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In February of this year, envoys from the Song, Liao and Jin frequently entered and left the General General's Office, and tried to use the power of the Liaodong rebel army to change the situation in Liaodong.

Of course, the Song Dynasty hoped that Li Hu would lead his army to attack Yanjing. The snipe and clam fight, and the fisherman gained profits. The Song Dynasty was determined to be a fisherman who could get a bargain.

The Jin Kingdom also hoped that Li Hu would attack Yanjing, thus forcing the Liao Kingdom to fight on both sides, which would allow the Jin army to successfully occupy Shangjing.

The Liao Kingdom tried its best to ensure the stability of Youyan, and tried every means to temporarily cease the war with the rebel army, so as to concentrate its efforts to deal with the Jin army and protect Shangjing.

The Emperor of the Song Dynasty agreed to Li Hu's conditions, but the premise was that before June this year, Li Hu had to attack Yanjing.

"I want to make sure of one thing," said Li Hu. "Can your Majesty complete all preparations for the Northern Expedition before September?"

The horse was stunned for a moment, and many things passed through his mind, and he felt very upset.

At the end of last year, there was a great famine in the west of Beijing and a severe drought in the Huaidong. The thief Song Jiang from Jingdong gathered to rebel. Zhu, who presided over the Suzhou Yingfeng Bureau, caused a disturbance in the southeast because of Hua Shigang wantonly exploiting the people. All of these would be dealt with. Therefore, the internal and external courts started to argue about money.

At this time, if the emperor wanted to fight the Northern Expedition, he would need more money. For this reason, the emperor asked Cai Jing to find a way. Cai Jing took out several ways to increase his financial income, which angered the court. A group of ministers led by the Right Prime Minister Wang Anzhong submitted impeachments.

Cai Jing has a catchphrase: If someone asks him about economic and political affairs, he will say that this is the emperor's intention and I am acting on the order. This time he is the same, and he also turns the finger on the emperor. But probably because he is too old, his mind is not flexible enough. When faced with the questioning of the ministers, he suddenly lets go and tells the story of the Northern Expedition.

Now that he stabbed the hornet's nest, the ministers rushed to the emperor and begged hard that they would not be able to fight the north no matter what. Some of them held the theory of the Liao Dynasty, while others held the theory of sitting and observing. In short, based on the actual situation and moral thinking, they could not fight the north.

The emperor was so angry that his eyes were rolling around. Of course he would not admit it. He opened his mouth and pushed all the blame to Cai Jing. He said that the Northern Expedition was all Cai Jing's landlord's idea.

Of course, Cai Jing did not dare to tell the truth. He could only carry it. He faced the entire court alone. The emperor, Tong Guan and others secretly continued to implement the Northern Expedition strategy.

Under the current circumstances, due to the serious financial shortage, the strategy of the Northern Expedition was strongly opposed. It was obviously impossible to complete the preparations for the Northern Expedition before September. So the emperor thought about it and thought about the Jin Kingdom. Li Hu's strength was obviously limited. Moreover, the emperor did not trust him and was worried that he would disobey him. Therefore, the emperor planned to make preparations. If he could use Li Hu, he would use Li Hu. If he could not use Li Hu, he would use Jurchens. Anyway, he would ensure that the Song Dynasty took back Yan Yun.

In mid-February, Zhao Liangsi went to the Jin Kingdom to discuss the joint attack on Liao. The horse expanded to the Liaodong Rebel Army and urged Li Hu to attack Yanjing as soon as possible to consume the strength of the Liao army.

Ma Kuo said about the difficulties faced by the Song Dynasty. All other things were concealed. "The current national treasury is a little nervous. The court debates over the Northern Expedition are fierce. However, Your Majesty is determined to fight for the Northern Expedition. He is doing his best to prepare. Don't worry. At the end of September and early October, the Song army will definitely launch the Northern Expedition."

Li Hu believed in Ma Kuodi's words. Because Li Gang had already made it clear that the crisis facing the Song Dynasty was facing very clearly. In Li Gang's view, it was not only difficult to resolve this internal crisis, but also took a long time. But the situation in Liaodong changed very quickly. At this moment, the Song Dynasty was facing an external crisis again. For this reason, the Song Dynasty had to recover Yanyun, rebuild the barrier of the Central Plains, and ensure the security of the country's destiny. Only then could it be resolved wholeheartedly. Therefore, the Northern Expedition in the Song Dynasty was imperative.

Ma Kuo then said something.

In the past, Li Hu once mentioned the rebels in the Song Dynasty, and also mentioned the names of Song Jiang and Fang La. Now Song Jiang really appears, what about Fang La? Maybe it will appear soon. After Zhao Liangsi returned to report to the emperor, the emperor attached great importance to this. Li Hu's father was a great god in the Heavenly Master, and it was not surprising that Li Hu had the ability to predict the future, so the emperor sent people to search for places where thieves were there. Once discovered, he would be killed.

