Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 751
The Song army arrived in Shangjing three days later. Fan Ning saw that Shangjing was extremely tall and strong, so he suggested to Zhao Xu: "Your Majesty, although we have destroyed Tokyo and Zhongjing, I suggest that Shangjing be kept as a defense for the Song Dynasty. Bridgeheads, just like the Tang Dynasty built three surrendered cities in Yinshan.”

Fu Bi also smiled and said: "His Royal Highness King Chu is right. This city is so strong that it is a pity to demolish it. The forbidden palace can be demolished and the city can be kept as the military city of the Song Dynasty on the grassland."

Zhao Xu nodded happily and said, "The two lovers have spoken to my heart, so we will deal with it according to Fu Xianggong's proposal."

At this time, a left-behind official from the Liao Kingdom came to see him. Zhao Xu asked about the situation. There were only less than a thousand people in the city, all of whom were old people who did not want to leave their hometown, and there were no other people.

Zhao Xu looked at the city wall with great interest, so he said to Fan Ning, "I want to go to the city to have a look, and Fan Aiqing can accompany me for a walk."

"The minister obeys the order!"

Hundreds of guards surrounded Zhao Xu and Fan Ning and went to the city. They stood far away, forming a semicircle for protection.

Fan Ning pointed to the bottom of the city and said, "Yelu Hongji was shot by the crossbow at that location, and he lost his life in the end."

Zhao Xu sighed and said: "I don't know how to evaluate Yelu Hongji. He was really wise and powerful in the early days, and he brought the national power of Liao to the peak, but he was a bit like Li Longji, who made the Tang Dynasty flourish and decline. Yelu Hongji indulged in worshiping Buddha , extravagant indulgence, profligacy, plus he reused traitors, and killed too many loyal ministers and generals during the Chongyuan Rebellion, how can the Liao Kingdom remain undefeated?"

"Your Majesty, the decline of the Liao Kingdom is actually due to the fact that its population is too small, and the core population is not enough to support such a vast land. There will be aliens like Naiman, Lieshan, and Jurchen. Yelu Hongji is also aware of this problem, so he It is a pity to want to invade the Song Dynasty in the south, occupy Hebei and Hedong, and strengthen the support of the national power."

"It's a pity that he met the Grand Master!"

Zhao Xu glanced at Fan Ning, and said with a slight smile, "Before I set off on the expedition, I have decreed that Bei Dao was officially conferred the Kingdom of Chu. It is the farthest southern border of the Song Dynasty. I also want to take a look!"

"Your Majesty wants to go, there will definitely be a chance."

Zhao Xu suddenly smiled and said, "The North Island is very close to the South Mainland!"

Fan Ning nodded, "It's a bit similar to the distance from Quanzhou to Luzon. It can be reached in five days by taking a [-] stone fast boat."

"If I ask Aiqing to help govern the Southern Continent, Aiqing will not object!"

Fanning was stunned, "Your Majesty!"

Zhao Xu smiled slightly and said: "Aiqing is the pillar of the Song Dynasty, it is a pity to give up, but I have already promised, how can I go back on it, so I have repeatedly considered, Aiqing can take care of Bei Dao and contribute to the court, the best The solution is to let Aiqing take charge of the Southern Continent."

Fan Ning smiled wryly in his heart, "It's not that Zhao Xu refuses to let himself go away quickly, but he still wants to have a relationship with the court."

He could only sigh and said, "I would like to share your majesty's worries!"

Zhao Xu was overjoyed, as long as Fan Ning was still a subject of Song Dynasty, when Da Song encountered difficulties, he would not be afraid that he would not come to contribute.

"Okay! I officially appointed you as the pacifier and governor of the Southern Land Road. I hope you will not disappoint my hope and make the Southern Continent a prosperous land in the Song Dynasty as soon as possible."

"The minister obeys the order!"

At this time, a soldier rushed over quickly, knelt down on one knee and said, "Report to Commander, Liaoyang Mansion has an urgent military situation!"

Fan Ning was taken aback. At this time, what kind of military situation will there be in Liaoyang Mansion?He took the information and looked at it carefully, and a trace of anger flashed across the seriousness.

Seeing Fan Ning's expression changed, Zhao Xu asked, "What happened?"

Fan Ning handed the information to Zhao Xu and said, "A Koryo army of 5 people escorted hundreds of thousands of Bohai people across the Yalu River to the former land of Bohai."

