Song Gexing

Chapter 229
Liang Congji, who was thinking about it all wrong, didn't send someone to Hunan first, but went straight to Jin Mingchi to find Zhao Zhen for advice.

He was originally an ex-official of the Renzong Dynasty, unlike Wang Zhongzheng, and he had been supervising and leading the army abroad for a longer period of time, and he hadn't seen Zhao Fang a few times when he was a child.

Zhao Zhen was at a loss after hearing the report. He wanted to ask Zhao Fang to come over and ask, but Liang Congji was so frightened that he quickly stopped him and said, "Oh no! Your Majesty! This matter was originally handed over to the villain by the officials, and he didn't take care of it." Come to the Emperor first..."

As soon as Zhao Zhen heard that it made sense, he hesitated for a few steps and then raised his head and said, "Go, ask the Empress Dowager, it's her best idea on this matter."

I have to say that Zhao Zhen's ability to shirk responsibility is also very strong. Empress Dowager Cao was doing needlework with Yu and Miao. When he came, the three women looked at each other and began to think.

The Yu family was worthy of being the virtuous wife of the Renzong Dynasty, who often helped Zhao Zhen with government affairs, and she soon understood her son's intentions.

He raised his head and looked at Zhao Zhen and said, "Your Majesty, your Majesty is at peace. Fang'er's idea is to soften the Miao people on Jinghu Road. When the time comes, he will tell the truth to the ministers and they will support them. Han Qing and others are not rigid people." .”

Empress Dowager Cao laughed when she heard this: "Our son is smart. Although he doesn't like to follow the rules, he will not deviate from the Tao. Your Majesty, please rest assured."

Liang Congji felt relieved, but Zhao Zhen was a little embarrassed. Didn't his wife say that he didn't know how to adapt?

But when he thought about it again, he didn't have a temper. If his son was outstanding, he was also his biological son, and he was indeed outstanding.

I didn't see him ascending the throne for only a few years, Xixia was conquered, and he went on an overseas expedition to win two garrisons, and opened up Dongfan and Ryukyu to become the country.

I have been the emperor for almost 40 years, and I won the first Jiaozhi. It was because of my son's strong support, otherwise I would not have let it go.

Next, Zhao Fang was waiting for news. No matter whether it was Fujian Road or Jinghu Road, there was no reply so quickly, but the news from Liao Kingdom arrived.

Yelu Hongji's uncle and nephew formed a confrontation, and each sent envoys to the Song Dynasty. Zhao Fang instructed the officials of Honglu Temple who received him: "Both sides received them according to normal etiquette, and told them that we have no right to interfere in Liao's internal affairs. If the other party wants to negotiate, Regarding the matter of Xixia, let the envoys in the front have already discussed it, and the Liao Kingdom has given up intervening in the disputes between Song and Xia."

Zhao Fang had received news that the envoy who hurried back last time did not report to the uncle and nephew, but stayed in Nanjing to wait and see.

This gave him the best chance to shirk. Anyway, your Liao Kingdom was still in chaos at that time, and the envoys who came to negotiate represented the Liao Kingdom, and the covenant counted.

It was naturally impossible for Yelu Hongji to ask the Song Dynasty for help in suppressing the rebellion, but it was not necessarily the case for Yelu Zhongyuan. His name was not justified and he needed external support.

Later, after he captured Zhongjing, he found that his overall strength was still inferior to Yelu Hongji. After all, he had been emperor for more than ten years.

The rebels cannot beat the original emperor to death with a stick. When the forces in various places react and raise troops to serve the king, there will not be too many people supporting the rebels.

Unless it turned out that the emperor was angry and resentful, it was obvious that Yelu Hongji was not that unbearable. He was just dissatisfied by some people in the royal family, and officials from all over the country supported him the most.

A few days later, Honglu Temple reported that Yelu Chongyuan proposed to use the five prefectures of Yun, Wei, Ying, Huan, and Shuo in exchange, and asked the Song Dynasty to send troops to analyze Jinfu and detain the king of the South Branch of the Liao Kingdom.

This condition seems very good, which means that as long as the Song Dynasty sends troops to help him, it can take back five of the sixteen states of Yanyun.

