The envoys of Shu Kingdom had just arrived in Jinling after several twists and turns. At this time, the Southern Tang Kingdom had long known that the Zhou army had launched a large-scale attack on Shu Kingdom.
The envoy was a lobbyist, but no matter how clever his tongue was, he could not fool the monarch and ministers of the Southern Tang Dynasty.
There are still many talents in Jinling. Although the momentum is weak now, its territory and territory were not smaller than those of the Zhou Dynasty during its heyday, and its population and wealth were even more than those of the Zhou Dynasty. As a big country, it was not so easy to be influenced by others.
Even if the lobbyist was spitting, he had only one purpose: to form an alliance with the Southern Tang Kingdom and send troops to attack the Zhou Dynasty.
His eloquence is still good, and he especially quoted the fact that the Wu and Shu alliance was able to confront Cao Wei for a long time during the Three Kingdoms period. It is very convincing... The truth is really the case. Zhou, Shu, and Tang are so similar to the Three Kingdoms back then!
But in fact, it is not that easy to repeat the classic diplomacy of the past.
The king Li Jing appeased the envoys of Shu and quickly summoned important ministers from Jinling to discuss in the imperial city.
...The magnificent palace, with exquisite carvings and jade bricks, still exudes the demeanor of the Southern Tang Kingdom.
This country has been founded much longer than any dynasty in the Central Plains, and has long been the hegemon of half of the country.
Han Xizai, the minister who was usually accused of being a singular and passionate, took the lead in refuting the principles of the envoys of Shu Kingdom one after another, and said: "The King is not the Three Kingdoms now."
Han Xizai talked happily: Sun Quan and Liu Bei of Wu and Shu at that time had their own ambitions.Let’s talk about ancient Shu first. Whether Liu Bei rejected Jingzhou in the early stage or Zhuge went to Qishan in the later stage, he always had the intention of competing for the deer. Therefore, Liu Bei always threatened the north, which could be restrained.
What else have you done to become emperors in the Shu Kingdom?
At the reciprocity of Jin and Han dynasties, the Jin Dynasty was destroyed by the Khitan and the Central Plains was in chaos. Shu Kingdom occupied two places of Qin and Feng, and the Jin generals took the initiative to surrender and took over, and then they stopped moving and missed the opportunity.
Even the Central Plains has no master and they can't leave Sichuan. What can they expect now?
It is also said that our country is not Sun Wu either.When the Jin and Han ties were at the juncture of the Jin and Han dynasties, why could our country not enter the Central Plains?The elite soldiers were trapped in the Wuyue Kingdom, and there was nothing we could do about it.
After hearing this, the ministers looked sideways and whispered for a while, most of them thought Han Xizai was justified.
Han Xizai looked around and continued: What's the situation now?In the Battle of Huainan, the Zhou army was dispatched in full swing, and Shu was a big move. Similarly, now that Shu was attacked, our country was already in a weak position, not to mention that it was too weak to do so, if you were not careful, it might cause fire... Shu would not save our country by then.All the countries in the south want to lead the disaster to others, so how can they send it to block the Zhou Dynasty's edge...
Han Xizai's proposal immediately aroused the support of the ministers. This kind of public opinion was originally the mainstream of Jinling, and most people really did not want to fall into war.
But at this moment, the king's brother Li Jingda came out and scolded: You and other civil officials only know how to eat, drink, play and sit and wait for death, which is not enough to make a decision!
Li Jingda was the first strong man in the royal family of the Southern Tang Dynasty and the fourth brother of the king. No one dared to confront him, but just remained silent.
There are too many reasons for you to wait. I only recognize one truth: it is useless if you can’t win!Li Jingda said in a tough manner that Shu is now forced to fight against the Zhou army, and they have to fight whether they want to do so or not. When will we not use troops at this time?I have two strategies, and the best strategy is to send troops to Jingnan to destroy the Zhou army stationed here, block the Zhou army's Eastern Route Army, and attack the Shu Kingdom from the east and west to eat up the Zhou army's elite.The best strategy is to recover Huainan. At this time, all the elite troops of the Zhou army were out, and Li Chongjin in Huainan had been destroyed, which was very empty. It is possible to cross the river to recover the Eastern Capital (Yangzhou), and restore all the fourteen prefectures in the north of the Yangtze River, as the foundation of hegemony.
Li Jingda clasped her fists up and said: The emperor's order is the foolish brother.
The king of the country lowered his eyes and said nothing. Li Jingda was a little anxious and immediately asked for a fight: Brother, don’t believe in the words of the Zhou Dynasty, let alone annoy them. The truth is to strengthen the strength of this world!
