He sat in his study all night, recalling all the interactions he had with Li Xia in the past three years. After that, he deduced it on the map.
When the clues were put together, he also saw Li Xia's ambition clearly.
Not surprising.
Out of his respect for Li Xia, Zhang Hongdao also seriously analyzed whether it was possible to realize his ambition...
Taking history as a guide, there was a prime minister in the Zhao and Song Dynasties, Han Wanzhou, who participated in a coup, supported Song Ningzong, took over power, and then attempted the Northern Expedition.
Tens of thousands of taels of gold were used as military supplies, and Wu Xi, Su Shidan, Bi Zaiyu, Xin Qiji and others were recruited.
The Northern Expedition was just being deployed, but a traitor appeared. The Jin people secretly contacted Wu Xi, who separatized Sichuan and rebelled against the Song Dynasty and surrendered to the Jin Dynasty. The rest of the Song army was defeated, and the Jin army took advantage of the situation to counterattack Huainan.
Han Yuzhou was still waiting to fight again, but the surrender faction in the Song Dynasty had negotiated peace with the Jin State, killed Han Yuzhou, and sent a letter to settle the border.
Zhang Hongdao looked around and saw that despite Han Zhou's hasty preparations and improper recruitment of personnel during the Northern Expedition, the Song Army's field strength was completely unmatched.
Also, did the Song people really have the intention of the Northern Expedition?
Even before the soldiers and horses crossed the Huaihe River, Han Yuzhou was stabbed twice by one of his own men...
Looking at today's Mongolia, even if it is torn apart, it is far stronger than the Jin Kingdom of the past, which was "bound to chaos and destruction".
However, the national power of Zhao and Song was far less than it used to be.
As for Li Xia, if he was loyal to the Song Dynasty, his strength would be far less than that of Han Yuzhou, and he would have to be buried with the Song Dynasty; if he was independent, his strength would be far less than that of Wu Xi. Wu Xi knew how to join the Jin Kingdom, but Li Xia was unwilling to join the Mongols?
Looking back at the time, Li Fenjiu was operating in Shandong, storing grain and grass, intercepting salt courses, buying horses at high prices, and training 70,000 elite soldiers, but he did not dare to rebel directly.
To be fair, no matter how powerful Li Xia is, his power is inferior to that of any prince.
After thinking about it, I can't see the possibility of it happening.
The general trend of the world, the scholars in the North had their plans as early as ten years ago, but Li Xia couldn't understand it...
After thinking about it all night, Zhang Hongdao looked up again and saw that the sky was already bright.
He called his maid.
"Go and ask the eldest sister to come see me."
…
After drinking the rice porridge, Zhang Hongdao handed the bowl and chopsticks out and said to Zhang Wenjing who was sitting there looking at the information: "Have you finished reading?"
"Well, I've finished reading."
"Then you and I, brother and sister, have a frank talk." Zhang Hongdao said in a calm tone: "My father is away at war, leaving me to look after the family. What worries me most about the family affairs is..."
"I know." Zhang Wenjing responded angrily.
Zhang Hongdao shook his head, still a little nagging.
"After the New Year, you will be twenty, and you will become an old girl in the boudoir. You will not be able to get married in the future."
"That's good." Zhang Wenjing said: "My father and brother want me to marry, so just marry me. I've accepted the three letters and six etiquette. Please ask the fifth brother to arrange the wedding date."
"..."
After a moment of silence, Zhang Hongdao knocked on the table gently, maintaining a calm tone and said: "You should know that the family is a big deal. Don't ruin the stability and prosperity of the Zhang family because of the affair between your children."
"I know."
"My father and brother have done their best for you. In the middle of the year, before the incident between you and Li Xia spread, I even considered sending you to Hanzhong. But now that your majesty knows about it, Li Xia is too arrogant, and the battle in Hanzhong stole the show. Therefore, your majesty,
Give him the best conditions to surrender..."
"He disdains it." Zhang Wenjing put the information in her hand on the case, spread it out and gave Zhang Hongdao a look, with a hint of pride in her tone, "Brother, please see, he went to Lin'an in person..."
"Yes, when His Majesty wanted to surrender, he submitted a letter to the Coward of Zhao and Song Dynasties. I got the news and planned to kill someone with a borrowed knife, but he broke it with his backhand."
"Then why should fifth brother humiliate himself?"
Zhang Hongdao's temperament was much calmer than before, and he was not annoyed. He said: "I know what you think. He has done greater things in Lin'an. He is... outstanding among the world's heroes."
When he finished speaking, he raised his hand to stop Zhang Wenjing from speaking.
"I admit that you have a unique vision and you are looking for a man who is really amazing and handsome. Look, I am willing to praise him until you are satisfied and it doesn't matter, but no matter how good he is, what's the use? He won't surrender. We gave him the maximum
If he refuses to surrender to your tolerance and continues to act arrogantly, this son will become a formidable enemy of the Central Plains and a thorn in His Majesty's side. How can you marry him?"
Zhang Hongdao sighed and said sincerely, "Father loves you very much. From childhood to adulthood, how many things have not gone your way? If there is a way to keep the family prosperous and allow you to marry your sweetheart, why not? But I just ask you.
, now unless he surrenders, is there any other way? Is it possible that you want your father and brother to abandon Your Majesty and join Zhao and Song because of your involvement? It makes me sick to say it."
