Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 488 The Nine People on the List

That palm landed on top of the original Wu Yue Kingdom, and patted it lightly.The emperor didn't turn his head, and said calmly: "Without a single soldier, I own this place. Ye Chen, even if you didn't have the feigned death before, I should reward you with the title of prince directly."

"The key to my success is that the national strength and military strength of the Great Song Dynasty are far higher than those of the Wuyue Kingdom and the Southern Tang Dynasty. In the end, Wuyue Kingdom had only two ways to surrender or break through. That is to say, if it weren't for the strength of my Song Dynasty, they would never bow their heads to my Song Dynasty. That's why I was persuaded by some means. In short, this matter is not Dare to take full credit."

This is true. Any diplomatic negotiation is actually rooted in strength.The so-called "weak country has no diplomacy" is the truth.Now the general trend of the world is beginning to emerge. Except for the Khitan in the north, the army of the Song State is already invincible among other countries, and the Wuyue State itself is established by business to a certain extent. The strength of the army is weak, and the foundation of national defense is extremely weak, like duckweed In the water, like light clouds in the sky, it is only a matter of time before they are finally wiped out.

For Wuyue Kingdom, it was not difficult to make a choice between the Song Dynasty and the Southern Tang Dynasty. Under the oppression of the powerful national power of the Song Dynasty, the Southern Tang Dynasty has now become a vassal, not to mention the Wuyue Kingdom at that time.Although Ye Chen's success this time also has its own chance and coincidence and the strength of himself and the Huaxia Weifu, it should be fundamentally due to the powerful military power of Song State and the success of His Majesty the Emperor, because under the rule of His Majesty the Emperor, the present Song State It is already the most powerful country on the land of China except Khitan.

Ye Chen replied with a smile, he could see that although the emperor looked calm at this time, the joy deep in his heart could not be concealed. This emperor who wanted to rule the world and establish a hundred generations of immortal achievements spent ten years It took only a few years to destroy the Three Kingdoms of Later Shu, Northern Han and Southern Han. Leaving aside the process of destroying the latter two countries, Ye Chen also played a crucial role and even turned the tide of the battle. Wuyue Kingdom was thought to be the last to be won. To be taken down by Ye Chen by himself like this, this matter itself is not just as simple as taking down Wuyue Kingdom, the most important thing is that today's Southern Tang Kingdom is surrounded by the territory of Song Kingdom in all directions. In a sense, Southern Tang was already surrounded by Song State. Once Song State launched a war against Southern Tang, it could launch attacks from all directions. This strategic significance could make defeating Southern Tang several times easier.

In addition, with the wealth of the land of Wu and Yue, it is possible for the army of the Song Dynasty to prepare for the most lacking logistical preparations for the war against the Southern Tang a long time in advance. That is to say, after this year, after the beginning of spring, the Song Dynasty can fight The Southern Tang Dynasty is at war.And once the Southern Tang Dynasty was destroyed, except for the small country of Dali, which lived in a corner, the Song Dynasty basically completed the southern unification of the land of Huaxia, leaving only the Khitan in the north.

Today, the great cause of unifying the world has taken another big step, or an extremely crucial step. Even the founding emperor of a country cannot pretend or conceal that kind of joy.

Ye Chen raised his head and took the opportunity to say solemnly: "Your Majesty, Wuyue is indeed the most affluent place in the world today. I have conducted some detailed investigations and investigations in Wuyue and found that the reason is that Wuyue's business is extremely developed, especially the relationship with overseas countries. The country's trade is extremely popular, thanks to the preferential treatment given to business by the Wuyue court and the various preferential treatment given to businessmen by the Wuyue prefectures and counties. Imagine, if the land of Wuyue can always maintain such a prosperous business, it should be able to bear the needs of half of our army in the Song Dynasty. Therefore, I suggest that the land of Wuyue ruled by Your Majesty should still treat business and merchants The land of Wuyue in the past."

"I agree." Zhao Kuangyin waved his hand firmly.Don't wait for Ye Chen to say anything.He said directly: "The land of Wuyue that I want is the land of Wuyue today. If it becomes like Southern Tang or Jianghuai, what do I want him to do?"

Ye Chen was extremely shocked.The problem that I was most worried about, the problem that Qian Yuechan and Qian Zhiyin and his son were most worried about, turned out to be no problem in His Majesty's mind at all.The person in front of him is indeed the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty, and his vision is really unpredictable.

With this in mind.Ye Chen couldn't help feeling infinite admiration for Zhao Kuangyin.Only the emperor with extremely far-sightedness.To be so decisive and generous, I'm afraid that His Majesty's vision is wider than what I imagined. The so-called heart of the world is exactly that!

It’s just that no one is perfect, and everyone has their own weaknesses. Prime Minister Zhao Pu’s weakness is being too greedy; Too much emphasis on human relations, family affection and righteousness.

