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The negotiations lasted until the next day, and both sides were very tired, but at this critical moment, no one wanted to rest. They all wanted to complete the matter in one go and resolve the matter as soon as possible.

As for the Song Dynasty, Li Hu needed force and at the same time weakened Li Hu. The best way was to take advantage of the financial resources and income of Yunzhonglu to firmly control Li Hu so that Li Hu would not be too hungry and rushed out of the cage and eat people. However, because of poverty and thinner, he was even thinner and weaker, and he had to rely on the Song Dynasty to survive.

The Song Dynasty had successful examples and lessons of failure in this regard.

A successful example is the Northwest General Family, the most representative one is the Zhe family. The Zhe family has lived in the prefectures for more than 400 years and has experienced various dynasties. It is also considered an independent small kingdom, but the Song Dynasty used various methods to firmly control it.

The lesson of failure is the Li family in the Western Xia. The Li family can be traced back to the rise of the Dangxiang people in the early Tang Dynasty. Tuoba Sigong made great contributions to quelling the Huang Chao Uprising and was given the surname Li. From then on, Tuoba Sigong and his descendants of the Li family established vassal powers with Xiazhou (now Hengshan County in northern Shaanxi). The Li family also surrendered to the Song Dynasty, but its strength was too great. The Song Dynasty was worried that it would not be able to control it, and it would be forced to rebel. As a result, the Li family rebelled, which not only split the Song Dynasty, but also brought serious disasters to the Song Dynasty. If the Song Dynasty had adopted the correct policy back then

, successfully solved the problems of the Li family and the Dangxiang people, took the Li family and the Dangxiang people for their own use, and then launched an attack from the two directions of Daibei and Hebei, and perhaps had the opportunity to recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun.\\*\ The lessons of the past are the army of later generations. Bianjing therefore had two attitudes to deal with Li Hu. One was to recapture Youyan and defeat Li Hu after the Jin people, and eliminate future troubles forever; the other was to plan for a long time, use and curb sharing, slowly reduce the vassals, raise the Li family, and then cultivate a family of generals used by the Song Dynasty.

Wang Anzhong and Li Bangyan both tended to make long-term plans, and the emperor also had the same idea. The reason why they came to Datong was because the views of the monarch and his subjects were consistent.

Based on the principle of utilization and containment, Wang Anzhong first gave Li Hu five million ounces of military funds a year. This is a sweetness, and this sweetness is like bait. He caught Li Hu first, and then he began to torment Li Hu slowly. If you want food, Daibei is a pasture with lush aquatic plants. How much food I give you, you need to exchange for cattle and sheep. If you want salt, iron, wine, tea and silk, then exchange it with jewelry and fur. In a word, I won’t let you starve to death, but I won’t let you get rich, and I won’t give you any chance to develop your strength.

The Song Dynasty raised the army for Li Hu because the Song Dynasty needed this army. Whether it was to recover Youyan or the Great Northwest, the Song Dynasty needed Li Hu's force, but once the goal of the Song Dynasty was achieved, the Song Dynasty would not continue to support it. The first step to reduce the vassal state was to disarmament.\\*\\\\\\\\\\ The financial lifeline of Li Hu was blocked by the Song Dynasty. If he wanted to survive, he could only be obedient.

Li Hu's purpose was very simple. He just had to survive the crisis in front of him. There was a mountain of Yanjing beside him, and he just had to seize Yanjing and plunder the entire city, so his financial difficulties could be solved. Then the Western Expedition would be a development and growth for him.

Both sides bargained, but both kept making appropriate concessions. Within a day, a principled agreement was basically drawn up, and the specific details were negotiated by the local officials of both sides.

Wang Anzhong and Li Bangyan received Li Hu's promise and immediately discussed with Zong Wang the ownership of Pingzhou Road again.

