Qian Song

Chapter 151 Zhao Huan: How Can a Dragon Girl Marry a Dog? (Ask for a monthly ticket!)
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Tong Guan was originally ordered by Zhao Ji to go to Jiang, Huai, Jing, Zhejiang and other roads to preach and appease the rebellion.

That is to say, Zhao Ji has already handed over all the bandit suppression matters including security and defense on the Jiang, Huai, Jing, Zhejiang and other roads to Tong Guan. It can be said that he has placed great trust and high hopes on Tong Guan.

But now Tong Guan left Southeast without authorization and returned to Bianliang City in Tokyo.

As far as the matter is concerned, Tong Guan's behavior has actually constituted dereliction of duty and dereliction of duty.

But now that Zhao Song's military has lost, the Huben army may kill the Yangtze River at any time and go straight to Bianliang City in Tokyo. Not only did Wang Fu and other officials not dare to question Tong Guan, they had to invite Tong Guan to the Dutang to discuss matters together. .

The reason why such a strange thing happened is very simple, that is, Wang Fu and his group of literati who are experts in internal fighting and outside fighting do not understand military affairs at all. Gao Lian actually knew little about military affairs.

How can such a group of people be separated from Tongguan?

In fact, this is one of the reasons why Tong Guan has always stood firm in Zhao Song's officialdom.

All the ministers discussed and discussed, but they still felt that there was no other better way than finding a way to negotiate a peace.

Therefore, all the ministers have actually reached a consensus, that is, to persuade Zhao Ji to agree to negotiate peace with Li Cun.

But who is going to say this?
All the butchers pushed you and I let you, and finally the ball was passed back to Tong Guan's feet.

Tong Guan knew what Wang Fu and the others meant, we were willing to agree to the peace you advocated for the sake of the great Song Dynasty, and that would be good. The battle was fought by Tong Guan, so you don’t want to pass the pot on to others. .

Tong Guan knew that at this moment, it would be good if Wang Fu and the others didn't get into trouble, and he still wanted to count on them to carry the blame with him, what kind of dream was it?

Tong Guan didn't say anything more, but found a chance when Zhao Ji seemed to be in a good mood, and reported the matter to Zhao Ji.

However, Tong Guan said that he said it, but he still tried his best to say it nicely.

For example, when Liu Yanqing lost the big battle, Tong Guan blamed all the responsibility on the Huben Army's possession of the "unconscionable cannon" and "thundering thunder", and exaggerated the same as Liu Yanqing and the others. He pointed out the power of the heartless cannon and thunderbolt, and then said that if the Huben army hadn't mastered these two artifacts, it would be absolutely impossible to defeat the elite of Song Dynasty.

Tong Guan also said that the peace talks were just to buy some time so that the Song Dynasty could re-recruit troops and train the land and water army, as well as develop two artifacts, the heartless cannon and the bombardment thunder. After a year or two, their Great Song Dynasty When this side is ready, we will send troops to counter the rebellion again.

Tong Guan also said that although the Song army on the western front had lost many excellent soldiers, the foundation was still there. Withdrawing back to take a good rest and adding some new recruits would surely deter Li Cun and prevent Li Cun from going northward to harass him arrogantly. In Bianliang City, Tokyo, it's just that the Song Army on the Western Front is tired of veterans and is afraid of the unscrupulous cannons and thunderbolts in the hands of the Huben Army, so it has to temporarily avoid the edge of the Huben Army.

Although what Tong Guan said was already very cryptic, but Zhao Ji just likes extravagance and great achievements, he is not stupid. How could he not understand what Tong Guan meant? The Song army on the front line was severely damaged by Fang Layi's army, and it was too far away from Bianliang City in Tokyo. The key point is that the Song army on the west front line can't beat Li Cun's Huben army now. Now their Great Song Dynasty has no one who can resist Li Cun The forces of the Huben Army going northward are gone, Bianliang City in Tokyo is in danger, Zhao Ji is in danger, and Zhao Song's country is in danger.

Zhao Ji was greatly shocked, so he quickly summoned Wang Fu, Zheng Juzhong and other ministers to discuss countermeasures, and said on his own initiative that it was impossible, so he ordered Li Cun to be the envoy of the Guangde Army, named Wuyue King, cut off the southeast land, and made Li Cun Guarded for generations.

Seeing Zhao Ji voluntarily uttering such words, Tong Guan, Wang Fu, Zheng Juzhong and other chief executives all breathed a sigh of relief, and then tactfully stated Li Cun's peace negotiation conditions.

When Zhao Ji heard that, Li Cun actually wanted to separate the entire south of the Yangtze River, and also wanted his most beautiful daughter, so he gradually calmed down.

It's impossible for Zhao Ji to calm down. If he thinks about it in a flash, one-third of the territory of the Song Dynasty will be gone.

In that way, he, Zhao Ji, is undoubtedly a sinner of the Song Dynasty, especially Li Cun's rebellion was caused by him.

Also, one of the things that the Zhao family is most proud of is that their Great Song Dynasty did not use the humiliating policy of marriage marriage to maintain their rule like the Han and Tang Dynasties.

