Bianliang Imperial Palace, Gonghammer Hall.

When Guo Hao heard the news of Xiao Siwen's assassination, he laughed out loud. The old guy was actually dead. It was a surprise.

Guo Hao could guess the situation at this time of Liao Kingdom. Yelu Xian succeeded to the throne, and the ministers in the court fought for power and profit. Xiao Siwen was too popular, and he ended up killing.

Thinking of this, Guo Hao couldn't help but sigh that in fact, when he first ascended the throne, he tried his best to show kindness, but he still killed many people.

Because he controlled the army, no civil officials dared to stand up. He released the military power with a drink and deprived the military generals of their rights. Later, some were activated, and the rest went to the Military Academy.

Therefore, for students, the Military Academy is the beginning of their military career, but for such generals, it is the end of their military life.

Compared to wearing a horse's corpse, this result is actually very good. If you use your remaining heat, you can still gain a good reputation before you die.

In addition to the killings in the court, the places were actually very bloody. Under his instructions, many unstable factors were eliminated and the stubborn elements were directly killed.

In a bloody storm, the Song Dynasty had the current situation, and Guo Hao's hands were already covered with blood. I don't know how many innocent lives were withered because of him.

But does Guo Hao care?

He cares, but he doesn't care.

What he cares about is the living, the descendants of future generations, for generations.

He doesn't care because he has to do this. The kindness to his enemies is the cruelty to himself. If I don't go to hell, who will go to hell!

The situation in the Liao Kingdom is much more complicated than that in the Song Dynasty. Xiao Chuo has not yet listened to politics and the drama has not yet begun.

One thing that made Guo Hao very puzzled was that Yelu Xian's body seemed not as unbearable as recorded in history. Could it be that he did something that changed history?

Guo Hao was puzzled by this and read his notes repeatedly. In the early years, he was afraid of forgetting some things, so he wrote down all the history in his memory.

Only he knew this note, and had never been shown to anyone. It recorded some major events that would happen in the future, as well as some famous figures.

Yelu Xian in history was indeed in poor health, which gave Xiao Chuo a chance.

But now Yelu Xian is in good health, and Xiao Chuo has never thought of presiding over the government, but Guo Hao has a feeling that if there is no strong external interference, history will definitely return to the right track.

Thinking of this, he decided to seize this opportunity. Sometimes the plan could never catch up with the changes. Although he didn't want to conquer the Liao Kingdom so early, this opportunity was really rare.

"Come on, tell Zhao Kuangyin!"

Guo Hao planned to call Zhao Kuangyin to discuss that he planned to personally lead the Northern Expedition to Liaodong because of the Jurchens there and because he had a son there.

Guo Hao actually wanted to meet this son for a long time. After all, he was his biological son, but he never had a chance.

If this Northern Expedition is successful and he will take over the territory of Liaodong, he will have the opportunity to meet his son.

Soon Zhao Kuangyin came to Gongchu Hall. Guo Hao thought for a while and called Wang Pu and others over. After all, the war required logistical support.

Everyone has expired, Guo Hao said, "I have received a secret report that the Liao Dynasty Prime Minister Xiao Siwen was assassinated. Now the political situation in the court is in chaos. I have decided to lead the imperial army to personally attack Liaodong. What suggestions do you have?"

The emperor personally commanded the army!

The Khitan territory is still the one you are fighting!

Several civil officials were surprised, and Zhao Kuangyin thought about it. From a military perspective, this was indeed an opportunity.

"The north of Liaodong is the Jurchens and the south is Goryeo, and it is adjacent to the sea, so you can use the navy!

As far as I know, the Jurchen tribe has not been peaceful recently. The Liao Kingdom has newly enthroned a female king, but other tribes do not seem to be convinced of him.

So this provides us with an excellent opportunity. As long as we occupy the Liaodong Peninsula, it is equivalent to invading the Liao Dynasty.

The Jurchens have always been affiliated with the Liao Kingdom. If we can unite with them to fight against Liao, the land of Liaodong will be ours!"

Guo Hao said that, and asked someone to take out the map and point it out to everyone. The geographical location of the Liaodong Peninsula is indeed unique. If you take a sea route, it only takes one day to go from Dengzhou, the Great Song Dynasty to Suzhou, Tokyo Road, Liao Kingdom.

This route is from Yantai to Dalian from later generations. The horsepower of the boat was considered twice as long, but the route was already very mature.

Is this going to begin?

