One Piece of Song Dynasty

Song Huizong wanted to regain all the lost territory of Yanyun, and this desire was very strong. The stronger the desire, the easier it is for people to lose their reason and get carried away.

Now, Yanjing has spent money to buy it back from the Jin people, and the three states of Pingying and Luan are about to return their land to the dynasty, but the land in Yunzhong has not yet been recovered. However, Jin Taizu has also agreed to this place, but because Emperor Tianzuo has not captured it yet, the Jin army still needs to garrison in Yunzhong, so the delivery cannot be made yet. After some negotiations, the Jin Kingdom agreed to hand over the three states of Shuo, Wu, and Wei to the Song Dynasty first.

After Zhao Liangsi was demoted, he looked unhappy. After leaving the palace, he came to Tianxiang Tower alone.

Gao Ping saw Zhao Liangsi coming in alone and asked: "Hey, isn't this Lord Zhao? Why is Lord Zhao here alone today?"

Zhao Liangsi replied: "It's unlucky today. Shopkeeper Gao still has a small private room today. If you have one, give me a small room and bring me some of my usual dishes and wine. I want to drink from him today." happy."

Gao Ping replied: "Yes, Mr. Zhao, please come upstairs. The food and wine will be here in a moment."

After Zhao Liangsi went upstairs, Gao Ping called his subordinate Lei Hanzhong and said: "Hanzhong, go and ask the chef to cook some dishes that Zhao Liangsi likes to eat. I see that Zhao Liangsi is not in a good mood today. You can take a look at the store downstairs." Go upstairs in person and have a few drinks with Zhao Liangsi, maybe you will gain something unexpected."

Lei Hanzhong clasped his fists and said, "Yes, shopkeeper, you can go ahead."

After Zhao Liangsi entered the room and sat down, Gao Ping came up soon with wine and food.

Gao Ping said: "Master Zhao, the food and drinks are here."

Zhao Liangsi asked: "Why did Master Gao come in person?"

Gao Ping replied: "Normally Mr. Zhao doesn't come by himself, and I don't have a chance. Today, I'm here to have a few drinks with Mr. Zhao. I'm going to serve Mr. Zhao first, and let's have a few drinks first."

Perhaps because he was feeling depressed, Zhao Liangsi raised his glass and said, "Okay, shopkeeper Gao, I'll drink this glass first." After that, Zhao Liangsi drank it all in one gulp.

After the two of them had a few drinks, Gao Ping saw that the time was almost up and said, "Master Zhao, what happened today? Ever since Master Zhao entered the gate of Tianxiang Tower, I noticed that Master Zhao seems to be in a bad mood."

Zhao Liangsi was slightly drunk and said, "Forget it. Shopkeeper Gao will never call me Master Zhao again. I was demoted, and I was demoted five levels at once."

Gao Ping suddenly realized: "It turns out that Mr. Zhao is depressed because he was demoted. Isn't it normal for officials to have ups and downs these days? Grand Master Cai also had ups and downs at the time, so Mr. Zhao don't worry about this. He said Maybe the official family will hire Mr. Zhao again in a while."

Zhao Liangsi waved his hand and said: "I wish I could just be demoted and no longer be remembered. Demotion is not the main reason that worries me. Instead, I am a little afraid of being used by officials again."

Gao Ping wondered: "Oh, why is this?"

Zhao Liangsi whispered: "The Great Song Dynasty is about to face a disaster."

Gao Ping was surprised and said: "I don't believe that the Song Dynasty is going to suffer a catastrophe. The imperial court just recovered Yanjing and other places some time ago. It is a happy time. How can the imperial court encounter a catastrophe?"

Zhao Liangsi sighed: "Don't mention the recapture of Yanjing. It was not bought from the Jin people. The imperial army was defeated by the remnant Liao army during the two northern expeditions to Yanjing. It can be said that the Song Dynasty lost face in front of the Jin people. In the end, we had to ask the Jin army to attack Yanjing to win it. After the Jin army captured Yanjing, it was me who lost my old face and argued hard in front of the Jin people to win over several places in Yanjing, as well as Xijing and other places. Land, but Xijing has not yet been handed over to the Song Dynasty by the Jin Kingdom. Let me tell you, Shopkeeper Gao, I regret now that I suggested to the officials to join forces with the Jin Dynasty to conquer the Liao Dynasty. I really didn’t expect the Song Dynasty’s army to be so incompetent. , even the defeated army of the Liao Kingdom could not be defeated. Although I negotiated Yanjing, Xijing and other places, the imperial court had to give the Jin Kingdom a large amount of money every year, and the Jin people also took away Yanjing’s people when they evacuated Yanjing. The wealthy households destroyed the city defenses of Yanjing and other places. Although the imperial court gained Yanjing and other places, it was no more than a few empty cities." After Zhao Liangsi said this, he picked up a glass of wine and drank it down.

Gao Ping said: "But the imperial court still got Yanjing and other places after all. Can't the destroyed city defenses be rebuilt? Yanjing and other places will be restored after a few years. What does this have to do with the great disaster that will happen to the Song Dynasty? "

Zhao Liangsi continued: "It should have been like this, but the officials insisted on reproducing disputes. Because of the incompetence of the imperial army, those of us who negotiated with the Jin Kingdom had no leverage to use. We only negotiated for Yanjing and Xijing." , but the three states of Pingluanying were not available, but the officials wanted these three states very much, but the Jin people refused to give them, and the final treaty signed with the Jin people did not include these three states."

Gao Ping said: "But in the three states, there is no need for the officials to be so persistent. The imperial army has been defeated. It would be great if you could talk about Yanjing and Xijing."

Zhao Liangsi waved his hand and said: "Shopkeeper Gao, you don't know the importance of these three states. These three states are important channels connecting Liaodong and Yanjing. If the Song Dynasty has these three states, if there is a conflict with the Jin people in the future, they can Keep the Jin people out of Yanyun. Without these three states, even if the imperial court has Yanjing and other places in Xijing, the Jin people can still quickly reach the city of Yanjing through these three states."

Gao Ping suddenly realized: "In this case, it is right for the officials to want these three places, but it is a pity that the imperial army's combat power is not good enough."

Zhao Liangsi knocked on the table and said: "It is right that the officials want these three places, but now is not the time. We have just signed an alliance with the Jin Kingdom, and the officials want to cause trouble again. I am the chief official negotiating with the Jin Kingdom. , If there is a problem with the covenant in the future, I will definitely be pushed out by the imperial court. How will I face the Jin people at that time? It may be a small matter to lose my life, but it is more likely to become a sinner of the Song Dynasty."

Gao Ping asked nervously: "What do the officials want to do by sending troops to attack the three states?"

Zhao Liangsi shook his head and said: "I don't dare to send troops. He also knows that the imperial army is not strong enough now. The current chief officer of the three states of Pingluan Camp is Zhang Jue, an old official of the Liao Dynasty. He wants to lead the three states to rebel against the Jin Dynasty and join the Song Dynasty." , the officials are ready to accept him."

Gao Ping asked: "This is a good thing. This way the official can get the three states he dreams of. Why is it such a big problem?"

Zhao Liangsi said angrily: "What a heck, one of the covenants between us and the Jin Kingdom is that we cannot accommodate traitors from both sides. This is tantamount to betraying the alliance by the officials. The Jin Kingdom can use this as an excuse to attack the Song Dynasty. If the Jin army What to do if the attack comes? Just rely on the imperial army that can't even defeat the defeated Liao army. Can they withstand the tiger and wolf divisions of the Jin country? I have seen with my own eyes how the Jin army fought. Their combat power is stronger than the Liao army. too much."