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Chapter 879: Tibetan Orthodoxy in the Song Dynasty

Li Qingchen smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, the people in the court and the country are in turmoil. I am helpless and have no choice but to come and ask for Your Majesty's command!"

Zhao Xu hummed.

Zhao Xu was very familiar with Li Qingchen's character.

This minister has excellent character and morals, and is also very capable.

He is a rare modest gentleman within the New Party.

This is also where his problem lies.

Such a gentleman!

Too moral and principled.

It's okay under normal circumstances, but once he encounters a politically polarized environment, people like him are the typical ones who can't please both sides and are hated by both sides.

For example, in Zhao Xu's previous life, after Shaosheng Shaoshu, Li Qingchen actually thought about shaking hands with the old party and making peace, letting the old party surrender and lose half, and returning to the politics of Xining and Yuanfeng, where the new and old parties fought but did not break up.

Who would agree to this?

As a result, this prime minister who made great contributions to Zhao Xu's personal rule in the late Yuanyou period was quickly eliminated in the early years of Shaosheng.

Polarized politics does not need a centrist.

There are only conservatives and radicals!

It's the kind of difference that conservatives think radicals are too conservative.

And in this matter today, Li Qingchen obviously encountered the same problem as he did in the early years of Shaosheng.

He wants to smooth things over and satisfy everyone.

But the final result is sure to make everyone dissatisfied!

Thinking of this, Zhao Xu looked at Li Qingchen and said, "My husband..."

"Chen is here!"

"Tell me, what problems have you encountered?"

Li Qingchen sighed and said, "Your Majesty, since the Privy Council announced the list of civil and military officials who came to Beijing to report on their duties..."

"People in the court and the public have been saying: Those who are not of our race must have different hearts, and the lesson of An Lushan is not far away..."

Zhao Xu listened and just smiled.

After the An-Shi Rebellion, An Lushan and Shi Siming lived in the three towns of Weizhou, Chengde, and Fanyang (Luolong) for a long time and were revered as saints by the people.

Incense and sacrifices are endless.

Even now, there may still be people secretly burning incense to An Lushan and Shi Siming.

These are all Han people!
Moreover, among the rebels of An Lushan and Shi Siming, the vast majority of generals and soldiers were Han people!

So, was the Anshi Rebellion a new Five Barbarians Invasion?

wrong!
It was the Li Tang regime that had long ignored, oppressed, exploited, discriminated against and suppressed the people of Hebei, treating the people of Hebei as consumables. It was the total explosion after a hundred years of oppression!
Even if there were no An Lushan and Shi Siming, there would definitely be Wang Lushan and Zhang Siming to rebel.

This is an objective result that cannot be changed by any subjective will.

An Lushan and Shi Siming just happened to be in the right place.

He is the spokesperson promoted by people from Hebei.

They are the Avengers!
As the Song Dynasty was established from the ruins of the Five Dynasties, how could those scholars not know these historical facts? !

They know.

and so……

What about those who are not of my race must have different hearts... What about An Lushan's PTSD...

They are all excuses and pretexts!
These people just don't want others to come to the table for dinner.

but……

This is a good thing for Zhao Xu.

It is precisely for this reason that he has long ignored and even indulged public opinion.

Therefore, after Zhao Xu finished laughing, he said: "I have seen the words of the saints: if the barbarians enter China, they become Chinese; if the Chinese enter the barbarians, they become barbarians..."

"Since entering our dynasty, the Xihe generals have always served us loyally and bravely... They have made outstanding contributions and are the wings of our country!"

"Why is there such a debate?"

Li Qingchen said: "People think that the court should take An Lushan as a warning..."

"An Lushan?!" Zhao Xu laughed: "An Lushan did rebel against the Tang Dynasty, but Geshu Han, Gao Xianzhi, and Pugu Huai'en, weren't they loyal ministers?"

"My dear husband, if anyone comes to you again for this matter after you return, please tell them what I said..."

Zhao Xu looked at Li Qingchen and said seriously: "The sea embraces all rivers, and tolerance is greatness... You must not give up because of choking!"

"If that doesn't work, you can recommend them to me. I'll read Li Si's "Remonstrance Against Expelling Foreigners" when I get back!"

"I can't do that. Am I not as tolerant as Qin Shi Huang?"...