Seeing that the king still did not speak, the Privy Councilor said: King Qi (Li Jingda) Don’t be anxious, the king will consider it.How can we act rashly in the national plan?
Li Jingda didn't dare to force him, and sighed, shook his sleeves and stepped aside with an unhappy look... His third brother Li Jingsui was poisoned to death because of his participation in the power struggle. The lessons of the past are not far away.
Li Jingda retreated, and Han Xizai then spoke again: Our country is not waiting for death, but waiting for the opportunity. I think the time is not good now, and it is too risky to get support from the Chinese people.
A minister asked: When is the opportunity that Han Gong believes should be waiting for?
Han Xizai said calmly: I will assume one thing first. When the Jin Dynasty was destroyed by the Khitan, the Central Plains had no master. What would happen if the Southern Tang Kingdom could withdraw and lead the army north to the Central Plains?
Everyone discussed this matter more than once, and the debate even involved the national policy level... Because some people believed that if they had maintained harmony with the southern countries and did not trap the elite troops of the whole country in the war between Wu and Yue, the Jin and Han dynasties could have taken the opportunity to settle the Central Plains.
The national policy of the Southern Tang Dynasty has always been swaying. Sometimes it pursues the strategy of unifying the South to strengthen its strength and stand up for the opportunity. This path also has results, and it has successively destroyed the Fujian and Chu countries, which is in a quagmire when dealing with the Wu and Yue Kingdom.
Unable to defeat the Wu and Yue Kingdom, the Southern Tang implemented another national policy, which was the ministers who occasionally mentioned that the countries of Yu and the countries lived in harmony and were able to accumulate strength.
However, the dispute is gone now. After the Southern Tang lost Huainan, the strength of the Southern Tang Dynasty declined, and even more could not be destroyed by Wu and Yue, so the first path has ended.
Han Xizai mentioned the old story again. If it were assumed to be established, the Southern Tang Kingdom would not be the Southern Tang Dynasty. It is probably said that the Tang Dynasty had established its capital in the Central Plains... When the Jin Dynasty was destroyed, the Hedong Jiedushi went south with its narrow territory to establish the (later) Han Dynasty and surrendered all the way, because the people of the Central Plains needed a regime dominated by the main population after driving away the Khitan.
At that time, the southern Tang Dynasty had such a large territory, as long as the army headed north, it would be easy for the Han people in the Central Plains to accept it; in any case, the Southern Tang Dynasty was much stronger than the territory in Hedong, and the chances were very great.
Han Xizai and others discussed for a while, then continued: The opportunity ten years ago was fleeting. The king had been waiting for ten years. Can't he wait a little longer?
He looked at more than twenty people around him and said seriously, "That's right!"What we are waiting for is the opportunity like the friendship between Jin and Han.The Zhou army launched a large-scale attack on Shu Kingdom, which seemed to be fierce, but in fact it was a strong outside and a middle-level man who could barely hold on; as long as the Zhou army was unfavorable in this battle, the Central Plains would be in trouble.This time, our court should prepare early, rather than rushing to fall into the quagmire.
...The ministers in the temple expressed their opinions, and there are roughly three kinds of opinions: the first is that the person led by Li Jingda wants to take a positive attitude and attack Jingzhou and Jiangbei now, he will immediately become an enemy of the Great Zhou and enter a state of war.
The second type of Han Xizai and others tend to believe that the Zhou army could not capture Shu Kingdom, and expected that the Central Plains would fall into chaos and wait for a safer time before taking action.
The third type is more negative, and I feel that the Zhou Dynasty is still strong and the general trend has entered the stage of unification.
It is recommended to move the capital to Hongzhou, leave the Zhou Dynasty, Wu and Vietnam, which are attacking Jinling in the north and south, and maintain obedience to the Zhou Dynasty... No one dares to say what to do in the future, but everyone understands that it may be that they want to surrender when the situation cannot be stopped, and surrender to the capital and end the foundation of the Southern Tang Kingdom, and exchange for wealth.
At this moment, the king asked: Why doesn’t the prince speak?
The crown prince is Li Yu. He has been dismissed by the main force of the country and insisted on being made the crown prince... Li Yu performed very well in the short period of Li Hongji's rebellion, completely with his father, and was deeply trusted by the king of the country.
Li Yu finally got what he wanted, but it was not easy to become the crown prince.
