Brother Song Taizu

Chapter 149 Your Highness, you are not an official yet
Compared with the scandal between His Highness the King of Qin and the Khitan Hu girl, the killing of the Qinzhou garrison naturally had a much worse impact. It is difficult for Kaifeng to have any secrets. About noon, this incident was half reported in Kaifeng Everyone in the city knew it.

Of course, for the common people, His Highness King Qin's romantic gossip is more worthy of discussion.

But for the officials and the generals, the latter was naturally the real business, and the discussion naturally became extremely intense, so intense that they even took action in the main hall.

Well, the main reason is that King Zhao Guangmei of Qin has finally come to court, and his behavior is extremely fierce. He will beat anyone who dares to say that this matter is over.

In the end, Zhao Kuangyin felt that he was too shameful and asked Ban Zhi to throw him out.

Except for Zhao Guangmei himself, no one in the civil and military circles of the Manchu Dynasty supported the Song Dynasty in fighting back at this time.

Even the civil servants advocated that the Song Dynasty should stop mining and construction, that is, the defenders of Qinzhou, and even the defenders of border counties in various places, would no longer be allowed to cut down trees indiscriminately.

With such a cowardly attitude, Zhao Kuangyin actually felt hesitant. Zhao Guangmei was so angry that she was sweating in the cold weather and walked around the house alone.

He even started throwing cups and plates.

"Cowards! Mother Dute is a bunch of cowards! I, the Great Song Dynasty, are about to become a coward! Damn it! Kill my soldiers! Invade my territory! I'm so angry! I'm so cowardly!"

Of course, Zhao Guangmei also knew that she was indeed a little sensitive in this regard. The civil servants did not mean that this matter would not be solved. It was just that because they wanted to conquer Shu, it was really inconvenient to go to war, so they advocated that it be solved through diplomatic means. question.

In fact, Zhao Guangmei had a deep impression of the big coward. When encountering this kind of thing, he instinctively thought, "Anyone who offends me in the Song Dynasty will pay compensation no matter how far away he is." Then he couldn't suppress this anger no matter what.

In the middle and late stages, it is enough to compensate for the distance. In the early Song Dynasty, why should we pay a small amount of money?
Isn’t my Song Dynasty invincible?
The barbarians killed our soldiers, and the result is that we should keep our tails between our legs and stop cutting down trees?

It's not that I feel sorry for the tree, I really can't bear to take this breath.

No, I'm so angry that I'm throwing things here.

The servants and maids of the palace were all frightened. After all, after serving His Highness for so many years, His Highness was famous for his good temper. Although he sometimes seemed out of character, it seemed that no one in the palace had ever seen him get angry.

In fact, it was only at this time that everyone realized that His Highness King Qin, who could handle everything in the world with ease, and solved countless big things while laughing and scolding, would actually get angry sometimes.

Then everyone became more and more afraid to move forward.

After a while, Zhang Ling'er, who was quarreling with Zhao Guangmei, took the initiative to step forward and said, "These are fine porcelains you threw, and they are quite expensive. Several of them are Tang Bai porcelain given by my eldest brother."

Seeing that it was Zhang Ling'er, Zhao Guangmei restrained herself a little. After all, this was his wife, and the two of them were angry and engaged in a cold war. Although Zhao Guangmei didn't give in, she knew in her heart that she was at fault.

But he still muttered hard and said: "I have money, I have a lot of money, what's wrong with throwing some fine porcelain?"

"Money is not so wasteful. Who else will you prick in the foot? Besides, you have smashed more than half of the fine porcelain in the house. If you smash it for a while longer, our family will not be able to eat, drink tea and drink tomorrow." There’s no porcelain left.”

As he said that, he handed over a bone hammer.

"If you have to go crazy, how about you use this? Use this thing to smash the table, smash the pavilion, there is also a strange stone, and the coral, they are all smashed. How about you demolish the house and let's build a new one?" Anyway, you are rich, and there will never be anyone richer than you in the entire Song Dynasty."

"Humph."

Zhao Guangmei knew she was in the wrong and kept silent.

"Okay, it's almost done. You are the King of Qin in the Song Dynasty. If people outside know that you are sulking at home and smashing things, won't it be embarrassing? I'm not even angry with you anymore. Why are you still angry? What’s up?”

"........."

As a result, Zhao Guangmei was indeed a little out of power.

In fact, Zhang Ling'er, the wife of Zhao Guangmei's matchmaker, is still a virgin until now.

And this matter with Xiao Chuo this time was really difficult to explain. He couldn't say that he was doing it to brainwash Xiao Chuo and was doing it for the country, right?

