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According to the Song-Jin alliance, after the Jin Dynasty returned Youyan to the Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty wanted to launch a western expedition. The purpose of the Jin Dynasty was very simple. After the Song Dynasty recovered Yanyun, it rebuilt the Central Plains barrier, which poses too great a threat to the Jurchens. The Jurchens dared to do their best to conquer the desert. Unless the Song Dynasty launched a war in the northwest and invested all their military and financial resources to the northwest, the Jurchens dared to launch a northern expedition.

This is a covenant, and the covenant must be abide by. If it is not followed, the covenant will be broken and the Jurchens will go south to attack Youyan. With the current strength of the Youyan Town Guard Army, it is obviously not an opponent. Even if Guo Yaoshi and Zhang Jue are strong, who can guarantee their loyalty? Therefore, if the Song Dynasty wants to ensure Youyan's safety, it will take time, especially time to solve Guo Yaoshi and Zhang Jue and solve the loyalty problem of Youyan Town Guard Army.

The Jurchens would not give this time. The Jin Kingdom was eager to conquer the desert, so it could not wait indefinitely. For this reason, the Song Dynasty had to launch a western expedition and would definitely launch an attack within this year.

Zheng Juzhong offered a plan for this, asking Li Hu to take the main force to fight, and the four Shaanxi routes cooperated. To cooperate, that is, shaking flags and shouting, pretending, restraining the Xia army's forces, and fighting a few small-scale battles will not cost much. This plan was approved by the East Prefecture, and Zhang Bangchang, Li Bangyan, Zhao Ye and others all supported this plan from the perspective of reality.

But there is a fatal point in this strategy, that is, if Li Hu defeated Xixia, his strength will increase sharply. In the future, it will not be that his tail is too big, but that it is possible to establish a country and establish a strong Xinjiang, and form a staggering force with the Song and Jin countries. In this way, what should we do if the northwest border of the Song Dynasty is safe? Li Hu robbed Yanjing, and there will be no financial crisis in the short term. With money, the army can be expanded. With more troops, the possibility of defeating Xixia will be greater. Therefore, the emperor, Wang, Liang Shicheng and others all believed that Zheng Juzhong's plan was not good. The Northwest Army should do its best to fight, seize Xingqing Prefecture in front of Li Hu, and curb Li Hu in Daibei, so that he would not have the opportunity to develop.

At this moment, the emperor suddenly sent Prince Yun to the northwest. After Prince Yun left the capital, the dispute over the imperial rule broke out again.

The emperor's purpose was very clear. He wanted to make a contribution to Prince Yun, but he learned from the Northern Expedition and sent Prince Yun out of the capital first. Last time, under the obstruction of the ministers, Prince Yun was unable to leave the capital. This time the emperor thought of a roundabout way, send Prince Yun out of the capital first, and then waited for the opportunity to grant Prince Yun the command power to the western expedition.

The Northern Expedition was defeated, and the emperor's hope was ruined, and the ministers' dream of redistribution of power was shattered. However, after only a few months, the Western Expedition started again, and the leaks of the monarch and ministers broke out again, and the monarch and ministers fought again.

However, things in the world are unpredictable, and no one can predict what will happen next.

One day in June, the emperor and the prime ministers debated fiercely over the Western Expedition. The focus of the debate was how to raise military expenses. The king was the prime minister of the East Prefecture, and Zheng Juzhong was the military commander of the Western Prefecture. The two of them started arguing about military expenses. Zheng Juzhong was too excited for a moment and suddenly fell to the ground and fainted. The emperor and the prime ministers were shocked and rushed to summon the imperial physician. Before the imperial physician arrived, Zheng Juzhong stopped breathing and died.

Zheng Juzhong suddenly died of illness. Bianjing caused a sensation. But even more sensational things happened. Cai You replaced Zheng Juzhong and entered the Western Palace. Cai You was a close minister in the emperor's land. There was a deep personal relationship between the emperor and his ministers. The emperor asked Cai You to take charge of the Privy Council at this moment. His intention was self-evident.

Under June. Taiyuan.

Li Hu, accompanied by Huang She and Li Gangdi, rushed to Taiyuan to visit Zhao Kai, Prince Yun. Zhe Yanzhi had already arrived in advance.

