Do you know: I am the crown prince

Chapter 469: Yelu Yixin's Defeat
Wang Anshi was stubborn, although he had changed a little over the years under the influence of Zhao Xing.

But his desire to reform and solve the long-standing problems of the Song Dynasty remained unchanged.

After Zhao Xing used the Qingmiao system once, he cancelled it and told Wang Anshi about its pros and cons.

Wang Anshi both agreed and disagreed.

What he agreed with was that the Qingmiao Law did have its drawbacks, but what he disagreed with was that the Qingmiao Law should not be used.

However, although Wang Anshi was stubborn, he was not inflexible.

In his opinion, all Zhao Xing needed to do was to have the desire to reform.

The idea of ​​distributing the tax rate based on the amount of land was proposed by Zhao Xing. The more Wang Anshi thought about it, the more he felt that this method was better than anything he had thought of before.

Therefore, over the years, whenever he had free time, he tried his best to improve this method.

According to Wang Anshi's previous temperament, he should have come to find Zhao Xing long ago.

However, he was worried that he was too hasty and would be rejected by Zhao Xing if he did not perfect the system thoroughly. Therefore, he endured it and tried his best to implement the system and find solutions to possible problems.

The system of allocating land tax to the land he wrote in the petition today does have some drawbacks, but these drawbacks are almost impossible to solve and are not a big deal.

But even so, Zhao Xing still refused. Wang Anshi could no longer control himself and questioned Zhao Xing.

In Wang Anshi's view, although Zhao Xing made continuous moves after ascending the throne, he seemed to have lost the intention to reform.

Zhao Xing was not angry when he heard this. He was silent for a while and said, "Do you think this is a good time to implement the land tax distribution system?"

"Your Majesty has ordered people to measure the amount of farmland throughout the country. I think now is a good time to implement the policy of allocating land tax according to the amount of land!" said Wang Anshi.

"On the contrary, I think not."

Zhao Xing shook his head and said, "There is civil unrest in Liao now, and Xixia is eyeing Hehuang covetously. The external situation is unpredictable. If the internal situation is unstable, once Liaoxia changes, we will lose the opportunity to fight."

"Your Majesty, to fight against foreign enemies, we must first stabilize the country!"

Wang Anshi retorted: "It is precisely because of the external instability that we must seize the opportunity to implement this law. Once Liao and Xia are stable, Your Majesty will implement it again. If the internal instability persists, the two countries may take advantage of the situation to rob. As for the war opportunity Your Majesty mentioned, with the serious problems in the Song Dynasty and the empty treasury, I don't think there will be any war opportunity!"

After all, the money used to build the Great Wall today was all saved by Zhao Xing when he was the crown prince.

Wang Anshi didn't know how much Zhao Xing had saved, but the money spent on building the Great Wall was enormous, and he didn't think Zhao Xing had enough money to support foreign military operations.

In his opinion, the best strategy is to first solve the internal problems and strengthen the country.

On the contrary, even if the Song Dynasty could gain some advantages due to changes in the two countries, it would not be of much significance.

The most important thing is that both Western Xia and Liao have been problems for many years. They are problems that even Taizu and Taizong failed to solve. How can they be so simple?

If we keep delaying, we will lose the best opportunity to implement the equalization of land tax.

"I understand what Jiefu said, but I have a way to solve the money issue. The civil unrest in Liao is a godsend opportunity. Once we miss it, there will be no chance later." Zhao Xing said firmly.

"His Majesty…"

"I have made up my mind!"

Zhao Xing interrupted Wang Anshi and said, "Moreover, the implementation of the land-based tax system also requires a foundation of official administration. Now I am rectifying the official administration. Even if we want to implement it, we must make good progress in rectifying the official administration."

"Yes, I understand!" Wang Anshi bowed.

Although I felt a little disappointed, what Zhao Xing said next was also a problem.

After getting rid of Wang Anshi, Zhao Xing breathed a sigh of relief. He was really worried that Wang Anshi would quit his job and ask him to resign.

There are still big differences between Wang Anshi and Han Zhang.

