Song Mingyue

Chapter 144
Above the court, the dispute has already begun.

The affirmative party headed by Cai Jing demanded to unite Liao against Jin, "Liao is a country of brothers, and what is left is enough to defend the border; Jin is a country of tigers and wolves, so it cannot be handed over!"

The opposition, headed by Tong Guan, requested to join forces with the Jin Dynasty to destroy the Liao Dynasty, regain the sixteen prefectures of Youyun, strengthen the prestige of the Song Dynasty, and at the same time occupy the danger of the Great Wall in the north, so as to keep the enemy out of the country.

Zhao Hao finally had a general understanding of the leadership of the two major factions in the court.

On Cai Jing's side, Zuo Xiang Bai Shizhong, Dian Shuai Gao Qiu, Kaifeng Governor Cai Mao, Right Minister Li Bangyan, Household Minister Li Wei, Dazai Yu Shen, Privy Councilor Zheng Juzhong... are all first and second rank seniors. members, which shows its great strength.

Tong Guan's side is relatively weak, but the lineup is also very strong. The Shaozai Wang Fu, the Zhongshu servant Zhang Bangchang, the Shaobao Cai You, the household servant, and the "hidden face" Liang Shicheng are all well-known figures.

Zhao Hao watched coldly, and cursed secretly in his heart.

Speaking of it, the two factions are dog-eat-dog, and the people on both sides are well-known, but they are all well-known traitors.The real purpose of the dispute between the two parties is not whether it is beneficial to the country, but their own interests.

On Tong Guan's side, he naturally wanted to take the opportunity to beat the dog in the water. After all, Tong Guan controlled the military power. Now that the Liao people are weak, they can make great achievements and beat Cai Jing's faction.

As for Cai Jing's faction, they didn't really think about Da Song, they just didn't want Tong Guan to take advantage of the opportunity.

Apart from power and status, how many real loyal ministers did the scholar-bureaucrats of the Song Dynasty have?Those who are truly loyal, such as Li Gang, Zong Ze, etc., were all sent down by the officials because they were too upright.

Among the warriors, there are a few who can protect their families and defend the country, such as Zhong Shi Dao, Zhong Shi Zhong, Zhe Kecun, etc., but what, there is no place for them in the court, and the fate is still controlled by the scholar-bureaucrats in the court hands.

The two sides were at each other's throats, arguing endlessly, until the back of the argument, they almost rolled up their sleeves to fight. The entire Hanging Palace was in a mess.

Seeing that the situation was out of control, Zhao Ji frowned unconsciously.

From the perspective of regional strategy, although Song and Liao regard each other as enemies, after all, since the Tanyuan alliance, Liao has been a "relationship" with Song in peace for a hundred years, and the emerging Jurchen is more Expansion, the Liao Kingdom has actually become a barrier to defend the Song Dynasty. It is undoubtedly a good choice to unite the Liao Dynasty to fight against the Jin Dynasty. Although the Jin people are strong, if the Song Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty unite, it will be no problem to support the Northern Song Dynasty for more than a hundred years.

It's a pity that Zhao Ji is good at balance in court, but not good in balance between countries. He is obviously an artist, but he wants to be an eternal sage, and his name will go down in history.

He himself is excellent in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. During his reign, there were two miracles of the "heqing" of the Yellow River. If he can recover the sixteen prefectures of Youyun, his great achievements can be compared to the Taizu. For Zhao Ji, this is simply a fatal temptation , How can I let it go?
After all, taking back the sixteen prefectures of Youyun has been something that the emperors of the Northern Song Dynasty have been obsessed with since the Taizu. Now that it is at their fingertips, how could Zhao Ji give up with his overjoyed character?
Zhao Ji looked at the officials in the court hall who were arguing almost to fight each other, but suddenly lost his mind, he didn't know where to start, and began to look for a breakthrough in the court hall.At this time, the two factions are not giving in to each other, and the only way to find a neutral faction to speak will be effective.

His eyes first fell on a few neutral ministers, Jin Chongyue, Xu Churen, Wu Min...Zhao Ji was planning whose name to name.

Zhao Hao, who was in the queue, listened to the arguments of the crowd, and secretly thought about whether it would be more cost-effective to unite the Liao Dynasty to resist the Jin Dynasty, or to unite the Jin Dynasty to destroy the Liao Dynasty.

