It is impossible for the 170,000-strong army to be without a commander. Han Shizhong is already old, and Liu Chan does not know his ability and loyalty. Although Liu Chan has always adhered to the idea of dismissing people who are suspicious and trusting those who are employed, Liu Chan now wants to conquer it himself. The Kingdom of Jin kidnapped the queen. This move really disgusted Liu Chan, so he felt that he had to fight in person to wash away this shame.
Although the old Liu family has always been known for being cold-blooded and ruthless, they still have blood in their bones. It just depends on how far they can be forced. During the Three Kingdoms, there was no way he could surrender. The total population of the Three Kingdoms has been reduced to 800. It was about 10,000 yuan, and he really couldn't fight. And to be honest, the Han Dynasty had nothing to do with him, and he had never felt the power of the Han Dynasty. But if Liu Chan could know that the Sima family had destroyed the foundation of the Han Dynasty, , then what I didn’t say, I will definitely have to fight with him.
The soldiers and horses have not moved, and the food and grass have gone first. There is still half a month before the army is assembled for the expedition. Liu Chan must handle all domestic affairs in this half month. At the very least, there must be a prince to supervise the country while Liu Chan is on his own expedition. .
Zhao Gou himself had a son, Zhao Min, but unfortunately he died of illness after the defeat of Miao Liu. Later, for unknown reasons, Zhao Gou did not have any heirs. Although in Liu Chan's view, such a cowardly emperor, Nor worthy of heirs.
For the sake of the safety of the country, the ministers of the DPRK asked Zhao Gou to find a son from the royal family and adopt him as an adopted son. So in May of the second year of Shaoxing, Zhao Gou adopted Zhao Bocong, a descendant of Taizu, named him Yuan, and granted him the title of Prince of Pu'an County. He was given to the harem Zhang Jieyu to raise. Later, Zhao Gou was worried that Zhao Yuan would become powerful, so in May of the fourth year of Shaoxing, he brought another descendant of Taizu, Zhao Bojiu, into the palace, named him Zhu, and granted him the title of Enping County Prince. Wu Fucai was raised by Concubine Wu at this time.
Zhao Yuan had a calm temperament and was very filial. He took good care of both Zhao Gou and Zhang Jieyu, and no wrongdoing was ever reported. He was also very talented in domestic affairs and had a good relationship with military commanders. Previously, Yue Fei It was Zhao Gou who asked him to make Zhao Yuan the crown prince. Therefore, he offended Zhao Gou and drove Yue Fei out of Lin'an. It can be said that if Zhao Gou has been childless, Zhao Yuan is the most likely candidate. He was chosen as the crown prince. But unfortunately, in Zhao Gou's heart, he always felt that he could have another son.
After all, his own son is always more filial than other people's sons, but it is a pity that Zhao Gou has not had any heirs until now.
As for Zhao Can, she is a romantic by nature and does not care about political affairs. She wanders around brothels all day long. Moreover, because of Concubine Wu's simple and gentle personality, it is difficult to effectively restrain Zhao Can. Therefore, she is destined to have no chance of becoming the emperor. But Concubine Wu is It is not impossible for Zhao Gou's favorite concubine to have a son who is more valuable than his mother.
Liu Chan summoned Zhao Hao, his personal eunuch, and said, "Go and tell Zhao Yuan and Zhao Xu to come to see you." If Liu Chan wants to personally conquer the country, he must have a prince to supervise the country. Otherwise, not only the ministers in the court will not agree, but the people will not support it either.
"My son joins my father. Long live my father. Long live my father."
Whether it is clothing, attitude, or etiquette, Zhao Yuan did a very good job. On the other hand, Zhao Xu looked tired, and it seemed that he had been indulging in beauty recently.
Liu Chan was too lazy to express his closeness to them, as he was not very familiar with them, so he asked directly: "I have had no children for many years. You are my adopted sons. In the future, the world of the Song Dynasty will be handed over to one of you. I I have nothing to do today, so I will give you a test. Can you tell me about the current situation in the Song and Jin Dynasties? How can we change the current situation?"
Zhao Yuan was still thinking, and Zhao Quan spoke first: "Back to my father, I think that now that Song Dynasty is weak and Jin is strong, it is better to give in and wait until the Jin Dynasty is weak, and then unite with other tribes in the north of Jin Dynasty to attack from both sides.
, will surely be able to attack the Jin Kingdom in one fell swoop. The former Khitan and the current Jin Kingdom, I think they are similar to each other. The Khitan can be destroyed, and the Jin Kingdom can be destroyed as well."
"Oh, it makes some sense, not bad." In fact, Liu Chan had already given Zhao Can a cross in his heart. It's not that what he said was unreasonable. In fact, the plan Zhao Can said was very feasible. It was also the case in the Han Dynasty back then.
To deal with the Xiongnu in this way, they would first unite the small tribes that were hostile to the Xiongnu, and then attack from both front and back to attack the Xiongnu. But all this had a prerequisite, that is, the Han Dynasty could guarantee to control these small tribes, and ensure that if they dared to turn against them,
The Han Dynasty could also easily destroy it.
Why would you want to unite small tribes that can be wiped out easily? Nonsense, you can dangle a whole fly in front of your enemy, you can't kill him, and you will be disgusted to death.
The Han Dynasty implemented this policy for four hundred years. During this period, although some problems occasionally occurred, they were quickly suppressed by the Han Dynasty. There was no way, as long as the country was strong, any problem could be solved. Besides, the Jin Dynasty after the Han Dynasty
, I also wanted to rectify the Han Dynasty, but I didn’t understand it. I was defeated by the Hu people, and then I was abolished and moved south directly. Speaking of which, the Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty are really similar. Originally, the Khitan and the Song Dynasty got along well.