If this insistence is broken by Zhao Ji, then Zhao Ji will become a sinner of the Song Dynasty.

Furthermore, as a father, he couldn't even protect his own daughter, and she was also his most beloved daughter. How could Zhao Ji, the emperor, feel so embarrassed?

After the initial panic, after all, Zhao Ji, who has been the emperor for more than 20 years, slowly calmed down.

Zhao Ji did not immediately adopt the suggestions of all the ministers.

——This matter is really too big, and he wants to hear the views of other courtiers.

Therefore, Zhao Ji ordered people to distribute Li Cun's peace treaty, and issued an imperial edict, requiring civil and military officials to write to Chen Xian's interests.

Seeing this, all the ministers did not persuade Zhao Ji again.

——This matter is indeed too big, and all the ministers also hope that more people can help them share the pressure.

After all the butchers retreated, Zhao Ji sighed in the Chongzheng Hall. He couldn't figure it out. It was obvious that he had just shown Fang La, the rebel who dared to rebel and dared to restructure, and everything was over. It was developing in a good direction, but why did the situation take a turn for the worse in a blink of an eye, making it seem like the Song Dynasty was about to perish?
What Zhao Ji didn't know was that Manchu civil and military officials were also shocked!

——They also couldn't figure it out, how could they kill a group of farmers who had just put down their hoes, and wiped out the elite of the Western Army and the Gyeonggi Imperial Army?Are Tong Guan and the others too useless? What about the prestige they used to fight with the Xixia Army in the Northwest?Could it be that their prestige is all fake, Tong Guan and Xi Jun are paper tigers?

October [-]rd.

Zhao Ji convened civil and military officials to discuss how to deal with Li Cun's plan to send troops to the north to invade and the terms of peace proposed by Li Cun.

Some ministers suggested that the deputy chief of the capital should be set up in Yangzhou to hoard the army, strictly prevent Li Cun from leading the army northward, and strengthen the defense of Bianliang City in Tokyo.

Some ministers objected. They believed that the current Song Dynasty did not have any soldiers and horses that could resist Li Cun's northward march. safety.

Some ministers suggested that the national treasury should be opened up, and 20 sailors and [-] forbidden troops be quickly recruited, and then enter Jingzhou with the navy, and go down to Huainan with the forbidden army, and trap Li Cun to death in the southeast.

Some ministers objected. They believed that this was just talking about soldiers on paper. Where did the money come from, where did the soldiers come from, and where did the critical time come from when recruiting so many soldiers? Yes, if you don't give it, Li Cun will lead his troops to the west to take it for himself. In that case, wouldn't the [-] sailors be trained for Li Cun?
Some ministers also proposed that the transfer of Zhong Shidao to Yangzhou as the general manager of the capital should allow Zhong Shidao to decide everything, money should also be managed by Zhong Shidao, officials should also be appointed by Zhong Shidao, and the right to reward soldiers should also be controlled. As long as the way of cultivating teachers can hold Huainan and prevent Li Cun from going north, it is fine. At the same time, it should not be limited to civil and military positions, and boldly use talented, loyal and brave people to be in charge.

But as soon as this person put forward this suggestion, he was severely criticized by a group of civil officials. Until Zhao Ji thought that this person's remarks were inappropriate, he was exiled to Jiezhou, and all the literati gave up.

——This person is Wailang, a member of the Ministry of Officials, and Tang Zhong, a member of the living room.

There is another group of people who claim that "the land of the ancestors should be guarded by the children and grandchildren, and should not be given to others by size." The representative figure is He Li, the censor Zhongcheng. He was filled with righteous indignation: "The land of the ancestors cannot be given to others, why should we discuss it?"

After these people finished speaking, Tang Ke, the Minister of the Household Department, said lightly: "The imperial court gave you a sword for each person, and you wait for the sword to prevent Li Cun's million-strong army from going north to attack the capital."

Then, the war faction and the peace faction started arguing...

In addition to the civil and military ministers, all the princes also wrote to state their own views.

For example, Prince Zhao Huan stated very strongly that he could not cede the ancestral land, let alone marry Zhao Fujin to Li Cun. Zhao Huan also uttered a famous sentence-how can a dragon girl marry a dog? !
Zhao Huan's statement was praised by many people, and the phrase "How can a dragon girl marry a dog" became a popular phrase for a while, and it was what many people in Zhao Song would say when they laughed at Li Cun.

Zhao Ji's third son, King of Yun, Zhao Kai, also disagreed with cede land and marriage, especially the latter. Zhao Kai felt that Li Cun wanted to take the married Zhao Fujin as his concubine, not because of a woman at all, but because he wanted to show Li Cun's dignity To humiliate their royal family, Zhao Kai expressed his point of view with an extremely gorgeous essay, which made Zhao Ji very pleased.

Among the many princes, Zhao Ji's ninth son Kang Wang Zhao Gou is very inconspicuous, but he also wrote a letter saying that exchanging women for peace is a manifestation of weak dynasties like the Han and Tang Dynasties. It is absolutely not possible to set a precedent, and it is also said that Li Cun was born as an outcast, and his status is low, how can he be worthy of the royal family's charming girl Yunyun.

