When Du Zhongxiao left Bingzhou and returned to the Volcano Army, it was already the twelfth month. On the road, Zheng Jian's order to recommend Du Zhongxiao as the judge of the General Secretary had already been brought down. He was promoted to the Chief of the Palace, the Chief of the Volcano Army and the General Secretary of the General Secretary of the General Secretary of the General Secretary of the General Secretary of the Reform. The reason why Du Zhongxiao was allowed to serve as the judge was to negotiate with the Khitan in the name of the Pacification Department. The Volcano Army was too far away from Bingzhou and could not ask for instructions in everything, and someone should stand alone.

The judge of the General Strategy has a wide range of powers. In name, he is a subordinate of the General Strategy, and acts according to the General Strategy. This official can be big or small, full-time or part-time, or even terminates when the matter is over, and everything will be done according to actual needs. The war in the northwest began, and there were three people who made achievements in this position, one was Yin Zhu, one was Tian Kuang, and the other was Tian Jing. After the peace talks, Yin Zhu and Tian Kuang both soared into the sky. Although Tian Jing had twists and turns, they were promoted several levels in succession.

But now is a time of peace, and without war, it is difficult for Du Zhongxiao to have the opportunity to have Yin Zhu and Tian Kuang.

Nearly two months after the Khitans invaded the south, hundreds of people quietly disappeared into the territory of the Song Dynasty. There was still no movement in the Khitan, which made Wang Kai and Zhang Ke, who were waiting for the battle, confused. Ningbian Prefecture belonged to Shuozhou, and the above belonged to Xijing Road. The affiliation of the Khitan was even more complicated than that of the Song Dynasty.

When they returned to the camp, Cheng Wenli and Pan Zhen and other officials came to celebrate. No matter what, Du Zhongxiao was promoted to the office, everyone had good things. After the matter was settled, the rewards were made according to the merits, and everyone in the Volcano Army officials had a share.

Du Zhongxiaoxing introduced his visit to Wang Kai and Zhang Ke, and let them wait with peace of mind.

On the third day of the twelfth lunar month, the Khitan finally sent people to negotiate. To Du Zhongxiao's surprise, the one who came forward was neither the Xijing Road nor the Southwest Road Recruitment Office, but the Khitan Southwest Road Recruitment Office. Although the same name as the Southwest Road of the Raiders and the Pacification Office of the Raiders and the Pacification Office of the Raiders and the Pacification Office actually belonged to Nanjing Road, the Pacification Office was stationed in Yizhou and the Deputy Envoy was stationed in Feihu, which was located in the southwest of Xijin Prefecture in Nanjing. This was the establishment of an agency specially for handling border affairs with the Song Dynasty after the alliance of Chanzhou, which corresponded to the various Pacification Offices of the Song Dynasty, and was also the significance of Du Zhongxiao's serving as the General Pacification Office of the Strategic Pacification Office.

When Du Zhongxiao received the news, he immediately invited Wang Kai and Zhang Ke to the camp and the three of them discussed countermeasures.

In the back of the field, the three of them sat around the charcoal plate and each started to grill their hands.

Zhang Ji said: "Although Ningbian Prefecture was set up by the Khitans, it was a military prefecture after all. Now all the troops were gone, and the city was captured by the foreign troops. The Khitans ignored it for two months. They were so calm. Zhijun, what do they mean?"

Wang Kai pondered and shook his head: "It's true that something was wrong. Such a big thing happened, so it was said that Xijing Road should have received news long ago. Even the Khitan Fengzhou recruitment department should have heard of it, but there was no movement of troops."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Let's try to analyze why the Khitans are so abnormal. Let's talk about the Khitans who invaded first. They first attacked Tanglong Town and then went to Dongjiazhai to understand that they were invading. No matter what we do, they deserved the crime. In the end, the British tribes who broke through Ningbian Prefecture were the Fan tribes. After they robbed, they fled into Dangxiang and did not come to the dynasty. The Khitan's Southwest Road recruitment envoy was the Dangxiang, and now they should be guarded against."

Wang Kai and Zhang Ke nodded, understanding Du Zhongxiao's meaning. The failure of the Khitans in Ningbian Prefecture was eventually led to the Dangxiang people by chance. The Khitans were just defeated in Dangxiang two years ago. Now the anger is probably because they took in the rebel Dangxiang people. The Song Dynasty had an ally relationship with the Khitans, although the relationship was not solid, it was much better than the Dangxiang people.

