Chapter 239 What will happen if Jin destroys Liao and then attacks Song?
Zhao Ji has already developed the intention of deposing the prince Zhao Huan!
The only thing missing is a good time...
However, Zhao Ji knew that now was not the best time to get rid of this coward prince.
After all, it’s impossible to destroy the prince just because he didn’t throw the grenade well in that throwing field, right?!
In that case, wouldn't the loyal ministers in the court be forced to "explode"?
He said coldly to Zhao Huan: "The prince is lying flat, rest aside and calm down his shock!"
Zhao Huan kowtowed and thanked him and said, "Thank you, father. I will obey your order."
He stood up and stepped aside.
Zhao Huan did not really dare to take a rest, but stood by the guardrail of the high viewing platform with his head lowered and fearful.
Zhao Ji did not pay attention to the unsatisfactory prince Zhao Huan. Instead, he asked the names of the two throwing guards who rescued the prince, and praised them greatly...
Zhao Jidao said: "The two guards were loyal to the Song Dynasty. At critical moments, they were not alarmed in the chaos. They had the courage to step forward and rescue the prince, which was a great contribution to the country.
I grant two people the title of ‘Gold Medal Throwing Hand Guard’, and each of them will receive double their monthly salary!”
The reason why Zhao Ji treats them like this is to let ordinary soldiers know that under my wise rule, those who have meritorious service must be rewarded.
This kind of reward is quite high for the two grenadiers.
However, for Zhao Ji, who is the emperor, it is really not high.
The main reason why Zhao Ji did not give them a higher reward was because he was afraid that they would be proud...
At present, the Song Dynasty still lacks instructors who can train outstanding firearms users. These two people can undoubtedly become excellent throwing instructors and should be able to teach more excellent throwing hands in the future.
Now, if I give them both a particularly generous reward, then they will no longer be able to settle down as little grenadier instructors.
The two throwers were naturally extremely happy when they heard that the Emperor of the Song Dynasty not only gave them such a special title, but also doubled their monthly salary.
They knelt down and kowtowed, expressing their gratitude to Zhao Guan's family:
"I thank the Lord for your kindness, little man. Long live my emperor!"
Zhao Ji smiled slightly and encouraged: "You two love me, I will train throwers in the army in the future. I hope you will perform as well as you do today."
You two love me, please step aside for now!"
"The villain obeys the order and bids farewell to the official family."
The two throwing guards happily retired and walked down the viewing platform.
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At this time, there were two people kneeling in front of Zhao Ji, namely King Yun Zhao Kai and King Kang Zhao Gou.
In fact, Zhao Ji stood on the high platform and saw clearly the performance of Zhao Kai and Zhao Gou in the process of throwing grenades.
Zhao Ji even saw some detailed actions of Kang Wang Zhao Gou and Yun Wang Zhao Gou when Prince Zhao Huan did not throw a grenade far away and his life was in danger.
From this, Zhao Ji could probably tell what Zhao Kai and Zhao Gou were thinking at that time...
However, Zhao Ji saw through it but did not say anything about it.
He was not afraid that some of the princes would compete with each other for favor or even for the position of the Eastern Palace.
Only in this way can the fittest survive and the best crown prince be produced for the Song Dynasty through natural selection.
For the time being, Zhao Ji did not want to expose Prince Yun Zhao Kai's mentality of wishing for something to happen to the prince in person.
However, he could still educate them both by showing them their behavior before and after throwing grenades.
Zhao Ji said leisurely: "Kaier and Gouer performed very well in the process of throwing grenades."
King Yun Zhao Kai said: "I would like to thank my father for the compliment..."
The young Kang Wang Zhao Gou also immediately thanked him and said:
"I would like to thank my father for the compliment. However, when I threw the grenade, it was nowhere near as far as my third brother!"
After Zhao Ji heard this, he remained silent.
