I rebelled in the Song Dynasty

After being demoted for the second time, Cai You also felt boring and took leave all day long to hang out in the military camp.

I didn't expect that today I would be in court, and I would try to get rid of Tong Guan when I opened my mouth.

Suddenly there was silence in the court, and Tong Guan did not dare to answer this question.

Although he felt that the Khitan was already fading away, and the Han people left behind in Yan must be thinking of returning to the embrace of the Song Dynasty.

But that was the Khitan, so I was lying if I said I wasn't afraid.

Not to mention five thousand men, even if he added ten times fifty thousand, he would not have the confidence to break through Yanjing.

Who knows how Liu Sheng managed to conquer the four states?

After Zhao Ji heard these words, he was quite moved. Last year, the 20 troops went north and spent a lot of money.

He originally planned to allocate 500,000 troops for the Northern Expedition this year, but it seems that the Khitan is not as powerful as he imagined.

The results of the failure of the Northern Expedition last year were also discussed. The west route army was useless due to Geng Yanxi, and one general was incompetent and exhausted the three armies. The east route army was defeated because of a temporary change of commanders, which led to unstable military morale.

Zhao Ji had great confidence in the soldiers of the Song Dynasty. After all, Liu Sheng's 10,000 remnant troops were so capable of fighting, so wouldn't the regular army of the Song Dynasty be invincible in the world?

Asking Tong Guan to lead an army of 500,000 people to the north would be too bullying of the Khitan people. I couldn't help laughing when I thought about this.

Moreover, if Tong Guanruo leads an army of ten thousand to the north, he can save a lot of money.

Seeing that Zhao Ji was a little moved, Cai Jing, at Tong Guan's signal, stepped forward and said: "Guan family, Duke Anding is looking for opportunities to take advantage of the Khitan people's unpreparedness to capture prefectures and counties.

This time, when the Grand Master went north, he took the initiative to seek a fight with the Khitan people. If he only brought a small number of troops, he might not be able to succeed. Moreover, such a huge country also needs soldiers to protect it. In addition, the Jurchens and Khitan people were fighting to death outside the pass. I, the Song Dynasty, will inevitably have to sit on that fisherman and continue to advance northward.

If we can quell foreign aggression in one fell swoop, our Song Dynasty will not lose to the Han and Tang Dynasties.

Wouldn't it be a pity if the Grand Master could not complete his work without enough men and horses?

Zhao Ji is not a decisive person at all. He has a soft ear and thinks that everything he says makes sense.

Now, he needs to choose between fame and money.

Zhao Ji wanted to save money and gain fame.

Cai Jing continued to speak: "If we count all the dynasties in detail, all the unified dynasties, except for the first and second generation monarchs who have the intention to expand and acquire land, after the third generation, most of them are conservative monarchs. From the Song Dynasty to the official family, it has been passed down to the ninth generation. , if we can set such a precedent, it will be the best in history, with martial arts comparable to that of the Qin Emperor and Han Dynasty, and literary skills not inferior to those of the Shenzong Dynasty."

Civil and military officials from all over the dynasty came to worship the mountain and shouted, "Thanks to the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty..."

Zhao Ji took advantage of him in an instant. He had saved money for a few years, but he didn't have much chance of being as successful as Emperor Qin and Han Dynasty.

"Okay, okay, the Grand Master has led an army of five hundred thousand, and will march north in a few days. He will definitely break through Yanjing and relieve our dynasty from a hundred years of pain. If there is an opportunity, the Grand Master can send his troops out of the border and wait for the opportunity. If the Grand Master lives up to me, , I will not disappoint the Grand Master."

Tong Guan understood. Zhao Ji told him that even if Liu Sheng regained the five states, as long as he made meritorious deeds, Wang Jue would still have his.

With tears in his eyes, he said: "Most of the people of Yan in the old period were Khitan slaves, and the Khitan people were also oppressed by the Khitan. When the king's army went north, it was determined that it would be handed over. The people were eating pots of milk to welcome the king's army, and the officials were sitting in the middle courtyard. , and wait for the minister's good news.

