One Piece of Song Dynasty

"Since Fu Jian could only unify the Hu and Han Dynasties by conquering the Eastern Jin Dynasty and promoting Sinicization. The same should be true for our Jin Kingdom today." Wu Shu did not object to this, but Yu Wenxuzhong said: "Fu Jian originally wanted to conquer the Eastern Jin Dynasty through the southern expedition. Instead, unexpectedly, there was the defeat of Feishui. The result was haste, waste of time, the former Qin fell and Xianbei rose."

"But Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty actively promoted sinicization, why did he fail in the end?" Jin Xizong asked again.

"Emperor Xiaowen still failed to solve the ethnic issue. The Xianbei people who were moved to Luoyang at that time were indeed Hanized, but the Xianbei people who stayed in Beizhen still maintained their old customs, which triggered internal conflicts and riots in six towns. Not only did the Northern Wei Dynasty not annex the Southern Dynasty, On the contrary, it was difficult to protect itself, which led to division, and then it split into Northern Qi and Northern Zhou. The economic strength of Northern Qi, which occupied Shandong, was far greater than that of Northern Zhou, which occupied Guanzhong. However, because Northern Qi failed to properly handle ethnic conflicts, especially its rejection of Han people, it was destroyed, while the Northern Zhou Dynasty After the reform of Emperor Wu of Zhou and Emperor Wen of Sui, the military system finally became the system of integrating military and peasantry in China. As a result, ethnic boundaries first disappeared in the army. After the gradual integration of the northern and southern ethnic groups, national unification was finally realized."

"Yu Wenxuzhong said it thoroughly. He pointed out the hidden danger of Daikin, which has not yet been sorted out. Before Daikin's economy and civilization have matured, we must not easily go south." Wan Yanchang concluded in a timely manner. .

Jin Xizong nodded: "Listening to your words is better than ten years of reading. I, Jin, have been fighting for years, spending money and troops, and it is all in vain. I have decided to change the national policy towards the Song Dynasty. From now on, the two countries will negotiate peace."

"If Your Majesty doesn't fight, what use will we, the founding generals, have for us?" Wu Shu asked angrily. Jin Xizong glanced at him, lowered his head and dipped his pen in ink to write. After a while, he spat out two words from his teeth: "Yi Di"

"Why did your Majesty say that we are Yidian? Whose emperor is your Majesty?" Wu Shu was so angry that he could not speak. Wan Yanchang waved his hand to end the interview: "Now we should send envoys to the Song Dynasty to report the funeral and urge the Song Dynasty to negotiate peace. At the same time, we should be prepared for war, use war to promote peace, and use war to force peace."

"Wan Yanchang was granted the title of Grand Master of the Supervisory State, taking charge of all internal and external military and political affairs." Jin Xizong nodded in affirmation. Wan Yanchang was satisfied and satisfied, Wu Shu was angry beyond words, and Yu Wenxu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The huge changes in the Jin Kingdom's top management quickly reached Li Xin. Li Xin specially called Zhao Ding, Zhang Jun, and Lu Yihao for this purpose. Li Xin handed the secret letter to the three of them and said: "The news from the Jin Kingdom. The Emperor of the Jin Kingdom, Wanyan Wu Qimai, died. Wanyan Dan, the eldest grandson of Wanyan Aguda, the emperor of the Jin Dynasty, succeeded to the throne. Wanyan Chang was promoted to the Imperial Grand Master and took charge of the government. Please tell me your views on this matter."

Zhao Ding read the secret letter and said first: "Wan Yanchang is the leader of the Jin Kingdom and he is in charge of the government. We should have a chance to breathe. In the past few years, we have been fighting every year. Although there is no shortage of money, the consumption is still It’s huge.”

Zhang Jun expressed a different opinion and said: "I'm afraid not necessarily. The Jin Kingdom will definitely not be willing to negotiate for peace and will not let the Jin people give up their thoughts until they fight a few big and bad battles. I'm afraid the Jin Kingdom will not let it go. Besides, Wang Lun came back and said, Wu Shu is not sincere in the peace talks, so it seems that there will be a fight among the top brass of the Jin Kingdom. Your lord, why don’t we take advantage of this opportunity to make the Northern Expedition and destroy the puppet Qi?"

