The rise of the prince

Chapter 588: Overt and Secret Struggles in the Court + Li Xingzhou's Hidden Worry

In the past two days, whether it was the court or the people, the excitement was so lively that Li Xingzhou was a little uneasy.

Not because the people are unhappy, but because they are overjoyed.
It is natural to be happy, but it is too early to be happy.

The army has not yet fully controlled Nanjing City, the topic of discussion in the court has become whether Nanjing City will be called Yanmen Mansion or Yanshan Mansion in the future
A group of officials from the Ministry of Rites headed by Meng Zhiye, and many other ministers began to join in the discussion, and it became the topic of the morning court for the past few days. The emperor has rarely been in court for several days since the end of the year, and he happily discussed this matter with everyone. thing.

Li Xingzhou stood in the front row, with the prince in the scarlet dragon robe on his left.

In the past few days, due to the strong petition of the six officials, he knelt in front of the Kunning Palace for several days. In addition, Nanjing City was controlled by Guo Yaoshi and others.

The prince hasn't changed much, he's still a thin middle-aged man, but the way he looks at him shows his malice.

court death!

Li Xingzhou didn't respond, but he had two other words in his heart.

He was not interested in the prince before, but now he can no longer ignore it
The prince was just a fool before, so let him live in his own world.

But now that he has acted like a crazy fool, things are dangerous.

Crazy fools are more dangerous than deceitful politicians. After all, no matter how cunning a smart person is, he can understand what the bottom line is because of his cleverness. But fools are different. Fools don’t know what the bottom line is.

The prince is such a fool, once he goes crazy, he will be more brainless and destructive than Yu Chengan and others before him.

In the hall, everyone was still discussing.

"In the future, Nanjing of the Liao Kingdom will become the northern gateway of our great landscape. Nanjing is an important town, easy to defend and difficult to attack, so it is very suitable to change it to Yanmen Mansion." The official of the Ministry of Rites proposed.

"That's right, Nanjing of Liao Dynasty will definitely become the northern gateway of Jingguo. At that time, it will be an important town for defense. It is better than Zhending and Taiyuan. It is reasonable to say that Yanmen Mansion is reasonable." Cheng Jin echoed everyone's words.

In the past few days there have been many good news, the emperor is in a good mood, nodded and said: "The words of the love ministers are reasonable."

"I think it may be called Yanjing Mansion. Jingguo has Zhongjing Kaiyuan and Tokyo Yingtian, so it is reasonable to set up Beijing Yanjing Mansion, and it can also show Jingguo's national prestige."

"It's not right, Yingtianfu is Tokyo because the place is prosperous and rich, and it's not under Kaiyuan, so it's set as a partial capital, but the poor and barren land in the north, how can it be set as a partial capital? If outsiders go to see it, it will hurt us." Jingguo Face"

Everyone discussed fiercely, only Wen Daoli remained silent. In the past, he was a smooth person. At this time, Longyan Dayue, no matter how many good words he said, he would definitely please the emperor, but Wen Daoli remained silent.

Now Li Xingzhou and Wen Daoli are the first and second leaders of the Privy Council, and they are at the top of the right row of ministers. Everyone is discussing excitedly, but they are the only ones who are silent, which naturally attracts attention.

The emperor soon discovered the situation here, and looked at the two of them.

"Does Wen Qing have any ideas?" asked the emperor above.

The emperor spoke, and everyone quieted down and looked at him.

Wen Daoli was slightly confused, then cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I just feel emotional."

"Oh, how do you feel?"

"Your Majesty, my minister is also a person who guards the border all the year round, and it is easiest to feel sentimental about the border war.

The city of Nanjing in the Liao Kingdom has always been the heart disease of our country for hundreds of years. Throughout the history, the first emperor sent troops many times, except General Zhong, who was blocked in Nanjing every time.In such an important town, I don’t know how many bones and heroic souls of Jingguo soldiers have been buried. I didn’t expect to return to Jingguo in the hands of the emperor. The ancestors and ancestors know it, and they can feel at ease
The heroic souls of soldiers who died abroad are also considered to return home.”

