The Northern Expedition is definitely risky. Whoever launches it will certainly need to bear the responsibility.

The military power of the Song Dynasty was in the hands of the emperor. If it was to be mobilized, it would be the emperor Zhao Gou that could be mobilized, and he would therefore bear the main responsibility.

But Zhao Gou was unwilling to take responsibility.

Then the meaning is very clear.

Keep the status quo, don't think about anything else.

Such a good opportunity and such a great possibility, just give up like this?

The heroes of the Central Plains rose up and turned the tables. It was just when they were looking forward to the Southern King's Division to come to help, but the Southern King's Division turned a blind eye and allowed the Jin army to kill the heroes...

No matter what, Chen Kangbo could not persuade himself to look at this matter with a normal mind.

"Your Majesty, if the heroes in the north are on the rise, if our court ignores the situation, they will lose their hearts. The heroes in the north are looking forward to the king's army's northern expedition. They are looking forward to it!

If the Song Dynasty sits and observes success or failure and does nothing, the hearts of the people in the Central Plains will be completely lost, and the heroes from the north will think that the Song Dynasty does not want to restore the Central Plains at all, then our dynasty will never have a chance to restore the Central Plains!"

Chen Kangbo's face was filled with tears and his voice was choked.

Human heart?

Can't you restore the Central Plains again?

Zhao Gou was stunned for a moment, his heart was a little fluctuating.

He was born in the north and of course he was also a northerner.

But Tang Situi didn't feel this way.

He only thought Chen Kangbo's remarks were ridiculous.

"Heroes? If they are really heroes, they should expel the Jin people with their own strength, rather than hope for the king's army! Since they have decided to start a crime, they must be determined and prepared to die.

If you don’t even have this determination and preparation and just wait for the king to help them, then this kind of hero is definitely not a hero! There is no need for support, and what you need to worry more is whether they will drag down the Song Dynasty!”

Tang Situi said a word and then lost the little fluctuations in Zhao Gou's heart.

Zhao Gou immediately felt that what Tang Situi said made sense.

If you are really a hero, you don’t need to look forward to them helping you.

If it weren't for the heroes, it would be useless for them to help, and they would just waste their troops, horses, food and grass.

So let's summarize...

There is no need to help.

Yes, that's it.

So far, Zhao Gou's ideas have basically been confirmed.

However, Chen Kangbo argued with reason and was unwilling to give up, denying Tang Situi's shamelessness.

"Restoring the Central Plains requires working together with all parties. The Jin Dynasty has strong military strength, so it requires the joint efforts of the Song Dynasty's military and civilians to restore the Central Plains. In your opinion, treating the heroes of rebellion as timid people, and using yourself to judge others!

Tang Situi, you are timid. If you are afraid of the Jin Kingdom, don’t think that everyone in the world is afraid of the Jin Kingdom! There are so many heroes in the world, how can you be so slandered? Shameless!"

Tang Situi was furious and strongly scolded Chen Kangbo. The two were so quarreled that they almost started. In the end, Zhao Gou made a statement to stop the dispute.

But Zhao Gou's decision is no longer doubtful.

Although Chen Kangbo fought for Zhao Gou in tears, Zhao Gou was unmoved.

Chen Chengzhi, the Minister of the Privy Council, looked at Chen Kangbo's tears and his face was choked, and he couldn't bear it.

So he took a step forward and made suggestions to Zhao Gou.

"Your Majesty, I think that although it is a crisis to send troops north, it may be possible to use another method, such as sending people north to grant the head of the reign of the reign to our dynasty official position, secretly recruiting the Jin people, so that they will not let the Jin people know that, in this way, even if the reign is pacified, our dynasty can still observe success or failure without any flaws."

Tang Situi was dissatisfied again.

"This cannot be said to be foolproof, right? You always have to give official uniforms and seals. If these things are discovered after they are pacified by the Jin people, and the Jin people use these things to question me, how should my court deal with it?"

Chen Chengzhi was very dissatisfied with Tang Situi's behavior of being afraid of things, and had always despised Tang Situi's servileness during Qin Hui's administration, so he refuted.

"How do you know that you will definitely be discovered? Besides, you are afraid of this and that when doing things, just like drinking water from your own home and worrying about whether the water will be poisonous. Isn't Mr. Tang afraid of being thirsty to death?"

Seeing that Chen Chengzhi disobeyed him, Tang Situi was furious.

