Northern Song Dynasty: It’s a showdown, who said I, Zhao Zhen, don’t have a son?

Chapter 129 The incident in Qingmuzhai

Five days before Zhao He arrived in Qinzhou, Fan Zhongyan's letter had been delivered.

After the New Deal failed and was demoted, Han Qi and Fan Zhongyan actually had little communication. Fan Zhongyan was the last one to leave Beijing. At that time, he was already frustrated with the court.

Soon after arriving in Lingnan, he began to reorganize his military equipment and heard the news of Fan Zhongyan's resignation.

At that time, Han Qi also lamented that at least in the officialdom, officials could still be promoted after the limelight had passed. But now that he is resigning, he must not want to get involved in the officialdom anymore.

This old friend of mine suffered too many grievances in those years in the court. Not many people knew about it, and Han Qi was one of them.

I originally thought about contacting Fan Zhongyan and trying to comfort him, saying that there might not be no chance in the future, but I no longer knew where to send the letter.

Fan Zhongyan seemed to have disappeared from the world. After asking several friends, they only said that they knew that Fan Zhongyan had resigned but did not know where he was going.

Unexpectedly, half a year later, he actually received a letter from Fan Zhongyan.

He is now in Bianjing, with an outstanding disciple beside him. Every line of the words is written about Zhao He's deeds with Bianjing during this period. It can be seen that Fan Zhongyan is extremely satisfied with this person.

This letter is to ask Han Qi to take care of and protect Zhao He as much as possible and not to let anything happen to Zhao He.

Most importantly, conceal your identity.

Han Qi also thought it was fun, but he didn't expect that this person really didn't know Fan Zhongyan's identity. Although he didn't know what they were playing, Han Qi still wanted to cooperate.

"That teacher of yours helped me in the early years and saved my life."

This reason is so perfect that no matter how much you doubt it, you will never be able to expose it.

After all, you can't just run back and confront him, right?

This was indeed the case, Zhao Heshen nodded in agreement.

I still don’t know who my teacher is, and the only one I can think of is Old Man Fan.

Zhao He didn't ask any more questions. It would be impolite to ask any more. They were entertaining him as an elder, so why did he keep chattering?

After all, he is a big shot, so there is no need to do harm to a small businessman like him, right?
He suddenly remembered something, and then asked: "Envoy Han, when I entered the city, I heard those officers and soldiers talking about the Jiaozhi rebellion. What's going on?"

Han Qing said calmly: "After the battle between Song and Xia, the Song Dynasty reached a contract with Xia using Sui coins. Jiaozhi is ready to make a move, thinking that he can also compete with the Song Dynasty."

The Jiaozhi Kingdom, also known as the Yue Kingdom in later generations, was located on the southwest border of the Song Dynasty.

Compared with the Song Dynasty, it is almost a country that is not even half a finger.

Zhao He suddenly felt confused: "With the strength of Jiaozhi, ten of them are not enough to defeat the Song Dynasty, right?"

Han Qi suddenly laughed loudly and said: "Absolutely, so I am also very confused about what those Jiaozhi people are thinking. Could it be that they think Song Xiayi and them can also get a share of the war?"

After saying that, Han Qi's eyes immediately turned cold: "If they think so, they are totally wrong!"

The peace negotiations between Song and Xia were a shame and a heavy blow to the warriors.

After fighting for several years, seeing the other side surrendering, the court suddenly sent someone to negotiate a peace, and even offered them yearly coins in exchange for their submission?

Isn’t this pure nonsense?

But he was the commander-in-chief after all, so he had no way to interfere with the affairs of the court, so he had no choice but to endure it, but the soldiers below were all dejected.

If you win, you still have to pay, so what’s the point of fighting this battle?
However, the issue of Sui coins is helpful from the perspective of the overall environment.After several years of war, the Xia Dynasty had long been defeated internally. At this time, even if the Song Dynasty wanted to destroy the country, there would be no problem. However, once the Xixia Dynasty was destroyed, it would mean a unilateral confrontation with the Liao Kingdom.

