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Chapter 4 Father and Son Discuss Politics

Liu Yixuan and his father Liu Anguo left Ningshou Palace. Because Liu Anguo was called to the imperial study room by Qinzong to discuss matters, Liu Yixuan rushed back to the mansion alone.

As soon as Liu Yixuan entered the mansion, he heard the promotion go back and forth. The promotion said: "Young Master, the prince came to our mansion to say goodbye in the morning, saying that he had been ordered by the Ministry of War and was going to rush to Cizhou."

"What, Prince Wang is here to say goodbye? When did this happen?"

"It was probably an hour ago. Prince Wang was waiting for you and the master to come back in the mansion. But Mr. Liu passed on a message that the emperor wanted to keep you and the master in the palace for dinner, so Prince Wang did not wait any longer."

When Liu Yixuan heard that Wang Zichun had gone to Cizhou, he felt reluctant. Wang Zichun was the first friend he had made in the Northern Song Dynasty and the one with the best relationship. During this period, they crossed the Yellow River together at night, burned the forage farm of the Jin people, and fought bloody battles in Cizhou, capturing Wanyan's brother and sister. They had already formed a deep friendship with each other. This time he returned to Cizhou, and he didn't know when he would meet. The current situation is unclear, and the Song Dynasty will soon face war again. After a big war, he doesn't know how much of the army in Cizhou can be left.

Liu Yixuan returned to the backyard to meet Mrs. Fan, and told Mrs. Fan about Qinzong's rewards and banquets. Mrs. Fan was also very happy when she heard that her son was promoted to the office and became more and more promising. It was evening that Liu Anguo's sedan chair came back from the palace. Liu Yixuan didn't know what Qinzong asked his father to discuss something, so he hurried to Liu Anguo's study room to inquire.

"Father, what's going on with you today?" Liu Yixuan poured a cup of tea and brought it to Liu Anguo.

At this time, Liu Anguo looked a little tired. He took the teacup from his son's hand, took a sip, and said, "Well, what else can I do! Master Zhu advised the emperor to discuss peace with the Jin people all day long, and said that the Jin people had sent an envoy to repair it. The emperor asked me to come over and wanted to hear my opinion."

"Oh, the Jin people are coming to repair it again? This must be their conspiracy again! I wonder how my father told the Lord?"

"I said that it is natural for the Jin people to come to repair it, but we must return the land and cities that have occupied us. While these Jin people shouted to repair it, they secretly mobilized their troops. It is obvious that they are slanderous and we must not fall into their trap."

After hearing this, Liu Yixuan felt that his father was not completely old and stupid, because the current Jin people's purpose was indeed like this. Since Liu Anguo could see through the Jin people's treacherous plan, could the ministers in the court not do it? The Jin people's tricks were really not very clever, but the entire court and the weak Qinzong were willing to believe the Jin people's nonsense and did not want to impress the Jin people anymore.

Liu Yixuan said: "What my father said is very true. I also think this is a conspiracy of the Jin people. The Jin people had just fought a war in the north and the army urgently needed rest and did not dare to impress us again. Therefore, they sent envoys to repair us. This is a completely expedient approach. The purpose is to make us relax our vigilance. When their troops are rested and their food is ready, they will definitely go south again. My father should also advise the emperor to make both preparations and strictly prevent them from falling into the Jin people's treacherous plan."

"What my son said is reasonable, but the Jin people are brave and fierce, and the army of our Song Dynasty has been defeated many times. Even if we want the emperor to send troops to fight the Jin people for a decisive battle, we have no confidence in our hearts. In the past, the Jin soldiers went south and our army was stationed at the Yellow River line, but we were unable to resist the less than 100,000 Jin soldiers. If we really want to fight with the Jin people, we have no confidence in our hearts."

Liu Yixuan finally knew his father's concerns and understood his father's current situation. Liu Anguo was originally a pro-war faction. Before, when Li Gang was in the court, the two could still take care of each other when they encountered problems and compete with the surrender faction in the court. But now Li Gang was dismissed from office and the army could not defeat the Jin people. His proposal was becoming increasingly untenable. If the few pro-war ministers in the court gradually lost their confidence, then the Song Dynasty would have to surrender. Liu Yixuan suddenly understood why Qinzong had issued an imperial edict to Cizhou before, asking Zongze not to provoke Jin soldiers on his own initiative. At that time, Liu Yixuan was still blaming his father in his heart, why didn't he advise Qinzong to issue such a backboneless imperial edict? Today, it seems that his father's life in the court was not easy.

Liu Yixuan said: "Father, don't worry too much. If we want to say that the Jin people are brave and good at fighting, we have to admit this fact, but are the Jin people really invincible? I don't think this is certain. This time, the child followed the veteran general to fight, captured three cities in a row, killed tens of thousands of Jin soldiers, and captured one or two thousand people. It can be seen that the Jin people are not invincible. As long as the generals are in due course, the soldiers are not afraid of sacrifice, and it is not impossible to smash the Jin people's attack.

Judging from the current situation, we use the same number of troops to fight against the Jin people, and the possibility of victory is not high, but we can fight against the enemy's army twice, triple or even four times. I don't believe it. Although the three families of Chu can destroy Qin, how can China be empty? Let's take a step back, even if we can't win, we can retreat and defend. The Jin people are far away from their hometowns, and food and grass need long distance supply. After a long time, they can even drag them down! I don't understand, what's hard to fight like this? You ancestors can actually lose the country in just one year, leaving this great humiliation in the history of our Han people!"

Liu Yixuan became more and more angry as he spoke, and he vented his confusion and complaints about the Northern Song Dynasty. Liu Anguo became more and more strange. Although his son had said the demise of the Song Dynasty before, seeing his heartfelt helplessness and sorrow from the bottom of his heart today, he felt that he was indeed different from before. In addition, Mrs. Fan mentioned what Liu Yixuan had said to Liu Anguo. Liu Anguo only thought that he was a young, ignorant and casual manner. Who knew that when he said such words again today, he felt that he was full of confusion for a moment.

Liu Anguo asked, "Xuan'er, what did you say just now, "lost the country in just one year" and "the great humiliation of the Han people's history." What does this mean?"

Liu Yixuan knew that he had made a mistake and didn't know how to explain to the old man, so he had to say, "Well, I heard from others. I met a fortune teller in the city before. He said that our Song Dynasty had not been long, and the Jin people would occupy the Central Plains within one or two years, so the child began to worry."

Liu Anguo seemed to believe his words and said, "How can you believe the words of the wise man? You are a student of the Imperial Academy and are now a court official. You can't believe such scammers in the future. If you encounter such a lie who is witchy, you must be arrested and punished."

"Okay, father, now we are discussing how to smash the Golden Man's conspiracy. Don't care about these irrelevant things anymore!" Liu Yixuan saw that his father was going to capture the scammer who spread rumors and made trouble, and quickly brought him to the point.
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