Do you know: I am the crown prince

Chapter 414 Possibility of Cooperation

The Emperor stroked the jade seal, looked at Zhao Xing and said, "Fuer, don't you want to move the capital to Luoyang? I went to Luoyang this time and took a close look. Luoyang has indeed recovered quite well in recent years. If you want to move the capital, it will be a good opportunity when the jade seal is proven to be authentic!"

When in Luoyang, the retired emperor had the intention of not stopping Zhao Xing from moving the capital, but after returning to Bianliang, he did not say it out loud.

After all, moving the capital is a serious matter, and even Emperor Taizu did not do it.

It would be best if Zhao Xing gave up this idea.

However, the appearance of the jade seal made the emperor believe that Zhao Xing was destined to succeed the throne and that all the choices he made were correct.

Therefore, he took the initiative to propose moving the capital.

"Father, there is no rush to move the capital." Zhao Xing shook his head. He was not extremely happy just because his father supported moving the capital.

He was well aware of the resistance to moving the capital, and would not change his plan of moving the capital because of his father's support or not.

According to Zhao Xing's idea, the capital would be moved after the Western Xia was destroyed and the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun were regained.

You know, even Taizu and Taizong could not accomplish this. As long as he did it, his prestige would increase greatly and the officials in the court would not be able to stop him from moving the capital.

The original intention of moving the capital was indeed for the safety of the capital, but Zhao Xing did not want to be a coward. He was just considering the future emperors.

Since ancient times, nomadic peoples on the grasslands have been destroyed one after another, unless they completely occupied the grasslands.

But this method is not realistic. The different lifestyles of the Han people and nomadic peoples mean that the Han people are destined to be unable to completely occupy the grassland.

In order to avoid the emergence of new nomadic peoples on the grasslands in the future, the capital must be relocated.

"You can't be impatient." The emperor calmed down and said, "You are right to hold the seal debate conference. The authenticity of the jade seal must be recognized by the people of the world."

"Originally, I was not very confident, but with this, I am completely confident now." Zhao Xing shook the book in his hand and said with a smile.

"Haha, I will go and watch it then." The emperor said with a smile.

"Even if Your Majesty doesn't tell me, I will ask Your Majesty to come."

Zhao Xing did not restrict his father from appearing in public, as long as he did not interfere in state affairs.

"By the way, the son of Ningyuan Hou, please spare his life."

The Emperor sighed and said, "Marquis Ningyuan was in charge of the northwest back then, and he worked hard and made great contributions."

"Your son obeys your order!" Zhao Xing bowed and responded.

He had not yet decided whether to kill Gu Tingwei or not, but since his father had spoken, he would just spare Gu Tingwei's life.

However, the death penalty can be avoided, but the living punishment cannot be escaped and exile is inevitable.

When the emperor saw that Zhao Xing agreed, he chatted for a while and then left.

After seeing his father off, Zhao Xing returned to the hall and picked up the imperial seal again.

Before, he was not completely sure that the jade seal was authentic, and he did not think it was a big deal. Now that he was almost certain that the jade seal was authentic, Zhao Xing always felt something was different when he got it again.

"I am also insane."

Zhao Xing laughed at himself and put the jade seal into the wooden box.

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After Duke Ying led his troops to the border of Liao, he did not launch an attack, but simply pretended that a large army was approaching.

After the reinforcements sent by the Liao Kingdom arrived, they did not take the initiative to provoke.

The Duke of Ying only withdrew his troops after it was confirmed that Yelu Yixin had withdrawn his troops.

This move made Yelu Yixin very angry, and he sent envoys to question the Duke of Yingguo why he sent troops to violate the alliance.

In response to the questioning from the Liao envoy, Duke Ying said that he was leading his soldiers in an exercise and encountered heavy snow, so he stopped temporarily to rest.

This poor excuse made the Liao envoy very angry, and he immediately proposed to go to Bianjing to meet the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. The Duke of Ying did not intend to stop him, and even sent a team of soldiers to escort the Liao envoy to Bianjing.

