At the founding of the People's Republic of China, Qian Hongchu, King of Wuyue, "accepted the land and returned it to the Song Dynasty".

Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty successively conferred the title of King of Huaihai, King of Hannan, King of Nanyang, King Xu and King Deng on Qian Hongchu.

The Qian family was treated with great honor and favor, not to mention fine clothing and food, and the court also gave Qian Chu generous rewards in various names from time to time.

When Qian Hongchu fell ill, Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty, in order to express his condolences, rewarded Qian Chu with "ten thousand taels of platinum, tens of millions of money, ten thousand bolts of silk, and a thousand taels of gold. He also gave his sons Wei Chun and Wei Zhi ten thousand taels of platinum each."

Nowadays, Dali also wants to accept land and contribute to the country. It is conceivable that the treatment will not be low, but it is impossible to be treated as generously as a wealthy family.

After all, Duan didn't do it voluntarily, but was tricked by Yang Lin. Others didn't know that Zhao Ji knew it all.

The fall of Dali seems to be a natural outcome, and only Yang Lin and Zhao Ji know the twists and turns from beginning to end. Of course, these two people will not talk nonsense, because if the truth is revealed to the world, Song Ting's face will really be disgraceful.

Yang Lin took Duan Zhengchun into Genyue. Only then did he realize that the prosperity of the Song Dynasty was not just talk. It was within his expectation to pass through the south of the Yangtze River by water, but the splendor of Bianliang really shocked the Duan family. .

When he arrived at Genyue, Duan Zhengchun looked around and saw a palace built near the lake, with well-organized pavilions and pavilions, cornices, ancient trees, and a quiet environment.

The essence of the entire Song Dynasty, it is full of elegance and romance, and the lake is clear and rippling, like a fairyland.

This is the Song Dynasty. It’s no wonder that for thousands of years, foreign races from abroad have wanted to enter this colorful world of the Central Plains.

After entering Gen Yue's palace, Duan Miaozhen was sitting and chatting with the queen. When she saw her father being brought in by Yang Lin, she burst into tears.

Duan Miaozhen, who was used to seeing the royal family being bullied by the Gao family, even felt that now was the best, much better than being the emperor in Dali.

Yang Lin took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention and secretly gave her a wink. Duan Miaozhen burst into tears and smiled, her smile blooming like the spring breeze in March.

Everyone's attention was on Duan Zhengchun and Zhao Ji. Duan Zhengchun respectfully paid homage to the emperor and read a set of congratulatory messages that he had prepared long ago.

Zhao Ji is not completely vain. He also has some sympathy for this emperor. Everyone is an emperor, and you are too miserable.

What's more, now Duan Zhengchun is about to help himself achieve a supreme reputation. What a hero Taizu is. The emperor who has been the emperor for a hundred years since the founding of the country has great military power and vast territory. It turns out that I, Zhao Ji, am the number one.

Zhao Ji had great ambitions, and his father and brother worked long hours and slept late at night. They worried about state affairs every day, but they did not achieve a decent victory.

But since I came to the throne, I have been eating, drinking, playing, playing chess, calligraphy and painting, playing cuju and walking horses, but I first destroyed Xixia and then took over Dali. I am not the son of destiny, nor the immortal emperor of Shenxiao Palace. Who is?

Thinking of this, Zhao Ji comforted Duan Zhengchun with a smile, then turned to look at his beloved Yang Lin, only to see him beaming with joy and making strange little movements with his fingers.

Zhao Ji was confused and ignored him, continuing to chat with Duan Zhengchun, completely unaware that Princess Dali's face was as red as a ripe pomegranate——

Cai You, a bachelor of Longtuge, stormed into Mingtang, where his father Cai Jing worked.

Cai Jing was old. Although he was still handsome and handsome, he was already nearly 70 years old. In order to take care of him, the court allowed Cai Jing to bring his maid into the Mingtang to serve tea and water.

A noble maid was on duty today and was squeezing Cai Jing's shoulders diligently. She raised her head and saw Cai You, who was sweating profusely. She lowered her head and said in Cai Jing's ear: "Master, it's the young bachelor Cai here."

Cai You glanced around and saw that except for his own father, no other officials were present. As for these maids, they were just like tools of the Cai family. He came closer and said mysteriously: "Dad, you heard, right? The Jurchens are rebelling."

, with only 2,500 men, they killed the 100,000 Liao soldiers in Huanglong Mansion, threw away their helmets and armor, and made them all prisoners."

Cai Jing raised his head and said with a smile: "Except His Majesty the Emperor of Khitan, who else in the world doesn't know about this? As a father, I naturally know, so what do you think?"

Cai You came to the table, waved his hand to drive the maid away, and then said: "Father, it is an open secret that Liang Shicheng and others conspired to conquer Yan, and no one in the court knows about it. Now that Daliao is so weak, the Jurchens are in a weak place.

The small country of Zuer can still kill them like cutting grass and wheat. What's more, we in the Song Dynasty have millions of elite soldiers and thousands of good generals. I think the defeat of Yan is a certainty.

