Chapter 192: After several lands and mountains remain the same (2)
The next day, Zhao Si came to the secretariat, and Tan Shiji and Yu Wenxuzhong reported the things that had been handled.
"Your Majesty, the edict to the Ministry of Rites has been sent out, but I think this action will anger the Lord of Liao?" Tan Shiji asked carefully.
Zhao Si looked at him, then at Yu Wenxuzhong, and also saw doubts.
After sitting down, Zhao Si waved his hand and asked the two of them to sit down as well.
"Yanzhi and Shutong seem to have this doubt, so I will have a good communication with you."
Zhao Si doesn't like to keep many things secret to his close confidants, so as to increase his prestige. Many things need to be carried out by these close confidants. They are not roundworms in your stomach and can figure out your true intentions.
And if things go on like this, these people's thoughts are spent on trying to figure out the Holy Will, and how to implement decisions better and faster is not important anymore.
Therefore, Zhao Si would rather be open and honest, make his intentions clear, and let his confidants devote all their attention to execution.
"I inspected the three armies in Hedong and Hebei and the border between Song and Liao, and found a big problem, that is, the armies in Hebei and Hedong, especially the soldiers who were reorganized from the Forbidden Army in these two places, have a fear of Liao."
"Liaophobia?" Tan Shiji and Yu Wenxuzhong looked at each other, "I don't understand very well, please ask Your Majesty to clarify my doubts."
"The soldiers and civilians in the states and counties of the armies in Hedong and Hebei were inspired by the destruction of Xia and no longer talked about Liao. However, from the bottom of their hearts, they had no confidence in dealing with the Liao army. Many of them believed that if Liao was strong and Song was weak, Liao would attack Song and defend Song.
, is a matter of course. This is actually the Liaophobia that has been born out of fear of the Liao Kingdom for decades or hundreds of years."
After listening to Zhao Si's words, Tan Shiji and Yu Wenxu fell into deep thought.
"What your Majesty said is absolutely true. Our two major foreign invaders are Northern Liao and Western Xia. Since Emperor Taizong, we have won less and lost more. But our Western Army has been fighting bloody battles with Xixia, and our fear has long been covered up by the blood feud, so
The soldiers and civilians of the northwest dared to fight to the death with the Xixia people. The Northern Liao Dynasty was different. After Gaoliang River and Chanyuan, our military and civilians never had the chance to fight against the Liao people. But the defeat has been in the hearts of the soldiers and civilians ever since."
Tan Shiji also understood the meaning of Yu Wenxu's words and continued.
"Yes, the unfavorable events of our army's battle with the Liao army at Gaoliang River and Chanyuan have been passed down orally for generations and have long been engraved in the bones of the soldiers and civilians in Hedong and Hebei. As His Majesty said, he is very unconfident towards the Liao people.
I have a fear of the Liao in my bones. Your Majesty, do you want to use this opportunity of hunting to frustrate the spirit of the Liao people and arouse the courage of the soldiers and civilians in Hedong and Hebei?"
"The big tree of courage needs to be watered by victory. Our army's victory in Mobei is of extraordinary significance."
Hearing this, Tan Shiji and Yu Wenxuzhong nodded repeatedly.
The great victory in Mobei meant that the Song State controlled millions of tribesmen and hundreds of thousands of men in Mobei, the flank of the Liao State, surrounded the Liao State from the west, and completely occupied the strategic initiative.
It is much easier to reach Nanjing Road and Xijing Road from Shangjing Road and Tokyo Road than from Nanjing Road and Xijing Road to Hedong and Hebei. What's more, the Liao Kingdom destroyed Hedong and Hebei, and the Song Kingdom still had large areas of land such as the Central Plains, Jianghuai, Northwest, and Jiangnan.
; But the Song army penetrated the Nanjing Road and the Xijing Road, and the Liao monarchs had no choice but to jump into the sea.
