Chapter 414 Possibility of Cooperation
The Supreme Emperor stroked the jade seal, looked at Zhao Xing and said: "Fu'er, don't you want to move the capital to Luoyang? I went to Luoyang this time and took a closer look. Luoyang has indeed recovered well in recent years. If you want to move the capital, wait until the jade seal is proven to be true. , is an opportunity! ”
When he was in Luoyang, the Supreme Emperor had the intention not to stop Zhao Xing from moving the capital, but he did not say it out after returning to Bianjing.
After all, moving the capital was such a big deal that even Emperor Taizu failed to do it.
It would be best if Zhao Xing gives up this idea.
However, the appearance of the jade seal made the Supreme Emperor believe that Zhao Xing was destined by fate and that the choices he made were correct.
Therefore, he took the initiative to move the capital.
"Father, there is no rush to move the capital." Zhao Xing shook his head, not overly happy just because his father supported the move.
He is aware of the resistance to moving the capital, and will not change his plan to move the capital based on whether his father supports it or not.
According to Zhao Xing's idea, the capital should be moved only after Xixia was destroyed and the sixteen states of Yanyun were recaptured.
You know, even Taizu Taizong was not able to complete this matter. As long as he did it, his prestige would be greatly increased, and the officials in the court would not be able to stop him from moving the capital.
The original intention of moving the capital was indeed for the security of the capital, but Zhao Xing did not do it to be a coward, but just for the sake of future emperors.
Since ancient times, nomadic peoples on the grassland have been exterminated one after another, unless they completely occupy the grassland.
But this approach is not realistic. The lifestyles of the Han people and the nomads are different, which means that the Han people are destined to be unable to completely occupy the grasslands.
In order to avoid the emergence of new nomads on the grasslands in the future, the capital must be relocated.
"There is no need to rush." The Supreme Emperor also calmed down and said: "You are right to hold the seal debate conference. The authenticity of the jade seal must be recognized by the people of the world."
"Originally, I wasn't very confident, but now that I have this son, I'm absolutely sure." Zhao Xing shook the book in his hand and said with a smile.
"Haha, I will go and watch when the time comes." The Supreme Emperor smiled.
"If the father doesn't say anything, the son and minister will invite the father to come."
Zhao Xing does not restrict his father's appearance, as long as he does not interfere in state affairs.
"By the way, Ning Yuanhou's son, please spare his life."
The Supreme Emperor sighed: "Marquis Ningyuan was in the northwest back then, so he worked hard and achieved great results."
"My son, I obey the order!" Zhao Xing bowed and responded.
He had not thought about whether to kill Gu Tingwei or not. Since his father had spoken, he should spare Gu Tingwei's life.
However, death penalty can be avoided, but living crime cannot be avoided, and exile is inevitable.
Seeing that Zhao Xing agreed, the Supreme Emperor chatted for a while and then left.
After seeing his father off, Zhao Xing returned to the main hall and picked up the jade seal again.
Before, he was not completely sure that the jade seal was real, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Now he was almost certain that the jade seal was real. When he bought it again, Zhao Xing always felt something was different.
"I am also stunned."
Zhao Xing laughed at himself and put the jade seal into the wooden box.
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North
After the British army arrived at the border of Liao Kingdom, they did not launch an attack, but just pretended to be pressing the border with a large army.
After the reinforcements sent by the Liao Kingdom arrived, they did not take the initiative to provoke.
After it was confirmed that Yelu Yixin had withdrawn his troops, the British duke withdrew his troops.
This move made Yelu Yixin very angry, and he sent envoys to ask the British Duke why he sent troops to break the alliance.
Faced with the questioning of the Liao envoy, the British Duke said that he was leading his soldiers to drill and encountered heavy snow, so he temporarily stopped repairing.
This poor excuse made the envoys of the Liao State very angry, and they immediately proposed to go to Bianjing to meet the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. The British Duke had no intention of obstructing him at all, and thoughtfully sent a team of soldiers to escort the Liao envoy to Bianjing.
