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Wuyan was anxious, and he suddenly said excitedly: "I am from the Song Dynasty. I suffered a ruthless injustice in the Song Dynasty. I was humiliated by the emperor of the Song Dynasty, Cai Jing and others in all kinds of ways. I hate the emperor of the Song Dynasty and the treacherous slander of Cai Jing. But I love the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty is my home and my roots. I don't want to see the Song Dynasty overturn. Please be sure to believe me once..."

Li Hu couldn't believe it. Whether it was Li Gang's poor country and rich people or the corruption that was denied with no face, he could not believe that the powerful dynasty of the Song Dynasty had reached its end. The Song Dynasty was too powerful. It had nearly one trillion yuan in financial income every year, and it had more than one million troops. It had inexhaustible wealth, and the Song Dynasty would never be defeated.

"Okay, let me ask you, since the Song Dynasty is so powerful, why has the Song Dynasty never launched a Northern Expedition since the Chanyuan Alliance? Since the Song Dynasty is so powerful, in the face of the continuous wars in Liaodong and the Khitans are in danger, why does the Song Dynasty still ask for help and join forces with Jin to attack Liao? Why can't the Song Dynasty complete the Northern Expedition alone?"

This... Li Hu thought for a while and said, "Is this a strategic consideration? If the Liao army is put into the dilemma of fighting on both sides, the Song army will certainly be more confident."

Wuyan scoffed, "Do you know what the draft of the Song-Jin Covenant is?"

This draft stipulates that the Song and Jin will attack the Liao Kingdom according to the agreed march route, the Jin army will capture the Zhongjing Dading Prefecture of Liao Kingdom, and the Song army will capture the Nanjing Xijin Prefecture of Liao Kingdom and the Xijing Datong Prefecture of Liao. After the Song Dynasty agreed to destroy Liao, the annual tribute that had been lost to Liao was transferred to Jin. Jin promised to return Yan Yun to Song. Both sides were not allowed to make peace with Liao alone.

"What's the point in this draft?"

Li Hu saw the name at a glance, and was furious and cursed, "I have defected to the Song Dynasty by the bastard, and I have occupied Pingzhou Road. Why didn't the Song Dynasty take them back?"

"No, this is not the point." Wuyan said, "The Song and Jin countries want to use you to destroy you. But the Song Dynasty was obviously not easy to do, so they handed over the destruction of you to the Jurchens. But this is not what I want to tell you. What I want to tell you is, why did the Song Dynasty transfer the 500,000-year-old monies lost to Liao to Jin? Why did the Jin Kingdom agree to return the 16 Yanyun prefectures to the Song Dynasty? If the Song Dynasty successfully captured Nanjing Xijin Prefecture and Xijing Datong Prefecture, the 16 Yanyun prefectures had actually been taken back. Does it still need the Jin Kingdom to make such a promise and promise to give the 500,000-year-old monies to the Jin Kingdom?"

Li Hu couldn't figure it out and couldn't find the answer, so he could only listen to Wuyan continue to say it.

"This is because the Emperor of the Song Dynasty knew very well that he did not have the ability to attack Nanjing Xijin Prefecture and Xijing Datong Prefecture at the same time, but in order to recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, he would rather use this unequal alliance to reserve a way out for himself. If the Song army failed in the Northern Expedition, he could still buy back the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun with 500,000 yuan a year. In other words, he still took a big advantage."

Wuyan smiled. She smiled helplessly and sadly. "Do you want to know the reason?" Hu couldn't wait to know the reason. Because this alliance seemed to him, it was simply ridiculous. Since the Song army captured Nanjing Xijin Prefecture and Xijing Datong Prefecture and recovered the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, would it still be necessary to give the Jin Kingdom 500,000 yuan a year? Did the Emperor of Song Dynasty step on the head of the chicken? It was broken?

"Because the corruption of the Song Dynasty has reached its extreme. Whether it is the official office or the army, as long as there is an official place, there is an astonishing corruption."

"The army of the Song Dynasty actually has no more than one million. According to our estimates, the imperial guards and the Xiang army of the Song Dynasty combined with 800,000 will be considered a big deal."

"In the army, it is commonplace to eat empty salary. When you are an official, you falsely report the number of troops. Then you will take military salary and get your personal pockets. Secondly, you will deduct money and grain unscrupulously. If you are an official, you will release private debts in the army. In addition, they also sent their soldiers to engage in various profit-making activities such as wine shops, pharmacies, Huiyi, and Fanglang. The serious disadvantages in the army not only affect the number of troops, but also affect the morale and combat effectiveness of the army."

"The Chanyuan Alliance has been around for more than 120 years. There has been no war on the Hebei border for a hundred years. The most terrible consequence is that the military is loose. The army is even more famous. The troops stationed in Hebei are all tools for military generals to make money. There is insufficient personnel. Not to mention combat effectiveness. The Hebei army cannot be used to fight at all."

"The only soldiers available in the Song Dynasty today are the Northwest Army. This is thanks to the Xixia people. It is precisely because of their plundering and plundering that the Song Dynasty retained an army that could be used to fight wars."

