Chapter 46: Trouble
"Is it right or wrong to do it yourself?" Zhao Ta sat alone in the study, thinking about the current situation, what would happen if the interception of the Jin State messenger failed, this question had troubled him for a long time, and it also made his mind extremely chaotic.
"Rebellion?" The two words flashed in Zhao Ta's mind, and when he left Taiyuan, Zhao Yan tried his attitude on the side, and he didn't say anything at that time, and he didn't pay attention to it, but he knew that many people in the army and his staff had this idea.
But is it really that easy to take the throne by force? Sun Tzu once said, 'Soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the way of life and death, and the way of survival, must not be overlooked.' If only the military level is considered, Zhao Ta understands that with his military strength, it is difficult to meet an opponent in this world, and the capture of Bianjing is also within reach, but only a fanatical army, only an offensive military temperament, and a lack of political direction and institutional restrictions, it will be a risky gamble, and the result will only cause a moral and human crisis, and ultimately it will be a complete failure.
Zhao Ta always thinks that he is a soldier, so he thinks about problems and solves problems with military thinking. If we want to seize the throne, then at the beginning of this 'war', we must consider the time of the end, and how to end it, and what expectations to achieve, which is a problem that must be considered at the national strategic level, and it is also for all people at the deep strategic decision-making level should be considered.
How to seize the opportunity and seize the opportunity in the war and political struggle, find a balance in the brutal internal and external struggle, and use comprehensive political and diplomatic means. Turning military achievements into actual benefits is the criterion that a true national strategy should abide by. Otherwise. Even the most powerful army has a genius commander. No matter how perfect the tactical implementation and accurate planning are, it is a dream after all. Therefore, Zhao Ta never dared to step on this red line.
But Zhao also knows that life without examination is meaningless, and the same unexamined view is meaningless, because everyone has their own philosophy. Philosophy is like an invisible nerve, a kind of general and dominant force, which cannot be escaped without care, and not everyone can overstep it. After all, in the Great Thousand Worlds Realm, what is truly worthy of people's respect and respect is not something far away in the clouds. It is out of all the efforts of all sentient beings, but they can bring peace and benefit future generations. Only in this way will the great changes not be so violent that everyone is in danger.
"Sitting?" Zhao Ta shook his head, this is not his style, nor is it the result he wants, but there are not many roads in front of him, how to choose, how to go on, this needs to be comprehensive and consider a variety of factors. There's really not much left for him!
Zhao Tan paced in the room, thinking that even if he could survive this crisis, the seed of his attempt to rebel had been planted in the emperor's heart, which would become a thorn in his heart and make him uneasy. Then sooner or later, he will pull out this thorn, regardless of whether he really has the intention of rebellion or not, what will he do at that time?
"It's a fucking multiple-choice question!" Zhao Ta was almost crazy by himself. He suddenly remembered the words of the old man Socrates: Whatever you do, you will regret it...
The Duting Station, the Duting West Station, the Huaiyuan Station, and the Tongwen Hall under the Honglu Temple respectively receive ethnic minorities and foreign envoys from all over the world. Collectively known as the Quartet, each has a supervisor or a supervisor in charge. In the past, Duting Xiyi was specially used to receive Liao envoys. Since the turn of face with the Liao State, it has been changed to a post house for receiving the envoys of the Jin State.
At that time, the minds of businessmen were no worse than those of modern people, and everyone knew that these envoys were rich lords, so they naturally would not let go, and these tribute envoys would often bring goods privately in the name of tribute for profit, but they could not sell them with great fanfare, so they could only secretly transfer them to the merchants of the Great Song Dynasty. Therefore, the outside of the post house has become a treasure of feng shui, with many shops and restaurants, all wanting to earn some foreign exchange.
There is a restaurant called 'Fan Cai Restaurant' outside Duting Xiyi, and other restaurants are mainly based on the dishes of the Central Plains of the Great Song Dynasty, and they have a unique way to specialize in making Fan Cai, so that those people who have lived in foreign countries for a long time can eat hometown dishes.
The three-story shop of the "Fan Restaurant" was decorated in accordance with the style of the Khitans, and later changed to a golden envoy, and it did not change much, but a few private rooms in the Jurchen style were added, because the Jurchens were too earthy, and there was no way to change it. The chef of the restaurant is a Khitan person, and all the people who serve the food and wine are party women, all of whom are beautiful and can sing and dance, but they are not selling their bodies. After the restaurant opened, not only did the ministers use it as their back kitchen, but even the wealthy officials of the Great Song Dynasty would come here to experience the exotic customs.
"Xiao Daguan is here, it's still an old place!" Before noon, a guy dressed as a Jurchen man entered the restaurant, and Xiao Er greeted him warmly.
"I'll have a friend today, open a room for me on the second floor!" The official Xiao waved his hand.
"Okay, Xiao Daguan on the second floor, please!" Xiao Er sang a promise loudly and led him upstairs.
"Shopkeeper, another bowl of wine!" A big man sitting in the corner shouted to the shopkeeper behind the counter.
"It's coming!" The shopkeeper immediately responded, carrying the jar wine and sending it over.
"Hu Luo, is the person who just went upstairs the golden envoy?" Xue Hai smacked his wine and asked softly.
"Yes, but he is not a Jurchen, but a Khitan, and he has lived in the post house for almost a year!" The shopkeeper replied in a low voice.
"Shopkeeper, it's too boring to drink alone, you drink two bowls with me!" Xue Hai grabbed the shopkeeper and said loudly, "Send someone to keep an eye on him!" ”
"It's... I am busy with business, alas, you take care of Xiao Daguan! The shopkeeper shirked, but in the end, he couldn't help it, and said helplessly.
"Well, don't worry, shopkeeper!" Ma Yo happily agreed and went upstairs.
"Brother Hai, this person is of little value, he is Zong Han's person..."The shopkeeper whispered while pouring wine.
"Oh, let's talk about it, the dead horse is a live horse doctor, maybe the matter will fall on him!" Xue Hai was also very confused now, after Wang Wei arrived in Beijing, he seemed to smell the smell of danger, and he went into the post house without even showing his head. This made Xue Hai wonder if his judgment was wrong, he stared at the people who entered and exited the post house, and he also paid the post guard to monitor his every move, but he didn't find anything abnormal.
"Brother Hai, speaking of which, this Xiao Zhonggong is also an unlucky bastard, he came to our Great Song Dynasty to extort bamboo and blackmail, but he was taken hostage and detained in the post house!" The shopkeeper saw that Xue Hai was interested, so he said... (To be continued......)