In a blink of an eye, Chinese New Year's Eve passed, and soon it was the Lantern Festival. The Lantern Festival in the Song Dynasty was even more lively than the first day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, and the 1456th consecutive days of "night" were released, and Lin'an would set off a carnival of three days and three nights, which was a lively scene of thousands of empty alleys, until after the Lantern Festival, the Spring Festival of the Song Dynasty slowly ended.

This day is the thirteenth day of the first month, and the intermittent snow last night has stopped by dawn, Zhao Yan got up and dressed under the waiter of the palace maid, washed and combed.

As soon as he went out, a cold wind blew, and Zhao Yan shivered, the weather was so cold!

However, Zhao Yan still came to the pavilion where Tai Chi was played on weekdays, took a deep breath, played Tai Chi, and after a fist trip, he felt that his mouth was full of relish, and the weather did not seem so cold. Zhao Yan sighed, this Tai Chi learned from Peng Qinfang is really good, since practicing this Tai Chi, but in two months, his spirit has been much better than before. Well, it's like the advertising slogan "cover in the cover" in the newspaper - the waist doesn't hurt anymore, the legs don't ache anymore, and the food is fragrant.

Zhao Yan had breakfast, felt energetic, and had nothing to do, so he played the eunuch and went to Xuanqi to wait for the edict, and then played Go. Zhao Yan doesn't have many hobbies, no, not greedy for money, and usually likes to play Go.

In the middle of the game, a eunuch came in to spread the word, and the prince Zhao Dian had something to meet.

At this time, the chess game is still very long, and it is a holiday, it is rare to be idle, this game of chess can not be closed here, it must be finished, Zhao Yan ordered the prince to come in and watch the battle.

In the end, Zhao Yan won a son and a half, and Zhao Yan was very happy and specially rewarded the chess edict.

Waiting for the chess to leave, Zhao Yan smiled and asked Zhao Dan:

"What?"

"Qi Yu father, the envoys of Dali will return to Dali after the Shangyuan Festival, the sons of the ministers get along with the envoys of the Dali country these days, roughly know the situation of the Dali country, the Dali country has declined in these years, the Gao family dictatorship, the civil war is frequent, the sons think that it is better to take advantage of its internal strife to take it, and then take advantage of the situation to go west, directly take Myanmar, open up the Indian Ocean exports. In this way, compared to a detour to the South Seas or through the Kra Isthmus, the trade between our Great Song Dynasty and Tianzhu, Dashi, and Taixi countries has been unimpeded since then, which is a strong and prosperous strategy for our Great Song Dynasty. ”

Zhao Yan said "oh", and said in his heart that this is mentioning the westward expansion strategy again, but it is obvious that this westward expansion strategy is not the westward expansion strategy, it is obviously upgraded, the original version of the westward expansion strategy is only to capture Dali, and the upgraded version actually wants to open up the Indian Ocean exit, well, it can be called a big deal! The prince, who is over forty years old, is obviously thinking about how to consolidate his position as a prince, and he is eager to brush up his political achievements.

Zhao Yan looked at Zhao Dan, at the age of the prince of Xindao, the pressure is indeed not small. Since Zhao Luan occupied Taiwan and made a number of dazzling political achievements, there have been rumors in the government and the opposition that Zhao Luan may replace Zhao Duan and directly succeed him as emperor. Of course, this is just a rumor, Zhao Yan knew that although he had also had the idea of passing on the throne to Zhao Yan, but it was just a thought, as long as Zhao Yan did not make a big mistake, it was impossible for this prince to be abolished casually.

This year, Zhao Dian is forty years old, so far, the prince has been in office for 20 years, to get rid of Zhao Dian as the crown prince, on the one hand, Zhao Tuan will not be forbearing, and second, most of the courtiers will also resolutely oppose it.

Anyway, although his son is a little mediocre, he still has the posture of a middle-aged man, and it is a big deal to do the big thing of expanding the territory in his lifetime, and then hand it over to Zhao Dian Shoucheng.