As soon as the Liao envoy left, another envoy from the Liao came.

The envoy this time was sent by Yelu Chongyuan, his eldest son, Nerugu.

Yelu Chongyuan was chased by Yelu Yixin like a stray dog. When the army's morale was unstable and chaos was about to break out, Yelu Yixin suddenly withdrew his troops.

While Yelu Chongyuan was reorganizing his troops, he ordered people to investigate the reason why Yelu Yixin retreated.

When Yelu Chongyuan learned that it was the Song Dynasty that sent troops to force Yelu Yixin to withdraw his troops, he sent an envoy to the Song Dynasty.

At this time, he had less than 100,000 soldiers and horses under his command. Even if he could draw some soldiers and horses from various tribes on the grassland to supplement them, he would still be no match for Yelu Yixin.

He had lost all the cities in his hands and was unable to gather a large number of troops.

The reason why people on the grassland live in tribes is that it is difficult to change this even if a Khanate is established.

The fundamental reason is that they live on the grasslands and rely on nomadic life.

With so many people gathered, there was simply not enough grass for the cattle, sheep and horses to eat.

If Yelu Yixin wanted to deal with him, he only needed to wait until next year and send a troop of troops deep into the grassland to defeat them one by one.

He doesn't even need to send troops, all the tribes on the grassland will betray him.

After all, after the Liao Kingdom occupied the arable land in the north, each tribe on the grassland could get a certain share of grain every year.

Yelu Chongyuan lost the city and had no food to provide to those tribes, so those tribes would naturally betray him.

Now for Yelu Chongyuan, the Song Dynasty is the only one that can help him.

That is why he sent his eldest son, Nerugu, as an envoy to the Song Dynasty.

This time, Nerugu carried a large amount of treasures and money. After meeting the Duke of England, he presented him with valuable gifts to thank him for sending troops to help them repel the pursuers.

The Duke of England looked at the boxes of treasures and accepted them without refusing.

These things are equivalent to ten years of annual tribute that the Song Dynasty paid to the Liao Kingdom.

After the Duke of England had the things carried away, he said calmly, "I wonder if your Excellency has any other purpose for coming here this time?"

"I've heard that the Han people have a saying that frank people don't speak in secret. The civil strife in Liao is beneficial to the Song Dynasty, so the Song Dynasty sent troops to help us repel the pursuers. Although the pursuers have retreated, the city has been lost, and my father still can't hold on for long. We need the help of the Song Dynasty now!" said Nerugu.

"How can the Song Dynasty help you?" the Duke of England asked.

"If the Song Dynasty sends troops and works with us to destroy the Liao Kingdom, then the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun will belong to the Song Dynasty and the grassland will belong to us!" said Nerugu.

Upon hearing this, Duke Ying fell silent. He also agreed with the strategy of destroying Xia first and then Liao.

But now that the situation has changed, cooperating with Yelu Chongyuan is indeed a good opportunity.

The reason why they were unable to cooperate before was that Yelu Chongyuan occupied many cities and was definitely unwilling to go to the grassland to live a hard life.

However, Yelu Chongyuan's defeat made it possible for both sides to cooperate.

Although it seemed that the Song Dynasty sent troops, Yelu Chongyuan did not gain any benefits.

But as long as the Liao Dynasty was not destroyed, Yelu Yixin would never let Yelu Chongyuan go.

Although the Song Dynasty occupied the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, it would not necessarily put too much effort into going deep into the grasslands to deal with Yelu Chongyuan.

While Yelu Chongyuan's strength was greatly reduced, the Song Dynasty was no longer worried about being plotted against.

"I cannot make the decision on this matter. I have to report to His Majesty. How about I arrange for someone to send the envoy to Bian Jing to meet His Majesty?" said the Duke of England.

"That's great. When can we set off?" asked Nerugu.

(End of this chapter)