Brother Song Taizu

Chapter 277 Zhao Guangyi’s Northern Expedition

"Is Yelu's house hostage dead? Yelu rushed away to Dading Mansion?"

In Xiongzhou City, Zhao Guangyi arrived and learned the news that there was chaos within the Liao Kingdom.

Zhao Guangyi does not know much about military matters, but he must still have the basic concepts. At least he understands the location and significance of Dading Mansion. Shi Wei has been in the Song Dynasty for so many years. There is no possibility of peace with the Khitan at all under deliberate cultivation.

For many years, the Khitans have been plundering women and children from Shiwei and selling them as slaves to the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty raised the children in the imperial army for a few years and then sent them back to Shiwei. Nowadays, several groups in Shiwei All the generals of the tyrannical army graduated from the Military Academy of the Song Dynasty.

This feud has not been resolved at all. The two families are now fighting each other. In all likelihood, they will kill each other's civilians. They are clearly feuding, and Shiwei's combat effectiveness is actually very guaranteed. Since Yeluwuzhi lets the main force go Now that the battle is over, wouldn't it mean that there are no more soldiers in other areas of the Liao Kingdom?
Can the main force of the Liao Kingdom still be used?

This is an opportunity!

The reason why Zhao Guangyi has been in Kaifeng and Luoyang for so many years and can't get up no matter how hard he tries, isn't it because he has no military power, no military merit, and no military background and support.

Since Li Hanchao has already gone to Youzhou, why should I stay in Xiongzhou?

The sixteen states of Yanyun will definitely return, but to be honest, under the current situation, are they returning these sixteen states as a dowry, or...

If I lead my troops to station in Youzhou at this time, then how exactly Youzhou returns will depend on how we publicize it.

For the country and the people, it is a return anyway, and the result is no different. It is just a question of who takes the credit for this return.

Of course, he doesn't mean that he has to take the credit from the third child, but it's okay to share some of it.

Let's go back and discuss it with Lao San so that we can write more in the history books.

He's not short of this one.

Especially after Zhao Guangyi came to Xiongzhou, he found that the situation in Hebei was far better than he imagined.

On the Guanzhong side, the most troublesome part was taken care of by Tian Qinzuo. On the Hebei side, due to the fact that all the people were soldiers when Li Hanchao was in charge of defense, the losses actually suffered were not great.

Although Li Hanchao did not fight many serious wars when he was in charge of defense, he really trained the militia very well.

Moreover, Zhao Guangyi is more generous and courageous than Li Hanchao.

He really owns a large number of shares in a trading company. He has never eaten pork or seen a pig running away?What Zhao Dezhao can do, can he, the second uncle, do it?

"How come a head only costs [-] guan? Isn't this nonsense? Give me more money! Within half a month, [-] guan per head! And it's not just money. Since you are contributing to the country, as long as you are willing, you can You should join the army and fight for the country. If there are people who are brave and good at fighting and surrender more than ten heads, I will count the merits and divide them into thirty stocks, which will come from my shares!"

"Your Highness...Your Highness?"

Lu Duoxun, the Minister of War who sent troops with him to serve as his staff, was stunned. After a while, he said: "Is this... inappropriate?"

Zhao Guangyi's thoughts are not difficult to guess. He just wants military power and military merit. But everyone knows the situation of the Song Dynasty. The number of forbidden troops is already too large. Because it is inconvenient to disarm, Zhao Kuangyin is not the emperor but a shareholder. , and began to form a navy.

Now it seems that whether Da Liao is attacked or not, annihilation should be unlikely, but the country's subjugation is already nine out of ten.

The Song Dynasty's two 10,000+ forbidden troops and two 10,000+ elite Xiang troops, plus the Guiyi Army, Dingnan Army and other semi-dependent foreign armed forces with some autonomy, the standing force is more than 10,000+, this fucking six 10,000+ full-time How to reduce the number of troops will definitely be the biggest and most serious problem for the Song Dynasty in the next few years or even more than ten years.

It's too late to lay off the troops. Are you expanding the army at this time?
Just by opening his mouth, Lu Duoxun knew that Zhao Guangyi was crazy, and since Zhao Guangyi was determined to do this kind of thing, he couldn't change it anyway.

Being a member of the imperial army and getting stocks are now the fastest way for civilians to break through class and become the ruling class. It is even more effective than taking the imperial examination. Anyone who blocks this will not cut off other people's financial paths.

If he wants to do it, then do it.

As a result, within half a month, the troops under Zhao Guangyi's command expanded rapidly.

