Chapter 469: The Pattern of the North
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Theoretically, it seems reasonable, and all kinds of calculations are all good and harmless, but the final result is unexpected by everyone. The Central Plains Dynasty lost badly, and they didn't expect that although the Jin State attacked the capital of the Liao State. However, the king of Jin was unwilling to return the land of Liao to the Central Plains. In the end, instead of succeeding, this method of 'razing and razing' became a handle for future generations to laugh at. ”
"Concubine Ai's words, Luo Dao also said in the Xuande Hall today. He ridiculed Cui Qi's earnestness for his meritorious service, and he deliberately picked out some unconventional statements to win my attention. But I didn't think about it at all, in actual combat, how much practical value do these fresh statements have? What's even more terrifying is that this method of 'razing and razing' not only made the northern front of the previous dynasty fall short, but also caused the Central Plains Kingdom to suffer a catastrophe. Zhao Yuan's expression also became solemn, and it could be seen that he was really thinking seriously and really hesitating.
"I didn't expect the emperor to hesitate." Yunyang said softly, "The concubine is shallow in knowledge and can't see why, but I think Prime Minister Luo is the right party this time." ”
This time it was Zhao Yuan's turn to be surprised, he raised his eyebrows and said, "I thought that Concubine Ai would speak to Cui Qi, but I didn't expect that you would simply stand in the team that supports Luo Dao."
Yun Yang said indifferently: "The concubine is just reasonable, not human; This practice of the previous dynasty is very risky, if there are not enough troops to back up, how can the tribes in the north bow down and obey the orders of the Central Plains? ”
Zhao Yuan's expression became serious when he heard this: "These words do make sense. But now on the northern border, the tribes of the Khitan and Chigu people are growing stronger and stronger, and if Daqi keeps letting them do whatever they want, I am afraid that it will fuel their arrogance. ”
Yun Yang said: "Naturally, it can't go as they wanted." It's just that these two tribes are very brave and good at fighting, and if the army of the Great Qi State marches north, I am afraid that these two tribes will be united with the same enemy, and when the time comes, it will be the people of the Great Qi State who will suffer. ”
Zhao Yuan didn't say anything when he heard this, only patted the back of Yunyang's hand, "Don't worry about the country and the people, it's better to clean the table and the imperial meal." ”
Yunyang's face flushed, lowered his head and said, "The emperor is making fun of the concubines again, where are the concubines worried about the country and the people, and the only concubines can worry about is the emperor." ”
Zhao Yuan lowered his head and ate the ice bowl, Yun Yang looked at it carefully, the emperor was still worried, after all, if the two major tribes in the north joined forces, the northern frontier of the Great Qi Kingdom would fall into an unprecedented threat.
Not to mention that last year, Zhao Yuan had just returned from Pingnan, and although he won the battle, it was a 'spending' deal. Because Zhao Yuan got the land in the south of the Yangtze River and thought about how to make the local people rich, even if he got countless gold, silver, money, and materials, all of them stayed in the local area and did not fill the deficit of the national treasury.
If we look at the situation of this winter, the winter has unexpectedly lengthened, and the living environment of the tribes in the north is even worse, these circumstances will prompt the grassland tribes to go south, and then there will be another vicious battle to be fought, where will this money come from?
Of course, Yunyang knew what Zhao Yuan was worried about, and she comforted Zhao Yuan and said, "Your Majesty, don't think about it." Not to mention, the Great Qi army is strong and strong, and it is coerced by the remnants of pacifying southern Xinjiang last year. The Khitan people and the Chigu people, even if they have the intention to 'disturb' our Daqi border, I am afraid they do not have the courage to come. ”
"Your Majesty, you have always attached great importance to the northern front, and the people stationed here are all 'elite' heroes among the military attaches of the Great Qi. And these people have lived up to the emperor's trust and have experienced a hundred battles. Successive victories have made it difficult for the grassland tribes to occupy an inch of land on the border of our Daqi. There is such a person guarding the northern frontier for the emperor, what else do you have to worry about? ”
Zhao Yuan smiled lightly, tapped Yunyang's nose with his finger and said, "You little girl, you know a lot of things." I was originally the Tianwei general of the northern army, and I had been 'dealing' with these northern tribes for the first half of my life, and no one knew these people better than me; ”
"So, the last time you mentioned to me about the long winter, I started to get worried." Zhao Yuan stood up from the kang table, bowed his head slightly, and started in the inner hall.
Seeing this, Yunyang immediately stood up and stood silently to the side to accompany him.
Zhao Yuan took a moment of steps, as if he remembered something, raised his head and said, "Although Luo Dao and Cheng Xin are both strongly opposed. But I thought Cui Qi's suggestion had some truth. ”
Yunyang was a little surprised and asked, "Your Majesty, do you have any new views?" ”
Zhao Yuan said with a firm gaze: "It's not that I don't know that the previous dynasty suffered a catastrophe because of the practice of razing and razing. It's just that today's Khitan and Chigu people are different from the Liao, Jin, and Xia of the previous dynasties. ”
"The Khitan people are worth an eventful time, after the death of the leader, there is no one in the back, among the tribes, there is constant fighting every day, a big battle in three days, and a small battle every day. In this way, the 'elite' strength of the Khitan people is really being consumed. In this case, if they still dare to go south, it will be beyond their means. ”
"Although the people of Akatani have a new Hama power, it is because of their lack of experience that they cannot be regarded as a threat. Now that the Chigu people are not on their own and are facing years of oppression by the Khitans, they have always wanted to go south to regain the rich pastures that originally belonged to them. ”
"So all things considered, the Khitans went south to attack the northern border of our Daqi, and they also knew that they had little chance of winning. In this case, in order to make up for the lack of pastures in their tribes, they may surprise themselves north, attack the Akatani people, and snatch the few pastures from them. ”
Yun Yang listened, Liu Mei slowly screwed up, nodded and said, "What the emperor said is very true, it is very likely." ”
"If that's the case, then my Daqi should indeed join forces with the Chigu people and seize the opportunity to defeat the Khitans in one fell swoop. The Khitans do not dare to go south now, except for the military power of the Great Qi, the main reason is that the internal friction of the tribe is too serious, and it has broken the muscles and bones. ”
"However, we must not rejoice too early, the more tragic the struggle, the more excellent and outstanding the final winner will be, and he will act more recklessly in the future, because he has already experienced life and death, and has forgotten his fears. Such an opponent is the most terrifying. Zhao Yuan's eyes were deep and unpredictable, "So we must not wait for the day when the new Khitan leader comes to power, and the Great Qi and the Chigu people must eliminate him in the 'chaos' and 'chaos'." ”