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Lu Dashi sent people to report to Li Hu urgently. Khitan Emperor Yelu Yanxi killed Empress Dowager Xiao. A group of officials immediately fled and he was arrested. After Yelu Ma Ge tried his best to persuade him, the emperor let him go. Empress Dowager Xiao is Li Hu's mother-in-law, and her existence is very critical. Now Yelu Yanxi ignores the overall situation and kills her in order to vent her anger, which will inevitably attract Li Hu's revenge. The Khitans' situation is even more difficult.

Li Hu's good mood disappeared immediately.

It’s just right that you can kill someone and don’t look at the partner. Now you give me an excuse to kill you, I will help you.

On February 12, Li Hu ordered Hou Gui and Zhang Gao'er to lead his army to guard Fengshengzhou. The rest of the troops rushed to Kill Hukou and prepared to attack Yunnei.

Zhe Yanzhi returned to Datong with him. The descendant of the Zhe family came from a long house, older than Zhe Keqiu. He was in his forties, tall, with bright eyes under his thick black eyebrows, long beards under his jaws, and extraordinary demeanor. Perhaps because he was born in a prominent family and was successful in his youth, he was even more accomplice in the Song Dynasty and became the leader of the Northwest General. He was also successful in his performance. Therefore, he was arrogant and arrogant.

Li Hu didn't like him at first sight, and thought that this person was too powerful and cunning, just like a wolf hiding in a dense forest, cunning and cruel, making people feel scared. In comparison, people can be asked for, can be saved and can be broken, can be broken, can be broken, can be broken, can be broken, can be broken, can be broken, etc. are like the thick land of the northwest, simple and sincere, down-to-earth, and coupled with the toughness and generousness of the people in the northwest, it is easy for people to feel close.

Li Hu didn't like Zhe Yanzhi, and Zhe Yanzhi didn't like him either. In Zhe Yanzhi's eyes, Li Hu was just a Han captain who started his rebellion and had no right to marry the Zhe family.

The Zhe family and Li Hu were married to each other, and it was Zhe Keqiu's idea. He did not tell Zhe Yanzhi in advance. Zhe Yanzhi was very angry about this, fearing that he would be scolded by the emperor. Fortunately, Prince Yun came forward to help him in time, otherwise there would be trouble. Now Zhe Yanzhi's life in Bianjing is very sad. As a representative figure of the Northwest General, the emperor needs him, and the prince and Prince Yun also need him. He did not fall into the vortex of the dispute over the imperial rule, but a fierce man stabbed in, and he was already in a disaster. In the future, no matter whether the king wins or the prince ascends the throne, he will hit the Zhe family hard, because the Zhe family fully demonstrated its influence on Bianjing in this dispute over the imperial rule. Although the Zhe family was forcibly pulled in by the dispute over the imperial rule, since it fell into the vortex, it would sooner or later be a disaster.

The people of the Zhe family blamed Zhe Yanzhi, and Zhe Yanzhi felt wronged. He did not expect that he had finally gotten a Jinshi, got rid of the shackles of his identity as a martial artist, and was listed as the big tree of Prince Yun. He thought he could shine his ancestors, but he did not expect that Prince Yun would actually compete for the imperial throne and drag him in. He was very conflicted and struggled, worried about being hated by Prince Yun and being harmed by him. He followed Prince Yun one way to the dark, and was worried about Prince Yun's failure. When he was worried about gains and losses, he accidentally fell into the trap set by Cai Jing and Zheng Juzhong. He became a prince group in a confused manner, and secretly became a fence party with two boats. The situation was even more serious.

However, whether it is Cai Jing or Zheng Juzhong, their real purpose is not to help the prince ascend the throne, but to use it to threaten the emperor, intending to drive Tong Guan and Wang out of the center and let their own people control power. In other words, Zhe Yanzhi still has a chance to turn around, that is, to follow closely behind Cai Jing and Zheng Juzhong. As long as these people do not fall, no matter who becomes the emperor in the end, even if the Zhe family cannot maintain its current status and strength, at least they can maintain the glory and wealth of generations. The strategy adopted by the Song Dynasty for the general family was to weaken from generation to generation, so that their descendants could have official positions, wealth, and good life, and gradually evolved the general family into a mediocre family that was like a parasite that did not threaten the Song Dynasty.

Zhe Yanzhi didn't dare to expect too much, just to hope that the Zhe family would not overturn. However, this small hope was completely destroyed by Li Hu.

Li Hu is worthy of being a figure in the north. He abandoned Yanjing in the extremely bad situation in Youyan, and reversed the unfavorable situation and gave Bianjing a heavy blow. In the eyes of the Bianjing emperor and ministers, Li Hu went through a lot of hardships to take Youyan. It was impossible to give up at all. There was no reason to give up. This wrong judgment led to Bianjing making a wrong decision. As a result, he shot himself in the foot. The emperor's goal was not achieved. The fierce struggle was also disappointed. Everything returned to **. The only achievement was to push Tong Guan off the stage. But Tong Guan was the same as Cai Jing. He eventually recovered Youyan through negotiations. Therefore, he could step down decently and retire home with his merits. His strength in Bianjing was the same as before.

The dispute over the imperial throne of Bianjing has reached a heightened level because of this Northern Expedition. The emperor's attitude is very clear. He wants to abolish the legitimate and establish a illegitimate. This attitude directly intensified the power struggle in the Bianjing court when the Northern Expedition was basically failed. Tong Guan's resignation shows that the emperor has made concessions to the lords and factions. No one can predict what will happen next. But one thing is certain. The fight between all parties will become even more bloody and cruel. The Zhe family is in danger of being protected every day in this whirlpool of roaring ground.

