From this point of view, he is far stronger and more ambitious than his son Li Yuanhao.
After Li Yuanhao established Xixia, he immediately changed his surname and asked the Xixia people, who had been Sinicized for many years, to change into party clothes.
He seemed to be arrogant and arrogant, but in fact he cut off the possibility of Xixia conquering the Song Dynasty and conquering the Central Plains.
Li Deming was different. When he founded the country, he was preparing for the war in the Central Plains.
On the third day after the founding of the country, Li Deming led 300,000 troops from Xixia southward and arrived at Yaode City.
After 300,000 soldiers and horses arrived at Yaode City, Li Deming did not hesitate at all and ordered his troops to storm Yaode City.
Gao Chugong, with the help of Zhong Shiheng and Zhe Weizhong, attacked from three sides and defeated Li Deming.
Li Deming and Chen Bing were confronting Gao Chugong at the foot of Yaode City.
He has the attitude of never giving up until life and death.
Gao Gonggong ordered people to pass the battle report of Yaode City back to Bianjing City, and a bunch of civil servants in Bianjing City were panicked.
On the Chui Gong Hall.
Wang Qinruo shouted righteously: "Peace talks, peace talks are necessary! If the Xixia people are allowed to break through Yaode City and drive straight down, our country, the Song Dynasty, will not be safe.
In order to protect our country and the country of the Song Dynasty, peace talks are the only option."
Xiang Minzhong asked with a cold face: "I, the Song Dynasty, still have the upper hand, why do we want to talk? Do you want me, the Song Dynasty, to spit out the meat that I have eaten in my mouth? By the way, I will hand it over to Xixia as well.
Isn’t it enough to pay annual tribute?”
Wang Qinruo said righteously: "If it can bring peace to our Song Dynasty, then why not?"
"Pooh!"
Xiang Minzhong spat in the hall and cursed loudly: "It is because we have ministers like you in the Song Dynasty that we are bullied like this."
Wang Qinruo said coldly: "This is not the intention of me alone, but the intention of the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty."
Those officials who were in favor of peace talks nodded their heads when they heard this.
Wang Qinruo relied on someone to speak for him and continued to speak righteously: "Now the officials are still young, the emperor's throne is unstable, and the late emperor's body is still cold. It is not the time to mobilize troops, but you have chosen to mobilize troops at this time, why not?
Something could go wrong?
I felt it was inappropriate when the Grand Master and the Queen Mother secretly mobilized troops. It was only because of the Grand Master's intimidation that I turned a blind eye and pretended not to have seen this.
But now that Li Zhaoliang has been defeated, Xixia and Liao have stopped making peace, and the Song Dynasty has fallen into a crisis.
All these mistakes stem from the imperial court sending troops.
If the imperial court had not sent troops from the beginning, it would not have caused the situation today."
Kou Zhun stared at Wang Qinruo coldly and said in a deep voice: "You mean, I am the one who caused this disaster?"
Wang Qinruo felt that he was on the side of justice, so when faced with Kou Zhun's questioning, he did not flinch at all. Instead, he raised his neck and said, "If the Grand Master hadn't agreed to use the army, would the imperial court have been in trouble?
Now that disasters are happening, doesn’t Grand Master know how to wake up and ask himself whether he is responsible?"
Kou Zhun stared at Wang Qinruo and sneered: "Whether it is a blessing or a curse, we still don't know? Although the Xixia people are ferocious, not only can they not do anything to our Song Dynasty, but they have repeatedly been defeated in front of our Song Dynasty soldiers and horses.
You so blindly boost others' ambitions and destroy your own prestige.
You don't think about me, the Song Dynasty, but you blindly seek favors from Xixia. Are you still my minister of the Song Dynasty?
Or maybe you have secretly received benefits from the Xixia people, so that’s why you frequently talk to the Xixia people?”
Wang Qinruo stared at Kou Zhun and said in a deep voice: "I am just discussing the matter and not favoring anyone. I just feel that at this time in the Song Dynasty, I cannot use weapons and weapons. If I take responsibility, it will endanger the country and the country.
It's just a matter of money. I, the Song Dynasty, have a lot of money, so I just give it to them.
If we can exchange money for peace and the lives of hundreds of thousands of our Song Dynasty disciples, why not do it.
We can obviously solve this problem without using any weapons or using any soldiers, so why do we have to risk the lives of hundreds of thousands of our Song Dynasty disciples and spend more money to confront the Xixia people?"
Someone in Chaozhong Wenwu Zhong heard Wang Qinruo's words and nodded involuntarily.
They felt that Wang Qinruo's words made sense.
Moreover, this is how the imperial court dealt with this kind of thing in the past.
