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Chapter 837

But in the end, Cai Que did not agree. Zhao's maid was too young, which would hinder the national sports.

However, everyone can understand Wang Ju's painstaking efforts. In diplomacy, the Central Plains dynasty has been very clumsy since ancient times, and Wang Ju is also rejected by this.

Let Master Zhao observe it. It will undoubtedly be on-site teaching, which will leave a very deep impression on Master Zhao.

Finally, at Cai Que's suggestion, everyone took a compromise approach, with Zhao Xu as the main one, Wang Ju was responsible for the specific negotiations, and then let Zhao Zheng sit next to him, and then summoned the Goryeo envoy.

After a while, Master Zhao brought it in.

However, the Korean envoy will take a while before he can be taken to the palace.

Wang Ju then stepped forward and explained the whole story to Zhao Zhong's eunuch, as well as the conversation he had with everyone in the hall just now, including the inner saint, outer king and inner king and outer saint he mentioned, and he said about it.

Zhao Maid raised his head and asked, "Taibao, is it really scary for the people to unite together?"

"Do you still remember Tian Dan's story? Le Yi led 70 cities in Qi State, and only Jimo and Jucheng were left. The general of Jimo was killed in battle. The military and civilians jointly promoted Tian Dan as the main general. It was the military and civilians who worked together to turn defeat into victory. This is the best example. Moreover, there is such a big place in Xixia, and there may be support from the Liao Kingdom, so you should not be careless. There is also how Emperor Taizong of Tang destroyed the Turks and Xue Yantuo. Every time there was a change in their country. When the people were disappointed and the tribes were disunited, the Tang Dynasty launched an army to conquer and wipe out it in one fell swoop. But Emperor Taizong of Tang did this not be lewd, but great, because doing so could reduce the difficulty of flattening the people, reduce the burden on the people in the country, and reduce the sacrifice of soldiers."

Hearing this, Fan Chunren frowned slightly. Wang Ju's thoughts were very practical, that is, very utilitarian. As an old-school Confucian scholar, he was somewhat disliked.

But he didn't know what to say. Is it wrong to strengthen himself and strengthen his country?

Wang Ju continued: "There is another example, that is, I conquered Aligu, who was an Uighur. The Tubo tribes did not agree with it, and he used troops to Xitao and suffered a crushing defeat, so I wiped out it in one fell swoop. If Aligu was Dong Jin's biological son, even if Taoshui and Dingxicheng were victorious, I would advise Your Majesty to send envoys to comfort him, so as not to start a war on both sides."

"Why did Dong Jing recommend Aligu as his heir?"

"Your Highness is very wise to think of this problem. In fact, the reason is not very clear. Maybe Dong Wen was seriously ill at that time and did not think of the importance of recognition from the clans. Maybe Dong Wen's mother, Qiao, and Li, had a grudge, so she was distant from the Li family. For example, Wang Shao used troops to Xihe, Dong Wen just sent Aligu to send troops to rescue him. Although the rescue was rescued, the strength was very small. Therefore, he might think in his heart that if one Zanpu was selected from the descendants of Li, his wife and some relatives might not be protected. It would be better to set Aligu up to the throne."

This is just a guess from Wang Ju. Wang Ju really doesn't know the specifics, including Dong Wen, the Khitan princess. However, this Khitan princess was also sent to the capital. See what the Liao envoy said, if the Liao Kingdom is interested, the Song Dynasty sent the princess back to the Liao Kingdom. But this princess is just a royal woman, not really the daughter of Liao Xingzong and Yelu Hongji's sister. The Liao Kingdom may not take her seriously.

"So that's it, then what is the wise and wise person?"

"If you choose things, there is no absolute black and white, nor absolute good or bad in this world. There will be no perfect people, perfect laws and policies. If any policy is implemented, there will always be people who benefit and others who suffer. Then you must be wisely judged light and heavy, choose the most important and abandon the minor, choose the most important and abandon the most harmful, and the country can always move forward instead of retreating."

"It is fickle, but this fickleness is not that bad fickleness, but that we must learn to be smart and timely adapt to the times. For example, if Aligu does not betray our dynasty, my army will use troops to Huangzhou. It is called losing troops and depriving me of me, and I am very happy to be successful. If Aligu betrayed our dynasty, it is also the orthodox of Tubo and is quite popular with the people, then whether to use troops to Aligu should be thought twice before we can act. However, Aligu is not the orthodox of Tubo and is not popular with the people. Therefore, I will use troops to Huangzhou in time to relieve the future troubles of the court."

"However, we cannot be very happy about merit because of this. For example, west of Chiling, if the ministers want to seek fame and open up unnecessary territory for the court and lead a large army to take down the Caotou Tatar and Huangtou Uighur, that would be a wrong way. There is only Yongheng's way in this world, such as the Qi people of our ancestors who love the people and are light on the tuition, but there is no Yongheng's way. Just like the tuition tea, when the ancestors implemented it, it was beneficial to tea farmers and the promotion of tea industry cultivation, and it did increase the country's income and prosper the national economy. However, then tuition tea became one of the national disadvantages, so it must be changed."