But there are no fools in the Song Dynasty. Han Qi directly pointed out that this matter was a fraud: "These five states are in the strategic areas of Qin and Jin. As long as Yelu Chongyuan is not a fool, he will not return it to us. Besides, he asked us to attack Xijin Mansion, why not Give us Xijin Mansion, but go to the trouble of giving us the land of Shanxi?" This statement made the cabinet ministers agree, Zhao Fang also smiled and said: "I know they are cheating, when the Sixteen Prefectures were recaptured by Zhou Shizong and Ying Mo Two continents, plus most of Zhuozhou, actually only thirteen and a half states remained in the Liao Kingdom. He refused to give us exactly five states east of the Taihang Mountains, but gave us the five states in Shanxi. Why not also give us the remaining four states in Shanxi? , doesn't this make it harder for them to defend themselves in the future?"

Wang Gongchen's eyes lit up and he said: "How about we take advantage of the plan? Send troops to analyze Jin Mansion and secretly recruit them to surrender. I remember that the people in the south courtyard of Liao Kingdom have always been friendly and are more willing to associate with us. As long as your majesty does not hesitate to seal the Wang, I think there is still a chance."

Zhao Fang shook his head and said: "It is possible to be crowned king, but this matter is too slim. No matter how close the people in the South Campus are to us, they do not want to surrender to us. It is better to stop quietly and watch their internal strife."

Wang Gongchen thought about it. He thought this was too good. It had just been two years since Xiao Ala's death, and it was impossible for the South Campus to change so much.

The north and the south of the Liao Kingdom were divided, and the status of the North Court was higher than that of the South Court, because the North Court was in charge of nomads, and the South Court was in charge of the Han people.

Therefore, most of the officials in the South Academy are Han Chinese or Khitans who are close to the Central Plains culture, but closeness and surrender are two different things.

There was a God-of-War-level figure in the Liao Kingdom at this time, and that was Xiao Ala of the Xiao family.

When Yelu Zongzhen was still alive, he was the king of the Southern Courtyard. He always advocated peaceful coexistence with the Song Dynasty and rejected several proposals to invade the south.

After Yelu Hongji ascended the throne, he handed over both the North and South Courts to him. The old man passed away two years ago. If he was still alive, Yelu Chongyuan would not dare to rebel at all.

Although this old man is a peace advocate, he has never lost a battle in his life, but he was not fighting against the Song Dynasty. He was mainly suppressing internal disobedience, and beating Li Yuanhao.

Li Yuanhao was actually beaten several times by the Khitans. He was not at all invincible as people imagined in later generations. He almost cried after being beaten by Xiao Ala.

This old man was close to the Song Dynasty, but he was a staunch patriot. While supporting Yelu Hongji, he also restrained his playful heart.

Yelu Hongji's biggest problem is that he likes hunting. He has developed this habit since he was a child. After he became the emperor, he would take people hunting from time to time.

When Xiao Ala was alive, he could still persuade him, but as soon as the old man died, he let himself go. This led to several major events in his time, all of which happened when he went on a hunting trip.

Historically, Yelu Chongyuan's rebellion also occurred while he was on a hunting trip. Later, the queen Xiao Guanyin was framed, the prince was killed and other incidents all occurred when he was away from the capital.

How could the old man who could restrain Yelu Hongji and the officials of the South Courtyard he brought out be persuaded to surrender so easily? It's not like the Liao Kingdom couldn't give them wealth.

"Then let's restore Yelu Zhongyuan. Let's just say that the two countries are brothers and it is not appropriate to interfere in each other's internal affairs."

Han Qi finally made the final decision, and Zhao Fang nodded in agreement: "Yes, we will not interfere. Besides, Yelu Hongji is of the same generation as me. If he, Yelu Zhongyuan, takes over, I will be a generation younger than him. We will not do this."

This is the little Jiujiu in Zhao Fang's heart. Song and Liao agreed that the same generation is brothers, and different generations are called uncles and nephews. He didn't want to call himself the uncle of the emperor of Liao Kingdom. Every year, he had to write his title on the congratulatory form.

(End of this chapter)