Physician of the Song Dynasty: Zhang Kai and Li Qingzhao have a private life-long contract

"A more powerful and more savage Jurchen appeared in the northern part of the Song Dynasty!"

The ministers fell into deep thought. If it is true as Fan Zheng said, then this strategy has such consequences, it is not just a bad move, it is simply a bad move.

Among Fan Zheng's three strategies of upper, middle and lower, the best strategy is naturally king, but it takes twenty years. Even if the Song Dynasty is making progress in these twenty years, the Liao Kingdom and Xixia are also making progress, especially the Liao Kingdom. By controlling the Silk Road, its national power will definitely be further enhanced.

By then, the victory or defeat of the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom may be uncertain, and it is probably very difficult to deter the Liao Kingdom from intervening.

As for Zhongce, there is also great uncertainty. No one can guarantee whether Empress Dowager Xiaoliang will really go crazy and completely turn against the Liao Kingdom. Therefore, Zhongce can only resign herself to fate and take one step at a time.

The worst strategy has the greatest chance of success and costs the least money. Once implemented, it will definitely cause chaos within the Liao Kingdom and there will be no time to worry about the Song Dynasty.

However, such a seemingly perfect strategy actually hid such a huge hidden danger. If Fan Zheng had not pointed it out personally, no one would have noticed it at all.

"What are the chances of Jurchen's success!" Zhao Xu asked solemnly.

Fan Zhengzheng said: "Once doctors announce the medicinal value of ginseng, the Jurchens sitting in Changbai Mountain will definitely rise up. A thousand-year-old ginseng is worth thousands of dollars. As long as the Jurchens hold ginseng in their hands, they will have a steady stream of money, enough to exchange for it." Any material, coupled with the Jurchen's world-famous bravery, the Jurchen today is the Dangxiang of the past."

"The Jurchens of today are the Dangxiang of the past!"

The three prime ministers couldn't help but hold their breath, and their faces were solemn. They all experienced the terrifying experience of the whole world being dominated by Li Yuanhao. That year, Li Yuanhao came out of nowhere and led Xixia to defeat many with less and use troops like a god, defeating the Song and Liao Kingdoms. , and finally founded Xixia.

"How is this possible? Fan Taicheng is exaggerating too much." Zeng Bu frowned.

"The national power of the Liao Kingdom is greater than that of the Song Dynasty. If the Jurchens are not strong, how can they pose a threat to the Liao Kingdom? Why should we waste our energy on the Jurchens!" Fan Zheng asked rhetorically.

Zhao Xu nodded and said, Jurchens are world-famous for their bravery, and even he had heard about them in the Song Dynasty. This is why they are eyeing Jurchens.

"Although the Jurchens are strong, even Li Yuanhao could not cross the Hengshan Mountains. How could the Jurchens dare to pose a threat to the Song Dynasty?" Zeng Bu said proudly.

Fan Zheng shook his head and said: "Although Li Yuanhao was an elite man back then, he had fewer troops. Although the Song Dynasty had a weak army, it had 800,000 forbidden troops. With the advantage of the city and the natural dangers of Hengshan, he lost many troops and generals, and it was only with the help of heaven and earth that he was able to defend Li Yuanhao. .”

Zeng Bu looked embarrassed. He naturally knew that Li Yuanhao was brave and his combat power could be said to be the best in the world. If Di Qing, the military god of the Song Dynasty, had not been born, I am afraid that the Song Dynasty would have suffered heavy losses.

"But the Jurchens are not like that. They have lived among the white mountains and black waters in the north for generations. They are extremely cold-resistant. The weather is not a disadvantage, but an advantage. In addition, there is no natural barrier between Tokyo and Changbai Mountain in the Liao Kingdom. Once the Jurchens become big , driving southward, the Liao Kingdom will be at risk of destruction." Fan Zheng said seriously.

"It is impossible for the Jurchens to replace the Liao Kingdom. The Liao Kingdom has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, so how can they be afraid of the Jurchens' tens of thousands of people." Lu Dafang snorted coldly.

Fan Zheng sneered: "Back then, the Song Dynasty also did not take Li Yuanhao seriously, and it turned out to be a disaster. What's the use of the Liao Kingdom's many soldiers and horses? Back then, the Liao Kingdom suppressed the Song Dynasty, but it was not the same that it was defeated at the hands of Li Yuanhao. , Now that the Liao Kingdom has been at peace for a hundred years, its military equipment may have already been at full speed. Facing the rise of the Jurchens, who are known for their bravery, they may repeat the same mistakes they made when facing Li Yuanhao."

