"Third uncle, General Huyan slaughtered the local natives in Yuezhou, is this right or wrong?" Zhao Xu looked at Zhao Yan with a pair of big eyes and asked, today is the day he came to Zhao Yan to take classes, Zhao Xu has often heard those ministers arguing about this matter when he was in the court these days, as if everyone had a point, so he couldn't help but ask Zhao Yan.

"Do you think this is right or wrong?" Zhao Yan lay on the bamboo chair, holding a fishing rod and said a little lazily, the weather is getting warmer and warmer, and today is a sunny day, so he took Zhao Xu to the Bianhe River to take class, of course, it was a class, but in fact, it was to chat with Zhao Xu.

"Me?" Hearing Zhao Yan's words, Zhao Xu couldn't help but show a contemplative expression, and after a long while, he slowly spoke, "I don't know if it's right or wrong, and several gentlemen in the palace don't agree on their opinions, some people say that General Huyan is murderous and is in vain, and some people say that General Huyan is to protect the safety of Yuezhou, so he will make such a hot hand, I think both statements make sense, so I want to ask the third uncle for advice." ”

As soon as Zhao Xu's words fell, Zhao Yan found that the fish on the river was shaking rapidly, and hurriedly retracted the line, but a small fish with long fingers was caught, looking at such a small fish, which made Zhao Yan also a little depressed, reached out to take it off the hook, and just threw it back into the river, but suddenly had an idea, and immediately held this small fish in his hand and said to Zhao Xu: "Xu'er, take a serious look at this small fish, do you have any ideas?" ”

Hearing Zhao Yan's words, Zhao Xu was full of confusion, and immediately looked down at this small fish seriously, and found that this was a small black fish, a very fierce fish, almost any kind of fish is its food, but this black fish is still small, and it is estimated that it can only eat some small fish and shrimp.

"Third uncle. It's just a little black fish, what can you think? Zhao Xu looked at it for a long time and still didn't understand what Zhao Yan meant, so he asked with a frown.

Seeing Zhao Xu's tangled appearance, Zhao Yan laughed at the moment, threw the little black fish in his hand into the river with a wave of his hand, and then said, "Not bad." This is indeed a small black fish, this fish is a ferocious carnivorous fish, there are almost no natural predators in the river, the smaller black fish feed on small fish and small shrimp, the big black fish feed on all kinds of fish and frogs, sometimes when there is a lack of food, they even feed on their own kind, there is a saying called 'big fish eat small fish, small fish eat shrimp'. I think it's the perfect fit for blackfish! ”

"Third uncle, you told me about this before, but what does this have to do with General Huyan's slaughter of the natives?" Zhao Xu asked puzzled when he heard this.

"It doesn't matter, if we treat our Great Song Dynasty as a big black fish, then the surrounding small countries are small black fish, in the past, our Great Song Dynasty didn't need it, so we didn't move those small countries, but if we have some needs. And these little black fish are blocking our way, what do you say we should do? Zhao Yan glanced at Zhao Xu and said.

"Big ...... Big black fish? "I heard that Zhao Yan actually compared Da Song to a black fish. Zhao Xu's little face was also full of consternation, and it took a long time to finally react, and then said with a bitter face, "Third Uncle, your analogy is really special, but if they are all black fish, with the habits of black fish." I'm afraid that it will directly devour the little black fish. ”

Hearing Zhao Xu's answer, Zhao Yan finally nodded with satisfaction and said, "Yes, the previous Jiaozhi was a little black fish, and it was also a very ambitious little black fish, when I saw that our Great Song was weak." I even wanted to take a bite in reverse, but this angered our big black fish, and swallowed it directly, but this little black fish that had been swallowed was still dead, and it couldn't be fully digested for so many years, and it was still tossed a few times in the stomach of the big black fish from time to time, what do you think the big black fish should do at this time? ”

"Third uncle, can you not use the analogy of the black fish, it sounds really awkward." Zhao Xu said with a bitter face at this time, if the Great Song Dynasty is a big black fish, then what is he, the emperor?

However, Zhao Xu only complained for a moment, and then said seriously: "Third uncle, I also understand what you said, those remnants of Jiaozhi must be eliminated, there is no objection to this, but I want to ask if General Huyan's method of slaughter is a little too intense, after all, there are forty or fifty thousand natives who died under his butcher's knife alone, and I heard that some rivers in Yuezhou are stained red with blood." ”

Zhao Yan shook his head slightly when he heard this: "Xu'er, the reason why I use the black fish as a metaphor is actually another meaning, that is, to tell you that in this world, the law of nature is the law of nature, and this law is also very suitable between countries, especially when war comes, it is even more intolerant of any mercy, and the reason why Hu Yanping chose to solve the problem of Yuezhou by means of slaughter is actually because this method is the simplest and most effective......"

