Chapter 415 Disappointment
Nerugu naturally knew that the British Duke could not make the decision. The purpose of his coming to see the British Duke was to go to Beijing to see Zhao Xing.
However, there were many Liao spies in the Song Dynasty. Once they learned that they had entered the Song Dynasty, they would definitely assassinate him.
He said this to the British Duke in the hope that the British Duke would send troops to protect him, and also to let the British Duke pay attention to the trends of the Liao Kingdom. If Yelu Yixin sent troops to deal with Yelu Chongyuan, the British Duke could send troops again to force the Liao Kingdom to retreat.
"It's getting late today. Your Majesty, please have a good rest. I will arrange for someone to escort you to Bianjing early tomorrow morning." The British Duke said.
"Then thank you, Mr. British!" Nerugu bowed.
The British Duke asked Nerugu to be taken down to rest.
"Young Master, you don't really want to write to His Majesty and agree to cooperate with Yelu Zhongyuan, do you?" Chen Yao asked anxiously.
"Don't Deputy Chen think this is a good opportunity? If we can really recapture the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun, then there will be no need to build the Great Wall. Wouldn't it be very cost-effective to use the money and food to build the Great Wall to regain the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun?" The British public said calmly.
"But Yelu Chongyuan was treasonous. The Song Dynasty cooperated with a treasonous person. If word spread, how would the world view your majesty?" Chen Yao said.
Upon hearing this, the British Duke looked at Chen Yao as if he were looking at a fool.
He didn't understand how Chen Yao said these words.
It is true that Yelu Chongyuan was plotting rebellion, but the Liao Kingdom was not a vassal state of the Song Dynasty. Did the Song Dynasty still need to consider who was orthodox?
What's more, the Liao Kingdom still occupied Han people's territory at this time, and regaining the lost territory was more important than anything else.
The British Duke was too lazy to talk to a person who was too stupid to read and said calmly: "Whether we cooperate or not, and whether to send troops, that is something that His Majesty and the Dukes in the court need to consider."
After speaking, Chen Yao ignored him and wrote down in detail what Nerugu said and some of his thoughts. He also ordered people to send the treasures sent by Nerugu to Bianjing overnight.
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Bianjing
Zhao Xing received the report from the British Duke two days ago and knew that the British Duke had withdrawn his troops.
On this day, I received a report from the British Duke, saying that the Liao Kingdom sent envoys to question the Song Dynasty and why they were marching to the border, and they were already on their way.
Zhao Xing didn't care about this at all. In recent years, the Liao Kingdom often entered the territory of the Song Dynasty to clear grass and valleys. The Song Dynasty sent envoys to question it, wouldn't it be of no use?
The Liao Kingdom would not have sent envoys to talk nonsense with the Song Dynasty before. Now that envoys are sent here, it means that the Liao Kingdom's vitality is seriously damaged and it needs to be reasoned with.
This can be regarded as a turn of events.
However, the next day, Zhao Xing received the British Duke's report again. After reading it, Zhao Xing was stunned for a long time.
"I'm so stupid!"
Zhao Xing slapped his forehead heavily and cursed himself for being stupid.
He realized he had made a big mistake.
The plan to destroy Xixia first and then Liao was definitely correct.
But this was a step to forcibly destroy the country even in the Western Xia and Liao Kingdoms, where no major changes had occurred.
However, the civil strife in Liao was a special situation.
Originally, Zhao Xing never thought of cooperating with either Yelu Zhongyuan or Yelu Yixin.
After all, the Song Dynasty's goal was the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun, and neither party could give it to him.
Therefore, we hope that the civil strife in Liao will last as long as possible.
But now the situation is different. What Yelu Zhongyuan wanted before was the Liao Kingdom, but now Yelu Zhongyuan wants to save his life.
Of course, things are not that simple. Yelu Chongyuan may not have really given up. This may also be to trick the Song Dynasty into sending troops.