After seeing Li Qingchen off, Zhao Xu rubbed his temples.

He knew that there were people behind the so-called "clean stream and public opinion".

Moreover, he must be a meritorious military official or general in the court.

The reason is very simple.

The generals of Xihe will surely continue to make great achievements in the future.

Therefore, in the future there will be more horizontal classes and even full-time officials coming out of Xihe Road.

Think about it, when Di Qing fought his way up from the bottom to Bian Jing and was appointed as the Privy Councilor, the reaction of the court officials and generals can tell how those people felt about the foreign officials and generals thousands of miles away suddenly having to eat at the same table with them.

The guy from stinky Xihe Road came to Bian Jing to beg for food!

Especially those noble families that are deeply rooted but can no longer produce talented people will definitely react strongly to this.

Because, in the Song Dynasty, everyone had their own job.

Therefore, for every new noble in the court, an old noble will fall.

Therefore, those who are not of our race must have different hearts.

It's nothing more than business.

Therefore, Zhao Xu could imagine what reactions these people would have after Li Qingchen returned and conveyed Zhao Xu's reply to them.

They will inevitably become more excited and more frantic.

And this is exactly what Zhao Xu needs.

If the pressure from public opinion in the court was not great enough, how could the great grace of his as an official be demonstrated?

Therefore, the pressure from the clean stream is also a part of this power PLAY.

Thinking of this, Zhao Xu called Feng Jing, who had been guarding outside the door, and instructed him: "Go and fetch the petition signed by Zhao Chunzhong, Bao Shun and others a few days ago..."

"promise!"

Soon, a letter was delivered to Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu took it, opened it and read the words on it.

The first thing that catches your eye is the densely packed knot format.

Each format represents the bloodline of a former Zuo Si Luo or Li Lizun (when the Mu Zheng brothers surrendered to the Song Dynasty, they brought Li Lizun's son Li Du Ke with them)
If we include the uncle and nephew Wen Xixin of Miaochuan who are now affiliated with the Song Dynasty, then the legitimate and orthodox heirs of Qingtang Tubo (Zuo Siluo, Wen Puqi, and Li Lizun) are all ministers of the Song Dynasty.

It is no exaggeration to say that the orthodox Tubo is in Xihe.

The Tibetans have always been afraid of the nobles and valued their bloodline.

Therefore, after last year's war, the Song Dynasty has now completely grasped the strategic advantage over Qingtang Tubo.

To put it bluntly.

As long as Zhao Xu is willing, the Song Dynasty does not need to send out a large army.

All we need to do is give these Tibetan nobles mentioned in this letter a just cause and let them lead their troops to Qingtang.

In all likelihood, the Qingtang Aligu regime may collapse quickly.

But Zhao Xu did not do so.

Because, there is no benefit.

Looking at the content on the note again, it is obvious that it was polished by a great scholar, with neat parallelism and elegant language.

After quickly reading the note, Zhao Xu put it down gently.

"The people of Bianjing City thought that the foreign officials and generals of Xihe were all stinking and murderous people..."

"But don't you even look at how big their business is now?"

"Even I have to sacrifice myself for the sake of the country and the people to win them over and unite them!"

Xihe Road is far away from Bian Jing. The local vassal leaders have great influence in the tribe, and each of them is a local emperor.

If you want to unite them, you must use both economic, cultural and political means.

Therefore, at the very beginning, Zhao Xu had made up his mind to learn the ruling experience of the Qing Dynasty and bring his own bloodline to Tubo - to establish several positions in the harem, belonging to the Tubo, Qiang and even Dangxiang tribes.

When these concubines gave birth to princes, they would be allowed to remotely take the position of leaders of a certain tribe. If they gave birth to princesses, they would be sent out to marry into the tribe.

Thus, Zhao Guanjia was tied to these ethnic minorities by blood ties and pulled onto the chariot.

Combined with economic, cultural, political and other factors, within a generation all these people will be transformed into Song people.

At the very least, he will become the most capable helper of Emperor Zhao!
He is always the vanguard both internally and externally!

Now, with the rapid development of Xihe's cotton economy, Zhao Xu knew that this matter must be put on the agenda.

Otherwise, if they do these things after they continue to expand and develop, the effects may be greatly reduced.

How can adding icing on the cake be better than sending timely help? !
(End of this chapter)