"What, Li Jiqian accepted the canonization of the Khitan and became the envoy of the Dingyan Army and the military governor of Xiazhou? Can any of you explain to me what this is all about? At this time, Song Taizong was already in a rage, and he couldn't wait to tear Li Jiqian apart.

This Li Jiqian is none other than the grandfather of Li Yuanhao, the founding emperor of Western Xia. Since the seventh year of the Taiping Rejuvenation of the Kingdom, this person has led the Dangxiang clan to stand on its own, constantly harassing the northwest border of the Song Dynasty.

In the second year of Yongxi, this guy took advantage of the fact that the Great Song Dynasty was focusing all its attention on the Liao people and occupied Yinzhou. And the methods were extremely despicable, he pretended to surrender, and then killed the surrendered generals Cao Shi and others, and used their banners to suddenly attack and occupy Yinzhou.

At that time, all of Song Taizong's attention was focused on Yan Yun, so he temporarily let Li Jiqian go. Unexpectedly, raising tigers was a problem, and Li Jiqian, who is now stronger, actually found a new backer.

Just when Taizong was angry, a person who didn't know whether he was alive or dead stood up and said something that added fuel to the fire: "Why don't you transfer Zhao Weiji, the king of Nanyang County, to Xiazhou to guard to prevent Li Jiqian from making further moves." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire court was silent.

After Yongxi's Northern Expedition, the only one who did not fail was Zhao Weiji. Originally, the meritorious service of the clan was not a bad thing for the royal family, but Zhao Weiji's identity led to the fact that although he had made great contributions in the Northern Expedition, Taizong could not be happy.

At the beginning, Zhao Weiji's Zhenzhou army and Rutian were re-entered, which was actually a small means for Taizong to suppress Zhao Weiji. You can make some small contributions and contribute some fresh equipment and tactics to the army, but you cannot establish a position in the army.

The reason why Zhao Weiji was not handed over to Pan Mei was because if Yang Ye was there, Zhao Weiji would definitely be able to make a name for himself under Pan Mei's account. Unexpectedly, Tian Chongjin, who was originally used to suppress Zhao Weiji, was killed on the battlefield, and Yuan Jizhong, the actual number two person in the army at that time, also disappeared on the battlefield.

Zhao Weiji, the nominal No. 2 person, has become the No. 1 person in real power.

That's it, Zhao Guangyi was in consideration of the overall situation when he received Zhao Weiji's letter, pinched his nose and admitted Zhao Weiji's status as the number one person. Because he didn't expect Zhao Weiji to dare to take the troops out, in Zhao Guangyi's imagination, Zhao Weiji, who should have retreated in Ulzhou, unexpectedly went east to support Cao Bin, and Mi believed it.

Cao Bin, who was not angry, Mi Xin really fell to the point where he needed Zhao Weiji's support.

People are not as good as heaven, after a series of causal cycles, Zhao Weiji finally became the only person in the Northern Expeditionary Army in the entire Middle East who could still hold the scene.

So when Zhao Guangyi came to recall Cao Bin for the sake of the entire Northern Expedition, how unwilling he was.

And Zhao Weiji really did not "live up" to Zhao Guangyi's expectations, and actually defeated Yelu Hugo and became the only person in the entire Northern Expedition who saved the fruits of victory.

The entire Yongxi Northern Expedition can be said to be a huge earthquake for the military general system of the entire Song Dynasty, and the first generation of military generals who were still active in the front line basically withdrew from the stage of history.

And the second-generation military generals are not ready to take over, so Zhao Weiji, the original supernumerary, has become the most prestigious person in the military system.

Zhao Weiji, who has the merit of defeating Yu Yue Yelu Huge of the Liao State, is basically the first general of the Song Dynasty now, which is the reality that Zhao Guangyi least wants to see but happens.

Originally, the Zhao and Song royal families, who were originally born in soldiers, were afraid of the yellow robe and guarded against the generals again, but now it was good, and after Taizu, the Zhao family produced a soldier with high prestige.

The resistance of the royal family to launch a mutiny is much smaller than that of the non-royal family, not to mention that Zhao Weiji's original order of succession is better than Zhao Guangyi's in terms of etiquette.

After speaking, Zhang Hong also knew what he was wrong with his words after seeing the dead silence in the court, and when he was in a dilemma, Prime Minister Li Fang stood up and relieved him.

"The king of Nanyang County was transferred to the north to guard the town shortly after he got married, and he has sacrificed a lot for the country, and he has only returned from the battlefield at this time, so he should reunite with his family more. The minister suggested that General An Shouzhong be transferred to Xiazhou to guard the town in case Li Jiqian made any moves against Xiazhou. ”

Hearing Li Fang's words, Taizong's face finally softened. And Zhang Hong also breathed a sigh of relief as if he had been amnestied, and then he said: "What the prime minister said is very true, the king of Nanyang County has been fighting for the country for a long time, and he should reunite with his family. The minister did not think about it and hoped that His Majesty would atone for his sins. ”

Zhao Guangyi, who found enough steps, didn't plan to take any shelf at this time, and immediately got off the donkey and said pretendedly: "What the prime minister said is very reasonable, my nephew and grandson have already paid a lot for the country, and I should rest at home at this time, I also hope that he can let me hold my great-nephew and grandson as soon as possible, this time I will let An Shouzhong go to Xiazhou according to the prime minister's wishes." ”

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Zhao Weiji naturally couldn't have been unaware of everything that happened in the court, and sure enough, as Jiang Yu said, it was time to leave the capital temporarily.

