Shen Tang, Liu Xiangling, the iron-blooded traitor in the Southern Song Dynasty Chapter 1500: Ren Liquan as an ambassador, Zhao Shenlai asks for policy
Chapter 1500: Ren Liquan as an ambassador, Zhao Shenlai asks for policy
Chapter 1500: Ren Liquan is appointed as an envoy, and Zhao Shen comes to ask for advice
Of course, the name he used was "begging for leisure", which means that he was too tired from his previous official position and wanted to find a leisure job.
As for Liquan Temple, it can be regarded as a well-founded Taoist temple.
Originally, it was a Xiangyuan Temple outside Bianzhou City. Because of a holy spring, it was renamed Liquan Temple. However, Bianzhou is now in the north, so naturally it is not this Liquan Temple, but Zhao Gou's. After Lin'an was established as the capital, it was newly built in the Shaoxing area.
When Shen Tang learned the news, he was almost certain that Zhao Xu was the mastermind behind the assassination, and the truth of the matter was probably not far from his own inference. As for whether Zhao Gou and Zhao Shen knew, In other words, Shen Tang naturally doesn't know how much he knows.
However, no matter what, Lin'an now has become a place of right and wrong, and it would be unsightly to stay here any longer. Therefore, after Shen Tang thought about it, he wrote to Zhao Shen, asking Zhao Shen to allow him to return to Lianli City to recuperate!
Shen Tang's memorial did not wait for Zhao Shen's imperial edict, but instead waited for Zhao Shen to come in person!
"Your Majesty, there is unrest in the city now, how can you leave the palace so easily!"
Under the guidance of Wang Quan, Zhao Shen entered the front hall directly. After these few days of recuperation, Shen Tang, although not completely recovered, could still move on his own without any restrictions.
"I heard from the imperial doctor that your injuries are no longer harmful?"
"With His Majesty's great blessing and the royal doctor's diligent care, it's just some external injuries, so of course it's fine!"
Shen Tang said gratefully.
"Are you going to Lianli City?"
"Well, I haven't been home for a long time. I want to go home to rest and recuperate. Moreover, my wife Liu is about to give birth. I feel uneasy if I don't accompany you!"
Zhao Shen sighed softly, then waved towards Wang Quan and others, "You guys should step back first!"
After everyone retreated, Zhao Shen said slowly, "Although I don't want to leave, Lin'an City is now a place of trouble and trouble, so it would be a good thing for you to leave."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Zhao Shen looked at Shen Tang for a moment and suddenly said, "Have you guessed the mastermind behind this assassination?"
Shen Tang's heart moved slightly, but his expression remained unchanged, "Your Majesty..."
Zhao Shen waved his hand and stopped Shen Tang's words, "Although the Imperial City Division still has no definite conclusion, there are some clues. Even if the person cannot be directly verified, the cause and effect are enough for me to guess who he is. !”
"Especially someone who is self-deprecating, do you really think that I am a fool?"
Zhao Shen's words were filled with anger and disdain.
"I won the throne only after being selected by the Supreme Emperor. Therefore, although I do not have the blood of father and son, I must abide by filial piety and regard the Supreme Emperor as my father! This time, I will give him a chance, but if he does it again, I will not think about it again. Friendship!”
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
Zhao Shen smiled bitterly when he heard this, "The emperor is above ten thousand people! But you still can't do whatever you want! I go to court every day. Although I dare not say that I am talented and intelligent, I am diligent but not diligent. However, the army is rotten and the government is corrupt. Sometimes, I feel Tired, even wanting to give up.
However, my position as the Son of Heaven not only represents power and glory, but also a kind of responsibility, so how can I ignore all the people."
"Your Majesty is a kind and virtuous king, and all people in the world should be happy!"
Shen Tang said from the bottom of his heart.
Zhao Shen dare not say that he is comparable to Tang Zong and Han Wu, but compared to other emperors of the Song Dynasty, both in terms of ambition and diligence, he is far superior.
Otherwise, with the mess left by Zhao Gou, how could the Song Dynasty persist in front of an emperor like Wan Yanyong?
Historically, although Zhao Shen's Northern Expedition failed, it also allowed the Northern Kingdom to see the bloody nature of the Song Dynasty, and let them see that maybe they could swallow up the Song Dynasty, but they also had to pay an unimaginable price. This is why , there will be a rare peace between Song and Jin for decades in history.
It is a pity that the shortcomings of the Song Dynasty were long-lasting and difficult to recover. Zhao Shen was unable to survive alone and was powerless. Otherwise, if there were a group of civil servants and generals who could help him, he might not be able to become the leader of the revival of the Song Dynasty.
Zhao Shen took a sip of fragrant tea, then looked at Shen Tang and said, "Back then, you and I talked at night, and then you marched westward to Chengdu! Now many tribes in southern Xinjiang have surrendered, and Dali has surrendered. Should we still follow the plan of the past? conduct!"
Shen Tang said solemnly, "Your Majesty, in the south, only the Yue Li Dynasty and the Luo ghost kingdom are still undecided. The various tribes in southern Xinjiang and Dali can restrain each other. Therefore, the south will not involve too much energy from the imperial court. There will be continuous wars in Tubo. We The Song Dynasty has achieved many results."
"However, there is still a battle to break up the combined power of Tubo. After that, Tubo will be the meat and fish on the chopping board, at the mercy of me, the Great Song Dynasty!"
"In the past few years, although the strength of the Jin Kingdom is still better than that of the Song Dynasty, the national strength of the Song Dynasty is also slowly improving! Next, we will continue to work hard. When the time is right, the Jin Kingdom agrees to the terms of the Song Dynasty. If not, I am willing to personally lead the troops north to Bianzhou!"
"Can it be done?"
Zhao Shen's eyes are like torches. If he can take back Bianzhou, this meritorious deed will be even greater than opening up new territories. His name, Zhao Shen, will be passed down through the ages!
"I will not give up even if I die!"
Shen Tang said firmly.
For the Song Dynasty, it would be beneficial to appropriately weaken the power of the Jin State, but completely annihilating the Jin State was unrealistic and undesirable.
What was the root cause of the Jingkang Incident?
Alliance with Jin to destroy Liao! I don’t know what the rulers of the Song Dynasty were thinking. Once they joined forces with Jin to destroy Liao, they lost half of the country. This is not a long memory. Then another alliance with Mongolia came to destroy Jin! Shen Tang has There are enough reasons to believe that these people have never seen the Three Kingdoms.
From the current stage, it is true that the Jin State is the enemy of the Song Dynasty, but in the long run, especially after the rise of Mongolia, the Jin State has become a barrier to the Song Dynasty!
If at a critical moment, the Song Dynasty can support the Jin Kingdom with a certain amount of strength and let the Jin Kingdom consume Mongolia's power, no matter how bad it is, it can delay the demise of the Song Dynasty! The Song Dynasty really doesn't understand the truth of lip death and tooth coldness. .
Supporting the Jin State in some aspects, letting the Jin State and Mongolia consume each other, and then exchanging what the Song Dynasty needs from the Jin State to strengthen itself, this is what the Song Dynasty should do.
It is true that the Jin Kingdom is an enemy, but a Jin Kingdom that has been at war with each other for decades or even hundreds of years and has become gentle is much better than Mongolia, which just came out with a knife to mix with society.
If it is done properly, maybe the day will come when all Chinese people will not be enslaved.
However, these things cannot be told to Zhao Shen for the time being, but Shen Tang will gradually make arrangements for this. Now that he is here, if he has the ability, he will eventually do something for the people of China.