Happily, Zhao Dian also has his own opinions, and it is always good to have his own ideas. It is said that Zhao Dian himself couldn't come up with such an idea, but after the "returnee" Lu Qi'an came to Lin'an recently, he was recruited by the prince, and I think this should be the idea that Lu Qi'an came up with.

Seeing that his father was not in danger, Zhao Dian continued:

In the opinion of the ministers, the Northern Expedition must also accumulate strength, and it is not possible to act rashly for the time being, on the other hand, the southward advance will deviate from the main direction of our Great Song Dynasty, just like a chess game of Fang Cai, and the sunspots will leave the main battlefield, resulting in a painful loss of the good game. Erchen thought that the strategy of advancing south almost completely relied on the sailors, and there was nothing to show for in addition, just because the native armor soldiers in the wilderness were vulnerable, and it was not conducive to the training of soldiers in the 6th war. After all, the Northern Expedition is inseparable from the 6th war, so Erchen proposed a westward strategy, and a Dali country is a rich land, which can be the icing on the cake for the Great Song Dynasty. Second, the Dali national armor soldiers are still worthy of war, and they can be used for actual combat training, which can improve the tactics of our firearms battalion and traditional combat battalions, and lay the foundation for the Northern Expedition on a different day. This is a little humble opinion of the son, what does the father think? ”

Zhao Yan nodded, Zhao Dan's statement also has some truth, saying that the scum opponent on Luzon Island does not have the value of military training, on the other hand, Dali Guo, it is a temporary choice to use it for military training, but there must be advantages and disadvantages, at least the risk is much greater.

Of course, if you want to say that the risk is big, it should not be big, and now the Great Song Army is equipped with more and more firearms, and the power of artillery and muskets is not doubtful, it is enough to kill any opponent in seconds, and it is estimated that Dali's combat power will not be able to stop the Great Song Heavenly Soldiers with firearms in any case.

Although he is a little moved, Zhao Yan is not an impulsive young man after all, everything must be well planned, let alone such a major event as starting a war! Therefore, Zhao Yan smiled:

"There is no urgency in this matter, we will send away the Dali envoys, and it will not be too late to discuss it."

Zhao Dian felt that his father was still very happy to hear his idea, and originally, this idea was really good, so Zhao Dian left happily.

In the afternoon, Peng Qinfang came to the palace, Peng Qinfang is now also a family of doctors, in layman's terms, Lao Peng is now a member of the palace medical team, but Lao Peng put his stature very low, and only regarded himself as a royal health doctor. Today, it is a routine to diagnose the emperor's pulse, so that at the meeting of the imperial doctors, he proposed a little health care for the emperor's health.

In Zhao Tuan's eyes, Doctor Peng still has two brushes, for example, the Tai Chi taught by Doctor Peng is deeply in line with the way of health preservation, and the recuperation prescriptions prescribed by Doctor Peng are also very effective, so Doctor Peng is now going to check the pulse of Zhao Tuan every day or two.

Today, Lao Peng took the pulse for a while as usual, and felt that Zhao Tuan's pulse was peaceful, Lao Peng's attainments in traditional Chinese medicine were still limited after all, but he couldn't stand Lao Qiu's hand with a divine book "Barefoot Doctor's Manual", and he knew some prescriptions of Chinese patent medicine in later generations.

Lao Peng wrote a prescription, and his own eunuch took it, and this prescription naturally needs to be demonstrated by many imperial doctors before it can be taken.

Lao Peng's door-to-door medical service ended here, and he was about to say goodbye, but Zhao Tuan said:

"Imperial Doctor Peng, in your opinion, at my age, can I take a boat to float on the sea?"

Peng Qin was a little surprised that Zhao Tuan suddenly raised this question, could it be that this Son of Heaven wanted to personally inspect the sea warships of the Great Song Dynasty! However, Peng Qinfang immediately thought about it, this is normal, as the warship with more and more tonnage is launched, it is normal for Zhao Tuan to want to get on the ship to see it, and there seems to be no risk in this matter.

"Qi Qi Xi à, according to Wei Chen's eyes, His Majesty Xi à is still in good health, and it should be no big problem to take a sea ship for a short time."

