There was a kind of deep affection in Chongzhen's eyes, which made Zhao Huan couldn't help but be moved.
In fact, for the current Zhao Huan, the successor of the Song Dynasty, Chongzhen did feel a little pity for him. Although Zhao Huan had a father, everyone else cheated him, and Zhao Huan was cheated to death by his father.
For him, a pig-raising prince who lost his father when he was young and took over the Ming Dynasty, he just lacked experience in the early stage and failed on his own, while Zhao Huan was directly faced with an explosive start.
The effect is only slightly better than being beheaded at the beginning.
Therefore, after Zhao Huan came to the throne, he wholeheartedly sought peace and only wanted the Jin people to retreat from the enemy, and even did not hesitate to cede territory and pay compensation. This Chongzhen can understand.
After all, there are historical data to draw from. At the beginning, Li Shimin still had the Wei River Alliance, which was a life-long shame. Later, he also created the Zhenguan era that has been sung for thousands of years, and even took revenge and destroyed the Turks in three years.
In the court of the Song Dynasty, the Lord and the Lord fought against each other, and there were also entangled interests. He did not make subjective judgments.
He just felt that what Zhao Huan needed was some better education about his family and country. If this guy had worked hard to govern and try hard to smooth things over after the first surrender, how would he have caused the subsequent difficulties in Jingkang?
The people of the Jin Kingdom gave him a warning on how to defeat him, but they didn't even think about how to improve it. They didn't do anything to fix the problem, and just continued to herd the sheep?
"I have made my promise. Since I invited you, I will definitely be able to do it. Speaking of which, I can also talk to you about my experience four hundred years later.
Emperor Song, I fell in love with you as soon as I met you. I couldn't help but call you "virtuous brother" just now. However, I am a few years older than you, so I can bear the burden.
Now that the time and space gates of the Ming Dynasty and the Song Dynasty are connected, people from the two countries can enter each other, and there will definitely be frequent exchanges in the future. It would be better if our two countries formed a brotherly alliance.
How many years am I older than you, and the Ming Dynasty is indeed much more powerful than the Song Dynasty, so I am your brother. From now on, the two countries will help each other, and your affairs are my affairs, what do you think?"
"Great kindness! I have received so much love from my dear friend, how can I refuse it? My dear brother, I accept my respect from my younger brother! From now on, my younger brother will advance and retreat with my elder brother."
Zhao Huan's eyes were bright. Although he was still in the car leaving the camp, he solemnly joined his hands and bowed to Chongzhen. He could not hide the happiness in his heart.
For him, being able to get Chongzhen's invitation to form an alliance and take the initiative to build relationships was extremely important to the stability of his throne.
Although his father has clearly told him that he has no idea about the throne now and only wants to pursue Taoism, but who knows whether the old guy will change his mind in two days? Can you just let go of your rights?
"Okay! My dear brother, you have such a good intention. In this case, I will speak out.
To put it harshly, your imperial background and military qualities are really poor at controlling the country, so bad that they are worse than a bloody military household."
"Hey, dear friend, it's not that my background is too poor, it's that my political experience is too little. You also know what the situation was like in the Song Dynasty when I received my father's Zen position."
Zhao Huan shook his head and said helplessly that he was not as capable as Chongzhen. He admitted this, after all, Chongzhen had been emperor for eleven years longer than him.
How many emperors can reign for eleven years? Today's Chongzhen can beat him up in terms of emperor experience.
"But you are the prince, and you only ascended the throne when you were twenty-six years old. You have been influenced by the Song Dynasty for decades. Can you say that you have no idea about the governance of the country?
I am an idle prince and I can do well even if I suddenly come to power. How about you?
Of course, you had no choice but to come to power. I think seeking peace from the Jin people was the best choice given your situation at the time. Wasn't the same situation faced by the Tang Emperor's Weishui Alliance back then?
But think about it, have you really considered how you will regain your honor after such a humiliation?
Have you ever thought about the reason why this battle collapsed? You attribute it to the failure of one or two generals, but is that the problem of the generals?
Obviously, it’s the way you manage the army and the battle management of your court that sucks from top to bottom!”
"I……
Alas, brother is right, I admit that I am not as good as the Tang Emperor, not as good as brother, even not as good as father."
Zhao Huan was speechless. Apart from anything else, he really had not thought about the military system of the Song Dynasty from beginning to end.
Even for this defeat, he only blamed the courtiers for not leading good troops, and he wanted Li Shimin to sign the Weishui Alliance. Others? He never thought about governing as hard as the Tang Emperor.