After thinking for a long time, he still sighed and softened his tone. He sat next to Zhang Ling'er and held her hand: "I feel sorry for your young age, so... you know, hey~, I am indeed today. , I was in such a bad mood that I ignored you."

Zhang Ling'er said: "Now our Song Dynasty is about to conquer Shu. After all, Shu is a big country with dangerous mountains and rivers. There is no doubt that it will be a tough battle. Even I can see that, although we are fighting against the Liao Kingdom now, There is a certain mutual trust in strategy, but once the battle against Shu reaches a stalemate, or too many troops are deployed and dragged into the quagmire, I am afraid that the Liao Kingdom will not let go of this opportunity, even if they are also facing Following the Wugu rebellion, we always have the ability to rob the three southern continents of Guannan, and even plunder the north of the Yellow River. At this time, facing the provocation of Tibet, the civil servants were worried, and it cannot be wrong."

"We, the Song Dynasty, have enemies on all sides. In addition to the life-and-death enemy of the Khitan, we also have the Southern Tang Dynasty, Shu and Southern Han. Wu and Yue are respectful, but once the Central Plains changes, who knows whether they will also turn into wolves? Although Jinghu But the uprising and rebellion of the people in Hunan have not stopped until now. Add in the Dangxiang and Tubo in the west. How many opponents do we have? The most important thing is that our Song Dynasty is located in the plains. Almost all of our opponents have dangerous terrain that can be defended. As for us, it is really a smooth battle. To be honest, if so many opponents really swarm us, we will not be able to stop them no matter what. The Liao Kingdom alone can't stop them. It’s enough for us to drink a pot.”

After all, Zhao Guangmei thought about it and felt that it was indeed disturbing.

The Song Dynasty really had a bad start. This is not a place of four battles, but a place of eight battles. From the perspective of geographical location and strategic situation, this is simply hell difficulty in strategy games. , Zhao Kuangyin was able to move around in more than ten years, annihilating all the southern countries, and his own national strength remained undiminished, and his troops were not tired and his veterans were not tired. It must be said that he was indeed a great strategist. It must be said that the foundation of the Song Dynasty was completely It was Chai Rong who took down it, which was really unreasonable.

From this perspective, it is indeed reasonable and even necessary for the Song Dynasty to try its best to avoid a quagmire in the war. It is indeed reasonable and even necessary to try to avoid a two-line war, because once the Song Dynasty falls into a two-line war, it will probably turn into a three-line war before long. , once the surrounding countries think they have an opportunity to take advantage of it, they may really turn into an eight-front war, and that will be really doomed.Zhang Ling'er continued to persuade: "Actually, if you think about it, if this matter really goes to hell, and Qinzhou Procurement and Manufacturing is even stopped, who will really suffer the most? Isn't it our eldest brother? He used to He is so glorious, and he has always been invincible when leading the army in battles. Now that he has become an official, he is bullied by the Tubo rats. Isn't he angry? It is indeed difficult. I heard that you beat the courtiers today? You are so Aren't you going to cause trouble for him?"

Zhao Guangmei smiled bitterly when he heard this: "Thanks to the fact that I went to court today. If I hadn't expressed my firm stance by beating up the courtiers today, my eldest brother might have listened to those literati and let this matter go."

Zhang Ling'er said: "You always talk about literati, literati, but this time, I have a different opinion. Do warriors agree with you to fight this battle? Anyway, I think, at least if my father is a commander, he will be a commander in this battle. We definitely don’t want to fight. It’s a two-front battle. The slightest mistake will be a disaster. The civil servants are just talking behind the scenes, but the warriors really have to fight hard."

Zhao Guangmei was stunned for a moment, then became speechless.

"The battle to defeat Shu has already begun. Even if we stop at this time, I'm afraid the Shu army will come to attack us. Their secret envoy, called Wang... what is he doing? Isn't he comparing himself to Zhuge Liang all day long? Kong Ming, do you want to make a northern expedition to the Central Plains? I heard that the army has been organized now and will take the initiative to attack Qinzhou. At this time, a border provocation is provoked. Is there any reason why Tubo, Dangxiang Shengfan, and Hou Shu should not form an alliance? You say, if If we can only fight one of Houshu and Tubo, should we fight Houshu or Tubo?"

Hearing this, Zhao Guangmei couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.

If it is true that they can only choose one of the two, then the Song army really has no reason to abandon Shu and fight Tubo.