When he said this, Zhao Yan paused for a moment, and then gave Zhao Xu a detailed description of the local situation in Yuezhou, especially the tribes in Yuezhou that were not controlled by the imperial court, and finally concluded: "After the means of slaughter, you can deter other tribes, let them hand over the people who participated in the rebellion before, eliminate the last men and horses in the hands of Li Gande, and take the opportunity to penetrate the power of the imperial court into those tribes, let them accept the control of the imperial court, and completely remove the hidden dangers of Yuezhou, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone. Why not use such a good solution? ”

"This ......" After listening to Zhao Yan's words, Zhao Xu showed a contemplative expression, he felt that what Zhao Yan said seemed to be very reasonable, but it seemed that something was not quite right, and after a long while, he suddenly raised his head and said, "Third uncle, I still can't figure it out, since this method is so good, why are so many people in the court opposing it?" ”

"There are two kinds of people who oppose the court, the first kind of people are really unbearable, maybe in their opinion, those local people are already Song people, Hu Yanping's wanton massacre naturally caused their dissatisfaction, and the second type of people are taking this opportunity to take advantage of the opportunity to make trouble and bring Hu Yanping down from the army." Zhao Yan didn't say anything more when he said this, because he knew that Zhao Xu should understand the meaning of his words.

"I see, after a long time, they came for you, the third uncle!" Zhao Xu immediately came to his senses when he heard this, he also knew that Hu Yanping was not only the third uncle's friend, but also his confidant, and it was the third uncle's support from so many people that the queen mother never dared to do anything to him.

"It's good to understand, but the guys who shouted the most fiercely in the court this time are all brainless, they think that this can please the Queen Mother, but unfortunately they don't know that this is forcing the Queen Mother into a dilemma." Zhao Yan said with a smile at the moment, Zhao Yan did not hide the complicated battle between himself and the Empress Dowager Gao from Zhao Xu, after all, these things are not a secret, and Zhao Xu will naturally know as he gets older, so it is better to take the initiative to tell him.

"That's right, the Queen Mother has always been very jealous of the third uncle, and General Huyan is your confidant, if you dispose of him, I'm afraid it will cause you to completely break with the Queen Mother, if you don't punish you, but you can't calm the disputes in the court, this is really a dilemma." Zhao Xu couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, he was also very dissatisfied with the Empress Dowager Gao, although he didn't dare to express his dissatisfaction with the Empress Dowager Gao openly after Zhao Yan's persuasion, but now he saw that the Empress Dowager Gao fell into a dilemma, he also felt a little happy.

Zhao Xu was secretly happy for a while, and then suddenly his eyes rolled, and he leaned next to Zhao Yan and whispered: "Third uncle, second uncle went to Yuezhou to pacify the place before, but he forced Li Gande to rebel, and he also suffered a lot, I heard that he almost lost his life there, did you plan this matter behind your back?" ”

"Stinky boy, what do you think of me, although I don't agree with some of your second uncle's practices, but after all, they are all the sons of your imperial grandfather, and they will never want to kill him, but it is true that they want him to suffer a little, so as not to make him calculate wildly, but unfortunately people are not as good as heaven, no one thought that your second uncle would be so bold, and people didn't want to rebel He even forced the other party to rebel, and it turned out to be like this." Zhao Yan glanced at Zhao Xu and said.

"Hehe, this is also true, but the second uncle is really, whether it is talent or courage, he can't compare with the third uncle, but he is more ambitious than the second uncle, I heard that when my father died, the second uncle was the most active." Zhao Xu spoke again at this time, especially when he said it at the end, he deliberately stared at Zhao Yan, as if he wanted to see Zhao Yan's reaction.

"How do you know these things, who told you about them?" Zhao Yan's face sank when he heard this, and he asked Zhao Xu, when Zhao Hao died, Zhao Hao was indeed very active, but no one should dare to tell Zhao Xu about this kind of thing.

"This ......" Seeing that Zhao Yan was a little angry, Zhao Xu was also startled, and he didn't dare to speak for a while.

"Xu'er, although I don't know who told you about this, but I can be sure that this person definitely doesn't have any good intentions!" Zhao Yan said in a deep voice again at this time, although Zhao Hao did have the intention of fighting for the throne at the beginning, but someone dared to tell Zhao Hao about this matter, obviously wanting to provoke the relationship between Zhao Xu and Zhao Hao, which may have no impact on Zhao Yan, and even have benefits, but this person's courage is too great, today he dares to provoke the relationship between Zhao Xu and Zhao Hao, and tomorrow he may provoke the relationship between himself and Zhao Xu, so he must find out the identity of this person.

Seeing Zhao Yan's serious expression, Zhao Xu didn't dare to hide it anymore, and immediately spoke: "Third uncle, this matter was told to me by Cai Qu, and he also said that the Queen Mother and Prime Minister Wang Gui and others all wanted to make the second uncle the emperor, but fortunately, the third uncle has your father's edict in your hands, coupled with his support, the plan of the Queen Mother and others finally fell through." (To be continued......)