"I understand the intentions of the two noble families."
Yelu Longxu nodded slightly, and then changed the subject.
"Of course, what will you get in exchange for giving in blindly?"
"If I take a step back today, Song Ting will take a step forward. If I take a step back tomorrow, there will be a day when there will be no way back!"
"Why do you two gentlemen teach me?"
Yelu Longxu is not that kind of brainless person. In his opinion, temporary tolerance is acceptable, but what he cannot accept is retreating again and again.
Offstage.
Zhang Jian pondered for a moment. During this period, he had been thinking about how to reverse the decline of the Liao Dynasty, but due to the family's migration, he had not mentioned it yet.
Now Yelu Longxu happened to ask about this matter, and he could tell all his thoughts.
"Return to Your Majesty."
"I think that controlling the Song Dynasty only requires four words."
"Connect vertically and horizontally!"
"oh?"
Yelu Longxu raised his eyebrows and said unexpectedly.
"Join vertically and horizontally?"
"Doesn't Zhang Qing not know that the Li family of Xiazhou, Korea, Tubo, and Dali have all surrendered to the Song Dynasty? Now that things have happened, who should our dynasty be in alliance with and with whom?"
Zhang Jian bowed slightly and said in a calm tone.
"Your Majesty, surrender does not mean that you have no second thoughts."
"Just like the Li family of Xiazhou, they are capricious. First they served the Song Dynasty, then they served our dynasty, and now they serve the Song Dynasty again."
"I understand what you mean."
Yelu Longxu smiled, with a hint of sarcasm flashing in his eyes.
Of course, his sarcasm was not directed at Zhang Jian, but at the Xiazhou Li family.
"What you mean is nothing more than the word "Muqiang". It's like the Li family in Xiazhou, a small country with a small country. They will surrender to whoever is stronger."
"But the one who is stronger now is the Song Dynasty, not the Liao Dynasty."
Zhang Jian smiled lightly and explained calmly.
"Your Majesty's words hit the nail on the head."
"It's just that there is a solution for both the strong and the weak."
"I heard that the Song Dynasty never relaxed its military preparedness. The Emperor of the Song Dynasty not only restored the Chongzheng Hall to the Military Hall, but also selected the elites and incorporated them all into the Forbidden Army."
"Nowadays, the whole world is in awe, and the Song Dynasty is reorganizing its army. Why?"
Hearing this, an idea suddenly flashed in Yelu Longxu's mind.
yes!
When the Song Dynasty reorganized its armaments, it couldn't be done just because it was full, right?
What is the purpose of military training?
Improve the combat effectiveness of your army!
Why improve combat effectiveness?
There are nothing more than two points, one is defense and the other is invasion.
Now, looking around the world, who is the opponent of the Song Dynasty?
Even this dynasty was defeated by the Song Dynasty. Who else dares to invade the Song Dynasty?
No!
In this way, the Song Dynasty's military training had only one purpose!
Expand your territory!
The ceded Xijin Mansion could not satisfy the appetite of the Song Dynasty, or in other words, it could not satisfy the appetite of Zhao Zhen!
certainly.
Although these are just speculations, who knows if they will become reality one day?
This is enough to drive a wedge between the Song Dynasty and other countries!
After thinking through this section, Yelu Longxu couldn't help but praise him with high fives.
"Wonderful!"
"Zhang Qing's plan is really timely!"
Yelu Longxu knew very well who the Li family of Xiazhou was.
There is a bone in the back of the head, a wolf cub that is not well-raised!
It would be difficult to expect Li Deming to be sincerely convinced by the Song Dynasty.
The other party accepted the Song Dynasty and professed its vassal status, but it was just following the example of this dynasty and temporarily avoiding the Song Dynasty's edge.
Right.
As he was thinking about it, Yelu Longxu suddenly remembered something.
Previously, Li Deming wanted to propose marriage to his son Li Yuanhao, but Yelu Longxu had no intention of doing so at that time.
