As soon as the meeting began, the war and the two factions faced each other.

After hearing Li Zhixiao's words, Zhao Fan felt annoyed. He turned around and directly attacked, "The Mongolian army is gathering in Luoyang with an obvious intention, and it is for my own benefit. Now Mongolia is about to attack the Song Dynasty. You are not active at this time."

Are you preparing for war and waiting for the Mongols to cross the Yangtze River?"

Li Zhixiao's fighting ability was not weak. He snorted coldly, "If Mongolia wants to attack, it's not you who provoke it."

Zhao Fan was at a loss for words. He said angrily: "If Jinghu and Sichuan send troops to cooperate, our country has already recovered the three capitals and rebuilt the Guanhe defense line. Why should we fear Mongolia?"

Zhao Yun listened to the conversation between the two and felt a little impatient. He waved his hand and said, "I came here today to listen to your countermeasures, not to listen to your quarrel."

After speaking, he looked at Zheng Qingzhi, frowned and said, "Mr. Zheng, why didn't you say anything?"

The current situation is quite passive for Zheng Qingzhi.

The failure to enter Luo last time made him realize the strength of the Song army. Without gathering the power of the government and the public, it would be difficult to fight against the Mongols. But it was impossible to gather the power of the government and the public to make the Song Dynasty united.

Zheng Qingzhi knew that the Song army was no match for the Mongols, and deep down in his heart he did not want to start a war now. However, the Mongols were pressing hard and wanted to encroach on them, so he had no choice but to take the lead in the battle.

Zheng Qingzhi was not as naive as the peace advocates. He believed that Mongolia would definitely attack the Song Dynasty. Even if peace was to be made in the end, he would have to fight Mongolia first to let the Mongols know that the Song Dynasty was not easy to fight. Only then could Mongolia have a truce and negotiate a peace.

Decent conditions.

If the Zhuhe faction blindly avoids conflicts and directly kneels down to sue for peace, the Song Dynasty will only lose more.

Zheng Qingzhi pondered for a while, then bowed and saluted, "Your Majesty, the Mongols are ambitious. They claim to only attack Shandong, but they gather a large army in Luoyang. There must be some conspiracy! If Mongolia suddenly attacks and the court is unprepared, the Jiang defense will be endangered.

!I think that the imperial court should order the Jinghu army to gather in Xiangyang, and the Sichuan army to station in Hanzhong, and recover the lost territory to the north to relieve the worries of the Jianghuai River! With these two routes, the Mongolian army in Luoyang will not dare to move lightly. Your Majesty will be in Lin'an at that time,

You can sit back and relax!"

Zheng Qingzhi knew that Zhao Yun's mentality had changed and he was afraid that Mongolia would drink the Yangtze River, so he hoped that Zhao Yun would issue an order to send troops from Jinghu and Sichuan.

In this way, when Shi Songzhi and Zhao Yanna send troops, Jiang and Huaihe will have no worries. He can keep the gains of entering Luo last year and at the same time draw the Chu army and the Western army into the war against Mongolia.

In addition, if the two people refused to obey the order, he could take the opportunity to remove them and replace them with his own people to go to the two places, allowing the main war faction to control the country's military power.

Only in this way can he coordinate the whole country and have the confidence to fight against Mongolia.

Zhao Yun was a little tempted after hearing his words, but now he regretted provoking a war with Mongolia and just wanted the two countries to live in peace.

For this reason, Zhao Yun felt that it would not matter if the interests of the Jin State in the Song Dynasty were transferred to Mongolia.

After all, the Song Dynasty was not short of money, as long as they did not go to war.

Therefore, Zhao Yun was somewhat hesitant about letting Jinghu and Sichuan take the initiative to send troops.

At this time, Li Zhixiao spoke again, "What Prime Minister Zheng said is inappropriate! Last year, the court did not declare war, which angered Mongolia. Fortunately, Mongolia has not pursued it now, and the declaration has only been extinguished."

The remnants of the Jin Kingdom. If we take the initiative to attack again now, we will definitely anger Mongolia, and it will be too late to regret it by then!"

Zhao Fan heard this and said angrily: "If you are so afraid of war, what should you do if the Mongols take the initiative to fight?"

Li Zhixiao said: "Haven't the Mongols not come yet? We are a country of etiquette and we cannot take the initiative to stir up trouble. Now that the Mongols have not come, you can just strengthen your defense. Why must you provoke a dispute and cause trouble for His Majesty?"

