The struggle of the reborn prince

Zhao Ji received a letter from Zhao Tun the day before, and analyzed the current situation. In the letter, he did not mention the civil uprising in the southeast. First, he was worried that Zhao Ji would make another old mistake, so he impulsively transferred all the Western Army back, and hastily communicated with him. The Xixia peace talks led to the waste of all previous efforts; second, the officials of the Song Dynasty were greedy and despicable, and the people's livelihood was suffering. They also needed to be awakened, and it was also a cleansing of the southeast officialdom.Book friends upload

In the letter, Zhao Tun believes that after the capture of Lingzhou, Xixia has been dealt a severe blow and has no power to fight again in the short term, and people in the court are panicked and eager to seek peace. This is the best time for peace talks; secondly The Western Expedition reclaimed a large area of ​​old land, and the hearts of the people are not stable, so it should be consolidated to stabilize the political power; moreover, the Hedong Army has been marching for thousands of miles, and the soldiers and horses have not stopped.

This letter came at the right time. Zhao Ji is now excited by the victory in the Northwest. He is dedicated to conquering Liao and recovering the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun. north tune.In addition, Liang Shicheng and Wang Fu were getting tired of talking about the peace talks with Xixia in their ears every day, so they recruited a few people to come to discuss the matter, and sure enough they all agreed to negotiate a peace after asking.

"My dear friends, I feel that the time is ripe, and I also take it for granted. The Hedong army has traveled thousands of miles, and the lonely army has gone deep. If we don't prevent the same mistakes from happening again, we can negotiate peace with Xixia!" Zhao Ji nodded in agreement, "I don't know if all the dear friends have ideas ?”

"Your Majesty, for the previous peace talks, the chief envoy for the peace talks has been dispatched, and Xueshi Cai is still in Taiyuan, and the collegiate meeting has already been agreed upon, so we can just follow it!" Li Bangyan said.

"No. Last time it was agreed to use Mingtangchuan as the boundary. Suici is as usual, but how can our army and even Lingzhou be on the same level now!" Bai Shizhong immediately objected, cursing in his heart that you eat too much shit and betray your country. You can't sell the law like this, now from Henan to Hedong, until the capital, the messengers of the victory are known to the world, the Hedong Army has recovered Lingzhou, with Mingtangchuan as the boundary, and you can't go out without being drowned by the spittle of the people.Don't say that the emperor won't agree, and neither can I!

"What Bai Xueshi said is very true. Now the situation has changed, and we can no longer follow the previous example. Xiazhou should be the boundary, and the yearly gift should be halved!" Wang Fu glanced at the emperor, already showing displeasure, and hurriedly sent The border was pushed a little further west.

"I agree with Wang Shaozai's view that Xiazhou is the boundary, but this time our army has won a big victory, we should let him pay tribute and cancel his year's gift!" Bai Shizhong was also clever enough to follow up immediately.

"I was confused for a while, Yanzhou is rich in green and white salt. Xixia has benefited a lot from it, we should use Yanzhou to demarcate the border, and seize its salt fields for our dynasty!" Li Bangyan said, the two of you who were cursing in your heart were eating more than you I have a lot, but now you have sold me, so don't blame me for turning my face, let's see how you explain to Xixia. . .

"Stop arguing, I've already made up my mind. Prince Yan discussed the truce with Brother Xixiacha a few days ago, and drafted the terms of the peace talks. You discuss it!" Zhao Ji watched several people quarreling, and he was only proclaiming himself a minister, The third eldest, Hua Jie and Sui Ci, walked around, angry in their hearts, and took out the play watch Zhao Tun sent and said.

After Wang Fu and the others heard this, they were suddenly puzzled.The letters submitted by the border ministers can only be submitted to the emperor after the review of the three provinces, but how many people look at me.I don't think you have seen them before, and you feel a chill in your heart. It seems that the emperor is still wary of them and trusts his son even more.Liang Shicheng's face is also not good-looking, he is a person close to the emperor, and he is in charge of the entire palace, but he doesn't know about it, it can be seen that the emperor communicates with foreign ministers through other channels, so he should be more careful when doing things himself.

"Success, tribute, indemnity, opening of commercial ports, tax exemption, bounded by the West Great Wall..." The more the few people looked back, the more ugly their faces became, and they all praised in their hearts that Prince Yan is really talented, and any of these clauses are strong enough Son, together they can drive Xixia to death. It turns out that the emperor has long wanted this idea in his heart. Of course, what I say will not satisfy His Majesty, but I have eaten so many benefits from Xixia, and I can't explain it without saying anything!

"Your Majesty, Xingzhou is the capital of Xixia, and it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. How can it be easily given up? I'm afraid it will be difficult to achieve. The war will be protracted, so it will not miss your Majesty's important event!" Wang Fuxian said.

"Your Majesty, if we attack Xingzhou, we must send a large army. However, I know that Lingzhou is deep into the Xia territory. The economy is sluggish, the roads are difficult, and the food and pay are bound to be insufficient. The defense is very difficult and costly!" Bai Shizhong continued, meaning still Not only is Xingzhou impossible, but it is also impossible to use Lingzhou as the boundary.

