"Hahaha~, I didn't expect that Jia'er was really capable, and even Xiao Yanshou's son was moved." In the study of the Yue Palace, Zhao Yan couldn't help laughing when he looked at the letter in his hand. In this letter sent by Zhao Jiagang, he introduced in detail his journey to Liao Kingdom, especially his emphasis on Xiao Dilie's affairs, which made Zhao Yan very happy.

"Uncle San, what makes you so happy?" At this moment, Zhao Xu suddenly pushed the door and came in. Today happened to be his day for class. Although he had a lot of things since the empress dowager was seriously ill, he was still willing to come to Zhao Yan to sit there whenever he had time, especially some government affairs, and he could ask his third uncle for advice.

"Haha~ Xu'er, you're here just right. Look at your elder brother's letter. He has found a good helper for you to attack the Liao Kingdom in the future!" Zhao Yan said happily again when he saw Zhao Xu coming in. After saying that, he handed the letter in his hand over for Zhao Xu to read it himself.

Zhao Xu just heard Zhao Yan laughing in the study while outside, but he didn't know the reason. Now that he heard that this matter was related to his elder brother Zhao Jia, he took the letter and read it seriously. As a result, he became more and more excited as he read it. Finally, he patted the letter and said loudly: "Brother is so great. If this Xiao Dilie could surrender to my Song Dynasty, it would definitely be a huge blow to the Liao Kingdom. If our Song Dynasty really attacked the Liao Kingdom at that time, this matter alone would probably make the Liao team soldiers unaware of fighting and easily occupy the Liao Kingdom."

Seeing Zhao Xu's happy look, Zhao Yan couldn't help laughing again. He was also very pleased that his son could do such a big thing, but Zhao Xu's next words made him calm down immediately.

"Uncle San, when will we go to war against the Liao Kingdom? My father personally destroyed Xixia. If I could destroy the Liao Kingdom with my own hands, it would definitely become a good story in history!" Zhao Xu immediately asked Zhao Yan with great enthusiasm after being happy.

"You are really a newborn calf and not afraid of tigers. In order to attack Xixia, your grandfather had made a full three years of preparation, and before the war started, none of us had the confidence to destroy Xixia in one fell swoop. Now, although the national strength of our Song Dynasty has been greatly enhanced, it does not take too long to start a war, but the Liao Kingdom is not comparable to that of the Xixia country. The other party's founding time was longer than that of our Song Dynasty, so if you do not have complete preparations, you must not start a war easily!" Zhao Yan's face became extremely healthy at the end. No matter how weak the Liao Kingdom was, the lean camel was bigger than a horse, so you must not be careless when facing the Liao Kingdom.

"Hehe, I know what you said, Uncle San said, but have you said that if the Liao Kingdom could not defend the Huanglong Mansion in the north and thus allowed the Wanyan tribe to become a big shot, would we immediately send troops north to attack the Liao Kingdom? Your words should not be a joke, right?" Zhao Xu said with a smile at this time. He remembered that Zhao Yan had used this incident to threaten the Liao Kingdom. It was precisely because of this that the Liao Kingdom agreed to form an alliance with the Song Dynasty to attack the Jurchens.

When Zhao Xu mentioned the Jurchens, Zhao Yan was silent for a moment before speaking: "I did not deceive the Liao Kingdom about the Jurchens. If they were really incompetent and were broken by the Jurchens, the Jurchens would definitely take the opportunity to expand their power, and it would even be able to sweep the entire Liao Kingdom in a few years. So at that time, our Song Dynasty would never watch the Jurchens grow up. It would be certain that they would send troops at that time, and they would try their best to compete with the Jurchens for the resources of the Liao Kingdom."

"That's it. During this period, I have been paying attention to the situation on the Liao side. As a result, I found that there were many contradictions in the Liao country. Yelu Yixin monopolized the power and rejected dissidents. Yelu Jun was foolish and unruly, which made the situation in the Liao country even more unstable. Even with the support of our Song Dynasty, they were becoming increasingly unable to clean up the Jurchens. Some time ago, even the Liao prince Yelu Yanxi almost became a prisoner of the Jurchens, so I dare to conclude that it won't take long to fall to the feet of the Jurchens." Zhao Xu judged confidently at this time. Since he started to contact government affairs three years ago, he has become an excellent politician and has a close understanding of the situation in the Song Dynasty and surrounding countries. Therefore, he also has absolute confidence in his own judgment.

Zhao Yan did not speak when he heard Zhao Xu's words, but was silent for a moment and suddenly sighed: "Xu'er, you're right. When I proposed to form an alliance with the Liao Kingdom, I thought I could use the Liao Kingdom to destroy the Jurchens, but I didn't expect that the Liao Kingdom's strength would decline so much. It took me three years to destroy the Jurchens, but instead made the Jurchens even more cunning. Judging from the current situation, I'm afraid the Liao Kingdom really can't hold on for too long. It's time for our Song Dynasty to be ready."

