Brother Song Taizu

Chapter 143: Write a new play for you

Back in Kaifeng, Zhao Kuangyin summoned Zhao Guangmei immediately, but threw Xiao Siwen aside.

He couldn't wait to ask: "What are they here for? What are the conditions?"

Zhao Guangmei naturally repeated everything, and also mentioned her own concerns.

Zhao Kuangyin frowned and said: "It's not a problem to bring Fu Yanqing back. They didn't mention it. I also want him to come back. He is almost eighty. He has been fighting since the Tang Dynasty and has reached our Song Dynasty. It's time to let him go." If they take a break and let this veteran lead them on the front line, wouldn't it look like we have no one in the Song Dynasty?"

Hearing this, Zhao Guangmei couldn't control it and rolled her eyes at Zhao Kuangyin.

Zhao Kuangyin continued: "Actually, I have already expected this. Since this year, first women have offered horses, and then envoys from the Ministry of Wei and Wei have come. The northern border of the Liao Kingdom is not very peaceful. Look at this Bar."

With that said, Zhao Kuangyin took out another memorial and handed it to Zhao Guangmei.

"Is this... espionage?"

"According to the precise information brought by the spies, within a year, the Ugu tribe will definitely rebel, and the Jurchen tribe and the Bohai Kingdom will most likely respond accordingly. I infer that the other tribes in Shiwei may not be honest. The Liao Kingdom has recently There has been too much internal fighting over the past few years, and the tendency of various tribes to become alienated has become more and more obvious. I think this may be the direct reason why the Liao Kingdom sent envoys to show their goodwill."

"So it turns out that since Emperor Sejong's Northern Expedition, the Liao Kingdom's military power has been concentrated in the south on a large scale. It seems that they are a little concerned about their head and body. He is afraid that we will kill him while he is sick."

"Yes, in fact, whether it is war or peace, this is a rare opportunity for us in the Song Dynasty. To be honest, I am leaning towards peace. If we can initially establish some strategic mutual trust with the Liao Kingdom, we will be fine. Pull out your hand and defeat Shu first, otherwise it will be too difficult to be attacked from both sides."

Zhao Guangmei also nodded and said: "I also agree with the order of south and then north, but based on the national policy and strategy of the Liao State, even if they withdraw their troops from the south, they will definitely cause trouble in the west, so we must guard against it."

Zhao Kuangyin frowned for a long time after hearing this and said nothing. He was obviously worried.

Zhao Guangmei said simply: "For the Liao Kingdom, there are three lines of national security. One of them is the Lulong and Zhuozhou defense lines, which is also the Yanyun Sixteenth Prefecture. For the Liao Kingdom, there will be no concessions. Strategic red line.”

"Secondly, from Youyun to the north of the Yellow River, the Liao State's strategy has always been to support pro-Liao warlords in this area. This was true for Shi Jingtang and the Northern Han Dynasty. Based on this, as the strategic depth of the Liao State, At the same time, it will also effectively weaken our political power in the Central Plains and not call it the unification of the Central Plains."

"The third line is to cross the Yellow River and reach the Kaifeng area. We should try our best to do business and have good relations with the Han people in this area, and at the same time ease the relationship with our Song Dynasty."

"So brother, the good relations between Liao and Song are indeed their strategic needs, but immediately afterwards, they will definitely support a pro-Liao regime north of the Yellow River after the Northern Han Dynasty, so we must be on guard against it."

Zhao Kuangyin frowned and thought for a long time: "Who else can he help? Is it just...um...Xiazhou Li family?"

"Yes, my brother, please be sure to accept the Li family's military power if you ask for an official."

"Hmm..." Zhao Kuangyin hesitated instead. Finally, he shook his head and said, "Let's discuss this matter separately. It's rare to have such a good opportunity, so we should focus on the south first."

"Yes."

After hearing this, Zhao Guangmei didn't insist anymore. After all, no one except him had the foresight. Who would have thought that the small Li family in Lingzhou would actually become a serious problem for the Song Dynasty. Even through repeated horizontal jumps, How about abruptly turning the two countries' struggle for supremacy into the Three Kingdoms?
Besides, history has already changed greatly. With me here, it is hard to say whether there will be Xixia in the future.

"I naturally have my own sense of proportion when it comes to using troops. When it comes to making money, I'm far inferior to you. But when it comes to using troops, I think I'm still better than you. What I worry about is the business they want to build. If they If you also learn to run a trading company, will it make the country rich and powerful, making it more difficult to control? Apart from other things, if this trading company earns a lot of money, will it lead to the stability of its regime? Be honest. He said that if the Khitan did not fight among themselves, its national and military power would be greater than that of the Song Dynasty."