"Good and power are easy to break, but only grace is not powerful, so there is no firmness, and no firmness. Therefore, when I went to Huangzhou, I also had murderers. The goal of killing is to establish authority. However, with authority as the auxiliary and grace as the main focus, we cannot kill for the sake of killing. That is not the way of grace, but the technique of tyranny, the way to destroy Qin!" Wang Ju talked about his different strategies against Xixia, several prefectures in Hexi and the three routes of Huangzhou.

"Rewards and punishments are fair, and then the simple style of our ancestors has maintained. If a king can do these things, he can be called a wise king."

“But shouldn’t be honest in life?”

"Your Highness, as a king, you must be honest and saints. Of course, when the country is so strong that there is no threat, the surrounding barbarians will become honest with the Song Dynasty, and then you can be honest. Otherwise, it is the pedantic Mohist family. Can you use the Mohist family to govern the country? Can you learn from Duke Xiang of Song? Just like Goryeo, when Emperor Taizong was an ally with Goryeo, but when Emperor Taizong attacked Liao, did Goryeo send troops to restrain the rear? As a result, Taizong was defeated, and Goryeo is now repeatedly bullied by the Liao Kingdom. So should our dynasty be honest with Goryeo?"

To strengthen himself, Fan Chunren couldn't help but vomit.

However, Zhao Xu was very happy when he heard this, and just sighed in his heart that his son was too young. What Wang Ju said was a bit profound and his son probably couldn't understand it.

But he made a mistake. If Master Zhao grew up, Wang Ju would not dare to say this.

However, Wang Ju was absent while talking. In fact, Wang Ju was very concerned about the bodies of the baby father and son. On the way, he even asked Eunuch Zhu indirectly. This year, Master Zhao also had a sick illness in autumn, which seemed to be a cold. The imperial doctor saw it in time and healed quickly, so there was nothing else.

This proves that the one who loves his children is still his own parents. However, Zhao's mother, Zhu, has been suppressed in history, so only when Zhao Xu is alive can Zhao get careful care.

Now Wang Ju looked at it and said that Zhao Xu looked good, and Zhao Xu might be able to live for a while. In this way, Zhao Zhui had survived the initial development period and could probably withstand Gao Taotao's torture.

In fact, in history, Zhao Zhong gave birth to children, but he only had one son and died. It was the turn of the great artist to be the emperor.

I believe this tragedy will not happen again. So with his talent and his own guidance, a stronger Song Zhezong will appear in the Song Dynasty in the future.

The Korean envoy was brought in.

It was Wang Ju who explained the truth, and the prime ministers didn't know how to reply to the Goryeo envoy, so they just happened to watch the show together.

The messenger's name was Park Yansun. He was not the one who came alone, but he was the regular messenger, so he only brought him in. After giving the ceremony, Zhao Xu said, "Pu Qing, this is my Taibao Prince An of the Song Dynasty. He wants to ask you what happened."

Wang Zi'an Park Yansun looked at Wang Ju, and his eyes showed admiration. Some people spread Wang Ju's deeds in Goryeo. When they came to the Song Dynasty, they heard more about Wang Ju's deeds.

Wang Ju said: "Emister Pu, your letter is written in ambiguously. What are the rebellions in Liaodong and what are thousands of soldiers attacking Kaizhou, Liao? Can you say it carefully?"

Does it have nothing to do with the Song people? Park Yansun thought in his mind, so he said the situation carefully.

"Does the Liao Kingdom often harass you?"

"yes."

"The Liao Kingdom is too powerful. So have these thousands of people not been found?"

"No."

"Can it be the spontaneous behavior of your righteous men in Goryeo?"

"No, they have a large number of people, thousands of people. If it was really a spontaneous behavior of someone, so many people left their homes, sneaked into the Jurchen tribe, and then sneaked back, they should be able to find out. Moreover, the envoys from the Liao Kingdom sent the seized armor, which was also better than our Koryo armor."

"So weird... I know what you will think. But I heard His Majesty say the situation and had a vague idea in my heart, but you Goryeo are our ally, and I must let you prove it to you, where is the person coming."

Wang Ju called the guards outside the hall and gave a few instructions in their ears.

Several guards left quickly, and after a while they brought many weapons, Wang Ju said, "This is our Da Song weapon, let's see how it is different from your Goryeo weapons?"

Goryeo and Japan's weapons were both developed from the weapons of the Tang Dynasty, such as the Japanese sword. Its appearance is actually the horizontal sword of the Tang Dynasty, and the weapons of the Song Dynasty were naturally developed from the weapons of the Tang Dynasty. However, after the modification of Wang Juzai's military equipment, it is already very different from the weapons of the Goryeo Japanese.

