A long time ago, Yun Zheng also believed that the scholar-bureaucrats in the Song Dynasty were all weaklings without eggs.
After coming to the Song Dynasty, I realized that this was an extremely wrong understanding. These people were extremely indifferent to their own lives, whether it was Pang Ji, Han Qi, Wen Yanbo, Fu Bi, Ouyang Xiu, Bao Zheng, Zeng Gongliang, etc.
As long as a guy thinks his life can bring enough benefits to this country, they don't care about his life at all.
Even if they risk the lives of their parents, wives and children, they will not even frown. It can be said that they are truly as stone-hearted.
The fundamental reason why such deadly old guys left a cowardly impression in history was the lax military preparedness of the Song Dynasty.
No matter how hard they argue at the negotiation table, they can't beat someone sending a cavalry to stand at the border to intimidate your emperor.
All they can do is make some additions and subtractions within the framework chosen by others. In this way, because favors come from the top and sins are attributed to the bottom, it would be strange if they could become more grand in the history books.
It was different now. Yunzheng's army came to the city, forcing the Liao Kingdom to come to the city to sign a humiliating alliance.
If vampires like Wen Yanbo and Wang Anshi couldn't bite off the fattest piece of meat from the Liao people, they would pretend to be famous ministers.
Yun Zheng could even think of how Yelu Yixin, who was sitting in his army tent at this moment, was sitting on pins and needles.
It doesn't matter whether he is willing to sell Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures to those three poor guys with no money in the end.
This time he took a strange risk to come to the Song Dynasty's military camp, which in itself showed that the Liao Kingdom could no longer hold on. Whether it was the pressure brought by Yun Zheng's way through the border and beheading generals, or Di Qing's elusive appearance and repeated sneak attacks on the Liao army, in the face of such
With two enemies, no one can feel relaxed.
Nowadays, the Liao Dynasty is experiencing constant domestic and foreign troubles. Yelu Xin, commanding an army of 200,000, is fighting against Wu Zang and Pang in the Luanhe area. I heard that the situation is not optimistic. The tribes on the grassland are used to relying on the strength of the cavalry. They are facing
The Poxi army under the command of Zang Pang suffered heavy casualties.
The Jurchen barbarians in the north are emerging from the deep mountains and forests one after another. After gathering into an army, thousands of them dare to attack the Wanliao people. The most terrifying thing is that they can still defeat them.
Looking around the world, the Khitan lion is extremely old. No matter whether it is a tiger, a leopard, a wild wolf or a wild boar, they dare to tear off pieces of meat from his body.
Lieutenant General Jiang Zhe came to Yun Zheng's carpet, took off his dome helmet and sat under his buttocks, and asked Yun Zheng, who was already three-thirds drunk: "Commander, do we really have to spend money to buy Yanzhou? This battle
Do you still want to fight?"
Yun Zheng asked the monkey to bring Jiang Zhe a wine glass, filled it with wine and said with a smile: "Is there any conflict between peace talks and war?
Now we are observing filial piety for His Majesty, and we must not use weapons for at least nine days. We will take this opportunity to give those civil servants some time to see if they can get some benefits. As for fighting, His Majesty's will has been in place for a long time.
Explain that the Northern Expedition is not complete until we reach Yanzhou."
Jiang Zhe drank the wine in one gulp and said, "The general is relieved now. If we really have to spend money to get Yanzhou back, the general will be ashamed and angry to death!"
Seeing Jiang Zhe holding his helmet and preparing to leave, Yun Zheng smiled and ordered: "This news is only for you and me to know. There is no need to spread it to avoid disturbing the morale of our troops and being taken advantage of by the enemy!"
Jiang Zhe laughed and said: "Li Dongchu, Zhao Wei and the others are busy studying the eight-door golden lock formation and have no time to pay attention to the things outside. The general will organize all the supplies needed for the artillery. Once His Majesty's mourning period is over,
We’ll make a big profit!”
Looking at Jiang Zhe's leaving figure, Yun Zheng drank a full glass of wine again, and then ordered the monkey to put away the glass. He could not drink any more, or he would get drunk if he drank any more. This confused Yelu Yixin's current state.
Well, being drunk is unnatural.
When Yelu Yixin came out of the tent, the first thing he saw was Yun Zheng, who was watching the soldiers' game on the grassland. Naturally, he heard Yun Zheng singing beautiful Song slang songs in his hoarse voice.
Yelu Yixin, who had been mentally abused by Wen Yanbo and Wang Anshi and had been completely bruised, no longer had the interest to say hello to Yun Zheng. He led his subordinates on their horses and ran towards the location of Tongtou Pass without looking back.
