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After the news that the martyrs captured Hue Du and Honglin Du and successfully opened up a new grain road, the emperor and the central officials were very shocked. Prime Minister Liang Qishen immediately suggested that the emperor prepare to evacuate Xingqing Prefecture and go to the Hexi Construction Bank to make a safe plan.../Start/Send

Li Renzhong firmly opposed it. The situation was far from being so critical that it was evacuated from Kyoto. This strategy was absolutely not feasible to avoid shaking the hearts of the military and civilians.

"I didn't say evacuate immediately," said Liang Qishen. "But we must be prepared for this kind of preparation to prevent the situation from deteriorating suddenly and being caught off guard. Since the founding of the Kingdom of Daxia, although it has been repeatedly attacked by the Song and Liao dynasties, and the Song Dynasty has even come to Lingzhou, this is the first time we are approaching the capital of the capital by the enemy in this situation today."

When Liang Qishen said this, Li Renzhong sighed sadly, while the emperor and several other centers were speechless.

What is the situation today? It has been almost forty years since Li Ganshun ascended the throne at the age of three. In the past forty years, the kingdom has been in trouble and foreign wars, and its national strength has been consumed unprecedentedly. It has been on the verge of collapse. It is precisely because of the many crises that Li Ganshun took power at the age of 16 and promoted the new policy, but the new policy seriously damaged the vested interests of the Dangxiang nobles and bureaucrats, which made the conflicts between the Han and the Borussia in the court become more intense, far more than the tyranny of the foreign relatives before Li Ganshun took power. In this case, the Kingdom of Daxia was already at the end of its strength. It was like a scarred northwest wolf. Although it still looked heroic, it was actually vulnerable. The Kingdom of Daxia was shaky, and the disaster of the instant defeat of the Khitans might repeat in Daxia.

From Emperor Li Ganshun, Prime Minister Liang Qishen to Secretary of the Central Secretariat and Secretary of the Shang Dynasty, everyone knows the current financial situation, and Daxia really cannot afford this battle.

The Tiger Lieutenant Army launched an attack in March to occupy the front trap, and Xingqing Prefecture had to gather troops urgently for this. The entire Xixia people were soldiers. Once the army gathered, it would not only delay farming and animal husbandry, but also consume food. The longer the time, the greater the loss. In June, the Tiger Lieutenant Army began to attack Helan Mountain. This battle would definitely take several months. The people of Xixia would delay the autumn harvest and autumn planting, so the harvest this year can be imagined. If the Song army launched another attack from the front line of Shaanxi, it would be bad news for Xingqing Prefecture.

"Before the Song Dynasty's people attacked Youyan in the north, they attacked us for five consecutive years. After finally making peace, the King of Jin wanted to fight Daibei again. He did not achieve any results in several consecutive battles, resulting in insufficient financial income. The Song Dynasty launched a Western Expedition the year before, and hundreds of thousands of troops attacked each other in two groups. The treasury, which had already been seriously deficient, was even worse." Liang Qishen spread his hands and shook his head and sighed, "This year the Song Dynasty launched a Western Expedition again. In fact, their timing was very good, and we were no longer able to resist."

"Now many people are scolding me, saying that I concentrated my army in the capital, only focusing on seizing military power and ignoring the safety of the country." Liang Qishen smiled bitterly, "But the actual situation is that if we dispatch the capital army to the north and south battlefields, Xingqing Prefecture will allocate more money, grain and military supplies to the front line, and we will recruit more people to transport food, grass and supplies. However, Xingqing Prefecture cannot do it, not because it does not want to do it, but because the national treasury is empty and it is really powerless to do it."

Liang Qishen’s great remarks on bitter sutra are half true and half false, but the national treasury is empty and the severity of money, grain and weapons is a fact. As for the current situation, gathering the main force in the capital, relying on the Yellow River, the natural danger of Helan Mountain, the solidity of Kyoto, and heavy troops are indeed the best and only way to defend.

