Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 761 Empress Dowager Zheng (please subscribe!)

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"Destroyed the Southern Song Dynasty?"

Hearing this, Li Yan's perception of the woman completely changed, and she no longer regarded her as a person with bad intentions.

Why did Li Yan do this?

Because there are not only women who hold the view of women—there are many others besides women, including Wen Huanzhang, Zhao Ding, Xu Guanzhong, Sun Jing, Xiao Jiasui, Wang Lun, Chen Kangbo, and many others. Zhong Zhongchen.

Following the alliance with Xixia and the Jin people came to negotiate peace, many people, either out of analysis of the current situation or out of their desire for peace, requested the court to negotiate peace with the Jin people.

Of course, more people, out of hatred for the Jin people, please order the Chinese army to destroy the Jin country.

And some people who have a big picture, like the woman, proposed that after recovering Yanyun, they can temporarily let the Jin Kingdom go, and then recuperate, and then wipe out the Southern Song Dynasty with all their strength.

In the eyes of these people, the barren land outside the Great Wall is like a chicken rib, and it doesn't make much sense to want it or not, but the fertile southern region occupied by the Southern Song Dynasty and the Shu land, known as the world's granary, are what Dazhong is bound to win.

These individuals also suggested:

First of all, the Southern Song Dynasty separated the territory of Dazhong, so that Dazhong could not be connected at the end. If it goes on for a long time, it may cause the Indochina Peninsula to separate from Dazhong.

Secondly, the Southern Song Dynasty was weak and had many internal problems. It was much easier to destroy the Southern Song Dynasty than the Jin Dynasty.

Again, there is an indelible hatred between China and the Song Dynasty (Li Yan occupied all the women of the Zhao Song royal family and clan, and made all the men of the Zhao family become bastards, which can be described as a great disgrace). After the Southern Song Dynasty solved its internal problems, it was bound to seek revenge from Dazhong.

Secondly, and most importantly, although the Central Plains area is also suitable for farming, it depends too much on the sky. If there are years of famines in the past few years, then the Central Plains area will not only be self-sufficient, but also need support from other areas. The controlled Jiangnan area and Shu area do not have this kind of problem at all. Even in a disaster year, the Jiangnan area and Shu area can still be self-sufficient and have a large surplus. Let’s put it this way, in the late Northern Song Dynasty, Zhao Ji was extravagant. Even to the point of defeating the dead, and then catching up with successive years of famine, but even then, the Northern Song Dynasty was still able to barely support it, all because of the continuous support provided by the Jiangnan region and the Shu region, so Dazhong If you want to be stable, if you want to have an undefeated country for generations, you must also have the rich Jiangnan and the world's granary, Shu, as the backing just like the Northern Song Dynasty.

After talking about the reasons for destroying the Southern Song Dynasty first, these people analyzed the reasons why they could temporarily let the Jin people go:
[-]. Just like what the woman said, the reason why the Liao Kingdom is strong and has ruled the north for hundreds of years is because the Liao Kingdom has always occupied Yanyun, and it is because of the civilized support of the Han people, while the Jin people were driven out Beyond the Great Wall, the civilization of the Han people will inevitably be gradually lost, and then degenerate into savages who drink blood. At that time, they only need to use economic means, supplemented by some other means, such as differentiation, separation, and instigating other grassland forces to fight the Jin people , Wait, it won't take many years for the Kingdom of Jin to decline.

[-]. If the Jin people retreated beyond the Great Wall, then Dazhong only needs to station [-] elite troops in the three prefectures of Yanyun and Pingluanying. Yes, although the Yangtze River is also a natural danger, it is too long to be fully defended. Therefore, if the Southern Song Dynasty wants to attack Dazhong, it can threaten Dazhong's border at any time.

[-]. There are many internal contradictions in the Kingdom of Jin. Moreover, with the passage of time, the contradictions in the Kingdom of Jin, which has serious system problems, will only become larger and more acute. Perhaps at a certain point, the Kingdom of Jin will be able to settle down without attacking. off.

in fact--

Li Yan has already been persuaded by this statement.

Here are not only the reasons mentioned by Wen Huanzhang and others, but also many very real problems:

For example, over the years, the Chinese army has been going south and north, and the soldiers are really tired, so they need to take a good rest.