Immediately afterwards, the emperor discussed with Ye Chen some details of the process of accepting Wu Yue into the territory, as well as some of Ye Chen's experiences in the Southern Tang Dynasty, and talked about Ye Chen's identity as a scholar named Chen Qing in the Southern Tang Dynasty, and even had Jinling The title of the number one talented scholar couldn't help laughing heartily. The Southern Tang Dynasty has always looked down on the Great Song Dynasty in terms of literature, poetry and songs. Although Zhao Kuangyin didn't take it seriously, after all, literati Confucianism is orthodox, and he used to worry about this matter , So now when I talk about this matter, I feel very proud of it. Anyway, Ye Chen was not a civil servant in the Song Dynasty court. He just stayed in the Southern Tang Dynasty for two months and he became the number one talented scholar in Jinling. This matter is official.After this incident came out, it was certainly a great shame and humiliation for the Southern Tang Dynasty, but it was a good thing with great face to talk about in the Song Dynasty, from the emperor to the officials and common people.

Afterwards, Zhao Kuangyin specially asked Ye Chen to explain in detail or simply the situation and impressions of the Southern Tang ruler Li Yu and the court, as well as the Southern Tang army.

after a long time.Zhao Kuangyin rubbed his tired eyes.Finally asked: "Ye Chen, based on the strength of our one hundred thousand army in the Song Dynasty, how do you think the Southern Tang Dynasty compares with the Southern Han Dynasty?"

Ye Chen thought about it very seriously, and said: "Southern Tang is much stronger than Southern Han, but the difference between the two is only [-] steps and [-] steps. If our strong army from Song Dynasty attacks Nanhan, it only takes [-] steps. It only takes a hundred steps to attack Nantang."

Zhao Kuangyin was very satisfied with Ye Chen's answer, which further made him decide to start a war against Southern Tang next year.

He turned his head and looked at the map again.The territory of the world has changed, but this map has not changed.The emperor said softly: "Next year we will make a new picture."

"Congratulations, Your Majesty." Ye Chen said with a smile.

The emperor finally laughed at this moment, and suddenly he slapped his palm heavily on the top of the map, that large piece of foreign land painted in blue.The bright yellow clothes seemed to carry an unstoppable sense of perseverance.

"The Southern Tang Dynasty is actually nothing. My real enemy in the Great Song Dynasty is the Holy Church, and then the Northern Khitan."

Ye Chen's heart shrank suddenly, his expression lifted, and he said, "Your Majesty's words are absolutely true."

Zhao Kuangyin finally picked up the second secret volume. After reading it, he felt the expected anger, and also had a sudden realization after thinking about some past events in these years.For example, the [-] Khitan iron cavalry who sneaked into the rear silently during the attack on the Northern Han Dynasty at the beginning of last year, or the [-] bandits who were secretly transferred away by the temple during the Sichuan-Shu riots this summer.

The winter in Kyoto is very cold. Although it has not yet reached the coldest days of the New Year, Qiongxue surrounds the houses, jade fences cut off the vermilion walls, and the sky is covered with heavy snow from time to time. The whole Kyoto is shrouded in cold air, and the vast The vermilion walls of the Earth Palace were all wet from the snow and looked a little black.

Just like the change of the color of the walls of the Great Red Palace, all civil and military officials in the Manchu dynasty knew about it.His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty was also in a gloomy and gloomy mood at this time.

I don't know how long it took before His Majesty let out a long breath, gradually regained his composure, and said, "The Holy Church is so good! I even have to admit that in the early years, the people of the Holy Church helped you with some things. I am very busy. Could it be that they regard my country as their back garden, or they are waiting to steal my country one day?"

These words are too heavy, even with Ye Chen's current status, it is difficult to accept them, so he keeps silent.

After a slight pause, Zhao Kuangyin said: "In this way, the person who assassinated you outside the city is most likely the old man Murong Yanzhao. I have trusted him so much all these years, and I handed over the entire Northwest army to you. To him, I didn't expect his wife to be the lady of Longxi Li's family among the seven clans and five surnames of the Holy Church. No wonder he was able to thrive in the northwest. I always thought it was due to his ability, and now it seems that it has a lot to do with the help of the Dark Holy Church relation."

Murong Yanzhao's wife is the sister of Li Mingxuan, the head of the Longxi Li family in the seven sects and five surnames of the Holy Church - the third elder of the Holy Church.Liu Jinyu didn't know about this kind of confidential matter, but Wu Batian, the original sixth elder of the temple, did.

After saying this, Zhao Kuangyin closed his eyes slightly and fell into deep thought.

After a while, Zhao Kuangyin opened his eyes sharply, and there was a decision in the depths of his eyes, and he said, "These people must die, but we can't do anything to them in the name of the Holy Church."

Ye Chen nodded and said yes, it is not surprising that Zhao Kuangyin has such an idea and made such a decision. After all, the matter of the holy church is too exaggerated for ordinary people, and it will easily cause some panic after it is announced to the public. It will cause some people to doubt the authenticity of the matter, especially when the Holy Church incites the people or spreads some rumors, if you are not careful, it will lead to extremely serious consequences in some places.

Because, among the few nine people on this list, two of them are in extremely critical positions in the center of the imperial court, and they are the best solution, and it is nothing to take them down directly.However, the status and status of the other seven people, especially their prestige or popularity in a certain field, are not trivial.

(End of this chapter)