Passive defense can save money and food. The enemy's expeditions last thousands of miles away are amazing. The strength of both sides increases and falls. The end of the victory or defeat of the war is to fight for money and food. Whoever can persist for a longer period of time will win.

The former prime minister Xue Yuanli and a group of Han ministers insisted on the passive defensive strategy. However, the powerful and powerful Dangxiang disagreed. For many years, Dangxiang people have stubbornly supported the northwest. Relying on the ground means active defensive strategy. This is the fundamental strategy of establishing the country in the Great Xia. But the Han people have to change it. This will inevitably seriously endanger the safety of the country. How can Dangxiang people agree?

Liang Qishen became prime minister and continued to adhere to the passive defensive strategy. Renduobaoguo planned to mobilize more troops to the northern battlefield to surround the Tiger and Lieutenant Army. However, Liang Qishen finally convinced the emperor and the central minister. He only gave Renduobaoguo 50,000 people. The most important reason was that there was not enough military supplies.

The development of the war proved that Liang Qishen's decision was not wrong. Now the Hu Lie Army has opened the east bank of the Yellow River. The safety of the food and roads has been guaranteed. Renduo's plan to protect the country failed. The most urgent task is to withdraw the troops on the northern line and defend the Kyoto to the death. There is no other plan. But the next problem is that if the Song army launches an attack, Richard will definitely not be able to defend the southern line. He will also withdraw. In the end, the two sides fought decisively in Xingqing Prefecture. Can the Xia army defend the capital? Therefore, we must prepare for the fall of the capital. After the Song army and the Hu Lie Army meet, the situation in the capital capital is critical. The emperor must evacuate and transfer it to Hexi with the tent to ensure that the Great Xia country lasts for a long time.

Liang Qishen's strategy was very pessimistic. He had no confidence in the Xia army's persistence in the capital. This stemmed from the financial exhaustion and the conflict between Han and Fan. But the emperor was unwilling to be a coward. He wanted to fight with the military and civilians of the Western Xia. Therefore, he refused Liang Qishen's suggestion. He urgently summoned Renduo to protect the country and Richard back to Beijing to discuss the plan to defend the country. At this moment, the Dangxiang people must ignore past grudges, put aside their hatred and work together. Otherwise, the country will be destroyed.

Right in front of you.

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In mid-July, Bianjing.

Wang Zhaokai and Guangyang County Prince Tong Guan jointly submitted a report, requesting Bianjing to launch a western expedition. The two also secretly reported to the emperor, explaining the northwest strategy in detail, and asking the emperor to agree to their strategy.

Bianjing had already agreed to an attack plan with the Jin people. At this time, he received a complaint from Taiyuan and learned that Li Hu had agreed to the Hedong Army to enter Datong, and immediately applauded and congratulated each other. In their opinion, Li Hu was over and Yunzhong Road was obtained, while the Jin people would fight with the Huli Army and both sides were injured, and they might withdraw from Daibei.

Li Hu agreed that the premise of the Hedong Army's entry into Datong was that the Northwest Army must cooperate with the Huli Army and attack Xixia from the Hengshan line. However, the national treasury of Bianjing was empty, the financial resources were insufficient, and there was no ability to launch the Western Expedition. Prime Minister Bai Shizhonghe Deputy Prime Minister Zhang Bangchang believed that the rebels in Hebei and Shandong had not yet been pacified, and natural disasters in various places were constantly in urgent need of increasing relief efforts. It was impossible and there was no more money and food to open up the Northwest battlefield.

The emperor disagreed and firmly demanded the launch of the Western Expedition.

