Hu Yanyan lived in Hu Yanqing for two days. During this period, the two brothers talked about a lot of things. When they left, Hu Yanqing gave Hu Yanyan a lot of things, many of which were purchased from Hejian Prefecture. Because the drought in the county managed by Hu Yanyan was too serious, Hu Yanyan took out all his family's assets to provide disaster relief, which resulted in the whole family having to drink porridge. Hu Yanqing felt sorry for his nieces, so he bought a lot of food utensils. Hu Yanyan was not polite about this and hired a carriage and took them all back.

However, after seeing Hu Yanyan off, Hu Yanqing suddenly closed his door and thought hard, and even missed his usual training unprecedentedly. This shocked the Hebei military camp of Hejian Prefecture. The soldiers in the army were discussing in private what happened? Fortunately, Hu Yanqing usually had extremely strict military disciplines, so even if he was not in charge, the military training was still carried out as usual.

In fact, it is not a big mistake for Hu Yanqing to stay away. But Hu Yanyan came here to tell him a huge matter this time. The court was actually preparing to launch troops to the Liao Kingdom. Although this matter has not been completely confirmed, according to Hu Yanyan, there were already several important ministers in the court asking His Majesty the Emperor for this matter. If Zhao Xu nodded, it would not take long before the Song Dynasty would mobilize troops to attack the Liao Kingdom. Hu Yanqing and the Hebei army were preparing to attack the Liao Kingdom.

Attacking the Liao Kingdom and regaining the Yanyun land has always been the ancestral teaching of the Huyan family. Hu Yanqing came to the Hebei army to prepare for this matter. Now the imperial court is preparing to attack the Liao Kingdom, so Hu Yanqing should be very happy. But in fact, this is not the case. After Hu Yanqing learned about this from his cousin, he was not happy. Instead, he was so worried that he couldn't sleep for several days.

Hu Yanqing is not an ordinary general. He is the most outstanding student among the first class of military academy. Yang Wenguang praised him as a rare talent in the Song Dynasty. The general is completely different. As the commander, he must not only know how to lead troops to fight, but also know how to be in the right time, place and people. Therefore, Hu Yanqing has also been paying attention to the movements of the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom in all aspects, looking for opportunities to attack the Liao Kingdom.

It is precisely because of this that no one knows better than Hu Yanqing. Now is far from a good opportunity for the Song Dynasty to attack the Liao Kingdom. First of all, the instability within the Song Dynasty. After the reforms, not only the new and old party struggles in the court have become more and more intense. The people of the people have also become panic due to the new laws. In addition, the previous drought that swept the Song Dynasty has caused the national strength to decline. Therefore, for the Song Dynasty, the most important thing now is to recuperate and never raise troops without authorization!

In addition to the reasons within the Song Dynasty, the Liao Kingdom has recovered rapidly under the leadership of Yelu Jun in recent years. Although it has not yet recovered to its state before the civil strife, it is not easy to mess with. According to Hu Yanqing's estimate, even if all the Hebei troops they rebuilt were used, it would be difficult to defeat Yan Yun, and even if the Liao Kingdom's Shangjing was attacked.

It can be said that if the Song Dynasty attacked the Liao Kingdom now, the right time, place and people would almost not occupy it. Even if the Song army had firearms, the Liao Kingdom had already prepared a lot, so whether the firearms could perform miraculous effects like they did against the Western Xia. If the Liao Kingdom found a way to restrain the firearms, the Song Dynasty would lose its only advantage. In this case, the Song Dynasty had no chance of winning at all, so when Hu Yanqing heard that the court was preparing to attack the Liao Kingdom, his first reaction was not happiness, but anxiety and fear. If the court really attacked the Liao Kingdom, the life and death of these soldiers would be a trivial matter. If this led to the Liao Kingdom counterattack the Song Dynasty, it might cause the danger of destruction of the country.

It was precisely because of the above that Hu Yanqing tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. In the end, he couldn't help but write a letter to Zhao Yan, hoping that Zhao Yan could persuade Zhao Xu and never start the war, otherwise it would only bring endless disasters to the Song Dynasty.

Zhao Yan actually received news from someone from the court that he persuaded Zhao Xu to attack the Liao opponent earlier than Hu Yanqing. At first, he didn't care much because he felt that with Zhao Xu's wisdom, he would definitely not believe such nonsense at this time. However, with the subsequent news, he was a little uneasy, and his confidence in Zhao Xu began to weaken, and he began to really worry.

Speaking of the stupid thing like attacking the Liao Kingdom is still related to the struggle between the old and new parties. Moreover, the initiator of this case was Pin Huiqing, who betrayed Wang Anshi. Since Wang Anshi restored his position, Wang Anshi also suppressed Lu Huiqing, the person who betrayed him, and even deprived most of the power in his hands. Now people in the court are waiting to see Lu Huiqing's jokes, and some even asserted that Lu Huiqing would be demoted to the newly occupied Champa City, which is a farther place than Qiongzhou. If Lu Huiqing went there, he would probably never come back in his life.

