The Zhuozhou official office, Yang Ji, the governor, and Yelu Po, the governor of Yizhou, sat opposite each other, discussing the recent situation.

After talking about some miscellaneous things, Yelu Po said: "I heard that many people under Zhuozhou's rule have fled to the Song territory recently to avoid the service. The magistrate of the state, such matters are insignificant and have to be properly handled."

Yang Ji said: "At the beginning of the year, the Song people seized Shuozhou and the troops were in great strength. In order to prevent the Song people from heading north from Hebei Road, they managed the people to build the city. It's a pity that the common people were used to being lazy and made an appointment to cross the river together and fled to the territory of Song State. I have issued a certificate of Xiongzhou and asked them to send the fugitives back, but there was no reply."

Yelu Po nodded: "At the beginning of the year, the Song people won a game, which is no better than before. Ma Huaide, the governor of Xiongzhou, joined the army for many years and moved through merit. He is not an ordinary person. When people fled there, they wanted them to return it, it was probably not easy."

Yang Ji drank a cup of tea and sighed, "Yes, from Ma Huaide's reply, he didn't mean to return the people. He lost a battle at the beginning of the year, and became more ambitious in the Song people and was not better than before. If there were no soldiers and horses intimidation, the Song people would be more and more angry. Therefore, he asked the governor to come and combine the strength of the two states. After the autumn, the autumn will be high and the horses will be fat, and the Song people will be scared."

Yelu Po was drinking a tea and didn't speak for a while. Zhuozhou and Yizhou were front lines, with many troops stationed. The two states worked together, and it would be easy to get together for 10,000 or 20,000 people. However, there were also many Song troops on the opposite side. If they could not seize the gap, it would be troublesome to be surrounded by the Song army.

Seeing that Yelu Po did not speak, Yang Ji said: "I will report to stay in this matter, so there is no need to make things difficult for the magistrate. There are many Song troops on the opposite side, and only my Zhuozhou soldiers cannot do this. Only when the two states join forces can one catch the Song people off guard."

Yelu Po said, "Catched off guard? I have heard that the Song people were transferring Liu Ji's army from Hedong Road to Hebei Road. If they arrived in Xiongzhou, how could the two states be flirted with? The Song people dispatched troops and gathered heavy troops in the south, and it was not our two states that could deal with it."

After hearing what Yelu Po said, Yang Ji was a little discouraged. He had already heard that Liu Ji's army was about to arrive at Hebei Road and the vanguard had set off. He just didn't know where Liu Ji's army was stationed. If he was in Xiongzhou, he would really not be able to cross the river.

After a while of silence, Yang Ji sighed: "If you can't teach the Song people a lesson this time, I'm afraid that it will become worse later. Although there are not many people who fled to the Song realm last month, they cannot be recovered, so I'm afraid that others will follow suit."

Yelu Po said: "You don't have to force this matter. You can make a certificate of the Song people. If they don't return it, we will also lure their people."

Yang Ji shook his head and said, "Magic Prefecture, the Song people did not collect taxes in Xiongzhou, how can they induce them? For the sake of taxes, only our people fled there. Not to mention, this matter is not well handled, and it is hard to say whether the people on the south bank of Qiu Tax will pay it."

"How could it be that I wouldn't be able to hand over?" Yelu Po waved his hand. "The two losers in Xiongzhou have been around for decades, and the Song people have not said anything. The Chongyuan Rebellion had been fighting for five years. Can we still not move troops or not."

When Yang Ji heard this, he just drank tea and didn't speak. Yelu Po said this very lightly. He escaped because he was not under Yizhou. Of course he could watch the fun. If he didn't bring the people back, how could he explain it to him? Not to mention that to prevent the Song people from coming north, the city must be built, and the future servants are bound to be. If the people fled to the south bank, how could he be the governor of this?

Xijin Prefecture is adjacent to the Song Dynasty, and is an important production area for Khitan money, grain, silver and silk. It is an important Khitan area with many troops stationed. However, in Zhuozhou and Yizhou on the front line, there were less than 30,000 troops, not too many. Compared with the Song Dynasty, the Khitans deployed relatively few troops on the front line, and their number of full-time standing troops was not large. The dominant ones were troops that nomadic peoples could quickly expand.