Later, Li Yuanhao died in battle, and the matter was settled.
Now we can bring up old things again.
The eldest son died, but Li Deming still had a second son. Although Li Deming's second son was a little younger, Yelu Longxu couldn't find a daughter of the right age.
But if you don't have a biological child, you can just adopt one from the clan, and when the time comes, you can make her a princess and marry her, which is the same thing.
"Does Zhang Qing still remember Li Deming's marriage proposal?"
"Your Majesty wants to get married?"
As soon as Yelu Longxu mentioned this matter, Zhang Jian immediately understood what he meant.
"good."
"I want to use marriage as a friendship, and then privately form an offensive and defensive alliance with the Xiazhou Li family."
A man is born in heaven and earth and should be able to bend and stretch.
In the past, although Yelu Longxu looked down on the Li family of Xiazhou, at this moment, it was important to unite all the forces that could be united.
Especially the Li family of Xiazhou. Based on his understanding of Li Deming, Xiazhou Dangxiang would not be as devoted to the Song Dynasty as the Zhe family of Fuzhou and Gaoli.
"Your Majesty's Holy Judgment!"
Zhang Jian quickly bowed. Marriage was indeed an extremely effective method. In fact, he had wanted to mention it before, but considering His Majesty's majesty, he still had concerns.
It would be great if His Majesty could take the initiative now.
Your Majesty, you really have the image of the Mingjun and the Holy Lord.
It's a pity...
Thinking of this, Zhang Jian couldn't help but sigh secretly.
It's a pity that he met the stronger Song Dynasty.
If the Song Dynasty did not have the powerful weapon of thunder and fire bombs, how could the Liao army be completely defeated with the strength of its cavalry?
"I intend to send Wang Jingyun, a member of the Ministry of Rites, as an envoy to Xiazhou, Zhang Qing, is that okay?"
The reason why Yelu Longxu specifically asked Zhang Jian for his opinion was because Wang Jingyun and Zhang Jian had a close relationship.
Zhang Jian's eldest daughter was married to Wang Jingyun, and the two were son-in-law.
As an envoy to the Li family in Xiazhou, it was a very difficult task, so before making the decision, Yelu Longxu asked Zhang Jian himself.
"Thank you for your majesty's favor and honor!"
Zhang Jian bowed and bowed.
The mission of being an envoy to Xiazhou is indeed difficult to handle, but everything has two sides. If we can handle this matter well, we will not only gain His Majesty's attention, but also have the capital to be promoted in the future.
Moreover, Zhang Jian believed that the success rate of this matter was still very high.
Unless Li Deming has no second thoughts!
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Ying Tianfu.
Xiangjun military camp.
"Di Erlang, well done!"
A man in his forties with slightly gray hair excitedly patted Di Qing on the shoulder.
"I knew you could do it!"
Just now, the results of Xiangjun's selection came out.
During the selection process, Di Qing, who was a prison soldier, was directly selected into the Forbidden Army because of his extraordinary bravery and the superior's respect.
For an army of thieves, being able to escape from the frame of a prison soldier is like a carp jumping over a dragon's gate.
"hey-hey."
At this moment, Di Qing's heart was filled with excitement, but as a young man, he didn't know how to express the joy in his heart. He just kept looking silly and happy.
"Good boy, after you go to the Forbidden Army, practice hard. As long as you can't practice to death, practice to death. I believe you will be able to stand out."
As he said this, the middle-aged man sighed.
"It's a pity that your son was born ten years late. If you could catch up with the previous two years, with your ability, it shouldn't be difficult to gain a good background."
"well."
As he spoke, the middle-aged man's tone was full of regret.
Obviously, in his opinion, there will be no war in the Song Dynasty in the next few years, even more than ten years. After all, even the arrogant Khitan people have surrendered, who else is the opponent of the Song Dynasty?
It’s really a good situation where horses are loose in Nanshan and swords and guns are stored in storage.
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Kuangbiao seems to be unable to write, do you have any suggestions?