Lu Yijian saw that Cao Wei's face was very ugly, so he said solemnly: "I will write to the officials and ask them to win his favor."
"It's not a matter of love."
Cao Wei said in a heavy voice: "Zhe Weizhong is a man of pure filial piety. When Zhe's mother died, he must have been devastated. Whether he can wholeheartedly resist the Liao people is hard to predict."
Cao Wei looked at Lu Yijian and gritted his teeth and said: "If the Liao people break through Dongping Road, they will have the opportunity to go south along the Yellow River and fight all the way to Kaifeng Mansion. Once the Liao people reach Kaifeng Mansion, they will not only be able to successfully comeback, but also force
I, the Song Dynasty, signed an alliance under the city.
The achievements of our Song Dynasty in fighting for several months in the land of Yanyun will all disappear."
Lu Yijian stared at Cao Wei in astonishment, "I'm afraid it's not that easy for the Liao people to go south along the Yellow River, right?"
Cao Wei shook his head and said: "For the border defense on Dongping Road, the imperial court has always relied on the Zhejia. The Zhejia have lived up to the high expectations of the imperial court. They have been stationed on the Dongping Road for decades and are as stable as Mount Tai. The Xixia and Liao people have attacked Dongping several times, but they have not been able to break through Dongping.
Border defense along the road.
The Zhe family had proved their strength with the sacrifices of several generations, and the imperial court was relieved to hand over the frontline border defense on Dongping Road to the Zhe family.
It is precisely because of this that the line from Kaifeng Mansion to Dongping Road is not heavily guarded.
Once Zhijia cannot be defended, the Liao people can march straight in."
Lu Yijian frowned for a moment and whispered: "Zhe Weizhong has always been loyal and brave, and he never dared to be negligent in military affairs. Although Zhe Weizhong was devastated when his mother died, but once the Liao people went south,
Zhe Weizhong will definitely lead the Zhe family army to fight bravely against the enemy."
Lu Yijian had absolute confidence in Zhe Weizhong.
It's not that Lu Yijian blindly trusts people.
But Zhe Weizhong used his strength to prove that he was worthy of Lu Yijian's trust.
While Zhe Weizhong was guarding the border, he experienced several invasions by Xixia soldiers and Liao soldiers, but he was able to repulse them all.
The Xixia soldiers and Liao soldiers also joined forces to invade the border, but were driven back by Zhe Weizhong.
It can be said that as long as Zhe Weizhong appears on the battlefield, whether it is an invasion by Xixia soldiers or Liao soldiers, they will be beaten back.
What Lu Yijian said is correct.
Cao Wei said with a gloomy face: "Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty looks confident. He probably has a way to deal with Zhe Weizhong, or he has a way to restrain Zhe Weizhong and open an opening on Dongping Road.
We cannot sit still and wait for death. We must send someone to Dongping Road to see Zhe Weizhong in person.
Make sure the border along Dongping Road is not breached."
Cao Wei looked at Lu Yijian and said, "You should also write to the officials and ask them to send an important minister to Dongping Road to take charge."
After listening to Cao Wei's analysis, Lu Yijian felt her heart beat.
As Cao Wei said, Emperor Yelu Longxu of Liao Dynasty could not sit still.
Yanyun lost three of its sixteen states, and the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu did not lead a large force to attack, which was completely inconsistent with the temperament of the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu.
It is inevitable to say that Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu had a conspiracy and had support.
Lu Yijian said in a deep voice, "I'll go back to my room and write soon."
Cao Wei nodded slowly and said: "Write a letter to the Prime Minister by the way to see if he can discuss with the officials to shake up the balance of life in Qingjian City."
Lu Yijian asked in confusion: "Why are you related to Zhong Shiheng again?"
Cao Wei gritted his teeth and said: "If the Liao people can appear in our Song Dynasty, it must be the Xixia people who are causing trouble. Our Song Dynasty defeated Xixia twice, so Xixia should restrain itself.
Now that he is obstructing me and causing trouble for me in the Song Dynasty, I should teach him a lesson.
How can Xixia be able to intervene in the war between the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom?"
Lu Yijian frowned and said uncertainly: "All of a sudden, we are going to war with Liao and Xixia at the same time. I, the Song Dynasty..."
Cao Wei didn't wait for Lu Yijian to finish speaking, and said decisively: "Our Song Dynasty has that strength. This war between our Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom is very important to our Song Dynasty.
If we win, the Song Dynasty will replace the Liao Kingdom and become the new overlord.
If we lose the battle, I will never raise my head again in the Song Dynasty."
Cao Wei stared at Lu Yijian and continued: "You, Li Di, Wang Zeng, Kou Ji, and Guan Jia, the five of them have been planning for so long, isn't it just to make me, the Song Dynasty, raise his head?
If the Song Dynasty can defeat the Liao Kingdom and teach Xixia a lesson at the same time, then it will be able to completely raise its head.
Isn't this exactly what you want?
Now that an excellent opportunity is right in front of you, will you shrink back just because of some money and food?
Others don't know how much money the imperial court has, but I know it clearly.
For our expedition to Liao, we only used money from the treasury.