From a strategic point of view, it is natural that the best choice is to unite the Liao Dynasty to resist the Jin Dynasty. With the Liao people as a barrier, the joint resistance against the Jin Dynasty can last for at least a hundred years.

But, what about after more than a hundred years?
As a result of uniting Liao against Jin, the Northern Song court continued, the policy of emphasizing literature and despising military affairs continued, and the policy of sharing the world between officials and literati continued. The Song court was still weak and vulnerable. After a hundred years, How can the Mongolian iron cavalry go south?The sorrow of Yashan is still unavoidable!
The most important thing is that if the Jin people don't go south, the north is not chaotic, and the Bianliang is not chaotic, the chances of Zhao Hao wanting to get trouble will be extremely slim...

Zhao Hao had a pensive expression on his face, and finally showed a resolute expression, and immediately stood out from the crowd.

At that moment, Zhao Ji happened to look towards the third-rank officer. Seeing Zhao Hao coming out, he couldn't help but his eyes lit up, and he immediately gestured to Liang Shicheng.

Liang Shicheng yelled: "All officials are quiet, don't make any noise!"

The two parties who were arguing had no choice but to calm down, but Liang Shicheng pointed to the front and said: "Doctor Zhao, do you have a book to play?"

Everyone was taken aback for a moment, and they all turned their heads, all eyes focused on Zhao Hao who was in the lobby.

That 17-year-old boy, facing the wind in Yushu, calm and relaxed, is exceptionally different among the officials, attracting the attention of all the people!
Zhao Hao was unhurried, with good luck in his dantian, his voice was loud and peaceful, and he was full of energy: "I report to Your Majesty, I have something to play... I think that in the current situation, we should unite with Jin to destroy Liao. Shame, and then regain the Youyun Sixteen Prefectures, station troops on the Great Wall, and keep the enemy out of the country!"

As soon as the words fell, the officials were in an uproar.

Tong Guan's faction naturally showed a look of approval, many people believed that Mr. Zhao was their ally, and even Liang Shicheng had a look of satisfaction in his eyes.

As for Cai Jing's faction, it was as if the pot had exploded.

A young man who is not yet a weak crown, who has just come to the court, has not even learned all the rules of the court, and dares to point fingers, this is like a new civil servant in a certain unit who challenged the director on the first day of work.

If it wasn't for the identity of Zhao Hao's clan, someone would have jumped out and pointed at his nose and cursed.

Sure enough, a white-haired old minister showed disdain in his eyes, and asked contemptuously: "My son is not a weak crown, and he has lived in the south of the Yangtze River for a long time. It is the first time to visit the court. Who is the emperor of the Jin Dynasty and the emperor of the Liao Dynasty?"

The person who asked the question was Wei Guogong Yu Shen, who was 71 years old, had paid homage to the prime minister twice, belonged to Cai Jing's party, and was second only to Cai Jing's old minister in the court.

This sentence is indeed extremely contemptuous of Zhao Hao, but it has his reasons.Not to mention Zhao Hao's clan who lived in Jiangnan for a long time and just came to Beijing, even if the clan's children who have lived in the capital for a long time know who the Liao people and Jin emperors are, they will find out one out of ten.

The children of the clan are not only respected and cared for, but also their status is destined not to get involved in politics, so ninety-nine percent of the clan doesn't care about current affairs and politics.Those who are not motivated are cockfighting and dog-fighting, idle about, wandering in the land of fireworks and moonlight, while those who are more motivated are obsessed with poetry, poetry, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, gaining an elegant name.Who is the emperor who controls you Liao people and Jin people?Can the emperor of a foreign race give money to spend, can he give beautiful women to enjoy, can he give officials and titles?Since you can't, I care about your three-eyed Lord Ma?
Zhao Hao showed a bright smile like a spring flower on his face, looked at Yu Shen, and answered slowly word by word.

"Emperor of the Jin Dynasty, Wanyan Aguda, his father Wanyan impeached Libo, and his mother Nalanshi."

"In October of the third year of Zhenghe, Aguda's stepbrother Wu Yashu was appointed as the leader of the alliance, and he called Dubo Jilie."