Zhao Kai is young and handsome, elegant and elegant, and has an extraordinary demeanor. He looks like a dragon and phoenix among people. After he met Li Hu and Zhe Yanzhi, he immediately talked about the matter of the Western Expedition. He was completely in charge of the Western Expedition.

Before leaving Bianjing, the emperor had a deep conversation with him. He hoped that he would not only make achievements this time, but also cultivate a group of confidants in the northwest.

The emperor has valued Tong Guan over the years, and has learned a lesson. According to the Song system, the commander of the army must be a civil servant, but the conflicts between civil servants and military generals are too great, and civil servants are disobedient, so it is different to use eunuchs. Not fighting can alleviate the conflicts between generals, and the emperor can bypass the east and west governments and direct command, which helps achieve the purpose of attack. However, the hidden dangers of reusing eunuchs are very high. When eunuchs become powerful, there are more conflicts in the court. For example, the open and secret struggle between Tong Guan and Cai Jing is conducive to the emperor's control of authority, but it also makes the court in a constant state of shock, which is not conducive to the stability of the court.

The failure of the Northern Expedition was directly related to the fierce court conflicts. From this, the emperor came to a conclusion that if he wanted to win a battle, it would be useless to have an obedient army commander, and he would also need a group of obedient military generals. The war was based on the front line and the generals. If the emperor had a group of obedient commanders and generals, and plus an obedient army commander, the battle would definitely be won.

Zhao Kai understood as soon as he arrived in Taiyuan, so the first person he wanted to meet was Zhe Keqiu, and he gave the Zhe family a lot of rewards. Of course, Zhe Keqiu was flattered. Through him, Zhao Kai met many children from the Northwest Generals, but Xiaoxiang Xiaohui could not buy the hearts of the people. Zhao Kai knew very well. With his identity, he could make generals kneel at his feet, but he could not get their loyalty. If he wanted to get the loyalty of the generals, he had to win the battle first and win the battle.

With the record and prestige, these generals will be promoted and benefited by them and will be loyal.

If you want to win a battle and to win the Western Expedition, Zhao Kai needs to win the trust of two people, one is King of Han Li Hu, and the other is Zhe Yanzhi, the Xuanfu envoy of Shaanxi Fourth Routes. Zhe Yanzhi has a friendship with him and has always had a good personal relationship. Li Hu is the son-in-law of the Zhe family. According to the seniority, Zhe Yanzhi has to call Li Hu uncle. With this relationship, Zhao Kai has news to win Li Hu's trust.

Li Hu was determined to use Zhao Kai, while Zhao Kai was determined to win over Li Hu. The two fell in love with each other and had a happy conversation. Li Hu's attitude made Zhao Kai very happy, so he asked about the strategies for the Western Expedition.

"If you want to win the Western Expedition, there is only one way." Li Hu smiled, "You come to be the commander of the army, otherwise the Western Expedition will definitely be the same as the Northern Expedition."

Zhao Kai hesitated and said nothing.

Li Hu's words are very useful, but the reality is that the resistance is too great. In order to prevent themselves from making achievements, some people in Bianjing did not hesitate to take the price of the defeat in the northern expedition. This price was too great. Youyan was lucky to buy it back because of the generosity of the Jurchens, but what about the northwest? If the war in the northwest is defeated, who can guarantee what will happen?

"According to the law of this dynasty, the prince shall not lead the army." Zhe Yan sighed, "It is very inappropriate to make this statement."

Li Hu pretended to be puzzled, "Why? Why can't the prince lead the army? Whether it is the Great Liao or the Jin Kingdom, the Xia Kingdom, they are all the princes leading the army to fight. Why is the Song Dynasty not allowed?"

Zhao Kai frowned and shook his head helplessly. Zhe Yanzhi smiled bitterly and explained a few briefly.

"I'll report to Your Majesty and ask Your Majesty to issue an order." Li Hu said immediately, "I'm going to fight Bianjing on the west. If Bianjing does not agree to let Prince Yun be the commander of the army, I will refuse to fight the west. I won't fight this battle."

Zhao Kai looked shocked, but a hint of joy appeared in his eyes.

"I am willing to report the report?" Zhe Yanzhi asked deliberately.