The sealed pile warehouse and the official's inner treasury were not used.
Our Song Dynasty has many people and soldiers. As long as we provide enough food and wages, we will have many people to help our Song Dynasty conquer the battlefield."
Lu Yijian looked hesitant after hearing what Cao Wei said.
Cao Wei continued: "I know what you are hesitating about. You are thinking about Xu Xu. But now the situation has changed. You have no chance to Xu Xu, so you can only fight to the death.
If we win, all the nations of the Song Dynasty will come to court.
You, Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng, will also become celebrities and wise ministers in history.
If we lose, the Song Dynasty will be in ruins, but it will not have no chance of rising again.
As long as Kou Ji is still in the court, we still have a chance to rise.
You have been secretly helping Kou Ji pave the way for him to enter the inner court safely, aren't you just preparing for the future?"
Lu Yijian gritted his teeth but still did not speak.
Cao Wei frowned and said: "If we lose, it is me, Cao Wei, who gets scolded, and my generation of warriors who get scolded. Others will only say that my generation of warriors are incompetent, and I, Cao Wei, are incompetent and failed to defeat the powerful enemy.
Who's to say you're not?
What are you still hesitating about?"
Lu Yijian stared at Cao Wei and said, "I, Lu Yijian, am the kind of person who lets others bear the infamy for me. If I really fail, it will be my responsibility, Lu Yijian, and I will never shirk it."
Cao Wei was stunned for a moment, glanced at Lu Yijian and said: "So... you agreed?"
Lu Yijian snorted coldly, "You have said all this, how can I not agree? Besides, Xixia, as a vassal of the Song Dynasty, interfered in the war between the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom, so it should be taught a lesson.
In the past, the Song Dynasty wanted to use Xixia to deal with the Liao people, so we tolerated Xixia everywhere.
Now instead of helping the Song Dynasty to deal with the Liao people, Xixia has joined hands with the Liao people to deal with the Song Dynasty, so we cannot keep him."
Cao Wei nodded in agreement.
Lu Yijian snorted coldly, shook his sleeves, and went back to his room to write a memorial.
Not long after, Lu Yijian wrote a memorial and a long letter, and sent someone eight hundred miles to rush to Bianjing.
A few days later.
Lu Yijian's memorials and long letters were sent to Bianjing City.
After Zhao Zhen got the memorial from Lu Yijian, he immediately summoned all officials to discuss the matter reported by Lu Yijian.
However.
Just when Zhao Zhen was leading the officials to discuss what Lu Yijian had said.
War has already broken out in the northwest where the Zhe family army is stationed.
The King of Yan of the Liao Dynasty, the privy envoy of the North Courtyard, stayed in Tokyo, the general manager of the military and horse capital, Xiao Xiaomu, who was given the title of a hero of the country, together with the prince-in-law Commander, the deputy inspector Xiao Pidi in front of the palace, and the governor Xiao Punu, led the fifteen Ten thousand elite Liao soldiers, as well as two Daliao town armies, appeared on the northwest border.
After Xiao Xiaomu entered Nuanquan Peak in Xixia, which was occupied by Daliao, he heard the news that Zhe's mother had passed away and that Zhe Weizhong was ill.
He instantly had the idea of ​​dragging Weizhong to death.
After this idea emerged in his mind, he never left it.
After Xiao Xiaomu led his army to Zhuolun Village, he immediately ordered Xiao Pidi and Xiao Punu to lead 50,000 elite Liao troops, as well as the Jin Su and He Qing armies from Dongsheng Prefecture, to cross Dahengshui and go south to surprise Yin Prefecture.
He himself led 100,000 elite Liao troops to force Linzhou.
Although Yinzhou and Linzhou are on the same side of the Great Wall, they are thousands of miles apart.
As long as Xiao Xiaomu plans well, Zhe Wei Zhongde will continue to travel thousands of miles.
After Xiao Xiaomu arrived at the border of Linzhou, he found out that Zheweizhong was in Fuzhou. He decisively ordered his troops to attack Linzhou.
Suddenly, the Linzhou border was full of chaos.
Linzhou's garrison was small in number and was defeated by Xiao Xiaomu's 100,000-strong army, so it had to ask for help from Baode's Baode Army.
After the Baode Army arrived in Linzhou, they helped the Linzhou defenders block Xiao Xiaomu's 100,000-strong army.
But it's just blocking.
Linzhou is still in danger under Xiao Xiaomu's fierce attack.
The Baode Army was just a Xiang army. It used to be the Dingqiang Army. In the first year of Jingde, it was changed to the Baode Army and was under the jurisdiction of Hedong Road.
But in the past, the Hedong Road was always dominated by the Zhe Family Army.
The Baode army could only follow and beat the drums, so their combat effectiveness was average.
After a round of downsizing by Kou Zhun, Li Di, Wang Zeng and others, the number of troops was also significantly reduced.
He casually faced off against 100,000 Liao elites and could barely resist them, which was pretty good.
After the Linzhou garrison temporarily defended Linzhou with the help of the Baode Army, he immediately sent people to Fuzhou to ask for Zhe Wei Zhong.
Fuzhou.