For example, although there is support from Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and even the Central South region, the gap in the Central Plains is too great. It is impossible for Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and the Central South region to bear this burden for a long time.

For another example, although Dazhong occupied the Central Plains and pacified most of the Central Plains, it was not over. In Shaanxi, the Western Song Army was still resisting the rule of Dazhong. Countless bandits are dying, and there is also the Yanyun area in the future. Not to mention the recovery process, even after recovery, there will be many resistance forces. All of these will take time to calm down, and more importantly, Governance after pacification, how do you say that, it is easy to conquer the country, but it is difficult to govern the country, not to mention Hedong and Hebei. Although it has been plowed several times, after all, there is a foundation that the Han people have governed for thousands of years. It is easy to govern, but the one that is really difficult to govern is Yanyun, which has been occupied by the Hu people for hundreds of years (although the Northern Song Dynasty also governed it for a few years, but those years brought only endless hatred to the people in Yanyun area, not a little bit Good impression), therefore, Dazhong needs time to manage these areas well, otherwise all previous efforts will be in vain.

and many more……

Therefore, it was the same argument when seeing a woman, and Li Yan let go of her guard.

The woman hesitated for a moment, then explained: "The concubine didn't deliberately set up a game of chess to attract His Majesty, and then took the opportunity to persuade His Majesty, what happened today was more of a coincidence, and the concubine was here to wait for the empress... The concubine knew that His Majesty was not I like the harem meddling in politics."

Li Yan looked into the woman's eyes and asked, "Are you planning to show the queen this chess game?"

The woman did not deny it, and said: "For the past two days, my concubine has been discussing this matter with the empress."

Li Yan stared at the woman's beautiful almond eyes for a while, and said leisurely: "If Zhao Ji is willing to listen to you, the Northern Song Dynasty may not forget it."

That's right.

Li Yan had already guessed who the woman was.

She is Zhao Ji's empress, the last empress dowager of the Northern Song Dynasty, Empress Xiansu Zheng, also known as Empress Dowager Zheng.

It's not hard to guess.

Li Yan's concubines are numerous, and Li Yan recognized each of them with his eyes closed.

And the only person Li Yan had never seen before was Queen Mother Zheng.

At the beginning, the reason why Li Yan accepted Queen Mother Zheng as his concubine was purely for the purpose of attacking the Zhao family, and had no other intentions.

In addition, Li Yan heard that Empress Dowager Zheng is now 44, two years older than Li Qingzhao, and eight years older than herself.

Therefore, Li Yan had no idea about Queen Mother Zheng.

This also led to Zhao Ji's concubine, Li Yan, who has almost played all over, and has never seen Queen Mother Zheng.

After hearing Li Yanzhi's words, Empress Dowager Zheng was silent for a while, and said: "He is not a bad person, but...he is too playful."

Li Yan said again: "What about Zhao Gou, he should be your son, right? Why did you let me destroy his country?"

The Empress Dowager Zheng said without thinking, "He is not the son of the concubine, the concubine's son died more than ten years ago."

After finishing speaking, Queen Mother Zheng added another sentence in her heart: "If my son is not dead, how can Da Song die? He will definitely be able to turn the tide..."

Li Yan could understand Empress Dowager Zheng's hatred for Zhao Gou. If Zhao Gou hadn't seen death and refused to save him, the Northern Song Dynasty would not have died so easily, and Zhao Ji and the others would not have been captured and taken to the Kingdom of Jin.

Therefore, Li Yan did not doubt what Queen Mother Zheng said.

After looking at the Empress Dowager Zheng for a while, who looked like a 27-year-old young woman, Li Yan suddenly said, "Come here and sit here."

Empress Dowager Zheng was silent for a while, then lowered her head and said, "The concubine is 44."

After hearing this, Li Yan laughed, and said: "It's okay, I have a good appetite, and I just want to taste what Zhao Ji's wife is like!"

After hearing Li Yan's domineering words, Queen Mother Zheng was silent for a while, then slowly stood up, and then slowly walked towards Li Yan.

When the Empress Dowager Zheng was still some distance away from Li Yan, Li Yan stretched out her hand and grabbed the arm of the Empress Dowager Zheng, and then moved to her arms, and the Empress Dowager Zheng fell and sat in Li Yan's arms...

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(End of this chapter)