"Jiangnan has just been stable for two years, and has experienced three consecutive disaster years, either drought or waterlogging. Although there is no shortage of food for the time being, there is not much left. Therefore, sending troops at this time can't defeat the enemy and win. You must not take any chances." Zhao Ding retorted. Zhang Jun said: "How can we look at the foundation of our ancestors and not recover it? If we don't go to the north this year or next year, the Jin Kingdom will become more and more arrogant. Prime Minister, as the chief minister, you can't just be satisfied with a corner of peace."

"Your Majesty, if you are satisfied with a corner of peace, if you don't vigorously repair your military equipment and stabilize Jiangnan first, how can you subdue the enemy?" Zhao Ding couldn't help but raise his voice. Zhang Jun also yelled: "If you are stable and stable, you will know that the elite military horses of Stable are being used up day by day. What else can be used to control the enemy? Do you know or I know about the military?"

Zhao Ding looked at Zhang Jun, dumbfounded, unable to believe his ears, and said to himself: You dare to say that you understand military affairs, but he must never say this. Zhao Ding endured his anger and said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking frankly. I don't understand military affairs, but I understand history. In history, there has never been a successful example of the Northern and Southern Expeditions."

Li Xin asked with interest: "The Northern Expedition in the Southern Dynasties has never been successful. Why?"

"Historically, the Northern Expedition in the Southern Dynasties failed to succeed. There are four reasons. One is that the force in the south is not as strong as in the north." Zhao Ding just started, but was interrupted by Zhang Jun: "It is nonsense to say that the force in the south is not as strong as in the north. Zhang Liang and Zhou Yafu of the Han Dynasty both said that the Chu people were fierce and difficult to compete with." .Li Ling of the Han Dynasty also used Jingchu warriors and wizard swordsmen to march people across the desert in the north, which is rare in ancient and modern times."

Zhao Ding counterattacked: "Li Ling's five thousand Jingchu soldiers were not able to completely annihilate the Three Kingdoms in the end. Yang Hu said that the people of Wu and Chu were weak and incompetent. Their customs were quick and unsustainable. Their skills and abilities were insufficient to resist China. This shows that the quality of the soldiers in the south was poor." The discipline is not as good as that of the northern troops, and there are especially few cavalry. The white soldiers from the south of the Yangtze River advance easily and retreat easily, and they are defeated by a single soldier."

"This is prejudice and demoralizing," Zhang Jun became angry. Li Xin waved her hand for Zhao Ding to continue. Zhao Ding said slowly: "Books of Jin and Song have already stated that even if he was as brave as Huan Wen, the Northern Expedition to Guanzhong had to retreat midway due to lack of food; if he was as brave as Liu Yu, although the Northern Expedition to Southern Yan succeeded, he returned in vain and lost Guanzhong. Gave it to Helian Bobo. All the above shows that it is difficult for the Southern Dynasty to launch a long-lasting large-scale Northern Expedition."

"Xiangong said that the Northern Expedition could not succeed in history for four reasons. One is that the force in the south is not as strong as that in the north. Let's talk about the second, third and fourth." Li Xin motioned to Zhao Ding to continue. Zhao Ding looked at him and hesitated: "The second reason is the population and the national strength in the south is not as good as that in the north; the third reason is the difficulty in transporting grain and grass; the fourth thing is the fourth factor."

"Why didn't you say the fourth reason?" Li Xin frowned. Zhao Dingxin said, it’s not that he didn’t say it, but that he really couldn’t say it.

Li Xin saw that Zhao Ding was silent and said, "Speak. If Mr. Zhao has anything to say, just say it."

In the end, Zhao Ding had no choice but to tell the truth: "To conquer the Central Plains, we must exhaust the people and material resources of Jiangnan and sacrifice the people of Jiangnan. Therefore, it is difficult to gain the support of Jiangnan people. The above four factors determine that the hasty Northern Expedition will not succeed."

Zhang Jun was furious: "Zhao Ding, why did you become the leader of the peace faction?"

Zhao Ding replied: "Zhao Ding has always advocated defense, not peace. Now only defense can maintain national strength and gradually recover."

Zhang Jun asked again: "How long will it take for Jiantu to recover?"

Zhao Ding said: "Wait for an opportunity."

Zhang Jun continued to ask: "What opportunity are you waiting for?"