Li Hu told the two that they should sign a contract as soon as possible so that they can launch an attack quickly and drag the Jin army into the battlefield. The Jin army has limited strength and may not dare to fight on both sides. They will open up two battlefields at the same time, so the war in Daibei will be started as soon as possible, which will help the Song army to capture Youyan and take down Pingzhou Road.

Zong Wang still adhered to the established principles. Wang Anzhong and Li Bangyan did not persist and accepted Zong Wang's suggestion. Both sides fought with their strength, and whoever defeated the territory. In fact, even if the Song Dynasty insisted, it was useless. The Jin army still wanted to fight. Unless the Song Dynasty was ahead of the Jurchens, a war might break out for the issue of Pingzhou Road and Land.\*\The signing of this alliance place can give the two sides a buffer time to resolve the conflict between Pingzhou Road and Land.

Li Hu was a vassal state of the Song Dynasty, and the Zhe family was the first general family of the Song Dynasty. The marriage between the two parties was a major event in the northwest, and it was even more a major event for Bianjing. It was necessary to carefully weigh the pros and cons of the marriage between the two parties that might bring to the northern border. When necessary, the court had to intervene, but Zhe Keqiu did not report this matter to the Hedong Supervisor, and Bianjing knew nothing.

The wedding was held in a grand manner, and civil and military officials from Datong and envoys from Song and Jin dynasties were invited to attend the banquet.

Wang Anzhong looked very happy, but his mind was not here. This wedding made him feel that although he was in the center, he was very far away from the emperor.

The Zhe family's status in the northwest rose sharply as Zhe Yanzhi became the prime minister. The reason why Zhe Yanzhi was able to join the ranks of prime ministers was because of the relationship between Prince Yun, Zhao Kai. The emperor was determined to abolish the legitimate legislatives and establish a gangster. Of course, he had to find ways to seek support from the generals for the prince Yun. Once the Eastern Palace changes its ownership and chaos occurs in Bianjing or other areas, these generals have to rely on their efforts to suppress the rebellion.

Wang Anzhong did not support the emperor's deposed the legitimate and established the illegitimate concubines, especially in the current situation. In recent years, there have been many wars, and the emperor has done his best to do it. He spent money like flowing water, causing the treasury to be inadequate and serious deficits. The court repeatedly revised the strategies of the rituals and taxes, and imposed heavy taxes. The uprisings of Song Jiang and Fang La are enough to show that the local conflicts between the government and the people have reached the point of erupting.\\/*\ Of course, the strategies of the rituals and taxes must be revised to ease the conflicts between the officials and the people. Cai Jing stepped down from the law and taxes to the court.

After Wang Fu and Zhang Bangchang took charge of the Eastern Prefecture, the Northern Expedition was imperative. The court not only could not modify the strategies of the classics and taxes to ease the conflict between officials and the people, but instead became more aggressive in exploiting the people, which made the situation in the world even more unstable. Now that the Northern Expedition has not been completed, the emperor and the court are ambitiously preparing for the Western Expedition. It is not difficult to imagine that the court will be walking on thin ice for a long time in the future. If the dispute over the imperial reign broke out in such a moment, it would be no less than opening a gap in the precarious dam. The surging floods will inevitably leak down, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

For his own interests, Wang Anzhong did not oppose the emperor's deposed the legitimate and established the illegitimate wife, but he thought that it was necessary to choose the right time, which made the emperor very unhappy.

Some people must know about this marriage between Bianjing. Judging from the situation in northern Xinjiang and Bianjing, it is very likely to be a premeditated. With the participation of Li Hu in the Northern Expedition, Yanjing is actually the item in his pocket, and Prince Zhao Kai of Yun is bound to achieve success. The battle for the imperial reign may have to decide the outcome.

A terrible scene suddenly flashed in Wang Anzhong's mind. Rebellions in the Central Plains and Jiangnan were repeatedly launched, and wars in the northwest borders continued. Bianjing was overwhelmed and overturned.\/*/\

Officials, how can you not go about this move without any way?

