao Kuangyin was extremely shocked, remembering the conversation between him and Zhao Xu last night.

"Father, when we go to court tomorrow, His Majesty may ask us to discuss whether we should continue to conquer Qin Feng in the west."

But that's what Zhao Xu said.

"I guess some people will definitely say that Wang Jing and others have been old and useless for a long time, and the food and grass have been exhausted for a long time, so they want to stop the western expedition."

Now all that Zhao Xu said has appeared, so Zhao Kuangyin came out to play:
"Your Majesty, my minister Zhao Kuangyin has something to play."

Zhao Kuangyin was already prepared in his heart, and he was telling Chai Rong what he had said to his son last night.

Chai Rong saw that he was his brother, and even his beloved general, so he nodded and let him continue.

"Your Majesty, I think that what we say here is futile, because we don't know what the situation on the front line is like."

"Besides, it took so long for General Wang's memorial to arrive in Bianjing. Maybe the situation on the front line has changed long ago. I think someone should be sent to the front line to inspect it on the spot. Without inspection, you have no right to speak."

Zhao Kuangyin was talking endlessly there, while Zhao Xu was secretly smiling. This was exactly what he talked to his father last night.

I didn't expect this lovely old man to recite it word for word. Fortunately, he didn't tell Zhao Kuangyin that practice is the only criterion for testing whether the truth is correct or not, otherwise Lao Zhao would really be able to say it.

How can people in this era understand a sentence summed up by my accumulated wisdom of thousands of years in China.

In fact, Zhao Kuangyin said so much to Chai Rong, and he summed it up in one sentence:

"Immediately send people to the front line to verify the feasibility of this western expedition again."

Chai Rong didn't want to withdraw his troops at first, but now that he had such a good excuse, how could he not? He applauded immediately.

Even some military generals will strongly support it. Whoever said that our military generals are not good at writing and ink, we see that Mr. Zhao Kuangyin is not worse than your old masters.

Before Chai Rong had time to ask the ministers to recommend someone, Zhao Kuangyin volunteered to go to the front line of Qinzhou.

Chai Rong had originally planned to send someone he could trust and have outstanding abilities, but in fact, he also thought about letting Zhao Kuangyin go!
At this time, seeing Zhao Kuangyin's own request, he waved his sleeves and ordered Zhao Kuangyin to act cheaply and go to the front line to inspect the real situation.

Originally, Zhao Xu wanted to go by himself, but after thinking about it, he should let his father go. He was too young, and after making great achievements, it was impossible for him to be promoted again in a short period of time.

What's more, in history, the old man gained a lot of limelight in the process of conquering the four prefectures of Shu, Qin and Feng, and was even more relied on by Chai Rong.

So he tried his best to convince his father at the latest that he must take the initiative to invite Ying to go to Qinzhou for inspection, and the reason is for His Majesty's unification of the world.

At this time, Zhao Kuangyin always wanted to assist Chai Rong to sweep Liuhe again, unify the world, and save the people from the torment of war.

"If other people go, they may violate the law and destroy the great cause of the unification of the imperial court. Therefore, father, you must try to go to the front line of Qinzhou to inspect, and report the most real situation to His Majesty, so that His Majesty can conquer Shu with peace of mind."

This was what Zhao Xu told him last night. Zhao Kuangyin felt that his son was right!

For unification, Zhao Kuangyin can do anything!
Zhao Kuangyin did not go home after receiving the imperial decree, but immediately left for the front line of Qinzhou!

He is not patrolling the border like Zhao Jizha of Hou Shu, who also brought his servants, wives and concubines, eating and drinking along the way!

And Zhao Kuangyin went deep into the ordinary soldiers to understand their morale, and asked them about their confidence in this war.

At the same time, I discussed strategies and tactics with several generals on the front line, and looked at their attitudes. Finally, Zhao Kuangyin summed up two words:

Can fight!

In July of the second year of Zhou Xiande, Zhao Kuangyin returned to Bianjing and claimed that Qinzhou and Fengzhou could be captured.He also stated his own point of view, and also brought a letter of invitation from the frontline soldiers.

Chai Rong accepted Zhao Kuangyin's opinion and continued to attack the four prefectures of Shu, Qin and Feng. What he meant was that the military spirit must not be violated.

Li Gu and other opposition parties were also speechless, like defeated roosters, in fact, they didn't have any bad intentions, they just questioned the victory of this war.

After all, it is for the country!
Chai Rong immediately ordered that Wang Jing begin to concurrently serve as the recruitment envoy of the southwest camp, and Xiang Xun concurrently served as the military commander of the camp.Continue the great cause of conquering Houshu.

At the same time, an additional [-] imperial troops were sent to the front line of Qinzhou.

(End of this chapter)