Doctor of the Great Song Dynasty: In the beginning, Li Qingzhao and Li Qingzhao made a private decis

Chapter 332 Song’s Revenge

"The Liao Kingdom has withdrawn its troops!"

The Liao Kingdom has received an order worth millions of dollars, and has lost its fighter planes, so it can only withdraw its troops now. After all, all 20 troops are concentrated in Nanjing, the Liao Kingdom, which is a heavy burden for the economically fragile Liao Kingdom.

"Da Song wins!"

The news of Liao's retreat spread throughout the Song Dynasty as quickly as possible.

Although when Xixia was defeated, everyone knew that it was only a matter of time before the Liao Kingdom retreated. However, when the news came back, the entire Song Dynasty still cheered.

"This is a great victory unprecedented in the Song Dynasty in a century!"

An old man cried bitterly.

He has gone through several generations and personally experienced the tragedy of the Song Dynasty being repeatedly bullied by other countries. Now, facing the attack from the Liao and Xia countries, the Song Dynasty not only retreated, but also defeated Xixia and recovered the farmland east of Hengshan. This is simply unprecedented. great victory.

"With the rise of the Song Dynasty, it has become a country of old people and a country of young people!"

Da Song, a young boy from Kaifeng who respected Fan Zheng the most, couldn't help but sigh.

The people of Kaifeng nodded slightly. Under the leadership of Empress Dowager Gao, the Song Dynasty was like a country of old people and was oppressed. Now, under the leadership of the young emperor Zhao Xu, the Song Dynasty has finally become a country of young people, full of vitality.

"Although the Liao Kingdom retreated this time, the Song Dynasty paid a price of one million guan? Isn't this also a yearly coin? How is it different from when Empress Dowager Gao was in power?" A scholar in Tsing Yi questioned.

A merchant snorted coldly: "One million guan is an order transaction, but it is not a yearly coin. The Liao Kingdom needs to pay for the goods and the Song Dynasty pays, which is naturally different from a yearly coin."

"What's the difference? I, the Song Dynasty, have a vast land and abundant resources. How can I need goods from the Liao Kingdom? Or should I pay the Liao Kingdom in disguise?" The scholar in Tsing Yi snorted coldly.

In the past, the annual coin was only 50 guan. Although the Song Dynasty abolished the two-year annual coin, the Liao Kingdom benefited a lot from the Silk Road. Now the court paid millions of guan at once, and the Liao Kingdom received far more money than In the past, it naturally caused dissatisfaction among many scholars.

The merchant shook his head and said: "The vastness of the land and abundant resources does not mean that there is no need for goods. The furs, meat, horses, ginseng, antler and rare treasures from the Western Regions in the north are all rare goods in the Song Dynasty, and we, the Song Dynasty, opened up the Maritime Silk Road. The road is the center of the world. Not only can these goods be bought and sold in the Song Dynasty, but they can also be transported to overseas countries. In this way, even though the Song Dynasty spent millions of dollars to purchase goods from the Liao Kingdom and then transport them out, they can still make a lot of money. One stroke.”

"Is there such a thing?" Everyone asked incredulously.

The merchant shook his head and said: "Why is this so? The Liao Kingdom has received millions of coins. If you want to take the Overland Silk Road, you still need to buy goods from the Song Dynasty. Especially the rare treasures shipped back from the South China Sea are in high demand. It is said that Yelu Nanyin Before the two countries ceased war, the princess had already made a deal of [-] guan with Tong Guan on the Bohai Sea."

Only then did everyone believe it, and they no longer pointed at the court's million-dollar order. Instead, they began to look forward to how much money Tong Guan had made when he returned from his voyage to Southeast Asia, and how many rare treasures he had brought back.

"The Liao Kingdom has withdrawn its troops!"

In court,
When the good news of Liao's retreat came, all the officials in the court could not help but heave a sigh of relief.

"Congratulations to the official family! God has a great Song Dynasty!"

All the officials congratulated each other.

Since Liao Xia sent troops, the entire Song Dynasty has been shrouded in gloomy clouds, and now the clouds have finally been lifted to reveal the sun.

"Did the Liao Kingdom ever release Tong Guan?" Zhao Xu asked.