"Last year, Liu Fa, the general of the Northwest Army, was killed, and the 100,000 elite troops were wiped out. The Northwest Army suffered heavy damage, but the Northwest Army still had 300,000, and half of the troops could still be used to participate in the Northern Expedition. 150,000 troops, and at the same time, you can know how much the battle results can be achieved by thinking about it." He could barely accept it, but Wuyan said that the Song Dynasty could only call 150,000 troops to the Northern Expedition, which really made him unacceptable. More than one million troops, only 150,000 people were transferred to the Northern Expedition battlefield. How could this be possible?

"Who are you? How do you know so much?" Li Hu looked at Wuyan alertly, and involuntarily held the knife handle in his right hand.

"A few years ago, I was in Bianjing and served as the Minister of War Department of the Shangshu Province." Wuyan sighed, "But don't worry, I only told you this secret, and no one else will know about it."

Li Hu thought dizzyly for a long time, and finally understood why the Emperor of the Song Dynasty's plan for the Northern Expedition was strongly opposed by the court. He knew why the Emperor of the Song Dynasty wanted to use himself and destroy himself, why he wanted to join forces with the Jin Dynasty to attack Liao, and why he had to sign this seemingly unequal alliance with the Jin Kingdom. In the final analysis, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty was defeated and he had no strength, so he had to humble himself.

The shame of Jingkang? Is the shame of Jingkang real? This is impossible, it is as unreal as a fantasy.

"Why? Why is this happening?"

"In the Song Dynasty, there were two reforms, one was Fan Zhongyan's new policy on Qingli, and the other was Wang Anshi's reform. If you have the chance, I can talk to you in detail. Perhaps, you can understand something from it and understand why the Song Dynasty has come to this point."

Then, Wuyan bowed as a courtesy and said solemnly: "General General, please think carefully. Under the current situation, joining Liao and Jin to ensure that Liaodong divides the world three times and maintains a dominant pattern is the real way out for General General General and the Rebel Army."

Li Hu sent Wuyan away and locked himself in the house for a long time.

The story of my father, the shame of Jingkang, Li Gang's theory of poverty and wealth in the country, the shocking secret of shamelessness... What choice should I make?

The envoys from the Liao Kingdom waited in Runzhou for three days and were anxious. They had never seen Li Hu, and Luo Qinghan, Dong Xiaochou, Huang She and others also avoided him, which made them very frightened.

Late that night, Li Hu suddenly appeared and negotiated overnight.

Han, Li Shuang, and Li were uneasy and conveyed the meaning of the Emperor of Liao in detail.

The Liao army first defeated the Jin army by Yelu Yukyu, and then good news came from the desert. Yelu Dashi quelled the rebellion that blocked the Bu people. The Liao emperor and the ministers of the palace tent were happy, and then their confidence increased greatly. He transferred Yelu Dashi to the battlefield of Zhongjing, hoping to counterattack immediately and recapture Shangjing. At this time, recruiting Li Hu became the top priority.

For half a year, the two sides have maintained a tacit understanding. Li Hu kept his promise and did not launch an attack. The Liao Kingdom also kept his promise and opened up the Yanjing and Zhongjing markets to the rebels, allowing the rebels to purchase various materials through merchants. Over the past six months, both sides have established a certain amount of trust, but Li Hu has always refused to be dependent, which has caused a great headache for the Liao people.

This time, the Emperor of Liao offered more generous conditions. If Li Hu was dependent, he could serve as the deputy marshal of the Marshal's Office as the King of Han and also lead the commander of the Southeast Road. To put it bluntly, you should work hard and kill the Jurchens for me. Whatever you want, of course, it would be impossible to have the country of the Great Liao Dynasty.

After the negotiations, the title of the title is given, and the next step is to talk about the demands. The Emperor of Liao hopes that Li Hu can send troops to threaten Tokyo and then help the Liao army recover the capital.

"When will you launch an attack?" Li Hu asked.

Han hesitated for a moment and asked tentatively: "What the general manager means..."

"If possible, please come to Jinzhou, or I will go to see Yu Jian and Xiao Gan, let's sit together and discuss specific attack strategies."

Han was very happy and immediately asked, "Will the General Manager accept the seal?"

Li Hu smiled and shook his hand, "The time has not come. Go back and tell Your Majesty that I am not being dependent on you now, which is more beneficial to the Liao Dynasty."

Han understood this sentence. Li Hu was ambitious. A Han king and a vassal state could not satisfy him. He also had to look at the development of the situation in Liaodong. If the Liao army wins step by step, it would be only a matter of time before Li Hu was repaid. In other words, if the Liao army loses again and is defeated by the Jin army, Li Hu's position will change immediately. This is a typical "fence-riding" strategy, and the wind blows both sides.

Han sighed secretly, feeling that the future was dark. Li Hu was an important piece that determined the development of the situation in Liaodong and played an important role, but he used the "fence" to deal with the situation, which made the future full of variables and confusing situations.

Nanjing Xijin Prefecture: Today, Beijing.
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