Not only that, Bohai Kingdom's Da, Zhang, Gao and other surnames, together with the Haixi Jurchens, Korean envoys, etc. formed a huge envoy, and collectively came to Xiongzhou to see Zhao Guangyi, and all of them expressed their loyalty to Zhao Guangyi in a straightforward manner. At the same time, the surnames such as Da and Zhang all hoped that Zhao Guangyi could support them in rebuilding a Bohai country under the Jurchen regime. They promised to become ministers and pay tribute every year.

As a price, they were willing to gather only [-] troops in half a month and put them under the command of Zhao Guangyi, and they swore to God that they would always be loyal to the Song Dynasty.

Then, Zhao Guangyi agreed without thinking, letting them organize their own troops and join him in the northern expedition to Youyan.

"Your Highness, this...isn't this appropriate?"

“What’s inappropriate, what’s inappropriate?”

"The Bohai Kingdom has always been a vassal state of the Liao Kingdom. Its country Zuo has been destroyed long ago. In recent years, it has always been the power of the Shulu Department. Now, the country Zuo of Daliao has been destroyed by us, why are we still here? Do you want to support them in re-establishing the country? As for Goryeo, they have been crippled by the Shulu Ministry in many years of battles. They are of little use. In these two places, we can at least allow them to be military governors like Li Yixing, and then our court will Just set up prefects to manage them and gradually assimilate them over a generation or two. Why should we allow them to establish a country?"

"Hmph, what do you know? After all, the Jurchens and the Koreans are foreign races, and they have not communicated with me in the Central Plains for a long time. Even if we set up Jiedu Envoys, in the end, we still have to let the Shulu Department take control of such a far place? In the end, There must be many more people coming to share the stocks of our Song Dynasty Commercial Bank. Do they deserve it? It’s just a small country. Once it is built, it will be built. If they show a little disrespect to me, Song Dynasty, I can destroy them."

"This……"

"Lao Lu, why, the eldest brother and the third brother have retired, but you are getting less and less courageous?"

Lu Duoxun only smiled bitterly when he heard this, and then nodded in agreement.

To put it bluntly, this is actually an idea of ​​fighting for power.

Because according to Zhao Guangmei's idea, the entire Liao Kingdom must be recovered as peacefully as possible. At that time, a bunch of Khitan Jiedushi will be appointed to manage the grassland for the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty will give them some shares in trading companies, and everyone will marry for generations. assimilation.

This is called a soldier who surrenders without fighting.

Even if they had to fight, the only ones they would fight would be Yelu Xian and Yelu Wuzhi.

In this case, there is no difference between the power of the Bohai Kingdom, the Jurchens, and the Koreans, and the Song Dynasty does not look down on their power. Besides, they have been ruled by the Shulu Department for so many years.

Especially the Bohai Kingdom. After the death of Yelu Abaoji, this place was actually held tightly by Shulu Ping and became the private territory of the Shulu Ministry. Until she was forced to return to power, this place did not let go. .

In other words, the Law Department's control over this place is very strong.

After the return of the Liao Kingdom, the Shulu Department was one of its own, and it must have been the major shareholder of the trading company. The founding of the Koryo Kingdom was excusable. There was really no need for them to re-establish the country in this place. That place should be designed according to the plan of the Liao Kingdom. Just Liaoyang Mansion.The real administrative center of the Shulu Department has always been in Liaoyang Prefecture. Now that you have allowed them to establish the country, where will the Shulu Department go?

Isn't this purely based on adding extra details?

However, Xiao Chuo of the Shulu Department was Zhao Guangmei's daughter-in-law, and the Liao Commercial Bank of the Shulu Department was also run by Zhao Guangmei from beginning to end. Even the peaceful reunification of the Liao Kingdom was run by Zhao Guangmei from beginning to end.

Besides, today's commercial firms must be divided into factions, and who among the major shareholders must be clearly divided. In the past, it could be said that they were all Zhao Guangmei's people, but after Zhao Kuangyin entered, it was no longer possible.

It turns out that those who retired from the Imperial Army were all sworn brothers of Zhao Kuangyin, and now they are playing naval games with Zhao Kuangyin. If there is any disagreement within the trading house in the future, they will definitely not go with Zhao Guangmei. They are Zhao Kuangyin's people.

However, Zhao Guangmei has been in business for so many years, and a large number of middle managers are really Zhao Guangmei’s people. In addition, Li Jun, Li Yixing, and Cao Yuanzhong are all major shareholders. These are all the third person’s people, and their core rights and interests are They are all in land power but not sea power. A behemoth like the Shulu Department squeezes into the company. No matter how the shares are divided, it must be the largest shareholder among the three of them surnamed Zhao.

If one day the commercial bank really wants to split or there is a vote, Zhao San can still beat Zhao Er.

And the guy with his dick... didn't.

