"Behead nearly 10,000 enemies and more than 23,000 prisoners, this battle will surely make the Liao people frightened and they will not dare to look south for ten years!" Li Zhang looked at the good news handed to him by Zhao Zhen, and immediately shouted excitedly. With the defeat of the Liao army, the Liaodong war that lasted for nearly a year can finally come to an end, and Yan Yun will also firmly grasp it in the hands of the Song Dynasty.

The most important thing is that after the two battles between Yanyun and Gubeikou, the Liao people's originally superior mentality was broken, and their military advantages over the Song Dynasty would no longer exist, and even the situation reversed. The Song Dynasty would take the initiative in the future, and the Liao Kingdom would become the passive defense side instead.

Zhao Zhen was also excited to laugh. Although he was happy to defeat Yan Yun before, he was still worried that it was easy to fight and difficult to defend. As a result, he not only defended him, but also defeated Yelu Zongzhen, who was in charge of the army. If the opponent had not run fast, he might have captured the Liao emperor who had just regained his power alive. So after he received the good news, he immediately came to share with Li Zhang.

However, before Zhao Zhen was happy for too long, he suddenly found Empress Cao standing next to the door of the hall. He was just concerned about being happy and didn't see her.

"Why are you here?" Zhao Zhen's face, which was already ecstatic, immediately became cold. He asked very unhappyly, and he didn't even look at Empress Cao when he spoke.

"Your Majesty, I came to visit my mother, and unexpectedly met the Queen Dingbei, so I chatted for a few words!" Queen Cao said with a calm expression, as if she had been used to Zhao Zhen's coldness.

However, when Empress Cao was speaking, Li Zhang still noticed a hint of panic flashing in her eyes, which made Li Zhang guess immediately. She probably worried that she would tell Zhao Zhen about their conversation just now. If Zhao Zhen knew about it, he would probably scold her. After all, it was Zhao Zhen's permission to be able to enter and exit the palace.

"I just helped my aunt decorate the glass greenhouse. The queen mentioned it to me just now. She also likes the glass greenhouse very much, so I hope I can design one for her." Li Zhang also smiled and said, "The relationship between Zhao Zhen and Empress Cao was already very bad, and Li Zhang didn't want to let them have conflicts again, so he simply concealed the conversation just now.

Empress Cao was a very smart woman. When she heard Li Zhang's words, she immediately understood it and immediately said, "My mother's glass greenhouse is so beautiful. Staying in the room to enjoy the snow in winter is definitely a beautiful thing!"

However, what Li Zhang did not expect was that Zhao Zhen's disgust towards Empress Cao had reached its peak. He saw that he cursed Empress Cao again rudely, "My cousin designed a greenhouse for his mother's queen, which is filial. What kind of virtue do you have to work for you? Go away quickly, I have important things with my cousin!"

Even though Empress Cao had long been accustomed to Zhao Zhen's coldness, now when she heard his merciless rebuke, her eyes were red, but she didn't dare to argue, so she could only whisper to take people into the hall. However, when she walked past, there were a few more tears on the ground.

Seeing Empress Cao leaving in tears, Li Zhang felt a little reluctant. He was about to persuade Zhao Zhen, but Zhao Zhen was excited to pull him away. He only talked about the war in Liaodong with him along the way, which made Li Zhang unable to touch him at all, and in the end he had to give up.

When Li Zhang and the others came to the Chuigong Hall, Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng and others also received news that they came here. The important officials are now all happy, especially Xue Kui, whose happy beards are almost raised.

"The Liao army's war has been decided, what do you guys have to say?" Zhao Zhen also strode in excitedly at this time, and then asked the ministers that the war had been won, but there were still a lot of things to be dealt with. All of them had to be heard from the opinions of these ministers.

Sure enough, Wang Zeng was the first to stand up and said, "Report to Your Majesty, this great victory has promoted the prestige of our Song Dynasty, which has made the Liao people dare not look south. The soldiers who went to the expedition work hard and made great contributions. You also ask your Majesty to order the meritorious people to come to Beijing to reward!"

Wang Zeng's words were also approved by other ministers. Rewarding the soldiers who had made great contributions can not only increase morale, but also increase the people's confidence in the Song Dynasty. Of course, the most important thing is that after these soldiers who had made great contributions return to Beijing to reward, they will be re-appointed and assigned to the army in various places at that time. Especially for the chief generals like Liu Ping, it is estimated that it will be impossible for them to return to the army. Only such arrangements can reassure these ministers.

Of course, Zhao Zhen knew what these ministers were thinking, but to be honest, as the emperor, he was not at ease to let Liu Ping stay in the army forever. After all, after these two battles, Liu Ping's prestige in the army was at its peak. If he really had a strange intention, it would be a great threat to the Song Dynasty.

Next, Lu Yijian and others also made suggestions, talking about the governance of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. Although these matters have been discussed before, the threat of war had not been completely lifted at that time, and the governance of Yanyun was also a temporary measure. Now long-term governance needs to be considered.

Li Zhang had no experience in governing the local area, so he never interrupted. However, after discussing these internal matters, Zhao Zhen also asked Li Zhang, "Yelu Zongzhen returned from a great defeat this time. Cousin, you are familiar with the situation of the Liao Kingdom. In your opinion, what changes will happen to the Liao Kingdom in the future?"

Li Zhang had already discussed this issue with the other party when he saw Zhao Anren, so he was confident at this time. He stood up and said, "Yelu Zongzhen was too arrogant. He just regained his power and rushed south. The country was unstable. It is estimated that he wanted to defeat our Song Dynasty and quickly stabilize the domestic situation with the power of great victory."

When he said this, Li Zhang deliberately paused and then smiled, "But he miscalculated. This time he returned from a great defeat. The prestige that Yelu Zongzhen had just established before defeating Xiao Nojin will be gone. The nobles from all over the Liao Kingdom already held military power, and now with the tribes on the border, these people used to obey the rule of the Liao Kingdom's royal family because the Liao Kingdom's royal family has strong military strength. However, now Yelu Zongzhen's vitality is greatly damaged and has no prestige. I believe that even if these people do not rebel, they may be slandered against Yelu Zongzhen!"

"What the Marquis of Dingbei said is right. I have discussed it just now and came to the same conclusion. Especially Li Yuanhao captured the western part of the Liao Dynasty's Shangjing Road, which greatly damaged the Liao Dynasty's vitality. In this way, it would take at least more than ten years for the Yelu Sect to completely pacify the domestic situation. In this way, our border on the Song Dynasty will be in danger for more than ten years!" Wang Zeng said excitedly again at this time.
Chapter completed!