Hearing this, Zhao Tuan breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile:

"Since Aiqing said so, I will be able to tour Taiwan in a few days."

When Peng Qinfang heard this, he said in his heart that the Son of Heaven in the Song Dynasty didn't seem to be interested in patrolling, why did this Son of Heaven suddenly think about going to the south to patrol when he was young! Is it true that every successful national leader must have the experience of the southern tour?

Damn it! Thinking of where to go, Peng Qinfang woke up from the association and immediately advised:

"Your Majesty is old, and it is really not suitable to go to the south to tour."

"Aiqing doesn't need to worry, I think that when my father, Emperor Gaozong, floated in the sea for more than a month, it can be seen that it is common for the emperor to take a boat, not to mention that I heard that the newly built Galen ship is not only a big ship that resists wind and waves, and it is very stable on the sea, and the ship is also fast, and it can arrive in Taiwan in two or three days.

"But ------", Lao Peng still couldn't turn the corner, and said in his heart that you are in your sixties, and Zhao Gou was only in his twenties when he fled to the sea that day, can this be compared!

"Aiqing, aren't you in favor of the southward expansion strategy! Last time, you told me that this era was the 'Xiaoice River Period', which was not conducive to the northward advance and was conducive to the southward advance, and I also felt that the southward advance seemed good, but there were often different voices in the DPRK and China, and the same was true in the newspapers, some of them asked for an immediate northern expedition, some of them asked for the westward expedition, and some of them did not want to forge ahead---。 Alas! If I don't see with my own eyes the advantages of the SAR, how can I make up my mind to make a choice! ”

Peng Qinfang said in his heart Zhao Yu you really look up to me, even tell me this, but this Xiaoice River period is indeed what he told Zhao Xi, history records, the period from 985 to 1192 is the Xiaoice River period, this period of time can be described as quite cold, I came to Lin'an to experience. The most outrageous thing is that there were several years of winter, the Huai River basin, the south of the Yangtze River, the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the Taihu Lake were covered with a thick layer of ice, and chariots and horses could gallop on the frozen river. Even, the bamboo in the north has frozen to death, but the rice planted north of the Yellow River has not been harvested.

So, from a climatic point of view, it should go south. After two years, the Xiaoice period ended, and it was not too late to go on a northern expedition.

Peng Qinke is not the kind of person who is exquisite, on the contrary, he has his own principles, and it is obvious that the Son of Heaven in front of him has a good impression of himself, but because of this, he should advise well:

"It is an indisputable fact that the official family, the advantage of the south, does not need the official family to inspect in person. In Kaohsiung, rice can be harvested three times a year, Luzon, the whole island is warm and rainy in all seasons, and rice can be harvested three times a year everywhere. In addition to its disadvantages, highlighting its advantages, and effectively restraining the miasma, the southern sea islands show their advantages, thousands of miles of fertile soil, wind and rain, and never lower than the south of the Yangtze River. ”

Seeing that Zhao Tuan looked like he was listening carefully, Peng Qinfang, a thousand-year-old supporting role who usually doesn't talk much, also opened the protagonist template today, and couldn't help waving:

"During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Central Plains was a land of ointment, and the south had not yet been completely civilized. However, the world has changed over time, and the wild places of the past, such as Fujian, Jinghu South Road, Jiangnan West Road, Guangnan East Road, and Guangnan West Road in the past, are all wild places. In the past, the Chinese people regarded these wild places as a daunting way, and there was indeed a risk of not adapting to the water and soil, but today, the country of the Great Song Dynasty is based on the south of the Yangtze River. It can be seen that all dynasties in history are advancing southward, and the contribution to the southward march is great! Wei Chen thought that it was still necessary to continue to move south today, and this reason could not be clearer. Therefore, Weichen said that the official family does not need to tour the south, but only needs to give priority to the policy of advancing south, and it will not be wrong. ”

Lao Peng Xin said, if it weren't for the timely southward march of the ancestors, your Great Song Dynasty was crushed by the Jin soldiers back then, and you were afraid that there would be nowhere to run, and there would be no Southern Song Dynasty at all.

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