In other words, he thought about it, but it was too late. His ability to recognize people was far inferior to that of Li Shimin, and his ability to govern the country was even worse.
"You are lucky. The shop owner can show up to help Da Song. It will be fine in the future. This is how I came here.
The courtiers of the Ming Dynasty fought even worse than you did back then. I only turned around with the help of the shopkeeper and learning from the shopkeeper.
Speaking of this, I just said that I would take you to study together, and I meant it. Dear brother, your knowledge is a bit too poor.
You also need to broaden your horizons. With your current abilities, you can't even govern the country, not to mention resisting foreign enemies. This is not possible.
Let me make it clear that the shop owner has supernatural powers, so he contacted your father and used him as his main contact person. Similarly, I was also directly contacted by the shop owner. We are closer to you than you are to the shop owner.
But the good thing is that the shop owner doesn't like the desire for power, and your father doesn't care about the throne. Now he just wants to have fun, so your throne is still very stable for the time being.
But your current performance in governing the country will inevitably become more and more dissatisfied with your father and shopkeeper after they have been with me for a long time. Do you understand what I mean?"
"I understand, I'm worried about what Brother Deyo said, so I just asked, Brother Deyo, are you serious about what you said?
If Brother Deyo can let me study with Xiongtai, I must have the same knowledge as Brother Deyo, and my father will be able to hand over the Song Dynasty to me with confidence."
Zhao Huan didn't know everything, and he spoke freely. As a king, duplicity was a normal practice, but when facing Chongzhen, he really didn't think much about using his words.
It's really because there is no point in hiding Chongzhen. If the people don't know about the shabby things in the Song Dynasty, how will future emperors know about it?
From the perspective of the Ming Dynasty in later generations, their relationship is as transparent as anyone can see his situation and the tension between him and his father.
"The time-space gate also connects to another space, that space is a time and space four hundred years after the Ming Dynasty.
In that time and space, as long as you have money, you can live very happily. Similarly, in that time and space, there are universities that specialize in preaching and solving doubts. Their knowledge is enough to make an ordinary king instantly surpass the wise king you know.
I have something to say from the bottom of my heart to my dear brother, dear brother, as long as the throne is still yours, sooner or later your father will completely delegate power to you.
Similarly, you must also learn to properly delegate authority. Things cannot be done by you alone. You are still young and should study more and focus more on absorbing more advanced knowledge.
If you are willing, I will tell the shopkeeper that I will arrange for you to go to the world four hundred years in the future for a short period of study. The shopkeeper will be here to keep you safe and unharmed.
And you can return to the palace at any time to handle affairs without delaying the leadership work of the Song Dynasty and going to court."
"Thank you, Brother Deyo, for your suggestion. I will seriously consider it when the Jin soldiers retreat."
After Zhao Huan listened, he pondered for a while and then nodded. The top priority now is to repel the Jin people. As for the rest, we can take our time later.
Chongzhen did not continue to chase, and began to introduce the various facilities of the capital to Zhao Huan. The off-road vehicle stopped at the gate of the camp.
After changing to the bus again, Chen Ye and Chongzhen sat at the front, while Zhao Ji and Zhao Heng sat at the back. A video was playing on the screen on the bus, but Zhao Huan had no intention of watching it.
"Father, I feel that the Ming army should not be allowed to go to the Song Dynasty. If we only need to purchase thousands of muskets and order Li Gang to train an army of muskets, the Song Dynasty can also make the Jin people retreat.
On the contrary, if it supports such a powerful army, the Song Dynasty will be defenseless. If Emperor Ming has any other ideas, the Song Dynasty will surely perish!
This is a tactic to drive away wolves and tigers, and it must not be done. Do you think this shop owner is really harmless to the Song Dynasty?"
"How did you come up with this?"
Zhao Ji looked at Zhao Huan with some admiration. He had just seen Zhao Huan and Chongzhen chatting happily in the car behind him, and even raised his hands in salute, thinking that Zhao Huan could not understand what was being said.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Huan's attitude changed so drastically.
"Do you still need to think about this? Even a foolish king should know these truths. Father, you haven't thought of it, right?
Father, can we control what time and space gate this shop owner opens? Is the time and space gate open all the time?"
"I should tell you something else.
The owner is a traveler..."
Zhao Ji began to tell Zhao Huan about Chen Ye's origins, not to mention the mystery of the system. After learning that only Zhao Ji could use this system, and that the space-time gate was only controlled by Zhao Ji, Zhao Huan was both relieved and worried.
When he heard that this opportunity for Zhao Ji was obtained by Zhao Gou who gave up on his own initiative, Zhao Huan opened his mouth so wide that he could swallow an egg, and his heart was filled with energy.