Just as the envoy from the Liao Kingdom left, another envoy from the Liao Kingdom came.
The envoy this time was sent by Yelu Chongyuan, his eldest son Nerugu.
Yelu Chongyuan was chased by Yelu Yixin like a bereaved dog. Seeing that the morale of the army was unstable and a chaos was about to break out, Yelu Yixin suddenly retreated.
While Yelu Chongyuan was reorganizing his troops, he ordered people to investigate the reason why Yelu Yixin withdrew his troops.
After learning that it was the Song Dynasty that sent troops to force Yelu Yixin to retreat, Yelu Chongyuan sent envoys to the Song Dynasty.
At this time, he had less than 100,000 soldiers and horses. Even if he could draw some soldiers and horses from various grassland tribes to supplement them, he would still be no match for Yelu Yixin.
All the cities in his hands were lost, and he was unable to assemble a large number of troops.
The reason why tribes live in the grasslands is that even if a khanate is established, it will be difficult to change this.
The fundamental reason is that they live on the grassland and rely on nomadic herding.
A large number of people gathered, and there was simply not enough grass for cattle, sheep, and horses to eat.
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If Yelu Yixin wants to deal with him, he only needs to wait until next year to send a troop of troops deep into the grassland and defeat them one by one.
There is no need to even send troops, all the tribes in the grassland will betray him.
After all, after the Liao Kingdom occupied the land that could be farmed in the north, all grassland tribes could get a certain share of grain every year.
Yelu Chongyuan lost his city and had no food to provide to those tribes, so those tribes would naturally betray him.
Now for Yelu Chongyuan, the Song Dynasty was the only one who could help him.
Therefore, he sent his eldest son Nerugu as an envoy to the Song Dynasty.
On this mission, Nerugu brought a large amount of treasures and money. After seeing the British Duke, he gave him a heavy gift and thanked the British Duke for sending troops to help them drive back the pursuers.
The British Duke looked at the boxes of treasures and accepted them directly without rejecting them.
These things are worth ten years of coins given by the Song Dynasty to the Liao Kingdom.
After the British Duke asked someone to carry the things down, he said calmly: "I wonder if your envoy has other purposes for coming here this time?"
"I heard a saying from the Han people that people in the Ming Dynasty should not speak secretly. The civil strife in Liao was beneficial to the Song Dynasty, so the Song Dynasty sent troops to help us drive back the pursuers. Although the pursuers retreated, the city was lost, and my father, the king, It still won’t last long, we need Da Song’s help now!” Nerugu said.
"I wonder how I, the Song Dynasty, can help me?" the British Duke asked rhetorically.
"The Song Dynasty will send troops to destroy the Liao Kingdom with us. When the time comes, the sixteen states of Yanyun will belong to the Song Dynasty, and the grassland will belong to us!" Nerugu said.
The British minister fell silent after hearing this. He also agreed with the strategy of destroying Xia first and then Liao.
But now that the situation has changed, it is indeed a good opportunity to cooperate with Yelu Zhongyuan.
The reason why we couldn't cooperate before was because Yelu Zhongyuan occupied many cities and was definitely not willing to go to the grasslands to live a hard life.
But Yelu Zhongyuan's defeat made it possible for both parties to cooperate.
Although it seemed that the Song Dynasty sent troops, Yelu Chongyuan did not get any benefits.
But if the Liao Kingdom is not destroyed, Yelu Yixin cannot let Yelu Chongyuan go.
The Song Dynasty occupied the sixteen states of Yanyun, but it may not put much effort into going deep into the grassland to deal with Yelu Chongyuan.
However, Yelu Chongyuan's strength was greatly reduced, and the Song Dynasty did not worry about being plotted.
"I can't decide on this matter. I have to report it to Your Majesty. How about I arrange for someone to send your envoy to Bianjing to meet Your Majesty?" said the British Duke.
"This is very good. I wonder when we can set off?" Nerugu asked.
(End of chapter)