King Yun Zhao Kai really wanted to show himself as a "brother, friend and brother respectful" in front of his father, so he immediately defended King Kang Zhao Gou and said:
"Father, I feel that my ninth brother is still three months away from turning fourteen, and it is already very rare for him to be able to throw a grenade more than twenty steps away.
If Ninth Brother has grown up to the age of Erchen, Ninth Brother will definitely be able to throw it as far as Erchen!"
Zhao Ji sneered: "Kaier, do you think your grenade can be thrown far? Your performance this time is better than Gou'er in my heart?"
The talented King Yun Zhao Kai immediately understood where he had failed. He kowtowed and said:
"My defeat is that when my father asked who of us had the courage to try throwing a grenade, I was not as good as my ninth brother, so I hesitated.
Father Shengming saw a trace of cowardice in his son at that time and did not dare to be the first to try throwing a grenade like his ninth brother.
I am completely convinced by my defeat!"
Zhao Gou, a young man who was kneeling on the ground with Zhao Kai, never expected that he had only thrown the grenade more than 20 steps away, while his brother Zhao Kai had thrown it more than 50 steps, but because he had not thrown the grenade before
Victory and defeat have already been decided in the heart of the father?!
"Hahaha!" Zhao Ji laughed and said: "Kaier is indeed the top scholar in the imperial examination the year before last, he is extremely smart!
Yes, just as you analyzed Kai'er, I am rich all over the world and have millions of soldiers, so why should I wait for these princes to become bombardiers?"
Zhao Kai and Zhao Gou nodded in agreement.
Zhao Ji walked up to King Yun Zhao Kai and Zhao Kai, patted their shoulders respectively, and said earnestly:
"Kaier, Gourer, I asked you and other princes to throw grenades to exercise your courage!"
King Zhao Kai of Yun and King Zhao Kai of Kang suddenly realized.
Zhao Ji smiled slightly and said again:
"A brave man has Qi. Wherever Qi goes, so does his strength."
"I still remember when I was reading The Analects of Confucius, there was a passage in "Xian Wen" that said:
'The benevolent do not worry, the wise do not be confused, the brave do not fear!'
I hope that all princes will be wise and brave!
Faced with today's complex situation, you must take the lead with the word "brave"!"
King Zhao Kai of Yun and Zhao Gou of Kang paid their respects again:
"My son, please remember your father's teachings..."
Zhao Ji looked into the distance with his profound eyes and sighed:
"I observe the situation in the world, and there are party people in the northwest who often disturb the border areas.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Although the northern Liao Kingdom and the Song Dynasty have not had a war for a hundred years since the Chanyuan Alliance;
However, that is the peace that our Song Dynasty bought with annual coins, which is really humiliating!
Also, the Liao Dynasty has occupied the sixteen states of Yanyun in China for hundreds of years. As the emperor of the Song Dynasty, how could I endure the land of the Han family being occupied by foreigners for so many years?
What's more, the Jin Kingdom, which is newly developing and growing in the Northeast, has matured and has conquered half of the Liao Kingdom!
But Yelu Yanxi, Emperor Tianzuo of the Liao Kingdom, was still extremely stupid and indulged in sensuality and hunting!
Kai'er, Gou'er, how long do you think the Liao Kingdom, with its declining national fortunes, can withstand the Jin Army's fast horses and scimitars?"
Zhao Kai and Zhao Kai never expected that their father was much more profound than they thought.
After thinking for a while, Zhao Kai replied:
"I believe that the Liao Kingdom can still withstand the Jin army's large-scale offensive for seven or eight years, so it should be fine! If the Liao and Jin Dynasties can successfully negotiate a peace, it may be possible to maintain peace between the Liao and Jin Dynasties for a hundred years."
Zhao Ji sighed, shook his head, and asked King Kang Zhao Gou:
"Gou'er, what do you think?"
Although the young Zhao Gou had not paid much attention to the Battle of Liao and Jin before,
However, since the tenth month of the lunar calendar last year, my father, who had a great change of heart, no longer liked such stupid things as practicing Taoism and seeking immortality, and began to dote on him, the previously neglected Ninth Prince.