Once troops are actually sent to fight, it is not easy to retreat.
When the time comes, Yelu Chongyuan is out of work and unable to contribute, and it is not impossible to wait and reap the benefits.
But this is indeed a good opportunity, and Zhao Xing is a little tempted.
If the Liao Kingdom is really destroyed and the sixteen states of Yanyun are recaptured, it will be easier to deal with Xixia in the future.
By the way, Xixia!
If the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom fought, Xixia would not sit back and watch the Song Dynasty destroy the Liao Kingdom. If the Song Dynasty really gained the upper hand, Xixia would inevitably send troops.
Therefore, although the temptation is great, the possibility of success is very small.
Even so, Zhao Xing was still reluctant to give up. The temptation was too great.
After pondering for a long time, Zhao Xing ordered people to summon several ministers and privy envoys.
After the others arrived, Zhao Xing asked Sanshui to circulate the British Duke's report to everyone.
After everyone had finished reading, Zhao Xing looked at Zeng Gongliang and said, "Zeng Aiqing is the Privy Councilor. Tell me, do you want to agree to this?"
"Your Majesty!"
Zeng Gongliang was deep in thought. When he heard this, he bowed and said, "I may agree or not if I feel like it."
"Tell me carefully." Zhao Xing frowned.
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"Your Majesty, Yelu Chongyuan said this just to tempt the Song Dynasty to send troops. However, there is no possibility of peace talks between Yelu Chongyuan and the Liao royal family. If you don't send troops, there is no need to worry that he will surrender.
The reason why I say that it is okay to send troops is that the Liao State is now severely weakened. If we send troops, it will weaken the strength of the Liao State. "Zeng Gongliang said.
Zhao Xing nodded slightly when he heard this. What Zeng Gongliang said was in line with his thoughts.
He also knew that it was unlikely that he would take this opportunity to recapture the Sixteenth State of Yanyun, but he also wanted to try. Even if it failed, it would be good to weaken the strength of the Liao Kingdom.
After all, if the Song Dynasty didn't intervene, Yelu Zhongyuan wouldn't be able to last long.
If Yelu Chongyuan was destroyed, it would also affect the construction of the Great Wall in the northern part of the Song Dynasty.
"What do you think?"
Zhao Xing looked at the others and asked.
"Your Majesty!"
Sima Guang came out and said: "The treasury is now empty and can only meet normal expenses. If we send troops, the treasury really cannot provide money and food!"
"Your Majesty, I believe that we cannot send troops. If Yanyun Sixteen cannot recapture them all at once, just recapturing part of them will not be of much practical significance."
"I agree that if we send troops to Liao, we will completely break the alliance between the two countries. Once Liao sends troops to destroy the construction of the Great Wall in the north, it will be a big trouble for the Song Dynasty."
Everyone started talking, and most of them were opposed to sending troops.
The more Zhao Xing heard, the uglier his face became. It wasn't that he couldn't hear the objections, otherwise he wouldn't have summoned the officials.
But these people just objected to sending troops, and they didn't give any useful reasons at all.
Sima Guang objected to sending troops and also mentioned that the national treasury was empty.
The reasons for these people's objections sound like this, but if you look carefully, they are almost saying that the Song Dynasty cannot defeat the Liao Kingdom. Now, while the vitality of the Liao Kingdom is seriously injured, they send troops to weaken the Liao Kingdom's strength, and wait for the Liao Kingdom to recover in the future. , how to take revenge.
These people have been corrupted by long periods of peace.
There is absolutely no consideration of the overall situation and the national aspect.
"Master, what do you think of this matter?" Zhao Xing looked at Han Zhang, who had been silent.
"Your Majesty, I feel that there is no rush to make a decision on this matter. I will wait until Yelu Zhongyuan's envoy arrives in Bianjing and see what he says. It will not be too late to make a decision." Han Zhang said.
(End of chapter)