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Chapter 84: Difficulty

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The anger of the northerners is understandable. Their interest requirements were not fully realized and they could get what they wanted by entering Bianjing first. However, Zhao Kai and Tong Guan jointly cooperated, and the powerful imperial power was still above the force, and Li Hu's promotion pushed them to a dangerous situation.

Li Hu has his own interests and needs. He does not want the Northwest people to monopolize power and form a confrontation with the Northwest people. He very much hopes to maintain a cooperative relationship with the Northwest people. The two have common interests in interests, and it is more in line with the interests of both parties. However, the Northwest people are afraid of Li Hu and are worried that Li Hu will destroy the great Song Dynasty. Therefore, at the critical moment, Li Hu will be excluded from Bian Jing.

In this case, Li Hu had to support Zhao Kai and Tong Guan in order to form a three-legged tripod. The three-legged tripod is obviously stronger than the confrontation between the two strong, and it helps the stability of Bianjing, but the disadvantage is that the contradiction will be deeper and more complicated. Now it seems that the benefits of the three-legged tripod have not been reflected, but on the contrary, the disadvantages are becoming more and more serious.

Li Hu sighed bitterly. If he had known this, it would be better to reject the strategy of the people in the northwest and lead his army to Bianjing. At least, the confrontation between the two strong men would not deteriorate to this extent.

However, this is also impossible. Li Hu's strong appearance may intensify the conflicts and lead to the division of Bianjing and local governments. He left the army in the northwest and stationed in Luoyang by himself, which would definitely alleviate the conflicts between Bianjing and local governments. After Bianjing obtained local support, he could immediately concentrate his efforts to fight against the Jin Kingdom.

The deterioration of the Bianjing crisis is not because Li Hu's plan has problems, but because there is problems with Bianjing itself. Zhao Kai and Tong Guan still stick to the national policy and do not make timely corrections based on the situation. At this time, cooperation is the first priority, and Zhao Kai should hand over the command of the battlefield to the people of Northwest. Winning the Hebei War will be beneficial to him, and it will be beneficial to the Song Dynasty and all forces in the court. There is no need to ignore the national prosperity for the sake of oneself.

"What problem can I solve when I arrive in the Hebei battlefield?" Li Hu smiled bitterly, "Will the emperor hand over the command of the battlefield to me?"

"The emperor's purpose is very simple, which is to ask the Tiger and Lieutenant Army to confront the Jin army." Huang She said, "If the Tiger and Lieutenant Army win, they still cannot solve the problem of Bian Jing. If they lose, then Bian Jing will be over. So my opinion is to stick to the established strategy and wait for the right time, we will enter the battlefield in Hebei."

"However, we must consider the attack strategy of the Jurchens." Dong Xiaochou disagreed with Huang She's statement, "Yue Fei's 40,000 army will definitely not be able to defend Hebei, and the Northwest Army and the Capital Garrison will stick to the front line of the Yellow River. In this way, Hebei will be lost. Hebei will be lost, and Yanyun will also be lost except Datong. You can imagine what the Jin army will want next." He pointed to Taiyuan on the map, "If I were Wu Qimai, I would immediately discuss the relationship with Bianjing, and then concentrate my efforts to attack Datong and Taiyuan, and take Hedong. Hedong, Hebei will get it, the Jin Kingdom and the Song Dynasty will be divided into rivers and governed, and the territory of the Jin army will be greatly expanded. Then our strategy will be severely hit. What should we do?"

Indeed, what if the situation develops as Dong Xiaochou said, what should I do if Hu Lie Mansion?

In Li Hu's strategy, protecting Hebei is the premise. Hebei cannot be kept. The situation in Hedong is very difficult. The Tiger Lieutenant Army is confined to two battlefields. In the end, it can only give up one. The Hulie Mansion cannot give up Hedong. Hedong. The situation in the northwest will be difficult. So in the end, he can only give up Hebei and give up Hebei. The situation in the Central Plains will be dangerous. Bian Jing and Jingji will become the battlefield between the north and the south. Bian Jing is the capital of the Song Dynasty. It is the center of the power of the Song Dynasty. The surrounding areas of Bian Jing become the battlefield. The emperor and the center will be moved. If the emperor and the center move south, Li Hu will hold the emperor hostage and command the world and the earth strategy will fail. Therefore, Li Hu must move the emperor and the center to the northwest. In this way, the problem will come back. The Tiger Lieutenant Army must enter Hebei to participate in the war. Once Hebei is defeated, it can also control the emperor and the center in time to ensure that the emperor and the center move to the northwest.

Li Hu had a split headache and was struggling.

Whether for the Song Dynasty or the Hulie Mansion, if Hebei is lost, the Central Plains fall into a melee, and the emperor and the center are forced to move, it will be a disaster. With the current strength of the Song Dynasty, it is fully capable of defending Hebei. But if Hebei is lost and the capital falls due to fierce internal power struggles, everyone will become sinners in China.

"In my opinion, it's better to kill Tong Guan." Huang She said. "Tong Guan was left because he had a role. But now he has escaped our control and has posed a threat to us. He can't stay anymore."

Li Hu remained silent.

Killing Tong Guan may not necessarily solve the problem. The key to the current contradiction is the uneven distribution of power and interests. This fatal key is not solved. Not to mention killing Tong Guan, even deposing the emperor cannot ease the conflict in a limited manner.