Kou Ji laughed angrily at Wang Qinruo's words. He walked out of work slowly, stared at Manchao Wenwu and said with a smile: "How could someone agree with these words and nod frequently? It's really amazing.
It seems that you adults feel that if a robber breaks into your mansion and takes over your house, your wife and daughter, you will not resist. Not only will you not resist, but you feel that the robber is here for money, so
I also wanted to give him some money, so I sent him away."
Kou Ji put away his smile and said coldly: "Then why don't we ask the robbers again before they leave to see when they will come next? So we can prepare money?"
Wang Qinruo frowned and said, "How can state affairs be compared with family affairs?"
Kou Jileng snorted and said: "That's what you just said. You want me, the Song Dynasty, not only to be unable to resist when the robbers come, but also to negotiate terms with the robbers and give them money.
But the robbers really want to offend your mansion. You all wish you could mobilize the 200,000 troops outside the city to crush the robbers to pieces.
Since you cannot do anything to swallow your anger and let others bully you when the robbers invade your mansion.
Why can you say these words righteously in the court?
Can you stop being so hypocritical, can you do one thing before others and another behind your back?
The Song Dynasty was able to establish its country in those days because of the punches and kicks of Emperor Taizu and the ancestors of various martial arts mansions. It was not bought back with money.
If I, Da Song, want to gain a firm foothold on this land, I have to fight it out with punches and kicks.
Instead of groveling and giving money to others.
If bandits are so easily satisfied, why do the Liao people bring up the issue of adding new coins every year when they come to our Song Dynasty? Why do they send troops and horses to invade our Song Dynasty every year and plunder our Song Dynasty’s cattle, sheep, and food.”
Wang Qinruo stared at Kou Ji and said coldly: "Kou Ji, you are exaggerating and being too domineering. How can state affairs be as trivial as you say?"
Kou Ji stared at Wang Qinruo coldly and said: "In your eyes, aren't state affairs just child's play? If it's not child's play, how could you say such child's play?"
Wang Qinruo was about to open his mouth to refute.
Kou Zhun patted the armrest of Kou's bus and snorted coldly: "That's enough. The war in Xixia is urgent now, and I don't have time to listen to your bickering in the court."
Kou Zhun slowly stood up from Kou's bus, looked at the ministers, and said in a cold voice: "What I mean is not to talk about it. Fight! Let's decide whether we win or lose!"
Kou Zhun's eyes fell on Wang Qinruo, and he said coldly: "Wang Qinruo, don't forget, the former Xixia was called Xixia, and it was a vassal of the Song Dynasty. The current Xixia is called Daxia, and it was a country.
When the Liao people invaded the south, I couldn't make the decision, so I let you guys bewitch the late emperor. After winning the battle, you went to the Liao people to negotiate peace.
This matter has been recorded in the history books, and future generations still don’t know how to laugh at us.
I lost someone once because of you guys, and I don’t want to lose someone a second time.
The king of Xixia, Li Deming, dared to proclaim himself emperor while I was regent, and dared to establish a country while I was regent. He chose the wrong time.
I will beat him until he dares not proclaim himself emperor or establish a country.
No matter what the consequences are in the end, I will bear them all.
If you are not convinced..."
Kou Zhun smiled sarcastically, "Then just hold it in for me!"
When Wang Qinruo heard this, he became anxious, "Kou Zhun, you..."
"Um?"
Kou Zhun's eyes widened and fell on Wang Qinruo.
Wang Qinruo gritted his teeth and closed his mouth.
Xiang Minzhong frowned and wanted to speak, but after his eyes fell on Kou Ji, he slowly closed his mouth.
He was not questioning Kou Zhun's insistence on using troops against Xixia.
Mainly because I feel that Kou Zhun is too overbearing in his dealings.
After all, he was involved in political affairs, but Kou Zhun made him look ugly by doing so.
Kou Zhun's eyes fell on Cao Liang, and he said coldly: "Go and write a letter to Gao Chuanggong, Zhong Shiheng, and Zhe Weizhong, so that they can fight freely for me. If they win, I will personally congratulate them.
I will take the official family out of the palace and go ten miles outside the city to welcome them on their triumphant return and give them official titles.
Lost the fight...
Let them come back with their heads high and accompany me to apologize to the world."
Cao Li gritted his teeth and said solemnly: "Here..."
"Retreat!"
After retreating from the court.
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty left the Chui Gong Hall with different expressions.
Kou Ji approached Kou Zhun and praised, "Grandpa looked particularly domineering in the Chui Gong Hall today."
Kou Zhun rolled his eyes and sighed: "I'm gambling with my life."
After a pause, Kou Zhun glanced at Kou Ji and asked, "Don't you have anything to say to me?"