Although the ministers were prepared for a long time, they still felt it was too sudden. In fact, Guo Hao had thought about waiting for a few years, but this opportunity was really great.

"Your Majesty, although such a fighter is good, if the navy is alone, can we defend the captured territory?

Moreover, although the Liao Kingdom has civil strife, there will always be a time to calm down. Once they recover, they may fight back frantically.

The most important thing is that if the Jurchens do not agree to rely on us, we will be isolated and helpless, so we need to make a long-term plan to attack Liaodong."

Zhao Kuangyin didn't say anything, Zhao Pu spoke first. In fact, he had thought about these issues for a long time. Liaodong is indeed a good breakthrough, but it was a bit too risky.

"Zhao Pu is right. These issues really need to be considered. The new emperor of Liao is not simple, and his queen is not a mortal either.

But the more this happens, the less we can make them peaceful. Yelu Jing is cruel and incompetent. The national strength of the Liao Kingdom has declined a lot in recent years, but the Song Dynasty was busy unifying the south and did not have the energy to consider the north.

In the northwest region, I sent Zhao Kuangyi, and it was only a matter of time before the Hexi Corridor was opened and the rule of the Western Regions was restored.

But our biggest enemy at present is the Liao Kingdom. We cannot underestimate the Jurchens in the northeast and the Mongolia in the north. Even if we cannot conquer them, we cannot make them have a good life!"

If Abuli hears what Guo Hao said, he will definitely call him heartless and his son will use it.

However, Guo Hao's move has been buried for twenty years. Guo Hao originally wanted Wanyan Ji to work hard, but now he can push him.

"So our attack is fake, and it is real to provoke civil strife. We have a far-reaching and nearby attacks. If we use the power of Liao to consume them, it will be beneficial to our Song Dynasty without any harm!"

Everyone understood what Guo Hao said, but this was just the reason why Guo Hao convinced them. In fact, Guo Hao wanted Liaodong.

What Zhao Pu said is not unreasonable. Once the Jurchens do not cooperate, Guo Hao will not have any countermeasures. When he had no choice, he planned to move into Goryeo and use their territory to develop power!

At this time, Goryeo was still a vassal state of the Song Dynasty. Until the Khitan invasion in the winter of 993 AD, Goryeo withdrew the Khitan troops through Xu Xi's excellent diplomatic negotiations and also obtained a land east of the Yalu River granted by the Khitan, but the object of service changed from the Song Dynasty to the Khitan.

Moreover, Goryeo in history has had conflicts with Khitan, Jurchen and Mongolia, so as long as Guo Hao handled it properly, Goryeo should cooperate.

Guo Hao had made up his mind to seize this opportunity, so he called his two sons back from the academy and entered the cabinet supervisor.

At the same time, let King Jing enter Kaifeng Prefecture to take charge, and let Li Fu be responsible for the matter. Qiunan keeps a close eye on the dynamics of the officials, while he himself led Zhao Kuangyin and 10,000 imperial guards, and Cao Bin's 20,000 navy to send troops to Liaodong!

Before leaving, he specifically told his two sons: "Let you join the cabinet to regent, which does not mean that you are allowed to use your rights indiscriminately. You all understand the rules of the cabinet, and most of them must agree to pass it.

I know you have won over the years, but national affairs are not a joke. If I find out that you use your power for personal gain, I will never let you go when I come back!"

"yes!"

Guo Hao's attitude was harsh, and neither of his brothers dared to be perfunctory. This time the regent was an opportunity and a test for them.

There is only one throne, but Guo Hao is still alive now. Instead of thinking about it, they might as well do something steadily and perform well.

After explaining to the two brothers, Guo Hao instructed Qiunan and Li Fu to let them pay attention to the influence. Although Guo Hao did not enthrone the queen, their status is not low.

Everything was ready. In September of the fourth year of Taiping, Guo Hao led Zhao Kuangyin and Cao Bin to lead an army of 30,000 from the sea to Liaodong.

At the same time, Li Qingnan received Guo Hao's order and had already submitted a letter of state to King Goryeo, indicating that the Song army had no malicious intentions during this trip, but was only targeting the Khitan.

In the territory of Liao, Xiao Chuo was planning to deal with the two uncles in front of the entire clan. Fortunately, the Xiao family established its authority, but Yelu Xian received a report that the Song State dispatched 30,000 troops to invade!

This news surprised Yelu Xian and immediately asked the ministers to discuss countermeasures. However, when they realized it, Guo Hao had already brought his troops to the Suzhou coast and could log in at any time!
Chapter completed!