"Not necessarily?" Ma Yuan muttered in shock. Xu Xiaoyun remained silent with a complicated expression.

"Sacrifice yourself for the world and take righteousness, and follow Zhang Zifang's Bolang blow. I think that when the armies were not built, the people of Lu, Luo, and Deng, just Zhao, and the two of you could do it. Zhao Xingde glanced at Xu and Ma, changed his tone, and said slowly, "Those who can sacrifice their lives for righteousness are even one in a hundred." But what about the others? An army of 100,000 people, more than 99,000 people, I'm afraid they don't think so. "Not necessarily. A husband is desperate, ten thousand people are not a man, and then, people's hearts are fickle," Xu Xiaoyun clenched Shuangquan and argued: "Thousands of people, and tens of millions of people, like fire and charcoal, as long as the adults ascend and shout, we will not hesitate to cut off the head and spill blood, as long as the big thing arises, it has become a momentum, and there are countless people who go forward and succeed." "Severed head and spilled blood?" Zhao Xingde's expression moved slightly, as if he remembered some past events, but finally shook his head, "How many people who can sacrifice their lives for righteousness and spill blood at the cost of cutting off their heads and spilling blood are people who are also in the clouds?" Even if there are only 1,000 people, if 1,000 people are united, I am afraid it can become a great cause. However, Zi said that death is heavier than Mount Tai and lighter than Hongmao. Specific to each person, what is the so-called 'heavy' and what is so-called 'light', what each person sees in their chest is different. The officers are divided into turbid ones on the outside and divisions on the inside. There is a great name of righteousness, and the situation is not yet collapsed. If there is a problem with the name of righteousness, there will be a mess inside. The victorious army, when it loses its soul, is no different from the guerrillas. ”

"In the case of the three towns of Henan, even if General Lu is determined to support the Great Song Dynasty, will his brothers agree?"

Zhao Xingde paused, didn't wait for the two to answer, and said: The three towns of Henan have already granted the land, and there are still people shouting to return the land to the owner during the court deliberations, is this possible? The soldiers in the army, with big hearts, look forward to being crowned marquis and wife and son immediately, and those with small hearts are looking forward to idyllic houses and peace in the world. The Xia Dynasty used the system of sergeants, the captain was the country, the general was noble, and he won the hearts of the warriors one step earlier. Now the three towns of Henan are like separation, and they are also forced out by the imperial court. If the two dynasties are at loggerheads, where will the tens of thousands of soldiers in the three towns go, and how can Zhao decide with one word? ”

"How is that possible?" Ma Yuan looked incredulous, and said in a low voice, "During the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, the adults ascended to the top and shouted......"

"That's the trend of the times," Zhao Xingde's voice carried a habitual humility, which could be a little more peaceful, "At that time, the Khitans in Henan and Hebei were perverse, and the Central Plains refugees were all over the southeastern states and counties. At this time, the Northern Expedition of the Imperial Court was already expected, but it was unexpectedly intercepted. Therefore, the people of the world are not angry, just like when winter turns to spring, and the turbulent river after thawing is suddenly blocked by the river ice in front, it urgently needs a catharsis. At this time, it can be said that the hearts of the people in the world are thinking about the Northern Expedition. Whether it is Zhao or whoever stands up and exhales, it is the same. He looked at Xu Xiaoyun, who was anxious to interject, shook his head, and continued, "However, if the army of the Xia Kingdom advances eastward, the situation will be different. In any case, it is impossible for the Xia Kingdom to be perverse like the Khitans. Although the Kanto and Kansai provinces have their own Taoism, after all, the partition is only a hundred years, and the people will not resist desperately like the Khitan entering the Kou. Even if the Xia Kingdom forcibly bought the land near Luoyang and distributed it to the people of Yinhu, there may not be a voice of opposition among the Qingliushi doctors......

Zhao Xingde didn't say anything, the river breeze blew, the hull of the boat swayed slightly with the water waves, the candle flame swayed, and the faces of several people in the cabin were also cloudy.

"The Great Song Dynasty, the future of 60 million people, decided to be inside and not outside, not in the three towns of Henan, not in Zhao's alone." Zhao Xingde spread his hands and walked to the window, the night outside was thick, the dark clouds covered the moon, and the sky full of stars flashed in the sky like a black curtain, Zhao Xingde was silent for a while, and said slowly, "The system of the Xia Kingdom, the world is governed by the sergeant, the sergeant elects the captain, the captain speaks for the sergeant, and the Protectorate decides major matters, and the other four mansions, the Prime Minister, the Zhu State, the Bachelor, and the General's Mansion each hold one side of power and contain each other. Zhao was born in the Xia Dynasty, and although the government of the Protectorate was arguing endlessly like the Great Song Dynasty, there was an advantage of 'ordering and prohibiting', as long as a decision was made. Each lieutenant can restrain the sergeant, and the sergeant is more able to instruct the shade, and the more it is time to fight the country, the more up and down are like fingers. On the other hand, in the Kwantung Imperial Court, the endless disputes between the middle school and the court were only one of them, but when it reached the state and county level, it was always sloppy and weak. The squires are great, the customs are easy, each has its own plans, and the laws and regulations of the imperial court are chosen to be carried out in their favor, and those who are not conducive to themselves will try their best to procrastinate and resist. Therefore, once the Eastern and Western Dynasties fought a war of national power, although the population of Kanto was more than twice that of Kansai, the mobilized national strength was far inferior to that of Kansai...... The battle for the whole country is about national strength. ”

"Since the adults know that there is only one line between our dynasty and Kansai, can't the adults be in a hurry to follow the power," Xu Xiaoyun argued, "After Kuang Fu Sheji, will he slowly return to the government to the people?" ”

