Of course, it was impossible for the envoy of the Liao State to agree, and said: "The fourteen states of Yanyun do not include the four states of Jingping Yingluan. ”

A few prime ministers and old gods are here, and the new emperor of Liao is still thinking about good things. If these four states are not taken, can they still be cured in front of the mountain? At least south of Yuguan must be taken. This was the bottom line of the Song Dynasty.

It's been a few months, and the big guys have gone from the surprise at the beginning to getting used to it now.

It's not a dream, China's rise is just around the corner, these people here, who will not go down in history?

Song Jiu said again: "In this way, then your country will return the Tang Dynasty Yingzhou to my court." ”

He said that the clash of civilizations was the main reason why the Central Plains Dynasty had not been able to govern the nomads well.

In fact, since ancient times, no matter how strong China is, its ability to govern the desert is very weak, including the Tang Dynasty, which is a fetter, not governance, and I have stationed several armies, which are the Tang Dynasty, and in fact cannot control the military, political and financial affairs of the desert at all.

Therefore, the actual control area of the Qin Dynasty was south of the Great Wall of Zhao and the Great Wall of Yan, including Yunzhong, the Daling River, the Luan River Basin, the middle and lower reaches of the Liao River and the Yalu River in Zhongjing. The reason is simple, at that time, the water and grass here were relatively abundant, and the climate was not as cold as in the north, so the Han people could cultivate here. The actual territory of the north of the two Han Dynasty did not change much from the Qin Dynasty, and in the hands of Cao Wei, because the first ancient Great Wall in the north was gradually lost, and the south was constrained by Shu and Wu, it was basically reduced to the Yanyun region today.

However, at that time, the Tang Dynasty Yingzhou was still under the control of Cao Wei, and its name was Changli County, which included the southern part of Liaodong and the northern Pyongyang region of the Han River. The Western Jin Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty followed this sphere of control. However, due to the defeat of Gao Mingli, the Sui Dynasty lost most of Liaodong. However, Changli County continued to control, but changed to Liucheng County.

Historically. At least today's Xingzhongfu of the Liao State (i.e., Yingzhou of the Tang Dynasty, later Chaoyang), has always been the territory of the Central Plains Dynasty.

The envoy was so angry that he wanted to stand up, if he pursued the south of Yuguan, he could still understand, could the Xingzhong Mansion be lost, how far away is this from Zhongjing in the Liao Kingdom?

He was angry, Song Jiu was even more angry, so angry that he couldn't even speak. I left with my sleeves and didn't want to talk to you.

That's so ungraceful, isn't it?

However, Wang Qinruo said with a smile: "It's okay, Song Gong has always been radical, in fact, your Liao State is not called a minister, our Majesty doesn't care too much, what is in the Tang Dynasty Yingzhou, you can also be a joke, at least in the late Tang Dynasty, where did it become the scope of Xi people and your Khitan activities." However, south of Yuguan is not the base camp of your Khitans. This is what you snatched from Shi Jingtang, and it's time to return it to my court. ”

The question is, why did the Song Dynasty have two voices?

The messenger went back depressed.

We'll have to discuss what to do.

Several bigwigs looked at each other and smiled.

In fact, the Song Dynasty was not only Pingzhou of Liao, as well as Xingzhongfu.

Got Yan Yun. It's time to get it built. Therefore, many ministers suggested that the four prefectures of Dingnan and Lingzhou, as well as the north and south Hetao, should be set aside. Draw a separate road to Lingxia Road. Otherwise, the jurisdiction area of Shaanxi Road is too large, and the officials stay in Chang'an. The Yanyun area is divided into Yanyun Road.

However, it was opposed by Song Jiu.

He was also in favor of continuing to draw in detail. But it's not like this, Yanyun doesn't draw all the way. Without him, there is Taihang Mountain, a big mountain is separated, or very far away, so the area behind the mountain is divided into Yunzhong Road, with Yunzhou as the capital, managing several states behind the mountain and the Yunzhong area, if the tribes north of Yinshan are obedient in the future, they are still under the jurisdiction of Yunzhong Road, but they have to be divided into three, the mountain is the direct governance area, the cloud is the semi-restraint governance area, and all the people in the north of Yinshan are within the scope of the force, which belongs to the whole detention area.

In ancient times, no matter how much the desert was governed, now Song Jiu is still unable to govern the desert area. It is best to be obedient, even if it is rewarded with a little money, and if you can't be obedient, you don't force it, as long as you don't invade.

This kind of thinking is the result of backward transportation.

It is too far and too big, and different ways of civilization are easy to cause conflicts, so Mobei is directly discarded, and even the garrison is not intended.

