Gan Qi wanted to contact a group of businessmen from Yanyun in the Xiongzhou Quotation. This is one of the ways to affect the current situation of Yanyun and it is also the main way for Gan Qi to make a profit for this investment.

When necessary, Xiongzhou, a border city with a road that leads directly to the Liao Kingdom, has great uses. For example, some charitable things such as gathering Yanyun's refugees will lay the foundation for the people's hearts to rule Yanyun in the future.

As for where Yanyun's refugees came from, this question is also simple, that is, war.

The most important thing now is to raise the bandit Ma Niu first, and take advantage of the winter to send equipment to Linyu Mountain. Not only do you have to send equipment, but you also have to send some people to keep the bandits under Ma Niu in your hands. When necessary, Gan Qi even prepares to go there himself, for example, when he is hit by the attacks and camps, Gan Qi is ready to go there himself.

There is only one purpose for this, that is, to make Yanyun chaotic and to attract a large number of Yanyun troops to suppress Ma Niu. Ma Niu cannot be easily wiped out, and it must be fought back and forth and prosperous. If it can defeat the Liao army a few more times, it would be even better.

Gan Qi's plan has been gradually completed.

But there is another most important question, that is, how to make the court agree to the Liao Dynasty to carry out troops.

This last question is the most critical issue. Even if Yanyun is in chaos, even if Ma Niu's power is getting bigger and bigger, and the Song Dynasty cannot raise an army to attack, the Liao Kingdom will eventually calm down all this.

But how dare this court, now, fight against the Liao Kingdom?

After decades of comfort, everyone is looking at the land in front of them. Who is willing to take risks? Drag the entire country into a protracted quagmire of war?

Several generations have passed long ago, and the enterprising spirit that was founded by the Song Dynasty has long disappeared.

Gan Qi wanted to go back to Bianliang, and finally planned all of this and implemented it almost well. Once spring begins, it is time for chaos to start. If you can't seize this opportunity, you will never have such an opportunity again.

So Gan Qi had to go back to Bianliang to solve this problem.

Otherwise, Gan Qi would have to go to war with the Liao Kingdom by himself, and would even be punished for starting a war.

He explained many things to Di Qing, and also explained many things to the governor of Xiongzhou and the general manager of the military commander. Gan Qi set out back to Bianliang.

Returning to Bianliang from Xiongzhou, soon, if you rush to the fastest speed, you can return to Bianliang in more than ten days. The Jurchen Jin, decades later, also advanced to Bianliang City at this speed, besieged the capital of the Song Dynasty and captured two emperors.

The Song Dynasty really has no danger to defend, and if it is defeated, the family and country will be lost. Therefore, the Song Dynasty must take back the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun so that it can be truly stable.

Bianliang City is still the same Bianliang City, with red walls and green tiles, singing and dancing to peace.

Knowing that Gan Qi was coming back, many people ran around and told each other, and were overjoyed. The imperial examination was about to be held in spring, and it was time to go the way again.

Gan Qi is undoubtedly the easiest thing for many Bianliang scholars to come into contact with, because there are too many people who know Gan Qi, and even if they don’t know each other, there are many familiar people.

Therefore, the threshold of Ganqi's family was trampled on by many people countless times before Ganqi arrived home.

When Gan Qi really returned to Bianliang, he had not yet entered the city, and had seen a welcome person more than ten miles north of Bianliang City.

Gan Qi sat on the horse, but was still wearing military uniforms and had not shedded. He saw many scholars dressed in Confucian blouses from afar.

"The team in the distance is so majestic, it must be Mr. Gan's return."

"It must be Mr. Gan."

"I can't see the big frame. I saw from a distance that there were only some frames that pulled things. What's going on?"

"Mr. Gan is not seen playing horses in front of him. Could it be that Mr. Gan has not returned?"

...

These scholars were puzzled and obviously did not recognize Gan Qi.

It was not until I got closer that someone shouted: "Is the general who beats the horse in front of me Mr. Gan?"

"That person in iron armor?"

"Yes, that's that person."

"No, Mr. Gan..."

"Yes, that person is Mr. Gan. You have never seen Mr. Gan wear armor. I have seen him in Yongzhou."

"It's true."

"Mr. Gan is a rare talent in the world."