Some people in the court opposed it. Most of the opponents believed that he was addicted to music and poetry, afraid of delaying major events, so he found some excuses to say that he did not have a son. But this matter is not very important in this world, and adopted sons can also be inherited. Li Yu was a little easier and anxious to adopt a boy over one year old from his brother's house as his son, and the problem was completely solved.
The son minister even agreed with Han Sheren (the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and the Minister of the Secretariat Han Xizai).Li Yujin said that there were not many words, but this sentence was indeed carefully considered.
Li Yu didn't speak before, but he didn't listen or think.
When Li Yu looked at his father from a distance, he felt that his father was really a little old. It was not that he was old (only in his early forties), but that he showed his demeanor as if he was discouraged... The ambition when he opened up the territory to conquer Fujian and Chu was no longer there. Under such circumstances, the father could not adopt Li Jingda's proposal; and when moving the capital to wait for surrender, the father might not be able to accept it for the time being. After all, he had a glorious time and could be called a capable monarch.
Therefore, Li Yu believes that Han Xizai's proposal is the most recognized by his father; he supports him and just stands with his father.
Li Yu himself does agree more with Han Xizai's proposal.
Uncle Li Jingda is very famous for his military use, but he thinks the government too simply. Many people in the Southern Tang Dynasty, including a wealthy and powerful group, are not willing to fight. He forced the Southern Tang Dynasty into the war despite everyone's wishes. I'm afraid there will be great obstacles... The war is not just about fighting.
And it was already risky to be anxious to start a war with the Zhou army.
However, if the Zhou army was defeated in Shu Kingdom, the situation would be completely different!
The terrain of Shu Kingdom was dangerous and not so easy to fight. There were sometimes strong lords in all dynasties who were stable in the Central Plains and couldn't do anything about them.
The current Empress Dowager of Zhou Dynasty just now had an instability in the country. In order to rush to establish prestige, she rushed to send troops. It was too risky... Maybe this is the case for people in the war-torn places in the Central Plains, and they often have to take national fortunes to the victory or defeat of a war.
When Zhou Shizong had just ascended the throne, he took this shortcut; now the Empress Dowager of the Zhou Dynasty and his family generals have used the same trick again.
Can you get what you want every time?
The Empress Dowager of the Zhou Dynasty was not Zhou Shizong, and that Guo Shao was not even more so.Li Yu thought it would be difficult for them not to fall into the mountains and ridges of Shu Kingdom in this battle.
The envoy was a lobbyist, but no matter how clever his tongue was, he could not fool the monarch and ministers of the Southern Tang Dynasty.
There are still many talents in Jinling. Although the momentum is weak now, its territory and territory were not smaller than those of the Zhou Dynasty during its heyday, and its population and wealth were even more than those of the Zhou Dynasty. As a big country, it was not so easy to be influenced by others.
Even if the lobbyist was spitting, he had only one purpose: to form an alliance with the Southern Tang Kingdom and send troops to attack the Zhou Dynasty.
His eloquence is still good, and he especially quoted the fact that the Wu and Shu alliance was able to confront Cao Wei for a long time during the Three Kingdoms period. It is very convincing... The truth is really the case. Zhou, Shu, and Tang are so similar to the Three Kingdoms back then!
But in fact, it is not that easy to repeat the classic diplomacy of the past.
The king Li Jing appeased the envoys of Shu and quickly summoned important ministers from Jinling to discuss in the imperial city.
...The magnificent palace, with exquisite carvings and jade bricks, still exudes the demeanor of the Southern Tang Kingdom.
This country has been founded much longer than any dynasty in the Central Plains, and has long been the hegemon of half of the country.
Han Xizai, the minister who was usually accused of being a singular and passionate, took the lead in refuting the principles of the envoys of Shu Kingdom one after another, and said: "The King is not the Three Kingdoms now."
Han Xizai talked happily: Sun Quan and Liu Bei of Wu and Shu at that time had their own ambitions.Let’s talk about ancient Shu first. Whether Liu Bei rejected Jingzhou in the early stage or Zhuge went to Qishan in the later stage, he always had the intention of competing for the deer. Therefore, Liu Bei always threatened the north, which could be restrained.
What else have you done to become emperors in the Shu Kingdom?
At the reciprocity of Jin and Han dynasties, the Jin Dynasty was destroyed by the Khitan and the Central Plains was in chaos. Shu Kingdom occupied two places of Qin and Feng, and the Jin generals took the initiative to surrender and took over, and then they stopped moving and missed the opportunity.
Even the Central Plains has no master and they can't leave Sichuan. What can they expect now?