In Kou Zhun's view, for such a major matter, Kou Ji, the chosen one, will definitely receive a warning from God.
Kou Ji didn't understand the meaning of Kou Zhun's words and hesitated: "Can grandpa write a long letter to grandpa Li?"
Kou Zhun raised his eyebrows and asked, "What kind of long letter?"
Kou Ji said seriously: "Grandpa should write to Grandpa Li to tell him, as a military supervisor, not to interfere in military affairs, and also to restrain other military supervisors and first-rate judges under his command not to interfere in military affairs.
The purpose of their existence is only to prevent the generals who are leading the troops from abroad from overestimating themselves, not to let them direct the war.
Since my grandfather asked Cao Liang to give the order to Gao Chuanggong and the others to let them go free, he should really let them go free.
Instead of allowing them to let go in name, they are still being restrained by the supervisors behind their backs."
Hearing this, Kou Zhun nodded slowly and whispered: "I also know some of the dangers of the supervisors in the army. Yang Ye was destroyed by the supervisors back then. The position of supervisor was decided by Taizu.
Yes, Taizong has a strict order and cannot be changed.
There is nothing I can do to get rid of them.
But it’s okay to write a letter asking Li Di to restrain his hands and control his supervisors and judges."
Kou Ji was happy when he heard this.
Without the ability of the supervisors to tie their hands and feet, and to use the world to balance and defeat Weizhong, even if they cannot get an advantage in the hands of the Xixia people, they will not lose to the Xixia people.
After all, these two are famous generals who will go down in history.
Although Kou Ji has never met the two of them and doesn't understand their abilities.
But the two of them were able to leave a lasting mark in the history of the Song Dynasty, a dynasty that emphasized literature but suppressed military power. They must be extraordinary.
As for Gao Chuanggong, Kou Ji doesn't know much about him.
But as the son of Gao Huaide, the founding general of the Song Dynasty, he wouldn't be any worse off if he thought about it.
Seeing that Kou Zhun agreed to write to Li Di and ask Li Di to restrain the supervisors, Kou Ji suggested: "If Grandpa Li, the supervisors, judges and the like have nothing to do, they can do something else."
…”
Kou Zhun looked at Kou Ji doubtfully and said in astonishment: "Is there still a warning?"
Kou Ji was stunned and asked: "What warning?"
Kou Zhun realized that he had let something slip, and quickly changed the subject: "What other things should you ask them to do?"
Kou Ji laughed softly and said: "Didn't we occupy many territories in Xixia? Now that these territories have not been settled, it is better to let them control them."
Kou Zhun frowned and said: "These places are mostly Xixia people. Now the war between the imperial court and Xixia has not ended, so it is difficult to control them."
Kou Ji said seriously: "Since my grandfather has decided to fight to the death with the Xixia people, this war will not be over in an instant. It may take a year and a half.
My grandfather felt that Xixia people were difficult to control.
Why not move some people there?
Huainan, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, as well as Dai, Deng and other eleven states are experiencing food shortages.
Although the imperial court opened Changpingcang, it has alleviated the problem of food shortage.
But now that the war is going on, the price of food is on the rise again.
Rather than letting the victims starve to death in Huainan, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, it is better to move them to areas newly occupied by the imperial court.
The wars described in those local scriptures are now at a time when the land is vast and the people are sparse.
Move the people there, give each of them dozens of acres of land, and give them some good seeds.
Coupled with the management and guidance of Grandpa Li and others, it won't be long before they can establish a firm foothold in the newly occupied area of the imperial court."
Speaking of this, Kou Ji paused and said quietly: "With the immigration of these people, the imperial court will definitely be able to quickly digest those places. Not only that, maybe when the imperial court shows its decline in the war against Xixia, these common people can join in.
Go in and help.
After all, they had been hungry and had seen the scene of people exchanging food for food, so they had nothing to fear.
Now that a good life is before their eyes, if someone wants to take it away from them, they will definitely fight these people to the death."
Kou Zhun's eyes widened, staring at Kou Ji blankly, and said in shock: "Did you come up with this?"
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, and then said in deep thought: "It's not like I thought of it. As you know, I also have someone in the court, that is, the man named Fan Zhongyan. He used to serve as a supervisor in the Xiang army. He said that every person in the court
When there was a major disaster, the victims were packed into the Xiang army.
I thought about it and felt that it was a bit irresponsible for the court to do this.
But I can't think of a good way.
Just when I was discussing the war in Xixia, I just thought of this.
Rather than sending them all into the Xiang army to eat and die, it would be better to let them help the imperial court expand its territory."
Kou Zhun was even more shocked when he heard this, "Did you really come up with such good advice for governing the country?"