Chapter 1946

When Li Qiufeng heard what Feng Wei said, he thought to himself that his master had also told me about the past when Song and Jin teamed up to attack the Liao Kingdom. What he said was somewhat similar to what Brother Qi said, thinking that the monarchs and ministers of the Song Kingdom took advantage of others.

He wanted to gain benefits, but he didn’t know that this move was to lure the wolf into the house and dig his own grave. The shame of Jingkang that caused the demise of the Song Dynasty was closely related to the signing of the "Sea Alliance" between the Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty. If it weren't for the Song Dynasty

If the monarchs and ministers were bewitched by Zhao Liangsi and formed an alliance with the Jin Kingdom, there would be no tragedy like the Jin army going south to attack Bianliang in Tokyo. But just now I heard Feng Wei quote Zhao Liangsi's ideas for the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty, but there was nothing serious about it.

Wrong. The rise of the Jin Kingdom will inevitably attack the Liao Kingdom. At that time, the Liao Kingdom was extremely corrupt and was unable to fight against the Jin Army. If the Jin Kingdom destroyed the Liao Kingdom, the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun would definitely be controlled by the Jin Kingdom. The Jin Army was more powerful than the Liao Army.

It was so fierce that once it went south, it would definitely be devastated, and the Song Dynasty would have to be destroyed. Therefore, it would be a good move to recapture Yanjing and the Sixteenth Prefecture of Youyun first, and use the Great Wall as the boundary with the Jin Kingdom.

While Li Qiufeng was thinking, he heard Feng Wei continue to say: "Although I work in the imperial court, I am just a small official like a sesame mung bean. Naturally, I have no role to participate in such important events that are related to the peace of the imperial court. Mr. Zhao Liangsi and

The discussion between the emperor and your lords was later told to me by Mr. Zhao Liangsi while I was leisurely on board the ship when I was ordered to go on a mission to the Kingdom of Jin with him. He said that on that day he mentioned the idea of ​​joining forces with Jin to attack Liao, and the emperor seemed to

He didn't take it to heart and just said a few words casually. A courtier came into the palace to report that a lotus flower suddenly bloomed in Genyue, which was an auspicious sign from heaven. His Majesty the Emperor was invited to come and watch. The Emperor was overjoyed and left the hall immediately, and walked away in high spirits.

Go. Mr. Cai Jing has always followed the emperor's steps. When he saw the emperor leaving the hall, he followed him.

"After the emperor and Lord Cai Jing left, the other adults also talked and laughed and left carelessly. Only Lord Tong Guan remained in the main hall. After the emperor and the Lords left, he asked Lord Zhao Liangsi in detail about the Liao Kingdom

situation. Zhao Liangsi was very frustrated when he saw that the emperor and Cai Jing were not enthusiastic about his idea. He thought that he was willing to take extraordinary risks and come to the Song Dynasty to see the emperor, but it was in vain and a waste of effort. At this time, he saw Master Tong Guan asking him

After asking, I felt a little more hopeful, and told him the details of the Liao Kingdom.

"After Lord Tong Guan heard this, he didn't say much. He just asked Lord Zhao Liangsi to go back to the library to rest. Lord Zhao Liangsi was so disappointed that he had to retreat in dismay. After he returned to the library, he originally thought that this trip was in vain.

He could only turn back to the Khitan in disgrace. Unexpectedly, early the next morning, Master Tong Guan sent someone to invite him to his house. He said as soon as he opened his mouth that the emperor had agreed to form an alliance with the Jin Kingdom and attack the Liao Kingdom. However, the Song Dynasty had no control over the Jin Kingdom.

Little is known about it. Since Lord Zhao Liangsi brought up the matter of alliance, we must ask Lord Zhao Liangsi to take the trouble to go to the Kingdom of Jin as an envoy from the Song Dynasty to preside over the alliance.

"Master Zhao Liangsi was overjoyed when he heard what Master Tong Guan said. He bowed his head and swore to heaven that he would run this mission beautifully and live up to Master Tong Guan's trust. Master Tong Guan and Zhao

Lord Liangsi discussed for a day and night and settled on the terms of the alliance with the Kingdom of Jin. Later Lord Tong Guan asked me to accompany Lord Zhao Liangsi as a deputy envoy to carry out a very secret mission to Liaodong."

When Feng Wei said this, he sighed, and then continued: "Master Tong Guan called me to the house, and first told me about the alliance with the Jin Kingdom. I was shocked when I heard it, and thought to myself that the Liao and Song countries were in trouble.