However, Lu Huiqing was not a surrender. Seeing Wang Anshi taking away the power from his hands little by little, making his influence in the court less and less, Lu Huiqing was also furious. He was a person who was extremely good at figuring out other people's thoughts. In the past few years in the court, he had a very clear understanding of Zhao Xu's thoughts and knew what Zhao Xu's greatest ideal ambition was. So in order to protect his position, he actually took the blame to Zhao Xu and proposed to attack the Liao Kingdom.

Lu Huiqing was very smart. He knew that Zhao Xu was not a foolish monarch, and he knew that the current situation in the Song Dynasty was actually not conducive to the mobilization of troops. However, he persuaded Zhao Xu from the other side that it was because of the reform that the people in the world complained and had a lot of slight remarks to the court. Therefore, it is better to raise troops to attack the Liao Kingdom now. The first is to divert the attention of the people in the world, the second is to recover Yan Yun and complete great achievements that emperors in the Song Dynasty could not accomplish, and the third is to use this to intimidate the people in the world and enhance the prestige of the court.

When Zhao Xu just heard Lu Huiqing's suggestion to raise troops to the Liao Kingdom, he felt that he was making trouble. However, when Lu Huiqing listed the three reasons, Zhao Yan hesitated a little, because the reason why he was determined to strengthen the reform was mainly to use this to enhance the strength of the Song Dynasty, thereby regaining Yan Yun, and even destroying the Liao Kingdom, and becoming a hero like Emperor Taizong of Tang. However, the failure of the reform now caused a significant blow to him, so Zhao Xu also wanted to increase his confidence, and the best way was to prove himself with a big victory.

It was precisely the thought deep in Zhao Xu's heart, coupled with the so-called benefits listed on the surface of Lu Huiqing, that made Zhao Xu very moved by the proposal to attack the Liao Kingdom, and even specially summoned the ministers to discuss matters. However, this time, the main figures of the old and new parties unexpectedly unified their opinions. Both Wang Anshi and Sima Guang firmly opposed the attack on the Liao Kingdom. Even though Wang Anshi was very stubborn and believed that the reform had not failed, he had to admit that the Song Dynasty was seriously injured due to the reform, which was not the time to move troops.

When Zhao Yan learned that Zhao Xu was attracted by the proposal to attack the Liao Kingdom, he was also shocked. Then he received many letters from people, asking him to persuade Zhao Xu not to be impulsive. Hu Yanping's letter was one of them, because they all knew that only Zhao Yan came forward in the entire Song Dynasty could change Zhao Xu's ideas.

In fact, even if these people didn't say it, Zhao Yan would not let Zhao Xu attack the Liao Kingdom at this time, so he immediately wrote a long letter to Zhao Xu, analyzing the current situation of the Song Dynasty and the serious consequences that might be caused if it was defeated. At the end of the letter, Zhao Yan even spoke earnestly and persuaded Zhao Xu not to be impulsive. Even if the reform failed, it did not mean that the Song Dynasty had no way to eliminate domestic shortcomings. Moreover, Zhao Xu is now in his prime, so there is still time to find a solution.

Zhao Yan's letter was delivered to Zhao Xu quickly, and Sima Guang and Wang Anshi were also waiting for Zhao Yan's letter. In fact, they were the first people to write a letter to Zhao Yan and ask him to persuade Zhao Xu. Now that they finally waited for Zhao Yan's letter, they immediately entered the palace to persuade Zhao Xu, and also participated in the report of Lu Huiqing to confuse the Lord and should be punished!

After receiving the letter from Zhao Yan's persuasion, Zhao Xu's intention to attack the Liao Kingdom was also a little shaken. In addition, Wang Anshi and Sima Guang came to persuade him together, which made him feel the huge resistance in the court. Finally, he finally put aside his intention to attack the Liao Kingdom. However, this was only temporary, because he did not obey Wang Anshi and Sima Guang's proposal to punish Lu Huiqing, but still appointed Lu Huiqing as the position of political governor and serve as the deputy of the prime minister. This shows that he did not give up on attacking the Liao Kingdom.

"Oh, brother is really not giving up. What should I do now?" Zhao Yan held Zhao Xu's reply in the study. Although Zhao Xu said that he had given up the idea of ​​attacking the Liao Kingdom, Zhao Yan saw from the lines that Zhao Xu was not willing to accept it. Maybe when the situation in the Song Dynasty improves a little in the future, he will bring up the old things again. Lu Huiqing's failure to be liquidated is one of the clear evidence.

"Your Majesty is indeed a little anxious. With the situation of our Song Dynasty, it is best not to attack powerful enemies like the Liao Kingdom within a few years, otherwise the danger will be too great!" Xu Yuan, who was sitting in the room, also spoke. He had just returned from Luzon some time ago. After receiving weapons from the two Turkish countries that had formed a war with the Song Dynasty, he immediately launched an attack on the Liuke Kingdom. After nearly a year of fighting, the only country in the Liuke Kingdom has not been conquered, but has been surrounded by the army of the two countries. The day of destruction is not far away. Xu Yuan stayed in Luzon, so he came back.
Chapter completed!