The final outcome would be for both sides to destroy one and save the other.

Therefore, Suibi is actually spreading a signal, telling the Liao Kingdom not to have any evil thoughts. Xixia is my subject, and if you want to fight, I will not stand idly by.

It is to maintain the three-legged situation as much as possible.

But you, Jiaozhi, are nothing. You really think that anyone can take the money of the Song Dynasty. Not to mention your weak military strength and narrow territory, even if you add up several neighboring countries, you are not enough to defeat the Song Dynasty. !
Zhao He shook his head slightly and thought for a moment: "Then if we send troops, I'm afraid it won't be a problem to destroy the country, right?"

Han Qi chuckled: "Then we have to report to the officials and ask the Northwest Army to be transferred. However, Liu Tong meant that he did not want to fight. He said that Xixia would be unprepared if the Northwest Army was transferred. It's not like I don't know about this kind of thing. , then we can’t just watch the Jiaozhi people run wild on the land of the Song Dynasty, and then think about mobilizing soldiers and horses from Qinzhou to judge. There should be more than 5000 people in the entire Qinzhou, and this period of training is enough."

When Zhao He heard this, he immediately asked curiously: "I'm afraid Liu Zhizhou won't agree with Han's plan to appease the envoy, right?"

Han Qi nodded: "That's what you heard outside just now, but the economic envoy was also demoted by the New Deal. He is considered a colleague of his own. If I want to fight, Liu Tong can't stop me."

Gradually, I felt a sharp edge from this middle-aged man with a kind face, which was a bit dazzling.

The Jiaozhi Rebellion was just a counter-rebellion, not an annihilation of the country. Liu Tong felt that if he made a judgment, it would affect the relationship between the two countries, so he had to ask an official to do it. However, the letter exchange took 20 days at the fastest, and everyone was beaten to death. The land of Song Dynasty came up.

It's sheer nonsense to play the pedantic officialdom at this time.

"Rotten Confucian..."

Han Qi commented, and then asked Zhao He what he thought. Zhao He did not dare to comment on leading troops to fight.

I am just a businessman. Don’t ask me, Ambassador Han. You have more experience...

However, Zhao He also suddenly remembered something: "The Jiaozhi people should have elephant soldiers, right?"

Han Qi looked at Zhao He with some surprise: "You just came to Lingnan, and you already know this? It is true. The elephant soldiers are tall and difficult to deal with. Our officers and soldiers are intimidated. During this time, I am also looking for a solution. "

Zhao He smiled and said: "This matter is not difficult. Han Anping envoy fired with a crossbow and a kerosene torch on the bed of anger. The elephant soldiers were huge in size and had an obvious target. After being shot, the kerosene spread out and could quickly ignite the entire mass. The body of the elephant can be destroyed.”

Ambassador Han, haven't you seen the Three Kingdoms?
Capture Meng Huo seven times, Zhuge Liang defeats the elephant soldiers of the Southern Barbarians, that's it!

Elephants are huge, but they are afraid of fire. Although the novel is fictional, the fighting method is real and effective.

Hearing this, Han Qi was slightly stunned.

I haven't tried this method yet, but it sounds feasible.

"Well, in that case, I will order the people below to try it. We can't let these Jiaozhi people torment on the territory of the Song Dynasty all the time."

"By the way, try not to run around during this period and stay in the city as much as possible. Due to the tense situation of the Cochin rebellion and the government, some nearby cottages have also begun to take action."

"Copycat?"

Zhao He was puzzled, and Han Qi nodded immediately: "Some bandits and refugees gathered together to form strongholds. In the mountains north of Qinzhou, there are dozens of such strongholds. The largest of them dared to clamor against the government, but I After I came here and eliminated them twice, I didn’t dare to make another mistake. Now the situation is special, so you have to pay attention."

Zhao He cupped his hands and said, "Thank you Han for reminding me."

Han Qi smiled: "It's okay, let's eat. If there is anyone who can help, just ask."

I am such a proud teacher. Who is he...

(End of this chapter)