Son of Song Dynasty

Chapter 207 This battle must be fought
Speaking of it, it was more than half a year ago, when Empress Song was unwell for a while, the Liao Kingdom sent people to send letters and gifts to express condolences.

However, half a year had passed by this time, and the letter of sympathy from the Liao Kingdom had just arrived, and there was naturally something intriguing about it.

Looking at Wang Jien's pale and ugly face, Zhao Dezhao felt nauseated.

His attitude made people even more angry.

You old eunuch!Sooner or later, take your body to pieces and feed it to the dogs.

"Your Majesty! The last time the empress fell ill was more than half a year ago. This letter of sympathy from the Liao people just arrived at this time. Obviously there is something deep in it."

Zhao Kuangyin hummed, "Then what do you think, tell me in detail."

Zhao Dezhao said, "The Empress was not seriously ill at that time, the letter of condolence from the Liao Kingdom was actually dispensable, since it was going to be written, it should have been written at that time, but it happened at this time, I thought it was actually only the Liao Kingdom I just wanted to test our reaction."

Zhao Kuangyin said, "What is there to test now? If you want to test it, why not test it half a year ago?"

"I don't know! Maybe half a year ago they felt that they were not ready, but now they are ready, or maybe the Liao people thought that we were well prepared back then, but now we are not as good as then."

"In short! I really think that the letter from the Liao Kingdom at this time is a fake visit. Their real purpose is to test our reaction and wait for an opportunity to attack."

Zhao Kuangyin pondered for a moment, nodded, and said to the ministers of His Royal Highness, "You can talk freely about what you think."

All the underground ministers expressed their opinions and started discussing.

Huang Yuanyi, Minister of the Ministry of War, said, "Your Majesty! I believe that what the King of Qi said is true, and that the Liao Kingdom is an old spy on our reality. This battle must be fought, otherwise what is the prestige of our Song Dynasty? If we show weakness, the Liao people will think that we are afraid of them , and will definitely attack aggressively in the future.”

Hubu Shangshu Ma Zhi said, "Your Majesty! I think this battle should not be fought! Don't forget that at the beginning of the founding of the country, we had a battle with the Liao Kingdom. Failure to win means that the opponent is too strong. Once we lose again, the situation will be unimaginable.”

Then, Zhao Dezhao's old father-in-law Wang Pu, the elder of the two dynasties, also spoke in disapproval of starting the war at this time.

At this time, the King Qi faction felt that now was the time when Zhao Dezhao was most favored by the emperor, and with the blessing of Champa Rice Seeds, the emperor paid more attention to Zhao Dezhao than Jin Wang Zhao Guangyi.

In less than a year after this, he will surely win the position of crown prince.At that time, if there is any war, you will not be afraid.

But now if there is a war with the Liao Kingdom and they leave the capital, the emperor's favor will be greatly reduced.If you lose the battle, all previous efforts will be wasted.

If Zhao Dezhao stayed in the capital, then Song Dynasty would naturally choose a new coach to fight, who would he choose?I'm afraid Zhao Guangyi is the most suitable candidate.

Losing a battle is something no one wants to see.The blow to Da Song will also be huge.

If he wins, Zhao Dezhao will give up the leading position of the crown prince that he just obtained.

Therefore, the plan for the present is to advocate no war.

The Jin Dynasty is just the opposite.

Aren't you being favored, then open the space and see what you do!
If you leave, you will lose your grace and prestige, and the king of Jin will win the moon first; if you stay, the position of leader will belong to the king of Jin. Once you win, the achievement will be far better than the Northern Han Dynasty.

"Your Majesty! The Liao Kingdom has deceived people too much. It is really insulting to send a letter of state to greet the mother of the Great Song Dynasty at this time. I think that this battle must be fought!"

This time it was Yuan Lingcheng, the servant of the Ministry of War who spoke, and the Ministry of War had already made the strongest voice of the battle.

Except for the leaders Zhao Dezhao and Zhao Guangyi, the two factions expressed their opinions one after another, but their opinions were completely at odds.

Zhao Kuangyin was clueless, and kept looking at Zhao Dezhao and Zhao Guangyi.

Zhao Guangyi remained calm, watching everyone speak with a smile all the time, not intending to speak out.

Zhao Dezhao suddenly laughed out loud.

Zhao Kuangyin said, "What do you mean by your smile, to fight or not to fight."

Zhao Dezhao said, "I am laughing at these ministers, for a letter from the Liao Kingdom, the dispute has come to this. Your Majesty! I think this battle must be fought! There is nothing to argue about."

Oh?
what?
hiss……

All the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were in a daze.

It is you Qi Wang faction who advocates not to fight now!Why did you, the leader, turn back first?

Everyone from King Qi's faction was dumbfounded, while those from King Jin's faction were also puzzled.

They knew that King Qi would certainly not change into his own camp, so they might be holding back something bad.

Zhao Kuangyin was also a little surprised. At this time, he was really reluctant to let Zhao Dezhao go out to lead the army to fight, but if King Jin was sent out, the focus of the whole country would be on King Jin alone.

It is very unfavorable for Zhao Dezhao's position as the crown prince.

"Your Majesty! I think that this battle is going to be fought, but it is not to fight the Liao Kingdom, but to fight the Northern Han Dynasty!"

what?
This……

Everyone is confused again!
To fight!Instead of fighting against the provocative Liao Kingdom, but against the Northern Han Dynasty, which is still relatively peaceful?
You must know that the Northern Han Dynasty is not comparable to the Southern Han Dynasty.

The Northern Han Dynasty had many soldiers and generals, and the civil servants and military generals were not inferior to the Song Dynasty, and they had been attached to the Liao Kingdom for many years, and had a deep relationship with the Liao Kingdom.

"Now the Liao Kingdom is just a test, and we will decide the next step based on our reaction. If we show weakness to the Liao Dynasty, the Liao Congress will come to attack, and the Northern Han and Liao Kingdoms will attack both ways. If the east and the west go hand in hand, the Song Dynasty will be hard to stop. carry on."

"So it's better to strike first, go straight to the hinterland of the Northern Han Dynasty, cut through the mess quickly, and take the Northern Han Dynasty, which will definitely shake the Liao Kingdom in one fell swoop."

The cooperation of the Northern Han Dynasty with the Liao Kingdom was not a fantasy at all. Zhao Dezhao had read history books in his previous life and knew that the Northern Han Dynasty had sneaked into the Song Dynasty several times to help the Liao Kingdom spy on the true and false situation of the Song Dynasty.

This analysis is reasonable, and the Northern Han Dynasty is also included in the discussion.

Everyone couldn't help nodding their heads, even Huang Yuanyi couldn't help giving a thumbs up.

Although the camps are different, Zhao Dezhao's rational analysis convinced the minister of the Ministry of War.

Zhao Kuangyin frowned and said, "The Northern Han Dynasty is no better than the Southern Han Dynasty. If you chew this bone incorrectly, your teeth will break. If the Liao Kingdom saw the flaw at that time..."

As the founding ancestor of the country, Zhao Kuangyin's world was created with one punch and one kick.Not only is his martial arts outstanding, but his mind at the strategic level is also outstanding.

What Zhao Dezhao just said, he also wanted it.So it's even bigger.

"Dezhao! You and the ministers of the second rank and above stay here, and the other lovers go to court first!"

After a while, Zhao Kuangyin got up and took them to the Jiying Hall to discuss the matter.

"Wang Ji'en! Go down and rest too."

(End of this chapter)