"In a hurry?" Zhao Xingde repeated, an inexplicable smile appeared on his face, which made people feel cold, "The country's major politics, I am afraid that after taking power, I will be involuntarily, and even become perverse." ”

"The righteous are the sum of profits...... The difference between Kanto and Kansai is that the world is governed by etiquette and righteousness. Kansai convinces people with force, and Kanto convinces people with reason. ”

"If Zhao can be in a hurry, others can also be in power," he shook his head, "In addition to dying more people, what is the difference between Xia Guo and entering the Kanto region?" ”

"Could it be that in Mr. Zhao's eyes, the 60 million people of the Great Song Dynasty can only be captured?" ”

Ma Yuan lowered his eyelids and said silently: "Thousands of people and thousands of faces." "Lord Xu was still in a bitter posture just now, and in an instant, he already revealed the meaning of alienation.

"Not necessarily." Zhao Xingde shook his head again and said in a deep voice, "Let me say it again, the fate of Kanto is an internal force and not an external force. ”

"Internal forces?" Xu Xiaoyun smiled angrily, looked at Zhao Xingde, and said angrily, "Mr. is talented, dare to ask Mr. whether he sees himself as external or internal?" Tens of thousands of soldiers in the three towns of Henan, although they are divided into one side, but so far, most of the money and grain have been given to the southeast, and they are not the soldiers and people of the Great Song Dynasty? Is it an external or internal force? His words were like an awl, causing Zhao Xingde's pupils to shrink slightly, he turned around and stared at Xu Xiaoyun fiercely, Xu Xiaoyun also looked at Zhao Xingde without fear, and the air in the cabin seemed to be filled with the smell of gunpowder. Ma Yuan stood beside him, feeling the anger on his body, as if he was about to burst out in the next moment, and couldn't help but take a step forward, wanting to intercede for Xu Xiaoyun. Clinker, Zhao Xingde was silent for a while, and said with a self-deprecating wry smile: "Thinking about what Zhao and Shaoyang did back then, I thought I was 'internal force'. Then, he didn't follow Xu Xiaoyun's provocative words, and said as if talking to himself, "At that time, Ming Huan was in trouble, Shaoyang ran away, although I took my life, but I really wanted to find something that I could do with my life." Zhao Xingde sighed, as if recalling many things in the past, and finally smiled bitterly and sighed, "That's the blood and qi Fanggang, now, if it is only for the Kwantung Imperial Court, I will definitely not give up my life, and for the imperial court, Zhao is probably only an 'outsider', right?" ”

His words implied a lot of bitterness. Feeling that he was not ruthless to Kanto, Xu Xiaoyun and Ma Yuan's faces softened, but they looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

Zhao Xingde was in a high position in the Song Dynasty, but to the center of the court, he was a real "outsider", and the longest time he stayed in the center was the time when he was imprisoned.

"Dare to ask Lord Zhao," Ma Yuan plucked up his courage and asked loudly, "Is there nothing in Kanto that is worth risking your life to?" ”

In the distance, the whirlwind of the Gobi blew up, howling like a ghost crying wolf in the night sky, and the wind blew the candle flame in the cabin to the light and extinguish.

"Yes," Zhao Xingde turned his head to look at Ma Yuan and said in a low voice, "Of course there is something worth risking my life." He turned his face and looked to the east, "But it won't be the imperial court." ”

After Zhao Xingde finished speaking, he did not continue. Ma Yuan and Xu Xiaoyun glanced at each other, vaguely and vaguely seemed to understand something.

"Sir," there was silence in the room for a while, and Ma Yuan broke the silence and said, "Why did Lord Zhao say this?" He paused for a moment, and then said, "If the Xia Kingdom moves, will I really have no power to fight back?" "Zhao Xingde was born in Kanto, a young man in Kansai, returned to Kanto in the prime of life, and fought in the south and north. In the eyes of outsiders, the momentum of the Great Song Dynasty was flourishing, the people in the court were flourishing, the famous generals in the army were numerous, and the national strength soon recovered as before, even far beyond the Liao State before the southern invasion. It is precisely because of this that Xu Xiaoyun will strongly persuade Zhao Xingde to fight for the Kanto, but what Zhao Xingde said just now really poured a basin of cold water on the hearts of the two young Song officials. Ma Yuan's question couldn't help but be a little frustrated.

"That's not necessarily, today, not just look at the battlefield....." Zhao Xingde carefully considered the words, but finally shook his head and only sighed, "It's still the same sentence, the future of Kanto is not in the external force, but in the internal force." ”

Xu Xiaoyun and Ma Yuan had yet to say more, but Zhao Xingde waved his hand, signaling that the two didn't need to say any more.

"Woe comes from the mouth, and you two must not spread the word of the day in vain." When Xu Xiaoyun and Ma Yuan bowed down to say goodbye, Zhao Xingde said one more word.

"Understood, thank you, sir." Ma Yuan nodded, and Xu Xiaoyun also nodded.

"Lord Zhao, although you don't feel sorry for Xia Guo at all, you have to guard against people." Ma Yuan hesitated for a moment, and then said: "If Guanxi really has the intention of annexing our dynasty, you can say that it is very important, and if you say that it is a big trouble, if I am an important minister of the Xia Kingdom, in order to avoid side troubles, I can't make up a reason to leave you in the river." However, my lord, for the sake of the Kanto fathers, you should respect yourself...... After joining the army in the Xia River, if it is not necessary, you must not leave the water division, let's go back from the waterway......"

He was afraid that Zhao Xingde would interrupt, so he spoke extremely quickly. After saying that, he quickly exited the door.