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Text Chapter 339 The Backbone of the Han People

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    With three quiet whips, all the officials returned to their respective places to greet the Emperor.

    Chao Gai sat on the dragon chair, and without waiting for the palace official to speak, he said in a deep voice: "Yesterday, Tian Hu and Wang Qing sent envoys together, asking me, Daliang, to let Zhao Ji issue an order that Yongxing Army and Qin Feng Road return to Tian Hu, and the west of Beijing  The Liao State also gathered troops and horses on the border, saying that envoys had come south from Nanjing and asked Daliang to inherit the alliance between the Song Dynasty and the Liao State and give the Liao State 300,000 pieces of silk and silver every year.  Two hundred thousand taels. What do you think?"

    As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Chong came out and said: "Tian Hu and Wang Qing have only harmed the people and grass bandits. The Liao Kingdom is already on its last legs. Now they want to take advantage of our unstable foothold and seize food from the tiger's mouth. I think I cannot agree to their request."

    Wu Song, Mu Hong, and Xu Ning also came out to report: "I second the proposal."

    Chao Gai saw that everyone in Liangshan was speaking out, so he frightened the surrendered officials. No one dared to speak. In the Song Dynasty, the literati suppressed the military men wantonly, but in Daliang, the literati held their tail between their legs.  Bian Ye also said: "You generals are good at fighting, but this matter needs to be discussed in the long term. If you refuse, Tian Hu and Wang Qing will join forces to attack Xijing, and the Liao soldiers and horses may also invade. I am afraid that our country will not be able to fight against the three forces at the same time."  ah."

    Seeing that the emperor seemed to be interested in negotiating peace, Huang Qianshan, the Minister of Household Affairs, immediately jumped out to cater to the holy will and said: "I think it is better to appease one or both parties and concentrate our forces to eliminate one person and then take the others."

    Wu Yong came out and said: "Tian Hu and Wang Qing's envoys came together. They want to use their strength to force our court to agree. I'm afraid there is an alliance. It may not be easy to separate the two."

    Huang Qianshan said: "If the Liao Kingdom only wants to inherit the previous dynasty's covenant and give them annual coins, maybe they can accept it first. After all, my dynasty's annual gift is tens of millions of coins, and the Liao Kingdom only asks for a few hundred thousand coins. If there is a war,  The cost will probably be several times what the Liao Kingdom requires."

    Chao Yong didn't say anything before, because he knew that there would be such remarks. He was waiting to kill him as a warning. After hearing the words, he immediately came out and said: "My son, please kill this person."

    When Huang Qianshan heard what the prince said, he was so frightened that he collapsed on the ground.

    Since Daliang came into power, the execution of the seven thieves of the Song Dynasty was ordered by the prince. After Chao Gai came to court, he acted magnanimously and did not commit mass killings, so people's hearts quickly settled down.

    No matter whether Chao Gai and his son did it intentionally or unintentionally, one of them was a white face and the other was a bad face. All the officials knew that it was the prince who was responsible for the killing, so they naturally respected the prince even more.

    Huang Qianshan collapsed on the ground and trembled: "I wonder what my crime is?"

    All the ministers were also very surprised. They all pricked their ears and waited for the prince's answer.

    Chao Yong said: "The crime of treason. The Liao Kingdom is already in the sunset. The Song Dynasty is still thinking of joining forces with the Jin Kingdom to destroy the Liao Kingdom and recapture the Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures. But now it allows me, Daliang, to sign an alliance with the Liao Kingdom under the city, and use gold and silver."  In exchange for a moment of peace, doesn't it mean that I, Daliang, are not as good as the Song Dynasty?"

    Huang Qianshan heard the words and hurriedly argued: "Daliang destroyed the Song Dynasty, how dare I say that I, Daliang, are not as good as the Song Dynasty? It's just that I, Daliang, have not unified the country yet, and there are still Wang Qing and Tian Hu in the country who are causing trouble, so I want to temporarily make peace with the Liao Kingdom."  Negotiate peace.¡±

    Chao Yong sneered: "What if after the Jin Kingdom destroys the Liao Dynasty, the troops are on the border? Will we negotiate peace with gold and silver then? What's more, our emperor's golden words, once the alliance is signed, how can it be repeated? How can we just say it temporarily?"

