"Father, the rise of the Jurchens is actually not the worst. The key is that the Liao Kingdom's control over the north is getting weaker and weaker. As one rises and the other falls, the Jurchens' strength will only become stronger and stronger. If the Jurchens were allowed to completely control the Huanglong Mansion, the Liao Kingdom would be in danger." At this time, Zhao Jia spoke again. He had no personal feelings about the threat to the Jurchens before. After all, the Jurchens were too far away from him, but he had a deep understanding of the weakening of the Liao Kingdom's strength. Especially after the Song Dynasty recovered the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan*, the Liao Kingdom's strength was declining. If the Song Dynasty had not needed to recuperate, he would have used troops to the Liao Kingdom again.

"Liao Kingdom!" When his son mentioned Liao Kingdom, Zhao Yan couldn't help but sigh inwardly. He remembered that when he first met Yelu Jun, the other party's spirited look left a very deep impression on him. Later, he knew that the other party's political skills were even less simple. What happened later also proved that Yelu Jun was indeed very outstanding. Otherwise, it would not have been possible to quell Yelu Chongyuan's rebellion so quickly, and also restored the strength of the Liao Kingdom.

Unfortunately, Yelu Jun made a mistake that rulers often made, that is, after the stability of the country, he gradually became addicted to pleasure and gradually became abandoned by the government. He was not the first king to make such mistakes. For example, the famous Emperor Ming Emperor of Tang Li Longji in history was the representative of it, and Zhao Yan believed that he would definitely not be the last one.

It was Yelu Jun who was addicted to pleasure. In addition, the previous Song Dynasty recovered the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, and because of Yelu Jun's suspicion, Yelu Renxian, the important official of the Liao Kingdom, which also greatly damaged the strength of the Liao Kingdom. At the same time, Yelu Renxian's death also marked the decline of the Liao Kingdom from prosperity and began to decline rapidly under the rule of Yelu Jun.

"Father, I see the news from the Liao Kingdom. Yelu Yixin, the important minister of the Liao Kingdom, seemed to be unwilling to be inferior to others. Moreover, Yelu Jun was deceived by him and had no doubts about Yelu Yixin at all. If this continues, I am worried that if the Liao Kingdom does not use the Jurchens to attack, I will cause a big trouble. With Aguda's shrewdness, he will definitely invade the south. By then, the Liao Kingdom will be really in danger." At this moment, Zhao Jia frowned again and said.

"Yes, Jiaer, your observation ability is very keen. Yelu Yixin is an absolute villain. He was already a little restless when Yelu Hongji was still alive. I even suspected that he might have known Yelu Chongyuan's rebellion for a long time, but he did not tell anyone. I probably wanted to wait until the situation of the war was clear before making plans. Later, after Yelu Jun ascended the throne, Yelu Yixin was originally alienated, but unfortunately Yelu Jun became increasingly stupid and handed over most of the government affairs to Yelu Yixin. In this way, Yelu Yixin had the opportunity to cultivate his own power. I guess if nothing unexpected happens, at most, Yelu Yixin will probably follow Yelu Chongyuan's old path in just three or five years." Zhao Yan sighed again at this time.

"Father, Sanniang is Yelu Jun's sister. You and Yelu Jun are also old acquaintances. Can you write a letter to Yelu Jun through this relationship and remind him so that he will not really let Yelu Yixin rebel. No matter who wins and who loses, he will only be cheaper for the Jurchens." At this time, Zhao Jia suddenly made a whimsical suggestion.

Zhao Yan smiled bitterly when he heard his son's words, then patted his shoulder and said, "Jia'er, although you are smart, you are young and have no thoughts. Our Song Dynasty and Liao Kingdom were originally hostile, and I personally led my troops to regain the land of Yanyun. Even if I had some personal relationship with Yelu Jun, do you think he would believe what I said?"

"This..." Zhao Jia was stunned for a moment when she heard this. Then she also smiled bitterly. If his father really wrote a letter to Yelu Jun and told him that Yelu Yixin would rebel, the other party would probably not believe it at all. Instead, he would think that this was a provocation and disagreement by the Song Dynasty. Moreover, his father, as the prince of the Song Dynasty, actually wrote a letter to the Emperor of Liao. If others knew about this kind of thing, they might be used as a fuss.

"I understand, but do we have no way to do anything. We can only watch the Liao Kingdom fall into civil strife and then be swallowed by the Jurchens?" Zhao Jia frowned again at this time. The more he studied this information, the more he felt that the possibility of the Jurchens rising was greater. If the Liao Kingdom falls because of this, the more savage and fierce Jurchens will definitely pose a greater threat to the Song Dynasty.

Hearing his son's words, Zhao Yan walked back and forth in the study several times, then suddenly stood still and turned around and said, "There is no way. In order to attack Wanyan tribe, I used to lure merchants to rob the Jurchens by boat. This is a good way to weaken the Jurchens' strength. After all, if Wanyan tribe wants to expand its strength, it must annex other Jurchen tribes. The decrease in Jurchen tribes naturally indirectly weaken their strength."

When talking about this, Zhao Yan paused for a moment and then said, "But those Jurchens are not fools. After suffering major losses, they quickly fled the coastal areas. Now if they want to rob the Jurchens, they must go deep into the mountains and forests. However, the Jurchens in the mountains and forests are difficult to deal with. Not to mention those ordinary merchants, even regular troops cannot get any advantage, but there is not a complete solution, such as setting fire!"

"Starting fire? Father, do you mean to learn how Yelu Jun would deal with the Jurchens?" Zhao Jia couldn't help but say in surprise when he heard this, because he remembered that when the Jurchens defeated the army led by Yelu Jun for the first time, Yelu Jun, who was angry and angry, sent someone to set fire in the mountains and forests where the Jurchens were located. As a result, the continuous forest fire burned a large number of Jurchens to death. Of course, this also caused huge losses. Countless hills were burned to white ground, which also caused great damage to nature.

"Yes, if other factors are removed, just from the perspective of risks and benefits, setting fire is undoubtedly the easiest, and it is also the smallest investment, but the benefits are the biggest method. You only need to send several elite teams to sneak into the Jurchens' garrison in late autumn and early winter, and then set fires everywhere, causing bushfires. At that time, the Jurchens can't escape even if they want to escape!" Zhao Yan said with a ruthless look on his face, but then he suddenly looked slowed down, and shook his head helplessly and said, "But this method is a bit too harmful to heaven. Not only the Jurchens die, but even the animals and plants in the jungle cannot escape. So if this method is not used, it is not used." (To be continued.)

ps: Yesterday my relative moved to a new home, and the old fish was filled with a lot of wine. I still have a headache. I only coded two thousand words in the morning, so I will definitely make up for it in the afternoon.
Chapter completed!