Martial arts crossing begins with the story of looking for Qin

Chapter 690: Officials force people to rebel

"This……"

Is it too much to belittle Song Jun in this way? Zhao Ji didn't know how to refute for a while, but Cai Jing and Tong Guan were silent and did not dare to answer.

Huang Shang remained indifferent and continued: "My idea is to let the Liao and Jurchen fight evenly. No one can beat the other, and there will be a stalemate."

"what!"

Huang Shang said: "Actually, Your Majesty, we have supported the Jurchens a long time ago."

Zhao Ji asked: "When?"

Huang Shang said: "As early as when the late emperor first took charge, the war between Song and Liao was about to break out. Before the late emperor was ready, he provided a large amount of materials and weapons to the Jurchens, who were still a tribe at the time, so that they could contain Liao from behind. It's just that the Jurchens were very cunning at the time and did not oppose the Liao directly. They only made trouble secretly. However, this also prevented the Liao Dynasty from easily starting a war with the Song Dynasty. The Jurchens now have the ability to directly resist the Liao Dynasty, which is inseparable from the support we gave them at that time. Helping the Jurchens was not through the formal channels, but through Goryeo, and the Jurchens still don’t know that it was the Song Dynasty that really supported them.”

And this!

Zhao Ji was still young at that time, and Cai Jing was not in the central government, so he didn't know about it.

Cai Jing thought more. He knew Huang Shang's resume. At that time, Huang Shang was just Zhao Ji's teacher and did not hold any important position in the court. It should not be his turn to know about this kind of thing. The ability of Goryeo to resume tribute with Song Dynasty relied on the Yanping Huang family's connection, so this strategy should have come from Huang Shang.

In other words, the late emperor asked Huang Shang, who was unemployed, at a critical moment. Afterwards, Huang Shang was still unhappy in the court. Was it because the late emperor did not reuse him?
I'm afraid not, but Huang Shang refuses to be reused. If Huang Shang had the intention to seize power, he shouldn't have had no sense of existence for so many years.

Huang Shang took a sip of tea and said: "I think this secret support is better than a formal alliance. The Liao Kingdom has the Song Dynasty before it and the Jurchen Kingdom behind it. Xia also borders Song, Liao and Tubo at the same time, and the Jurchen Kingdom has the Liao Kingdom before it. , followed by Goryeo, each of which was attacked from both sides, so this is the most powerful for us. If there are any ethnic groups in the north that can rise, we should strongly support them, but we should not support any one to unify the north, but maintain the coexistence of multiple ethnic groups in the north. "

Huang Shang's words made the three of them fall into deep thought. They had never thought about the problem in this way before.

Zhao Ji asked: "Then how to take back the sixteen states of Yanyun?"

Huang Shang said: "Once the Jurchens rise up to fight against the Liao, we will deploy troops in the north, but there is no need to rush to join the war. It will only involve the Liao's energy and prevent him from fully exterminating the Jurchens. If the Jurchens are too weak, we will still pass The Goryeo line supports the Jurchens. As long as the Jurchens prevail, we can propose to the Liao that as long as Yanyun is returned, the Song Dynasty will never send troops, so that they can do their best to eliminate the Jurchens. Due to the friendship of the same family, when the time comes, I can personally go to Liao to lobby and convince Liao that as long as Yan Yun is returned, even if they don't put a single soldier on the border of Song and Liao, Song will never take a step northward, and I can gain the trust of Liao. When the time comes, if the Jurchens are weak, we will support the Jurchens, and if the Liaos are weak, we can also support the Liaos.”

Zhao Ji's eyes shone brightly, as if he had withdrawn Yan Yun and was right in front of him.

Huang Shang said: "We don't need them to destroy each other. What we need is that none of them can destroy the other."

Zhao Ji was excited for a while. He was worthy of being his teacher. Even he had always looked down on his teacher.

Zhao Ji's purpose of going south this time was not to ask for Huang Shang's opinion. He just mentioned it in passing, but he felt suddenly enlightened that he really came to the right place this time.

Zhao Ji then asked: "Teacher, what do you think of the reform?"

Cai Jing's whole body tensed up. When Huang Shang said those words before, he was asked. Cai Jing would not be nervous. But now, even he has been conquered by Huang Shang. Once Huang Shang says something constructive, depending on the emperor's posture, he may step aside in the reform.

Is it possible that Huang Shang has no opinion on the reform? I'm afraid it's impossible.

Cai Jing stared at Huang Shang closely. Huang Shang frowned and fell into deep thought.

Zhao Ji knew Huang Shang to some extent. Since Huang Shang had such a profound understanding of international relations, reform was the top priority in the country and was closely related to him, so he could not be speechless. The only explanation for such silence is that Huang Shang was choosing his words, or he didn't know whether he should say it or not.

Zhao Ji said anxiously: "Teacher, don't hide anything, speak freely."

Huang Shang said: "In my opinion, it is only a matter of time that the advancement of the reform will be blocked. The Wuyue land in the south of the Yangtze River was not conquered by Taizu's troops, but surrendered. The aristocratic families in the south of the Yangtze River have been preserved, so the issue of land annexation has always been They all exist. This dynasty has wanted to solve this problem through reform since Emperor Renzong. With the dignity of the emperor, he pushed forward forcefully and with the talents of Wang Xianggong, he also failed. You can imagine how difficult it was. "

Zhao Ji asked: "Teacher is not optimistic about the reform?"

Huang Shang said: "Reform means the redistribution of interests. There are problems with change, and there are problems that remain unchanged. The resistance to change comes from aristocratic families, but if they remain unchanged, if aristocratic families continue to control social resources and exploit the working people at the bottom, sooner or later it will be aroused. Generally speaking, I am leaning towards reform, but I still need to consider how to change it. Your Majesty can refer to the history of the Sui Dynasty. The south holds the purse strings, and the big families in the south do not actually want the north and the south to be unified. "Separation is the best way for the big landowners in the south to protect their own interests. Even if they directly collude with foreigners, it is not impossible."

Huang Shang's words plunged the Jiangnan family into a situation of no return. Zhao Ji had endless speculations in his heart, but he did not dare to speak out easily, fearing that he would not be able to control them by then.

Zhao Ji said: "Teacher, please tell me all your thoughts."

If Huang Shang couldn't solve it, he wouldn't even mention it. He must have already had a solution in his mind, so there was no need to rush.

Huang Shang was silent again. This silence made Zhao Ji understand that Huang Shang was not thinking, but hesitating. This method may be unusual or shocking.

Zhao Ji said to Cai Jing and Tong Guan: "You guys retreat first."

The more scruples Huang Shang had, the more Zhao Ji had to listen. Since it was inconvenient, he would say it alone.

Both Cai Jing and Tong Guan's eyes flickered and they stood up to leave.

Huang Shang stretched out his hand to stop him and said, "No need."

Huang Shang didn't need anyone to avoid him, he was just very cautious at this time.

Huang Shang let out a long breath, and the three of them immediately concentrated, knowing that he was about to speak.

Huang Shang said: "The root of the problem is that Jiangnan has never experienced war, so to solve the problem we must go back to this root."

Zhao Ji asked: "What's the answer?"

Huang Shang said word by word: "The officials are forcing the people to rebel!"

"what!"

The three of them all looked at Huang Shang dumbfounded.

(End of this chapter)