Zhao Guangmei thought for a while and said: "If they really want to open this trading company, I am afraid that the main purpose is to centralize power over the eight Khitan tribes through the board of directors. Indeed, this will be beneficial to eliminating internal conflicts. If the two countries' trading companies From the so-called mutual benefit and reciprocity, they can indeed earn certain benefits from our Da Song Dynasty."

"But I don't think this is a bad thing. If commercial banks want to develop, they will inevitably promote the citizen economy and drive people into the city. I am doing the same thing now. To be honest, this is what they did among the Han people in the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun. There may still be some soil, but the northern grassland... how can it have such a large population density? If a nomadic civilization wants to directly promote the civil economy, the result can only be nondescript. Painting a tiger cannot turn out to be a dog. The final result As a result, the power of Xiao Siwen's faction must have greatly increased, and the Liao Kingdom will have to gradually abandon the grassland. Xiao Siwen's faction will be completely Sinicized, gradually transforming the Liao Kingdom into a Han regime. By then, won't this be a divided country? Jiedushi? Moreover, if we really want to exchange what we have and engage in commercial warfare, they will be playing a big knife in front of Guan Gong in front of me."

Zhao Kuangyin nodded: "If you say that, I feel more relieved. This business is a new thing after all. You are the only one who really understands the entire Song Dynasty. Only with you in control of the overall situation can I feel at ease."

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Silent all night.

Xiao Siwen personally sent an envoy to the Song Dynasty. This matter was undoubtedly a big deal for the officials in the Song Dynasty, especially the civil servants, who were almost celebrating and telling each other.

As a result, when I heard that they actually came to open a trading company, I couldn't help but feel a twinge of pain in my balls.

After all, peace is always a good thing.

The reaction from the military people was more intense. Zhao Guangmei has done a better job in the area of ​​ethnic hatred in recent years. As soon as everyone heard that they wanted to make peace with the Khitan people, they all stopped.

However, regardless of whether they are literary or military, they are just suggestions on such a major matter. What Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Guangmei discussed is basically equivalent to a national policy. Zhao Guangyi has received a new job, and he has to help the Liao Ambassador. The embassy construction went to the embassy.

Originally, it was convenient for them to be neighbors directly with the Southern Tang Dynasty, but they did nothing. Not only that the Southern Tang Dynasty was a vassal state of the Song Dynasty, but the Liao Dynasty and the Song Dynasty were at least equal. Well, being next to Nantang is not in line with my identity.

Moreover, they must also demand that it be built larger and higher than the Southern Tang Dynasty.

Zhao Guangyi also asked if he would consider leaving a piece of land for Hou Shu, but Zhao Kuangyin kicked him hard in private.

The reason for maintaining this strategic tacit understanding with the Liao Kingdom was to destroy Hou Shu and set up a hammer embassy of Hou Shu.

Finally, after three days of formal negotiations, the matter was almost finalized. This kind of thing was originally intended by Lang Youqing and his concubine, so it naturally progressed quickly, and whether it was the Song Dynasty or the Liao Dynasty, No one mentioned signing a covenant.

Obviously, no one planned to make this so-called peace really last long, and Zhao Kuangyin and Xiao Siwen obviously still wanted to lose face compared to later generations of politicians, so this superficial effort was not done at all.

In the Liao Kingdom, Yelu Talie was transferred back to the capital and took a civilian job on the pretext of taking care of his old age.

Of course, it's not an excuse. Yelu Talie is indeed younger than Fu Yanqing, but after all, he is still in his 60s. Retirement at this age is reasonable even in a modern country.

Yelu Talie had left, and naturally the Song Dynasty would also arrange for Fu Yanqing. Zhao Kuangyin called him to Kaifeng and said that he would be made the commander of the bodyguard and horse infantry army, which could be regarded as a promotion for him.

It made Fu Yanqing dumbfounded.

Just say, at this age, I am still in charge of everything. You hand over the Guards Department to me now. I can remember the names of high-ranking officers and don't forget them the next day. Thank God.How about you let me buy more stocks and let me simply retire and become a shareholder in a trading company?

Then Zhao Kuangyin immediately followed Shan Ruliu without saying a word.

Seeing that Fu Yanqing and Yelu Talie actually retreated together, Li Jun from Hedong thought to himself, in this case, I should not be ignorant. After so many years, I have become a stable king with a different surname. Speaking of which, he and Yelu Talie are both about the same age. Otherwise, should I retire too?
Can you give me more shares in the firm?

As a result, two more chairs were added to the board of directors of the commercial bank, and two kings with different surnames sat on them.