Zhefu.
mourning hall.
Zhe Weizhong, dressed in white, was kneeling in the mourning hall.
Zhe Weizhong was only in his forties, but he looked more like an old man in his sixties.
His temples are gray and his face is withered.
The physical pain and the pain of losing his mother constantly tortured him, making him miserable.
Looking at his deceased mother's grave, his voice and smile before her death appeared one by one in front of his eyes, which made him feel even more painful.
He is the youngest son in the family, and he is the most loved by his father, brother and mother.
Every time someone who loved him passed away, he felt a little bit more painful in his heart. Now that the last person has gone, he felt even more painful.
His wife, Mrs. Zhe Liu, knelt down behind him and looked at him with a worried look on her face. She held his youngest son Zhe Jishi in her arms. The three-year-old Zhe Jizu lay on her knees and fell asleep soundly. The 20-year-old Zhe Jimin was kneeling aside with a sad face, while the older Zhe Jixuan was kneeling upright. If he hadn't had a fur cushion under his knees, he would have been a good filial son and grandson.
Just when Zhe Weizhong was leading his wife and children to pay homage to his late mother, an old figure broke into the mourning hall.
The visitor ignored the etiquette, and after entering the mourning hall, he shouted in a deep voice: "General, there has been a change in Linzhou. Xiao Xiaomu, King of Yan of the Liao Kingdom, led one hundred thousand elite Liao troops, suddenly appeared outside Linzhou and attacked Linzhou fiercely.
The Linzhou defenders were defeated and turned to the Baode Army for help.
After the Baode army attacked, they were still defeated.
Linzhou is in danger."
The people in the mourning hall had different expressions when they heard this.
Zhe Weizhong was shocked. He seemed to have woken up from his sadness and realized that he still carried responsibilities.
His document requesting Ding You has been sent to the court, but the court has not responded yet.
Then he is still an official of the Song Dynasty and a general of the Song Dynasty.
Zhe Weizhong was trembling all over, took a deep breath, and kowtowed three times to Zhe's mother's spiritual place. When he raised his head again, there was blood on his forehead.
Zhe Weizhong looked at his deceased mother's memorial tablet and said in a trembling voice unwillingly: "If the child is unfilial, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep vigil for you. When you were alive, you often taught your children that they must learn from their fathers and brothers, serve the country wholeheartedly, and fight the enemy bravely.
Children dare not forget.
Now that the enemy is moving south and the border is in danger, I can only leave your soul behind and go to the border."
When Mrs. Zhe Liu heard what Zhe Weizhong said, the sadness on her face became even stronger.
No one can understand Zhe Weizhong's body better than her, and no one can understand the sadness in Zhe Weizhong's heart better than her.
Given Zhe Weizhong's current situation, going out would be a gamble with his life.
"Wei Zhong..."
Mrs. Zhe Liu let out a worried sound.
Zhe Weizhong was shocked, turned his head, looked at Zhe Liu, and whispered: "You are a member of my Zhe family. You should understand that state affairs are more important than anything else."
Zhe Liu naturally knew what everything Zhe Weizhong was talking about.
Mrs. Liu had tears in her eyes and lowered her head silently.
Six-year-old Zhe Jimin saw his mother crying and started crying too.
Three-year-old Zhe Jizu was awakened and looked around confused.
The infant Zhe Jishi stared, wondering why the people around him were crying.
The elder Zhe Jixuan stood up boldly and said loudly: "Mom, don't worry, they are just Liao people. I can clear them out in one visit. There is no need for father to intervene."
Although Zhe Jixuan was arrogant, he was also attentive and knew that Zhe Weizhong's body and bones were ailing.
For him, this is a rare opportunity to perform, and he is naturally unwilling to miss it.
If we can take the opportunity to win a big victory, and Zhe Weizhong goes away, he will immediately become the person who carries the burden of the Zhe family, and everyone in the Zhe family will have to listen to him.
After Zhe Jixuan persuaded Zhe Liu, he took the initiative to ask Zhe Weizhong for help, "Father, you don't have to take part in this battle. It's enough to let the child go."
Zhe Weizhong stared at Zhe Jixuan with a gloomy face and shouted: "Kneel down! How can you not be allowed to yell in your grandmother's mourning hall?"
Zhe Jixuan knelt down on the ground unwillingly.
Zhe Weizhong reprimanded him coldly: "I'm not dead yet, and the Zhe family is not old enough to let a child who is not as good as a weakling go to the battlefield."
Zhe Weizhong knew the virtues of his eldest son Zhe Jixuan.
Arrogant, domineering, and talentless.
But Zhewei Zhongquan treated him as a young man, and when he got older, he would understand the truth.
So he didn't open his mouth to criticize Zhe Jixuan.
He didn't want to dampen Oriji Xuan's self-confidence.
Who led the Liao army this time?
Xiao Xiaomu, King of Yan of the Liao Kingdom, don't think that Xiao Xiaomu is carrying the identity of an uncle, just think that Xiao Xiaomu got along through nepotism.
Xiao Xiaomu's ability to be crowned king in the Liao Kingdom was not due to pure nepotism.
Chapter completed!