Many ministers sighed with emotion
Indeed, for more than a hundred years, the emperors of all dynasties have sent troops to Liao and Nanjing several times in order to recover the lost land. Each time they fought on a large scale. become.

The number of Jing Guo soldiers who died under the city of Nanjing has long been in the tens of thousands. How many heroic souls cannot return to their hometowns, but are buried in other places. Now that Nanjing is included in Jing Guo, the lonely souls of so many soldiers can be regarded as returning home.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the hall was solemn and heavy.

"Nanjing is not only an important town in the north, but also Datong Mansion in Xijing, Liao Kingdom. It is also an important home town. In order to recover the old land, the emperors of all dynasties also sent troops northward from the Sanjiao area in the north of Taiyuan, but they were repeatedly defeated by Datong Mansion.

Your Majesty, now we have indeed taken back Nanjing, but Xijing is still in the hands of the Jinren, so we should not be too optimistic at this time, and we will be fully successful when we take back the Datong Mansion from the Jinren." Wen Daoli said seriously.

As soon as the voice fell, the faces of many people in the hall changed.

Many were left pale with fright, let alone speak.
In less than two years, the Kingdom of Jin quickly attacked the most powerful Liao Kingdom in the north with lightning speed. You must know that the Liao Kingdom and the Jing Kingdom have fought against each other for more than a hundred years. Or Liao.

The territory of the Liao Kingdom is much larger than that of the Jing Kingdom. Such a majestic country was completely conquered by the Jin Kingdom in less than two years. Before the battle report came from the north, the Jin Kingdom invaded the Datong Mansion and slaughtered all the people in the city. More than [-] people died , miserable.

When the news reached the capital, many people were terrified. The common people were so frightened when they mentioned the Kingdom of Jin that their expressions changed, and the ministers of the court and central government were also afraid of Jin as a tiger.

"Master Wen, since...Since the Datong Mansion has fallen into the hands of the Jinren, it's better not to mention it, it's better not to mention it." Fatty Tang said in a low voice, and the rest of the people didn't speak, which was regarded as acquiescence.

Li Xingzhou was amused in his heart, this fat man Tang is really cheap to a certain extent, other ministers are also afraid of the Jinren, they are scary, they all hold back and pretend to be.

It's good for the fat man, he just said it shamelessly.

The emperor coughed twice and waved his hands, meaning to tell Wen Daoli not to continue talking.

Meng Zhiye next to him kept winking at the prince. Seeing this, the prince stood up and cupped his hands and said, "Father, my son thinks that a man without ambition is ineffective, and a country without ambition is weak. Yanmen is regarded as the gateway to the north. Does it mean that Jingguo has not expanded its territory to the north for generations?
The son thought it was wrong, with the great achievements of the father and emperor, how could the younger generation not think about making progress, and take the Yanmen as the boundary?In my opinion, Nanjing should be changed to Yanshan Mansion! "The prince said impassionedly.

After speaking, everyone nodded.

The emperor also nodded after hearing this, "That's right, I'm very pleased that you can think of these things, and what you said is very reasonable and thoughtful. If it is Yanmen, if it is not easy to name the land north of Yandi in the future, then it will be for you." Let’s go to Yanshan Mansion.”

"The emperor is a sage, and his achievements have shocked the past and the present. His Royal Highness is far-sighted, and it is the blessing of the community."

"Yes, yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince welcomes you"

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After the matter was settled, Nanjing of the Liao Kingdom was changed to Yanshan Mansion, and a group of officials from the Ministry of Rites quickly began to flatter.

The crown prince looked smug, at this moment the emperor looked at him and asked, "How does Xingzhou see this matter?"

Li Xingzhou cupped his hands: "I think Mr. Wen is right, and it's too early to be happy."

As soon as he said this, the emperor frowned slightly, a little unhappy.

