Zhang Jin asked what the court was, and Li Xun's answer was that the emperor could not bear the failure.

This is equivalent to telling Zhang Jin what attitude the court has, it doesn’t matter. What matters is the emperor’s attitude and your Zhang Jin’s own attitude.

After all, the emperor is weak and cannot fully represent the entire court.

Zhang Jin understood what Li Xun meant, so he expressed his thoughts: "Li Xun, don't think too much. I, Zhang Jin, are absolutely loyal to the emperor and have no other intentions."

"The land of Hebei has been fighting against the court since Emperor Wuzong, and has gained troops and cedes land and stands independent. Therefore, the emperor is not very interested in regaining the land of Hebei."

Li Xun believed Zhang Jin's loyalty quite well, so he began to brief him.

Zhang Jin said: "What is the emperor's bottom line?"

Li Xun said in a deep voice: "It has become a fact that Li Conggu becomes bigger and stronger. The emperor does not want to have too many conflicts with him. At least he does not want to do so. The emperor's bottom line is actually very simple. It is to protect Chen Qingzhu and Gao Shancai, the two vassal states, so that the situation in Hebei can calm down and restore balance."

After hearing Li Xun's words, Zhang Jin understood that the emperor's idea was very simple. Li Conggu has grown up now, occupying most of Hebei, with more than 200,000 soldiers under his command, and is already extremely powerful. The price he paid to completely eliminate him is undoubtedly extremely high. It can be said that he must use the national strength to win. It is okay, once he is defeated, the consequences will be terrifying.

In Zhao Xun's view, since Emperor Wuzong, Hebei has been in a battle with the court. The Jiedushi has supported his troops and the court has no choice but to fight them. This situation has lasted for more than a hundred years. Therefore, Zhao Xun was not very interested in completely defeating Li Conggu and regaining Hebei, and he did not want to take such a big risk and use the whole country to fight to the death with Li Conggu.

Zhao Xun had only one bottom line. Li Conggu could make it bigger, but he could never unify the entire Hebei area. Chen Qingzhu and Gao Shancai, the two vassal states, must be retained to restrain and balance Li Conggu.

Zhang Jin shook his head and said, "Any war is risky, especially in Hebei now. The number of troops gathered by both sides has reached nearly 400,000. With such a huge war situation, it is simply impossible to achieve no risks."

“We can minimize the risk.”

Li Xun said: "Li Conggu's military power is not much stronger than us. If it is properly arranged and cautious in doing things, it will be difficult for Li Conggu to eat us."

Zhang Jin thought about it, and finally shook his head and said, "What you said is probably difficult to achieve."

"Are anyone else trying to compete with Li Conggu?"

Li Xun guessed these immediately, which is why he asked Zhang Jin several times about the thoughts and attitudes of others. Only by first figuring out the thoughts of several major generals can he prescribe the right medicine and make layout and adjustments.

Zhang Jin looked at Li Xun and said in a deep voice: "Two days before your arrival, Gao Shancai summoned several of us major generals and met in Jizhou. At the meeting, Gao Shancai strongly advocated the war."

Li Xun asked, "What's the reason?"

Zhang Jin said: "Gao Shancai said that he will join forces with Chen Qingzhu to find a favorable opportunity to attack Zhaozhou. Once he gains a military advantage, he hopes that the imperial army of Bozhou can quickly attack, defeat the 40,000 Weizhou soldiers in Chouzhou, and then rush to Zhaozhou to encircle Li Congshan, and eliminate all his 100,000 troops in Zhaozhou. Gao Shancai made a promise. This battle will be completed independently by him and Chen Qingzhu. If the results are achieved, the imperial army will act according to this plan. If the situation is unfavorable, the imperial court can remain silent."

Li Xun frowned and said, "It seems that you are all moved."

Gao Shancai's military plan is indeed very tempting. The most difficult thing to fight Zhaozhou is to fight him and Chen Qingzhu. If you fight well, you will help. If you fight poorly, you will remain silent. They will bear the risks and losses, and everyone will share the benefits equally.

Such a good thing is naturally easy to touch people's hearts.

Zhang Jin said: "What Gao Shancai said makes sense, doesn't he?"

Zhang Jin did not say it clearly, but the meaning has already shown that Gao Shancai's proposal was strongly supported by Chen Qingzhu, and Yan Yi and Kou Xiong were indeed moved, including himself, the same was true.

Li Xun pondered silently.

Although the emperor has repeatedly told himself to defend and never take the initiative to attack, the situation of the battle has changed rapidly. Once a situation that is extremely powerful to him occurs, will he watch the opportunity slip away from him?

It has to be said that Gao Shancai's proposal is beneficial to the court, and it is not harmful. At present, the main force of Weizhou in Hebei is concentrated in Zhaozhou, which is also the core of normal war. Of course, this is also the most difficult and dangerous place. The plan mentioned by Gao Shancai is equivalent to taking all the risks and pressures on himself, and they will fight with Li Congshan. Once the battle situation is favorable, you will come and help. If the battle situation is unfavorable, you will not come, and there will be no losses at all, and the risk is extremely low.

Zhang Jin said: "Do you think Gao Shancai's plan is sincere?"

Li Xun nodded and said, "It should be sincere."

Now that Li Conggu has grown bigger, his overall strength can be said to be overwhelming against Gao Shancai and Chen Qingzhu. If the court had not sent troops to help this time, they would have only one fate, that was, they would have been completely eliminated by Li Conggu. Now, the court has sent 100,000 troops into Hebei. On the side of Gao Shancai and Chen Qingzhu, the military power of the two sides is comparable. Under such circumstances, Gao Shancai and Chen Qingzhu must be active in fighting, hoping to fight a big battle with Li Conggu. Even if he cannot be eliminated, he can use the power of the court to weaken Li Conggu's strength.

Because they must understand a truth, because of the situation and political needs, the court is on their side now. This is the case now, which does not mean that it will be the case in the future. If the court changes its ideas and attitudes in the future, wouldn’t it be enough to wait for death?

Now that there is a chance and strength, Gao Shancai naturally wants to take a try. As for what happens in the future, who knows what it will be like?

Zhang Jin said to Li Xun: "Peacefulness and defense will not have any effect, and... Once Gao Shancai succeeds, you may not be able to stop Kou Xiong. This person's personality... is too crazy."
Chapter completed!