    Huang Qianshan's life was at stake, and he could no longer care about fear. He argued: "A man can bend and stretch. Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, also signed a city-wide alliance with the Turks. He emptied the treasury to repel the enemy. He endured humiliation and heavy burdens. When his troops were well-prepared, he sent troops to destroy the Turks. Yi Xue  Former shame.¡±

    Chao Yong said: "During Li Shimin's time, the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty were the masters of hundreds of battles who defeated the heroes of the late Sui Dynasty and unified the country. Although Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty did violence to the people, he conquered the Turks, Tuyuhun, and Goguryeo, and barbarians from all directions came to worship him.  At that time, the people of the Central Plains were proud, because the Central Plains was the true Kingdom of Heaven. When Li Shimin signed the alliance, the whole country was naturally angry. If Li Shimin had decided to fight to the death, I am afraid that the people of the country would have died to defend the dignity of the Kingdom of Heaven.  His brother Shi was killed, and there was an undercurrent in the Central Plains. He did not dare to fight to the death with the Turks. He was afraid of losing his throne, so he signed an alliance under the city. Of course, Li Shimin was also a talented and strategic emperor, and he took revenge within a few years. "

    As he spoke, Chao Yong walked up to Huang Qianshan and said, "Let me ask you, is the rich in the Song Dynasty or the Tang Dynasty?"

    Huang Qianshan didn't know what Chao Yong meant, so he could only say truthfully: "Song Dynasty was rich."

    "Let me ask you again, did the Song Dynasty or the Tang Dynasty have a greater population?"

    "The Song Dynasty had a large population."

    "Then the Song Dynasty was rich and had many people. Why did the Tang Dynasty have to spend money to buy peace while the Tang Dynasty was a kingdom of heaven?"

    Huang Qianshan thought for a while and said: "There were horses in the Tang Dynasty, but there were few horses in the Song Dynasty."

    This view was also recognized by all the civil and military officials of the Song Dynasty.?, many people nodded secretly when they heard what Huang Qianshan said.

    Chao Yong kicked Huang Qianshan over, turned around and said to the civil and military officials: "What the Song Dynasty lacked was not horses, but integrity. The Tanyuan Alliance must have been more than a hundred years ago. You are all used to spending money to buy peace.  Yes, the Song Dynasty paid tens of millions of guan in taxes every year, but only a few hundred thousand guan was given to Liao and Xixia, which was beneficial to the economy, but what you have destroyed is the backbone and pride of the Han people, which is the iron blood of the soldiers.  They have all been wiped out by you. The Liao dogs can come to our Central Plains to hunt grass and valleys, but the Song Dynasty border troops cannot cross the border to pursue them. Why? No, they are afraid of being accused by you big guys in the court.  . And what are you, the big guys in the DPRK, afraid of?

    "The soldiers are like this, but what about the people? If the Liao people killed the people, would the officials below dare to accuse them? No, no. But if my people killed the Liao people, I'm afraid you would kill the people first without caring about the crime, right?"

    "Where did the backbone of the Han people get wiped out? It was from above this court, from you ministers who changed their minds at the sight of a tiger. The Liao Kingdom is retreating steadily in the north, and the day of its destruction is not far away. They dare to fight with me again.  Want to start a war? The gathering of soldiers and horses is mostly a bluff, so you are so scared that you want to give away the people's hard-earned money. It is only because the Liao Kingdom knows that there are people like you in the court who are so perplexed that you dare to blackmail the elites of the Liao Kingdom.  Most of them have been annihilated by the Jin Kingdom, and most of the remaining troops are in the north to resist the Jin Kingdom. How many thousands of troops can the South Campus gather? "

    Chao Yong scolded him so hard that all the officials did not dare to look at him. Then he turned around and said, "I have fifty thousand soldiers and horses in Hebei, which is enough to hold on to Hebei. I am willing to lead my troops northward. If the Liao Kingdom dares to invade, I will  I will definitely give him a head-on blow."

    Lin Chong's blood was boiling when he heard Chao Yong's scolding. He cupped his fists and said, "The general is willing to follow the prince to fight against the Liao Dynasty."

    Wu Song and Mu Hong also forgot their previous agreement with Lin Chong and said in unison: "We are willing to follow the prince to fight against the Liao Dynasty."

    Even Xu Ning, the commander of the Royal Forest Army, couldn't help but come out to echo.  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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