"In June of the fourth year of Zhenghe, the Liao Emperor sent envoys to award Aguda the title of Jiedushi. In September of the tenth year of Zhenghe, Wanyan Aguda led his troops to attack the Liao Dynasty, met the Bohai Navy, shot and killed Liao general Yeluxie Shi, and the Liao army was defeated. In October of the same year, Jurchen soldiers took advantage of the victory to capture Ningjiangzhou City. In November of the same year, Wanyan Aguda won the battle at Chuhedian, defeating [-] Liao soldiers with [-] soldiers and horses. This woman is really strong but weak."

"In the fifth year of Zhenghe, Wanyan Aguda founded the country, the country was named Dajin, the country was established, and the country was accepted, and he called himself the emperor."

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"Emperor Yelu Yanxi of the Liao Kingdom, courtesy name Yanning, minor character Aguo, grandson of Liao Daozong Yelu Hongji, son of Liao Shunzong Yelujun, mother Zhenshun Empress Xiao."

"Yelu Yanxi trusts Xiao Fengxian, Xiao Delidi and other courtiers, blindly hunts, lives in luxury and dissoluteness, ignores state affairs, and the national strength is weakening..."

"In the fifth year of Zhenghe, Yelu Yanxi personally conquered Huanglong Mansion and was defeated... In the same year, Yeluzhangnu took the opportunity to rebel, and in the sixth year of Zhizhenghe rebelled against Fang Ping..."

Zhao Hao's calm and energetic voice rippling in the hall and reached the ears of everyone in the hall, leaving everyone dumbfounded.

The feeling of telling the story of the Liao and Jin countries is simply a treasure!
Yu Shen's face turned livid. The contemptuous tone just now seemed like a naked slap in the face. The other party knew the details of the Liao and Jin countries much better than he did... Lian Yelv The small characters of Yanxi Palace are clear, but there are probably not many in the court.

That kind of feeling is like asking someone to know how much one plus one equals, and they solved all the calculus that you don't understand...

After a long time, Yu Shen regained his composure and asked in a deep voice: "My lord, you know that Wanyan Aguda was able to defeat the Liao army by 700 with [-] men, and my Great Song Dynasty has not been able to defeat the Liao army for a hundred years. Large, with more than [-] troops, occupying a small half of Liao territory, if they destroy Liao and follow the trend southward, how can we stop it?"

It has to be said that Yu Shen can be regarded as farsighted, but he is not purely thinking about the country, but for the interests of Cai Jing's party. In this matter, Cai Jing's party is much more sophisticated than Tong Guan's party.

Zhao Hao laughed, and his laughter was filled with extreme disdain: "Wanyan Aguda, a barbarian, rose from the white mountains and black waters. Liao, why? Could it be that the Jurchens are all brass and iron bones, with three heads and six arms? No! Since ancient times, the brave wins when we meet on a narrow road, and the one who can win with Wanyan Aguda is just a word of brave!"

Zhao Hao paused for a moment, took a deep breath, and his voice became impassioned: "Now my Great Song Dynasty has millions of soldiers, the army is well-trained, the treasury is full, and now a sage is born, it is a shame. When we open up the frontiers, everything is ready, all we need is... courage! As long as our subjects in the Great Song Dynasty work together and have the brilliance of a sage, it will be as easy as flipping the palm of our hand to destroy Jin and Liao!"

At this moment, Yu Shen heard Zhao Hao's almost ignorant talk, and finally became angry: "Huangkou boy, you are a child, what do you know, how dare you make such wild words?"

The scholar-bureaucrats of the Northern Song Dynasty had a very high status. For an old minister like Yu Shen, how could the ordinary clan be valued in his eyes? At first, he was patient and chattered with Zhao Hao, but now he saw that Zhao Hao's words became more and more outrageous, but he was speechless. In a hurry, he yelled.

Zhao Hao was furious, stepped forward with a swift stride, grabbed Yu Shen, lifted him up, and shouted angrily: "You're a poor man! Old thief with a gray beard! You've been half buried in the ground, with no ambition, no blood! , I was supposed to retire to the fields and take care of the rest of my life, but I still lay my body on a vegetarian diet, bringing disaster to the country and the people...As a child of the clan, I, Zhao Hao, are loyal to the country and wholeheartedly for the sake of the official family, how dare you despise me?!"

Yu Shen's old bones, which could weigh a few catties, were held in Zhao Hao's hands like an eagle catching a chick, struggling with all his strength, looking extremely embarrassed, and the faces of all the officials changed drastically in shock.

(End of this chapter)