This proposal was still agreed by all the ministers. It is not worth it for the imperial court to gain so much, and it is too worthless to spend so much manpower and material resources. can't rule for a long time, but damage the people of the Central Plains, which is why Zhao Kuangyin didn't accept Dali at the beginning.

This is the first new road.

The second new road is the northwest, starting from Yanzhou, all the way to the north and south Hetao, the four states of Dingdifficult, the Yinchuan Plain, set up as Yanzhou Road, which has nothing to do with the word Xia, because it is easy to make the people think of the Tuoba Li family in Xiazhou.

The third new road is starting from Qinzhou, with Qinzhou as the capital, including Weizhou and the Hexi Corridor, all the way to Shazhou, the entire Qinghai region and the Juyanhai region at the end of the weak water, there is no threat from the Liao State, and the Song Dynasty can operate this gateway. If the Uighurs in the Western Regions return to Shun in the future, it will also be under the jurisdiction of Qinwei Road, and the big deal will be changed from Qinwei Road to Longyou Road again, and the capital will be in Qinzhou. If the Hexi Corridor and Qinghai are obtained in the future, then Gushanzhou can be used as the first military city, and Liangzhou can be used as the second military city.

However, this road is now only an empty shell, and with the exception of the Qinwei region, the rest is controlled by the Qiang and Tibetan or Uighur peoples.

The fourth new road is Youzhou Road.

With Youzhou as the capital, it includes the entire Liaodong, and the future Liaoguo Zhongjing Shangjing area. But outside Shangjing, as well as the Huanglong Mansion in Liaodong to the north, they also discarded and did not ask, did not ask if they returned to Shun, and did not ask if they did not return to Shun. However, there will be three important military cities, one is in the Shangjing area, and Youzhou will join hands to control the five Xi departments internally, and the outer imperial black Chezi Murowei and Wugu, the second is in the area of the Tongjiang River, the internal control of the Jurchens, and the outer control of the more sparsely populated northern departments, and the third is in the area of Liaoguo Tokyo, which will control the Bohai Sea internally and Goryeo externally.

The reason for this is mainly to use a Han city as the capital to strengthen cohesion and accelerate integration. Secondly, the imprint of each tribe is diluted, such as the Liao character will completely disappear from the names of various places.

Of course, this is just an idea, and the only things that can be divided by reality for the time being are Yanzhou Road and Yunzhong Road. The so-called Qin Wei Road is very far away, even if this Youzhou Road has not yet been realized. There are also the south, including Dali and Jiaozhi, which Song Jiu simply did not mention. Of course, there's no hurry. It can be taken slowly depending on the country. Moreover, neither the Tibetans nor the Uighurs would pose a fatal danger to the Song Dynasty.

Long before that. Song Jiu proposed that veterans such as Wang Hanzhong, Zhang Sijun, Geng Quanbin, Li Chonggui and Wang Xian go to the northwest first. Guarding important cities such as Xiazhou, Lingzhou, and Qinzhou, and letting Zhi Weichang return to Fuzhou, the Zhuqiang army will be shocked. Especially the Tubo people, we must be careful, after all, the main forces of the imperial court have gone to the north together. However, with several veterans going west, there is no big problem.

At the moment, it is still this Youzhou Road. Whether it will be realized or not, it is not yet 100% certain. However, Hugh has to say that it is Pingzhou, even if Xingzhong Mansion will not let go of the Song Dynasty this time.

The so-called negotiations. It's just an illusion, deliberately confusing Liao.

Song Jiu was looking at the financial statements.

The imperial court was restoring Yanyun's vitality and pacifying Yunzhong, but it did not use troops to Liao.

As for what was said at the negotiation table just now, Song Jiu didn't take it as a thing at all, can it be negotiated?

However, there is a reason for the cessation of military operations.

Cao Wei and Li Jilong both suggested that they should use troops immediately, but there was no other reason, and it was even colder in the north, and the imperial court wanted to take Liaodong and Liaoguo in one go. It will take a long time, not only to take it, but also to settle it. However, time will pass quickly, and winter will come in the blink of an eye. If the overall situation is not settled at that time, the situation in the north may become even worse.

But it was opposed by Song Jiu.

There are several reasons, the first of which is the problem of the back road. If Yanyun is unstable, the army hurries north. What will happen? In history, Liao Xingzong went to Western Xia, and Xiao Yanyan at this time went to Lanzhou. Guan Yu's flooded Cao Jun......

These are profound lessons.

Before the army sets out, it is necessary to integrate Yanyun.

Only then can we rest assured that we can go out on the expedition and have no worries in the rear.

The second reason is money.

It is no wonder that some people say that the Song Dynasty spent 70 million yuan in the battle of Lanyuan in history, and the Song Renzong and the Western Xia spent more than 200 million yuan in the war for several years.

