The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 1561
"Do we need others to spread our reputation now? This Goryeo is already owned by Fusang. If we can really occupy Goryeo, then Goryeo will no longer be the Goryeo of the Wang family, but the Goryeo of our Great Song Dynasty. .”

Zhao Xu stared at Zhao Kuangyin and said, this is to tell Zhao Kuangyin that even if they want to send troops to attack Goryeo and occupy Goryeo, it will belong to our Song Dynasty.

"It's like an item. If it was originally mine but was robbed by a robber, and you snatched it back from the robber, father, what should you do with this item at this time?"

Zhao Xu made a vivid metaphor, and Zhao Kuangyin was very puzzled, what exactly did Zhao Xu want to do, what was he talking about about robbers, what exactly was he trying to say.

"Of course this is the return of your original owner. I will never take it for myself. What do you want to say?"

According to Zhao Kuangyin's understanding, this item should be returned to the original owner, which is not surprising.

In fact, Zhao Kuangyin realized in his heart that every time the officers and soldiers encircled and suppressed the robbers, the things they got were basically handed over to the state treasury, so how could they be returned to their original owners.

Besides, it should be quite difficult to investigate and collect evidence. Everyone knows this, so it was directly withdrawn from the national treasury.

"Wrong, these are two completely different concepts. I robbed my stuff. It is no longer my thing. It has become a robber's thing. Father, you snatched it back from the robber. Then this thing It has become a thing and has nothing to do with me."

"It's as if Goryeo is an item. Now this item no longer belongs to the original owner. If we take back Goryeo, then Goryeo is already ours and has nothing to do with other people."

Zhao Xu's bandit theory made everyone stunned. What kind of theory is this? It was invented by Zhao Xu himself.

"Hmph, according to your thinking, the whole world has long been in chaos. Don't you think it's not chaotic enough now?" Zhao Kuangyin said angrily.

"Of course it is impossible for the world to be chaotic like this. We still need to have a certain order to maintain justice, but isn't there no such institution now? Since we don't need to do it, what we need to do is to build a future. Great Song Dynasty, Goryeo let Emperor Yang of Sui subjugate the country and Emperor Taizong of Tang was defeated. Our Great Song Dynasty went to help them restore the country. of."

"You know, it was paid for by the bloodshed and sacrifice of our Song soldiers. Give it back to them, Mrs. Wang. Do you think those sacrificed soldiers will agree?
Or do you think we can take down Goryeo without firing a single shot? "

Zhao Xu's consecutive rhetorical questions made Zhao Kuangyin speechless. These were all facts, and Zhao Kuangyin couldn't refute them.

"Father, our dispatch of troops cost us the resources of the Great Song Dynasty. With Wang Xu and a few courtiers who escaped by chance, let us buy them for them. Do you think it is realistic?"

"Yes, your majesty, what your majesty said is justified. There is a common saying in the folks that it is not profitable to get early. We are not only concerned with profit. This is a matter of using tens of thousands of soldiers to fight desperately. Please, Your Majesty. Think twice."

Zhao Pu also took this opportunity to stand up, because he saw that Zhao Kuangyin was thinking just now, and since he was thinking, it meant that he was about to be persuaded.

"Your Highness is right. Although the current Song Dynasty far exceeds the five dynasties, it still has a gap with the prosperous Tang Dynasty. After years of wars, the country is not rich. If you say that we help Goryeo conquer the world for free, old minister I can't figure it out either."

Dou Yi, Minister of the Household Department, Zhao Kuangyin has to pay attention to the words of this person who controls finances.

Several other ministers also began to express their opinions eloquently. They didn't dare to say it just now, but now they say a lot, and even Zhao Kuangyin can't say anything. They all start from the current perspective of Song Dynasty.

"Hmph, I can't say enough about you guys, first we can take down Goryeo, then let's talk about it later."

Zhao Kuangyin's words undoubtedly showed that if Song Dynasty occupied Koryo, Wang Xu would never even think about it.

But the emperor still wants to save face and be persuaded by his son, and there are so many courtiers here, it is hard to face, so I can only say that there is no shadow, let's talk about it later.

"However, let Gao Huaide continue to train. After all, he will need it sooner or later. Those soldiers must be strong. They are very courageous. Liao and Goryeo need them to deal with them. Gao Huaide's burden is not light."

Zhao Kuangyin's placing Gao Huaide in the Northeast was definitely not a whim, nor was it a whim, but an important task was entrusted to him. Let him replace Fu Yanqing, and even have more power than Fu Yanqing. Naturally, he has his own considerations.

The important area in the Northeast borders the Liao Kingdom. This is the biggest enemy. Gao Huaide is also a general who has led troops for many years. He wants them to stabilize the situation, and they are people who can retreat and defend, and advance and attack.

"Of course, and the strength of the Tianxiong Army is still there. It seems that there is still a lack of a supervising army to deal with the father. After all, Gao Huaide's power is a bit strong. Even if the father trusts others, others are not at ease. I think you will let Cao Bin Are you going to be a prisoner?"

Gao Huaide was equivalent to controlling three-tenths of all the troops, but the imperial court did not send a supervising army, so it was just right for Zhao Xu to bring it up first.

The supervising army of the Song Dynasty is not an eunuch, but a person trusted by the emperor. Of course, there may be eunuchs in the later period. Ruyun, these people are all generals in a hundred battles, and being a supervisor actually wronged them.

However, being able to be the supervisor means that you are the emperor's confidant. Not everyone can be the emperor's confidant in this era. This is also an honor. Everyone sharpened their heads and squeezed upwards.

When Zhao Xu said that he would send a supervisor to Gao Huaide, Zhao Kuangyin was taken aback for a moment. It wasn't that he hadn't thought about it, but he was afraid that Gao Huaide would think too much, so he never implemented it. Zhao Xu brought it up again today, and he thought it could still be done.

"Alright, after all, Northeast China is too important to us. Supervising the army is indispensable. I don't worry if Cao Bin goes there. Jiangnan is basically defeated by Cao Bin. It is a real sin for such a general to let him idle. Let Cao Bin go to the supervisory army deployed in the Northeast camp, rank first rank, and protect the Duke."

Zhao Kuangyin is bold and direct, and will let him be the protector of the country like Gao Huaide. In fact, according to Cao Bin's military exploits, the protector of the country is worthy, but I don't know if Zhao Kuangyin's doing so is useful. other thoughts.

(End of this chapter)