"I will write the memorial now." Li Hu said without hesitation, "I will report it every three days, so I must ask Your Majesty to agree to this proposal."

July, Bianjing.

Li Hu's memorial was delivered to Bianjing, and it immediately caused an uproar in Bianjing.

The vassal states interfered in politics, which was indeed the vassal states interfered in politics. According to the Song Dynasty, Prince of Song Dynasty was not allowed to take actual positions, and could not lead the army. However, Li Hu requested Bianjing to let Prince Yun be the commander of the Western Expedition, which was actually a threat to Bianjing and interfere with the government affairs of the court.

The ministers submitted a memorial to impeach Li Hu, asking the emperor to punish Li Hu severely, and immediately cut off the vassal states.

Li Hu seemed to be determined to anger Bianjing, and he wrote every three days. Later, he publicly threatened Bianjing in the memorial. If he did not agree, I would refuse to expedition to the west.

But at this time, the envoy of Xia Kingdom arrived in Bianjing. The envoy of Xia Kingdom told the emperor that Li Hu had formed an alliance with Cha Ge, and Cha Ge also married his sister, the most beautiful Snow Princess of Xia Kingdom, to Li Hu. Bianjing was angry now. What is Li Hu? He was just a vassal state of the Song Dynasty, and he dared to form an alliance with Xia Kingdom privately. This was like betrayal and rebellion.

The emperor urgently wrote to Taiyuan and asked Zhao Kai to find out the matter clearly. Soon, Zhao Kai, Li Hu and Zhe Yanzhi all reported back to Bian Jing, saying that this incident did exist, and the purpose was to deceive Xixia, paralyze Xixia, and blackmail it. It was Li Hu's mistake not to report to the emperor first.

The emperor did not believe in Li Hu, but believed in Zhao Kai and Zhe Yanzhi. Since this was the Western Xia's plan to disagree, it would be fine.

In mid-July, the emperor made a major personnel adjustment.

The emperor removed Wang Anzhong from the position of Xuanfu Envoy of Hedong, Hebei, and Yanshan Prefecture Road, on the grounds that Wang Anzhong was unauthorized to accept Zhang Jue, which led to the tense relationship between Song and Jin, and only retained his position as an instructor of Yanshan Prefecture.

The eunuch Tan Zhen served as the Xuanfu Envoy of Hedong, Hebei, and Yanshan Prefecture Road, and was fully responsible for the defense of the north. Tan was a member of Liang Shicheng. When Fang La rebelled, he first led the army to fight. Tong Guan went to Jiangnan to serve as the Xuanfu Envoy of Jianghuai Jingzhe, and Tan Zhen was appointed as the General Commander of Liangzhe and jointly fought against Fang La.

The emperor asked the eunuchs to preside over the military affairs of the northern border. His intention was very obvious. He did not want to anger Li Hu at this time. He wanted to ensure Yan Yun's safety and ensure the smooth progress of the Western Expedition. Wang Anzhong was a civil servant and did not support the emperor's deposed and established a illegitimate wife. If he caused some trouble in Yan Yun during Li Hu's Western Expedition, it would be troublesome. The defeat in the Northern Expedition made the emperor feel cold. He was very afraid of these civil servants and ministers who called the wind and rain. Since you were against me, I would remove you and use those obedient birdless birdmen to do things.

In the late July, Li Hu had become the target of public criticism in Bianjing, and the ministers condemned each other. At this moment, Zhe Yanzhi, the commander of the Four Routes of Shaanxi, the Commander of Hedong, and the 54 Northwest Army generals reported to the emperor, believing that the conditions for the Western Expedition were ripe and that the Northwest War had an absolute chance of winning. However, considering that this battle was a joint attack between the two groups, in order to ensure victory, it was recommended to set up a Northwest Marshal's Office in Taiyuan to achieve unified command.

This memorial caused a huge shock in Bianjing. Shaanxi Xuanfu Division, Shaanxi Fourth Road and Hedong Supervisor Division, and fifty-four generals jointly submitted the memorial, which was a huge force, the power of military generals. The power of the Northwest military generals and the power of Han King Li Hu, suddenly combined them by the Western Expedition, and killed Bianjing directly because of Prince Yun, which made Bianjing feel a crisis, a very deep and dangerous crisis.
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