However, the emperor didn't say anything, but Chen Yu, the doctor of the Imperial Academy of Tokyo and Chaosan, stood up and accused him with a serious face: "I'm afraid that King Pingnan's words will be a slip of the tongue!
Recapturing Nanjing is the ambition of the previous emperors, but no one can achieve it. In the blink of an eye, for more than a hundred years, no one can achieve it. Now the emperor is wise and martial, and he is smart and decisive in handling things. He has fulfilled the long-cherished wish of several generations of emperors and expanded the territory!What does it mean to be happy too early?
I think it is disloyal and unfilial! "He spoke righteously, with a righteous face, as if he was really disloyal and unfilial, but in fact he just changed the concept secretly.

Li Xingzhou didn't bother to pay attention to him. It's better for smart people to talk to smart people. Arguing with fools will lower your IQ. He bowed his hands seriously and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, I still have some worries in my heart."

"You, you..." Seeing that he ignored it, Cheng Jin was so angry that his beard trembled.

"Let me listen to you." Unexpectedly, the emperor ignored his meaning at all, so Cheng Jin could only retreat angrily, and returned to the group of officials dissatisfied.

After Li Xingzhou took over the Privy Council, he has basically completed the situation of the Liao court. At the same time, he also knows the north like the palm of his hand, and he is very concerned. Controlling Nanjing City, the Chinese army is still on the way, and has not entered Nanjing, so it is still unknown whether it can be held."

"Secondly, the Liao army stationed in two battalions outside the city of Nanjing are the most elite troops in the Liao Kingdom. The Zhangde army left behind by Han Derang and the Liaoxing army under Yelu Dashi are all threats and we have to guard against them. .”

The emperor nodded: "What about the end?"

"Finally." Li Xingzhou organized the language, and the last thing he was most afraid of was: "National policy, I'm afraid the generals in the north can't handle this well."

"What?" The emperor was puzzled.

"It is because they are afraid that they will treat Han people differently from other ethnic groups, which will lead to bad consequences."

"Hahahaha." Everyone looked at each other and laughed.

Several civil officials said to him: "If they are not of my race, their hearts must be different. It is ridiculous for the prince to be worried. The Han people in the Liao Kingdom are oppressed by the Khitan people. When our army arrives at this time, they will definitely open the city to welcome them. If we Killing all Liao people will make them even more happy, so why worry about it?"

After a few people finished speaking, the others also laughed and kept saying things like "worry too much" and "how could this be so".

The emperor didn't say anything, but just brushed off the matter.

Li Xingzhou sighed, still worried.
With the exchange of cultures, the exchanges between nations and beliefs are becoming more and more frequent. While the conflicts are fierce, the integration is also bound to be fierce. At this time, a slight mishandling will lead to a big mistake.

Now entering the territory of the Liao Kingdom, various ethnic groups are mixed, and problems are more likely to arise.

The Mongols were able to conquer most of the world. Apart from the powerful cavalry, there is another very important point, that is, the loose ethnic policy and faith policy.

Wherever the Mongols went, blood flowed like rivers, but the strange thing is that there is no place where the last soldier has to fight with them to the end, which makes Mongolia have the power to continue to expand.

The important point is that they will not be like the Western Crusaders. In the name of the Pope, they will require everyone to believe in Christ wherever they go.

Where the Mongols ruled, they could believe in whatever they wanted, including Christianity, Muslims, Taoism, Buddhism, etc., and even missionaries were allowed to preach.

Loose ethnic policies and belief policies are very important in a dark and suffering world, and they also greatly reduce the resistance of grassroots people to Mongolia, allowing them to gain a foothold in the Arab and European regions and establish kingdoms.

It will not be like the Crusaders, as soon as they arrive in the Arab region, they will immediately enter a state of endless war with the local countries, and the last person in the Muslim war will die with them, let alone expand their territory.