"Father, are you kidding me?"
"Why did I lie to you? According to the shop owner, the system selected your brother at the beginning, and he had already decided to pull it off casually.
Unexpectedly, your brother actually gave up on his own initiative. Do you think this is ridiculous? But you can rest assured that the system will not increase my life except allowing me to ignore any damage.
Therefore, I can only live for more than ten or twenty years. When I am a hundred years old, this system, like your throne, will all be yours."
Zhao Ji said sincerely, but Zhao Huan secretly kept his mouth shut. This kind of talk was just trying to trick a ghost, and he wouldn't even believe it.
Not to mention anything else, as long as he ignores any harm and is free from illness and disaster, Zhao Huan can be sure that Zhao Ji will even live longer than himself in the end.
"Father, I had a great chat with Emperor Ming today. Emperor Ming said he could let me study with him.
I feel that I still have many shortcomings in governing the country, so I want to study with Emperor Ming, and even go to the more prosperous world four hundred years after the Ming Dynasty to learn and make up for my shortcomings."
"Learning is like sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat. I am very happy that you have this idea."
"It's just that, as a result, the son could no longer take care of the affairs of the Song Dynasty. Looking back, my father gave the Zen throne to his son because he was unwell and couldn't bear it.
Now that my father has Taojun to help him, he is protected from all diseases. Even if he cannot live forever, he can survive for decades. Moreover, my father has a system that will make the Song Dynasty more powerful.
Therefore, the son please return the throne to his father, so that his father can lead the Song Dynasty and continue to prosper. The son is only willing to do what he should do for his father."
Zhao Ji stared at Zhao Huan for a long time without saying anything, his thoughts turning.
When he first got the system, he did have the idea of seizing power, but as he chatted with Chen Ye, he gradually let go of this obsession.
If you abdicate, you have already abdicated. What's the benefit of regaining the throne? On the contrary, the stories of chaebols and capital operations that Chen Ye told him opened his eyes.
Although being an emperor is majestic and majestic, there are also many troubles to worry about, and he is tied up in the open. Anyway, he has been an emperor and has the ability to take it back at any time. It is okay not to want this throne.
"I said, what I give to you is yours.
If you learn to be afraid of not being able to take care of things, you can increase your ability to take on the responsibilities of the second government and the third department, so that you can find more time.
Moreover, even if you go there to study, you can still contact Da Song and make decisions via remote video.
I have been an emperor enough over the years, so I just plan to do business in the Song Dynasty, open a royal company of the Song Dynasty, and open a bodyguard bureau to protect assets."
"In this way...the son will live up to his father's expectations! Thank you father!"
Zhao Huanxin completely let go, and his defense against Zhao Ji was no longer strong.
After the bus drove back to the palace, Chongzhen prepared a grand welcome ceremony in the palace, just like the process of leaders of later generations meeting each other.
Flowers were laid and photos were taken in the same way. The two emperors stood together and took photos of each other. Officials from various ministries visited one by one, and both sides watched the flag-raising ceremony together.
Even Chongzhen was confused about the whole process, not to mention Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan, who only stopped twice. They were in a state of confusion throughout the whole process.
By the time the state banquet was completed in the evening, a full two hours had passed since Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan closed the door. Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan were both worried about the situation in the Song Dynasty and wanted to go back as soon as possible.
However, there was still one most crucial step that had not been agreed upon, and the two of them had to sit down and wait with Chongzhen.
"My dear brother, and the Emperor of Song Dynasty, I think you are very satisfied with today's military exercise. It's not that I am overconfident, I am confident that these 10,000 Royal Army troops can easily destroy the Kingdom of Jin, so we can discuss a plan
The price is up.”
As Chongzhen said this, he took out a printed book and handed it to the two of them.
"This is an agreement that includes the Ming Dynasty's economic, military and political support to the Song Dynasty.
Through this agreement, Song Dynasty only needs to pay part of the property and minerals to complete the project directly.
There is also the army supporting the Song Dynasty this time. Their tasks include annihilating the Jin army in the Song Dynasty, training your forbidden army, and imparting command experience.
Moreover, you will be responsible for all food supplies, ammunition consumption and fuel consumption. When the war is over, all the more than 10,000 muskets, hundreds of artillery pieces, and some trucks will be left behind for you.
The minimum employment period is three months, which is calculated as 600,000 taels of silver per month. What do you think?"
The account book in Chongzhen's hand kept flipping, but the contents made Zhao Huan and Zhao Ji feel that they could accept it.