"Uncle San, do you mean you are going to start preparing to fight against the Liao Kingdom now?" Hearing Zhao Yan's words, Zhao Xu almost shined with his eyes. For the Song Dynasty, the Liao Kingdom will always be their biggest enemy. He even wanted to defeat the Liao Kingdom since the beginning of the founding of the Song Dynasty. Unfortunately, the reality is cruel. The Song Dynasty was suppressed by the Liao Kingdom for a hundred years. Even if the Song Dynasty had already gained the upper hand in recent years, as long as the Liao Kingdom is not destroyed for one day, the Song Dynasty will be uneasy all day long. If Zhao Xu could destroy the Liao Kingdom while he was in office, he would definitely become the most outstanding emperor since the founding of the Song Dynasty.

"Preparation must be prepared. It's easy to say about the military strength. Yang Huaiyu has always led heavy troops to guard the 16 prefectures of Yanyun. In addition, the Hebei army behind him can mobilize a hundred thousand troops in a short time. In addition, there is only the dispatch of materials. This requires preparation in advance. I think it's better to pick a few cities in Hebei and then transfer the materials to prepare. If a war breaks out, these materials can be quickly transported to the battlefield." Zhao Yan said while considering.

"Okay, I'll be ready after I go back!" Zhao Xu nodded immediately when he heard this. He now has mastered the government affairs and it is legitimate to do these things. Of course, Zhao Yan just mentioned it. After he goes back, he will definitely discuss the details with you.

After chatting about the preparations needed to attack the Liao Kingdom, Zhao Xu suddenly thought about what Xiao Dilie might have to surrender before, and immediately spoke again: "Uncle San, since Xiao Dilie intends to surrender to our Song Dynasty, should we send someone to contact their father and son? If we can convince his father Xiao Yanshou to surrender together, that would be even better."

Although Xiao Dilie was quite talented, his prestige in the Liao army was still not comparable to his father. Therefore, if Xiao Dilie surrendered, the attack on the morale of the Liao army would be limited, and the Song Dynasty would only have a good general. However, if Xiao Yanshou surrendered, it would have a devastating blow to the morale of the Liao army. It would be much easier for the Song Dynasty to attack the Liao Kingdom again.

Zhao Yan was also very moved when he thought about the benefits of Xiao Yanshou's surrender. However, after he thought seriously, he slowly shook his head and said, "There is no need to contact. Xiao Dilie is a filial son. Even if he wants to surrender, he must obtain Xiao Yanshou's consent. Xiao Yanshou is a foolish and loyal person. It is difficult to persuade him to betray the Liao Kingdom. If someone is sent to persuade him, it will even have a counterproductive effect."

When he said this, Zhao Yan paused for a moment and then said, "However, although Xiao Yanshou is stupid and loyal, he takes his offspring very seriously. Judging from his personality, he definitely does not want his son to die with him. Moreover, he has been suppressed by Yelu Yixin over the years, so he should also see the political situation of the Liao Kingdom very clearly. As long as Xiao Dilie is still in the Liao Kingdom, he will definitely not be able to escape death in the future. The best way out is to surrender to our Song Dynasty, so I believe that Xiao Yanshou will definitely help his son make the right choice."

Outside the Liaoyang Prefecture City in Tokyo, Liao Kingdom, Xiao Yanshou's army was stationed here. In the military camp, Xiao Yanshou listened calmly as his son talked about their trapped in Kaizhou City. When he heard that the Song army later bombarded the Jurchens, Yelu Yanxi and Kaizhou garrison were unwilling to go out of the city to pursue, his face couldn't help but look a little annoyed. He had spent three years to destroy more than 2,000 Wanyan's troops. However, if he seized the opportunity in this Kaizhou Battle, even if he could not completely wipe out the Jurchens, he could at least destroy most of their troops. However, he gave up because of Yelu Yanxi's short-sightedness. How could he not annoy him?

After Xiao Dilie talked about Kaizhou City, he did not continue to talk about what happened to him when he encountered Zhao Jia on the Song Dynasty warship. Instead, he observed his father's face, and then said carefully: "Father, based on my observations over the past period, the prince is not the choice of a famous monarch. With the situation of our Daliao, if the prince ascended the throne in the future, it would probably only put my Daliao in a greater crisis!"

If Xiao Dilie dared to talk about the prince like this, he would definitely be scolded by Xiao Yanshou. However, Xiao Yanshou was silent for a long time after hearing his son's words. Although he had been fighting in the past few years, he had heard of some ridiculous things about the prince, but he still had some extravagant hopes in his heart. However, after hearing his son's personal experience, he found that the prince was even more unbearable than the legendary one. If the Liao Dynasty was still as strong as before, it would be nothing, but now the Liao Dynasty was in danger. When encountering an emperor like Yelu Yanxi again, it would probably only accelerate the demise of the Liao Kingdom.

Thinking of the above, Xiao Yanshou couldn't help but sigh helplessly, and felt a little powerless and confused. Under such internal and external troubles, even he couldn't see clearly where the Liao Kingdom's way out?

Seeing the change of expression on his father's face, Xiao Dilie hesitated for a moment, suddenly gritted his teeth and plucked up the courage to go forward and whispered: "Father, when I was escorting the prince out of Kaizhou, I met a special friend!" (To be continued.)
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