The first-class concubine of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 403 Border Affairs

Things in the capital quickly spread to the border.

Shi Shouxin was in a stalemate with the Liao people. Shi Shouxin was a veteran in the battlefield, so even though the Liao people were coming fast, he still resisted.

And when he learned that Zhao Kuangyin died and Zhao Guangyi succeeded to the throne, he was suddenly shocked.

Although Zhao Kuangyin's health was already very poor when he left the capital, he still didn't expect Zhao Kuangyin to die so quickly.

And when he learned the news, his fight with the Liao people became even crazier.

For a long time, Shi Shouxin was a member of Zhao Kuangyin, and he had never cheered up with Jin Wang Zhao Guangyi. Now that Zhao Guangyi is the emperor, if Shi Shouxin wants to survive in the court, he must have the capital to survive. Row.

What counts as capital?
Defending the Song Dynasty is capital, so he must fight this battle well, and must not make any mistakes in this battle.

And just when Shi Shouxin thought this way, among the Liao army, Yeluxian's attack became even more powerful.

After the news of Zhao Kuangyin's death came, Ye Luxian was very excited. He felt that this was an opportunity for the Liao people to destroy the Song Dynasty, so they must not let it go.

However, they also felt that there was some miscalculation. For example, the emperor of the Song Dynasty was not Wei Wang Zhao Tingmei but Jin Wang Zhao Guangyi.

But they can't take care of so much anymore. In their view, the change of imperial power in the Song Dynasty will inevitably cause chaos in the court. They don't care about things here at all, so now is their best chance to capture the Song Dynasty and defend the city.

The cold wind outside the Great Wall was raging, and the snowflakes were flying. In this weather, the fighting continued, and the mottled city walls were stained red with blood.

Beijing.

After Zhao Guangyi ascended the throne, although there was chaos in the capital from time to time, they were quickly suppressed by Zhao Guangyi.

Therefore, in just a few days, the capital has calmed down.

The reason for such a result is inseparable from Zhao Guangyi's clear rewards and punishments. He has the ability to suppress any rebellion, and he can make people in the court have nothing to say, and they can't find any faults.

Of course, the full enthusiasm that Zhao Pu, the old prime minister, showed when he first took office was also the reason why the capital quickly calmed down.

After the capital calms down, Zhao Guangyi will start to make drastic constructions next. He is a person with more ambition than Zhao Kuangyin, and he wants to surpass everything Zhao Kuangyin has, so he can't be satisfied with the status quo.

For this reason, on the fifth day after he ascended the throne, Zhao Guangyi put forward some of his own strategies for governing the country. , and eliminated those that most ministers opposed.

In addition to these strategies for governing the country, Zhao Guangyi also proposed one thing, that is, there are only two countries left around the Great Song Dynasty, the Northern Han Dynasty and Wuyue. Should they conquer Wuyue or the Northern Han Dynasty first?

When Zhao Guangyi raised this question, Liu Wei knew that Zhao Guangyi was finally going to make a move. If he wanted to make his throne more stable, he had to have enough prestige.

Zhao Kuangyin destroyed many countries during his reign, so he, Zhao Guangyi, must do the same, and even carried forward Zhao Kuangyin's unfinished Northern Expedition wish.

Regarding the question raised by Zhao Guangyi, the ministers of the DPRK and China have different views.

"Your Majesty, Wu Yue is small. If our Great Song Dynasty sent troops, we would be able to destroy Wu Yue within a month. Therefore, my minister's suggestion is to destroy Wu Yue first. The land of Wu Yue is rich in granaries. With the land of Wu Yue, my Great Song Dynasty will take this as a Backing, and without any worries, it will be much easier to destroy the hard bones of the Northern Han Dynasty."

A minister stood up and said his thoughts, and as soon as he finished speaking, a minister immediately stood up to express his second opinion, and said that it is difficult before it is easy. After Wu Yue is solved, they can also spare their troops to deal with it with all their strength. Northern Han Dynasty.

And when these ministers were talking about it, some people stood up and opposed it.

"Your Majesty, I think it's better to destroy the Northern Han first. When the Holy Majesty has just ascended the throne, the morale of our Great Song Dynasty is like a rainbow. We will destroy the Northern Han Dynasty in one fell swoop. Let the people of the world see that our new emperor of the Great Song Dynasty is also very talented."

The official who spoke out was Lu Duoxun. Although he is a member of the King of Wei now, Zhao Guangyi has already become the emperor. Naturally, he has to be more loyal to the emperor.

And Lu Duoxun is best at observing words and demeanor. He knew that Zhao Guangyi wanted to establish his prestige, so he proposed to destroy the Northern Han Dynasty first. Is it considered to be a prestige after destroying the Northern Han Dynasty? It will only pinch soft persimmons.

After Lu Duoxun said this, the other ministers ordered to express their support.

And once there are two different opinions between the DPRK and China, the two sides will definitely debate endlessly because of this.

The courtiers talked a lot, some said it was good to fight Wu Yue, some said it was good to fight the Northern Han Dynasty, Zhao Guangyi wanted to destroy the Northern Han Dynasty first, but he felt that Lu Duoxun's reasons were not convincing to the public. Launch a war to destroy the Northern Han Dynasty?
Wouldn't this remark put him in a disadvantaged position?

Zhao Guangyi was not an idiot, so even if he really agreed with Lu Duoxun's proposal, he could not agree with the Northern Expedition just because of Lu Duoxun's proposal.

So at this time, he turned his attention to Liu Wei who was very quiet in the crowd: "Liu Aiqing, what do you think about whether it is the Northern Expedition or the Southern Expedition?"

When Zhao Guangyi asked such a question, the court immediately fell silent, and then everyone looked at Liu Wei, who smiled slightly and said, "My lord, I think it's better to go to the Northern Expedition first."

Liu Wei was not a fool, since he knew that Zhao Guangyi wanted to make a name for himself, how could he agree to destroy Wu Yue first.

Hearing Liu Wei's words, Zhao Guangyi was secretly happy, but he didn't show it. He just continued to ask: "Is there a reason for Liu Aiqing's approval of the Northern Expedition?"

Liu Wei smiled and said, "I would like to ask the Holy Majesty, is it easier or harder to destroy the Northern Han Dynasty and Wuyue?"

Hearing Liu Wei suddenly ask such a question, everyone didn't understand. How could Liu Wei ask such an obvious thing?

It would be too stupid for Zhao Guangyi to answer a question like this, so Zhao Pu stood up and solved the embarrassing situation for Zhao Guangyi in a timely manner: "Master Liu, it is naturally more difficult to destroy the Northern Han Dynasty, but it is easier to destroy Wuyue. If you ask me that, What means?"

All the ministers expressed doubts, Liu Wei smiled and said: "Yes, Master Zhao is very true, but I still want to ask another question, if we attack the Northern Han Dynasty, will Wu Yue attack us from behind? If we Attacking Wuyue, will the Northern Han sneak attack from the Northern Han?"

After Liu Wei asked this question, everyone immediately understood what was going on. The Northern Han Dynasty was a tough nut to crack. If they went to destroy Wu Yue, the Northern Han Dynasty would definitely feel the crisis, and then attack the Song Dynasty first. If they attacked the Northern Han Dynasty first, they would never dare to make small moves behind their backs with the weak appearance of King Wuyue.

(End of this chapter)