Woolen cloth?"

Zhao Fan was annoyed. Li Zhixiao knew nothing about military affairs. He looked at Zhao Yun and saluted: "Your Majesty, the Mongols are very anxious to attack Pizhou now. They are dying and their teeth are cold. If the Mongols attack Pizhou, they will attack Jianghuai in the south. I think I can't wait any longer."

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Li Zhixiao responded tit for tat, "A few months ago, Mongolia passed through Jinghu and expressed its intention to negotiate peace with our country. Now it is stationing troops in Luoyang. I think it is because our country has not responded, so it prevents our country from launching an attack. This time Mongolia has stated that,

Only the remnants of the Jin Kingdom will be destroyed. I think our country only needs to defend itself and sit back and watch.

The Mongolian army can attack Pizhou. If the Mongols attack Pizhou and really attack our country, we have already made defenses and are not afraid of the Mongols. Moreover, they will also suffer losses when they attack Pizhou, so there is nothing to fear from their attack on our country. If the Mongols

If there is no intention to attack our dynasty, then the two families can negotiate peace and enjoy peace!"

Zhao Yun listened to the words of the two people, thought for a while, and already made a decision, "I think Li Aiqing's words are reasonable. It is better not to anger Mongolia now. Promote my will. Without my will, the frontline soldiers are not allowed to take the initiative to provoke. Only

Just take good defense."

After hearing this, Zhao Fan couldn't help but became anxious, "Your Majesty~"

Zhao Yun waved his hand and interrupted him impatiently, "I have made up my mind on this matter. I will go to the theater with the noble concubine today, please don't say more."

After finishing speaking, he stood up, and the servants around him quickly followed, escorting Zhao Yun out of the political hall and drove back to the palace.

Everyone had no choice but to salute and send Zhao Yun out. When he left, Li Zhixiao glanced at Zheng Qing with a sneer and left quite proudly.

Zhao Fan couldn't help but said to Zheng Qing: "Why didn't Prime Minister Zheng just dissuade the officials?"

Zheng Qingzhi sighed, "The official's mind has changed. Even if the truth is argued, there will be no good results. On the contrary, it may annoy the official and be kicked out of the court. If Li Zhixiao and others are allowed to take charge, it will be very difficult.

Song Dynasty is gone! With the true nature here, at least we can make some preparations."

Zhao Fan was silent when he heard this, obviously not satisfied with such remarks.

Zheng Qingzhi sighed: "Besides, even if I persuade Your Majesty to go to war with Mongolia, what can I do? Now except for the Huai Army and the Forbidden Army, the soldiers and horses in Jinghu and Sichuan cannot be commanded. All we can do is defend.

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Zhao Fan raised his head and glanced at him, then asked after a while: "What about the front line, what about Pizhou?"

Zheng Qingzhi pondered for a moment, "You immediately mobilize troops to improve the defense of Jiangbei. In addition, don't spread the news about today's incident. Send someone to inform Zhao Tai, saying that the prime minister agrees to the recruitment conditions he requested, and the Song Dynasty will reinforce Pizhou."

Zhao Fan was shocked, "Isn't this deceiving Zhao Tai?"

In the current situation, the imperial court and officials would not agree to recruit Zhao Tai for fear of angering Mongolia.

If the Song Dynasty appeased Zhao Tai, then Zhao Tai would be a minister of the Song Dynasty. Mongolia's attack on Pizhou would be a war with the Song Dynasty.

Therefore, the advocating faction within the imperial court

It would definitely prevent the Song Dynasty from recruiting the loyal army. At this time, Zheng Qingzhi actually had a trace of luck in his heart, hoping that the Mongols would stop at the border after capturing Pizhou.

In this way, he would have more time to integrate the power of the Song Dynasty, otherwise he would definitely not be able to defeat Mongolia in its current state.

In addition, if the Mongols attack and the war goes unfavorably, he will have reason to dump the pot lord and faction. They are the ones who obstructed the war, and they are also responsible for the defeat.

So now Zheng Qingzhi can't take care of Zhao Tai. He has people bring news to Zhao Tai, which is indeed deceiving and using Zhao Tai.

The longer Zhao Tai held on to Pizhou, the more vulnerable he became to Zheng Qingzhi and the Southern Song Dynasty.
Chapter completed!