In fact, even the current Luo Shouzhen is very grateful to Fu Ziying in his heart.Fu Ziying recommended him to Tie Xi, which can be said to have completely changed Luo Shouzhen's life.But human nature is fickle.Fu Ziying changed Luo Shouzhen's life, but he never thought that he wanted Luo Shouzhen to give him anything in return.Luo Shouzhen was valued by Tie Xi, and after taking off, he always wanted to repay his kindness, and privately sent gold and silver to Fu Ziying many times, but every time he was rejected by Fu Ziying, the beauty was also stopped by Fu Ziying outside the house and not given in, and then Luo Shouzhen returned to Tokyo last time, and asked for a reward for Fu Ziying, but was rejected by Fu Ziying in court, and severely accused Luo Shouzhen, sycophancy, and forming a party for personal gain, Luo Shouzhen was stunned at the time, he wanted to repay Fu Ziying's kindness, if you don't accept it, forget it, and say this kind of thing, Are you going to use me as a stepping stone?
The relationship between the two has since broken down.Having said that, Luo Shouzhen still kept thinking about when he could repay Fu Ziying, not for anything else, just to let the energy in his heart pass.After Luo Shouzhen finished expressing his attitude, Tie Xi also entered another topic of Chaoyi this time.He wanted Luo Shouzhen to go to Baozhou to take office, lead the army, find an opportunity, destroy Dayue and drink Dali, and further determined Luo Shouzhen as the general of the expedition to the south.Baozhou Detusi is still the same as the Wang family, but it must cooperate with all of Luo Shouzhen's requirements.Then, Tie Xi affirmed Luo Shouzhen's many years of warfare in the north, and rewarded his wife and son.For His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he wants to further restore the territory of the Han people at their peak.To put it bluntly, this issue has been discussed since three years ago, and this kind of rumor has been heard in the court from time to time over the years.The generals did not object in their hearts, but they were faintly worried in their hearts, now the generals in the court, including Luo Shouzhen, all their battles were fought in the north, and now they suddenly want to go to the south to fight, whether they can adapt to the environment, whether there will be problems, plus the remoteness of Baozhou, which is different from the current Pingliao Mansion, the power of the musket is limited, and it doesn't matter whether Luo Shouzhen can bear it.However, Han Qi and the others have been dealing with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for a long time, and they know that it is not suitable to talk about these things now.And Fu Ziying had long been moved by Wang Zhizhong's daily preaching, and after he listened to Tie Xi's words, he did not raise any objections.Wang Zhizhong and Fu Ziying did not object, and Wei Chi Jiangwan, as the first loyal minister of His Royal Highness the Prince, would not say anything bad about the scenery.Among the people in the main hall, there is only one person who has changed from previous years, and that is Ma Baoyi.After waiting for a while, he saw that the house was full of husbands, all of whom were turtles with shrunken heads, and there was no dissuasion from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's desire to use swords, which seemed a little wrong.At the moment, Ma Baoyi came out: "Your Highness, the minister thinks that the southern countries are not enough to trouble, and what the Great Song Dynasty really needs to care about is the north." ”After listening to Ma Baoyi's words, Tie Xi was not angry, and smiled softly: "Master Ma said this because he thinks that I shouldn't use troops against the south. ”"Your Highness misunderstood the minister, the minister just thought, Liao's internal turmoil, why don't we take this opportunity to attack the Liao State in one fell swoop and completely pacify the north, but instead use troops against the south."
Ma Baoyi can be said to be the youngest courtier in this hall, and like Fu Ziying, when he was a governor, he once commanded the local military horses as a civilian official, quelled the rebellion, and had battlefield experience.Ma Baoyi is also a Han supremacist through and through, how could he stop His Royal Highness the Prince's ambitions, he just felt that His Royal Highness's ambitions were a bit small, what oil and water did the small southern country have, why should he look there?
There is no need to fight Dayue at all, if you want to fight, you can fight with a large territory, and the powerful Liao State took advantage of his illness to kill him, so that the territory of the Great Song Dynasty was more than doubled.After hearing Ma Baoyi's words, everyone's eyes shifted to him.Even Wang Zhizhong had a trace of confusion in his eyes.Is this Ma Baoyi crazy?
Regardless of whether the Da Yue is won or lost, for the Great Song Dynasty, it can be regarded as a small war, and even if the Liao State wins, it will inevitably hurt the muscles and bones, and Tie Xi looked at Ma Baoyi, and he was also a little confused.This person didn't even dissuade himself, but felt that his target was too weak?
Even if Tie Xi had this idea now, he couldn't do it now.It's not that the imperial court is in the way, but it's really out of place now.The current situation of the Liao State is that the princes and tribes do not obey me, I do not obey you, and mingle, at this time, the Song army entered, isn't that just to unite them and fight hard with the Great Song Dynasty again?
This is not what a normal person should do, and Ma Baoyi is the secretary of the Ministry of War, these years, the important towns in the north have begun to expand their borders, but they are just building cities in a small area, and they have not put pressure on the Liao National People's Congress, but Ma Baoyi feels that the current road is too slow, so he should directly send an army to destroy them.Before Tie Xi could speak, Wei Chi Jiangwan immediately came out and said: "Dayue has been the territory of my Han people since ancient times, and it became an independent country after the Han Dynasty."