He also discovered that his father was very concerned about the war in Liao and Jin. Therefore, he also began to inquire about the current situation in Liao and Jin from many sources, and deduced the outcome of the war in Liao and Jin more than once in his mind.
Zhao Gou replied respectfully:
"My son, looking at the current national strength of the Liao Kingdom, coupled with the fact that its leader, Tianzuo Emperor Yelu Yanxi, is extremely stupid. The Liao Kingdom has lost half of its country, but the leader of the Liao State still indulges in sensual hunting and ignores the government's affairs. The monarchs and ministers of the Liao Kingdom are alienated;
On the other hand, Wanyan Aguda, the gold master, was ambitious and determined to destroy the Liao Dynasty! His soldiers and horses were brave and invincible;
I believe that the Jin destroyed Liao in just three to five years."
Zhao Ji nodded in agreement.
Before traveling through time, the time traveler Zhao Ji learned from the historical knowledge he learned:
The predecessor of the Jurchen tribe is the Blackwater Mohe tribe in the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
During the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties period, Heishui Mohe was first called Jurchen and was ruled by the Bohai Kingdom.
After the Liao Dynasty destroyed the Bohai Kingdom, the Jurchen people were ruled and oppressed by the Liao Kingdom again...
In the third year of Liao Tianqing's reign (i.e. 1113 AD), Wanyan Aguda became the Du Bo Ji Lie (i.e. the 'Capital Minister') of various Jurchen tribes.
In the fourth year of Tianqing (AD 1114), Wanyan Agu launched an army to resist the Liao Kingdom. He defeated the Liao soldiers in Ningjiang Prefecture and left Hedian...
In 1115 AD, Wanyan Aguda founded the country "Dajin", with the title of "Shu Guo", the establishment of Duning Prefecture, and the title of Great Sage Emperor. The following year, the name was changed to Tianfu...
The Jin Kingdom officially launched a national war to destroy the Liao Dynasty. It began in 1120 AD when the Jin Army captured Huanglong Mansion, and finally in 1125 AD, the Jin Army occupied the Yanyun Land of the Liao Kingdom.
In 1125 AD, Yelu Yanxi, Emperor Tianzuo of the Liao Dynasty, was defeated and captured by the Jin army in Yingzhou on the border of Song and Liao. The Liao Kingdom was eventually destroyed by the Jin Kingdom.
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Thinking of this, Zhao Ji heard the Ninth Prince Zhao Gou's speculation that "it only took three to five years for the Jin to destroy the Liao Dynasty", and he really guessed that he was probably right.
It is now the third year of Xuanhe in the Song Dynasty, that is, 1121 AD. The Liao Kingdom will be destroyed by the Jin Kingdom in 1125 AD. The accurate time should be four years away.
Zhao Gou speculated that in three to five years, the Liao Kingdom might be destroyed by the Jin Kingdom;
This made Zhao Ji look at Kang Wang Zhao Gougao.
Zhao Ji nodded with satisfaction and personally helped up the heroic young man Zhao Gou who was kneeling in front of him.
He also supported Zhao Kai, the king of Yun, who was both civil and military.
Then, he pointed at Prince Zhao Huan who had stepped aside and said:
"Prince, come to me!"
"My son, I obey your orders."
Prince Zhao Huan lowered his head and walked towards his father.
Zhao Kai and Zhao Kai, according to their elders and younger ones, stood at the back next to the prince.
Zhao Ji asked the prince Zhao Huan, "Did the prince hear clearly what I just talked to Kai'er and Gou'er?"
Zhao Huan immediately replied: "My sons and ministers have all heard clearly!"
"Okay!" Zhao Ji asked again:
"Since the prince has heard clearly.
So now, I will question you and the other three princes.
What would happen if the Jin Dynasty attacked the Song Dynasty after destroying the Liao Dynasty?"