Although Han Zhang had no selfish motives, Zhao Xing did not quite agree with his political ideas.

Han Zhang's age is there, and many things have been fixed, so it's difficult to change anything.

Wang Anshi was devoted to reform, and Zhao Xing needed such an unwavering person for the subsequent reforms.

"Your Majesty! The Duke of England in the north has sent urgent news!" Sanshui reported.

Zhao Xing took it and unfolded it. When he saw the contents, his brows slightly furrowed. Duke Ying said that the Liao Kingdom had mobilized 200,000 troops and horses to enter the grassland to completely pacify Yelu Chongyuan.

However, Yelu Chongyuan did not contact the Song Dynasty, not even to ask for help.

"Is there any solution for this, or is it a bet that the Song Dynasty will not sit idly by?"

For a moment, Zhao Xing couldn't guess what Yelu Chongyuan was planning.

Although Li Ge said that Yelu Chongyuan and Empress Dowager Xiao had secret contacts, it was unknown what the two were planning specifically.

Finally, the Duke of Ying suggested to sit back and watch the fight for the time being. If Yelu Chongyuan could not hold on, he would send troops to put pressure on him and force Yelu Yixin to withdraw.

However, if we send troops this time, it will definitely not work just for show like we did last year.

Last year, Yelu Chongyuan fled to the grassland. Many cities in the Liao Kingdom were in chaos and the people were unstable because of the internal strife that had lasted for a year.

Yelu Yixin was forced to withdraw his troops because he was afraid that the Song Dynasty would take advantage of his situation.

It has been almost half a year since we last recuperated. Although our vitality has not recovered, the people's morale has gradually stabilized.

The defense was also strengthened on the border facing the Song Dynasty.

The Song Dynasty is just pretending. Yelu Yixin will definitely not withdraw his troops, so he must be put under enough pressure.

In other words, when necessary, it is necessary to attack or even break through a city.

Faced with the Duke of England's proposal, Zhao Xing was also somewhat hesitant.

Can a city be conquered? What should be done after conquering it?
"Forget it, let's take it one step at a time. Yelu Chongyuan is still useful for the time being."

Zhao Xing shook his head and wrote a letter back to the Duke of England, asking him to act at his discretion.

However, just a few days after the letter was sent, another urgent news came from the north, saying that Yelu Yixin was defeated, suffered heavy losses, and retreated from the grassland.

Due to time constraints, these are the only urgent reports. How Yelu Yixin was defeated and how many people were lost are still under investigation.

When Zhao Xing saw this urgent message, he found it hard to believe.

Yelu Yixin was the one who took the initiative to attack, but he suffered a great defeat as soon as he entered the grassland. It was really mysterious.

Although Yelu Chongyuan mobilized a lot of soldiers from various tribes on the grassland, his military strength was only a few hundred thousand, and the people's morale was still unstable.

How could they be on the weaker side? The people Yelu Yixin brought into the grassland were all cavalry, so even if they wanted to launch a surprise attack it would be difficult. How could they lose so quickly?

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The Yellow River has a hundred harms, but it brings wealth.

The set mentioned here refers to the Hetao.

The Hetao area is rich in water and grass and has a dangerous terrain. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty built Shuofang City here and relocated 100,000 Han people to settle in the Hetao area.

But later on, this place was basically occupied by foreign races.

At this time in Shuofang City, Yelu Yixin had a gloomy face and looked at Xiao Xiama with murderous intent.

"Your men are rebelling, shouldn't you have said something?"

Yelu Yixin didn't know how he lost the battle.

When he sent troops, Yelu Chongyuan moved towards Yinshan Mountain.

However, he was ambushed that night after he had walked only a few dozen miles out of Shuofang City.

At first, Yelu Yixin thought that he was ambushed because of his carelessness.

But when he gathered the remaining troops and conducted a careful investigation, he found that it was not the case at all, but that there was a traitor.

"I failed to supervise this matter. When I return to the capital, I will naturally apologize to Your Majesty!" Xiao Xia said calmly.

(End of this chapter)