This is naturally impossible.
The Zhang family has lived in Baozhou for generations. They belonged to Liao three hundred years ago and to Jin for more than a hundred years. They regard Liao and Jin as the orthodoxy of the Central Plains.
Why?
Those recognized by Zhao and Song Dynasty paid tribute and became ministers, just like in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, when ministers of vassal states came to worship.
The rise of Mongolia, the destruction of the Jin Kingdom, and the moment Kublai Khan proclaimed himself emperor had truly become the orthodox dynastic struggle in the Central Plains.
When will it be the turn of a small vassal state to intervene?
Because a daughter fell in love with a vassal general and hooked up with the entire family?
No matter how much Zhang Rou loves her daughter, she will never do such a stupid thing...
Zhang Wenjing understood this and asked: "Fifth brother wants me to write a letter to persuade him?"
"Yes, I hope you can write a letter to persuade him."
"He won't agree."
"That's easy." Zhang Hongdao spread his hands, pretending to be relaxed, and said, "If he doesn't care, just stop."
Zhang Wenjing didn't answer. She looked at the map on the table that Zhang Hongdao used for deduction. She thought about it and suddenly said: "A person like him doesn't want to live under others for a long time."
"Yes, Li Xia's ambition can't be concealed from Zhao, nor from me. He is the same as Li Fen's generation... Don't say anything, okay, he is more capable than Li Fen, but what about his strength? How many years have Li Fen's father and son been operating in Shandong?
?How long has he been in Sichuan and Shu? Only half a year. He can't support the Song Dynasty, let alone stand on his own feet? Don't take the world's situation too simply."
Zhang Wenjing just looked at the map, thinking.
Zhang Hongdao smiled bitterly and said: "I know you are smart, and I won't hide it from you. I am deducing whether it is possible for him to raise an army and achieve something, but the result is absolutely impossible. Even if I take 10,000 steps back, he can succeed in the future and become king.
Emperor, how many years? Ten years? Twenty years? What does it have to do with you? You are an old girl, you just need to know that you can't marry him."
Zhang Wenjing smiled and suddenly asked: "Fifth brother thinks he can attack Dali?"
"Yes, with the death of Meng Ge Khan, his southwestern conspiracy has become useless, and A Shu has raised his troops to return to the north. There is a possibility that Dali will be captured by Li Xia. But what? After one year of attacking Dali, it will take at least three more to win over its people.
In five years, the people's livelihood in Sichuan and Sichuan was in decline, and in Dali, the people's livelihood was in decline. In less than twenty years, the lack of income has been restored. Can the land of Dali be plundered without the people's power or material resources to help? Moreover, the Song army has no field strength and can only rely on danger.
If we fail to defend, we will be defeated sooner or later. In the past three to five years, your Majesty has put down the rebellion of Ali Buge, and has swept across the world, and no one in the world can stop it."
At this point, Zhang Hongdao felt that he had said too much, and finally said: "Brother and sister, let's make an appointment. You write a letter to Li Xia. If he is willing to join me, my father and I will happily send you off to get married. But he
If you refuse, how about you give up and marry someone else?"
"Fifth brother has been thinking about this all night."
"Well, it's not just for you."
"You thought about it all night and then asked me to answer immediately. How is this unreasonable?"
"How are you doing?"
"It's time for me to think about it again." Zhang Wenjing smiled and pointed at the various information and maps on the case and said, "Give me these too, okay?"
"Now that the truth is understood, what else do you need to do?"
Zhang Wenjing said matter-of-factly: "Even if you have to write a letter, you should have reasonable grounds to convince him."
Zhang Hongdao sighed again, feeling that this sister's temperament was becoming more and more tenacious. She seemed calm and calm, but her infatuation could not be broken.
He waved his hand.
"take it."
Zhang Wenjing smiled, walked forward, and packed it up carefully, looking quite serious.
When Zhang Hongdao saw that the pretty girl he raised had become so virtuous, he felt irritated and didn't bother to look at her anymore, so he walked out confidently.
Zhang Wenjing listened to her brother's footsteps fading away, her smile faded and she looked a little sad.
But when he picked up the Lin'an information and glanced at it again, his eyes couldn't help but shine with wonder again.
She carefully arranged these things, and returned to the house without leaving any help to the maid.
I studied the ink and wanted to write a letter...
But when I think about Li Xia's arrogant character, if you don't guess what he's thinking, it's useless to persuade him.
The brush was put aside again, Zhang Wenjing picked up the deduction chart and began to think about it.
"You look so confident, what are your plans?"
…
Zhang Hongdao wrote a lot of small regular script on the map and considered it very carefully.
After Zhang Wenjing watched for a while, she realized that even if Zhao and Song's constraints were not mentioned, the population and horses would first choke Li Xia's ability to grow in Sichuan and Shu.
The key is, even if these problems are solved, it will take who knows how many years. How can we wait?
After thinking for a long time, her eyelids gradually darkened, her head tilted, the brush on the desk bounced up, and ink stained her face.
"Um?"
Looking at the two dots of ink on the map, Zhang Wenjing's mind moved and she couldn't help but murmured.
"As long as the Liu family or the Wang family are willing to help him..."
When I think about it again, it is even more impossible after all.