When Ma Kuo said this, he admired Li Hu's extraordinary ability, but Li Hu aroused a concern for Ma Kuo. He gathered several coaches and officials of the General Office to discuss matters.

The Song Dynasty wanted to make an Northern Expedition as scheduled, and the Rebel Army took this opportunity to seize Yanjing. If the Rebel Army wanted to survive well, it must capture Yanjing. Only by occupying Yanjing can the Rebel Army have the capital to bargain with the Song Dynasty. Otherwise, the rebel army and Li Hu's vassal state would sooner or later be swallowed up by the Song Dynasty.

After some discussion, the General's Office came up with a future strategy. Before the Song army's Northern Expedition, it dealt with the Song, Liao and Jin Kingdoms to preserve its strength. After the Song army's Northern Expedition, it cooperated and seized Yanjing before the Song army. After taking Yanjing, it bargained with the Song army. The ultimate goal of the rebel army was that the vassal state of the Liaodong rebel army included the entire Youyan, which was the basic condition for the survival and development of the rebel army.

With the strength of the rebel army, it is very difficult to capture Yanjing, so the rebel army must be prepared from now on and must hit it with one blow.

While everyone was discussing the details, Li Hu invited the Iron Eagle to the back account, "Uncle, send someone back to the mountain and bring my father's treasure. This time, the chance of winning is too small. If we can get that treasure, we may be able to successfully capture Yanjing."

Tieying almost forgot about this. She worked hard for survival all the time for the past year and couldn't remember it.

"Okay, I'll send someone to do it right away." Tieying said, "I hope God will bless you, and my father will bless you, that baby will remain intact."

In May, Wanyan Aguda personally led his army to attack Shangjing City. Tabu also surrendered to the city.

Wanyan Aguda was overjoyed and then went south to attack Zhongjing.

Yelu Yuji led his army to block the attack, and the two sides fought fiercely. The Jin army suffered heavy losses, and several generals such as Wanyan Tehu were killed, while the Liao army suffered shocking losses. The Jin army was unable to fight again, so they immediately stopped.

The Liaodong Rebel Army did not launch an attack from beginning to end, which was an important reason why the Liao army was able to concentrate its forces to repel the Jin army.

The Jin Kingdom was very annoyed about this and believed that Li Hu was betrayal. However, Wanyan Aguda and Bo Jilie also knew that Li Hu's survival strategy had changed. He now wanted to help the Liao people maintain the current Liaodong pattern and then gain space and time for the survival and development of the Liaodong rebel army.

At this moment in Runzhou, Li Hu was also angry.

He received three news, one was sent back from the border between the Song and Liao, and so far, the Song Dynasty did not assemble troops on the border between the Hebei border, nor showed any signs of a northern expedition. The Song Dynasty envoy arrived in Yanjing and repeatedly assured the Emperor of Liao that the Song Dynasty would never rebel against the alliance. The other was the news that the Song Dynasty envoy Zhao Liangsi arrived in the Jin Kingdom and negotiated with the Jin master to join forces to attack Liao. The details of the alliance had been drafted, and Zhao Liangsi would soon return to Bianjing.

The alliance between the Song and Jin dynasties was expected by Li Hu, but both sides ignored the existence of the Liaodong Rebel Army and refused to allow the Liaodong Rebel Army to participate in the division of the future interests of Liaodong. This is something that Li Hu absolutely cannot tolerate. Secondly, from the emperor to the envoy, the Song Dynasty deceived the Liaodong Rebel Army together, treated the Liaodong Rebel Army as an idiot, and let the Liaodong Rebel Army die, which was even more infuriating.

This incident completely made Li Hu and several major figures of the Rebel Army lose their trust in the Emperor of Song and the Emperor of Song, and they decided to implement their own survival and development strategies. Hu, for various reasons, was postponed, and it was probably the beginning of spring next year. He once again urged Li Hu to attack Yanjing.

Li Hu sneered and asked Ma Kuo, "What is the reason?"

"Cai Jing was dismissed from prime minister and retired and returned home to retire." Ma Kuo sighed, "Your Majesty was at the expense of Cai Jing in exchange for support from the ministers in the court for the Northern Expedition, but once Cai Jing left, many national policies would be revised. Whether Your Majesty can raise enough money to launch the Northern Expedition is currently unsure, so the Northern Expedition can only be postponed."

Li Hu couldn't understand this in the past, but since Li Gang explained the "controlled economy" and "leniency economy" in detail, Li Hu understood it as soon as he heard it.

Although the "controlled economy" can increase income for the treasury, it seriously damages the interests of the powerful and wealthy bureaucrats. Therefore, Cai Jing is the target of public criticism. His resignation means that the "controlled economy" will be loosened. In order to make the court support his Northern Expedition, the emperor must allow these powerful and wealthy bureaucrats to gain benefits. However, in this way, the treasury income will be reduced. The Northern Expedition will use hundreds of thousands of troops and spend tens of millions of military funds. When the country's financial income is insufficient, where will these tens of millions of military funds come from?
Chapter completed!