It is also said that our country is not Sun Wu either.When the Jin and Han ties were at the juncture of the Jin and Han dynasties, why could our country not enter the Central Plains?The elite soldiers were trapped in the Wuyue Kingdom, and there was nothing we could do about it.
After hearing this, the ministers looked sideways and whispered for a while, most of them thought Han Xizai was justified.
Han Xizai looked around and continued: What's the situation now?In the Battle of Huainan, the Zhou army was dispatched in full swing, and Shu was a big move. Similarly, now that Shu was attacked, our country was already in a weak position, not to mention that it was too weak to do so, if you were not careful, it might cause fire... Shu would not save our country by then.All the countries in the south want to lead the disaster to others, so how can they send it to block the Zhou Dynasty's edge...
Han Xizai's proposal immediately aroused the support of the ministers. This kind of public opinion was originally the mainstream of Jinling, and most people really did not want to fall into war.
But at this moment, the king's brother Li Jingda came out and scolded: You and other civil officials only know how to eat, drink, play and sit and wait for death, which is not enough to make a decision!
Li Jingda was the first strong man in the royal family of the Southern Tang Dynasty and the fourth brother of the king. No one dared to confront him, but just remained silent.
There are too many reasons for you to wait. I only recognize one truth: it is useless if you can’t win!Li Jingda said in a tough manner that Shu is now forced to fight against the Zhou army, and they have to fight whether they want to do so or not. When will we not use troops at this time?I have two strategies, and the best strategy is to send troops to Jingnan to destroy the Zhou army stationed here, block the Zhou army's Eastern Route Army, and attack the Shu Kingdom from the east and west to eat up the Zhou army's elite.The best strategy is to recover Huainan. At this time, all the elite troops of the Zhou army were out, and Li Chongjin in Huainan had been destroyed, which was very empty. It is possible to cross the river to recover the Eastern Capital (Yangzhou), and restore all the fourteen prefectures in the north of the Yangtze River, as the foundation of hegemony.
Li Jingda clasped her fists up and said: The emperor's order is the foolish brother.
The king of the country lowered his eyes and said nothing. Li Jingda was a little anxious and immediately asked for a fight: Brother, don’t believe in the words of the Zhou Dynasty, let alone annoy them. The truth is to strengthen the strength of this world!
Seeing that the king still did not speak, the Privy Councilor said: King Qi (Li Jingda) Don’t be anxious, the king will consider it.How can we act rashly in the national plan?
Li Jingda didn't dare to force him, and sighed, shook his sleeves and stepped aside with an unhappy look... His third brother Li Jingsui was poisoned to death because of his participation in the power struggle. The lessons of the past are not far away.
Li Jingda retreated, and Han Xizai then spoke again: Our country is not waiting for death, but waiting for the opportunity. I think the time is not good now, and it is too risky to get support from the Chinese people.
A minister asked: When is the opportunity that Han Gong believes should be waiting for?
Han Xizai said calmly: I will assume one thing first. When the Jin Dynasty was destroyed by the Khitan, the Central Plains had no master. What would happen if the Southern Tang Kingdom could withdraw and lead the army north to the Central Plains?
Everyone discussed this matter more than once, and the debate even involved the national policy level... Because some people believed that if they had maintained harmony with the southern countries and did not trap the elite troops of the whole country in the war between Wu and Yue, the Jin and Han dynasties could have taken the opportunity to settle the Central Plains.
The national policy of the Southern Tang Dynasty has always been swaying. Sometimes it pursues the strategy of unifying the South to strengthen its strength and stand up for the opportunity. This path also has results, and it has successively destroyed the Fujian and Chu countries, which is in a quagmire when dealing with the Wu and Yue Kingdom.
Unable to defeat the Wu and Yue Kingdom, the Southern Tang implemented another national policy, which was the ministers who occasionally mentioned that the countries of Yu and the countries lived in harmony and were able to accumulate strength.
However, the dispute is gone now. After the Southern Tang lost Huainan, the strength of the Southern Tang Dynasty declined, and even more could not be destroyed by Wu and Yue, so the first path has ended.
Han Xizai mentioned the old story again. If it were assumed to be established, the Southern Tang Kingdom would not be the Southern Tang Dynasty. It is probably said that the Tang Dynasty had established its capital in the Central Plains... When the Jin Dynasty was destroyed, the Hedong Jiedushi went south with its narrow territory to establish the (later) Han Dynasty and surrendered all the way, because the people of the Central Plains needed a regime dominated by the main population after driving away the Khitan.