Zhao Weiji, who was looking at the map of the Great Song Dynasty, kept echoing in his mind at this time a sentence that Jiang Yu had said before: "Southeast coast." ”

The ocean, a place that has not been valued by the Chinese until modern times, occupies all of Zhao Weiji's mind at the moment.

"Yes, why am I also caught up in the strange circle of continental thinking, why do I keep my eyes on the continent and not look at the ocean. The ocean in this era has infinite possibilities, and the ocean can help me accumulate strength that I can't accumulate on the continent. ”

Thinking of the infinite possibilities of the ocean, Zhao Weiji couldn't help but be a little excited, but it is impossible to develop the hegemony of the sea without the support of land. So Zhao Weiji, who needed a deep-water harbor, set his sights on a small corner in the eastern part of the map of the Great Song Dynasty, which was Huating County, where the Demon Capital was located.

At this time, Huating County belonged to Xiuzhou, Liangzhejiang Road, and the territory was far less than that of the Houmo Capital. Because most of the territory of the demon capital of later generations was silted up by the Yangtze River Delta. However, it does not prejudice the development of this place as a good port city.

On top of that, no one has developed it here yet. Due to the existence of Suzhou Port and Quanzhou Port, Huating County is not taken seriously. But the potential is limitless.

First of all, the hinterland of the Central Plains in Quanzhou Port is too far away, and the ships in Suzhou Port need to pass through a section of the Yangtze River to go to sea, which obviously affects the development and utilization of professional sea vessels.

If a port is established in Huating County, it can rely on the surrounding Suzhou, Yangzhou, Hangzhou and other big cities to form a cargo distribution center. Coupled with the sea advantage of being able to reach Liaodong and Guangnan Road in the south, it will soon be able to develop rapidly.

The most important thing is that Zhao Weiji is ready to rely on Huating County to build a good port to find the American continent.

Zhao Weiji's only advantage over the oceans of this era is his knowledge of the earth, he doesn't have any nautical knowledge, but he knows what is on the other side of the ocean.

He knew very well what it meant once he found the American continent. Gold, corn, potatoes, peppers and vast plains, lots of land to cultivate. These things will become the capital of his future hegemony.

Thinking of this, Zhao Weiji decided not to hesitate anymore, it was Huating County.

So he brought Jiangyu and Chai Yu over to discuss whether it was appropriate to transfer the industry to Huating County. Just after Zhao Weiji told his intentions, Jiang Yu took the lead in speaking.

"Why did the county king choose this place?" Huating County really doesn't have any status in this era, and it's no wonder that Jiangyu is very puzzled.

"I think it's a good place, with Suzhou and Yangzhou in the east, Xuzhou in the north, and Hangzhou in the south, it is in the main traffic artery, and it also relies on the sea, but how can you be sure that the official family will let you run this place?" After Chai Yu looked at the map, he pointed out the location advantages of Huating Mansion.

Hearing Chai Yu say this, Jiang Yu also thinks that Huating County is indeed a place worth operating, as for the question raised by Chai Yu, Jiang Yu quickly had an answer: "This lady doesn't have to worry, today there is news in the court, Li Jiqian was canonized by the Khitan and became the envoy of the Dingyan Army and the governor of the Xia Prefecture military, which means that the northwest will soon not be peaceful." Sooner or later, our Great Song Dynasty will have to have a battle with the party. Whether you win or lose this battle, it will be the time for the king of the county to go to Huating. ”

As Jiang Yu said, no matter whether he wins or loses this battle, Zhao Weiji's position will become embarrassing. If the Song army wins, it proves that it is okay without you Zhao Weiji, then Zhao Guangyi, who will withdraw from the court at that time, will be easily released. If the Song army fails, then once there is a call to enable Zhao Weiji, Zhao Guangyi will be very embarrassed, it is better to ask to withdraw from the court in advance to avoid Zhao Guangyi's embarrassment, and at that time, Zhao Guangyi will also let him go out of the face problem.

"Then it's decided, if you don't have any trouble, go to Huating County, investigate the local situation first, and then we will make specific arrangements."

Jiangyu was very happy to receive orders and was ready to go to Huating County.

The day after Jiang Yu left, Zhao Weiji learned a message through his intelligence system, that is, Kou Zhun had an accident.

During the Northern Expedition of Yongxi, because Zhao Weiji wanted to participate in the Northern Expedition, he stepped down from the title of judging the affairs of Zhenzhou. And Zhenzhou is up to Kou Zhun alone for the time being.

But after the war, Zhao Weiji returned directly to the capital and no longer went to Zhenzhou to serve. For the sake of officialdom balance, the imperial court did not want Kou Zhun to jump two levels in two consecutive years. Therefore, he did not directly promote Kou Zhun to judge the affairs of Zhenzhou, but found another person.

And this person is Wang Huai, the younger brother of the privy deputy envoy Wang Wei.

This Wang Huai relied on the status of his elder brother Wang Wei, and after arriving in Zhenzhou, he suppressed Kou Zhun on the one hand, and took bribes on the other hand. Kou Zhun is now in Zhenzhou, and he can't say what he is suffering for.

After learning this news, Zhao Weiji felt that he had to help Kou Zhun at this time, on the one hand, Zhao Weiji had a good impression of Kou Zhun, and on the other hand, helping Kou Zhun rise would definitely help him in the future.

So at this time, it is time for the intelligence system and the connections left by Zhao Dezhao to play a dual role.

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