In the East, however, issues of faith are mostly tolerant, as has been the case since ancient times, those who love the Tao believe in the Tao, and those who love the Buddha believe in the Buddha.The problem is between people from different regions. The most powerful tribes around Jingguo include Jurchens, Khitans, Qiangs, and Tubos.

The Jin Kingdom of the Jurchens, the Liao Kingdom of the Khitan people, the Xia Kingdom of the Qiang people, and the Tubo Kingdom of the Tubo people. These countries belonged to the same country in the previous dynasty, or even the Han Dynasty before that, such as the Liaodong area of ​​the Jin Kingdom, the Xia Kingdom The Protectorate of the Western Regions, most of the southern part of the Liao Kingdom, was a single country in the previous dynasty and even the Han Dynasty. Because the soldiers could not adapt to the plateau, the ancients believed that the gods blessed them. They have not been unified, but they are also with Sichuan and Shu Dian and other places have frequent exchanges.

In short, Jingguo is now divided, but it has formed a posture that there is me in you and you in me.

This is not only the grassroots, but also the high-level. There are many Han people in the high-level of the Liao Kingdom. The famous Han Derang is not only a capable minister of the Liao Kingdom.

Zhang Yuan of Xia State was even more of a Han nationality, but he helped Xixia to defeat the Jing army. His official position was Zhongshu Shilang, that is, the prime minister of Xia State, and his descendants are still the prime ministers of Xia State to this day.

In short, after thousands of years, these integrations have formed a close and inseparable situation. What Li Xingzhou fears most is that the generals of the Northern Expedition do not know how to deal with these problems and make random decisions that will lead to disaster.

The Northern Song Dynasty also invaded Nanjing City, but after the invasion of Nanjing, due to the lax military discipline, the soldiers of the Song Dynasty plundered the people's property and caused public outrage.

Nanjing is close to the Northern Song Dynasty. There are indeed Han people in the city, but he doesn’t understand at all. The Liao Kingdom was established for 200 years. Khitan people, Han people, Xi people, Qiang people, etc., blended and multiplied in it, more than ten generations earlier, and the blood was blended. , who can tell who it is?
The Liao Kingdom was able to rule such a large territory, and both Jurchen and Mongols surrendered because of the loose policy of the Liao Kingdom.

Not to mention intermarriage, there are many Han generals and officials in the high-level Liao Kingdom, the empress in power of the Liao Kingdom and a Han person go in and out as husband and wife, the high-level officials didn't say anything, and they didn't consider such things as pure blood.

It shows that the senior officials of the Liao Kingdom don't care about such things as blood, not to mention how many intermarriages between various ethnic groups will occur among the people after dozens of generations.

However, the vanguard generals of the Northern Song Dynasty did such a stupid thing, saying that they killed all the non-Han people in the city. Who in Nanjing is of pure Han blood?Who doesn't have relatives and friends who are not Han Chinese?It is estimated that no one in the city can tell clearly. How is that different from massacring the city?
All of a sudden, the people in Nanjing City of the Liao Kingdom were blown up. They rushed to the streets one after another, desperately fighting against the heavily armed Song army elites, and defeated the Song army abruptly. Most of the Song army elites died in battle. In the city, only a few people broke through. completely annihilated.

If it weren't for the order that didn't understand the situation, the Northern Song Dynasty would have easily taken Nanjing, and there was no need to ask the Jin people to help fight it. , It didn't take long for Zhao to make an excuse to fight the Northern Song Dynasty.

It can be said that the narrow ethnic policy indirectly caused the Northern Song Dynasty to lose half of its country.

If the vanguard generals of the Northern Song Dynasty hadn’t said that all but the Han people would be killed, and the people in the city would not fight desperately, it would be a completely different situation if they waited until the army came and gained a firm foothold.

At this point, Li Xingzhou was very scared, and he was also worried after returning home. He didn't sleep well for the past few days.Shiyu comforted him, Yang Hongzhao, Yang Wenguang, and Wei Chaoren are all people who know the general idea, so don't worry so much.

He also thought it was reasonable, maybe he was worrying too much.

(End of this chapter)