Chapter 469 Yelv Yixin’s defeat
Wang Anshi is stubborn, although he has changed a bit under the influence of Zhao Xing over the years.
But his desire to reform and solve the long-standing shortcomings of the Song Dynasty remained unchanged.
After Zhao Xing used the green seedling method once, he canceled it and told Wang Anshi the pros and cons.
Wang Anshi agreed, but also disagreed.
What he agrees with is that the Young Crops Law does have drawbacks, but what he doesn’t agree with is that the Young Crops Law should not be used.
However, although Wang Anshi is stubborn, he is not ignorant of flexibility.
In his opinion, Zhao Xing only needs to be willing to reform.
It was Zhao Xing who proposed the idea of spreading the family into an adult. The more Wang Anshi thought about it, the more he felt that this method was better than what he had thought before.
Therefore, over the years, whenever he had time, he was trying his best to perfect this method.
According to Wang Anshi's previous temperament, he should have come to Zhao Xing long ago.
However, he was worried that he would be rejected by Zhao Xing if he was too anxious and did not complete it thoroughly. Therefore, he endured it and tried his best to implement the plan and find solutions to any problems that might arise.
There are indeed some shortcomings in the plan he wrote today, but these shortcomings are almost impossible to solve and are harmless.
But even so, Zhao Xing still refused. Wang Anshi could no longer control himself and questioned Zhao Xing.
In Wang Anshi's view, although Zhao Xing continued to take action after he ascended the throne, he seemed to have no intention of reform.
Zhao Xing was not angry when he heard this. He was silent for a while and said, "Do you think this is a good opportunity to promote the idea of dividing one person into an entire acre?"
"Your Majesty has ordered people to measure the acres of land in the world. I feel that this is a good time to promote land allocation!" Wang Anshi said.
"On the contrary, I don't think so."
Zhao Xing shook his head and said: "Now that Liao and Xia are in civil strife, Xixia is also eyeing Hehuang. The external situation is constantly changing. If the internal situation is unstable, once Liao and Xia change, they will lose their fighting opportunities."
"Your Majesty, before you fight foreign affairs, you must first make peace at home!"
Wang Anshi retorted: "It is precisely because of external instability that we must seize the opportunity to implement this method. Once Liaoxia stabilizes, your Majesty will implement it. If internal instability occurs, the two countries may take advantage of it. As for the fighter opportunities your Majesty mentioned, , when the Song Dynasty had serious problems and the treasury was empty, I didn’t think there would be any chance of fighting!”
The construction of the Great Wall now is ultimately based on the money Zhao Xing saved when he was the prince.
Wang Anshi didn't know how much Zhao Xing had saved, but the money spent on building the Great Wall was huge. He didn't think Zhao Xing still had money to support the use of foreign troops.
In his view, the best policy is to resolve internal shortcomings first and strengthen the country.
On the contrary, even if the Song Dynasty could take advantage due to changes in the two countries, it would not mean much.
The most important thing is that both Xixia and Liao have been facing problems for many years. The problems that Taizu and Taizong have not been able to solve are not that simple.
If we keep putting it off, we will lose the best opportunity to promote land allocation.
"I understand what Jiefu said, but I have a way to solve the money issue. The civil strife in Liao is a God-given opportunity. Once you miss it, there will be no chance in the future." Zhao Xing said firmly.
"Your Majesty..."
"I have made up my mind!"
Zhao Xing interrupted Wang Anshi and said: "Furthermore, the implementation of dividing people into acres also requires the foundation of official governance. Now I am rectifying the official administration. Even if we want to implement it, we must make good progress in rectifying the official administration."
"Yes, I understand!" Wang Anshi bowed.
Although he felt a little disappointed, what Zhao Xing said later was also a problem.
Zhao Xing breathed a sigh of relief after Wang Anshi was sent away. He was really worried that Wang Anshi would give up his business and resign for him.
Wang Anshi and Han Zhang are still very different.
Although Han Zhang had no selfish motives, Zhao Xing did not agree with his political views.
Given Han Zhang's age, many things have been fixed and it is difficult to change anything.
Wang Anshi was committed to reform, and Zhao Xing needed such unswerving people for subsequent reforms.
"Your Majesty! The British Duke from the north has sent an urgent report!" Sanshui reported.
Zhao Xing took it and unfolded it and looked at it. When he saw the contents, he frowned slightly. The British public said that the Liao Kingdom mobilized 200,000 troops and horses, preparing to enter the grassland to completely pacify Yelu Chongyuan.
However, Yelu Chongyuan did not contact the Song Dynasty, not even asking for help.
"Is there any way to deal with this, or is it a bet that the Song Dynasty will not stand idly by?"
Zhao Xing couldn't guess what Yelu Zhongyuan was thinking for a while.
Although Li Ge said that Yelu Zhongyuan and Empress Dowager Xiao were secretly in contact, it was unknown what the two were planning.
In the end, the British government suggested to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight for the time being. If Yelu Zhongyuan could not withstand it, he would send troops to put pressure on him and force Yelu Yixin to retreat.
But if we send out troops this time and do the same thing as last year, it will definitely not work.
Last year Yelu Chongyuan fled to the grasslands. Many cities in the Liao Kingdom were in chaos due to internal fighting that lasted for a year.
Yelu Yixin was afraid that the Song Dynasty would take advantage of it, so he had to retreat.
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On the border facing the Song Dynasty, defenses were also strengthened.
The Song Dynasty was just showing off, Yelu Yixin would definitely not retreat, he must put enough pressure on him.
In other words, if necessary, you need to attack the city, or even conquer a city.
Facing the British public's proposal, Zhao Xing also hesitated.
Can the siege be defeated? What to do after the fight?
"Forget it, let's take it one step at a time. Yelu Zhongyuan is still useful for the time being."
Zhao Xing shook his head and wrote a letter back to the British public, asking him to do things easily.
However, just a few days after this letter was sent, another urgent message came from the north. Yelu Yixin was defeated, suffered heavy losses, and withdrew from the grassland.
Due to time constraints, this is the only urgent report. How Yelu Yixin was defeated and how many people were lost are still under investigation.
Zhao Xing was a little unbelievable when he saw this urgent report.
Yelu Yixin was the one who took the initiative to attack. It was a bit mysterious that he suffered a huge defeat as soon as he entered the grassland.
Although Yelu Chongyuan recruited many soldiers and horses from various grassland ministries, the number of troops was only a few hundred thousand, and the people's hearts were still unstable.
How could they all belong to the weak side? Yelu Yixin led the cavalry into the grassland. Even if they wanted to make a sneak attack, it would be difficult. How could they lose so quickly?
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The Yellow River has many evils, but only one thing is rich.
The one thing mentioned here refers to the Hetao.
The Hetao area has fertile water and grass and a dangerous situation. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty built Shuofang City here and moved 100,000 Han people to settle in the Hetao.
But later on, this place was basically occupied by foreigners.
At this time in Shuofang City, Yelu Yixin's face was gloomy and he looked at Xiao Xiamo with murderous intent.
"Your men are going to rebel, shouldn't you say something?"
Yelu Yixin didn't even know how he lost this battle.
When he sent troops, Yelu Chongyuan moved towards Yinshan Mountain.
However, he had only walked a few dozen miles except Shuofang City when he was attacked that night.
At first, Yelu Yixin thought he was attacked because of his carelessness.
But when he gathered the remaining soldiers and investigated carefully, he found that that was not the case at all, but that there was an insider.
"I will eventually make an oversight. When I return to Beijing, I will naturally apologize to His Majesty!" Xiao Xiamo said calmly.
(End of chapter)