After the Yuan Alliance, there has been no use of weapons for more than a hundred years. Now to launch a surprise attack on the Liao Kingdom would be suspected of treachery. But I speak lightly, and the court has already made a big plan. Naturally, a small official like me, as big as sesame seeds and mung beans, will

I didn't dare to make irresponsible remarks, so I could only express my loyalty to Mr. Tong Guan, saying that I would do my best to assist Mr. Zhao Liangsi to successfully handle this mission.

"After Master Tong Guan heard what I said, he shook his head and said, I heard that you are proficient in Huang Lao's art and your martial arts are also very good. I don't know if it is true or not? I heard Master Tong Guan say this.

, I was shocked, thinking to myself that I really like to study Taoist canon. I often hang out with Taoist priests, reading Taoist books and refining elixirs. Could it be that someone is using this matter to frame me secretly in front of Master Tong Guan? I thought about it.

Here, I was sweating profusely, and I knelt down in front of Master Tong Guan and kowtowed several times, begging him to forgive me for my unjust crime."

When Feng Wei said this, Wang Xiaoyu sneered and said: "Tong Guan is a great traitor. You are a court official, but you are so servile in front of this traitor, so shameless!"

Li Qiufeng listened to Feng Wei's narration of the past, and compared it with the past events he had heard about the previous dynasty. Many of them were different, and he was shocked and confused. But when he heard Wang Xiaoyu accuse Feng Wei, Li Qiufeng was afraid that Feng Wei would be upset and argue with him.

Wang Xiaoyu started to quarrel, which inevitably led to complications. So he hurriedly signaled with his eyes that Wang Xiaoyu should stop talking nonsense, and then turned to Feng Wei and said, "What happened next?"

Although Feng Wei was scolded by Wang Xiaoyu, he did not get angry this time. He just sighed and said: "Master Tong Guan's reputation is indeed not very good. He is shrewd and likes gold and silver. Among the Northwest Army,

When he was serving as the Supervisor of the Army, he once pretended to receive military honors, so there was quite a bit of criticism about his official reputation both inside and outside the court. But after all, he was a high official in the court. He personally summoned a minor minister like me and said that I was not flattered. That was just saying that

Lie. Moreover, when he spoke to me, his expression was very kind, which was completely different from the legends outside. When he saw me kneeling down and kowtow, he knew that I was afraid, so he hurriedly helped me up and said, "I like Huang Lao's technique."

It's not a crime, as long as you don't use magic to harm others. Emperor Zhenzong of this dynasty is familiar with Taoism and is almost a semi-immortal. Many ministers in the court also like Taoism. The court did not say that officials are not allowed to study Taoism.

So you don't have to be afraid.

"I heard Master Tong Guan say this, and I felt a little relieved. But I didn't know that Master Tong Guan asked me about the relationship between studying Taoism and my mission to the Kingdom of Jin. When I was confused, Master Tong Guan went on to say

, the Khitans were originally just barbarians and could not achieve much success. When the Tang Dynasty was strong, the Khitans were beaten and fled east to west, and they were in a state of embarrassment. Later, due to the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty declined. However, although the situation of the Khitans was much better, they also

I didn't dare to have the ambition to annex the Central Plains. I just hated that Shi Jingtang, a great traitor, ceded the Sixteenth Prefecture of Youyun to the Khitan people in order to become emperor. From then on, the Khitan people had the advantage of the terrain, and the Central Plains dynasty opened up, and they wanted to fight with the Khitan people again.

When they resisted, they had already lost the initiative and could only be beaten passively, which was miserable. At the beginning of the founding of the Song Dynasty, Emperor Taizu was the emperor on horseback. He also had a group of tiger and wolf generals under his command. He competed with the Khitans on the battlefield, but he did not fall behind.

However, at that time, Liu Chong was in the north, Li Yu was in the south, and Meng Chang was in the separatist regime in the middle of Shu. Emperor Taizu could not safely and boldly launch an expedition to the north of Khitan. Therefore, he decided to flatten Shuzhong and Jiangnan first, and then attack Liu Chong in the north.

and the Khitan people's grand plan. In more than ten years, with Cao Bin and Pan Mei as generals, he successively destroyed Meng Chang in the middle of Shu and Li Yu in the south of the Yangtze River. The Liu family, which was left alone in Taiyuan, could only survive by relying on the Khitan people.

, to fight against the Song Dynasty."
Chapter completed!