The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 1878 Sending troops to Luzon
"This is quite important news. Now our army in the southwest can be used. We have stockpiled food and grass for so many years, and finally we can use it."

Zhao Kuangyin was very excited when Zhao Xu relayed the words of Sun Xiaodong, the Dharma King Nishitama, to Zhao Kuangyin. He had been preparing for so many years, and now that Tubo was about to start, he was vaguely looking forward to it.

"Anyway, it's always good for us to prepare in advance. This time Tubo made me suffer so much. If the war in the north wasn't protracted, I would have started a long time ago. They still let them be so arrogant there."

Zhao Kuangyin went on to say that the defeat of Tubo was a rare failure in Zhao Kuangyin's life, and it has always been his great shame and humiliation. He has been thinking about it all the time!

"Father, we are not in a hurry. We will introduce Tubo to our place to annihilate them. After all, the climate in their place is extremely cold, and we are not used to it."

The climate in Tubo was an important reason for the failure of the Song Dynasty last time. Now Zhao Xu avoided this problem directly, let them in, and then closed the door to beat the dogs.

"Besides, I have sent Nishitama back. You also know that most people in Tubo believe in Buddhism. Nishitama's words are sometimes more effective than military opponents, but I have to find a way to let him Become a national teacher, so that he can play a greater role."

Tibetans now believe in Buddhism very much, and those Tantric Buddhists are gods in their eyes. Speaking of which, Zanpu is a political leader, while the national teacher is a religious leader, and the authority of religious leaders is higher than that of Zanpu.

"Now I want to ask, who are you and King Nishitama? Although I don't know a lot about what you did outside, it's almost the same, but I know you don't seem to know any eminent monks in Tubo. , and I always feel that this Nishitama Dharma King seems to care about your opinion?"

Zhao Kuangyin always wanted to ask about the relationship between the Dharma King Nishitama and Zhao Xu. The last time the Dharma King Nishitama came, Zhao Xu was the first to greet him, not him, the emperor. Can this make people suspicious? ?

"Haha, Father, I have been waiting for you to ask. I never expected you to endure it for so long. I will tell you today. In fact, he..."

Then Zhao Xu explained the identity of King Nishitama in detail, and after Zhao Kuangyin heard it, he waved his hands and cheered.

"Haha, I didn't expect your unintentional mistake to be a great help to my Song Dynasty. Well, it's rare that he still remembers that he is from Song Dynasty. Well, the heart of a child, the heart of a child."

Zhao Kuangyin praised Sun Xiaodong highly. Such people have indeed made great contributions to Da Song. If there are more such people, Da Song will definitely benefit from everything.

"By the way, you didn't mean that his family would live in Bianjing, so I will give them a mansion in Linbian, and make his son the Founding Marquis in recognition of his achievements."

Zhao Kuangyin was also willing to change the house of Sun Xiaodong's family directly, which was still near Bianshui. This was the house that Zhao Kuangyin specially built to accommodate those monarchs. It has become the most prosperous place in the Song Dynasty. This place is full of dignitaries. .

When Sun Xiaodong knew this, he kowtowed excitedly to the palace, and finally patted his chest to promise that he would definitely shed the last drop of blood in Da Song.

After saying this, Sun Xiaodong went back non-stop. He wanted to be loyal to the emperor, to see how much the emperor valued him, and even made his son a marquis. How he wanted to repay the emperor, that was to meet Tubo quickly and follow the instructions to run errands.

"Father, you have given me such a gift, Sun Xiaodong will definitely say that he will devote himself to the Great Song Dynasty and die." Zhao Xu had to admire Zhao Kuangyin's wisdom, how many generals with great military exploits can only be named a marquis.

Although the Marquis of the Song Dynasty is not as important as the Marquis of the Han and Tang Dynasties, it is also the title of Guangzong Yaozu. No matter how many people want to get a title, it is more affordable than an official position.

The official position cannot be inherited, and you will have nothing to do after the term of office, but the title is different. If you die, your children and grandchildren can still inherit, and there are still various benefits, so in the long run it is still The knighthood is more affordable.

"When you become an emperor in the future, you can use these things. Governing the country is different from fighting a war. This is the art of the emperor. You must learn it well."

Zhao Kuangyin and his son were busy with how to implement the Jade Ax plan, but one thing interrupted their progress, and Zhao Xu was so angry that he sent troops directly. To establish prestige, we must use them as a deterrent.

Speaking of it, it was only the merchants of the Song Dynasty who were killed. It is only natural to kill people and pay for their lives, but the army cannot be used, because the place where they were killed was not in the territory of the Song Dynasty, but in the Luzon Islands.

The merchants of the Song Dynasty often travel around, especially after the ocean voyage, the merchants of the Song Dynasty started doing business all over the world, as long as the fleet can go, they basically have their footprints and the profits they get rich.

This time it was the merchants of the Song Dynasty who came back from afar. They brought back a large amount of gold and jewelry, as well as a lot of local products. Local products are local products in their place of origin, but they are not local products in places where they are scarce. , that is more precious than gold.

However, when replenishing fresh water in Luzon Island, they were attacked by local tribes, and more than a dozen merchants were killed. At that time, these merchants had already indicated that they were merchants of the Song Dynasty, but they still killed many merchants, and threatened the Song Dynasty What is it.

Some surviving businessmen fled back and reported the incident directly to the territory of the Song Dynasty. While preparing the army for war, the local officials directly reported to Bianjing.

Now what Zhao Kuangyin is holding in his hand is the memorial of the local officials, which is very detailed. Zhao Kuangyin threw the memorial on the ground:

"How unreasonable is this to dare to kill the people of my Great Song without authorization? If you act recklessly, you must be severely punished. Otherwise, foreigners will think that my Great Song is easy to bully, so how can there be people from all over the world?"

"Then what does His Majesty want to do?" Miao Xun was not sure what Zhao Kuangyin was thinking, and it was the first time he had dealt with such a matter.

"How can we be strict? The prince has suggested to me a long time ago, but I think that our big country should have the demeanor of a big country. Now it seems that it is more practical to use force."

"Someone came to draft an order to order Guangzhou and Qiongzhou to send [-] troops each to flatten Luzon Island for me. Anyone who refuses to obey my Great Song Dynasty will fight until I am convinced, and to promote the heavenly power of my Great Song Dynasty. I will make them pay If you kill me, the merchants of the Great Song Dynasty, I will destroy the country."

(End of this chapter)