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Wen Yanbo sat down next to Yun Zheng, picked up a can of sugar water, and ate it with a spoon. He looked like he was very thirsty and the juice was dripping from the food.
Wang Anshi and Chen Lin were no better off. One was holding a teapot and drinking tea, while the other was holding a wine pot and pouring wine into his mouth.
Yun Zheng waited for the three of them to drink enough, then asked in a low voice: "What did you get?"
Wen Yanbo smiled and said: "I didn't get anything, but I am planning to sell some of the eight-niu crossbows and ballistae stored in Tangzhou to the Liao Kingdom."
"You mean you think the Liao army in front of us is not strong enough?"
"Of course not. The court has already known about the sinister thoughts of Wu Zang Pang. If he is really allowed to kidnap the two to three million people of the Liao Kingdom, those Liao people who are warriors on horseback will soon be under the control of the Xixia people.
It will become our trouble.
They originally thought they could kill both sides by the Luan River, but who knew that the battle turned out to be one-sided. Unexpectedly, Pang defeated the three reinforcements of the Liao Kingdom at a very small cost, and was now fighting against the tribal army commanded by Yelu Xin.
, I heard that the war situation is not good for Yelu Xin."
Yun Zheng burst out laughing, and things became interesting at the current situation. A guy like Wen Yanbo who once said "not to talk about military affairs for thirty years" is now bold enough to dare to support Liao and Wu Zang.
At the point of fighting, what else could he be unhappy about?
Wang Anshi put down the teapot and sighed: "Now, as expected in the "Northern Expedition Policy" written by Marquis Yun, the situation is in chaos and it is difficult to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy!"
Chen Lin smiled bitterly and said: "Among the three kingdoms, the Song Dynasty is currently the strongest. It is a coincidence that Liao and Xixia did not form an alliance to deal with us."
Yun Zheng waved his hand and said: "Mr. Chen is overthinking. These three kingdoms are not the other three kingdoms. At the end of the Han Dynasty, the world was divided into three. When the same species fought against each other, there were naturally many natural alliances.
At present, these three countries have different cultures and races. Everyone has their own interests and demands. There is nothing in common between the three countries. It is not easy for two alien countries that were once hostile to trust each other.
Do you think Wu Zangpang never considered uniting with the Liao Kingdom? I can guarantee that this idea has never disappeared from his mind.
It's just that the rise of the Song Dynasty was too fast. When he found that the rise of the Song Dynasty was unstoppable, he hurriedly abandoned the six tribes of Yuanzhai and returned to the country to participate in the seizure of power.
He knew clearly that if he could not bring Xixia's chaotic political situation into unity within three to five years, then Xixia would be the first country to fall in this great change.
By the time he killed the Wu Zang clan and gained power, the strength of the Song Dynasty was no longer what he, the Xixia Kingdom, could match. At the same time, he discovered that the Liao Kingdom was going from strength to collapse. Such an ally was extremely unreliable.
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Governing the country is like sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat. The decline of the Liao Kingdom is inevitable. Therefore, he would rather take advantage of the golden opportunity of the Song Dynasty to attack Liao to receive the legacy of the Liao Kingdom to strengthen himself, rather than being weak in the Xixia Kingdom.
It’s time to provoke the Song Dynasty, which was at its peak!”
Wen Yanbo spread his thighs and sat on the felt very unsightly. He looked at Yun Zheng with pleading eyes and said, "I'm afraid Wu Zang is waiting for another opportunity. As long as this opportunity comes, Xixia Kingdom will have the opportunity to dominate the world."
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Marquis Yun, after the Yanyun War is over, I am willing to serve as a teacher on your island and devote myself to educating the descendants of Marquis Yun. Even if I become the accountant, I would be happy to do so."
Yun Zheng laughed and said: "What a beautiful idea. You want to teach my children, but I'm not willing yet. If you can build me an extremely strong and gorgeous stern ship as my ship, maybe I can
For a moment, I am greedy for the beautiful scenery on the sea, and I will never go ashore again in this life.”
Wen Yanbo seemed to have forgotten that he had just stripped Yelv Yixin of his body completely, and excitedly stretched out a hand and said: "A word from a gentleman!"
Yun Zheng shook his head a little lonely and said: "How much you hope that I will wander on the sea for the rest of my life!
No matter what, as long as your majesty does not disappoint me, I will make this covenant with you!"
After Yun Zheng gritted his teeth and said this, he slapped Wen Yanbo three times in a row!" (To be continued)