One Piece of Song Dynasty

Zhai Jin said angrily, "How could he, a small magistrate of Hui'an County, take over the Song Dynasty at the smallest price?"

Liu Fa said calmly, "You will be able to see what Mr. Li relies on in two days. As for how Mr. Li took over the Song Dynasty at the minimum cost, I don't know, but a certain family believes in Mr. Li."

Zhai Jin smiled bitterly and said, "Liu Jinglue, why do you trust a small county magistrate so much?"

Liu Fa said, "Just because Mr. Li saw the hope of the revival of the Han people in a certain family, did you know that Mr. Li had sent Zhao Langjun to the northwest to protect a certain family six months before the battle of Tong'an City, but at that time a certain family I don’t know, otherwise how could Zhao Langjun appear on the battlefield to save a certain family? Tianxiang Tower is actually Mr. Li’s property. We have all eaten at Tianxiang Tower in Yan’an Prefecture and seen Tianxiang Tower. Regarding the business situation, everyone should be aware of Tianxiang Tower’s ability to attract money. There are now more than twenty Tianxiang Towers in the Song Dynasty. You can imagine how much money you can make every day. There will be more Tianxiang Towers in the future."

Zhai Jin nodded and said, "With the support of money, Lord Li does have the capital to rebel. But Liu Jinglue, rebellion cannot be successful just by having money. Once this matter is exposed, Tianxiang Tower will not be able to continue operating in the Song Dynasty. Your financial resources will also be cut off."

Liu Fa replied, "So within ten years we will not raise a flag of rebellion, but will only focus on making money. In ten years, we will see whether the Song Dynasty has lost its deer like the Sui Dynasty. If the Song Dynasty has lost its deer, we will get involved." ."

Zhai Jin shook his head and said, "Then how can you guarantee that you will not be discovered in these ten years? Since you want to train the army, where is the army?"

Liu Fa said, "Master Li is just a small magistrate of Hui'an County in front of outsiders, but in the eyes of the court officials, Master Li has another level of identity, that is, he is a member of the Cai Party. Master Li has a close relationship with Cai Jing, and he goes to Cai Jing every year. Cai Jingjin donated a batch of gold and silver, and Mr. Li is also an imperial merchant and will pay tribute to the palace every year. As for the army, of course it will not appear in the Song Dynasty. The army will only be in places outside the Song Dynasty. You will be able to see it in a few days. , so do you think we would be discovered if we didn’t take the initiative to raise a flag of rebellion?"

Zhai Jin smiled bitterly and said, "It is true that he will not be discovered, but neither the officials nor Cai Jing would have thought that they would actually raise a rebel."

Liu Fa waved his hand, "You don't have to defend the court anymore. The Zhao family can represent the orthodoxy of the Han people. Didn't the Zhao family also gain the world from the orphans and widowers of the Chai family? In fact, the grievances of a certain family are that the Zhao family uses civility to control military affairs." Policies, how much did our military generals suffer from the arrogance of the literati and eunuchs in the Song Dynasty? Some battles were winnable and some were lost, and some battles were unwinnable."

Zhai Jin sighed and fell silent.

Liu Fa took out three maps and handed them to Zhai Jin, "These are the three maps that Mr. Li gave to a certain family, a map of the powerful Han Dynasty, a map of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and a map of this dynasty. Mr. Li took out these maps. The three pictures asked a certain family why the Song Dynasty, which claimed to be orthodox to the Han people, was so weak. The territory of the Song Dynasty was only half of that of the powerful Han Dynasty and the prosperous Tang Dynasty. How many Han rivers and mountains left by our ancestors have been lost? A certain family said at that time I was speechless. I just felt like I was holding my breath. It's such a shame. We are so ashamed of our ancestors. We couldn't even destroy the small Xia Kingdom. We must have fought a war with the Xia Kingdom for nearly a hundred years."

Zhai Jin looked at the map and continued to remain silent.

Liu Fa went on to say, "Actually, the current imperial court seems to be strong, but in fact it is very weak and full of crises. You should know the Huashigang policy of today's officials. You should go and see the living conditions of the people in Hangzhou. A certain family came to Hui'an from Yan'an. On the way, I once passed by the Hangzhou area. A certain family saw the people there. Their living conditions were very bad. Refugees were everywhere. The southeast area was now a pile of dry firewood poured with kerosene. All they needed was a person to light the fire. , once it burns up, it will be a huge fire, and Hangzhou is the financial and tax center of the imperial court. Once something happens in Hangzhou, the imperial court will be hit hard."

Zhai Jin asked, "Then you plan to be the one who started the fire?"

Liu Fa shook his head and said, "No, on the contrary, not only will we not be the ones who started the fire, but we also don't want anything to happen in the southeast, because if anything happens in the southeast, it will consume our own strength as Han people. You and I are both in the military, so we should all understand The armament situation of the Song Dynasty. In addition to the Western Army, in the Song Dynasty, there were other armies that could fight. You can go and take a look at the armament situation of the southeastern court. When someone passed by there, they saw that armaments were slack and there was a serious shortage of soldiers. Not to mention those who are on free wages, so once something happens in the southeast, the court will mobilize other armies to quell the rebellion. You can imagine which army will be mobilized. It must be some Western troops to quell the rebellion, so a certain family Mr. Li is not optimistic about the peasant uprising in the southeast. What a certain family wants to say is that the incident in the southeast is not the biggest crisis for the imperial court. The biggest crisis for the imperial court is in the north."

Zhai Jin was surprised and said, "The Liao Kingdom in the north has too much to take care of itself now, how can it become the biggest crisis for this dynasty?"

Liu Fa said, "You must have also heard that the imperial court plans to unite with Jin to destroy Liao and regain Yanyun. Although it is to unite with Jin to destroy Liao, Yanyun needs this dynasty to seize it from the Liao army. The dynasty's Taizu, Taizong, During the Zhenzong period, many Northern Expeditions to Yanyun failed, let alone now. Although the Liao Kingdom is now restrained by the Jin Army, a large part of its energy is restrained, but this dynasty will definitely be able to conquer Yanyun. I don’t think so. As for conquering Yanyun, I don’t think so. Who to send, it must be Tong Guan who leads the Western Army, otherwise Tong Guan would not be eager for quick success this time and send a certain family to attack the Xia Kingdom to relieve his worries. You should know the Western Army. The Western Army can fight in the mountains. I don’t know how good they can be in plain combat, let alone the Liao army with a large number of cavalry.”

Zhai Jin nodded and said, "That's true. The Western Army fought with Xixia for nearly a hundred years. They fought in the mountains. It's hard to predict the outcome when they go to the plains to fight the Liao Army with a large number of cavalry."

Liu Fa continued, "What will happen if our dynasty cannot defeat Yanyun and let its ally Jin Jun capture Yanyun? How will the Jin army view the Song Dynasty? The truth and falsehood of the Song Dynasty have been seen by the Jin people. In the eyes of the Jin people, will the Song Dynasty be defeated?" Will it turn into a fat sheep? After the Jin army destroys the Liao Dynasty, will it set the Song Dynasty as its next target? Don’t forget that the Jin army also has a large number of cavalry, and the Jin army’s combat power is much stronger than the Liao army. Otherwise, the Liao army The army will not be defeated steadily. If you look at the map of this dynasty, the plains from Yanyun to Tokyo are undefeable, which is most suitable for cavalry operations. If the Jin army divides into two groups, they will go all the way to Taiyuan. The government restrained our troops in Taiyuan and other places, and the cavalry all the way from Hebei to Tokyo. What do you think will happen?"