Yang Ye said: "The last general fought with the Liao army. The Liao army has very strong combat power and is particularly good at siege wars. I have also had the 200,000-flat army of the official family. It is really not a false statement. It can be said that it is vulnerable. Liangxiang City's wall is relatively low, and it has been disrepaired for a long time, and its defense is not strong. To conquer Liangxiang City, I estimate that the Liao army only needs to use 50,000 elite troops. And it will not last more than two days! So they are confident."

"Nonsense!" Zhao Yuanzuo said sternly: "You defeated general from the Song Dynasty, what qualifications do you have to judge here? Can the 50,000 Liao troops eat my 200,000 Song troops? Who are you fooling?"

Yang Ye said lightly: "I heard that the prince's 100,000 imperial guards cannot tear open the defense line of the Liao army's 50,000 to rescue the official family. I don't need to say anything about the combat effectiveness of the Liao army, right?"

Zhao Yuanzuo was speechless and blushed, saying, "You! You! You don't want to save my father. I know, you want to rebel!"

Leng Yi said coldly: "Treason? Prince, who wants to rebel? Who has the power to rebel? Who has the power to 100,000 troops but refuses to send troops to the government, so that the government is deeply trapped in a siege? The prince wants to put this crime on all of us, but he can't afford it."

"You!" Zhao Yuanzuo pointed at Leng Yi with a stern look on his face, but he didn't know how to refute it.

Queen Huarui said, "Okay, there is no dispute. Today everyone expresses their opinions. Those who speak are not guilty. The Ai family should listen to everyone's true thoughts in order to make a final decision. Don't talk about treason at any time. Prince, you are the eldest son of the official family. The official family is now in a siege. The Ai family is very considerate of your mood at this moment. However, the more you are, the more you cannot panic. The more you should be cautious. It is not that only by sending troops can you save the official family. If so, there is no need to discuss it. Just send troops directly. It is precisely because the situation is complicated now, so you have to think clearly and make sure that you will not help you. In that case, it is not to save the official family. It is to harm the official family."

Zhao Yuanzuo nodded in disappointment: "The Empress said that, okay, I will listen to everyone's meaning."

Huarui said to Zhao Pu: "Zhao Qing. Please continue to talk."

"Yes!" Zhao Pu bowed and agreed, and then said, "It turns out that the old minister just guessed why the Liao army surrounded my 200,000-strong army in the Song Dynasty..."

"It's only 150,000 at most!" Yang Ye interrupted.

Everyone in the long run was shocked again and looked at Yang Ye.

Zhao Yuanzuo and others said angrily: "You led your troops to kill them? You evil thief!"

"When the two armies fight, life and death are inevitable!" Yang Ye said in a deep voice: "Besides, most of these 50,000 people have escaped, and not many people actually died on the battlefield."

"How do you know?"

"Know yourself and your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles! Moreover, before I came to the Song Dynasty, I had talked to the officials, and I also learned about the situation of the Song army and advised the officials not to send troops to the Liao Kingdom easily."

Zhao Pu nodded and said, "150,000? Hehe. That's even more dangerous. The generals just said that with the combat effectiveness of the Liao army, Liangxiangcheng can be captured in at most two days, and the closest distance between our army is the Yizhou defenders. Even if there is no enemy stopping the enemy from Yizhou, it will take at least three days to rush to Youzhou, not to mention that there are 200,000 elite Liao cavalry on the border. Moreover, Yizhou's imperial guards are only 100,000, which is extremely difficult to win with less. Mobilizing a large army from the capital will alarm the snake. Therefore, even if we send troops, we cannot rescue the official family. Therefore, the old ministers think that sending troops is the only way to the subordinates."

Zhao Yuanzuo glared and said, "What do you think you should do? Could it be that I watched my father die of being trapped in Youzhou? You are simply treason!"

Zhao Pu's narrowed eyes suddenly opened and said gloomyly: "Prince, the old minister assisted the late emperor and the official family. It can be said that you were the old minister who grew up watching him. Whether the old minister has the intention to rebel can be seen!"

"You don't have the intention to rebel, so why do you ignore your father in a deep siege? What is this not rebellion?"

"Hehe, Your Highness, if you say that, your highness had 100,000 troops, facing the Liao army 50,000, and received an edict from the official family, but did not break into the official family to retreat, which led to the official family being deeply encircled. I wonder if this is ignoring it? Is it considered a rebellious intention? Moreover, even though we knew that as long as we sent troops, the Liao army would break the city and kill the official family, we still insisted on sending troops. Is there any suspicion of killing people with a knife?"

Zhao Yuanzuo could not have imagined that Zhao Pu, the old prime minister who had always been gentle, would refute him in person. Of course, he didn't know that Zhao Pu was now Leng Yi's man, so he naturally spoke to Leng Yi everywhere. He also pointed out in his words that he was the real rebellious intention. He couldn't help but feel guilty and said, "You! Don't swear at others..."

Huarui interrupted Zhao Yuanzuo's words: "Okay! Prince Yuanzuo! The Ai family has already said that today, speak freely in the palace, and those who speak freely are not guilty. The prince should not accuse the minister of rebellion at will. If so, the Ai family can only think that Prince, you don't want everyone to discuss how to truly rescue the official family!"