"But most of the soldiers and civilians in Hedong and Hebei have difficulty understanding this strategic significance." Zhao Si continued, "They don't understand, so we use simple and popular methods to let them understand."
Tan Shiji and Yu Wenxuzhong were amazed.
Zhao Si smiled half-heartedly and said, "Yanzhi, Shutong, I mean more than that. In fact, you have already figured it out, so you might as well tell me."
Tan Shiji and Yu Wenxuzhong looked at each other and replied in unison: "Your Majesty, there is another test!"
"Yes, test. Tell me, what do you want to test?" Zhao Si asked with a smile.
Tan Shiji replied: "To test the trends of the Liao court and the relationship between the monarch and his ministers."
Yu Wenxu waited for a while before replying: "To test how determined the Liao people are in fighting the Song Dynasty?"
"Haha, what Yanzhi said was too vague. No Shutong could explain it clearly." Zhao Si smiled and said, "My proposal to hunt is, in a sense, a humiliation to the Liao Kingdom."
Tan Shiji and Yu Wenxuzhong nodded. They were both well-read history books and understood the meaning of Zhao Si's words.
The person who proposes to hunt is most likely the overlord or the stronger one between the two countries. And the person who is invited to hunt is, in a sense, like a younger brother being summoned by his elder brother.
The Liao court has been Sinicized for hundreds of years, and everyone must understand its meaning. In the past, Liao was strong and Song was weak. If they wanted to go hunting, the Lord of Liao would send an invitation, and the Lord of Song would shyly accept the invitation.
Now, in turn, Zhao Si, the emperor of the Song Dynasty, actually took the initiative to invite the Lord of Liao to come and hunt, showing his strong side. So, can the monarchs and ministers of Liao Kingdom swallow this breath?
If you can't swallow this breath, if you are more grumpy, you may get angry and start a fight.
But this is impossible. The current Liao Kingdom is not the Liao Kingdom a hundred years ago, and the current Liao Lord is not the Liao Shengzong.
Then it is possible that they were perfunctory and replied that the Lord of Liao was ill and sent a random minister to deal with it.
If the Liao Kingdom responded in this way, the officials would definitely make their next move.
"Your Majesty, what if the Liao Kingdom responds perfunctorily?"
"Perfunctory response? I told him not to be perfunctory." Zhao Si sneered, "If the Liao Kingdom replies and their Emperor Tianzuo is not available, then I will tell them that the leader of the Mongol people, Dunbinai, was instigated by the remnants of Xixia.
, pretending to be the envoy of the Lieutenant Army of the Ugu Enemy, raising troops and causing chaos, destroying the friendship between Song and Liao."
"...These thieves and rebels have been defeated by my Xuanwu Banner and Zhuque Banner. The head of the first criminal, the seized forged copper seals, documents, etc., I originally wanted to hand over to Brother Tianzuo during the hunt. Since he
If I don't have time, I'll ask Xuanwu Qi to go to Beijing to deliver it."
Baimengshu
Yu Wenxuzhong clapped his hands and applauded: "Wonderful! Your Majesty's plan is brilliant. I believe that the entire Liao Kingdom will never allow the Xuanwu Banner to go to Beijing. Otherwise, the Liao Kingdom's Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing and Tokyo Road, which is surrounded by wars, will not be safe. There.
It is the land of Longxing and the foundation of the Liao Kingdom, and they will not let us get involved in it no matter what."
Tan Shiji also understood, "That's right. Now that the problem lies, it depends on how the monarchs and ministers of the Liao Kingdom choose. Your Majesty, are you forcing them to make a choice, so as to test their determination?"
"That's right. If you don't push hard, who knows where their bottom line is."
"Your Majesty, what if the Lord of Liao becomes angry and turns against him?" Tan Shiji was still a little worried.
"I've fallen out, so I'll apologize. I'll go hunting at the border and apologize to Tianzuo in person." Zhao shrugged as if he didn't care.
Tan Shiji and Yu Wenxuzhong looked at each other and saw each other's doubts.
