However, Zhao Xi did not talk about the humanitarian spirit with his ministers. This concept did not exist in this era. Zhao Xi did not explain the idea of this term, and simply used the excuse that the country had always accepted refugees from the Northern Liao Dynasty.
In fact, Zhao Xi did not really want to promote any humanitarian spirit. He felt that by pushing Yelu Yixin out like this, the value of this group of rebels could not be fully reflected.
Some words cannot be said directly, and ministers need to understand the intention.
"All the border troops are pressing down on the border. At such a price, unless Bei Liao returns all the remaining twelve states, how can it be worthy of the imperial court's mobilization of troops?"
"Are the officials posing a problem to the cabinet? The rebels led by Yelu Yixin are incomparable to Yanyun for the Northern Liao Dynasty. I think it is not that Yelu Yixin did not negotiate with the Northern Liao court on such terms.
Negotiated."
To be honest, Wang Anshi is really incapable of conspiracy, or in other words, he is the kind of upright person.
Regarding the civil strife in the Northern Liao Dynasty and Yelu Yixin's rebellion, if it weren't for the majority of the cabinet and officials, Wang Anshi would have chosen to directly attack Yelu Yixin instead of doing what Pili Yangqiu did.
Out of consideration for the interests of the country, Wang Anshi took the overall situation into account and took the lead in the so-called response to the civil strife in Northern Liao against his will. For the sake of the Song Dynasty, the stubborn Wang Anshi could also change.
"Prime Minister, if there is no army to suppress the border, how many states can the Northern Liao court return?"
Zhang Dun is a person who doesn't care about process and focuses on results. He even says that it doesn't matter if he does everything in the process.
"I'm afraid not a single state will be returned!"
Wang Anshi still has this judgment.
"In terms of justice, the imperial court cannot accept Yelu Yixin's rebels. From the position of the Song Dynasty court, it cannot accept the rebels. Then, the Northern Liao Dynasty will not return Yanyun's state city, and will even threaten the imperial court.
Now we are moving ahead with negotiations on the occupied territories.”
"As for us, the Song Dynasty, what choice should we make? Returning the occupied territory would be a loss of strength and humiliation to the country. We and this cabinet will have to bear infamy. If we don't return it, there is bound to be the possibility of war."
"Once the war begins, during the war between the Northern Liao and the Song Dynasty, Yelu Yixin will definitely be able to take a breather, and it is not impossible to even profit from it. Another possibility is that the imperial court will stand aside and watch while the Northern Liao annihilate the Yelu Yixin rebellion.
During the military period, will the war affect Hebei Province? How should the country and the dynasty respond? "
"If we respond passively, it is better to take active action. Sending troops in large numbers will serve as a deterrent to the Northern Liao court and Yelu Yixin, and at the same time, we can prepare in advance for the upcoming chaos."
What Zhang Dun said was beyond Wang Anshi's imagination. However, such a mobilization of troops and mobilization of troops would eventually lead to the loss of a few states and cities. This was a failure for the imperial court.
For a large-scale deployment of troops, the court had to spend money and food. In addition, the auxiliary cavalry entered the battle order, the compensation of war horses, etc. The court suffered a huge loss from this water transaction...
The country is now prosperous, and the government's finances are very generous, but they are all preparing to regain Yanyun.
With such an official decree, it is really unjustifiable if the cabinet cannot negotiate with several states and cities.
Negotiations, negotiations involving the border line, or negotiations involving the re-determination of the border line without a fight, will it be that easy?
"Everyone, I am thinking that the imperial court cannot accept rebels as the officials say. If the imperial court accepts the family members of the rebels as civilians, this is not inconsistent with the Hedong contract between the imperial court and Bei Liao, and the court of Bei Liao has no objection.
reason."
"In this case, the imperial court has a back-up when negotiating with Bei Liao. This so-called back-up is the way to treat these rebels and family members differently..."
Lu Huiqing likes to think about the official family the most, and has done so since a long time ago. He always feels that the official family does not mean what Zhang Dun said, let alone what Wang Anshi said to increase the difficulty of the cabinet.
Lu Huiqing focused on what the officials said: rebels are rebels, and family members are family members...
"Jifu, please tell me in detail."
Wang Anshi may be older, and he is a bit like Fu Bi when he was Prime Minister. He no longer highlights himself, but tries his best to coordinate the relationship between cabinets, cabinets and ministers, cabinets and officials, etc.
However, the blame should still be shouldered. At this time, he also knew that the original Fubi Fuyanguo had also shouldered a lot of blame between the cabinet and officials.
"Prince Prime Minister, everyone, Hui Qing believes that Yelu Yixin rebelled because, in addition to his ambition, many of his actions were noticed by the Liao Emperor and he considered his own fate. The reason for his rebellion was to give himself a chance."
"The same is true for those die-hard followers of Yelu Yixin. They participated in many affairs of Yelu Yixin, from trapping Empress Xiao, murdering the prince, and finally the emperor's grandson. Only when there is no way out, will there be any
Such die-hard loyalty.”
"If we say that when the uprising started, these people were still trying to secure a good future for themselves, but now, they are more thinking about how to survive."
"Once the imperial court comes into contact with Bei Liao, no matter what happens in the end, the fate of this group of rebels is almost doomed. What will happen to them? Huiqing thinks that it is either a matter of burning the boat and gathering strength and courage to fight Bei Liao. There is another possibility.
, Yelu Yixin is repeating his old trick, using rogue methods to break up the rebels into pieces and enter the country to cause trouble within the country."
This is almost certain. The first time Yelu Yixin sent troops to enter the country to cause trouble, he did not kill anyone. He was just preparing for today. At the same time, his actions that time were also a reminder to the Song Dynasty court.
Now that Yelu Yixin has reached the end of his rope, there will no longer be any taboos.
From this point of view, if the imperial court does not accept the rebels, the rebels may have greater resentment towards the imperial court than the Northern Liao court... This kind of psychologically distorted idea is really not uncommon.
The cabinet agreed with Lu Huiqing's remarks.
"But what if the country agrees to accept the family members? At this time, I once wanted to recruit a future rebel for myself. At this time, what if I can provide a place for the family members to settle down?"
"What Jifu said is absolutely true!"
Hearing this, Zhang Dun couldn't help shouting "Hello".
"The court wants to contact both sides. If the Northern Liao court agrees to return the remaining twelve states, it will be nothing more than joining forces with the Northern Liao to annihilate the rebels in one fell swoop."
"If the Northern Liao court disagrees... the court will accept the family members of the rebels. Moreover, in Zhang Dun's view, all the obsolete armaments in the imperial arsenal can support Yelv Yixin, and can even be fully guaranteed
Yelu Yixin provides food and fodder for these rebels."
"In this way, the battle between trapped beasts will allow Yelu Yixin's rebels to continue to wreak havoc in Northern Liao..."
Zhang Dun had no taboos. What was good was good. Such a plan would be beneficial to the Song Dynasty. As for the rest, Zhang Dun didn't care.