This was already very serious, and everyone in the hall looked at Zhao Yuanzuo with some gloating pleasure.

Zhao Yuanzuo said angrily: "Okay! I won't say it, I'll hear you say, this is OK! When you save your father, you will be nice!"

When the ministers heard this, they frowned.

The old minister Qin Duke and the left guard General Xiang Gong were secretly observing Leng Yi. After seeing him listening to Zhao Pu's words, he had a faint smile on his lips and knew that he was quite satisfied. The current military power is actually controlled by this person, and Huarui helped him. Judging from the previous situation, it was impossible for him to hand over the military power to Zhao Yuanzuo, so he was the dominant force in the whole matter. Once the matter worsened, he would be the leader of the future Song Dynasty. However, he did not want to offend the Zhao family, so he spoke more quietly.

At this moment, Xiang Gong smiled and said, "The old minister is already a person buried in his neck. It doesn't matter whether it looks good or not. However, if some words are not spoken and stuck in his throat, I'm afraid I'll be suffocated to death. The old minister thinks that Prince Zhao Yuanzuo's concern for the safety of the official family is completely understandable, and Zhao Pu's words are very real. Now, if the official family cannot resist in Liangxiangcheng for two days, then we send troops to force the Liao army to take action. The official family will be in danger. Therefore, unless it is absolutely necessary, they can't take action. Otherwise, they will be killed! But they must try their best to rescue the official family."

With Xiang Gong's statement already, these ministers were no longer concerned about Zhao Yuanzuo's threat. The left-handed Li Han also listed: "I am the same as the one who means it. Moreover, I have always had a place that I don't understand. Since the Liao army can break through Liangxiangcheng within two days, why don't it directly conquer and capture the official family? Wouldn't it be more convenient to bargain with us?"

Zhao Pu smiled bitterly and said, "This is the cleverness of the Liao army. If he captures the official family, it will be a complete tear-off with us. Since the official family has been captured by the enemy, we must establish a new king here. Under the leadership of the new king, we will fight the Liao army without hesitation. They are not sure that they can defeat us. Even if they fight for both sides, it is not the result they are willing to see. Instead, they are surrounded by such a surround, so that we can throw ourselves into a halt and have all kinds of opinions from the government and the country. Instead, they are a mess and cannot and dare not fight with them directly. This situation is the result they hope for the most. It is also the most favorable situation for them."

Everyone nodded, thinking that the Liao army was really cunning. In this case, it was really a jealous weapon and it was difficult to make a decision.

Li Han said: "Since that's the case, we have no choice but to negotiate with them. Of course, the conditions they offered are not something we can accept, but it is inevitable that these two countries will negotiate back and forth and bargain. Therefore, as far as the old ministers see it, we should send envoys to negotiate with the Liao army. We will strive to resolve this matter through negotiations and invite the officials to return to the court."

Almost all the civil officials nodded, saying that the current negotiations can only be the best.

Seeing that Chu Zhaofu and several other ministers of the Privy Council were silent, Huarui said, "Chu Qing, you are in charge of the Privy Council, whether to fight or be in harmony, you should have an idea."

When he heard the general, Chu Zhaofu had no way to avoid talking. At that moment, he went out and bowed and said, "Although I am in charge of the Privy Council, as long as the Privy Council is in charge of military operations, since we have to negotiate this time, it is not the scope of our Privy Council's authority."

The Deputy Envoy of Privy Councilor Shi Xizai and Privy Councilor Chen Congxin also nodded in agreement.

Huarui smiled and said, "You are lazy and ask about your attitude towards peace talks, rather than asking you to go to peace talks. Let's talk a little bit."

Chu Zhaofu said again: "Whether to negotiate is of great importance, we must deal with it carefully. The official family is deeply encircled and must try every possible means to rescue him. The Wei minister agrees with both hands."

Shi Xizai, Chen Congxin, Wang Renzhan, and others nodded in agreement again.

Everyone present heard that they were always scheming and knew that he didn't want to take responsibility, so they shook their heads secretly.

Hua Rui shook her head helplessly and looked at Shen Lun: "Shen Qing, they refuse to say it, so you should tell me."

Shen Lun said slowly: "What the elders said before is very reasonable. We can see the combat effectiveness of the Xiang army. Liangxiangcheng is not as solid as a rock and cannot withstand the strong attack of the Liao army. Now we are afraid of being a rat. Therefore, the old minister also agreed to negotiate and resolve the issue as much as possible. However, the old minister has no idea how to negotiate the law. Now, we are indeed in a very difficult situation. If we send troops, we will force the Liao army to attack the officials. If we don't send troops, we can only negotiate, and the conditions of the Liao army are definitely unacceptable. Therefore, those who negotiate with the Liao army must choose well and must be able to take on the great responsibilities."

Huarui nodded and looked at Leng Yi: "General Leng, what do you mean?"

"I agree with the opinions of the previous ministers, and there is nothing more to say." (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!