Su Song replied: "It is reported to the officials that even if the two countries are at war, the envoys will be killed. The Liao Kingdom has not made things difficult for Eunuch Tong. Now Tong Guan is trading with Princess Yelu at the mouth of Haihe River, trying to earn back part of the imperial court's order of one million guan." .”

Zhao Xu nodded slightly. He did not expect that Fan Zheng's unintentional move made great contributions to the Song Dynasty. If a thousand fleets had not docked in the Bohai Bay, threatening the rear of the Liao Kingdom, the Song Dynasty would not have been able to delay it. The news of the great defeat of Xixia came.

If the Liao Kingdom directly sends troops and the Song and Liao wars begin, life will definitely be devastated. Even if the Song Dynasty repels the Liao Kingdom, the Song Dynasty will be severely damaged and suffer heavy losses if this battle takes place within the Song Dynasty.

Now that the Xia army was defeated in Xixia territory and the Liao army retreated, it was the best situation for the Song Dynasty. Among them, Fan Zheng made the greatest contribution.

Whether it was the astonishingly powerful new sky-shaking thunder, the five-way integration strategy, or the thousands of fleets threatening the Liao Kingdom, they were all the strategies of Fan Zheng.

"To report to the officials, the Liao State put forward two conditions when it retreated. One is that the maritime fleet returns to Dengzhou and is not allowed to approach the Liao State's waters in the future. The second is that the Song Army returns the Baotai Military Division and Jingsai Military Division that occupied Xixia. Please let the officials decide." Lu Dafang said respectfully.

Zhao Xu sneered and said: "There is no problem with the maritime fleet retreating. In the future, the Liao Kingdom will no longer attack the Song Dynasty, and the navy of the Song Dynasty will naturally not go northward. However, Xixia is a traitor to the Song Dynasty and took back the Baotai Military Division and the Jingsai Military Division. This is the internal affairs of the Song Dynasty, and the Liao Kingdom has no right to interfere."

"Your Majesty is wise!" the officials praised.

The maritime fleet has been staying in the Bohai Bay for nearly a month. It is about to reach the typhoon season, and it has long been necessary to return to port. Not to mention, there are still money worth tens of millions of dollars on the thousand-ship fleet, which naturally has to be returned for sale.

However, according to the peace treaty of the Three Kingdoms between Song, Liao and Xia, Xixia professed vassalage to the Song Dynasty, which was an internal affair of the Song Dynasty. In addition, the Song Dynasty finally took back the Baotai Army Division and the Jingsai Army Division, which were all cultivated land in Xixia. If Xixia is further weakened, the Song Dynasty will naturally not let go.

"Not only that, I believe that the Song Dynasty still needs to counterattack the Liao and Xia. The Liao and Xia jointly sent troops to destroy the Song Dynasty, which made people in the Song Dynasty panic. This time, the Song Dynasty was lucky enough to pass. Will we be so lucky in the future?" Fan He said solemnly.

All the officials in the court couldn't help but nodded slightly. The Song Dynasty was able to defeat the Liao-Xia coalition this time. On the one hand, the new thunderbolt showed its power, and on the other hand, the sea fleet surprised the Liao Kingdom.

Given time, Liao and Xia could find a way to restrain themselves, but the Song Dynasty would not be so lucky next time.

Zhang Dun frowned and said, "Do you mean to continue to counterattack Liaoxia?"

Other officials were also excited. The Song Dynasty now had the advantage of Tiefu Tu and Zhentian Lei, and had just defeated the Liao-Xia coalition. It was the time when the military was at its peak. If they could take this opportunity, they could send troops to annihilate Xixia or regain Yan. Cloud Sixteen States may not be an opportunity.

"Absolutely not. The Song Dynasty has finally achieved peace, so how can we start a war again?" Lu Dafang said in shock.

He was afraid that Zhao Xu was young and energetic, and under the instigation of Fan Zhengyi, he would take revenge on Liao Xia at all costs, which would destroy the great situation of the Song Dynasty.

"Our army has just experienced a great war and has consumed countless weapons, food and fodder. If we start the war again, we may make the same mistake as Emperor Taizong did." Yang Wei also advised.At that time, Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty had just wiped out the Northern Han Dynasty, but the exhausted troops of the Song Dynasty sent their troops northward to recapture the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun in one fell swoop. However, they suffered a disastrous defeat. Fortunately, the donkey cart drifted and they escaped.