"How dare you talk to me like this?"

Chen Chengzhi sneered.

"I am Your Majesty's minister and only recognizes justice. Does Mr. Tang want to learn from Qin Hui and don't even give me the chance to tell the truth?"

Chen Chengzhi held a dominant position in war and did not support war, but he was very dissatisfied with Qin Hui's behavior of covering up the sky. During Qin Hui's tenure, he disobeyed Qin Hui many times and was excluded and suppressed. He was promoted only after Qin Hui died.

So he is very sensitive to such things and is not afraid of them at all.

And he knew that Zhao Gou would never allow another Qin Hui to appear.

Sure enough, when talking about Qin Hui, he touched the most sensitive part in Zhao Gou's heart, he immediately frowned.

"Good Lord Tang should not say too much. Some people have different opinions. This is a good thing. If the court becomes a one-man sect, it will not be a good thing."

Hearing Zhao Gou's cold warning, Tang Situi was shocked and quickly accused Zhao Gou of guilt, took three steps back, and did not dare to speak anymore.

Zhao Gou then calmed down and looked at Chen Chengzhi.

"Self-knowingly, what you mean is that our dynasty can send someone to contact the people who are in charge of the Shandong Province, give him an official position, and determine a title?"

"That is, Your Majesty, the title of the ruler and the minister is very important. With this title, if he wins, the Central Plains can naturally be restored. If he loses, as long as my dynasty does not actually send troops, the Jin people will not be able to take the handle of our dynasty, so it will not be considered a destruction of peace."

Chen Chengzhi gave his own advice.

This suggestion made Zhao Gou nod slightly, thinking that it was feasible.

Shen Gai, who hadn't spoken much just now, expressed his own opinion again.

"Your Majesty, in order to completely eliminate future troubles, I think it is okay to be appointed to an official, but the official uniforms, seals and other things representing our dynasty can be done a little bit, and make some changes to what they are not clear about. In this way, even if these things fall into the hands of the Jin people, there will be room for maneuver in the future."

Shen Gai's thought hit the part that Zhao Gou was most worried about.

In this way, all the problems were solved, and Zhao Gou could finally sit down and watch the tiger fight.

"It's great, so let's do it like this. It's obvious that the matter is very important. You can send reliable personnel to handle it directly. Be careful not to disclose information. The fewer people you know, the better, and you will be directly responsible."

"I obey the order."

Chen Chengzhi took Zhao Gou's order.

So Zhao Gou continued to enjoy his happiness happily.

Chen Kangbo obviously wanted to say something, but he didn't say it out loud, but just left the palace helplessly.

On the way out of the palace, Chen Chengzhi caught up with Chen Kangbo's pace.

"What my husband said just now is too radical, which makes the officials feel unhappy. I think my husband should be cautious in his words and actions in the future and should not say anything about sending troops to the Northern Expedition in front of the officials."

Chen Kangbo is not incomprehensible to Chen Chengzhi's kind words.

So he shook his head helplessly.

"How can I not understand the truth? The government is getting older and wants a stable situation more and more. I don't want a chaos of war. But the Song Dynasty can't just trap a corner of the south of the Yangtze River and not restore the Central Plains, right?"

Chen Chengzhi sighed.

"The slogan of restoring the Central Plains is shouted every year, but can it really be achieved? Maybe there were some opportunities at the beginning, right? But now, is there really still a chance? Judging from the fact that I have seen during my days as the Minister of the Zhishumi District, it is very difficult."

Chen Kangbo looked at Chen Chengzhi.

"The army is useless?"

"Hmph, it's not just unusable. Those who are neglected to train, those who are empty-handed, those who run industries, those who do some stealing activities in private, and even those who sell private salt. Such people are everywhere in the army, and they are full of business affairs. Where can they have the courage to fight?"

Chen Chengyi said disdainfully: "All these generals are greedy and afraid of death. Even if they are a little brave, they will die before Qin Hui took office. What kind of good generals can they be?"

After hearing this, Chen Kangbo was speechless.

There are some things he doesn't know about, and he wants to change but can't do anything.

The Privy Council has the power to mobilize troops, but does not have the power to command troops, and cannot control the daily training of soldiers. This part of the power does not belong to the Privy Council. Although Chen Chengzhi knew that the army was corrupt, he did not know what to do to change this situation.

Similarly, Chen Kangbogui was a political consultant, so he could not control this aspect.
Chapter completed!