In a word, all the princes and the counselors behind them all deeply understand one truth, that is, they must never show their weakness when they are princes, otherwise they will definitely miss the throne.

This is also normal, except for those who want to support a puppet emperor, who would want a weak person to be the emperor of their own country?

Therefore, even if the legs of these princes are frightened, they must act very tough.

In addition to showing their toughness, these princes must also show their side of defending the members of the royal family. You must know that members of the royal family can greatly affect whether a prince can ascend to the throne and become emperor. .

Let's say that.

If Zhao Ji knows that Zhao Huan can do the thing of putting him under house arrest, and Zhao Gou can do the thing that he would rather kill his general than save him and his other children, do you think it is possible for Zhao Ji to let such two disloyal and unfilial I'm afraid he won't get his throne. As soon as Zhao Huan and Zhao Gou are born, Zhao Ji will strangle them to death with his own hands, right?Not even giving them a chance to be born.

The same goes for other royal families. If they had known that Zhao Huan and Zhao Gou didn't care about the lives of their siblings or even their brothers and sisters, they would definitely use all means to prevent Zhao Huan and Zhao Gou from becoming emperors.

On the whole, the current civil and military and princes of the Zhao and Song Dynasties still feel a little bit like not crying when they don't see the coffin.

October [-]th.

Suddenly news came from the front that the Huben Navy had begun to assemble, and officials of the Huben Army began to organize craftsmen and people to build floating bridges in Caishiji. It seemed that the Huben Army was preparing for the army to cross the river.

Zhao Ji was shocked, and quickly summoned the ministers to discuss the situation and countermeasures in the Hall of Yanhe.

Although it has been discussed for three days, in the face of the great enemy, the civil and military ministers of the Zhao and Song Dynasties still hold different opinions and have different suggestions on how to deal with Li Cun's possible northward attack on Bianliang City in Tokyo.

Now, it is really possible to see that the Huben army is about to call:

Some ministers advocated that Zhao Ji should avoid the enemy's edge, leave Bianliang City, Tokyo, and go to Guanzhong, with the priority of preserving the country and society of Zhao and Song Dynasties. The enemy is bound to be defeated, and this military strategist is afraid. I hope that the official family will go west to the pass, gather the soldiers from all over the world, choose generals to go out, divide the troops into four groups, surround and wipe out the ants and thieves, so that their ships and horses cannot return."

Some advocated that Zhao Ji should stick to Bianliang City in Tokyo, give confidence to the soldiers and civilians, and protect Bianliang City in Tokyo by waiting for the king's division. They said: "The capital is the foundation of the world. If the foundation is shaken, how can it support the world? There are still hundreds of thousands of people who can fortify the walls and put the martial law in order to collect the people and clear the land, so that the ants and thieves can't attack and retreat without anything to plunder. Ant thieves are like driving a flock of dogs and sheep, Li Cun will definitely ask Luo Bai to order."

——Zhao Ji has long issued an imperial edict to King Qin to Beijing, Dongxi and other roads, ordering the guards from all over the country to recruit brave men as appropriate, select brave men, appoint soldiers and generals, and send them to the Starry Night Department to defend the capital.In addition, Gao Qiu has organized the hundreds of thousands of craftsmen who built Genyue Longevity Mountain, distributed weapons, and practiced them every day, and he is quite capable of fighting.

There are also people who refute the above two views. They say: "In the past, Khitan had millions of troops and went straight to Chanyuan. At that time, if you listened to the advice of avoiding luck and the words of strengthening the wall, how could the world be peaceful for more than a hundred years? Relying on the mighty spirit of the ancestors, the country Fortunately, Kou Laigong insisted on requesting the emperor to conquest in person. After Luanyu crossed the river, the morale of our army was greatly boosted, and the enemy general Talan was shot and killed. The morale of the Liao army was devastated, so he sent envoys to make peace, and Hebei was recovered. Today's The matter is the same, please follow the example of Emperor Zhenzong to conquer the south of the Yangtze River, this matter must be done quickly and cannot be delayed."

Seeing that these civil and military officials were getting more and more noisy, and they all insisted on their own opinions, Zhao Ji knew that it was impossible to expect these people to discuss a solution to the current predicament, and he had to act according to the opinions of the officials.

Therefore, Zhao Ji called Tong Guan over, and asked Tong Guan straight to the point: "Tell me honestly, if I go to the imperial conquest, what are the chances of winning?"

Listening to the words, Tong Guan bowed to the ground without saying a word.

Seeing this, Zhao Ji said leisurely: "I know, this thief must not be taken."

Tong Guan still maintained the posture of bowing down before, without moving.

Zhao Ji sighed dejectedly, and then said: "Go and see Li Cun, and discuss with Li Cun a treaty that can make me, my ancestors, and my subjects accountable, otherwise, even if I am willing to stop fighting with Li Cun, my subjects will not Absolutely will not give Li Cun a chance to recuperate."

Seeing that Zhao Ji still made the most correct choice in the end, Tong Guan replied very relieved: "No."

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I coded for another night and have been coded until now. I beg my brothers to reward me with a few chapters of monthly tickets!
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