Looking at the big-eyed and small-eyed rulers in the hall, they were secretly happy in their hearts, which of these people was not a well-known figure when they came out of here, needless to say, the knowledge in their stomachs was needless to say, and they had to tremble when they stomped their feet in the capital, but the emperor was stunned in a few words. If they regard the things they did in the early years of the Great Song Dynasty as 'benevolence', wouldn't they say that the emperor's disgrace in cutting down gold and snow, and the conquest of Siyi were all unkind acts, and their mouths shouting 'Zhongxing Great Song Dynasty, subduing Siyi' all day long were also slapped fiercely.

"I think this is all an expedient measure, and I will finally destroy the Wu country; Han and the Xiongnu, Tang and Tuque and Qin won the opportunity to recuperate, until Emperor Wu had the feat of chasing the Xiongnu, Zhenguan, the prosperity of Kaiyuan. And Goryeo's knowledge still hasn't been learned, and he only knows one of the words of the sage, but he doesn't know the other! Just when everyone didn't know how to deal with the cold field, Zhao Ta said with a smile.

"His Majesty is right, Goryeo stopped the military attack of the Liao Dynasty by claiming to the Liao people and obtained hundreds of miles east of the Yalu River of Nuzhi, and Goryeo obtained the land of Baozhou by proclaiming himself a vassal to the Jin people. Claiming to be a minister is just a false name, and obtaining land is the real benefit, and the great diplomacy practiced by Goryeo did not have any loss, but got a lot of benefits, which seemed to be done by a wise man, but it was too heavy for utilitarianism and lost the original intention of benevolence! Li Gang said.

"The Jin State's policy of treating Goryeo with big things and small things and Goryeo with small things and big with Jin seemed to be the friendship between benevolent and wise men, which temporarily resolved the contradictions between the two countries and avoided the outbreak of war. But once the situation changed, Kim bullied the weak and oppressed Goryeo, and Goryeo could not bear it, rebelled in anger, and then caused war! Yang Shi also played.

"In order to protect itself, Goryeo changed to my Great Song Dynasty as a minister, which is to contain Yu Jin, and it has nothing to do with Ren. And His Majesty is benevolent to it. But for the sake of small profits, he ignores the great righteousness, and there is no benevolence at all. Chen Gongfu said hatefully.

"The Liaojin Dynasty regained its name and forced Goryeo to be a minister, but it didn't get much benefit, and at the critical moment Goryeo still didn't help, and even rebelled, which shows that Goryeo's vassals are just compromises, not righteousness. What he did could not help but be a wake-up call for our dynasty to avoid the mistakes of Liaojin! Xu Jingheng admonished.

"My Great Song Dynasty is a state of benevolence and righteousness, and His Majesty governs the country with benevolence and filial piety, mobilizing 100,000 troops to aid Goryeo to resist Jin, and spending tens of millions of dollars and food, but Goryeo is entangled with our dynasty on top of small profits, which is like a gentleman's behavior!" Chen Yu said indignantly.

"Since Goryeo is not benevolent. Why should I speak to them, why should I withdraw the army at once and leave it to its own devices! "Uncle Zhang was even more extreme, and the words of withdrawal were all spoken......

Zhao Ta listened to everyone's condemnation of Goryeo, and knew that everyone had a new understanding of Goryeo. In fact, Goryeo's left and right hope was originally intended to be innocent of no one when the Liao, Song, and Jin were competing, and tried to find some balance among the three forces. There is no doubt that the main reason for this is to consider the problem from their own interests, and when they find that the three forces are not balanced, they will consider which side to turn to protect themselves and gain benefits, so they will favor the side with the stronger forces, and put the issue of status behind actual interests.

However, Goryeo's "big thing" thinking and foreign policy mainly stemmed from the fact that Goryeo regarded the "big thing" diplomacy that attached importance to utilitarianism as a good policy for "protecting the country" and the actions of "wise men," and formed its own characteristic "big thing" diplomatic thought and policy of emphasizing utilitarianism. But in the orthodox eyes of the Great Song Dynasty, of course, it has become a crooked and evil way. In the blink of an eye, he was criticized for having no skin.

However, Zhao Ta is still very happy in his heart, regardless of the people who were in favor of establishing diplomatic relations with Goryeo at the beginning. Or the one who is against it. At this moment, they all despised Goryeo's abandonment of righteousness, and they successfully guided them onto their thief ship, laying the foundation for what was to be discussed below. But after thinking about it, this emperor was really tired, not only to find a way to deal with the outside, but also to find a way to settle the family......

"Your Majesty. The minister thought that although what Goryeo did was chilling, compared to his falling to the Jurchens, the advantages of becoming his arm still outweighed the disadvantages. And strategically, the fall of Goryeo is not beneficial to our dynasty, so that Kim can avoid fighting on two sides and concentrate on dealing with our dynasty; Tactically, we can make friends with Goryeo and march from the flanks. To form an encirclement of him, you can also use Goryeo to ensure logistics supply and avoid the pain of thousands of miles of transportation. Therefore, it is not appropriate to make enemies with Goryeo at this time, but we should not turn a blind eye to its unrighteous deeds, but should adopt appropriate methods to teach them a lesson, so that they will not dare to act recklessly! Zhao Ren, who has not spoken, said.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that what Lord Zhao said is extremely true, and he should not withdraw his troops lightly, but should be appropriately punished, so that he will not dare to offend my Great Song Tianwei again!" Chen Dong agreed with what Zhao Ren said and seconded it.