"Who will control the center if you kill Tong Guan?" Li Hu asked, "Once Tong Guan dies, the situation of the three-legged tripod will be broken. At that time, whether we control the center or the Northwest people control the center, the two strong people confront each other. The Northwest people want to grab it.

We cannot fully satisfy the power and interests of the land, and the contradiction will worsen."

At this time, Bianjing is a game of dead chess, and to revitalize this game of dead chess, you must abandon the piece. Tong Guan is a chess piece, and the Northwest people are also chess pieces, but no matter which one is abandoned, it will cause an unpredictable chain reaction. Has the Tiger Lie Army prepared a countermeasure? No, the problems of the Tiger Lie Mansion have not been solved yet, so how can there be more power to maintain the stability of Bian Jing? As for the control center, the Tiger Lie Mansion lacks prerequisites. The control center requires a large number of ministers who are loyal to themselves. These ministers must not only be familiar with the government and respectful, but also be from the Song Dynasty. Li Hu cannot do it, and it is also difficult for the Northwest people to do it. This is also the reason why Li Hu is unwilling to promote entry into Bian Jing. At the same time, it is also an important reason why Tong Guan controls the Bian Jing center overnight.

Li Hu thought for a long time and planned to talk to Tong Guan again. After arriving in Bianjing, this eunuch was a little lost and didn't know the whole world.

"The letter told the Tong Taishi that I want to see him."

Everyone dispersed and the study became quiet.

After reviewing some documents that were urgently pending, Li Hu picked up Tieying's letter and looked at it carefully again.

The Jin army attacked Datong again in early July. Datong had sufficient defense and strong support. The only thing they were worried about was the supply of money, grain and weapons. After Hulie Mansion moved south, many government agencies and various workshops in the north were moved south. Hundreds of thousands of people arrived in Taiyuan. A large number of migration and resettlement work required money and grain, which to a certain extent exacerbated the financial crisis of Hulie Mansion. Now the battlefield situation in Hebei is critical, and Hulie Mansion will provide food and grass weapons to Yue Fei, Song Jiang and Zhe Kecun Ministry, which has led to a more serious financial crisis.

Hu Lie Mansion absolutely complied with Li Hudi's orders, but Luo Sinan, Luo Qinghan and Hu Tu wrote to Li Hu, asking Li Hu to take financial considerations and not participate in the Hebei War for the time being. Hu Tu even suggested that Li Hu immediately withdraw Yue Fei, Song Jiang and Zhe Kecun's troops from the Hebei battlefield and station troops at various key passes in Taihang Mountains. Just stop the Jin army from invading Hedong.

Tieying also came out of the financially tight finance and suggested that Li Hu give up Weizhou.

At present, the Tiger Lieutenant Army actually controls the southwestern part of Datong Prefecture, Shuozhou, Yingzhou and Weizhou in Yunzhong Road. If Weizhou is lost, the Feihu Fortress and Lingqiu Ancient Road will be lost. In this way, the Jin army can go to Zijin Pass to enter Feihu, and then cross Hengshan from Lingqiu Ancient Road to enter Yingzhou, cut off the local connection between Datong and Taiyuan, and at the same time, they can directly kill Daizhou from Lingqiu, directly attack Yanmen Pass, and threaten Taiyuan.

Tieying's suggestion was to give up Weizhou, withdraw the army to the key pass of Hengshan, and station troops here to block the Jin army's attack on Datong and Taiyuan.

Li Hu thought for a long time but did not agree. He wrote to Tieying, transferring Dugufeng and Shenlong Army to Weizhou, and guarding Weizhou with Dugufeng, defending Feihu and Lingqiu to death, and preventing the Jin army from attacking from the flanks of Datong and Taiyuan at all costs.

While Li Hu was writing a letter, Yan Qing walked in with a volume of documents.

Li Hu signaled him to sit down, then at his desk, and quickly wrote the letter. He put down his pen, and Li Hu smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work these days. Are you satisfied with the house arranged for you?"

"Thank you, General Manager." Yan Qing thanked repeatedly, and then handed the document in his hand to the table, "General Manager, this is my business account book for several years in Bianjing."

Li Hu looked at him in surprise. Yan Qing hurriedly explained. After he arrived in Bianjing, Hu Lie Mansion allocated a sum of money to him, and then transferred it several times, totaling about two million guan. Yan Qing used this money to do business and became one of the richest people in Bianjing. After deducting the consumption over the past few years, he actually controlled about five million guan.

This time, Yan Qing followed Li Hu's order and sold all the real estate in Bianjing and brought back all the five million chunks.

Li Hu was a little surprised. He did not expect that Yan Qing still had five million coins in his hands. It is conceivable that Yan Qing had consumed so much in Bian Jing in the past few years, but even if Yan Qing was good at commerce and return to trade, Bian Jing was full of gold, and he would not have been as rich as this.

"How come you have so much money?"

Yan Qing smiled and explained. Behind Yan Qing was Li Shishi, and behind Li Shishi was the emperor, and there were prominent and powerful people like Cai Jing. Yan Qing was recruited by Li Shishi, so he was certainly as if he was good at doing business in Bianjing. As long as he was brave enough, he would not make enough money.

Li Hu understood that with Li Shishi's backer, Yan Qing could of course be rich. From this, one thing that came to mind was: how much wealth has Cai Jing and Tong Guan accumulated over the past 20 years?

"How much does Cai Jing have?" Li Hu asked curiously, "Do you know?"

"I don't know." Yan Qing smiled, "But according to my estimate, Cai Jing's wealth should be more than a few billions of dollars."
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