Chapter 20 The Imperial Expedition
If you choose the happiest thing after becoming the emperor, for Zhao Guangyi, it will undoubtedly be the destruction of the Northern Han Dynasty. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
After ascending the throne, he lost two foreign wars, which made him very confused about military affairs, and it was not until the army of the Great Song Dynasty took the Northern Han Dynasty that he injected a dose of strengthening.
It was not that the army of the Great Song Dynasty was inadequate, but that there were traitors in the officer ranks, which made the army surrender without a fight.
Zhao Guangyi felt that if God gave him another chance, he would arrest Yang Jiushu and Pan Mei as soon as possible and divide the bodies of the five horses, it was these two people who led to the disadvantage of the current Great Song Dynasty.
But it's too late to say these things now, since Da Song is already on the inferior side, Zhao Guangyi decided to use his fists to regain his position on the advantageous side.
Good news continued to come from the New Song Kingdom.
Jiang Yinian, the ruler of the New Song Dynasty, seemed to be a madman, he ignored the opposition of the people, and forcibly promoted the "New Song Dynasty Law" he formulated, Zhao Guangyi learned from the spies who came back from Cangzhou that this kind of law seemed to be extremely strict, and the words and deeds of the people were regulated, and the people under the rule of the New Song Dynasty all dared to be angry and did not dare to speak, so they had to silently endure this new law.
Moreover, the lord of the New Song Dynasty seems to have obtained some new varieties of crops from overseas, and ordered them to be planted among the people.
For this kind of propaganda method, Zhao Guangyi also laughed secretly in his heart, even if he was a three-year-old child, he knew that there could be nothing in the world that could produce a thousand catties of grain per acre, and this new Song Dynasty lord seemed to be fooling the world like a child.
The lord of the new Song Dynasty is treating everyone in the world as a fool, and Zhao Guangyi didn't expect that his spies really have such fools.
In short, the new Song Kingdom is definitely not as smooth as they advertised, from the news from the spies, this country is now a very prosperous paper tiger on the surface, just need to poke lightly, this paper tiger without the slightest foundation will be barreled out of a big hole.
And Zhao Guangyi, who had just finished conquering the Northern Han Dynasty, was also full of confidence in attacking the New Song Dynasty.
The enemy is strong and the enemy is weak, and there is no reason to fail in this kind of war, so Zhao Guangyi also made a bolder decision, he decided to drive the expedition in person and personally command the army to fight a decisive battle with the New Song Dynasty.
When this proposal was first put forward, it was unanimously opposed by the civil and military officials of the DPRK and the Central Committee.
Others don't know, but these officials all know that the New Song Kingdom really has a few catties and taels.
Zhao Guangyi didn't understand that the negative news he heard about the New Song Kingdom was actually just stories made up by the officials of the DPRK and China to cater to his preferences.
The New Song Kingdom, which occupied four prefectures and counties, now has all the administrative capabilities that a country should have, and the perfection of the national system, the crushing of the overall scientific and technological level, and the abundance of materials and commodities make the New Song Kingdom as bright as a pearl in the Central Plains.
The caravans of various countries, the grain fleets that transported grain, and the tank army that was enough to deter the Liao State.
All of these can show that the New Song Dynasty is now at the peak of its national strength.
But no one dared to tell Zhao Guangyi the news, because unconsciously, Zhao Guangyi has become more and more violent and bloody, although he will not show a cruel side on the surface, but once someone shows the slightest meaning of the new Song Kingdom, this person will generally not see the sun the next day.
But now that he wants to drive the old man to conquer in person, this is a little difficult to do, after all, the New Song State has provoked the Liao State many times, and the Liao lord does not dare to make the slightest statement, which shows that he is afraid of it.
But the new Song country does not fight and can't work, the rapid development of Dezhou, Dizhou and other places makes the people in its surrounding areas also envious, but they do not have the hukou identity of the new Song Dynasty, so they can not enjoy the high treatment of the new Song Dynasty, their children can not enter the public primary school to study, they can not buy cheap rice in the New Song Dynasty, and they will even be stopped outside the city without ID cards when they pass through the city gate of the New Song Dynasty.
Such discriminatory treatment will make the people around the New Song Kingdom more and more eager for the New Song Dynasty, and within three years, the territory of the New Song Kingdom will definitely be able to expand again, and at that time, it is estimated that even Bianjing City will be threatened.
Therefore, before the new Song Dynasty could grow into a towering tree, it had to be removed.
After discussing it together, the main ministers of the court finally came to the conclusion that since His Majesty wants to drive the expedition in person, then he will also take this opportunity to completely eliminate this tumor, so as not to raise tigers and have many dreams in the future.
Since it has been decided, then it is not muddy and watery, on the morning of the second day of the Great Song Dynasty, Zhao Pu, the prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty, Chen Sifu on the left, Xue Yu on the right, together with more than a dozen high-ranking officials in the Great Song Dynasty, jointly wrote a letter, asking His Majesty to go on the expedition, and began to arrange the personal expedition.
On the one hand, he wanted to drive the expedition in person, but on the other hand, he was afraid of danger, coupled with the opposition of the courtiers, so Zhao Guangyi has always wavered.
But now, the ministers of the DPRK and China unexpectedly agreed to let themselves go on the expedition in person, and while excited, Zhao Guangyi also had a trace of curiosity.
"A few days ago, I said that I wanted to drive the personal expedition, but the ministers objected, why did you suddenly change your temper and agree to the widow to personally conquer the expedition?" Zhao Guangyi asked the hundred officials in the court.
"Your Majesty, the ministers were worried about Your Majesty's safety before, and your slightest mistake will be an irreparable disaster for my Great Song Dynasty, so we unanimously oppose your personal expedition." Prime Minister Zhao Pu stood up and said at this time.
"Oh? So why do you now agree to the widow's personal conscription? Zhao Guangyi asked curiously.
"According to the report from the spies, the armament of the New Song Dynasty is indeed not weak, otherwise, the Liao State will not let him occupy Cangzhou for a long time, and he has not seen any action, so if my Great Song soldiers attack the city, I am afraid it will not be so easy to take advantage." Zhao Pu's voice changed, and he suddenly said impassionedly, "But if Your Majesty drives the expedition in person, our army will be greatly encouraged, and the besiegers of the city will pay attention to the momentum, again and again, and then decline, and then exhaustion, if there is a personal expedition by Your Majesty, I think my Great Song soldiers will be able to capture the New Song Kingdom in one go." ”
Zhao Pu's words made Zhao Guangyi very useful, His Majesty's personal expedition, in fact, can not improve the combat effectiveness of the army, but the emperor's personal expedition can indeed inspire the soldiers of the three armies, when I think of the emperor watching his performance behind him, the momentum in the army is very great, so Zhao Guangyi also agrees with Zhao Pu's point of view.......