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Chapter 3145 Returning to Beijing (Part 2)

After leaving Nabo of the Liao Dynasty, the Song Dynasty envoys embarked on the road back home. Accompanying them were the Liao Dynasty envoys Xiao Feng and Li Xie, who shouldered the important task of bargaining at the Great Song Dynasty Hall.

On the way, Zhao Zongji endured it again and again, but he still couldn't hold it back. He found a time when no one was around and secretly asked Chen Ke: "Then Empress Xiao, are you having an affair?"

"Pfft..." Chen Ke was drinking water and spit it out seven feet away: "What are you talking about?"

"Really?" Zhao Zongji said, "Others didn't see it clearly, but I saw it. There was a lip mark on the wine cup. It couldn't have been the maid's mark, right?"

"Really?" Chen Ke said nonchalantly: "Your eyesight is so good that I didn't notice it."

"Really?" Zhao Zongji didn't believe it: "Is there anyone worse than you?"

"I really didn't notice it," Chen Ke said: "I saw her for the first time last night, and today I saw her true appearance for the first time. It's too late to think of adultery."

"That's right." Zhao Zongji thought about it and it was right. The Lord of Liao was still there last night and there was no time to commit the crime. He said with a pity on his face: "Then Xiao Guanyin is teasing you." He said with a lewd smile and said: "I

I bet if we stay a few more days, you will have to be hers..."

Chen Ke took another sip of water and said nonchalantly: "What?"

"Mian Shou."

"Pfft..." Chen Ke sprayed a foot away this time.

"It's a pity, it's a pity..."

After Zhao Zongji shook his head and left, Chen Ke still sat there blankly, with those two words swirling in his mind - 'faceshou', faceshou, faceshou... This is really a word that wakes up the dreamer! I'll choke it.

He thought he had slept with the queen of Liao, and he was still enjoying himself there, but little did he know that he was actually cheating on that bitch!

There was Zhang Yizhi in ancient times and Han Derang in recent times. They were all named after they became women's products. Could it be that I have also been among them?

Thinking about how history would evaluate himself thousands of years later, Chen Ke suddenly shuddered and made up his mind not to reveal a single word for the rest of his life.

However, the hidden danger is not on our side! Can the young empress Xiao and the maid who helped her commit the crime guarantee that it will not be leaked? I really dare not say...

But this matter is not under his control, so he can only let it go. The plan for now is to run away quickly and never set foot in the Liao Kingdom for the rest of his life. Even if it is leaked, the Liao Kingdom will not publicize the national scandal. It is impossible to go to the Song Dynasty to arrest him with great fanfare.

adulterer.

Adulterer... I turned out to be an adulterer. Chen Ke felt like he was being messed up in the wind.

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On May 20th, the team returned to Yanyun. Only by traveling from Bianjing to the grassland, and then from the grassland back to Yanyun, can we truly appreciate the significance of the so-called "Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun" to the life and death of the Han nation.

From the topography of Yanyun, the Yanshan Mountains and the North Taihang Mountains are like two connected city walls, guarding the land of Yanyun. The Sanggan River and Baigou River flowing in the south of Yanyun are a powerful guarantee for restraining the cavalry.

Therefore, the entire Yanyun is like a three-dimensional fortress composed of two super lines of defense, becoming the natural dividing line between the Han people and the nomadic people.

In fact, even a hundred years after the Liao Kingdom acquired Yanyun, the scope of activities of the Khitan people was still outside the Pass. The high mountains, rivers and swamps of Yanyun were an eternal nightmare for the cavalry...

Why does the Song Dynasty always give people the impression that it is weak and useless? With several times the military strength, ten times the population, and dozens of times the economy, it was bullied by the Liao people and asked for peace.

The big reason is this. Without the protection of Youyan, the city wall that defends itself is in the hands of the Liao people. The soft hinterland of Mingchuan is completely under the threat of the Khitan cavalry.

An army dominated by infantry cannot stop the invasion of cavalry without the support of dangerous mountains and rivers. The opponent's high mobility allows them to easily bypass your key defense areas and penetrate into the soft hinterland.

Think about how Nong Zhigao's gang of mud-legged people caused harm to Guangdong and Guangxi. You will know that they don't even need to bring any supplies. The rich and prosperous land of China allows them to "strike grass and valleys" to their heart's content, but this damage to the Song Dynasty was

It's devastating.

Therefore, the Sixteen States of Yanyun cannot be regained, and the strategic initiative will always be in the hands of the Liao State. They can fight if they want, and make peace if they want. The Song Dynasty had no temper at all.

Moreover, what he saw and heard in the Liao Kingdom made Zhao Zongji understand one thing - even if his military role was not considered, Yanyun was still the key point of the Liao Kingdom.

There is no difference between the Khitans and other nomadic peoples. They can do nothing except herding and hunting. Look at the Dangxiang people who are half-cultivating and half-herding. They have been sanctioned by the Song Dynasty for two years. All domestic materials are in short supply, and the common people are in constant supply.

There were not enough pots for cooking, so they had to cook white meat in skin bags to satisfy their hunger. It was already boiling and the sky was filled with complaints. Only then was the Tibetan people beaten to the point of peeing.

