Chapter 356 If you dare not bear it, just step back and let me come
Bianliang, Daqing Hall, Early Dynasty.
When news of the fall of Shangjing City spread, the entire Song Dynasty became alarmed. It turned out that their old neighbor, the arrogant Liao Kingdom, was really coming to an end.
The Khitan has been strong for too long. From the Tang Dynasty to the present, people in the Song Dynasty have become accustomed to the feeling of the Khitan weighing on their heads.
In the competition between Liao and Song, the Song Dynasty almost never took advantage. To this day, the Song Dynasty is still paying annual coins.
One hundred thousand taels of silver and two hundred thousand horses a year are not a small amount. But if compared with the money and food needed for the war, this transaction is actually not a loss, because before the Chanyuan Alliance, the Song Dynasty was
The Song-Liao War cost 30 million yuan.
Moreover, the Song Dynasty did not have the military strength to deal with the Khitan and Xixia at the same time. If it continued to fight the Khitan to the death, the Central Plains might be lost.
This commercially prosperous Central Plains dynasty had so many stubborn diseases that it could be said to be terminally ill. There must be some radical changes, otherwise it would be like the Song Dynasty in the original time and space. History gave the Song Dynasty two opportunities, but it failed to grasp them.
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Whether it was Jin who destroyed Liao or Meng who destroyed Jin, the Song Dynasty held a God-given good card at the beginning and turned it into a mess.
The two sides were used to the false peace that Song and Liao looked down on each other. Suddenly a Jurchen came out and beat the Khitan into such a state, which caught the entire Song court by surprise.
Liang Shicheng had been clamoring for several years to conquer the Liao Dynasty, but when the situation came to a head, he stopped making any move.
The heavy atmosphere made people breathless. The powerful Khitan, which had suppressed the Song Dynasty for hundreds of years, was just captured from the capital.
The current land of Youyan, in the eyes of the Khitans, is a place of hope for their own comeback; in the eyes of the Song people, it is their homeland and gateway to the Central Plains that must be recaptured; in the eyes of the Jurchens, it is a piece of meat on the chopping block.
There are the eight battalions of the resentful army of King Yelv Chun of the Liao Dynasty and hundreds of thousands of Khitan soldiers and horses. Regardless of the Song, Jin, or Liao, they all want to occupy Youyun, which is a battleground for real military strategists.
Zhao Ji saw that the atmosphere was a little dull and asked, "Yang Aiqing, what do you think?"
Yang Lin took a step forward, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the grasslands in the north are now in turmoil, with ups and downs, and constant attacks. If we, the Song Dynasty, do nothing and wait until the dust settles in the disputes in the north, we can only face the powerful enemy and be passive.
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Moreover, this is a God-given opportunity. Only when the sea is flowing can the true character of a hero be revealed. If you miss the opportunity, you will be blamed for it.
I suggest that you go to Datong Mansion to contact Yelu Yanxi, the Lord of the Liao Dynasty, and negotiate with the Khitan to re-establish an alliance, with the top priority being to take the land of Youyan first."
Wang Ning stepped out of the queue and said with a smile: "Young Master's words are wrong. Now the Jin is strong and the Liao is weak. The leader of the Liao fled to the country. The soldiers were defeated again and again, and the country was almost destroyed. On this occasion, the Jin people several times
We sent envoys to agree to conquer the Liao Dynasty, why should we give up the strong to the weak?
I propose that we form an alliance with the Jin people to attack the Khitan together and take back the land of Youyun."
When Zhao Ji heard it, it all made sense and he was confused.
Yang Lin said in a deep voice: "Wang Shangshu, I believe you must have heard about the Jurchens' fierce military power today. Since ancient times, there are foreign tribes in the north who have not coveted the thousands of miles of mountains and rivers in the Central Plains. Since you proposed to conquer the Liao Dynasty with the Jin Dynasty, then if you change
The Japanese and Jin people went south to attack the Song Dynasty, are you willing to bear the crime?"
"I" Wang Ning blushed and went to see Liang Shicheng, only to find that the old eunuch and the old god were there and had no intention of going out.