Zhao Xu was furious, "What is Goryeo doing, taking the opportunity to grab the territory?"

Fan Ning said in a deep voice: "The conflict between Koryo and Liao has a long history. There have been many wars between the two sides. The root cause is that when Khitan destroyed Bohai, a large number of nobles from Bohai fled to Korea. They wanted to take advantage of their demands for the restoration of the country, and wanted to expand the territory to the northeast. The Liao Kingdom also responded tit-for-tat and did not give them a chance. This time, the Liao Kingdom was destroyed. Goryeo probably wanted to occupy this land while we did not know the old place of Bohai Sea. .”

"Their excuse is to restore the Bohai Sea?"

"should be!"

Zhao Xu took a deep breath, and a sharp look flashed in his eyes, "How many soldiers did the Song army die in order to capture Liaodong? They thought they could occupy half of the land with a few good words?"

"Your Majesty, let the people of Balhae go first. It's really not good. It's okay to move them overseas, but for rogues like Goryeo, we have to beat them hard, just like Danzhou. They hurt them. He Don’t dare to think about it again.”

Zhao Xu nodded: "Then what should we do in the name of Ai Qing?"

"If I guess correctly, Koryo will definitely send envoys. Your Majesty will hold the envoys to buy time. I will use the strategy of besieging Wei and saving Zhao, leading an army of [-] to attack Goryeo Kaijing by sea, forcing them to go back to save the capital."

Zhao Xu pondered for a while and said, "Is one hundred thousand troops too small?"

"Your Majesty, the [-] troops are the first batch. Once the troops gain a foothold in Korea, the second batch of [-] troops will come."

"What about the supplies?"

"Has Your Majesty forgotten about Shenmi Island? The food supplies we store on Shenmi Island are enough to support us in launching this war."

Zhao Xu nodded. He still had to accept the worship of the tribes in the grassland in Shangjing, so he couldn't be separated, so he could only entrust Fan Ning to teach Goryeo for him.

Fan Ning immediately led [-] cavalry and [-] infantry to the coast of the Bohai Sea, preparing to launch a surprise attack on Korea.

Goryeo's action was sudden, but it was inevitable. The Goryeo people had coveted the old land of Bohai Sea for a long time, so they fought three wars with Liao.

But this time when the Liao Kingdom was destroyed, Goryeo saw an opportunity. Taking advantage of the fact that the Song Dynasty was not yet familiar with the situation in Liaodong, they moved hundreds of thousands of people from the Bohai Kingdom to the country and restored the country, forming a fait accompli.

The Balhae aristocrats who have been restored to the country are almost all puppets of Goryeo, so the newly restored Balhae Kingdom must also be a vassal of the Goryeo people, and will be merged into Goryeo in a few years.

The emperor of Goryeo is currently Wang Hui. He sent envoys to the Song Dynasty several times and established a good relationship with Song Shenzong.

He is nearly [-] years old and has always been cautious. It was not his original intention to send troops to escort hundreds of thousands of Bohai people to the old place of Bohai. The Chinese sent it over.

But Prince Wang Xun and power minister Li Ziyuan both objected, and their reasons were very good. The Bohai army had always fought with the Khitan and Song troops. Now that the Liao Kingdom was destroyed, how could the Song Dynasty allow the restoration of the Bohai Kingdom, not to mention the hundreds of thousands of people who founded the country? The Bohai people have a very close relationship with Goryeo, and the Song Dynasty would not agree.

It is not good to start the country after being rejected. It is better to cook raw rice first. Unless the Song Dynasty wiped out hundreds of thousands of Bohai people, they can only accept the fact.

Wang Hui finally accepted Li Ziyuan's plan, and sent troops to escort hundreds of thousands of Bohai people to their homeland, where they could re-establish the country.

It is nothing more than the fact that the Bohai Kingdom was destroyed by the violent Liao Dynasty. 10 people escaped the Yalu River and reproduced. It has been more than five generations, and the number has reached 50. Tens of thousands of people missed their homeland day and night, and expressed their love many times with tears of blood. The minister could not bear to abandon their family relationship, so he allowed them to leave the Liao Kingdom, and hoped that His Majesty would treat them with kindness and kindness.

He attempted to obtain the benevolence of the emperor of the Song Dynasty by confusing the facts, so as to realize the Liao State's attempt to annex the Bohai State.

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[This chapter is a bit short, Lao Gao is really sick, he accidentally caught a cold yesterday, sorry! 】

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