Zhao Kuangyin was relieved. He first sent Li Hanchao to Guannan, and then sent Guo to Hedong. At this point, the Song Dynasty finally no longer had any major feudal towns that could truly threaten the central court. At least on the surface, the two major feudal towns in the northwest and northeast He replaced them with his own people in the military area.

Then these two old, stubborn, and powerful Wangs with different surnames all kicked Zhao Guangmei.

Good boardrooms are becoming nursing homes.

As a result, the two kings with different surnames had no formal appearance. In order to prove that his sword was immortal, the first thing Fu Yanqing did after retiring was to find a concubine and throw a grand banquet, as if he really had that function. Similar.

When Li Jun saw that Fu Yanqing was playing tricks, he himself was not to be outdone and married two at once to prove that he was better than Fu Yanqing.

Then Fu Yanqing married again.

Everyone was frightened by the incident, and Zhao Kuangyin even stopped it himself and took care of the frivolous affairs of these two dishonest men.

These two special ladies have been fighting on the battlefield since the Tang Dynasty and have been killing the demon king who has not died until the founding of the Song Dynasty. It would be too much fun if he did not die on the battlefield but died in his concubine's bed.

Zhao Guangmei does not need to take care of this matter, and Zhao Guangmei has to be busy with this matter now.

"So, Brother Han, you are the shopkeeper of the Kaifeng branch of the Daliao Royal Chamber of Commerce and the ambassador to Kaifeng?"

Looking at Han Derang, Zhao Guangmei suddenly realized.

What did I say? Why did you let him follow you?

As for Xiao Yanyan, she naturally followed Han Derang as his fiancée, and also supervised Han Derang. It's hard to say who is the elder of the two.

Anyway, the ambassadors sent by the trading company to Daliao were also Gao Huaide and Zhao Guanglan.

Handerang and Xiao Yanyan have been engaged for a long time. In fact, rich people have been in love for a long time and are relatively free and open. The two of them are now in a purely passionate relationship. It is probably because Xiao Yanyan is still young after all and it is not convenient for them to consummate their marriage. No direct marriage.

As for later, in history, Xiao Yanyan became the queen and queen mother of Daliao, and finally married as the queen mother, and remarried Han Derang as his daughter-in-law. It can only be said that it was fate.

Handerang cupped his fists in a particularly polite manner and said, "In the future, I will ask for your highness to take care of you, and I will learn more from you."

"It's easy to talk about. The trading houses of the Song Dynasty are divided into heavy industry, light industry, and service industry. How about I take you to visit?"

"You have your wish, but you don't dare to ask for it."

"Okay, let me take you to the opera first. Have you seen the opera? It's interesting. At this time... the Japanese army is singing the Romance of the Southern Tang and Five Dynasties. Come on, let me show you go."

Then the distinguished guests from the Japanese army arrived. After discussion with the band, the actors and the band simply changed the program and directly sang Li Cunxu Beats Yelu Abaoji, which made Han Derang feel embarrassed.

On the contrary, Xiao Chuo, a serious Khitan woman, actually watched it with gusto.

Seeing this, Zhao Guangmei couldn't help but fell into deep thought, and asked Han Derang: "I remember you are Han, right?"

Han Derang was quite wary when he heard this and said: "Yes, but since my father was born, he was born in Liao and grew up in Liao. He is undoubtedly a citizen of Liao."

"Oh~ What about your grandpa?"

"........."

"Your grandfather is from Han Zhigu, right? Your ancestor is Wang from Changli County, right? Huh? Your family should be descendants of Han Yu."

"........."

When Handerang heard this, he couldn't help sweating and suddenly had a bad premonition.

Why does His Highness the King of Qin know so much about his family's affairs?Does he even know who his grandfather is?This... The Han family is not a very famous family in the Liao Kingdom.

"Hmm~, what do you think about writing a story about Han Zhigu who entered the Liao Dynasty, but preferred to die rather than obey, and in the end had to sacrifice his life to feed tigers, endure hardships, endure hardships, and plot for the benefit of the Han people, and compile it into a drama? What do you think? It’s definitely going to be popular.”

Handerang's lips couldn't help but feel a little dry. He stuck out his tongue and licked it before saying with a shocked look on his face: "Your Highness, my grandfather was only six years old when he entered the Liao Dynasty."

"At the age of six, he already knew the justice of the nation. He is an outstanding person."

"........."

Isn’t this purely disgusting?

Unexpectedly, when Xiao Chuo heard the words, he couldn't help but clapped his hands and said, "Okay, okay, you guys write it. After finishing it, I estimate that if this kind of opera spreads to the Liao Kingdom, at least in the Yanyun area." It will definitely be very popular. To be honest, it’s okay to joke about some things or even talk nonsense. When your highness has finished writing the script, you must show it to me and Han Lang."

"........."

(End of this chapter)