The national treasury is deficient and the financial resources are insufficient. We can find ways to implement some measures of scattered and intensive taxation. Money and food are not the main problems that hinder the Western Expedition. As for the current situation, the most threatening to the Song Dynasty was the invasion of the Northern Seal. Rebellions in Shandong, Hebei and Shandong have been repeatedly, and the wars that lasted for two years have caused serious damage to these places. Once the border is unstable, the Northern Seal will inevitably cause disaster to the Central Plains. Therefore, while destroying Li Hu, Bianjing vigorously supported Guo Yaoshi's Yanshan Town Guard Army. The emperor believed that as long as the Hedong Army headed north to Datong, the Song Dynasty actually controlled the Yanyun and rebuilt the Central Plains barrier. The possibility of the Northern Seal of Going south was slim. Therefore, the Song Dynasty had the conditions to launch the Western Expedition again.

The debate between the emperor and the central minister lasted only one day, and things suddenly changed.

The emperor knew why the prime minister and a group of ministers opposed it. After all, it was because of the imperial rule. If the king made contributions in the northwest and Prince Yun ascended the throne and became emperor in the future, the military generals in the northwest would be rewarded generously, which would lose the interests of the civil servants, and they would block them at all costs.

In order to ease this conflict, the emperor suddenly visited the Eastern Palace with the queen, and the family laughed and spent a wonderful day. Later, the emperor appeared with the prince on different occasions, and the father-son relationship seemed very harmonious. In some informal occasions, the emperor praised the prince, saying that the prince was gentle and humble, and that he would definitely be able to govern the Song Dynasty well in the future. All these actions of the emperor undoubtedly gave the ministers a strong hint that he planned to give up the king and no longer deposed the legitimate and established the illegitimate concubine.

The emperor changed his mind and Bianjing immediately surged.

The eunuch Liang Shicheng and Taibao Cai You, who were deeply trusted by the emperor, took the lead in speculating on the emperor's intentions. They cooperated with the emperor very tacitly and took the initiative to show goodwill to the prince. Liang Shicheng and Cai You's every move had a great impact on the Bianjing court. So in a short time, the ministers of Bianjing fell to the prince one after another, and the dispute over the imperial rule, which was already in an intensified state, suddenly became calm.

The emperor's plan was successful. In July, Wang and Tong Guan filed for the seventh request of Bianjing. This time, at the emperor's insistence, Bianjing finally agreed to launch a western expedition. However, considering the embarrassment of the national treasury and the current domestic turmoil, Bianjing controlled the scale of the western conscription force to 100,000.

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This imperial edict had just left the capital. Guo Yaoshi of Yanshan urgently reported to Bianjing and obtained a message through various channels that the Jin army would invade the Song Dynasty in the near future.

Guo Yaoshi explained the reliability of this news in the memorial. Huanglong Mansion issued an order to recruit soldiers and citizens. The Jin army in Zhongjing was gathering in Gubeikou and Songting Pass areas. A large amount of supplies from Northeast Road were transported to Pingzhou Road by sea. The Youyan Han people in the left-behind mansion in Nanjing, Jin Dynasty used various methods to bribe Youyan officials, including many subordinates of Guo Yaoshi. According to these subordinates' explanation, the Jin army may launch an attack by the end of this year.

Guo Yaoshi hopes that Bianjing will allocate more money, grain and weapons to Youyan, recruit more people to repair and strengthen city defenses, and ensure border security.

Bian Jing scoffed at this.

Guo Yaoshi's intention was too obvious, which was to bluff and intimidate Bianjing and take the opportunity to obtain a large amount of money, grain and weapons to enhance his own strength. Prime Minister Bai Shizhong directly told the emperor that Guo Yaoshi was the second Li Hu, and the court must curb his strength as soon as possible to avoid raising tigers. A Li Hu had already made Bianjing uneasy. If there was another Guo Yaoshi, Yan Yun might have finished it.

The emperor also had the same idea. While he ordered Guo Yaoshi to comfort him, he asked him to be careful and to write to Tong Guan, asking him to arrive at Yanshan Mansion as soon as possible and find ways to manage Guo Yaoshi.
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