The Khitan people, who did not farm the land, had no worries about food and clothing without looking at the faces of the Song people, and even had enough energy to "support" the Xixia brothers.

The difference is that the Liao Kingdom has Yanyun! This land has always been one of the areas with the most developed agriculture, the most prosperous economy, and the most densely populated areas of the Han people. It is enough to support millions of Khitan people. In addition, Yanyun is also the main land of the Liao Kingdom.

The source of troops and the millions of soldiers from Wujing were an important guarantee for the Khitan people to maintain a balance of power with the Song Dynasty in terms of military strength.

If it were not for Yan Yun, although the Khitan clan could still run rampant with their iron cavalry, it would only take one disastrous defeat to collapse them. Just like the Huns and Turks in the past, they rose and fell, and they would never have the prosperous dynasty they are today.

All in all, in short, since the change of ownership in Yanyun, the Central Plains Dynasty and the Khitan have truly formed the second Northern and Southern Dynasties situation in history.

So when he climbed up the green mountain and looked back at the land of secluded swallows where tigers and dragons crouched, Zhao Zongji finally understood what the master said in school, "If the swallow thistles are not harvested, then the land in Hebei will not be strong; if Hebei is not strong, then Henan will not be strong."

What does "Lie down with a good pillow." mean.

However, at this moment, in his opinion, saying "Don't just sit back and sleep" is just whitewashing the peace. It should be said, "If the country is in danger, there is a danger of destroying the country at any time."

"Zhong Fang," Zhao Zongji looked back at Chen Ke behind him, took a deep breath of the heroic spirit of Yan and Zhao, and said, "Men of our generation should make this ambition and devote our lives to restoring this quiet Yan, so that we can be worthy of our ancestors."

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"If you have this ambition, this mission is worth it." Chen Ke smiled and nodded: "Yan Yun is the fundamental reason why the Song Dynasty can rewrite history." As he spoke, he emphasized his tone and said.

Every word says: "If Yan Yun does not return, everything is illusion. If Yan Yun recovers, China will be prosperous forever!"

Not only Zhao Zongji, but Chen Ke also found his goal during this trip... Of course it was not to take Xiao Guanyin home, this is not what a face should do.

Life requires goals. Chen Ke's original goal was to live a good life for himself and his family. After twelve years, the Chen family was full of Jinshi, rich and wealthy, and Chen Xiliang became the emperor's brother-in-law.

Except for the big trouble of Zhao Zongshi, Chen Ke couldn't find any reason why the Chen family couldn't prosper for a hundred years. So he believed that his goal was to remove Zhao Zongshi from power and make his good brother Zhao Zongji the emperor. But what next?

What to do next? If this problem is not solved, he will not have enough motivation to participate in the inheritance, and he will almost force himself.

To put it bluntly, this is a struggle for power and gain, which is seriously inconsistent with his open-minded character.

The most important thing that caused his lack of motivation was whether changing history would be good or bad for the Song Dynasty?

He is not a history major, and has never conducted research in this area. His understanding of history is only the "History of the Song Dynasty"... which was compiled by the Mongols and is recognized as the worst one among the Twenty-Four Histories.

The reference materials for "History of the Song Dynasty" are the "Records" compiled by the people of the Song Dynasty, as well as history books and various notes compiled privately by the people. Folks compile history and write notes basically based on their own likes and dislikes, which is far from fair. They are called historians.

According to Chen Ke's knowledge, Bingbi's "Real Records" have been overhauled three times...

The reason is that in a few years, the struggle in the Song Dynasty will become extremely fierce. What caused this unprecedented struggle was a major change that had not been seen in five thousand years. In that major change, the scholar-bureaucrats tore apart

Under the pretense of being gentle and elegant, they are all filled with blood. For the sake of interests, beliefs and morale, they strangle one another one after another.

They completely broke the gentlemanly politics of the Song Dynasty. They used all possible means to kill their enemies. The struggle was more brutal than a real war with real swords and guns. What was even more unfortunate was that this struggle was protracted and the strength of both sides kept rising and falling.

Whoever has power will liquidate their opponents, then tamper with history and turn them into evil villains.

Then when the other side rises up, they will counterattack and change history to what they want. This goes back and forth, which is in line with the saying that history is a little girl who can be dressed up by anyone. As long as you have a history pen in your hand, you can paint it as you like.

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In addition, later, the Song Dynasty moved south, the Reform Movement of 1898, and even that... were all due to political needs, and major changes were made to this period of history. It can be said that no period in the past five thousand years has been so changed beyond recognition.

A mess.

Unfortunately, Chen Ke is now standing at the door of this period of history. He cannot use the knowledge of his previous life to help him make a judgment. Is it better to change or not to change? If so, how to change it...

After all, after the Song Dynasty moved south, they still had 150 years of imperial rule. Including the period of the Northern Song Dynasty, it would be more than 200 years.

Don't worry about it, you won't even have the two hundred years...

History books cannot give him the answer. The answer can only be found from personal experience.

In this vast and majestic land of Yanyun, he found - the key to rewriting the fate of the Han nation in the next thousand years, turned out to be right here.

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Okay, I admit that I am a pervert, and it took more than one million words to give me the topic of the article, but it is too pretentious to say it too early, so bear with me... There is one more update.

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