Northern Song Dynasty: Starting from the son of Song Renzong

Chapter 218 Worrying about the future of the Song Dynasty

Inside the Chui Gong Hall.

Everyone looked at Zhao Xin.

You, a prince, said you wanted to take over the military affairs in the northwest. Of course, they couldn't say no.

Just saying…

Should this prince look like a prince?

Wouldn't it be good for you to be like other members of the Zhao family and play polo, fly birds, learn to paint, write and practice calligraphy?

Why do you have to do something so dangerous?

Even though you are not our biological child.

But if you die, the Song Dynasty will lose half of its territory.

The main reason is that this means the official will have no son who is almost an adult.

Although Fan Zhongyan, Fu Bi, Han Qi, Wen Yanbo and others have their own ideas and opinions.

But in the final analysis, they can't become officials.

Their political ideas must also be approved by an adult official before they can be implemented.

If the person sitting on it is still breastfeeding.

Or young ones.

This is really a lot of trouble for them.

If they were the kind of prime minister who liked to seize power, that would be fine.

I might even think that it's a good idea for you to go, because this court will belong to me from now on.

But the problem is, they are not that kind of people.

At least……

Not yet.

Whether this will happen in the future is hard to say.

Therefore, everyone present here felt as if there was a heavy stone in their heart.

Even Fu Bi, who was not satisfied with Zhao Xin, felt that this was something a prince should do?
of course!

Zhao Zhen has already gotten used to it.

Asked: "Are you ready for the best?"

Zhao Xin said, "Let Zhao Xun be the outpost first, I will come later."

Fan Zhongyan asked, "Why does Your Highness Prince Yu insist on going alone?"

Zhao Xin also replied: "It's because you are not good enough. When I was three years old, I heard you lose the battle. In fact... I also want to be a prince who only knows how to eat and wait for death. However... I can't do it."

"If I don't take the initiative and take on more responsibilities, the Song Dynasty will eventually fall, and my Zhao family will fall too. That's fine, but the main thing is that I still have the people of the world in my heart."

"What I hate most is the people living in misery."

Fan Zhongyan also said very boldly: "But if you go and start a war in the northwest, won't the people suffer?"

Zhao Xin said, "That's different. If a war really breaks out, the people in the northwest may suffer. But if the whole world is gone, think about what will happen to the people of the world if Xixia and Liao take over the Central Plains? With the character of the Xixia and Liao people, how good will the people's lives be?"

"Moreover, I have foreseen that if we don't fight now, our Song Dynasty will only become weaker and weaker in the future."

"When that happens, the people of the world will suffer."

"I am the only hope for the revival of the Song Dynasty."

Fan Zhongyan and others naturally had no way of understanding this.

Even they have seen and suppressed rebellions by the people.

But they lived in this era and had no idea that the Song Dynasty was about to perish.

They might even feel that the Song Dynasty just had some minor problems.

If the government could be less extravagant and not appoint people to official positions at random, and if the government could pay more attention to the administration of officials, the Song Dynasty might still be able to get better.

But Zhao Xin knew that the city of Tokyo had been conquered by others.

Moreover, even the emperor, empress, and princess were abducted. And...

It is said that even the princess's anus was pierced.

Although Zhao Xin didn't know much about the history of the Song Dynasty, he remembered this kind of gossip very clearly.

What Yue Fei said about the shame of Jingkang has not yet been avenged, and the hatred of the ministers, when will it be eliminated? This is probably what he was referring to, right?
If Zhao Xin knew that this would happen, and he didn't take up arms and take it seriously, would he really be waiting for the country to be destroyed?

to be frank!
At this moment, if he didn't mention fighting, no one else would be willing to fight.

But if everyone thinks this way, the matter will be ruined.

If everyone thinks this way, they will always be lax.

When the enemy is in front of you, it will be too late to regret.

When the time comes and you want to organize an army to fight the enemy, if you can run away without seeing the enemy cavalry, you will be considered loyal to the Song Dynasty and will form a strong army.

Moreover!
How many decades can we have in life?
Why doesn't Zhao Xin do more while he is young and strong, and do more when he has the advantage? Does he really have to wait until others hit him before fighting back?

what are you waiting for?
Are you waiting for the skills of Xixia and Liao to cool down?

A few years ago, Western Xia and Liao fought a war, and both sides suffered heavy losses.

If we don't launch a surprise attack on Xixia and Liao at this time and take your life while you are sick, are we going to wait for the two countries' national strength to recover?

Isn't that a fool?

When I heard Zhao Xin directly use the word "Zhongxing", I could only say...

Fan Zhongyan and others also wondered whether this word was a bit excessive.
Although the present Song Dynasty does have many problems, it is not yet at the point of revival, right?

But what we can clearly see on the street is prosperity.

of course!

To be honest, this kind of prosperity belongs only to the people of Kaifeng.

This cannot be guaranteed once it leaves Kaifeng.

Perhaps the people in Sichuan, Yangzhou and other places will be better off.

If it were the people of Hebei...

There's actually no difference between that and purgatory.

But what does this war have to do with ZTE?
It is obvious that the longer this war is fought, the poorer the country will become.

In the end, Fan Zhongyan could only say that he had no way of understanding it.

Fu Bi and Pang Ji also slowly came to their senses.

He asked, "Your Highness Prince Yu wants to attack Xixia?"

I didn't tell them what Fan Zhongyan's expression was. They guessed it themselves.

Zhao Xin also said, "I have this idea."

Fu Bi: “…”

Pang Ji: “…”

Zhao Xin added: "Don't worry, I never fight a battle without preparation. I will fight only when I know I will win."

No one would believe Zhao Xin’s lies.

Because just think about it, how can there be a battle in this world that is certain to be won?

Even if the military genius Han Xin were alive, he wouldn't dare to say that he would definitely win.

Immediately afterwards...

Everyone was speechless to Zhao Xin.

Han Qi had already been scolded by Zhao Xin, and Fan Zhongyan also understood that Zhao Xin was not a reckless person. As for Wen Yanbo... he had no time to curry favor with Zhao Xin, so only Fu Bi and Pang Ji would have some opinions.

But Fu Bi and Pang Ji were also helpless against Zhao Xin.

Because the emperor listens to His Royal Highness Prince Yu, and he favors her so much. What else can they do?
Even if His Royal Highness Prince Yu said now that he wanted to fight ten people alone, I guess the emperor wouldn't even frown.

Fu Bi and Pang Ji were deeply worried about the future of the Song Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)