A great victory, but the rewards, pensions, and appeasement expenses were spent together with the remaining 100 million dollars accumulated by the three divisions.

This is still under the condition that Song Jiu has made careful calculations, and a lot of money and arrangements have been prepared in advance, otherwise the treasury would have been in an emergency.

Therefore, Song Jiu could only wait for the first, first-class summer taxes, and second-class revenues of various countries to come up, before launching a new attack. As long as it can support the second round of attack, then there will be a reward and pension money after the war, that is, the wealth of Shangjing Zhongjing in Tokyo of Liao, and even Yelu Longqing brought eighty percent of Yanyun's wealth to Zhongjing and Shangjing of Liao State by officers and soldiers or various heroes and powers in advance.

As long as these two cities are captured, there will be no worries about the cost of post-war pensions and appeasement.

However, the three armies did not move, and the grain and grass went first, and a lot of money was spent when the army moved, such as grain and grass, weapons, armor, and various materials......

Put down the books.

Song Jiu pondered.

It is not a military arrangement, this will be thought of by Li Jilong, Cao Wei and other generals, and the main thing is the national issue.

I also want to thank Xiao Yanyan and Han Derang, under the governance of the two of them, and learning from Song Jiu's measures in Jurchen, since the vast area from the south of the Tongjiang River and to the south of Shangjing, that is, the direct management and semi-feudal areas of Youzhou in the future in Song Jiu's planning, all began to cultivate, as well as fixed grazing, which laid the foundation for the governance of the Song Dynasty.

However, there is a serious disadvantage, that is, the proportion of Han people is small. Ninety percent were Khitans, Xi, Xia, Jurchen, Bohai, and a small number of Murwei and Tatars. If this problem is not solved, it will be left behind.

After thinking for a long time, Song Jiu stood up, met Zhao Heng, and said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid that the old minister won't be able to give office next year." ”

"Ah," Zhao Heng almost loosened the teacup to the ground.

In this battle, the commander-in-chief of the rear of Mingyi was Zhao Heng and Zhu Xiang, and the commander-in-chief of the front line was Li Jilong and Cao Wei. Even the various arrangements a long time ago were all done by Song Jiu himself.

But Song Jiu said that within a year after the war, he would settle the state affairs for Zhao Heng, and he was about to pay tribute, and he finally promised in front of everyone in Li Xinlin.

Therefore, everyone was relatively happy in this trip, and there was no credit for Song Jiu's fame.

However, if Song Jiu is unwilling to retreat, it will be a bit bad, with his current prestige among the military generals of Wenchen, who can subdue him?

Song Jiuzhi said that he wanted to help, and explained: "Your Majesty, it's not that the minister doesn't want to retreat, but that the minister will stay in Liaodong, otherwise whoever comes, the minister won't be at ease." There are too many problems here in the future. ”

"It's not proper, Liaodong is bitterly cold, and you are gradually approaching sixty years old."

"The minister knows that he is talking, but there is instability here, and the minister is not at ease even if he retreats."

Zhao Heng was very lucky, Song Jiu didn't need to be afraid in Liaodong, which meant that it wouldn't be long before he had to leave the phase. However, how could he be embarrassed to agree with such a desperate effort?

"But the old minister needs the assistance of five young ministers."

"The five?"

"The first is Wang Shu, the shepherd judge."

"Kou Zhun's son-in-law?"

Zhao Henghu doubted, this person is not yet thirty years old, after winning the Jinshi, Commodore Kou married his daughter, Xianping Zhong was virtuous and good because of his political achievements, moved to the secretary of the provincial writer, and was also a group of herd judges, but don't take it seriously, this is to give Kou Zhun face.

Song Jiu nodded, and said, "The second person is Jining Tongju Wang Zeng. ”

"That Wang Zeng of the Great Sanyuan?"

"Exactly."

"What about the third person?"

"The third person is Zhang Zhibai, the second year of Duangong's Jinshi Jianzhou Zhizhou, and the fourth person is Li Di, who will be the champion of this spring."

Zhao Heng was even more puzzled, the oldest of these four people was only in his thirties, and the youngest was only in his twenties, especially Li Di, who had just won the top exam this year, why did Song Jiu take a fancy to them?

Song Jiu was very happy in his heart, and praised Liu E in history, but he ignored several important ministers enabled by Liu E, such as the four great sages of Renzong, Wang Zeng, Li Di and Zhang Zhibai, and there seems to be a Du Yan, I don't know where Lu Dao is, and there are also Wang Shu, Lu Zongdao and other famous ministers. But there is no need for so much, but the ability of these people to govern is not as good as the last one.

He also said: "The last person is Lu Mengzheng's grandson, Tongzhou Tongju Lu Yijian. (To be continued......)