"Let's go, hurry up and greet!"

Everyone came closer and visited each other.

"Welcome Mr. Gan back to Beijing."

"Mr. Gan has been working hard all the way."

"Mr. Gan is a model for our country!"

Gan Qi looked at the two or three hundred scholars in front of him and smiled and bowed: "I'm sorry, after returning to Beijing, I will hold another grand banquet and poetry party. Please tell me."

People's hearts are available.

Even this person's heart, Gan Qi didn't think about how to use it.

Ten miles back to Beijing, flattering all the way.

The first thing I did when I returned to Beijing was to see the emperor. Before my family could even go back, I had to go to see the emperor quickly. The emperor was also waiting for Gan Qi.

Gan Qi also wanted to fool the emperor again, at least to make the emperor less repulsive to war.

After taking off his military uniform and changing into an official robe, the emperor in the study looked not very good.

It was also this year that since Zhao Shu ascended the throne, the entire Song Dynasty had floods everywhere, the Yellow River Basin, the Huai River Basin, and the Yangtze River Basin.

The capital, Song, Bo, Chen, Xu, Ru, Cai, Tang, Ying, Cao, Pu, Ji, Shan, Hao, Si, Lu, Shou, Chu, Hang, Xuan, Hong, E, Shi, Yu and other prefectures, Guanghua Army, Gaoyou Army, and Dashui flooded half of the Song Dynasty.

Zhao Shu was also a bad luck. As soon as he ascended the throne, he encountered such a thing and sent people everywhere to provide disaster relief.

If Gan Qi had not been to the Hebei border and the Liao Kingdom, Gan Qi would have probably been around the flood this year.

Fortunately, Gan Qi has made a lot of money for the court in the past two years, which makes Zhao Shu not too stretched to deal with these floods.

However, the emperor in front of him looked dark, thin and unspirited at this time. He vaguely saw the appearance of short life.

When Zhao Shu saw Gan Qi, he smiled all over his face. After a long time of greeting, he spoke, "Hurry and tell me about Yan Yun in detail."

Gan Qi naturally told the story, explaining Yan Yun’s situation clearly at this time, and even exaggerating it.

Zhao Shu asked, "Are you saying that Yan Yun is really going to be in chaos?"

Gan Qi nodded: "Just wait for spring to begin, there will inevitably be chaos and wars will rise."

"Okay, okay, Gan Qing has made great contributions this time. As long as Yan Yun can return to my Song Dynasty, he will definitely make the contributions to Gan Qing, and be promoted to a title, and be given a wife and son." Gan Qi's news was probably the only good news that Zhao Shu heard this year.

But Gan Qi heard another meaning in Zhao Shu's words. Does Zhao Shu really think that as long as Yan Yun's bells are everywhere, Yan Yun's Han people can drive the Khitans out of Yan Yun? Then Yan Yun will come back automatically?

Zhao Shu is a little naive on this issue.

Gan Qi said, "Your Majesty, Yanyun is in chaos, and it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

"Yes, it is a rare thing for a thousand years to fulfill the wishes of ancestors without a single soldier." Zhao Shuren stood up with excitement.

Gan Qi frowned and said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid that the Khitan soldiers are strong and the horses are strong. Yanyun and Han people are mostly ordinary people who are not familiar with war, but in the end they will be wiped out."

"this……"

"After all, the Yanyun Rebellion was just a riot for the Khitan, not a national rebellion. The Khitan Northern Privy Council has a place outside the pass and there are vast grasslands. The troops and horses are coming continuously. The people of Yanyun are probably unbearable." Gan Qi could not let Zhao Shu have the will of luck.

"If this is the case...that's a pity...it's a pity...it's just to ask the people of Yanyun to rise up and unite and fight against foreign enemies. They must drive the Khitans out of Yanyun."

This made Gan Qi feel tired after hearing Zhao Shu’s words.

Gan Qi could only say more bluntly: "Your Majesty, if the people of Yanyun asked for help from our Song Dynasty, how should we deal with it?"

Zhao Shu was stunned when he heard this, and then said angrily: "It is both Yanyun's hometown and a fellow countryman. If you ask for help from the Song Dynasty, you will definitely have money and food!"