At that time, the southern Tang Dynasty had such a large territory, as long as the army headed north, it would be easy for the Han people in the Central Plains to accept it; in any case, the Southern Tang Dynasty was much stronger than the territory in Hedong, and the chances were very great.
Han Xizai and others discussed for a while, then continued: The opportunity ten years ago was fleeting. The king had been waiting for ten years. Can't he wait a little longer?
He looked at more than twenty people around him and said seriously, "That's right!"What we are waiting for is the opportunity like the friendship between Jin and Han.The Zhou army launched a large-scale attack on Shu Kingdom, which seemed to be fierce, but in fact it was a strong outside and a middle-level man who could barely hold on; as long as the Zhou army was unfavorable in this battle, the Central Plains would be in trouble.This time, our court should prepare early, rather than rushing to fall into the quagmire.
...The ministers in the temple expressed their opinions, and there are roughly three kinds of opinions: the first is that the person led by Li Jingda wants to take a positive attitude and attack Jingzhou and Jiangbei now, he will immediately become an enemy of the Great Zhou and enter a state of war.
The second type of Han Xizai and others tend to believe that the Zhou army could not capture Shu Kingdom, and expected that the Central Plains would fall into chaos and wait for a safer time before taking action.
The third type is more negative, and I feel that the Zhou Dynasty is still strong and the general trend has entered the stage of unification.
It is recommended to move the capital to Hongzhou, leave the Zhou Dynasty, Wu and Vietnam, which are attacking Jinling in the north and south, and maintain obedience to the Zhou Dynasty... No one dares to say what to do in the future, but everyone understands that it may be that they want to surrender when the situation cannot be stopped, and surrender to the capital and end the foundation of the Southern Tang Kingdom, and exchange for wealth.
At this moment, the king asked: Why doesn’t the prince speak?
The crown prince is Li Yu. He has been dismissed by the main force of the country and insisted on being made the crown prince... Li Yu performed very well in the short period of Li Hongji's rebellion, completely with his father, and was deeply trusted by the king of the country.
Li Yu finally got what he wanted, but it was not easy to become the crown prince.
Some people in the court opposed it. Most of the opponents believed that he was addicted to music and poetry, afraid of delaying major events, so he found some excuses to say that he did not have a son. But this matter is not very important in this world, and adopted sons can also be inherited. Li Yu was a little easier and anxious to adopt a boy over one year old from his brother's house as his son, and the problem was completely solved.
The son minister even agreed with Han Sheren (the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and the Minister of the Secretariat Han Xizai).Li Yujin said that there were not many words, but this sentence was indeed carefully considered.
Li Yu didn't speak before, but he didn't listen or think.
When Li Yu looked at his father from a distance, he felt that his father was really a little old. It was not that he was old (only in his early forties), but that he showed his demeanor as if he was discouraged... The ambition when he opened up the territory to conquer Fujian and Chu was no longer there. Under such circumstances, the father could not adopt Li Jingda's proposal; and when moving the capital to wait for surrender, the father might not be able to accept it for the time being. After all, he had a glorious time and could be called a capable monarch.
Therefore, Li Yu believes that Han Xizai's proposal is the most recognized by his father; he supports him and just stands with his father.
Li Yu himself does agree more with Han Xizai's proposal.
Uncle Li Jingda is very famous for his military use, but he thinks the government too simply. Many people in the Southern Tang Dynasty, including a wealthy and powerful group, are not willing to fight. He forced the Southern Tang Dynasty into the war despite everyone's wishes. I'm afraid there will be great obstacles... The war is not just about fighting.
And it was already risky to be anxious to start a war with the Zhou army.
However, if the Zhou army was defeated in Shu Kingdom, the situation would be completely different!
The terrain of Shu Kingdom was dangerous and not so easy to fight. There were sometimes strong lords in all dynasties who were stable in the Central Plains and couldn't do anything about them.
The current Empress Dowager of Zhou Dynasty just now had an instability in the country. In order to rush to establish prestige, she rushed to send troops. It was too risky... Maybe this is the case for people in the war-torn places in the Central Plains, and they often have to take national fortunes to the victory or defeat of a war.
When Zhou Shizong had just ascended the throne, he took this shortcut; now the Empress Dowager of the Zhou Dynasty and his family generals have used the same trick again.
Can you get what you want every time?
The Empress Dowager of the Zhou Dynasty was not Zhou Shizong, and that Guo Shao was not even more so.Li Yu thought it would be difficult for them not to fall into the mountains and ridges of Shu Kingdom in this battle.
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