However, if he can get involved in Hebei and Yanyun, which has not yet been taken back, it will naturally be different. For example, in the three towns in Guannan that he is now in charge of, the Forbidden Army stationed abroad is the Forbidden Army, and the border army is the original Tianxiong Army, after Fu Yanqing joined the trading company, the elite and direct descendants were organized into the Forbidden Army, but there are still many left.

Fu Yanqing is his father-in-law.

This Fu Yanqing is not a small shareholder.

I heard that Han Derang did a good job this time. If he can be accepted and become one of his own, why can't he establish his own influence in Yanyun?

The Han family is the largest family in Yanyun.

Although I heard that he had always been Xiao Siwen's man, wasn't that in the past? I heard that he and Xiao Chuo were engaged before.

Thinking about it this way, Zhao Guangyi really felt that this opportunity was really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

If you can control Yanyun and Hebei, establish your own influence and even power here, and then use this as a basis to create your own military power, then select its elite to go south to Zhenhai, and then continue to expand territory.

Why worry about not having a place for him in a business firm?

At the very least, he can be a key swing vote between the eldest brother and the third brother.

He wanted Hebei and Youyan, and his biggest competitors were the Shulu Department, Xiao Siwen, and Xiao Chuo.

Therefore, supporting the Bohai Kingdom to rebuild its country, isn't this a very good way to contain the Shulu Department and reduce their influence?
He felt that this could not be regarded as a political struggle. The relationship between the three brothers was quite good, but there must still be some competition.

The boss will definitely be happy to see this happen, and based on his understanding of the third child, although the third child will definitely be unhappy afterwards, it will not be a big deal. After all, they are all brothers. Is the newly married daughter-in-law better than me? Is this second brother closer?

I can't.

Besides, my mother is still alive. The worst thing is that she can admit her mistake to him afterwards. How can he use his dear and beloved second brother to kiss her?If my younger siblings are unhappy, what can they do to my second uncle?
Perfect.

Moreover, if the Bohai State can be restored, it will not be weak. The Bohai State is a joint government of the Jurchens and the Han people, and it can legitimately annex the Hercynian Jurchens. This is all something he can directly operate.

I heard that the Jurchens were quite fierce in fighting. Even the third brother was particularly wary of them for some unknown reason and was obviously always on guard against them.

It’s time for them to use it for themselves!

Because Zhao Guangyi has arbitrary power, Zhao Guangmei himself is busy getting married in Kaifeng, and no one can control him. He is the Great Song Dynasty, and he is the Song Dynasty. After leaving Kaifeng, especially to these outsiders, what Zhao Guangyi said is different from what Zhao Guangmei said. What is the essential difference?

Just like blowing up a balloon, Zhao Guangyi, who originally had no military foundation and only had more than 1000 forbidden troops around him who were simply acting as his bodyguards, led an army of [-] all the way north in just half a month.

Although these 2 troops were all formed within half a month after arriving in Xiongzhou, more than 2 were border guards and more than [-] border troops. The rest were all newly recruited. Among the newly recruited soldiers, there were There were a large number of slaves, mostly Koreans and Shiwei people.

When we walked to Youzhou City, the Zhang family, Gao family, Da family of Bohai Kingdom, as well as the Jurchen and Han allied forces of Haixi Jurchen, and the national army of Goryeo also arrived, totaling 10 people.

A few days later, Handerang also came back from Shangjing, saying that they were defeated by Yelvxian's main force.

In fact, to put it bluntly, the 10 people who went to attack Shangjing were not really going to conquer Shangjing, but to show their loyalty to the Song Dynasty. As soon as Yeluxian fought with them, their mission had actually been achieved.

Because they did not have a complete command system at all, and they had no real fighting spirit. To be honest, Handerang's current prestige was not enough to command an army of [-], so they were defeated quickly.

It doesn't matter, Yelvxian is now facing the danger of annihilation of his country and his species, and he has no intention of hunting him down.

Then, he followed Zhao Guangyi.

So Zhao Guangyi counted on his fingers and found that he actually had 30 troops in his hands?

Then can’t I just go to Beijing directly?

By the way, he also wrote a letter to brother Yelvxiu, asking him to atone for his sins and follow him.

But it made Brother Yeluxiu so angry.

After all, we are also the king of the South Branch of Daliao. Sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight, without helping, is already the limit. Do you still have to let me wear the label of traitor?
But if you asked him to reject Zhao Guangyi directly, he was really not sure, and he was in a dilemma for a while.

But Yelvxian was really a little angry.

You Song Dynasty are too bullying!
Especially after he stood at a high place and took a look at Zhao Guangyi's military formation.

"Is this the Song Army? Why do I feel like a rabble?"

"Although there are many people, there are not many cavalry. How about... let's try to fight them?"

"Try it, damn, just running away like this makes me really unhappy!"

(End of this chapter)