Fan Zheng shook his head and said: "Sending troops now is naturally a bad idea, but not sending troops does not mean that we, Liao and Xia, are helpless."

"Does Fan Taicheng have any good prescription?" Zhao Xu asked with heartbeat.

He was also young and energetic, so he was naturally very angry with Liao Xia for bullying the Song Dynasty for no reason. If given the chance, he would naturally want to fight back.

Fan Zheng sneered and said: "Xixia was defeated in this battle. Not only did the 30-strong army suffer heavy losses, but even the Jingsai Army and the Baotai Army fell into the hands of the Song Dynasty. Xixia lost the southern farming area, and other There will be great dissatisfaction in the country, and the prestige of Empress Dowager Xiao Liang will be greatly affected. This is the best opportunity for the Liang family to replace Xia, and I believe Liang Yibu will not let go of this golden opportunity."

"Liang's Daixia?"

Lu Dafang nodded slightly. He was in charge of Xixia, and he knew the situation in Xixia and Liang Yibu's situation best.

Because Liang Yibu failed to unite with Qingtang and allowed the Song Dynasty to occupy Qingtang, Liang Yibu's status as the Queen Mother of Xiaoliang dropped sharply. Even in this war, Liang Yibu was not given military power.

The rift between the Liang brothers and sisters has already formed. Now that Empress Dowager Xiao Liang has been defeated, her reputation has been greatly reduced, and her rule is unstable. This is the best time for Liang Yibu to seize power.

"Fan Taicheng once said that Liang Yibu's seizure of power was bound to fail. The Song Dynasty used Liang Yibu's struggle for power to further weaken Xixia." Zhang Dun said with bright eyes.

Fan Zheng shook his head and said: "Fan did say that Liang Yibu will definitely fail in seizing power. However, if Liang Yibu is sensible enough, he might not have a chance of success?"

"What kind of opportunity is this?" The ministers couldn't help but asked curiously.

Fan Zheng said loudly: "The reason why Liang Yibu's seizure of power is bound to fail is because Xixia belongs to the Dangxiang tribe, and Liang Yibu is a Han Chinese. Even if Liang Yibu is powerful, the Dangxiang nobles will not be convinced by him at all. If Liang Yibu does not choose to seize power, the entire Xixia, instead choose to win over the Han people, split Xixia and build a country, which will definitely succeed."

"The Liang family split and Xixia was founded?" The officials of the Song Dynasty couldn't help but were stunned and looked at Fan Zheng in confusion.

Fan Zheng nodded and said: "Yes, Liang Yibu is a Han, and there are many Hans in Xixia. Liang Yibu used the power of the Liang family to split Xixia and establish the Liang Kingdom. Coupled with the support of the Song Dynasty, the chance of success is at least [-]%. .”

Although Xixia is ruled by the Dangxiang clan, there are also a large number of Han people in the country. The Liang family has overwhelming power in Xixia, and if they can win over the hearts of the Han people in Xixia, and with the support of the Song Dynasty behind them, this method has a high chance of success.

"Maybe this method is feasible?" Baiguan couldn't help but his eyes lit up.

This method was the method Li Yuanhao used to found the country. Li Yuanhao used this method to successfully split the country from the Song Dynasty. Now the Liang family is using Li Yuanhao's method to split Xixia. It can be said to be tit for tat.

"This strategy is feasible, Mr. Lu, please pass this method to Liang Yibu and let him act according to the plan." Zhao Xu's eyes lit up.

If Liang Yibu split Xixia, then Xixia would no longer be able to pose a threat to the Song Dynasty. In the same way that the Liao State supported Xixia, the Song Dynasty could support another Liang State to fight against the Liao Xia.

Lu Dafang's heart skipped a beat. Although he couldn't stand Fan Zheng, he was full of praise for Fan Zheng's approach.

First of all, the Liang family has a great chance of succeeding in dividing the country. In the future, the small Xixia will split into the Liang Kingdom and the Xia Kingdom. The national power will be greatly reduced, and the threat to the west of the Song Dynasty will be greatly reduced. There will be no more serious troubles, and the Song Dynasty will effortlessly This eliminated Xixia's serious concern.