"Hmph, you only know one thing and don't know the other. Lingzhou is adjacent to the Yellow River, and the land is fertile. Xixia has been operating for a hundred years, and it has cultivated more than hundreds of thousands of hectares of fertile land. It has already turned it into a land of fish and rice, and its output accounts for half of the country. Furthermore, Lingzhou In the time of Taizu, it was the barrier in the northwest of our Great Song Dynasty, the land where the army and horses were supplied, and since it was acquired by the party, our Great Song Dynasty lost the barrier, and the army and horses were not enough." Zhao Ji reprimanded, "Western Xia got Lingzhou, crossed the Yellow River in the north, The towns outside the river are connected in series, integrated with Xingzhou, and occupy the favorable terrain of negative mountains and rivers; the east is connected with Pingxia by Yanyou, the west of Baitinghai is connected to the west of the river, and the mountains and rivers in the south are adjacent to Shanshan. Our dynasty Huan, Qing, Yuan, Wei and other prefectures have become tense frontiers. Therefore, Xia Deling prefecture, the territory is consolidated, and the non-functioning prefecture is disintegrated, and the country cannot be established. Recovering, how can you give it away lightly? This time, the collegiality is to demarcate the boundary in Xingzhou, and it is difficult to deploy troops and transport food across the Yellow River. I think it is better to use Lingzhou as the boundary. It can serve the natural dangers and resist the enemy. Strengthening the frontier defense is really the best policy!"

"Your majesty is wise, and my ministers are dull!" Seeing the emperor uttering such a rationale, several people felt that it was difficult for them to do anything, so they listened to the emperor!

"Okay, the three provinces made a decree according to the agreed terms, and ordered Zuo Cheng Cai You to quickly go to Lingzhou to negotiate a peace; Let Tong Guantong be the deputy envoy to discuss with Xixia!" Zhao Ji was delighted to see the terrified faces of these people, now you know how powerful I am, let's see if you dare to do things with all your heart.Thinking of this, Zhao Ji felt even more that he was a wise king. Under his own "guidance", his son won this big victory. Although Xixia was not destroyed, it also hurt his vitality. After recovering Yanyun, it will not be too late to find them bad luck. Now let it linger on for a few days!

"Your Majesty, the envoy of the Liao Kingdom is still in the capital, and his attitude is tough. He asked me to withdraw from the land restored by Henan. Will this cause the two countries to fight each other!" Liang Shicheng said quietly at this time.

"Hmph, he is a lost dog, and he still wants to take care of our affairs. Tell me what you want. If you interfere, I will join forces with the Jin Dynasty and fight against the Liao Dynasty!" Zhao Ji said disgustedly. As for him, at this moment, forgive him for not caring about anything else.

"Observe the order!" Liang Shicheng was also savvy, knowing that the emperor was in high spirits, so he couldn't say anything more at this time, so he could only come down and think of a way.

"Tell Cai You that if he can't reach this agreement, let him stay in the northwest and herd horses!" Zhao Ji got up and left the Chuigong Hall to go to the Xuanhe Building. There are many antique calligraphy and paintings sent by his son from Xixia. The identification has not been completed, he has to go and see.

The rest of the people in the palace sighed and left. Now I can only tell Xixia that hapless emperor agreed to negotiate a peace. As for the content, I can't say anything about it, otherwise something may happen during the New Year's Eve. . .

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After discussing the peace edict, everyone in the court breathed a sigh of relief, including the crown prince Zhao Huan who stood in various positions. In the past two years, Zhao Tuo suffered in the northwest, and even though he was in Beijing, his life was very difficult.Zhao Huan found himself constantly being marginalized. According to the system of the Song Dynasty, under normal circumstances, the "clan family does not take office" can only enjoy treatment, but Zhao Ji has repeatedly broken the rules and made his two brothers hold real positions, and Rise up and expand your power.

Zhao Kai promoted the Imperial City Division, which is a very important assignment, whose main duties are to defend the Imperial City and spy on the movements of the subjects. To put it bluntly, it is a secret service agency.After he came to power, the power of the Imperial City Division increased significantly. Since then, he has not been attached to the Taicha and is not controlled by the Dianqian Division. The number of pro-obedient officials has increased from four commanders to five commanders, and the number of staff has increased from 770 to two. Thousands of 970 people, the influence is growing, and the strength is gradually increasing. Even he, the prince, is also under the "guard" of the Imperial City Secretary, which means that his every move cannot escape Zhao Kai's eyes.

Zhao Kai also used his power to collude with courtiers and challenged him for the crown prince several times.Those who are good at making decisions according to the wind will inevitably think that Zhao Ji has the intention of abolishing Zhao Huan and making Zhao Kai the prince. Some good people even respect Zhao Kai as the "Emperor of Longevity" in Lin Lingsu's so-called Shenxiao Mansion.Although Lin Lingsu was once deeply respected, he was only a skilled man after all. He dared to say that the capital flooded the city this summer because the prince got the water. Fortunately, he did many evils and caused public resentment. What a big deal.

Zhao Huan glanced at Wang Fu standing under him, his eyes were full of resentment, last year the eldest son Zhao Chen was born. Curse, Zhao Ji is of course also happy to make Zhao Chen the Duke of Chongguo and the Jiedu Envoy of the Chongde Army.However, Wang Fu, a boy who just took charge of Zhongshu, advised the emperor according to the ancient rituals of "there is no two masters in the family, and there is no second deputy" and "there are suitable sons but no suitable grandchildren": "If you use the gift of a prince to seal the East Palace, then Therefore, the East Palace is the master." Zhao Ji hesitated for a while, but Wang Fu actually called the head of the East Palace, Shi Geng Nanzhong, to the mansion and ordered him to play for the East Palace, asking him to resign Zhao Chen's official position, so Zhao Chen resigned in June this year. Feng Gaozhou defense envoy.

But now the second younger brother, Zhao Tun, is even better. Not only is he in charge of the ruling party, he is very famous, but he also leads the army to defeat Xixia, regains a large area of ​​land, and forces the other party to beg for peace. , the limelight has overshadowed the third younger brother Zhao Kai, and now that the war is over, he will definitely return to the capital. When the two tigers fight, both will lose, and the only one who will benefit is himself!

Thinking of this, Zhao Huan couldn't help looking forward to Zhao Tun's return to Beijing as soon as possible. . .

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