Liu Congde and Liu Congguang had just entered the palace when Li Jie received the news.
They entered the palace through the inner east gate, which was an important pass for the emperor to enter and exit, as well as the living area for the concubines, and was an important pass in the palace.
Entering the inner east gate, one goes deep into the forbidden area.
Therefore, the inner east gate of the palace has set up the inner east gate department, and all matters such as the ban on entry and exit, the submission of documents, and the inner east gate construction are all handled by the inner east gate department.
The position of Uchitō Monji is very important, and Li Jie will of course place his own personnel there.
Although the position he was assigned was not high, it was not difficult to convey the news that someone had entered the palace.
When he learned that brothers Liu Congde and Liu Congguang had entered the palace in a hurry, Li Jie immediately knew that the plan had worked.
The person who informed Liu Congde was specially sent by Li Jie.
The purpose is to knock down the mountain and shake the tiger.
Although he does not intend to make the assassination public, it does not mean that he will do nothing.
At least Liu E must know that something happened to the people she sent out.
Let Liu E get into a mess first.
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The next day.
Yiying Pavilion.
It's the day of lectures again. Today's lecturer is Sun Xi's disciple Feng Yuan. The lecturer has changed, and the content has also changed.
Today Feng Yuan is talking about "The Analects of Confucius".
Feng Yuan was also an old acquaintance of Li Jie. As early as the ninth year of Dazhong Xiangfu (1016), when Zhongshu ordered Zhongshu to select staff for the "Prince Shouchun", Wang Dan recommended Feng Yuan.
However, Feng Yuan was too young at that time, and Zhenzong felt that it was not suitable, so he instead chose Cui Zundu as the "Prince of Shouchun".
(Cui Zundu and Zhang Shixun were selected at the same time)
Two years later, Cui Zundu died of illness, and Feng Yuan took Cui Zundu's place.
Counting the time, Li Jie and Feng Yuan have known each other for more than four years.
Therefore, compared to Sun Shi, the relationship between Li Jie and Feng Yuan is definitely closer.
After the class, Li Jie asked a question during the Q&A period.
"Sir, Li Jiqian's tribe has repeatedly invaded the border areas. After Jiqian's death, his son Li Deming also did so many times."
"Although Li Deming has now become a minister, can the mistakes he made in the past be wiped out?"
Hearing this, Feng Yuan was stunned for a moment. What we were talking about today was the Analects of Confucius for Politics. Why did the officials ask about Zhao Deming?
(Li Deming was given the surname "Zhao" by Song Zhenzong, so he was called Zhao Deming. They are the same person)
After a while, Feng Yuan came back to his senses and said slowly.
"This is an ancestral story (law). Regarding Dangxiang and other barbarians, Yi Zu once said that if any local tyrant is obeyed by the people, he will be granted a title in his state and town.
Taizong also said that the Qiang people are ferocious, but they can only be restrained by restraints, which cannot be controlled.
"Also, Sun Tzu's Art of War says that the first step is to attack the enemy with the enemy, the second step is to attack the enemy, the second step is to attack the enemy, and the next step is to attack the city."
"Reinforcement is a strategy to suppress foreign enemies. Without spending a single soldier, Yan Ran can be obtained in the border areas."
The general meaning of Feng Yuan's words is that the policy of appeasement is a national policy established by the ancestors, Taizu and Taizong.
Although these are indeed facts, they are somewhat embellished.
The reason why Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty adopted the policy of appeasement was because Taizu had no control over the Qiang people in the northwest.
At that time, the Jinghu area, Shu area, Jiangnan, Jinyang, and Guangdong and Guangxi areas were all in a state of local separatism.
These places alone were enough to keep Song Taizu busy. How could he have the time to take care of the northwest?
By the time of Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty, although all those who should be unified were unified, Song Taizong, who could not resist the great success, had them beheaded.
The defeat in the war also caused the imperial court to change its original strategy of conquest and switch from conquest to appeasement.
When Song Zhenzong succeeded to the throne, he even dared not be good at using weapons.
After all, there are lessons learned from the past. What the wise and powerful men like Taizong could not do, how could his son do it?
Therefore, the strategy of restraining the emperor became the main method of dealing with foreign enemies in the early Song Dynasty.
If you can't fight, it's best not to fight.
As long as I don't fight, no one can beat me!
Ji Si can also be euphemistically called going to the army to attack the enemy.
Li Jie pretended to be puzzled and said: "If we don't waste a single soldier, then why do we station so many troops in the northwest, build cities and fortresses, and dredge trenches?"
This question immediately stopped Feng Yuan.
It's not that he doesn't know the situation in the border areas, but he doesn't know how to answer the officials.
In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the reason why the imperial court does not fight is mostly because war consumes too much money and the risks are quite high.
Compared to taking the initiative to attack, defense costs much less money.
But these words should not be said by him.
After pondering for a moment, Feng Yuan replied.
"The Master said that if a person has no faith, he does not know what he can do."
"Now, the imperial court has made peace with the Qiang people for a long time."
"If you use the sword without permission to seize its land and build a city on it, you are abandoning your clear faith and looking for small profits. If the barbarians and the Di people hear about it, how should the court deal with it?"
Feng Yuan did not directly answer Li Jie's question, but from the perspective of ancestral law (peace agreement) and integrity, he warned Li Jie that it was not advisable to use weapons without permission.
Hearing this, Li Jie nodded as if he understood.
His questions just now and his current performance are just to pave the way for what will happen next.
Feng Yuan's remarks are very consistent with his status as a scholar-official in the Song Dynasty.
But this isn't what he wants.
If peace is sought through struggle, peace will survive; if peace is sought through compromise, peace will perish.
Peace is not something to beg, it is something to fight for and fight!
Chanyuan Alliance, if the Liao Kingdom had not lost on the battlefield, would it have signed an alliance with the Song Dynasty?
If Song Zhenzong had been more resolute and persisted for a while without taking the initiative to attack, the Liao Kingdom would have destroyed itself without attacking.
It is the most ridiculous thing in the world to sign an alliance even though we are clearly in the upper hand!
If you want Zhao Deming to completely surrender, you can only use war. If you don't beat him hard and subdue him, how can he surrender?
The current surrender is only in name, and the military power is not even handed over. What kind of surrender is it?
It's just superficial, just to give each other face.
In the evening, a decree was issued from the ban.
(Zhongshu: The edict has not been reviewed by Zhongshu)
The imperial edict, the observation envoy of Rongzhou, the general of Zuowei, knew that Cao Wei had come to the state to return to the dynasty.
Everything Li Jie did today in Yiying Pavilion was to issue this edict.
The Cao family has now completely turned to him, so recalling Cao Wei is naturally the right thing to do.
After all, Laizhou is too far away from the capital, so communication is inconvenient, and some things must be decided by Cao Wei, the head of the family.
Therefore, in order to improve efficiency, Cao Wei must be recalled.
Li Jie summoned him back this time in the name of "inquiring about politics." Cao Wei had been in charge of the border for more than thirty years and had been in charge of civil and military affairs for many dynasties. No one knew the situation in the northwest border better than him.
In addition, calling Cao Wei back this time was also a signal Li Jie sent to the military officials.
Officials attach great importance to border issues.