Wang Ning snorted coldly and remained silent. If Liang Shicheng didn't bear this burden, he would definitely not get up on the pole to take it. After all, the credit for his charge and battle now belongs to everyone, and the lion's share still belongs to Liang Shicheng, but in the future it will really turn over.
Boat, one hundred percent will be pulled out and carried on one shoulder.
As soon as he retreated, whispers suddenly sounded in the main hall, some of them couldn't bear to look at Wang Ning, the Minister of War.
Yang Lin straightened his back and glanced around with sharp eyes, and the hall suddenly became quiet.
"My minister Yang Lin is willing to issue a military order in Tongting of the Jade Palace. He will take the Youyun homeland and offer victory to the officials."
There was a crash, and the hall became chaotic again. Cai Jing looked at Yang Lin with a complicated expression.
It seems to be saying, little brother, there is no need to work so hard, right?
Now your power is not low, you are living a free and easy life, and you are enjoying Bianliang's boundless romance and magnificence. What are you trying to do?
Even if you capture the Sixteenth Province of Youyun, you, a civil servant, have already achieved the rank of Young Master at your age, can you go one step further?
From the perspective of a powerful minister, Cai Jing could not figure out Yang Lin's purpose. However, some people, from the perspective of serving the country and the people, suddenly realized that they were the ones who had been criticizing Yang Lin.
I always seem to be the first to rush into big things.
There is Xixia in the distance, and Tubo is nearby.
Among the ministers, there were many who were slightly moved.
In this officialdom, it is a place of scheming and political intrigue, a place of fame and fortune. Young Prime Minister Yang Lin played tricks well, defeating Han Zhongyan, defeating Zeng Bu, killing Wang Fu, and suppressing the rising sun.
Liang Yinxiang.
Unexpectedly, not only was he good at maneuvering, but he also had the courage to ask for help for his country.
The people in the palace were complicated, but Zhao Ji on the dragon throne was not surprised at all. He figured it out in an instant.
Yang Aiqing is a star king from the sky who came down to earth to assist himself, the immortal emperor of Shenxiao Palace. It is absolutely normal to be able to do this. It seems that this time I have another chance to offer sacrifices to the Ancestral Temple.
Zhao Ji smiled and admired Yang Lin as deputy marshal of troops and horses. He was responsible for promoting Shaanxi, Hedong, Hebei, and Yanshan, and presided over the recovery of Youyun.
Although Zhao Ji was careless, his father Emperor Shenzong Zhao Xu was ambitious. He first initiated Wang Anshi's reform, and then he was determined to regain Xixia and Youyun.
Emperor Shenzong was indeed a good man. He impressed people as soon as he came to the throne. The first edict he issued was to keep the funeral of Emperor Daxing simple. He also kindly explained that when Emperor Renzong visited Tian, the late emperor wanted to avoid suspicion because he was not Renzong's biological son.
I don't dare to cut back. I don't have this worry. I am the late emperor's biological son, so I just carry on the late emperor's legacy and practice strict economy.
The image of a very simple and honest emperor emerged. In the sixteen years of his reign, he used troops abroad three times: the Xihe River was opened to expand the territory thousands of miles away, the Jiaozhi self-defense counterattack did not eliminate the enemy country but also defeated the enemy army, and the Five-Route Expedition to Xia was defeated.
But it also covers an area of thousands of miles.
Shenzong was unlucky enough to be born when the civil service group was at its strongest. He failed to deal with these scoundrels and was forced to death of sorrow and anger by Sima Guang, the Queen Mother and other bird-men.
Before his death, Zhao Xu, who had unfulfilled ambitions, unwillingly left behind a legacy: Whoever recovers the entire land of Yan will be rewarded with a fief and a king!
What kind of expectation and obsession is this, so that even kings and fiefs can be given away. Unfortunately, I, Emperor Shenzong, could not see a glimmer of hope before I died, but now the dawn has appeared.
He seems to have left all his luck to his son Zhao Ji, who has no business.
Now the opportunity is in front of Yang Lin. Although it is very difficult, if he succeeds this time, he might be able to become a king.