But Park Yansun didn't say anything, and this was obvious. Although your Song Dynasty weapons are different from Goryeo weapons, they can imitate Goryeo weapons and use them to blame Goryeo.

Wang Ju looked at Park Yansun again: "Emister Park, you see that you are very strong, I wonder if you can pull a strong bow of one and a half stone?"

"A stone and a half. It can be afforded."

"That's good," Wang Ju took Park Yansun outside the hall, put a large wooden board in the distance, took out a divine arm bow and said, "Push it away and shoot at that wooden board."

Pu Yanshun followed Wang Ju's instructions and kicked the arch of the divine arm, then gradually pulled it with his hands, then loosened his hands, and the arrow made a sharp roar, flying towards the distance like lightning. In the blink of an eye, he hit the wooden board, pierced a big hole in the thick wooden board, and flew tenaciously for more than ten steps before landing on the ground.

"Emister Park, measure yourself and how many steps are there."

Park Yeon-sun was frightened by the power and range of the divine arm bow. He walked over step by step and said in surprise: "One hundred and fifty steps!"

"This is just the weakest divine arm bow, and there are stronger divine arm bows. In addition to the divine arm bow, we also have tiger cannons, artillery, and more powerful weapons. If our Song Dynasty subverts the Liaodong rebellion, why don't we support these powerful weapons? Or you would think, our Song Dynasty does not want to openly engage in evil with the Liao Kingdom, but I want to say one thing. Now our Song Dynasty is not the original Song Dynasty. We destroy Jiaozhi, destroy Dali, and get down to Champa City, and there is also a powerful Tubo, which will also be taken down in the blink of an eye. Is it necessary for our Song Dynasty to be so afraid of the Liao Kingdom?"

"but……"

"But what?"

"That annual monies..."

"That is a covenant made by our ancestors. If the Liao Kingdom dares to tear down peace, there will be no annual monies. This is my reply on behalf of His Majesty. Are you afraid? We have another proof, are these weapons powerful?"

"Awesome."

"Tomorrow I can take you to see the tiger cannons, thunderbolts, and other weapons, so that you can see their power with your own eyes. If you think you are interested in Goryeo, I will arrange a Clipper to send you back to Goryeo quickly. You will discuss with your king. How much do you Goryeo want, our Song Dynasty will dare to sell you Goryeo as much as you Goryeo wants. Do you understand what I mean? Our Song Dynasty dares to publicly hand over these weapons to you Goryeo to fight against the Liao Kingdom, and also dares to publicly hand over these weapons to the Jurchens. Why imitate your Goryeo weapons and sell them to the Jurchens? How much lethal can your Goryeo weapons have? If those Jurchens get these weapons from our dynasty, wouldn't it make the Liao Kingdom even more embarrassed? If my dynasty has done this, you still don't believe it. I will immediately take you to the Ordnance Prison to see the account books that the weapons and armor are made and leaked. If you look through them, will there be any related weapons and armor flowing to Liaodong?"

This trash finally made Park Yeon-sun-rah confused.

Wang Ju said again: "Because your letter is not written clearly, I just made a rough guess when talking to Your Majesty and the public. Either there were righteous men in Goryeo who saw the Liao Kingdom repeatedly bullying and were unfair, or they were secretly entrusted by a country where everyone was neglecting."

"That country?"

"Wannu Kingdom," Wang Ju said, and said to the guards again. The guards brought a Japanese sword for a while. Wang Ju said, "Emister Park, this is the sword produced by the Japanese sword. Look at whether it is sharp."

As for the Japanese sword. And Wang Ju just now deliberately asked the Guard to buy the best Japanese sword from the market. How could it not be sharp? It is at least dozens of times better than Goryeo weapons!

Park Yanshun's eyes were confused and murmured: "Wannu Kingdom?"

Wang Ju looked down upon these sticks. If China hadn't saved them several times, they would have been destroyed by Japan many times in history. But these sticks were not only unhappy, but they were the Chinese people the most! Not only were they all ungrateful, but they were also super shameless...

Of course, this mood can only be kept in mind. He said: "Our North Korea has technical imitation, and Japan also has technical imitation, and the quality may be better than your Goryeo."

"Why do they do this?"

"Water is located on an island, and is also a earthquake-like area... There are also huge volcanic groups, and the living environment is relatively harsh, so they want to go ashore. I still remember that during the Tang Dynasty, Japan sent troops to invade your Goryeo, but was defeated by Liu Rengui, the general of the Tang Dynasty. Then he retreated. Now, no matter you Goryeo, our Song Dynasty, or the Liao Dynasty, they cannot reach the height of the Tang Dynasty. However, after so many years of rest, the national strength has become stronger and stronger, and in recent years, it has been explored.