It's pretty good, the two sides help each other. If someone dies on your side, I will mourn; if someone dies on your side, I will also give you some gifts.
Then the Song Dynasty suddenly became angry and wanted to be the eldest brother. So it sent troops to attack the Khitan, but was defeated. In the end, the Song Dynasty found that it could not defeat the Khitan, so it played a trick of driving away tigers and devouring wolves, and united with the Jin Kingdom
The Khitans were brought down. Then the Jin Kingdom discovered that you, the Song Dynasty, were so weak, so the Song Dynasty also fell down.
If it were not for the insufficient population of the Jin Kingdom, it is estimated that the entire Song Dynasty would have perished by now. Liu Chan estimated that if there was another drama of uniting small tribes to destroy the Jin Kingdom, the Song Dynasty might be gone.
"Zhao Yuan, tell me your opinion." Liu Chan put other thoughts out of his mind. No thoughts are important now. What is important is to have a reliable prince to supervise the country.
"I believe that the Jin Kingdom is now in the north and is trying to get a glimpse of our Central Plains. If we still negotiate peace with the Jin Kingdom at this time, we may be in endless trouble. What's more, Yue Fei defeated Jin Wushu in Shunchang not long ago. This shows that although the overall strength of the Song Dynasty
It is not as good as the Jin State, but it can still fight with it. The current peace in the court is uncertain. If we can unify the opinions of the court, our Song Dynasty may not lose to the Jin State."
Liu Chan glanced at Zhao Yuan and felt that this child was not bad. Not to mention his ability, his attitude was extremely valuable in the entire Song Dynasty royal family.
"Zhao Xu, please go down first. I have something to say to Zhao Yuan."
Zhao Xu was in a daze and glanced at Zhao Yuan. She looked a little unwilling, but she went down honestly. Although Zhao Yuan was excited inside, he remained calm on the surface. It must be said that his calmness and calmness gave him a lot of confidence.
point.
After Zhao Xu went down, Liu Chan called Zhao Hao next to him: "Go and drive Zhao Xu out of Lin'an quickly. Go back to where he came from. I will pretend that I have never raised this adopted son." The queen of a country was also raped.
I'm trapped in the Kingdom of Jin. As a prince, I actually wander around the brothel every day. Get out of here.
Zhao Hao couldn't believe it. What happened? No, it was just a few words. As for abolishing the identity of the prince so directly. Even Zhao Yuan next to him was a little surprised. He didn't know that Zhao Hao
What mistake did you make?
Liu Chan ignored it, looked at Zhao Yuan, shook his head and said, "Why do you think the Kingdom of Jin must be stronger than the Song Dynasty?"
Zhao Yuan was even more confused. Isn't this a generally recognized thing? He looked at Liu Chan and explained: "Both ministers and students all agree that the strength of the Jin Kingdom is far greater than that of our country."
"Does what they say must be right?" Liu Chan continued to ask.
This question was something Zhao Yuan had never thought about. Yes, what others said must be right. For a while, sweat began to break out on his forehead, and finally he thought of another statement: "Since the founding of the Jin Kingdom, our army has
Faced with the Jin State losing more than winning, can't we still think that the Jin State is stronger than the Song Dynasty?"
"Oh, national strength is not determined by the victory or defeat of the war. Didn't Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also end in failure when facing the Xiongnu in the early stage? But after only a few years, the Xiongnu could not defeat the Han Dynasty. Could it be said that just a few years?
Just a few efforts can change a country's national strength. Moreover, our country's victory rate in foreign wars is not low. What you said about losing more than winning is not true."
Zhao Yuan wiped the sweat from his forehead and was speechless.
"Hey." Liu Chan sighed, shook his head and said, "You look at the problem too superficially. Comparisons between countries are not that simple. The Jin people are just barbarians. How can the barbarians defeat me?
As for the Han people, the Jin Kingdom is far inferior to the Song Dynasty in terms of population and financial resources. The reason why our country often fails in its war against the Jin Dynasty is basically because no one thinks that we can defeat the Jin Kingdom. Unexpectedly, even you are the same.
Then where is the future of our Song Dynasty?"
Zhao Yuan did not dare to reply, and then heard Liu Chan say: "Although you are not good enough, you are still the best in the clan. I plan to make you the prince, and after I personally conquer the country, you will supervise the country."
The surprise came too suddenly. Although Zhao Yuan had had the idea of becoming the prince, because Zhao Gou had been pushing back and refused to grant him the title of prince, he felt that he had to wait for another few decades. Why is he like this now?
So happy.
Wait, a personal expedition?
"Father wants to conquer it himself?" Zhao Yuan asked in disbelief with his eyes widened.
"As an emperor of a dynasty, my queen actually fell into the enemy's country. The royal family cannot bear such humiliation, and neither can I."
"Father, there are many dangers on the battlefield, why not send one person to lead and another to supervise the army."
"Oh, then who do you think is the right person to lead this 170,000-strong army?" Liu Chan started to take exams and wanted to see Zhao Yuan's military level.
Zhao Yuan thought for a while and found that he had the best relationship with Yue Fei, but if he recommended Yue Fei, Liu Chan might be jealous. So he said: "Han Shizhong is the Minister of War, and I think he can give the army to him to command."
"Let's not talk about whether Han Shizhong has the experience of commanding an army of 170,000. Do you think he can win the Jin Kingdom if you give him the army? The last Northern Expedition was just to contain the Jin Army, and he had already fought so hard.
Okay, do you think he can beat Jin Wushu?"
"What about Yue Fei?"
"Yue Fei is capable enough, but what will Han Shizhong think if you hand over an army of 170,000 to him? Yue Fei is just an ordinary general now, and his official position is far inferior to that of Han Shizhong. Let's not talk about handing over the commander-in-chief to him.