"I think it's just as the Supreme Court said. At this critical juncture, if we don't send troops, it would be bad to watch the Liao Dynasty being destroyed by the Jurchens and then a Jin Dynasty being established."

"Yes, the Jin Kingdom is no good. They broke into Bianliang and abducted two emperors. If it weren't for the chancellor, I'm afraid history would have repeated itself."

"Then we should deploy troops at the border and prepare to send troops. But don't we need a reason? If we declare war without fighting, won't the neighboring countries think that the Song Dynasty has invaded them without reason and become frightened?"

"Well, for the great Chinese nation, the way of the king is to conquer the people. We must indeed use a well-known army to suppress the nameless rebellion. We must still hold on to this righteous cause. How about we say that one of our soldiers has gone missing at the border?"

Everyone was talking at once.

Zhao Jun was speechless and said, "What a rotten idea! They can even think of dropping a soldier at the border."

"What can the dean do? Is he going to do something unjust?"

Fu Bi asked.

In ancient times, people paid great attention to status and righteousness. Cao Cao, who used the emperor to command the princes, was the epitome of status and righteousness.

After all, he was a Minister of War, and he had to consider the righteous army of the Song Dynasty, so he had to ask about this.

"Hmm"

Zhao Jun narrowed his eyes and said, "Changchun Prefecture is the heartland of the Liao Kingdom, near Shangjing."

"Yes."

"Does that mean the Liao Kingdom is already in danger?"

"That's about right. After all, we're near the capital."

"Didn't the Liao Kingdom send anyone to ask for help?"

"That's not the case."

Everyone looked at each other, and Wen Yanbo, who was in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said, "The Liao Embassy hasn't sent anyone to talk to us."

"There are two possibilities. One is that the Liao people feel they can handle it. The other is that the Liao people feel that their relationship with the Song Dynasty is not good and they cannot ask for help unless it is absolutely necessary and the country is destroyed."

Zhao Jun raised two fingers.

"Um."

Everyone thought it made sense.

Zhao Jun continued, "In this case, there is still a way. Let the Youyan Road army actively stand by, and we will wait patiently for the opportunity to fight. We can even secretly help the Jurchens and sell them firearms."

"oh?"

Yan Shu rolled his eyes and asked, "Driving away wolves and swallowing tigers?"

"good."

Zhao Jun laughed. "If the Liao Kingdom can't hold on and asks us for help, we can just sit back and watch. Once they're destroyed, we can head north under the guise of aiding the Liao Kingdom."

“Isn’t that a bit hypocritical?”

Han Qi was surprised.

He didn't expect it could be played like this.

"It does seem a bit like being a whore and pretending to be a saint, but the problem is that sometimes this is the only way to serve the national interest. Otherwise, if we do everything openly, we will just watch others eat the meat while we don't even get a sip of the soup."

Zhao Jun shook his head and said, "Hypocrisy refers to being hypocritical as a person, but when it comes to national interests, it's not hypocrisy, it's strategic planning. Do you understand?"

Everyone looked at each other and felt a chill in their hearts.

National interests come first.

Why bother to be a moral gentleman and build a memorial archway?