The first emperor of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 19 Weak countries have no diplomacy

"Oh, don't be so sad, don't worry, I am not Xiang Yu, and the emperor of Jin Kingdom is not Liu Bang, you can stay in this Kaifeng mansion at ease, no one can hurt you." Zhao Huan also felt a little bit, stretched out his hand The two women fell into their arms.

The two women on the left and the right leaned on Zhao Huan's shoulders very obediently. At this moment, they felt very happy to be able to lean against this man. A woman lay down on the large bed.

Although Zhao Huan in his previous life was a big otaku, he was very familiar with this. After all, every man is self-taught in this kind of thing.

The weather in the first month is a bit cold, but at this moment, inside the queen's bedroom, the blood is boiling, and a few women's cries can be heard from time to time, stimulating everyone's nerves.

The next morning, Zhao Huan struggled to get up from the bed.

"The spring night is bitter and the day is high, so the king will not go to court early!" Zhao Huan muttered in his mouth. When he was learning Bai Juyi's poem, he didn't think much of it, but at this moment, he had a deep understanding.

"Go, let me hang this poem on the bedside." Zhao Huan said to the personal eunuch next to him, he had to frame this poem, and remind himself every now and then.

As the eunuch finished chanting the slogan "Start playing if there is something to do, and leave the court if there is nothing to do", the morning court of this day has officially begun.

According to the results of the discussion in the Yushufang yesterday, in the early court, Zhu Shengfei proposed the establishment of the Ordnance Department, because this matter was discussed in principle in the Yushufang yesterday, so no one would be stupid to propose it at this time Some objections were raised, so the Ordnance Department was formally established.

Next, Li Gang reported the latest movement of the Jin army. Now the Jin army has retreated to the Yanyun area and stationed. It seems that it is ready to continue going south at any time.

Zhao Huan knew that the Jin army would make a comeback, and it seemed that there was an urgent need to reform the army, otherwise, when the Jin army came over next time, I really don't know if the Song army like the one now can resist it.

Therefore, after retiring from the court, Zhao Huan summoned many ministers to hold a meeting in the imperial study.

There were Li Gang, Zong Ze, Zhu Shengfei, Li Ruoshui and others present. Yue Fei was also called to the meeting and stood at the outermost position.

Zhao Huan glanced at the officials in front of him. These people actually formed a circle during his ruling period, but the direction of this circle needs him to lead.

"Just now Li Gang said in the early court that the Jin army has only temporarily retreated to the Yanyun area. It seems that it may make a comeback at any time. Do you have any suggestions?" Zhao Huan asked everyone.

Unlike in history, the imperial court was dominated by the peace-seeking faction. Although there were civil servants present, most of them were the main combat faction. At this time, when he heard Zhao Huan's question, Li Gang took the lead to stand up and said: "Your Majesty, I think We must make preparations in advance, build defensive facilities around Kaifeng Mansion, set up the Hebei Recruitment Division and the Hedong Economic System Division, and support the struggle of the soldiers and civilians of the two rivers against gold."

After hearing this, Zhao Huan nodded and said, "What about the others? What do you have to say?"

Li Ruoshui is a pure civil servant. After thinking for a while, he stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the people's livelihood in my court is withered, and it is really not suitable for another war. I think it's better to send envoys to the Kingdom of Jin, and the two renew the alliance. In order to make a good relationship between Qin and Jin!"

But Zhao Huan knew that it was impossible for the Song Dynasty and the Kingdom of Jin to seek peace at this time. Only after a fight would scare the opponent and let him know how powerful he was, the Kingdom of Jin would really sit down and negotiate.

Although he did not support the peace talks, Zhao Huan did not object either. As a superior, he understood that he must ensure that his subordinates had different voices. The so-called listening to both sides would lead to clarity, and partial listening would lead to darkness. Sometimes everyone’s common ideas may not be correct.

Zhao Huan nodded and said, "It makes sense."

Zong Ze interjected, "I'm afraid Jin Jun won't make peace with us."

"How do you know if you don't try? If a war can really be resolved through peace talks, why not?" Li Ruoshui argued.

Zhao Huan nodded and said, "That's right, our Chinese nation has always been a state of etiquette, and we will never do such things as bullying the weak."

Hearing what Zhao Huan said, the generals at the main station were a little anxious and wanted to say something, but Zhao Huan waved his hands and said, "But my Song Dynasty is also a soft persimmon that can be bullied by others. Peace talks are fine, then we must It is only on the basis of not cede land and pay tribute, so if you recommend an envoy to go on a mission, although the chance of success is not great, we will try."

After a pause, Zhao Huan continued: "Thinking about the thousands of years of our Chinese nation's history, whether it was the Qin and Han Dynasties, or the Jin and Tang Dynasties, there were not many foreign nations who came to pay tribute in that era. How did it become the current situation in the Song Dynasty?"

After Zhao Huan finished speaking, all the officials in front of him fell silent.

"Yue Fei, tell me." Zhao Huan suddenly called out his names.

Yue Fei was just a young man in his 20s at this time. It was his first time participating in such an important meeting, and he was still a little uncomfortable. Now that Zhao Huan called his name suddenly, he couldn't react for a while, and stammered. : "I never thought about this question."

Seeing him like this, Zhao Huan couldn't help smiling, and said to him, "Then tell me, what should we do in this situation?"

Yue Fei thought for a while and said, "I feel that the Kingdom of Jin will destroy me and the Great Song Dynasty. It is estimated that the peace talks will be difficult to succeed. Just like Master Li Gang said, we should make preparations early."

"Well, what preparations do you think should be made?" Zhao Huan intends to test Yue Fei.

Looking at Zhao Huan's admiring eyes, Yue Fei summoned up his courage and said, "I think our current army is not like an army, but more like stragglers. Although we won by chance this time, it was mainly because of our help. With the help of the city wall and the Jingkang Nu, if we were to fight the Jin army on the frontal battlefield, our Song army would really have no chance of winning."

What Yue Fei said was like a knife, completely ripping off the fig leaf covering Song Jun. Although Li Gang also knew what Yue Fei said was reasonable, but at this time, as Minister of the Ministry of War, his face was still a little hot.

"Well, that's right." Zhao Huan nodded and said, "Weak countries have no diplomacy. If they want peace, they must have a strong army as a guarantee."

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