The recovery of Dayue is a step that must be taken in the southwest of the Great Song Dynasty, and getting Dayue can better stabilize all parts of the south, deter Tusi and disobedient ethnic groups, and deal with the Liao State, especially the attack on Shangjing, and move to involve the whole body, you need to think in the long run, Lord Ma, please think about it when you speak."
When everyone heard this, they all bowed their heads.At this time, in order to stabilize his position as the general of Zhennan, Luo Shouzhen also stood with Yu Chi Jiangwan for the first time.I'm about to get a lot of credit, and you don't want me to go.The most important thing is that Luo Shouzhen understands in his heart that if he really wants to fight with Liao, His Royal Highness may not be willing to give him this task, but must let Luo Biao or others do it."
Your Highness, Weichen thinks that what Lord Wei Chi said is right."
Ma Baoyi looked at Yu Chi Jiangwan, and Luo Shouzhen both began to target him, and he didn't panic at all."
What's the matter, this official just said this but his brain, Lord Wei Chi, is it possible that we will watch the Liao Kingdom recover its vitality, and after they have muskets, we will not be able to fight?"
After listening to this, Wei Chijiang raised his eyebrows, and when he was about to say something, Tie Xi waved his hand and said: "What Master Ma meant, I know in my heart that the great disasters of the Han people for a hundred years are all in the north, and I know this in my heart, but now is not the time to use swords in Liao, they are now in dispute, if they rush to send troops, it will definitely be self-defeating, let them reunite."
I know what Master Ma meant by this, a few years ago, the Liao State was prosperous and the military was powerful, and my Great Song Dynasty had to retreat, so I have always thought that one day I can wash away the shame. ”In fact, the Great Song Dynasty has been paying attention to the intelligence of the Liao State over the years, and seems to be indifferent to the chaos in the Liao State, but he has always known it in his heart.There is no winner yet, and it is best to wait until the balance of strength within the Liao State changes before the Great Song Dynasty can make a move.Now that the situation is evenly matched, we must honestly stand aside and watch, don't give them a chance to unite, just let them slowly wear off.Tie Xi only said this, and he also understood Ma Baoyi's deep meaning.Is Ma Baoyi thinking about sending troops now, it would be really a big fool to send troops now, definitely not, what he wants is the future attitude of the Great Song Dynasty towards the north, and he also wants to test his thoughts.In his position, seek his government.Ma Baoyi has a good positioning for himself.In the years when the Liao State was strong, the Great Song Dynasty's strategy for the north had always been to retreat, and now it was difficult to suppress the Liao State, of course, to let out a bad breath.Now, however, the situation is different.The biggest reason is that the Liao State has gradually begun to be equipped with muskets, some of which were captured from the Great Song Dynasty, and some of which were obtained from Hami or other places by internal traitors.If there is no advantage in weapons, can the Great Song Dynasty still achieve victory?
Can we still destroy the Liao State smoothly like the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun?
Tie Xi also knows that the fortune of the country, the country, and even the fortune of the entire nation are the same, if you don't work hard and rush forward, you will be eliminated.The same is true for dealing with the north, if you don't take the initiative to attack, you will be forced to respond to the battle and be beaten, and the defense is very passive.Tie Xi's words didn't seem to say anything, but they expressed the meaning clearly.The generals have not yet reacted.Wang Zhizhong, Wei Chi and Jiang Wan already clearly understood.And after Ma Baoyi listened, he also had a bottom in his heart.Tie Xi turned his head and said to Yu Chi Jiangwan again: "What Master Ma said is very right, Lord Yu Chi pays attention to his words. ”After Tie Xi finished speaking, Wei Chi Jiang had no place to send out a fire in the evening, and Tie Xi asked everyone to leave, leaving only Fu Ziying alone.Yu Chi Jiangwan had a dark face and left the palace with Han Qi, Luo Shouzhen also put his hands behind his back and followed behind the two of them, Yu Chi Jiangwan had just walked out of the gate of the palace city, and he saw Ma Baoyi standing on the edge of the palace wall.He looked a little unkind, and looked at Wei Chi Jiangwan with a provocative expression.Wei Chijiang stopped at night and sneered at the response.Han Qi, who was standing on the side, smiled bitterly, looked at Ma Baoyi, and then looked at Yu Chijiangwan.These two aren't going to fight here, are they?
Ma Baoyi and Wei Chijiang looked at each other for a while, then sneered, and then turned to leave.Ma Baoyi is very unpleasant to see Wei Chijiangwan now, but there is no contradiction between the two people, and there are even some similarities in some places.Looking at Ma Baoyi's back, Han Qi was a little lost in his heart, why was there no follow-up, and said with a smile: "Lord Yuchi, you and Master Ma should have no other festivals." ”"In the past few years, the official has not spent much time in Tokyo, he has just entered Tokyo, how can there be any contradiction with him, this bastard is simply looking at the official is unhappy."