Li Bangyan is handsome, easy-going, humorous, and after a few glasses of wine, he is even more unrestrained and eloquent. He is full of witty words. Wherever he goes, he will definitely be lively. Everyone squeezes together to listen to his magical conversation, but bursts of laughter are not bursting out.

When the wine was hot, Li Bangyan and Zhe Keqiu met together.

"Congratulations." Li Bangyan smiled, but his tone was very serious. "The King of Han is going to the Western Expedition. You also want to participate, but the second Northern Expedition is about to begin. Do you know? Zhe Keqiu knows who Li Bangyan is, and also what his words mean. Zhe Keqiu smiled and didn't say anything.

The situation was developing too fast, and the second Northern Expedition was about to begin. At the same time, Li Hu convinced the emperor and the court to go west. The strategy for the Western Expedition was the suggestion he made to Li Hu in the first letter. Unexpectedly, after only more than two months, Li Hu actually turned it into reality. This was incredible. But Li Hu's strategy for the Western Expedition and his strategy for the Western Expedition are completely different. Li Hu's goal was to expand territory, but his goal was to use the bait of the Western Expedition to pull Li Hu onto his own ship and gamble for the future.

Now the Zhe family is passive and extremely passive. Not only did the Zhe family fail to pull Li Hu onto their own boat, but was dragged to Hu's back by Li Hu and could not get off.

"The fate of the Zhe family is controlled by you." Li Bangyan smiled and raised his glass to honor each other, "This marriage will definitely bring good luck to the King of Han."

Li Bangyan left long, and Zhe Keqiu looked at his back and slowly swallowed the wine in his mouth. He couldn't understand how this prodigal son in the capital who was promoted to Liang Shicheng and Cai You would become the prince? Could it be that he, like Zhonggu (Zhe Yanzhi), was trapped by Cai Jing and had to climb the prince's ship? Or, he was born a gambler and used his wealth and life to gamble for the future? With his current status, if the prince comes to power, there would be no problem for him to become the prime minister. He is against the current prime minister Wang Fu. The two have been fighting openly and secretly, and confronting tit, but he is not at risk of being driven out of the center for the time being. Is it necessary for him to take such a big risk to defeat Wang Fu?

Li Hu suddenly walked over, "Can we talk?"

As the situation develops to this point, Li Hu really needs the help of the Zhe family. The Zhe family has a huge power in the northwest and has complex relationships in Bianjing, which are all the forces Li Hu urgently needs. Li Hu must take advantage of this marriage opportunity to build trust with the Zhe family in order to make a fortune in the northwest as soon as possible.

Li Hu said a few polite words, then took out the first letter Zhe Keke wrote to him, and said solemnly: "I want to thank you for the generous gift you gave me."

Zhe Keqiu picked up the letter, looked at it, thinking about how to lead the topic to Bianjing and to the imperial throne.

"The entire northern strategy of our land comes from this letter of your land." Li Hu looked very good. He spread out the map and asked Zhe Ke to explain in detail the strategy of the Western Expedition and his conception of the future northern situation.

"To achieve this goal, you and I must join forces. Hulie Mansion and the Northwest General Family must work together, but all this depends on whether we have absolute trust." Li Hu looked at Zhe Keqiu and asked with a smile, "Do we trust each other?"

Zhe Keqiu did not answer immediately, he was considering whether to tell the secret of the imperial throne.

"I heard that there was a dispute over the imperial rule of Bianjing." Li Hu said slowly, "I also found out that behind the Zhe family was Zhao Kai, the Prince of Yun, and the emperor intended to depose the crown prince and let Prince of Yun, Zhao Kai, enter the Eastern Palace."

Zhe Keqiu was shocked. He didn't expect Li Hu to know this secret.

"The emperor wants Prince Yun to make achievements, and on the battlefield of the Northern Expedition, we are absolutely sure to conquer Yanjing." Li Hu continued, "I once promised you to conquer Yanjing. Now I want to ask you, can I win your trust if I conquer Yanjing and make achievements?"
Chapter completed!