All officials also agreed that if this side succeeds or fails, Xixia can be further weakened, which will benefit the Song Dynasty without any harm.

"Xixia has internal troubles from the Liang family, and the Liao Kingdom also has troubles from the Jurchens." The ministers decided on the strategy for Xixia, and Fan Zheng changed his words.

"Jurchen!"

Zhao Xu nodded slightly. Song Dynasty had used ginseng for a long time, so it was time to take a step further.

"As for the Liao Kingdom, due to the Liao Kingdom's aggressive exploitation of the Jurchens, the price of ginseng was very different between the Liao Kingdom and the Song Dynasty. The conflict between the Jurchens and the Liao Kingdom has been greatly deepened. This time, a considerable part of the Song Dynasty's million-guan order But ginseng will definitely intensify the contradiction between the two." Fan Zheng once again turned his attention to the Song Dynasty's biggest rival, the Liao Kingdom.

Zhang Dun frowned and said: "The use of merchants to smuggle Jurchen ginseng has been discovered by the Liao Kingdom, and all ginseng sales are controlled by the powerful people of the Liao Kingdom. It is impossible to achieve the purpose of funding the Jurchen ginseng."

Now the Song Dynasty only provoked the conflict between the Jurchens and the Liao Kingdom, and the huge wealth purchased from ginseng fell into the hands of the Liao nobles.

Su Song nodded. Today, the Liao Kingdom is still at its peak. Even if the Jurchens knew that the Liao Kingdom was lowering prices, they could only swallow their anger in the end. In addition, the Song Dynasty and the Jurchens were not bordering each other, so they could not directly support the growth of the Jurchens.

Fan Zheng smiled confidently and said: "The Song Dynasty is naturally not adjacent to the Jurchens on land, but it does not mean that the sea route is impassable. The ships of the Song Dynasty can even reach Nanyang, which is thousands of miles away, let alone the places not far away. The land of Jurchens.”

"Fan Taicheng's method is to start from the sea!" Su Song's eyes lit up and he said. The Song Dynasty's route to the East Ocean has already reached Goryeo and Fusang. He only needs to continue sailing from behind Goryeo to the seaside, and he can compete with those who occupy the white mountains and black waters. Contact with the Jurchen tribe.

"This is a wonderful strategy!" Zhang Dun exclaimed, snapping the case.Starting from the sea route, the Song Dynasty finally had the opportunity to directly contact the Jurchens and directly support the Jurchens.

Fan Zheng smiled slightly and said: "In the past, the ginseng sold to the Song Dynasty by the Liao Kingdom was bought by the Liao nobles from the Jurchen tribe at a low price. I think this order of one million gins from the Song Dynasty was just like this. However, the Jurchens have a sea route. , will definitely not sell ginseng at a low price anymore, and the conflict with the Liao Kingdom is destined to be irreconcilable."

Once the Jurchens have a new market for ginseng, they will definitely not be willing to be exploited by the Liao State. If the Liao State wants to complete an order of one million guan, it can only increase the price. Raising the purchase price of ginseng will not only greatly reduce the Liao State's profits from ginseng, but also Being able to further support the Jurchens is something the Liao Kingdom does not want to see anyway.

The Liao Kingdom will definitely use force to persecute them, and this will further intensify the Jurchen rebellion. Once the Liao Kingdom is in civil strife, the time for the Song Dynasty to destroy Xia will come.

Su Song nodded slightly and said: "At this moment, the Song Dynasty has not stimulated the Liao Kingdom too much. It can only be done privately by businessmen. It is best to use the hands of the Koreans and Fusang people to deliver weapons and armor to the Jurchens, so that the Jurchens can strengthen their power." Furthermore, only by making the Jurchens stronger will they have the courage to resist the Liao Kingdom."

"Can!"

Zhao Xu nodded slightly.

This method was wonderful. Not only could the Song Dynasty obtain large amounts of affordable ginseng, it could also exacerbate the conflict between the Jurchens and the Liao Kingdom.

If this method is implemented, the Song Dynasty will definitely have the opportunity to destroy Xixia, regain the sixteen states of Yanyun, and even unify the world. Thinking of this, Zhao Xu suddenly became ambitious. The unfinished business of the emperors of the Song Dynasty will be realized in his hands.

(End of this chapter)