"The Grand Master carries all the hopes of the Song Dynasty, and there must be no mistakes. I will be in the capital and pray for the Grand Master day and night."

Half a million troops? Tong Guan felt that this was a sure thing. After Cai Jing's advice, he showed a little ambition. Perhaps he could flank Zhongjing with the Jurchens. He showed a victorious expression and said: "Thank you for your love, I will live up to the trust of the officials."

Zhao Ji looked at Cai You. He liked Cai You very much and it suited him very well. Cai You could often guess what Zhao Ji was thinking before he said it, and prepared gifts for him. It is also very much in line with his wishes, otherwise he would not be allowed to be the supervisor of the West Route Army.

But I also really don’t understand why I came back a changed person after the failure of the Northern Expedition. He didn't blame him at all and continued to praise him.

Under Tong Guan Cai Jing's brainwashing and Liu Sheng's assistance, Zhao Ji felt that the Khitan was just like that. As long as the Northern Expedition army arrived, they would definitely be able to win.

The Northern Expedition was more like gold-plating and military merit. For this reason, he wanted to give Cai You another chance and said, "Deacon Cai, would you like to accompany the army in the Northern Expedition and become a supervisor?"

This is not because Zhao Ji has any distrust of Tong Guan. This is just the practice of the Song Dynasty. When a large army goes on an expedition, there must be supervisors.

The supervisory army is the emperor's confidant and has the power to kill first and report later.

I just didn't expect that after Cai You returned from the Northern Expedition, he would become a completely different person. He no longer had a tacit understanding with him, his intentions were unclear, and he was always against him.

This made him very angry, so he had to use an excuse to suppress Cai You. At this time, he was completely willing to give Cai You another chance, as long as he could return to his past.

When Zhao Ji spoke, the expressions of all the ministers in the court changed. Was he going to use Cai You? Will they be retaliated for what they did before? I was thinking quickly in my mind about how to reject Zhao Ji without annoying Zhao Ji?

Cai You saw everyone's expressions and couldn't help but sneered and said with disdain: "Thank you for your kindness, I just want to train in the capital."

What kind of sweet dreams are the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty still having? When will you wake up?

Do you really think that Khitan is made of clay? Can the army march north to easily defeat Yanjing?

At the beginning, there were 4,000 Pishi troops under Yunzhou City, chasing and killing 100,000 Song troops. Although he had his reasons, in the Yingzhou defense battle, the Song army was the defender. With superior weapons and personnel, the casualties were higher than There were many Khitans, and a deputy commander was killed in the battle. That was the Khitan's cannon fodder infantry.

If the cavalry charges into battle, what will they do to stop them?

But Cai You didn't intend to persuade. If he continued to persuade, he probably wouldn't even be able to stay in the imperial army.

The best way to make a person who has made a mistake realize his mistake is to make him make a bigger mistake.

These 500,000 troops are the Hebei East Road, Hedong Road, Yongxing Military Road, and Jingdong East Road. All the armies are also the last barrier in the northern part of the Song Dynasty.

If all of them are destroyed, the Song Dynasty will be in danger of collapse, but as long as it can wake up the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, it is worth using 500,000 people. Not that mere half a million.

Although Zhao Ji was a little unhappy with Cai You's rejection of his kindness, he didn't say anything. He just nodded and said nothing.

At Cai Jing's signal, Wang Fu recommended himself: "I would like to go north with the Grand Master."

Seeing that no one among the ministers objected, Zhao Ji made the decision.

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At this time, outside the city, several groups of knights rushed over, looking anxious and shouting: "Eight hundred miles, hurry, eight hundred miles, hurry."

From the city of Bianjing, we rushed straight to the imperial palace. We had an unobstructed journey. We got straight to the meeting hall of the imperial palace before dismounting and running towards the hall.