With a large amount of gold and silver deposits, the country has become rich. Therefore, I just speculated with you all the officials that if it were not for the actions of the righteous men in Goryeo, it would have been the strategy of the Japanese country, which is called one stone and three birds. Once used properly, our three countries will all be in trouble and will be the first to be the brunt of the brunt. Your Goryeo is the weakest and smallest. But it is also closest to Japan. When you Goryeo retreat step by step, maybe the Liao country is going to war with our Song Dynasty again, and the Japanese team can land on the shore from your Goryeo."

Zhui Zhao and several prime ministers all knew the truth, but they were all stupid...

Park Yeon-soon was also dizzy, and he said, "Take it serious?"

"It's true. You have another way to verify my speculation. Maybe these people have learned the language of your Goryeo, but I don't know. Everyone has learned your Goryeo language. Therefore, someone must speak the Japanese language. Moreover, the Liao Kingdom has swept away to the present and has also captured some prisoners of war. After you go back, you can just write a letter of state to ask. Of course, you can also blame me for the Song Dynasty, but in that case, you Goryeo will lose one of the most important ally."

After Wang Ju finished speaking, he said to a guard: "Take the envoy Park to the military weapon surveillance account room and let the officials of the military weapon surveillance view all the accounts for him."

The guard general Park Yanshou was taken away, and Wang Ju clapped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Your Highness, the problem has been solved."

Zhao Xu was speechless.

Wang Ju said: "Your Majesty, the reason why Qin is powerful is that Shang Yang's reforms cannot be judged by Sima Qian's evaluation. His evaluation is unfair, and Shang Yang's contribution to Qin is unimaginable. Second, generations of kings have all governed state affairs with fear and fear. Third, they are not good at fame and gradually strengthened the territory bit by bit, so that they have the ability to unify the world. Fourth, they are smart and cunning diplomacy, such as Zhang Yi's envoy to Chu. The so-called historical books are to let future generations learn from history. The rapid destruction of Qin should be worthy of reference for future generations, but how Qin stands out from the dozens and hundreds of countries in the Spring and Autumn Period and from the seven countries in the Warring States Period is also worth learning from."

"In fact, many principles in the world are the same, such as the way of using troops, seven parts are correct and three parts are weird. For example, the Confucian internal sage and external kings are the same, and the country's diplomacy is the main focus and strange as supplement. It is just one-sided pursuit of the so-called right path, and often falls under the inferior, loses the pedantic, and is ridden by the enemy."

But no matter how Wang Ju explains it, Zhao Xu still cannot accept this method of inverting black and white. But what should I do?

And I have to admit that doing so has brought many benefits to the Song Dynasty. At least the Liao Kingdom has damaged its vitality. Not only next year, it will not be peaceful in the Xixia area without four or five years. At least not for such a long time, the people will not recognize the Song Dynasty. If the Liao Kingdom has damaged its vitality, it will be won over even longer.

He waved his hand and said, "Wang Qing, I won't ask about it anymore. Let's explain the arrangements for the New Year."

Without his instructions, Wang Ju would say it too.

Of course, this is just an arrangement. The specific marching plan or other strategies must also change with the changes in the situation, but the approximate marching route will not change too much... But as mentioned in advance, the army's marching route does not have much abnormal movement, so there will be no doubts in the rear. This is also very important. After all, even if there are so many armies, even if Li Shimin is alive, they will be a little worried.

After hearing this, Fan Chunren scratched his eyebrows and said, "Taibao, the plan is good, but the court has so much money?"

Let’s not talk about anything else, just talk about post-war immigration. After this rush to evade, many areas were sparsely populated, and some areas even became uninhabited areas. This is actually a good thing, just immigrating.

With the territory of Xixia, there are so many abundant places, and Wang Ju also plans to forcibly break up some of the Qiang people and place them in the marginal states, which is enough to easily arrange 300,000 to 400,000 households.

The immigrants don’t have to worry. It just so happens that Hedong Road is crowded with narrow land and tight land. Not only Hedong Road, but also Shaanxi Road. Many areas of Shaanxi Road are sparsely populated due to the injuries of Xia and Yongle City. However, this is a marginal area, including Tongzhou, Huazhou, Yaozhou, Hezhong Prefecture, and Fengxiang Prefecture. They are extremely densely populated. It’s really not possible. There is also Lizhou Road. With the stability of the immigrants on Lizhou Road and the exchange of letters from home, Lizhou Road can also mobilize many extremely poor people to migrate to the north.

In this way, the pressure brought by the dense population in these areas can be evacuated, and the proportion of Han people in the northwest may reach half. In the future, it will even increase and will never become a place for Hu people outside the Great Wall.

However, if you can't learn from Wang Mangqiang's immigration, just because of the resettlement of so many immigrants, you don't know how much money you spend.
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