Yang Yi Yi Er, Hou Shu is so rich, and the soldiers will be motivated to fight against Hou Shu. After the territory is conquered, it will be directly integrated into the imperial system. After all, the people of Shu are of the same culture and race, and they can digest it within a year or two. For the civil servants, it expanded the territory; for the warriors, it robbed money; for the Song Dynasty, it increased taxes. In addition, the "Zhuge Liang" of Later Shu spent all day on the Northern Expedition. It was really annoying, and the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty had long thought about it. Beat them up.

Wasn't it always feared that the Khitan would take the opportunity to go south? Now that they finally had strategic mutual trust, Zhao Kuangyin quickly arranged to conquer Shu almost without stopping, and he was almost impatient.

On the contrary, the six tribes of Tubo are foreigners after all, and they are quite poor. For warriors, they don't know what to rob, but sheepskins?For civil servants, even if this place is conquered, it would be very troublesome to manage it well.

Doesn't this make Zhao Guangmei's tough attitude a bit unrealistic?

After thinking about it, Zhao Guangmei shook his head and said: "What you said does make sense, but appeasement is definitely not a good idea. On the contrary, I think it is precisely because our Song Dynasty is in such a bad position and has so many powerful neighbors that we should treat All invading enemies will be resolutely attacked!"

"Fight with one punch to avoid hundreds of punches. Today, our Song Dynasty is preparing to conquer Shu. Even the little Tubo barbarians dare to invade our territory and kill our soldiers. When we conquer the Southern Han Dynasty in the future, will there be others? Jump out again? What if one day, we have a direct war with the Liao Kingdom? Defeat the Liao Kingdom, it must be a war, right? Then won’t they have no energy to worry about their surroundings? Then won’t they be able to do whatever they want? "

"If you ask me, the closer we are to the place of the Four Wars, the more we should show off the momentum of a mad dog to let people know that we are not to be trifled with. Even if the whole world attacks our Song Dynasty, what will happen? At worst, we will all perish together, our Song Dynasty Even if they die, at least two or three of them should be supported! In our situation and in this international environment, we cannot show any signs of weakness. We want everyone to be afraid, at least everyone outside the Liao Kingdom. They don’t even dare to have the slightest idea of ​​invading Song Dynasty.”

When Zhang Ling'er heard the words, she was thoughtful and said no more, but she obviously felt that what Zhao Guangmei said was reasonable.

"Hey! Let me tell you a few words. I feel a lot better. It's getting late. You should rest first. Do you have to work tomorrow? I heard that you are now a master of gynecology and pediatrics in Kaifeng."

"What about you? Are you still not sleeping? Or...are you going to sleep with that Khitan Hu girl again?"

"No way, do you think I'm a pervert?"

Zhang Ling'er rolled her eyes at him.

In fact, he had really thought about Tubo's provocation. He would not believe that there was no Liao instigation behind this provocation, unless they were so religious that they went crazy.

Riding on the future Empress Dowager Daliao Chengtian seems to be more relaxing than throwing things.

It's just that if you do this, it seems like you are really useless. It's just to vent your anger, it seems too incompetent, and too Ah Q, so I give up.

Said: "You should rest first. I won't throw things anymore. Throwing things won't solve the problem. I'll go to the study and think of a way. No matter what, I can't let Da Song just give up and compromise this time." , if there is one, there will definitely be two, and sooner or later you will suffer the consequences.”

"How can a war really be just about economics? Isn't it just about money? The court doesn't have it, but the trading houses have it."

He didn't say the second part of the sentence. In fact, even if there are soldiers, the trading company is not without them. If it just wants to teach the trading company a lesson, it should be enough.

After saying that, he moved to the study room and ordered the maid to sweep up the broken porcelain pieces on the floor.

It's really ugly.

"Your Highness."

Suddenly, Zhang Ling'er stood up and stopped him solemnly.

"what happened?"

"I just want to remind His Highness that you are not an official yet. It would be better to wait until you become an official to make the decision on some matters."

Zhao Guangmei frowned: "What do you mean? At least I can be considered the crown prince?"

"Don't you really understand, Your Highness? Such a military state and diplomatic relations are such a big matter. Of course, Your Highness, you can advise the officials to be more violent. Even beating the court officials is not a big deal. However, the one who makes the decision can only be the officials. If His Highness If you have done anything to force the official to change his mind, it is not appropriate. Please do not let your highness get carried away by anger. Think about it carefully. Your highness is indeed one of the princes now, but the second brother is still I am still the governor of Kaifeng. There are some things that outsiders cannot say, but I have to say them. Your Highness, don’t say that you are just a younger brother. Throughout the ages, you have been the prince. How can there be only a few people who do not end well?"

Hearing this, Zhao Guangmei was stunned for a long time, then nodded and said, "I understand."

(End of this chapter)