When Gan Qi heard Zhao Shu's bold words, he turned his head and became more and more tired. He said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid it's not a matter of money and food."

Zhao Shu could understand this. He was standing, and immediately sat down again and asked slowly: "Did you say you want to send troops to help?"

"Only by sending troops to aid can you have that chance of victory. If our Song Dynasty sends troops, the people of Yanyun will definitely eat pots of water to welcome the king's army. Those people who rebel will be encouraged and fight bravely. Only in this way can we truly drive the Khitan out of Yanyun."

"This... I have to discuss this matter again. I will send troops to Yan Yun. Not to mention that there was a covenant before, even if I ignore the matter of the covenant, the Liao people will definitely use the excuse of betraying the alliance to start a large military affairs with me. Such a major event cannot be done easily."

To put it bluntly, Zhao Shu just wanted to fight an agent war and didn't want to come out and show himself. He just wanted those Yanyun people to drive away the Khitan themselves and didn't want to bet on the national fortune to compete with the Khitan.

The reason why Zhao Shu had this idea was that he knew that the Khitans were not Yanyun alone. Once the war started, even if the Khitans were driven out of Yanyun, the Khitans would still be surrounded by vast grasslands and outside the Northeast Pass. If this battle started, it would be endless. If you want to have a peaceful day, you don’t know when it happened.

Zhao Shu was very keen on a bet on a battle of national destiny in front of the emperor. Why bother?

"Your Majesty, the land of Yanyun is the last wish of the ancestors, and it is also the wish of the family and country. As long as there is Yanyun, there will be a real barrier. Even if the war begins, the Liao people will definitely not be able to make progress. My thoughts are to make a decision. When Yanyun is in chaos, I will send troops to Yanyun to determine the overall situation in one fell swoop. From then on, I will look across the mountains with the Liao people, confront the Great Wall, fulfill the last wish of the ancestors, and lay a foundation for the unparalleled achievements. From then on, Your Majesty can be named in history, become a promising king, and be respected by all generations." The only thing that Gan Qi can convince Zhao Shu was to leave a name in history. This is also what Zhao Shu wanted.

Zhao Shu was silent.

What else can you pursue after becoming an emperor? What you pursue is to leave your name in history, and what you pursue is to admire for all ages.

However, Zhao Shu was still guilty about this matter and asked in a low voice: "Daojian, if you can get Yanyun, will the Khitan really not be able to break the Great Wall?"

Gan Qi nodded seriously: "As long as Yanyun is there, there will be mountains and passes, and the Khitans will definitely not threaten my Song Dynasty again. Your Majesty just imagine, when the Khitans rose in the past, what kind of military force was there? Did they ever break Yanyun? If Shi Jingtang had not given up Yanyun, the Khitan would never have been able to enter Yanyun, and would have been able to stay outside the grassland pass. Even during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, how could the Yanzhao Kingdom have been broken by nomadic countries? When the Tang Dynasty was in the continuous mountains, how could foreign tribes invade?"

Zhao Shu seemed to be a little shaken. After thinking for a long time, he still said: "From the long-term plan, we should make a long-term plan. We need to summon Fuqing, Zeng Qing and others to discuss it together, and I dare not make random claims."

Having said this, Gan Qi had nothing to say. This emperor still had no choice. Without the real ravine in his chest, he was still used to being at ease.

"Your Majesty, I will come to see you tomorrow." Gan Qi knew that the war was not that simple, and he had to take it slowly.

Fu Bi and Zeng Gongliang, it is necessary to have a secret talk, and they have to face it. Fu Bi is also a relatively conservative faction. He also served as an envoy to the Liao Kingdom twice. No matter how Fu Bi is recorded in history, Chongxi's currency increase was done by Fu Bi himself. The so-called Chongxi's currency increase was the biggest compromise between the Liao Kingdom after the Chanyuan Alliance. The Liao Kingdom used troops to intimidate the Song Kingdom. Then Song doubled the annual monies that he had agreed to give to the Liao Kingdom to seek peace.

This is what happened more than 20 years ago, so Fu Bi is a problem.

However, Zeng Gongliang was a relatively enterprising person. He handled some minor disputes on the border between the Liao and Song dynasties with a tough attitude, and had done some bold things in the Northwest in history.
To be continued...