But at this time, the emperor pushed the Zhe family and made the Zhe family destined to suffer a catastrophe.

During this Northern Expedition.

The sect did not work hard. This is compared to their bravery in the battlefield in the northwest. This also exposed the dissatisfaction of the Northwest generals and the Bianjing area. It exposed their intention to threaten Bianjing to seek benefits for themselves. Bianjing first withdrew Zhong Shidao and then put Liu Yanqing in prison. The conflict between the two sides suddenly became fierce and the hatred became deeper. In this case, the Western Expedition was launched. The prospect was not optimistic. It can even be said to be pessimistic. Bianjing had a certain understanding of this. So the emperor gave in and called Zhe Yan until Shaanxi became the commander of the Northwest Army and Local Army. He tried to alleviate the conflict between Bianjing and the Northwest General Army and Division.

Zhe Yanzhi knew very well the current mentality of the Northwest General. Decades ago, there were examples of Dangxiang people and now there were examples of Li Hu. To put it bluntly, it was just a word. Emperor Zhao of the Song Dynasty wanted to step on the warriors under his feet. When I needed your land, I would take it out and use it. I didn't need it. I would keep it obediently. I would kill rabbits and dogs. To put it bluntly. If it weren't for the Khitans who went south repeatedly. If the Xixia people did not split and founded the country after the establishment of the Chanyuan Alliance, the Northwest Generals would probably have been gone. They were all taken away by Emperor Zhao.

If the Northwest generals want to survive, and if the Zhe family wants to continue their glory for more than 400 years, the only way is to raise the enemy to respect themselves. That is to say, the Western Xia Kingdom must exist, the Li Hu, the vassal state, and the Song Dynasty must have a continuous and long-term threat. Then, they can survive and have a bite of food, otherwise they will follow their opponents and be together.

Bianjing did hope to launch a Western Expedition, and indeed hoped to use the Western Expedition to weaken Li Hu and recover the western frontier, but the Northwest Generals did not want to launch a Western Expedition. In recent years, they fought too many wars, and the Northwest Army suffered serious losses and urgently needed to replenish the source of troops. The strategies of the Western Expedition could give them the opportunity to rebuild the army and rebuild the combat effectiveness of the army. However, they were unwilling to fight, and there were many harms but no benefits.

Therefore, Tong Guan was very smart and retreated bravely. He took advantage of the failure of the Northern Expedition and stopped doing it. The prime ministers of the East and West Prefectures were also very smart. They joined forces to push Zhe Yan to the position of commander of the Northwest Army. He could not find a reason to refuse. If this battle was defeated, the Zhe family and the Northwest General would be in trouble and win... It is impossible. This battle could not be won. If it wins, Li Hu's strength would be stronger. How to control him in the future? So the real purpose of this battle was to severely damage Li Hu, so Zhe Yanzhi, the commander of the Northwest Army, had no good ending whether he lost or won the battle.

This is a warning from Bianjing to the Northwest Generals. You warriors should not be smart, and don’t think that reading a little book will affect the decisions of the Song Dynasty. At the same time, this is also an inevitable reason why Cai Jing and Tong Guan stepped down one after another. Zhe Yanzhi rose to power because of Cai Jing and Tong Guan’s power struggle. Now that Cai Jing has returned home, Tong Guan is about to retire. Of course, Zhe Yanzhi has to leave the center as well. In addition, the emperor and the king are more vigilant against the Northwest Generals because of the defeat in the Northern Expedition. Of course, they will not let Zhe Yanzhi be in the center again.

Zhe Yanzhi worked hard for decades and struggled for decades, and finally got his current status, but he quickly stepped down. He was angry and resentful for this. However, he did not hate Cai Jing, Tong Guan and Northwest generals, but instead spread all his anger on Li Hu's head. He believed that Li Hu's cunning and cruelty ruined his future and pushed the Zhe family into the abyss of defeat.

How to fight in the Northwest War? How to fight to get rid of the predicament? This is a question that Zhe Yanzhi has been thinking about.

Li Hu voluntarily gave up Yanjing, and the Jin Kingdom took the initiative to return the Yanjing and the prefectures in front of the mountain to the Song Dynasty, which gave the Song Dynasty an illusion. They believed that Li Hu was afraid of the Song Dynasty, and the Jurchens were also afraid of the Song Dynasty. Li Hu and the Jurchens had to bow to the Song Dynasty due to their own strength. The Jin Kingdom's conditions for returning Youyan to the Song Dynasty were too favorable, without blackmailing, and without threats. Li Hu tactfully expressed his loyalty to the Song Dynasty with the help of the Jin people. Why did the Jin Kingdom and Li Hu do this? It was very simple. Due to the situation, they joined forces to persuade the Song Dynasty to launch a Western Expedition, with the purpose of taking this opportunity to win time for development.

The Song Dynasty also made concessions.

This Northern Expedition, the Song Dynasty lost two battles and two defeats, exposed a series of urgent problems such as low combat capabilities and lack of garrison troops in Hebei. In addition, Li Hu looted Yanjing. In order to stabilize and appease the Youyan people, the Song Dynasty needed a lot of assistance. The Song Dynasty needed money to establish Yanshan Town Garrison troops, rebuilding institutions at all levels of Yanshan Road, and pacifying the Youyan people. However, the Song Dynasty's treasury had been seriously deficient. Where did this money come from? How to raise it? Therefore, the Song Dynasty also needed time.
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