"Your Majesty, since Goryeo intends to 'give up' the land of Bao and Yuan, why don't I go down the river and take the opportunity to take it, occupy these two states to control the throat of Goryeo, and threaten the Jin State to go to Beijing, and also achieve the purpose of punishing Goryeo!" Zhao Zhong, the secretary of the Privy Council, said that he really deserved to be the person next to the emperor, and in a word, he seized the opportunity to change the topic, and when he saw Xidu, he couldn't help but secretly give him a thumbs up.

"This ......" Zhao Ta raised his eyebrows when he heard this, thought for a moment and said, "If we occupy the two states of Bao and Yuan, will others think that we are taking the opportunity to annex Goryeo, so as to affect the relationship with other feudal states?" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks it won't!" Hu Anguo said, "At the beginning of the founding of the Goryeo, the Khitan claimed that Goryeo should inherit the land of Silla, and the Khitan should inherit the land of Goguryeo, and the two states of Bao and Yuan are on the old land of Goguryeo, so they should belong to the Khitan, Jin Zhanliao inherited its land, and the two states should belong to the Jurchens. ”

"Can I, the Great Song Dynasty, ever recognize the Khitan statement?" Zhao asked, this not only involves both sides of the line, but also involves the issue of inheritance, so it is necessary to figure it out.

"Your Majesty, this Goguryeo was once in the Tang Dynasty and should be inherited by our dynasty, but because Liaodong is occupied by the Khitan, it is beyond the reach of our dynasty, so there has been controversy and no conclusion!" Juan Guo said.

"Oh, it's inconclusive, that is, it still retains the right to claim and possess!" Zhao Ta nodded, but he knew it in his heart.

At that time, although the Khitan claimed that Goryeo should inherit the land of Silla and the Khitan should inherit the land of the original Goguryeo, few people responded. At that time, the Song Dynasty had a good relationship with Goryeo, and the Khitan was in the midst of a struggle for the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun and other places, and the Song Dynasty and the Khitan could be described as a country of enemies. The Song people knew that it was impossible for them to insist that Goguryeo was "close to Tifeng" like the Tang Dynasty, because most of the land of the original Goguryeo had long been owned by the Khitan, and not only could they not occupy the land of the original Goguryeo, but they could not even recover the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun in the north, so they did not dare to claim that the land of the original Goguryeo should be inherited by the Song Dynasty.

Since it was impossible for the Song Dynasty to inherit the land of the original Goguryeo, who should the Song people support to inherit Goguryeo? There is no doubt that if the Song people admit that the Khitan inherited the land of Goguryeo, it will only increase the strength of the Khitan, and there is no benefit to the Song Dynasty that is fighting against the Khitan, it is better to recognize the inheritance of the land of Goguryeo by Goryeo, in that case, it can not only deepen the "friendly" relationship with Goryeo, further gain the support of Goryeo, but also weaken the power of the Khitan through the war that Goryeo may launch for this, why not!

Therefore, the Song people supported Goryeo as the successor of Goguryeo, with the continuous change of the relationship between the two countries, when the relationship was good, they supported it, and when it was bad, they said that they should inherit it by themselves, and there was no clear conclusion, let alone the formation of written materials.

Since everyone is a potential heir, and each has its own set of theoretical support, in Zhao Ta's view, there is a lot to do, at least there is a reason to rip off......

"Your Majesty, although there is no conclusion on Goryeo at this moment, in fact, it has been occupied by Goryeo for more than 200 years, and I rashly proposed to ask for the old land of Goguryeo, I am afraid that it will be suspected of breaking the contract and damaging the name of benevolence and righteousness of our court!" Li Gang saw that the emperor's eyes were shining, and he was worried that he would act recklessly, so he hurriedly went out to admonish.

"Hehe, I know, this matter still needs to be discussed in the long run, but since Bao and Yuan Erzhou are abandoned land in Goryeo, let's take it first, what do you Aiqing think?" Zhao Ta asked with a smile.

"Your Majesty, the minister thought that occupying the enclave of Bao and Yuan Erzhou would make the Jurchens feel like a fish in their throats, and also make the hearts of the Goryeo people feel uneasy, and these two states face the river and are close to the sea, and the depth of defense is narrow and difficult to maneuver, and once there is a change, it is difficult to reinforce in time overseas; Moreover, the residents there are all Goryeo, Jurchen and others, and it is difficult for the people to attach themselves to it, and it is also quite tricky for our dynasty! Xu Jingheng said.

"Well, that's good!" Zhao Ta nodded and said, "What the ministers said is reasonable, and it is exactly what I am worried about, but the war is urgent, and it can't be delayed for a long time, I think I can occupy the two states first, and the details can be discussed later, what do you think?" ”

"Your Majesty, your majesty, the ministers obey the order!" Everyone also knows that this matter cannot be explained in a day or two, especially the matter of how many years of Chen sesame and rotten grain, and at this moment, the battle situation in Goryeo is already on the bow, and it cannot be missed.

Subsequently, Zhao Ta ordered the Privy Council to inform Zhao Yong of the matter of today's preliminary discussion, and ordered him to redeploy his forces, not to clash with Goryeo at this moment, and how to wait for the will next. At the same time, Zhao Tan announced that the naval army had won a great victory in the naval battle, and ordered the relevant ministries and departments to prepare to meet it.

"Spread Zhao Ren and Li Jun to the side hall to discuss matters!" The ministers dispersed, and Zhao Ta said to Jianxi while changing clothes. Although it was still a matter of discussion after discussing it for a long time, at least he had unified his opinions and removed the biggest obstacle in the plan, so he decided to take a step forward before talking...... (To be continued......)