The Khitan's Southwest Road Recruitment Office was stationed in Fengzhou after Dangxiang rose, and the defense was the invasion of Dangxiang. The Datong Prefecture of Xijing was originally Yunzhou. After the Khitan was defeated by Dangxiang, it was promoted to Jingfu. The Shanhou area was independent of Nanjing Road and Xijing Road, or to defend against Dangxiang. After all, the Khitan's arrangement in Shanhou area was to take Dangxiang as an imaginary enemy, and to prevent Song was the second. If the last attack on the foreign tribes of Ningbian Prefecture, it would be fine if it did not escape into Dangxiang. If it fled there, the Khitans' minds are afraid that they will take those people seriously.

Du Zhongxiao said again: "After all, this area is similar to the situation during the Three Kingdoms. Although Dangxiang was small, he defeated the dynasty and defeated the Khitan again. No one dared to underestimate him. As long as Dangxiang is involved, the Khitans will definitely act cautiously."

Wang Kai smiled and said, "So, the escaped foreign troops finally helped us."

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "I'm afraid that's it. So the Khitan finally came forward to the Southwest Road Pacification Envoy. The meaning was very clear, and it was to treat this incident as an occasional border conflict, and both sides just had some verbal lawsuits."

Zhang Ji smiled and said, "This is really interesting! We had a fight with the Khitans, but in the end we were led to the Dangxiang people. Zhijun, since this is the case, how should we negotiate with the Khitans? The place we occupy cannot be given up no matter what."

Du Zhongxiao said: "It is easy to occupy an area, but the difficult thing is to defend it. These hundreds of miles are vast, but the mountains and rivers are broken, and there are not many places suitable for living. In my opinion, it is not easy to defend the most critical passes. We also need to work hard to farm in the territory to provide food and grass. To the east of Biedouzhai, from the barren mountains to the Chenjiagukou northwest of Yanmen, this line is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and has been an important place in all dynasties. Especially in the area of ​​Chenjiagukou, the valley is wide, and 100,000 cavalry can pass by calmly, and it cannot be allowed to be given to the Khitans. We can occupy these places to protect Shuozhou and Datong lines without any worries."

Zhang Ku was most familiar with this area and pondered for a while and said, "We want these places, but I am afraid that the Khitans will not want them. Especially from Ningyuan Village to Chenjiagukou, the most important thing is that the Khitans will not promise us easily."

Du Zhongxiao sighed: "Yes, this line is occupied by our dynasty, and the Khitans are the only way from Shuozhou to Yanmen Pass. Even if the Khitans do not allow this time, we cannot easily agree to the Khitans. At worst, it is not clear that the boundary is demarcated, and it depends on who will occupy it in the future."

This area was a place where the Khitan and the Song Dynasty did not clearly demarcate, and it was also a severely affected area for the Khitans to erode. During the Xining period in history, the Song Dynasty lost hundreds of miles of boundary land, which was here. A victory battle, and the opportunity to take advantage of the Khitan and Dangxiang to get into the wrong place is a good time to consolidate the place.

Zhang Ji was inspecting the border capital. The place Du Zhongxiao said was his jurisdiction, and he was pondering there. The area was high and deep, and the road traffic was inconvenient, which was very difficult to manage. Du Zhongxiao said it was right, but not to occupy it, but to guard it.

Seeing that the two of them didn't say anything, Du Zhongxiao smiled and said, "Okay, let's be here today. When the Khitan envoy arrives, we will discuss it calmly. I want to talk to the Khitan in Bituozhai and prevent them from going deep into the territory."

Wang Kai nodded: "Not bad. If the Khitans don't say it this time, they will inevitably be annoyed in their hearts, so they should be more careful."

At this time, the officials came to report that the banquet was ready. Du Zhongxiao ordered to invite Cheng Wenli and Pan Zhen to celebrate together.

In Datong Prefecture, Yelu Maliu looked at the official document in his hand and his face was gloomy. He looked up at the Yelu Gao family slave standing opposite and said, "Nearby a thousand people in Ningbian Prefecture were lost in the Song Dynasty. The city was broken. Let's forget it? If so, how should the generals guarding the border in the rear do their own?"

Gao Jianu crossed his hands: "King, this is the meaning of the court. The foreign troops in Ningbian Prefecture broke into Dangxiang. King Xiao of Fengzhou asked for it many times, but Dangxiang people insisted not to return, and the situation there was tense. Dangxiang people are a great enemy, and we can no longer make a feud with the southern country."

The Yelu Gao family's slaves were from the Han family. The Han family's status in the Khitan was second only to the royal family Yelu and the Xiao family of the Hou tribe. The previous generation had a Han Delang, who was even more powerful. In his generation, most of them used Yelu as their surname. In the family, the Gao family's slaves were full of confidence and were not afraid of Yelu Maliu.
Chapter completed!