I don’t want to see the King of Xixia transform from a vassal king to an emperor.”

Kou Zhun's face darkened and he shouted: "If Xixia really dares to establish a country, I, the Song Dynasty, will definitely fight with them."

Kou Ji pondered for a moment, clicked his lips, and sighed: "I'm afraid I won't be able to defeat him then..."

Kou Zhun stared and said: "If you can't control the Liao people, you can't control a small Xixia."

Kou Ji shook his head and said: "If Xixia is allowed to be indulged like this, it will no longer be little Xixia."

Kou Zhun was stunned, narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at Kou Ji, and asked: "Do you think Xixia will really establish a country, will really fight against the Song Dynasty, and will the Song Dynasty really be defeated?"

Kou Zhun asked three times in succession.

Kou Ji was stunned for a while when he asked.

Kou Zhun guessed that Kou Ji had probably received another revelation from God, so he repeatedly spoke out against Xixia.

So he needed to ask clearly.

Kou Ji thought that Kou Zhun was asking him to help analyze the situation. After being stunned for a while, he muttered: "The king of Xixia, Li Deming, established a palace in Xingqing, Lingzhou. His ambitions are clearly revealed.

If we, the Song Dynasty, did not take action, the founding of Xixia would be inevitable.

Once Xixia was established, it rebelled against the Song Dynasty.

In order to maintain our national prestige, the Song Dynasty must fight against Xixia.

Since the battle of Gaoliang River by Emperor Taizong in the Song Dynasty, we have not advanced an inch of land.

The soldiers have long forgotten what it is like to open up new territories.

The civil and military officials of the Manchu dynasty had no intention of opening up new territories, and just wanted to live by clinging to the inheritance left by their ancestors.

If you really want to fight against the ambitious Xixia people, how can you remain undefeated?

How can a tiger that has been kept in captivity for many years become an enemy of a lone wolf that has been sleeping in the open for many years?”

Kou Zhun opened his mouth to refute, but heard Kou Ji say again: "There are many generals above the court, but the only one who can really help the court expand its territory is Cao Wei. But Cao Wei is already old..."

Kou Ji glanced at Kou Zhun and continued: "The remaining generals have either climbed up through adolescence, or have fought against the Liao people at the border for many years and relied on a little military merit.

If they fight defensively, that's fine.

But if you let them free their hands and feet to attack, they don't know how to fight.

More importantly, once Song, Xia, and Liao went to war, it would be a shocking war.

Millions of people move.

Leaving aside the civilians, there are still hundreds of thousands of troops.

Among the generals in the court, how many can command hundreds of thousands of people in battle? How many of them have commanded hundreds of thousands of people in battle?

Not many.

Even if you pick out a tall one among the dwarfs, he will lead the army to go to war.

The imperial court would not trust millions of people into his hands.

At the very least, three or four civil servants will be dispatched as supervisors.

A group of supervisors who have never been on the battlefield check and balance the leading generals, and have the right to intervene in the war command at will.

How can we not be defeated?"

After listening to Kou Ji's words, Kou Zhun sat there with a gloomy face and said nothing.

Basically what Kou Ji said will happen.

Because in the past, when encountering wars, the court always handled them this way.

Whenever a general goes on an expedition and has more than 50,000 soldiers and horses, the court will send an important minister with a high enough status to take charge.

After the expedition, the important ministers not only had the power to supervise the war, but also had the power to intervene in the command of the war, and even had the power to take over military power in an emergency.

Kou Zhun was silent for a long time, stared at Kou Ji and said: "Suppressing military force with culture is the national policy established by Taizu and Taizong."

Kou Ji questioned: "In order to protect Taizu, Taizong set a national policy that even ignored the country and the country? Taizu, Taizong set this national policy to prevent military generals from imitating Taizu's actions.

This national policy was originally intended to safeguard the imperial power of the Zhao family.

But now it has become a moth that endangers the imperial power of the Zhao family."

Kou Zhun glanced at Kou Ji and said coldly: "I am not a pedantic person, nor a corrupt scholar. I will not deliberately suppress military generals for the benefit of scholar-bureaucrats, regardless of the safety of the country.

What you said to me is useless."

After a pause, Kou Zhun said again: "What you said makes some sense. I will try every means to cause trouble for Xixia and prevent Xixia from establishing a country. But I can only help Xixia to cause trouble.

If we really want to fight Xixia, we have to wait for the moment when the officials take back the imperial power from Liu E.

Without pro-government officials, imperial power cannot be unified.

It is not that easy to use weapons against Xixia.

Even if I agree, Liu E will not agree."

Kou Ji sighed and nodded slowly, "I understand..."

Kou Zhun pondered for a moment and said quietly: "I don't know if I can wait until that time..."

He glanced at Kou Ji and warned: "If I really can't wait until that time, I will ask you to help the officials more."

Kou Ji nodded slowly.

Kou Zhun stared at Kou Ji and said: "You beat the Liao people in Daxiangguo Temple. You don't need to worry about the Liao people making trouble in court. Every year when the Liao people arrive in Bianjing, they always make a fuss.

The civil and military officials are used to it."

Kou Ji whispered: "I'm not afraid of the Liao people, I'm afraid of my own people."

Kou Zhun was stunned and frowned: "You mean those people in the court who cater to the Liao people?"

Kou Ji nodded heavily.
Chapter completed!