Conquering Yan is such an honor. How can we let Liang Shicheng be more beautiful than before? Why not hurry up and ask the officials to take charge of this plan of conquering Yan!"

Cai Jing stroked his beard, his eyes suddenly became solemn, and asked: "What do you think is our chance of winning when Song Dynasty conquers Yan?"

"Ten percent! One hundred percent! Ten thousand percent! Dad, a hundred thousand people can't defeat two thousand and five. What kind of soldiers are they? Can they still defend our Song Army? The Western Army can fight, let them go. Although these people

They took refuge in Yang Lin, but Yang Lin's name was not engraved on it. After all, they were our soldiers of the Song Dynasty. What ideas did a group of military men have? As long as we are in charge, this share of credit will not fall into the hands of others.

My son has some experience in collecting Fangla in the south of the Yangtze River. If he is willing to go to Hebei to take command and supervise the war, he will definitely help the officials capture Youyan, or it may not be impossible to go straight to Beijing."

Cai Jing suddenly laughed out loud: "You also know soldiers?"

"Father, why do you underestimate this child? Although my son is not as good as Sun Wu, he still has some confidence in destroying Liao."

Destroy the Liao Dynasty? Cai Jing sneered in his heart. He and Yang Lin once had a long talk. The Khitan seemed to be riddled with all kinds of diseases and was extremely weak. It was destroyed in one attack, but what about the Song Dynasty?

Among the palace full of civil and military officials, among the boundless splendor and splendor of Bianliang, who can open their eyes and see the whole empire clearly?

There is more than one Daliao who is weak.

The Song Dynasty is indeed rich, and there are many wealthy families who are as rich as the country. It is just that a large amount of wealth is accumulated among the people or the families of officials and wealthy merchants, and it is difficult to mobilize it, just like there is no one at all. Nowadays, the empire has too many officials and soldiers, the system has collapsed, and the people have become weak.

, Only those who can see clearly will worry about paper wealth.

The local bureaucrats alone have tens of millions of dollars in salary, but the salaries of the Xiang Army and the Forbidden Army all flow into the private pockets of the generals. The Song Dynasty's fiscal revenue of nearly 100 million dollars a year far exceeds that of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, but it can no longer support the empire.

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It’s worth noting the combat power of the Xiang soldiers and the Forbidden Army. Maintaining local security is even a bit difficult.

In the midst of the extravagance and decadence of the Song Dynasty, except for a few useful generals in the west due to Xixia, the military officials in the entire Song Dynasty have been exhausted. They have neither courage nor ability. The country

There are no generals among them, and even Tong Guan can be the best. Among the group of civil servants and officials who keep saying that they want to share the world with the king, a few still have the magnanimity and ability of great Confucian scholars. Except for the party's ability to seize power, they are simply useless.

Fortunately, there is Daliao, a big country that shares the same problem, lingering in the north and maintaining the stability of the border.

Rushing to conquer the swallows hastened the demise of this neighbor. How could the newly rising ferocious alien race stop? No matter which one conquered it, it was bound to go south. In the long course of time, there were a few grassland overlords who did not covet the magnificence of the Central Plains.

Among all the civil and military officials in the dynasty, only he and Yang Lin were the only ones who could see this clearly.

It's ridiculous that Liang Shicheng and Tong Guan planned to attack Yan. Once the shortcomings of the Song Dynasty are exposed, the Huanglong Mansion may not happen in Hebei Province. If they are allowed to do whatever they want, they will push the Song Dynasty onto the fire.

At this time, the only way to go is to vigorously promote the New Deal to eliminate the shortcomings and hope that Khitan can survive for a while longer.

Fortunately, the New Deal is progressing smoothly now. Together with Yang Lin, I have understood the stubborn forces in the DPRK. So far, everything is going smoothly.

"The time has not come to conquer the Yan. Don't jump up and down, or you will be caught and blamed in the future! Besides, I don't know how capable you are as a father. The conquest of Fang La was Yang Lin's achievement. Fang La himself had already been arrested when you went there.

Kill him, why would I not know?" Cai Jing reprimanded him with hatred of steel.

Cai You came full of enthusiasm and asked to take command, but was mercilessly ridiculed. He couldn't help but became furious: "My father, I only value Yang Lin's son, but why do you despise his son so much? He said that conquering Yan is not possible, purely for his own power, because he is afraid of Liang Shicheng

He Tongguan suppressed and retaliated against him, but he himself took credit for Dali of Xixia everywhere. For the sake of the lintel of our Cai family, my son must have a close relationship with Yin this time."

"You traitor!" Cai Jing touched the teacup. Cai You jumped up and down and hid out the door.

Cai Jingyu's anger was still lingering, and he saw half of his head sticking out of the door. Cai You said bitterly: "Just wait and see."

His father was so angry that he lay down on the chair, his eyes darkened, and the maid who came after hearing the sound turned pale. She quickly stepped forward and gently stroked his chest to help him wake up.
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