Northern Song Dynasty: Starting from the son of Song Renzong

Chapter 53 You are not talented enough, but you are leading the army!
In Tianzhang Pavilion.

When everyone saw that the officials had sat down again, they had no choice but to sit down again.

I had originally been planning to lift my butt up, but now I had to sit down again.

Then waited for Zhao Xin to speak.

And Zhao Xin also jumped down from the table.

He started out by pretending to be serious and taking two steps with his hands behind his back.

Everyone was attracted by his 'extraordinary bearing', and then he looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle and said: "First of all! This is absolutely a shame!"

After finishing the first sentence, Zhao Xin continued: "If the Song Dynasty had not been so embarrassed in its fight against the Western Xia, the Liao Kingdom would not have found an opportunity."

"It's just that... this is our own fault. The Book of Han, Biography of Lord Father Yan, says that even if a country is strong, it will perish if it loves war; even if the world is peaceful, it will be in danger if it forgets war."

"We have not seen the sword for thirty years, and we were bullied by a small Xixia and a small Li Yuanhao."

“This matter must be reflected upon.”

After that, Zhao Xin immediately continued: "Secondly, the Liao Kingdom is a barbarian country, a beast, who fears power but not virtue."

"Even if the other party is not serious this time, we can spend a little money to solve the problem."

"But there is no guarantee that they will not come again and again in the future."

"So, next, we should strengthen our armaments and train our soldiers."

"From now on, we will never allow the Liao Kingdom to take advantage of our misfortune a second time."

"We must not allow ourselves to take chances and think that once this crisis is over, we no longer need to work hard on the military."

……

Everyone looked at Zhao Xin.

Since he was still young, he did not have an official uniform yet and only wore his own casual clothes.

But even so, coupled with his 45-degree gaze toward the sky and his calm and composed speech, it was attractive enough.

Everyone couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Moreover, his face was pale and green compared to his father's due to kidney deficiency.

His face, on the other hand, looked healthy.

……

After finishing the above, Zhao Xin turned around and asked Fu Bi, "Fu Bi, are you the envoy going north this time?"

Fu Bi was almost distracted by his serious look.

When he heard that it was him who was calling him, he finally realized what was happening and replied, "Yes."

Zhao Xin then asked: "Then do you have confidence?"

Although Fu Bi was a strong man of this era.

however……

I dare not say anything before the matter comes to an end.

He just said: "I will do my best."

Zhao Xin asked, "What kind of person is the ruler of Liao? How old is he this year?"

Seeing that no one was talking, Zhao Xin had to give up his 45-degree angle and look up at the sky. He turned his head again and said, "You don't even know this, do you?"

At this time, Lu Yijian said, "The ruler of Liao is named Yelu Zongzhen, and he is 27 years old this year."

Zhao Xin said, "You are young and promising. No wonder they want to take back their ancestral land. But speaking of ancestors, our ancestors occupied that land longer than his ancestors."

"When dealing with a young and energetic person, you should not provoke him too much. You should explain the pros and cons of going to war to him and think about the problem from his perspective."

Then Zhao Xin asked: "When was the Liao Kingdom established? How many years have passed since then?"

Seeing no one answer, Zhao Xin looked back. At this time, Lu Yijian also answered again: "It has been more than 130 years."

Zhao Xin said, "That's not bad. If it were the Tang Dynasty, the An-Shi Rebellion would have happened over 130 years ago. So the Liao Dynasty might not be that strong. And they haven't fought much in the past 30 years either."

"The longer a country exists, the worse it becomes. This is the law of history."

"My Great Song, how many years has it been now?"

Lu Yijian replied again: "More than eighty years."

Zhao Xin said: "Looking at it this way, our Song Dynasty actually has quite an advantage."

"But I still say that, Fu Bi, you have to consider the interests of the other country's ruler."

"If he wants to fight, then tell him that we will definitely accompany him. Tell him that we have already made preparations and can go to war with him at any time. If he does not want to fight, then we can give him money, but we will not cede land."

"As for the marriage..."

"Given the mean attitude of the Liao people, I don't think they really want to rely on a marriage to improve the relationship between the two countries. They just want to get more benefits."

"If you can refuse the marriage, just refuse it."

"Also... this money can't be given away for nothing. The Liao Kingdom must also do something."

"Didn't the Liao Kingdom say that the Xixia Kingdom and the Liao Kingdom were like uncle and nephew?"

"Since we have given him the money, he, as the uncle, must control his nephew. Let the Liao Kingdom preside over the peace talks between Xixia and the Song Dynasty."

"Otherwise, the other party would take the money easily without doing anything, and then all the money from the Song Dynasty would be wasted."

"Then they from Liao Kingdom can come here once a year."

"Of course! The premise of all negotiations is who has the bigger fist!"

"therefore……"

Then Zhao Xin said, "It is very important to train soldiers to deal with the attacks from Liao and Xixia!"

"Next, who should be assigned to lead the troops to the north to deal with the Liao Kingdom? This person must be important, so that the Liao Kingdom will feel that it is difficult to fight once they hear about it."

When Zhao Xin turned around again, everyone stared at him as he turned around.

Zhao Xin saw that everyone was looking at him, so he said, "Why are you all looking at me like that?"

He frowned and then asked, "Can't I tell you what I think of the Liao Kingdom?"

"Or is it because I'm too good looking! You have to look at me like this."

And everyone here...

After listening to what Zhao Xin said just now, it’s not that what Zhao Xin said just now makes sense, but that Zhao Xin spoke in a calm and measured manner, neither hurried nor slow, and did not sound like a child of only four years old at all.

Especially when he put his hands behind his back and looked up at the sky at a forty-five degree angle.

With that 'impressive bearing' and 'upright stature' look, he is just like a little adult!
and……

What he said was not consistent with his four-year-old status!

There was even a feeling that the "officials" were talking to them.

Just now, Zhao Xin could be said to have firmly grasped the initiative in speaking, and more than 90 percent of the words were said by him.

only……

This feeling gradually disappeared as Zhao Xin's tone of voice changed and he stopped looking up at the sky at a 45-degree angle.

Zhao Xin came over, and then stood in front of his father and said to him with a serious look on his face, "Sir! In order to deal with the Liao Kingdom breaking its promise and continuing to take advantage of the situation in the future, I think it is necessary for us to form an elite force to resist the Liao Kingdom. I am not talented! I am willing to be the leader of this force!"

As he said this, he slapped his father's thigh hard.

To show your determination.

His father stared at him. If there weren't so many people here, he would have taken off his pants and spanked him.

You are not talented enough, yet you are leading the team!
(End of this chapter)