Lu Dafang frowned, but had nothing to say. After all, the Liao Kingdom also attacked Xixia with a large army, and ended up with the same disastrous defeat.

"No! The strong have always been respected on the grassland. Once the Jurchens rise, countless tribes will definitely come to rely on them. Coupled with the financial source of ginseng, there may be a risk of destroying the Liao Kingdom."

However, the ministers disagreed. Although what Fan Zheng said could happen, the probability was very low. After all, no one thought that the Jurchens with less than ten thousand people could overthrow the extremely powerful Liao Kingdom, which had troubled the Song Dynasty for hundreds of years.

Seeing the disbelief of everyone, Fan Zheng sneered and said: "The castles are mostly broken from the inside, so although the Song Dynasty cannot defeat the Liao Kingdom, the Jurchens may not be able to. If the Song Dynasty secretly supports the Jurchens, the chances of the Jurchens rising will be greatly increased."

Many ministers suddenly fell into a tangle. Now they had two choices before them. One was to give up Fan Zheng's plan, and the Song Dynasty would face the Liao Kingdom and Xixia's conspiracy. The other was to support the Jurchens. In the future, the Jurchens would rise, and the Song Dynasty would be in trouble. Song will face a more powerful enemy.

After a long time, Zhao Xu solemnly said: "If the Jurchens are destined to rise, then the Song Dynasty will face the powerful Jurchens sooner or later. In this case, why not take advantage of the opportunity of the Jurchens' rise to regain Xixia and then have a showdown with the Jurchens. Then the Song Dynasty will again With no worries and the national strength reaching its peak, this battle may not be lost.”

However, it was clear that Fan Zheng had pointed out the consequences of this strategy, but Zhao Xu was still itchy and unwilling to give up this strategy.

Nothing else, because this strategy is too amazing, and the risks and benefits are equally huge.

Moreover, Zhao Xu believed that he was young and powerful, and it was the time to make great achievements, so how could he be inactive? Now that he had the opportunity to dominate the world, he was not willing to miss it even if he took the risk.

"The officials are wise!"

All the ministers bowed one after another.

"Pass on my decree! The Empress Dowager is in urgent need of Thousand-year Ginseng medicine. I am offering a reward of thousands of ginseng for purchasing it." Zhao Xu said proudly.

"The official is benevolent and filial!"

The ministers congratulated again.

Lu Dafang couldn't help but twitch his face. This scene was so ironic. Back then, it was Zhao Xu who planned to force Mrs. Gao to abdicate, but now he was praised as benevolent and filial by all the ministers.

"Fan Taicheng, it is up to you to implement the policy of supporting the Jurchens!" Zhao Xu said solemnly.

The use of ginseng to support the rise of the Jurchens was proposed by Fan Zheng. In addition, Fan Zheng was the leader of the medical family. The biggest role of ginseng was for medical purposes, and it was most suitable for Fan Zheng to implement it.

"I obey the order!" Fan Zheng bowed his head and accepted the order.

He took the initiative to use ginseng to provoke civil strife in Liao. Although he regarded this as a bad strategy, he also believed that it had a chance of success. Rather than the rise of the Jurchens in the future causing Jingkang's shame, it would be better for him to detonate the cancer of the Jurchens in advance.

If the Song Dynasty clings to its old ways and remains incomplete, no matter when the Jurchens rise, the humiliation of Jingkang will not be avoided.

It would be better to take advantage of the fact that the Song Dynasty's reform was in the ascendant, and then take advantage of the situation to regain Xixia, and let the Song Dynasty's national power reach its peak, and there would be no chance of defeating the Jurchens.

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"The Empress Dowager is in urgent need of thousand-year ginseng to prolong her life! The government is offering a reward of thousands of ginseng for its purchase!"

Soon, a piece of news shocked the entire city of Kaifeng, causing people all over the city to talk about it.

"Extend your life!"

Everyone who heard the news was in an uproar.

Everyone in the world is greedy for life and hates death. It is said that medicine cannot kill people. Even emperors cannot escape the cycle of life and death.

Although the evil doctor Fan Zheng has the ability to bring people back to life, they are limited to emergency rescue of sudden illnesses. Once too much time passes, they are still powerless.

But now there is finally another miracle medicine that can help people live longer, and that is Millennium Ginseng.

"Ginseng resembles a human figure. Seven taels are ginseng, eight taels are treasure, and nine taels are essence. Thousand-year-old ginseng can be transformed into a ginseng baby! Wearing a red bellyband, you can travel in the deep mountains and old forests. If you want to dig out thousand-year-old ginseng, you must use red thread Tie it down or it will escape."