Therefore, the Song Dynasty often gained advantages in the early stages of fighting the Khitan and made smooth progress. However, once the Khitan was fully mobilized, a steady stream of troops would flow from the grasslands, making it harder to fight. Correspondingly, the Khitan attacked the Song Dynasty often had a strong momentum in the early stages. Once it was defended and entered the stalemate stage, the Khitans could not last long.

Yang Ji wanted to retaliate against the Song Dynasty, but it was not possible to rely solely on Zhuozhou and Yizhou. At least he had to get the support of the left-behind Nanjing. Now he was Yelu Hongji's uncle Xie Jianu, and his Chinese name was Yelu Zongyun. He had been stationed in various places for a long time and stayed in Nanjing a few years ago to support Yelu Hong's battle in Chongqing. He was extremely trusted. After five years of battle, it was not easy to get him to agree to use troops against Song.

After drinking tea for a while, Yang Ji said: "If the Song people insist on not returning the people who crossed the south, it will be unfavorable for the state. I will report this matter to the court and wait for the court to decide. At the beginning of the year, because Xiao Ge rebelled against the southern country, he had lost Shuozhou. If he surrendered to Song again this time, it would be difficult to convince the public."

Yelu Po said: "After five years of war, the country is exhausted. No matter what, you have to endure for a few years and wait until the people's strength gradually recovers, you can compete with Song for a while. In the past five years, Xijin Prefecture has produced grain and people, but it cannot withstand the toss and troubles."

Yang Ji said: "In autumn and winter, what's the problem with seizing the opportunity to go to Song to fight Caogu? If it's not about starting a war with Song, how could it affect the place? According to my estimate, there were 20,000 to 30,000 people, in one month, I went back and forth to Song State, and the Song people were still stubborn!"

Yelu Po shook his head: "Twenty or thirty thousand people have gone, one is not good. What should I do if I am stopped by the Song people? Or if I come back, what should I do if the Song army chased me? At that time, will the Song people believe it if I have no intention of starting a war?"

After hearing this, Yang Ji laughed: "Magistrate, will the Song people chase the Juma River? Not to mention that they do not have the ability to go deeper, if they cross the Juma River, they will be a tragic relationship with our dynasty. At that time, every autumn and winter, soldiers went south to attack Caogu, how did the Song people deal with it?"

Yelu Po said lightly: "Don't forget that when he was in Shuozhou at the beginning of the year, the Song people had already broken up. Now, the Song people have not weaker combat power than before. How could the soldiers of this dynasty go whenever they want to go or leave whenever they want to?"

Yang Ji curled his lips, obviously disbelief. He also heard about the war in Shuozhou at the beginning of the year. It was the army that destroyed Chongqing Yuan. At the end of his strength, the Song people took advantage. If the Khitan gathered a large army and went around, it would be clear that the Song army could still be so resistant to fighting.

Yelu Po shook his head, too lazy to argue with Yang Ji. He picked up the tea and was about to drink it, but suddenly there was a violent shaking, and the sky was dizzy. He hurriedly grabbed the table tightly before he could barely stabilize.

Yang Ji, who was caught off guard, fell off his seat and rolled to the ground.

"What's going on? Suddenly the sky was dizzy!" Yelu Po grabbed the table and shouted anxiously at Yang Ji.

Yang Ji was so scared that he was so scared that he hurriedly got up, feeling that he was shaking violently, and he couldn't stand steadily, and then he fell and staggered. After climbing a few steps on the ground, Yang Ji hugged the pillar next to him hard, so shocked that he didn't dare to move.

After a while, the soldiers outside ran in and whispered: "Magistrate, there was a sudden earthquake. Please go outside to hide!"

Only then did Yang Ji and Yelu Po know what was going on. They were supported by their soldiers and quickly walked out of the official hall. When they got outside, they found that there were houses nearby that had collapsed and people who could not hide were there, and they were crying for help.
Chapter completed!